I took the bus to school every day when I was in grade school. Alvin, our bus driver, came by every morning at 8：00 to us children from poor families up.
Alvin picked up around twenty in our area and dropped us off after school. About once a month he would make a at the local drive-in. Someone would come out and ask each of us if we wanted an ice cream or a drink. Alvin would the whole bus out of his own pocket. The kindness that he showed was .
I remember him picking us up at the end of the school year and taking us to his home for a party. He would drinks and chips for everyone.
Remembering the kindness he showed, I called him up twenty years and thanked him. I told him that he probably wouldn’t remember , but I sure remembered him! We didn’t see much kindness from others as we grew up, so it made it all the more .
I could hear the smile in his voice when he thanked me for calling. He’s the reason why I do my to show kindness to everyone whom I cross paths with. He’s had such a huge impact in my life and I’m so thankful that I was able to tell him.
A．pick B．get C．make D．take
A．girls B．boys C．kids D．men
A．go B．stop C．look D．play
A．ask for B．look at C．wait for D．pay for
A．terrible B．surprising C．moving D．boring
A．give B．provide C．offer D．take
A．later B．ago C．after D．before
A．us B．I C．we D．me
A．difficult B．special C．careful D．usual
A．good B．well C．better D．best
A lot of students are having all kinds of sports on the playground. A football game is going on right now ______ Class 3 and Class 4. We don’t know which team will ____. Look at those people over there! Some students of Class 1 are practicing the ____ jump. One of them is the best high jumper in the school. He practices hard every day. Many people think he will _____ the school record in the sports meeting next spring. Not far away from them, some girls are preparing for a race. They____ have a 600-meter race soon. Now on the corner of the field, you can see another group(群) of students. Their teacher is ____ them how to throw discus(铁饼).
In schools, ____ students love sports now. Sports help people to keep ____. They also help people to live happily. And ____ doing sports on the field ,.people will ____ good friends with each other, too. Do you think so ?
A．in B．between C．from D．of
A．win B．winning C．fall D．falling
A．long B．far C．high D．tall
A．break B．turn C．leave D．name
A．were B．going to C．were going to D．will
A．telling B．talking C．speaking D．saying
A．much and much B．most and most C．many and many D．more and more
A．health B．tired C．healthy D．happy
A．in B．before C． after D．over
A．make B．change C．get D．bring
Are you ____ about how to study and make your study more effective(有效率的)? We all know that some students usually study very hard for a long ___. This is very good, but it doesn’t ___a lot, for an effective student must have enough sleep, enough food and enough rest and exercise. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s ____ for your study.
When you return ____ your studies, your mind will be refreshed and you’ll learn more ____ study better. Psychologists(心理学家)__ __ that learning takes place this way. Here take English learning as an example. First you make a lot of progress and you will feel happy. Then your language seems to stay the same. So you will think you are learning ____ and you may give up. This can last for days or even weeks , yet you can’t give up. Later your language study will again take another big ____. You will see that you really have been learning all along. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and ____. Don’t give up along the way. Learn slowly and you’re sure to get a good result.
A．nervous B．worried C．worry D．unhappy
A．days B．time C．hours D．weeks days
A．give B．make C．help D．take
A．good B．bad C．well D．worse
A．after B．at C．to D．for
A．and B．yet C．or D．but
A．told B．have found C．said D．have taught
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．work B．walk C．wait D．jump
A．interesting B．hard C．possible D．boring
Dolphins are mammals, not fish. Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can’t talk as human beings do, but they talk with sounds. They show their with sounds.
Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a “school”. They don’t like school children, but they travel together.
Dolphins talk to each other in the school. They give out different . They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say “ ” when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play. They can even make sounds above water. However, they make many more sounds under water. People hear these sounds because the sounds are very, very high. make tapes of the sounds and study them.
Sometimes people catch dolphins for a large aquarium (水族馆). People can watch the dolphins in a . Dolphins don’t like to be in an aquarium away from the sea. They are sad and lonely.
Dolphins are very friendly animals. Maybe you have heard some that people are saved by dolphins at sea. Dolphin meat is good, people don’t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck.
A．ideas B．feelings C．interests D．activities
A．study B．play C．hunt D．talk
A．help B．signs C．information D．words
A．Morning B．Good-bye C．Congratulations D．Welcome
A．not any B．a few C．few D．all
A．won’t B．don’t C．mustn’t D．can’t
A．Engineers B．Directors C．Scientists D．Zookeepers
A．show B．programme C．movie D．school
A．researches B．secrets C．accidents D．stories
A．so B．but C．though D．unless
“I can’t believe what I’m hearing! ”I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate（候选人）for president of Student Union. I really thought I should be chosen.
Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered a polite “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my , Jeff came to me and put his plate beside mine.
“I’m, er-I’m just wondering if you would consider coming to work on my team, ”he said nervously. “You are really and you would be a great partner.”
“I don’t think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.
“Well, you change your mind, you can tell me tomorrow. ”He said before moving to another table.
All that night, I thought about the from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process（选举过程）would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to Jeff.
of all, I began to create a catchy advertisement. Within a few days, we a poster with Jeff’s showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway passing Jeff’s smiling face.
My next step was to what new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.
With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster agreed to add we want to our school program.
With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well received at school.
An eighth grader said, “ will be exciting to have Jeff as president.”
these words made my heart filled with pride. I had wanted to become president of Student Union to make a difference. Now I achieved that. Jeff became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his . The fact that it has made a in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!
A．us B．him C．her D．them
A．surprise B．luck C．fun D．love
A．tired B．happy C．smart D．busy
A．if B．because C．after D．while
A．message B．present C．dream D．offer
A．refuse B．leave C．agree D．join
A．first B．second C．third D．Last
A．sent B．invented C．designed D．bought
A．for B．from C．with D．without
A．take out B．give out C．work out D．find out
A．everywhere B．somewhere C．everything D．nothing
A．This B．It C．He D．We
A．Hearing B．Seeing C．Thinking D．Hoping
A．exercise B．class C．family D．success
A．friend B．difference C．mistake D．living
Long ago, in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers, Harry and Peter. Harry was very hard working while Peter was , Every day Harry got up early and came home late, but Peter walked around for fun.
One summer there was no and the crops（庄稼）were dying. Harry thought, “I must do something to save these crops, or they shall die.” With this in mind, he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal (沟渠) to his field. He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty. After a search, he found a river full of blue water. He was very happy. He started digging a canal to his field. it was noon his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home lunch. But Harry did not go. He did not want to leave his work unfinished. He completed his work at night. He was very satisfied.
He went home and had a good meal and into a sound sleep.
Peter did the same. But he was not at all determined (有决心的). He also digging a canal to his field but he didn't have his work completed. His field did not get water and all his crops died.
Harry’s field would be watered when needed. He had a good harvest because of his hard work.A. cruel B.1azy C. careless
A. rain B. wind C. cloud
A. dream B. problem C. thought
A. quick B. long C. slow
A. When B. Although C. Unless
A. to B. for C. with
A. early B. late C. deep
A. fell B. looked C. turned
A. stopped B. forgot C. started
A. clean B. fresh C. enough
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