Reyes Guana grew up in a poor Mexican family． He has seven brothers and sisters． His parents always had two jobs to make ends meet． At weekends， the whole （1）f went to fields to work． When the children were young， they stayed in the car． As they grew （2）o they worked too．
As a boy， Guana was a "very shy" child who was very （3）q in school． He had few friends but he had a good relationship with the school cleaner． He liked to call the friendly lady "Nike" because she usually wore Nike clothes and shoes． Nike was well organized and the boy liked （4）h she made everything clean． He told her he wanted to be a cleaner， too． "Well， it's good if you want to be a cleaner，" Nike said to little Guana with （5）k ． "But make sure you go to college and make it as one of your steps there．"
Guana also looked up to the principal （校长） of his school． He was a tall and good﹣looking man． Also， he always went to someone in （6）n ． The principal told the boy that his job was to help students and teachers． "Wow， when I grow up， I want to do what you're doing．" "Well， you can do it!" the principal （7）r ． Guana did get there， and the two men remain friends． The former principal is now almost 90 years old．
But （8）b becoming a school principal， Guana followed in Nike's footsteps and worked for three schools in Lodi， California． And being a cleaner at a school made him think about how to show respect for everyone in an organization． In Guana's school system today， everyone is （9） i to parties and events． Everyone is important not only the people who clean the floors or drive the buses but also the people who teach the students or lead the schools．
He never （10）f where he came from， or how he felt． Now， Guana tells his own three children how important an education is for their lives．
last； paint； develop； visit； seem |
（1）I the wall several times yesterday． However， the rain has just washed the colour off．
（2）Boys and girls， join in the summer camp， and you some basic life skills．
（3）It too late． Let's have a rest and work on the plan tomorrow morning， shall we？
（4）Those foreigners couldn't stop taking photos while they the Suzhou Gardens．
（5）The film festival for a week． You will have one more week to enjoy films for free．
draw； we； wise； forty； survey |
（1）Natural resources on the Earth are limited， so people should use them ．
（2）Della expects to give her father an unusual gift on his birthday．
（3）Neither May nor I will tell this to others． We promise to keep the secret to ．
（4）Recently Mr．Wu has carried out several to improve the students' daily habits．
（5）Leo with his cousin goes to the Club at the community center twice a week．
Do you have difficulty learning English words？Well，（1）k a vocabulary notebook for learning new English words is not difficult．Here are some easy steps．First，buy a notebook （2）w at least 100 lined pages．You should select the color and size notebook that you prefer．（3）S ， write down any important words that you come across when reading or listening．This step （4）r you to decide whether a word is important enough for you to learn now．Do not assume（认为） that you will learn the word （5）l ．The next step is a bit difficult because you need to decide （6）w information about each word you will write in the notebook．
Some learners write only a（7）t of the word．Others write an example pharse using the word.I（8） information that matches your learning style and your needs.Finally，the most important thing you can do to learn the words in your notebook is to（9）p these words several times．If the pages of your notebook are well organized， you are more likely to review the words and their information over and over．If you （10）f these important steps， you can improve your English greatly．Come and have a try!
sell； next month； musical ability； raise money； How about |
John：Where have you been？You missed the announcement about the music festival．
Frank：I was at the teacher's office．Music festival？
John：Yes， it's going to be（1） in the school hall．Frank，you can play the violin．（2） playing it at the festival？
Frank：Well， I’d rather play the piano．I can play Mojito， What about you，John？
John：Actually．I don’t have much（3） ．I’d prefer just to do some voluntary work．I can（4） tickets．
Frank：So can I guess that the aim of the festival is to（5） ？
John：Yes．All of the money will go to charity．
Frank：Well， if it's for a good cause， everyone should take part!
noise； easy； touch； lead to； lie on the grass； stay up； arrive in； go over； be proud of； make great efforts |
（1）Eating too much ice cream may stomach problems．
（2）Avoid your eyes， nose and mouth before washing your hands．
（3）﹣Alice， you weren't in the classroom at four yesterday afternoon．
﹣I English grammar with Linda in the library．
（4）A short drive later， we arrived at a busy， factory． It's full of working machines．
（5）Wang Jicai devoted his life to guarding the island.All the people in my hometown him．
（6）Lisa is leaving for Canada soon by plane． She Toronto on the morning of August 8，won't she？
（7）It's much to understand the words with the help of the dictionary．
（8）Look! The little cat ． How lovely it is!
