One day last winter, my dad and I were standi...

One day last winter, my dad and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus (马戏表演). Finally, there was only one family in front of us. There were eight children. All were perhaps under the age of 12. You could tell that they didn't have much money. Their clothes were not expensive but clean. All of them were standing in line, two by two behind their parents. I could feel that the children had never seen the circus before .They were very excited. The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly answered, "Eight children's tickets and two adults' tickets so that I can take my family to the circus" The ticket lady answered the price. The man’s wife looked sad. The father asked again in surprise, "How much did you say?” The ticket lady said the price again. The man didn't have enough money. How could he tell his eight children that he didn't have enough money? At that time my dad put his hand in his pocket, pulled out twenty dollars and dropped it on the ground (In fact, we were not rich). My dad picked up the money and said to the father, “Excuse me, sir. This fell out of your pocket. "The man knew what happened at once. He looked at my dad and took my dad’s hands. He was so thankful that he couldn't say a word. My dad and I went back home. We didn't see the circus, but I would never forget that day.

Judge the following sentences true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.

1.One day last winter, my dad and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the concert.

2.Only eight people were in front of us.

3.The eight children’s father didn't have enough money to buy the tickets.

4.The eight children's father dropped 20 dollars on the ground.

5.My dad and I didn't see the circus at last.

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My son lived in New York. Last winter my husband and I _______ him there. One day, while we were walking down the street, my son went to a store to see _______ there was a coat he wanted. It was very cold. I went over to a supermarket to buy some chocolate, but my husband waited outside alone. When I came out, my husband was talking to a _______ man. I saw my husband _______ his gloves and hat and pass them to Frank, the homeless man.

Frank said he had been living in New York before a heavy rainstorm hit the city in the autumn of the year. He lost his _______ in the rainstorm so he had no place to sleep. He was begging and trying to get $25 in order to find a cheap_______ where he could sleep for some hours. All he owned to keep_______ was a jacket. My husband’s gloves and hat were surprising gifts for him.

After a while, my son came out of the store, and a new coat was in his hand. I asked him what he was going to do with the old one. He said he would _______ keep it. I told him the story and suggested leaving it to Frank. _______ our great surprise, my son walked up to Frank and____________ the new coat to him. Frank asked, “Did you buy this for me?” My son said no, but he wanted Frank to have__________. Frank stood there __________ the coat, with something wet in his eyes. He__________us with his whole heart. He said he would try to find a job as__________ as possible to support himself.

My son couldn’t get the picture of Frank out of his mind. He went home, took out all his clothes that didn’t __________ him, and posted them to a shelter(避难所). He has done this a few times since then.

1.A.visited B.protected C.noticed D.memorized

2.A.which B.if C.why D.how

3.A.careless B.hopeless C.helpless D.homeless

4.A.get off B.turn off C.take off D.go off

5.A.coat B.key C.home D.food

6.A.hospital B.shop C.office D.hotel

7.A.clean B.brave C.warm D.fair

8.A.certainly B.suddenly C.patiently D.politely

9.A.On B.To C.With D.For

10.A.returned B.connected C.gave D.sent

11.A.it B.him C.her D.them

12.A.making B.washing C.selling D.holding

13.A.thanked B.introduced C.taught D.pushed

14.A.often B.soon C.long D.far

15.A.hurt B.fit C.change D.improve

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Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus(马戏). Finally, there was only one family between the ticket counter and us. This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. They were excitedly talking about the clowns, elephants, and other acts they would see that night.

The father and mother were at the head of the pack, standing proud as they could be. When the ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted, he proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adults tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”

The ticket lady told him the price. The man’s wife lowered her head. The father`s lip began to quiver and he leaned a little closer and asked, “How much did you say?”　 The ticket lady again quoted(报价) the price. The man didn`t have enough money.

How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he didn`t have enough money to take them to the circus? Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand in his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. My father reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said ,“Excuse me, sir. This fell out of your pocket.”

The man knew what was going on. He wasn`t begging for a handout but certainly appreciated(感激) the help in a heartbreaking and embarrassing situation. He looked straight into my dad`s eyes, took my dad`s hand in both of his, holding the $20 bill, and with a tear running down his cheek, he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family .”

My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn`t go to the circus that night, but we didn`t go without.

1.If eight children`s father couldn`t afford the tickets to the circus, ____________.

A. he would lose his children`s love

B. the children wouldn`t forgive their father

C. he would feel sad and sorry for them

D. nothing would happen

2.The writer`s father didn`t give the money to the man directly, because__________.

A. he didn`t want to let the man feel embarrassed

B. the money wasn`t his

C. he wanted to show what a kind man he was

D. he son would stop him

3.What do you think of the writer`s father?

A. brave and rich　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. funny and patient

C. kind and wise　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. loving and strict

4.From the underlined sentence, we can infer that________.

