I have only seen my father cry once. It was at the Alton Train Station, back when the trains will ran. I was on my way to Philadelphia to 1 the train that would take me to Boston and the college. I was eager(热切的) to go. College, with its 2 and the promise of the better future had become more interesting. It 3 me to see tears in my father’s eyes as he shook my hand and said goodbye.
For eighteen years, we had never had a(n) 4 to say goodbye like this. He was taller than me, 5 I was not short. I was going somewhere, and he was seeing me off. He 6 me, but he had not needed to say before, and now his tears were 7 it.
The tears in my father’s eyes told me that we would have less and less to do with each other. I had taken my 8 from his, and now I was learning it. The train 9 and I boarded(登上) it. My father looked smaller from the train. We 10 goodbye to each other through the window. I was wearing the heavy winter coat that my father had bought for me to keep me from catching a cold in New England.
A．return B．catch C．design D．watch
A．habits B．license C．courses D．advertisements
A．shocked B．supposed C．helped D．encouraged
A．time B．luck C．chance D．interest
A．because B．though C．so D．and
A．taught B．beat C．forgot D．loved
A．saying B．knowing C．creating D．describing
A．money B．time C．present D．life
A．continued B．broke C．arrived D．left
A．reached B．waved C．talked D．cheered
Do you want to be the most popular person in the class? You need change your character(性格). Yes, you can be popular without changing the character. In my , you just need to improve your personality. In fact, the most popular people are trusted (被信任) and loved because they stay normal but still have something that makes them different the rest of us. Here are some pieces of about becoming the most popular person in the class.
If you want others to like and respect you, you have to start by liking and yourself. Do not change yourself please (取悦) others.
Be helpful to everyone and do it happily. nice to people is almost like helping them, . Because by being nice, you make others happy.
Be active and have a positive attitude (积极的态度) towards life. Develop confidence (自信) in yourself.
Stay and wear fresh clothes. Do not try to follow fashion to please others.
Respect cannot be gotten by big words or power. You have to get it by being honest. It also your personal growth. You must be a person that can be trusted to get respect.A. really B. shouldn’t C. don’t
A. opinion B. eye C.head
A. to B. from C. as
A. advice B. suggestion C. idea
A. accept B. to accept C .accepting
A. in order to B. as soon as C. depend on
A. Be B. Being C. To be
A. also B. too C. either
A. clean B. dirty C. bright
A. make B. let C. helps
It is interesting to visit another country, there are some questions.When we don’t know the culture very , it may be difficult to talk the people there, we may not know how to do shopping.
In a foreign country, we might（可能）not know where to eat or what to order in a restaurant.It is not easy to decide to tip（付小费）waiters or taxi drivers.When we help, we might not know how to ask for help.It is not happy to have an experience（经历） that.
a short time, then we learn what to do and what to say.We learn life in country, and may be we don’t want
A．but B．and C．or D．for
A．good B．well C．better D．best
A．about B．with C．in D．at
A．how many B．how much C．if D．which
A．like B．needs C．likes D．need
A．as B．for C．like D．with
A．When B．Before C．After D．Until
A．to enjoy B．played C．enjoyed D．play
A．other B．each other C．others D．another
A．leave B．to leave C．leaving D．left
Sam Kaye is only 12 years old. But he is a famous photographer (摄影师) not only in the UK, but also in＿countries. He is even the youngest member of the Royal Photographic Society (RPS,皇家摄影协会) of the UK. It was＿in 1853 and it has a long history. It was the＿photographic society in the world. About one third of its members are famous photographers all over the world.
Sam Kays started taking photos＿the age of six. Last year, the UK schoolboy went on a trip to Africa with his parents. He took lots of photos of African ＿such as lions, elephants, foxes and birds. He＿these photos to the Royal Photographic Society of the UK. People at the RPS were＿to see Sam’s photos. They said the photos were so great.
Sam likes photography and his dream is to be a＿in the future. Sam’s parents are＿of their son. They encourage him to＿his dream. They say his dream can come true one day.
A．another B．the other C．other D．others
A．picked up B．set up C．put on D．got on
A．youngest B．newest C．oldest D．fewest
A．for B．in C．on D．at
A．plants B．animals C．history D．buildings
A．received B．got C．sent D．took
A．surprising B．glad C．boring D．bored
A．doctor B．photographer C．teacher D．painter
A．sad B．pleased C．proud D．strict
A．keep B．lose C．miss D．Choose
Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to the music, and we the national flag(国旗) go up.
Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was and excited! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too. Can I really do it?
Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher me, "I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down. for it, I'm sure you'll do well." "Thank you ," I answered.It was such a great for me !
When I got home , I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents me. I wanted to do my best to make it perfect .
Monday morning came. I began to feel . When did I last give a talk to many people?
Never! This was my first time. Could I really it? Maybe I couldn't finish the talk.
When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn't say anything. "Take it easy," I said to . ”Don’t be nervous. You can do it."
Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me !
I couldn't stand up. I looked at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes were saying , "You can do it! Don't be afraid, just talk !" I a big breath. Then I began to talk.It wasn't hard. It was easy. I don't know I finished my talk. But I did it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself everyone what I can do.
A．watch B．see C．notice D．lookat
A．surprising B．proud C．amazed D．careful
A．told B．askedfor C．saidto D．showed
A．Lookout B．Comeon C．Takecare D．Getready
A．chance B．news C．time D．message
A．tolistento B．tolisten C．listento D．listen
A．excited B．happy C．nervous D．surprised
A．after B．such C．before D．so
A．do B．speak C．talk D．take
A．stand B．stood C．wasstanding D．havestood
A．me B．myclass C．myself D．myparents
A．beableto B．hardly C．ever D．even
A．took B．held C．put D．left
A．when B．how C．why D．whether
A．so B．but C．to D．for
One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped. So the boy to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be .He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin .The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly. The boy acted with but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly. struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be __ __ we could have been and we would never fly. In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even growth, without it , there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid or problems. So, next time you are a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly!
A．hole B．worm C．tall D．snake
A．it B．it’s C．itself D．its
A．decided B．asked C．showed D．ordered
A．afraid B．interested C．surprised D．grateful
A．slimmer B．bigger C．shorter D．smaller
A．touched B．sounded C．looked D．smelt
A．wings B．feet C．eyes D．head
A．success B．excitement C．kindness D．humour
A．get B．getting C．to get D．got
A．ready B．quiet C．glad D．used
A．Somewhere B．Something C．Some time D．Sometimes
A．as helpful as B．as weak as C．as strong as D．as creative as
A．repeats B．recommends C．requires D．represents
A．happiness B．difficulties C．pleasure D．hope
A．served with B．growing into C．bringing in D．faced with
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