Grandpa’s hobby was making birdhouses. He alw...

Grandpa’s hobby was making birdhouses. He always said, “A man has to keep busy to stay out of trouble.” Leigh wasn’t sure how much trouble Grandpa could get into anyway, since he was such a nice man, but Leigh tried to listen to his advice. Besides, she liked to help on his birdhouses.

Grandpa’s shop was full of well-oiled and carefully-kept tools. Whenever he used something, he put it back in exactly the right place. He had rules about how he treated his tools, because he hated buying something new if the old one still worked. He also made sure to clean up each time he worked on something.

It wasn’t too fun cleaning up, but it was nice to watch him cut boards to exact lengths. It was nice to see the drill put in holes for screws(螺丝) to go in cleanly. It was like being a doctor, but with wood. The best part of building was seeing all the pieces come together in the final form.

The last steps always included lacquer or paint, to help protect Grandpa’s hard work from the weather. His birdhouses lasted for years. If he didn’t coat them properly, the sun and rain would turn the wood gray and weak in a short period of time. No, he always made sure to do things right. Even if he put rocks or other cute decorations on them, it was done right and made to last.

Grandpa was a hard worker, but he was also smart and generous. He let Leigh keep the birdhouses sometimes, but only if he got to help hang it up or set the post for it. It had to be done just right, after all.

The birdhouses were a great way to learn about woodworking, hard work, taking care of what you have, and about birds. The best thing about building birdhouses was that Leigh spent some time with Grandpa.

1.What’s the best title for the text?

A. Long-lasting Birdhouses

B. Birdhouses Making

C. Birdhouses, Home for Birds

D. Grandpa’s Birdhouses

2.What did Leigh value most?

A. Listening to Grandpa’s advice.

B. Helping Grandpa on his birdhouses.

C. Spending some time with Grandpa.

D. Learning about woodworking and birds.

3.We can learn from the text that Grandpa ________.

A. was a very good carpenter

B. lived a very hard life

C. didn’t care about cleaning up

D. kept thousands of birds

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Brown said he was by no means annoyed; ___________ he was glad to be able to make himself clearly understood.

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He said he was very sorry because it was _______ his power to make the final decision. _______, I had to turn to others for help.

A. beyond; In that case　　 B. beyond; In no case

C. over; In any case　　 D. over; In his case

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Making a Difference

One day a man was walking along the seashore. He noticed that during the night many seashells and starfish had_______up on the shore. Thoroughly_______the morning sun and cool sea air, the man walked for miles along the sand.

Far off in the distance, he saw a small_______dancing. The man was_______that someone was celebrating life in such a graceful and free manner. As he_______closer,however, it seemed that the figure was not dancing, but repeatedly performing some act.

Approaching the small figure, the man noticed that it was a_______.The girl was methodically_______up starfish from the shore and throwing them back into the surf. The man paused for a moment,_______ then asked, "Why are you throwing those starfish back into the ocean?”

“If I leave these starfish on the beach,” she replied, “the sun will_______them, and they will die. I am throwing them back into the ocean because I want them to____________.”

The man was thoughtful for a____________impressed with the child's____________Then he motioned up and down the miles and miles of beach and said, “There must be____________of starfish along here! How can you____________expect to make a difference?”

The young girl thought about the man's____________for a moment, then she slowly leaned over, reached down, and carefully picked up____________starfish from the sand. With a____________effort, she threw the____________back out into the surf.

She turned to the man and____________ “You may be right,” she said, “but I made a difference____________ that one!”

1.A.climbed B.jumped C.washed D.picked

2.A.bathing B.watching C.breathing D.enjoying

3.A.starfish B.figure C.seashell D.man

4.A.glad B.worried C.scared D.angry

5.A.swam B.drew C.danced D.became

6.A.starfish B.fish C.child D.fisherman

7.A.looking B.beating C.following D.picking

8.A.puzzled B.delighted C.shocked D.confirmed

9.A.warm B.dry C.break D.light

10.A.die B.drown C.live D.swim

11.A.moment B.day C.mile D.life

12.A.wisdom B.consideration C.bravery D.cleverness

13.A.several B.few C.none D.millions

14.A.happily B.surely C.possibly D.slightly

15.A.words B.action C.effort D.voice

16.A.some B.another C.many D.no

17.A.terrible B.huge C.nice D.gentle

18.A.man B.words C.sand D.starfish

19.A.said B.laughed C.smiled D.waved

20.A.for B.about C.in D.at

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Grandma celebrated grandpa’s birthday just days before he passed away. Although his __________ was very difficult for her, I think it taught grandma that good health was not to be taken __________, and she made up her mind to live the rest of her own life as ______ and as long as she could. One day, when she ________ to attend dancing lessons, we rolled our eyes in __________ and helplessly wished she would just stay home and __________ cookies as normal grandmothers did. Many years filled with countless dance lessons passed ________ we learned to appreciate the wonder of having a __________ grandma.

