Father brought his little boy to a concert. B...

Father brought his little boy to a concert. But he was too young to sit quietly________ the　 whole concert.

A.for B.with C.during D.on

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Father brought his little boy to a concert. But he was too young to sit quietly ________ the　 whole concert.

A.for B.with C.during D.across

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In some parts of Holland the land lies so low that the people have to build great walls of sand and earth, to keep out the sea. These walls are called dykes(堤坝).

Sometimes the water from the sea break down these walls, and then the sea rushes in through the beach, and spreads over the land.

Houses and trees, cows and sheep, have been thus washed away, and many people drowned(溺水).

Once, when a little boy was going home in the evening, he saw a hole in one of the dykes, through which the water was flowing(流出）.

His father had often told him that when this happened, unless the water was stopped it would soon make the bole so big that the sea would flow over the land.

At first he thought he would run home and tell his father. But then he said to himself," It may be dark before father can come, and we shall not be able to find the hole again. Or it may get so large that it will be too late to stop it. I must stay now, and do the best I can alone.

The brave little boy sat down, and put his hand in the hole, to keep back the water. There he stayed, hour after hour, in the cold and the dark, all through the night!

In the morning, a man came past and saw him. He could not think what the boy there. So he called out to him, “What are you doing there, my boy?”

“There is a hole in the dyke,” said the boy,“ and I am keeping back the water.”

Poor little boy! He was so cold and tired that he could hardly speak.

The man came quickly and set him free. He got the hole closed up, and thus the land was saved--thanks to the brave little Hollander!

1.Who first found the hole in the dyke?

A.The father. B.The boy. C.A man. D.A visitor.

2.Why did the boy stay and stop the hole alone?

A.His father told him to do so.

B.He was strong enough to stop it.

C.He knew the best way to stop it.

D.It would be too late to ask for help.

3.How did the boy try to keep back the water?

A.He built another wall.

B.He sat against the hole.

C.He sat down with his hand in the hole.

D.He got some sand and earth to fill in the hole.

4.When seeing the boy, the man_____.

A.asked him what happened and then closed up the hole

B.thought the boy was in good condition

C.closed up the hole with him

D.helped him without a word

5.What can be the best title of the text?

A.A smart man. B.A cold night.

C.A dangerous hole. D.A brave little Hollander.

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Darrius was born with three fingers on his right hand and one on his left hand. He had to work hard to do things that were easy for others. Every time his classmates tried to help, he would say, “Thanks, but I can do it myself.” He learned to use the four fingers to do different things.

When Darrius was 10, he told his father that he liked piano(钢琴) music very much. “It's too bad you can't play,” his father said. But the boy took that as a challenge(挑战).“I will show people that I can,” he said to himself.

Months later, a neighbour gave him an old piano when she moved away. He taught himself to play the piano and practised for hours a day.

Darrius's favourite piano music is River Flows in You by Yiruma, a Korean musician. It took Darrius a year to learn it. “I have to come up with my own way with only 4 fingers,” he said. When he succeeded, he felt so proud. Later he was lucky enough to play the music together with Yiruma at a famous concert hall! Yiruma encouraged Darrius to follow his dream of playing his own music. Darrius has made it. And his music is popular today.

“I may have a disability,” he says, “ but I don’t let it hold me back from anything.”

1.What did Darrius take as a challenge at the age of 10?

A.Writing his music. B.Playing the piano. C.Giving a concert. D.Visiting a hall.

2.How long did it take Darrius to learn to play River Flows in You?

A.A year. B.A month. C.A day. D.An hour.

3.Who encouraged Darrius to follow his dream?

A.His classmate. B.His father. C.A neighbour. D.A musician.

4.What can we learn about Darrius from the text?

A.He has a strong will. B.He bought himself a piano.

C.He gave up his dream. D.He only plays others’ music.

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Growing up is not always easy for all of us. When we are facing difficulties, being courageous and brave can be 1. (use)than crying out for help.

Here is a story about a young man, Jack. He was born in 1982 in a poor family. When he was 11, his father became mentally ill and brought back an abandoned baby girl. One year later, his mother 2. (leave)with his younger brother. Since then, Jack 3.(take)care of his father and his sister. He carried the family burden(负担)4. (brave). On the one hand, he wanted to find ways to treat his father's 5. (ill);on the other hand, he had to take care of the adopted sister. And Jack still insisted on 6. (go) to school. Soon Jack's story went public and many people knew about it. They tried their best to help the poor boy and his family. But Jack refused 7.(accept)donations from others. He said he 8. (encourage)by the kindness but he thought there was someone else who needed help. He finished his college and took good care of his father and his sister by 9. (he).

