Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and ______ to let the angels stay in the guest room. ______, the angels were given a space in the cold basement (地下室). As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and ______ it.

When the younger angel asked ______, the older angel replied, "Things aren't always what they seem."

The next night, the angels came to ______ at the house of a very poor, but very kind farmer and his wife. After ______ what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest.

When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in ______. Their only ______, lay dead in the field.

The younger angel was ______ and asked the older angel, "How could you let this happen? The first man had ______, yet you helped him. The second family had little but was ______ to share everything, and you let the cow die."

"Things aren't always what they seem," the older angel ______. "When we stayed in the basement, I ______ there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner didn’t want to share his good fortune (财富), I sealed (密封) the wall ______ he couldn't find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed, the angel of ______ came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead."

1.A.agreed B.refused C.promised D.allowed

2.A.Moreover B.Instead of C.Instead D.And

3.A.used B.changed C.hid D.repaired

4.A.what B.how C.who D.why

5.A.visit B.rest C.work D.meat

6.A.selling B.sending C.getting D.sharing

7.A.tears B.hanger C.fear D.joy

8.A.child B.cow C.dog D.friend

9.A.afraid B.sad C.angry D.nervous

10.A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing

11.A.willing B.tired C.worried D.unwilling

12.A.told B.talked C.stopped D.replied

13.A.supposed B.forgot C.noticed D.looked

14.A.until B.so that C.because D.but

15.A.wealth B.luck C.death D.pain

B) 根据短文内容及首字母提示,填写所缺单词,并将答案填写在相应位置上。

A young man went to see a wise man, saying that after graduation, he set many goals for himself, but years later he still achieved nothing. With a smile, the wise man said to him, “Come to help me boil(使沸腾) the water first!”

The young man found no f1. in the stove, so he went out for it. He came back with some dead wood, put them in the stove and burned up. B2. because the pot was too large, when the firewood burned out, the water did not boil. Then he ran off to get firewood. When he went back, the water had nearly turned c3. . This time he became smart, so he didn’t light the fire in a hurry, but went out to look for some firewood again. Because the firewood was well p4. , the water boiled pretty soon.

The wise man suddenly asked him, “If there is not enough firewood, how should you boil the water?” The young man thought for a moment and s 5. his head.The wise man said, “If so, pour out some water!” The young man n 6. thoughtfully. The wise man continued, “You set too many goals at f7. , just as there is too much water but you didn’t have enough firewood, so you couldn't boil the water, and if you wanted to make the water boil, you e8.empty some of the water or prepared some firewood!”

The young man saw the light suddenly. When he went back, he removed many listed goals from his plan, l9.only a few recent ones, while with spare time he studied. A few year later, his goals were realized.

Only by starting from the next goal can you move toward the s10. step by step. If you keep all things by heart, you will only give up halfway.

阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选择最佳选项。

Have you ever got angry when facing problems? As we know, everyone has problems that may make our life in a mess. So how can we deal with them? Here are some ways.

By learning to forget

Most of us have probably been ________with our friends, parents or teachers. Perhaps they said something you didn't like, or you felt unfair. Sometimes, people can stay angry for years because of a small problem. As time goes by, good friendships may ______________. Perhaps we have seen young children playing together. Sometimes they have disagreements, and decide __________________ to each other any more. However, this usually does not last long. This is an important ________________ for us: we can solve a problem by learning to forget.

By regarding problems as challenges

Many students often complain about homework. They might feel they have ________________to do sometimes, or think the school rules are too__________________ . We must learn how to change these "problems" into "challenges". Education is an important part of our development. ______________ students, it is our duty to try our best to deal with each challenge in our education with the help of our teachers.

By thinking of something worse

By comparing our problems with other people’s, we will find ________________ not so terrible. Think about Stephen Hawking, for example, a very clever scientist, ________________ regards his many physical problems as unimportant. He can't walk or even speak, but he has become very famous and successful through hard work.

Don’t worry about problems. Let's face the challenges ________.

1.A.satisfied B.interested C.excited D.angry

2.A.be founded B.find C.be lost D.lost

3.A.not to talk B.to talk C.to play D.not to play

4.A.book B.lesson C.subject D.magazine

5.A.too much B.much too C.many too D.too many

6.A.relaxing B.strict C.boring D.interesting

7.A.Unlike B.Like C.As D.So

8.A.our B.ours C.us D.we

9.A.what B.who C.which D.whose

10.A.yet B.however C.again D.instead

In 1935, twins Dulcie and Nancie sent letters into a Sydney radio station. They wanted the host of a radio program to take their mail to Los Angeles to find them pen pals.

Eighty years later, the sisters are still exchanging letters. Their pen pals are also twins.

"I have one very large box full of letters and photos taken over the 80 years," Nancie said.

"The letters are very interesting to read, especially the childhood ones.

"The first letter asked me if I knew Shirley Temple (秀兰·邓波儿). And of course I did.

“The letters have been extremely interesting, especially over the war years. "

Dulcie and Nancie first met their pen pals Barbara and Beatrice in Sydney, 50 years after they first started writing.

"We've had $o many photos of them that, when they came down the stairs at the airport, I recognized them at once," Dulcie said. "We're still going. I received three letters in the last month. "

Dulcie's daughter became a pen pal with Beatrice's daughter when she was eight. And their third generation has kept in close contact on Facebook and met each other for the first time in Canada a few years ago.

Then what's Dulcie and Nancie's secret to keeping a pen pal for 80 years?

"Answering the letters," they said.

1.Where did Dulcie and Nancie send letters to, a radio station or a TV station?

______________________________________________________________________________________

2.How long have Dulcie and Nancie been writing letters with their penfriends?

____________________________________________________________________________________

3.Dulcie and Nancie had to stop writing during the war years, didn't they?

____________________________________________________________________________________

4.When and where did Dulcie and Nancie first meet their penfriends?

______________________________________________________________________________________

5.How did Dulcie's grandchild keep contact with the penfriend?

___________________________________________________________________________________

6.What is the secret to keeping a pen pal?

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