Dear Susan,
You are only three years old, and at this point in your life you are not able to understand this letter. But some day when you grow up, I hope you will find something in what I am going to share with you.
Life can be . There will be people in your life who won’t be very nice. They’ll laugh at you because you are different, for no good reason. You will also face heartbreak (心碎) and might be by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face these too much, but such things happen.
Be open to life anyway. You’ll find cruelty in your through life, but don’t let that stop you from finding new things. Don’t retreat (退却) from life, and don’t yourself. Be open to new things, new experiences and new people. You will fail many times, but if you allow that to stop you from trying, you will miss many chances. Do remember that failure (失败) is a stepping stone to success.
You will meet many people who will try to do better than you, in school, in college and at work. They’ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, and so on. To , life is a competition. However, I believe life is a journey. If you always try your best to others, you are wasting your life. Learn to enjoy your life danger and you will make it a journey of , of learning and of love.
Finally, know that I love you and always will. You are a really wonderful journey, and I will always be there for you.
Love
Dad
A．normal B．familiar C．valuable D．interesting
A．simple B．enjoyable C．peaceful D．unkind
A．and B．or C．but D．so
A．hurt B．accepted C．protected D．affected
A．journey B．school C．study D．days
A．struggle B．complete C．hide D．forgive
A．me B．them C．you D．him
A．follow B．change C．pardon D．introduce
A．danger B．quietness C．happiness D．cruelty
A．destroying B．completing C．developing D．starting
When I was19 years old, I had a part-time job in a hospital. At that time I was shy and didn’t believe in myself. I talked with others. I wasn’t confident in any future. Later I met a doctor, Mike, and we became good friends. He me to believe in myself and try to communicate with others. He helped me learn to enjoy myself. He also asked me to take some important courses. I did he told me and did very well.
One day, he asked me what I my life to be like. I hadn’t thought about it before. That night, I thought it over and finally knew the life I had been . From then on, I started to work for it.
Later I got a chance to go to college, but I had another friend. At that time I was too to pay for my education. I was very frustrated and didn’t know what to do. When I wanted to my dream, Mike helped me again. He to pay for my college education. He helped me asking for anything in return 作为回报.
After graduating 毕业, I got my dream job and I like it very much. Mike made me enter a different . I am so lucky to have met such a good friend in my life.
A．usually B．often C．hardly D．always
A．encouraged B．invited C．taught D．allowed
A．why B．how C．what D．that
A．expected B．lived C．enjoyed D．spent
A．taking pride in B．staying away from C．running out of D．looking forward to
A．rich B．weak C．poor D．strong
A．achieve B．give up C．think up D．hold on to
A．agreed B．continued C．offered D．stopped
A．by B．with C．except D．without
A．world B．contest C．university D．country
On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road. She was very worried. Her had broken down. Just then a poor man named Robert came. He was on his back home from work as usual. The lady wondered, "Is the man going to me? He looks very cold and hungry." But to her surprise, stopped and said with a smile, "Can I help you, madam?" After forty , the car was at last fixed by Robert. The lady wanted to pay him." No, that's , madam." he said, "I was just helping someone in . If you really want to pay me back, I hope you see someone in need, you should give him a hand." A few minutes later, the lady a shabby (破旧的)house by the road. She remembered Robert's words, so she stopped. The hostess(女主人) warmly asked her . The lady could see that was a family and that they needed help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady on a table 500 dollars and went away quietly. Robert came home later than before, thinking how their life was. His wife was pregnant(怀孕) and the baby was to be born the next month but there was not money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, "Don't worry, dear! Everything's going to be all . A stranger has helped us out." Let's always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ourselves.
A．bike B．motorbike C．bus D．car
A．step B．way C．road D．life
A．help B．save C．kill D．find
A．she B．he C．I D．they
A．days B．hours C．minutes D．years
A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything
A．picture B．rain C．need D．danger
A．whatever B．whenever C．however D．whichever
A．saw B．heard C．smelt D．felt
A．out B．away C．in D．along
A．terrible B．sad C．rich D．poor
A．dropped B．forgot C．lay D．left
A．exciting B．hard C．happy D．interesting
A．many B．some C．enough D．few
A．right B．wrong C．glad D．well
A young mother set her feet on the pathway of the life. “Is the way long?”
