Susan had long blonde hair and big blue eyes.So did most of the other 1 in her school class, which troubled her a lot.“I look like everyone else!I'm not special!I'm boring!”Susan 2 to her mother.
She decided to try to make herself look 3 She painted big pink spots on her neck and when she didn't get attention, she stuck a long plastic nose on top of her real nose.Nobody noticed that, 4 She took ink(墨水)and poured it all over her 5 She wore clown(小丑)clothes to school and stuck leaves in her ears.6 no matter what she did, she still didn't get any 7 and nobody thought she was special.
One morning her 8 went to wake her up and told her to get ready for school.She made Susan 9 the ink out of her hair and clean her neck.“I'm not going to school 10 !I'm boring!”She buried(埋藏)her head 11 the quilt and cried.
“
Susan,”her mother said,“you are different.You are unique(独一无二)and special.12 in the world looks just like you.Some people have blonde hair like you and some have blue eyes like you, but none of them has your smile or the twinkle in your eyes or your pink face.Nobody laughs like you, either.Now 13 and get ready for school.”
Susan went to school that day and looked at all the other kids in her class.“Mom was 14 Nobody looks just like me.”Susan smiled.“I am special.I am unique and I am not 15 !”
A traveler came out of the airport.There were many taxis.He asked every 1 name and he took the third one.It 2 five dollars to go from the airport to the hotel.Then the traveler asked the driver to show him around the city for a whole day.For the service, the driver wanted 100 dollars.It was very dear, but the traveler said 3 and agreed.The driver took the man everywhere 4 .In the evening they went back to the hotel.The traveler gave 100 dollars 5 the driver and asked the driver for another day’s driving.It was another 100 dollars.The driver was very pleased to be getting 6 money than before.
The next day they went to the same places again.In the evening the driver got the money, but he felt guilty(负疚的) 7 he liked the traveler, and 100 dollars a day was a lot of 8 .“So you are going home. 9 are you from?”“I come from New York.”“New York?”said the driver.“I have a sister in New York.Her name is Susan.Do you know 10 ?”“She gave me 200 dollars to give you!”
(1)
[ ]
A.
driver’s
B.
worker’s
C.
waiter’s
(2)
[ ]
A.
spent
B.
paid
C.
cost
(3)
[ ]
A.
something
B.
nothing
C.
everything
(4)
[ ]
A.
happily
B.
sadly
C.
angrily
(5)
[ ]
A.
for
B.
to
C.
with
(6)
[ ]
A.
less
B.
fewer
C.
more
(7)
[ ]
A.
because
B.
though
C.
if
(8)
[ ]
A.
price
B.
money
C.
things
(9)
[ ]
A.
How
B.
Where
C.
When
(10)
[ ]
A.
her
B.
him
C.
them
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
On the first day of school our teacher let us know someone.Looking out, we found an old woman 1 at the door.She said, “Hi, my name is Susan, I'm seventy years old.” While we were 2 what made her take this challenge(挑战)at her age, she said with a smile, “I'm here to meet a rich husband, get 3 , have two children and travel together.” Hearing this, all of us laughed.“In fact,” she went on, “ I always 4 of having a college education, and now I'm getting 5 !”
After class we had chocolate and milk together.We became good 6 .I often listened to this “time machine” as she shared her study with me.
At the end of the term we invited Susan to give us a 7 .When she was stepped up to the front, suddenly she found she took the wrong paper.She felt a little frustrated(沮丧的)and said, “I'm sorry.I'm so nervous that I can't get my ready talk 8 , so I have to tell you 9 I know.”
In her speech she told us, “We don't stop playing as we are old, we grow old because we stop playing.The secret of staying 10 , being happy and getting success is that we should laugh and find something 11 every day.I think there is a great 12 between growing old and growing up.I am seventy now.If I 13 in bed for one full year and never do anything.I'll become seventy-one.Since anybody can grow older, my idea is to grow up by always finding the chance in change.Growing older can't be avoided(避免的), growing up can be 14 .It's never too late to be all you can be possible.”
During the four years' study, it was so easy for Susan to make friends 15 she went.In the end, the wonderful woman got a college degree.
(1)
[ ]
A.
escaped
B.
appeared
C.
reached
D.
hurried
(2)
[ ]
A.
finding
B.
getting
C.
wanting
D.
wondering
(3)
[ ]
A.
married
B.
worried
C.
excited
D.
relaxed
(4)
[ ]
A.
liked
B.
made
C.
knew
D.
dreamed
(5)
[ ]
A.
one
B.
each
C.
some
D.
much
(6)
[ ]
A.
teachers
B.
friends
C.
students
D.
neighbours
(7)
[ ]
A.
lesson
B.
present
C.
talk
D.
story
(8)
[ ]
A.
again
B.
back
C.
down
D.
away
(9)
[ ]
A.
which
B.
how
C.
what
D.
why
(10)
[ ]
A.
old
B.
young
C.
clear
D.
awake
(11)
[ ]
A.
natural
B.
difficult
C.
interesting
D.
possible
(12)
[ ]
A.
difference
B.
chance
C.
pleasure
D.
confidence
(13)
[ ]
A.
lie
B.
hide
C.
leave
D.
turn
(14)
[ ]
A.
noticed
B.
chosen
C.
thought
D.
mentioned
(15)
[ ]
A.
whenever
B.
however
C.
wherever
D.
whether
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I have two good friends.They are Susan and Betty.Yesterday evening they came to see 1 .We talked about our 2 weekend. 3 Susan, the weekend wasn't 4 .On Saturday morning, she read 5 books.She likes reading Yue Fei's stories very much.She saw an interesting talk show on Sunday.Susan said, “It was 6 .”
