Sir Charles Baskerville is found ________ with a scared look on his face. The footprints of a hound are nearby. People believe the giant dog did the killing. And it seems the dog is looking for its next _______.

That is what Doctor James Mortimer is ________. Sir Henry Baskerville, the new ________ of Baskerville Hall is arriving from America to inherit(继承)Sir Charles' fortune. Scared and _______ about what to do, Mortimer turns to the famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his _______ partner, Dr Watson.

The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle, scares you with its story about a ghost dog. People think the dog is ________ every member of the Baskerville family.

It all started many years earlier. Hugo Baskerville was a bad man who kidnapped a young woman. But when he tried to _______ her from running away, a giant dog killed him.

Now Sir Charles, also from the Baskerville family, has died ________. People are worried that the killer ghost dog has ________. Sir Henry Baskerville is said to be the last member of the family alive. He receives a scary note, telling him to leave town ________ it's too late.

Doctor Watson finds there are many more suspects than just the ghost dog. But of course it is the bright Holmes who ________ the mystery.

Watson tells the story in the book. Sometimes, some of the words he uses are difficult to understand. But the ________ and suspense(悬念)he builds still makes the book very funny and ________. Finally, it turns out that the dog is a trained big dog ________ a ghost dog. Holmes discovers the murderer at last.

1.A.lonely B.mad C.safe D.dead

2.A.victim B.murderer C.survivor D.suspect

3.A.proud of B.worried about C.angry with D.satisfied with

4.A.doctor B.master C.servant D.detective

5.A.unwilling B.uncertain C.hopeful D.confident

6.A.famous B.rich C.patient D.strong

7.A.killing B.arresting C.eating D.carrying

8.A.finish B.start C.stop D.avoid

9.A.secretly B.mysteriously C.patiently D.repeatedly

10.A.passed B.replied C.returned D.paid

11.A.if B.since C.before D.so

12.A.puts out B.acts out C.takes out D.works out

13.A.danger B.horror C.mystery D.secret

14.A.scary B.boring C.relaxing D.pleasant

15.A.in face of B.in need of C.because of D.instead of

Dad had a green comb. He bought it when he married Mum. Every night, he would hand me his ________and say, "Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK?"

I was ________to do it. At age five, this dull task brought me such joy. I would excitedly turn the tap ________ and brush the comb carefully. Satisfied that I'd done a good job, I would happily return the comb to Dad.

He would smile at me and place the comb on his ________. Two years later, Dad started his own ________, which wasn't doing so well. That was when things started to ________. Dad didn't come home as early and as much as he used to. Mum and I became with him for placing our

family in trouble. With ________, an uncomfortable silence grew between us.

After my graduation, Dad's business was getting back on track. On my 28th birthday, Dad came home early .

As usual, I helped him carry his bags into his study. When I turned to leave, he said, "Hey, would you help me ________ my comb?" I looked at him a while, then ________the comb and headed to the sink.

It hit me then: why, as a child, ________Dad clean his comb was such a pleasure. That routine(习惯) meant Dad was home early to the evening with Mum and me. It ________a happy and loving family.

I passed the clean comb back to Dad. He smiled at me and still ________placed his comb on his wallet. But this time, I noticed something ________. Dad had aged. He had wrinkles(皱纹) next to his eyes when he smiled, ________his smile was still as heartwarming as before, the smile of a father who just wanted a good________ for his family.

1.A.bag B.wallet C.comb D.brush

2.A.sad B.bored C.afraid D.happy

3.A.out B.over C.in D.on

4.A.wallet B.table C.desk D.bag

5.A.family B.business C.task D.journey

6.A.help B.change C.improve D.guide

7.A.time B.money C.speed D.energy

8.A.sharpen B.repair C.clean D.keep

9.A.dropped B.took C.handed D.threw

10.A.watching B.letting C.helping D.hearing

11.A.brought B.broke C.meant D.supported

12.A.excitedly B.hurriedly C.noisily D.carefully

13.A.different B.exciting C.interesting D.necessary

14.A.for B.or C.so D.but

15.A.habit B.life C.house D.education

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Andy opened his eyes and looked at the clock. 10:00? He jumped out of bed and threw on clothes. He had wanted to get up early and surprise his dad with Father's Day breakfast in bed—with his mom's h1.of course. He took up the wrapped present on his desk and went to find his father.

