The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams．---Eleanor Roosevelt

My home is a place of great beauty and agricultural richness, as well as of war and natural

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disasters．When I was only fourteen years old, I was filled with  1  in spite of the terrible surroundings．The families living here , who tried to make their living from the land,   2  great losses.

I felt sorry especially for the  3  , but I   4   to be hopeless .I decided that where I was, I could do   5   to help them．I began knocking on every door and saying to each person who 6  my knock, “I know that you are   7  and give the birds that come to your yard a little 8  ．Please consider me your bird．Give me only a handful of rice each week when I come to your 9   ．I will take it to the temple where it can be given to the  10  children.”

No one seemed to  11  giving me a handful of rice ,even  12  they had little themselves .On Sunday ,I would go to the  13   and give my handfuls of rice to the monks to  14 to the children．

One day ,I came to a house that had  15  to give．I told my story and asked if I could be their bird．The woman called her daughters, and  16  gave me fifty cents, as well as the handful of rice! I began to ask for  17  and rice from the other “ bird feeders”, and they gave them to me．Everyone was happy to be helping those who were suffering, even  18  only this small way．The temple was soon able to help everyone who came to them for food and clothing.

“Consider me your bird.” My  19  idea had not stopped the war, but anyway, it was  20  some peace．

1．A．sorrow              B．hope               C．comfort          D．happiness

2．A．suffered           B．survived         C．covered          D．made

3．A．peasants          B．citizens          C．villagers           D．children

4．A．wanted           B．failed            C．refused            D．stopped

5．A．something         B．everything        C．a(chǎn)nything          D．nothing

6．A．said               B．replied            C．a(chǎn)nswered         D．spoke

7．A．glad              B．kind             C．rich              D．friendly

8．A．water             B．money           C．nest             D．rice

9．A．temple            B．room            C．door             D．garden

10．A．brave           B．hungry           C．promising         D．nervous

11．A．mind            B．escape           C．practice           D．enjoy

12．A．where         B．that             C．so              D．when

13．A．village           B．hometown       C．temple           D．house

14．A．give in         B．give up          C．give away         D．give out

15．A．much           B．little              C．many           D．few

16．A．every           B．each            C．neither            D．none

17．A．help             B．clothing          C．food             D．change

18．A．by            B．with           C．on              D．in

19．A．foolish          B．childish          C．clever            D．useful

20．A．creating         B．mending          C．developing         D．managing

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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.                                                                                                                        -Eleanor Roosevelt      My home is a place of great beauty and agricultural richness, as well as of war and natural disasters. When I was only fourteen years old, I was filled with__1__in spite of the terrible surroundings.The families living here, who tried to make their living from the land, __2__great losses.      I felt sorry especially for the__3__, but I__4__to be hopeless.I decided that where I was, I could do __5__to help them.I began knocking on every door and saying to each person who__6__my knock, "I know that you are__7__and give the birds that come to your yard a little__8__.Please consider me your bird.Give me only a handful of rice each week when I come to your__9__.I will take it to the temple where it can be given to the__10__children."      No one seemed to__11__giving me a handful of rice, even__12__they had little themselves.On Sunday, I would go to the__13__and give my handfuls of rice to the monks to__14__to the children.      One day, I came to a house that had__15__to give.I told my story and asked if I could be their bird. The woman called her daughters, and__16__gave me fifty cents, as well as the handful of rice!I began to ask for__17__and rice from the other "bird feeders", and they gave them to me.Everyone was happy to be helping those who were suffering, even__18__only this small way.The temple was soon able to help everyone who came to them for food and clothing.      " Consider me your bird." My__19__idea had not stopped the war, but anyway, it was__20__some peace.

