One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students about how to plan their time.He gave an example that those students would never .
He pulled out a wide jar (罐子) and put it on the table.He also took out several rocks and put them into the jar one at a time.When no more rocks would be fit inside, he asked, "Is this jar full?"
Everyone in the class shouted, "Yes." The teacher replied, "Really?" He pulled out a box of small stones.He dumped(丢下) some in and the jar.The stones went down into the spaces the big rocks.He then asked the group once more, "Is this jar full?"
"Probably not," one of them answered."Good!" he replied.He brought out a glass of sand and dumped the sand into the jar and it went into all of the spaces .Once more he asked the question,"Is this jar full?"
"No!" the class started.Once again he said, "Good!" Then he poured a cup of water in the jar was full.
Then he asked, "What is the key point here?" One student put up his hand and said, "The key point here is that even if you are , you can still plan everything well if you try really hard!"
"No," the teacher replied, "that's not the point.The point is if you don't put the big rocks in , you'll never get them in.What are the 'big rocks' in your ? Time with your loved ones, your education, or your dreams?
Remember to put these big rocks in first, or you'll get them in at all."
A．listen B．take C．like D．forget
A．strongly B．loudly C．carelessly D．carefully
A．threw B．broke C．shook D．hit
A．into B．in C．among D．under
A．added B．made C．offered D．left
A．before B．until C．after D．when
A．excited B．happy C．free D．busy
A．first B．later C．immediately D．finally
A．study B．family C．education D．life
A．soon B．never C．even D．ever
Big schoolbags have been a big problem for students for a long time. Maybe your schoolbag is too 31 to carry, and it troubles you a lot 32you want to find out a book to read. Now e -textbooks will 33you.
It is said that many Chinese middle schools are going to use e - textbooks. An e - textbook, in fact, is a small 34for students. It is much lighter than a usual schoolbag and 35to carry. Though it is as 36 as a book, it can hold (容纳) everything for study. The students can read the text page by page on the 37 , take notes 38the pointer (屏写笔) ,or even "hand in" their 39to their teachers by sending e - mails. All they have to do is to press a button ( 按开关).
Some people say e- textbooks are good, but some say they may be40for the students' eyes. What do you think of it.?A. expensive B. heavy C. light
A. till B. after C. when
A. trouble B. help C. solve
A. TV B. radio C. computer
A. easy B. difficult C. hard
A. smaller B. small C. harmful
A. paper B. keyboard C. screen
A. with B. in C. by
A. computer B. homework C. e - textbooks
A. bad B. dangerous C. good
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I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities staying at one of its best hotels. ” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception (前台) when I and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I called hotel reception.
“Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any in my bathroom. ”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course I’m sure!
“I’ll our hotel engineer at once. ”
An hour later, the engineer came to look at the shower. He hit the pipes (管子) a few times and looked . “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing ! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea. , I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something about staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the problem to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly what to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.
A．since B．while C．after D．before
A．arrived B．passed C．left D．stopped
A．toothpaste B．water C．shampoo D．soap
A．send B．catch C．trouble D．bring
A．proud B．worried C．angry D．excited
A．put up B．cleaned up C．took back D．held out
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．Seriously B．Especially C．Quickly D．Luckily
A．helpful B．perfect C．terrible D．busy
A．broke B．looked C．rushed D．moved
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When I was nine years old, I used to go to the post office with my mother, sending greeting cards to my aunt in Singapore. To me, these trips were really 16 memories. And receiving mail through a mailbox outside our gate was just as exciting. My small hands could 17 get the mail without using a key! I always couldn’t wait to see how much I was 18 . Oh, a letter! From Singapore! I would run back home and show it to my 19 . When there was a letter for me, I wouldn’t run—I would open it right there.
After my family moved back to Singapore, I 20 going to the post office. Years later, my company sent me to Shanghai, and the post office found me again. Two years ago I celebrated my 21 with five friends on top of the mountain in Longsheng, China. At sunrise we 22 up to a beautiful view from the mountain top. Later in the afternoon, as we were going 23 the mountain and returning from the sunrise viewing place, a 24 shop caught our attention. It only sold noodles, coffee and had a China 25 sign.
We asked the owner if she could really send mail. She happily said yes. It seemed hard to believe, 26 we were at the highest top of the mountain. I picked one postcard out and asked my friends to write 27 a birthday note. We bought a stamp, wrote some notes and gave the shop owner the postcard.
