As my friend was passing some elephants，he suddenly stopped．He was confused by the fact that these huge animals were being held by nothing but a small rope．The rope was tied to their front legs． It was that the elephants could break away from the ropes at any time．But for some ，they did not．
My friend saw a trainer nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and didn't to get away．
“Well，” he said，“when they are very and much smaller，we use the same size rope to tie them．At that age，it's enough to hold them．As they grow up，they are used to that they cannot break away．
They believe the rope can hold them，so they never try to break free．”
My friend was amazed．These animals could at any time break free， because they believed they couldn't，they were stuck right where they were．
Like the elephants，how many of us go life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something，simply because we at it once before? How many of us are being held back by old，outdated that no longer serve us?
A．clear B．necessary C．interesting D．important
A．business B．time C．duty D．reason
A．try B．continue C．remember D．refuse
A．strong B．sleepy C．young D．tired
A．guessing B．believing C．proving D．regretting
A．ever B．even C．never D．still
A．but B．and C．or D．so
A．across B．into C．through D．over
A．failed B．laughed C．aimed D．looked
A．dreams B．instructions C．beliefs D．chances
I stood in line to sign up for the middle school track(田径)team.
“Track isn't an sport.” the coach said. “Are you ready to practice hard every day?”
“Oh, yes. I love running.” I replied.
“Well, that's good,” the coach said.“ starts tomorrow after school.”
I was a little nervous about running with mostly older students, but I decided to face my fear.
“Welcome to the first day of practice.” the coach ordered everyone to the bottom of a sand hill. “Okay.”, he said, “This is the practice we'll do all season. You are going to run up and down the sand hill ten times as fast as you can. If you can't _it, move to the side.” We all lined up, legs ready.
“Go！”the coach shouted, and we went.
I considered myself a bit small but strong. Running up that hill, however, was harder than I had imagined it would be. The sand kept falling down under my feet and it was hard to keep balance(平衡). I tried my feet in deeper, but people kept passing me shouting “Look out!” and “Move off to the side!”
“Don't cry,” I told myself as tears filled my eyes. I had to step aside. I went home from practice feeling like a(an) .
That night my dad noticed sad face and asked what was wrong. The story came pouring out. Dad listened quietly and then asked, “How do you want to run?”
“I really want to run,” I whispered through my tears.
“Then, run,” he said. “Everyone will respect you if you don't stop and give all you have. I know how strong-mined you can be when you set your mind to it.”
The next day the hill looked as hard as it had been the day before, but I had a new attitude and something to . “Go！” the coach shouted. Several older students ran by me as we started up the hill. I still fell in the sand, and I still wanted to leave every step of the way; but I kept slowly and progressively. When I reached the top, I gave a silent cheer and headed back down again. My dad was right. I won that day and became a part of the team. On my last time down, everyone clapped and cheered.
A．old B．easy C．exciting D．unusual
A．Practice B．Progress C．Class D．Work
A．funniest B．hardest C．safest D．worst
A．get B．find C．make D．follow
A．away B．out C．up D．by
A．fixing B．resting C．shaking D．digging
A．stranger[ B．failure C．honor D．hero
A．badly B．quickly C．hard D．well
A．them B．you C．us D．it
A．change B．realize C．learn D．prove
A．climbing B．jumping C．falling D．rushing
A．trust B．praise C．respect D．support
In learning English, one should first pay attention to listening and speaking. It is the groundwork (基础) of reading and writing. You’d better your best to speak while you do much listening. Don’t be of making mistakes. But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your . While you are doing this, a good is to write－keep a diary, write notes or letters. Then if you can, ask some others to go through what you have written and tell you where it is wrong. Many mistakes in your speaking will be found when you write. Through correcting mistakes, you can do better in learning English.
A．have B．send C．make D．try
A．sure B．proud C．afraid D．tired
A．English B．Chinese C．Japanese D．French
A．start B．idea C．time D．way
A．happily B．easily C．really D．slowly
A little boy wanted to meet God, so he started his trip with some cakes and orange juice. On his way he saw an old woman in the park. The boy sat down next to her. The old lady looked , so he offered her a cake. She it thankfully and smiled at him. Her smile was pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he gave her a bottle of orange juice. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was very happy! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never say a word. As it grew dark, the boy got up to leave. he left, he gave her a kiss. She gave him her biggest smile ever.
When the boy home, his mother saw the look of joy his face. “She asked him, made you so happy?” He replied, “I had lunch with God. She’s got the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen!” The old woman also returned to her home . Her son asked, “Mother, why are you so happy?” She answered, “I ate cakes in the park with God. You know, he’s much than I expected.”A. sits B. sitting C. to sit
A. hungry B. angry C. thirsty
A. receives B. gave C. accepted
A. very B. too C. so
A. Before B. After C. Since
A. got to B. got C. reaches
A. in B. with C. on
A. Which B. Where C. What
A. happily B. happy C. happiness
A. young B. younger C. the youngest
When Millie got up this morning. she found it was a beautiful spring day. She saw some in the sky，but she didn’t think about them．She woke up her dog，Eddie，and put him in the ．Then she drove out into the country a picnic with her dog．
When they got to a big tree. Millie stopped her car and told Eddie to get off the car. They began to play games under the . How happy they were! An hour later，the wind began to blow and it turned ．Millie and Eddie were warm from running，so they didn’t feel cold．When Eddie was playing with the ball，Millie snowflakes (雪花)in the sky．She called Eddie，picked up the picnic things and got in the car．As she was driving home，the became heavier and heavier．Soon all Millie could see was white all around ．The road became slippery(滑的)and she had to drive very ．Then the car hit into a piece of ice and it went around in circles. She got her mobile phone and asked for quickly．They waited for about an hour because it was for the police to drive in the snow. At ，the police came to them. Millie was very thankful. she said she would listen to the weather before going on a picnic next time．
A．birds B．clouds C．snows D．kites
A．room B．desk C．car D．bag
A．on B．for C．with D．in
A．car B．tree C．bridge D．desk
A．warm B．hot C．cold D．cool
A．looked B．saw C．cleaned D．put
A．up B．back C．off D．around
A．rain B．snow C．car D．dog
A．him B．us C．her D．himself
A．slowly B．easily C．carelessly D．happily
A．apple B．fire C．help D．water
A．easy B．nice C．difficult D．lucky
A．first B．end C．last D．least
A．save B．teach C．look D．visit
A．speak B．talk C．report D．paper
One day, Peter had a fight with one of his classmates. Then he went to his grandfather and told him his story .“He is really bad，”the boy said,“and I him.”
The grandfather said,“ me tell you a story. When I was a boy, I too, sometimes hated others for what they did.”
As Peter carefully, the grandfather went on.“There are always two tigers inside my heart. One is and kind. He gets on well everything around him. But is bad and unfriendly. Even the smallest thing will make him angry. He fights with everyone all the time, and for no reason. He can’t think carefully he always hates others. It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart. They both try to control（控制）me.”
Peter looked into his grandfather’s and asked,“ tiger always controls you, Grandfather?”
The old man said slowly and seriously,“The one that I feed. I always feed the good and kind tiger, so I never hate others and seldom（很少）get angry now.”
A．happily B．friendly C．hardly D．angrily
A．love B．hate C．know D．enjoy
A．Make B．Help C．Let D．Ask
A．saw B．felt C．talked D．listened
A．good B．bad C．lazy D．quiet
A．at B．on C．with D．about
A．other B．others C．another D．the other
A．because B．though C．before D．but
A．eyes B．ears C．nose D．mouth
A．Who B．Which C．Where D．When
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