Once there was a little girl who lived in a small, very simple, poor house on a hill. From there she could see across the valley to a wonderful house high on the hill on the other side. This house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers. She wanted to live in such a golden house and dreamed all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there.
When she got to an age and got enough skill and sensibility to go outside, she asked her mother if she could go for a ride outside the gate and down the lane. After pleading with her, her mother finally allowed her to go, insisting that she should keep close to the house and not wander too far. The day was beautiful and the little girl knew exactly where she was heading! Down the lane and across the valley, she got to the gate of the golden house across on the other hill.
As she arrived, she focused on the path that led to the house and then on the house itself. She was so disappointed as she realized all the windows were ordinary and rather dirty, reflecting(反映出) nothing other than the sad neglect of the house that was derelict(廢棄的).
So sad she didn't go any further and turned, and heart broken. As she glanced up she saw a sight to amaze her. There across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened golden as the sun shone on her little home.
She realized that she had been living in her golden house and all the love and care she found there was what made her home the “golden house”. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose! 
【小題1】Which sentence is True according to the passage?

Once there was a little girl who lived in a small, very simple, poor house on a hill. From there she could see across the valley to a wonderful house high on the hill on the other side. This house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers. She wanted to live in such a golden house and dreamed all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there.

When she got to an age and got enough skill and sensibility to go outside, she asked her mother if she could go for a ride outside the gate and down the lane. After pleading with her, her mother finally allowed her to go, insisting that she should keep close to the house and not wander too far. The day was beautiful and the little girl knew exactly where she was heading! Down the lane and across the valley, she got to the gate of the golden house across on the other hill.

As she arrived, she focused on the path that led to the house and then on the house itself. She was so disappointed as she realized all the windows were ordinary and rather dirty, reflecting(反映出) nothing other than the sad neglect of the house that was derelict(廢棄的).

So sad she didn't go any further and turned, and heart broken. As she glanced up she saw a sight to amaze her. There across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened golden as the sun shone on her little home.

She realized that she had been living in her golden house and all the love and care she found there was what made her home the “golden house”. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose! 

1.Which sentence is True according to the passage?

A．The girl’s mother finally allowed her to go to the golden house alone.

B．The golden house was on the hill where the girl lived.

C．What disappointed the little girl was that the house was locked.

D．Actually, the windows of the golden house were common and covered with dirt.

2.What can we infer from the passage ?

A．The girl didn’t love or care for her parents

B．The girl had no idea where she was heading after leaving home

C．The mother thought that she needn’t keep an eye on her daughter

D．The girl made up her mind to go to the golden house at the beginning

3.The passage is intended to tell us that_____.

A．not all dreams will come true

B．girls often have amazing imagination

C．what we dream of may be just around us

D．nothing is impossible to a willing heart

The House with Golden Windows

    Mary lived in a small, poor house on a hill. When she was young,   1   would play in the small garden. There she was able to  2   a wonderful house high on the other hill – and this house had golden windows, so shining that the little girl would  3   of how fantastic it would be to live in a house with golden windows instead of a common house   4   hers. Though she loved her parents, she still dreamed all day about how exciting it   5 feel to live there.

    One day, she asked her mother if she could go for a bike ride outside. Her mother finally   6   her to go. The day was beautiful and she knew exactly   7   she was going! She rode her bike until she got near to the gate of the golden house across on the other hill. She was so   8   as she saw all the windows were simple and rather dirty, showing that the house stood derelict（遺棄）.

    So sad she didn’t go any further and turned,   9   broken as she rode on her bike. As she went back she was surprised to see a little house with golden windows as the sun shone on her own   10  .

    She realized that she had been living in her golden house and all the  11   she found there was what made her home the ‘golden house’. Everything she dreamed was  12   there in front of her nose!

1. A. she                B. he              C. you                   D. I

 2. A. buy                 B. build          C. see                   D. make

 3. A. talk                 B. think          C. hear                  D. dream

   4. A. of                   B. as              C. like                   D. with

 5. A. might              B. must          C. may                  D. could

   6. A. invited             B. agreed        C. let                     D. allowed

7. A. what               B. where        C. why                  D. how

   8. A. disappointed     B. excited       C. surprised           D. tired

   9. A. heart               B. life             C. way                  D. wish

   10. A. bike               B. mom          C. home                D. family

   11. A. fun                B. love           C. hope                 D. change

   12. A. once                     B. not             C. also                  D. right

Once there was a little girl who lived in a small, very simple, poor house on a hill. From there she could see across the valley to a wonderful house high on the hill on the other side. This house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers. She wanted to live in such a golden house and dreamed all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there.
When she got to an age and got enough skill and sensibility to go outside, she asked her mother if she could go for a ride outside the gate and down the lane. After pleading with her, her mother finally allowed her to go, insisting that she should keep close to the house and not wander too far. The day was beautiful and the little girl knew exactly where she was heading! Down the lane and across the valley, she got to the gate of the golden house across on the other hill.
As she arrived, she focused on the path that led to the house and then on the house itself. She was so disappointed as she realized all the windows were ordinary and rather dirty, reflecting(反映出) nothing other than the sad neglect of the house that was derelict(廢棄的).
So sad she didn't go any further and turned, and heart broken. As she glanced up she saw a sight to amaze her. There across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened golden as the sun shone on her little home.
She realized that she had been living in her golden house and all the love and care she found there was what made her home the “golden house”. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!

1. 1.

   Which sentence is True according to the passage?

   1. A.
      The girl’s mother finally allowed her to go to the golden house alone
   2. B.
      The golden house was on the hill where the girl lived
   3. C.
      What disappointed the little girl was that the house was locked
   4. D.
      Actually, the windows of the golden house were common and covered with dirt
2. 2.

   What can we infer from the passage ?

   1. A.
      The girl didn’t love or care for her parents
   2. B.
      The girl had no idea where she was heading after leaving home
   3. C.
      The mother thought that she needn’t keep an eye on her daughter
   4. D.
      The girl made up her mind to go to the golden house at the beginning
3. 3.

   The passage is intended to tell us that______.

   1. A.
      not all dreams will come true
   2. B.
      girls often have amazing imagination
   3. C.
      what we dream of may be just around us
   4. D.
      nothing is impossible to a willing heart

On the first day of school our teacher let us know someone. Looking out, we found an old woman 16 at the door. She said, “Hi, my name is Susan, I’m seventy years old.” While we were  17 what made her take this challenge (挑戰(zhàn)) at her age, she said with a smile, “I'm here to meet a rich husband, get  18 , have two children and travel together.” Hearing this, all of us laughed. “In fact,” she went on, “I always    19 of having a college education, and now I’m getting  20 !”
After class we had chocolate and milk together. We became good  21 . I often listened to this “time machine” as she shared her study with me.
At the end of the term we invited Susan to give us a  22 . When she was stepped up to the front, suddenly she found she took the wrong paper. She felt a little frustrated（沮喪的） and said, “I'm sorry. I’m so nervous that I can’t get my ready talk    23 , so I have to tell you  24 I know .”
In her speech she told us, “We don’t stop playing as we are old, we grow old because we stop playing. The secret of staying  25 , being happy and getting success is that we should laugh and find something  26 every day. I think there is a great  27 between growing old and growing up. I am seventy now. If I  28 in bed for one full year and never do anything. I’ll become seventy – one. Since anybody can grow older, my idea is to grow up by always finding the chance in change. Growing older can’t be avoided(避免的), growing up can be  29 . It’s never too late to be all you can be possible.”
During the four years’ study, it was so easy for Susan to make friends  30 she went. In the end, the wonderful woman got a college degree.