Go, Rosie, Go!

It was another day to jump rope in PE class. Lynn and Mike turned the long rope in big, slow circles. The whole class hurried to get in line to wait for their turn to ______ . Rosie stood at the back of the line and looked worried.

Nick went first. One after another, the children watched the rope, ran in and jumped. Then it was Rosie’s turn. She watched the rope go around and around, but she didn’t ______ .

Rosie’s friends cheered, “Go, Rosie, go!” Then Rosie gave it a try, but she failed. She tripped (绊倒) on the rope and fell to the ground. Rosie tried to hide the tears in her eyes.

Nick helped her up. “You just need some ______ .” he said in a kind way.

The truth was that Rosie had been jumping rope at home every day. With a short rope, she could jump 100 times without ______ . She just didn’t know when was the right time to run in and start jumping with a long rope. She was the only child on her street. There was no one to help turn the long rope.

Just then, Ms. Miles, the PE teacher, brought out some short jump ropes.

“Let’s see how ______ each one of you can jump without missing,” she said as she gave each student a short rope. “Ready, set, GO!”

Rosie ______ for the first time ever in PE class. After a while, Rosie realized that everyone was chanting, “Go, Rosie, go!”

She was the only one still jumping rope! The ______ almost made her miss a step, but she kept going. When at last she was too ______ to go on, she stopped. The whole class cheered. Everyone was looking at her and smiling. Rosie smiled back!

1.A. watch B. jump C. stand D. cheer

2.A. move B. stop C. wait D. appear

3.A. rest B. confidence C. practice D. luck

4.A. training B. singing C. missing D. thinking

5.A. long B. fast C. high D. far

6.A. threw B. smiled C. spoke D. ran

7.A. exercise B. experience C. success D. surprise

8.A. relaxed B. worried C. bored D. tired

阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选择最佳选项。

On a sunny Saturday, Jay and his friends Mike and Tony went to ride their bikes on a trail (小路). While they were sitting in a tree to take a break, Jay saw something shiny on the ________. “What's that?” he pointed it out and asked Mike and Tony.

They all jumped off the tree and went to take a closer look. They couldn’t believe what they saw — a gold money clip holding five hundred dollars.

Mike immediately shouted, “Wonderful! We can ________ the money.”

“I agree,” said Tony. “Jay saw the money. To be ________, he should get more than us. He should get three hundred dollars, and we should each get one hundred dollars.”

But Jay said, “We can’t keep the money. It isn’t ours.”

“________ being so honest,” complained Tony.

“The owner should learn a lesson about walking around with that much money anyway,” added Mike.

“Let’s go home and think about this, and meet here after dinner,” said Jay.

Mike and Tony agreed. Jay kept the money and left alone. Mike and Tony rode home together. The more they talked, they came to see Jay’s ________. They also thought about how upset they would be if they lost something important.

When the three boys met again, they decided to go to the police station to turn in the money. The police officer admired them for their _______.

The next afternoon, Jay received a call asking him to go to the police station. When he got there, he learned that the money clip had been claimed (认领) and the owner wanted to _______the people who turned it in by giving one hundred dollars.

When Jay told Mike and Tony what happened, they thought about their first reactions to the money and realized that it is far better not to be a ________. And they never expected a reward, so it was a happy ending for all.

1.A. tree B. ground C. bike D. bag

2.A. accept B. spend C. return D. divide

3.A. safe B. clear C. fair D. different

4.A. Keep B. Stop C. Try D. Avoid

5.A. point B. worry C. purpose D. difficulty

6.A. honesty B. pride C. patience D. courage

7.A. meet B. help C. remember D. thank

8.A. finder B. giver C. keeper D. receiver

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