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[素材选自One Story A Day Book 3]
有趣的庭院拍卖会
Jesse and I went around our neighbourhood, looking at the goods in yard sales. You wouldn't believe the great things we found and the great _____ we had!
The yard sale in our neighbourhood is one of the biggest in the region. It started with only a few families，_____ now all families within a few square kilometres participate. With more people _____ the environmental issues facing us, this event becomes very _____. People even come from out of our town.
Each family puts out things such as books, clothes, tools, furniture and even cookware. They_____ other people will find another use for the things that they no longer need.
The day was hot. We got up _____ and set out about six o'clock. After ten minutes' walk, we stopped at Ms. Toss's house first. Her son was leaving for college this year. There were a lot of things he no longer needed. _____ had a whole bunch of video games and books. We went through his _____ and guess what? I found one of my favourite books. All I had to _____ was a quarter. What a deal!
We ______ to other houses. The street was packed with people. Everyone was ______. Think about it. It's really good for the environment and for ______， too. Instead of ______ the landfill, many people found other uses for things that might be considered ______．
The next time you feel like ______ adventure, check out a yard sale. It's fun, and it's a great way to recycle things and reduce garbage.
1.A.taste B.drink C.fun D.progress
2.A.and B.so C.or D.but
3.A.realizing B.describing C.standing D.accepting
4.A.strict B.direct C.popular D.different
5.A.wonder B.hope C.require D.remind
6.A.slowly B.quickly C.quietly D.early
7.A.She B.Her C.He D.His
8.A.invitation B.collection C.achievement D.development
9.A.pay B.spend C.take D.buy
10.A.drove B.flew C.walked D.jumped
11.A.sad B.happy C.bored D.tired
12.A.people B.trees C.flowers D.animals
13.A.picking B.turning C.filling D.thinking
14.A.gift B.garbage C.prize D.toy
15.A.a B./ C.the D.an
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One day, a boy had a fight with one of his classmates. He went to his grandfather’s home before school was over. He told him his story angrily. “He is really bad,” the boy said, “and I hate him.”
The grandfather said slowly, “Let me tell you a story. When I was a boy, I also sometimes hated others for what they did…”
As the boy listened carefully, the grandfather went on, “There are always two tigers inside my heart. One is good and kind. He gets on well with everything around him. But the other is bad and unfriendly. Even the smallest thing will make him angry. He fights with everyone all the time, and for no reason. He can’t think carefully because he always hates others. It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart. They both try to control me.”
The boy looked into his grandfather’s eyes and asked, “Which tiger always controls you, grandfather? ”
The old man said slowly and seriously, “ The one that I feed. I always feed the good and kind tiger, so I never hate others and seldom get angry now. ”
1.What happened to the boy at school?
A.He was late for school. B.His leg was broken.
C.He fought with a classmate. D.He cried alone.
2.The good tiger________ everything around him.
A.doesn’t like B.only wants to eat
C.isn’t interested in D.gets along well with
3.If the good tiger always controls you, you may become ________ .
A.lazy and careless B.sad and lonely
C.polite and friendly D.funny and stupid
4.From his grandpa’s tiger story, the boy may learn________ .
A.how to feed tigers well B.how to fight with others
C.how to get along with others D.how to control our feelings
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[素材选自21st CENTURY READING]
救助受伤的小鹿
Emily and her parents live in a big city. They like to get close to nature, so they go to the countryside on vacation 1. time to time.
Last summer, they went to a small village on vacation. They got on well with the people there and had a good time.2. was a family of deer living in the nearby wood. Emily named the baby deer Angel and often played with it. One day, the mother deer stopped Emily and stood there looking at Emily sadly. Suddenly it ran to the wood, but kept looking back 3. Emily. Then it walked a little further and looked back again. Emily was kind and helpful. She thought 4.it probably needed her help. Emily asked her father to go with her.
Following the mother deer, they found Angel in the wood.5. leg was broken. They took Angel back home and took good care of it. A few days later, Angel got well and could walk around the yard. Soon it went back to the wood.
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[素材选自One Story A Day Book 1]
恐龙粪便化石
My grandfather came to visit us from Japan. He was only staying with us for one month. So I ____ many things to show him around. Where did I start? The Museum of Nature is ____ in our neighborhood.
