One morning, Mr. Wolf told his wife he would catch some toads (癞蛤蟆)for her to eat.
In order to defeat Big Big Wolf, Slow Goat
Once upon a time, there was a tiger. His name was Kamau which means the quiet soldier. Kamau wondered, “Will I ever live up to my name?” Kamau is young and makes friends with everyone, but thinks low of himself. His leg disability makes it hard to walk. It makes him feel useless. But what he doesn’t know is that today will change it all.
One bright morning, Kamau spotted a bird in a tree, whose bright colors are so cheerful. She looked old. And he noticed one of her wings was cut. Kamau kept on walking towards the bird. “My name is Jelani,” she squawked as if she could read his mind. “I am Kamau,” he roared. “I know,” she said as if she had been watching over him his whole life. They spent a moment studying each other. At last, Kamau continued going past the tree.
“Do you know the meaning of your name?” she asked. Kamau stopped. The pain showed in his eyes. This is a question he has asked himself every day.
“My name means quiet soldier,” he said. Then he paused. “But I have been given the wrong name, for I am no warrior.”
“Do you know what my name means?” she asked. There was silence. “It means mighty. But as you can see, my body is not fit for it.” Then she looked up.
Kamau asked, “What are you looking at?”
“I am dreaming of flying free. Have you ever thought of running through the jungle, pride in your face?”
“We will never get that kind of life.” Kamau said angrily.
Jelani expected this. So, she explained why she didn’t care about it. “Sometimes, you have to let go of the things you don’t have and make do with what you have.”
“But even if I know this, I can’t be happy because I can’t do anything about my body. My mind knows it,” he said.
“I don’t know what you’ll be, but your mind tells you. It’s telling you that you’re useless, but if you ask your mind to stop, you will find your true self!” Jelani tells him.
Kamau realizes how lucky he was to have met Jelani. How fortunate he was to be able to change his mind.
Kamau finishes the story, making his sons think. It’s a year later and Kamau is a father. He hopes to teach his sons the same lesson that Jelani taught him. “Sons, we can’t always depend on physical abilities to show us who we are. First, think about what your mind can do to change your bad feelings into good ones.”
1. Why does Kamau think low of himself?2. Paraphrase the underlined sentence in paragraph 2.
Kamau spotted a bird in a tree, whose bright colors are so cheerful
3. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
Kamau finally realized that it is important to move on toward the things you desire and forget what you already have.
4. What ways do you have to change your bad feelings into good ones?(50词左右)
3 . Any dog’s love can feel like a miracle(奇迹). Mason is a strong
That day a lot of people
Three weeks after the
Mason was hurt so bad that he needed weeks to
A.cat | B.by | C.dog | D.horse |
A.went through | B.looked for | C.died from | D.fell into |
A.safe | B.lovely | C.lonely | D.brave |
A.woke | B.escaped | C.disappeared | D.starved |
A.gained | B.found | C.enjoyed | D.suffered |
A.upset | B.calm | C.grateful | D.dangerous |
A.so that | B.even though | C.as if | D.now that |
A.honest | B.certain | C.special | D.sorry |
A.designed | B.searched | C.protected | D.solved |
A.get | B.turn | C.end | D.pick |
A.disaster | B.miracle | C.festival | D.celebration |
A.belonged | B.went | C.got | D.fell |
A.tired | B.excited | C.frightened | D.determined |
A.find | B.decide | C.prepare | D.keep |
A.stories | B.reasons | C.experiences | D.questions |
A.rest | B.medicine | C.result | D.help |
A.beaten | B.hurt | C.paid | D.fixed |
A.volunteered | B.tried | C.continued | D.struggled |
A.leave | B.count | C.recover | D.develop |
A.weak | B.healthy | C.clever | D.hopeful |
4 . A man was traveling in the mountains and stayed in a hotel for the night. He was a great fighter and spent his lifetime fighting for freedom. He was
Then, he was very
The parrot was clinging so deeply, so
In the morning, when the man was
A.tired | B.amazed | C.disappointed | D.embarrassed |
A.reading | B.writing | C.singing | D.repeating |
A.freedom | B.sisters | C.punishment | D.friends |
A.putting forward | B.talking about | C.making up | D.shouting out |
A.rest | B.seat | C.idea | D.duty |
A.asleep | B.foolish | C.busy | D.careless |
A.cried | B.whispered | C.called | D.screamed |
A.happy | B.relaxed | C.sad | D.surprised |
A.worried | B.talked | C.forgotten | D.heard |
A.new | B.open | C.locked | D.small |
A.agree | B.recognize | C.blame | D.know |
A.house | B.sky | C.roof | D.yard |
A.hard | B.fast | C.excitedly | D.directly |
A.glad | B.crazy | C.painful | D.upset |
A.foot | B.head | C.hand | D.back |
A.brave | B.strange | C.stubborn | D.grateful |
A.looked | B.threw | C.carried | D.lifted |
A.therefore | B.unless | C.since | D.although |
A.showing up | B.coming back | C.cheering up | D.waking up |
A.cage | B.box | C.room | D.hotel |
One summer vacation, I learned some kids volunteered as guide dog raisers for a guide dog training center. Then I also wanted to take part in it. My parents supported it.
