Grow deep roots
When I was young, I had an old neighbor, Dr. Gibbs. He ____invited us to play in this yard, but he was a very kind person.
Dr. Gibbs had some ___ideas about planting trees. He never watered his new trees. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants would spoil them. If you watered them, each young tree would grow weaker and weaker. So you had to make things difficult for them and __the weaker trees early.
He talked about how watered trees grew shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in ____of water under the earth by themselves. Deep roots were very important. So he never watered his trees.
Dr. Gibbs died several years after I left home. When I came back home, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I watched him plant about 25 years ago. They were very big and strong. I planted some trees a few years later and carried water to them for a whole summer. After two years of caring too much, whenever a cold wind blow in, they ___a lot.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. Mostly I hope that their lives will be ___. But now it’s time to change my thought . I know my children are going to face difficulties. There’s always a cold wind blowing somewhere, so what we need to do is get roots that reach deep into the brave heart. When the rains fall and the winds blow, we can face them strongly and won't be beaten down.
A．always B．never C．probably D．directly
A．general B．crazy C．interesting D．wrong
A．look up B．put off C．depend on D．pick up
A．search B．need C．charge D．favour
A．grow B．cover C．shake D．change
A．long B．easy C．difficult D．horrible
I have a good friend. Her name is Kate. She is American girl. She is eleven. She with her family in China. There are people in her family. They’re her father, her mother, her brother and herself(她自己). She has a cat. name is Mimi. It’s Sunday today. They at home. Look! Kate with Mimi. Her father is reading newspapers. Her mother is cleaning the house. Where is her brother Jim? He is doing homework in his study. Kate Chinese very much, but she can’t it very well. Jim likes soccer. He can play it very well.
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．live B．living C．to live D．lives
A．five B．four C．six D．three
A．It B．It’s C．Its D．It is
A．are all B．are not C．all are D．not are
A．play B．plays C．playing D．is playing
A．he B．his C．her D．my
A．like B．to like C．likes D．liking
A．speak B．tell C．say D．talk
A．play B．plays C．to play D．playing
The sound of Music is one of the most popular American movies. people all over the world like it very much. And the Do Re Mi in the movie is also popular in the world. It can be heard everywhere.
The movie is a about a tutor, Maria. She was a young and outgoing(外向的)woman. She went to look a family with seven children. Their family was Von Trapp. Mr. Von Trapp was a captain. He and his family lived in Austria.
The family were very and tired after the children's mother, Mrs. Von Trapp died. took care of the children. They cried and shouted every day. The lonely father often became angry because of the children.
Maria was able to make the family by teaching them to sing lively songs and performing short, funny plays. At first the father was almost mad, the smiling faces of the children pleased him and made him happy again. Then Mr. Von Trapp fell in love with（爱上）Maria. At last they got married.
A．Few B．Many C．Some D．Several
A．song B．film C．voice D．sound
A．picture B．book C．story D．poem
A．for B．over C．at D．after
A．name B．house C．address D．street
A．sad B．happy C．excited D．surprised
A．Somebody B．Everybody C．Anybody D．Nobody
A．quiet B．noisy C．lovely D．lucky
A．clean B．happily C．happier D．more happily
A．so B．and C．but D．or
Mr. Evans lives and works in Sydney. Last week he had a______holiday, but he didn’t know______ to go. He said to his friend Robert “I hate the hot weather here, but I can’t______a cool place in Australia. Where should I go______a holiday?”
“That’s easy,” said Robert, ” You can go to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground there now.” Mr. Evens______ his advice. He bought a plane ticket and______Moscow. He enjoyed himself there, but one day he got into trouble. After lunch______a cold day, he went to a park in the city. He found that a dog followed him when he walked______a house. It seemed hungry. Maybe it wanted some food______,he thought. However, Mr. Evans had______ food in his pockets. He tried to make the dog______, but it began to bark at him. Just at that moment, he ______a small stone on the ground. He tried to pick it up, but he______.
