He has a new computer. He looks _________ today.

A．happy

B．sad

C．happily

D．sadly

 

Christmas was coming and my ten-year-old Alice told her father and me that she wanted a new bike.  Her bike was too   1  , and it needed repairing as well.

As Christmas   2 ,  her dream for a bike seemed to disappear, we thought, for she didn't say it again. We were busy  3  some beautiful story books, a doll house, a holiday dress and toys. Then to our surprise, on December 24, she said she really wanted a bike more than   4 .

Now we didn't know   5  to do. It was just too late. We were busy with Christmas dinner and packing  6  presents, parents' presents, a brother's present and friends' presents till midnight. So there was   7  time to take to buy the "right hike" for our little girl. Thinking we were parents who would make their child unhappy, we felt sorry and   8 .

Suddenly my husband had an idea. "What about making a little bike with clay (黏土) and writing a note that she could trade in (交換) the model bike for a real one?" So he spent the next five hours carefully __9__ with clay to make a small bike.

  10  Christmas morning, we were so excited for Alice to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. She opened and read the   11  loudly. She looked at me and said, "So, does this mean I can trade in this bike for a real  12 _?" Smiling, I said, "Yes!" Alice had tears in her eyes when she replied, "I would  13  trade in this beautiful bike Daddy made me. I __14 _ keep it than get a real bike. This is the best Christmas present   15  I have ever got in my life!"

1.                A．new           B．old            C．beautiful  D．modern

 

2.                A．came nearer     B．was over        C．went by  D．passed

 

3.                A．buy            B．bought         C．to buy    D．buying

 

4.                A．something else   B．anything else     C．else something D．else anything

 

5.                A．what           B．how           C．why D．where

 

6.                A．children        B．children's       C．boy  D．girls

 

7.                A．enough         B．no             C．much D．still a little

 

8.                A．happy          B．excited         C．sad  D．angry

 

9.                A．works          B．worked         C．working  D．to work

 

10.               A．In             B．On            C．At    D．For

 

11.               A．book          B．story           C．note  D．newspaper

 

12.               A．one           B．ones           C．some D．any

 

13.               A．usually         B．certainly        C．never D．of course

 

14.               A．am going to     B．would like to     C．had better D．would rather

 

15.               A．who           B．those          C．what  D．that

 

 

My mother used to ask me, “What is the most important part of the body?” When I was young, I thought   16   was very important to us, so I said, “My ears, Mommy.” She said, “No. Many people are deaf but still live a  17   life; keep thinking and I will ask you again.”

Several years   18  before she asked me again. This time I told her, “Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes.” She looked at me and told me, “You are  19   fast, but the answer is not correct. Many people are blind, but they still live happily.” Over the years, she asked me many times and always her answer was, “No. But you are getting   20   every year, my child.”

Then last year, my grandpa died. Everyone was crying. When it was our turn to  21   our final goodbye to him, my mother asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?” I was  22   when she asked me this. I always thought this was a game between her and me. I saw her eyes with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder (肩膀).” I asked, “Is it because it  23  up my head?”  She replied, “No. It is because it can hold the head of a friend or a relative (親戚) when he or she  24 . Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and friends, so you will  25  have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.” That was when I realized what the most important body part is.

1.	A．voice B．sound C．noise D．hear

 

2.	A．happy B．meaningless C．sad D．boring

 

3.	A．came B．went C．passed D．walked

 

4.	A．thinking B．learning C．speaking D．changing

 

5.	A．stronger B．older C．taller D．cleverer

 

6.	A．say B．tell C．speak D．talk

 

7.	A．excited B．surprised C．interested D．satisfied

 

8.	A．stands B．holds C．gets D．carries

 

9.	A．laughs B．smiles C．shouts D．cries

 

10.	A．never B．hardly C．always D．sometimes

 

I really only meant it as a joke. I wasn't trying to steal anything honestly.
My friend Matthew started bringing his new cell phone to class last week. He was walking around bragging (吹噓) about it to everyone. He was saying, "My cell phone can download the newest  36 off the Internet."Then he 37 everyone by downloading a game and starting to play it. The pictures and sound were really 38  .
39  class, he would use his cell phone to watch TV. The rest of us didn't have a phone like 40  , so we had to crowd(擁擠) around him. I was just trying to see the screen,  41there were so many other kids that I could not see it clearly. I was getting really jealous.
But then yesterday, he forgot his cell phone at the end of class. He left it right on his desk. 42  noticed it was there except me. I decided to teach him a lesson. I took his phone quietly off the desk, and put it in my own bag. My  43  was to give it back to him the next day. I44  wanted to see his reaction (反應). Maybe he would stop being such a show-off.
But this morning he rushed into class, screaming and yelling (吼叫). He was very 45 and almost mad. He started accusing (指責) different people of 46  his phone, but I had it in my  47  the whole time. He even started fighting with another classmate  48   Matthew was sure that person had taken it. The teacher sent them to the headmaster's office. They 49  got in a lot of trouble. Now I don't know what to 50  ! If I tell him that I took the cell phone, he'll think I stole it. If I don't tell him, then I really did steal it. How did I get into such a trouble?

【小題1】

A．ads B．songs C．films D．games

【小題2】

A．gave B．showed C．lent D．asked

【小題3】

A．good B．bad C．noisy D．unclear

【小題4】

A．After B．During C．In D．From

【小題5】

A．hers B．ours C．his D．theirs

【小題6】

A．and B．but C．then D．so

【小題7】

A．Everybody B．Somebody C．Anybody D．Nobody

【小題8】

A．plan B．suggestion C．dream D．action

【小題9】

A．always B．hardly C．just D．sometimes

【小題10】

A．happy B．quiet C．sad D．angry

【小題11】

A．losing B．stealing C．playing D．using

【小題12】

A．desk B．hand C．bag D．pocket

【小題13】

A．if B．because C．until D．though

【小題14】

A．both B．all C．neither D．none

【小題15】

A．say B．take C．see D．do

Mary didn’t understand such sentences as“She is blue today”，“You are yellow”，“He has a green thumb”，“He has told a white lie”and so on．And she went to the teacher Mrs James for help．

Mary：Mrs James，there is a colour in each of the sentences．What do they mean?

Mrs James：In everyday English，Mary，blue sometimes means sad，yellow afraid．A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one．

Mary：I'm afraid I don’t understand them a11．Would you give me an example for“a white lie”?

Mrs James：Certainly．Now I just give you some cakes．In fact you don’t like it，but you don’t want to let me know it．Instead you say，“No，thanks．I’m not hungry．”That’s a white lie．

Mary：It sounds very interesting．Thanks very much．

Mrs James：You are welcome．Colours are meaningful．I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future．Please come to me if you have any questions．

1.Blue sometimes means sad in________English．

      A．good         B．spoken       C．usual         D．poor

2.I don’t have a green thumb，so all my plants________．

     A．die off       B．grow well    C．look nice      D．are good

3.David is yellow and he is________to climb the tall tree!

     A．happy        B．clever       C．brave         D．afraid

4.He didn’t like me to know________of the accident．He told me a white lie at last．

     A．the reason     B．the true story    C．the meaning    D．the answer

5.He is ________today．He is told that his father is seriously ill．

     A．blue         B．yellow         C．green          D．white