1、Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had (1) met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.After several months had (2), I began to notice that her wind

2、ow wasdirty. Everything was unclear (3) the dirty window. I would say to(4), “I wonder why that woman doesn t wash her window. It really looks (5).”O(jiān)ne bright morning I decided to clean my flat, (6) washing thewindow on the inside.Later in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by th

3、e window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a (7)! Across the way, the womansitting by her window, (8) all the time I was watching hers through my owndirty window.That was (9) an important lesson for me. How often had I (10)and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my ow

4、n shortcomings?Since then, whenever I wanted to judge someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window? ”Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.1.A.everB.beforeC. neverD.once2.A.goneB.gone byC. gone offD.gone aw

5、ay3.A.inB.acrossC. throughD.on4.A.meB. myselfC. ID.my5.A.terribleB.uglyC. goodD. surprising6.A. containingB.includesC. containsD.including7.A.shockB.excitementC. surpriseD. joy8.A.howeverB.butC. thoughD.because9.A.soB.veryC. quiteD.too10.A.lookedB.looked atC. looked forD.looked intoOnce there was a

6、king who told some of his people to dig a pond. The king then told his people that one person (1) each family had to bring a glass ofmilk during the night and put it into the pond. So, by the morning, the pond should be (2) of milk.After (3) the order, everyone went home. As one man prepared hismilk

7、, he thought that since everyone was bringing milk, he would just (4) aglass of water and put that into the pond instead. (5) it was dark at night, noone would notice it, so he quickly went and put the water into the pond and (6) home.In the morning, the king went to visit the pond. To his (7), the

8、pondwas only filled with water! What happened?Yes! Everyone had the same idea (8) that man. They all thought, “I don t have to waste my milk. Someone else will do it. ”Dear friends, when you plan to help poor people in trouble, do not think that (9) will take care of it. Instead, it starts with you.

9、 If you do nt do it, no one else will, so change yourself and make a (10).1.A. atB. fromC. onD.with2.A. filledB. emptyC. crowdedD.full3.A. givingB. refusingC. receivingD. offering4.A. hideB. stealC. wasteD.drink5.A. IfB. SinceC. WhileD.After6.A. leftB. cameC. returnedD.arrived7.A. surpriseB. satisfa

10、ctionC. joyD.taste8.A. withB. toC. asD.of9.A. othersB. the othersC. noneD.neither10.A. faceB. mistakeC. livingD.differenceTwo girls were sick (1). They were in the same room. One girl sat upon her bed for one and a half hours every afternoon. Her bed was next to the roo sm only window. The other gir

11、l had to (2) all of her time lying on the bed.Every afternoon when the girl (3) the window sat up, she would describe toher (4) all the things she could see outside the window. “There is a lovelylake in the park. Ducks and swans are playing on the water while children (5) their model boats. Young lo

12、vers are walking (6) around flowers of every color. Some old people are sitting on the benches and chatting happi” lyA. s the girl described all these, the other lying on the bed would close her eyes and imagine the beautiful scene.Days and weeks (7), one morning, the girl by the window died. Then(8

13、) girl moved to the bed by the window. She took her first look at the real world outside. She tried her best to find the beautiful scene, but it was just a blank (9)! The girl asked the nurse why her roommate described such wonderful things outside this window. The nurse told the girl her roommate w

14、as (10)and could not even see the wall.1. A. at hospitalB. in hospitalC. at a hospitalD. in a hospital2. A. takeB. costC. spendD. pay3.A. atB.inC.onD.by4.A. classmateB.roommateC.friendD.sister5.A. sailB.are sailingC.sailedD.to sail6.A. back to backB.arm in armC.arm to armD.side in side7.A. pastB.pas

15、sC.passedD.passes8.A. the otherB.otherC.anotherD.others9.A. lakeB.flowerC.wallD.duck10.A. deafB.blindC.lambD.dumb四Ring Ring the telephone suddenly rang. Sam got up to(1) the call. It was his aunt.“Sam, (2) are you still at home?” she asked surprisingly.Sam looked at the clock. It was already 7:30 am

16、.“Oh, my goodness! There s an important (3) today”, Sam shouted out.He hurried to wash his face and get dressed. When he was going to leave the house, he (4) that he had not put away his books. He ran quickly to the deskand put them into the bag.He then went to the bus stop to go to school as (5) as

