On Saturday morning, every boy in town was happy, expect Tom Sawyer.
Tom’s aunt gave him a task of painting their fence. It was 30 yards long and 3 yards high. He painted one board and surveyed his progress, and then he sat down to have a rest.
Tom began to think of the games that he wanted to play. He knew the boys who were free would soon (A)come along and make fun of him. Just then, he had an idea. He picked up his brush and went back to work.
Ben Rogers came along the road. He was singing happily and carrying an apple. “I’m going swimming.” said Ben. “Do you want to come? Oh, you have to work. don’t you? What a pity!” “Work?” said Tom. “This isn’t work. I’m enjoying myself. Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence like this every day?” Then he went (B) ________ painting.
Ben watched Tom in silence.（C）他变得越来越感兴趣.
After a while, he said, “Tom, will you let me do some painting?”
Tom said, “No, Ben, I can’t. Aunt Polly warned me to do it well. I’m the only person that can do it right.”
“Oh, please, Tom,” said Ben. “I can do it. I’ll be really careful. I’ll give you half my apple. Wait, I’ll give you all of it.”
“That’s a deal,” said Tom. “But you must be careful.”
Tom gave Ben his brush with worry on his face (D) ________ joy in his heart. He sat down again and started to eat the apple.
When Ben got tired, Billy Fisher was waiting. He gave Tom a kite for the chance to paint. Then Johnny Miller (E)offered him two toy soldiers.
Soon Tom had got many new toys, and the fence got three coats of paint. (F)Aunt Polly was happy enough to give Tom a big apple.
1. 写出文中划线部分（A）和（E）的同义词：2. 在文中（B）和（D）的空白处分别填入一个适当的单词：
3. 将文中划线部分（C）译成英语：
4. 将文中划线部分（F）改写为：
Aunt Polly was
5. 从文中找出两个Tom得到的新玩具：
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There Stapleton discovers that only two people—Sir Charles and Sir Henry, separate him from the Baskerville fortune. Soon he gets close to Sir Charles Baskerville. Old Sir Charles tells Stapleton about the legend of the hound (猎犬 ) and prepares the way for his own death. Stapleton knows that the old man’s heart is weak. And he also knows that Sir Charles believes the legend of the hound. And so he gets the idea to frighten Sir Charles to death with a hound.
Stapleton buys the huge dog in London and takes it to Devon by train. He walks across the moor with it to make sure no one sees him with the dog. He finds a hiding place for the animal in the old tin mine (锡矿). And he keeps his hound there while he is waiting for his chance.
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5. How do you like Stapleton?
It was a long and hot summer that year, and Anne enjoyed it with the whole heart. When it was over, she went back and studied hard in Miss Stacy’s Queen’s class for that terrible thing known as “the Entrance”. Anne grew so quickly that one day Marilla was surprised to find that the girl was taller than herself. Another difference was that she talked less.
“You don’t talk half as much as you were in the past, Anne. What has come over you?”
“I don’t know... I don’t want to talk as much,” Anne said, turning red. “It’s nicer to think dear, pretty thoughts and keep them in one’s heart, like treasures.”
After months of studying, Anne went to town for the exams. When she returned to Green Gables, three weeks passed without the exam results appearing. Anne did not know what to do with herself!
Then one evening, Anne was sitting at her open window when she saw Diana come running up the hill with a newspaper in her hand.
“Anne, you’ve passed,” she cried, “and you came first—you and Gilbert both—you are tied.”
“Well now, I always said it,” said Matthew, looking at the exam result list delightedly, “I knew you could beat them all easily.”
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1. What happened to Anne when she grew up that summer?2. Why didn’t Anne talk as much as before?
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5. How did Matthew feel when he knew the result of the “Entrance” exam?
【推荐3】Summer is once again here.
It is the best time of the year.
My son, winter is too cold.
Wear more! Eat more! Stay indoors! I am told.
I look up at the sky.
To spring I say goodbye.
Sunshine is everywhere.
A pair of sun glasses I wear.
I call my friends,
The school term ends.
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Happily I shout.
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I can swim as fast as a fish.
I can eat a cup of ice cream.
Or I can take a nap and dream.
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But my time I will widely spend.
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“Apple pie for breakfast,” cried Peter. “What fun!”
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Mary looked. “What are they?” she asked.
“They’re spring flowers—crocuses, snowdrops and daffodils.” Then the robin appeared and sat on the ground near them.
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Mary looked at the key for a long time. Then she put it in her pocket and walked back to her room.
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