A man from a big city with a new cart(马车)and a beautiful pair of horses was driving along a country road . He did not give much attention to where he was going. Very soon he knew he lost his way, but he kept on driving hoping he would meet someone or find his way back.

It was a long way. For many hours he kept on driving. When it was almost dark he saw a farmer who was working in a field. He stopped and shouted, “Hello, farmer!” “Hello, yourself!” the farmer answered, still working.

“Where does this road go?”

“I have never seen it go anywhere. It always stays where it is.” said the farmer, without stopping his work.

“How far is it to the next town?” said the stranger, with a little louder voice.

“I don’t know. I’ve never measured (测量) it .” Answered the farmer.

By the time the city man was getting angry. “What do you know? You’re the biggest fool I’ve seen.”

The farmer stopped and turned and looked for a while at the man. Then he said, “Maybe I do not know much, perhaps I’m a fool. But at least I’m not lost.”

1.The city man said “Hello, farmer” because ______.

A. he was friendly to everyone

B.he saw an old man in the country

C. he lost his way and he wished the farmer who would show him the way

D.he was very happy

2.Did the farmer say anything to the city man?

A. Yes, he did.

B. We don’t know.

C. No, he didn’t.

D. The city man didn’t find his way.

3. The farmer didn’t tell the city man the way to the next town because _____ .

A. the farmer didn’t know the way, either

B. the farmer is busy working in the field

C. The city man asked the question rudely

D. the farmer can’t speak clearly

4.Was the farmer the biggest fool?

A. Yes, he was. B. No, he wasn’t.

C. Yes, he is. D. We don’t know.

5.. “I’m not lost” means “______”.

A. I’m not a fool.

B. I haven’t lost my way.

C. I haven’t lost anything.

D. I haven’t lost myself

A group of frogs were travelling through the forests, and two of them fell into a deep hole. When the other frogs saw how deep the hole was, they told the two frogs that they would die. The two frogs ignored(忽视) what they said and tried to jump up and out of the hole. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, the hole was too deep, they would die, it was no use to try. Finally, one of the frogs followed what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the other frogs shouted at him to stop and just wait to die. He jumped even harder until finally he succeeded(成功). The other frogs were surprised and said, "Didn’t you hear us?" The frog told them that he was deaf and that he thought they were encouraging(鼓励) him all the time.

The story teaches us a lesson: There is the power(力量)of life and death in the language we use, and in what we say, and in how we say it. So be careful of what you say.

1.What happened to the frogs in the forests?

A. They lost their way. B. They had a terrible accident.

C. Two of them fell into a deep hole. D. Two of them beat the others.

2.A frog in the hole stopped jumping because __________.

A. it was not strong B. it was waiting to some help

C. it was in a bad situation D. it followed the other frogs’ words

3.The other frog made himself out of the hole because __________.

A. he could hear well B. he kept trying without giving up

C. he was good at jumping D. he accepted help from the other frogs

4.From the passage we can learn that __________.

A. some frogs are really very bad B. a bad beginning makes a bad ending

C. we should practice jumping sometimes D. we should learn to encourage people

My son Daniel began surfing at the age of 13. Aíter school each day he put on his wet suit and waited to be challenged by three-to-six-foot waves. Daniel’s love for the ride was tested one ____afternoon.

Your son’s been in an accident, the 1lifeguard(救生员)reported to my____Mike over the phone hurriedly. “____he came up to the top of the water, the point of the board was headed toward his eye.”

Mike rushed our son to the hospital. He____ 26 stitches (缝合)from the corner of his eye to the bridge of his nose.

I was____ home from a meeting while Daniel’s eye was being stitched, Mike drove____ to the airport after they left the doctor’s office. He greeted_____ at the gate while Daniel was waiting in the car.

“Daniel?”I questioned. I remember thinking the____ must have been terrible that day.

“He’s been in an accident, but he’s going to be fine.” Mike comforted me.

