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The Missed Blessings (祝福)
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he wanted a beautiful sports car in a car showroom, and knowing his father was able to buy it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day was coming, the young man waited the _______ that his father would buy the car for him. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his study. His father told him how _______ he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. The young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible, with the young man's name written in gold. _______ , he shouted to his father, ''With all your money you give me a Bible?'' He then rushed out of the house, _______ the Bible.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but _______ his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make the visit, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and _______ all what he had to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to _______ his father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key dropped (落下) from the back of the Bible. It had a small card with his name, and the date of his _______ , and the words... ''PAID IN FULL''.
How many times do we miss blessings because they are not packaged (包装) as we expected? Remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
1.A.signs B.notices C.letters D.reasons
2.A.shy B.safe C.kind D.proud
3.A.Happily B.Angrily C.Probably D.Hopefully
4.A.holding B.throwing C.leaving D.reading
5.A.wondering B.hoping C.remembering D.realizing
6.A.returned B.handed C.gave D.sold
7.A.share B.search C.choose D.watch
8.A.birth B.death C.success D.graduation
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A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Graduation Day approached the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man’s name embossed in gold. Angry, he raised his voice to his father and said "With all your money, you give me a Bible? " and stormed out of the the house. Leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things. When he arrived at his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father’s important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. And as he did, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer’s name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation and the words PAID IN FULL. How many times do we miss Spirit's blessings and answers to our prayers because they do not arrive exact as we have expected?
1.What does the underlined “it” refer to?
A.the Bible B.car key
C.a tag D.the dealer's name
2.We can infer from the passage that________ .
A.The father was not rich enough to buy the sports car.
B.The father bought his son only a Bible for his graduation.
C.The father only left the sports car for his son when he passed away.
D.The son was very sorry that he didn’t open the Bible and turn the pages on the Graduation Day.
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The Americans were getting ready to send their first man to the moon, an old Irishman (爱尔兰人) was _ _ them on TV in a hotel room. There was an Englishman in the room__ . And he said to the Irishman, “The Americans are very _ _, aren’t they? They are going to send some men to the moon. It’s a very _ way from our world.” “Oh, that’s _ ,”the Irishman answered quickly.” “The Irishman are going to send some men to the sun in months’ _ _. That’s much _ away than the moon, you know. “The Englishman was very _ when he heard this. “Oh, yes it is,” he said, “But the sun is too _ for people to visit.”
The Irishman laughed and answered, “Well, the Irish are clever, too, you know. We _ go to the sun during the day, of course. We’ll go there during the night.”
1.A. reading B. watching C. making D. mending
2.A. too B. also C. of course D. only
3.A. kind B. bad C. clever D. good
4.A. short B. long C. far D. near
5.A. nothing B. all C. wrong D. great
6.A. later B. ago C. long ago D. time
7.A. far B. never C. farther D. longer
8.A. angry B. surprised C. glad D. sorry
9.A. warm B. big C. cold D. hot
10.A. don’t B. won’t C. want to D. must
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The Americans were getting ready to send their first man to the moon， an old Irishman (爱尔兰人) was _________them on TV in a hotel room. There was an Englishman in the room，_________. And he said to the Irishman， “The Americans are very _________， aren’t they? They are going to _________ some men to the moon. It’s a very long way from our world.” “Oh， that’s _________，”the Irishman answered quickly.” “The Irishman are going to send some men to the sun in months’ _________. That’s much_________away than the moon， you know. “The Englishman was very _________when he heard this. “Oh， yes it is，” he said， “But the sun is too _________ for people to visit.”
The Irishman laughed and answered， “Well， the Irish are clever， too， you know. We_________go to the sun during the day， of course. We’ll go there during the night.”
