The first time I saw Kai, she was sitting in ...

The first time I saw Kai, she was sitting in my front yard,hugging my dog Harley.She and her husband Sean had just moved into a small house down the road from us.I think she was drawn to Harley's friendliness, just as he was drawn to hers.From the moment I talked to her,I knew Kai would be a friendly friend. Her smile and good cheer made me feel better just being around her.

It didn't take long before Kai was beloved by everyone in our neighborhood.Children and adults visited her home often.Although she already had four cats, she also adopted （收养）a homeless dog.

When we visited her, she would kindly listen to all of our trouble and then say something so wise that we would leave her home with our hearts singing.Sometimes I would read her my stories and she would always encourage me to keep writing.

All of this time,though,Kai was slowly dying from cancer.But she lived each day with such cheer that I often forgot just how ill she was.Still,she died on a cold winter day with heavy snow falling down.

During the short time we had together,I learned so much from Kai about how to truly live.She taught us so many lessons about kindness,happiness,hope and cheer.

1.What was Kai like?　　　

A.She was quiet. B.She was a good listener.

C.She was friendly. D.She had a sense of humor.

2.What happened to Kai after she moved to the new neighborhood?　　　

A.She couldn't get along with her neighbors. B.She was told that she had cancer.

C.She adopted the writer's dog. D.She made friends with both kids and adults.

3.The underlined word "beloved" means"　　　 "in Chinese.

A.善良的 B.讨厌的 C.凶狠的 D.深爱的

4.People left Kai's home with their hearts singing because　　　 .

A.Kai taught them how to sing B.Kai listened to them and gave good advice

C.Kai told them interesting storie D.they didn' t know Kai had cancer

5.What did Kai teach the writer?　　　

A.How to live a happy and active life. B.How to care for pets.

C.How to be kind. D.How to give good advice.

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The first time I saw Kai, she was sitting in my front yard, holding my dog Harley in her arms. She had just _______ into a small house nearby. I think she liked Harley's friendly personality, just as he liked hers. From the second I talked to her, I knew Kai would be a lifelong _______ . Her smile made me feel better just being around her. Her face was always full of _______ .

It didn't take long before Kai was beloved by all her new neighbors here. Every time we visited her, she would kindly listen to all of our problems and then say something so _______ that we would leave her home with our hearts singing. Sometimes I would read her my stories and she would always encourage me to keep _______ .

All of this time, though, Kai was slowly dying from cancer, she lived each day with such cheer that often forgot just how _______ she was. Still, she died on a cold winter day with heavy snow falling down.

During the short time we had been together I _______ so much from Kai about how to truly live. She taught us so many lessons about kindness, happiness, hope and cheer.

1.A.walked B.moved C.run

2.A.friend B.boss C.fan

3.A.happiness B.worries C.doubts

4.A.serious B.wise C.silly

5.A.waiting B.singing C.writing

6.A.popular B.busy C.ill

7.A.expected B.learned C.accepted

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The first time I saw Kai, she was sitting in my front yard, hugging my ______ Harley. I think she was drawn to Harley's friendly personality. From the second time I talked to her, I knew Kai would be a good ______.　 Her smile and good cheer made me feel better just being around her. Her voice was always full of _______. Very soon, we became good friends.

It didn't take long before Kai was _______ by everyone in our neighborhood. Children and adults visited her home often. Although Kai already had four cats, she also kept a homeless dog. It looked like Harley and they often played together. When we visited Kai, she would ______ listen to all of our troubles. And then she would say something so wise that we would leave her _______ with our hearts singing. Sometimes I would read her my stories and she would always encourage me to keep _______.

All of this time, though, Kai was slowly dying from a serious illness. When she told me she was terminal(晚期), she was not as sad as I thought. _______, she lived each day with such cheer that I often forgot just how ill she was. Still, she died on a cold　 _______ day with heavy snow falling down.