I ran to the car, My son reached out both arms, crying, “Oh, Mom, I’rn .so glad you’re home.”

I sobbed(抽泣) in his arms, telling him how____ I felt about not being there when the lifeguard called.

“It’s okay, Mom,”he said. “I’ll be fine. The doctor said I can go back in the water in eight days.”

Was he ____ ? I wanted to tell him that he wasn’t allowed to go near water again until he was 35, but___ I controlled myself.

He kept asking me to let him go back on the____ for the next seven days. One day after I ____ “No” to him for the 100th time, he beat me at my own game.

“Mom, you taught us never to____ what we love. ”

I gave in. Back then Daniel was just a boy with deep____ for surfing. Now he is among the top 25 surfers in the world.

1.A. unusual B. boring C. amazing D. relaxing

2.A. brother B. uncle C. husband D. father

3.A. If B. When C. Unless D. Though

4.A. avoided B. changed C. received D. discovered

5.A. flying B. driving C. boating D. Walking

6.A. suddenly B. happily C. comfortably D. Directly

7.A. her B. them C. us D. me

8.A. waves B. dreams C. clouds D. Suggestions

9.A. brave B. lucky C. awful D. proud

10.A. busy B. crazy C. friendly D. Polite

11.A. instead B. already C. even D. often

12.A. plane B. bed C. board D. Chair

13.A. posted B. offered C. threw D. repeated

14.A. find out B. give up C. hand out D. pick up

15.A. love B. fear C. sadness D. regret

If parents want their children to have healthy eating habits,they should ask their children to learn to cook.When children learn to cook,they can know more about healthy food and cooking skills.A school in Liverpool found that more children ate fruit and vegetables after taking cooking classes.The school also found that joining the cooking clubs could improve children's lifestyles and desire for food.

So let children 1earn to cook and have some cooking classes at schoo1.In the United Kingdom,many schools have cooking classes for students aged 12 to 16.They get three hours classes before practicing cooking.Since 2007,a program called Let’s Get Cooking has helped more than 1.7 million children improve their cooking skills,through more than 5,000 school cooking clubs.

A few days ago,the program did a survey(调查)among 2,500 members.It showed that 92%of them used their new skills at home and more than half said they ate more healthily after they leaned to cook.

1.What can children improve after they learn to cook?

A. Cooking skills. B. Eating habits. C. Lifestyles. D. All of them.

2.What does the underlined word”desire”probably mean?

A. enjoy B. decide C. care D. wish

3.What does the survey tell us according to the last paragraph?

A. The cooking program is helpful.

B. The cooking program is useless.

C. The cooking program is boring.

D. The cooking program is hard for children.

4.In what column(栏目)of a magazine can you read this passage?

A. Travel. B. Health. C. Sport. D. Music.

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When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family. But five years ago, while she was studying abroad in England, she heard a song of feelings about returning home on the radio. It made Sarah think about her family and friends back in the US. She came to realize how much she actually missed all of them. Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music.

Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. Nashville, Tennessee is the home of country music. Many songs these days are just about modern life in the US, such as the importance of money and success, but not about belonging to a group. However, country music brings us back to the"good old days"when people were kind to each other and trusted one another. It reminds us that the best things in life are free-- laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside

Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet, but it is her dream to go there one day. She has already read a lot about the place and done some research on it. She knows that there is a Country Music Hall of Fame Museum in Nashvile. There are also always a lot of great count y music concerts with famous musicians and singers, like Garth Brooks , Sarah has already listened to most of his songs. "Garth is one of the most successful musicians in American history. He's sold more than 120 million records. I hope to see him sing live one day!”

1.Where is Sarah from? _____________________________________________________

2.What does Sarah like? _____________________________________________________

3.Which place in Nashville is the home of country music ? ___________________________

4.What is Sarah’s dream? ______________________________________________________

5.Who is Garth Brooks?

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