My father died when I was a baby, and my mother had to go out to work. I was the only 36 so I had no brothers and sisters to play with at home. I used to play in the street with other children, or ride my bike down to the park, but I remember I 37 a lot of time just sitting at home reading. We had a television, I think, but don’t remember 38 it very much.
My grandparents lived with us and we used to do a lot of things together.I remember we played cards a lot. At the weekends, my mother always 39 -- We often went down to the sea and swam, and I 40 to swim when I was quite young.
We didn’t have a car, so we went everywhere by bus. Occasionally（偶尔），one of my uncles used to come and take us out in his car, which was a great 41 .For holidays we always went to the seaside, but never far away maybe a short train journey.
My mother wasn’t very 42 , and I don’t remember her ever 43 me. In fact（事实上），I got my way too much.
I was given small pocket money because we weren’t very 44 and I probably spent most of it on sweets, as far as I remember I don’t think anyone thought they were 45 for you then.
A．child B．father C．friend D．mother
A．used B．kept C．took D．spent
A．repairing B．listening to C．watching D．looking at
A．let me in B．took me out C．told me stories D．went shopping
A．hates B．learned C．stopped D．forgot
A．game B．chance C．pain D．pleasure
A．strict（严格的） B．kind C．interested D．worried
A．playing with B．staying with C．beating D．loving
A．busy B．happy C．rich D．well
A．good B．bad C．important D．delicious
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We live in a colourful world． In different countries, colours have ________ meanings．They are used to different holidays．In ancient Rome, a red flag was a for battle（战斗）．In India, red is the colour of soldiers．In South Africa, red is the colour of mourning(服丧)．In China, red is the colour of and it is often used at ．In ancient Greece, green represented victory．In England, people ________ green as a mark of honour（荣誉）．Green is the national colour of Ireland． In India, yellow is for a businessman or a farmer．In China and Japan, people wear white when very sad things happened． When their relatives ，they usually wear white．The ancient Greeks wore white to bed to have pleasant ．In ancient Rome, public servants wore blue．Today the police still wear ．Colours can also represent different ．For example, you will be a leader or an active person who enjoys life if you like yellow, orange or red．
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As a teenager, I am often asked what I am going to be in the future. A lawyer? A doctor? Or a scientist? No, my ideal career(职业) is to be a teacher. One of the for that is I want to be a teacher like Mr. Chen.
“Look! Do you know what it is? A-ha, it’s the ! And it will always move around the sun.” Mr. Chen said and pointed to his head. He then touched the nose and “Can you tell me the name of this mountain? It is the highest mountain on Earth! What’s the of it? Yes, it’s 8844.43 metres…” I’ll never forget my first geography lesson. He was humorous that we all fell in love with his lessons . It’s Mr. Chen who opened the door of geography for us.
Generally speaking, most of the teachers are strict students and sometimes a little bit demanding（苛求的）, not so with Mr. Chen. He is a lighthouse, showing us the way to the treasure of knowledge. He is a friend and easy to get with, always encouraging us to speak out loud considering(考虑) our shyness and other disadvantages. He is an example, volunteering his time to students and other teachers.
One day I happened to meet him in the hospital. Seeing the cut on his arm, I realized he was donating his . I was moved and was another lesson, a lesson of love and devotion.
Every time I see my globe（地球仪）, it would me of Mr. Chen. He is the most unforgettable teacher I have _met and he will always be. Someday I hope I am to be a teacher like him.
Thank you, Mr Chen, thank you for making learning not a job but a joy.
Thank you for helping me to discover what I do best and to do it even .
Thank you for understanding all of us and giving us the time and care each of us needs.
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Lisa has always been overweight．She wanted to lose weight, not just because she wanted to ______more beautiful and be healthier, but also because it would make life easier．For example, it was ______ for Lisa to find ready-made clothes that would fit．She had to ask a tailor(裁缝) ______clothes that were large enough．In school, she needed a special chair which was ______and stronger than the other chairs．If she went for a walk, she got tired very quickly．She was al so unhappy about the way people treated ______sometimes．“People look at me and even make fun of me．That’s unfair! It’s true that I’m overweight, but I don’t think people ______treat me differently because I’m big．I can’t enjoy ______with my friends because I’m afraid of getting fatter．” Her friends and family never made fun of her．They tried to help her ______．They wanted her to be happy and healthy．Sometimes when Lisa was feeling sad, she didn’t want to speak to ______．
But now things ______ quite different．Last month her classmates were preparing for the School ______Week．Someone advised Lisa to play the lead role of the proud Queen(女王) who was tall and fat．Lisa _____and practiced a lot．
Soon after the play, Lisa became the star! She did so ______that everybody remembered the proud Queen．They stood around her and said “______” to her．She even won the School Best Actress Award for her wonderful performance．
Now Lisa doesn’t worry ______being fat any more．She believes in the English saying “Every dog has its day．”
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For several years , Americans have enjoyed teleshopping-watching TV and buying things by telephone ．Now teleshopping is starting in Europe ．In some countries , people can turn on their and shop for clothes , jewellery , food , toys and things ．
In Germany , last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day ．Then the government allowed more teleshopping ．Other channels can for telebusiness , including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company ．German are hoping these will help them sell more things ．
Many Europeans usually worry about the quality of the things on TV．They think high quality is the most important thing , and they don’t believe they can be sure about the quality of the things ．
The need of high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be the American companies ．They have to be more careful about of the things they sell ．They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see by themselves .
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A farmer found a wounded eagle (鹰) in his fielD． He was so that he took it home and cleaned its wounds（伤口）．After that he placed it outside in the yard, in the hope that it get well soon.
Strangely enough, the eagle soon got used to the of all the chickens in the yarD． It learned to from side to side like chickens, and eat happily from a trough (食槽)．For many years, the eagle his new life on the farm．
Then one day, one of the farmer’s friends pointed to the playing eagle and asked, “ is that eagle acting like a chicken?” The farmer told him what had , and the friend felt quite .
What a pity!” said the frienD． “It should fly in the sky instead of living here!” He picked up the eagle, and it into the air．The eagle was , and cried loudly．Then it just fell down on the ground.
That night, the friend could hardly sleep as he remembered the chicken-like eagle．The next morning, he headed back to the farm for another ．This time he carried the eagle to the of a nearby mountain.
When he stood at the highest place of the mountain, he looked into its eyes and shouted, “Don’t you understand? You weren’t made to live like a chicken!” As he the eagle up, he made sure it was facing into the bright of the rising sun．Then he tossed (抛) the bird into the sky．This time the eagle opened his wings, and disappeared into the clouds．
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