The businessman traveled far and worked hard ...

The businessman traveled far and worked hard until， finally， it was time to set off home． He packed all the presents he had bought， but decided to get a fresh rose for his youngest daughter called Bella when he was closer to home． On his journey home， a terrible storm came．

Luckily， the businessman found a place to shelter（躲避）．He ran to the door． To his surprise， it was open but the house seemed empty． It looked warm and welcoming． In he went．

"Is there anybody home？" he called． But there was nobody to be seen or a sound to be heard． Tired and wet， the businessman sat down by the fire．

Invisible（无形的）hands gave him warm drink and good food． Invisible hands put a cushion（垫子）behind his head． He couldn't believe his eyes． "I must be dreaming，" he thought．

Next morning， the businessman awoke and remembered he had to get a rose for Bella． In the garden， he found a beautiful rose bush． He started to dig up a small part of it． Then he heard a terrible roar（咆哮），"How dare you take my rose!"

Suddenly， a great hary beast（野兽）appeared， roaring loudly．

"Please don't hurt me!" begged the businessman． "I'll do anything．" "Then you must promise to send me the first creature（生物）you see when you get home．" "Aha!" thought the businessman， "I will see the chickens around my door first．" So he gave his promise．

Sadly， the first creature he saw was not a chicken， a cat or a dog． It was Bella， who came running out to greet him． The businessman went as pale as moonlight． He told her the whole story． Bella did not think twice． "A promise is a promise，" she said． （To be continued…）

1.What present did the father want to give his youngest daughter？　　　　

A. A book．

B. A cushion．

C. A chicken．

D. A rose．

2.Which is the right order according to the story？　　　　

①He got some nice drink and food， then had a good sleep．

②He bought some presents for his daughters．

③He promised to send the first creature he met to the beast．

④He went into a warm house because of the terrible storm．

A. ①④②③

B. ②④①③

C. ③④①②

D. ④①③②

3.We can tell from the last paragraphthat Bella would　　　　 ．

A. plant the rose in her garden

B. keep her father's promise

C. hate her father

D. go to kill the beast

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根据句意和提示写出单词，完成句子。

1.The man had worked hard for many years and he finally ____________(成功).

2.I’m wondering whether people in __________(古代的)Asia like to wear yellow.

3.Why do people think ____________(高度)of Tan’s music?

4.These are the ___________(获胜者们) bags, please put them away.

5.Mo Yan is one of the ______________（开拓者）of modern Chinese culture.

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My dad was a fisherman. He worked hard and stayed out until he caught enough 36  to feed the family nearly every day. When the weather was bad he would 37  me to school. An old truck was used in his fishing business. When we got to the school, he would give me a big38  on the face and tell me to be a good 39 . It was so embarrassing for me. I was 12 years old, and my dad would still kiss me goodbye!

I remember the day when I decided I was too 40  for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean (倾斜) toward me, but I put my hand up and 41 , “No, Dad.” It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way. He had a surprised look on his face for a long time, and his 42 started to be wet. He turned and looked out of the windshield (挡风玻璃). “You’re43 ,” he said.“You are a big boy—a man. I won’t kiss you any more.”

It wasn’t long after that when my dad went out to 44  and never came back. It was a day when most of the fishermen stayed at home except Dad. He had a big family to feed

How I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would 45  have told my dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.

1.A. food       B. birds            C. animals      D. fish

2. A. ride          B. carry            C. drive            D. bring

3. A. kiss      B. laugh            C. look         D. hand

4. A. man           B. boy          C. teacher      D. fisherman

5. A. old           B. young            C. excited      D. moved

6. A. spoke     B. said         C. repeated     D. answered

7. A. hands     B. feet         C. eyes             D. face

8. A. kind          B. clever           C. wrong            D. right

9. A. school        B. sea          C. boat         D. river

10. A. still            B. ever         C. never            D. only

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My dad was a fisherman. He worked hard and stayed out until he caught enough ______ to feed the family nearly every day. When the weather was bad he would  ______ me to school. An old truck was used in his fishing business. When we got to the school, he would give me a big ________on the face and tell me to be a good _______. It was so embarrassing for me. I was 12 years old, and my dad would still kiss me goodbye!

I remember the day when I decided I was too _______for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean  倾斜 toward me, but I put my hand up and ________, “No, Dad. ” It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way. He had a surprised look on his face for a  long time, and his________started to be wet. He turned and looked out of the windshield 挡风玻璃. “You’re ______,” he said. “You are a big boy—a man. I won’t  kiss you any more. ”

It wasn’t long after that when my dad went out to ______and never came back. It was a day when most of the fishermen stayed at home except Dad. He had a big family  to feed

How I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would ________have told my dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.

1.A. food                     B. birds               C. animals          D. fish

2.A. ride                      B. carry              C. drive                        D. bring

3.A. kiss                       B. laugh              C. look                         D. hand

4.A. man                      B. boy                 C. teacher                   D. fisherman

5.A. old                        B. young             C. excited          D. moved

6.A. spoke                   B. said                 C. repeated                D. answered

7.A. hands                   B. feet                C. eyes                         D. face

8.A. kind                      B. clever            C. wrong                      D. right

9.A. school                  B. sea                  C. boat                         D. river

10.A. still                     B. ever               C. never                      D. only

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She kept _________ hard at her physics and finally caught up with us.　