After I filled out the application form to be a guide dog raiser, two of the training center's workers came to my house to meet me and my family. They said, “After the volunteer helps raise a guide dog puppy for a year, the dog needs to be returned to the training center. There the dog will receive a five-month professional guide-dog training. Then the dog will stay with a blind person and help with his or her life.” The workers told us what a big responsibility it was to raise a guide dog puppy. And I promised I would do a great job.
We later got a call that our puppy was coming soon—a female yellow puppy. When Dad and I picked her up, I was glad. She was the prettiest dog I’d ever seen. Her name was Nisha. When I started working with Nisha, I learned right away how intelligent dogs are. Guide dog puppies seem to know they're special and were born to do special work. My main job was to help her grow, teach her basic house rules and how to get along with people, and let her learn about public places.
Nisha loved to ride in the car. I was allowed to take her anywhere a trained guide dog could go, including stores and buses. Nisha was a good listener. Whenever I felt I needed to talk to someone, Nisha was always there. She was a lovely puppy.
During the year, Nisha and my whole family developed a very close relationship. And we knew the day was coming when she would have to go back to the training center for the five-month professional guide-dog training. After that she would go to live with John, a blind man.
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When it was time for her to leave, we took Nisha on her last car ride with us.
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I was invited to present Nisha to John on her graduation day.
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6 . Jack was a kitten(猫咪)born without eyes. He was the favorite amongst the kids hanging around. However, when the time came to find him a permanent home, no one knew where Jack would
When my friend asked if I wanted a kitten with no eyes which no one would
When first
It doesn't matter that he is eyeless, Jack is always a
Jack is truly a(n)
A.help | B.return | C.lead to | D.end up |
A.accept | B.serve | C.feed | D.buy |
A.permission | B.question | C.hesitation | D.bargain |
A.rushing | B.guided | C.going | D.brought |
A.excitedly | B.cautiously | C.hurriedly | D.endlessly |
A.problem | B.pleasure | C.interest | D.eagerness |
A.opened | B.caught | C.went through | D.found |
A.tried | B.failed | C.offered | D.refused |
A.lost | B.angry | C.tired | D.lonely |
A.surprise | B.event | C.joy | D.need |
A.waiting for | B.attacking | C.noticing | D.greeting |
A.assistant | B.inspiration | C.fortune | D.teacher |
A.playful | B.useful | C.convenient | D.costly |
A.sorry | B.welcome | C.amazed | D.shocked |
A.pride | B.choice | C.adaptabilities | D.sadness |
Katie had always felt like she never connected with anyone. There was no one she considered a friend. So, when her parents decided to move, she was okay with it. She didn't feel sad because she wasn't leaving anyone behind.
She was eight when they moved to a new town. It wasn't that different from where they had lived before. There were a lot of trees and kids running around outside, riding bikes, and playing. One day her mother caught her staring out the window at some kids playing. Her mom told her to go out and play with those kids. So Katie went out. She could see that they were all having fun and she wanted to join in but she was afraid. She tried to muster up the courage to ask them if she could join them but she just couldn't do it.
She decided to go for a walk instead. She liked how peaceful the town was. The people seemed nice and polite. Her stroll finally led her to the town's lake. She felt the rush of cold air hitting her face. The beauty of the lake was something to behold. She sat there admiring it and decided that this would be her place. She would come here every day and maybe one day, she would bring her friends here.
After school, she always stopped by the lake before going home. She swore she could stay there for hours, maybe even live there. If she ever got hungry, she always had food ready in her bag.
One day when she was writing a poem about the lake, she heard her stomach growl. She put down her notebook and her pen and got her sandwich out. She was about to take a bite when she heard a noise. This alarmed her. She hadn't heard or seen anything strange before. She looked around and suddenly she noticed that there was something black moving toward the bank.
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“A swimming black dog!” Katie cried out in surprise.
