There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who painted the best picture of peace. Many artists tried The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose them. One picture was a quiet lake. The lake was a perfect mirror(镜子) for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white clouds. All who saw this picture
that it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had , too. But these were rocky. Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played Down the side of the mountains fell a waterfall. This did not look
at all.
But when the king looked , he saw behind the waterfall a small bush(灌木)
in a crack(裂缝) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built
nest(巢). There, sat the mother bird in her nest-in perfect peace.
Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the picture. Do you know why?
" peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no
, trouble, or hard work." explained the king, "Peace means to be in the middle of all those things and still be peaceful in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace."
Many years ago，in a small village，an old man was hired（雇佣） to clear the spring（泉水）up on the mountain．He took care of the spring every day，and （71）s away all the leaves and other things （72）t would make the water dirty．Soon，beautiful swans（天鹅） came to the clear spring，and the village became a popular attraction for visitors．
Years passed．One evening the town leaders held a meeting，As they looked at the salary list，one of them said，"Why do we keep these old man （73）o year after year？I don't think we need him or his work．"Later，the old man was（74）t to leave．
For several weeks，nothing changed．When early （75）a came，the leaves began to fall off the trees，and the spring was covered with leaves．A few days later，the water was much darker．Only a few months （76）a the old man left，all the swans left，and the （77）t didn't come，either．
Then they （78）r their mistake and rehired the old man．a few weeks later，the spring began to clear up．Soon new life （79）r to the village．
So，my friends，do you see？No matter how small your work seems to be，（80）n look down upon it．Anything we can do will make a difference．
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November 19th, 2013 Sunny
Today is my first day in Singapore. It’s quite fascinating. I fell in love with this beautiful c as soon as I got off the plane. The city was so tidy that I couldn’t find any r
.
My host family were waiting for me outside. I wanted to s hands with them because they are Chinese, but they k
me to welcome me. All of us wanted to be as polite as possible. On the way to their home, my host p
to a beautiful statue--- Merlion Statue and told me it was the s
of Singapore. My host had prepared a big dinner for me. When I saw forks and k
on the table, I told them I had learned how to use chopsticks before I left France for Singapore. I had the most delicious Chinese food. After dinner, we took a walk in the park n
the house. Though we are from d
countries, we talked happily. My host family went out of their way to make me r
and feel at home.
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More and more families go on a car trip each year. H_______, the thought of trouble on the road may prevent you from going out. To avoid(避免) trouble, you need to make a careful
p_______ for your trip.
First of all, choose a proper route for your trip. Considerw_______ you are going and find several possible routes to it. Traffic and the
t_______ that you will spend on the road must be considered when you decide one.
Consider your luggage(行李) needs. B_______ you begin packing your necessities(必需品), think about how many people will be in your car and how much space they will need in order to
t_______ comfortably.
Try to avoid busy times. Usually highways are busier on Fridays and Sundays, so going on Tuesday orT______ will help you to avoid traffic jams. Driving at night is also a great way to miss the traffic and the kids can sleep
d_______ the trip.
F_______, don’t forget to check your car carefully before leaving so that you can have a
s_______ trip.
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Each year，more than 1.2million children are kidnapped （拐骗） around the world．Hong Kong actor and（81） （歌手） Andy Lau hopes that his movie Lost and Love（《失孤》） can make a（82） /t∫eidʒ/
In the movie，Andy plays a farmer，who spends fifteen years（83）l for his lost son．
Andy said，"I hope that people can p（84） more attention to kidnapped kids and the lost kids should be found and（85） （回来）home safely．
Many people were（86） （感动） to tears by the movie．"（87）A a parent，I can
understand how painful（悲伤） it is to lose child，"said a mother，The movie is（88） （也）
educational to children．Parents will worry（89）i their children go missing．
Lost and Love is based on（根据）a（90） /riəl/kidnap case in2010．A father from Hubei
Found his son two years after his son went missing．
Blame(责备) is one of the biggest problems that we meet in everyday life. And when that doesn't happen, we blame other people, places or events that we think are the causes of our unhappiness.
Everything we feel comes from within us.
If we create unhappiness for ourselves, the world will show us that unhappiness, but if we create joy, peace, and love for ourselves, this is what we will get back.
Can blame solve any problems? When people did something hat makes us angry, afraid or hurt, we are doing nothing more than showing them the anger we feel inside.
We have choices about things that make us unhappy. We sometimes prefer to take the easier choices, the ones that keep us in our comfort zone(地带). Sometimes we just have to go beyond our comfort zone, which may mean facing something we don't like. Perhaps we feel like a victim(受害者) and don't stand up for ourselves or speak up when we feel that people don't respect us. Maybe we are afraid of a situation, so we run away from it, instead of facing it with inner strength.
