“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of life. It has brought me . I learned the law from my father's story.
My father was in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework midnight. Life was hard, because they had no ！
At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold, the land where people can become rich.
“ don't I go to America?” he thought to himself, full of hope.
So，my father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there，I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire(雇佣) me because I spoke English. Later，I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was for the first few years. I worked from 10 a. m. to 11 p. m. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn't the schooling(学费).”
My father working hard, and reached his goal.
“Alan,” he often says to me. “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come in life.” That is what I learned from my father.
A．disaster B．loss C．success D．pity
A．life B．fashion C．danger D．history
A．famous B．lucky C．rich D．born
A．taught B．worked C．studied D．slept
A．until B．towards C．for D．during
A．experience B．energy C．time D．money
A．kind B．poor C．strong D．lazy
A．What B．How C．Why D．When
A．discover B．make C．collect D．spend
A．little B．good C．much D．excellent
A．giving B．running C．washing D．receiving
A．comfortable B．cheerful C．nice D．hard
A．borrow B．need C．afford D．pay
A．kept B．finished C．minded D．stopped
A．really B．easily C．quietly D．slowly
My crippled（瘸腿的）grandmother was dancing. I stood in the living room doorway, looking at her beautiful movements, completely . Do you know she'd had her accident. I had read that in an old newspaper article．
‘‘So．．．Your leg? I mean, did your leg heal(治愈)?"
“To tell you the truth my legs have been well all my life,” she said．
“But I don't understand!” I said, “Your dancing career．．．You all these years?”
‘‘Very much so, and for a very good .”
She thought for a while and then continued. “Your grandfather and I were talking about engagement（订婚） he had to go to war. I was so afraid of losing him that the only way I could stay normal was to dance. I put all my heart practicing and I became very good. The public loved me, but all I could feel worried about not knowing whether the love of my life would return. One day a letter came, There were only three sentences: “I have lost my leg. I am no longer a man and now give you back your freedom. It is best you forget about me.”
“I made my decision there and then. I traveled away from the city. When I returned I had bought a stick. I told everyone I had been in a car crash and that my leg would never completely heal again. No one doubted the story l had learned to limp（一瘸一拐地走）. And I made sure the first person to hear of my accident was a I knew well. Then I went to the hospital. The nurses pushed your grandfather outside in his ．I took a deep breath, leaned on my stick and limped to him.”
I showed him newspaper articles of my accident. “There is a whole life waiting for us out there! But I am not going to you. You are going to walk yourself.”
I limped a few steps toward him and showed him what I'd taken out of my pocket. “Now show me you are a man.” I said．He bent to take his stick from the ground and struggled(挣扎) out of that wheelchair．He managed it on his own and walked to me and never sat in a wheelchair in his life.”
“What did you show him?” I had to know. Grandma looked at me and smiled. “Two engagement rings, of course. I had bought them the day he left for the war and I was not going to waste them on any other man.”
A．dropped B．defeated C．shocked D．pleased
A．How B．What C．Why D．Who
A．predicted B．pretended C．prepaired D．preferred
A．reason B．excuse C．effect D．result
A．where B．while C．when D．since
A．with B．into C．for D．from
A．just B．almost C．ever D．even
A．sad B．half C．rich D．whole
A．myself B．himself C．ourselves D．youself
A．doctor B．reporter C．visitor D．leader
A．way B．sunglass C．car D．wheelchair
A．take B．fetch C．carry D．bring
A．hardly B．still C．also D．never
A．again B．about C．above D．along
A．though B．unless C．until D．after
There're different kinds of animals in the zoo. We see the zoo keepers give them to eat. They don't have to food by themselves. They just eat, walk and all day. So many of may think that the animals there happy and lucky. But most them are sad. Why? They're free.
Animals like elephants, monkeys and tigers live freely and happily in or mountains. Tigers, example, run, jump, play with their children catch small animals for food. But now they have to stay in rooms in the zoo. Their life in the zoo is different from their life in the forests.