And her guide said, “Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old ____ you reach the end of it, but the end will be better than the beginning.” But the young mother was happy and would not ____ anything could be better than these years. So she ____ with her children and gathered flowers for them along the way and bathed with them in the clear springs. The sun shone on them, and life was good. And the young mother cried, “ Nothing will be ____ than this.”
Then the night came. And the storm (暴风雨) ____ them and the path was dark, and the children shook with ____ and cold. And the mother drew them close and covered them with her clothes, and the children said, “ Oh, Mum, we are not afraid, for you are ____, and we know that no harm (伤害) can come to us.” And the mother said, “This is better than the ____ of the day, for I have taught my ____ courage.”
And the morning came. There was a hill ahead, and the children ____ it and soon grew tired. And the mother was ____, too. But she said to the children, “ A little patience and we are there.” So the children climbed and climbed, and when they reached the top, they said, “Mum, we ____ not have done it without you.” And when the mother lay down to sleep that night, she ____at the stars and said, “This is a better day than the ____ , for my children have learned determination(决心) in the face of ____. Yesterday I gave them courage—today I gave them strength.”
A．after B．before C．since D．until
A．know B．believe C．feel D．find
A．worked B．stayed C．played D．studied
A．worse B．better C．easier D．sadder
A．hit B．beat C．took D．carried
A．excitement B．happiness C．interest D．fear
A．far B．away C．near D．out
A．coldest B．coolest C．darkest D．brightest
A．students B．classmates C．friends D．children
A．walked B．moved C．climbed D．flew
A．tired B．happy C．angry D．proud
A．will B．can C．could D．shouldn’t
A．looked over B．looked on C．looked after D．looked up
A．last B．next C．latest D．second
A．dark B．difficulties C．failure D．success
Everyone needs friends. We all like to close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. , sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people . But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are . Friends sometimes don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up(言归于好)，and become again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very . We miss them very much, but we can them and write to them. It could be possible that we could even see them again. And we can also new friends.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t have. Why? It could be that they are . Being happy helps you stay well and it could be good just knowing that someone cares about you.
A．look B．watch C．feel D．see
A．Hardly B．Nearly C．Suddenly D．Certainly
A．alone B．away C．all over D．around
A．friendly B．kind C．just the same D．quite different
A．that B．whether C．how D．why
A．enemies B．strangers C．students D．friends
A．angry B．sad C．happy D．alone
A．call B．ask C．tell D．talk with
A．look for B．find C．make D．know
A．happier B．stronger C．kinder D．richer
I'm thinking about what I'm going to do this summer.
Maybe I'll get a job. If I get a job, I'll have ____money to buy some new things. I'd like to have some new dresses ____ I start school again in September. I can also buy some books or some music CDs. I really love jazz(爵士乐)．I could buy some more CDs____my jazz collection. Or I can use the money ____tennis lessons. I can play tennis ____，but I'd like to learn to play it much better. Or maybe I can use the money to pay for the piano lessons.I'd like to learn to play the piano，too.
If I don't get a job this summer, I'll visit my grandparents in San Francisco. They live in a beautiful old house ____ the sea. My grandparents are always very nice to me. They'll let me sleep late. I ____ have to get up until 10 o'clock every day. I'll eat delicious food because my grandmother is an excellent ____. She always cooks my favorite food. I'll also go to the ____ with my grandparents. Because I like swimming in the sea. My grandparents like to go to museums but I don't enjoy it so much, so maybe I'll ____to watch TV.
