Several weeks ago, our headmaster, Mr. Gaudi, told us that our school had been chosen to compete on Smart Aleck—a game show which my best friend Carla and I 16 love. Carla has a good imagination, and I know a lot of history, so we thought we’d be good 17 for the team.
A few days later, Mr. Gaudi held a meeting with everyone interested in the 18 . He told us that Smart Aleck uses a five-member team. He also said that three more people would be needed as backup(替补). 19 , four times that many students were at the meeting. So Mr. Gaudi said we would have a 20 and the top eight scorers(得分者) would become the team and the backup. Everybody agreed that this was a 21 way to decide.
Yesterday, all of the hopefuls went to the dining hall after school. We would have to decide the starting line-up(阵容). Mr. Gaudi acted as the host. After a few hours, all the 22 on the team were chosen except one. Carla and I tied(打成平手) for that last position. We had to hold a one-on-one competition 23 the two of us. The winner would be on the team and the loser would be the backup.
Midway through our two-person competition, I was starting to pull ahead(领先). 24 I saw the look on Carla's face. I waited for a second and knew what I had to do. As much as I wanted to be on Smart Aleck, Carla wanted 25 even more. So, starting with my next question, I held back and let Carla 26 , just by a little bit. She felt sorry for my not being on the team as she 27 she would be on the show. And since I will go as backup, I’ll still have the fun of 28 the show up close.
Was I cheating(欺骗) by not trying as hard as I could? I don’t think so. No one noticed, and Carla and I didn’t 29 it. It won’t hurt the team 30 Carla will be a very good competitor on the real show. I think that making my best friend happy was the right thing to do.
A．all B．both C．neither D．none
A．choices B．friends C．leaders D．fans
A．course B．work C．trip D．show
A．unluckily B．luckily C．sadly D．hopefully
A．direction B．discussion C．competition D．conference
A．special B．hard C．fair D．funny
A．members B．rules C．names D．orders
A．of B．on C．between D．among
A．Still B．Never C．Then D．Again
A．us B．it C．me D．her
A．wait B．turn C．move D．win
A．accepted B．realized C．considered D．decided
A．seeing B．refusing C．asking D．hearing
A．mean B．plan C．need D．say
A．if B．though C．unless D．because
I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was , for my whole world was dark.
A young boy ran up to me, out of . He stood right before me with his head down and said , "Look what I found!" In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.
, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his and said in surprise, "It smells sweet and it's beautiful, too. That's I picked it. Here, it's for you." The flower before me was dead. But I knew must it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, "This is just what I ." Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not ---he was blind.
Tears came down my face as I him for picking the best one. "You're welcome." he smiled, and then ran off to . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain .
Through the eyes of a blind child, I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been . I decided to see the beauty in life, and every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.
A．hopeless B．colorful C．simple D．wonderful
A．mind B．trouble C．breath D．work
A．sadly B．strictly C．angrily D．excitedly
A．dead B．fresh C．alive D．heavy
A．So B．Or C．However D．And
A．head B．nose C．ear D．neck
A．how B．when C．where D．why
A．buy B．sell C．accept D．break
A．admire B．dislike C．want D．have
A．cry B．speak C．smile D．see
A．forgave B．thanked C．paid D．hated
A．sleep B．study C．dance D．play
A．at most B．at times C．at first D．at last
A．cheerful B．useful C．blind D．deaf
A．waste B．enjoy C．lose D．forget
I’m not a pet doctor. But one Sunday, I went to an animal hospital to help the there.
I arrived at the hospital early in the morning. And there was already work to do: giving the pets food andwater, and even giving them kisses the heads.
, they looked at me with frightened(惊恐的) eyes. A doctor would say to them, “Don’t worry. will be OK.” Some animals were for the doctor to check them.
I washed a dog’s hurt leg. I worked to make sure I didn’t hurt him. I wished he know we were just trying to help him.
