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Love in a Box
a valentine box
When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment（作业）. On a Friday night I_________ at dinner table, "My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines on Monday".
Mother said, "We'll see," and she continued eating.
What did "We'll see" mean? I had to have that box or my second grade Valentine's Day would be terrible. Maybe they didn't love me enough to help me with my_________.
All Saturday I waited_________ and with Sunday arriving, my worry
increased, but I knew an enquiry（询问）about the box might cause anger or loud voice, for in my house children only asked once. More than that_____________ trouble.
Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with colorful paper of different kinds. A(n)_____________ shoebox rested on top of it. A heavy stone dropped when Daddy said, "Let's get started on your project."
In the next hour my father packed the shoebox into a surprising valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts posted to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so pleased that a broad smile spread over his face. "What do you think of that?" he asked.
I answered him with a hug.
But inside, joy danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father devoted（倾注 ）so much___________ to me, for his world filled with work only.
The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom.
On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to___________. The love that filled it
meant more to me than all the valentines inside.
The valentine box became a symbol（ 象 征 ）of his love that___________ through several years of other Valentine's Days. He gave me other gifts through the years, but none ever compared with the old, empty shoebox.
1.A.sat B.served C.said D.appeared
2.A.design B.plan C.idea D.project
3.A.sadly B.nervously C.patiently D.disappointedly
4.A.invited B.took C.saved D.had
5.A.new B.big C.attractive D.empty
6.A.money B.time C.support D.hope
7.A.accept B.respect C.admire D.recognize
8.A.lasted B.kept C.spread D.carried
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There was once a little orphan (孤儿) girl who had no family and no one to love her. She felt sad and lonely.
One day, while she was walking in a garden, she noticed a small butterfly caught in a thornbush (荆棘丛). The more the butterfly tried to free itself, the deeper the thorn cut into its body. The girl carefully helped the butterfly out. Instead of flying away, the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy (仙女).
“For your wonderful kindness,” said the fairy, “I will grant (保证) you any wish you like.”
The little girl thought for a while and replied: “I want to be happy!”
“Very well!” The fairy leaned toward her and whispered (耳语) in her ear. Then the good fairy disappeared.
As the little girl grew up, she stayed happy. Everyone asked her the secret of her happiness. She would only smile and answer: “The secret of happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl.”
When she was very old and on her deathbed, her neighbors were afraid that her secret of happiness would die “Tell us, please,” they begged. “Tell us what the good fairy said.”with her.
The lovely old woman simply smiled and said: “She told me that everyone, no matter how secure (安稳的) they seemed, how old or young, how rich or poor, had need of me.”
1.What happened when the butterfly tried to free itself from the thornbush?
A. It saved itself. B. It got cut deeper.
C. It got tired. D. It was killed.
2.Why did the fairy grant the little girl a wish?
A. Because the girl begged her to do so.
B. Because it was the fairy’s job.
C. Because the girl helped her out.
D. Because the girl was too poor.
3.How did the fairy grant the little girl’s wish?
A. By giving her a lot of money.
B. By giving her a big house.
C. By helping her find her parents.
D. By telling her how to stay happy.
4.According to the passage, what is the secret of happiness?
A. Being needed by others.
B. Being rich.
C. Being helped by a fairy.
D. Being loved by others.
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Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest. She had no family and no one to love her. So she often ________________ sad and lonely.
One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small ________________________ was trapped unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away ________________________ failed. The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. Instead of flying away, the butterfly turned ________________ ________a beautiful fairy (仙女). The little girl was very ________________ .
“Thank you for ________________ me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams come true.” said the fairy.
The little girl thought for a moment and then said, “I want to be ________________ !”
The fairy said, “Very well. I will help you.” And she said something in the little girl’s ear. Then the fairy disappeared.
As the kind little girl grew up, she was ________________ ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers. No one in the village was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the ________________ of their happiness. She always smiled and ________________, “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind ________________________ when I was a little girl.”
When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying, the neighbors in the ________________________ all gathered (聚拢) around her bed because they were ________________ that her secret of happiness would die with her. They asked, “Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”
The lovely old woman still ________________ and said, “She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they , no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or young. She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.”