I suppose grandma’s primary motivation for dancing was social. She had been a __________ girl, always very tall and heavy, and had married into grandpa’s quiet lifestyle before __________ any elegance or confidence in her personal appearance. Dancing, __________, filler her life with flash lights, wonderful parties, beautiful dresses, and the challenge of learning. __________ the weekly dance lessons did not change her ample, two-hundred-pound figure, grandma __________ everyone with energetic performances on the dance floor, __________ soon gave her as much elegance and confidence as any Miss American competitor.

Having taken dance lessons for years, my grandma learned various dances _________ and was soon participating in dancing _________ all over the Northwest. When I was fourteen, grandma __________ invited me to watch her compete in one of these matches. My attitude was __________ unenthusiastic at that point, but to make her happy, my mother and I attended the match. As if to prove me wrong, grandma made a wonderful showing in every __________ she entered. I thought she was truly the queen of the ball during the dance, and my thoughts were shared by the _________ a short time later when she was awarded a gold cup for her outstanding performance.

1.A. suffering　　 B. birthday　　 C. health　　 D. death

2.A. for sure　　 B. for fun　　 C. for granted　　 D. seriously

3.A. fully　　 B. peacefully　　 C. pitifully　　 D. carefully

4.A. pretended　　 B. announced　　 C. refused　　 D. managed

5.A. agreement　　 B. excitement　　 C. embarrassment　　 D. anger

6.A. sell　　 B. bake　　 C. buy　　 D. keep

7.A. until　　 B. since　　 C. unless　　 D. before

8.A. loving　　 B. dancing　　 C. caring　　 D. selfless

9.A. humorous　　 B. shy　　 C. determined　　 D. mean

10.A. managing　　 B. losing　　 C. developing　　 D. falling

11.A. at most　　 B. to be honest　　 C. in a word　　 D. on the other hand

12.A. Once　　 B. Since　　 C. Because　　 D. Although

13.A. persuaded　　 B. satisfied　　 C. surprised　　 D. confused

14.A. what　　 B. that　　 C. which　　 D. it

15.A. easily　　 B. busily　　 C. hard　　 D. awkwardly

16.A. performances　　 B. trainings　　 C. practice　　 D. matches

17.A. unwillingly　　 B. increasingly　　 C. proudly　　 D. surprisingly

18.A. hardly　　 B. even　　 C. still　　 D. fairly

19.A. incident　　 B. point　　 C. room　　 D. event

20.A. judges　　 B. competitors　　 C. dancers　　 D. audiences

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—Has Ham started out? He said he would join in the party.

—He ____. He is a man who always keeps his word.

A. must have left   B. need have left   C. should have left      D. could have left

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His grandpa was so poor at that time that he had to get up at________dawn every day and walk to the factory in________distance.

A. ×; a                                B. ×; the                     C. a; the                               D. the; the

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Victor’s hobby was collecting stamps. He had stamps from many countries, like England, Canada and China. On his birthday, can you guess what people gave him? That’s right—stamps.

Victor’s favorite stamps came from France. He had almost every stamp from 1954 to 2004. He only needed one. That was a 1974 special edition*. It was very hard to find.

He looked for it everywhere. He asked his friends and relatives to help him. But nobody could find the stamp. It made Victor very sad.

“Don’t worry. Never give up,” his father said to him. “If you have enough patience, you’ll find it one day.”

“I hope so,” Victor said.

Victor also liked writing. He had a pen friend in France. They wrote to each other every month. Victor’s pen friend, Phillip, usually used new stamps to send letters. Sometimes, his mother gave him stamps to use. Once Phillip’s mother gave him a big, green stamp. It looked old. When Victor received the letter, he was very surprised. On the envelope, he looked carefully at the stamp. It was the 1974 special edition stamp. Victor was so happy. He told his sister, his mother and his father.

“You see,” his father said. “You did find your stamp. So, it’s good to have two things in life. ”

“What are they?” Victor asked.

“Friends and patience.” He answered.

1.It was very difficult for Victor to find a special French stamp of _________.

2.Who owned the special edition stamp at the very beginning?

3.The passage mainly tells us that ________ is（are）important to people.

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--- I __________ agree with what he said. Actually I feel what he said is much to the point and makes good sense.

--- Yes, I think so.

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He always tell ____ lies, to tell you ____ truth, I don’t believe what he said at all.

A. /; /           B. the; the        C. /; the         D. the; /

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