Outside her shabby cottage, old Mrs. Tailor was hanging out laundry on a wire line, unaware that some children lay hidden in the leaves of a nearby tree watching her every move. They were determined to find out if she was really a witch.
They watched as she took a broomstick to clean the dirt from her stone steps. But, much to their disappointment, she did not mount the broomstick and take a flight. Suddenly, the old lady’s work was interrupted by the cackling of her hen—a signal that an egg had been laid in the warm nest on the top of the haystack.
The old broomstick was put aside as she hobbled (蹒跚) off towards the haystack followed by Sooty, a black cat she had rescued from a fox trap some time back. With only three legs, it was hard for Sooty to keep up with the old lady. The cat provided proof—the children were sure that only a witch could own a black cat with three legs.
There, standing on a wooden box, was Mrs. Tailor, stretching out to gather her precious egg. Taking the egg in one of her hands, she began to climb down when, without warning, the box broke and the old lady fell.
“We have to go and help her,”whispered Amy.
“What if it is a trick?”replied Ben.
“Don’t be silly, Ben. If she were a witch, she would have turned us into frogs already,”reasoned Meg.“Come on, Amy! Let’s go.”The girls climbed down the tree and ran all the way to the haystack.
Approaching carefully, they could see a wound on the old lady’s face. She had knocked her head on a stone and her ankle was definitely broken.“Go and get Dad,”Amy yelled at her brother.“Tell him about the accident.”
The boys did not need another excuse to leave. They ran as fast as they could for help, hoping that Mrs. Tailor would not wake and turn the girls into frogs.
1.Why were the children hiding in the tree?
A. Because they wanted to watch Mrs. Tailor do her housework closely.
B. Because they were playing a hide-and-seek game.
C. Because they wanted to find out if the rumors about Mrs. Tailor were true.
D. Because they were pretending to be spies.
2.Mrs. Tailor stopped sweeping when __________.
A. her front steps were clean
B. she noticed the children in the tree
C. she was ready to take a flight
D. she heard the hen cackling
3.Ben did not rush into helping Mrs. Tailor because _________.
A. he thought that she could be tricking them
B. he knew that they could not have been in the tree
C. he did not see the old lady fall down
D. he was afraid of the three-legged cat
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Outside her shabby cottage, old Mrs. Tailor was hanging out laundry on a wire line, unaware that some children lay hidden in the leaves of a nearby tree watching her every move. They were determined to find out if she really was a witch.
They watched as she took a broomstick to clean the dirt from her stone steps. But, much to their disappointment, she did not mount the broomstick and take flight. Suddenly, the old lady's work was interrupted by the cackling of her hen-a signal that an egg had been laid in the warm nest on top of the haystack.
The old broomstick was put aside as she hobbled off towards the haystack followed by Sooty, a black cat she had rescued from a fox trap some time back. With only three legs, it was hard for Sooty to keep up with the old lady. The cat provided proof-the children were sure that only a witch could own a black cat with three legs.
There, standing on a wooden box, was Mrs. Tailor, stretching out to gather her precious egg. Taking the egg in one of her hands, she began to climb down when, without warning, the box broke and the old lady fell.
"We have to got and help her," whispered Amy.
"What if it is a trick?" replied Ben.
"Don't be silly, Ben. If she were a witch, she would have turned us into frogs already," reasoned Meg. "Come on Amy, let's go." The girls climbed down the tree and ran all the way to the haystack.
Approaching carefully, they could see a wound on the old lady's face. She had knocked her head on a stone and her ankle was definitely broken. "Go and get Dad," Amy yelled to her brother. "Tell him about the accident."
The boys did not need another excuse to leave. They ran as fast as they could for help, hoping that Mrs. Tailor would not wake and turn the girls into frogs.
1.Why were the children hiding in the tree?
A. They wanted to watch Mrs. Tailor do her housework closely
B. They were playing a hide-and-seek game
C. They wanted to find out if the story about Mrs. Tailor was true
D. They were pretending to be spies
2.Mrs. Tailor stopped sweeping when .
