It was the beginning of spring and Lucy was in the backyard with her grandchild, Jack. Jack was playing soccer when Lucy asked, “I'm going to start planting my garden. Do you want to help me?”
“What are you going to plant, Granny?” asked Jack. “I like big, yellow sunflowers.”
“I'm going to plant vegetables. That way we can have them to eat when they are ready,” Lucy replied.
“How long does that take?” asked Jack. He sometimes liked vegetables, especially carrots.
“It will take a few months before anything is ready to eat, ”Lucy answered. Jack was surprised.
“Months? Why would you do all that work and then have to wait so long?” Jack said. “You should just go to the store and buy them.”
“Be patient, my dear! Don't you know food always tastes best when you grow it yourself?” Lucy said. “And if you come to help, it won't be too much work.”
“I’ll help you, Granny, ”offered Jack. He put down the soccer and went to look at the gardening tools Lucy had prepared.
Lucy taught Jack how to use a trowel (铲) to dig small rows for the seeds. Then, Lucy showed Jack how to place the seeds into each hole and how to cover the holes with soil. Lastly, Jack wrote the names of the vegetables on sticks that Lucy pushed into the ground. “This way we can remember which vegetable seeds we planted, ”Lucy explained.
Once everything was planted, Jack filled the watering can so that Lucy could make the soil nice and wet for the seeds to start to grow.
“Now we just water them a little bit every day, and with time and sunlight, we'll have delicious things to eat in the summer, ”Lucy said. They had never been so excited for summer before.
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Whenever Jack came to visit, he would rush into the garden to work.
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Finally, Lucy said it was time for the first harvest.
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2 . Isabella was born in Liverpool, the UK. Several years ago, she opened a restaurant in London. Her restaurant is known for its delicious food and good service, making it one of the most popular restaurants in the area. She believes in honesty and runs her restaurant with it. She firmly believes that there are honest people everywhere.
One busy weekend, there were so many customers that she and the employees were very busy. Luckily, everything was going well. At noon, a young couple came and told a waiter that they’d like to be served quickly. After the fast but delightful meal, the couple gave their credit card over to pay the bill. They were told to pay £ 20. To their surprise, they could only pay in cash. Obviously, the couple became anxious. When they were about to say something, the waiter was asked to another table to take orders.
When the waiter came back to the table again, he found the couple had gone missing without paying for their food. Learning this, Isabella was quite angry. It was the first time that she had met this. She couldn’t understand their behaviour and even began to doubt her belief. However, Isabella still hoped that the couple would return. Nothing happened.
Ten days later, Isabella was surprised to receive a package. In the package were £ 30 and a box of chocolates, with a note saying, “We sincerely apologize for our leaving without paying for the food that day, because we didn’t have cash and had to catch the train. We sent the money and the gift to you, expecting your forgiveness!” Surprised but moved, Isabella smiled.
1. What kind of person is Isabella?| A．Outgoing and polite. | B．Brave and helpful. |
| C．Honest and successful. | D．Kind and hardworking. |
| A．The waiter didn’t serve quickly. |
| B．The waiter forgot to take the order. |
| C．The couple paid the bill by credit card. |
| D．The couple may have difficulty paying in cash. |
| A．The couple lied to the waiter there. |
| B．Many people didn’t pay for their meals. |
| C．She thought the couple were dishonest. |
| D．The waiter was angry about the behaviour. |
| A．Isabella still held onto her belief. |
| B．The couple weren’t forgiven by Isabella. |
| C．Isabella was surprised to receive a package. |
| D．The couple apologized for their carelessness. |
Peter was a cheerful and warm-hearted person who was always ready to help others. When he was in college, he got along well with his classmates. After graduating from college, he hunted for jobs several times, but he failed. So he was a little unhappy during the period of time.
One day, when he was surfing the Internet, an advertisement came into his sight. He read the advertisement carefully, which was recruitment (招聘) information. To his delight, the position was in line with his major he studied in the university. The conditions and the pay the company offered were so attractive that Peter decided to have a try. Following the tips provided online, Peter went to the company. There were so many people waiting on the first floor of the building. What Peter didn’t expect was that the company was scheduled to hire not so many employees, but hundreds of applicants were there. Peter was a little worried.
At last, Peter filled out the form as required as many applicants did. A staff of the company told all the applicants to wait for their turns to attend the interview. They waited there excitedly and anxiously, wondering what on earth the interview was! At the moment, a man rushed toward them and said he had something urgent to do. Seeing as if it was going to rain, he could not find enough workers to unload the goods. He asked the group of people to help him. Hearing what the man said, some applicants thought that they should help the man. However, some thought they had something more important to do and they couldn’t spare time.
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Peter stood there, considering whether to give a helping hand or not.
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When they were wiping the sweat off their faces, the man came up toward them.