(     )1. A. sorrow         (     )2. A. suffered       (     )3. A. peasants       (     )4. A. wanted         (     )5. A. something       (     )6. A. said           (     )7. A. glad           (     )8. A. water         (     )9. A. temple         (     )10. A. brave         (     )11. A. mind         (     )12. A. where       (     )13. A. village       (     )14. A. give in       (     )15. A. much       (     )16. A. every       (     )17. A. help         (     )18. A. by         (     )19. A. foolish       (     )20. A. creating     B. hope         B. survived     B. citizens     B. failed       B. everything   B. replied     B. kind         B. money       B. room         B. hungry       B. escape       B. that         B. hometown     B. give up     B. little       B. each         B. clothing     B. with         B. childish     B. mending     C. comfort         C. covered         C. villagers       C. refused         C. anything       C. answered       C. rich           C. nest           C. door           C. promising       C. practice       C. so             C. temple         C. give away       C. many         C. neither         C. food           C. on             C. clever         C. developing     D. happiness     D. made         D. children     D. stopped       D. nothing       D. spoke         D. friendly     D. rice         D. garden       D. nervous       D. enjoy         D. when         D. house         D. give out     D. few           D. none         D. change       D. in           D. useful       D. managing

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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.                                                                                                        -Eleanor Roosevelt      My home is a place of great beauty and agricultural richness, as well as of war and natural disasters. When I was only fourteen years old, I was filled with__1__in spite of the terrible surroundings.The families living here, who tried to make their living from the land, __2__great losses.      I felt sorry especially for the__3__, but I__4__to be hopeless.I decided that where I was, I could do__5__to help them.I began knocking on every door and saying to each person who__6__my knock, "I know that you are__7__and give the birds that come to your yard a little__8__.Please consider me your bird.Give me only a handful of rice each week when I come to your__9__.I will take it to the temple where it can be given to the__10__children."       No one seemed to__11__giving me a handful of rice, even__12__they had little themselves.On Sunday, I would go to the__13__and give my handfuls of rice to the monks to__14__to the children.       One day, I came to a house that had__15__to give.I told my story and asked if I could be their bird. The woman called her daughters, and__16__gave me fifty cents, as well as the handful of rice!I began to ask for__17__and rice from the other "bird feeders", and they gave them to me.Everyone was happy to be helping those who were suffering, even__18__only this small way.The temple was soon able to help everyone who came to them for food and clothing.      "Consider me your bird." My__19__idea had not stopped the war, but anyway, it was__20__some peace.

(     )1. A. sorrow         (     )2. A. suffered       (     )3. A. peasants       (     )4. A. wanted         (     )5. A. something       (     )6. A. said           (     )7. A. glad           (     )8. A. water         (     )9. A. temple         (     )10. A. brave         (     )11. A. mind         (     )12. A. where       (     )13. A. village       (     )14. A. give in       (     )15. A. much       (     )16. A. every       (     )17. A. help         (     )18. A. by         (     )19. A. foolish       (     )20. A. creating     B. hope         B. survived     B. citizens     B. failed       B. everything   B. replied       B. kind         B. money         B. room         B. hungry       B. escape       B. that         B. hometown     B. give up       B. little       B. each         B. clothing     B. with         B. childish     B. mending       C. comfort     C. covered     C. villagers   C. refused     C. anything     C. answered     C. rich         C. nest         C. door         C. promising   C. practice     C. so           C. temple       C. give away   C. many         C. neither     C. food         C. on           C. clever       C. developing   D. happiness   D. made         D. children     D. stopped     D. nothing     D. spoke       D. friendly     D. rice         D. garden       D. nervous     D. enjoy       D. when         D. house       D. give out     D. few         D. none         D. change       D. in           D. useful       D. managing

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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.                                                                                                     -Eleanor Roosevelt      My home is a place of great beauty and agricultural richness, as well as of war and natural disasters. When I was only fourteen years old,I was filled with   1   in spite of the terrible surroundings.The families living here,who tried to make their living fromthe land,     2     great losses.       I felt sorry especially for the   3   , but I     4    to be hopeless.I decided that where I was,I could do      5      to help them. I began knocking on every door and saying to each person who   6   my knock,"I know that you are     7    and give the birds that come to your yard a little     8    . Please consider me your bird. Give me only a handful of rice each week when I come to your   9  . I will take it to the temple where it can be given to the    10   children. "      No one seemed to   11   giving me a handful of rice, even   12    they had little themselves. On Sunday, I would go to the  13   and give my handfuls of rice to the monks to    14   to the children.      One day,I came to a house that had     15     to give.I told my story and asked if I could be their bird. The woman called her daughters, and   16    gave me fifty cents,as well as the handful of rice! I began to ask for     17    and rice from the other "bird feeders" ,and they gave them to me. Everyone was happy to be helping those who were suffering,even   18  only this small way. The temple was soon able to help everyone who came to them for food and clothing.       "Consider me your bird. " My   19   idea had not stopped the war,but anyway, it was   20   some peace.