A. her front steps were clean
B. she noticed the children in the tree
C. she was ready to take a flight
D. she heard the hen cackling
3.Ben did not rush to help Mrs. Tailor because .
A. he thought that she could be tricking them
B. he knew that they could not have been in the tree
C. he did not see the old lady fall down
D. he was afraid of the three-legged cat
4.Which of these old sayings best suits the story's lesson for us?
A. Make hay while the sun shines
B. Never judge a book by its cover
C. People in glasshouses should not throw stones
D. A bird in the hands worth two in the bush
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Outside her shabby cottage, old Mrs. Tailor was hanging out laundry on a wire line, unaware that some children lay hidden in the leaves of a nearby tree watching her every move. They were determined to find out if she really was a witch.
They watched as she took a broomstick to clean the dirt from her stone steps. But, much to their disappointment, she did not mount the broomstick and take a flight. Suddenly, the old lady’s work was interrupted by the cackling of her hen—a signal that an egg had been laid in the warm nest on top of the haystack.
The old broomstick was put aside as she hobbled off towards the haystack followed by Sooty, a black cat she had rescued from a fox trap some time back. With only three legs, it was hard for Sooty to keep up with the old lady. The cat provided proof—the children were sure that only a witch could own a black cat with three legs.
There, standing on a wooden box, was Mrs. Tailor, stretching out to gather her precious egg. Taking the egg in one of her hands, she began to climb down when, without warning, the box broke and the old lady fell.
“We have to got and help her,” whispered Amy.
“What if it is a trick?” replied Ben.
“Don’t be silly, Ben. If she were a witch, she would have turned us into frogs already,” reasoned Meg. “Come on, Amy, let’s go.” The girls climbed down the tree and ran all the way to the haystack.
Approaching carefully, they could see a wound on the old lady’s face. She had knocked her head on a stone and her ankle was definitely broken. “Go and get Dad,” Amy yelled to her brother. “Tell him about the accident.”
The boys did not need another excuse to leave. They ran as fast as they could for help, hoping that Mrs. Tailor would not wake and turn the girls into frogs.
1.Why were the children hiding in the tree?
A. They wanted to watch Mrs. Tailor do her housework closely.
B. They were playing a hide-and-seek game.
C. They wanted to find out if the rumors about Mrs. Tailor were true.
D. They were pretending to be spies.
2.Mrs. Tailor stopped sweeping when ________.
A. her front steps were clean
B. she noticed the children in the tree
C. she was ready to take a flight
D. she heard the hen cackling
3.Ben did not rush in help Mrs. Tailor because ________.
A. he thought that she could be tricking them
B. he knew that they could not have been in the tree
C. he did not see the old lady fall down
D. he was afraid of the three-legged cat
4.Which of these old sayings best suits the story’s lesson for us?
A. Make hay while the sun shines.
B. Never judge a book by its cover.
C. People in glasshouses should not throw stones.
D. A bird in the hands worth two in the bush.
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Outside her shabby cottage, old Mrs. Tailor was hanging out laundry on a wire line, unaware that some children lay hidden in the leaves of a nearby tree watching her every move. They were determined to find out if she was really a witch.
They watched as she took a broomstick to clean the dirt from her stone steps. But, much to their disappointment, she did not mount the broomstick and take a flight. Suddenly, the old lady’s work was interrupted by the cackling of her hen—a signal that an egg had been laid in the warm nest on the top of the haystack.
The old broomstick was put aside as she hobbled (蹒跚) off towards the haystack followed by Sooty, a black cat she had rescued from a fox trap some time back. With only three legs, it was hard for Sooty to keep up with the old lady. The cat provided proof—the children were sure that only a witch could own a black cat with three legs.
There, standing on a wooden box, was Mrs. Tailor, stretching out to gather her precious egg. Taking the egg in one of her hands, she began to climb down when, without warning, the box broke and the old lady fell.
