George Washington Carver was born in 1864.He was born a slave(奴隶).When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen.He was kept by his master.
All his life George loved 1 .When he was only seven years old, he already knew so 2 about plants that people in his hometown called him “the plant doctor”.
George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no 3 for black children where he lived.When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow 4 children to attend school.He studied in Missouri and Kansas 5 he finished high school.All this time he had to work to 6 his own expense(费用).He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry.
In 1890, George began college.At first he studied art, but he still had a 7 of plants.He began to study agriculture(农业).After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George 8 .He had other 9 .He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama.
In those days, many 10 in the south grew only cotton.This was 11 to the soil(土壤).After a while the 12 would not grow as well.George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes.These plants helped the 13 .Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.
George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was 14 “The Wizard(能手)of Tuskegee”.He died in 1943 at the 15 of 79.
When I was walking down the street the other day, I happened to find a small wallet lying there.I picked it up and opened it to see if I could find out the owner's 1 .There was nothing inside except a little money and an old 2 -a picture of a woman and a girl about sixteen years old.The young girl 3 the woman.I put the photo back and took the wallet to the 4 station.I handed the wallet to a policeman.
That evening I went to have 5 with my aunt and uncle.They also 6 a young woman.So there were 7 people at table.Her face was familiar.I was quite 8 that we had met before, but I couldn't 9 where I had seen her.During the talk, the young woman happened to mention that she had lost her wallet that afternoon.10 I knew where I had seen her.She was the mother of the young girl in the photo.She was very surprised, of course, when I was able to tell her about her wallet.
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A.
wallet
B.
name
C.
money
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A.
book
B.
table
C.
photo
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A.
looked like
B.
took care of
C.
worried about
(4)
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A.
bus
B.
railway
C.
police
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A.
dinner
B.
breakfast
C.
lunch
(6)
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A.
found
B.
invited
C.
had
(7)
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A.
three
B.
four
C.
five
(8)
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A.
true
B.
right
C.
sure
(9)
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A.
get
B.
remember
C.
forget
(10)
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A.
Suddenly
B.
Unluckily
C.
Sadly
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A school boy wants to ask for two days off, but he has only learned the phrase(短语)“have a day off”.He thinks 1 and then he has an 2 .
He comes to the teacher’s office and says, “My mother is ill.May I have a day off, sir?” “Of course, you can, ” replies the teacher at once.
The boy walks away.As soon 3 he is out of the room, he turns back and knocks 4 the teacher’s door 5 “May I have a day off again?” he asks.
The teacher is very 6 .“Didn’t you say it 7 ?”
“Yes, sir.But I can’t be here the day after tomorrow, either.”
The teacher 8 him and cannot help laughing.He says 9 a smile, “Why 10 you say ‘May I have two days off?’”
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A.
well
B.
fast
C.
hard
D.
slow
(2)
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A.
way
B.
apple
C.
idea
D.
ideas
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A.
so
B.
as
C.
and
D.
later
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A.
over
B.
in
C.
to
D.
at
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A.
again
B.
more
C.
second
D.
angrily
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A.
happy
B.
tired
C.
fine
D.
surprised
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A.
now
B.
ago
C.
just now
D.
yesterday
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A.
looked at
B.
understood
C.
looks at
D.
understands
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A.
with
B.
on
C.
for
D.
In
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A.
did
B.
didn’t
C.
don’t
D.
not
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My dad was a fisherman.He worked hard and stayed out until he caught enough 1 to feed the family nearly every day.When the weather was bad he would 2 me to school.An old truck was used in his fishing business.When we got to the school, he would give me a big 3 on the face and tell me to be a good 4 .It was so embarrassing for me.I was 12 years old, and my dad would still kiss me goodbye!
I remember the day when I decided I was too 5 for a goodbye kiss.When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile.He started to lean(倾斜)toward me, but I put my hand up and 6 , “No, Dad.” It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way.He had a surprised look on his face for a long time, and his 7 started to be wet.He turned and looked out of the windshield(挡风玻璃).“You’re 8 ,” he said.“You are a big boy-a man.I won’t kiss you any more.”
It wasn’t long after that when my dad went out to 9 and never came back.It was a day when most of the fishermen stayed at home except Dad.He had a big family to feed How I wish I had been a man then.If I had been a man, I would 10 have told my dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.
(1)
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A.
food
B.
birds
C.
animals
D.
fish
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A.
ride
B.
carry
C.
drive
D.
bring
(3)
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A.
kiss
B.
laugh
C.
look
D.
hand
(4)
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A.
man
B.
boy
C.
teacher
D.
fisherman
(5)
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A.
old
B.
young
C.
excited
D.
moved
(6)
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A.
spoke
B.
said
C.
repeated
D.
answered
(7)
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A.
hands
B.
feet
C.
eyes
D.
face
(8)
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A.
kind
B.
clever
C.
wrong
D.
right
(9)
[ ]
A.
school
B.
sea
C.
boat
D.
river
(10)
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A.
still
B.
ever
C.
never
D.
only
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One day a woman got into her car and started driving home after work.Just at that time, she saw a 1 car behind her.The driver was a 2 .When she turned left, the yellow car turned left.When she turned 3 , the yellow car turned right, too.When she stopped at the traffic lights, the yellow car stopped 4 her…
The woman was 5 , so she drove quickly to 6 .When she arrived, she was very 7 to see that the yellow car stooped behind her again.But she felt 8 because she saw a policeman standing outside the police station.She jumped out of her car at once and 9 to the policeman.She asked the policeman to arrest(逮捕)the man in the yellow car, then the police man walked to the man.