(     )1. A. sorrow     (     )2. A. suffered   (     )3. A. peasants   (     )4. A. wanted     (     )5. A. something (     )6. A. said       (     )7. A. glad       (     )8. A. water     (     )9. A. temple     (     )10. A. brave     (     )11. A. mind     (     )12. A. where     (     )13. A. village   (     )14. A. give in   (     )15. A. much     (     )16. A. every     (     )17. A. help     (     )18. A. by       (     )19. A. foolish   (     )20. A. creating B. hope       B. survived   B. citizens   B. failed     B. everything B. replied   B. kind       B. money     B. room       B. hungry     B. escape     B. that       B. hometown   B. give up   B. little     B. each       B. clothing   B. with       B. childish   B. mending   C. comfort     C. covered     C. villagers   C. refused     C. anything     C. answered     C. rich         C. nest         C. door         C. promising   C. practice     C. so           C. temple       C. give away   C. many         C. neither     C. food         C. on           C. clever       C. developing   D. happiness     D. made         D. children     D. stopped       D. nothing       D. spoke         D. friendly     D. rice         D. garden       D. nervous       D. enjoy         D. when         D. house         D. give out     D. few           D. none         D. change       D. in           D. useful       D. managing

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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.                                                                                                                                 -Eleanor Roosevelt      My home is a place of great beauty and agricultural richness,  as well as of war and natural disasters. When I was only fourteen years old,  I was filled with__1__in spite of the terrible surroundings.The families living here,  who tried to make their living from the land,  __2__great losses.      I felt sorry especially for the__3__,  but I__4__to be hopeless.I decided that where I was,  I could do __5__to help them.I began knocking on every door and saying to each person who__6__my knock,  "I know that you are__7__and give the birds that come to your yard a little__8__.Please consider me your bird.Give me only a handful of rice each week when I come to your__9__.I will take it to the temple where it can be given to the__10__children."      No one seemed to__11__giving me a handful of rice,  even__12__they had little themselves.On Sunday,  I would go to the__13__and give my handfuls of rice to the monks to__14__to the children. One day,  I came to a house that had__15__to give.I told my story and asked if I could be their bird.The woman called her daughters,  and__16__gave me fifty cents,  as well as the handful of rice!I began to ask for__17__and rice from the other "bird feeders",  and they gave them to me.Everyone was happy to be helping those who were suffering,  even__18__only this small way.The temple was soon able to help everyone who came to them for food and clothing.      "Consider me your bird." My__19__idea had not stopped the war,  but anyway,  it was__20__some peace.

(     )1. A. sorrow   (     )2. A. suffered   (     )3. A. peasants   (     )4. A. wanted     (     )5. A. something (     )6. A. said       (     )7. A. glad       (     )8. A. water     (     )9. A. temple     (     )10. A. brave     (     )11. A. mind     (     )12. A. where     (     )13. A. village   (     )14. A. give in   (     )15. A. much     (     )16. A. every     (     )17. A. help     (     )18. A. by       (     )19. A. foolish   (     )20. A. creating B. hope       B. survived   B. citizens   B. failed     B. everything B. replied   B. kind       B. money     B. room       B. hungry     B. escape     B. that       B. hometown   B. give up   B. little     B. each       B. clothing   B. with       B. childish   B. mending   C. comfort     C. covered     C. villagers   C. refused     C. anything     C. answered     C. rich         C. nest         C. door         C. promising   C. practice     C. so           C. temple       C. give away   C. many         C. neither     C. food         C. on           C. clever       C. developing   D. happiness D. made     D. children D. stopped   D. nothing   D. spoke     D. friendly D. rice     D. garden   D. nervous   D. enjoy     D. when     D. house     D. give out D. few       D. none     D. change   D. in       D. useful   D. managing

As a child,I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost;these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.