During the short time we had together, I learned so much from Kai about how to truly _______. She taught us so many lessons about kindness, happiness, hope and cheer.

1.A.dog B.son C.rabbit D.daughter

2.A.writer B.teacher C.friend D.guest

3.A.shame B.happiness C.surprise D.fear

4.A.reported B.saved C.refused D.liked

5.A.quietly B.hardly C.angrily D.carelessly

6.A.home B.store C.class D.office

7.A.cooking B.writing C.singing D.thinking

8.A.Besides B.Unluckily C.Instead D.Generally

9.A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter

10.A.discuss B.respect C.live D.trust

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A woman came out of her house and saw three old men sitting in her front yard. She invited them in to have something to eat.

“We do not go into a house together,” they replied.

“Why is that?” she asked.

One of the old men pointed to his friends and explained: “His name is Wealth (财富),” he said and pointed to the other man: “He is Success, and I am Love. Now go in and discuss with your family which one of us you want in your home.”

The woman went in and told her husband what happened. Her husband was very happy. “How nice!” he said. “Let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!”

His wife disagreed. “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?”

Their daughter jumped in with her idea: “Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!”

“That’s a good idea,” said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite Love to be our guest.”

The woman went out and invited Love in. Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two old men also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked them: “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?”

The old men replied together: “If you invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would stay outside. But since you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”

1.The first time the woman came out, what were the three old men doing?

A. They were eating something.　　 B. They were walking toward her house.

C. They were sitting in her front yard.　　 D. They were asking for something to drink.

2.Who made the introduction to the woman?

A. Love.　　 B. Success.　　 C. Wealth.　　 D. Love’s friend.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The man wanted to be successful.　　 B. The woman loved money most.

C. There was no love in the family.　　 D. The girl thought love was the most important.

4.What does the passage tell us?

A. You shouldn’t ask for more besides love.　　 B. Love is the most important thing in the world.

C. You can’t get everything you need at one time.　　 D. The more successful you are, the richer you’ll become.

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A woman saw three o1d men sitting in her front yard. She said,“I don’t think I know you, but you must be very hungry. Please come in and have something to eat. ”

“We don’t go into a house together,”they replied．

“Why is that?” she asked.

One of the old men answered. “His name is Wealth，this is Success, and I am Love. ” Then he said,“Now go in and discuss with your family which one of us you want in your house. ”

Then the woman went in and told her family what was said. She said “Let’s invite Wealth.

Let him come in and bring us nice things. We have been so poor. ”His husband disagreed,“My dear,why don't we invite Success? Don’t you want me to be a successful man?. ”

Then the daughter asked,“Would it be better to invite Love? Our life will then be filled with 1ove!” “Let’s take our daughter's advice(建议)s,” said the father and mother.

So the woman went out and asked, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our Guest. ”Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and followed Him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming along?” The two o1d men answered,“If you had invited Wealth or Success, two of us would have stayed out, but since you have invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. Where there is Love, there is Wealth and Success. ”

根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误。你认为正确的在题前括号内写“T”，错误的写“F"。

1.This is a true story that happened a 1ong time ago．

2.Wealth could make the family very rich．

3.The family had different ideas and didn't know whom to invite．

4.The three o1d men all went into the house to get something to eat.

5.The story tells us that 1ove is the most important of al1．

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A woman saw three o1d men sitting in her front yard.She said,“I don’t think I know you,but you must be very hungry. Please come in and have something to eat. ”

“We don’t go into a house together,”they replied．

“Why is that?” she asked.

One of the old men answered.“His name is Wealth，this is Success, and I am Love.” Then he said,“Now go in and discuss with your family which one of us you want in your house.”

Then the woman went in and told her family what was said. She said “Let’s invite Wealth. Let him come in and bring us nice things.We have been so poor.”His husband disagreed,“My

dear,why don't we invite Success? Don’t you want me to be a successful man?.”