Whatever the problem is, we have a choice every day to face it with blame, fear, anger, guilt(内疚), or with love, kindness, peace. Don't blame. Enjoy your day.
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| A．Simply, it can't. |
| B．We create it and we live through it |
| C．How will you walk into your day? |
| D．We seem to know that the world is there to make us happy. |
E. But how comfortable is it really when we are annoyed by someone else?
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Dear Su Mei,
I don’t know what (do) about
(go) to
(Mike) birthday party tomorrow night. My parents think I should study for
(I) English exam next week. If I go to the party, they will
(are) upset. Mike
(tell) us to wear nice
(clothe), but I don’t have
(some). If I wear jeans, I will look the
(bad). Also, I’m not sure how to go to the party. If I walk, it will take me too long. If I take a taxi, it will be too expensive. Can you give me some
(advice) please?
Tina
Dear Zhang Wei,
In your last letter you complained（抱怨）that your parents were too strict with you. Actually every family has its rules. does mine .Let me tell you some rules of my family.
First, my parents stop me from w TV on weekdays. It makes me have more time to do with my study as well as to do some outdoor
(活动).Second, they only allow me to play computer games for two hours at weekends. I agree that playing too many computer games is
to us because we may lose ourselves in it. T
, they ask me to do some housework at home, such as
(使……干净)the floor, washing dishes after meals. In fact I agree that it is good to share housework
our parents and I enjoy doing housework.
I think you could have a d about your family rules with your parents and make the family rules together with them. As the saying
:nothing can be accomplished without norms and standards. As a child, we should obey the rules in schools as well as at home. I
(相信)that the rules will lead us to have a healthy and meaningful life.
Yours,
Liu Ying
Have you ever heard the saying，"Home， sweet home'？ This is just another way of saying that it's n（1） to be home! A lot of the people and things we love are at home．
What do you like about being at home？
What do you like best about being at home？ Maybe you like to play with your brothers and sisters． Maybe you e（2） staying with your mum and dad． Maybe you have a pet you like to play with．Spending time with your family is one thing that makes being at home special．
Your bedroom is a（3） thing that makes home special． Your toys， your books，and your favourite things are in your bedroom． Consider what you like best about your room．Is it how it looks？Is it your comfortable b（4） that you sleep on？ Maybe you like to have a q（5） place to read a book or to think about your day．
Mealtime can be a special time at home． Families sit around the table to eat the food Mum or Dad has prepared， It's a time to share interesting s（6） about your day．
How do you help at home？
There are a lot of things to do to make home a special place． Who does the chores （家庭杂务） l（7） cleaning， cooking， and yardwork （庭院劳动） at your house？ When families work t（8） to do the chores， it makes them easier and more fun for everyone．Maybe you can h（9） lay the dinner table or clear the places． Maybe you can pull weeds （草） out of the flower garden． Maybe you can water the vegetable garden or the houseplants． Think about what you can do， so that w（10） you come home every day，you can say，"Home， sweet home!"
We have been in Australia for three days. We’re having ag_____ time here. Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. There is so
m _____ to see that it is impossible for me to tell you everything. Sydney is a beautiful city. There are many big
t _____ and beautiful flowers around the houses and they
l ____really beautiful. There are also some special
a_____ in Australia, such as kangaroos and koalas. They are really lovely.
During the past three days we’ve visited manyp_____of interest around Sydney. I’d like to spend more time here. But we will
f_____ to another city, Cairns, to see coral beds (珊瑚礁) tomorrow. It is said that words cannot
d_____ the beauty of the colourful corals. Many famous cartoon films were made there. Now we are
b ______ packing our bags so that we will not lose time when we leave. We can enjoy
o______ in Cairns this time tomorrow, I’m looking forward to going there!
During the Second World War．John's family didn't have a washing machine．Therefore，_____ （keep）clothes clean became a problem for them.
Before long，a family friend decided ______（join）the army and his wife was going with him．John's family told them that they could take care of their furniture while they were away. To the family’s surprise，the friend suggested they should use his Bendix washing machine．“It would be better for it to
______（use），rather than sitting quietly，”he said．
Young John helped with the washing，and he developed a deep love of the old，green Bendix．
later，the war ended and the family's friend returned．When he came_____(take) the machine away．John became very sad．His mother saw this and said to him．“Son， you must remember that machine
____(not belong) to us in the first place. It was a gift for us
_____(be) able to use it for such a long time．So，instead of
_____ （be）sad about the loss．Let’s be grateful that we
_____ （be）able to use it at that time.”
We have all experienced loss：loss of people and things．However，if we see the thing we______（lose）as a gift that we were given for a time，maybe the sad memories
_____( change) into thankful ones．
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Once I went shopping on my first visit to Macao. Coming from cold and cloudy England, I enjoyed the sun and dressed in a T-shirt and a short skirt. Not having much c_____ to enjoy the sun in England, my legs were very white. In England this is not a fashionable look at all . Most women spend every sunny day out t_____
to get darker skin(皮肤). The darker the skin, the better the look. I have tried to get darker but nothing w____
for me!
