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Froggie was a frog who never remembered where he had been. His biggest dream was to find the best pond to ______ in freely without worrying about water snakes，which were his natural enemies. One day, Froggie hopped(跳) to a kitchen and jumped into a pot full of hot water. Froggie felt the burning heat ______ hurried out of the water as fast as his legs could carry him. “I almost ______ there!”Froggie thought.
A few days later，Froggie ______ back to the same kitchen，completely forgetting he had been there. He again hopped into the same pot. This time，the water inside was ______. He felt very comfortable. He ______ and thought，“There’s no water snake trying to eat me and I can have this place all to myself!”At that moment，Froggie knew it was his ______ pond. What he didn’t know was that the water was warming up over a low heat.
After thirty ______ of swimming，Froggie felt the water was warmer but he regarded this as a nice surprise. “This sure is the best place for swimming. I get to have a hot bath，too. ” ______ his comfortable bath，the water kept getting warmer and warmer. Froggie was so comfortable that he fell asleep. And he ______ woke up.
From Froggie’s story，we can learn that people are blind to problems that slowly get worse over time.
1.A. walk B. swim C. talk D. jump
2.A. and B. but C. or D. for
3.A. slept B. fell C. died D. lay
4.A. brought B. gave C. went D. turned
5.A. hot B. cool C. icy D. warm
6.A. 1ooked around B. 1ooked back C. looked down D. looked up
7.A. fish B. dream C. swim D. water
8.A. months B. days C. minutes D. years
9.A. During B. Before C. After D. With
10.A. soon B. often C. never D. later
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Froggie was a frog who never remember where he had been. His biggest _______ was to find the best pond to swim lively without worrying about water snakes. One day, Froggie hopped to a kitchen and jumped into a pot full of_________ water. Froggie felt the burning belt and burned out of the water _________ his legs could carry him. “I’m almost died there!” Froggie thought.
A few days later, Froggie went back to the same _________, totally forgetting he had been there. He again hopped into the same pot. This time, the water inside was cool. He looked around and thought, ” there’s no _____________ trying to eat me and I can have this place all to myself?”___________ , Froggie knew it was his dream pond. What he didn't know was that the water was warming up over a low ___________.
__________.thirty minutes' of swimming. Froggie felt the water was warmer, he thought of this as a nice surprise “This sure is the best place for swimming. I get to have a hot bath，too.”___________ his comfortable bath, the water kept warmer and warmer. Froggie was so comfortable that he ___________ And he never woke up.
1.A. mistake B. dream C. achievement
2.A. hot B. salty C. dirty
3.A. as long as B. as often as C. as fast as
4.A. pot B. pond C. kitchen
5.A. water snake B. human being C. flying
6.A. At last B. At that moment C. At times
7.A. voice B. heat C. price
8.A. Before B. When C. After
9.A. After B. Before C. During
10.A. fell asleep B. fell behind C. fell down
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There once was a master who went to India. He had never been there before. When he got there, he saw a lot of f________1.________. In India they have plenty of fruit to sell, but much of it is expensive b________2.________ they can’t grow much as a result of the water situation. He saw a big basket of some very red, long fruit. And it was the c________3.________ in the shop, not expensive at all.
He went up and asked，“how much per kilo?”“Two rupees.”Two rupees in India is almost
n________4.________; it’s like dirt (尘土). So he bought a whole kilogram of it and started eating it. But
a________5.________ he ate some of it: Oh, my god! His eyes watered, his mouth watered and burned, his eyes were burning, his head was burning and his face became red. He jumped up and down, saying，“Ah! Ah! Ah!”
But he s________6.________ continued to eat! Some people looking at him shook their heads and said，“You’re crazy. Those are chilies (辣椒)! You can’t eat them like that. They’re not fruit!” However, the master said, “No, I can’t stop! I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them. It’s my money!”
You may think that master was s________7.________, right? Similarly, we sometimes do a lot of things
l________8.________ that. We devote money, time or effort to a relationship. Even though the suffering experience tells us it won’t w________9.________, and we know there’s no hope things will change in the future—we still continue just because we’ve devoted money, time, effort and love to it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and suffered so much but couldn’t stop.
So even if you’ve lost something, let it g________10.________ and move on. That’s better than continuing to lose.
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Tom said he had never been there, but he was .
A. lay B. lied C. lying D. Lie
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Tom said he had never been there, but he was .
A. lay B. lied C. lying D. lie
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Tom said he had never been there, but he was .
A. lay B. lied C. lying D. Lie
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Mr Phillips was getting ready to leave his office. He remembered that his wife had asked him to buy some bananas. There was an old lady selling bananas at a fruit stall (摊位) _____ the street. Mr Phillips had never seen this stall before, so he went to check it out.
