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Henry is going through a very hard time. His wife just passed away. He feels that life without her is _________. For months, Henry sits in his house, doing_________.
Henry’s neighbor, an old woman named Lisa,_________him one day. She has not seen him outside in days! She asks him to come_________to the fence (篱笆) next to her house.
“Hello, Henry! Just look at this fence. It is falling down. You are a strong man. Can you help me fix this fence?” Lisa asks.
Henry is angry inside. He thinks the old lady is not polite. But she is not able to fix the fence herself, so he_________.
Henry works on the fence for days._________he finishes, she thanks him. Henry smiles for the first time in months.
Henry no longer feels that_________is pointless. He finally understands that Lisa was being polite. She knows that staying busy can help us forget our sadness. He helped her, but she_________saved him.
1.A.educational B.meaningless C.famous
2.A.nothing B.everything C.something
3.A.sees B.accepts C.refuses
4.A.farther B.closer C.slower
5.A.agrees B.cries C.refuses
6.A.Before B.When C.Though
7.A.mistake B.prediction C.future
8.A.truly B.carefully C.possibly
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Henry was an office worker in a big city．He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling during his holidays．
He usually went to the seaside，but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper．“Enjoy country life．Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm．Good food．Fresh air．Horse riding．Walking．Fishing．Cheap and interesting．”
“That sounds a good idea．”he thought．“I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm．I think I can enjoy horse riding，walking and fishing．They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming．”
He wrote to the farmer．In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there．Then on the first day of July，he left for West Hill Farm．
But four days later，he returned home．
“What was wrong with West Hill Farm？”his best friend，Ed，asked him．“Didn’t you enjoy country life？”
“Country life was very good，”Henry said．“But there was another problem．”
“Oh！What？”
“Well，”he said，“the first day I was there a sheep died，and we had roast mutton for dinner．”
“What’s wrong with that？”Ed asked．“Fresh meat is the best．”
“I know，but on the second day a cow died，and we had roast beef for dinner．”
“Lucky you！”
“You don’t understand．”Henry said．“On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner．”
“A different meat every day，”Ed said loudly，“and you are complaining！”
“Let me finish，”Henry said．“On the fourth day the farmer died，and I didn’t dare(敢)to stay for dinner！”
1.How did Henry find the farm？
A．He saw it in a newspaper advertisement．
B．His best friend told him．
C．He wrote to the farmer．
D．Maybe he learned it from the radio．
2.Henry came back home several days later because________．
A．he didn’t like the country life at all
B．the farmer wasn’t friendly to him
C．his holiday was over
D．he thought he might have to eat the farmer
3.In the sentence“…and you are complaining”，the word“complain”means“________”．
A．夸奖
B．说三道四
C．抱怨
D．故弄玄虚
4.Which of the following sentences is true？
A．Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day．
B．Henry thought he could enjoy a change．
C．Henry couldn’t think of anything else to do，so he went to the farm．
D．The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate．
5.Which is the best title for the passage？
A．What a beautiful farm
B．Have a good time
C．A short holiday
D．Henry and the farmer
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Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.
He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food, Fresh air, Horse riding, Walking. Fishing, Cheap and interesting.”
“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”
He wrote to the farmer. In the let ter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.
But four days later, he returned home.
“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh. What?”
“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”
“What’s wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, bu t on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don’t understand,” Henry said. “on the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “and you are complaining!”
“Let me finish,” Henry said. “on the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn’t dare (敢)stay for dinner!”
1.How did Henry find out about the farm?
A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.
B. His best friend told him.
C. He wrote to the farmer.
D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.
2.Henry came back home several days later because ______________.
A. he didn’t like the country life at all
B. the farmer wasn’t friendly to him
C. his holiday was over
D. he thought he might have to eat the farmer
3.“…and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means _______
A. 夸奖 B. 说三道四 C. 抱怨 D. 故弄玄虚
4.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.
B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change.
C. Henry couldn’t think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.
D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. What a beautiful farm! B. Have a good time.
C. A short holiday D. Henry and the farmer
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Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper.
“Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at west hill farm. good food., fresh air, horse riding,Walking,fishing, cheap and interesting.”
“This sounds a good idea,” He thought. “I’ll spend a month at west hill farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.” He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for west hill farm.But four days later, he returned home.
“What was wrong with west hill farm?” His best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh. what?”
“Well,” he said, “The first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”
“What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don't understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “ And you are complaining!”
“Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and i didn't dare (敢) stay for dinner!”
1.How did henry find out about the farm?
A．He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.
B．His best friend told him.
C．He wrote to the farmer.
D．Maybe he learned it from the radio.
2.Henry came back home several days later because ________.
A．He didn't like the country life at all
B．The farmer wasn’t friendly to him
C．His holiday was over
D．He thought he might have to eat the farmer
3.“…and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means ______.
A．夸奖 B．解释 C．抱怨 D．故弄玄虚
4.Which of the following sentences is true?
A．Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.
B．Henry thought he could enjoy a change.
C．Henry couldn't think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.
D．The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A．What a beautiful farm! B．Have a good time.
C．A short holiday D．Henry and the farmer.
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Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.
He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Goodfood. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.”
“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm.I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”
He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.
But four days later, he returned home.
“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh. What?”
“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”
“What’s wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don’t understand,” Henry said. “on the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “and you are complaining!”
“Let me finish,” Henry said. “on the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn’t dare (敢)stay for dinner!”
1.How did Henry find out about the farm?
A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.
B. His best friend told him.
C. He wrote to the farmer.
D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.
