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 office and us. This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, their clothes were not expensive but clean. The children were polite, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excited talking about the clowns, elephants, and all the acts they would see that night. One could feel they had never been to the circus before. The father and mother stood proudly as they could be.
The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”
The ticket lady told him the price. The man’s wife let go off her husband’s hands, her head dropped and the man’s lip began to shake. The father leaned a little closer and asked,“how much did you say?”
The ticked lady told him again. The man stayed silent. It’s clear that he didn’t have enough money. But how could he tell his kids the bad news?
We were all silent. My dad put his hand in his pocket, pulled out a$20 bill and dropped it on the ground. I was surprised to see these——our family wasn’t rich, either.
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 understood what was going on at that time. He looked straight into my father’s eyes, took my dad’s hand in both of his, and in tears 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 regret.
1.From the paragraph1-2, we can know about the family were______________.
A. poor but happy B. rich but pitiful C. poor and sad D. serious and polite
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.The sentence “ This really means a lot to me and my family.” means________.
A. The father got enough money to pay for the tickets.
B. The writer’s father saved him and his family from a difficult situation
C. The children would be proud of their father.
D. The father felt so lucky to meet a warmhearted person.
5.The best title of this passage is_________
A. Go to the circus B. A family full of love
C. A secret between fathers D. My father and a $20 bill
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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 office and us. This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, their clothes were not expensive but clean. The children were polite, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excited talking about the clowns, elephants, and all the acts they would see that night. One could feel they had never been to the circus before. The father and mother stood proudly as they could be.
The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”
The ticket lady told him the price. The man’s wife let go off her husband’s hands, her head dropped and the man’s lip began to shake. The father leaned a little closer and asked,“how much did you say?”
The ticked lady told him again. The man stayed silent. It’s clear that he didn’t have enough money. But how could he tell his kids the bad news?
We were all silent. My dad put his hand in his pocket, pulled out a$20 bill and dropped it on the ground. I was surprised to see these——our family wasn’t rich, either.
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 understood what was going on at that time. He looked straight into my father’s eyes, took my dad’s hand in both of his, and in tears 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 regret.
1.From the paragraph1-2, we can know about the family were______________.
A. poor but happy B. rich but pitiful C. poor and sad D. serious and polite
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.The sentence “ This really means a lot to me and my family.” means________.
A. The father got enough money to pay for the tickets.
B. The writer’s father saved him and his family from a difficult situation
C. The children would be proud of their father.
D. The father felt so lucky to meet a warmhearted person.
5.The best title of this passage is_________
A. Go to the circus B. A family full of love
C. A secret between fathers D. My father and a $20 bill
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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 office and us．This family made a deep impression （印象）on me．There were eight children，all probably under the age of 12．You could tell they didn't have much money.Their clothes were not expensive，but they were clean．The children talked excitedly about the clowns，elephants and other acts they would see that night．I could tell they never saw the circus ．It was clearly a very important day out for them．The father and mother seemed really happy.
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（明显地） 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 it 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，sir，thank you．This really means a lot to me and my family．"Although we did not go to the circus that night，we had no regrets（后悔）at all.
1.Why does the writer say"Their clothes were not expensive，but they were clean"in 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 was．
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 belong to （属于）？
A. The poor man B. His writer's father C. The poor man's 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 TRUE according to the passage?
A. The poor family saw the circus that night B. The two families became close friends
C. The writer's father earncd（挣得）some money D. The writer saw the circus that night
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One day, my father and I were in line to buy tickets for the circus(马戏表演). And a family was standing in front of us.
The family had eight children. Their clothes were not expensive but clean．The children talked about the clowns(小 丑), elephants, monkeys and other things excitedly. It was their first time to go to the circus.
The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly answered, “I want eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”
The ticket lady said the price. The man's wife lowered her head and there was no smile on th e man's face. He quietly asked, “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 kids the bad news? My dad put his hand into his pocket and pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground．(In fact, we were not rich!) Then my dad said, “Excuse me, sir, this dropped out of your pocket.”
The man knew what was going on. He looked into my dad’s eyes, held my dad’s hand in his, and took the $20 bill. “Thank you, sir, thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family.”
My father and I went back home. We didn’t go to see the circus that night, but we didn’t care.
1.What can children see in the circus?
A. clowns B. elephants C. monkeys D. all of them
2.The father wanted to buy _________ tickets.
A. four B. six C. eight D. ten
3.The underlined words “lower” might mean __________ in the passage.
A. 低头 B. 抬头 C. 跳上 D. 跳下
4.Who saw the circus that night?
