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Every child has his own dream. Every child hopes to be an adult. , is it really like what they imagine? As a boy lives in modern times and in a modern city, I feel greater pressure(压力)on me with the city’s development. Although we worry about money, we still have problems, such as competition among classmates and expectations from parents. These experiences are very to our future. But in fact, they really give me a lot of pressure. I still clearly the happiness of my childhood. , we had to face the fact with time passing by. We began to feel this invisible(无形的)pressure come upon us. We before sunrise and come back after sunset. We work and study like an adult, even harder. What we do is in order to an excellent mark. Oh, growing up is boring, but we try to find happiness while growing up. I think the friendship among our friends, the support from our parents and the encouragement from our teachers can help us. Why not enjoy the pleasure of growing up and its delicious taste?
A．However B．And C．So D．Although
A．which B．who C．whom D．whose
A．always B．usually C．often D．seldom
A．other B．another C．others D．the others
A．helpful B．happy C．bad D．hard
A．think B．remember C．forget D．find
A．Luckily B．Unluckily C．Impossibly D．Fortunately
A．get up B．put up C．set up D．give up
A．become B．get C．buy D．show
A．should B．shouldn’t C．mustn’t D．can’t
My friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to pour heavily.
When it became lighter, I decided to brave the rain(冒雨) to get my , which was parked at my office three streets away.
My friends argued that I shouldn’t go, mainly I was seven months pregnant (怀孕的) then. I told them that I’d be very . One of them wanted to come with me but I insisted that she should stay with another friend who needed with her baby.
I walked out of the and started making my way to the car. At the traffic crossing，a car stopped and the passenger with an umbrella.
I knew what was happening, he walked right beside me and told me he’d send me to my destination(目的地). I was very embarrassed(尴尬的) and refused, he insisted on offering me his help.
During our walk, he kept telling me to walk slower, as the ground was . When we got to the car parking lot, I him and we parted(分手). I did not get his and may not even recognize(认识) him now. Did he purposely stop for me? I’ll never know.
So how did I pay it forward? I was at home when I two Indian construction(建筑) workers walking in the heavy rain. They were probably on their way to the construction sitenear my home, which was a long walk. I went out and them an umbrella. The two men were wet through. They were surprised by my action , and I told them they should the umbrella and keep it. They were very . And like me, probably wondered why a stranger was giving such kindness.
A．money B．bag C．car D．raincoat
A．because B．so C．unless D．if
A．active B．strong C．busy D．careful
A．courage B．water C．help D．food
A．hospital B．hotel C．office D．supermarket
A．got off B．got in C．picked up D．took off
A．Before B．Since C．When D．For
A．so B．but C．and D．as
A．wet B．empty C．dry D．hard
A．paid B．asked C．thanked D．left
A．office B．name C．money D．umbrella
A．heard B．left C．noticed D．sent
A．bought B．sold C．threw D．passed
A．take B．bring C．buy D．lend
A．foolish B．sad C．grateful D．cheerful
It was only October, but my students were already talking about Christmas plans. As each day passed, everyone became more excited waiting for the final school bell. As soon as everyone heard the , they would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.
David was a small boy in old clothes. I had often what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so improperly for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves, But something made David .I can still remember he was always a smile and willing to help, He always stayed after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He would just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly head for home.
Weeks passed and the over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness(烦躁)until the last day of before the holiday break. I smiled in relief(安慰)as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David standing by my desk.
“I have something for you, " he said and pulled from behind his back a small box, Handing it to me, he said anxiously, "Open it." I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my .I saw nothing. I looked at David's smiling face and back into the box and said, "The box is nice, David, but it's .”
"Oh no it isn't, " said David. "It's full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn't see or touch unless you know it's there."
Tears filled my eyes as I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given attention to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning the little empty box set on my desk.