“We have to go and help her,”whispered Amy.
“What if it is a trick?”replied Ben.
“Don’t be silly, Ben. If she were a witch, she would have turned us into frogs already,”reasoned Meg.“Come on, Amy! Let’s go.”The girls climbed down the tree and ran all the way to the haystack.
Approaching carefully, they could see a wound on the old lady’s face. She had knocked her head on a stone and her ankle was definitely broken.“Go and get Dad,”Amy yelled at her brother.“Tell him about the accident.”
The boys did not need another excuse to leave. They ran as fast as they could for help, hoping that Mrs. Tailor would not wake and turn the girls into frogs.
1.Why were the children hiding in the tree?
A. Because they wanted to watch Mrs. Tailor do her housework closely.
B. Because they were playing a hide-and-seek game.
C. Because they wanted to find out if the rumors about Mrs. Tailor were true.
D. Because they were pretending to be spies.
2.Mrs. Tailor stopped sweeping when __________.
A. her front steps were clean
B. she noticed the children in the tree
C. she was ready to take a flight
D. she heard the hen cackling
3.Ben did not rush into helping Mrs. Tailor because _________.
A. he thought that she could be tricking them
B. he knew that they could not have been in the tree
C. he did not see the old lady fall down
D. he was afraid of the three-legged cat
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Mrs Young was eighty. Her husband died when she was fifty – three and he left her an old car he had had for six years. She learned to drive and loved very much. She liked driving very fast, and was proud of the fact that she had never been caught for a driving offence(违章).
Then one day she nearly lost her record(纪录). A police car followed her, and the policeman in it saw her pass a red light without stopping and she was taken before a judge. The man looked at her and said that she was too old to drive a car, and the reason why she had not stopped at the red light was most probably that her eyes had become weak with old age, so that she had simply not seen it.
When the judge had finished what he was saying, Mrs Young opened her handbag she was carrying and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she chose a needle(针) with a very small eye(针眼), and threaded it at her first try.
When she had finished it, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed both the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it’s your turn. I suppose you drive a car, and that your eyesight is good.”
The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After trying six times, he had still not done it. At last he had to set the old woman free and her record remained unbroken.
1.Mrs Young’s car was years old.
A. 16 B. 33 C. 40 D. 53
2.As , she was taken before the judge.
A. Mrs Young’s car was too old
B. Mrs Young hadn’t made way for the police car
C. Mrs Young was rude to the policemen
D. Mrs Young hadn’t stopped at the red light
3.Mrs Young threaded before the judge in order to .
A. prove that her eyesight was still good
B. get the man into trouble
C. do some sewing
D. wait for the man’s judgement
4.The judge set Mrs free because .
A. she was very old B. she could thread
C. he thought her sight good D. he admired her
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I was eleven years old when the fire broke out that year. I stood outside in just my underwear while I watched the _____ that I grew up in rapidly burn to the ____. A few minutes earlier I had been ____ asleep in my nice, warm bed when a ____ woke me up. My mum’s bedroom was just next to mine and my brother’s. A fire had broken out there and ____ her. While I stumbled(跌跌撞撞地走)around in the ____ and darkness, she ran from roomto room quickly waking everyone in the house. The house, however, was over 50 years old and made of wood. Before we could do anything the fire ____ it. We all barely _____ outside before the ____ engulfed(吞没) every room.
I stood there ____ while the fire destroyed my books, clothes, and toys. I watched ___ while my mum cried and my Dad swore. I ____ what was going to happen to us ___ we had lost all of our things. As I looked around, though, I realized something for the first time: The things that ____ aren’t things. I realized at that moment that we were all alive. ____ that was essential had ____ the fire. We would all be around to love each other for many years to come. And that was all that mattered.
I still think of that fire in the ____ that helped me to become who I am today. It showed me for the very first time what is truly ____ in this life. It helped me to learn that the love we ____ is far more important than the things we ____.
