Violin Lessons

“D addy, can I learn to play the violin?”young Sarah asked her father.She w as alw ays asking for things and her father w as notvery pleased. “Y ou costm e a lot of m oney,Sarah,”he said. “First you w anted to learnhorse riding,then dancing,then sw im m ing.N ow it’s the violin.” “I’llplay every day,D addy,”Sarah said.“I’lltry very hard.” “A llright,”her father said.“This is w hatI’lldo.I’llpay for you to havelessons for six w eeks.A t the end of six w eeks you …     

阅读理解三则(英文)

(A) Do you face the problem of getting on weight?A re you too fat or too weighty?Ifyou answer “Y es”,you need to lose your weight. Then you m ay ask,“W hats the best way of losing weight?” H ere are som e tips for losingool rden weight: First,you need to go on a diet(节食 )at once. Y ou m ust keep the habits of having three m eals a day. Y ou need to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables.Y ou also need to eat a lot of grains and lean m eat(瘦肉).Y ou m ustn t eatfat or sweetfood. Second, y…     

Why Do You Buy So Many Tickets?

Tom is a little boy,and he is only seven years old.H e often goes tothe park and the fruit shop him self. Som etim es his m other takes him tothe m useum .O ne day he goes to a cinem a. It is the first tim e for him to do that.H e buys a ticket and then g…     

动词填空练习(英文)

ool den 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空或根据括号内所给的汉语提 示,写出空白处所缺的单词。 1. Taiw an Island (lie)in the southeast of China? 2.Last night,we went to the cinem a and the m usic of the film (sound)sweet. 3.—W hen did you see Carl,Tom ? —I saw him while I (get)offthe train. 4.Every teacher (希望)his or her students to work hard to m ake progress. 5.Jim always (赢)m e atsw im m ing.I think I need m ore training. 6.If he (lose)the books you borrow from the library,he m ust pay f…     

英语趣味阅读2篇(英文)

Ali, who was working a long way from home, wanted to send a letter to his wife, but he could neither read nor write, and he had to work all day, so he could only look for somebody to write his letter late at night. At last he found the house of a letter-writer whose name was Nasreddin. Nasreddin was already in bed. “It is late,” he said. “What do you want?” “I want you to write a letter to my wife,” said Ali. Nasreddin was not pleased. He thought for a few seconds and then said, “Has…     

情态动词专练(英文)

1.Y ou didn t go to the party yesterday,or I you.A .would see B .could seeC.m ighthave seen D .m ightsee2.—W hat itbe?—It be a car,for it is notm oving.It be a house.A .can;can t;m ust B .m ust;m ustn t;canC.can;can;m ust D .can;m ustn t;m ust3.There w as plenty of tim e.She .A .m ustn t have hurried B .couldn t have hurriedC.m ustn t hurry D .needn t have hurried4.W hen he w as there,he go to that coffee shop at the corner afterwork every day.A .would B .should C .had better D .m ig…     

为他做同样的事

O ne day, a poor farm er took a bag of w heat to tow n. H e didn’tknow w hatto do w hen the bag felloffhis horse. The bag w as too heavyfor him to lift.H e hoped thatsom eone w ould com e and help him . B efore long a m an cam e over.Butthe farm er’s heartsank w hen hesaw the m an,w ho w as the great m an in tow n.The farm er w as afraid toask for help. A s soon as he cam e up to the farm er, the great m an got off hishorse and said,“Y ou need m y help,don’tyou? L etm e help you. ”…     

状语从句小练(英文)

用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空:1.H e w illbe a doctor when he(grow)up.2.W hen I saw her,she(wait)for the bus.3.It(rain)hard when he gothom e.4.W hen I w ent to the room,he(not,be)in.5.Please w rite to m e when you(reach)the school.6.(can)she sw im w hen she was five years old?7.It(be)5:30when schoolis over every day.8.W hen the lights are red,the traffic m ust(stop).9.H e asked m e another question before I could(answ er)the firsone.10.W ould you please call m e up if they(fly)to B eijing?…     

Humour

D ating for M otherW hen the young w aitress in the caféin Tom s building started w av-ing hello every day,Tom was flattered,for she was at least15yearsyounger than he.O ne day she waved and beckoned to Tom again.W henTom strolled over,she asked,“A re you single?”“W hy,yes,”Tom replied,sm iling at her broadly.“So is m y m om,”she said,“W ould you like to m eether?”约会在汤姆工作的大楼里有一个咖啡屋,那儿总有一位小姐每天都和他打招呼。汤姆有些受宠若惊,因为这位小姐看上去至少比他年轻15…     

On His Way to School

One afternoon, when Jim was on his way to school, he saw a littlegirl standing near a tree,crying.The girl looked sad.“W hats wrong withher?”Jim said to him self.H e went to her.The little girl told him that shewent the wrong w ay and she did not know how to go back hom e. Jimthought thather parents m ust be w orried now. So he decided to help thegirlgo hom e.H e took the girl to the nearest police station. Just then, the littlegirls parents cam e to the police station,too.W hen they saw …     

I find out...