A．less B．many C．a few D．enough
A．because B．where C．when D．if
A．in B．to C．at D．as
A．to skate B．to pay for C．to spend D．to buy
A．very good B．well C．better D．best
A．in B．at C．near D．to
A．be able to B．won't C．must D．may
A．cook B．lawyer C．agent D．teacher
A．museum B．San Francisco C．shop D．beach
A．travel B．go to college C．stay at home D．lie on the beach
Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb( 哑的） he was normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to ,but with no success.When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in the town him carefully, but could find nothing wrong.
And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he _ spoke.
“There might be something wrong with his ，and he doesn’t know he's able to speak，’，one doctor said.“But he can read and write，，，said Mr. Green. “We’ve written him notes, telling him that he can speak. ”“It’s certainly very ，” another doctor said. Perhaps he’ll be able to speak some day. ” passed. Leo went to university. But he did not say a word. Then one day,Leo was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his and said，“Pass me the salt,please. ”
Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. “You spoke! You spoke!” they cried. “ Why have you so long to speak?” “I didn’t have anything to say，，，he said. “Until now everything was perfect. But you forgot to put salt in potatoes. ”
A．because B．when C．though D．before
A．speak B．walk C．play D．laugh
A．taught B．found C．examined D．asked
A．never B．often C．usually D．always
A．back B．hair C．face D．mind
A．unfair B．strange C．noisy D．quiet
A．Hours B．Weeks C．Months D．Years
A．good B．right C．single D．new
A．chair B．meal C．hands D．books
A．slept B．walked C．served D．waited
Everyone has a hobby. Many people think that stamp collecting is very interesting. ____ ?
First, they think they can learn many ____ things from stamps because stamps have ____ of people, animals and countries on them. For example, if you have all the stamps ____ the Olympic Games, you can learn a lot about the different ____ . Second, stamps can ____ people a lot of pleasure. People share their stamps with ___ and many stamp collectors become good friends.
Special stamps are ____ very popular. People like to ____ special stamps because they can make lots of money in the future by ____ them. Do you want to collect stamps?
A．Where B．When C．Why D．What
A．different B．sweet C．expensive D．cheap
A．pictures B．clothes C．machines D．jobs
A．for B．about C．at D．in
A．animals B．countries C．sports D．people
A．make B．carry C．bring D．get
A．other B．another C．the other D．others
A．too B．also C．either D．as well
A．collect B．give C．send D．receive
A．buying B．selling C．borrowing D．washing
A man with a green bag walked into a doctor’s room. “Please sit down. Open your mouth and your tongue(舌头),”the doctor said, “OK. You can your mouth now. It’s clear something is with you. You have to do more exercise.”
“But, doctor,” the man said. “I don’t think…”
“Don’t tell me what you ,” the doctor said. “I am the doctor, not you. I know you need. I see hundreds of people like you. None of them get any exercise. They in offices all day and in front of the television in the .What you need is to walk quickly for at least 30 a day.”
“Doctor, you don’t understand,” the man said. “I…”
“I don’t want to hear any ” the doctor said. “You must find time for exercise. If you don’t, you will get and have health problems when you are older.”
“But I walk every day.” the man said.
“Oh, yes, and I know what kind of walking that is. You a few meters to the train station from your house, a few more meters from the station to your office, and a few more meters from your office to a for lunch and back.”
“Please listen to me, doctor!” the man shouted, getting .
“I’m a mailman.” the man continued, “I walk for seven hours every day and I come to letters.”
For a moment, the doctor said nothing, and he said slowly, “Put your tongue out again, will you?”
A．put on B．put out C．put away D．put off
A．open B．close C．fill D．try
A．wrong B．strange C．nice D．exciting
A．discuss B．talk C．think D．meet
A．how B．why C．where D．what
A．eat B．stand C．run D．sit
A．evening B．afternoon C．noon D．morning
A．seconds B．minutes C．hours D．days
A．news B．advices C．excuses(借口) D．messages
A．thin B．healthy C．fat D．strong
A．walk B．drive C．run D．fly
A．office B．school C．restaurant D．factory
A．sad B．excited C．surprised D．angry
A．get B．send C．bring D．have
A．or B．so C．but D．then
Eric was standing in front of a large, gray house in the countryside. He had just been dropped off by his mum, who left after telling him that he was going to the next twelve days there with no TV, no mobile phone and worst of all—no .
