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I’m in my room, getting ready to head to the community theater with my stepbrother Henry.
I’m not in the mood( 心 情 ) for being onstage today. “Kirstie, come here,” my mom calls from down the hall.
“__________is it?” I call back.
My mother gives the book a ________. “Henry’s book was in the bathroom. Did you put it there?”
“Not___________,” I say, shrugging(耸肩).
My mother glares at me angrily, something she___________did it before. “You could have been kind to him.”
Being kind didn’t use to be___________. But now that Henry and his dad have moved in with us,___________feels different.
As Henry walks ahead of us to the car, my mom takes me aside. “This is our _________of the world now, Kirstie,” she says. “Let’s ____________to make it a good one.”
I nod but sigh(叹气).
The community theater is busy when we get there. Theater used to be what my mom and I did together--one play a year for our ________thing. With Henry involved, it doesn’t seem so special anymore.
______________, it’s my turn. I forget my annoyance(恼火) at Henry when I hear my cue(出场提示)to go onstage. As we kids line up on the stage, I__________how poorly I’ve tied the drawstring(束带) on my skirt. I should have asked my___________for help.
And then, suddenly, my bow comes untied and my skirt begins to drop. In front of hundreds of people! It’s not a(n) __________. It is horribly real. Laughter sprinkles throughout the audience(观众), and I can feel my face burst into flames.
Then Henry, beside me, comes to my aid. He fixes my costume, tying the drawstring with a fancy knot. He makes a joke about me “not” knowing knots, and the audience ________again. This time, the laughter feels OK.
At the end of the performance, I find Henry and tap him on the arm. I smile at him.___________. “Thanks,” I say. “For, you know.”
He grins. “Knot a problem.”
Maybe it won’t be so bad to have a new person in my corner of the world after all.
1.A.Where B.Who C.What D.How
2.A.shake B.knock C.hug D.kick
3.A.by mistake B.on purpose C.in surprise D.in person
4.A.always B.sometimes C.never D.often
5.A.hard B.harmful C.natural D.perfect
6.A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything
7.A.palace B.location C.place D.corner
8.A.decide B.try C.expect D.stick
9.A.different B.wonderful C.amazing D.special
10.A.Soon B.Fast C.Quickly D.Later
11.A.suppose B.regret C.regard D.realize
12.A.mom B.dad C.brother D.sister
13.A.play B.dream C.party D.accident
14.A.shouts B.laughs C.cries D.smiles
15.A.Carefully B.Slowly C.Seriously D.Kindly
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—The light in his room is still on. Do you know _______?
—In order to get ready for the coming exam.
A. why he stays up so late B. if he works hard
C. what he is doing D. when he will stop working
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Mrs Elise was my teacher in the fourth grade. One day at lunch time, I was getting ready to eat my tuna fish (金枪鱼) sandwich and suddenly Mrs Elise asked me if she could buy my sandwich from me. She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot hunch from the cafeteria (食堂).
I was excited. I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. It was too expensive for my family, and I always carried my lunch and took the bag back home to use it again the next day. So you could understand my happiness when I had the chance to buy a hot lunch.
When we finished lunch that day, Mrs Elise took me aside and said she wanted to explain why she had bought my sandwich. I really didn’t care why, but it gave me a few minutes of her special attention, so I was quiet as she explained. She told me that she was a Catholic(天主教徒) and Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays, they ate fish on Fridays.
Oh, I couldn’t wait to get home and tell my mother that from then on I wanted a tuna fish sandwich on Fridays. After my mother understood why, she gladly made tuna fish sandwiches for me on Fridays. She even made it with brown bread because she knew Mrs Elise liked brown bread. From then on, every Friday I could get in line with other kids for a hot lunch. I didn’t care how many of the kids complained about cafeteria food. It tasted divine to me!
I realize now that Mrs Elise could have made herself tuna fish sandwiches on Fridays. But she bought mine because she saw a little girl who was excited at the simple act of having a hot lunch.
I will never forget Mrs Elise for her pity for me and generosity (慷慨) and what I should do is to follow her example.
1. From this passage we know_______.
A．Mrs Elise was the best friend of the writer
B．the writer came from a poor family
C．many or the writer’s classmates liked cafeteria food
D．the writer like to eat tuna fish sandwiches on Fridays
2. Mrs Elise bought the writer’s sandwiches because_______.
A．she was tired of cafeteria food
B．she hated getting in line with kids
C．she liked the tuna fish sand writer’s made by the writer’s mother
D．she wanted to show care to the writer
3. The underlined word“divine”means“_____”.
A．perfect B．sweet C．unpleasant D．bad
4. Which of the following can we learn from this passage?
A．It is hard to please all.
B．Better to give than to receive.
C．Love makes the world go around.
D．The more you offer, the more you get.
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--- I left my keys in the room yesterday . I had to get in the window .
--- It’s dangerous to do that .
A. in B. through
C. over D. to
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— I left my keys in the room yesterday. I had to get in ________ the window.
— It’s dangerous to do that.
A. above B. through C. to D. Over
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— I left my keys in the room yesterday. I had to get in ________ the window.
— It’s dangerous to do that.
A. above B. to C. through D. over
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— I left my keys in the room yesterday. I had to get in ________ the window.
— It’s dangerous to do that.
A. above B. to C. through D. over
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– I left my keys in the room yesterday. I had to get in ________ the window.
– I’m afraid it was dangerous to do so.
A. in B. through C. over D. to
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All my classmates are busy ready for the PE test.
A. get B.to get C. getting D. Got
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These days my classmates are busy ________ ready for the final exam.
A. to get B. get C. getting D. got