Jackson is at the police station. The police are asking him about a robbery. It happened on April 25th. They think Jackson did it.

　　A detective asks Jackson,‘What were you doing on April 25th?’Jackson tells him about that day like this:

　　I live in a basement(地下室)flat at No. 12 in Castle Street. I remember that April 25th was Tuesday. I got up very early on that morning. The house was very quiet. I put on my blue suit, and left my flat without having breakfast because there isn't a kitchen in that flat.

　　I went down the stairs to the ground floor. In the hall I met Mrs White. She said,‘Good morning, Mr Jackson. Where are you going? That's a lovely green suit.’I said,‘I'm going out for a walk.’‘In such weather!’she answered. I said.‘I know it's cold, but I'll be OK. I've got my scarf and gloves.’

　　It was a typical Sunday. I walked all the morning in the hot sun. No one saw me in the street. At midday I had lunch in a restaurant. And I went to the cinema in the afternoon. It was a good film a horror film. It lasted for one hour. I came out of the cinema at about 11 p.m. Then I got home and felt very hungry because I didn't have any lunch. So I went into my kitchen, and cooked some supper. Then I went to bed. That's all.

　　After hearing Mr Jackson's words, the police find seven mistakes in the story. Can you find them out?

　　Complete the sentences with the information above

1 Firstly, he says he wore a ________ suit but later he says Mrs White saw him wearing a ________ one.

2 Secondly, he says April 25th was ________ but later he says it was ________.

3 Thirdly, he says there isn't a ________ in his flat but later he tells the police he went into the ________ to cook some supper at night.

4 Fourthly, he says he lived in a ________ flat but how could he go down the stairs to the ________ floor?

5 Fifthly, he syas it was ________ that day and he wore his scarf and gloves but later he says he walked all the morning in the ________ sun.

6 Sixthly, Jackson says he had ________ in a restaurant but then he says he felt very ________ because he didn't have any ________.

7 Seventhly, Jackson said he saw a ________ in the afternoon and it lasted for ________ hour but when he came out of the cinema how could it be at about ________ p.m.?

When I was about 12 years old， I really wanted a new bike！ I __36__ my parents my birthday wish，but I knew there was little hope because my family could __37__ have that money.

On my birthday my parents told me they had my __38__ outside in the back yard. At once I __39__ out to the yard. There was my bike， __40__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink， old and worn with age. It was so __41__！ I thought I __42__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __43__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __44__ the old bike and rode it， feeling __45__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile， rode as fast as I could and didn’t __46__.

As time went by， I began to understand my parents gave me __47__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __48__. When you give something out of love， it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __49__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember， a gift that __50__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars， or even more.

1.A. talked     B. spoke            C. said             D. told

2. A. hardly        B. quickly          C. slowly           D. easily

3.. A. guitar       B. gift             C. cake         D. card

4.A. rushed         B. rode         C. climbed     D. came

5.A. and            B. or           C. but         D. because

6.A.exciting    B.interesting       C. relaxing    D. disappointing

7. A. liked         B. hated            C. hurt             D. thanked

8.A. on             B. in          C. at           D. for

9. A. got in        B. got on           C. got off          D. got up

10. A. surprised   B. excited          C. happy        D. bad

11. A. look ahead   B. look back    C. come up      D. come down

12. A. anything     B. nothing     C. something   D. everything

13.A. love          B. money            C. friendship       D. knowledge

14.A. idea          B. news         C. advice      D. story

15.A. spends   B. costs            C. pays        D. offers

One afternoon, my son came home from school and asked me, “Are all people the same even if their skin color is different?” I thought for a moment, then I said, “I’ll explain. Let’s go to a fruit store first. I have something interesting to show you.”

At the store, I told him that we needed to buy apples. And we bought some red apples, green apples and yellow apples.

After we got home, I told Adam, “It’s time to answer your question.” I put one of each type of apple on the table: first a red apple, followed by a green apple and then a yellow apple. Then I looked at Adam, who was sitting on the other side of the table.

“Adam, people are just like apples. They come in different colors, shapes and sizes. See, some may not even look as delicious as others.” As I was talking, Adam was examining each one carefully.

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled them, placing them back on the table, but in a different place.

“OK, Adam, tell me which one is the red apple, the green apple and the yellow apple.”

He said, “I can’t tell. They all look the same now.”

“Take a bite(一口) of each one. See if that helps you tell which one is which.”

He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are just like apples! They are all different, but if you take off the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”

“Right,” I agreed. “Just like everyone has their own features but they are nearly the same.”

He completely got it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

Now, when I eat an apple, it tastes a little sweeter than before. What perfect fruit it is!

1. I took Adam to buy apples for         .                    

   A. supper           B. his question          C. a party     D. a present

2. As soon as we got home, I put          on the table.

A. all the apples                    B. three apples of different colors

C. three red apples                  D. three peeled apples

3.After Adam took big bites, he found they         .

A. looked the same     B. tasted good           C. tasted the same    D. weren’t delicious

4.In the end, Adam understood that         .

A. people are much the same even if their skin color is different

B. people are different if their skin color is different

C. the apples look the same after they are peeled             

D. apples of different colors taste different

5. I feel that apples taste a little sweeter than before because         .

A. they are delicious enough           B. they are perfect fruit for thinking

C. they are safe fruit                D. my son falls in love with them

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I __36__ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could __37__ have that money.
On my birthday my parents told me they had my __38__ outside in the back yard. At once I __39__ out to the yard. There was my bike, __40__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so __41__! I thought I __42__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __43__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __44__ the old bike and rode it, feeling __45__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’t __46__...
As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me __47__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __48__. When you give something out of love, it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __49__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that __50__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.