Being a parent is without doubt among the most challenging jobs in the world.But no matter how （1） it is，some people voluntarily（主动地） take this role-even if they don't have to.We know them as "foster（收养） parents".
Katie Holstein is one such example.In 2017，though unmarried，she decided to become a mother.Eight months later，she got a license and was （2） to become a first﹣time mom to two babies.It was not an easy （3） for Katie.However，she made it.The babies were looked after very well.
Over the next three years，this （4） mom fostered 16 children.They were all under five years old because she wasn't willing to take teenagers.However，her attitude changed when she met a teenage girl named Akyra.
Akyra's foster family needed a break.Katie was asked to let Akyra （5） with her for a week.To Katie's surprise，she and Akyra got on well.They had the same （6） such as watching movies and reading novels.As time went on，the pair grew （7） .Katie made up her mind to foster her for real.Akyra was 14 at that time and planned to live with Katie until she aged out of the system at 18 years old.
Now Katie's story is （8） known.She hopes it will encourage other people to （9） their homes to foster kids： "Being a real family doesn't always mean being connected by blood.Sometimes，it just means being connected by the （10） .I promise you there are children in your community right now who need a safe place to land.They need willing families，not perfect ones，" explained Katie.
（1）
| A． |
interesting |
B． |
exciting |
C． |
unhealthy |
D． |
difficult |
（2）
| A． |
forced |
B． |
encouraged |
C． |
allowed |
D． |
asked |
（3）
| A． |
task |
B． |
question |
C． |
exam |
D． |
rule |
（4）
| A． |
beautiful |
B． |
powerful |
C． |
careful |
D． |
regretful |
（5）
| A． |
stay |
B． |
come |
C． |
communicate |
D． |
compete |
（6）
| A． |
difficulties |
B． |
ideas |
C． |
interests |
D． |
friends |
（7）
| A． |
A stranger |
B． |
quicker |
C． |
stronger |
D． |
closer |
（8）
| A． |
widely |
B． |
clearly |
C． |
nearly |
D． |
directly |
（9）
| A． |
build |
B． |
open |
C． |
clean |
D． |
change |
（10）
| A． |
brain |
B． |
age |
C． |
money |
D． |
heart |
【改编】Tom's family is having a birthday party. It is to celebrate his birthday. At about six o'clock, is ready. Jim, one of Tom's best friends, arrives with a big box. Tom opens it front of Jim and thanks him for the . When he opens the box, he gets a big surprise. It is a toy car. Tom to buy a toy car for a long time, and now his dream comes true. He is too excited at at the present a word. Jim is happy, too. He knows Tom likes best. Mike, Tom's best friend, is a bit late for the party the traffic is heavy. At half past six, the party _ .They talk, sing and enjoy the delicious dinner .Tom is happy with so many good friends around. He hopes that he can have a party again the next year.
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【改编】In China, there are more and more traffic accidents nowadays. Every day cars kill or hurt many people on roads. Sometimes they drive too fast or do not drive_______enough. Some of them _______ the traffic rules and cause accidents.
According to some research, the pedestrians(行人) cause the accident more often than before.They are very _____. They walk or run the roads in front of the cars. They walk in the roads but not on the walkways.They get into or out of cars in the middle of the roads. Some pedestrians think it wastes time to ______ the green lights and simply cross the roads against the lights.
Many people think accidents often ______ in busy roads in large cities,however, it is not true.For example, Tokyo is one of the world’s _______ cities and probably one of the busiest cities, but there are _______ accidents to pedestrians. The reason is that the police there are very strict and the pedestrians are very careful.They ___ cross against a red light and they always follow traffic lights.
Do you know drinking wine is another main cause of traffic accidents? The alcohol( 酒精 )in the wine delays people’s response. Those who have drunk too much are slow in decisions. They need a few more seconds to react( 反应 ). Alcohol drinking is especially dangerous for motor car drivers. It is not only drivers who may have accidents after drinking, drunk pedestrians may pay their lives in danger too.
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“What’s the matter, mum?”
As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is ____. It’s unusual –she usually____the door and welcomes me with a smile!
“She’s dying,” mum says sadly. I ____what she says. The tulip (郁金香)，mother’s____ is dying.
A month ago, we moved ____our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much. ____she was free, she would sit ____her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful color ____inviting smell(香味).
She treated it like a baby and looked after it ____. She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to ____to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she _____ every morning was ____the tulip, Mum also fertilized(施肥)it many times.
She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and ____. But the tulip was dying ____too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.
It’s true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love ____be harmful（有害的）. Love can sometimes kill what you love.
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(原创)Do you believe in yourself? When you are in trouble, don’t say you can’t get over it. Believe in your dreams. Believe that you are loved. Believe that you make a difference. I was told a about a teacher who once did what he could to make his students get to know the of believing in themselves.
The teacher stood his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how hard you have worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to a B to those who prefer not to the test.”
Many students thanked the teacher and left. The teacher looked at the students left and said, “Does anyone else want to get a ‘B’? This is your last chance” Two more students decided to go.
Only seven students were still in the classroom. The teacher then handed out the papers. There were only three sentences on the paper: Congratulations! You have just received an “ “in this class. believing in yourselves.
I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test that any teacher could give. Students who are not confident in what they have learned are ‘B’ students at most The same is true in our daily life. The ‘A’ students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both and failures. They have got life’s lessons, not only from normal , but from events in their daily lives, and have become better people. You see, one should believe in himself.
A. story B. book C. magazine
A. difficulty B. importance C. difference
A.in the front of B. next to C. in front of
A. offer B. provide C. serve
A. take B. fail C. pass
A. C B. B C. A
A. Keep B. Stop C. Consider
A. successful B. succeed C. successes
A. life B. education C. experiences
A. never B. sometimes C. always
One very cold morning, my father and I were working on the farm. I asked him how long I must stay in the .
“About an hour.” he answered.
“I wish I could go home now—my aches.”
“I am sorry, but can’t you stay till lunch time?” said my father.
“But my headache is getting .”
“Well,” said him,“ you may go home. I don’t want you to work if you are sick. Go straight home tell your mother to give you some rhubarb(大黄，一种苦药). It will you a lot.”
I went back home. However, I told my mother that my head was better, hoping not to the terrible medicine. But it was too . She understood my as well as my father. So she prepared the rhubarb.
I had to swallow(吞) all of the rhubarb. Dear me! How bitter(苦) it was! I would rather all day in the field. But it cured(治愈) my laziness, and I learned that it is important to be .
Friends, keep it, though there is another and a better reason.A. field B. hospital C. factory
A. tooth B. head C. stomach
A. better B. worse C. less
A. but B. or C. and
A. hurt B. worry C. help
A. take B. buy C. make
A. early B. late C. easy
A. joke B. duty C. problem
A. work B. play C. study
A. kind B. honest C. helpful
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