1.A. found B. thought C. felt D. sounded
2.A. squirrel B. bird C. butterfly D. snake
3.A. as B. but C. or D. so
4.A. up B. into C. on D. down
5.A. mad B. tired C. angry D. surprised
6.A. saving B. catching C. beating D. killing
7.A. energetic B. happy C. active D. humorous
8.A. never B. seldom C. always D. hardly
9.A. power B. success C. secret D. lesson
10.A. hoped B. answered C. asked D. refused
11.A.fairy B. princess C. ghost D. witch
12.A.town B. world C. city D. village
13.A. glad B. afraid C. excited D. pleased
14.A. cried B. jumped C. smiled D. shouted
15.A.seen B. seemed C. heard D. saved
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Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest. She had no family and no one to love her. So she often 21 sad and lonely.
One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small 22 was trapped unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away 23 failed. The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. Instead of flying away, the butterfly turned 24 a beautiful fairy (仙女). The little girl was very 25 .
“Thank you for 26 me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams come true.” said the fairy.
The little girl thought for a moment and then said, “I want to be 27 !”
The fairy said, “Very well. I will help you.” And she said something in the little girl’s ear. Then the fairy disappeared.
As the kind little girl grew up, she was 28 ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers. No one in the village was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the 29 of her happiness. She always smiled and 30 , “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind 31 when I was a little girl.”
When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying, the neighbours in the 32 all gathered (聚拢) around her bed because they were 33 that her secret of happiness would die with her. They asked, “Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”
The lovely old woman still 34 and said, “She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or 35 . She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.”
1.A. thought B. found C. sounded D. felt
2.A. butterfly B. bird C. snake D. squirrel
3.A. so B. or C. but D. as
4.A. on B. up C. into D. down
5.A. surprised B. tired C. mad D. angry
6.A. catching B. beating C. killing D. saving
7.A. active B. happy C. energetic D. humorous
8.A. always B. never C. seldom D. hardly
9.A. success B. secret C. power D. lesson
10.A. asked B. hoped C. answered D. refused
11.A. witch B. fairy C. ghost D. princess
12.A. village B. town C. city D. world
13.A. excited B. pleased C. glad D. afraid
14.A. shouted B. cried C. smiled D. jumped
15.A. young B. great C. nice D. quiet
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Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest. She had no family and no one to love her. So she often 1 sad and lonely.
One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small 2 was trapped unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away 3 failed. The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. Instead of flying away, the butterfly turned 4 a beautiful fairy (仙女). The little girl was very 5.
“Thank you for 6 me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams come true.” said the fairy.
The little girl thought for a moment and then said, “I want to be 7!”
The fairy said, “Very well. I will help you.” And she said something in the little girl’s ear. Then the fairy disappeared.
As the kind little girl grew up, she was 8 ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers. No one in the village was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the 9 of ther happiness. She always smiled and 10, “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind 11 when I was a little girl.”
When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying, the neighbours in the 12 all gathered (聚拢) around her bed because they were 13 that her secret of happiness would die with her. They asked, “Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”
The lovely old woman still 14 and said, “She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or 15. She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.”
1. A．thought B．found C．sounded D．felt
2. A．butterfly B．bird C．snake D．squirrel
3. A．so B．or C．but D．as
4. A．on B．up C．into D．down
5. A．surprised B．tired C．mad D．angry
6. A．catching B．beating C．killing D．saving
7. A．active B．happy C．energetic D．humorous
8. A．always B．never C．seldom D．hardly
9. A．success B．secret C．power D．lesson
10. A．asked B．hoped C．answered D．refused
11. A．witch B．fairy C．ghost D．princess
12. A．village B．town C．city D．world
13. A．excited B．pleased C．glad D．afraid
14. A．shouted B．cried C．smiled D．jumped
15. A．young B．great C．nice D．quiet
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Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest. She had no family and no one to love her. So she often sad and lonely.
One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small was trapped unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away failed. The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. Instead of flying away, the butterfly turned a beautiful fairy (仙女). The little girl was very .
