My parents always told me that I couldn’t dance, because it was a girl’s sport. But I never gave up my dream of becoming a dancing star. I practiced secretly, learning form books, movies, and shows. However, without my parents’ support, that ______ seemed all but impossible to reach.
One summer, my little sister Maggie was going to dance lessons. I immediately asked _____parents for permission(允许)to take her to the lessons. What a _____chance to learn dancing!
One afternoon, I was practicing a new dance in my room, when Maggie walked _____.
“What’s the matter, Maggie?” I stopped ______.
“Denis, you are a great dancer! Can you help me?”
“What is it?” I wondered.
“There’ll be a dancing performance in my school, ____ the boys think I’m slow,and none of them wants to be my partner. ____ you dance with me for it?” She looked at me anxiously.
“You can be a good dancer!” I encouraged her. “Let’s show those people that they have been ___all along.”
In the following months, we ____ every evening, hiding from my parents. I was having a fantastic time and ____Maggie improved a lot.
Finally came the big day.I became ____ when I heard my parents would come to watch the performance. As the ____began,I took a deep breathe and tried to calm down. We moved perfectly, shining with pride. From the cheering of the crowd,I was sure we had ____.
My heart was beating wildly when I saw my ____ coming towards me. He put his hand on my shoulder. “Well done, son. Though it is hard for me to admit it, you really looked like you ____ this stage(舞台).Go for it and make us proud.”
I’d been waiting for this moment for so long. I knew that the road ahead wasn’t going to be easy, but I wouldn’t give up.I wanted nothing more in life than to dance.
A．line B．dream C．answer D．message
A．my B．your C．his D．her
A．similar B．funny C．good D．strange
A．out B．away C．through D．in
A．drawing B．dancing C．singing D．writing
A．but B．or C．so D．if
A．Need B．Must C．Could D．Should
A．sad B．lazy C．sorry D．wrong
A．chatted B．rested C．slept D．practiced
A．first B．soon C．never D．seldom
A．shy B．bored C．nervous D．angry
A．music B．lesson C．meeting D．party
A．arrived B．finished C．succeeded D．regretted
A．father B．mother C．sister D．classmate
A．took away B．paid for C．fell into D．belonged to
There was once a boy whose greatest dream was to have a rocket(火箭), and send it up to the moon. Unluckily, he had little money and couldn’t one. One day, at the side of a path, he found a box for one of his kinds of rocket. Opening it, he found there was only one rocket , made of paper, the result of a factory malfunction(故障). The boy was very disappointed, but at least he now finally had a rocket of sorts. He started his plans. For many days he collected paper of all the shapes, sizes and colours; and with all his soul（灵魂）he ___ __ drawing, cutting, sticking and colouring all the stars and that would turn his rocket into an outer space in paper form.
It wasn’t an easy job, but the final result was so excellent. From then on, the boy playing with his paper rocket every day. One day, a friend came, and in the boy’s bedroom he saw that excellent sight. The friend offered to exchange it with the boy, for a real rocket he had at home. The boy accepted. Since then, each day, playing with his new rocket, the boy would more and more his old paper rocket, with its planets, stars and all the rest. , he had much preferred playing with that one. He realized that it was more fun playing with toys he had made himself, with great and enthusiasm（热情）.
And so it was, that the boy started all his toys by himself, and when he grew up he became the greatest toy-maker in the whole world.
A．make B．borrow C．afford D．sell
A．latest B．favourite C．useful D．best
A．above B．beside C．nearby D．inside
A．giving up B．talking about C．choosing D．preparing
A．set about B．went on C．put off D．worried about
A．moon B．planets C．earth D．sun
A．stopped B．hated C．continued D．enjoyed
A．happily B．sadly C．carefully D．hurriedly
A．take B．care C．miss D．add
A．Really B．However C．Besides D．Interestingly
A．success B．effort C．danger D．difficulty
A．selling B．colouring C．building D．collecting
Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”
At last one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can fill the basket.” man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at so foolish.” He his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying . At last the well was almost .