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Every day, Katie brought five extra sandwiches for her friend.
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8 . Meet Charlie, he is a 6 year old black Labrador. His job in the army is to find unexploded bombs with his handler Henry. It is 1916 right now and Charlie and Henry are in the trenches in France. It is wet, cold, muddy and there are a lot of
Charlie loves his handler Henry very much and would do
Charlie and Henry spend their days with the other soldiers, trying to sleep in dug out shelters in the walls of the trench. They are
Once it's dark, Charlie and Henry crawl out of their trench into no man’s land, staying
Suddenly Charlie stopped and pricked up his
They eventually make it
A.soldiers | B.rats | C.bugs | D.dogs |
A.who | B.which | C.that | D.where |
A.everything | B.something | C.anything | D.meals |
A.enemies | B.bombs | C.bacon | D.breakfast |
A.invaluable | B.invincible | C.impossible | D.inseparable |
A.exhausted | B.excited | C.experienced | D.expected |
A.fight | B.say | C.sleep | D.believe |
A.trench | B.wall | C.bomb | D.dog |
A.lives | B.nights | C.days | D.times |
A.low | B.safe | C.brave | D.back |
A.that | B.when | C.may | D.which |
A.protecting | B.giving | C.earning | D.saving |
A.to | B.for | C.as | D.by |
A.guns | B.ears | C.bombs | D.cans |
A.recommend | B.advised | C.led | D.told |
A.fight | B.live | C.talk | D.walk |
A.in | B.on | C.at | D.after |
A.hand | B.mouth | C.heart | D.arms |
A.back | B.out | C.up | D.difficult |
A.on | B.as | C.for | D.by |
I was sitting in my office in an animal clinic when a young family rushed in. The father held a dying dog packed in a bloody towel in his arms. He was followed by a young boy carrying a big cat and crying as if his little heart was completely broken. The mother followed, comforting the boy. The cat simply looked at everyone with no interest and remained calm, lying on the boy's shoulder.
The nurse sent the father and what he held into the examining rooms. As the mother, the boy and the cat settled down on the seats in the waiting room, I couldn't help asking what this was all about. I thought that the pet in the bloody towel must have been hit by a car. In fact, it was one of the most unusual and heartwarming stories I had ever heard.
The cat lying on the boy's shoulder, named Tom, was the first pet of the family and now was an old guy of 12 years old. They had rescued him as an abandoned kitten. He was atypical cat, self-centred and quite independent, but very gentle.
Then, a year before this incident, Scotty, a puppy, came to the family as a gift from the boy's grandparents. The family was at first fearful about how Tom would accept the newcomer, but a strange thing happened. The old cat looked at the dog as if he were a long lost little brother. He absolutely liked the little guy. He allowed the puppy to chew his tail. He played for hours with him as if the dog were his own personal pet.
The family loved the two pets very much, taking videos of the pair together, and impressed by the way the old cat and the young dog were connected. The family lived near the hill. Tom and Scotty were kept indoors at night because there were wolves searching for small pets for meals at night.
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Nobody had ever thought there would be a problem in daylight, however.
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Tom, seeing Scotty caught by the wolf, jumped from the upper bedroom balcony (阳台)and onto the wolf's head.
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10 . Cairistiona Flatley has always been an animal lover. So when she
Rexie Roo is a young cat who was brought to a shelter in Utah in January 2020. Both of his front legs were
The only
“When people tell me I'm so
A.saw | B.ignored | C.chose | D.published |
A.cage | B.family | C.judge | D.operation |
A.outgoing | B.honest | C.brave | D.perfect |
A.badly | B.slightly | C.mostly | D.nearly |
A.taken away | B.turned away | C.knocked down | D.put down |
A.cured | B.replaced | C.lifted | D.trained |
A.reason | B.honor | C.impression | D.chance |
A.object to | B.hurry up | C.adapt to | D.give up |
A.opinion | B.problem | C.way | D.suggestion |
A.thankful | B.rich | C.willing | D.creative |
A.check | B.treatment | C.agreement | D.rescue |
A.discovered | B.announced | C.stressed | D.imagined |
A.force | B.encourage | C.promise | D.permit |
A.calm | B.awkward | C.anxious | D.kind |
A.lucky | B.regretful | C.upset | D.generous |
A.respect | B.trust | C.love | D.miss |
A.tension | B.desire | C.joy | D.pain |
A.prepare | B.teach | C.award | D.require |
A.tough | B.ordinary | C.shorter | D.better |
A.pressure | B.light | C.challenge | D.truth |