Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
The journey Betty had with her swimming was long but beautiful. She suffered some terrible illness in her early childhood. After years of ___（1）___, she finally became healthy.
Two years ago, while Betty was watching a sports program, a dream came into her head—to be a swimmer. Last summer, she wanted to ___（2）___ a local swimming team. So she practiced hard and finally ___（3）___ in being a member of it. However, the team training was a difficult start. She coughed ___（4）___ in her first few weeks. But she didn’t want to ___（5）___. She kept swimming and didn’t miss a single practice. She had a strong will to be the best she could be. ___（6）___ there were many difficulties, nothing could keep ___（7）___ trying.
Then came the final award （奖项） ceremony at the end of the year, Betty didn’t ___（8）___ any award but was still there to cheer on her friends. With the ceremony near the end, she suddenly heard the coach announcing （通知）, “The highest honor （荣誉） goes to Betty! She has inspired （激励） us with her ___（9）___ and love.”
It was the ____（10）____ moment of Betty’s life. With all she had been through in her ten years, this was the hour of true success.
（1）
| A． |
treatment |
B． |
trouble |
C． |
silence |
D． |
experience |
（2）
| A． |
enjoy |
B． |
join |
C． |
complete |
D． |
build |
（3）
| A． |
failed |
B． |
worked |
C． |
succeeded |
D． |
arrived |
（4）
| A． |
luckily |
B． |
quickly |
C． |
hardly |
D． |
badly |
（5）
| A． |
get up |
B． |
give up |
C． |
turn up |
D． |
make up |
（6）
| A． |
Until |
B． |
Unless |
C． |
Although |
D． |
Since |
（7）
| A． |
from |
B． |
into |
C． |
off |
D． |
for |
（8）
| A． |
find |
B． |
expect |
C． |
take |
D． |
lift |
（9）
| A． |
will |
B． |
pride |
C． |
wisdom |
D． |
honesty |
（10）
| A． |
deepest |
B． |
earliest |
C． |
youngest |
D． |
greatest |
When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could hardly have that money.
On my birthday my parents told me they had my outside in the back yard. At once I rushed out to the yard. There was my bike, it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so disappointing! I thought I my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I the old bike and rode it, feeling bad that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’t .... As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me much more than just a rusty old bike. They gave me a life lesson about . When you give something out of love, it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this story because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that 50 two dollars isn’t any less valuable than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.
A．talked B．spoke C．said D．told
A．guitar B．gift C．cake D．card
A．and B．or C．but D．because
A．liked B．hated C．hurt D．thanked
A．on B．in C．at D．for
A．got in B．got on C．got off D．got up
A．look ahead B．look back C．come up D．come down
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．love B．money C．friendship D．knowledge
A．spends B．costs C．pays D．offers
Language is colourful. There are many with heart. One of them is to “lose your heart” to someone. When that , you have fallen in love. if the person who “won your heart” does not love you, you are to have a “broken heart.” In your , you think that the person you loved is “hard-hearted,” and in fact, has a “heart of stone.”
You may decide to “pour out your heart” to a friend. Telling someone about your personal can often make you feel better.
If your friend does not to understand how painful your broken heart is, you may ask her to “have a heart.” You are asking your friend to show some sympathy (同情) for your . Your friend “has her heart in the right place” if she says she is sorry for you feel.
If your friend says, “My heart bleeds for you”, she means the . She is a cold-hearted person who does not really your situation.
When you are feeling , “your heart is in your mouth.” You might say, for example, that your heart was in your mouth when you asked a bank to lend you some money to a new house.
If that bank says to you, do not “lose heart.” Be “strong-hearted.” Sit down with the banker and have a “heart to heart” talk. Be open and honest about your situation. The bank may have a “change of heart” and agree to lend you the money. Then you could worrying and “put your heart at rest.”
