Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story __1__ their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a __2__ children’s book. Either the author has aimed (定目标) too __3__, so that children can’t follow what is in his ( or more often, her ) story, __4__ the story seems to be talking to the readers.
  The best children’s books are __5__ very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy(令人满意的) the __6__ who hears the story and the adult(成年人) who __7__ it. Unfortunately(不幸的是), there are in fact few books like this, __8__ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not __9__ to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as __10__ of children’s literature(文学) were in fact written for __11__ “Alice in Wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious(明显)of this.
  Children, left for themselves, often __12__ the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a __13__ and he will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative (并非想象的 ) way, or have a look at the most children’s comics(连环图书), full of the stories and jokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.
  Perhaps we parents should stop __14__ to brainwash(洗脑)children into accepting(接受)our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so __15__ that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise(妥协)over the bedtime story.

  1. A. to          B. in        C. with        D. around
  2. A. short       B. long      C. bad         D. good
  3. A. easy        B. short     C. high         D. difficult
  4. A. and        B. but      C. or          D. so
  5. A. both        B. neither    C. either       D. very
  6. A. child        B. father    C. mother      D. teacher
  7. A. hears       B. buys     C. understands   D. reads
  8. A. but         B. however  C. so          D. because
  9. A. hard        B. easy     C. enough       D. fast
  10.A. articles     B. work    C. arts         D. works
  11. A. grown-ups  B. girls     C. boys        D. children
  12. A. are       B. show     C. find         D. add
  13. A. school     B. home     C. office       D. library
  14. A. going      B. liking     C. trying       D. preferring
  15. A. same      B. friendly   C. different     D. common

Alice was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health . In fact , she walked five kilometers before____1___ every morning , and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool . She didn’t smoke and never  2   . She didn’t eat chocolate . She didn’t eat sweet and fatty food , ____3_____ . She weighed herself every day .

  Once Alice was on her daily walk when she saw a   4  sitting in a rocking chair under a tree . He looked very old and his hair was white . he looked thin and weak , and his hands were shaking ,   5  he looked very happy .

  He smiled at her and said , “Good morning , lovely day , isn’t it ?”

  He had a wide smile   6  his face , and his eyes shone with happiness . But Alice saw that he did not have teeth .

  “Good morning!” replied Alice . “Yes , it is a lovely day .”

  Alice thought he   7  very old and wise . She thought he must be at least 90 years old ! She decided to ask him about the   8 of a happy old age .

  “I hope you don’t  9  me asking ,” she said , “ but what is your secret for being so happy at your age ? I hope I can look as happy as you do  10 I am your age ”

The man in the rocking chair said , “My secret for   11  ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week , and drink three bottles of wine every day . I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want . I never eat vegetables . I never walk anywhere and I never play sports . I sit at home every day . ”

Alice was  12  . She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that . She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did  13  wrong . She thought he should be   14   and unhappy . Perhaps she was wrong . Maybe , she thought , people could live a long happy life  15  eating well or doing lots of exercise .

“How old are you ?”she asked .

“It’s my birthday today ,” said the man , “I’m forty—seven !”

1.  A. lunch     B. breakfast      C. dinner        D. supper

2.  A. exercised   B. drank            C. worked       D. slept

3.  A. too       B. also          C. either            D. still

4.  A. man      B. woman       C. boy          D. girl

5.  A. so        B. but          C. and          D. or

6.  A. in        B. with         C. at           D. on

7.  A. saw      B. looked        C. listened       D. found

8.  A. secret     B. dream        C. plan         D. future

9.  A. stand      B. mind         C. allow         D. enjoy

10. A. when     B. since         C. though       D. for

11. A. health     B. success       C. happiness     D. life

12. A. surprised   B. worried       C. excited       D. relaxed

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

14. A. angry     B. serious       C. quiet         D. sick

15. A. through    B. from         C. without       D. by

Mrs. Green opened the door so hard that the door almost broke. Then she looked  26 the window and saw her neighbor, an old lady, crossing the yard. “She is in my  27 again. Those are my strawberries, not   28 . Maybe I should call the police.”

Her friend, Alice, was sitting at the table  29 a cup of coffee in her hands. “You want to call the police because she picks your strawberries?” she asked.

“Of course,” Mrs. Green answered angrily. “What would you do if your neighbor walked into your garden  30 your permission(允许) and picked your strawberries?”

“I would say, it’s better than the bees.” Alice answered.

“The bees don’t take my strawberries, but the  31 does,” said Mrs. Green.

Alice said, “That old lady only picks a few strawberries every year, and she  32 picks some bad ones. Why  33 you pick some of your good strawberries and give  34 to her?”

“Are you crazy?”

“I don’t think so. Don’t you remember what happened when you were  35 in hospital last year? She went to see you with some chicken soup. If you give her the strawberries, you can tell her that you still  36  that.”

Mrs. Green felt very guilty (内疚). She was so  37 that she almost forgot what the old lady had done for her. Then she picked a basket of good  38 and went to see her  39 . Through the window, Alice could see that the anger(愤怒)on Mrs. Green’s face changed into(变成) a big  40 .

26.A. through       B. over        C. for           D. after

27.A. bedroom        B. garden          C. kitchen         D. room

28.A. your            B. his            C. mine         D. hers

29.A. have           B. in              C. with           D. on

30.A. with           B. without        C. in             D. under

31.A. bee            B. bird            C. child            D. old lady

32.A. just            B. never           C. hardly           D. all

33.A. don’t          B. not               C. do             D. didn’t

34.A. theirs            B. they            C. it             D. them

35.A. fine          B. happy         C. excited         D. ill

36.A. hate           B. know           C. remember     D. forget

37.A. surprised        B. angry          C. brave        D. polite

38.A. apples          B. bananas         C. pears         D. strawberries

39.A. sister         B. mother          C. friend             D. neighbor

40.A. anger            B. laugh           C. smile          D. surprise

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      Students Wanted for School Art Festival

Our School Art Festival is from Jan. 1st to 3rd.

We need some students for School Art Festival. What can you do?

Can you sing or dance? Can you paint? Can you play the guitar?

Can you play the drum or piano? Or can you do Chinese Kung fu?

You can do one, then you can be in our School Art Festival. Come and show!

Please email to Martin @ ohedu.net. before Dec.20th


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  Come and buy some school things. Do you need beautiful notebooks? Do you want to buy erasers, pencils, rulers, crayons…? We have notebooks at a very good price---only ¥2!Do you like sports? We have basketballs for only ¥16, volleyballs for ¥15.

  If you want to know more, you can come and see. Or call 88503497

11. Alice can play the drum well, she can _________.

A. call 88530497            B. call 88503497

C. write an email            D. call or write an email

12. Who can join the School Art Festival?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

A. Michelle can draw many beautiful pictures. 

B. Tommy can play tennis very well.

C. Nick can run very fast.      

D. Gina can speak English.

13. Students can write an email to the School Art Festival on _____________.

A. January 1st  B. January 3rd   C. Christmas Day  D. December 18th

14. We can’t buy ______________ at School Store.

A. basketballs   B. crayons  C. socks          D. erasers

15. Liu Hua wants to buy two notebooks, a volleyball. How much are they at school store?

A. ¥15            B. ¥20       C. ¥17           D. ¥19

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