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Once a man was walking along a beach. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. In the distance he could see a person 1.(go) back and forth between the surf’s edge 2. the beach. As the man approached, he could see there were hundreds of starfish(海星)3. (lie) on the sand as 4. result of the natural action of the tide.
The person seemed to be 5. (absorb) in the apparently useless task. There were too many starfish. Many of them were sure to die. When he came near, the person continued the task of 6.(pick) the starfish one by one and throwing them into the ocean.
As he came up to the person, he said, “You must be crazy. There are 7.thousand) of miles of beach 8.(cover) with starfish. You can’t 9.(possible) make a difference.” The person looked at the man. He then bent down and picked up one more starfish and threw it back into the ocean. He turned back to the man,10.(say), “It surely makes a difference to 
that one!”
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Once a man was walking along a beach. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. In the distance he could see a person 1. (go) back and forth between the surf’s edge 2. the beach. As the man approached, he could see there were hundreds of starfish stranded on the sand as a result of the natural 3. (act) of the tide.
The man 4. (stick) by the apparent uselessness of the task.There were far too many starfish. Many of them were sure to die. As he approached, the person continued the task of 5. (pick) up the starfish one by one and throwing them into the ocean.
As he came up to the person, he said, “You must be crazy. There are 6. (thousand) of miles of beach 7. (cover) with starfish. You can’t 8. (possible) make any difference.” The person looked at the man. He then bent down and picked up one 9. (many) starfish and threw it back into the ocean. He turned back to the man and said, “It surely made a 10. to that one！”
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The sun was shining and the birds singing. __________ a princess, pale and weeping.
A. Walked through the forest
B. Through the forest walked
C. Through the forest walking
D. Walking through the forest
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He was walking along the beach. All of _____ sudden, he saw a beautiful girl dancing ______ music.
A. a; with B. / ; with
C. / ; to D. a ; to
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Making a Difference
One day a man was walking along the seashore. He noticed that during the night many seashells and starfish had_______up on the shore. Thoroughly_______the morning sun and cool sea air, the man walked for miles along the sand.
Far off in the distance, he saw a small_______dancing. The man was_______that someone was celebrating life in such a graceful and free manner. As he_______closer,however, it seemed that the figure was not dancing, but repeatedly performing some act.
Approaching the small figure, the man noticed that it was a_______.The girl was methodically_______up starfish from the shore and throwing them back into the surf. The man paused for a moment,_______ then asked, "Why are you throwing those starfish back into the ocean?”
“If I leave these starfish on the beach,” she replied, “the sun will_______them, and they will die. I am throwing them back into the ocean because I want them to____________.”
The man was thoughtful for a____________impressed with the child's____________Then he motioned up and down the miles and miles of beach and said, “There must be____________of starfish along here! How can you____________expect to make a difference?”
The young girl thought about the man's____________for a moment, then she slowly leaned over, reached down, and carefully picked up____________starfish from the sand. With a____________effort, she threw the____________back out into the surf.
She turned to the man and____________ “You may be right,” she said, “but I made a difference____________ that one!”
1.A.climbed B.jumped C.washed D.picked
2.A.bathing B.watching C.breathing D.enjoying
3.A.starfish B.figure C.seashell D.man
4.A.glad B.worried C.scared D.angry
5.A.swam B.drew C.danced D.became
6.A.starfish B.fish C.child D.fisherman
7.A.looking B.beating C.following D.picking
8.A.puzzled B.delighted C.shocked D.confirmed
9.A.warm B.dry C.break D.light
10.A.die B.drown C.live D.swim
11.A.moment B.day C.mile D.life
12.A.wisdom B.consideration C.bravery D.cleverness
13.A.several B.few C.none D.millions
14.A.happily B.surely C.possibly D.slightly
15.A.words B.action C.effort D.voice
16.A.some B.another C.many D.no
17.A.terrible B.huge C.nice D.gentle
18.A.man B.words C.sand D.starfish
19.A.said B.laughed C.smiled D.waved
20.A.for B.about C.in D.at
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A man was driving along the highway when he saw the Easter rabbit walking across the middle of the road． He wanted to avoid _____the rabbit， but unluckily the Easter rabbit jumped in front of the _____and was knocked over．
The basket of candy， which the rabbit was_____， went flying all over the place． The driver， being an animal _____stopped his car at the side of the _____， and got out to see what had become of the rabbit． Much to his _____， the colorful rabbit was dead， so the driver began to_____．
A woman _____down the highway saw the man crying on the side of the road，_____she stopped her car， stepped out and asked the man what was _____． "I feel terrible，" he explained， "I hit the Easter rabbit and killed it _____． Children will be so sad ﹣ they always _____to see it on Easter． What should I do？"
The woman told the man not to _____． She went to her car and pulled out a spray can． She walked over to the _____rabbit and sprayed something onto it． Immediately， the Easter rabbit came to _____jumped up， picked up the _____all over the ground， waved at the two _____and walked down the road．
The man was _____． He didn't know what was in the woman's spray can． He ran over to the woman and asked， "What did you spray on the Easter rabbit？"
The woman _____the can around so that the man could _____the words on it． It said， "Hair spray ﹣ restores life to dead hair．"
1.A. beating B. seeing C. hitting D. striking
2.A. shop B. field C. tree D. car
3.A. giving B. carrying C. showing D. making
4.A. lover B. owner C. protector D. researcher
5.A. house B. station C. road D. ground
6.A. excitement B. joy C. anger D. sadness
7.A. laugh B. weep C. shout D. sing
8.A. driving B. walking C. running D. flying
9.A. though B. but C. so D. if
10.A. different B. important C. possible D. wrong
11.A. by hand B. by accident C. by design D. by contrast
12.A. expect B. forget C. hate D. learn
13.A. go B. worry C. rest D. explain
14.A. mad B. polite C. dead D. colorful
15.A. success B. life C. dream D. work
16.A. candy B. basket C. carrots D. eggs
17.A. men B. humans C. women D. children
18.A. encouraged B. pleased C. surprised D. amused
19.A. broke B. picked C. threw D. turned
20.A. read B. keep C. receive D. write
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There was once a young man walking down the streets of Rome, from one end of the city to the other, on his way to visit a relative. While walking, he happened to a beautifully impressive church and heard sounds coming from the building. They sounded like a lot of pounding（冲击）.
