One day a wise man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking up something and very gently throwing it into the sea. As he got (31) he called out to the young man, “Good morning! What are you doing?”
The young man (32), looked up and replied, “Throwing starfishes into the sea.” “Why are you throwing starfishes into the sea?”
“The sun is up and the (33) is going away. And if I don’t throw them in they’ll (34).”
“But, young man, don’t you (35) that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’t (36) make a difference!”
The young man (37) politely. Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that (38).”
There is something very (39) in each and every one of us. We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shape the future. We must each find our own starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the (40) will be better.
A．better B．farther C．closer D．faster
A．continued B．stopped C．watched D．answered
A．water B．wind C．boat D．fish
A．leave B．die C．run D．lose
A．believe B．realize C．expect D．guess
A．possibly B．hardly C．especially D．fortunately
A．replied B．argued C．spoke D．listened
A．day B．time C．place D．one
A．special B．brave C．strange D．lucky
A．family B．village C．country D．world
Many people believe that 3G mobile phones will be used in almost all everyday activities. It____that we won’t go shopping because most things will be available(可得到的) on the Internet. There will be no more____ because all texts will be available in electronic libraries. The Internet will be used to plan holidays, rent films and_____ food. Most telephone calls will be ____ by 3G mobile phones as well.
Some people are ____ about the new development. Others, however, don’t think that 3G mobile phones will replace the old __ of shopping and communicating.
Let’s look at books, for example. Some people believe that one day we won’t read books made of paper. ____, we’ll read books by using 3G mobile phones. These mobile phones will store the contents（内容）of many different books at the same time. We won’t need to turn lots of pages and paper will be ____. Is the Internet shopping as fun as traditional shopping? Many people say it’s not. It’s __ _ to go into shops and look at things. It’s also___ that most people will want to read books on their 3G mobile phones. Maybe 3G mobile phones won’t change these two habits.
A．is thinking B．has thought C．is thought D．to think
A．dictionaries B．people C．letter D．books
A．order B．heat C．eat D．cook
A．built B．made C．bought D．used
A．afraid B．interested C．worried D．excited
A．ways B．time C．places D．houses
A．Besides B．However C．Instead D．So
A．sold B．saved C．wasted D．collected
A．boring B．interested C．terrible D．fun
A．important B．comfortable C．impossible D．normal
Once there was an island in the sea. All the feelings lived on the island: Happiness, Sadness, Love, and all of the others.
One day, all the feelings knew that the island would sink (沉没), so they prepared to . But Love decided to stay. When the island was sinking, Love asked for help.
First, Love asked Richness, “Can you me with you?” Richness answered. “No. There is a lot of in my boat. There is no place for you.” Love asked Vanity (虚荣), “Please help me!” “I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might make my boat .” Vanity answered. Then Love asked Sadness, “Sadness, let me go with you.” “Oh, I am so sad that I need to be !” Later, Happiness passed by, but she was too happy to Love’s voice!
Suddenly, there was a voice, “Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. Love felt so excited that she to ask his name.
When they arrived at a place, the elder went away. Love asked Knowledge, “Who helped me?” “It was Time,” Knowledge answered. “But did Time help me?” Knowledge smiled and answered, “Because only Time can understand how great Love is.”
A．stay B．swim C．leave D．die
A．almost B．hardly C．already D．just
A．help B．take C．send D．drop
A．clothes B．rice C．grass D．gold
A．dirty B．nice C．heavy D．light
A．happy B．alive C．alone D．afraid
A．hear B．see C．notice D．watch
A．remembered B．forgot C．decided D．stopped
A．beautiful B．secret C．dangerous D．safe
A．when B．where C．why D．how
I was walking down the road one day when my phone rang. voice on the other end spoke to me, “Dad, please come back soon. I miss you so much!” I thought that it was a wrong number. A short while later, the call came once again, so I rudely, “You’ve called the wrong number!” and then hung up.
During the days, I often got the call. But I didn’t care much about it. Then one day she kept calling me, I didn’t answer. Finally I answered the phone and heard a weak voice, “Dad, please come back. I miss you so much! Dad, I’m in so much ! Mom said you were too busy to take care of me. But, dad, please me again, OK?” It was to refuse the innocent(天真的, 无邪的) ask. I made a kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say, “Thank you…Dad, I am so…happy, so…happy….”
Shortly after this, I became curious(好奇）about had been on the other end of my phone. So I called back, and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to you. My daughter has had bone cancer(癌症) since she was born. And her father…died in a car two weeks ago. I didn’t want to tell her the news. Poor baby. When she couldn’t the painful chemotherapy(化疗), she would cry for her dad because her dad encouraged(鼓励) her. I really don’t know what to do, so I gave her a random(随意的) phone number…”
“How is your daughter now?” I couldn’t wait to ask.
