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As my friend was passing some elephants，he suddenly stopped．He was confused by the fact that these huge animals were being held by nothing but a small rope．The rope was tied to their front legs．It was________that the elephants could break away from the ropes at any time．But for some_______，they did not．
My friend saw a trainer nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and didn’t________to get away．
“Well，”he said，“when they are very_______and much smaller，we use the same size rope to tie them．At that age，it’s enough to hold them．As they grow up，they are used to_______that they cannot break away．They believe the rope can________hold them，so they never try to break free．”
My friend was amazed．These animals could at any time break free，________because they believed they couldn’t，they were stuck right where they were．
Like the elephants，how many of us go________life hanging on to a belief that we cannot do something，simply because we________at it once before?How many of us are being held back by old，outdated_______that no longer serve us?
A．clear B．necessary C．interesting D．important
A．business B．time C．duty D．reason
A．try B．continue C．remember D．refuse
A．strong B．sleepy C．young D．tired
A．guessing B．believing C．proving D．regretting
A．ever B．even C．never D．still
A．but B．and C．or D．so
A．across B．into C．through D．over
A．failed B．laughed C．aimed D．looked
A．dreams B．instructions C．beliefs D．chances
Ben Lambert, the famous French singer, 1 a long vacation this summer! He thought about 2 _ to Greece or Spain, but decided 3_ Canada. “I always take 4_ in Europe,” he said. “This time I want to do 5_ . I heard that Canada is beautiful, and I know there are many people there who speak French.”
Ben is going to Canada’s Great Lakes. He is leaving the first week _6_ June and staying 7 September. He plans to have a very 8 _ vacation. “I’m taking walks, going fishing, and going bike riding. I’m 9 to spend time in the beautiful countryside. I love nature. I hope I can forget 10_ problems! At night, I’m renting videos and sleeping a lot… A great vacation! I can’t wait!”
A．are taking B．takes C．is taking. D．took
A．to go B．went C．going D．go
A．on B．to C．with D．in
A．vacation B．an vacation C．vacations D．holiday
A．something different B．different something C．anything different D．different anything
A．at B．on C．in D．to
A．until B．on C．for D．in
A．relax B．relaxing C．relaxed D．relaxes
A．planning B．to plan C．plan D．planing
A．my all B．all my C．all I D．all
A rich man loved his little boy very much. He wanted 1 him happy all the time. So he gave him everything that he could buy with 2 . But the little boy was still 3 .Where he went, he always wore a frown(皱眉). And he always wished for something he did not have. The rich man didn’t know 4 to make his son happy.
One day, a magician(魔术师) came and said to him, “I can make your son happy and 5 his frowns into smiles, but you must pay me a great price 6 telling him the secret.”
“All right,” said the man, “No matter what you ask for, I 7 you.” The magician took the boy into a secret room. He wrote something on a piece of paper, and then gave it to the boy. There were some words on the paper, “Do one 8 thing for someone every day.” The boy followed the 9 and became one of the happiest boys.
I think only those who are always thinking about 10 can be truly happy.
A．keep B．get C．to make D．to do
A．money B．food C．time D．toys
A．relaxed B．unhappy C．angry D．worried
A．why B．how C．what D．who
A．turn B．come C．put D．look
A．on B．for C．at D．with
A．boring B．bad C．kind D．hard
A．advice B．medicine C．book D．umbrella
A．another B．the other C．other D．others
Miracles（奇迹）will happen if you don’t give up trying. Even if you have 1 for one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 10lst time.
When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my 2 . They were too soft to be able to walk. Although the news was bad, my mother didn’t become 3 . She didn’t believe what the doctor said 4 started to look for other ways.
My mother kept looking for other doctors for me, and finally she 5 . The doctor and his team in the hospital did 6 they could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some 7 to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me 8 . I crawled(爬) towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldn’t believe 9 eyes. Crawling was not walking, but it was a good 10 . Day by day, I could walk by myself.
When I grew up, my mother 11 told me these stories. She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met 12 , I could do anything successfully. I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very 13 person.. I get best grades in school and I am a good dancer and swimmer. 14 my mother’s strong resolution, I live a happy life now. What the story tells us, as my mother always says, 15_: Never give up.
A．achieved B．failed C．suggested D．felt
A．legs B．hands C．arms D．eyes
A．patient B．confident C．frustrated D．mad
A．or B．and C．if D．because
A．forgot B．changed C．succeeded D．continued
A．nothing B．somewhere C．anywhere D．everything
A．time B．exercise C．medicine D．shopping
A．away B．from C．into D．up
A．her B．my C．his D．herself
A．advice B．end C．chance D．start
A．hardly B．never C．always D．nearly
A．dreams B．experiments C．jobs D．difficulties
A．excellent B．dangerous C．busy D．special
A．According to B．Instead of C．Thanks to D．Together with
A．reminds B．is C．asks D．remembers
The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how 1 you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a B to anyone who would 2 not to take the test. ”
Many students jumped up to 3 the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the 4 students and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last 5 . ” Two more students decided to go. Seven students remained. The teacher then handed out the 6 . There were only three sentences typed on the paper: Congratulations! You have just 7 an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself. I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test 8 any teacher could and should give. Students who are not 9 in what they have learned are B students at best(充其量). The same is 10 in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have 11 both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons, either from normal education 12 from events in their lives, and have become 13 people. Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now, and you 14 that you have some limits (限制). However, there is 15 you can’t do or learn or be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest said, “It’s not the mountain we conquer(克服) but ourselves. ”A. luckily B. terribly C. hard
A. dislike B. help C. prefer
A. thank B. praise C. fight
A. following B. relaxing C. remaining
A. chance B. trouble C. test
A. results B. presents C. papers
A. given B. sent C. received
A. where B. that C. what
A. confident B. necessary C. mysterious
A. unusual B. impossible C. true
A. broken off B. dreamed of C. learned from
A. and B. or C. but
A. ruder B. cuter C. better
A. decide B. forget C. realize
A. something B. anything C. nothing
阅读短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。
This is a 1 of my bedroom. It’s a nice 2 . The door（门） is 3 . And a ball is 4 it. 5 desk is near the window. You can see （看见）a 6 behind the desk . You can see some 7 and flowers 8 it . I 9 my English books in my school bag. The bag is behind 10 chair.
A．picture B．book C．map D．phone
A．classroom B．room C．home D．desk
A．here B．this C．that D．it
A．in B．on C．behind D．at
A．Me B．I C．Your D．My
A．chairs B．clocks C．window D．name
A．the books B．book C．a book D．books
A．on B．at C．of D．an
A．call B．lost C．find D．meet
A．a B．the C．an D．/
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