Then the daughter asked,“Would it be better to invite Love? Our life will then be filled with 1ove!” “Let’s take our daughter's advice(建议)s,” said the father and mother.

So the woman went out and asked, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our Guest. ”Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and followed Him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming along?” The two o1d men answered,“If you had invited Wealth or Success, two of us would have stayed out, but since you have invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. Where there is Love, there is Wealth and Success.”

根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误。你认为正确的在题前括号内写“T”，错误的写“F"。

1.This is a true story that happened a 1ong time ago．

2.Wealth could make the family very rich．

3.The family had different ideas and didn't know whom to invite．

4.The three o1d men all went into the house to get something to eat.

5.The story tells us that 1ove is the most important of al1．

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Mr. Dawson was an old man with a bad temper (脾气). Kids were afraid to go into his yard to pick apples.

One day, 12-year-old Janet and her friend Amy had to walk past Mr. Dawson's house. When Janet saw him, she suggested crossing the street to the other side. But Amy said they needn't.

When Mr. Dawson saw Amy, he smiled and said, "Hello, Amy! I see you have a new friend with you today." Amy smiled back. Mr. Dawson looked friendly and gave them each a fresh apple.

Later Janet asked Amy, "Everyone says he is the most unwelcome person in town. Why was he so kind to us?" Amy explained that when she first walked past his house, she was also afraid of him. But she pretended (假装) there was an invisible (看不见的) smile on his face and then started talking to him. She began with a "hello" at first, and then spoke more each time.

"An invisible smile?" Janet was puzzled (困惑的). "Yes," answered Amy. "My grandma told me to think so. She says smiles can spread. If we keep smiling at someone, sooner or later they will eventually smile back."

Remember what Amy's grandma said, and we will find that most people can't refuse our smile.

1.Mr. Dawson was an old man with ____________.

2.Mr. Dawson gave ____________ fresh apples when they walked past.

3.Amy was ____________ Mr. Dawson when she first walked past his house.

4.Amy learnt "an invisible smile" from ____________.

5.The story tells us that if you keep smiling at someone, they will ____________ at last.

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I was feeling a little blue because my mother had lost her job.

One day, while I was ______ on the street, I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly to ______ where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.

She was singing songs about love, believing yourself and keeping on trying. The way she was singing made me a little comfortable. I stood there ______, watching her playing. I thought that she must be brave enough to perform in front of so many people.

She noticed me. I walked over and told her how good her ______ sounded. "I have been going through a hard time recently, ______ you've made me hopeful again." I said to her.

"I'm glad that I could help. " she replied. " Why are you so ______? "

" Well, my mom has lost her job, and I'm not sure what to do…"

"Did you notice the ______ you were walking? Your head was down." she said. "Don't be upset, because opportunity comes in different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should ______ more and lift your head up. "

I looked at her, amazed at how she was encouraging me. ______ are you playing the piano here?" I asked her with a smile. She explained that she saw a lot of unhappy people in the world and she tried to cheer ______ up by playing.

I smiled, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.

1.A.walking B.riding C.running

2.A.find out B.read out C.take out

3.A.nervously B.quietly C.angrily

4.A.advice B.interest C.music

5.A.or B.but C.so

6.A.dirty B.busy C.sad

7.A.way B.time C.reason

8.A.pay B.rest C.smile

9.A.How B.Why C.When

10.A.me B.them C.her

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Once again. Myra sat alone on the bus. Even after two weeks at her new school, Myra had not made any friends. At breaks (课间) she played alone. In art class, she drew alone. In the lunchroom, she ate alone. And on the bus ride home, she sat alone.

Myra could not understand why no one wanted to be her friend. Other kids joked and laughed with each other. But none of them joked and laughed with her. Just thinking about it made her head hurt and her stomach feel funny.

One day, as Myra sat alone on the way to school, she looked at the seat across from her. She saw a girl sitting all by herself. The girl looked lonely, too. Myra wondered if she should say hello.

