重要启事

Jack was an able worker. He could do 1 the work in the factory and often helped his boss （老板） Mr. King. Mr. King liked him and he got much money. But he enjoyed drinking and he spent most of his money 2 the drinks. When he drank much, he 3 control （控制） himself. His boss had told him to stop 4, but he didn＇t listen to her. The woman had to leave him. Now he lived in a small and old house alone.     

贪婪的人(英文)

Mr Read lived in a town by the sea.He has a few shops in the centerthere.He managed(管理)them carefully and got a lot of money.He was veryrich but he didn’t think he was the richest in the town.So he tried to get moremoney.Once Mr Read was asked to dinner.He heard there was a circustrope(马戏团)in the town which had nothing strange except a five–legged(五条腿的)cow.But people were interested in it and most of them went to see it.On his way home,Mr Read heard an old woman saying there liv…     

I''''m Just the Poor Silkworm

Mr Clark lived in a small village.He had a few pieces of land at thefoot of a mountain.He worked hard and got some money. His wife diedand left a daughter to him.The girl’s name was Linda.She was clever andgood at her lessons. Mr Clark liked her very much and tried his best tosatisfy(使满意)her.He thought he was poor just because he had littleknowledge. So he sent her to a middle school in the town after she had     

阅读理解二则(英文)

(A) One day, Mr Black went into a restaurant. He put his coat on achair near the door. There was nothing in the pockets of his coat. Afterhis meal he put on the coat, then he found there was much money in oneof his pockets. He immediately realized that someone else had taken hiscoat away by mistake. “Whose coat is this?”he thought. He saw a waiternear the door, so Mr Black said to him, “Somebody put a lot of money inmy coat. I have no time to wait for him. I have to go. Return it to him,please.”The waiter took the money and went away. A moment later, an-other man came with a coat just like Mr BlackKs. “IKm sorry, ” said theman. “I took your coat and you got mine. Please give me my coat and the     

完形填空训练

Mr. King lives in a village. He has a farm and_ 1_ hard on it. And he＇s very _2_ and has little time to travel（旅行）. This autumn he picked a lot of apples in his garden. He sold them in the town and got much money and was going to travel in London.     

One Piano Only

Jim was clever, but he never liked to work hard. He often said to his friends, "If you work hard, you will make a lot of money, but it doesn't seem good. I want easy work and a lot of money. That's the most interesting thing in the world(世界上)."So he could only be a thief (贼). But he still thought it was too much work, so he only told his friends what to do and got money from them.     

完形填空实战练习(五)

A Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C,and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area.My parents(1)the necessities of life but they couldn’t give much more.If I asked my father for a pair of jeans,he would say,"If you want them,make the money and buy them yourself."He wasn’t being mean;he just couldn’t(2)     

WANT OR KEEP

Li Jun is a manager of a factory. He isn!t kind and he is not friendly to his workers and other people. He can speak a little English but not much. Sometimes he speaks Chinese and sometimes he speaks English. There is a barbershopnear the factory. Li Jun goes to the barbershop once a month. After he has haircut, he doesn!t give any money to the barber. He says to the barber in English,“I!ll give you dollar next time. Are you clear?” He has haircut for thirty times in the barbershop. On…     

STORIES

正AIt was time for Mr Bell to close his shop.He was checking his money.His son Tom,who was 15,had just gone outside to buy a newspaper.Justthen,a big man walked into the shop with a gun in his hand.When Tom came back,he could hear the man asking his father for money.Tom could see the gun in the man??s hand,but the man didn??t see or hear Tom.Tom hurried up the street.He looked for the police,but he didn??t seeany.Then Tom saw an old baseball bat lying in the street."Maybe this willhelphe thoughtHe ran back with it     

The Old Teacher and the Beggar（初二适用）

Mr White is very kind and often helps the poor. He doesn＇t have much money, though he has been a teacher for thirtyyears.     

Who Stole Your Pig?

