【推荐1】Long long ago, there was a swan (天鹅) with golden feathers (金羽毛). She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small house _________ the lake with her two daughters. They were very poor. They worked hard all year round, _________ still, they lived a hard life and sometimes they even didn’t have enough ___________ to buy food.

The swan was ___________ to see that. She said to herself, “I’ll give one of my ___________ to them each day, then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers.” That evening, she ___________ to the poor woman’s house and left a golden feather on the table without saying ___________. From then on, the swan came every day and gave them a feather. The woman was very happy because their life was much ___________ than before.

But day after day, the woman became greedy (贪婪). She said to her _________. “The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all __________ feathers when she comes next time.” “Oh, no, Mom!” cried the daughters, “This will __________ the swan. She helps us a lot!” But the mother wouldn’t listen. When the __________ came as usual, the mother caught her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers ____________ chicken feathers.

     Then, the Golden Swan said, “Poor Mother, I came to __________ you, but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving and will __________ come back. Never be greedy!” With these words, the swan flew away.

1.

A．above

B．near

C．over

D．under

2.

A．and

B．but

C．so

D．or

3.

A．money

B．time

C．room

D．energy

4.

A．scared

B．surprised

C．happy

D．sad

5.

A．golden coins

B．collections

C．feathers

D．presents

6.

A．climbed

B．walked

C．ran

D．flew

7.

A．everything

B．something

C．nothing

D．anything

8.

A．better

B．busier

C．duller

D．harder

9.

A．sisters

B．brothers

C．sons

D．daughters

10.

A．our

B．their

C．her

D．his

11.

A．hurt

B．catch

C．save

D．help

12.

A．chicken

B．daughter

C．swan

D．woman

13.

A．changed into

B．looked for

C．came into

D．heard of

14.

A．trouble

B．teach

C．help

D．invite

15.

A．sometimes

B．always

C．never

D．usually

【推荐2】Many years ago, a 10—year—old boy walked into a soda shop. He asked the____, "How much is an ice cream sundae(圣代) ?"
"Fifty cents," the waitress replied. The boy____into his pockets, pulled out a handful of change and began counting. The waitress looked at the boy impatiently____, she had other customers to wait on.
After counting, the boy asked the waitress again, " How much is a dish of plain(普通的) ice cream? " "Thirty-five cents, " the waitress said a little____
Again the boy counted his coins. At last, he said, "I'II have the plain ice cream please. " He put 35 cents ____the counter(柜台). The waitress took the coins, brought the ice cream and walked away.
About ten minutes later, she returned and found the ice cream dish____ The boy was gone. She ____the empty dish—then she was surprised.
There on the counter, next to the wet spot where the dish had been, were 15 cents. The boy had____ money for a sundae, but he had ordered plain ice cream____he could leave her a tip.
In a world that tells us to "get____we can" , every so often it's good to be reminded to "give something. away".1.

A．woman

B．waitress

C．waiter

D．man

2.

A．reached

B．took

C．moved

D．looked

3.

A．After all

B．In the end

C．To be honest

D．At last

4.

A．happily

B．angrily

C．patiently

D．worriedly

5.

A．In

B．under

C．on

D．over

6.

A．dirty

B．empty

C．broken

D．gone

7.

A．picked up

B．put up

C．cut up

D．ate up

8.

A．a lot of

B．enough

C．much

D．a little

9.

A．so

B．or

C．and

D．but

10.

A．all

B．nothing

C．someyhing

D．any

【推荐3】It was a Saturday afternoon. Mr. Green was reading a newspaper. Suddenly he heard his wife ____ in the next room. He hurried to her and asked, "What happened to you. my dear?”
“Oh, dear!” his wifecried out, "My head hurts! ____ a doctor. Hurry up!”Their two children were both ____ at that moment and something was wrong with the telephone. Mr. Green ____ go to a hospital himself. Bad luck! All the hospitals in the town were ____ that day. Mr. Green didn't know ____ . Just then his friend, Mr. Brown, saw him and asked. "What is ____ ?"
Mr. Green told him everything. The man .said. "Why not turn to ____ ? He can help you."
Mr. Green remembered his friend, Mr. Black was a good doctor. He hurried to Mr. Black's.
When he got there, Mr. and Mr. Black were having their 24 meal . The doctor asked Mr. Green to drink with him.He was happy and sat ____ After that they began to chat. And when Mrs. Black asked, “How is you wife?”“She is fine, thanks…” Mr. Green stopped at once — he remembered his wife was waiting for a doctor at home. ^1.

A．crying

B．laughing

C．whispering

D．singing

2.

A．Look for

B．Wait for

C．Send for

D．Ask for

3.

A．in

B．out

C．up

D．down

4.

A．should

B．could

C．had to

D．was able lo

5.

A．expensive

B．open

C．free

D．closed

6.

A．when to go

B．how to do

C．where to go

D．what to deal with

7.

A．the matter

B．the wrong

C．trouble

D．problem

8.

A．Mr. Brown

B．Mr. Black

C．Mr. Green

D．Mrs. Green

9.

A．lunch

B．supper

C．morning

D．evening

10.

A．in bed

B．on floor

C．at the table

D．at home