Henry is going through a very hard time. His wife has just passed away. He feels that life without her is hopeless. For months, Henry sits in his house, doing nothing. His family try to encourage (鼓励) him to do new things and enjoy life, but they’re not successful.
Henry’s neighbor, an old woman named Lisa, sees him from her yard one day. She has not seen him outside in days! She asks him to come closer to the fence (篱笆) next to her house.
“Hello, Henry! Just look at this fence. It is falling apart. You are a strong man. Can you help me fix this fence?” Lisa asks.
Henry is angry inside. He is the one who needs help right now. He thinks the old lady is being kind of rude (无礼的). But she is too old to fix the fence herself, so he agrees.
Henry works on the fence for days. Lisa brings him orange juice while he works. When he finishes, she thanks him. Henry smiles for the first time in months.
“What a wonderful job! Could you please paint it for me?” Lisa says to him.
Henry cannot believe she is asking for more help. Doesn’t she know how sad he is? But because he respects her, he agrees. He works hard and paints the fence in the hot sun, but Lisa’s orange juice and encouragement are helpful. As their neighbors pass by, they all tell Henry what a beautiful job he has done. Henry feels very happy.
Henry no longer feels that life is hopeless. He finally realizes that Lisa wasn’t being rude. She knows that staying busy can help us forget our sadness. He helped her, but she truly saved him.
1.Henry felt that life was hopeless because ________.A.he lost his wife | B.he had nothing to do |
C.he was out of his job | D.his family worried about him |
A.sad—angry—happy—thankful | B.sad—upset—thankful—wonderful |
C.unhappy—respectful—bored—sad | D.respectful—wonderful—thankful—sad |
A.forgets | B.plans | C.understands | D.provides |
A.God helps those who help themselves. | B.It is good to make friends with neighbors. |
C.We can save our own lives in many ways. | D.We can keep away from sadness by staying busy. |
Dear Mike, My school is going to hold a basketball competition (比赛). Many of my classmates cheer for our players and watch them practice every day. I don’t always have time to cheer with them, since I’m so busy with my schoolwork. But I feel like I will be left out if I don’t join them. What should I do? Adam |
Dear Adam, This does sound like a difficult situation. On the one hand, it can be fun to cheer for your team, and of course it’s nice to hang out (闲逛) with your friends and cheer along with them. They probably wish that. You could be there to have fun with them. But your studies are also important. You need to get good grades in school. In fact, that makes me wonder—why do your classmates have time to cheer for the team, but you don’t? Shouldn’t they also be busy with their schoolwork? Maybe you can ask them how they manage to have so much free time. Or maybe you just need to use some more time in the evenings to catch up on your work. If you can finish more schoolwork at home, you should have more time to cheer with your friends later. Hopefully you can cheer for your team soon. Mike |
A.He can’t play basketball well. | B.He can’t watch the players practice. |
C.He has too much homework to do. | D.His classmates don’t like him anymore. |
A.To ask classmates for help. | B.To stay up late doing homework. |
C.To spend more time on basketball. | D.To cheer for the team with his friends later. |
A.Teenagers need team life. | B.Everybody has lots of difficulties. |
C.People should try to help others. | D.Students need friends to share worries with. |
Birthday means party, dress, cakes, sweets, gifts and so on. A birthday party is a time
On the morning of my birthday, I got all my family members’
On the evening of my birthday, my parents
I took off my school uniform and put
We all enjoyed the party
Now I’m looking forward to
“What’s wrong, dear?” said Mrs. Smith to the little boy, Tom Blair, who had tears in his eyes.
“We have all got a
“Why not?” said Mrs. Smith.
“It is so long and hard for me. And other boys always
“Well, dear, don’t mind
At last, the day came. The teacher called up the boys to repeat (复述) the poem. When five or six boys had tried, it came to Tom’s turn.
“Please, sir, it was the snail on the wall that
“Now, boys, let us give a good
A.letter | B.poem | C.book | D.passage |
A.watch | B.prize | C.snail | D.chocolate |
A.laugh at | B.agree with | C.wait for | D.look after |
A.sad | B.big | C.kind | D.sweet |
A.how | B.why | C.what | D.when |
A.slow | B.fast | C.stupid | D.clever |
A.listen to | B.knock on | C.shout at | D.think of |
A.If | B.Whether | C.But | D.When |
A.use | B.miss | C.make | D.catch |
A.happiness | B.pain | C.pity | D.surprise |
A.number | B.rest | C.end | D.side |
A.worst | B.least | C.most | D.best |
A.got | B.made | C.taught | D.ordered |
A.even | B.just | C.never | D.once |
A.party | B.score | C.welcome | D.cheer |
A.I’m afraid so. | B.You are quite right. | C.I’m not sure. | D.I don’t think so. |
A.OK, thank you. | B.Sure, I’d love to. | C.Sorry, I won’t. | D.Yes, please. |
A.How long | B.How soon | C.How often | D.How much |
A.prepare for | B.stand for | C.worry about | D.come from |
A.am visiting | B.was visiting | C.visited | D.will visit |
A.why | B.that | C.what | D.whether |