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Brian was not good at speaking in public. One day he was invited to make a speech at a church. His youngest sister in his family. Ann, knew he was nervous and tried to calm him 1.. Don’t worry! Everything will be fine. 2. the day came, Brian’s car had an accident 3. the way to the church. 4., he was not badly hurt and arrived at the church on time. After a few minutes , he began his speech, but he was so nervous 5. he dropped his book. Many people thought he would run, 6. he went on. Suddenly, people saw something 7.running down from his nose: Blood! He stopped speaking when he saw the blood. But after a few 8., he still tried his speech, Then Ann quietly moved to the front and handed him her handkerchief. Then she gave him a smile and returned 9. her seat.
It was a really simple gesture, and might be the simplest. She just saw 10. in need and gave him a hand. In the end, Brain finished his speech, with more confidence.
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A Frenchman was once traveling in England. He could not speak English at all. One day he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When the waiter came up, he opened his mouth, put his finger in his mouth and took it out. He wanted to showed, “Bring me something to eat.”
The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. The man shook his head and put his finger in and out of his mouth again. The waiter understood him and took the tea away. In a moment he came back with a cup of coffee. But the man refused it. He shook his head again and again whenever the waiter brought him something to drink, for drinks were not food.
When the Frenchman was going away, he saw another foreigner came in. This new comer saw the waiter, and put his hand on his stomach（肚子,腹部）. That was enough. In a few minutes there was a large plate meat and vegetables on the table in front of him.
1.The Frenchman signed (做手势) to the waiter ______.
A. to show he was thirsty
B. to tell him bring a cup of tea
C. to refuse the coffee
D. to ask him for some food
2.The waiter took the tea away because ______.
A.the Frenchman was angry at the him
B. he was sure that the Frenchman wanted coffee
C. he understood what the Frenchman wanted
D.the Frenchman told him to bring some thing to eat
3.Another man came in. By putting his hands on his stomach, he meant ______.
A. he was quite full
B. he was hungry
C. he had a stomachache
D. he wanted something to drink
4.We can infer(推断出) from the story that ______.
A. the Frenchman went away with an empty stomach
B. the waiter could not understand what the man said
C. the Frenchman was at last able to get what he wanted
D. the other man helped bring the Frenchman the food
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I ______ say he ______ speak to her in public at that time, for he was such a shy boy.
A. dare; dares B. dare; didn’t dare to C. dared; dared D. dared; dared not to
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One day a rich man was invited to dinner at the home of one of his friends. He did not know what to 36 the wine, meat and chicken he had just bought. Certainly he could not 37 them to the servant. Then he had 38 idea. He called up the servant and 39 to him.
"I'll be away for the whole evening, and I'll leave you to look after the house. In the cupboard there are two bottles filled with 40. Be careful about it. You'll be killed if you take even a 41 of it. There is also some meat and chicken in the cupboard. Take care of them". 42 these words the rich man left the home.
43 the master turned his back, the servant opened the cupboard and began to enjoy all the nice things in it. He 44 the two bottles and ate up the meat, the chicken and 45 he found in the cupboard. He was 46 and soon fell 47.
At mid-night the rich man returned home. He looked into the cupboard and to his great 48 , all the wine and food were 49. He was mad with 50 and called the servant up.
"Oh, Master," the servant began to say 51 the rich man could open his mouth; "while you were away, the neighbor's black cat stole into our kitchen and ate up every things in the cupboard. I know you would be angry with me. I was so 52 that I drank the two bottles of poison to kill 53 “there were tears in the servant's eyes.”Oh, Master," he continued, "Please don't get angry with a 54 _ man. I'll soon be dead.
The rich man, of course, did not 55 a word of his story. But again, he could do nothing about it.
1. A．make B．put into C．deal with D．do with
2. A．buy B．cook C．leave D．bring
3. A．some B．an C．the D．no
4. A．said B．told C．spoke D．talked
5. A．water B．oil C．wine D．poison
6. A．piece B．drop C．lot D．bottle
7. A．At B．On C．With D．Hearing
8. A．Before B．While C．Hardly when D．As soon as
9. A．broke B．emptied C．removed D．cleaned
10. A．that B．what C．something D．everything else
11. A．satisfied B．excited C．worried D．disappointed
12. A．sleep B．asleep C．sleepy D．sleeping
13. A．surprising B．surprise C．surprised D．joy
14. A．gone B．left C．missed D．disappeared
15. A．tears B．scene C．anger D．a smile
16. A．when B．after C．as D．before
17. A．afraid B．sad C．anxious D．sure
18. A．the cat B．the man C．myself D．the neighbor
19. A．dead B．dying C．living D．wounded
20. A．say B．hear C．believe D．listen to
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Kevin was not good at Chinese at first. After two months in China, _____, he made great progress.
A．while B．but C．however D．otherwise
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Many years ago, in a small town, there lived a doctor. He was good and kind. At any time of the day and night, he was always ready to go to help a sick person. Everyone in the town liked him and people always went to him when there was anything wrong.
The years went past, and the doctor became old. He began to lose his memory.When people noticed this, they didn’t go to him any more.
“He may give us the wrong medicine,” they said, and they were afraid.
The good old doctor noticed that people didn’t come to him any more but didn’t understand why. So he asked, “Why does no one come to me now?”
No one wanted to tell him the real reason because they didn’t want to make the good old man unhappy, so they said, “You have helped all the sick people in the town. There is no one sick now.”
The doctor was pleased when he heard that.
1.People always went to the doctor when they were____________.
A. wrong B.not right C.not well D.not happy
2. “He began to lose his memory.”means __________.
A. He couldn’t know his sick persons any longer.
B. He forgot everything in the past.
C. He couldn’t find anything.
D. He couldn’t remember things well.
3.The sick people didn’t come to the doctor any more because____.