Three weeks later, I arrived home and 28 my mailbox: Hello, postcard! I broke into a big smile.
That birthday postcard attracted me again to the post office and all its delights. I had 29 the post office all these years. Today I 30 send postcards to friends. And every time I am at the post office buying stamps, I cannot help but smile—how one postcard will make its way across the world and brighten up someone’s day.
A．bad B．poor C．good D．short
A．easily B．simply C．hardly D．specially
A．weighing B．getting C．selecting D．accepting
A．friend B．aunt C．mother D．owner
A．enjoyed B．stopped C．hated D．considered
A．wedding B．return C．success D．birthday
A．broke B．woke C．grew D．stood
A．around B．over C．up D．down
A．cold B．dirty C．small D．modern
A．Traffic B．Life C．Police D．Post
A．because B．though C．while D．when
A．him B．me C．her D．them
A．bought B．repaired C．painted D．opened
A．missed B．influenced C．studied D．visited
A．just B．seldom C．still D．never
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If a snake bites you, take a photo with your mobile phone! It may save your life. This is the surprising 41 of a British cook.
One day Henry Jackson was working in a restaurant kitchen. He picked up a dish from the table, and 42 a snake appeared ... and bit him on the hand.
A few days earlier, the snake came to the 43 from Asia in a box of bananas. It climbed out of the box and 44 under the dish.
“I went to try to pick it up and it bit me again, I threw it 45 the kitchen, and it landed in the fridge. So I closed the door,” Mr. Jackson said.
Anyway, Mr. Jackson stayed 46 and he took a photo of the snake with his mobile phone. Soon his 47 began to ache and he went to hospital. Then his chest began to hurt. Doctors couldn’t say what was wrong 48 they didn’t know what kind of snake it was.
Then Mr. Jackson remembered his mobile phone photo. The doctors 49 it to London Zoo. When they knew the kind of snake, they could give Mr. Jackson the right medicine, and he left hospital the next day.
“So my advice is this: If a snake bites you, pick up your phone. Take 50 photo first and then show the photo to the doctors,” suggests Mr. Jackson. “Oh, and if the snake doesn’t smile for the photo, don’t worry!”
A．chance B．advice C．excuse D．business
A．suddenly B．nearly C．especially D．fortunately
A．garden B．hospital C．restaurant D．school
A．hung B．hid C．jumped D．ran
A．under B．into C．towards D．across
A．cool B．noisy C．pleased D．afraid
A．foot B．leg C．hand D．mouth
A．but B．though C．so D．because
A．wrote B．sent C．sold D．taught
A．his B．her C．its D．their
Charlie is twenty-three now. He1a university(大学) and found work in a factory last year. It’s2and there are no more than fifty workers in it. And only he3in a university. So he looks down upon his 4 . He always thinks he’s right and never agrees with5. He likes to say, “I’ve never made a mistake!”
But once the young man couldn’t6 a foreign instructions （说明书）. An old worker studied it for two days and7Mr. White, the boss of the factory,8it meant. The boss asked Charlie why. He made a few excuses to say for9. And he didn’t agree with the old man. The boss became angry and asked, “ Is it10 that you’ve never made a mistake?”
The young man wouldn’t make Mr. White11 and had to say, “No, it isn’t, sir.”
Having12 this, the workers were happy. One of them asked, “ It means that you also make some mistakes!”
Charlie13 his mind at once and said, “ I made only one mistake in my14 !”
“When?” the boss asked in surprise.
“ Just now, sir.” Answered the young man. “When Mr. White15 me acknowledge （承认）I was wrong!”
A．visited B．left C．built D．reached
A．small B．big C．new D．old
A．lived B．traveled C．arrived D．studied
A．parents B．teacher C．workmates D．classmates
A．another B．other C．the other D．others
A．see B．write C．understand D．read
A．told B．asked C．teached D．laughed at
A．when B．what C．how D．where
A．him B．himself C．them D．themselves
A．clever B．sure C．true D．able
A．sad B．sadder C．angry D．angrier
A．heard B．listened C．guessed D．reported
A．lost B．hated C．changed D．thought
A．life B．office C．family D．bedroom
A．helped B．made C．watched D．asked
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