The man didn’t run away.He just 10 and said to the woman, “I want to give this purse back to you.I think you dropped it on the street.”
(1)
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A.
red
B.
yellow
C.
black
(2)
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A.
man
B.
woman
C.
policeman
(3)
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A.
left
B.
back
C.
right
(4)
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A.
opposite
B.
before
C.
behind
(5)
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A.
anxious
B.
scared
C.
pleased
(6)
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A.
the police station
B.
her office
C.
her home
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A.
interested
B.
excited
C.
surprised
(8)
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A.
sad
B.
safe
C.
dangerous
(9)
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A.
ran
B.
run
C.
runs
(10)
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A.
cried
B.
laughed
C.
smiled
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Norman Bethune is one of China’s most famous heroes, but he wasn’t Chinese-he was Canadian.He gave his life to helping Chinese people.
Norman Bethune 1 born in 1890.He became a 2 in 1916, and he went to the front to look after injured soldiers in the First World War.He saw many soldiers die in the war.Later he invented new treatments to 3 soldiers, and medical tools to use outside hospitals.
In 1938 he came to China to treat the Chinese soldiers in the mountains north of Yan’an.There were 4 doctors, so he had to work very hard.He opened hospitals to give treatment to local people and soldiers, and to train doctors and nurses.He also wrote books so that doctors can learn about new treatments.
Dr Bethune worked very hard without stopping to 5 .Once, he performed operations 6 69 hours without stopping, and saved 112 people.He 7 working in spite of cutting his hand during an operation.In the end, he died because he did not take care of his 8 .
Dr Bethune’s work with the Chinese soldiers made 9 a hero in China.There are books and films about him, and he is 10 remembered in both Canada and China.
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A.
is
B.
was
C.
has been
D.
be
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A.
doctor
B.
nurse
C.
teacher
D.
worker
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A.
understand
B.
believed
C.
help
D.
count
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A.
little
B.
few
C.
much
D.
many
(5)
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A.
rest
B.
act
C.
with
D.
for
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A.
from
B.
since
C.
with
D.
for
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A.
allowed
B.
continued
C.
forgot
D.
stopped
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A.
face
B.
leg
C.
foot
D.
hand
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A.
his
B.
he
C.
him
D.
one
(10)
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A.
still
B.
never
C.
hardly
D.
regularly
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One Sunday morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park.They love to chat there.As usual, they sat 1 a big tree.Suddenly, they heard a whistle from the bushes behind the tree.They turned around but could not see anything unusual.They were 2 .
“Is 3 there?” Millie asked.Nobody answered.They 4 very carefully and heard the strange noise again.The two girls were very afraid.They ran away quickly.On their way, they met Andy.
“What happened?” Andy asked.“There’s a ghost in the 5 .Please help us.” Millie said.“Really? Tell me more.” Andy said.Millie told Andy everything.Andy went to the park, 6 beside the tree and listened carefully.Then he heard 7 noise! He looked behind the tree and heard another whisper.He was now sure the sound 8 from the bushes.He searched carefully.
“Oh! Here it is.” Andy said to himself.He 9 a little cat in the bushes.It was very weak.When it miaowed, 10 made a sound like a whisper.
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A.
under
B.
on
C.
behind
D.
in
(2)
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A.
excited
B.
frightened
C.
frightening
D.
exciting
(3)
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A.
nobody
B.
everybody
C.
anybody
D.
somebody
(4)
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A.
saw
B.
looked
C.
heard
D.
listened
(5)
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A.
church
B.
school
C.
garden
D.
park
(6)
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A.
rose
B.
slept
C.
stood
D.
lay
(7)
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A.
a
B.
the
C.
an
D.
other
(8)
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A.
came
B.
learned
C.
heard
D.
fell
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A.
smelled
B.
looked
C.
searched
D.
found
(10)
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A.
he
B.
she
C.
it
D.
that
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Football is, I do think, the most favorite game in England.It is one of the important 1 to see.Rich and poor, young and old, one can see them.To a stranger, one of the most surprising things about football in England is the great 2 of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have.He can 3 you the names of the players in most of the important teams; he has pictures of them and knows the 4 of Large numbers of matches.He will tell you who he hopes will 5 such a match, and his ideas about football are usually as good as those of men three or four times his age.
(1)
[ ]
A.
tides
B.
matches
C.
teams
D.
places
(2)
[ ]
A.
medal
B.
success
C.
knowledge
D.
secret
(3)
[ ]
A.
say
B.
tell
C.
talk
D.
speak
(4)
[ ]
A.
results
B.
roles
C.
reasons
D.
reporters
(5)
[ ]
A.
heat
B.
cover
C.
enjoy
D.
win
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Sharks have been on earth for 1 of years.There are between 200 and 250 kinds of sharks.They come in different 2 .The largest can be as long as 15 metres.It eats plants from the sea, but many sharks feed 3 fish, other sea animals, smaller sharks and 4 they eat people.It is said that one of the most 5 sharks in the great White Shark.They have attacked(袭击)a number of people off the 6 of America.Australia, New Zealand and South Africa also have shark attacks.In some places there are watchtowers on the beaches to warn people about sharks in the water.When a shark 7 , a bell rings to 8 the people to get out of the water.Sharks 9 about 100 people a year in the world.Perhaps the shark just thinks that the person is a kind of 10 animal, or something good to eat.