When I was a little boy, my mother sold flowe...

When I was a little boy, my mother sold flowers in London. She couldn’t 　 　 　 me at home, so I had to go with her. As I grew older, I began to help her and I really enjoyed it.

Things changed 　　　 I was 14. My grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was 　　 making candles. I loved it so much that I spent all my free time making 　　　 of all shapes and sizes. I made hundreds of them.

One day, my mother was ill so I had to go to the market by　　　　 . I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them. To my 　　 , they were sold out in 20 minutes! The next week, my mum gave me some　　　　 to buy some wax (蜡) to make more candles. They were sold out quickly, too. Nine months later, we decided to stop 　　　　 flowers. My mum and I couldn’t make enough candles during the week, so some of my school friends started to help us. I　　　　 them one pound for every candle, and we sold them for much more money. It was very 　　　　　 and my friends worked with me happily.

When I was 22, my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first candle shop.

1.A. leave　　　　　　　　 　 B. stop　　　　　 　　 C. give　 　　　　　　 D. take

2.A. if　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. when　　　　　　 　 C. because　　　　 D. since

3.A. for　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. with　　　　　　　　 C. about　 　　　　　 D. at

4.A. boxes　　　　　　　　　 B. candles　　　　　　 　 C. kites　 　　　　　 D. matches

5.A. himself　　　　　　　　 B. herself　　　　　　 　 C. myself 　　　　 D. ourselves

6.A. surprise　　　　　　　　 B. interest　　　　　　 C. sadness 　　　　 D. joy

7.A. bread　　　　　　　　　　 B. paper　　　　　　　　　　 C. money　 　　　　 D. drink

8.A. buying　　　　　　　　 B. borrowing　　　　　 C. selling　 　　　　 D. making

9.A. took　　　　　　　　　　　 B. paid　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. cost　 　　　　　 D. spent

10.A. interesting　　　 B. boring　　　　　　　　　　 C. terrible　　　　 D. normal

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When I was little, my mother began selling flowers in Camden Market. She couldn’t36me at home on my own, 37I had to go to the market with her.

38, I didn’t have to do anything. I just sat there, and my mother told me jokes and stories so I didn’t get 39.When I got older, I gave my mother a hand and I really enjoyed it.

Then one year, my grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was all about making candles and I loved it. I was 14, and I didn’t have to go to the market40because my mother could leave me at home on my own. I41my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes. I made42them.

One day, my mother was ill, so I had to go to the market on my own. I decided to43some candles with me and see44I could sell them. They45in 20 minutes! The next week, my mother gave me some money to buy some wax (蜡) to make more candles. They were sold out really quickly, too.

Ten months later, we decided46flowers. My mother and I couldn’t make enough candles during the week, so some of my friends started to help us. I paid them one pound47every candle, and we 48sell them for three or four times. It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market.

At the age of 22, my uncle49me some money and I opened my first shop in Portobello Road. Since then, I’ve50looked back, even in difficulties. In the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from the designer, furniture to paintings. Oh, and candles, of course.

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I was similar to my mother when I was a little girl .(改为同义句)

I ______　 ______ my mother when I was a little girl.

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Jane Goodall was born in London. When she was one year old, her mother took her to the zoo to see chimps(猩猩). Jane began to love the chimps.

When she was seven years old, she read a book about a doctor who could talk to animals. Then she wanted to be able to talk to animals, too. Her favorite animal was chimps.

When she was twenty-six years old, she went to Africa with all her money. She began to study chimps there instead of going to university. In Gombe National Park of Africa, she watched them carefully day after day.

At first, the chimps were afraid of her, so she had to watch them far away. After three or four months, the animals accepted(接受)her. And then, she went to live in the forests. At last they became her friends. She found the chimps acted so much like people. They could think and make plans. They used tools. They could show their feelings when they were happy, sad or mad. She learned their language.

Jane Goodall studied chimps for more than forty years. She is a very famous scientist in the world.

1.Where was Jane Goodall born?

__________________________________________________.

2.What was Jane Goodall’s favorite animal?

__________________________________________________.

3.When did Jane Goodall go to Africa?

__________________________________________________.

4.Did the chimps have feelings?

__________________________________________________.

5.How long did Jane Goodall study chimps?

__________________________________________________.

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The little boy entered the house, unhappy. His mother was　　　　　 cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she 　　　　　　 but stopped when she saw his face. “Tyler,　　　　　　 happened? Is everything okay?”

“Nothing is okay, mom.” said the boy, “Today, in our science lesson, Mrs. Green was talking about the　　　　　　　 .She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way, but there is　　　　 I can do to make a difference.”