7 Betty's weekend was not very good.She was really 8 because she had a busy weekend.On Saturday morning, she went 9 with her mother and bought a lot of things.At noon, she had a 10 bowl of noodles because she was not hungry.And on Saturday afternoon, she 11 her homework in the room.She 12 her grandparents on Saturday evening.On Sunday, she wrote a new 13 for the school music festival.It was a little bit 14 to sing.Well, 15 do you think of my friends' weekend?
(1)
[ ]
A.
me
B.
him
C.
her
D.
you
(2)
[ ]
A.
early
B.
next
C.
another
D.
last
(3)
[ ]
A.
At
B.
To
C.
For
D.
From
(4)
[ ]
A.
bad
B.
long
C.
good
D.
lazy
(5)
[ ]
A.
English
B.
history
C.
math
D.
science
(6)
[ ]
A.
terrible
B.
boring
C.
great
D.
awful
(7)
[ ]
A.
So
B.
And
C.
Or
D.
But
(8)
[ ]
A.
happy
B.
tired
C.
excited
D.
relaxed
(9)
[ ]
A.
playing
B.
swimming
C.
shopping
D.
camping
(10)
[ ]
A.
large
B.
medium
C.
small
D.
big
(11)
[ ]
A.
did
B.
watched
C.
saw
D.
decided
(12)
[ ]
A.
went
B.
found
C.
visited
D.
looked
(13)
[ ]
A.
letter
B.
email
C.
play
D.
song
(14)
[ ]
A.
colorful
B.
shy
C.
difficult
D.
expensive
(15)
[ ]
A.
how
B.
what
C.
why
D.
which
完形填空
On the first day of school our teacher let us know someone.Looking out, we found an old woman appeared at the door.She said, "Hi, my name is Susan, I'm seventy years old." While we were 1 what made her take this challenge (挑战) at her age, she said with a smile, "I/m here to meet a rich husband, get 2 , have two children and travel together."Hearing this, all of us laughed."In fact," she went on, " I always 3 of having a college education, and now I'm getting one!"
After class we had chocolate and milk together.We became good 4 .I often listened to this "time machine" as she shared her study with me.
At the end of the term we invited Susan to give us a 5 .When she was stepped up to the front, suddenly she found she took the wrong paper.She felt a little frustrated (沮丧的) and said, "I'm sorry.I'm so nervous that I can't get my ready talk back , so I have to tell you 6 I know."
In her speech she told us, "We don't stop playing as we are old, we grow old because we stop playing.The secret of staying 7 , being happy and getting success is that we should laugh and find something 8 every day.I think there is a great 9 between growing old and growing up.I am seventy now.If I lie in bed for one full year and never do anything, I'll become seventy - one.Since anybody can grow older, my idea is to grow up by always finding the chance in change.Growing older can't be avoided (避免的), growing up can be 10 , It's never too late to be all you can be possible."
During the four years' study, it was so easy for Susan to make friends wherever she went.In the end, the wonderful woman got a college degree.
(1)
[ ]
A.
finding
B.
getting
C.
wanting
D.
wondering
(2)
[ ]
A.
married
B.
worried
C.
excited
D.
relaxed
(3)
[ ]
A.
liked
B.
made
C.
knew
D.
dreamed
(4)
[ ]
A.
teachers
B.
friends
C.
students
D.
neighbours
(5)
[ ]
A.
lesson
B.
present
C.
talk
D.
story
(6)
[ ]
A.
which
B.
how
C.
what
D.
why
(7)
[ ]
A.
old
B.
young
C.
clear
D.
awake
(8)
[ ]
A.
natural
B.
difficult
C.
interesting
D.
possible
(9)
[ ]
A.
difference
B.
chance
C.
pleasure
D.
confidence
(10)
[ ]
A.
noticed
B.
chosen
C.
thought
D.
mentioned
完形填空
Henry is a little fatter than he wants to be.He 1 to lose some weight(减肥).So he goes on diet.He tries not to eat too 2 and he eats very little sugar because it will make him 3 .He also takes exercise every 4 .He swims very often, 5 he runs about 5 kilometres a day.Now he is 6 than before.
Henry's sister, Susan is healthier than Henry. 7 is also younger and thinner than he is.She takes 8 every day, too.She doesn't 9 much meat.But she eats a lot of fruits and vegetables because she thinks 10 are better for her health.