“Thank you for me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams come true.” said the fairy.
The little girl thought for a moment and then said, “I want to be !”
The fairy said, “Very well. I will help you.” And she said something in the little girl’s ear. Then the fairy disappeared.
As the kind little girl grew up, she was ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers. No one in the village was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the of her happiness. She always smiled and , “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind when I was a little girl.”
When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying, the neighbours in the all gathered (聚拢) around her bed because they were that her secret of happiness would die with her. They asked, “Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”
The lovely old woman still and said, “She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or . She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.”
1.A. thought B. found C. sounded D. felt
2.A. butterfly B. bird C. snake D. squirrel
3.A. so B. or C. but D. as
4.A. on B. up C. into D. down
5.A. surprised B. tired C. mad D. angry
6.A. catching B. beating C. killing D. saving
7.A. active B. happy C. energetic D. humorous
8.A. always B. never C. seldom D. hardly
9.A. success B. secret C. power D. lesson
10.A. asked B. hoped C. answered D. refused
11.A. witch B. fairy C. ghost D. princess
12.A. village B. town C. city D. world
13.A. excited B. pleased C. glad D. afraid
14.A. shouted B. cried C. smiled D. jumped
15.A. young B. great C. nice D. Quiet
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Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest.She had no family and no one to love her，so she often sad and lonely.
One day, when she was walking in the forest，she found that a small ________was trapped unluckily in a bush.The butterfly tried to fly away ________ failed.The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care.Instead of flying away，the butterfly turned ________ a beautiful fairy(仙女).The little girl was very ________.
“Thank you for ________ me.You are so kind.I will make any of your dreams come true，”said the fairy.
The little girl thought for a moment and then said.“1 want to be ________!”
The fairy said ,“Very well.I will help you.”And she said something in the little girl’s ear.Then the fairy disappeared.
As the kind little girl grew up，she was ________ ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers.No one in the village was as happy as she was.Everyone asked her the ________ of her happiness.She always smiled and ________,“the secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind ________ when I was a little girl."
When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying，the neighbours in the ________
all gathered(聚拢)around her bed because they were ________ that her secret of happiness would die with he
r.They asked,“Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”
The lovely old woman still ________ and said，“She told me that everyone needed me，no matter how safe they seemed，no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or ________. She said that helping others would make me happy all my life."
1.A. thought B. found C. sounded D. felt
2.A. butterfly B. bird C. snake D. squirrel
3.A. so B.or C. but D. as
4.A. on B. up C. into D. down
5.A. surprised B. tired C.mad D. angry
6.A .catching B .beating C. killing D. saving
7.A. active B. happy C .energetic D. humorous
8.A. always B. never C .seldom D. hardly
9.A. success B. secret C. power D.1esson
10.A. asked B .hoped C. answered D. refused
11.A. witch B. fairy C .ghost D. princess
12.A. village B. town C. city D. world
13.A. excited B. 
pleased C. glad D .afraid
14.A. shouted B. cried 
C .smiled D. jumped
15.A. young B. great C .nice D. quiet
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Once there was a girl, named Kate. She was very polite and ready to help everybody. One day she found a pink paper bag on the way to school. She opened it and saw there was a lot of _______in it. She thought she should hand it in to the teacher, so she _______it in her schoolbag.
When she went to the teacher’s office, her teacher wasn’t _______. As it was time for class, she hurried to the classroom.
After class, she told her friend, Mary, about the money that she_______. Then, her greedy (贪婪的) friend took away the bag.
After school, Kate wanted to go to the_______office again, but she found the money was missing.
The next day when the children were playing a game, Mary fell down and was hurt very badly. The other children stood around her and didn’t know_______to do. Kate kept calm and did something to stop bleeding. She told the others to go to teachers for________Soon a teacher took Mary to the _______and the doctor examined her carefully. Within a week she was all right again. Kate became very popular in the school.