It was a day and the work made me tired, but I was very happy. I knew I loved animals. And the animals knew I loved them. They my care with love!
A．children B．doctors C．mice D．dogs
A．no B．much C．little D．many
A．on B．in C．beside D．with
A．Ago B．Before C．Atfirst D．Then
A．Something B．Nothing C．Somebody D．Everything
A．looking B．waiting C．turning D．hoping
A．quickly B．quietly C．carefully D．early
A．could B．can C．had to D．must
A．comfortable B．noisy C．wide D．long
A．enjoyed B．hated C．stopped D．gave
How do you get to school? Do you walk or ride a bike? Do you go by bus or by train? For many students, it is easy to get to school. But for the students in one small village in China, it is difficult. There is a very big river between their school and the village. There is no bridge and the river runs too quickly for boats. So these students go on a ropeway to cross the river to school. One 11-year-old boy, Liangliang cross the river every school day. But he is not afraid.“ I love to play with my classmates. And I love my teacher, He’s like a father to me.” Many of the students and villagers never leave the village. It is their dream to have a bridge. Can their dream come true? I think they can! Do you think so?
How do the students in one small village in China go to school?
A．By bus B．By boat C．By train D．Go on a ropeway.
A．Because they like to go on a ropeway. B．Because there is a river and no bridge. C．Because there is no boat. D．Because they don’t like boat.
A．10 B．11 C．12 D．13
A．Yes, he does. B．No, he isn’t. C．Yes, he is. D．No, he doesn’t.
A．To have a bus. B．To have a train C．To have a bridge. D．To have a car.
Do you think of your parents? “Yes, of course. ” you may answer, “I buy a present for my mother on . And I give my father a present on Father’s Day, too. ” Then what about the other days of a year? Always to think of your parents, not just on some days.
I have a friend. She alone, because her parents live in a different city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice talk. Then she wanted to make a telephone call. She dialed (拨) the number, but then she put the phone . After about ten seconds, she dialed the number again. “Hi, Mom …”
Later, I asked, “Why did you dial the number ?” She said, “My parents are old. They can’t get the telephone quickly(快速地). I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them time to answer the call. ”
My friend is just such(这样) a good girl. She is always her parents, so why not her? You’ll also be a good son or daughter.
A．Father’s Day B．Mother’s Day C．Teachers’ Day D．Children’s Day
A．ask B．forget C．stop D．remember
A．special B．interesting C．difficult D．boring
A．live B．lives C．lived D．living
A．up B．away C．down D．on
A．once B．twice C．three times D．four times
A．far from B．behind C．close to D．at the end of
A．few B．a little C．a lot D．little
A．thinking about B．putting away C．looking for D．listening to
A．ask B．learn from C．talk about D．miss
Jenny Gonzalez is excited to go to school these days. The 13-year-old from South Gate Middle School in Los Angeles, US, is taking care of three green abalones(鲍鱼)at school.
The students of Violeta Llamas’ science class, including Jenny, have cared for the sea animals since January. The class formed eight t ．Each team takes turns to care for the abalones．Team five—Jenny, Alexis Diaz, Jennifer Gonzalez and Ricardo Beltran—have now got their t
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The abalones are k in a box of seawater. Every day Alexis, 12, checks if the water has too much salt．Too much salt is b
for the health of abalones．Jenny makes fresh saltwater．
Then the four students work together to clean u the waste in the box and feed the abalones．
“Sea life is l a baby. You have to clean them and care for them. ”Jennifer said.
Nancy Caruso, a scientist, leads the project. She said the number of green abalones along the state’s coast is going down because people have c too many of them．She said p
the sea is now the duty of the next generation(一代人)—young students．
“The students love taking care of the abalones.” said Llamas．
“This could open the door for those who want to be a sea life scientist o an environment protector” she said.
The s time with the abalones will end this school year. Caruso and a team of volunteers will record the abalones and then send them into the sea．
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