Now many of us think animals should go back to forests and mountains so that earth will become better.
A．meat B．food C．fruit D．drink
A．take B．bring C．find D．get
A．sleep B．run C．rest D．leave
A．me B．we C．they D．us
A．is B．are C．were D．was
A．in B．on C．of D．to
A．no longer B．not any long C．not more D．no any more
A．never B．usually C．now D．seldom
A．fields B．zoos C．parks D．forests
A．for B．in C．on D．at
A．but B．and C．or D．yet
A．good B．short C．small D．tall
A．too B．quite C．even D．really
A．much B．many C．more D．most
A．the B．an C．this D．that
Mr. Evans lives in a city. He was a three years ago. He taught well and his students him very much. So he decided to work in the middle school all his life. But a terrible accident his fortune（命运）.
One spring he took his class to the Ming Tombs. The children saw a lot of things and had a good time there. But on their way to school, their was hit by a truck because the driver was drunk（喝醉的）. Five students and more than half of the children were badly in the accident. He didn’t know how it happened and was very it after he came out of hospital. He left the school and became a . He tried his best to stop the drivers from breaking the traffic rules. He worked hard and was strict with the drivers. So they were afraid of him. A. worker B. teacher C. doctor
A. liked B. wished C. helped
A. beat B. won C. changed
A. build B. break C. visit
A. terrible B. interesting C. safe
A. bus B. car C. bike
A. left B. lived C. died
A. beat B. hurt C. stopped
A. sad about B. afraid of C. interested in
A. solider B. policeman C. cleaner
Years ago, when Dad moved to the US, I had to go to school in New York. I was worried. How could I, an 8-year-old girl from , make friends in America?
On my first day at Anna Silver School, I met Miss Alice Green, my class . She spoke to me slowly and to get me used to her American accent. When she discovered that I drawing, she took me as the teacher. Miss Green made sure that I fit into (适应) her class easily, and before I knew it, I was already having fun, just as other schoolgirls were.
When Dad was sent back to India, I had to Anna Silver School. I was again. Miss Green had planned to take us students for a trip, but I had to say goodbye to them now. So, with a heart, I left my school and the US.
Back in India, I received a package one day. It was Miss Green and my classmates. They had written me a letter each, me about the fishing trip. Miss Green said she me very much. With her good wishes, she added: “Keep up with your drawing, you love it so much.”
I’m very to Miss Green. She not only made a shy little feel at home in a faraway country, but also taught me and my classmates to understand the importance of being kind to others at an early age.
A．India B．China C．France D．Thailand
A．nurse B．doctor C．student D．teacher
A．weakly B．nosily C．clearly D．angrily
A．hated B．enjoyed C．dropped D．minded
A．much B．little C．no D．any
A．reach B．choose C．support D．leave
A．tired B．surprised C．worried D．satisfied
A．riding B．fishing C．skiing D．camping
A．cold B．hot C．light D．warm
A．from B．between C．through D．among
A．teaching B．training C．telling D．treating
A．thanked B．missed C．hurt D．understood
A．so B．but C．unless D．since
A．kind B．patient C．thankful D．friendly
A．girl B．boy C．daughter D．Son
Homesick is a compound (复合的) word that is made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning they are used together? The definition (定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home.
Now think for a minute SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the word “homesick” to the word SEA, does the way above of giving the definition SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? No, it doesn’t. It means something quite . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT(航行) ON THE SEA. When you are , the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, you want to be is at sea.
Have you ever heard of a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s . People are heartsick when they are deep inside as if (好像) their hearts are broken.
And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know something like this in your English study.
A．word B．phrase C．sentence D．passage
A．how B．why C．when D．where
A．for B．from C．about D．like
A．get B．fit C．read D．have
A．right B．wrong C．same D．different
A．homesick B．heartsick C．seasick D．carsick
A．the first place B．the last place C．the only place D．the safe place
A．hand B．heart C．head D．foot
A．hurt B．invited C．loved D．asked
A．hobby B．height C．heat D．handbag
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