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At a dark night， a man came to a lonely village． When he walked slowly， a yellow light suddenly （1）　　at the end of the road． It came from a （2）　　 which was carried by a man． A villager near him said， "Here Blind Sun comes．"

"Blind？" the man said， "That's too （3）　　． A blind man has no idea of day and night， can not （4）　　 the beauty of nature， or even doesn't know what the light is． Wasn't he funny to carry a lantern？"

As the lantern was coming near， the yellow light moved gradually to the man． The man asked，"（5）　　， may I ask you whether you're really blind？"

The blind man answered， "Yes， the moment I stepped into the world， I can't see （6）　D　．"

The man asked， "In that case，（7）　　do you carry a lantern？" The blind man smiled， "At night all the people without light are just as blind （8）　　 me， so I light a lantern．"

The man said， "I see， you light for others．"

But the man said， "No， I do it for （9）　　．"

"For yourself？ But there is no （10）　　 to do that．" the man felt surprised again．

The blind man explained, "Were you ever knocked by others （11）　　 the dark？"

The man nodded， "Yes， sometimes．"

The man said proudly， "Believe it or not． I （12）　　 knocked anyone． Although I'm blind， I carry the lantern， not only light for others， but let others see me，（13）　

　 they won't knock me．"

After hearing that， the man was lost in thought…

In fact， everyone has a lamp in himself， light it actively not only for others， but also for yourself! ﹣ Never put yourself in a dark （14）　　 when you feel left out and find it hard to （15）　　 well with others， are you ready to light your lamp？

（1）A． appeared	B． fell	C． went	D． closed
（2）A． basket	B． toy	C． lantern	D． bag
（3）A． easy	B． clear	C． useful	D． strange
（4）A． hear	B． enjoy	C． touch	D． play
（5）A． Excuse me	B． Come on	C． I'm sorry	D． Never mind
（6）A． something	B． nothing	C． everything	D． anything
（7）A． how	B． why	C． where	D． which
（8）A． as	B． like	C． to	D． of
（9）A． yourself	B． himself	C． myself	D． ourselves
（10）A． time	B． need	C． way	D． problem
（11）A． such as	B． instead of	C． because of	D． as for
（12）A． always	B． never	C． often	D． usually
（13）A． after	B． so	C． if	D． because
（14）A． situation	B． village	C． dream	D． country
（15）A． turn on	B． hold on	C． put on	D． get on

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Most adults find it hard to remember the things happened while they were children． Now scientists have found exactly when these memories （1）d　　．

A new study has found that most three﹣year﹣old children can remember a lot of what happened to them a year （2）e　　，and these memories are still clear while they are 5 and 6， but by the time they are over 7， these memories become weaker （3）r　　．

Most children by the age of 8 or 9 can only remember 35% of their （4）e　　 from under the age of 3 according to the new studies．

The scientists say this is because at around this age the way we form（形成） memories begins to change． They say that before the age of 7 children do not have a （5）s　　 of time and place in their memories． In older children， however， the early things they can remember become more adult﹣like in the way they are formed． Children also have a far faster speed of （6）f　　 than adults． The discoveries also help to explain why children can often have clear memories of what they have done，（7）b　　 then forget them just several years later．

The children were organized to the laboratory for the first time at the age of 3 and discussed 6 impressed（印象深刻的） things from their past， such as the first relaxing trip with your family，the first （8）d　　 accident you met， and the first day of school． The children then returned for a second （9）s　　 between the ages of 5 and 9 to discuss the same things． The scientists found that between the ages of 5 and 7，the amount（量） of memories that the children could remember （10）r　　 between 63%﹣72%． However， between the ages of 8 to 9， the amount of memories that the children could remember fell to between 35%﹣﹣36%．

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I wish there would be a way to describe China in a simple word but that's impossible．

▲（1）　　 In my English classes when the students were asked what they would do if they only had a few hours to live， most students told me they would spend their last few hours with their families and parents．

▲（2）　　 I teach in Xiangyang， a beautiful city which the Hanjiang River goes across it and I live here better． The foods are cheaper than those in the US， so are clothing and articles（物品） of everyday us． People pay less for the public transportation， too．

▲（3）　　 However， it is reported that still there are a few children who can't afford the expenses（费用） of schooling． But the government organized Project Hope many years ago． It creates conditions for the poor children to go back to school．

▲（4）　　I seldom saw the things mentioned of the creative（有创造力的） changes China has made． But the economic miracles（经济奇迹） have the big problems．

▲（5）　　 To be honest， if I compare China with the US， my answer has always been the same： "We are not worse or better than each other； we are only different． "

A． It's a tradition to value education in China．

B． I realize that family is everything in China．

C． I am often asked which country I consider better．

D． You'll not know China unless you go closer to it．

E． I was used to reading the news of China in the US．

F． The cost of living here isn't as high as that in the US．

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For Pineda， it was a long way to succeed．

His story began in El Salvador； where he was born with something wrong with his mouth． He had great（1）　　in speaking． At age 2， his family's house burned down． Pineda was hurt（2）　　，and his legs needed to be cut． His mother died when he was 8， and he（3）　　years on the streets before he was taken in by an orphanage（孤儿院）．

Finally， at the orphanage， Pineda began to receive support and encouragement． He taught himself to play the guitar． He began his（4）　　with other musicians． Then the group went to Chicago， where Pineda， then 18，（5）　　the attention of many people， who wondered what they could do to help him．

A hospital offered him free medical care． A rich man agreed to（6）　　for Pineda's tickets to and from El Salvador．

When he was in the hospital， Pineda began（7）　　music， and wondered if he might be able to record his own album（音乐专辑）．Soon with the help of a musician， "The Sound of Gratitude（感激）" was born． On October 15^th， Pineda went to a Chicago club to（8）　D　his new songs to strangers， and to the friends who had helped him come so far．

It was （9）　　that Pineda had come into such a good luck， after having so many years of hardship（艰难）． "We have a（10）　　in El Salvador， ' Suffer（受难） first， then enjoy．' I guess that's what's happening． " he said．

（1）A． preparation	B． difficulty	C． development	D． conversation
（2）A． politely	B． wisely	C． simply	D． seriously
（3）A． spent	B． used	C． cost	D． took
（4）A． speech	B． education	C． performance	D． suggestion
（5）A． influenced	B． caught	C． refused．	D． separated
（6）A． ask	B． look	C． pay	D． wait
（7）A． writing	B． lending	C． selling	D． praising
（8）A． learn	B． lead	C． find	D． play
（9）A． freezing	B． amazing	C． outgoing	D． embarrassing
（10）A． meeting	B． crossing	C． saying	D． meaning

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Confucius is the greatest teacher in Chinese history． He was born on （1）S　

　28th． 511 B．C．in the Kingdom of Lu． in today's Shandong Province． When he was young， he and his mother had a hard （2）l　　．At the age of fifteen， he began to learn music， and he did well in it．

Then he went on （3）l　　other subjects． When he was thirty，he （4）b　　a teacher． He started his own school． He believed everyone should have a chance to get education whether they were （5）r　　or poor． He had about， 3,000 （6）s　　and many of them became famous．

Chinese see Confucius as the greatest thinker （7）w　　had many wise ideas about human nature and behavior． And he is also regarded （8）a　　the greatest teacher． His most important ideas are about kindness and （9）g　　manners． He said young people should （10）t　　care of the old． People should not only always think of themselves， but work for （11）o　　．His ideas are around in people's everyday life． Today people can still hear the ideas， and they even go far into east （12）a　　south Asia．

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