After Tom finished his middle school, he went to work in a post office. He was to work, because he could send the on his bike. It was easy and interesting. One day he sent a letter to a house. When he got to the door, a big dog ran to him. He was afraid of it very much and quickly the letter on the ground. To his surprise, the dog didn’t come at him. It ran before the letter and picked it up with its . Then it carried the letter in to the house. Tom said to himself, “It does the work as me.
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Long ago there was a boy was hungry for success. For him, winning was .One day the boy was to compete with two other young boys in a race in his village. A large crowd gathered to including a wise old man.
The race began. With strength and power, the boy easily the race. The crowd cheered and waved. The little boy felt and important. However, the wise man remained still and calm.
“Another race, another race!” cried the little boy. The wise old man came over and presented the little boy with two new runners: an old woman and a blind man.
The race started and the boy was the only one to cross the line, two left standing at the starting line. The little boy raised his arms . The crowd, , was silent.
“ don’t the people cheer for my success?” he asked the wise old man.
“Race again!” replied the wise man, “But this time, all three of you finish .” The little boy thought a little, stood of the blind man and the old lady, and then took them by the hand. The race began and the little boy walked to the finishing line and crossed it. The crowed . The wise man smiled, gently his head.
“Which one of us three are the crowd cheering for?” asked the little boy.
“For this race, you have won than in any race you have ever run before,” said the wise old man. “For this race, the crowd cheer not for any winner!”
A．whom B．who C．which D．what
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．join B．run C．watch D．hear
A．failed B．beat C．won D．lost
A．calm B．modest C．surprised D．proud
A．other B．another C．the other D．the others
A．in delight B．in surprise C．in sadness D．in fear
A．therefore B．however C．rather D．although
A．What B．How C．When D．Why
A．well B．together C．away D．off
A．in the middle B．at the center C．among D．between
A．slowly B．quickly C．easily D．hardly
A．shouted B．cheered C．talked D．cared
A．nodding B．shaking C．holding D．losing
A．little B．much C．even less D．much more
It is good news that more and more people choose the bicycle as the means of transportation in China because there is too much traffic in the busy streets.
Xu Shima was 16 in 1980 and had to learn a trade（买卖）. He c_____ bicycle repair. Over the next twenty years, it proved to be a wise d___
__. At that time, China was known a___
___ the "Kingdom of Bicycles" and was home to the world's largest number of people who ride bicycles. In the 1990s, Xu's business was the most s__
__.
But in 2000, Xu had to g_____ up his trade because more and more people began to use electric bicycles and cars. He even made a living by s__
___ fruits and working as a factory security guard (保安). He showed n___
___ interest in returning to bicycle repair.
Yet the tide has again turned, and in 2009 Xu returned to his trade and now repairs a lot of bicycles a day. Xu is o______ of 155 bike mechanics (修理工) at the Hangzhou Public Bicycle Transportation Development Co and fixes the company's n___
___ 70,000 public bicycles in the city.
"I'm glad cycling is p______ again," says Xu.
Inspired by the public bicycle system in Paris, Hangzhou government set up its own project in May 2008, hoping to ease the city's increasing traffic jams in this way.
A group of adults, highly succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor. Soon they began to _ _ the stress in work and life.
The professor went to the kitchen and returned_ _a pot（壶） of coffee and all kinds of cups — crystal (水晶的), glass, plastic; some nice looking, some common looking; some_ _, some cheap. And he told them to help _ _ to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “I’ve noticed that all the nice looking expensive cups were_ _， leaving behind the common and cheap ones. While it is_ _for you to take only the best for yourselves, that is the root(根源) of your _ _ and stress.
You know that the cup itself adds no quality (质量) to the coffee, _ _you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, _ _ you consciously went for the best cups.
Now consider this: Life is the coffee. The jobs, _ _ and position in society are the cups. They are just _ _to hold life, and the type of cup does not change the quality of our life. Sometimes, by only paying attention _ _the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has _ _us. God offers us the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make _ _of everything.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak _ _. And leave the rest to God.
A．think of B．thank for C．complain about D．drop out
A．for B．at C．in D．with
A．expensive B．ordinary C．strong D．serious
A．them B．themselves C．him D．everyone
A．mixed up B．left C．taken up D．refused
A．normal B．important C．impossible D．necessary
A．thoughts B．failure C．questions D．problems
A．Who B．How much C．What D．That
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．money B．age C．health D．purpose
A．cups B．tools C．bags D．bowls
A．on B．in C．at D．to
A．taught B．provided C．returned D．bought
A．fun B．interest C．the best D．the worst
A．kindly B．sadly C．rudely D．seriously
Children all around the world are familiar with fairy tales ,such as “The Little Mermaid”, “The Princess and the Pea” and “The Emperor’s new clothes”. The colourful characters from the stories made us laugh and throughout our childhood.
The stories are the of Danish writer Hans Christian Anderson. He was born into a poor family in Odense, Denmark, on April 2, 1805. His early life was not . His father was a shoemaker and his mother a washerwoman. He very little education. As a child he was very emotional(情绪化) and was at for being feminine(女性化) and tall.
In 1816 his father died and Anderson was forced to go out to work, first in a tailor’s shop and then at a tobacco factory. At the age of 14 Anderson moved to Copenhagen to start a as a singer and actor. He struggled for three years he had to leave the theater when his voice broke in 1822.
, Anderson went to a grammar school. Having done well, he was allowed to go to Copenhagen University in 1828. He began to publish his fairy tales in1835.They in small volumes（量）until his death.
Anderson lived a hard life, but he tried to make people laugh in all his stories. He wrote because he didn’t want children to have a sad childhood as he did. The works Anderson famous all over the world , but he was still a lonely man. He never married and his friends were the people who paid for his work. Anderson passed away on August 4, 1875 at the age of 70. His home in Odense is now a museum and thousands of people visit it every year.
A．tell B．speak C．smile D．cry
A．discoveries B．inventions C．creations D．feelings
A．hard B．easy C．excited D．bad
A．bought B．found C．received D．lost
A．spoken B．talked C．smiled D．laughed
A．career B．hobby C．performance D．trip
A．since B．after C．until D．still
A．Even so B．Afterwards C．Since then D．Otherwise
A．turned out B．sold out C．came out D．went out
A．found B．brought C．made D．let
There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school(寄宿学校). Before he was sent away, the boy was the student in his class. He was at the top in every exam.
But the boy changed after home and studying in the boarding school. His grades started to . He hated being in a group. He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he felt like committing suicide(自杀). All of this was because he felt no one loved him.
His parents started to the boy. But they even did not know what was wrong with him. So his father decided to go to the school and talk with him.
They sat by the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his lessons, teachers and . After some time his father said, "Do you know, son, why I'm here today?"
"To my grades," the boy replied back.
"No, no," his father said. "I'm here to tell you that you're the most person for me. I want to see you . I don't care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. You're my life."
These words caused the boy's eyes to be filled with tears. He hugged(拥抱) his father. They didn't say to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on the earth who cared for him deeply. And today this young man is in university at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him .
A．laziest B．cleverest C．calmest D．worst
A．coming B．returning C．leaving D．going
A．drop B．increase C．rise D．turn down
A．look for B．learn from C．worry about D．shout at
A．friends B．family C．study D．grades
A．find B．teach C．check D．hear
A．famous B．important C．outstanding D．interesting
A．happy B．serious C．excellent D．honest
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．ill B．pleasant C．pleased D．Sad
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