—What did she say in her letter?—She said she...

—What did she say in her letter?

—She said she was looking forward to ___________to her hometown.

A.return B.retuned C.returning D.returns

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Lily was a French girl who moved to America with her family. She left school at the age of 16. She had to work to support her family. Her English was very poor. She didn't have the courage to ask for a job.

One day, Lily saw a sign at a company."Help wanted," the sign said. She walked up to the office and knocked on the door. She was met by the office manager, Margaret Costello. In her broken English. Lily told her she was interested in the secretarial position. Margaret knew something wasn't right, but decided to give the girl a chance.

Margaret sat her down at a typewriter and said,“Lily. Let's see how good you really are." She let Lily type a letter and then left. Lily looked at the clock: it was 11:40 a.m. Everyone would leave for lunch at noon. She thought that she could slip away in the crowd. But she thought she should at least try to type the letter. She got through one line. It had five words and she had made four mistakes.

She pulled the paper out and threw it away. The clock now showed 11:45. Lily tried again. She got through a full paragraph, but she still had made many mistakes. Again. She pulled out the paper, threw it away and started over. This time, she typed the whole letter, but there were still many mistakes. She looked at the clock:11:55. Just then, Margaret walked in. She read the letter and then said."Lily. You did a good job." Lily was surprised. With those simple words of encouragement, her confidence began to grow. She thought, “Well, if she thinks it's good, it must be good. I think I'll stay.”

Lily did stay at the company for 51 years—all because someone gave her courage when she knocked on the door.

1.Lily left school because_________.

A.her family was poor

B.her English was good

C.she was 16 years old

D.she was from America

2.What job did Lily want to get in the company?

A.A secretary. B.A manager. C.A director. D.A gatekeeper.

3.When did Lily finish typing the whole letter?

A.At 11:40. B.At 11:45. C.At 1l:50. D.At 11:55.

4.Which of the following best describes Margaret?

A.Well—dressed. B.Kind—hearted.

C.Hard—working. D.Good—looking.

5.What can be learned from the text?

A.Failure is the mother of success. B.Mistakes are often the best teachers.

C.Encouragement makes confidence. D.Without confidence, there is no friendship.

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--- What did your daughter say in her letter?

--- She told me that she ________ Cambridge University already with her friends.

A. had visited　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. have visited　　　　　　　　　 C. was visiting　　　　　　　　　 D. visited

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--- What did Lily say in her letter?

--- She asked _________________.

A. what did we often do in our spare time

B. when we will go to the seaside

C. that we could go hiking this weekend

D. how we would spend our holidays

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

When Sally was a child, she went to the city park with her mom on a sunny morning. She felt very unhappy. Her mom saw that and asked why. Sally told her mother that she felt so sorry to see so much rubbish on the ground.

Her mom looked around. There were pieces of paper, boxes, glass bottles and a lot of other rubbish everywhere. “What can we do?” asked Sally sadly. “I’m sure you will think of something,” said her mom.

As soon as Sally got home with her mom, she painted a picture of the park and wrote a sign in large black letters at the top of the picture. The sign said, “PLEASE KEEP OUR PARK CLEAN”. Later, she took plenty of bags and went back to the park with her mom. Sally put up her picture on a big rubbish box.

The children at the park ran over to see what was going on. Sally handed each of them a bag. “Let’s clean up this place,” said Sally. Then they began to pick up the rubbish, talking and laughing. Soon, all the bags were full.

Then Sally’s mom led them to put the rubbish into different kinds of rubbish boxes. When they looked at the clean park, they all had a strong feeling of satisfaction.

From then on, Sally has been keeping doing the cleaning and sorting（分类）rubbish. More and more people joined her to play a part in environment protection.

1.Why was Sally unhappy?

A.Because she couldn’t find her mom. B.Because her friends were not at the park.

C.Because there was too much rubbish. D.Because the park was too crowded.

2.Sally drew the picture to ________.

A.show off her painting skills B.encourage people to keep the park clean

C.give her mom a big surprise D.show people how beautiful the park was

3.What did the children do at the park when they saw Sally put up her picture?

A.They laughed at Sally. B.They spent a terrible and tiring day.

C.They bought some bags from Sally. D.They joined Sally in picking up the rubbish.

4.How do you like Sally?

A.Warm-hearted. B.Brave. C.Hard-working. D.Lazy.

5.What’s the best title for the text?

A.A beautiful park B.Sally and her mom

C.A clean-up story D.How to clean the park

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For years I forgot with the "bird's nest" on top of my head. My mother thought my hair was naturally beautiful, but my classmates didn't agree. They made fun of it, calling my hair “the mop(拖把)”.

When I got to university, I decided to change my hairstyle. I had my curly hair straightened (拉直). However, it cost me $700 every six months to do this. People said I was crazy to spend that much. But for me, I would do anything to never again see that curly-haired girl in the mirror.

But when I had to start renting(租)my own apartment, the cost became too high. So I turned to the internet. In the end, I found a "curly-haired" salon, a place designed for girls with crazy hair.

When I arrived there, the stylist, Jacquai, was waiting for me.