From his story, we come to realize that love and care for others is the source of happiness. If we meet with difficulties, 10. (not complain)about the bad luck, but think about what we can do for our family and others.

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I am very thankful to the cat and it always makes me think of the time I was with him.

Five years ago, when my father was dying. I travelled a thousand miles from my home to be with him in his last days. I felt very sad and it was one of the most difficult and painful times in my life. After he passed away, I stayed alone in his apartment. There were so many things to deal with. I was lonely and I hated the silence of the apartment.

But one evening the silence was broken: I heard crying outside. I opened the door and found a little cat on the floor. He was thin and poor. I brought him inside and gave him a can of fish. He ate it and then soon fell asleep.

The next morning I asked the neighbors and learned that the cat had been left by his owner. His owner had moved away, so the little cat was there all alone, just like I was. As I walked back to the apartment, I tried to work out what to do with him. I had something else to do, so taking care of the cat seemed like the very last thing I could do. But as soon as I opened the door, he ran to me and lay by my feet. It was clear from that moment that he didn't want to go anywhere. I started calling him Willis in order to remember my father's best friend.

From then on, things grew easier. With Willis, time seemed to pass much faster. When the time finally came for me to return my home, I had to decide what to do about Willis. There was no way I would leave without him.

It's been five years since my father died. Over the years, several people have said I was so nice to save the cat. But I know that we saved each other. I may have given him a home but he gave me something greater.

1.The writer felt _____________after her father passed away.

A.happy B.lonely C.nervous D.relaxed

2.The cat saved the writer by _____________.

A.telling her what real life was B.helping her finish the tasks on time

C.making her feel better in her hard times D.helping her clean the apartment every day

3.According to the passage, which of the following statement is TRUE?

A.The writer and the cat were both homeless.

B.The cat was left by his owner because of an accident.

C.The cat didn't like staying in the writer's apartment.

D.Willis was also the name of the writer's father's fiend.

4.The underline sentence in the fourth paragraph means the writer _____________.

A.was too busy to keep the cat as a pet B.thought he had the duty to keep the cat

C.needed something to look after to kill time D.loved the cat so much that he wanted to look after it

5.What's the best title for the passage?

A.A Lovely Cat B.My Father and A Cat

C.What I Got From A Cat D.How to Take Care of A Cat

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Henry was a kind, good boy. His father was dead, and his mother was very poor. He had a little sister about two years old. He wanted to ____ his mother, for she could not always make enough money to buy food for her little ___.

One day, a man gave him a dollar for ____ a wallet which he had lost. Henry might have kept all the money, for no one saw him when he found it. ____ his mother had taught him to be honest, and never keep what did not belong to him.

With the dollar he bought a box, three brushes and some blacking. He ____ went to the corner of the street and said to every one whose boots(靴子) did not look nice, “____ your boots, sir, please?” He was so polite that gentleman soon began to notice him, and to let him black their boots. The first day he brought home fifty cents, which he gave to his mother to buy food with.

When he gave her the money, she said, as she dropped a tear(泪水) of ____, “You are a dear, good boy, Henry. I did not know how I could make enough money to buy bread with, but now I think we can manage to ____ quite well. ”

Henry worked all the day, and went to school in the evening. He made almost enough money to support his mother and his little sister.

1.A. save　　　　　 B. help　 　　　　　　　 C. leave

2.A. family　　　　 B. man　　　　　　　　　 C. sister

3.A. buying　　　　 B. finding　　　　　　 C. hiding

4.A. But　　　　　 B. So　　　　　　 　　　 C. For

5.A. still　　　　 B. even　　　　　　　　 C. then

6.A. Empty　　　 B. Black　　　　　　 　 C. Dry

7.A. fear　　　 　 B. regret　　　　　　 　 C. joy

8.A. dress up　　 B. eat out　　　　　　 C. get along

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In a few hours Sam would be flying to Germany. We looked at each other but no sound broke the silence of my beach-side house.

Such a moment was not the first time for me. On Sam's first day of kindergarten(幼儿园), I felt his stress when holding his hand. He looked at me-as he did now. But I said nothing till the school bus came. About ten years later, I drove him to the college. He was sick but I didn't know then. I thought he was just too tired. I tried to think of something to say as he would start a new period of life. Again, _______.