A．articles B．letters C．expressions D．words
A．happens B．rises C．has D．takes
A．Then B．And C．But D．So
A．ready B．sure C．excited D．surprised
A．happiness B．sadness C．kindness D．sickness
A．health B．effort C．problems D．honour
A．need B．decide C．seem D．refuse
A．situation B．location C．direction D．lifestyle
A．what B．how C．which D．when
A．same B．right C．opposite D．familiar
A．care about B．care for C．look after D．talk about
A．angry B．sorry C．satisfied D．afraid
A．look for B．pay for C．sell out D．clean up
A．bye B．hello C．no D．thanks
A．stop B．keep C．practice D．continue
On Saturday morning, every boy in town was happy, except Tom Sawyer. Tom was by his aunt for causing some trouble. And he had to paint their fence(篱笆) which was 30 yards long. He knew other boys would him. He didn’t want to become a joke, so he thought hard. Then he came up with an idea and his brush to start the work.
A moment later, Ben Rogers came with an apple in his hand.
“You did something wrong again, right?” Ben asked.
“Of course not. I’m enjoying myself. Does a boy get a to paint a fence like this every day?” Tom said and went on painting.
Ben watched in silence for a while and became more and more . “Tom, will you let me have a try?” He asked.
But Tom , “Sorry, but Aunt Polly trusted me to do the painting. She said only I could do the job .”
“Oh, please, Tom,” said Ben. “I’ll be really careful. I’ll give you half my . Wait, I’ll give you all of it.”
“That’s a deal,” said Tom. “But you must be careful.”
Tom gave Ben his brush with worry on his face joy in his heart. He sat down and started to eat the apple.
When Ben got , Billy was waiting for his turn. He gave Tom a kite for the chance to paint. Behind Bill, there were many others…
Soon Tom got lots of “treasure”, and the fence got three coats of paint. Aunt Polly was so pleased that she gave Tom a big apple!
A．chosen B．guided C．praised D．punished
A．connect with B．laugh at C．wait for D．take care of
A．picked up B．brought up C．gave up D．kept up
A．competition B．journey C．decision D．chance
A．nervous B．interested C．lonely D．sleepy
A．refused B．agreed C．stopped D．succeeded
A．sadly B．comfortably C．perfectly D．poorly
A．brush B．kite C．apple D．toy
A．but B．so C．and D．or
A．worried B．sick C．relaxed D．tired
The world has many beautiful . We can hear the songs of birds and the laugh of people. We can listen to cool music and news reports. And it is all because of our ears! They us a world of sounds.
But some people can’t hear any sound at all. Some are born deaf. can hear well in their childhood, but too many loud sounds hurt their ears later on.
Many people in China can’t hear ordinary sounds clearly. A large number of them are children. Most of them are born good hearing. But six children out of every 1,000 have hearing problems when they are born.
A lot of things can hearing problems. And noise louder than 85 decibels(分贝) can hurt our ears and make us lose our hearing for a short time or even forever.
Hearing is important. So we should do our best to give our ears special care. Don’t forget to do the following:
Try to places with too much noise. When , remember to put earplugs into your ears to stop water from getting in.
Never put sharp (尖锐的) into your ears. Keep these things in ! Then you won’t “What? What?” when you are older.
A．songs B．sounds C．noises D．voices
A．take B．produce C．bring D．make
A．others B．the others C．other D．another
A．with B．in C．have D．without
A．lead B．influence C．cause D．process
A．live in B．stay away from C．keep away D．leave for
A．driving B．running C．surfing D．boating
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．mind B．mouth C．brain D．head
A．tell B．speak C．talk D．say
A wise teacher told each of her students to bring a plastic bag and a bag of potatoes to school.
She told her students: “From today on, for every person you don’t in your lives, you can choose a potato, write the person’s and the date on it and then put it in the plastic bag.”
Day after day, some of the students’ bags were very . They were then told to carry this bag with them they went for a week. The days carrying the bag around with them make students get to know a weight they were carrying in their minds. They had to pay attention to it all the time so that they wouldn’t it.
Too often we think of tolerance (宽容) as a gift to people, and it clearly is for ourselves! we choose to keep our sadness and hatred (仇恨) in our , we will have to carry them around all our lives.
Do you think you have got from the wise teacher and what she asked her students to do?A. see B. like C. know
A. letter B. words C. name
A. heavy B. strong C. large
A. somewhere B. nowhere C. everywhere
A. why B. what C. how
A. learn B. stop C. forget
A. another B. other C. all
A. As B. If C. Unless
A. hands B. eyes C. hearts
A. anything B. nothing C. Everything
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