He asked her how much her bananas _____. She said $8 per kilogram. He _____ to bargain. “The store _____ I usually buy bananas only asks $5 per kg. Can you sell them to me _____ the same price?” he asked. The old lady was reluctant (不情愿的) but _____ agreed to sell them for $6 per kg. _____, Mr Phillips wasn’t satisfied and decided to buy them at the fruit store _____.
He went inside, _____ a bunch of bananas and went to the cashier (收银员). He saw that the price was $10 per kg. He tried to bargain again, but the ______ said, “Sorry sir, we do not bargain here.” Mr Phillips felt ______ and went back to the old lady. She recognized (认出) him and told him, “Sir, I can’t ______ you that price anymore.”
Mr Phillips told her, “Don’t worry about it. I will pay you $10 per kg! Please give me 2 kg.” The old lady was happy and said, “I can’t take $10 but I will take $7 per kg. I appreciate your ______.”
Later, Mr Phillips recommended (推荐) the old lady’s fruit stall ______ his coworkers (同事). And with support from Mr Phillips and many other shoppers, she was able to make a ______ living.
1.A. in front of B. behind C. across D. before
2.A. paid B. cost C. spent D. took
3.A. tried B. pretended C. worried D. meant
4.A. which B. that C. where D. whose
5.A. as B. for C. of D. against
6.A. firstly B. luckily C. hopefully D. finally
7.A. But B. However C. So D. Because
8.A. instead B. yet C. already D. ever
9.A. put down B. took off C. picked up D. gave away
10.A. lady B. boss C. customer D. cashier
11.A. good B. bad C. excited D. sorry
12.A. leave B. pass C. provide D. offer
13.A. happiness B. sadness C. kindness D. unkindness
14.A. to B. for C. with D. at
15.A. poorer B. friendlier C. worse D. better
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One day, a tiger saw a frog(青蛙)． He had never seen a frog before． He said,“I want to eat you． But first tell me who you are．”
The frog said,“I’m the king(国王)of the frogs! I can do all kinds of wonderful things．”
“Really?” said the tiger．“Can you show me what you can do?”
“All right． Let’s jump across the river． I can jump longer than you．”answered the frog．
They came to the river, The tiger jumped across it． He was surprised to see the frog was in front of him．
“I’m waiting for you, Mr Tiger．”said the frog, laughing．
While the tiger was ready for his jump． the frog held(拉)the tiger’s tail(尾巴)and got some tiger’s hair in his mouth． But the tiger didn’t know．
“Why do you have some tiger’s hair in your mouth?”asked the tiger．
“Oh”．said the frog,“Yesterday I killed(杀)a tiger and ate him．”
After hearing that, the tiger ran away quickly．
1.What did the tiger want to do at first? He wanted to ．
A． jump over B． run a race(比赛)with the frog C． eat the frog
2.–What was the frog good at? ．
A． Running． B． Jumping． C． Eating．
3.Why was the tiger surprised? Because ．
A． he found the frog was the king of the frog
B． the frog wanted to kill him
C． the frog also jumped across the river
4.How did the frog jump across the river? By ．
A． waiting for the tiger B． holding the tiger’s tail C． eating the tiger’s hair
5.Who do you think is cleverer?
A． The tiger B． The frog C． Neither
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One day, a tiger saw a frog(青蛙)． He had never seen a frog before． He said,“I want to eat you． But first tell me who you are．”
The frog said,“I’m the king(国王)of the frogs! I can do all kinds of wonderful things．”
“Really?” said the tiger．“Can you show me what you can do?”
“All right． Let’s jump across the river． I can jump longer than you．”answered the frog．
They came to the river, The tiger jumped across it． He was surprised to see the frog was in front of him．
“I’m waiting for you, Mr Tiger．”said the frog, laughing．
While the tiger was ready for his jump． the frog held(拉)the tiger’s tail(尾巴)and got some tiger’s hair in his mouth． But the tiger didn’t know．
“Why do you have some tiger’s hair in your mouth?”asked the tiger．
“Oh”．said the frog,“Yesterday I killed(杀)a tiger and ate him．”
After hearing that, the tiger ran away quickly．
1. What did the tiger want to do at first? He wanted to________．
A． jump over
B． run a race(比赛)with the frog
C． eat the frog
2. –What was the frog good at?________．
A． Running． B． Jumping． C． Eating．
3.Why was the tiger surprised? Because________．
A． he found the frog was the king of the frog
B． the frog wanted to kill him
C． the frog also jumped across the river
4. How did the frog jump across the river? By________．
A． waiting for the tiger
B． holding the tiger’s tail
C． eating the tiger’s hair
5.Who do you think is cleverer?
A． The tiger B． The frog C． Neither
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He never to the Great Wall.
A. had; gone B. was; going
C. has; gone D. has; been