Ever since I was very young, I have looked to my parents and grandparents, friends and teachers for guidance. I ask them for answersto everything. Afraid to make a , I’ve asked countless times, “What should I do?”
Maybe I was to take my first baby step on my own. I decided I only wanted to do things the “right” way, even if it meant not doing something.
Sometime during my high school years, I . Maybe it was when I decided to try for the lead in “Beauty and the Beast”. Never mind that I would have to memorize lines and movements, I would take the chance that I might fail. The day of tryouts my heart was beating wildly. My hands were badly when I got up to sing.
But something happened. When I opened my mouth to sing, the sound was loud, powerful and sweet. I reached for the high notes that sometimes were beyond my reach. With no break in my voice, I was trying to do my best even though I might . But I didn’t. I realized that if I wanted to live life to the fullest, I had to take chances.
Now, I do take these chances with baby steps every day, my opinions in class discussions or debates, performing in other school plays.
I have finally learned to myself. I’m taking a tough science course right now. Some of my friends are talking about auditing（旁听）the class so a low grade won’t affect their opportunities for college. I’m taking the chance that if I try enough, I’ll get a good grade so that it won’t lower my strong grades in other subjects.
I have come to realize that even though my parents and grandparents, friends and teachers don’t always have the to “What should I do?”, they will be there to support me when I try.
“Life is learning to deal with Plan B,” my mother told me. But I now know that the Plan A I make for my life will become easier with every I take.
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Many parents want their children to be famous one day. But do children have the same 1 ?
A new 2 —Hi, Ke'ai is on at Beijing Children's Art Theatre. It tells the story of a boy called Ke'ai. His parents would like him to become a painter or a 3 one day. They teach him to 4 and to play the violin, but Ke'ai doesn't enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke'ai's parents see Liu Xiang win a gold 5 at the Athens Olympic Games, and they want him to be a sportsman.
" 6 do they want me to be someone else?" Ke'ai asks and says, "I only want to be 7 . "
The play shows us that it is good for parents to learn to 8 their children. It helps parents to think about what kids want to do.
Young audiences(观众)enjoy the story, and also the 9 in the play. There are two songs in the play. One of them, "Ke'ai's Song" is very 10 to learn, so the audiences can sing the song on their way home after the play!
A．jobs B．dreams C．habits D．hobbies
A．song B．film C．play D．opera
A．writer B．teacher C．sportsman D．musician
A．paint B．write C．run D．drive
A．match B．ring C．medal D．race
A．How B．Why C．When D．Where
A．myself B．different C．alone D．great
A．encourage B．understand C．criticize D．inspire
A．light B．clothes C．skill D．music
A．easy B．difficult C．important D．necessary
Roger Scott worked as a salesman in a department store. Like a lot of other young people, he didn’t like his 1 very much. One day he was 2 in the canteen (食堂)of the store with his girlfriend, Annie Davis. She worked there, too. “I’m going to find another job as soon as I 3 “. He said, “The pay isn’t very good and the work isn’t interesting, either. The worst thing with it is that I have to take orders from people like Mr. Smith! Mr. Smith was the manager of the store. Everybody was 4 afraid of him. He often walked around the store and always got very angry if he saw somebody who was not working. Sometimes there was really no work to do 5 people still tried to look busy.
While Roger was talking, Annie looked up and saw Mr. Smith 6 into the canteen. Roger was sitting near the door and Mr. Smith was just behind him. He could hear what Roger was telling. Annie didn’t know what to do. “I 7 Mr. Smith is even a very good manager.” Roger continued loudly. “ 8 a man is a good manager, the people would 9 to work for him. I’m sure everyone here hates it! At least I am.” Annie saw Mr. Smith come closer. There was a very angry 10 on his face.
A．friends B．girlfriend C．pay D．job
A．sit B．ran C．sitting D．running
A．may B．can C． need D．must
A．a few B．a little C．some D．lots of
A．and B．or C．but D．as
A．coming B．came C．to come D．would come
A．don’t think B．know C．don’t understand D．think
A．Although B．Because C．Even if D．If
A．loved B．be like C．like D．better
A．feeling B．thinking C．seeing D．look
Ann is 1 American worker. She works 2 __a big factory(工厂) in America. It’s 3 __in the morning. Ann 4 _ up. She is sitting on the bed. She is putting 5 __her clothes. She 6 _nothing to do today.
Now Ann 7 at the table. She is 8 her breakfast. There is a cup of orange and some bread on the table. Ann is 9 the orange and eating the bread. She is 10 today’s newspaper.A. a B. an C. the
A. in B. on C. at
A. half six B. half past six C. six past half
A. gets B. is geting C. is getting
A. off B. down C. on
A. has B. have C. is having
A. sit B. sits C. is sitting
A. eating B. eat C. eats
A. seeing B. eating C. drinking
A. reading B. watching C. seeing
A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman struggle（奋力）with a large box. It was half in and half 1 of her car. He was a helpful man, so he went up to the woman and said, “Let me give you a hand with that box. It looks very 2 . ” “That’s very kind of you,” the woman said. “I’m having a lot of 3 with it. I think it’s stuck（卡住）. ” “Together we’ll soon move it,” the man said. He 4_ into the back seat of the car and took hold of the other end of the box. He said, “I’m ready. ” And he began to_ 5 hard. For several minutes the man and the woman struggled with the box. Soon they were 6 in the face. “Let’s rest for a minute,” the man said. “I’m sorry, but it 7 stuck. ” A few minutes later, the man said, “Let’s try again. Are you ready?” 8 of them took hold of the box again. “One, two, three!” the man said, and they went on with their struggle.
At last, when they were very tired, the man said, “You are 9 . It really is stuck. I don’t think there’s any way we can get it out of the car. ” “Get it out of the car!” The woman cried. “I’m trying to get it 10 !”
A．in B．out C．on D．off
A．heavy B．strong C．dear D．new
A．trouble B．questions C．matter D．accidents
A．got B．stepped C．came D．walked
A．pull B．carry C．push D．take
A．white B．tired C．red D．hurt
A．goes B．falls C．grows D．seems
A．Every B．All C．Either D．Both
A．ready B．right C．clever D．sure
A．of B．in C．out D．fro
The time in a bookshop can be enjoyable. If you go to a 1_ bookshop, no assistant will come near to you and say, “Can I help you?” You 2 buy anything you don’t want. You may try to find out 3 the book you want is. But if you can’t find it, the assistant will lead（带领） you there and then he will go away. It seems that he is 4_ selling books at all. A story tells us about a good bookshop. A young student _5 a very useful book in the bookshop. _6 it was too expensive for him. He couldn’t get it from the library, either. So every afternoon, he went there to _ 7 a little at a time. One day, however, he couldn’t find _8 from its usual place and was leaving when he saw an assistant signing(示意) to him. To his surprise, the assistant pointed to the book in the desk , “I put it there _9 I don’t want other people to buy it,” said the assistant. Then he 10 the student go on with his reading.
A．good B．bad C．cheap D．rich
A．shouldn’t B．needn’t C．mustn’t D．can’t
A．what B．which C．where D．when
A．surprised at B．not surprised at C．interested in D．not interested in
A．bought B．found C．read D．took
A．But B．And C．So D．Or
A．look B．read C．watch D．buy
A．the book B．the shop C．the assistant D．the shopkeeper
A．so B．though C．because D．because of
A．left B．let C．told D．taught
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