2.Henry came back home several days later because ______________.
A. he didn’t like the country life at all
B. the farmer wasn’t friendly to him
C. his holiday was over
D. he thought he might have to eat the farmer
3.“…and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means _______
A. 夸奖 B. 说三道四
C. 抱怨 D. 故弄玄虚
4.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.
B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change.
C. Henry couldn’t think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.
D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. What a beautiful farm! B. Have a good time.
C. A short holiday D. Henry and the farmer
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Henry is a boy of nine. Three years ago he began to go to school. He studied hard and does well in his lessons. His parents like him very much.
Henry’s grandpa is a single (单身的)man. But once he lost a leg in a traffic accident. And now he can’t work. He often tells the boy all kinds of interesting stories. Sometimes he makes a kite or a cage. And he teaches the boy how to catch the singing birds and how to give them food. The boy admires him very much and always stays with him when he’s free. But Henry’s mother didn’t like the old man. She always thought him useless and dirty, and didn’t let her son play with him but the boy didn’t listen to her. When they sat at table, she put some food on another table and filled a broken bowl with rice and porridge. The old man was very sad but he dared（敢）not say anything. Henry was angry with his mother about it. One day he saw a broken bowl on his way home. He picked it up and put it into his bag. His mother found it and asked, “ Why have you brought a broken bowl home, dear?” “ I keep it for you.” said Henry, “When you’re old like my grandpa, I’ll fill it with rice for you !” Having heard this, the woman began to cry. Since then she’s been good to the old man.
1.His parents like Henry because _____________.
A. he’s good to his grandpa B. he’s a polite boy
C. he does well in his lessons D. he’s learned to catch singing birds
2.Henry admires his grandpa because ____________.
A. he tells him a lot of interesting stories
B. he knows how to catch singing birds and give them food
C. he can make kites and cages
D. he’s an old man with many abilities(能力)
3.__________, so she didn’t let her son play with him.
A. The old man often taught Henry to do something interesting
B. The woman hadn’t enough food to give the old man
C. The woman thought the old man useless and dirty
D. The old man lost a leg in the traffic accident
4.Henry brought the broken bowl home to _____________.
A. play with it B. frighten his mother C. beat his parents D. fill it with rice
5.The woman was afraid _________, so she’s good to the old man.
A. her husband wouldn’t love her
B. the police would know about it
C. her son would be bad to her when she was old
D. the old man wouldn’t leave her any money
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— Is Eric in the next room?
—Well，it’s hard to say. But I heard him _____loudly when I passed by just now.
A.sing B. to sing C. sang D. singing
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— Is Eric in the next room?
—Well，it’s hard to say. But I heard him _____loudly when I passed by just now.
A. sing B. to sing C. sang D. singing
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Henry is very fat.He can’t walk fast for a long time and he often feels tired. He wants______,so he eats very______.He eats little______because it will_____him fat.He does______every morning.He often goes to______and runs in the afternoon.Now be is thinner than before.
Henry’s cousin,Susan,is healthier______him.She takes care of_____,She____a lot of exercise every week,and keeps in good_____.
1.A. thin B. to thin C. to get thin D. to get fat
2.A. many B. much C. few D. little
3.A. water B. fruit C. sugar D. vegetables
4.A. be B. make C. give D. bring
5.A. an exercise B. exercises C. some exercise D. some exercises
6.A. swims B. swim C. swimming D. to swim
7.A. as B. of C. to D. than
8.A. himself B. herself C. self D. themselves
9.A. do B. did C. doing D. does
10.A. healthier B. health C. healthy D. healthiest
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My wife passed away seven and a half years ago, and I went through a huge depression (消沉), the worst time in my life. I even wanted to end my life. I continued to work as a small-town doctor at my medical clinic in Kilauea, Hawaii. My kids had gone to live on the mainland, and I was alone. On a family trip, we turned on the TV and saw the second plane crash into the World Trade Center. I said to my kids, “I’m going to Afghanistan.” International Medical Corps sent me to set up 20 clinics in some provinces where people had no health care. Eventually, the clinics were serving 27,000 patients a month. I had such a sense of accomplishment, a sense of purpose. My depression went completely away.
I go wherever disasters strike: Indonesia after the tsunami, Pakistan after the earthquake. I was just in Kenya. After their presidential election, at least a thousand people were killed and hundreds of thousands were forced out. We set up mobile clinics in an area with 19,000 refugees (难民). Measles broke out, one of the biggest killers of kids in refugee camps, and it spread like wildfire. Water and medical equipment were also problems.
When my wife passed away, I thought my life was done. But really, it was just getting started. At the end of her life, my wife fell into a coma (昏迷). I held her head in my hands and told her of all the places we would visit, the exciting adventures we would have. I think about this moment many times during my “adventures”. I did not know then how prophetic (先知的) those words would be. She is with me still.
1.The first country where the author provided people with medical care is _____
A．Indonesia B．Pakistan
C．Kenya D．Afghanistan
2.The underlined word “Measles” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to ____
A．a kind of fire B．a kind of polluted water
C．a kind of medicine D．a kind of disease
3.The author and his wife ______.
A．experienced a lot of exciting adventures
B．loved each other very much
C．lived on the mainland
D．would travel to many places together
4.From this passage we know that the author _____
A．is a famous doctor
B．got over his wife’s death
C．is always in depression
D．experienced many disasters
5.Which of the following word can best describe the story in this passage?
A．Sad. B．Exciting. C．Inspiring. D．Disastrous