When I was 5 years old, I went to the USA with my mom. I can still remember the first Halloween holiday I had in the USA.

On the morning of Halloween, we paid a visit to a pumpkin farm. Each of us brought a pumpkin to school. I used the pumpkin to make a lantern which had two triangle eyes and a scary mouth.

In the afternoon, we put on the Halloween costumes and went on parade in school. Some of the costumes were nice, but some of them looked scary. I chose to wear a suit of Superman’s clothes.

I did a lot of things that day, but the part I liked best was “trick or treat” in the evening. After dinner, I went outside with an empty bag. I hoped to get a lot of candies from people. At first, I was a bit nervous, so when I knocked at the door, my heart was beating very fast. A lady came out, and I said carefully to her, “Trick or treat.” My voice was very low, and even myself could hardly hear it. To my surprise, the lady was so kind to give me two candy bars, and I was so excited, thanked the lady and moved on. I couldn’t remember how many houses I visited, but I could remember how many candies I got—I got 91 pieces of candy , and I was so proud of myself.

What a happy Halloween I had! And I wish we could have a Halloween every month!

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My First Halloween in America
 

Activities at Halloween
 

In the morning
 

We visited a pumpkin farm and brought1.to school.
 

In the afternoon
 

We went on parade in school in Halloween2..
 

In the evening
 

“Trick or treat” was my3.part.
At last I got 91 pieces of candy. This made me feel4.of myself.
 

Wish
 

I wish there were5.Halloweens a year.
 

When I was young, I sometimes traveled the country roads with my dad. He was a mail carrier, and on Saturdays he would ask me to go with him. Driving through the countryside was always fun: There were animals to see, people to visit, and chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop, and Dad did.

On Dad's final day of work, it took him well into the evening to complete his rounds because at least one member from each family was waiting at their mailboxes to thank him for his friendship and his years of service. Mailboxes were sometimes used for things other than mail. One note left in a mailbox read, “Nat, take these eggs to Marian; she's baking a cake and doesn't have any eggs.” A young girl wrote letters but had no stamps, so she left a few buttons on the envelope in the mailbox; Dad paid for the stamps. One businessman used to leave large amounts of cash in his mailbox for Dad to take to the bank. Once, the amount came to $32,000.

A dozen years ago, when I traveled back to my hometown on the sad occasion of Dad's death, the mailboxes along the way reminded me of some of his stories. I thought I knew them all, but that wasn't the case.

As I drove home, I noticed two lamp poles, which supported wooden boxes about four feet off the ground. For years children had dropped letters to Santa through those boxes. I made a turn at the corner and drove past the post office and across the railroad tracks to our house.

Frank Townsend, Dad's postmaster and great friend for many years. So we all sat down at the table and began to tell stories.

At one point Frank looked at me with tears in his eyes. “What are we going to do about the letters this Christmas?”he asked.

“The letters?”

“I guess you never knew.”

“Knew what?”

“Remember, when you were a kid and you used to put your letters to Santa boxes on Main Street? It was your dad who answered all those letters every year.”

I just sat there with tears in my eyes. It wasn't hard for me to imagine Dad sitting at the old oak table in our basement reading those letters and answering each one. I have since spoken with several of the people who received Christmas letters during their childhood, and they told me how amazed they were that Santa had known so much about their homes and families.

For me, just knowing that story about my father was the gift of a lifetime.

1.It can be inferred from the passage that the writer regarded his travels with Dad as ________.

A. exciting experiences with a lot of fun

B. happy occasions to play with baby chickens

C. great chances to help other people

D. good opportunities to enjoy chocolate cookies

2.The writer provides the detail about the businessman to show that ________.

A. Dad had a strong sense of duty

B. Dad had a strong sense of honor

C. Dad was an honest and reliable man

D. Dad was a kind and generous man

3.According to the passage, which of the following impressed the writer most?

A. Dad read letters for a blind lady for years.

B. Dad paid for the stamps for a young girl.

C. Dad answered children's Christmas letters every year.

D. Dad took the money to the bank for one businessman.

4.What surprised the children most when they received letters in reply from Santa Claus every year?

A. Santa Claus had so much information about their families.

B. Santa Claus answered all their letters every year.

C. Santa Claus had unique mailboxes for the children.

D. Santa Claus lived alone in the cold North Pole.

5.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Memorable Travels B. Christmas Gifts

C. Special Mailboxes D. The Mail

When this story happened,they were working around a very large house.Their job was to do the cleaning.It was not a difficult job,but sometimes it was a little dangerous,because they had to walk below where workmen were working.Often these workmen dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground.One morning Joe was working near the house with a cigarette behind one of his ears.Suddenly somebody on the top shouted,"Look out!"But Joe did not"look out".He looked up.And as he did so,a long knife missed Joe's head,but it cut off one of his ears.At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out,"I've lost an ear.Help!Help!"Jeff ran up to help his friend."Look for my ear,"Joe told him."It must be on the ground somewhere."Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear.At last he found an ear on the ground.He picked it up and carried it to Joe."Here you are,"he said,"I've found it."Joe looked at it."No,that's not my ear."he said,"Mine had a cigarette behind it."

1.What were Joe and Jeff?   

A. Soldiers. B. Drivers. C. Farmers. D. Cleaners.

2.How did Joe lose his ear?   

A. He cut it off by himself.

B. Jeff cut it off with a knife.

C. A falling knife cut it off.

D. A cigarette burned it up.

3.At the end of the story Jeff found   

A. someone else's ear

B. Joe's ear

C. a long knife

D. a cigarette

4.From the passage,we know Joe was not   

A. strong B. kind C. foolish D. clever

5.Which is the most possible title for this passage?   

A. A Lost Ear B. A Busy Cleaner

C. A Falling Knife D. A forgetful Man

My family moved into our home nine years ago and we called the area in front of our house “rock garden” ________ it was full of rocks.

Last summer, I found a tiny little ______ in the yard. I didn’t know its name, but I knew I ________ plant it. We decided to let it go on growing until we could _______ what it was. Weeks passed, and as I made my way back to the unknown plant, I noticed the flower ________ to be a sunflower. I decided to treat it with care and clear away the grass ________ it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the grass, I noticed something ________. The sunflower had begun ________ a big rock. It was really surprising.

From what I ________, I got to know that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its ________ of growing up, we should also have the ability of doing the ________ thing. As a result, We need to believe in ________, keeping in mind that we have the ________ in making our dreams come true. Like the sunflower, it was sure of the success.

Stand tall like ________, be proud of who and what you are and everything around you will begin to _______ you. You will find a way to reach your dream.

1.A. before B. after C. because D. so

2.A. garden B. house C. plant D. rock

3.A. couldn’t B. didn’t C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t

4.A. watch out B. work out C. give out D. find out

5.A. seemed B. sounded C. tasted D. smelled

6.A. between B. behind C. around D. among

7.A. unsure B. unusual C. unknown D. uncomfortable

8.A. upon B. under C. onto D. over

9.A. saw B. heard C. reported D. wrote

10.A. place B. course C. way D. space

11.A. same B. different C. interesting D. boring

12.A. them B. themselves C. us D. ourselves

13.A. difficulty B. possibility C. abilities D. personalities

14.A. the sunflower B. the grass C. you D. me

15.A. protect B. prevent C. save D. support

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