“Another bad day at school?” my father asked as I came into the room.
“How could you ? I didn’t shut the door heavily or anything,” I replied. Over the past two months I had either done this or thrown my backpack the room every time I came home from school. Papa thinks it has something to do with moving to a new house.
“I know this move has been hard on you. Leaving your friends and cousins behind is tough,” Papa said, as he put his arm around my shoulder. “ you must remember is that, with a lot of hard work and some time, you will make new friends.”
“You don’t know how hard it is. This year my baseball team would have won the championship. They won’t even give me a to pitch (投球) here. All I get to play is right field, and that’s the worst!”
Papa turned toward me. “Things will get , I promise you. Let me ask you, do you know why you were named David Lorenzo?”
“Yes, your name is David and grandfather’s name is Lorenzo.”
“Very good, and what makes your grandfather so ?”
“He was the first in the family to come to this country and all that,” I answered.
“That is only correct. Your grandfather was a very great man. In Mexico, he had been a teacher. When he came to America he could only get low-paid labor jobs because he didn’t speak the language. It took him two years before he spoke English well enough to be allowed to teach here, but he did it. He never complained because he knew could be difficult. Did he ever tell you that?” my father asked.
I looked down at my feet, ashamed at my behavior. “No. That must have been hard,” I said sheepishly（腼腆的）.
“Your grandfather taught me that if you let people see your talent, they will you for who you are. I want you to always remember what my father taught me, even if it a few years for people to see who you are,” said Papa.
All I could say was, “Okay.” Then I asked, “What should I do now?”
Laughing, Papa said, “How about you pitch a few to me? You need some work.”
A．spea B．tell C．talk D．look
A．in B．at C．across D．from
A．How B．Why C．What D．Which
A．chance B．hand C．help D．class
A．well B．better C．bad D．worse
A．famous B．proud C．clever D．important
A．half B．really C．partly D．completely
A．situation B．matter C．change D．thing
A．like B．accept C．receive D．know
A．spends B．costs C．pays D．Takes
Henry was not good at math. Even when the teacher explained something a second time, he still couldn’t ____ it.
“Never mind. I’ll sit next to the boy who’s the best at ____,” Henry thought, “and ____ his answers.”
The day of the exam came, and Henry sat next to Allan, who was ____ at the top of the class in math. Henry copied Allan’s answers onto his own exam paper. At the end of the exam, the teacher said, “Well, boys and girls, I’ve decided to give a red star to the student who got the highest grade. It’s ____ for me to decide who I’ll give the star to, however, ____ two students, Henry and Allan, got the ____ grade.” After a moment she went on, “But I’ve decided to give the star to ____ this time.”
Henry was ____ when he heard this. He stood up and said, “But I got the same grade as Allan, madam.”
“That’s true.” The teacher said. “However, Allan’s answer to Question 6 was ‘I don’t know.’ , but ____ was ‘Nor do I.’.A. retell B. answer C. understand
A. English B. math C. science
A. check B. copy C. keep
A. never B. almost C. always
A. hard B. easy C. unusual
A. because B. though C. until
A. low B. high C. same
A. Allan B. Henry C. nobody
A. afraid B. angry C. pleased
A. his B. mine C. yours
阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入短文中相应空白处的最佳答案。
Maria Gomez was born in Peru. She grew up in a small village. She when she was six years old. She went to elementary school, but she to high school. Her family was very _and she had to go to work when she was thirteen years old. She in a shoe factory.
When Maria was seventeen years old, her family __to the United States. First they lived in Los Angeles, and then they moved to San Francisco. When Maria __in the United States, she was not happy.
She missed her friends in Peru, and she didn't _ a word of English. She began to study English at night, _ worked in a factory during the day.
Maria studied very hard, and now she speaks English well. She’s still at night, but now she is studying typing. She wants a typist. Maria still misses her friends in Peru. But she is very happy now, and she hopes she will have a good future in the new country.
A．went to school B．go to school C．goes to school D．begins school
A．went B．didn't go C．began D．wasn't
A．rich B．poor C．happy D．glad
A．works B．is working C．is going to work D．worked
A．moved B．go C．stayed D．lived
A．reached B．arrived C．got D．moved
A．tell B．talk C．know D．say
A．when B．so C．or D．and
A．studying B．studied C．study D．studies
A．to do B．do C．to be D．be
My name is Emily Brown. I am a middle school student. We have some at school and at home. We can't get to late. We have to finish our homework, We can't stay out school nights. Some students think these rules are and they don't like them. But I can't agree with . I think these rules can help a lot. If we don't follow them, can we do well in our studies? For example, our teachers ask us to clean our classroom every day. If we , the classroom will be very dirty. It is bad (不好) for our health, too. If your parents ask you in bed early and you don't listen to them, you can't on time next morning. Everyone needs some rules. Do you think so?
A．books B．clothes C．rules D．classmates
A．school B．home C．office D．dining hall
A．at B．in C．for D．on
A．good B．bad C．funny D．easy
A．these students B．these rules C．the school D．my parents
A．me B．you C．us D．them
A．what B．how C．when D．where
A．can't B．aren't C．won't D．don't
A．to be B．to do C．be D．do
A．get to B．get in C．get up D．get on
For years I wanted a flower garden．I'd spend hours different things I could plant．I believe they would look nice together．
But then we had Mattew．And Marvin．And the twins，．Alisa and Alan．And then Helen．Five children! I was too raising them to grow a garden．
Money was tight (拮据)，as well as time．Often when my children were little，one of them would want something expensive．And I'd have to say,“Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn’t on trees，you know．”
，all five got through high school and college (大学) and were off on their own．I started thinking again about having a garden．Then，one morning on Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen．Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a tree，planted right in my garden．I thought it be a weeping willow (垂柳)，because I saw things around on all its branches (树枝)．Then I put my on and I couldn’t believe what I saw．There was a money tree in my garden!
I went outside to have a look．It was． ! There were dollar bills all over that tree．
There was also a note in the tree．It ，“We all love you，Morn．”
A．talking about B．thinking of C．preparing for D．1ooking after
A．tired B．careless C．busy D．poor
A．grow B．make C．come D．get
A．Clearly B．Naturally C．Certainly D．Finally
A．money B．new C．young D．tall
A．should B．can C．must D．need
A．blowing B．turning C．producing D．appearing
A．overcoat B．hat C．shoes D．glasses
A．strange B．true C．special D．perfect
A．says B．writes C．shows D．describes
Welcome to Center Street. Center Street is a great place to enjoy , There are stores and shops on it. It is a very street. If you want to , you can go to the zoo. It is the big supermarket. There is also a new near the supermarket. It is and quiet. You can your lunch in it. If you want to see , you can go to the movie house. It is the supermarket and the park. Our Center Street is very nice.
A．yourself B．himself C．herself D．myself
A．any B．a little C．a lot of D．much
A．quiet B．dirty C．busy D．small
A．have lunch B．play games C．buy clothes D．see animals
A．across from B．next C．between D．in
A．library B．restaurant C．bank D．school
A．clean B．funny C．fine D．happy
A．enjoy B．sell C．make D．take
A．books B．games C．movies D．plays
A．down B．between C．through D．next
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