Just then, a man appeared* at the gate of the house. When he saw Eric, he went up to him immediately*. "I'm you are Eric. Welcome to Camp Reboot," said the man proudly. "I'm Tony, the camp leader*, but you will me 'Sir'. Now you tell me you're here."
Eric quickly replied, "My mum made me here!" When Tony looked angrily him and did not say , Eric realized his mistake and added, "Sir!"
"And do you know why your mother sent here? Asked Tony.
"She thinks I spend too much time online—that I can't live without the Internet... Sir," answered Eric. "It's not just her opinion. It's the ! Look at you—tired, unhealthy and certainly not getting sleep. You're here because you think your world on the Internet is much than the real world. But you're wrong! The real world has much more to offer. At Camp Reboot, you're going to go hiking, boating, rock-climbing and stay outdoors most of the ," said Tony.
Eric's heart broke.
"But it's not going be all fun and games." Tony continued. " We have rules here. you break them, you'll never be sent home ! Instead, you'll have to sweep the floor, wash the dishes or do an extra hour of exercise!"
"Oh, my God!" cried Eric. "What have you got me into, Mum?"
A．save B．keep C．show D．spend
A．radio B．camera C．book D．computer
A．sad B．sure C．anxious D．surprised
A．call B．make C．wish D．name
A．what B．how C．why D．when
A．attempt B．pretend C．escape D．come
A．at B．on C．in D．to
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．it B．you C．him D．her
A．answer B．story C．truth D．excuse
A．short B．quick C．enough D．terrible
A．older B．darker C．poorer D．better
A．time B．life C．year D．month
A．If B．Until C．Before D．While
A．extremely B．possibly C．early D．slowly
Jim is a boy who thinks a lot and learns a lot. One day when he was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped. He saw a group of elephants and these big animals had a rope around their front . The rope was very , so the elephants could break it easily. But to his surprise, did not.
Jim saw a trainer near the elephants. Then he walked over and asked him . “Well,” the trainer said, “When they were very young and much smaller , we used the same ropes to tie around their legs and, at that age, they were sure they hold(约束)them. As they get bigger and bigger, thy still believe the ropes can hold them, so they try to get away.”
Jim thought a lot that. These animals could break their ropes at any time, but because they they couldn’t, they didn’t give it a try.
Like the many of us believe that we can’t do something in our life, just because we didn’t do it successfully in the past.
A．ears B．legs C．teeth D．necks
A．short B．thick C．thin D．long
A．he B．it C．she D．they
A．what B．when C．why D．where
A．color B．size C．age D．look
A．could B．couldn’t C．need D．needn’t
A．ever B．never C．only D．sometimes
A．at B．in C．about D．to
A．agreed B．forgot C．meant D．believed
A．man B．elephants C．ropes D．trainer
One morning, Wu Liang discovered that her classroom had c____. She found that desks were no longer in rows , but were p___
__ together to make eight bigger desks . She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got u___
_ to this new classroom arrangement . “Now our class is quieter.” said Wu .”What’s more , we can come up with our o_
_ ideas and learn more through discussions. It’s a better way to study .”
Li Yu liked it, too. He said ,”Group members first discuss , and then show the r____ of our discussions in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.” It was part of a reform(改革) at Li’s school . The school made this reform because they wanted to p___
__students with easier ways to study and more c__
_) to discuss. “Our school hopes it can i__
__ students’ abilities to study by themselves and work in groups .” said Zhang Ming , an English teacher .
However, the reform has demanded(要求) more for teachers . Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 40 minutes before . It is difficult to teach well in s___ a short time . The teachers have to find b___
__ ways to teach more effectively.
“The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful.” Added Zhang Ming .
I was waiting for the bus when I met the woman. “You look . Come and sit here,” she said. “ are you going?”
“I don’t know. I just want to catch a and see what it will be like at the end.”
