When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list : I was very thin; I wasn’t a student; I talked too much; I was too , always feeling superior to(胜过) others, and so on. I tried to hear all as long as I could. , I became very angry. I ran to my father with in my eyes.
He listened to me , and then he asked,“Are the things she says true or not? Janet, don’t you ever wonder you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s . Go and a list of everything she said and mark the points that are . Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I didhe told me. To my great , I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t (like being very thin),but a good number I could--- and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I went to a fairly picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He to take it.“That’s just for you,” he said，“You know than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to , not just close your ears in anger, feeling when something said about you is true, you will find it of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your affairs. Don’t shut your . Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has always to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
A．collected B．added C．grew D．continued
A．good B．bad C．short D．greedy
A．silly B．friendly C．dull D．proud
A．In other words B．Above all C．As a result D．At last
A．tears B．happiness C．promises D．wishes
A．coldly B．quietly C．eagerly D．happily
A．who B．how C．what D．that
A．excuse B．opinion C．talk D．advice
A．take B．make C．create D．receive
A．wrong B．correct C．big D．true
A．as B．so C．before D．till
A．joy B．pleasure C．surprise D．anger
A．say B．like C．do D．change
A．wonderful B．clear C．interesting D．beautiful
A．promised B．refused C．expected D．agreed
A．wider B．higher C．better D．worse
A．listen B．stand C．speak D．share
A．hurt B．sad C．shy D．excited
A．words B．mouths C．eyes D．ears
A．returned B．gone C．appeared D．happened
Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand（农场工人）. At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his . In his words, he thought of changing his job.
At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a school teacher. In the following spring I came into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt . She told Dad that they must make a .
My mother had of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and . And she that I would someday become a great leader men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I what we have today. Dad runs a big international and I am a successful lawyer great fame in my country, not a leader as my mother expected.
Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand. he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need drive from outside.
A．rode B．walked C．ran D．drove
A．conversations B．games C．relationships D．activities
A．cold B．crowded C．quiet D．dirty
A．horse B．entertainment C．life D．beer
A．often B．ever C．never D．sometimes
A．laughing B．singing C．sleeping D．crying
A．unimportant B．busy C．unsatisfied D．tired
A．living B．change C．decision D．house
A．dreamed B．heard C．thought D．spoken
A．honesty B．money C．fame D．energy
A．cared B．knew C．forgot D．hoped
A．training B．ruling C．helping D．protecting
A．warned B．wanted C．allowed D．persuaded
A．start B．find C．design D．sell
A．farther B．higher C．easier D．closer
A．showed B．kept C．lost D．achieved
A．company B．school C．farm D．cafe
A．suffering B．sharing C．enjoying D．following
A．though B．if C．and D．since
A．So B．However C．Or D．Because
Giant pandas（熊猫） are beautiful black and white ______. They look like ______. They live only in _____. They are very ______ and peaceful. They like eating _____. They never eat meat. Baby giant pandas ______a lot of time drinking their mum’s milk---more than fourteen ____ a day! Mother giant pandas have only one ______two babies______ a time. When the babies are born, they ___little white mice. There are only about_____ giant pandas in the world now. Sadly it’s very ____for giant pandas to stay alive in the world. Their number is getting ___because their living places are becoming farmlands. If ____keep taking the land, giant pandas will have ___to live. Also, people ____ them for their fur(毛皮). If this _____, then there will be no giant pandas in the world. So, what action can we take? We should _____newspapers and magazines about the giant pandas in China. We should tell them about the _____for giant pandas. If more people know about these problems, then maybe they will do _____to help.
