A young woman was driving through the lonely ...

A young woman was driving through the lonely countryside. It was dark and rainy. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, putting up her hand as if she wanted a lift(搭便车).

“ I can’t leave her there in this weather,” the young woman said to herself. She stopped the car and opened the door.

“ Do you want a lift?” she asked. The old woman nodded(点头) and climbed into the car. After a while,she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting for a long time?”The old woman shook her head. “Strange(奇怪),” thought the woman.She tried again. “Bad weather for the time of the year,” she said. The old woman nodded.

Then the young woman found that the old woman’s hands were large and hairy(多毛的). Suddenly she knew that “she” was a man! She stopped the car. “ I can’t see out of the rear screen(后视镜) ,” she said, “ Would you like to clean it for me?”

“The old woman” nodded and opened the door. As soon as “she” was out of the car, the scared young woman drove off as fast as she could. When she got to the next village, she stopped and opened the handbag of “the old woman”. Inside was a gun(枪).

1.The woman stopped the car because _______

A.the old woman asked her to

B.she recognized the old woman

C.she knew what the woman wanted

D.she wanted to helped the old woman

2.What made the woman feel strange about the old woman?A.That she kept nodding her head

B.That she was unable to speak

C.That she gave no answer to her questions

D.That she had large and hairy hands

3.The young woman asked the hitchhiker to clear the rear screen because _______

A.this is the way she thought of to get rid of him

B.the hitchhiker frightened her

C.the hitchhiker was very helpful

D.she couldn’t see out of the rear screen

4.The hitchhiker left the bag with a gun in it behind because_______

A.he wanted to give her a warning

B.he had not expected the woman would leave him behind in the rain

C.it was his present for her

D.he wanted to kill her with the gun

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A young woman was driving alone through the country. It 　　 dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding her hand out as if(好像) she needed a lift(搭车).

“I can’t 　　 her out in this weather,” the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the door.

“Do you want a lift?” she asked. The old woman nodded and 　　 the car. After a while, she said to the old woman, “Do you wait for a long time?” The old woman shook her head. “Strange,” thought the young woman. She tried again, “Bad weather for the time 　　 year,” she said. The old woman nodded. Although(虽然) the driver tried some more, the lady said 　　 except(除了) for a nod of the head or something else.

Then the young woman 　　 the lady’s hands, they were very large and with thick hair. Suddenly, she knew the lady was a 　　 ! She stopped the car. “I can’ t see that mirror(后视镜)　　 ,” she said, “Please clean it for me, will you?” The lady nodded and opened the door.

As soon as the lady was out of the car, the woman drove off quickly. When she got to the next village, she 　　 . She found that the old lady left a handbag behind. She picked it up and opened it. She gave out a deep breath(呼吸). 　　 the bag was a gun(枪)!

1.A. was getting　　 B. did　　　　 C. was doing　　 　 D. was coming

2.A. throw　　　 　　　 B. leave　　 　 C. make　　 　　　　 D. let

3.A. took in　　　　 　 B. got off　　 C. climbed into　 D. went to

4.A. out　　　　 　　　　 B. off　　　　 C. in　　　 　　　　 D. of

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

6.A. searched　 　　　 B. knew　 　 C. saw　 　　　　 　 D. looked

7.A. boy　　　　　　 　　 B. girl　　 　　 C. woman　　 　　　　 D. man

8.A. quickly　　　 　　 B. clearly　　 C. carefully　 　 D. slowly

9. A. feared　　　 　　 B. slept　　 　 C. stood　 　　　　 D. stopped

10.A. On　　　 　　　　 B. Out of　 C. Inside　 　　 　 D. Outside

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One day a young girl was driving with her father and it started to rain. “What should I do?” the girl asked. “Keep driving,” her father said. Cars began to pull over (靠 …. 停车) to the side of the road. “What should I do?” the young girl asked. “1.____” her father said. “But don’t stop.”

A few feet up the road, she noticed that even more drivers were also pulling over. “2._____ Everyone else is pulling over!” she told her father. “Don’t give up, just keep driving!” her father told her.

The rain continued, but she never stopped driving and soon she could see a little more clearly. After a few miles she was again on dry land and the sun came out.

“3.____” her father said.

“But why now?” the girl asked.

“When you get out, look back at all the people that gave up and are still in the rain.

4.　　 ” said her father.

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A young woman was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when she noticed an old man following her around.Thinking nothing of it, she ignored him and went on shopping.After she got what she wanted, she went to checkout (结账) line, but the old man got in front of her.