Maybe it was the strange__36  things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that__37   me so much.There was never total__38   ,but a streetlight or passing car lights__39   clothes hung over a chair take on the__40  of a wild animal.Out of the corner of my__41 ,I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no__42  .A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight.My__43  would run wild,and my heart would beat fast.I would__44  very still so that the“enemy”would not discover me.

   Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, __45  on the way home from school.Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home—that was no__46  .After school, __47  ,when all the buses were__48   up along the street,I was afraid that I'd get on the wrong one and be taken to some__49   neighbourhood.On school or family trips to a park or a museum,I wouldn't__50   the leaders out of my sight.

Perhaps one of the worst fears__51   all I had as a child was that of not being liked or__52  by others.Being popular was so important to me__53   ，and the fear of not being liked was a__54  one.

   One of the processes(過程) of growing up is being able to __55 and overcome our fears.Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.

36. A. way         B. time           C. place         D. reason

37. A. wounded     B. destroyed      C. surprised     D. frightened

38. A. quietness   B. darkness       C. emptiness     D. loneliness

39. A. got         B. forced         C. made          D. caused

40. A. spirit      B. height         C. body          D. shape

41. A. eye         B. window         C. mouth         D. door

42. A. breath      B. wind           C. air           D. sound

43. A. belief      B. feeling        C. imagination   D. doubt

44. A. lay         B. hide           C. rest          D. lie

45. A. especially  B. simply         C. probably      D. directly

46. A. discussion  B. problem        C. joke          D. matter

47. A. though      B. yet            C. although      D. still

48. A. called      B. backed         C. lined         D. packed

49. A. old         B. crowded        C. poor          D. unfamiliar

50. A. leave       B. let            C. order         D. send

51. A. above       B. in             C. of            D. at

52. A. protected   B. guided         C. believed      D. accepted

53. A. then        B. there          C. once          D. anyway

54. A. strict      B. powerful       C. heavy         D. right

55. A. realize     B. remember       C. recognize     D. recover

Some time ago , I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg ．I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended , as there were a whole lot of antique  shops near my home ．So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me ．I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception ．I was quite wrong ．The man wouldn’t even look at my chair ．

The second shop , though slightly more polite , was just the same , and the third, and the fourth—so I decided that my approach must be wrong ．

I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind ．I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper , “ Would you like to buy a chair ?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes , not a bad chair ．How much do you want for it , sir ?” “Twenty pounds ,” I said ．“OK ,” he said , “I’ll give you twenty pounds ．” “It’s got a slightly broken leg ,”I said ．“Yes I saw that , it’s nothing ．”

Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited ．“What will you do with it ?” I asked ．“Oh , it will be easy to sell once the repair is done ．” “I’ll buy it ,” I said ．“ What do you mean ? You’ve just sold it to me ,” he said ． “Yes , I know but I’ve changed my mind ．I’m sorry , I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it ．” “You must be crazy ,” he said．Then suddenly the penny dropped ．“ I know what you want ．You want me to repair your chair．” “ You’re right ,” I said ．“ And what would you have done if I had walked in and said , ‘ Would you mend this chair for me’ ?” “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it ,” he said ．“We don’t do repairs , not enough money in it and too much trouble ．But I’ll mend this for you , shall we say for a five?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused （感到有趣） by the whole thing ．

1.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer       ．

A．was rather impolite

B．was warmly received

C．a(chǎn)sked the shopkeeper to buy his chair

D．a(chǎn)sked the shopkeeper to repair his chair

2.The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper       ．

A．changed his mind                       B．a(chǎn)ccepted the offer

C．saw the writer’s purpose                D．decided to help the writer

3.How much did the writer pay ?