A. The man’s family B. The writer’s family
C. None of them D. All of them
5.We can infer(推测)that the writer’s father is a ________ person.
A. young B. handsome C. lucky D. kind
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One day, my father and I were in line to buy tickets for the circus（马戏团）. And a family was standing in front of us. The family had eight children. Their clothes were not expensive but clean．The children talked about the clowns, elephants and other things excitedly. It was their first time to go to the circus.
The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly answered, “I want eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.” The ticket lady said the price. The man's wife lowered her head and there was no smile on the man's face. He quietly asked, “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 kids the bad news? My dad put his hand into his pocket and pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground．(In fact, we were not rich!) Then my dad said, “Excuse me, sir, this dropped out of your pocket.” The man knew what was going on. He looked into my dad’s eyes, held my dad’s hand in his, and took the $20 bill. “Thank you, sir, thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family.” My father and I went back home. We didn’t go to see the circus that night, but we didn’t care.
1.The father wanted to buy _________ tickets.
A. four B. six
C. eight D. ten
2.The underlined words “lowered” might mean __________ in the passage.
A. move…down B. jump…down
C. move…up D. jump…up
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer’s family saw the circus that night.
B. The man’s family saw the circus that night.
C. The writer’s father helped the man find his lost $20 bill.
D. The writer’s and the man’s families had a lot of money.
4.We can infer(推测)that the writer’s father is a ________ person.
A. young B. handsome
C. lucky D. kind
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A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man’s garden, and talking about children. The young man said,“How strict should parents be with their children?”
The old man pointed to（指着）a string (细绳) between a big strong tree and a thin young one.
“Please untie (解开) that string.” said the old man. “But first pull the string tight so that（以便于）the young tree is straight again.” The young man did so. He untied the string and only found that the young tree bent（弯）over to one side.
Then the old man said,“There, it is the same with children. You must be strict with them. But sometimes you must untie the string to see how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away.”
1.The story is about ____________.
A. how to take care of young trees
B. how strict parents should be with their children
C. how the young father should get on with his old neighbor
2. The young man untied the string ________________.
A. in order to throw it away
B. so that both of the trees wouldn’t grow straight
C. and found that the young tree bent over to one side
3.When could the string be taken away?
A. When the old man left.
B. When the young man untied it next time.
C. When the young tree grew strong enough.
4. At last the old man told the young man ________________.
A. that he should be strict with his children if they could not
stand alone
B. that he should always be strict with his children
C. that he should be hard on his children
5.We learn that the big strong tree and the thin young one are like _________.
A. the young father and the old neighbor
B. parents and their children
C. the old neighbor and the children of young father
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When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could do this was to work in the local brick factory in my town, or get married. I was nervous when I told my father I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “No! You are going to college.” He took me by surprise when he said, “OK. We’ll go to the brick factory.”
Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. I had imagined everyone to be friends working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we arrived at the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we were inside. My father said, “Take your time. Look around.” I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was horrible. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the factory?”
“It’s terrible,” I replied.
“And marriage is even worse!” he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard so I could get into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the brick factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
1.The writer lived in ________ when she was a teenager.
A. Russia B. Japan C. China
2.At first she thought life in the factory would be ________ than in school.
A. more careful B. more colorful C. more beautiful
3.When she told her father that she wanted to leave school, he expressed his disagreement ________ .
A. by doing nothing B. in a special way C. by saying nothing
4.After they visited the factory, the girl ________ .
A. decided to work there B. decided to get married C. changed her mind
5.The underlined work “horrible” means “________” in Chinese.
A. 糟糕的 B. 紧张的 C. 浪漫的
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完形填空。
When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could ________this was to work in the paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous, then I told my ________ I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “________ You are going to college(大学).” I was very ________ when he said, “OK. Let's go to the paper factory.”
Two days later, ________ took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends________together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I ________I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we ________the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard (门卫) and one minute later we were ________. I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was ________. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the ________?”
“Too bad,” I answered.
“And marriage(婚姻) is even ________ ! ” he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard ________ I could get into a good college. I ________ studying English so I decided to major in (主修)languages at college. Thanks to my father and our ________to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
1.A. say B. do C. left D. moved
2.A. teacher B. friend C. father D. husband
3.A. Yes! B. No! C. Really? D. OK?