“She has died. You must have her on the phone, because she died with a smile, tightly holding the cell phone….” Tears full of my eyes….
A．A boy’s B．A child’s C．My daughter’s D．My son’s
A．spoke B．told C．returned D．answered
A．following B．front C．other D．coming
A．different B．same C．wrong D．funny
A．so that B．and C．as if D．though
A．danger B．trouble C．pain D．difficulty
A．look after B．kiss C．help D．support
A．easy B．sad C．happy D．difficult
A．soft B．sweet C．low D．loud
A．that B．what C．who D．how
A．trouble B．ask C．stop D．reach
A．experiment B．event C．accident D．activity
A．receive B．fight C．stand D．face
A．always B．sometimes C．never D．seldom
A．kissed B．taught C．shouted D．told
Tina was a seventeen-year-old girl who always wore a bright smile. She suffered from a disease and had to use a walker most of the time. Maybe it was because she looked and people didn’t know how to come near toher. Tina usually broke the ice with people she met with a big “ ”
In one class, I gave the students an assignment (作业) to a poem. I only made the assignment worth a very small part of their total grade since I knew most of my would not do it anyway. In the class, one by one each student to correctly recite (背诵) the poem. Finally, angry and half joking, I said that the next student who recite the poem had to do three push-up (俯卧撑). To my , Tina was next. She used her walker to move to the front of the class. she recited, she made a mistake. Before I could say a word, she her walker and started doing push-ups. I wanted to say, “Tina, I was just !”But she , continued the poem and she finished the rest perfectly.
When she finished, a student asked, “Tina, why did you do that? It’s not an important assignment!”
“Because I want to be like you guys! To be .” Tina said.
Silence fell on the whole room when another student cried out, “Tina, we’re not normal! We are teenagers!
We get in all the time.”
“I know,” Tina said as a big spread across her face. The rest of the students laughed, too.
Tina got only a few that day, but she got the love and respect of her classmates. To her, that was
worth a lot more than a grade.
A．different B．strong C．short D．young
A．Sorry B．Bye C．Hi D．Thanks
A．recite B．copy C．find D．read
A．friends B．students C．teachers D．parents
A．started B．planned C．continued D．failed
A．shouldn’t B．couldn’t C．needn’t D．wouldn’t
A．surprise B．surprised C．excitement D．excited
A．Because B．When C．After D．Though
A．raised B．changed C．threw D．checked
A．wondering B．tricking C．doubting D．joking
A．woke up B．gave up C．stood up D．made up
A．happy B．social C．normal D．fair
A．attention B．thought C．touch D．trouble
A．cry B．smile C．sadness D．joy
A．points B．chances C．mistakes D．successes
When I was a young child, my parents often told me that a positive heart brought man everything. I didn’t understand and wondered why ______ has such a big influence on a person. And now, although I’m just a middle school student, I’d like to ______ my own opinions on this saying.
Once I read a sentence— “To make this world a ______ place to live in, rather than the whole world, you’d better change your ______.” It made me lost in thought. There are so many things around us that go ______ our will(意志). We can’t force(强迫) life to follow our wishes. The earth won’t stop turning ______ we accept it or not.
What we can do is just to make ourselves suit the world. I think we should learn to ______ welcome whatever life gives us, the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to get ______ from it.
I have tried to catch every pleasant thing in my life, but I ______ catch most of the pleasant moments, such as being hugged by mother when in fear, being ______ by the teacher when in trouble, being helped by a stranger when ______. I realize that I don’t just live alone and that there are others around me I should ______. They all pay attention to my growing up, and are proud of my achievements ______ it is just a little progress. It is their care and love ______ often remind me I live in a warm and happy world.
Different people may have different ______ towards life. But there is one rule should be followed and that is to make the world better.
A．it t B．he C．she D．they
A．hold B．make C．get D．show
A．nice B．terrible C．rich D．boring
A．job B．heart C．taste D．smell
A．above B．along C．against D．for
A．whether B．if C．since D．when
A．casually B．politely C．lovely D．warmly
A．friendship B．success C．pleasure D．surprise
A．won’t B．can’t C．needn’t D．mustn’t
A．invited B．trained C．cheered D．stopped
A．in line B．in danger C．in agreement D．in silence
A．think of B．hear of C．dream of D．think up
A．as for B．now that C．even though D．as if
A．who B．that C．whom D．what
A．Plans B．habits C．hobbies D．Attitudes
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