（9）Over the last ten years， China to green the land．
（10）The boys were so excited about the basketball match that they talking in their bedroom．
Paper﹣cutting is a famous folk art with a long history in China． It was used during （1）f to decorate gates and windows．After hundreds of years' （2）d ， it has become a very popular way of decoration．The main cutting tools are （3）s ﹣ paper and scissors or a knife，but clever and skilled paper﹣cutting artists can make very beautiful artworks．Chinese paper﹣cutting works have these features﹣"Flower in flower，theme in theme．" This means smaller pictures and stories are（4）h in the works．You will be amazed by the wonderful designs when you look at their paper﹣cutting works （5）c ．Through Chinese paper﹣cutting， people express their best wishes．
love； of； fly； give； other； still； surprised； fail； long； full |
A bird went to look for its happiness in far﹣away places. One day， it suddenly saw a little flower， whose face is（1） of smile. The bird asked the little flower， "You're going to die. Why are you（2） so happy？" "Because I will achieve my dream. My dream is to produce sweet fruit." said the little flower. Then the little bird realized that happiness was a hope in the heart.
The bird continued（3） and saw a lame（瘸的） duck helped a little duck find the way back home. Although it was disabled，it had a smiling face. "I'm happy because I can help（4） ，" said the lame duck. So the bird realized that happiness was a（5） in the heart.
The bird kept flying and suddenly saw a spider climbing up a wall.The spider fell off the wall halfway,but it kept climbing again and fell off again.Even so，the spider didn't（6） up. The little bird asked the spider in（7） ， "you（8） again and again， why don't you have pain but happiness on your face？" "As long as I keep making my efforts， I' m able to climb it up. Because（9） this， I'm so happy，" said the spider. The little bird realized that happiness is a faith （信念） in the heart.
So the little bird no（10） looked for happiness because it had seen the truth： happiness is not in the faraway place but in your own heart.
Ernest Hemingway， the son of a doctor and a music teacher， was born in 1899 in Oak Park， Illinois． Hemingway's father（1） （teach） him early on how to hunt and fish， two activities Hemingway loved throughout his life．Instead of（2） （go） to college， Hemingway became a reporter for the Kansas City Star．
Later， in Europe， he worked as a driver（3） the Italian army until he was wounded and shipped home， where he again wrote for newspapers． Two years（4） ， he moved to Paris， where he hoped to improve his writing． There he became friends with other（5） （America） writers， including Gertrude Stein and F． Scott Fitzgerald．
Hemingway developed（6） style of writing that was simple and direct． He chose words sparingly（俭省地）， avoided using adjectives， and trusted the reader to understand the（7） （mean） of his writing． As he put it， "I always try（8） （write） on the principle（原则） of the iceberg（冰山）． There is seven eighths of it under water for every part that shows． " This style continues to influence writers today． In his career（生涯）， which lasted some 40 years， Hemingway earned the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize． He was one of the finest writers of the（9） （twenty） century．
For a while Ernest Hemingway lived in Key West， Florida， where he had nearly 50 cats． One of them was a cat with six toes（脚趾）， which a ship's captain had given him． Today his Key West home is a museum， and many cats still live there． Some of them are（10） （child） of Hemingway's six﹣toed cat． Hemingway was married four times and had three sons． He died in 1961．
want best slowly until when happiness facing in still now high not |
My Dear Azhaan，
I want you to know that you remind me of myself in so many ways． You are like a better and Improved version（版本） of me． I look at you and I see myself（1） your eyes． I wish I had that confidence（信心） and even some of your bossiness（霸气） at that age． Yet， I'm also troubled on seeing this confidence（2） disappearing， because you are（3） many different things． I want you to know that your confidence is one of the （4） things about you． All of us admire your confidence． However， you are（5） confident enough these days， because you are beginning to dislike your own body．
You are not fat． I agree that you could be a little healthier． You could eat a little less junk food． However， I don't know when you'll begin to enjoy fruits， but I believe that you will．
I think one of the moments of（6） for me was when you were born， and the doctor said， "Congratulations， you have another baby boy，" not because you were a boy but because you were healthy．
You're too young to understand this（7） no one realizes the importance of a normal life
（8） it is away from them． What I（9） for you is happiness： the understanding that you are not perfect and that it is okay because none of us is!
Stay confident and keep your head（10） ， my little boy﹣who is growing up too soon!