But what if the girl didn't want to be her friend? Maybe she already had a lot of friends. What if the girl ignored (忽视) her? What if she laughed at her? Myra stared at the floor of the bus. Finally, she took a deep breath to relax and smiled at the girl. The girl smiled back.

Myra said, “Hi, I'm Myra. Do you want to sit next to me?”

The girl's smile grew. “I'm Nadia! Yes. I'd like to sit next to you.”

At the next stop, Nadia slid (滑行) into the seat next to Myra. They joked and laughed the whole way to school.

At breaks, Myra and Nadia played together. In art class, they drew together. In the lunchroom, they ate together.

And on the bus ride home, they sat together. When it came time for Myra to get off the bus, she turned to her new friend. “Bye, Nadia! I'll see you tomorrow!”

Nadia smiled. “Good-bye, Myra. I'll save you a seat.”

Myra got off the bus. She turned around and waved to Nadia. Then she watched as the bus drove away. A big smile spread across Myra's face. She had made a friend, a friend who was going to save her a seat tomorrow. She could hardly wait.

1.Myra did everything alone at first because ________.

A.something was wrong with her head B.she had no friends

C.she didn't like playing jokes D.she liked to stay alone

2.The underlined word “funny” probably means ________ in this passage.

A.interesting B.excited C.sick D.disappointed

3.Myra met Nadia for the first time ________.

A.at breaks B.in the lunchroom C.at the bus stop D.on the bus

4.The story tells us that when we want to make friends with someone, we could________ first.

A.take a deep breath B.have classes together

C.save a seat for him/her D.give a smile to him/her

5.According to the passage, we can infer (推断) that________.

A.Myra's house was farther than Nadia's from school

B.Nadia and Myra were both in the same school

C.Myra greeted Nadia without thinking twice when she saw Nadia for the first time

D.Nadia would give her seat up to Myra the next day

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[素材选自One Story A Day Book 1]

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Maggie watches a lot of television. She likes watching TV so much that wherever she goes, she always arrives late. She can't wait to go back to the front of TV, so she never _____ her breakfast or homework. Every day she spends _____ in front of the TV. Her mother thinks her daughter watches too much television. One day, she decided to have a _____ with her.

Ms Hunter said to her daughter, “_____ I was a little girl, we did not have a television. In fact, I was nearly ten years old before I saw my first movie.” “Ten years old before you _____ a movie？” cried Maggie.

Then Maggie's mother told her own_____.

“We lived in a small village. One day, my father came back home from work_____. He would take us to see a movie. It was _____ to wait all week for that big day to arrive. Soon the weekend arrived. We were very _____. Mother got us dressed in ______ best clothes that day. And father talked with us ______ movies.

When we arrived, there was a big movie screen______ and a movie projector sitting on a table. We sat on the grass. It was so amazing ______ a moving picture. I will never forget that day. ”

Ms Hunter continued, “In those days, we didn't have much. But, you see how happy we were. And the day is always ______.” Maggie smiled back at her mother and said, “Thanks for ______ me about this, Mom. I have more to think about.” She decides not to watch TV like before.

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1.A.finds B.cooks C.drinks D.finishes

2.A.minutes B.hours C.days D.months

3.A.talk B.walk C.dream D.fight

4.A.Unless B.Because C.When D.Since

5.A.bought B.enjoyed C.made D.saw

6.A.feeling B.story C.joke D.thought

7.A.happily B.slowly C.sadly D.quickly

8.A.difficult B.ready C.wonderful D.interesting

9.A.anxious B.excited C.worried D.proud

10.A.her B.his C.their D.our

11.A.from B.under C.about D.over

12.A.set up B.made up C.turned up D.packed up

13.A.to see B.see C.seeing D.saw

14.A.remember B.remembered C.remembering D.to remember

15.A.telling B.singing C.teaching D.discussing

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