How long have you been studying English? Do you get good grades all the time? If not, please look for a good way to study. And here are my suggestions: First of all, we should listen to the teacher carefully. After class, we ought to learn by ourselves, then do more exercise. If you are really tired, you should have a good rest.T he w ay is w orth studying.A m an said押“T hem ore a m an know s,the m ore he discovers hisignorance.”A nother m an also said押“C hoose a lifeof action,not one…     

Something Left

1One night,Tom wasaboutto go to bed when he heard the doorbellrang He opened the doorand saw Mike stood there Tom was frightened because he owed([藜u]欠)M ike a lotofm oney,and he didn’twantto return m oney to M ike郾2郾M ike went into the flat and said angrily,“ I have looked for you for a long tim e郾Now you have lived in such a big and beautiful flat郾W hy haven’t you returned the m oney to m e so far?”3郾“ I will return the m oney to you tom orrow郾Don’t be angry,” said Tom 郾 …     

状语从句专练50题(英文)

1.—M ay I go and play with Tom this afternoon,M um?—N o.Y ou can tgo out your hom ework is being done.A.before B.as C.until D.after2.he is too lazy to go in for any sport,you m ust try to persuadehim into it.A.In order that B.In caseC.N o m atter D.H owever3.Li Y ang,the founder of Crazy English,says that he copies it downhe com es to a beautifulsentence.A.unless B.while C.because D.every tim e4.Can you im agine what a girl will look like she com es across aratin her room?A.now tha…     

短文改错精练(英文)

A O ne day during W orld W ar Ⅱ W in- ston Churchill was having a 1. im portant m eeting in D over.W hen the m eeting w as beginning, 2. Churchill walked out of looking a bit tired.A news reporter 3. ran up to Churchill. H e asked the great m an a lot of question 4. about the m eeting. H e eager to have som e 5. late new s for his newspaper.C hurchill looked 6. at the m an, listened to his questions, but then 7. said to him in a low voice,“Can you keep a 8. secret?” The reporter w as e…     

STORIES

Mr Clark worked in an office,and he did a lot of important and difficult work,but then he began to forget things,and this made his work more difficult. One day he said to himself,"I’m going to see Dr Martin about this."     

Exactness

M r.Sm ith liked to be exact. O ne day when he was w alking in thestreet a m an cam e over and asked him E xcuse m e but w here's the , : “ ,nearest bookshop ?” The nearest bookshop Y ou have to cross a bridge and then turn “ ?to the right. ” A nd is the bridge long “ ?” Thirty m eters. “ ” The m an thanked him and went towards the bridge. Suddenly heheard som eone running after him . Stop M r.Sm ith w as shouting. I'm s…     

The 21st Century and I

G ood M orning,ladies and gentlem en。Today I’d like to tell a story.Eleven years ago,there was once ahappy fam ily in a village of H enanProvince.B ut all of a sudden,it was com-pletely changed because of their father’sspecial illness and loss of w ork,whichcaused their m other’s leaving w ithout say-ing“G ood-bye”.The eldest brother had nochoice but to support the whole fam ily w ithhis tender little shoulder.H e was then only12years old.D ay after day,year afteryear,he was alw ays p…     

20只猫与一个猫碗(英文)

A man was looking for things of the old times. One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl. It looked veryold. The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it. A farmer, the owner of the cat , was lying besidethe bowl. The man did not want the farmer to know that he was interested in bowl. So he said to him softly, “What anice cat you have? Will you sell it to me?”“How much will you give me for the cat?”the farmer opened his eyes and asked.“Twenty dollars. Would t…     

Exactness

M r.Sm ith liked to be exact. O ne day when he was w alking in thestreet a m an cam e over and asked him E xcuse m e but w here‘s the , : “ ,nearest bookshop ?” The nearest bookshop Y ou have to cross a bridge and then turn “ ?to the right. ” A nd is the bridge long “ ?” Thirty m eters. “ ” The m an thanked him and went towards the bridge. Suddenly heheard som eone running after him . Stop M r.Sm ith w as shouting. I‘m sorry. I just rem em bered ...