17、 he could. Whenhe got into the classroom his classmates were busy writing.“Why are you so (6)?” asked the teacher.Vm sorry, sir, Sam answered, afraid of looking up. It was my clockIt(7) to wake me up this morning and。“ Don sta y anything about it!” his teacher (8) him.“ Don trty to comelate next tim

18、e!”Sam said yes and walked to his (9) quickly. But when he tried to do thepaper, he could not think in a right way. He put his head on the desk and said, “What a (10) day it has been for me”!1.A. findB. giveC. putD. answer2.A. whyB. howC. whenD. where3.A. talkB. partyC. examD. meeting4.A. forgotB. r

19、ememberedC. understoodD. thought5.A. carefullyB. quietlyC. earlyD. fast6.A. lateB. illC. lonelyD. ready7.A. happenedB. stoppedC. failedD. pointed8.A. helpedB. knewC. followedD. stopped9.A. roomB. tableC. seatD. teacher10.A. shortB. badC. happyD. usualMr and Mrs King arrived at Canberra Airport at th

20、e end of a three-weekholiday in America. They had a good time on the holiday. It was very hot there. Mr King (1) the beard though he had always worn it. But his passport photoshowed him (2) his beard.An officer looked at the photo for a moment, and said, “Will you excuse me? Please (3). I won t keep

21、 you long.” With these words he walked (4).He showed the photo to the second officer and said, “I (5) that face.” Thesecond officer looked at the passport and asked (6) Mr King had just comefrom. When he heard that the Kings had just come from Washington, the second officer s (7) lit up and said, “A

22、 man with a beard stole a painting inWashington. And that man(8) just a kind of man”Suddenly, the first officer recognized Mr Smith. He returned to him, and asked, “9() you teach at North Sydney Boys High School?” “Yes, I did,” Mr Kinganswered in some surprise. The first officer smiled and said,“I (

23、10) so. I mAlan Simpson. You taught me history. Youhaven t changed a bit”.1.A. took awayB.took downC.took outD.took off2.A. andB.butC.withD.without3.A. sit downB.come outC.go outD.come around4.A. alongB.awayC.upD.back5.A. seeB.knowC.lookD.watch6.A. whereB.whichC.whatD.who7.A. feetB.headC.handsD.eyes

24、8.A. isB.wasC.looksD.looked9.A. DoB.DidC.CouldD.Will10.A. thoughtB.didC.wasD.could六Usually, different feelings can be represented by different things. For instance, red stands for fire, heat, blood and life. It is said that red is an exciting and active color. They associate red with a strong feelin

25、g like (1). Red is used for signsof danger, such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of (2) in autumn. People say orange is a (3) color. The orange is related with happiness. Yellow is the color of (4). People say it is a cheerful color.They associate yellow with happine

26、ss as well. Green is the cool color of grass in spring, refreshing color. In general, people (5) two groups of colors: warmcolors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and (6). Wherethere are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be active. Those who like to be with (7) l

27、ike red. The cool colors are black and blue. Wherethese colors are, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to (8) more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good (9) for a living room or a restaurant. People who are havinga dinner or are havi

28、ng a break do not want time to pass quickly. (10) colorsare better for some offices if the people working there want time too pass quickly.1.A. sadnessB. angerC. administrationD.smile2.A. landB. leavesC. grassD.mountains3.A. livelyB. darkC. noisyD. frightening4.A. moonlightB. lightC. sunlightD.stars

29、5.A. speakB. sayC. talk aboutD.tell6.A. greenB. yellowC. whiteD.gray7.A. the otherB. anotherC. other oneD.others8.A. go roundB. go byC. go offD. go along9.A. oneB. wayC. factD.matter10.A. DifferentB. CoolC. WarmD.All七Happiness is important for everyone. Most people want to be happy, (1)few know how

30、to find happiness. Money and success alone (2) lastinghappiness. Happiness depends on ourselves. In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are (3) ways help you be happier.(4) secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future

31、- for example, getting into college or getting a good job -that we fail to enjoy the(5). You should enjoy life s simple pleasures, such as (6) a good book, listening to yourfavorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends tend to live happier and healthier l

