My mind seems always to return to the day when I met Carl. The city bus stopped at a corner to the passengers(乘客).1 was included. After getting on the bus, I looked for a place to sit. At last, I found a seat near the back.
The passenger of the next to the one I was going for was an old man in a grey suit. Seated myself, I began to read the book I had been carrying which was Jack Kerouac's On the Road. The man in the seat next to me introduced himself by asking if I any other book like the one I was holding. When I told him I had, he seemed to become and so did I. He said he was Carl. And asked if I like jazz(爵士乐),and l told him that I didn't really listen to it and that I like rock and roll. Waiting for Carl to tell me that I listen to real music, I was shocked when he just smiled and nodded. He said, "You me of myself when I was your age. I remember how my parents hated jazz, how they couldn't see how I could listen to that terrible noise. I bet your parents say the same thing, don't they?" Now it was my to smile and nod.
As the bus took us from one side of the city to the' other, Carl and I talked about a lot of different things. The more we talked, the more amazed I became at the two of us really had in common, although we had the difference. I haven't seen him we parted, but the thought of our relationship that day never leaves my mind.
A．take up B．pick up C．put up D．turn up
A．seat B．bus C．city D．book
A．read B．was reading C．had read D．would read
A．worried B．silent C．interested D．bored
A．mustn't B．shouldn't C．must D．should
A．remember B．warn C．make D．remind
A．turn B．time C．day D．honor
A．why B．where C．how D．how much
A．race B．age C．sex D．color
A．after B．when C．since D．before
Nowadays more and more Chinese teenagers find life more difficult without their parents. They don’t know how to do 1 . Because their parents do almost everything for them at home. This is a big problem.
Joy is 14 years old. One day her parents went away 2 business, so she had to stay at home alone. At first she thought she would be happy 3 her parents were not in. She could do everything 4 she liked. But it was six o’clock in the afternoon, she felt 5 . “Oh, it’s time to have supper. Where can I get my food?” she said to herself. Later she found some food in the fridge, but she 6 know how to cook. At that moment, she missed her 7 very much. At last she could only go to the supermarket and 8 some food to eat.
Many of teenagers are 9 as Joy. So I think they should learn some basic life skills, like cooking, tidying up their rooms or dressing themselves 10 . They shouldn’t depend too much on their parents.
A．their homework B．some shopping C．business D．housework (0.65运用)
A．in B．at C．on D．with
A．so B．because C．but D．until
A．that B．who C．where D．when
A．hungry B．full C．excited D．bored
A．couldn’t B．didn’t C．might not D．wouldn’t
A．cousin B．aunt C．brother D．parents
A．made B．bought C．gave D．saw
A．the same B．difficult C．different D．warm-hearted
A．actually B．carelessly C．properly D．slowly
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
Jennie sat at her window as usual, looking out upon the street, with a look of sadness on her face,“What a long day this is going to be!”
Then she saw a little boy running down the street, swinging his schoolbag. Looking up to the window, he took off 1 hat and bowed with a bright, pleasant smile.
“What a nice 2 ,”said Jennie to herself, as the boy ran out of sight.“It seems like having the sunshine. I wish everybody who goes by would look up 3 smile.”
George, the little boy, told his mother about that 4 girl when he got back home,“She looks so helpless. I wish I could do something for her.”
“Why not give her some 5 ?”said his mother. George agreed.
The next morning, as Jennie 6 at he window again, she saw George with a handful of beautiful flowers carefully picking his way across the street. He stopped in front of her window, smiling pleasantly, and said,“Can I come in?”Jennie told him 7 to get into the house.
Opening the door to Jennie’s gentle“Come in”, George said, “I’ve brought you some flowers.”
“Are they for me?”said Jennie 8 .“How kind you are,”she continued, as George put the flowers on her lap.“I’ve 9 received any flower since we moved to the town.”
“Did you live in the countryside?”asked George, 10 the old, small and empty room.
“Yes,”said Jennie.
