“what’s the matter, mum?” As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is      . It’s unusual —she usually       the door and welcomes me with a smile!

“She's dying,” mum says sadly. I       what she says. The tulip (郁金香), mother’s        is dying.

A month ago, we moved       our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much.      . she was free, she would sit       her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful colour       sweet smell.

She treated it like a baby and looked after it      . She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to       to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she       every morning was       the tulip, Mum also fertilized (施肥) it many times.

She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and      , But the tulip was dying       too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.

It's true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love       be harmful. Love can sometimes kill what you love.

1.A. happy                   B. unhappy                 C. pleased                 D. pleasure

2.A. closes                   B. opens         C. keeps                  D. takes

3.A. know                     B. love                     C. think                    D. find

4.A. favourite            B. hate                   C. unlike                   D. like

5.A. into                 B. around                C. across                   D. with

6.A. Though              B. Because               C. After                    D. When

7.A. at                        B. in                       C. on                      D. under

8.A. but                      B. and           C. for                      D. or

9.A. happily                  B. brightly                  C. carefully               D. usually

10.A. other              B. place        C. two places             D. another

11.A. got up                 B. made the bed       C. played the piano D. washed her face

12.A. to take             B. to cut                     C. to water                D. to pull

13.A. dry                B. strong       C. wet             D. old

14.A. because                   B. for                      C. since            D. because of

15.A. must              B. should                 C. may             D. need

 

“What’s the matter, mum?” As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is   26  . It’s unusual, she usually    27  the door and welcomes me with a smile!

“She’s dying,” mum says sadly. I   28  what she says. The tulip (郁金香), mother’s   29 is dying.

A month ago, we moved   30  our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much.   31  she was free, she would sit   32  her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful colour   33  inviting smell.

She treated it like a baby and looked after it   34 . She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to   35 to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she   36  every morning was   37 the tulip, Mum also fertilized (施肥) it many times.

She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and   38  . But the tulip was dying   39  too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.

It’s true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love can be ___40___.Love can sometimes kill what you love.

1.A. happy      B. unhappy          C. pleased          D. pleasure

2.A. closes     B. opens            C. keeps            D. takes

3.A. know       B. love             C. think            D. find

4.A. favourite  B. hate             C. unlike           D. like

5.A. into       B. around           C. across           D. with

6.A. Though     B. Because          C. After            D. Whenever

7.A. at         B. in               C. on               D. under

8.A. but            B. and              C. for              D. or

9.A. happily        B. brightly         C. carefully        D. usually

10.A. other     B. place            C. two places       D. another

11.A. got up        B. made the bed     C. played piano     D. washed her face

12.A. to take       B. to cut           C. to water         D. to pull

13.A. dry           B. strong           C. wet              D. old

14.A. because       B. for              C. since            D. because of

15.A. helpful    B.useful           C. harmful           D.hopeful

 

What's More Important

　　I was travelling in Turkey (土耳其) recently and I learned very quickly that the Turks love bargaining (讨价还价) over prices. Quite often the money that was discussed was far less important than the outcome (结果) of the bargaining.

　　I remember one day when I was at a village bus station a representative (代理人) of two competing (竞争) bus companies (公司) came up to me. When I asked one man the cost of a trip he said: “I'll take you on my bus for 600 liras (里拉，货币单位). ”Immediately the second man leapt (猛冲) forward and said: “With me, you can go for 500 liras. ”The contest was on…Back and forth they argued, while I just stood and watched in amazement.

　　“Four hundred. ”

　　“Three hundred. ”

　　“Two hundred. ”

　　“One hundred. ”

　　Finally, the first man threw up his hands and said: “ Okay! For free! I'll make you free of charge, friend. No money! ”

　　I watched him write out a ticket…I just couldn't believe it.

“But why for free?”I asked.

　　His face cracked (裂开) into a wide, toothless grin as he said: “Because I win! ”

1．One day at the bus station, two men were bargaining over ________ .

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2．I felt ________ about their arguing.

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3．In the passage, the phrase“free of charge”means ________ .

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4．In the end, the man I first spoke to was glad because ________ .

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5．From the whole passage, we can see that the Turks like to ________ over prices, and the ________ is more important.

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Trudy’s class has a newspaper. The students write stories, articles and poems for it. Then one of them types their work into a computer and prints it out. The teacher puts up everything on the wall so that it looks like a large, open newspaper.
One day Trudy said to the teacher, “most newspapers have advertisements. Can we have our advertisements?
The teacher thought this was a good idea. She made Trudy the advertising manager and Trudy asked the other students to advertise in the newspaper. Here are some of the advertisements she received.

SONY WALKMAN FOR SALE: In good condition. Complete with earphones. Best offer. See Miriam.

GOOD HOME WANTED: Six lovely Persian kittens(猫崽) need good homes. They are the lovely things you’ve ever seen. Free to the right person. See John.

WORK WANTED: Strong boy is willing to work in a garden or do some housework. 3 hours a week. Not expensive. See Tom.

PC WANTED: In good condition. It must be at least Pentium IV(奔腾四代). See Alan.

CONCERT  TICKETS: Has anyone got a spare ticket for the Raiders’ concert next week? I’m eager and will pay well for a good ticket. See Sheila.

LOST: a silver ring with a blue stone in it. Reward. See Patricia.

FOUND: A silver ring with a stone in it. Reward. See Agnes.

【小题1】What is Tom willing to do?

A．Other people’s homework.	B．Gardening or housework.
C．Sell six Persian kittens.	D．Fix broken PCs.

【小题2】What does Alan want to buy?

A．A lovely Persian kitten.	B．A ticket to Raiders’ concert.
C．A PC in good condition	D．A silver ring.

【小题3】why will Sheila pay well for a Raiders’ concert ticket?

A．Because she is thinking about going to the concert.

B．Because she has a strong wish to go to the concert.

C．Because her friends are going to the concert.

D．Because she does well in music.

【小题4】Who will Patricia see to get her lost ring?

A．Miriam

B．Tom

C．Sheila

D．Agnes

【小题5】What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The students in Trudy’s class wrote advertisements for their newspaper.

B．Trudy’s class has a newspaper.

C．Trudy wrote some advertisements for the class newspaper.

D．The teacher wrote some advertisements for the class newspaper.