On the first Saturday morning____ he arrived, we went to the museum. It's ____ on weekends. Many families with young kids were there visiting.
Right after we entered the building, a big lifesized dinosaur model came into____ sight. We went directly to the dinosaur. A scientist was talking to___, holding a big piece of fossil in her hand. In front of her, there were many fossils displayed ____ the desk. The scientist was asking the young kids questions as they looked curiously at the fossils.
“Can you guess____ this fossil is?” she asked. “That's a dinosaur tooth，” answered one kid confidently because he saw some teeth in the stone. The ____ nodded, “That's right.” She took another fossil and asked, “What is this fossil？”
The kids looked and looked and____ their answers. But these answers weren't right. ____, the scientist smiled, “It's dinosaur dung.” At first, the kids were ____. Then, they all laughed.
My grandfather took the____ and looked at it carefully. He passed it to me. How unbelievable! We not only ____ the fossils of dinosaur toes and teeth, but also of dinosaur dung. We were both ____ that we could touch fossils from giant creatures that lived on the earth 65 million years ago.
Word Bank
fossil 化石 unbelievable 难以置信的
1.A.wanted B.expected C.decided D.planned
2.A.right B.even C.only D.ever
3.A.after B.before C.since D.until
4.A.busy B.free C.safe D.open
5.A.your B.their C.our D.his
6.A.kids B.adults C.actors D.workers
7.A.at B.on C.in D.off
8.A.what B.how C.which D.who
9.A.doctor B.scientist C.student D.researcher
10.A.gave B.stole C.hid D.dug
11.A.Usually B.Nearly C.Exactly D.Finally
12.A.angry B.surprised C.disappointed D.uncomfortable
13.A.teeth B.hat C.fossil D.toy
14.A.saw B.liked C.wrote D.read
15.A.amazed B.moved C.worried D.relaxed
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(素材选自One Story A Day Book 4)
微笑的雷纳尔多
Renaldo wasn't very cool. He was the new kid. He came from another country, and he didn't speak English very well. In fact, he barely _____ at all. When he did, you could barely hear him. No one had ever seen him _____—not once.
Weeks of the new school year passed, and he barely said a word. Even _____ teacher, Ms. Sole, couldn't make him smile. Finally, we decided _____ we would have a contest. The goal was to see who could make Renaldo smile.
The next day at school, we tried _____. We tried jokes. We tried falling down _____ front of him. We tried making _____ faces. Nothing worked. We gave up and went to class.
In English class that day, we had a new teacher. He was handsome _____ young, and all of us liked him. The first thing he did was to ask everyone to introduce themselves.
Up and down the rows he went. Everyone said their _____. When it was Renaldo's turn, he said his name very _____, so the teacher asked him to repeat it. He could see that Renaldo was shy. He _____ to be closer to him. Renaldo was at the back of the class, so everyone had turned around to see him.
"Please repeat your name," the teacher said, smiling at Renaldo. Then, Renaldo did the most_____ thing. He noticed something about the _____. And he gave a huge smile and said, "My name is Renaldo!" The whole class cheered.
I _____ you're wondering why he smiled. All this time, Renaldo had been embarrassed to smile until he realized he had something in common with the handsome new teacher—braces! You know? Those weird wire things dentists put on kids' _____ to make them straight.
From that day on, Renaldo smiled all the time. You could tell he felt it was really cool to have braces.
1.A.studied B.spoke C.played D.walked
2.A.cry B.smile C.shout D.jump
3.A.our B.their C.your D.her
4.A.how B.when C.that D.who
5.A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything
6.A.at B.on C.in D.under
7.A.red B.good C.round D.funny
8.A.but B.and C.so D.or
9.A.hobbies B.ages C.numbers D.names
10.A.softly B.loudly C.happily D.carefully
11.A.got up B.sat down C.came in D.moved out
12.A.amazing B.important C.exciting D.successful
13.A.doctor B.worker C.singer D.teacher
14.A.forget B.miss C.guess D.love
15.A.teeth B.faces C.legs D.feet
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There is so much school for me and I am busy every day.