A. work　　　　     B. worked　　　         C. working　　         D. to work

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Imagine this: you’ve been working hard all year and you are finally on your 2-week holiday. ________1._______Should you get some form of compensation(补偿)? There’s a new rule which allows EU workers to claim back(要求收回) holiday time if they fall ill during their paid leave. _______2._______ Here are two opinions.

YES! By Kiera Smithers

As we all know, holidays are there for a reason— you can have a chance to relax yourself and then ready to work again with more energy. ________3.________ So, why should someone who has worked hard all year have their holiday ruined(毁掉) because they got sick when they were going to rest? Imagine if you had to fly home early or spend the rest of the time in bed— you’d definitely want some form of compensation, wouldn’t you?

NO! By Aaron Harper

_______4.________ People will go on holiday, then come back and claim that they’d been ill the whole time, and then go on holiday again! Another thing, all this depends on your definition of being “sick”. Some people will go to bed if they’ve got a headache, but others will come to work despite(尽管) having the flu. ______5._______ If you come back from your holiday, then take some more sick leave, other people are going to have to work more.

根据短文上下文，将下列句子还原到文中，使短文意思完整通顺。

A. If you’re sick on holiday, you’re even more likely to get sick.

B. Do you think it’s fair?

C. Finally, it’s unfair on “honest” workers.

D. But on your vacation, you get sick and you have to spend most of the time in bed.

E. I think this rule is unfair.

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Henry was an office 1. (work) in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.

He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw 2. advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food, Fresh air, Horse riding, Walking, Fishing, cheap and interesting.” “This 3. (sound) a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from 4. (sit) by the seaside and swimming.”

He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first day of July, he left 5.West Hill Farm.

But four days later, he returned home.

“What was wrong 6.West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?” “Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”

“Oh. What?”

“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”

“What’s wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”

“I know, but on the 7. (two) day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”

“How 8. (luck) you are!”

“You don’t understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”

“A different meat every day,” Ed said 9. (loud), “and what are you complaining!”

“Let me finish,” Henry said. “on the fourth day the farmer 10. (dead), and I didn’t dare (敢) stay for dinner!”

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Henry was an office 1. (work) in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.

He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw 2. advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food, Fresh air, Horse riding, Walking, Fishing, cheap and interesting.” “This 3. (sound) a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from 4. (sit) by the seaside and swimming.”

He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first day of July, he left 5.West Hill Farm.

But four days later, he returned home.

“What was wrong 6.West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?” “Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”

“Oh. What?”

“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”

“What’s wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”

“I know, but on the 7. (two) day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”

“How 8. (luck) you are!”

“You don’t understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”

“A different meat every day,” Ed said 9. (loud), “and what are you complaining!”

“Let me finish,” Henry said. “on the fourth day the farmer 10. (dead), and I didn’t dare (敢) stay for dinner!”

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Once a man and his wife worked for a businessman. There was a big box in the businessman's living room. The businessman pointed at the box and said， "There's only one thing you 　　 do. Don't open the box. " After saying this， he 　　 the living room.

The woman said to her husband， " There 　　 be something expensive in the box. Let's 　　 it， shall we?" Her husband said no to her.

The woman didn't give up her 　　 . One day， she decided to find out what was 　　 it. Her husband didn't stop her. She opened the box and looked 　　 . She found nothing in the box and tried hard to close it，　　 she failed.

That evening the businessman came home and found the box was 　　 . He was very angry and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.

"But there was nothing in the box，" the woman said. "We haven't taken anything 　　 . " The businessman shouted at them， "The box is not important. I cannot believe you. That's important!"

1.A. needn't　　　　　　 B. wouldn't　　　　　　　 C. mustn't

2.A. entered　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　 C. found

3.A. must　　　　　　　　 B. will　　　　　　　　　 C. used to

4.A. open　　　　　　　　 B. close　　　　　　　　 C. clean

5.A. work　　　　　　　　 B. idea　　　　　　　　　 C. box

6.A. near　　　　　　　　 B. under　　　　　　　　 C. in

7.A. inside　　　　　　 B. outside　　　　　　　　 C. up

8.A. so　　　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　　　　 C. but

9.A. lost　　　　　　　　 B. open　　　　　　　　　 C. empty

10.A. at all　　　　　　　 B. at times　　　　　　　 C. at once

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Once a man and his wife worked for a businessman. There was a big box in the businessman’s living room. The businessman pointed at the box and said, “There’s only one thing you mustn’t do. Don’t open the box.” 1. saying this, he left the living room.

The woman said to his husband, “There must be something expensive in the box. Let’s open it,2. we?” Her husband 3. with her.

The woman didn’t give up her idea. One day, she decided to find out 4. was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box and looked inside. She found 5. in the box and tried hard to close it 6. she failed.

That evening the businessman came back home and found the box was open. He was very 7. and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.

“But there was nothing in the box,” the woman said. “We 8. taken anything at all. The businessman shouted at them, “The box is not important. 1 can’t believe in you. That’s important.”

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