“Let me tell you 　　　　　 .” the mother said after thinking for a while. “One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of dying starfish covering the beach, they were pushed up by the 　　　　　 , and it was too far up for them to make their way back by　　　　　　 . The man shook his head as he walked along, ‘What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach.’ The man felt very sorry 　　　　　 　　 those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was 　　　　 to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish　　　 into the sea as soon as he could, ‘how 　　　　 you are! My son .’ the man said, ‘There are so many starfish, can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing, “　　　　　 I can’t help them all ,I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one, and this one.”

“Thinking for a moment, the man 　　　　　　 to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, ‘Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the　　　　　 person.

1.A. drinking　 B. making　 C. selling D. washing

2.A. turned around　 B. turned down C. turned on D. turned off

3.A. what　 B. when　　　 C. where　　 D. why

4.A. air　　 B. land　　　 C. water　　 D. environment

5.A. something B. anything　　 C. everything　 D. nothing

6.A. a lie　 B. a joke　　 C. a story　 D. a truth

7.A. wind　　 B. rain　　　 C. waves　　 D. sands

8.A. himself B. itself　　 C. ourselves　 D. themselves

9.A. of　　 B. for　　 C. from　　　 D. forward

10.A. afraid　 B. surprised　 C. sad　 D. angry

11.A. after　 B.back　　 C. up　　 D. down

12.A. clever　 B. kind　 C.silly　 D. ugly

13.A. Or　 B. So　　　　 C. Because　　 D. Though

14.A. began　 B. continued　　 C. forgot　　 D. waited

15.A. shortest　 B. tallest　　 C. smallest　 D. biggest

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When I was nine years old, I wrote my first poem. My mother read the little poem and cried. “Buddy, it’s a beautiful, beautiful poem!” My mother poured out her praise.

“What time will Father be home?” I asked. I could hardly wait to show him my poem. My father had begun his movie career as a writer. He would be able to appreciate（欣赏）my poem even more than my mother. I confidently put the poem right on my father’s plate on the dining table.

My mother said he would be home around 7. But My father got home an hour later than expected. He sat down at the table and noticed his plate. “What is this?” I heard him say.

“Ben, Buddy has written his first poem. And it’s beautiful, so amazing!” Mother said.

“If you don’t mind, I’d like to decide that for myself,” Father said.

I kept my face lowered to my plate. It was only 10 lines long. But it seemed to take hours.　 “I think it’s bad,” my father said. I couldn’t look up. My eyes were getting wet.

“Ben, sometimes I don’t understand you,” my mother was saying. “This is just a little boy. He needs encouragement.”

“I don’t know why,”______________“Isn’t there enough bad poetry(诗歌) in the world already? No law says Buddy has to become a poet.”

I ran from the dining room, threw myself on the bed and cried.

A few months later, I read that first poem. It was a bad poem. I worked up the courage to show him a short story. My father thought it was not good but hopeful. I was learning to rewrite.

As I worked my way into other books and plays and films, I realized how lucky I was to have a mother who said, “Buddy, it’s wonderful!” and a father who shook his head “I think it’s bad.” Both are love that forces me to improve. In fact, all of us in life need both loving force.

1.What did the mother think of the Buddy’s poem?

A. She was so moved that she cried.

B. She thought the poem was well written.

C. She considered Buddy had no talent for poetry.

D. She believed Buddy needed advice from his father.

2.The underlined sentence “My father held his ground” may means ________.

A. My father began to explain his reasons

B. My father got so angry that he stood up

C. My father refused to change his thoughts

D. My father threw my poem on the ground

3.From the passage, we can infer that Father is ________.

A. loving and strict　　 B. careful and strict

C. careful and rude　　 D. careless and strict

4.Which of the following is right?

A. A few months later, the writer stopped writing.

B. After years the writer hated his father very much.

C. That day Father didn’t come home until a quarter past eight.

D. The writer was confident that Father would praise his poem.

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The little boy entered the house, unhappy. His mother was_______cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she turned round but_______when she saw his face. Tyler, _______happened? Is everything okay?

"Nothing is okay, Mom," said the boy, "Today, in our science lesson, Mrs. Green was_______ the environment.She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way home, but there is_______ I can do to make a difference.""Let me tell you_______," the mother said after thinking for a while. One morning a man was walking down a beach. There he saw thousands of dying starfish(海星) covering the beach. They were pushed up by the waves,and it was too _______up for them to make their way back by _______. The man shook his head as he walked along. What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach. The man felt very sorry _______ those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was________to find a boy throwing the starfish back into the sea as________as he could. 'How silly you are! My ________, the man said, ‘There are so many starfish. Can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing. '________ 1 cant help them all, I can make a difference to this one,and this one, and this one. said the boy."

Thinking for a moment, the man________to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, 'Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the________ person."

