【推荐1】A rich man, interested in animals, asked a famous painter to draw him a cat. The great painter___ and asked the man to come back in three months. When the man ______, he was put off again and again, until ______ passed.

Finally, at the man’s request, the painter ______ a brush, and drew a picture of a ______ in a smooth and easy way—the ______ picture in the man’s eyes.

He was very surprised, and then he grew ______. “That fantastic drawing took you only thirty seconds! Why did you make me ______ a year?” he asked. Without a word, the painter opened a cabinet (储藏柜), and ______ fell thousands of drawings of cats.

Progress takes practice and ______. Those who make it look easy have worked hard over time.

1.

A．agreed

B．refused

C．jumped

D．cared

2.

A．left

B．phoned

C．returned

D．repeated

3.

A．thirty seconds

B．a week

C．three months

D．a year

4.

A．put down

B．took out

C．handed in

D．passed on

5.

A．painter

B．cat

C．family

D．man

6.

A．largest

B．ugliest

C．cheapest

D．greatest

7.

A．tired

B．sad

C．angry

D．friendly

8.

A．wait

B．sleep

C．draw

D．try

9.

A．off

B．back

C．out

D．in

10.

A．time

B．money

C．cost

D．advice

【推荐2】Numbers are part of out everyday life. After all, we live with numbers. From buildings to computers. ______ are used everywhere!
People started to make lucky numbers long ago. And people also began to look for that unlucky number. Unluckily, 13 became that "_____ " number.
It's said that Judas was the 13th person at the Last Supper. He betrayed Jesus (出卖耶稣). So now many people ___it very bad to have 13 people around a dinner table. People believe that if 13 people have dinner_______, one of them would die in the year. Many cities in the UK and the U.S.A. don't have a(n)_______ street or floor. People believe that Friday the 13th is very unlucky because it is an unlucky day_______ an unlucky number.
______, not everyone is afraid of the number 13. A popular_______ called Taylor Swift draws "13" on her hand before every show. She ______ she was successful because of "13" in the last few years. She said, "I was born on the 13th. I turned 13 years old on Friday the 13th. _______ first music CD went top in 13 weeks."
So, there are no lucky or unlucky numbers. They might become lucky or unlucky only if we think of them as such.1.

A．numbers

B．signs

C．reports

D．tools

2.

A．silly

B．dangerous

C．safe

D．interesting

3.

A．keep

B．expect

C．make

D．consider

4.

A．lonely

B．together

C．forever

D．quietly

5.

A．eleventh

B．twelfth

C．thirteenth

D．fourteenth

6.

A．with

B．behind

C．through

D．against

7.

A．Unluckily

B．So

C．However

D．Also

8.

A．scientist

B．nurse

C．writer

D．singer

9.

A．hoped

B．thought

C．feared

D．advised

10.

A．Her

B．His

C．Your

D．My

【推荐3】There was once a farmer who had an olive orchard (橄榄树果园). He was very hard-working, and the trees grew well under his ________. But he knew that his three sons didn’t like the farm work, but dying to make ________.

When the farmer was old, and felt that he would ________, he called his sons to him and said, “My sons, there is a ________ of gold hidden in the olive orchard. Dig for it, if you want it.”

After their father was dead, the sons went to work to find it. Since they did not know where it was hidden, they agreed to dig the ________ orchard until one of them could find it.

However, no pot of gold was ________ even if they had turned up the soil from one end of the orchard to the other. It seemed as if someone had stolen it, or as if the ________ had made up the story. The three sons felt ________ to have done all that work for nothing and they gave up.

But in the next olive season, the olive trees in the orchard bore (结果实) more fruit than they had ever seen. When it was sold, the sons get a pot of gold.

And when the sons saw how much money they had ________ from the orchard, they suddenly understood what their wise father had ________ when he said, “There is gold hidden in the orchard. Dig for it, if you want it.”

1.

A．introduction

B．breath

C．care

D．guidance

2.