A.book B.story C.magazine D.work
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[素材选自English in Mind Book 2]
看足球比赛的经历
Last Wednesday evening, I went to a football match at Wembley in London. My dad got us tickets for the game 1. England and Tortuga.
The match was really exciting 2. the beginning. England scored a goal after ten minutes, and they 3. playing very well. But after half time, Tortuga started better. Ronaldo, my favourite player, was excellent. After 60 minutes, he scored 4. goal, and ten minutes later he scored another one and then Portugal were winning 2－1. Few minutes before the end England scored again. 5. in the end they drew 2－2. I was very happy because England didn't lose!
I think it was a great match. Both teams played really well! My dad and I enjoyed it a lot, and we were very happy because we saw some great players! After the match, we went for a pizza together. It was a good evening.
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Rabbit Shiny and tortoise(乌龟) Smily were neighbours. One day they were reading a story about their great grandfathers: Shiny’s and Smily’s great grandfathers decided to have a race. While Shiny’s great grandfather went to sleep during the race, Smily’s great grandfather won the race by slowly walking towards the finish line.
Smily said, “If your great grandfather didn’t go to sleep, my great granddad might never win. So his win was not a real win.”
The next day there was a notice in the jungle(丛林) newspaper. It said that there would be a race and the winner would win many prizes. The race started from the bear’s house. From there, the runners had to cross the river. But most of the animals could not both run fast and swim fast. So they didn’t know what to do. Shiny and Smily made a plan.
Shiny ran, while smily was sitting on his back. He and other animals, like the deer, reached the river side at the same time. But they saw the swift water and stood there because they were worried. None of them liked the idea of crossing the river. Smily quickly got into the water and Shiny sat on his back. Smily started swimming. Soon they reached the other side of the river. Shiny got down from Smily’s back and Smily climbed on Shiny’s back again. Shiny ran fast. They reached the finish line first.
“Both of them are the winners.” The president of the jungle said, “Shiny and Smily helped each other during the race and they won. So let’s give them a big hand.”
1.Shiny’s great grandfather didn’t win because he _______.
A. ran too slowly
B. broke his leg
C. fell asleep during the race
D. didn’t find the finish line
2.Which of the following is NOT true about the race in the jungle?
A. There were a lot of prizes for the winner.
B. Most of the animals could both run fast and swim fast.
C. Smily sat on Shiny’s back when Shiny bagan to run.
D. Shiny ran as quickly as other animals.
3.Many animals _____ when reaching the river side.
A. were afraid of the water
B. were too tired to swim
C. felt worried about Shiny
D. stopped there to have a rest
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Cross the river B. How to win a race
C. Animals in the jungle D. Teamwork wins
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My old grandma told her story_______today.
A. one by one B. side by side C. again and again D. day by bay
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One day Tom and Bill went out for a walk. On the road they saw a lot of people and went up to have a look. Oh dear! There was a cow in the middle of the road. It would not move. The cars and buses couldn't get past. Then a policeman came.
"Whose cow is this?" He asked. "It's mine,” said a farmer, "but I can't move it.”
The policeman and the farmer did their best to move the cow, but it would not move.
Tom and Bill laughed, but the drivers of cars and buses were worried." We can't move the cow, “the farmer and the policeman said. “What shall we do?"
“Give him a cabbage!” Tom said. “That’s a good idea.” said the farmer. Soon he found a cabbage and showed it to the cow. When the cow saw the cabbage, it walked after the farmer at once. All the cars and buses could get past at last.
1.Tom went out for a walk___________________.
A.with a group of people B.with Bill
C.with a farmer D.all by himself
2.The cow was ___________________.
A.on the way to work B.the strongest animal
C.in the middle of the road D.pleased to see so many people
3.Tom and Bill_________________________.
A.helped to move away the cow
B.waited for the trucks to get past first
C.were sad to see the cow was hungry
D.went up and saw a cow in the middle of the road
4.Why were the drivers of cars and buses worried?
A.Because they couldn't get past.
B.Because they couldn't move the cow.
C.Because Tom and Bill laughed.
D.Because the policeman didn't do anything.
5.From the story we can see that ____________________.
A.Tom was clever B.The drivers are clever
C.the cow was clever D.the farmer and the policeman are clever