As I walked around one shop, the two shop assistants kept looking at my legs all the time, talking q_____to each other in Chinese. I began to feel u____
and asked my friend if we could leave. After we left the shop, she asked me what was wrong . I c____
about the shop assistants being very impolite . They must be talking about my white skin. My friend laughed. “They weren’t laughing at you. They were saying how nice your legs were. Many Chinese women want to have white skin like yours. In fact, there are many beauty products(美容产品) in the shops to make skin whiter and a lot of money is s_____
on them.”
It just s____ that we are never happy with what we have. The grass is much g______
on the other side. If the women of the West and East thought the s_____
way, Western women wouldn’t spend so much money on beauty products that makes skin darker and women from the East wouldn’t need to use cream that makes skin whiter.
The scientist finally made his dream come true in his ______________.（ninety）
It’s ___________（fair）for people to blame air pollution on the developing countries.
Who do you think will be the first Chinese ______________（walk）on the moon?
The ______________（salesman）addresses and telephone numbers are recorded in yellow pages.
Of all, Chen Xin did the experiment _____________（success）. She is the perfect helper that we need.
—Does the white kite belong to ______________（she）—No, that’s ours. Her kite was made in blue.
I don’t think Kate saw me. She ______________（quarrel）with her classmates then.
A better transport system can make our city ______________（crowd）than before.
______________（fix）the mess in his computer, he searched the internet for further information.
—Why didn’t Tom go to the cinema yesterday? —He ______________（see）the film twice.
Our headmaster insisted that all students should ______________（dress）neatly and properly.
Soon they found they had no choice but _____________（sit）there waiting.
The Centre is open ______________（day）8.30 a.m. -4.30p.m..
As result of the ______________（lose）of too much blood, the old man passed away at last.
Follow me, guys! Close your eyes, open your arm and ______________ （breath）deeply.
I live in Pennsylvania． It is a （1） （north） state of America， which is the 33rd （2） （large） state in America． You might know some of the cities， like Philadelphia， Pittsburgh and Allentown． The state capital is Harrisburg． Now let me tell you a little more about my state．
Several Indian tribes（部落） lived in Pennsylvania before（3） （Europe）came． The Dutch came first， （4） （follow） by Sweden． England started colonies（殖民地） later． After a few fights， they （5） （take） control of the land．
Pennsylvania （6） （give） to the Penn family later． That is how Pennsylvania got its name． Pennsylvania was the （7） （two） to join the nation． The city of Philadelphia （8） （be）an important city since the colony was founded． It was even the capital of America， too!
Today， Pennsylvania is sometimes regarded as the snack capital of the country． It is famous for snacks， like pretzels and chips， Heinz ketchup and sauces． There is also Hershey， which is well （9） （know） as the chocolate company．
There are steel companies in the state， as well as a lot of colleges． There are plenty of things （10）（do） in Pennsylvania． There are several major sports teams． Pennsylvania has 121 state parks， and they all have free（11） （enter）． Hunting is popular here， too．
Are you thinking about （12） （visit） the state？
When it comes to the benefit of volunteering， a lot of people think it’s all about the warm feeling after helping someone. _________. As is known， charity (慈善) work needs lots of people to do different kinds of work. It means that there are many surprising benefits for volunteers.
◆Teach you new skills.
From helping making websites to teaching foreigners your native language， or to making plans for charity， volunteering can really be almost anything. It means that when you get involved in charity work， a lot of time you will face challenges. ________.
◆Teach you what truly matters.
It’s a great way to find new perspectives (角度) on life. When you’ve been at it for a while， you just might view yourself in a different way. ________. One of my friends once wanted to be a doctor， but later he found his interest was in teaching.
◆_________.
Maybe it’s not so surprising， but what might surprise you is how true these friends are. Some of my long-term friends are people I’ve met through volunteering. I’m not the kind of guy that makes friends just for connections， but sometimes it’s very convenient to have a wide network ._________. Not only as a person， but it helps you develop your skill set as well. So if you’ve ever considered volunteering， what are you waiting for?
| A．But it’s not the only benefit |
| B．Help you make new friends |
| C．You might even take a new road in life |
| D．In a word， volunteering helps you grow |
E. Through the challenges， you learn new skills
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