One midnight, a little girl was thirsty and got up to drink some water. She walked to the bedroom door and it. The little girl looked outside but walked and stood in the center of the room, because it was so in the hall and she was afraid. Her mother said： “Don’t be afraid, honey. Have courage (勇气), I believe you can do it yourself!”
“ is courage?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed. “Courage is the brave breath (呼吸),” her mother answered.
“Mom, do you have courage?” “Certainly.” her mother replied, The little girl held out her cold hands, saying： “Mom, blow some of your breath of courage to .”
After her mother blew into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists (握拳)
, afraid that the “breath of courage” would away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the kitchen with to be afraid of. Her mother said to herself： “It will be nice someone can blow some courage to me. Then I can also hold it in my hands when I feel terrified.”
In a word, the thing that we are afraid of is nothing but the in our mind. The person who we should win is nobody but ourselves.
A．closed B．knocked C．opened D．kicked
A．in B．back C．out D．down
A．bright B．dark C．cold D．warm
A．What B．How C．Where D．Why
A．me B．you C．her D．it
A．politely B．happily C．luckily D．carefully
A．pull B．run C．move D．took
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．because B．though C．if D．until
A．fear B．idea C．worry D．secret
A young boy had many bad habits.His father was so（1） .He asked an old teacher for help.The teacher took the boy for a walk in the woods.While walking，he suddenly stopped and told the boy to pull out a small plant.
The boy held the plant and pulled it out （2） .The old man then asked him to pull out a little bigger one.The boy （3） hard and the plant came out，roots（根） and all. "Now pull that one out. "said the old man，looking at a small tree.The boy had to use all his strength（力） to pull the （4） out. "Now pull this one out. "said the old man， （5） a big tree.The boy held the trunk（树干）and tried to pull it out.But it didn't move at all. "It's （6） . "said the boy，out of breath.
"So they （7） bad habits， "said the teacher， "When they are small，it is easy （8） them out；but when they grow bigger，they cannot be pulled out. "The old man's words made a great difference to the boy's life.
What we can learn from the story is：Don't wait （9） bad habits to grow in you. （10） when you have control over them，or they will control you.
| （1）A.happy |
B.worried |
C lazy |
| （2）A.carefully |
B.easily |
C.nearly |
| （3）A.brushed |
B.discovered |
C.tried |
| （4）A.grass |
B.tree |
C.leaf |
| （5）A.pointing at |
B.cutting down |
C.looking after |
| （6）A.impolite |
B.impossible |
C.inconvenient |
| （7）A.like |
B.are like |
C.look like |
| （8）A.to pull |
B.pull |
C.pulling |
| （9）A.until |
B.of |
C.for |
| （10）A.Give them out |
B.Give them up |
C.Give them away |
Along the way，everyone will have a lot of things to remember.One thing happened long time ago，but it has remained in my（1） .
It happened when I was in Grade Four.My biology（2） ，Mr.White，came to the classroom five minutes before the class began.He looked excited and said to us，"Boys and Girls，today I have a（3） but interesting task for you to complete.Do you want to know what it is？Are you interested？"Everyone（4） great interest.We couldn't wait to know what we would do next.
Later，Mr.White led us to go（5） the biology laboratory. "During the following days，one of your tasks is going to（6） what will happen to these caterpillars（毛毛虫） and what you have learned from the project.You should watch the caterpillars carefully every day. " Mr.Write said and wrote some（7） on the blackboard.
My class started doing a special（8） in which we raised butterflies from caterpillars，（9）
all of us watched the insects in our laboratory.Within a week they began to come out（10） .We all paid more attention to（11） them by heart.Finally，the wings began to get（12） and wet.Then the butterflies shook their wings carefully to dry by（13） .
About three days later，the insects began to fly.One little boy，who had been watching carefully each day，saw this and announced in a（n）（14） voice，"They are flying!"
"Of course they're（15） ! "a little girl in a class replied."They're called butterflies.If they didn't fly，they'd just be butter!"
| （1）A．school |
B．journey |
C．mind |
| （2）A．speaker |
B．cleaner |
C．teacher |
| （3）A．serious |
B．special |
C．strict |
| （4）A．showed |
B．formed |
C．shared |
| （5）A．into |
B．from |
C．during |
| （6）A．work out |
B．find out |
C．put out |
| （7）A．invitations |
B．inventions |
C．instructions |
| （8）A．action |
B．project |
C．method |
| （9）A．and |
B．but |
C．so |
| （10）A．quickly |
B．easily |
C．slowly |
| （11）A．watching |
B．hearing |
C．touching |
| （12）A．perfect |
B．ready |
C．dirty |
| （13）A．ourselves |
B．yourselves |
C．themselves |
| （14）A．excited |
B．angry |
C．strange |
| （15）A．running |
B．flying |
C．sleeping |
When his friends play soccer or video games，12 ﹣ year ﹣ old Campbell spends lots of free time making Teddy Bears.