A. they didn`t have more money to see the circus and felt upset

B. though they failed to see the circus, they got something meaningful

C. they didn`t want to go to the circus at all

D. the writer didn`t understand his father`s behavior

5.What is the best title for this passage？

A. Father`s love　　　　　　　　　 B. Money is important

C. A happy family　　　　　　　　 D. The $20 bill on the ground.

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Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and us. This family made a big impression on me.

There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children talked excitedly about the clowns. It was clearly a very important day out for them. The father and mother seemed happy as they could be.

The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted, he proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”

The ticket lady told him the price.

The man’s wife lowered her head. There was no longer a smile on the man’s face. He quietly asked, “How much did you say?”

The ticket lady again told him the price.

The man obviously didn’t have enough money. But how could he tell his kids the bad news?

Seeing what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped in on the ground. (We were not rich ourselves at all!) He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, you dropped this.”

The man understood my father was helping him. He picked up the money, looked straight into my dad’s eyes, and in tears replied. “Thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family.”

Although we did not go to the circus that night, we didn’t go without.

1.Why does the writer say “Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean” ( Paragraph 2)?

A. To show the children were well looked after.

B. To show cheap clothes could be popular.

C. To show how hard the mother worked.

D. To show how rich the family were.

2.Why was the poor man unhappy after he spoke with the ticket lady?

A. He had lost his money.                     B. His children were noisy.

C. The tickets were sold out.                        D. The tickets were too expensive.

3.Who did the $20 note belong to?

A. The poor man                .                           B. The writer’s father.

C. The poor man’s wife.                                 D. The ticket lady.

4.Why was the poor man in tears at the end of the story?

A. He found the money he lost.                   B. He wanted others to help him.

C. He made his children unhappy.               D. He was thankful for the kindness.

5.Which of the following statements is probably true according to the passage?

A. The poor mans saw the circus that night.

B. The two families became close friends.

C. The writer’s father earned some money.

D. The writer saw the circs that night.

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Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. This is about the family standing ahead of us.

The family had eight children. Their clothes were not expensive but clean.

The children were well-behaved. They stood in line, two by two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly talking about the clowns, elephants and other acts they would see that night. You could tell that they had never been to the circus before.

The tickets lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly replied, “I want eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets please, so I can take my family to the circus”.

The ticket lady quoted(报）the price. The man stopped holding his hand. The man’s lips started to quiver(颤抖). He leaned toward her and asked again, “How much did you say?”

The ticket lady quoted the price again. The man didn’t have enough money. How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he couldn’t take them to the circus.

My dad put his hand into his pocket, pulling out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground, though we weren’t rich. Then he reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”

The man knew what was going on. He looked into my dad’s eyes, he replied, “Thank you, thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”

My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn’t get to see the circus that night, but we didn’t care.

1.The children were talking about　 ________ .

A. clowns　

B. other acts they would see that night　

C. elephants

D. all the above

2.The underlined word ‘well-behaved’ in the third paragraph means ________.

A. holding hands　　

B. talking excitedly

C. showing good manners　

D. showing bad manners

3.How many tickets would the man buy altogether?

A. six　　　　 B. eight

C. ten　　　　 D.twelve

4.Which of the following is NOT True?　

A. The family didn’t go to the circus that night.

B. The writer and his father helped the family.

C. The father couldn’t afford the tickets.

D. The writer didn’t go to the circus that night.

5.From the passage we know that the big family was poor ________.

A. and they felt very sad

B. but they were very happy

C. and they often asked for help from others

D. but worked very hard

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Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus（马戏表演）．_______1._____．This family made a big impression（印象） on me．

There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12． ______2._____．Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean．The children talked excitedly about the clowns（小丑）．It was clearly a very important day out for them．The fat her and mother seemed happy as they could be．

The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted, he proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take my family to the circus．” The ticket lady told him the price．

The man’s wife lowered her head．There was no longer a smile on the man’s face．He quietly asked, “How much did you say?” ___3.______．The man obviously didn’t have enough money．But how could he tell his kids the bad news? Seeing what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped in on the ground．（We were not rich ourselves at all!） He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, you dropped this．”

_______4._____．He picked up the money, looked straight into my dad’s eyes, and in tears replied．“Thank you．This really means a lot to me and my family．”

My dad and I went back to our car and drove home． _____5._______．

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Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus (马戏团)performance. Finally, there was only one family standing ahead of us. The family had eight children. Their clothes were not expensive but clean. The children were ____, standing in line, two by two behind their parents, and holding hands. They were ____ talking about the clowns elephants and other acts they would see that night. You could tell that they had never been to the circus before. And the father and mother seemed as happy as they could be.

The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets ____. He proudly replied, "I want eight children's tickets and two adult tickets please, so I can take my family to the circus." The ticket lady told him the price. The man's wife ____ her head. There was no longer a smile on the man's face. He quietly asked again, "How much did you say?" The ticket lady told him the price again. The man didn't have enough money. How was he supposed to tell his kids that he couldn't take them to the circus.