A．£5．             B．£7               C．£20．            D．£27．

4.From the text , we can learn that the writer was          

A．honest           B．careful            C．smart             D．funny

 

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Last week I bought an English dictionary in a bookstore near my home. So when I came home and read carefully I found that several page of the dictionary had been missing. Worse still, the misprints spread everywhere the dictionary and serious affected my reading. I went to a store to ask for a replacement. But to my surprised, the staff of the bookstore turn down my request rudely and even denied the poor quality of the dictionary. It goes without saying what a high standard of service is needed in today’s society. However, to my regret, businessmen are fail to achieve this standard. The quality of the staff needs improve.

 

 Some time ago ,I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended ,as there are a whole lot of antique shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't even look at my chair.

The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth - so I decided that my approach must be wrong.

I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper,“ Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said,“ Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,”I said. “OK, ”he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds. ”“It ‘s got a slightly broken leg,”I said. “Yes, I saw that, it's nothing.”

Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?”I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done. ”“I'll buy it,”I said. “What do you mean？ You’ve just sold it to me,”he said. “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I'm sorry, I'll give you twenty -seven pounds for it. ”“ Your must be crazy, ”he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair. ”“ You’re right, ”I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said,Would you mend this chair for me?I wouldn't have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?”He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.

1.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________.

A. was rather impolite               　　   B. was warmly received

C. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair      D. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair

2.The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ________.

A. changed his mind　　　　　　　       B. accepted the offer

C.decided to help the writer　　　　       D. saw the writer’s purpose

3.How much did the writer pay?

　A.　 ￡ 5.　　B. ￡ 7.　　    C. ￡ 20.　　　　D. ￡ 27.

4.From the text, we can learn that the writer was ________

　A. honest　　　　B. careful　　　　 C.　 funny　　 D. smart　

 

Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended , as there are a whole lot of antique（古董）shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception（接待）. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't even look at my chair.

　　The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth ---- so I decided that my approach must be wrong.

　　I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper,“Would you like to buy a chair?”He looked it over carefully and said,“Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?”“Twenty pounds,”I said.“OK,”he said,“I’ll give you twenty pounds.”“It ‘s got a slightly broken leg,”I said.“Yes, I saw that, it's nothing.”

　　Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited.“What will you do with it?”I asked.“Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.”“I'll buy it,”I said. “What do you mean？ You’ve just sold it to me,”he said.“Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I'm sorry, I'll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.”“Your must be crazy,”he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped.“I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.”“You’re right,”I said.“And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, Would you mend this chair for me　I wouldn't have agreed to do it,”he said.“We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?”He was a very nice man and was greatly amused（感到有趣）by the whole thing.

We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________.

　　A. was rather impolite              B. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair

　　C. was warmly received          　D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair

The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ________.

　　A. changed his mind　　　　　　　 B. accepted the offer

　　C. saw the writer’s purpose　　　　　D. decided to help the writer

How much did the writer pay?

　　A. ￡ 5.　　　　B. ￡ 7.　　　　 C. ￡ 20.　　　　D. ￡ 27.

From the text, we can learn that the writer was ________

A. honest　　　　B. careful　　　　C. smart　　　　 D. funny

Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique(古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth—so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?”“Twenty pounds,”I said. “OK,”he said. “I'll give you twenty pounds.”“It's got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes, I saw that, it's nothing.”
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.”“I'll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean?” “You've just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, I know but I've changed my mind. I am sorry. I'll give you twenty seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,”he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You're right,”I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said,‘Would you mend this chair for me?’”“I wouldn't have agreed to do it,”he said. “We don't do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I'll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver(五英鎊鈔票)?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
【小題1】We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer_________.

A．was rather impolite

B．was warmly received

C．a(chǎn)sked the shopkeeper to buy his chair

D．a(chǎn)sked the shopkeeper to repair his chair

【小題2】The underlined word “approach” in the second paragraph means _________.

A．plan for dealing with things	B．decision to sell things
C．idea of repairing things	D．way of doing things

【小題3】The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ____.

A．changed his mind	B．a(chǎn)ccepted the offer
C．saw the writer's purpose	D．decided to help the writer

【小題4】How much did the writer pay?

A．￡5.

B．￡7.

C．￡20.

D．￡27.

【小題5】From the text, we can learn that the writer was _________.

A．honest

B．careful

C．smart

D．funny