Mr King had a small piece of farm at the foot of the hill. He worked hard but the weather was sometimes wet andsometimes dry. And he was often worried about food and clothes. So he built a pigsty.behind his house. When he cameback from his field,he looked after his pigs. Christmas was coming. Mr King hadn't enough money to buy some presents for his children. He had to kill a fatpig and hung it up for the night. The next morning, when he was going to take it to the market, he couldn't find it. He     

完形填空练习(英文)

Mr Harris had never married, and he lived in a small house 1 himself. He was always very careful about 2 he ate and drank, and he never went out 3 the weather was cold. He was always afraid that he has getting some terrible disease, 4 he often went to see his doctor,and the doctor was getting very tired 5 his patient`s imagined illnesses, 6 he had more important work to do.     

A "Good" Shot

Mr Richards was quite good at shooting with a rifle, hadtaken part in several competitions in his small town.He had neveractually won a prize,but each time he had done well,and once he hadcome fourth. Then he had to go to a big city on business for a month,and as he hadnothing much to do in the evenings there,he joined the local rifle club,     

A Funny Family

<正>Mr Brown was born in a poor family. He couldn’t go to school when hewas young. Now he’s a porter(1)and works at a station. He doesn’t think it’snecessary(2)to know some knowledge(3)of science. His son, Bill, began to goto school last year. The boy likes nothing except playing. He doesn’t listento the teachers in class and can’t do his homework after class. It’s the hard-est thing for him to do maths exercises. And he wants to drop it.     

STORIES

It was time for Mr Bell to close his shop. He was checking his money.His son Tom, who was 15, then, a big man walked into When Tom came back, Tom could see the gun in the had just gone outside to the shop with a gun in his buy a newspaper. Just hand. he could hear the man asking his father for money. man＇s hand, but the man didn＇t see or hear Tom.     

If I hadn''''t lost my money…

One day my father went to Baiquan.On hisway to the bus stop,he saw an about ten-year-oldchild crying by the road.Then my father went tohim and asked why he was crying.He answeredthat he lost the money that his mother gave himfor a new pen.Then my father said,“Don’t cryany more.I’ll give you the money as much as youlost.”     

幽默故事

A Mr Leonard was twenty-three years old and very rich.He was not married and he lived in two rooms in a small house in a city.Every summer he went down to the sea for a holiday.He stayed in small,cheap hotels,but he always wanted to have a clean,tidy room.He hated dirty places. One summer a friend of his said,"Go to the Tower Hotel in Whitesea.I went there last year,and it was very nice and clean." So Mr Leonard went to the Tower Hotel in Whitesea.But there was a different manager that year.     

善意的谎言

He met her at a party.She was so outstanding,with many boys around her,while he was so normal,with nobody paying attention to him. At the end of the party,he invited her to have coffee with him.She was surprised,but due to being polite,she agreed. They sat in a nice coffee shop.He was too nervous to say anything, and she felt uncomfortable,thinking,"Please let me go home."Suddenly he asked the waiter,"Would you please give me some salt? I’ d like to put it in my coffee."Everybody stared at him—so strange!His face turned red,but,still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it.     

He Doesn't Agree to Work for You

趣味阅读理解(初三适用) Mr White lived in a small village.The far-mers worked hard all the time,but the fieldswere poor and the weather was bad,so they wereall short of money and food. Once Mr White went to town.It was veryhard for him to carry the wood to the market buthe sold it at only two dollars and he couldn't buya bottle of medicine for his wife with the money.     

FUNNY STORIES

Johnson was a young soldier in a big camp(军营).During the week the soldiers always worked very hard.But it was Saturday,and all the young soldiers were free,so their officer said to them,"You can go to town this afternoon,but first I’m going to inspect(检查)you."Johnson came to the officer,and the officer said to him,"Your haiJohnson ran to the barber’s shop,but it was closed because it was Saturday.Johnson was very sad for a few minutes,but then he smiled and went back to the officer."Are my shoes clean now,sir?"he asked.The officer didn’t look at Johnson’s hair.He looked at the soldier’s shoes and said,"Yes,they’re much better now.You can go out.And next week,first clean your shoes,and then come to me."