【改编】Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need , ” his father said. “But if you work hard, no fortune will come.”
What made him sad was his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent.You will never be a pianist.” an eight-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly hurt. He decided that he didn’t want to be a any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. Wisely, his father didn’t push, but waited.
Luckily the day came when his teacher asked him to some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he realized he could show other people that he had ability to do it well. That day he told his father that he wanted to study with a new teacher. that point on, everything turned around.
He started winning competitions in the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition. When it was that Lang Lang won, he was too excited to hold back his tears. Soon it was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big . In 1997 Lang Lang moved again, this time to Philadelphia, US. There he spent two years practicing and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his successful performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs (演奏会) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started in. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(找到) him, and lets him .
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A group of frogs were traveling through the woods. Unluckily, two of them fell into a hole. When the other frogs saw how _____the hole was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs didn’t ____ them and tried to jump out of the hole with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to____. Finally, one of the frogs believed what the other frogs were saying and____. He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump as____ as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and ___made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said,” Did you not____ us?” The frog explained to them that he was____. He thought that they were____ him all the time.
This story teaches us two___:
There is power of life and death in ____. An encouraging word to someone who is____ can lift him /her up and help him/her make it____ the day.
A destructive(破坏性的) word to someone who is unhappy can be what it takes to ___ them.
Be careful of what you say. Speak life to these who cross your path . It is sometimes ____ to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. Remember, anyone can say words that can encourage another person to continued his/her way in difficult times.
A．wet B．round C．far D．deep
A．listen to B．look forward to C．move to D．turn to
A．leave B．jump C．try D．stop
A．broke up B．showed up C．gave up D．looked up
A．fast B．far C．gladly D．hard
A．quickly B．finally C．slowly D．possibly
A．hear B．see C．need D．know
A．cheerful B．great C．deaf D．surprised
A．laughing B．greeting C．frightening D．encouraging
A．example B．lessons C．sayings D．ways
A．lies B．stories C．words D．books
A．down B．relaxed C．bored D．angry
A．on B．around C．into D．through
A．help B．kill C．surprise D．hurt
A．easy B．strange C．hard D．surprising
Shanghai, a beautiful city during the day, becomes even at night.
At the end of the day, both the old part of the city around the Bund(外滩) and the modern buildings in Pudong are covered with colorful bright lights. The buildings, both new and old, look completely different and very .
If you look the Huangpu River, you can see the Oriental Pearl(东方明珠) TV Tower and the Jinmao Building. Take a boat along the and you can see the amazing nightlife on the Bund. There are over thirty tour boats for you to .
If you prefer in the streets, try the famous Nanjing Road. There are busy shops and cafes and you will see people enjoying themselves. Most of the shops close at 10∶00 pm. but at that time, teahouses are still open. , some of them are open 24 hours a day. Karaoke bars and coffee houses are popular places where you can old friends and make new ones.
If you are in Shanghai for time, make sure you do visit Xintiandi, which is a great place for young people, may be a little noisy for old visitors! A quiet place to s Park 97, near the west gate of Fuxing Park. Luwan District. Park 97 in 1997 and you can find clubs and international restaurants Baci where you can get Italian food and Tokyo Joe’s, a Japanese restaurant.
Now computers are very among young people. Last week, we asked thirty young people fourteen and eighteen. We asked how much they usually spent on their computers in a week, but we most interested in they used their computers for.
The usual time spent on a computer in a week was about twelve hours, with user about thirty-two hours, and the lowest user only five hours.
All the children said they usually used computers . Fourteen children told us they did some word processing (文字处理) . Only two of them said computers their lessons, and eight children told us they kept addresses and phone numbers in their computers or used to write diaries. Only three children said they were learning to make computer programs and nobody looked up databases (数据库). None of them used computers for any use.
The show that computer use is quite high among young people of 14-18 years old. They also show quite clearly that computers by most young people as little more than game machines. , though computers are common in the homes of young people, they have not yet become in everyday life.
A．common B．cheap C．easy D．difficult
A．among B．between C．from D．about
A．hours B．money C．time D．/
A．is B．was C．are D．were
A．what B．why C．how D．whether
A．high B．higher C．highest D．the highest
A．to read B．reading C．to play games D．playing games
A．at times B．as usual C．in the end D．all the time
A．found out B．worked at C．helped with D．looked over
A．theirs B．them C．its D．it
A．another B．other C．the other D．others
A．ways B．questions C．reports D．results
A．are seen B．have seen C．will be seen D．see
A．More or less B．From now on C．By the way D．It seems to us that
A．wonderful B．popular C．useful D．Expensive
I believe listening is powerful medicine. Studies have shown it takes a physician(医师) about 18 seconds to interrupt (打断)a patient after he begins talking.
It was Sunday. I had one last patient to . I went to her room in a hurry and stood at the doorway. She was an old woman, sitting at the edge of the bed, struggling to socks on her swollen(浮肿的) feet. She asked if I could help put on her socks. Meanwhile I said something like this: “How are you feeling? The nurse told me that you're anxious to see your son who's visiting you today. I believe you really seeing him.”
She me with a serious voice. “Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not your story.”
I was surprised and . I sat down. I helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her, she had not seen him in five years. She believed that her health problems were worse because of her son. After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks, I asked if there was else I could do for her. She her head and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to .
In fact, the old feel lonely when they live alone. Sometimes they only need a listener. Therefore, Listening to someone’s story costs nothing but it is the key to healing(治愈).A. look B. notice C. see
A. put B. wear C. dress
A. want to B. look forward to C. worry about
A. asked B. stopped C. required
A. embarrassed B. mad C.excited
A. but B. so C. or
A. missing B. loving C.meeting
A. nothing B. everything C.anything
A. shook B. dropped C. moved
A. talk B. feel C. listen
Boys and girls, this summer vacation is the time for you to take your mind off homework and prepare yourselves for the future. The following is some advice on to make your vacation meaningful and colorful.
Take regular exercise. You hard most of the time. Therefore, you need to join in outdoor activities, which can your whole body into action. You can benefit from different forms of exercise swimming ,mountain climbing and so on.
Learn some basic life skills. One day, you will live . You can’t depend on your family any longer. So, you should learn to cook, wash and other practical .
Go for a journey. Travel to places of interest. In this way, you’ll understand cultures that are different that of your hometown. Beautiful scenery can also make you relaxed.
Enjoy time. Don’t always sit in front of a computer alone. It’s great fun for family members to gather around the table, sports, clothes or other common topics.
If you follow the advice above, your summer vacation will be full of joy and 10 . We wish you a wonderful time!A. why B. how C. what
A. have worked B. worked C. will work
A. carry B. bring C. make
A. instead of B. such as C. as well
A. alone B. lonely C. together
A. lessons B. skills C. jobs
A. as B. to C. from
A. family B. home C. house
A. advising B. discussing C. deciding
A. meaning B. sadness C. success
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