1.A. room B. house C. floor D. yard
2.A. ground B. field C. ashes D. ruins
3.A. loud B. quick C. good D. sound
4.A. call B. scream C. voice D. noise
5.A. caught B. frightened C. awakened D. denied
6.A. smoke B. fire C. light D. noise
7.A. spared B. possessed C. consumed D. found
8.A. got it B. made it C. put it D. tried it
9.A. flames B. dust C. silence D. fear
10.A. nodding B. watching C. trembling D. staring
11.A. curiously B. bravely C. peacefully D. helplessly
12.A. wandered B. wondered C. fancied D. amazed
13.A. now that B. enen if C. as if D. so that
14.A. rely B. mind C. matter D. value
15.A. Something B. Everything C. Nothing D. Anything
16.A. escaped B. saw C. survived D. passed
17.A. afternoon B. day C. morning D. night
18.A. basic B. reliable C. useless D. essential
19.A. share B. protect C. feed D. remember
20.A. apply B. aim C. support D. possess
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Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact______she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished______a driving offence(犯规).
Then one day she nearly______her record. A police car______her, and the policemen in it saw her______a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed______that she would be punished.
____Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was______old to drive a car, and that the______why she had not stopped at the red______was most probably that her eyes had become weak______old age, so that she had simply not seen it.
When the judge had finished what he was______, Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was______and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she______a needle(针) with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt. When she had______done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed______the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, "Now it is your______. I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight." The judge took the______and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case(案例) against Mrs. Jones was______, and her record______unbroken.
1.A.which B.when C.that D.this
2.A.about B.on C.to D.for
3.A.kept B.won C.missed D.lost
4.A.watched B.after C.followed D.ran after
5.A.pass B.go C.past D.rush
6.A.sure B.indeed C.certain D.perhaps
7.A.Before B.While C.Until D.When
8.A.so B.very C.too D.quite
9.A.cause B.reason C.matter D.trouble
10.A.light B.lamp C.sign D.one
11.A.with B.because C.for D.of
12.A.speaking B.saying C.talking D.telling
13.A.seeing B.getting C.carrying D.bringing
14.A.took B.brought C.picked D.chose
15.A.almost B.hardly C.successfully D.successful
16.A.both B.all C.neither D.either
17.A.time B.turn C.chance D.job
18.A.thread B.glasses C.needles D.needle
19.A.dismissed B.passed C.settled D.studied
20.A.was B.kept C.seemed D.remained
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She had been shopping with her Mom in WalMart. She must have been 6 years old. It was 31 outside. We all stood just 32 the door of the WalMart.
Her voice was so sweet for the 33 waiting.“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” she said.
“What?” Mom asked.
“Let’s run through the rain!” She 34 .
“No, honey. We’ll wait until it 35 down a bit,” Mom replied.
This young child waited about 36 minute and repeated,“Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll get soaked if we do,” Mom said.
“No,we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she
37 her Mom’s arm.
“This morning?When did I say we could run through the rain and not get 38 ?”
“Don’t you remember?When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said,‘If God can get us 39 this, he can get us through anything!’”
The entire crowd became dead silent. I40 you couldn’t hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. Mom41 and thought for a moment about what she would say.
“Honey, you are absolutely right. Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need42 ,” Mom said. Then off they ran.
We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they43 past the cars. They held their shopping44 over their heads just in case. They got soaked. But they were45 by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the46 to their cars. And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing. Circumstances or people can take away your47 possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your 48 .But no one can ever take away your precious49 . So, don’t forget to50 time and take the opportunities to make memories every day!
