As I was passing the elephants, I was confused to see these huge animals were held by nothing but a small rope. The rope was tied to their front legs. No chains, no cages. It was that the elephants could easily break away from the ropes at any time. But the fact was opposite.
I saw a nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and made no attempt (尝试) to . “Well,” he said, “when they were very young and much smaller, we used the same rope to tie them. At that age, it was enough to hold them. As they , they are used to believing that they cannot break away. They believe the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free.”
To my , these animals could break free from their ropes at any time, but they . Because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.
Like the elephants, how many of us go life believing that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before? How many of us have trying something new because of a limited belief (认知)? Worse, how many of us are being held back by someone else’s limited beliefs?
A．clear B．lively C．smart D．lovely
A．visitor B．gardener C．trainer D．waiter
A．get away B．give away C．put away D．carry away
A．colour B．size C．model D．number
A．turn up B．get up C．look up D．grow up
A．even B．still C．hard D．hardly
A．surprise B．joy C．danger D．interest
A．did B．didn’t C．are D．aren’t
A．down B．on C．at D．through
A．finished B．enjoyed C．avoided D．practised
When I was a child, there was a fair (集市) every autumn in my town. Lots of people from other towns to sell and buy things. During the fair, my became the busiest person of the family. All of her relatives (亲戚) would come and live her house and have meals there. Grandma was happy to them.
Years later, there was no fair any more. Grandma’s relatives didn’t come every like before. Grandma often sat in her room for hours, saying a word. She didn’t look .
This year our town has decided to reopen (重开) the fair. When Grandma this, smiles come back on her face. She looks much . She tells me that her nieces (侄女) are coming. “They are here for one week,” she says happily.
I suddenly know that Grandma doesn’t want others to look after her. She wants to be useful and helpful.
A．heard B．talked C．planned D．came
A．mother B．grandma C．father D．grandpa
A．of B．to C．in D．by
A．turn on B．come over C．put on D．look after
A．autumn B．spring C．winter D．summer
A．about B．without C．like D．for
A．happy B．sad C．healthy D．weak
A．knows B．says C．writes D．thinks
A．freer B．more C．younger D．less
A．working B．driving C．leaving D．staying
After the earthquake hit northeast Japan on March 11, 2011, many moving stories that I saw with my own eyes happened around me.
I had to walk home since all the had stopped after the quake. On my way home I an old Japanese lady at the bakery shop who was giving out free bread, which made my heart . A middle-aged Japanese man was holding a sign that said, “Please use our .” He was opening his house for people to go to the restroom.
My friend wanted to help others. He stood in the cold with a sign “If you are okay with a motorcycle, I will you to your house.” And then I saw him take one gentleman home, all the way to faraway place!
Then the next day I drove to my car with gas. There is a lack（缺乏）gas (汽油)now and many gasoline stations were either closed or had very lines. I got worried, since I was behind 15 cars. Finally, when it was my , the man smiled and said, “ this situation, we are only giving $ 30 worth gas per person. Is that alright?” “Of course, I’m just glad that we are all able to ,” I said. His smile gave me so much comfort.
I saw a man at the evacuation(疏散) center when people brought food to him, It was the first time in three days that food has been brought to their center. However, after he wiped the tears, his next surprised me. “I am very that we are provided with food. But people in the city next to us haven’t any food at all. Please go to that centre as well.” And when hearing that, I realized there is a bright future on the other side of this .
A．work B．life C．traffic D．business
A．missed B．caught C．noticed D．heard
A．kind B．soft C．broken D．warm
A．toilet B．hotel C．hospital D．house
A．drive B．follow C．lead D．send
A．start B．fill C．check D．wash
A．direct B．fine C．long D．thin
A．time B．turn C．duty D．decision
A．Except for B．Together with C．Because of D．Instead of
A．share B．offer C．learn D．choose
A．singing B．eating C．smiling D．crying
A．words B．roles C．ways D．promises
A．sure B．grateful C．surprised D．proud
A．bought B．wasted C．prepared D．received
A．disaster（灾难） B．chance C．center D．city
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There are two twin brothers in a family .One was an optimist and the was a pessimist. The parents were worried about
behavior and attitude, and finally took the boys to see a psychologist( 心理学家).
The psychologist looked over them for a while ,and then he said， “They can be helped.” He told the parents to prepare a room filled with all the
that a boy could want .They should put the pessimist boy in that room and
him to enjoy life. They also needed to
another room and fill it with horse manure(马粪). They should put the optimist boy in that room. They
this, and then watched both boys through one-way mirrors.