“______strange these Russians are!” Mr. Evans said to_____.”They tie up stones instead of their dogs.
A．two weeks B．two-weeks’ C．two week’s D．two-week
A．what B．which C．where D．how
A．think of B．think about C．think over D．thought of
A．to B．for C．in D．over
A．caught B．thought C．followed D．forgot
A．reached in B．arrived in C．get to D．arrived
A．in B．on C．at D．with
A．passed B．pasted C．past D．pass
A．eat B．eating C．to eat D．ate
A．nothing B．no C．none D．some
A．take away B．throw away C．go away D．put away
A．saw B．heard C．watched D．listened
A．can’t B．won’t C．couldn’t D．may not
A．What a B．How a C．What D．How
A．itself B．himself C．myself D．yourself
When Mr Black was young, he often played football, and he was good it. But then he went and worked in a town and there was football team for him there, so he stopped . Then he began to get fat, so he thought, “I stopped playing football and I’ve got fat. What shall I do?” He thought about it for days and he said to , “I’ll play pingpong.” He had some and he played for a few months. He met a nice girl at the club day and they played a game of pingpong against young man and young woman. Mr Black played very , and he was very sad about this. “I never played than this before,” he told the girl. “Oh,” she said, “You played pingpong before, didn’t you?”
A．at B．in C．for D．about
A．no B．an C．on D．a
A．play B．playing C．played D．to play
A．every B．much C．a little D．a few
A．himself B．herself C．themselves D．itself
A．games B．friend C．times D．lesson
A．every B．one C．each D．whole
A．the other B．others C．each other D．another
A．worse B．badly C．good D．well
A．badly B．well C．worse D．better
Will you put other’s needs before your own?What will you get if you do?Here is an experience of mine.
It was a wet day and I had a time. I was busy and everyone I talked to was in a bad mood. What’s more，I went out without breakfast and I left my at home. So I couldn’t get lunch and was terribly hungry.
When I finshed my work，I to ask my wife to meet me at the door with some money so that I could quickly go to buy .Then I quickly made my way home in hope of eating my meal of the day at 5：00 p.m.
As I was halfway home，my wife told me by phone that a friend of ours was in and needed a lift（搭便车）home. My mind said，“I will get him I get the meal.”But my mouth said，“All right,I’ll give him a .”
He jumped in the car with a smile on his face and repeated how he was that I would drive him home. He told me he usually walked home from his company but that day the stopped him from making that journey.
Traffic was a . A drive to him normally took 10 minutes but that day it took 30 minutes.
Now you would guess the person that I was helping is a friend of mine. But，in fact，he is a friend of a friend.
I wonder if I will ever see this person again but I feel glad I was there when he me.
So you will feel yourself helpful and useful when you 15 more about others.
A．help B．feeling C．change D．reward
A．fun B．quiet C．hard D．good
A．keys B．glasses C．wallet D．notebook
A．called B．wanted C．tried D．remembered
A．gifts B．clothes C．fruit D．dinner
A．hot B．first C．simple D．free
A．trouble B．danger C．fear D．treatment
A．since B．after C．before D．when
A．choice B．greeting C．ride D．suggestion
A．sorry B．grateful C．surprised D．satisfied
A．rain B．time C．work D．traffic
A．view B．stop C．joy D．mess
A．new B．lovely C．close D．common
A．chose B．phoned C．joined D．needed
A．learn B．worry C．care D．talk
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
There was once a little monkey in the forest. He liked to everyone. He jumped from tree to tree, called all the other bad names and threw bananas or stones at them.
One day he saw a baby elephant near the river. “Hey, baby elephant, you are so , and you’ll never catch me.” said the monkey.
“ do you have to laugh at me?” the baby elephant asked. “I make trouble or make anyone upset.”
“It’s so fun.” said the monkey.