Deciding to satisfy his , he approached the building, opened the heavy door and looked inside the church. Well , all he could was an old man in front of a big piece of marble , the marble with a chisel（凿子） and hammer.
“Well , it must be something very ,” the young man probably thought to himself, “ he doesn’t even notice me.” He then left the church and continued with his .
Several days later, he returned on the same . It seemed that the old man was still going at it, so he decided to ask him what he was doing.
He again went to the door, opened it and looked inside. To his , there was a big statue of an angel with wings spreading out wide open, light on it through the stained glass windows, and it the front of the church.
He could not help it but the next moment he was right next to the old man, his jaw hanging wide open. He with absolute amazement and a puzzled look on his face. He just could not understand how the old man knew that there was an angel in that piece of and he could not help but him, “Sir , how did you know that there was an in that piece of marble?”
The old man and replied, “Son, there is an angel in every one of us. All we need to do is to take a hammer and a chisel and chip away at all those little piece that do not look like an angel.”
1.A. enter B. build C. pass D. visit
2.A. loud B. noisy C. pleasant D. rough
3.A. relative B. curiosity C. owner D. wife
4.A. hear B. see C. feel D. smell
5.A. wiping B. cutting C. taking D. turning
6.A. mysterious B. optimistic C. important D. strange
7.A. because B. although C. unless D. if
8.A. thought B. work C. journey D. pray
9.A. route B. square C. business D. time
10.A. usually B. secretly C. really D. absolutely
11.A. disappointment B. amazement C. relief D. joy
12.A. sitting B. kneeling C. lying D. standing
13.A. shining B. bathing C. throwing D. looking
14.A. decorate B. exposed C. shaded D. beautified
15.A. for B. at C. with D. in
16.A. shared B. wondered C. frowned D. noticed
17.A. stone B. clay C. marble D. wood
18.A. challenge B. ask C. praise D. question
19.A. admire B. inventor C. eagle D. angel
20.A. sat down B. turned around C. looked up D. came out
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Once an Arab was traveling in the desert. When the sun went down in the west, he stopped and _36_ his tent then, made a fire and have a _37_ meal. When night fell, he_38_ down to sleep.
He had_39_ fallen asleep when he felt a soft _40_ on his elbow(手肘). He woke up to find that his camel had put his head inside the tent. The camel said: “Would you please let me keep my head in the tent to get warm? It is so cold outside. I will not take up too much 41 .”
The Arab was a 42 man, “All right, do as you 43 .” he said. Then he turned on his _44_ and went back to sleep.
It wasn’t long 45 he felt a push on his shoulder. It was the camel again. “Dear master,” the camel said, “my head is quite warm now, but my neck is still cold. Do you mind 46 I keep it inside the tent, too?”
“ _47_ .” the man said. But this time he felt a bit 48 , as camel had such a long neck.
No sooner had he shut his eyes 49 he got a harder push in his side. This time the camel said, “will you please allow me to bring my front legs inside and warm then a little?”
The Arab_ 50_ over to one side of the tent. He made _51_ as small as he could. It was not _52_ comfortable, and sleep was now out of 53 .Soon after that the camel gave his a rough push and said, “The tent is too small for the two of us. 54 , my two hind legs are still left in the cold. It is only_55_ that you should leave the tent wholly to me.” And with that, the camel kicked the poor man out.
1. A．built B．made C．put up D．set
2. A．simple B．rich C．excellent D．ordinary
3. A．laid B．lay C．lied D．went
4. A．seldom B．not C．almost D．hardly
5. A．touch B．beat C．kick D．bite
6. A．place B．tent C．room D．blanket
7. A．hard-hearted B．kind-hearted C．absent-mined D．careless
8. A．please B．willing C．are like D．want
9. A．light B．head C．arm D．side
10. A．after B．before C．since D．then
11. A．whether B．as C．that D．if
12. A．Yes, of course B．No, not at all
C．Don’t, please D．No, you can
13. A．crowded B．comfortable C．warmer D．narrower
14. A．than B．then C．when D．after
15. A．went B．walked C．climbed D．moved
16. A．the tent. B．himself C．room D．ground
17. A．very B．much C．a bit D．a little
18. A．question B．the question C．quite possible D．possibility
19. A．Except B．Besides C．After all D．But
20. A．fair B．wrong C．satisfied D．right
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The other day Cathy was walking along the Broad Street when she ________ an old friend of
hers, one she hadn’t seen for a long time.
| A．came across | B．came up | C．came about | D．came out |
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The other day Cathy was walking along the Broad Street when she ________ an old friend of
hers, one she hadn’t seen for a long time.
A. came across B. came up
C. came about D. came out
that one!”