1.A.quarrelling B.pouring C.snowing D.trembling
2.A.beside B.behind C.inside D.outside
3.A.annoying B.interesting C.appreciating D.expecting
4.A.answered B.declared C.repeated D.announced
5.A.brings B.comes C.cuts D.slows
6.A.a more B.other C.an another D.another
7.A.pulled B.hit C.pushed D.dragged
8.A.hurt B.wet C.wounded D.slipped
9.A.off B.over C.through D.in
10.A.recalled B.swore C.promised D.observed
11.A.suffered B.walked C.wept D.paused
12.A.washing B.bathing C.showering D.watering
13.A.rushed B.flew C.walked D.drove
14.A.goods B.supplies C.bags D.packages
15.A.suspected B.challenged C.ordered D.followed
16.A.route B.way C.path D.direction
17.A.physical B.mental C.spiritual D.material
18.A.health B.relative C.friendship D.happiness
19.A.presents B.prizes C.memories D.chances
20.A.take B.gain C.kill D. keep
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When Kathryn was 6 years old, she sat outside for three hours at her home and did not make a sound.Her parents wondered why she was so quiet, only to discover that she was drawing a picture of a flag outside. She recalled. “That’s what I wanted to do that day,” said Kathryn, who is now 23 years old. And in the future, she continued to do art as a hobby.
Recently, Kathryn was named Lake Placid’s first artist in the neighborhood. She will be there for at least four weeks and possibly more. During that time, she will teach an art class and focus on her own art. Much of her work includes creating photos. She said: “There is always something there that you haven’t included, so you can never stop when painting a photo.”
Kathryn ended up as the first artist just by chance. She said her sister was on vacation in Florida and looking for a job in Lake Placid. The sister got the job and moved there.
Kathryn said she visited her sister and was ordered to do wall paintings inside a building. Later, her sister saw a demand for an artist on line and suggested she should apply.
Kathryn said she’s the first artist in her family, but added that her parents are creative. Her father loves to create things from wood, she said. “Anything you can make out of wood, he has made it,” she said.
Her own creativity with art continued through college. While at college, she was once employed to recreate a photo of a couple on a vacation to Florida and one of a sunset in either North Carolina or South Carolina.
Kathryn said she’s looking at other forms of art. The time she spends here will help her to “figure out who I am as an artist,” she said.
1.From the first paragraph, we can know that________.
A. Kathryn had few words at her early age
B. Kathryn would sit outside in silence
C. Kathryn used to keep silent at home
D. Kathryn liked art since her childhood
2.While painting a photo, Kathryn thinks ________.
A. It’s hard to finish a perfect job.
B. you can’t stop half way
C. you may miss the photos somewhere
D. you have to finish it at a time
3.Talking of her father, Kathryn________ .
A. praised him for his wood art
B. was ashamed of his form of wood art
C. was greatly proud of him
D. felt pity for his creative talent
4. What is the passage mainly about?
A. A young artist treats art more than a hobby.
B. A hobby becomes a pursuit(追求) for an artist.
C. A girl finds her value in her own hobby.
D. A girl walks out of her hobby as an artist.
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Five-year-old Jocelyn was playing outside her grandmother's apartment building. Her mom, Jaimee, kept an eye on the ________ from a window.
At about 4 pm, Jocelyn walked around the comer of the building to get her bike and ________"I took my eyes ________ her for five minutes, and she was gone," says Jaimee. "I knew something was ________ ," she adds, ________ when she saw that Jocelyn's bike was ________there and found an old credit card her daughter had been playing with ________ near the bike. Jaimee called 911.
Policemen came soon, blocking off streets and ________ the neighborhood. Officers handed out a photo of the girl with golden hair. Many people joined in.
Temar Boggs, 15, was with some friends helping his elderly neighbor when one searcher ________ them and asked if they'd seen the girl. ________ the boys, none of them had seen her. Temar was approached with a photo of Jocelyn. "I________ that I was going to find her," he says. He borrowed a bike from a friend and sped away. The boy searched without a plan, ________ keeping a sharp eye out as he rode on.
Then Temar ________ a car driving down a side street and turning back, ________ the driver was unfamiliar with the neighborhood. He followed it.
The car pulled an/a ________ U-turn at the top of a hill -- a group of policemen had gathered there.
