My sister’s ten-year-old son came for a visit...

My sister’s ten-year-old son came for a visit at the weekend one hot July. And I had to make him stay inside by joining him in a game. An hour later, I suggested that we relax a while. He slipped out of the room and I was catching a few moments of peace and quiet.

“Look, Alice,” he said happily as he ran over to the chair where I was having a rest. “I found a kite. Could we go outside and fly it?”

Looking out a nearby window, I noticed there was not a breeze (微风) at all. “I’m sorry, Tripper,” I said, sad to see his blue eyes. “The wind is not blowing today. The kite won’t fly.”

“ I think it’s windy enough. I can get it to fly.” He answered, as he hurried out of the back door. Up and down the yard he ran, pulling the kite with a small length of string (绳子). The plastic kite proudly had a picture of Batman. He ran as hard as his ten-year-old legs would carry him, looking back hopefully at the kite. After about ten minutes, he came back in.

I asked, “How did it go?” “Fine,” he said, not wanting to admit (承认) defeat. “I got it to fly some.” As he walked past me to return the kite to the closet shelf, I heard him say under his breath, “I guess I’ll have to wait for the wind.”

At that moment I heard another voice speak to my heart, “Alice, sometimes you are just like that. You want to do it your way instead of waiting for the wind.”

And the voice was right. We wait for the wind only after we have done all we can. We must learn how to depend on it in the first place！

1.Alice played the game with the boy because_　 .

A. she wanted him to stay in the room

B. she was too busy to go out with the boy

C. the boy hated the game very much

D. her sister told her to do such a thing

2.The boy ran to the chair to　 .

A. relax for a while with Alice

B. ask Alice to go out and fly a kite with him

C. jumped onto it and looked out of the window

D. draw a picture of Batman on a kite

3.What was the weather like that weekend?

A. Hot and windy.　　 B. Warm, without a cloud.　　 C. Hot, but no wind.　　 D. Wet and cold.

4.Why did the boy come back in after ten minutes?

A. Because he was too tired to run in the yard.

B. Because he failed to fly a kite.

C. Because he made a kite fly successfully.

D. Because he found it was boring to fly a kite.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Every man has his taste.

B. Don’t cross a bridge until you come to it.

C. It is better to give than to receive.

D. Rome was not built in a day.

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― How was your weekend?

―________

A. It was good.

B. I'd like to visit my uncle for this weekend.

C. The same to you!

D. I used to spend my weekend in the countryside.

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A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy,how much money do you make an hour?”

“If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”

“Oh,”the little boy replied,with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said,“Daddy,could you lend me $10?”

The father was furious,“If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish,then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish（自私的）!”

The little boy quietly went to his roomand shut the door. After about an hour, the father calmed down, and started to think,“Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.”So he went to the little boy’s room.

“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man,“Here’s $10.”

“Oh, thank you, Daddy!”he said happily. Then,the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy alread had money,he got angry again.

“Why do you want more money since you already have some?”the father shouted angrily.

“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.”The little boy replied,“Daddy,I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

1.How much does the boy’s father make an hour?  ______

A.$10             B.$20              C.$30

2.In this passage,the underlined word “furious”means_____

A.very angry          B.quite happy          C.too excited

3.At firs,the father refused to lend the boy any money because____.

A.he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself

B.he thought the boy would buy somethingof no use

C.the boy always borrowed money from him

4.The boy wanted to buy______with twenty dollars.

A.a new book for himself        B.a nice present for his father

C.an hour of his father’s time

5.From the passage, we can infer（推断）that the boy’s father____.

A.often played with his son     B.spent little time with his son

C.often came back home early

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A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”“If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”

The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish(自私的)!”The little boy went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed(平静)down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn't really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy's room.

“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here's $10.” “Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily. “Because I didn't have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

1.How much does the boy's father make an hour? ____ .

2.In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ____.

3.In the first passage, the father refused to lend the boy any money because _______.

4.The boy wanted to buy ________ with twenty dollars.

5.From the passage, we can infer(推断)that the boy's father__.

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A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”

　　 “If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”

“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”

The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are so selfish!”

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.

“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”

“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.

“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.

“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

1.How much money does the boy’s father make an hour?　 _____.

A. $10　　　　　　　　　　 B. $20　　　　　　　　 C. $30　　　

2.In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ______.

A. very angry　　　　　 B. quite happy　　　 C. too excited　

3.At first, the father refused to lend the boy any money because __.

A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself　

B. he thought the boy would buy something of no use

C. the boy always borrowed money from him

4.The boy wanted to buy ____ with twenty dollars.

A. a new book for himself

B. a nice present for his father

C. an hour of his father’s time

5.From the passage, we can infer that the boy’s father____.

A. often played with his son　

B. spent little time with his son

C. often came back home early

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A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, how much money do you make each hour?”

“If you must know, I make ＄20 each hour.”

“Oh,” the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me ＄10?”

The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, the go straight to your room and think about why are you so selfish (自私)！”

The little boy went to his room no words and shut the door. After a short while, the father calmed (平静) down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.

“Sorry！Maybe I was too hard on your just now.” said the man, “Here’s ＄10.”

“Oh, thank you Daddy！” he said happily. Then the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.