“Pardon me，” he said, “I'm sorry if my staring (盯) at you has made you feel uncomfortable, it's just because you look like my granddaughter, who just died recently.And I miss her very much.”　 “I'm very sorry，” replied the young woman.“Is there anything I can do for you？” “Yes，” the old man said.“As I'm leaving, can you say ‘Good­bye, grandpa to me？' It would make me feel so much better.” “Sure，” answered the young woman.As the old man was leaving, she called out.“Bye­bye, grandpa！” When she stepped up to the checkout counter (收银台), she saw that her total was $178.50.“How can that be？” she asked.“I only bought a few things! ” “Your grandpa said you would pay for him，” said the clerk.

1.Why did the old man follow the woman and let her say “Bye­bye, Grandpa”？

A. He wanted her to pay for him.　　 B. She looked like his dead granddaughter.

C. He wanted to stare at her.

2.According to the passage we can know that________.

A. the young woman is a careful person

B. the young woman didn't know the old man at all

C. the young woman was pleased to pay for the old man

3.What does the word “ignored” mean in Paragraph 1?

A. 忽视　　 B. 浏览　　 C. 可怜

4.How much did it cost that the young woman bought?

A. More than $ 178.50.　　 B. Less than $ 178.50.　　 C. About $ 178.50.

5.Which of the following is the best title of the story?

A. A kind­hearted young woman　　 B. The total was $178.50

C. Bye­bye，Grandpa

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It was in autumn. A young woman was ill. She stayed in the hospital alone. She had no children. Her husband died 5 years ago. She felt1.(alone).There was a tree outside her room. She2.(see)the leaves(叶子)fall down. Day after day, there were fewer and fewer leaves on the tree. The woman was very sad. She didn’t want to eat or drink, and she3.(want)to talk. The doctor asked her4.(get)up and take a walk. She wouldn’t do that. She became worse day by day. She got a strong5.(feel)of death. One day she said, “When the last leaf falls down, I6.(die),too.”

An old artist knew that. He decided7.(help)this woman. One night, all yellow8.(leaf)fell down. The artist painted a green and yellow leaf, then put it in the tree. The next morning, the woman looked out of the window and saw the last leaf, she was filled with hopes. She wanted to be alive. She didn’t want to fall down like other leaves. From then on, she became9.(good)and better and lived a long time.

Don’t 10.(give) up your hope at any time.

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The book about countryside makes me ____ of my life when I was young.

A. thought　 B. thinking　 C. think　　　　　　 D. to think

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Long long ago, a young man found a spring of delicious clean water while he was going through the desert. He brought some back to the oldest man in his village, who had been his teacher before. After a four-day journey he sent the water to the old man who took a deep drink, smiled warmly and thanked his student for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village happily. The next day, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat it out, saying it was awful. It went bad because it had stayed in the old leather container(皮革容器) for so many days in such hot weather. The student asked his teacher why he pretended(假装) to like the awful water. The teacher replied, "You only tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for love and kindness. And nothing could be sweeter than these."

　I think we understand this lesson best when we receive small gifts of love from very young kids. Whether it's a slice of bread or a piece of colored paper, the natural and right response(反应) is to show our thanks and happiness because we get love from the gift.

To show our thanks doesn't always come naturally. Unfortunately, most children and many adults only see the thing itself. They never feel the meaning of the thing. We should tell ourselves and teach our children about showing thanks and happiness to the persons who give the gifts from their hearts because gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.

1.Where did the young man find the water?

A．In a spring.        B．In a river.          C．In a lake.          D．In a village.

2.How long did the water stay in the old leather container?

A．Six days.          B．Five days.          C．Four days.         D．Three days.

3.What does the word “replied” mean?

A．smiled            B．cried             C．answered         D．got angry

4.According to the passage, what is the right response when we get gifts from others?

A．We eat it up at once.

B．We only see the thing itself.

C．We think about the meaning of the bread.

D．We usually show our thanks and happiness naturally.

5.What does the writer want to tell us?

A．We should never receive anything from others.

B．We should show thanks and happiness when we get the gifts from the heart.

C．We should pretend to love the things given by others all the time.

D．We should give gifts from our hearts.

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The Other Side of the Wall

There was a young woman who took great pride in her flower garden. She was raised by her grandmother who taught her to love and 　　　 for flowers. So her flower garden was the best.

One day, while she was looking through a flower list she often 　　　 from, a picture of a plant caught her eyes. She had never 　　　 blooms(花) on a flower like that before. “I have to have it,” she said to herself, and she 　　 ordered it.