The car passed the boy as it circled back ________ the hill. Temar made eye contact with the man behind the wheel, and spied a girl in the passenger seat. Temar________ knew "it was her, for sure."
The boy ________ fast after the car, but the driver kept moving, slowly winding his way through the neighborhood.
________ , the driver pulled the car to the street side a few hundred feet ahead of him and pushed open the passenger-side door. Jocelyn _________ out of the car. The kidnapper sped away but was caught by the police the next day.
1.A. bike B. building C. policeman D. girl
2.A. disappeared B. escaped C. hid D. left
3.A. above B. to C. for D. off
4.A. dangerous B. difficult C. special D. wrong
5.A. unfortunately B. especially C. formally D. probably
6.A. also B. even C. still D. yet
7.A. abandoned B. brought C. enveloped D. presented
8.A. disturbing B. entering C. searching D. exploring
9.A. annoyed B. approached C. inspired D. invited
10.A. According to B. As a result of C. In spite of D.Depending on
11.A. felt B. agreed C. learned D. proved
12.A. hurriedly B. carefully C. properly D. simply
13.A. followed B. passed C. missed D. spotted
14.A. so that B.even though C. as if D. in case
15.A. sharp B. major C. awful D. vast
16.A. along B. around C. down D. toward
17.A. certainly B. immediately C. nearly D. absolutely
18.A. ran B. drove C. rode D. circled
19.A. Cautiously B. Finally C. Gradually D. Wildly
20.A. slipped B. run C. cycling D. leaping
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A beggar, carrying a shabby(破旧的) old wallet, was begging alone from house to house. As he complained about his 36 , he kept wondering that people who lived in 37 houses should always be unsatisfied, 38 rich they might be, and they should go so far as to 39 all they have.
“Here, for example,” he said, the former master of this house succeeded in trading, and made himself very rich. By then, instead of stopping, and handing over his 40 to another, and spending the rest of his years 41 peace, he took to(从事) equipping ships. He expected to get mountains of gold; but the ships were 42 , and his treasures were lost. Now they all lie at the bottom of the sea, and he has found his 43 disappeared like those in dreams. In short, examples of this are 44.
At this moment Fortune suddenly appeared to the beggar and said, “Listen! I have long wished to 45 you. Here are a lot of gold coins I have found. Hold out your wallet, and I will fill it with them; but only on this condition: All shall be gold that falls into the wallet, but if 46 of them falls out of the wallet to the ground, it 47 become dust. Consider this well. I have warned you I shall 48 keep my word. Your wallet is old, don’t fill it 49 its power.” The beggar was almost too overjoyed to breathe. He 50 felt the ground below his feet. A stream of coins were poured 51 it. The wallet soon became rather heavy.
“Is that 52 ?” “Not yet,” “Isn’t it 53 ?” “Never fear.” “Consider, you are a millionaire.” “Just a little more, just 54 a handful,” But at that moment the wallet broke, the gold coins 55 dust and Fortune disappeared. The beggar had nothing but his empty wallet and remained as poor as before.
1.A. plan B. fate C. idea D. dream
2.A. dark B. poor C. clean D. rich
3.A. how B. so C. however D. whatever
4.A. win B. lose C. throw D. forget
5.A. business B. debt C. money D. chance
6.A. to B. on C. with D. in
7.A. bought B. sold C. missed D. robbed
8.A. luck B. riches C. trade D. future
9.A. countless B. wonderful C. helpless D. funny
10.A. admire B. help C. encourage D. excite
11.A. little B. much C. any D. lots
12.A. must B. may C. shall D. can
13.A. mostly B. simply C. possibly D. strictly
14.A. beyond B. within C. during D. by
15.A. really B. actually C. hardly D. nearly
16.A. for B. into C. on D. from
17.A. so B. enough C. true D. right
18.A. trembling B. shaking C. breaking D. rolling
19.A. try B. put C. leave D. add
20.A. cleared up B. brought up C. fell into D. turned into
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