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I lost all my hair at age 2 due to alopecia (脱发). Though all I can do was fit in when growing up, I would look at all the beautiful girls I was surrounded by at schools and in the media and think if I had hair, I would be beautiful, too.
I wore a wig (假发) and was often laughed at for it. They called me “bald (光秃的)”. I had no choice but just to let them laugh at me, because I know it was the fact. I felt like I deserved it, as if losing my hair was somehow my fault.
When I came to the senior high school, I still wasn’t okay with my alopecia and avoided talking about it. I was expecting a huge change, and I extremely wanted to be like everyone else. I kept my alopecia a secret and was fearful of telling anyone about it.
I remembered one day I built up the courage to tell a girl about my alopecia. Hesitating for a long time, I finally stammered (结结巴巴地说), “I have no hair because of alopecia.” She was shocked because I hid it so well. “I can’t have a date with someone who doesn’t have hair,” she said in a low voice. Disappointed and heart-broken, I turned around and walked away. From then on, I shut down, never wanting to let anyone know my alopecia again. I continued to wear my wig no matter what the weather was and what I was doing. It was my security and way to hide from the world.
Sports became my escape, though. I was fortunate to have inborn athletic ability. I would race home and play basketball for hours every day. I would pretend to make the game-winning shot when I was playing. I had big dreams. I did not think about my alopecia during these moments, but think who I wanted to become and what I wanted to accomplish.
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I put all my time and energy into becoming the best player I could be.
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Then a marathon totally changed my life.
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An old and fragile woman approached a very busy road intersection. She stepped slowly forwards. She paused at the sidewalk’s edge, grasping a heavy bucket filled with fresh red apples. She aimed to cross the street.
The way to the intersection before her seemed like a tough journey. The traffic lights changed regularly, and the flow of cars seemed to be non-stop for the old woman. She knew she had to cross the street to reach her destination, a small grocery store on the other side, where she sold her apples to make ends meet.
As she slowly made her way to the crosswalk, she held the handle of the bucket. A kind-hearted driver in the first car, recognizing her struggle, stopped well before the sidewalk, allowing her to cross safely. Grateful for this act of kindness, the old woman nodded and offered the driver a slight smile as she inched forward.
A second car, in the next road, also came to a stop. Its driver also witnessed the old woman’s slow progress. The kindness of strangers warmed her heart, and with their help, she moved another step closer to her destination.
However, the third road was a different story. As the old woman moved carefully further into the road, a speeding car approached, its engine making loud sound like a beast. Panic flowed through the old lady as she realized the approaching danger. The driver of the third car had not noticed her until the very last moment.
With a jolt (颠簸) of terror, the old woman’s holding on the bucket weakened, and the bucket slipped from her weak grasp. The bucket fell to the ground, releasing its goods of apples, which scattered (散开) in all directions. The sound of the crashing bucket and rolling apples echoed through the busy city traffic.
In the emergent time, the driver of the speeding car stepped on the brake to a stop just inches from the old woman. The drivers’ heart pounded in their chest as they realized how close it had come to a tragedy.
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Shaken but unharmed, the old woman stood frozen, her eyes wide open with fear.
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Eventually, with all the apples collected, the three drivers helped the old lady cross the road.
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6 . My world changed when I was visiting my best friend Becky three years ago. Her dog had
The puppy was so
When getting home, it was very clear that my two cats were not so enthusiastic about the new
Timmy is now three years old and I love
| A．abandoned | B．identified | C．seen | D．had |
| A．puzzling | B．fascinating | C．depressing | D．uplifting |
| A．attached | B．occupied | C．frightened | D．amused |
| A．witnessed | B．reported | C．happened | D．implied |
| A．contribution | B．generation | C．combination | D．addition |
| A．shelter | B．rhythm | C．feature | D．manner |
| A．energetic | B．generous | C．brilliant | D．considerate |
| A．precious | B．significant | C．dependent | D．essential |
| A．hopefully | B．fortunately | C．rarely | D．definitely |
| A．patterns | B．holes | C．buttons | D．paints |
| A．leave | B．seek | C．tailor | D．drag |
| A．cutting in | B．fading out | C．showing up | D．hanging out |
| A．shadow | B．dog | C．friend | D．thief |
| A．capability | B．position | C．personality | D．diversity |
| A．cheat | B．picture | C．reflect | D．suggest |
7 . Earlier in the year we set out plans for a butterfly garden in the heart of the village. We drew up a plan showing our
The next
We were just about to
| A．thanks | B．abilities | C．advantages | D．ideas |
| A．waited | B．advised | C．explored | D．organized |
| A．rented | B．awarded | C．offered | D．served |
| A．experiment | B．problem | C．exchange | D．lecture |
| A．planted | B．registered | C．improved | D．delivered |
| A．sell | B．update | C．make | D．hire |
| A．question | B．change | C．kindness | D．course |
| A．mailed | B．handed | C．returned | D．threw |
| A．solved | B．provided | C．appreciated | D．admired |
| A．repairing | B．firing | C．drawing | D．cutting |
| A．families | B．partners | C．classmates | D．volunteers |
| A．confusing | B．creative | C．formal | D．awkward |
| A．removed | B．watered | C．applied | D．recycled |
| A．jog | B．hike | C．leave | D．escape |
| A．continued | B．refused | C．pretended | D．challenged |
8 . One day, a little boy was playing and his father was doing his office work.
