Long ago, there was a queen who lived in a palace. She felt bored and said to her advisor(顾问), “All the things around me are too boring. I need a different kind of beauty. Let everyone know that I will hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world. And the prize will be this crown(王冠).”

Several days later, lots of people came to the competition and showed their things. The queen was not satisfied with what she saw. The advisor suggested, “What you are looking for cannot be brought to you. You must look for it by yourself. What about a journey?”

The queen was interested in the idea, so she started immediately. As she was on top of the hill near her palace, she looked down and suddenly something cried in her heart. “Why have I never found my palace so beautiful?”

The queen spent one year travelling. She saw beauty on the farm, in the forest and even in the stars twinkling(闪烁) at night on her journey. But what was the most beautiful thing? She thought it over. Suddenly, she understood beauty was everywhere. She should learn to enjoy the world. She left the pieces of her crown at different places that she had seen. As time went by, the queen's crown got smaller and smaller until nothing was left.

She found the most beautiful thing at last. It was the world!

根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)。

1.The queen wanted to hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world.

2.Lots of people came to the competition and brought the things that made the queen satisfied.

3.On top of the hill near her palace, the queen suddenly found her palace so beautiful.

4.The queen saw beauty on the farm, in the river and even in the night sky on her journey.

5.The passage tells us that beauty is everywhere if we learn to enjoy the world.

She is a cute, quiet girl. As a daughter, she has no secrets from her mother, who is very pleased with her. But these days she has become not so open as before. She has a diary that she keeps under lock and key. Her mother cannot help worrying about her: What will I do if she falls in love, which is too early of her age? After all she is reaching the "dangerous time". These thoughts have caused trouble in the mother's mind.

One weekend the girl came to tell her mother that she was going to the cinema with her schoolmate and would return late. This was the first time her mother agreed, and she couldn't help worrying because her daughter had never been away at night before. The mother waited till nine. She decided to go out to meet her daughter. Just at that time, she heard the noise of a car parking. She went to the window and saw her daughter waving goodbye to a boy. Her heart missed a beat.

When the girl came in, the mother was watching TV, just like nothing had happened. "Mum, I'm going to bed."

"All right. Go to sleep early."

Next morning when the mother went to the daughter's room to do some cleaning, she found her diary left on the bed. After a few minutes' thinking, she at last opened it to the page of the night before. It reads: Mum, it's love that made you ask, but it would show your understanding of me if you hadn't.

1.From the diary, we can see the daughter .

A. thanked her mother for caring her much

B. thought it was her mother's duty to ask

C. wanted her mother to talk with her as much as before

D. thought her mother's understanding is better than simple love

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A. The girl's diary was always on her bed.

B. What the daughter did these days worried her mother.

C. The mother wanted to have a talk with her daughter the next day.

D. The girl knew her mother would ask her the question about the boy.

3.The main purpose of this article is to show that parents should .

A. not give much freedom to their children

B. talk with their children about their early love

C. care about what their children really think and feel

D. not read their children's diaries without their permission

4.The best title for this story can be .

A. To Ask or Not to Ask B. Early Love C. Daughter's Secret D. Dangerous Age

Many books have been written about "the art of giving". And we also know that it's hard to give people a gift, _____ a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and dislikes.

As is often the case, some little kids think they don't get enough gifts _____ some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too _____ . For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very _____ .

Gift giving is different in different _____ . Here are some of them tikes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone _____ ,because many people have enough things and don't want too many gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember a _____ . In the USA,some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buy them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don't need to _____ too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.

To make things easier, some people would rather just give money. In some cultures,however, _____ money can make people uncomfortable. "When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they're being lazy, " says John Wilson. In England, we have a saying, "It's the thought that ______ .When someone gives me money, I feel they don't think about it at all. I prefer to receive a gift that has some thought behind it."

Different people have very different thoughts on this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?

1.A. patiently B. especially C. mainly D. usually

2.A. while B. when C. as D. if

3.A. same B. similar C. small D. huge

4.A. lonely B. happy C. sad D. angry

5.A. cities B. towns C. provinces D. countries

6.A. else B. other C. another D. else's

7.A. child B. mother C. person D. guide

8.A. spend B. take C. cost D. make

9.A. using B. giving C. receiving D. taking

10.A. counts B. discovers C. finds D. invents

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