"Where is Dad?” Andy checked all the rooms, but the whole house was e2.. He walked out to the yard, and his jaw(下巴)dropped. Dad was holding a hammer and looking at a new tree fort(树堡)that stood in their big back yard.

Andy climbed the rope ladder(梯子)up to the fort. It had two rooms with three small w3..

Dad f4.Andy into the fort, looking excited. "I spent all morning building it. I had one when I was at your age. Grandpa surprised me with it on Father's Day, too. "

"So, it's like a t5.in our family?” Andy asked.

"Yes, this is a present for both of us. Maybe you'll build one for your son one day. "

Dad looked around and asked Andy what they would do first in the tree fort. Andy slowly showed the present and said, "Happy Father's Day!”He didn't think it was possible, but Dad's smile widened as he opened the gift. "A chess set! H6.did you know I wanted it?” Andy always saw his dad playing a7.the computer. And he guessed it must be his father's favorite.

"Let's play it!” Dad set up the chessboard. "It's the best gift I got of all this Father's Day.”

"I'm glad you like it, "Andy said.

"I do. And I want to spend more time with you. I always love the father-son time. I spent a lot with your grandfather when I was g8.up. "

Andy looked at his dad, "Can we call Grandpa and i9.him to come to the fort?"

Dad squeezed Andy's shoulder, "I think he'd love that.”

That day, the three men played, talked and laughed. It was really a h10.Father's Day.

You and your family are planning a picnic for tomorrow. So you want to _______ the weather forecast first to see whether there will be rain or not. Your father turns on the television and the family listens to the_______ make the weather report.

"It will be partly cloudy tomorrow morning, _______ clearing by early afternoon. The high temperature tomorrow will be 85."

As there will be no rain, the whole family feels _______. Without the weather forecast, you would not know this, and you would just have to take your _______. But now, you can plan your picnic without worrying whether it will rain or not.

The man you can thank for this is Cleveland Abbe. He is known as the father of the Weather bureau. He was the first person to publish _______ weather forecasts in the United States.

Abbe began his weather bulletins(简报)every day in 1869. They were based on weather maps he drew from telegraphed reports of weather _______. Because of their accuracy(准确), the reports were _______.

Congress(国会)became _______ in Abbe's weather reports. They made Abbe a meteorologist(气象学家), and he ________ to issue(发布)forecasts three times a day. He was the first official forecaster of the U.S. Weather Service. Because he often forecasted probable storms. Abbe earned the nickname of “Old Probabilities".

1.A.produce B.attend C.check D.reply

2.A.fireman B.postman C.fisherman D.weatherman

3.A.so B.but C.after D.because

4.A.happy B.worried C.sad D.tired

5.A.time B.chances C.vacations D.points

6.A.online B.simple C.daily D.indoor

7.A.conditions B.stations C.reasons D.communications

8.A.strange B.popular C.terrible D.useless

9.A.successful B.smart C.bored D.interested

10.A.avoided B.began C.minded D.failed

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Sometimes, my mom likes to cook breakfast food for dinner. I remember one night when she made pancakes and biscuits, all of the food was great but the biscuits...They were very seriously burned. They looked like pieces of black charcoal(木炭).

But my dad didn't seem to mind. I watched him eat his biscuits happily, not seeming to care if they tasted bad. My mom said sorry for burning the biscuits, but dad said, “You know, I like eating burned biscuits every once in a while!”

Later that night, before I went to bed, I asked my dad if he really liked burned biscuits. He said that my mom worked hard all day, and that she was quite tired by the time she cooked our dinner.

It was then that I understood why he told mom that he liked eating the burned biscuits. Everyone sometimes makes mistakes. Nobody can do everything right all the time. Accepting others' mistakes is one of the keys to building healthy relationship. If we don't accept these things, we'll never enjoy true love.

Title: A 1. of burned biscuits among my family

Characters

Activities

Feelings

Mom

* She made 2. for dinner as if they were black charcoal.

*She felt sorry for the family.

Dad

* He ate his biscuits happily.

*He said he liked eating burned biscuits.

*He thought his wife was quite tired after 3. work.

The writer

* He asked his dad if he liked the burned biscuits.

*He 4. more because he knew everyone sometimes makes mistakes.

*He learned 5. mistakes, we will never enjoy true love.

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