While playing, the little boy was getting curious about things and kept repeatedly coming to his father to ask questions. The father was getting disturbed and couldn’t do his work, which made him upset. So, he thought, “Why not give him some work, which can keep him concentrated for a few hours so that I will be able to finish my work?” He took out an old book and found a page with a world map printed on. He tore that page from the book and cut it into small pieces to make a small puzzle game for the boy.
When the boy came again, the father gave those pieces to him and said, “Here is a puzzle for you. Join these pieces and you will make a world map. When the map is made, come and show it to me. ” He started doing his work believing that he would not be disturbed for hours.
But within 5 minutes, the boy came back and said, “Dad, look, I made the world map.” While checking, the father found that the pieces were joined correctly. He asked, “How did you do this so quickly?” The boy smiled and said, “It was easy, Dad. The pieces of the page that you gave me had a world map on one side and a picture of a cartoon on the other. I just joined the pieces to make the cartoon and the world map also appeared.”
Often we see a difficult problem and try to solve it. But when we can’t, we think that it cannot be solved and get troubled over it. This is because we see it only from one side, our own point of view. We are not able to think that there can be another, from which it can be solved. Therefore, whenever there is a problem in life, we should look at it from every angle (角度). That way, a solution may be found to that problem.
1. Why did the father make a small puzzle game?| A．To help his son know some basic knowledge. | B．To satisfy his son’s curiosity about the game. |
| C．To keep his son from bothering him frequently. | D．To inspire his son to learn more about the world. |
| A．Through trial and error. | B．Through a video online. |
| C．Through a world map. | D．Through the cartoon. |
| A．Confused. | B．Amazed. | C．Indifferent. | D．Tolerant. |
| A．Experience is the mother of wisdom. | B．If you don’t aim high, you’ll never hit high. |
| C．A change of viewpoint, a way to success. | D．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. |
I went to sleep with my mouth open and I woke up with a sore throat. The medicine I took was expired (过期的) and my mom was forcing me to go to the doctor because she was worried that it would make me ill. When I went to brush my teeth, there was no toothpaste left and as I was trying to squeeze anything left in the tube. The toothpaste splattered (洒) all over my face and my school uniform. I washed my hair last night thinking I’d have time to straighten it in the morning, but because of the toothpaste incident I didn’t have enough of time to do anything to it at all. Now my hair was curly and I was in sweatpants (运动裤).
On my way to school, there was an accident holding up traffic on the one-way only street to my high school. That day was my first day of high school, and also my birthday. You might be wondering: Wait… It’s really your birthday? Then how come you didn’t mention your parents wishing you a happy birthday that morning? All are very good questions. I didn’t mention it because it never happened. My own parents forgot my birthday.
Maybe this day would get better. On my way to the classroom, I tripped up on the stairs and scraped (擦伤) my knee. I saw some students pull their phones out to capture the embarrassing moment. As the bell rang, in came the teacher. She asked us to introduce ourselves. Soon, it was my turn. Facing the new classmates, I found my legs trembling and my heart beating fast. Worse still, my mind totally went blank and my throat seemed to get blocked. Needless to say, roars of laughter filled the classroom. I fled from the platform with discomposure (狼狈). Not until this class was dismissed did the awful feeling fade away.
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However, this day continued to get worse.
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When I finally got home, I found my parents’ car was in the driveway.
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10 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When I was about ten years old, my brother and I received a great gift—a basketball. But the problem was there wasn’t a basketball court (球场) near our home.
One Saturday morning, my brother came up with a good idea. He said, “Hey, let’s take our ball to the school to play.”
I thought it was a great idea, so I agreed. When we arrived at the school, we started playing. But suddenly, something terrible happened. The ball got out of control and hit through one of the classroom windows, breaking the glass into pieces. We looked around and saw that nobody was there, except for an old man sitting nearby.
I whispered to my brother, “What should we do now?”
“Well,” my brother replied, “Nobody saw us, except for that old man. But he probably can’t see this far, and he doesn’t know who we are anyway.”
As we got the ball and started going home, we talked about whether we should tell Mom and Dad what had happened. Would we get punished for our mistake? Or should we just keep it a secret? We thought about these things again and again on our way home.
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When we arrived at home, we decided to tell the truth to our parents.
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On Monday, my brother and I went to see the headmaster (校长).
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