My mother often asked me, “what is the most important part of the body?” Through the years I would guess at 1 I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My 2 , Mommy.” She said, “No. Many people are deaf. But you 3 thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.”
Then last year, my Grandpa 4 . Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying. My Mom looked at me when it was our 5 to say our final goodbye to grandpa. She asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?” I was shocked 6 she asked me this now. I always thought this was a game between her and me. She saw the confusion(迷惑) on my face and told me, “This 7 is very important. It shows that you have 8 lived your life”. I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder.” I asked, “Is it because it holds up your head?”
She replied, “No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or loved one when they 9 . Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and 10 that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.”
A．if B．what C．that D．whether
A．ears B．eyes C．hands D．feet
A．feel B．stop C．keep D．forget
A．worried B．visited C．died D．came
A．need B．chance C．duty D．turn
A．when B．unless C．before D．but
A．experience B．answer C．problem D．question
A．easily B．really C．carefully D．especially
A．sleep B．think C．laugh D．cry
A．visitors B．friends C．classmates D．teachers
My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk, but would never run very well. The first three years of his life was in hospital. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he has a problem when you saw him .
Children in our neighborhood always ran around their play, and Joey would jump and ran and play, . We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be to run like the other children. So he didn’t know.
In grade he decided to join the school running team. Every day he trained. He ran more than any of the others, only the top seven runners would be chosen to run for the . We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.
He ran four to five miles every day — even when he had a fever. I was , so I went to him after school. I found him running . I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He had two more miles to go. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept .
Two weeks later, the names of the team were called. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had the team. He was in seventh grade — the other six team members were all eighth graders. We never told him he couldn’t do it … so he didn’t know. He just it.
A．spent B．taken C．cost D．paid
A．talk B．sit C．study D．walk
A．after B．before C．during D．till
A．either B．too C．though D．yet
A．able B．sorry C．glad D．afraid
A．sixth B．seventh C．eighth D．ninth
A．so B．if C．then D．because
A．neighborhood B．family C．school D．grade
A．excited B．tired C．pleased D．worried
A．think about B．hear from C．agree with D．look for
A．alone B．away C．almost D．already
A．riding B．walking C．playing D．running
A．jumpers B．runners C．doctors D．teachers
A．got B．kept C．made D．found
A．did B．had C．left D．made
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A boy lost his arms in an accident and his father lost his life．Since then，he had to________the arms of his younger brother．Except for writing with his toes(脚趾)，he could hardly do________in his life．
As the two brothers grew up together，they had lots of________and they often argued(争吵)．Then one day，his younger brother________him．So he was very sad and didn’t know________to do．
A girl lost her hands because of a fire．Though her elder sister wanted to________her，she decided to be completely independent(独立的)．At school，she always studied hard．Once she wrote the following sentences in her composition，“I am________．Though I lost my hands，I still have legs．Though my wings are broken，my heart can still fly．”
One day，the boy and the girl were both invited________a television interview program．They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes．The boy wrote “My younger brother’s arms are my arms”_______the girl wrote“Broken wings，________heart”．
A．go on B．work on C．look for D．depend on
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．questions B．hobbies C．problems D．differences
A．hit B．left C．loved D．hated
A．who B．where C．what D．which
A．leave B．take care of C．write to D．forget
A．sad B．lucky C．excited D．shy
A．to B．on C．for D．from
A．as B．so C．while D．when
A．jumping B．broken C．beating D．flying
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大题共10分，每小题1分)
Robby was 11 years old when his mother sent him to have his first piano lesson. I always think that a good learner should begin at his age, but Robby said that it had always been his mother’s dream to hear him play the piano. So I him as a student.
Robby didn’t have a basic of music, but he tried very hard. However, he continued and at the end of each weekly lesson he’d always say, “My mom is going to hear me play some day.”But it seemed . He didn’t have a natural ability for music.
One day Robby stopped coming to our lessons. He told me that his mom had been sick and unable to take him to piano lessons, but he was still .
