题目内容
I’m _________ I need to have a good rest．
- A.hungry
- B.tired
- C.thirsty
- D.stressed out
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Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighbouring farms．For 35 years they farmed side by side，sharing machinery and goods as needed，without a single problem．
However，one autumn，things changed．It began with a tiny disagreement about a horse，which grew into a major difference．The difference led to angry words，followed by weeks of silence between the two brothers．
One morning there was a knock on Paul’s door．He opened it and saw a builder holding his toolbox．“I’m looking for a few days’work，”the builder said．“Are there any jobs here I could help with?”
“Yes，”answered Paul，extremely pleased to see the builder．“I do have a job for you．Look at that farm across the creek(小溪)．That’s my brother’s farm.That creek used to be a grass field，but last week my brother dug a path from the fiver and made the creek．But I’ll go him one better．See that pile of wood?1 want you to build me a fence，two metres tall，so 1 won’t need to see him anymore．”
The builder said thoughtfully．“I think I understand the situation and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you．”
Paul had business in town that day and left the builder to his work．When he returned，the builder had just finished his job．Paul was shocked．Instead of a fence there was a bridge，stretching from one side of the creek to the other．
As Paul stood on the bridge，staring in amazement，his younger brother Jason，came across，and took Paul’s hand．“You are a good man to have built this bridge after a11 I've done，”said Jason．
Then，Paul，with tears in his eyes，said to the builder who was packing his bag to go，“Thank you so much。Please stay．I have much more for you to do．”
“I’d love to．”the builder said quietly，“but，I have many more bridges to build.”
【小题1】What was the cause of the disagreement between the two brothers?
| A．The digging of the creek． |
| B．A problem about a farm animal． |
| C．Who owned the field between the farms． |
| D．Who would pay for building the fence． |
| A．do something even worse | B．improve the situation |
| C．point out his mistake | D．help him out |
| A．They had been fighting for many years． |
| B．Their farms were not very successful． |
| C．They finally realized their mistakes． |
| D．They liked building bridges． |
| A．He needed a way to get across the river． |
| B．There was not enough wood for the fence． |
| C．He misunderstood Paul’s instructions． |
| D．He wanted to bring the brothers together． |
a．The brothers stood on the bridge．
b．Jason dug the creek．
C．The brothers became angry with each other,
d．The builder asked for work．
e．Paul went into town．
A．b，c，e，d，a B．c，b，d，e，a
C．b，e，c，a，d D．c，d，b，a，e
It was the end-of-year party. I had asked my mother to make us cookies. Mom’s chocolate chips were the best.
But two o’clock passed, and there was no sign of her. Most of the other mothers had come and gone, dropping off their cakes and chips. The party went on, but I wouldn’t leave the window. The three o’clock bell soon took me away from my thoughts（思绪）. I took my bag and walked out for home.
The house was empty when I arrived. My heart was filled with anger(气愤). For the first time in my life, my mother had let me down. I was lying on my bed when I heard her coming. “Robbie,” she called out. “Where are you?” She was looking for me from room to room, but I kept silent.
When she came into my room, I didn’t move, “I’m so sorry,” she said. “I got busy and forgot.” She began to laugh. I couldn’t believe it. I turned over and found that she wasn’t laughing but crying. “I’m so sorry. I let my boy down.” she cried like a little girl. I had never seen my mother cry.
“It’s OK, Mom,” I said, “We didn’t need those cookies. There was plenty of food to eat. Don’t cry. It’s all right.” We held each other in a long hug(拥抱).
【小题1】The story happened __________.
| A．on my birthday | B．during Christmas |
| C．before Christmas | D．before the New Year’s Day |
| A．to see my mother coming |
| B．to enjoy the party |
| C．to get some cookies |
| D．to go to the party |
| A．让我下来 | B．让我平静 | C．让我失望 | D．让我讨厌 |
| A．tired | B．angry | C．hungry | D．excited |
| A．Because she was too busy. |
| B．Because she couldn’t find me. |
| C．Because she didn’t support me. |
| D．Because she needed those cookies. |
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Paula: Hi Bob. You look (1) !
Bob: I don’t feel great, Paula.
Paula: Is there something (2) ？Have you been to the doctor’s?
Bob：No, I’m not ill. I’m just a bit tired. I’m probably not sleeping enough.
Paula: You shouldn’t go out so late then.
Bob：I’m not going out at all actually. I’m too busy (3) . I (4)
last night.
Paula: Staying up? But the exams are two months away.
Bob：I know, but I’ve got a lot to do. I didn’t do much last term. I wish I’d been more like you!
Paula: Well, yeah, I went to every class and I took lots of (5) . After class I spent time looking through all the key (6) I made during class.
Bob：Have you started preparing for the exams yet?
Paula: Not yet. I’ll probably start next week, but I’m not going to stay up all night doing it! If you don’t sleep enough, you can’t (7) and you don’t learn anything. Anyway you should have a weekend off.
Bob：I don’t think so. I can’t (8) the time.
Paula: Of course you can! Why don’t you go to do some (9) work with me? You used to be a (10) of our Helping Team.
Bob：I know, I do need some time to relax.