A．plants B．animals C．flowers D．trees
A．lions B．dogs C．bears D．monkeys
A．Russia B．Australia C．China D．India
A．noisy B．terrible C．active D．quiet
A．bananas B．carrots C．bamboo D．cabbages
A．cost B．afford C．spend D．pay
A．seconds B．minutes C．hours D．mornings
A．or B．and C．but D．then
A．on B．in C．with D．at
A．look as B．look at C．look like D．look up
A．one billion B．one thousand C．one million D．millions of
A．Difficult B．comfortable C．terrific D．enjoyable
A．bigger B．smaller C．more D．fewer
A．scientists B．workers C．Travelers D．farmers
A．anywhere B．somewhere C．nowhere D．everywhere
A．protect B．feed C．help D．kill
A．solves B．disappears C．continues D．changes
A．write to B．write about C．write with D．write on
A．food B．problems C．lives D．environment
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
Charlie, came from a poor village. His parents had __ _ money to send him to school when he was young. The boy was very sad. Mr. King lived next to him. He found the boy__ _and had pity on him and lent some money to him. So the boy could go to school. He studied hard and ___ _ all his lessons. When he finished middle school, the man introduced him to his friend in the town. And he began to work. One day Mr. King was seriously hurt in an accident. Dying, he asked Charlie to take care of his daughter, The young man ___ _ and several years he married the girl. He loved her very much and tried his best to make happy. He often bought beautiful clothes and delicious food for her. He was good at cooking and he cooked __ __ for her. So she became very fat and she felt it difficult to walk. And one day she found there was something wrong with her heart. Her husband wasn’t at home and she had to go to ___ _ at once. The doctors looked her over and told her ___ _ eat meat, sugar, chocolate and things like these. She afraid __43__ the doctor’s words and wrote all the names of the food on the paper. When she got home, she put the table and ___ _. When she returned home that afternoon, she found many kinds of food: meat, sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Charlie was busy __ _ there. As soon as he saw her, he said happily, “I’ve bought all the food you like, dear!”
A．no B．some C．much D．enough
A．lazy B．clever C．careful D．hard
A．did well in B．was poor at C．was working D．was good for
A．was angry B．thought hard C．agreed D．said “No”
A．a little B．a few C．many D．a lot
A．rest B．sleep C．hospital D．work
A．should B．would C．to not D．not to
A．to remember B．to forget C．to catch D．to teach
A．slept B．went out C．cooked D．ate
A．reading B．seeing C．cooking D．writing
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题上将该项涂黑。
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived .
When she came home she sensed unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the were all locked and there was no sign of forced entry (进入). Had anything been __ ? She went from room to room, checking, and found her camera and watch .
The following Thursday she went out at her time, but she didn’t go to the club. _ , she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home, herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would .
It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making tea at the time. The bell rang again, and she heard her letter-box being pushed open. the kettle（壶）of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a . The wire turned and caught around the knob (圆型旋钮) on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and the water over the hand. _ was heard outside as the fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was by the sound of running feet.
It wasn’t long the police caught the thief. And Mrs. Clarke was greatly at the club for her successful .
A．party B．movement C．club D．organization
A．lonely B．alone C．away D．busily
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
A．windows B．rooms C．doors D．gates
A．found B．opened C．taken D．broken
A．losing B．missing C．leaving D．disappearing
A．same B．spare C．special D．usual
A．Therefore B．However C．Instead D．Again
A．pushing B．letting C．pulling D．leading
A．appear B．follow C．happen D．continue
A．the next moment B．for a while C．in time D．at once
A．Putting down B．Laying aside C．Picking up D．Taking away
A．knife B．hand C．letter D．key
A．spread B．dropped C．poured D．covered
A．A sad voice B．A sharp cry C．A warning shout D．A strange noise
A．key B．kettle C．door-lock D．wire
A．followed B．caused C．produced D．ended
A．before B．since C．until D．when
A．surprised B．admired C．inspired D．supported
A．self-satisfaction B．self-protection C．self-respect D．self-service
When I settled in Chicago, my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a problem and had to go to hospital for a examination.
It seemed a small compared to the one I was about to face, but things started to go right from the beginning. Not having a car or the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B， I’d left myself plenty of time, soon it was I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the direction.
I the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do, I looked into the eyes of a who was trying to get past me, instead of moving on, she stopped to ask if I was . After I explained my to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street, where a bus would take me back into the city to my . Sitting there waiting, I felt that someone had been willing to help. , hearing a horn（喇叭）nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend at me to get in, she had returned to offer me a to the hospital.
Such unexpected from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose for all things are possible.
A．physical B．traveling C．social D．housing
A．scientific B．final C．previous D．thorough
A．chance B．challenge C．success D．error
A．wrong B．easy C．fast D．ahead
A．leaving B．visiting C．knowing D．appreciating
A．Although B．Since C．Unless D．Once
A．strange B．necessary C．obvious D．important
A．same B．right C．general D．opposite
A．looked at B．waited for C．got off D．ran into
A．driver B．friend C．stranger D．gentleman
A．Especially B．Surprisingly C．Probably D．Normally
A．nervous B．excited C．OK D．dangerous
A．idea B．motivation C．excuse D．situation
A．appointment B．apartment C．direction D．station
A．afraid B．grateful C．certain D．disappointed
A．Thus B．Then C．Perhaps D．Surely
A．staring B．laughing C．waving D．shouting
A．lift B．suggestion C．bike D．guidebook
A．results B．news C．kindness D．appearance
A．power B．faith C．touch D．support
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