I have tried to write a ghost story that won’t make you unhappy with yourselves, with each other, with seasons, or with me. I hope it haunts your houses pleasantly.

Charles Dickens

One Christmas Eve, old Scrooge and Bob were working busily in his office. It was a cold, foggy day. The fog was so thick that the houses opposite were like ghosts. It was only three o’clock in the afternoon, but it was already quite dark.

“Merry Christmas, Uncle! God bless you!” cried a happy voice. It was Scrooge's nephew.

“Bah!" said Scrooge. "Humbug(骗人的话)! ”

“Christmas is a humbug! Surely you don’t mean that, uncle.” said his nephew.

“I do.” said Scrooge “Merry Christmas! What reason have you got to be merry? You are poor.”

“OK, then,” replied the nephew cheerfully. “What reason have you got to be sad? You are rich. Don't be angry, Uncle!” said his nephew.

“What else can I be?” answered the uncle. "I live in a world of fools! Merry Christmas! What's Christmas time to you? It's a time for paying bills without money. It's time for finding yourself a year older, but not richer. Everyone who goes around saying “Merry Christmas” should have his tongue cut out. Yes, he should!"

“Uncle! Please don't say that!” said the nephew. “I've always thought of Christmas time as a good time, a kind, and a charitable happy time. And so, Uncle Christmas has never put any gold or silver in my pocket, but I think it has done me good. And it will do me good. And I say, God bless it!”

Bob, standing in the corner of the room, applauded( 鼓掌). He realized his mistake every soon, and went quickly back to his work, but Scrooge had heard him.

“One more sound from you. Bob Cratchit," said Scrooge,” and you'll cerebrate Christmas by losing your job!”

“Don't be angry with him, Uncle. Come and have dinner with us tomorrow.”

“No.” said Scrooge.

“I'm sorry you don't want to cerebrate Christmas. But I do. So a Merry Christmas, Uncle!”

“Good afternoon!” said Scrooge.

“And happy New Year!” said his nephew.

“Good afternoon!” said Scrooge again.

His nephew left the room. He sopped to wish Bob a Merry Christmas. And Bob replied, “A Merry Christmas to you, too.”

1.In which season did the story take place?

A. Spring. B. Summer C. Autumn D. Winter

2.What did Scrooge think of Christmas wish?

A. It was simple. B. It was important.

C. It was foolish. D. It was necessary,

3.What did Scrooge’s nephew mean by saying "Christmas time is a charitable time?

A. Christmas was a time to be generous and kind.

B. Christmas was a time to do some challenging work.

C. His uncle should give some money to his family.

D. His uncle should give away his money to the poor.

4.Which of the following is TRUE about Scrooge and Bob?

A. Scrooge was Bob’s uncle B. Bob worked for Scrooge

C. Scrooge celebrated Christmas with Bob D. Bob was Scrooge’s visitor

5.What can we infer(推断 )from the story?

A. Scrooge was working busily in his office before Christmas

B. No rich people wanted to waste their time to celebrate Christmas

C. Bob believed in Christmas wish as well as Scrooge' nephew

D. Scrooge refused his nephew’s invitation to dinner on Christmas day

The Turners sat at the kitchen table. The sun was shining and filled the kitchen with a warm light. It was a perfect day for having a picnic or going surfing. But in the Turners’ kitchen, no one seemed to be paying attention to the________.

“Okay, girls,” said Mrs. Turner. “I can tell by the expressions on your faces that you have a pretty good idea of why we need to have this family______.” Linda and Kala exchanged looks and slowly nodded.

“Your mom and I have had many talks lately about the possibility of______,” said Mr. Turner. “We were hoping that it wouldn’t come to this, but we don’t have other choices.”

“But Dad,” said Kala, “Kilauea has been an active volcano (火山) since 1983! Nothing has happened to us or to our house yet. I know we’ll be________here. ”

“But your dad and I care about all the recent warnings given by the government. Even though we’ve been safe up to now, there is no way to guarantee (保证) that a larger eruption (喷发) isn’t coming up,” said Mrs. Turner.

“Mom, this is our______. I can’t even remember living anywhere else!” Linda said, fighting back tears.

Mrs. Turner put an arm around her daughter’s shoulder. “This won’t go ______for any of us,” she said. “Dad and I love this house, too. We have so many happy memories here. But we’re tired of living with such uncertainty. The most important thing in the world to us is that our family stays safe.”

Mr. Turner______.“ Girls, there are other places in Hawaii where we’ll feel safer. We’ll have to give up our house, but you know home is wherever we go as a family. We’ll make new memories, and we’ll find things to love about our new home.”

The girls were quiet for a moment as they considered what it would mean to move. “There are so many things I’ll________here, ” said Kala quietly.

“We all will, ” said Mrs. Turner. “But one of the places that your dad and I have looked at is only a few minutes’ walk to the beach.”

Kala and Linda couldn’t help________ when they heard that. They both spent every spare minute they had surfing. If their parents told them that they could actually live in the water, they would have been perfectly happy.

Mr. Turner walked around to the other side of the table. He put one large hand on each of his daughter’s shoulders. “I’m proud of you two,” he said. “Thank you for trying to________ why this is so important to your mom and me.”

Linda and Kala smiled. Dad was right: home was wherever the family was.

1.A. kitchen B. table C. picnic D. weather

2.A. trip B. meeting C. dinner D. celebration

3.A. moving B. traveling C. returning D. rushing

4.A. happy B. safe C. brave D. relaxed

5.A. dream B. choice C. home D. island

6.A. early B. easily C. quickly D. successfully

7.A. nodded B. shouted C. judged D. repeated

8.A. sense B. stress C. respect D. miss

9.A. smiling B. arguing C. worrying D. doubting

10.A. explain B. wonder C. understand D. discuss

A good way to pass an examination(考试) is to work hard every day in the year. You may fail in the examination if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the examination. If you are taking an English examination, don’t learn only rules of grammar.

Try to read stories in English and speak in English whenever you can. A few days before examination you should start going to bed early. Do not stay up late at night studying and learning things. Before you start the examination, read carefully over the examination paper. Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write. When you have at last finished your examination, read your answers, correct any mistake that you see and make sure that you have not missed anything out .

1.How do you know to pass an examination?

A. Work hard every day in a year.

B. Work hard many days in a year.

C. Work hard most of time in a year.

D. Work hard only before the examination.

2.If you are going to take an examination, ______ .

A. study hard and sleep less

B. get up early and do a lot of reading

C. go to bed early and have a good rest

D. go to bed late and get up late

3.What should you do when you are taking the examination?

A. Pick up your pen and write at once.

B. Go over your paper before you hand it in

C. After you finish the examination, hand in at once.

D. Try to understand every word while you are reading.

4.What should you do if you want to learn English well according to the passage?

A. Speak more, listen less, never write.

B. Speak less, write more, never listen.

C. Read more, listen more, speak less.

D. read and speak as much as possible.

5.What does “missed...out”mean according to the passage?

A. 遗漏 B. 增补

C. 缺乏 D. 丰富

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