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those opportunities we parents all let pass. A boy graduates from school, a daughter gets married. We seldom find a quiet moment to tell them what they have meant to us. Or what they might face in the future.

Sam was weak when he was born but grew into a strong boy. Then he became the best baseball player in high school. His finest moment came when he got the first prize at a science fair. I was sorry he gave up his athletic talent, but proud that later he chose English literature. One day, I told Sam I regretted never traveling abroad to know better about the world before working. Sam decided to learn German in Berlin, even though his friends thought it meaningless.

The night before he was to leave, I failed to say any words again. Maybe, I thought, it wasn't necessary to say anything.

What does it matter if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? But as I stood before Sam, I knew it does matter. My father and I loved each other. However, I always regretted never hearing him put his feelings into words.

"Sam," I said, "if I could have picked, I would have picked you." I wasn't sure he understood what I meant. Sam came towards me and threw his arms around me, saying "thank your". My eyes misted over(模糊). Then, the moment ended, and Sam left home.

That was seven weeks ago, and now I think about him when I walk along the beach near my home on weekends. Thousands of miles away Sam might be busy walking in the street of Berlin.

What I had said to Sam was not new. It was nothing. But, it was everything.

(adapted from Words from a Father)

1.Which of the following can be put at the end of Paragraph 2?

A.I failed to say a word B.his illness worried me

C.I decided to go abroad D.his growth satisfied me

2.When Sam heard "if I could have picked, I would have picked you", he might feel_________.

A.stressed B.sad C.calm D.excited

3.What does the writer mean by writing the last sentence "But, it was everything"?

A.A father should care about his son's education.

B.A father should express deep love to his son.

C.A son should take his father's suggestion.

D.A son should respect his father's decision.

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Once there was a little boy. He got angry easily. His father gave him some nails (钉子)and told him: “When you get angry, put a nail into the wall.”

On the first day, the boy put 37 nails into the wall. The next day, he put in fewer nails. A few days later, he found it much easier not to get angry.

After a while, the boy was happy every day.

Then, his father asked him to take out a nail each day if he didn’t get angry. After some time, all the nails were gone.

Then the father took the boy to the wall and said: “Well done, son. But, look, the wall is full of holes. It will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar(伤疤) in people’s hearts（心）. No matter how many times you say sorry, the scars will always be there.”

It’s not nice to leave scars in people’s hearts. So please hold back your anger. Think before you say angry things to friends and family.

1.The little boy_______________.

A. liked nails     B.got angry easily      C. had scars

2.When the boy got angry, his father asked him to ____.

A. take a vacation

B. take walks

C. put a nail into the wall

3.The father wanted his son __________.

A. to be kind and polite

B. to be angry

C. to be strong

4.The words “hold back”probably means____ in Chinese.

A. 抱住       B. 爆发     C. 控制

5.From the passage, we know____.

A. It is good to get angry easily.

B. Nobody liked the boy

C. The father had a good way to teach his son.

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Reyes Guana grew up in a poor Mexican family. He has seven brothers and sisters. His parents always had two jobs to make ends meet. At weekends, the whole f1. went to fields to work. When the children were young, they stayed in the car. As they grew o2., they worked, too.

As a boy, Guana was a “very shy” child who was very q3. in school. He had few friends but he had a good relationship with the school cleaner. He liked to call the friendly lady “Nike” because she usually wore Nike clothes and shoes. Nike was well organized and the boy liked　 h4. she made everything clean. He told her he wanted to be a cleaner, too. “Well, it’s good if you want to be a cleaner,” Nike said to little Guana with k5.. “But make sure you go to college and make it as one of your steps there.”

Guana also looked up to the principal (校长) of his school. He was a tall and good-looking man. Also, he always went to someone in n6.. The principal told the boy that his job was to help students and teachers. “Wow, when I grow up, I want to do what you’re doing.” “Well, you can do it!” the principal r7.. Guana did get there, and the two men remain friends. The former principal is now almost 90 years old.

But b8. becoming a school principal, Guana followed in Nike’s footsteps and worked for three schools in Lodi, California. And being a cleaner at a school made him think about how to show respect for everyone in an organization. In Guana’s school system today, everyone is i9. to parties and events. Everyone is important not only the people who clean the floors or drive the buses but also the people who teach the students or lead the schools.

He never f10. where he came from, or how he felt. Now, Guana tells his own three children how important an education is for their lives.

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