报复(英文)

James had a terrible toothache. It kept him awake all nigth. His cheek was swollen and it was difficult for him to eat or drink. Anything very hot or cold made the toothache worse. If James ate anything sweet,the pain was unbearable. James did not want to take time off from work, so he tried to bear the pain. He took a painkiller every hour. However, the tooth hurt so much when he     

But your head isn''''t the right size!

Jack wanted to buy a hat, so he went into a hat shop and said to the assistant, "I 1 a hat, please."he said. "Can I try on 2 ?"Of course, sir,"the assistant answered and he 3 several hats for Jack.Jack 4 one by one but he didn't like__5of them. "This one is too big and this one doesn't 6 very nice and this one must be too cheap.     

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     

JOKES AND STORIES

A One day an American policeman was taking a thief to Washington D.C.On the way,they saw a shop.The thief said to the policeman,"Let me go into the shop to buy something we can eat in the train." The policeman agreed and waited in front of the shop.The thief went into the shop and ran away through the back door.All the policemen of the town began to look for the thief again.They soon caught him.They asked the same policeman to take the thief to the capital again.On the way the thief again wanted to buy something.But the policeman said,"You are going to run away.But this time I'll go and get something myself.You must wait right here."     

The Monkey and the Cat

Once upon a timethere lived two friends a cat and a monkey. One day the monkey found some chestnuts in a fire. He wanted to eat the chestnuts but he was afraid of burning his hand so he took the cat to the fire and said "Look  here is a fine dinner for us. I have found these chestnuts but your claws are sharper than mine. So if you will pull them out of the fire we will have a great dinner together."The cat agreed to it,and began to pull the chestnuts out of the fire.Shebur…     

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."     

阅读理解训I练（六）篇

（A） A very new, young officer was at a station. He was on his way to visit his mother in another town, and he wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of this train, so that she could meet him at the station in her car. He looks in all his pockets, but found that he did not have the right money for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around for someone to held him.     

How foolish you are!

Christmas was coming. Mr Smith had no money to buy any presents for his children. His wife was ill and he spent a lot of money on her medicine. And the harvest was bad and all his family were going to be hungry the next spring. He was quite worried about it."We had only a cock,"said Mrs Smith one day. "You'd better take it to the town. Sell it there and buy some cakes and sweets for our children."     

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…     

A Goose With Only One Leg（初三适用）

Once there was a clever farmer. Though he was poor,he decided one day to take a roast goose(烧鹅) to the king as a present. He had not had much that day, and soon the smell of the roast goose became too much for him as he carried it to the king, so he ate one of its legs.     

A Dog And Its Master

Mr Smith was a boss of a butcher's shop(肉店). One day a hungry dog came to the shop. The dog wagged(摇动) its tail again and again. The boss gave it some meat to eat. So later on, the dog always stayed with the owner and looked upon him as its own master. When the people found that the boss was friendly(友好) to the dog, they thought Mr Smith could be trusted. As time passed by, more and more customers(顾客) came to buy fresh meat(鲜肉). And he was getting richer and richer.     

阅读理解

Nasreddin wanted to buy some new clothes,sohe went to a shop.First he asked for some trousersand put them on,but then he took them off andgave them back to the shopkeeper and said,“No,give me a coat instead of these.”The man gave him a coat,and said,“This onecosts the same as the trousers.” Nasreddin took thecoat and walked out of the shop with it. Theshopkeeper ran after him and said,“You have notpaid for that coat!”“But I gave you the trousers for the coat,”saidNasreddin.“They co…     

STORIES

A John was the only son of a wealthy American businessman.Usually he was taken to school by the driver in his father's beautiful car before the driver took his father to the office.One evening father told him that he had to go to the airport early the next morning,so he would need the car in the time that John had to go to school.He said that John's mother,who had another car,would still be in bed at the time he had to leave the house."Well,how shall I get to school if you need your car and Mum's still in bed?" John asked.     

A New Telephone Number

Mr Andrews had a new telephone number.Before he got it,it wasthe number of a shop.The shop now had a new number,but a lot ofwomen did not know this,so they still telephoned the old one.At first,Mr and Mrs Andrews always said,‘We are sorry.You havethe wrong number.The shop has a new one now.’But women still continued to telephone them to ask for things,so     

Buying a Hat

Mrs Kent was in a shop. She wanted to buy herself a hat. A fter athorough exam ination and com parison, she finally picked up one hat. Itseem ed very nice.The shop assistant hoped that she w ould buy it withouthesitation.So he said to M rs K ent,“I am sure that you ll look ten yearsyounger when you put on the hat.”“O h?In that case,Id better give itup.” said the lady. “I hate to look ten years older when I take off thehat.”Buying a Hat!湖北@罗成勇…     

难忘的情人节礼物

The traditional holidays in our house when I was a child were spent timing elaborate (精致的) meals around football games. My father tried to make pleasant chitchal(聊天) and eat as much as he could during half time. At Christmas he found time to have a cup or two of holiday cheer and don (戴上) his holly-shaped (形冬青叶状的) bow tie. But he didn't truly shine until Valentine's Day. I don't know whether it was because work at the office slowed during February or because the football season was over. But Valentine' s Day was the time my father chose to show his love for the special people in     

A Lesson to Learn（初二适用）

John was the only on of a rich American businessman(商人).Usually hewas taken to school by the chauffeur([汽车]司机)in his father’s beautiful car,before the chauffeur took John’s father to his office.One evening his father toldhim that he had to go to the airport(飞机场)early the next day,so he wouldneed the car at the time when John had to go to school.He said that John’s     

An Advertisement for Modern Bicycle

Tom saw an advertisement in a newspaper for a beautiful modern bicycle which cost ￡50, so he went to the shop to have a look.After examining the bicycle carefully, Tom turned to the shopkeeper and said, "There isn't a lamp on this bicycle, but there was one on the bicycle in your advertisement."“Y es,sir,”answered the shopkeeper,“but the lam p isn tincluded inthe price ofthe bicycle.Its an extra.”“N otincluded in the price ofthe bicycle?”Tom said angrily,“Butthats not honest.If the l…     

The Old Man and the Forgetful Grass

It was too late at night when an old man came to a small town. He found an inn (小旅馆) and wanted to 1 there for the night. After he had entered his room, the owner said to his wife "Look at his bag. There must be much 2 in it. Let's take it 3 when he's asleep, and we can become rich."“N o, no,” said the wom an. “H e 4 look for his bag tom orrowm orning.Ifhe can t 5 it,he lltelephone the police.”They thought for a few m inutes. 6 the wom an had a good 7 .“W e have forgetful grass.W hy…     

STORIES

A David was a young man who worked in an office in a big city.He liked fishing very much,but did not often get a chance to go fishing. Then one summer he decided to have a holiday in a beautiful place in the mountains where there were a lot of streams."I will be able to have some good fishing there," he said to himself. The first morning after he arrived,he carried his fishing rod and walked to the nearest stream.He saw an old man standing beside the water,so he asked him whether it was a private (私人的) stream.The old man answered that it was not.Then he asked,"Well,then it won't be a crime (犯罪) if I catch some fish here,will it?"