A king once had a fantastic diamond. He thought it was the best jewel(珠宝) in the world. One morning the king awoke and took out his jewel to enjoy_______ it as usual. But to his surprise, there was a single thin crack(裂缝) down its face.

The greatest jewelers were called to look at the stone in the ______ of fixing it. But nothing could be done. The crack ran so ______ down the face of the diamond that any effort to remove it would further destroy it.

Finally, one jeweler stepped forward and said he could save the diamond. And the king agreed that the jeweler could ______ a single night with the diamond. If he was able to fix it, then he would get great reward. If, however, he did not succeed, ______ worse was waiting for him.

Locked in his room, the jeweler took a long look at the stone. It was truly great, and the crack, however thin, could not be removed ______ destroying the jewel. What could be done?

The next ______, the jeweler came out with the stone in hand. Everybody was ______ by what they saw. The crack had not been removed. It remained in its place. The jeweler had instead etched(刻) a rose, the ______ of the kingdom, on the face of the diamond, turning the crack into its stem(茎).

The king stood up with tears in his two eyes. “Now, I truly have my crown jewel!” he said, “The diamond wasn’t perfect until now, but it was the ______ I have ever seen. It was, however, no different than any other stone. Now, though, I have a truly unique(独一无二的) treasure!”

1.A. looking B. finding C. seeing D. watching

2.A. hope B. care C. permission D. notice

3.A. hardly B. quickly C. deeply D. widely

4.A. wait B. watch C. sleep D. spend

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

6.A. with B. without C. into D. except

7.A. morning B. night C. evening D. afternoon

8.A. annoyed B. shocked C. pleased D. disappointed

9.A. symbol B. picture C. sign D. slogan

10.A. worst B. best C. hardest D. oldest

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Have you tried public bicycles? Public bicycles have recently become popular in big cities. But some people still question whether it really is easy to use the public bicycles. 1.

A group of students, at Shenzhen High School, Guangdong, are interested in it. 2. Through interviews and an online questionnaire (问卷), they found the

biggest problem was that many bicycles were broken. 3. So, these students designed a smart storeroom that could store and protect bicycles.

They tried many designs, but finally made the smart circle storeroom. A storeroom can store 15 bicycles. Lei Mingcong, 12, the main designer, said he got the idea from his own life. “I found out that our public library has a smart storage machine. 4. Also, I noticed collective clothes

hangers (集合式晾衣架) are often found. They hang the most clothes.”

So how does the storeroom work? There is a smart mechanical device (机械装置) at the center of it. 5. “It is all controlled by computer programs. Just like a‘smart home’, the device

could work by pressing a button ( 按 动 按 钮 ),” said Wang Shunzhi, another designer of the storeroom.

A. It can catch the bicycles and hang them up.

B. It was the rain and sun that caused the problem.

C. It helps readers return books easily and quickly.

D. People also wonder what other problems there are.

E. They did a survey to find out the answers in August.

Some birthday customs(习俗) are quite similar(相似) in many parts of the world---- birthday candles, birthday games, and birthday cakes. But some customs are more specific(特殊的) to certain countries. Here are some children talking about their customs.

Linda---I am fourteen. I come from Aruba. In our country, Children take something special to school for their classmates and all teachers. Each teacher gives the birthday child a small gift like a pencil, an eraser or a postcard. The birthday child can wear special clothes instead of the school uniform.

Lucy---I am one year older than Linda. Denmark is my country. A flag(旗子) is flying outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday. Parents put presents around the child's bed while they are sleeping so they will see them at once when they wake up.

Tom---I am as old as Linda. I am from Brazil. The birthday child gets a pull on the earlobe(耳垂) for each year in my country. The birthday person also gives the first piece of cake to his/her most special friend or relative, usually mom or dad.

Names

Countries

Ages

Special customs

Linda

Aruba

Fourteen

Each teacher gets something special from his or her 1. and gives him or her a small2. The birthday child doesn’t 3. to wear school uniform.

Lucy

Denmark

4.

If you see a flag5.outside a window, you may know someone in that house is 6. a birthday. People will put the 7. around the child’s bed while they are 8. .

Tom

9.

Fourteen

The birthday person gives the 10. piece of cake to his or her mom or dad.

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