32、ives.The second secret to leading a happy life is to be active. Many people experience this dancing, or playing a sport. You can forget about your problems, and (7) think about the activity.Finally, many people find happiness in helping (8). According tostudies, people feel good when they volunteer

33、their time to do many meaningful things for other people. If you want to feel happier, do (9) for someone. Youcan help a friend (10) his or her studies, go shopping to get food for an oldneighbour, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.1.A.butB.asC.orD.and2.A.do not acceptB.do no

34、t takeC.do not bringD.do not want3.A.fewB.a fewC.a littleD.little4.A.The firstB.At firstC.First of allD.First5.A. pastB.presentC.futureD.old days6.A. seeingB. watchingC.readingD.looking7.A.everB.neverC. onlyD.since8.A.anotherB.otherC.othersD.the other9. A. something niceB. something seriousC. someth

35、ing difficultD. something different10. A. talkB. learnC. discuss D. finish八About 70,000,000 Americans are trying to lose weight. That is almost one out of every three people in the United States. Some people eat (1) food andthey hardly have any fat or sweets. Others do running, exercise with machine

36、s, take medicines, or even have operations. So you can see losing weight is (2)work, and it will also cost a lot of money. But (3) do so many people in theUnited States want to lose weight?Many people in the United Statesworry about their look of the bodies. For many people, looking nice to also mea

37、ns to be (4). Other people worryabout their health as many doctors say overweight is not good.Most people want to find a fastest and (5) way to take off fat andbooks of this kind are very popular. These books tell people how to lose weight. Each year a lot of new books like these are (6). Each one s

38、ays it can easilyhelp people take fat away.Losing weight can be expensive. Some overweight people go to health centers, (7) La Costa in California. Men and women pay several hundred dollars a day at these health centers. People live there for one week or two (8)exercise, eating different foods. Meal

39、s there may be just a little. All these work is for losing weight. After 4 days on the program, one woman called Mrs Warren lost 5 pounds(2.27 kg). At $ 400 a day, she spent $320 to lose each pound. But she said she was still (9) to do so.Health centers, books, medicines, operations, running and exe

40、rcise machines all (10) a lot of money. So in the United States, losing weight may meanlosing money.1.A. niceB. fastC. moreD.less2.A. goodB. hardC. easyD.useful3.A. whyB. whatC. whenD.how4.A. highB. shortC. thinD.fat5.A. dearerB. harderC. shorterD.easier6.A. writtenB. boughtC. givenD.taken7.A. forB.

41、 toC. likeD.in8.A. takingB. playingC. takeD.play9.A. angryB. sadC. gladD.sorry10.A. haveB. wantC. needD.buy九Every Saturday, Mrs Brown goes to the shop. Last Saturday she did the(1) and started to walk to the bus stop. The bus stop was (2) the end of the road. Her bag was heavy and she had to have a

42、short rest. She stopped by a new bright car. It was parked at the side of the (3). When she stood there,she saw a policeman coming to her. “ 4(), madam,” said the policeman. “Iwant to ask you some questions. What s your (5)?” “Jane Brown,” sheanswered. But ”“And what s your address?” he went (6).“36

43、 Market Street,” she said. “But I don t understand why you are asking these questions”.“Can you read the sign over there, madam” ?asked the policeman.“Yes, I can”, said Mrs Brown. “It says No (7) ”.“Yes, madam, but why did you park your car here” ?“But it isn t my car!” said Mrs Brown.Isnt 計？ said t

44、he policeman and his face turned red. M very sorry” Before he finished his words, (8) woman came. She kissed the policemanand said, “Hello, dear, I knew I could (9) you here. Happy birthday! I bringyou (10) birthday present”.“Thank you, dear, but where is it?”“Here it is!” his wife said, pointing at

45、 the red car.1.A. washingB. shoppingC. cleaningD.housework2.A. atB. onC. inD.from3.A. roadB. factoryC. cinemaD.house4.A. I m sorryB. What s the matterC. That s all rightD. Excuse me5.A. nameB. officeC. numberD.age6.A. inB. outC. onD.away7.A. TalkingB. ShoutingC. ParkingD. Waiting8.A. aB. otherC. the otherD.another9.A. look forB. find outC