Love，Ammi
One of the world's most dangerous sports is mountain climbing， and one of the（1） popular places for this is the Himalayas． The Himalayas（2） （run） along the southwestern part of China．
Of all the mountains， Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous．（3） is 8，844． 43 meters high and so is very （4） （danger）to climb． It is very hard to take in air as you get near the top．
The first Chinese team （5） （reach） the top in 1960， while（6） first woman to succeed was Junko Taibei from Japan in 1975．
Why do so many climbers risk their lives？ One of the main （7） （reason） is that people want to challenge themselves （8） of difficulties， The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up （9） （try） to achieve our dreams． It also shows that humans（10） （be） stronger than the forces of nature in some situations
Why Short Stories Are Best for English Learning？
You get more time to focus on words．When a text is short，you can have more time to learn how every single word is used and what importance it has in （1） text．This is more useful for those（2） are beginners of English．
You can read a whole story at a time．Attention length is very important for learning．And the ability to finish a story gives you more time （3） （understand）it．Short stories are written to give you （4） （much）information with less effort．
It is best for consistency（一致性）．It is much easier to read one story every day than trying to read a big novel that never（5） （seem）to end．
You can share them easily in a group．Since short stories can （6） （read）in any place，they are perfect for book clubs and learning circles．Most of the time these groups do not work because members have no time to read．Short stories are the perfect way for them．
You can focus more on ideas．Language is less about （7） （word）and more about the meanings behind them．If you spend all your time （8） （learn）vocabulary and grammar，you will never be able to speak a language （9） （smooth）because you will have little to talk about．Short stories give you the chance to understand big ideas in a short text．
In a word，short stories will not only improve your English reading comprehension（理解力）（10） also open your mind to different worlds．
阅读下面短文，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词．（共1小题；每小题10分，满分10分）
She used to sleep on the sidewalk of the Fifth Street Post Office．I could smell her before I came close．She （1） （wear） dirty clothes and her mouth was nearly toothless．If she was not asleep ，she talked to （2） （she）．What a poor old lady !
One Thanksgiving ，we had lots of food （3） （leave） over．I thought about the old lady．She might be still hungry．So I packed the food up and rode over to the Fifth Street．It was a cold night．There was hardly anyone out．But I knew she would stay at the same place and I would find her （4） （easy）．There she was ，sitting against a tree near the post office．She（5） （dress） as she always was．I went to her and said ，"I've brought you some food． Would you like some turkey and apple pie ？"
However ，the old woman didn't seem to be very （6） （excite） about this．She looked at me and said ，"Oh ，thank you very much ，but someone （7） （give） me food earlier and I'm quite full now．Why don't you take it to someone else who （8） （need） it ？"
Her manners were gracious（亲切的）．I was the person who didn't know what （9） （say）．An old lady whose life was （10） （bad） than most of us still thought others．Why don't more of us do that ？
根据短文内容，选择适当的单词或短语填空，使短文意思完整，每个选项仅使用一次
A．Although B．Noiselessly C．As a result D．Sometimes E．prefer to stay F．keep away from
G．become silent， watchful and suspicious H．As soon as I．will never see J．However
There are wild elephants in Malaysia， Thailand and several other countries but most people （1） them． Elephants dislike the hot sun． They （2） in the cool shelter of the jungle，coming out at night to feed on the vegetation on the fringe of the jungle．
（3） they are big animals， elephants can move silently when necessary． When then are no hunters（猎人）near them，elephants often make a lot of noise． They tear up young bamboo shoots and eat noisily． But as soon as hunters appear． the elephants （4） ． A big bull elephant stretches out（伸展） his sensitive trunk and moves it round slowly， searching for the scent of his enemy． His large ears protrude from the side of his head and he listens for the slightest sound． （5） he detects（察觉）any danger， the bull taps on the ground with his trunk． Tonk! Tonk! This is the danger signal （信号）． （6） the elephants disappear into the protection of the jungle．
（7） an elephant will attack（攻击） human beings， particularly if it is defending（保护）its young or it has been wounded． An angry elephant can trample an enemy to death or pick him up with his trunk and smash his hated enemy on the ground， Sometimes hungry elephants damage（毁坏）crops but usually they （8） human beings． In recent years， poachers have killed huge numbers of elephants in Africa to get their ivory tusks． （9） ， many countries have banned（禁止）trade in objects made of ivory． （10） ， elephants are still in danger of disappearing completely from many countries where they have lived peacefully for thousands of years．
括号里所给动词的适当形式填空，请将答案填写在答题卡指定位置．
Mr Lee， the head teacher of starlight School，（1） （write）an email to all the teachers and students．
Dear teachers and students．
We are almost at the end of the second term． It （2） （be）a busy term and you all deserve（应得）a break．But there is still plenty happening at school．Please read the following．
Classroom change
We are fixing the windows in Classroom 6． The work （3） （expect） to take a couple of weeks． In the meantime，all lessons which were in Classroom 6 are now in Classroom 15．
Library
Please （4） （return）all the books and DVDs you've borrowed from the school library before the end of term． You cannot borrow any books during the holiday，but you can read them in the library．
School play
This year， the school play is Snowy Days． Students can buy tickets from the entrance of the school． Friends and family are welcome． Pets aren't allowed．If you like， you can hand in your play and we （5） （take）a look．If it is good enough， you can act it out．
School trip
Mr Williams （6） （plan）an exciting school trip．Forty students from Year 7 and 8 will go South America （7） （visit）a school．The school is on top of a mountain．They will make new friends， and learn about new cultures．If you are interested，talk to your teacher before the end of nest week．
I do hope that all of you have a good break．Remember （8） （bring） your sports clothes with you at the beginning of next term．
Best wishes
Jack Lee， Head teacher
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