Long ago there was a boy was hungry for success. For him, winning was .One day the boy was to compete with two other young boys in a race in his village. A large crowd gathered to including a wise old man.
The race began. With strength and power, the boy easily the race. The crowd cheered and waved. The little boy felt and important. However, the wise man remained still and calm.
“Another race, another race!” cried the little boy. The wise old man came over and presented the little boy with two new runners: an old woman and a blind man.
The race started and the boy was the only one to cross the line, two left standing at the starting line. The little boy raised his arms . The crowd, , was silent.
“ don’t the people cheer for my success?” he asked the wise old man.
“Race again!” replied the wise man, “But this time, all three of you finish .” The little boy thought a little, stood of the blind man and the old lady, and then took them by the hand. The race began and the little boy walked to the finishing line and crossed it. The crowed . The wise man smiled, gently his head.
“Which one of us three are the crowd cheering for?” asked the little boy.
“For this race, you have won than in any race you have ever run before,” said the wise old man. “For this race, the crowd cheer not for any winner!”
A．whom B．who C．which D．what
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．join B．run C．watch D．hear
A．failed B．beat C．won D．lost
A．calm B．modest C．surprised D．proud
A．other B．another C．the other D．the others
A．in delight B．in surprise C．in sadness D．in fear
A．therefore B．however C．rather D．although
A．What B．How C．When D．Why
A．well B．together C．away D．off
A．in the middle B．at the center C．among D．between
A．slowly B．quickly C．easily D．hardly
A．shouted B．cheered C．talked D．cared
A．nodding B．shaking C．holding D．losing
A．little B．much C．even less D．much more
Mr. Evans lives and works in Sydney. Last week he had a______holiday, but he didn’t know______ to go. He said to his friend Robert “I hate the hot weather here, but I can’t______a cool place in Australia. Where should I go______a holiday?”
“That’s easy,” said Robert, ” You can go to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground there now.” Mr. Evens______ his advice. He bought a plane ticket and______Moscow. He enjoyed himself there, but one day he got into trouble. After lunch______a cold day, he went to a park in the city. He found that a dog followed him when he walked______a house. It seemed hungry. Maybe it wanted some food______,he thought. However, Mr. Evans had______ food in his pockets. He tried to make the dog______, but it began to bark at him. Just at that moment, he ______a small stone on the ground. He tried to pick it up, but he______.
“______strange these Russians are!” Mr. Evans said to_____.”They tie up stones instead of their dogs.
A．two weeks B．two-weeks’ C．two week’s D．two-week
A．what B．which C．where D．how
A．think of B．think about C．think over D．thought of
A．to B．for C．in D．over
A．caught B．thought C．followed D．forgot
A．reached in B．arrived in C．get to D．arrived
A．in B．on C．at D．with
A．passed B．pasted C．past D．pass
A．eat B．eating C．to eat D．ate
A．nothing B．no C．none D．some
A．take away B．throw away C．go away D．put away
A．saw B．heard C．watched D．listened
A．can’t B．won’t C．couldn’t D．may not
A．What a B．How a C．What D．How
A．itself B．himself C．myself D．yourself
When Mr Black was young, he often played football, and he was good it. But then he went and worked in a town and there was football team for him there, so he stopped . Then he began to get fat, so he thought, “I stopped playing football and I’ve got fat. What shall I do?” He thought about it for days and he said to , “I’ll play pingpong.” He had some and he played for a few months. He met a nice girl at the club day and they played a game of pingpong against young man and young woman. Mr Black played very , and he was very sad about this. “I never played than this before,” he told the girl. “Oh,” she said, “You played pingpong before, didn’t you?”
A．at B．in C．for D．about
A．no B．an C．on D．a
A．play B．playing C．played D．to play
A．every B．much C．a little D．a few
A．himself B．herself C．themselves D．itself
A．games B．friend C．times D．lesson
A．every B．one C．each D．whole
A．the other B．others C．each other D．another
A．worse B．badly C．good D．well
A．badly B．well C．worse D．better
Grandma Li lived alone in an old building. She was old and didn’t like noise at all. The young man and woman always made much noise every night, so she couldn’t .When the young man and woman moved out of the building, Grandma Li was very . Another young man moved in and Grandma Li thought, “Well, he .”