Two weeks later Mary came to Kate house. Her eyes were red. She was crying. She gave Kate the _______paper bag with the money in it and said. “Kate, I have taken the money away. That day when you helped me, I felt very sad and now I decide to tell you the________, you are such a nice friend! ________Please don’t tell the school about this please!” then Kate said, “you are now________, but you have done a bad thing. Though I will not tell anyone, I want you not to be greedy and________ to do anything wrong.” The girl thanked Kate and__________.
At the end of the term Kate was given a ________for being a very helpful girl in the school. Mary became an honest girl and was never greedy again.
Once wrong, never be wrong forever.
1.A. bread B. money C. paper D. fruit
2.A. got B. caught C. kept D. sent
3.A. out B. away C. off D. in
4.A. found B. lost C. saved D. made
5.A. worker’s B. doctor’s C. teacher’s D. headmaster’s
6.A. how B. what C. when D. where
7.A. help B. treatment C. action D. leave
8.A. school B. classroom C. office D. hospital
9.A. red B. pink C. white D. black
10.A. lie B. story C. truth D. result
11.A. And B. But C. Or D. So
12.A. friendly B. polite C. generous D. honest
13.A. never B. seldom C. sometimes D. usually
14.A. got up B. woke up C. gave up D. cheered up
15.A. prize B. laugh C. joke D. reply
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A young man was in love with a beautiful girl .One day the girl said to him ,“It is my birthday tomorrow ”. “Oh ”，said the young man ,“I’ll send you roses, and one rose for each year of your life.”
The same evening he went to the flower shop . As he knew the girl was twenty－two years old, he paid for twenty－two roses and asked the shop assistant to send them to the girl the next day .
The assistant of the flower shop knew the young man very well as he often bought flowers in his shop before . When the young man left the shop , the assistant thought ,“The young man is very kind to me .He often comes to buy my flowers . In return I’ll send ten more roses.”
He did so . The next morning thirty－two roses were sent to the girl . When the young man came to see her , she didn’t want to speak to him . And he never knew why she was so angry with him .
1.The young man wanted to send his girl friend_____roses for her birthday.
A.10 B.22 C.32 D.many
2.________sent the roses to the girl .
A.The young man B.The assistant
C.Another young man D.We don’t know who
3.The young girl received the roses________
the same evening B.a day before her birthday
C.a week later D.on her birthday
4.The assistant wanted to _______.
make the girl angry B.sell more roses
C.make the young man glad D.get more money
5.From this story we know that__________
roses should be sent for one’s birthday
one may do something wrong even out of kindness
C. some girls don’t like roses
D. young people often buy roses
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There was once a lonely girl who wanted love very much. One day she was walking in the forests, she found two dying birds. She took them home and put them in a small . She was happy to have two “friends”. She them with love and the birds grew strong. One day the girl happened to the door of the cage open. The larger and the of the two flew out of the cage. The girl was that it would fly away. She caught it quickly. She felt glad that she caught the bird before it could fly away. Suddenly she couldn’t a sound from the bird. When she opened her , the bird was already dead. Her killed the bird！Then she noticed bird jumping up and down inside the cage. She could feel great need for freedom. It wanted to fly into the clear, blue . So she lifted it from the cage and let it fly away . The bird circled once, twice, and three times. The girl watched as the bird flew. She didn’t care about the bird any more. She wanted it to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the song she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tightly, and the best way to keep love is to give it wings(翅膀).
1.A. while B. after C. before D. u
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2.A. box B. basket C. cage D. bag
3.A. looked for B. looked at C. looked after D. looked over
4.A. forget B. leave C. lock D. close
5.A. stronger B. lazier C. weaker D. smaller
6.A. grateful B. proud C. afraid D. happy
7.A. listen B. make C. describe D. hear
8.A. door B. window C. hand D. mouth
9.A. love B. joke C. luck D. wish
10.A. one B. the other C. another D. other
11.A. it B. its C. it’s D. it was
12.A. sea B. hill C. forest D. sky
13.A. angrily B. happily C. loudly D. highly
14.A. losing B. loving C. killing D. feeding
15.A. worst B. oldest C. newest D. sweetest
r.They asked,“Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”
pleased C. glad D .afraid
C .smiled D. jumped
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