The monkey , jumping from tree to tree. Then he saw a turtle(乌龟) with his mouth open. The monkey thought it would be a lot of fun putting his finger the turtle’s mouth. He did so, the turtle shut his mouth just at that time. The monkey shouted .The nice turtle woke up and let the monkey go. The monkey climbed up a tree and shouted all the way.
A．look at B．laugh at C．smile at D．point at
A．animals B．monkeys C．babies D．elephants
A．quick B．smart C．slow D．ugly
A．How B．What C．When D．Why
A．always B．sometimes C．ever D．never
A．came back B．fell asleep C．went away D．sat down
A．sleeping B．playing C．living D．walking
A．from B．off C．for D．into
A．because B．but C．if D．so
A．in trouble B．in peace C．in pain D．in danger
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
完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分）
I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities staying at one of its best hotels.” Now I wasn’t so sure. I waited fifteen minutes at reception (前台) after I and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I hotel reception.
“Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any in my bathroom. ”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course I’m sure!”
“I’ll our hotel engineer at once. ”
An hour later, the engineer came to look at the . He hit the pipes (水管) a few times and looked . “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing ! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea. , I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a ________ situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.
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Jenny was a nurse in a children’s hospital. One evening there was a big dance at the hospital. Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but of course them had to be to look after the children. Jenny was not among the ones who were free to go to the dance. She enjoyed dancing very much ,so when she had to start that evening while her friends were getting ready to go to the dance,she felt very for herself. She went to each sick child one after another and said good night. she came to a little boy called Tommy. Tommy was only 11 years old ,but he already talked like an . Poor Tommy had a very serious illness,and now he was hardly able to any part of his body except his hands. But he was always happy and always thinking about others instead of himself.
When Jenny came up to his bed, he said, “I’m very sorry that you have to the dance because of us. But we’re going to have a party for you. If you look in my , you’ll find a piece of cake. I saved it from my supper today, so it’s quite ” “And I’d get up and dance with you myself if I was able to,”he added.
Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not at all important to Jenny.
A．allowed B．invited C．left D．made
A．lucky B．active C．jealous D．wise
A．dancing B．working C．drinking D．relaxing
A．grateful B．happy C．sorry D．proud
A．Lucky B．Hopefully C．Firstly D．Finally
A．actor B．alien C．angel D．adult
A．touch B．wave C．move D．clean
A．miss B．attend C．forget D．host
A．dustbin B．drawer C．wallet D．bed
A．rare B．sweet C．tasty D．fresh
Years ago, while I lived in Engand, part of my college task was to help the children with special needs.I was chosen to in a school with disabled children. The teacher asked me to Nancy, a ten-year-old girl. One of hands could not move. At her school the teachers would think it was an achievement she was able to put on her own coat. But I saw more in her. She had always wanted to put a string the hole of a key.
For the 5 years Nancy was in the school, the teachers always to help her, but always ended up doing all the work for her. I knew Nancy could do , so I encouraged her to do something herself. At first Nancy often failed and got very . Sometimes I wanted to give up too. , after a week Nancy was able to do she had wanted to alone for so many years. Her teachers cried when they saw the thing she was able to do with just some encouragement.
Disabled people should be told they can’t do this or that. With just some encouragement they can do it. The look that girl’s face when she was able to do it herself meant to me. I hope everyone will encourage people to do all they want by themselves telling them they can’t do it.
A．read B．study C．work D．visit
A．look after B．look for C．look at D．look over
A．his B．her C．my D．your
A．before B．through C．if D．until
A．through B．across C．over D．into
A．failed B．refused C．agreed D．tried
A．less B．more C．nothing D．anything
A．excited B．pleased C．unsafe D．unhappy
A．And B．However C．But D．So
A．which B．that C．what D．how
A．in danger B．in fear C．with care D．with joy
A．never B．always C．often D．sometimes
A．of B．in C．on D．at
A．the earth B．the sun C．the moon D．the world
A．instead of B．because C．together with D．more than
完形填空（共20小题；计25分。A篇每小题1.5分，计15分；B篇每小题1分，计10分）
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A teenage girl couldn’t stand her family rules, so she left home.