A．mistakes

B．business

C．trouble

D．wealth

3.

A．pass by

B．pass to

C．pass away

D．pass out

4.

A．pair

B．piece

C．packet

D．pot

5.

A．whole

B．pretty

C．large

D．green

6.

A．made

B．found

C．stolen

D．wasted

7.

A．writer

B．son

C．orchard

D．farmer

8.

A．enjoyable

B．reasonable

C．terrible

D．comfortable

9.

A．made

B．dug

C．discovered

D．grown

10.

A．needed

B．meant

C．worried

D．suffered

【推荐1】Thanks to the Double Reduction Policy (“双减”政策), many students have more time to enjoy after-school activities.

It is ________ for students to take part in these activities. First, it is a good short ________ from study. After the break, students can do better in ________ school work. Next, students can ________ some friends while doing after-school activities. Finally, students can get some new ________ from the activities. For example, students can learn how to play basketball or how to dance.

1.

A．careful

B．thankful

C．helpful

D．beautiful

2.

A．break

B．hobby

C．meeting

D．habit

3.

A．they

B．them

C．their

D．theirs

4.

A．do

B．make

C．take

D．put

5.

A．prizes

B．books

C．pens

D．skills

【推荐2】Chinese schools often have parents’ meetings. They ______ parents know about their children’s school work.

In our school, the parents’ meeting is on the first ______ afternoon of a new school year. The next day is weekend. ______ teachers and parents have enough time to have a good talk. The meeting usually starts ______ 3:00 p.m. and most parents come to school earlier before the meeting.

During the meetings, the teachers introduce (介绍)the life and study of the students. After parents’ meetings, teachers talk to parents. Teachers ______ one or two of the parents at a time(一次). These meetings are very short, maybe five or ten ______ . These face-to-face talks are very ______ for teachers, parents and students. In our school, students can listen to the talks. They can sit near their parents. ______ do you feel when you hear your teachers and parents talk about you? I really feel ______ , because I am good at all my ______ .

What about parents’ meeting in your schools?

1.

A．like

B．help

C．watch

D．need

2.

A．Monday

B．Tuesday

C．Thursday

D．Friday

3.

A．but

B．because

C．or

D．so

4.

A．in

B．on

C．at

D．for

5.

A．meet

B．see

C．finish

D．want

6.

A．hours

B．minutes

C．days

D．weeks

7.

A．sorry

B．easy

C．good

D．difficult

8.

A．Where

B．Which

C．Who

D．How

9.

A．relaxed

B．nervous

C．sad

D．busy

10.

A．sports

B．lessons

C．stories

D．dreams

【推荐3】通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中选出一个最佳选项。

If you have a seven-color flower, which color do you want from the petals（花瓣）? Today, we _________ some students and here are some of the answers.

“I want the _________one. I love strawberry very much. I hope it can bring _________ lots of strawberries. Maybe it can make a strawberry house _________ me.” Sun Yu says.

“I think blue is my lucky _________.” Wu Chen says, “I love blue. My grandmother is a kind and warm-hearted _________. When I come back home from school, she always brings me nice food to eat. _________ I hope this blue petal can bring good luck to her.”

“I want the yellow one.” answers Paul. “I hope this one can _________ my sister Lily. Lily is a 5-year-old girl, but she always stays _________ and doesn’t talk to others. I hope this yellow petal can make her __________.”

1.

A．ask

B．answer

C．see

D．get

2.

A．red

B．blue

C．yellow

D．purple

3.

A．her

B．his

C．me

D．it

4.

A．to

B．for

C．with

D．at

5.

A．color

B．petals

C．flower

D．grape

6.

A．teacher

B．mother

C．woman

D．aunt

7.

A．And

B．But

C．Or

D．So

8.

A．like

B．help

C．find

D．play

9.

A．at school

B．at home

C．at the shop

D．at library

10.

A．busy

B．tidy

C．happy

D．easy