_______ what was happening, my dad put his hand into his pocket, pulled our a $20 bill and _____ it on the ground. (And we weren't rich!) Then he picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, "Excuse me, sir, this ____ your pocket." The man knew what was going on. He certainly appreciated the help in this heartbreaking and embarrassing situation. He looked into my dad's　 eyes, held my dad's hand and took the $20 bill. ____ a tear in his eyes, he replied, "Thank you, sir. This really ____ a lot to me and my family." My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn't get to see the circus that night, but we didn't ____

1.A. kind-hearted B. easy- going C. good-looking D. well-behaved

2.A. sadly B. excitedly C. confidently D. nervously

3.A. he wants B. does he want C. he wanted D. did he want

4.A. . touched B. moved C. nodded D. lowered

5.A. Hearing B. Seeing C. Wondering D. Predicting

6.A. hid B. searched C. handed D. dropped

7.A. fell out of B. fell down C. fell over D. fell into

8.A. In B. With C. On D. At

9.A. makes B. describes C. means D. marks

10.A. care B. know C. wait D. return

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It was a hot summer day. My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat. Just then the phone call came, the call changed that sunny and beautiful day into a cold and dark one.

When I saw my father answering the phone, he was crying. I’d never seen my dad cry before. My heart sank. What possibly could happen?

“Max, I’m so sorry,” I heard him say. That’s when it hit me. I knew that Suzie had died.

Max has been my dad’s best friend for years. Suzie, his daughter, had a serious illness. She knew she was different from other kids. Although she couldn’t live a normal life, she was still happy.

When Suzie and I were little girls, we spent quite a bit of time together. When Suzie was ten, she had to live in a hospital. About eight months before she died, we talked at least twice a week on the phone until the end. Suzie was always so excited to talk to me and wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate.

When Suzie and I first started calling each other, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong. I learned so much from her. She gave me more than I could ever give her. I will never forget her or the talks we had. I now know that I must never take anything for granted, especially my health and the gift of life.

1.That phone call on a summer day made the author very _________.

A. sad              B. dark             C. cold              D. disappointed

2.Which of the following is Not true?

A. The author’s day had never cried before.

B. Max was the best friend of the author’s dad.

C. Suzie was in bad health, so she was always unhappy.

D. Suzie enjoyed talking to the author on the phone.

3.The underlined word “it” probably refers to _________.

A. all the talks between Suzie and the author on the phone

B. Suzie’s serious illness

C. Suzie’s death

D. the first talk between Suzie and the author on the phone

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. The Gift of Life                                                B. A Cold Dark Day

C. Suzie’s Death                                                  D. My Friend Suzie

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Last Sunday, my daughter and I went to the supermarket. A little girl with her mother was in line in front of _________. The little girl was asking her mother for a box of _______. The polite way she was asking almost broke the mother’s heart. “Sorry, honey. _______ we don’t have enough money to get it.”

My daughter heard that dialogue. By the way, she had made some money to buy herself a bike by cleaning our garden once a week. As she watched the mother and daughter leave the supermarket, she rushed to the candy counter and bought a box of smarty(模版) with her money. Then she ran _______ and caught up with the little girl and her mother, and sent them the box. She came back and told me _______ she told them, “Every child should have a box of smarty because they can _______ you smart.”

I was so _______ that I bought a box of smarty for my daughter. I told her that I was proud of her _________ her good action just now. She replied, “_______ we do nice things for others we shouldn’t wish to be returned.” I explained, “When you do something nice for someone, you shouldn’t expect to get anything, but when you get something from others, you should be very __________.”

1.A.her B.them C.us D.me

2.A.smarty B.money C.candy D.chocolate

3.A.So B.But C.Or D.And

4.A.carefully B.easily C.quickly D.slowly

5.A.how much B.which C.how D.what

6.A.set B.make C.build D.move

7.A.careful B.excellent C.happy D.surprised

8.A.think of B.because of C.think about D.thanks for

9.A.When B.Before C.As soon as D.Unless

10.A.bright B.different C.thankful D.useful

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Last Sunday, my daughter and I went to the supermarket. A little girl with her mother was in line 1.(在……前面) us. The little girl was asking her mother 2. a box of smarty. The polite way she was asking almost broke the mother's 3. [ha:t]. "Sorry, honey. 4. we don't have enough money to 5.(支付) it."

My daughter heard that dialogue. By the way, she had made some money to buy herself a bike by c6. our garden once a week. As she watched the mother and daughter l7. the supermarket, she rushed to the candy counter and bought a box of smart 8. her money. Then she ran quickly and 9.(追赶，赶上) the little girl and her mother, and sent them 10. box. She came back and told me what she told them, "Every child should have a box of smarty because they can make you smart."

I was so happy that I bought a box of smarty for my daughter. I told her that I 11.(以……而骄傲) her because she 12.(赠送) the smarty to the girl just now. She r13., "when we do nice things for others, we shouldn't wish to be r14.." I explained, "when you do something nice for someone, you shouldn't expect to get anything, but when you get something from others, you should be very t15..

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