“I’m afraid you’ll see there. Why don’t you enjoy the sights on the way?”
“How can I do that while my heart’s ?” I asked sadly. My best friend had left me.
The woman seemed to understand my feeling. “Don’t cry, little girl. I’ve had a similar experience to you. Thirty-five ago, my husband left our three children and me. I was deadly sad. I decided to kill myself and the children, so I took to the sea. , they seemed to know what would happen, so they loudly. Their cry suddenly woke me . How could I my hope to live for one of life’s problems? After that, I worked hard to raise the children. Now they all live and one of them has his own family.”
Then the woman gave me a , “We should never wait for the door to before us. We should find the key to the or try to find another way.”A、tired B、excited C、happy
A、What B、How C、Where
A、train B、bus C、boat
A、nothing B、everything C、something
A、smiling B、breaking C、singing
A、days B、weeks C、years
A、her B、them C、him
A、So B、Or C、However
A、laughed B、talked C、cried
A、in B、out C、up
A、give away B、give up C、get up
A、happily B、sadly C、badly
A、cry B、shout C、smile
A、open B、close C、lock
A、classroom B、office C、door
Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days. he left school, he found a job in a post office. He worked hard there. Soon he had more money than his friends because of his hard work. It seemed that he would have a future.
When he was 25 years old, however, he began to be his job. He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months , he found a new job in a big . Workers in this company traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling. But after a year, he began to it. He had to move around and he was always in a car or on a train. The thing was that he couldn’t make any new friends. Even so, his boss was not satisfied with him. Two years later he the company.
He was so at that time that he sold his house. He had to accept a part-time job in a shop. He was surprised to find that he loved it! He made new friends every day and he reading books. Three years later, he the shop owner's daughter. Soon they had their first child. In the next ten years, they had another three and four more book shops! He became very rich indeed.
“Life is wonderful,” he told me. “The most thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up!”
A．While B．When C．Until D．If
A．bad B．bright C．coming D．interesting
A．tired of B．crazy about C．interested in D．afraid of
A．ago B．before C．later D．afterwards
A．factory B．shop C．school D．company
A．hardly B．usually C．seldom D．never
A．like B．prefer C．hate D．practise
A．worst B．happiest C．best D．strangest
A．reached B．called C．left D．started
A．happy B．energetic C．rich D．poor
A．cloth B．fruit C．book D．dress
A．enjoyed B．finished C．began D．forgot
A．married B．knew C．met D．visited
A．sisters B．brothers C．cousins D．children
A．difficult B．important C．amazing D．Boring
When Mr. Hunt woke up in the morning, he felt his bedroom was very bright. He thought he ____ to turn off the light again. He sat up and tried to do that. And now he ____ it was the sunlight.
Mr. Hunt went to see their daughter in the city two days ago. She cooked some food for him ____ he left. But Mr. Hunt hoped to have breakfast in a restaurant near the park. And then he could walk ____ the lake. He put on his clothes and went out. The sun was shining brightly in the sky and the ____ was fresh (清新的) . But people were busy and he could see only some old people and children. He went in the restaurant and sat down at a table, waiting for the ____.
“Hi, Peter!” someone called him and he saw it was his ____ Richard. “Hi, Richard. Glad to meet you here.” “Glad to meet you, too,” said Richard. “I’m sorry , but I ____ my wallet at home . So could you lend fifty dollars to me, please?” “Sure, but I have only twenty five dollars in my ___.” “It doesn’t matter ,” said Richard , “ then you’ll owe(欠) me twenty-five dollars and I’ll owe you ____ dollars , too . That’ll be fair (公平的) .”
A．knew B．hoped C．forgot D．liked
A．guessed B．found C．said D．told
A．before B．after C．when D．because
A．in B．on C．under D．around
A．fruit B．cloud C．air D．water
A．money B．glass C．answer D．menu
A．friend B．worker C．driver D．waiter
A．took B．put C．forgot D．left
A．shoes B．pocket C．shirt D．hand
A．fifteen B．twenty C．twenty-five D．thirty
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