But at three o’clock the next morning, _____ Grandma Li was sleeping , some woke her up . She carefully. It was a dog. She thought, “There wasn’t any dog here before. It must be the young .” She him and telephoned the young man at once. Before the young man could say something, she stopped the call.
Nothing more happened four o’clock. Then Grandma Li’s telephone rang. When she answered the phone, she heard, “I’m the man upstairs. I’m sorry to trouble you, but I want to tell you I don’t have a dog at all!”
A．upstairs B．up C．above D．higher
A．go to sleep B．sleeps C．slept D．falls asleep
A．sad B．pleased C．surprised D．worried
A．looked quiet B．looks quite C．looked quite D．looks quiet
A．at B．when C．after D．before
A．sound B．music C．noise D．voice
A．heard B．listened C．was hearing D．listened to
A．man B．lady C．man’s D．mine
A．angry with B．angrier with C．is angry with D．was angry with
A．when B．after C．at D．until
Will you put other’s needs before your own?What will you get if you do?Here is an experience of mine.
It was a wet day and I had a time. I was busy and everyone I talked to was in a bad mood. What’s more，I went out without breakfast and I left my at home. So I couldn’t get lunch and was terribly hungry.
When I finshed my work，I to ask my wife to meet me at the door with some money so that I could quickly go to buy .Then I quickly made my way home in hope of eating my meal of the day at 5：00 p.m.
As I was halfway home，my wife told me by phone that a friend of ours was in and needed a lift（搭便车）home. My mind said，“I will get him I get the meal.”But my mouth said，“All right,I’ll give him a .”
He jumped in the car with a smile on his face and repeated how he was that I would drive him home. He told me he usually walked home from his company but that day the stopped him from making that journey.
Traffic was a . A drive to him normally took 10 minutes but that day it took 30 minutes.
Now you would guess the person that I was helping is a friend of mine. But，in fact，he is a friend of a friend.
I wonder if I will ever see this person again but I feel glad I was there when he me.
So you will feel yourself helpful and useful when you 15 more about others.
A．help B．feeling C．change D．reward
A．fun B．quiet C．hard D．good
A．keys B．glasses C．wallet D．notebook
A．called B．wanted C．tried D．remembered
A．gifts B．clothes C．fruit D．dinner
A．hot B．first C．simple D．free
A．trouble B．danger C．fear D．treatment
A．since B．after C．before D．when
A．choice B．greeting C．ride D．suggestion
A．sorry B．grateful C．surprised D．satisfied
A．rain B．time C．work D．traffic
A．view B．stop C．joy D．mess
A．new B．lovely C．close D．common
A．chose B．phoned C．joined D．needed
A．learn B．worry C．care D．talk
Mrs. Chen lives with her son and her daughter in Loudi. She is very busy. After school Mrs. Chen takes her rom football to basketball. Then she has to take her daughter to piano lessons. The tired children don’t get until 7 p.m. They have a quick , and it’s time for homework.
Most of the parents do the things not only in Loudi but also in Changsha. They take their children from activity to activity. They want them to do things as many as possible. This makes children too much pressure(压力). Teachers say their students are very tired in the and can’t study well.
Only a few of parents about such pressure. They say “Parents send their kids to all kinds of classes when they are very , it’s crazy. People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.”
Dr Li also says “Parents should give their kids a bit more to themselves. Children need organized(组织的) activities. They also need time to relax, and they need time to do things .A. son B. daughter C. friend
A. school B. home C. station
A. breakfast B. lunch C. supper
A. same B. different C. happy
A. across B. under C. over
A. classroom B. bedroom C. library
A. decide B. hurt C. know
A. easy B. old C. young
A. books B. time C. fruits
A. by themselves B. of course C. by the way
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