4.A. angry B. tired C. nervous D. surprised
5.A. he B. she C. it D. they
6.A. working B. studying C. singing D. farming
7.A. guess B. mean C. say D. hope
8.A. looked at B. returned to C. got to D. arrived
9.A. outside B. inside C. back D. away
10.A. terrible B. wonderful C. funny D. special
11.A. workers B. guard C. building D. factory
12.A. better B. harder C. worse D. easier
13.A. but B. if C. so D. or
14.A. enjoyed B. stopped C. disliked D. minded
15.A. way B. idea C. plan D. trip
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When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I started high school, I had to stop 1 school because my mother had no ___2___ to pay for my school bills.
We started working in people’s gardens to save up enough money 3 me to go back to school. After some time, I returned to school. Unluckily, my mother died the next year. Suddenly my world went 4 . I asked my headmaster 5 I could work for the school so I could pay my bills. He was a nice man and let me 6 in the school garden during the 7. I had not been able to study well because of my mother’s 8 . 9 the end of my second year, I 10 most of my exams and was told I would have to repeat (重复) the year. After 11 summer working in the school garden, I went back to lessons again. But suddenly I fell 12 .
Because of my illness, I was weak and couldn’t work at school. I was hopeless. My headmaster told me not to give up (放弃). And my teachers and classmates helped me a 13 . Now I’m feeling better and will finish my third year.
My life is still not 14 . A few students 15 my poor clothes. They also call me ‘farmer’ because I work in the school garden. But I know I have to do with such problems.
1. A．to go to B．going to C．living in D．visiting the
2. A．time B．money C．help D．friends
3. A．for B．of C．to D．by
4. A．bright B．late C．dark D．wrong
5. A．what B．which C．if D．when
6. A．work B．to work C．working D．study
7. A．afternoon B．holidays C．night D．morning
8. A．illness B．death C．rest D．work
9. A．Near B．In C．At D．By
10. A．passed B．went through C．failed D．had
11. A．another B．other C．the other D．more
12. A．tired B．asleep C．up D．ill
13. A．little B．few C．lot D．lot of
14. A．the same B．hard C．difficult D．easy
15. A．laugh at B．like C．put on D．laugh
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When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I got into the high school. I had to 29 going to school because my mother had no money to pay my school bills.
We began to work in people’s gardens to save up money for me to go back to school. Finally I returned to school. 30 my mother __31the next year. And my world went dark. I asked my headmaster if I could work for the 32 this summer vacation, so I could pay my bills. He was a nice man and let me work in the school garden during the33 . I can’t study well because of my mother’s death. At the end of my second year, I didn’t 34 most of my exams and the teacher told me I had to repeat the year. After _35 summer working in the school garden, I went 36 to lessons again. But suddenly I fell ill.
Because of my disease (疾病) I was 37 and couldn’t work at school. I was hopeless(无望的). My headmaster told me not to give up. And my teachers and classmates ________ 38 me a lot. Now, I’m feeling better and will finish my third year.
My life is still not 39 . A few students laugh at my poor clothes. They also call me “farmer” because I work in the school garden. But I 40 hard days will always be followed by sunshine.
1.A. stop B. start C. keep D. finish
2.A. and B. but C. so D. although
3.A. go B. die C. gone D. died
4.A. school B. zoo C. park D. museum
5.A afternoon B year C. weekends D. holidays
6.A. pass B. take C. have D. give
7..A .others B. the other C another D other
8. A. along B. back C. down D. up
9.A fine B weak C healthy D strong
10. A. helped B. gave C. worried D. taught
11.A. terrible B. hard C. easy D. difficult
12.A. find B. makes C. thinks D. believe
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Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered(坏脾气的) and never gave way（退让）to 1.
One day the father 2to ask some friends to dinner in his house. He 3his son to buy some meat in town. When the son walked towards the town gate, a man was coming from the outside. The gate wasn’t 4enough to let two men in and out at the same time. But neither of 5would give way to the other. They stood straight face to face inside the gate hour after hour. But the father was worried. “What shall I do? My son hasn’t 6yet. I can’t wait any more.” He wanted to know what was the 7with his son. So he left his friends at home ,and went to town 8 his son.
“You may first take the 9home for my friends .Let me 10here against him instead.” he said to his son when he knew what had happened.
1. A．one B．another C．other D．others
2. A．decided B．decides C．decide D．decision
3. A．hoped B．told C． let D．tells
4.A .long B. wide C high D .tall
5. A．their B．they C．them D．theirs
6. A．gone B．bought C．returned D．been
7. A．wrong B．accident C．thing D．matter
8. A．to look for B．looked for C．to find D．found
9. A．meat B．dinner C．bread D．money
10. A．stood B．stands C．stand D．standing
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