The pessimist continued to be a pessimist. He said that he had one to play with.
They went to look at the optimist, and were to see him digging through the manure.
The psychologist ran into the room and asked the boy was doing. He looked up through the manure and said， “I am sure there must be a horse in the room somewhere.”
Everyone can feel stressed out because of too many things happening in your life. Teenagers, however, have opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group. Being a teenager is hard.
You are not a children any more, but you are not , even though you have to deal with some grow-upproblems and made decisions by . Families can be one of the biggest causes (原因) of stress, such as problems of arguing with or brothers or sisters. Teenagers also have lots of stress from , either fromtheir teachers or from their classmates. Some teenagers also feel about choosing their education after highschool. Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some can't to go to university. It is hard for some teenagers to get a job after they graduate. There are so many young people finishing school not enough jobs for them. Though there is a lot of stress, you can find many ways to it. Talking to people isone of the best ways to deal with stress. It may sound , but it is helpful.
A．more B．fewer C．many D．better
A．a baby B．a teenager C．an adult D．a teacher
A．yourself B．himself C．myself D．ourselves
A．teachers B．friends C．classmates D．parents
A．family B．society C．school D．street
A．relaxed B．stressed C．excited D．interested
A．remember B．offer C．refuse D．afford
A．and B．but C．or D．until
A．agree with B．talk with C．look for D．deal with
A．simple B．difficult C．good D．important
I’m Kitty. I’m going to the to buy several things. On the first floor, I’m going to buy some , because my grandma likes fruits. The fruits are cheap and . I also want to buy some flour (面粉) because I want to biscuits. It is not easy but I want to . On the second floor, I want to buy some eggs. They are price on Friday. The normal price is 12 yuan a kilo but today is yuan. On the third floor, I want to buy a jacket my father. I know he likes blue I don’t know his size. I’ll call my mother and ask about it. I think my father will be happy with my present.
A．zoo B．cinema C．hospital D．supermarket
A．gloves B．flowers C．clothes D．bananas
A．bad B．strange C．fresh D．strong
A．buy B．post C．make D．eat
A．try B．turn C．get D．collect
A．right B．high C．nice D．half
A．5 B．6 C．3 D．4
A．with B．for C．in D．to
A．or B．so C．anyway D．but
A．you B．her C．you D．him
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As an NBA star, Dwight Howard is busy. But he still time to help others.
July, 2009, Howard went to South Africa with some other players for a special trip. Howard and the other NBA were very busy. But when they were , they went to meet some poor children there and stayed with them the whole . They taught children how to play basketball in the morning played with them in the afternoon.
On the fourth day of the , the players visited a small place near the city of Johannesburg (约翰内斯堡). The children were when they saw the famous players. The players the children about their basketball experiences. Howard also the children to be good players.
The children in Africa liked Howard a lot and thought he was a real superman (超人).
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Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often ____ some books from the library. He ____ to the radio every morning and reads ____ after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His ____ worship(崇拜) him very much. Mike, Mr Clarke’s little son, is only nine. He _____ likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he's too ____ to understand him and chooses ____ ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with(对…满意) it. One day Mike read ____ about the electric lights (电灯) and was ____it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him __10__ questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly, “Fathers always know ____than sons!” The boy thought for a while and said, “____” “Oh? Why?” Mike didn’t answer and asked, ____, “Who invented the electric lights?” “____.”answered Mr Clarke. “Why didn't his father invent them, then?” Looking at his son, Mr Clarke didn't know _____ to answer!
A．finds B．sells C．buys D．borrows
A．hears B．listens C．says D．reads
A．newspapers B．letters C．stories D．messages
A．teachers B．parents C．students D．classmates
A．also B．never C．even D．only
A．old B．young C．clever D．able
A．more difficult B．the most difficult C．easy D．the easiest
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
A．worried about B．interested in C．afraid of D．angry with
A．few B．little C．a few D．a little
A．more B．most C．less D．least
A．I think so B．I don’t know C．I agree D．I don’t think so
A．instead B．carefully C．quickly D．brightly
A．Thomas Brown B．Allan Smith C．Thomas Edison D．Ron Jenkins
A．when B．what C．where D．Which
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An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his flowers all the time, watering and fertilizing(施肥) them.