1.A. reading B. watching C. making D. mending
2.A. too B. also C. of course D. only
3.A. kind B. bad C. clever D. good
4.A.control B. send C. notice D. imagine
5.A. nothing B. all C. wrong D. great
6.A. later B. ago C. long ago D. time
7.A. far B. never C. farther D. longer
8.A. angry B. surprised C. glad D. sorry
9.A. warm B. big C. cold D. hot
10.A. don’t B. won’t C. didn’t D. must
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The Americans were getting ready to send their first man to the moon, an old Irishman (爱尔兰人) was____them on TV in a hotel room. There was an Englishman in the room____And he said to the Irishman, “The Americans are very____, aren’t they? They are going to send some men to the moon. It’s a very____way from our world.” “Oh, that’s____,”the Irishman answered quickly.” “The Irishman are going to send some men to the sun in months’____That’s much____away than the moon, you know. “The Englishman was very____when he heard this. “Oh, yes it is,” he said, “But the sun is too____for people to visit.”
The Irishman laughed and answered, “Well, the Irish are clever, too, you know. We____go to the sun during the day, of course. We’ll go there during the night.”
1.A. reading B. watching C. making D. mending
2.A. too B. also C. of course D. only
3.A. kind B. bad C. clever D. good
4.A. short B. long C. far D. near
5.A. nothing B. all C. wrong D. great
6.A. later B. ago C. long ago D. time
7.A. far B. never C. farther D. longer
8.A. angry B. surprised C. glad D. sorry
9.A. warm B. big C. cold D. hot
10.A. don’t B. won’t C. want to D. must
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One day, a businessman was getting ready to go to his office in the morning. When he opened the door of his car, a dog sleeping under his car suddenly came out and bit (咬) his leg! He was angry and threw a rock at the dog. After reaching his office, the businessman called a meeting of his managers.During the meeting, he took out his anger on his managers. They were upset about this, and took out their own anger on the workers working under them. The businessman was still angry after returning home.His wife opened the door. She asked him, “Why are you so late today?" The man shouted at his wife, "Ididn't go to the office to play soccer. I went to work. So don't ask me stupid questions!" His wife was sad because he shouted at her for no reason. She turned her anger on their son. He was watching TV. "This is all you do. You have no interest in studying! Turn off the TV now!” The son became upset as well. He walked out of his house and saw a dog passing by. He picked up a rock and threw it at the dog. The dog ran away, barking in pain (疼).
Sometimes, when we are angry about something, we might take out our anger cn others. It's meaningless. We should learn to control (控制) our anger.
1.What made the businessman angry in the morning?
A. He went to his office early. B. A dog bit him.
C. A dog got in his car. D. He couldn't catch his dog
2.The man shouted at his wife because________.
A. he was tired after working the whole day B. his wife asked a stupid question
C. he wasnt able to solve some problems at work D. he was still angry
3.What's the main idea of the passage?
A. Don't be angry with a dog. B. Bite back if a dog bites you
C. Don't take out your anger on others. D. Don't ask stupid questions
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The young man _____ get up late, but now he _____ getting up very early.
| A．is used to; used to | B．used to; is used to |
| C．used to; used to | D．was used to; is used to |
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One day when a woman was getting dinner ready for the animals at a zoo, her hand began to hurt. A few days earlier, a box of spiders (蜘蛛) arrived at the zoo from Asia. When she put the box into the spiders’ display (展示架), one of them climbed out and ran across the table. While she was trying to pick up the spider and put it back in the box, it bit her hand.
She forgot about her pain and continued (继续) with her work. She finished giving dinner to the animals, but the pain in her hand got worse. So she hurried to the hospital. As soon as the doctor got to know what kind of spider it was, he gave the woman the right medicine. She left the hospital that evening.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A.A box of spiders. B.An accident.
C.A woman’s work in a zoo. D.The pain in a woman’s leg.
2.What was the woman doing when her hand began to hurt?
A.She was having dinner.
B.She was visiting a zoo.
C.She was putting the box onto a table.
D.She was getting dinner ready for the animals at a zoo.
3.Where did the box of spiders come from?
A.Asia. B.America. C.France D.Australia.
4.While she was trying to pick up the spider, it ________.
A.ran across the table B.bit her hand
C.cried loudly D.climbed up her hand
5.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A.The woman was a careful woman.
B.The woman didn’t love her job.
C.The doctor gave the woman right medicine.
D.The doctor liked spiders a lot.
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I’m afraid you have to get ______ X-ray, young man.
A.a B.an C.the D.不填
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I’m afraid you have to get ______ X-ray, young man.
A. a B. an C. the D. 不填