【推荐1】Dad is a liar(说谎者) certainly.

He never tells the truth about anything___________, or anything that he thinks is bad to me, even though I have mentioned that I don’t___________hearing these things.

He is the___________man I have ever met, who never hurts others, for he's always hard on himself. Every time I phoned home from college and asked Dad how his___________was getting on, he would always reply. “Oh, couldn't be___________!” When I asked my mum the same question on the phone,___________, she honestly told me every___________with Dad’s business. I didn’t blame(指责) Dad for his___________I felt a deep sympathy for him.

Dad is a mean guy, undoubtedly.

I hardly see Dad wear___________clothes. In fact, his closet is half empty. Even in this half, two-thirds is occupied(占据) by Mum’s clothes and the other one third____________him. I urged him to buy some new clothes,__________he simply shook his head, “The old clothes are still good enough.” Were they? I saw holes in them.

It hurt my heart a lot when l saw him cough terribly with his hand covering his______________When the pains became unbearable, he____________took some pills without taking a rest.

So it surprised____________when the day came that Dad got sick. He was lying in bed. And all the family gathered around him. I knelt(跪) by his bedside, tears filling my eyes.

Dear Dad, you’ve been pushing yourself too hard, which you should not have. “Dad____________yourself.”

1.

A．interesting

B．good

C．bad

D．valuable

2.

A．hate

B．mind

C．decide

D．like

3.

A．cleverest

B．strongest

C．biggest

D．kindest

4.

A．health

B．experiment

C．business

D．treatment

5.

A．better

B．harder

C．easier

D．healthier

6.

A．also

B．anyway

C．therefore

D．however

7.

A．change

B．difference

C．decision

D．problem

8.

A．lies

B．opinions

C．purpose

D．excuses

9.

A．cheap

B．new

C．clean

D．old

10.

A．leads to

B．belongs to

C．replies to

D．returns to

11.

A．so

B．but

C．since

D．although

12.

A．head

B．ear

C．mouth

D．eyes

13.

A．still

B．even

C．only

D．ever

14.

A．somebody

B．nobody

C．everybody

D．anybody

15.

A．take care

B．look after

C．be careful of

D．look for

【推荐2】A Fun Way to Start the Day
Mrs．Bames turned off the bright camera light on the news desk．Charlie，a fifth-grade news announeer（播音员），sat at the desk．“Our show seems to be missing something，”he saiD． “It seems like we should end our________on a cheerful note．We should give the students________to enjoy．Since the show is school wide，we could help everyone begin the day in a positive way．”
“What do you mean，Charlie？Don't you think the students like watching our news show and ________about the important events of the day？”Mrs．Barnes said jokingly．“Sure，”Charlie answereD． “I'm just looking for a little something more to add to our program，”he said.
Charlie was what his mother called an“experimenter”．He was，________trying to find a new way of doing something，and today Charlie wanted to think of how to really________up the school with the morning news.
As Charlie walked, he hummed（哼唱）the school song．His friend Jenny met him in the hallway and，without a word，she too began humming．By the time they reached the classroom door，another girl，Lily，had________them and started singing their happy song.
At first，Mrs．Barnes watched the class with a confused expression，and then with a shine in her eyes，she smileD． Her class loved to sing，and she liked sharing this________with them.
Just at that moment，Charlie realized that music was the________ he had been looking for.
That's it！Charlie thought．We can end the morning news by singing our school song.
“So what do you think？”Charlie asked heartedly．Mrs．Barnes was happy to see Charlie _______about his volunteer work as the school news announcer.“Let's give it a try！”Mrs．Barnes replieD． “I have a feeling that it will be a________way to end our morning news show and a fun way to start the day！”1.

A．class

B．show

C．day

D．week

2.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

3.

A．reading

B．warning

C．talking

D．asking

4.

A．almost

B．already

C．ever

D．always

5.

A．call

B．wake

C．look

D．give

6.

A．told

B．helped

C．found

D．joined

7.

A．moment

B．memory

C．plan

D．information

8.

A．reason

B．request

C．answer

D．ability

9.

A．disappointed

B．worried

C．excited

D．surprised

10.