A. there was no sick man in the town
B. he might give them the wrong medicine
C. they were afraid of him
D. he was old and no longer a doctor
4. The old doctor was _________ when he heard that there was no one sick in the town.
A. sorry B. angry C. glad D. surprised
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One day a poor man was begging with an old wallet in his hand. As he felt sad at his own bad luck, he kept wondering why some wealthy people were never satisfied and were always wanting more.
“Here,” said he, “is the master of this house—I know him well. He is a wealthy businessman. He should have turned over his business to others, and then he could have spent the rest of his life happily, but he didn’t. Instead, he sent his ships to sea to trade with foreign lands. However, there were great storms on the water, so his ships were destroyed and his treasure disappeared in the sea. As for me, if I had only enough to eat and to buy clothing, I would not want anything more.”
Just at that moment, Fortune came down the street. She saw the poor man and stopped. She said to him, “Listen! I want to help you. Hold your wallet, and I will pour this gold into it, but only on this condition: all that falls into the wallet shall be pure gold, but every piece that falls upon the ground shall become dust. Do you understand?”
“Oh, yes,” said the poor man.
“Then be careful,” said Fortune. “Your wallet is old, so do not load it too heavily.”
The beggar was so glad that he quickly opened his wallet, and a stream of yellow dollars poured into it. The wallet grew heavy.
“Is that enough?” asked Fortune.
“Not yet.”
“Isn’t the wallet cracking （裂开）?”
“Never fear.”
The beggar’s hands began to tremble. Ah, if the gold would only pour forever!
“You are the richest man in the world now!”
“Just a little more, add just a handful or two.”
Another piece was added, and the wallet cracked. The treasure fell upon the ground and turned to dust. The beggar had nothing now but his empty wallet. He was as poor as before.
1.What happened to the wealthy businessman?
A.He was robbed of his money. B.His ships sank at sea.
C.His treasure turned to dust. D.He gave his money to the poor.
2.Why do you think Fortune gave the gold to the poor man?
A.She wanted to make the poor man the richest in the world.
B.She had too much gold already.
C.She wanted to teach the poor man a lesson.
D.She liked the way the poor man spoke.
3.Which word best describes the poor man?
A.weak B.happy
C.wise D.greedy
4.What is the best title for this article?
A.The poor man and Fortune
B.The poor man and the businessman
C.The poor man and his wallet
D.The poor man and the gold
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单词拼写：根据单词的首字母或汉语意思填出单词，答题纸上请写出完整的单词。
1.He was very e______to hear people speak ill of him in public.
2.The boy has become______（着迷）with making model aeroplanes.
3.Mary’s been very d______and upset about this whole situation.
4.The teachers are______（热情的）and have a sense of purpose.
5.Christmas actually started as a r______festival celebrated by Christians around the world.
6.With some hesitation and an u______smile, she held out her hand.
7.She’s always been extremely______（直言不讳的）in her criticism of the museum’s policy.
8.We are grateful to you for p______to reproduce this article.
9.______（信念）, then, is the great guide of human life.
10.If I buy two, can you give me a d______?
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Mark Twain, like you know, was famous in his days as the public speaker. He always liked to
play joke on his friends. One day, the one of his friends lost their wallet and asked him to buy a
train ticket for him. “But I don’t have enough money to pay both your ticket and mine,” Mark
Twain said. The friend didn’t know what to do. “Let’s do this, “ Mark Twain saying, “You can
get off the train and when the conductor comes to check the ticket you can hide under my seat.”
Later, however, when the conductor comes to check the ticket, Mark Twain gave him two
tickets-----one for him and the other for his friend.
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A farmer had a cow. (奶牛) He 36 very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill. He was very 37 . He telephoned the vet（兽医）.
“What’s the problem?”the vet 38 him when he arrived.
“My cow is ill,”the farmer said.“I don’t know what’s the matter 39 her. She’s lying down and won’t 40 up. She won’t eat, and she’s making a strange 41 .”
The vet looked at the cow.
“She’s certainly ill.” he said, “and she needs to take some very strong 42 .”
He took a bottle out of his box, and put two pills into his 43 .
“Give her these,” he said. “The pills should make her 44 .”
“ 45 should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.
The vet gave him a 46 tube（管子）.
“Put this47 in her mouth, ”he said,“then put the pills 48 the tube and blow( 吹). That’ll make it.”
The vet went away.
The next day he came to the 49 again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked50.
“How’s your cow?”the vet asked.
“No change,”the 51 said. “and I’m feeling very well myself.”
“Oh?”the vet said.“ 52 .”
“I did 53 you said,”the farmer answered.“I put the tube in the cow’s mouth and then put two 54 in it.”
“And?”the vet asked.
“The cow 55 first,”the farmer said.
1. A．made B．took C．got D．carried
2. A．happy B．glad C．frightened D．worried
3. A．asked B．told C．said D．spoke
4. A．in B．to C．for D．with
5. A．wake B．take C．throw D．stand
6. A．face B．line C．voice D．song
7. A．rest B．wind C．cold D．medicine
8. A．mouth B．bottle C．hand D．pocket
9. A．ill B．upset C．better D．good
10. A．Why B．What C．When D．How
11. A．thick B．long C．wide D．short
12. A．tube B．house C．door D．eye
13. A．from B．in C．on D．above
14. A．factory B．garden C．park D．farm
15. A．beautiful B．obvious C．worried D．balanced
16. A．vet B．farmer C．cow D．woman
17. A．When B．What C．Who D．Why
18. A．what B．which C．how D．that
19. A．apples B．pills C．tubes D．pens
20. A．admired B．looked C．cried D．blew