Jennie used to have a happy family and live in a beautiful house in the countryside. However, she lost her right leg in an accident. She 11 walk like other people any longer. Later, her father died, and her mother was sick 12 so many years that their money was all gone. They sold the house, and move here to get work to do.
George told his parents 13 . They decided to help her. More and more people in the 14 gave Jennie friendly smiles when they passed by her house. She was greatly cheered up.
A few months later, Jennie and her mother 15 a flower shop. People could always see Jennie sitting in the shop, having a lovely smile on her face.
A．her B．his C．your D．my
A．house B．door C．smile D．schoolbag
A．and B．but C．as D．or
A．rich B．lucky C．bad D．poor
A．money B．flowers C．clothes D．food
A．danced B．cried C．sat D．laughed
A．how B．who C．when D．why
A．angrily B．easily C．sadly D．happily
A．never B．usually C．always D．sometimes
A．looking for B．looking around C．looking like D．looking after
A．shouldn’t B．needn’t C．couldn’t D．mustn’t
A．for B．in C．at D．on
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．countryside B．town C．village D．city
A．reached B．left C．closed D．opened
The first way to make friends is to smile. When you smile, people think you are __1___ and easy to talk to. It may not be easy at first to smile. But, you can practice in the mirror(镜子). When you look at yourself, think if you’d like to __2___ to your smiling face or your usual face. Of course the smiling face. Most people stay away from an __3___ face.
One easy way to start a conversation with someone is to say __4___ nice about them. For example, you could talk about an interesting __5___ to a teacher’s question, good match at the ball field, pretty shirt, etc…. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to __6___ talking to that person?
Ask your new friends questions about themselves. Such as: “Who’s their favorite singer?” “Where do they live, who’s their teacher?” “What do they do after school?” … etc. They are all good questions to start a __7___.
When someone asks you a question, do have an answer for them. If you don’t __8___ who your favorite singer is, or what your hobbies are, think about it. There’s nothing that will __9___ a conversation quicker than a shrug(耸肩) for an answer.
Shy kids often have some trouble with complements. When someone says something nice, shy kids often say nothing. This leaves the other person __10___ if they said something wrong. The best and easiest reply to a complement is a simple “thank you”.
A．funny B．strang C．crazy D．friendly
A．talk B．say C．see D．look
A．honest B．old C．angry D．exciting
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．answer B．book C．decision D．invention
A．have B．prefer C．finish D．keep
A．discussion B．conversation C．meeting D．game
A．meet B．believe C．know D．guess
A．try B．stop C．find D．make
A．wondering B．forgetting C．hearing D．knowing
“I can't believe what I'm hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate （候选人） for president of Students’ Union. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I'm 1 , Mike. I really thought you should be 2 .”
Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a polite “ 3 ” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.
“I'm, er-I'm just wondering 4 you would…consider coming to work on my team,” he said 5 . “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”
“I don't think so,” I replied, feeling 6 .
“Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to 7 table.
All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process （选举过程）would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I 8 to join them.
My first goal was to 9 an attractive advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a
10 with Jeff's pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway without passing Jeff's smiling face.
My next step was to 11 which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team. With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster 12 to add these activities to our school program.
With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well received at school.
An eighth grader said, “It'll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”
Hearing these words made my heart filled with 13 . I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff's team. He became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his 14 . The fact that it has made a（n） 15 in other people's lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!
A．lucky B．happy C．sorry D．angry
A．heard B．chosen C．invited D．followed
A．Good luck B．congratulations C．see you D．help yourself
A．how B．if C．when D．that
A．proudly B．quickly C．nervously D．shyly
A．unhappy B．uncertain C．unnecessary D．unfair
A．other B．the other C．another D．others
A．tried B．refused C．failed D．decided
A．print B．invent C．create D．copy
A．poster B．project C．programme D．perfomance
A．make sure B．look up C．work on D．find out
A．agreed B．offered C．expected D．managed
A．pride B．courage C．kindness D．hope
A．dream B．future C．life D．success
A．difference B．progress C．mistake D．effort
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