A．pleasant

B．polite

C．normal

D．traditional

【推荐3】A man comes home from work late. His 5-year-old son is ____for him. “Daddy, can you give me $ 10?” his son asks. The father is very ____ and says,” If you want to buy a toy, you can go to your___and go to bed.”

After about an hour, the man ___, “Maybe he really needs to buy something. He doesn’t ask for money very____.”Then the man goes to the little boy’s room. “I am too tired and not very happy. Here’s $10,” says the man. The little boy ____up, smiling, “Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he says.

Then , from under his pillow(枕头) he takes out some____Then the man starts to get angry again. “Why do you want more money if you already have some?” he asks. “____ I didn’t have enough, but now I do,” the little boy answers. “Daddy, I have$20 now. Can I ____an hour of your time? Please ___early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

1.

A．waiting

B．asking

C．looking

D．working

2.

A．happy

B．tired

C．angry

D．sad

3.

A．room

B．school

C．shop

D．home

4.

A．says

B．asks

C．thinks

D．hopes

5.

A．late

B．early

C．much

D．often

6.

A．stands

B．sits

C．looks

D．puts

7.

A．toys

B．books

C．food

D．money

8.

A．Because

B．So

C．But

D．Or

9.

A．have

B．make

C．do

D．buy

10.

A．go to work

B．come home

C．go to bed

D．go shopping

【推荐1】When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember clearly one night, when she had made ________ food for dinner after a long, hard day at work.

That evening, my mom ________ a plate of eggs, sausage and some ________ biscuits in front of my dad. I waited to see if anyone noticed them! Yet all my dad did was eating his ________, smiling at my mom and asking me how my day was at school. I don’t remember what I told him that night, ________ I do remember that he ate biscuits ________! When I got up from the table that evening, I ________ my mom say sorry to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I’ll never forget what he said: “Honey, I ________ burned biscuits every now and then.”

Later that night, I went to kiss daddy goodnight and I asked him if he really liked the burned biscuits. He held me in his arms and said, “Your mum went through a hard day at work today and she’s really ________. And besides, a little burned biscuit will never hurt anyone!”

As I’ve grown older, I’ve ________ his words for many times. Life is full of imperfect things and imperfect people. Learning to accept them is one of the most important keys to create a healthy and lasting relationship.

1.

A．junk

B．lunch

C．breakfast

D．hotel

2.

A．drew

B．put

C．fixed

D．cleaned

3.

A．salty

B．sweet

C．broken

D．burned

4.

A．biscuit

B．phone

C．flower

D．salt

5.

A．and

B．but

C．also

D．till

6.

A．sadly

B．hardly

C．happily

D．angrily

7.

A．heard

B．helped

C．let

D．made

8.

A．hate

B．sell

C．love

D．wash

9.

A．excited

B．interested

C．surprised

D．tired

10.

A．forgot about

B．looked for

C．put away

D．thought about

【推荐3】Henry is twenty-eight years old. He has a sister, Mary. She is a _______ at No. 8 Middle School and she likes art, but she can’t draw _______,   so she _______ to join an art club to learn about art.

Henry likes rock (摇滚乐) very much. He thinks it is _______. He wants to be a musician. He works in a(n) _______ club. He plays the guitar in the club.

Every day he _______ his work at around 8:00 am. So he leaves _______   at 7:30 am. He often gets home at around 9:00 pm. He is very _______ after work. So he takes a shower (洗澡) _______ he goes to bed. On weekends, he doesn’t ________. He often goes to see his grandparents with his sister.

1.

A．singer

B．student

C．doctor

D．worker

2.

A．good

B．nice

C．well

D．bad

3.

A．takes

B．learns

C．wants

D．thinks

4.

A．hard

B．boring

C．difficult

D．interesting

5.

A．music

B．sports

C．English

D．Chinese

6.

A．joins

B．starts

C．brings

D．likes

7.

A．school

B．home

C．store

D．hotel

8.

A．sorry

B．busy

C．tired

D．sad

9.

A．but

B．after

C．or

D．before

10.

A．go to work

B．get up

C．go to bed

D．go home