When it arrived, she already had a 　　　 prepared to plant it. She planted it at the back of her yard. It grew well, with beautiful green leaves all over it, 　　　 there were no blooms. Day after day she continued to water it, feed it, and she even talked to it trying to make it bloom. However, it was 　　　 .

One morning weeks later, when standing before the vine(藤), she felt very 　　　 that her plant had not bloomed. She was giving thought to 　　　 it down and planting something else in its place.

It was at this point that her neighbor, whose 　　　 joined hers, called over to her. “Thank you so much! You can’t imagine how much I have 　　　 the blooms of that vine you planted.” The young woman walked 　　　 the gate into her neighbor’s yard, and sure enough, she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was 　　 with blooms.

There were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had 　　　 seen. The vine had grown through the crevices(缝隙) and it had not flowered on 　　　 side of the wall, but it had flowered on the other side.

Sometimes one may not see the good result of his effort, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t successful.

1.A. look　　　 B. care　　　　 C. search　　 D. pay

2.A. learned　　 B. heard　　　 C. ordered　　　 D. borrowed

3.A. seen　　 B. smelt　　　 C. sold　　　 D. picked

4.A. finally　　 B. carefully　　 C. suddenly　　　　 D. immediately(立刻)

5.A. place　　 B. box　　　 C. cup　　　 D. room

6.A. and　　　　 B. so　　　 C. or　　　 D. but

7.A. endless　　 B. useless　　 C. successful　　 D. hopeful

8.A. excited　　 B. nervous　　 C. sad　　　　 D. frightened

9.A. putting　　 B. cutting　　 C. turning　　 D. taking

10.A. balcony　 　 B. kitchen　　 C. bedroom　　 D. yard

11.A. enjoyed　 　　 B. dreamed　　 C. expected　　 D. hated

12.A. through　　 B. across　　 C. above　　 D. below

13.A. satisfied　 B. connected　　 C. filled　　　 D. pleased

14.A. never　　 B. ever　　　　 C. seldom　　　 D. usually

15.A. its　　 B. his　　　 C. her　　　 D. their

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John lived with her mother when he was young. He didn’t know who his father was. The woman did some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son. So the boy was short and thin.

One cold morning there was much snow in the streets. A car knocked the woman down and the policemen took her to the hospital. She didn’t tell John that his father deserted(遗弃) her before he was born until she died. She left her son the name and address of his father.

John found his father, Mr. Brown, in another city. He was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had to receive his son. From then on the boy lived a rich life. He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore beautiful clothes. But he didn’t go to school and could not read or write.

Once his father took him to a party. He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while others were talking about a film. He had a look at it and found a car’s wheels(轮子) were upward(向上).He called out,“ Oh, dear! An accident happened!”

All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper. But soon they all began to laugh. Do you know why?

1.John didn’t know his father because　　　　　 .

A. the man was rich

B. the man deserted his mother

C. his mother left the man

D. the man didn’t like him

2.John was short and thin because　　　　 .

A.he didn’t like sports

B. his parents were short, too

C.he was often hungry when he was young

D. his mother never gave him food

3.The woman told John who his father was　　　　　 .

A. after she was knocked down by a car

B. before her son left

C. before she was in hospital

D. before she died

4.After John found his father,　　　　 .

A.he was angry with the man

B. he started a rich life

C.he wouldn’t live with him

D. the man was bad to him

5.The people at the party laughed at him because　　　　　　 .

A. he held the newspaper upside down

B. he wasn’t polite

C. the newspaper was yesterday’s

D. he wasn’t clever

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A young woman was sitting on the train， next to her mother. They 　 1.　 looked tired but excited. The young woman was looking out from the 　 2. windows. Suddenly， she shouted， “ Mum， look， the trees are 　　 3.　 us!” Her voice was so loud that everyone on the train heard. Mum smiled. A young couple sitting nearby looked at the young woman and her mother. They felt very 4.　 . “Poor young woman， there must be something wrong with her mind，” they thought. A while later， the young woman shouted again， “Mum， look! The clouds are running with us!” Mum smiled again. She 　　 5.　 happy with her daughter’s words. Finally， the couple couldn’t help 　 6.　 the old woman， “Sorry. But why don’t you take your daughter to a good doctor?” The old woman smiled and said， “　　 7. fact， we have just come from the hospital. I’m very happy with the treatment(治疗). My daughter was 　 8.　 from birth. Today， she is seeing the world for the 　 9.　 time.”

Every single person has a story. Don’t judge(评价) people before you 　 10.　 know them. The truth might surprise you.

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