As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You so well in this little thing,” he said, “ now I know I can believe you with many things.”
A．finished B．did C．began D．had
A．ever B．never C．easily D．no
A．The other B．Another C．One D．A second
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．picked up B．put away C．took away D．threw away
A．water B．basket C．well D．work
A．full B．empty C．filled D．clean
A．While B．As soon as C．Before D．Since
A．have done B．will do C．do D．are doing
A．what B．why C．when D．that
When Wang Hai went to Yucai Middle School two years ago, he worked hard and did very well in his lessons. He was also _______ in sports. He ran to school every day to build up his _______. His parents were very _____ him and bought him a computer as a birthday present.
However, something began to change. He stopped ______ early and never ran to school any more. He _____ his interest in studying.
One day in the middle of the night. Wang Hai’s mother discovered the cause of the _____ . He played computer games till midnight. It had a ____ effect on him and must be stopped.
The next day Mother had a ______ talk with Wang Hai. She took the computer away, she told him he wasn’t ______ enough to control himself. Wang Hai was happy he had a wonderful mother and _____ not to do that again.
A．worried B．unusual C．active D．nervous
A．body B．legs C．arms D．head
A．surprised at B．strict with C．angry with D．satisfied with
A．getting up B．putting up C．found D．took
A．forgot B．lost C．found D．took
A．choice B．change C．chant D．chance
A．good B．bad C．useful D．useless
A．serious B．seriously C．happy D．sad
A．strong B．weak C．new D．young
A．printed B．protected C．provided D．promised
Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.
When he was 12, his parents . He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed him. No one showed kindness (友善) to him. His only friend was a dog named Tige.
One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped , she dropped other bags. He came to help her.“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”She said kindly, smiling.
A special feeling came to him. These were kind words he had ever heard. He watched her she went far away, and he whistled（吹口哨）to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.
“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”he repeated the woman’s words. Then in a low
he said to his dog,“You are a nice little dog!”Tige raised ears as if（似乎）it understood.
“Uh! Even a dog likes it!”he said,“Well, Tige, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.”Tige waved its tail happily.
The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw but a dirty boy. He washed his face . Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed (震惊). From then on, he had a new life.
After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said,“Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed (种子) of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. a great power it has!” If you show kindness to others, you will be an able man.
A．dead B．dying C．died D．die
A．at B．to C．/ D．of
A．picking it up B．picking up it C．to pick up it D．to pick it up
A．the first B．first C．the last D．the first time
A．until B．before C．when D．while
A．sound B．noise C．noisy D．voice
A．it B．it’s C．one’s D．its
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．somebody
A．carefully B．careful C．careless D．carelessly
A．What B．How C．It D．It seemed
Everyone should do something to protect the environment. How did we help to save our earth this week? Let me tell you.
First, my family try to save . We never left the lights on when leaving the rooms. We turn off the TV when is watching it. Mom only uses cold water in the washing machine.
Second, we also start recycling this week. We to write on both sides of the paper, not just on one side. We also our rubbish into different bags for bottles, cans, paper and food. Mom keeps the plastic shopping bags from the supermarket to use them again as rubbish bags. These are great to help our environment.
Third, my family also save water. We never take long baths and have short showers . We wash the toilet with used water. My sister and I don’t the tap running when we brushed our teeth.
At last, mom and dad begin to save gas. Mom to drive us to school, but now my sister and I start riding our bikes to school. It’s hard work good exercise! This week dad and his workmates(同事) also start to go to work together in one and share the cost. This also help reduce greenhouse gases.
These are great ways to help protect our environment.
A．water B．oil C．electricity D．food
A．somebody B．everybody C．nobody D．anybody
A．want B．keep C．refuse D．try
A．divide B．check C．buy D．change
A．ways B．advice C．information D．news
A．again B．instead C．already D．too
A．leave B．stop C．finish D．watch
A．hoped B．began C．used D．needed
A．or B．but C．for D．and
A．car B．bus C．subway D．train
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