A．warning B．calling C．ringing D．shouting
A．admired B．wondered C．realized D．learned
A．special B．kind C．popular D．funny
A．bringing B．enjoying C．wearing D．sharing
A．argument B．arrangement C．movement D．excitement
A．school B．year C．attention D．program
A．weakly B．sadly C．quietly D．helplessly
A．anger B．joy C．appreciation D．surprise
A．cheap B．empty C．useless D．improper
A．from B．behind C．over D．towards
Once I spoke at a high school. After the speech, the principal asked me to see a special student. An had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.
He was Matthew. he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. He spoke about and succeeding and seeking（追寻）his dreams.
When we finished talking, I went to my and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about and overcoming obstacles（克服障碍）than I ever would. He looked at it for a while, then took it off and handed it to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”
Last summer I got the news that Matthew had and a letter Matthew had written to me a few days before:
Dear Rick,
My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter. The doctors are to tell me that I don't have long to live any more. But I still smile as much as I can.
I told you that in the future I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I'll . I know I'm a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you.
Thank you for loving me.
Your friend
Matthew
A．excuse B．effect C．operation D．illness
A．While B．When C．Although D．Because
A．they B．he C．she D．him
A．winning B．teaching C．playing D．working
A．home B．desk C．classroom D．bag
A．failure B．success C．luck D．smile
A．around B．in C．back D．down
A．went away B．passed away C．stayed away D．moved away
A．surprised B．brave C．sorry D．happy
A．never B．ever C．often D．seldom
People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout, and smile. So there are many expressions about mouth. For example, if you say things about a person, the person will be unhappy and say “Do not bad mouth me.”
Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that later they regret they hurt that person’s feelings. The speaker might say: “ I really put my foot in my mouth this time.” If this happens, the speaker might feel down in the mouth.
Information is spread through the mouth. This is general communication people, like friends talking to each other. “How did you hear about that movie?” Someone might ask. The may be : “Oh, by word of mouth.” A more official way of getting information is through a company or government mouthpiece.
Sometimes, a person has a bad or unpleasant with another person. He might say: “It left a bad taste in my mouth.” Or a person might have a very experience, like being chased by an angry dog. He might say: “I had my in my mouth.”
Some people have lots of money because they were into a very rich family. You might say such a person “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. ” And this rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth.
A．dance B．sing C．walk D．think
A．beautiful B．nervous C．bad D．crazy
A．because B．so C．and D．until
A．never B．seldom C．sometimes D．often
A．with B．between C．during D．on
A．letter B．answer C．key D．report
A．experiment B．expression C．experience D．explanation
A．frightening B．surprising C．pleasing D．exciting
A．eye B．tongue C．finger D．heart
A．taken B．brought C．grown D．born
Sneakers are a kind of shoes worn by many people all over the world. , no one really knows where the word “sneaker” came from. Some say it came from the old English verb “sneak”, which means to move silently and quickly. The only thing we are is that when you put on a pair of sneakers, you feel light-hearted, light-footed and ready to play.
Sneakers of some kind are used by those who play tennis, basketball, and other sports. New design has been made for people who run slowly. In fact American children of ages would much rather play in sneakers than anything else.
New York City once held a poetry competition for children. The subject was only “sneaker”. One prize winner called poem “The Sneaker and the World Peace”. “When everyone is wearing sneakers,” she said, “it will be impossible to .”
American school children can be seen every day sneakers of all colors. They put them on in the morning and take them off at bedtime. Sneakers are washed. Some children think the older and dirtier they are, the loveable they are. When their sneakers wear out, children hate to throw them off. How do you explain the closeness between and sneakers? Perhaps another young winner in the New York Poetry Contest said it best. “A shoe is just a shoe,” he said. “But a sneaker is a friend.”
A．However B．If C．Or D．And
A．excited about B． pleased with C．surprised at D．sure of
A．lovely B． lively C．specially D．cheaply
A．all B．some C．little D．old
A．his B． her C．its D．their
A．explain B．guide C．hate D．love
A．dressing B．wearing C．putting on D．having
A．always B．usually C．sometimes D．seldom
A．much B．many C．more D．most
A．children B．boys C．other shoes D．winners
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