He asked if he could take part in my concert (音乐会) and I .
The night of the concert came. The concert hall was with parents, friends and relatives. The concert was going well. Then, Robby came on stage (舞台). Loudly and clearly he said that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I heard next. His danced on the keys.
He played so well that everyone was on his feet, clapping (鼓掌) excitedly. In tears (眼泪), I ran up on stage, “Oh, Robby! How could you do it?”
“Well, Miss Hondorf, remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, the fact is that she had a serious blood disease and passed away this morning. And well… she was born , so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play. I wanted to make special and show her I could do it! My mother’s dream came true at last.”
A．bigger B．larger C．later D．earlier
A．received B．protected C．knew D．accepted
A．education B．sense C．information D．knowledge
A．harmless B．helpless C．hopeless D．meaningless
A．writing B．practising C．singing D．talking
A．agreed B．disliked C．expected D．decided
A．covered B．bored C．filled D．enjoyed
A．fingers B．feet C．voice D．legs
A．blind B．deaf C．strong D．tiny
A．her B．me C．it D．us
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As my friend was passing some elephants，he suddenly stopped．He was confused by the fact that these huge animals were being held by nothing but a small rope．The rope was tied to their front legs．It was________that the elephants could break away from the ropes at any time．But for some_______，they did not．
My friend saw a trainer nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and didn’t________to get away．
“Well，”he said，“when they are very_______and much smaller，we use the same size rope to tie them．At that age，it’s enough to hold them．As they grow up，they are used to_______that they cannot break away．They believe the rope can________hold them，so they never try to break free．”
My friend was amazed．These animals could at any time break free，________because they believed they couldn’t，they were stuck right where they were．
Like the elephants，how many of us go________life hanging on to a belief that we cannot do something，simply because we________at it once before?How many of us are being held back by old，outdated_______that no longer serve us?
A．clear B．necessary C．interesting D．important
A．business B．time C．duty D．reason
A．try B．continue C．remember D．refuse
A．strong B．sleepy C．young D．tired
A．guessing B．believing C．proving D．regretting
A．ever B．even C．never D．still
A．but B．and C．or D．so
A．across B．into C．through D．over
A．failed B．laughed C．aimed D．looked
A．dreams B．instructions C．beliefs D．chances
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Alice had an argument with her best friend，Judy last Thursday．She thought________was really difficult and wanted to copy Judy's homework．But she refused．They didn't talk to each other for a few days．Alice didn't know________to face her maths problem and she wondered if she could get on well with her friend again．
Yesterday afternoon，she saw a cool boy_______the violin happily by the road when she was walking home from school．The violin music sounded so nice that she couldn't help stopping to listen to him．________Alice didn't know what music he was playing，it made her feel better．After he finished the music，Alice walked over to him and said，"Thank you________your beautiful music．It gets me out of the really bad mood(心情)．"Then she took out some________and gave it to him．To her surprise，the boy asked her to take the money back．He explained that he wasn't making money by playing the violin．He just wanted to________others．He hoped that the wonderful music could make people relaxed and happy．That's why he played it by the road．What a________boy he was！Then Alice told him about her trouble．
He said，"You should learn to smile even if you are in difficulty．Listening to music is helpful．So why not listen to music as________as possible？Never lose heart！Believe in your friend！She has her reason．Believe in________！Everything will go well．"
Hearing these words，Alice went home with a smile．She believed she could make it．
| 1． |
A．Chinese B．maths C．science D．physics |
| 2． |
A．why B．how C．when D．where |
| 3． |
A．carrying B．selling C．buying D．playing |
| 4． |
A．Because B．When C．Though D．Whether |
| 5． |
A．for B．with C．from D．except |
| 6． |
A．music B．money C．food D．work |
| 7． |
A．have B．leave C．give D．help |
| 8． |
A．tall B．rich C．kind D．safe |
| 9． |
A．often B．quickly C．soon D．loudly |
| 10． |
A．myself B．herself C．yourself D．himself |
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