"Do you really think this will work? " I asked.

"No curly hair is hopeless," she replied. "You just haven't found a way to work with it. That’s all. "

After the hour was over, Jacquai had completed her task. She had fixed my hair using only her hands. I couldn't believe it一my hair looked beautiful.

Now my world has changed. I am more outgoing and confident than ever. People say that I'm looking better than ever, but that they can't figure out what has changed. I don't need to tell them. My hair speaks for itself.

1.How much could the writer spend on her hair in a year when she had her curly hair straightened?

A.350 dollars. B.700 dollars. C.1,400 dollars. D.2,100 dollars.

2.Why did the writer look for a curly-haired salon?

A.Because people said she was crazy.

B.Because she wanted to have a new hair style.

C.Because she couldn't afford to straighten her hair.

D.Because she thought her curly hair was hopeless.

3.What can we infer from the end of the story?

A.The writer was not a beautiful girl.

B.The writer spent a lot of money with Jacquai’s help.

C.The writer didn't mind her curly hair at all.

D.The writer accepted her curly hair at all.

4.What does the underlined phrase "figure out" in the last paragraph mean?

A.估计 B.认为 C.计算出 D.弄明白

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。

Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath and tired. “I think I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.

She went to the doctor and told him her problem. The doctor looked her over and then gave her some advice. “If you don't do as what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart problem. It could kill you.”

Ellen Parker was very worried as she left the doctor's. She knew that she had to take his advice but it would not be easy and it would take time.

The next day she went shopping. Firstly, she walked into a big shop which sold meat. “I'd like ten pounds of meat, please,”she said. “Certainly, madam,” the seller answered and went into the cold room and found a large piece of meat. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale(秤). “That’s just under ten pounds,”he said.

“That is big enough,”Mrs. Parker said. The seller worked out the price. “At $4.99 a pound, that will be $49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”

“Oh, I don't want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.

"If you don't want to buy it, "the seller answered angrily,”why did you ask me to get it for you?”

“My doctor told me that I am too heavy and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”

1.Ellen Parker was quite heavy.

2.It was easy for her to climb stairs.

3.Ellen went to the doctor because she worried about her health.

4.Ellen didn't want to take the doctor's advice.

5.At last, Ellen bought the meat and took it away.

九年级英语阅读判断中等难度题查看答案及解析

— What did Alice say just now?

—Sorry, I didn’t notice what she said.

A.look forward to B.pay attention to C.get on with D.take pride in

九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was a Saturday morning. When Mrs. Green looked up to the sky, she smiled and said, “It's going to 1. a beautiful day.” She woke up her son at eight and said, “Get up, Teddy. 2. going to the zoo today. Wash your hands and face, and eat your breakfast quickly. We are going to New York by train.” Teddy was very happy because he liked going to the zoo and taking 3. train. He got up quickly and said, “I dreamed about the zoo last night, Mom. I was excited in the dream.”

His mother was busy doing housework, but she stopped and smiled 4. her little son, “You did, Teddy?” She said. “And 5. did you do in the zoo in your dream?” “You know, Mom. You were there in my dream, too.”

九年级英语单词填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Jo was the first to wake up on Christmas morning. When her sisters were awake too, they all went own to the kitchen. Their mother wasn't there but Hannah, their servant, was.

"Your mother went out early, "she said. "A poor boy came to the door asking for food. She was sorry for him and she wanted to help him. She went to see his family. "

While they were waiting for their mother to come back, the girls put their presents for her in a basket. Soon they heard the sound of a key in the front door.

"Mother's here!" cried Jo.

"Hide the basket behind the sofa! Quick!"

Then they all rushed into the hall to greet their mother.

"Merry Christmas, Mother!" they cried.

"Merry Christmas, little daughters!" Mrs March said in her happy voice. She hugged them all and kissed them. Then she suddenly became very serious.

"Come and sit down, girls. I want to say something before we start breakfast. "

They all sat down at the breakfast table and Mrs March continued.

"I went to see a poor woman this morning. Her name is Mrs Hummel. She lives near here in one room with her seven children. One of them is only a baby. They are cold and hungry because they don't have a fire or any food. The oldest boy Jack came to ask me for help. Girls, can we give them our breakfast as a Christmas present?"

The sisters looked at the good food on the table. They were all hungry. For a minute nobody spoke.

Then Jo said, "I'm so glad you came back before we started eating, Mother!"

—From the Little Woman

1.What did the mother go out for on Christmas morning?

A.To buy some food for the boy. B.To see the boy's family.

C.To send Christmas presents to the boy. D.To talk with the boy's family.

2.Where did the girls put their presents for their mother?

A.In front of the door. B.In a basket.

C.Behind the front door. D.On the sofa.

3.Who is Mrs Hummel?

A.Jack's mother B.Jo's mother C.Jo's servant D.Jack's sister

4.According to the last sentence "I'm so glad you came back before we started eating, Mother!", what did Jo mean?

A.She wanted to eat breakfast with their mother. B.She was happy to give the breakfast to the boy.

C.She wanted their mother to come back. D.She was glad that it's time to eat breakfast.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析