1.A. drinking　　 B. making　　 C. selling　　 D. washing

2.A. stopped　　 B. stopping　　 C. stayed　　 D. staying

3.A. what　　 B. when　　 C. where　　 D. why

4.A. talking to　　 B. talking with　　 C. talking at　　 D. talking about

5.A. something　　 B. anything　　 C. everything　　 D. nothing

6.A. a lie　　 B. a joke　　 C. a story　　 D. a truth

7.A. close　　 B. high　　 C. far　　 D. hot

8.A. himself　　 B. itself　　 C. ourselves　　 D. themselves

9.A. of　　 B. for　　 C. from　　 D. forward

10.A. afraid　　 B. surprised　　 C. sad　　 D. angry

11.A. slow　　 B. fast　　 C. soon　　 D. high

12.A. father　　 B. mother　　 C. son　　 D. daughter

13.A. Or　　 B. So　　 C. Because　　 D. Though

14.A. started　　 B. continued　　 C. forgot　　 D. waited

15.A. shortest　　 B. tallest　　 C. smallest　　 D. biggest

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The little boy entered the house unhappily. His mother was1cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she2,but stopped when she saw his face.“Tyler,3happened? Is everything okay?”

“Nothing is okay,Mom,” said the boy.” Today, in our science lesson, Mrs Green talked about the 4 .The whole world is getting dirtier and many animals and plants are dying, She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way home, but there is 5I can do to make a difference.”

“Let me tell you a6,”the mother said after thinking  for a while .“ One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of dying starfish（海星） covering the beach, they were pushed up by the 7. and it was too far for them to make their way back by8. The man shook his head as he walked along,“What a pity!So many starfish will die on the beach.” The man felt very9for those starfish . He went on walking and just at that time he was10to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish back into the sea as11as he could. “How silly you are! My12,” the man said.“There are so many starfish, and can you throw all of them back?” The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing. “13I can’t help them all, I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one,”said the boy.“Thinking for a moment, the man14to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, “Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the 15person.”

1.                A．drinking        B．making         C．selling    D．washing

2.                A．turned around   B．turned down     C．turned on D．turned off

3.                A．what           B．when          C．where    D．why

4.                A．air            B．land           C．water    D．environment

5.                A．something      B．anything        C．everything D．nothing

6.                A．lie             B．joke           C．story D．way

7.                A．wind           B．rain            C．waves    D．sands

8.                A．himself         B．itself           C．ourselves D．themselves

9.                A．tired           B．sorry           C．happy    D．excited

10.               A．afraid          B．surprised       C．sad   D．angry

11.               A．slow           B．fast            C．soon  D．high

12.               A．father          B．mother         C．son   D．daughter

13.               A．Or            B．So             C．Because   D．Though

14.               A．began          B．continued       C．forgot D．waited

15.               A．shortest        B．tallest          C．smallest   D．biggest

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I had to________ my little sister when my mother was not at home.

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I was a small boy of 8, and was having lunch in a restaurant with my mother and my grandma. I ordered a Salisbury steak, confident in the knowledge that under that wonderful name was a good hamburger. When brought to the table, it was with a plate of peas. I have always hated peas. I don’t know why anyone would like to eat peas. I never ate them before. And I certainly was not about to eat them now.

“Eat your peas, ”my grandmother said.

“Mother, ”said my mom. “He doesn’t like peas. Leave him alone. ”

My grandmother did not answer, but I saw something strong in her eyes. “I’ll pay you $5 if you eat them, ”she said.

I sat there still. In my mind, $5 was a huge, nearly unimaginable amount（数量） of money, and as terrible as peas were, only one plate of them stood between me and that $5. I began to eat them.

My mother was angry while grandma was pleased. My mother stared at（盯着） her mother and me. If there were a staring Olympics, she would win the gold medal. The stares made me nervous, and every single pea made me nearly throw up, but the image of $5 were in my mind, and I finally finished them.

My grandmother left for Aunt Lillian’s a few weeks later. That night, at dinner, my mother served a big bowl of peas. I, of course, said no at once. My mother looked at me coldly and then came the words that followed me for years.

“You ate them for money.” she said. “You can eat them for love. ”

Oh, despair（绝望）! Oh, my god! Now, too late, came the understanding that I’d drawn myself into something from which there was no way to run away.

What possible answer could I say against that?

I ate them. I ate them that day and every other time they were served. The five dollars were quickly spent. My grandmother passed away a few years later. But the story of the peas lived on, and the words became my forever nightmare（噩梦）, “You ate them for money, you can eat them for love. ”

1.What kind of person is the grandma according to the writer?

A. Strict.　　　 B. Terrible.　　　　 C. Friendly.　　　 D. Funny.

2.After the lunch, the mother continued to serve peas to her son because ____________.

A. she disliked her son very much

B. she wanted to see if he loved her

C. she decided to teach him a lesson

D. she wanted him to remember his grandma

3.The writer wanted to tell us that ____________.

A. his grandmother became his nightmare

B. he realized money was so easy to spend

C. he never refused to eat peas from then on

D. he learnt he shouldn’t do everything for money

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