She wanted to be a star and became famous. But she had a little education and years later, she had to ask for food on the street for a living. Now her father has been dead. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still her daughter. She has been to every corner of the city. Everywhere she goes, she a big photo of her daughter on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes, “I still love you. Come back home!”
One day, the daughter saw one of the photos. She was surprised and she couldn’t believe her________ “Is that me?” She moved and read the words, “I still love you.” She cried. She couldn’t wait back home. When she got home, it was early morning. She pushed the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to the bedroom at once. Her mother was sleeping there. She her mother up, “It’s me! Your daughter has come back home!” The mother and her daughter looked at each other in excitement, full of happy tears. The daughter asked, “ ________ is the door unlocked? A thief could get in.” The mother answered softly, “The door has never locked ________ you left. We miss you all the time. We believe that you’ll come back some day.”
As everyone knows, parents love their children forever. Children should also understand their parents and share their happiness, sadness, even everything with their parents. ________ this way, both parents and children can be happy.
A. a little B. a few C. much
A. looking for B. looking after C. looking at
A. sets on B. puts up C. cuts up
A. eyes B. ears C. nose
A. further B. closer C. away
A. go B. to gone C. to go
A. wake B. wakes C. woke
A. Who B. When C. Why
A. since B. for C. before
A. With B. In C. By
There was once a hardworking farmer who had a fine olive orchard (橄榄果园). But his three sons farm work.When the farmer was , he called the three sons to him and said: “My sons, there is a of gold hidden in the olive orchard. Dig for it, if you it.”The sons tried to him to tell them in what part of the orchard the gold was hidden, but he would tell them more.
After the farmer was dead, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold. they did not know where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one end of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money.They dug until they had the soil from one end of the orchard to the other. But no pot of gold was to be found. The three sons were very to have done all their work for nothing.
The next olive season, the olive trees in the orchard bore more fruit than they had ever given; when the fruit was , it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.
When they saw how much money had come from the orchard, they suddenly understood what the wise father had meant.
A．enjoyed B．hated C．cared D．minded
A．sick B．lonely C．dead D．dying
A．box B．bag C．pot D．bucket
A．miss B．hate C．care D．want
A．make B．order C．let D．get
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．Since B．And C．So D．But
A．turned up B．turned on C．turned over D．turned around
A．uncomfortable B．disappointed C．angry D．worried
A．picked B．collected C．sold D．found
It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile. She said, “Hi, young man! I'm Rose. I'm 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?”
I said , “Of course!”
“Why are you in college at an age?” I asked.
She joked, “I'm here to meet a husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.”
“No, seriously,” I asked.
“I always of having a college education. Now I'm getting one!” she told me.
After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from .
At the end of the term we invited Rose to at our party. I'll never forget what she taught .
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow because we stop playing. Here are the of staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every . You've got to have a dream. When you your dreams, you die!” she said.
“There is a big between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn't take any talent or ability,” she added. “But to , you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets(遗憾). We usually don't have regrets for what we did , rather for things we did not do.”
Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. One week graduation , she died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.
A．slowly B．happily C．heavily D．badly
A．so B．this C．such D．that
A．rich B．bad C．poor D．short
A．hoped B．wished C．wanted D．dreamed
A．another B．the other C．the others D．others
A．say B．speak C．talk D．discuss
A．us B．her C．him D．them
A．young B．old C．tall D．thin
A．stories B．secrets C．seasons D．surveys
A．week B．month C．year D．day
A．lose B．have C．keep D．like
A．chance B．change C．difference D．problem
A．stand up B．grow up C．grow old D．keep healthy
A．because B．so C．though D．but
A．in B．after C．during D．before
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