Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”, but a recent communication with his mother changed his life. In the past, He didn’t give his mother many problems. , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she work, and so was often not at home.
His mother looked after him as as she could. Unluckily, Martin still caused problems. He was not studying and he often got into trouble. Luckily, his mother was very and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding(寄宿) school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.
One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his ,this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me.
Now Martin has changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped him to feel good about himself.
A．So B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．However
A．very B．many C．much D．too
A．could B．had to C．should D．would
A．soon B．quickly C．well D．good
A．angry with B．tired of C．crazy about D．interested in
A．worried B．patient C．careful D．serious
A．made B．took C．got D．thought
A．that B．this C．he D．it
A．surprised B．surprising C．surprise D．surprises
A．always B．hardly C．really D．just
I am Helen. I from the U.S.A. I am thirteen years old. There five in my family. We live in China now .
My father is a doctor. He in a hospital. My mother is a teacher. She in a high school. My little sister, Rose, is four years old. My grandmother lives us and Rose at home. She love a lot. I a happy family.
A．comes B．is come C．come D．boys
A．are B．be C．is D．will
A．peoples B．women C．people D．boys
A．work B．works C．teaches D．teach
A．teach B．teaches C．drives D．drive
A．in B．often C．only D．at
A．of B．for C．in D．with
A．looks like B．look at C．look after D．looks after
A．her B．she C．he D．him
A．has B．like C．have D．am
Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Certainly , sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people
But we would feel if we never had a friend. No two people are . Friends sometimes don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean that they like each other. Most of the time they will make up (言归于好), and become again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very . We miss them very much, but we can them and write to them. It could be possible that we could even see them again. And we can also new friends. There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t have. Why? It could be that they are . Being happy helps you stay well and it could be good just knowing that someone cares about you.A. have B. to have C. having
A. around B. away C. all over
A. happy B. lonely C. badly
A. different B. kind C. the same
A. no longer B. not any longer C. not
A. friends B. good C. pleased
A. angry B. sad C. happy
A. call B. ask C. tell
A. know B. find C. make
A. happier B. stronger C. kinder
Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the Developing World. But the is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a developed country like Germany?
Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making for the homeless of Berlin, the capital of Germany. They first doing that during a long hot summer when most Germans were on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.
The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren’t . “What these people also need is warmth and ,” says Rita. The Mullers were always willing to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.
The couple were soon all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to donations. Today, over thirty companies regularly donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer even gives away new shoes.
Kurt and Rita receive no payment for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary.” Though Rita says she often gets , she says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a in the world.
A．result B．reason C．fact D．idea
A．meals B．houses C．preparations D．suggestions
A．began B．met C．called D．left
A．asleep B．alone C．across D．away
A．brought up B．put aside C．set up D．gave away
A．enough B．necessary C．helpful D．expensive
A．right B．freedom C．courage D．caring
A．found out B．made sure C．looked up D．worked out
A．open B．crowded C．noisy D．near
A．spending B．wasting C．costing D．taking
A．pay for B．ask for C．look into D．carry out
A．give away B．give in C．give out D．give up
A．raise B．borrow C．save D．expect
A．surprised B．excited C．tired D．shy
A．difference B．decision C．plan D．rule
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My mother is a kind and nice woman. One Sunday night, when I was watching the film Harry Potter very happily, Mother asked me to go to bed.
that I didn’t move. But for a while, I noticed that she didn’t say anything.
I was so sad and that I went into my room and cried. I thought “I have only two nights in a week to enjoy the TV.
” The next day she cooked and talked with me as usual. I pretended not to hear, but she didn’t mind and told me why she didn’t allow me to watch TV, because she wanted me to have a good rest. Then I understood her. I love my mother.
| A. I loved the film so much. B. Then she got angry and turned off the TV. C. But she is very strict with me. D. Why doesn’t mother allow me to watch TV? |
Alan is a schoolboy. He is good at all his subjects .He thinks computers can help him with his homework. So Alan wanted a computer last week. He asked his parents _ the money and they said he must get it himself. But how did he get it? He _ about this when he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask children to work for them. Maybe he could take away snow for the neighbors. But this was not _ . He had to wait a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for their gardens _he had no tools to do the work with.
Then he saw one of his classmates, Dick, delivering (送) newspaper. I could do that, he thought. Maybe I could even get the computer __ away. I could pay for it a little each week. He ran to __ up with Dick. Alan asked him a lot of questions. He learned that it was _ to get twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job took about three hours each night. Dick him the phone number of the newspaper manager Alan almost flew home. After he had told his mother _he thought, she smiled “I think it is a great idea,” she said, “I’ll call the newspaper….”
“Wait, Mum,” Alan said, “I’ll call. After that, I’m going to be a businessman now.”
Alan’s mother smiled _ . We should learn from him.
A．in B．at C．with D．for
A．said B．told C．thought D．spoke
A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
A．when B．because C．while D．after
A．now B．right C．just D．only
A．take B．catch C．carry D．put
A．friendly B．kind C．wrong D．possible
A．taught B．gave C．made D．asked
A．that B．when C．what D．where
A．sadly B．happily C．politely D．happy
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