One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, thinking how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. He was very _______ about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. Why are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four _____. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, ______ I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can ______ the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s_____.”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels(天使) that everybody ______. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and ______ our hearts, which also made his life ______. It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t ______ his wonderful music, but his music has ______millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
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Look at the photo. It’s my family. The old man and the old are my grandparents. This is my father. He is next to his brother, my . This woman is my mother. She is my English teacher. You can three kids in the photo. The two girls are my . The girl in a red dress is Nancy the girl in a yellow dress is Susan. Who is the boy, do you know? It’s me. My grandparents live in the USA. I live in Beijing my parents now. My father is a . He works in Beijing Hospital. He often has milk breakfast. And he likes to eat . My mother often has some eggs and . I have a big and happy family.
A．boy B．girl C．woman D．man
A．aunt B．uncle C．sister D．brother
A．see B．take C．help D．spell
A．sister B．girls C．sisters D．kids
A．and B．but C．with D．so
A．from B．of C．for D．with
A．teacher B．doctor C．farmer D．driver
A．for B．to C．in D．on
A．a bread B．some breads C．many bread D．bread
A．a orange B．an orange juice C．two glass of orange juice D．a glass of orange juice
When I was 15，I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books．All the students nearly fell out of their chairs，laughing at me．"Don't be ．Only geniuses （天才） can become writers，" the English teacher said sarcastically（讽刺地）．"And you are getting a D this term．” I was hurt deeply and I cried sadly．
That night I wrote a short，sad poem about dreams and mailed it to the Capper's Weekly newspaper．To my surprise，they published it，and sent me two dollars．I was a（an） writer! I showed my teacher and my classmates．They laughed again．"Just plain dumb luck（纯属侥幸），" the teacher said．However，I'd tasted ．I'd sold the first thing I'd ever written．
By the time I graduated from high school （with a C-minus average），I had scrapbooks filled with my published I never talked about my writing to my teachers，friends or my family again．They were dream killers，and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams，they must always choose their dreams．
Later，I wrote a book about what I understood and about life．It took me nine months，just like a（an） ．I chose a publisher and wrote a letter，which read："I wrote this book myself．I hope you like it．Chapters（章节） 6 and 12 are my ．Thank you．" I mailed it without an envelope．
A month later，I received a letter，and a request to start working on book．Crying Wind became a bestseller，and was translated into 15 languages．People ask what college I attended，what degrees I have，and what qualities 1 have to be a writer．The answer is ．I just write．I'm not a genius，and I'm not gifted．I just write．To all those who dream of ，I'm shouting at you，"Yes，you ! Don't listen to them!" Writing is easy．It's fun，and anyone can do it．
A．shy B．dishonest C．silly D．proud
A．strange B．broken C．beautiful D．unusual
A．welcomed B．educated C．honored D．paid
A．luck B．failure C．success D．pain
A．works B．poems C．letters D．jokes
A．did B．felt C．heard D．saw
A．animal B．plant C．baby D．boy
A．explanations B．reasons C．dreams D．favorites
A．others B．another C．other D．the other
A．many B．few C．some D．none
A．writing B．being famous C．success D．being rich
A．must B．need C．can D．should
I have ____ my hometown for a few years. It has changed a lot ____ the years. New roads and beautiful buildings have been ____ . People in my hometown have realized the ____ of protecting the environment. They have done many things ____ planting trees, keeping the roads clean, and not ____ plastic bags. Now the ____ is much better than before, and people’s life is ____ than before. The old are doing all kinds of ____ such as playing ____ , dancing and playing TaiJi in the park. There are ____ places for people to relax such as KTVs and bars in the town. People’s life is not ____ any more. They can relax in many different ways ____ just watching TV at home. There are also some places ___ further learning , especially for the ____ who want to find good jobs.
A．left B．been away C．been away from D．left away
A．over B．among C．between D．after
A．build B．building C．built D．buildings
A．important B．useless C．importance D．use
A．for example B．as C．such as D．that is
A．use B．used C．useful D．using
A．environment B．weather C．life D．hometown
A．bad B．worse C．colourful D．more colorful
A．games B．matches C．work D．activities
A．chess B．the chess C．with chess D．a chess
A．few B．less C．more D．much
A．interesting B．boring C．bored D．happy
A．for example B．in fact C．instead of D．such as
A．for B．at C．with D．to
A．young B．children C．old D．Baby
Wolf was very hungry．No matter how hard he tried，he couldn’t catch anything to ________．
Wolf met Dog on the road．
“_______ are you going?” asked Wolf．
“I’m going to a wedding feast （宴会）,” said Dog．“Would you like to come?”