“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.

“Because I didn't have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have ＄20 now. Can I buy one hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you. ”

1.How much does the boy’s father make one hour?

A. ＄10　　　　　 B. ＄20

C. ＄30　　　　　 D. ＄40

2.In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means 　　　　　 .

A. very angry　 B. quite happy

C. too excited　 D. a little nervous

3.At first, the father refused to lend the money because 　　　　　 .

A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself.

B. he did not have enough money at that moment

C. the thought the boy would buy something of no use

D. the boy always borrowed the money from him

4.The boy wanted to buy 　　　　　　 with twenty dollars.

A. a new novel for himself

B. a nice present for his father

C. a toy for his own birthday

D. one hour of his father’s time

5.From the passage, we can infer that the boy’s father　　　　 .

A. often played with his son

B. spent little time with his son

C. didn’t love his son at all

D. often came home early

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A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, how much money do you make each hour?”

“If you must know, I make $20 each hour.”

“Oh,” the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”

The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why are you so selfish (自私)！”

The little boy went to his room with no words and shut the door. After a short while, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.

“Sorry！Maybe I was too strict with you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”

“Oh, thank you Daddy!” he said happily. Then the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.

“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.

“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy one hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

1.How much does the boy’s father make one hour?

A．$10.             B．$20.              C．$30.             D．$40.

2. In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ______.

A．very angry                            B．quite happy

C．too excited                            D．a little nervous

3. At first, the father refused to lend the money because ______.

A．he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself

B．he thought the boy would buy something of no use

C．he did not have enough money at that moment

D．the boy always borrowed the money from him

4. The boy wanted to buy ______ with twenty dollars.

A．a new novel for himself

B．a nice present for his father

C．a toy for his own birthday

D．one hour of his father’s time

5. From the passage, we can infer (推断) that the boy’s father ______.

A．often played with his son

B．spent little time with his son

C．didn’t love his son at all

D．often came home early

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A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”

“If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”

“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”

The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are so selfish!”

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.

“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”

“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.

“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.

“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

1.How much money does the boy’s father make an hour?　 _____.

A. $10　　　　　　　　　　 B. $20　　　　　　　　 C. $30　　　

2.In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ______.

A. very angry　　　　　 B. quite happy　　　 C. too excited　

3.At first, the father refused to lend the boy any money because __.

A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself　

B. he thought the boy would buy something of no use

C. the boy always borrowed money from him

4.The boy wanted to buy ____ with twenty dollars.

A. a new book for himself

B. a nice present for his father

C. an hour of his father’s time

5.From the passage, we can infer that the boy’s father____.

A. often played with his son　

B. spent little time with his son

C. often came back home early

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A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, how much money do you make each hour?”

“If you must know, I make ＄20 each hour.”

“Oh,” the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me ＄10?”

The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, the go straight to your room and think about why are you so selfish (自私)！”

The little boy went to his room no words and shut the door. After a short while, the father calmed (平静) down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.

“Sorry！Maybe I was too hard on your just now.” said the man, “Here’s ＄10.”

“Oh, thank you Daddy！” he said happily. Then the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.

“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.

“Because I didn't have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have ＄20 now. Can I buy one hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you. ”

1.How much does the boy’s father make one hour?

A. ＄10    B. ＄20     C. ＄30    D. ＄40

2.In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ________.

A. very angry    B. quite happy   C. too excited    D. a little nerous

3.At first, the father refused to lend the money because ________.

A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself.

B. he did not have enough money at that moment

C. the thought the boy would buy something of no use

D. the boy always borrowed the money from him

4.The boy wanted to buy ________ with twenty dollars.

A. a new novel for himself        B. a nice present for his father

C. a toy for his own birthday     D. one hour of his father’s time

5.From the passage, we can infer that the boy’s father ________.

A. often played with his son        B. spent little time with his son

C. didn’t love his son at all       D. often came home early

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A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, how much money do you make each hour?”

“If you must know, I make ＄20 each hour.”

“Oh,” the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me ＄10?”

The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, the go straight to your room and think about why are you so selfish (自私)！”

The little boy went to his room no words and shut the door. After a short while, the father calmed (平静) down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.

“Sorry！Maybe I was too hard on your just now.” said the man, “Here’s ＄10.”

“Oh, thank you Daddy！” he said happily. Then the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.

“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.

“Because I didn't have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have ＄20 now. Can I buy one hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you. ”

1.How much does the boy’s father make one hour?

A. ＄10　　　　　 B. ＄20

C. ＄30　　　　　 D. ＄40

2.In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means 　　　　　 .

A. very angry　 B. quite happy

C. too excited　 D. a little nervous

3.At first, the father refused to lend the money because 　　　　　 .

A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself.

B. he did not have enough money at that moment

C. the thought the boy would buy something of no use

D. the boy always borrowed the money from him

4.The boy wanted to buy 　　　　　　 with twenty dollars.

A. a new novel for himself

B. a nice present for his father

C. a toy for his own birthday

D. one hour of his father’s time

5.From the passage, we can infer that the boy’s father　　　　 .

A. often played with his son

B. spent little time with his son

C. didn’t love his son at all

D. often came home early

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