At the age of nine，Campbell was told that many sick children in the hospital couldn't get Christmas（1） .So the little boy decided to make gifts himself for them.
Over the past three years，Campbell has（2） himself how to make animal toys for children in the hospital. "I knew I could do it if I practiced." he said.（3） he injured （使……受伤） his fingers a few times，he didn't give up.With more practice，it（4） him less and less time to finish each toy.So far，the（5） boy has made more than 800 toys and he gave many of them to sick children at the local hospital.
Campbell's bears have a great（6） on many people's lives，especially for his dad that was seriously ill.One night，Campbell showed his dad the bear he'd made for him，Buying it would help him（7） the illness. （8） ，his dad became well again after months.
"Campbell brought（9） and encouragement to his father， " the boy's mother said， "and I'm sure that each bear（10） has the same feeling."
| （1）A.trees |
B.clothes |
C.presents |
D.socks |
| （2）A.praised |
B.taught |
C.warned |
D.required |
| （3）A.As soon as |
B.In order that |
C.Because |
D.Although |
| （4）A.took |
B.spent |
C.brought |
D.offered |
| （5）A.sick |
B.kind |
C.lazy |
D.nervous |
| （6）A.trouble |
B.suggestion |
C.advantage |
D.influence |
| （7）A.beat |
B.fear |
C.move |
D.spread |
| （8）A.Sadly |
B.Secretly |
C.Luckily |
D.Hopelessly |
| （9）A.happiness |
B.loneliness |
C.difficulty |
D.shame |
| （10）A.giver |
B.visitor |
C.seller |
D.receiver |
A company in the United States once decided that it would offer lots of money to anyone who could find a white marigold（金盏花）.Most marigolds are either golden or brown.It is very hard to find a（1） one.
Twenty years later，the company received a（2） from an old woman.She sent 100 white marigold seeds（种子）along with the letter.
The woman was a fan of（3） .When she first heard the company's notice 20 years ago，she got very（4） .She thought she could grow her own white marigolds.But her children didn't believe her.She knew（5） about seed genetics（遗传学）after all.Her dream of growing white marigolds might be just a dream.
Still，she（6） to make it happen.She planted some common marigold seeds and（7） them.A year later，when the plants produced flowers，she chose one of the faintest（颜色淡）and took its seeds.She planted these seeds and waited another year for them to open.Year after year，her（8） changed.Her husband died，her children moved away，and many things happened.（9） ，her dream to grow white marigolds stayed strong in her heart.
Finally，after 20 years，she went out to her（10） and found a marigold that was not just white一it was as white as the purest snow!
| （1）A.white |
B.golden |
C.brown |
| （2）A.phone |
B.letter |
C.ticket |
| （3）A.flowers |
B.trees |
C.grasses |
| （4）A.surprised |
B.worried |
C.excited |
| （5）A.something |
B.nothing |
C.everything |
| （6）A.worked |
B.helped |
C.asked |
| （7）A.made friends with |
B.kept away from |
C.took care of |
| （8）A.taste |
B.life |
C.habit |
| （9）A.So |
B.Also |
C.However |
| （10）A.garden |
B.office |
C.company |
It is not always easy to discover yourself.From a young age，I had a strong sense of who I would become ﹣ but an （1） changed everything.
To me，skating was more important than anything else in the world.Nothing else filled my heart with so much （2） .I spent twenty﹣four hours a week developing my skills.I had no （3） life or interests other than skating.But I was rewarded with first place medals in nearly every competition.
（4） ，during one competition，I fell and was badly injured.The doctor told me that I couldn't skate anymore.The pain in my back was hard to bear and even basic daily tasks became （5） .
My passion （激情） had been taken away.I lost （6） and had no idea what I would become.After eight months of suffering，something had to change.Instead of sitting around and （7） my days，I began to work with local community service projects.By volunteering as a swimming teacher and summer reading assistant for kids，I（8） an idea of who I wanted to become.After a few months，I found a new interest.Little by little，I stepped out of the shadow and rebuilt my confidence.
Sometimes，challenges in life will get in our way.We can （9） to stay behind or try to get past these challenges.My accident was a challenge that failed to stop me from reaching success.Today，I'm a very confident and optimistic person.
| （1）A.exam |
B.accident |
C.illness |
| （2）A.joy |
B.pride |
C.experience |
| （3）A.simple |
B.social |
C.comfortable |
| （4）A.Unluckily |
B.Finally |
C.Recently |
| （5）A.strange |
B.relaxing |
C.difficult |
| （6）A.power |
B.heart |
C.chance |
| （7）A.wasting |
B.valuing |
C.enjoying |
| （8）A.got |
B.knew |
C.heard |
| （9）A.learn |
B.choose |
C.refuse |
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