“Yes, I’m very ________ !” said Wolf．
Dog said that Wolf could come with him, but he had to ______ to act like a dog while he was there．
The two entered the wedding ________ and sat under the table, eating．
Wolf ate and ate, and he got very _______．The people around them started to sing and dance．
Wolf was so happy that he decided to ______．So he stuck his nose in the air and howled （嚎叫） a great loud wolf howl, “AAAAOOOOWWWW!!!!”
All the music and dancing ________ and men began chasing and beating Wolf．He finally jumped ________ a window of the house and ran to hide in the forest．
After that，wolves have made sure that they are far from ________ before they start to howl, and they don’t attend weddings any more．
A．drink B．eat C．waste D．cook
A．Where B．When C．How D．Why
A．tired B．angry C．hungry D．bored
A．refuse B．hate C．forget D．promise
A．house B．car C．office D．church
A．ill B．full C．weak D．angry
A．jump B．dance C．sleep D．sing
A．started B．finished C．stopped D．worked
A．into B．out of C．far from D．near
A．dogs B．forest C．people D．rivers
A hungry wolf was walking around in the evening. He met a dog. The dog was fat and looked happy. The wolf made with the dog.
“You are looking better. It seems you are happy and satisfied. Your skin is so nice. You have been fed with nice food,” said the wolf.
“Well, my friend, my life is simple. I my master’s house. He feeds me four times a day. I have been given a small house where I sleep well. I don’t have any .”
“Then your life is good. I also wish the same. But you see I am always hungry. You see my bones. I am fed very .”
“OK, then.Come with me. Live with me. You will also be happy,” said the dog.
The wolf .Both of them reached the house where the dog lived. Both were happy. the wolf entered the house, he happened to see the top of the dog’s . He found no fur there.
“Why is there no fur on your neck?” The wolf asked the dog.
“Oh, my dear friend. do you ask it? My master puts a belt(皮带) around my neck. The belt the neck while the belt is tied to a chain(链子). My master pulls it and pushes me my house,” said the dog.
“What?”the wolf said and didn’t enter further. He was to hear what the dog said.
“Friend, let me . I am not jealous(羡慕的) about you. You eat good food. But you are here.My bones are thin, but I am in my world. I can go anywhere I like. Thank you. I shall return to my forest.”
A．money B．friends C．progress D．faces
A．badly B．carelessly C．properly D．cleverly
A．watch B．own C．build D．fix
A．dreams B．difficulties C．goals D．thoughts
A．much B．well C．often D．little
A．succeeded B．won C．agreed D．wondered
A．If B．Since C．As D．Though
A．neck B．back C．leg D．head
A．How B．When C．Where D．Why
A．moves B．rubs C．cuts D．burns
A．on B．in C．onto D．into
A．surprised B．pleased C．worried D．interested
A．look up B．come in C．go back D．break down
A．hit B．tied C．killed D．fed
A．alone B．poor C．famous D．free
Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house.
In a ____ to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving ____ his shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not ____ that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator(鳄鱼) was swimming ____ him. His mother in the house was looking out of the window. She saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In great fear, she ____ toward the water,____ to her son as loudly as she could.
Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a ____ to swim to his mother. It was too ____. Just as he reached her son, the alligator reached him.
From the bank, the mother caught her little boy by the ____ just as the alligator snatched his legs. That began an unbelievable tug-of-war(拔河比赛) between the two. The alligator was much ____ than the mother, but the mother wouldn’t give up.
A farmer ____ to drive by. He heard the cry, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator.
After weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy was in good ____ again. But on his legs there were scars(伤疤) ____ by the animal and, on his arms, there were also scars left by his mother in her effort to hold on to the son she loved.
A newspaper reporter asked the boy ____ he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his legs. And then, with clear ____, he said to the reporter:” But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mother wouldn't let go.”
A．hurry B．dream C．hungry D．time
A．for B．over C．behind D．out
A．hearing B．understanding C．feeling D．realizing
A．backward B．downward C．toward D．upward
A．ran B．walked C．jumped D．moved
A．smiling B．shouting C．talking D．nodding
A．change B．mistake C．face D．return
A．dangerous B．close C．late D．early
A．legs B．arms C．hands D．feet
A．faster B．taller C．bigger D．stronger
A．happened B．came C．noticed D．stopped
A．shape B．health C．look D．build
A．followed B．written C．left D．broken
A．where B．how C．when D．whether
A．sadness B．pride C．purpose D．service
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