It was Christmas Day．Tina was alone in the great city house．Her parents went to the hospital because their oldest boy was ill．
"What a boring Christmas!" Tina thought to herself． At that moment，she music in the street． She ran to the window and saw a little boy
．He was singing and beating a drum．Tina saw that he wore no
．
"Are you cold?" asked Tina．
The little boy smiled，but she couldn't hear he said．So she told him to come in． He was a little nervous，but the carpet (地毯) felt warm to
poor feet．He told Tina that his name was Guido．And he was
poor that he had to go singing from house to house for some money to buy his dinner．
"My mama is away，and I am a sad Christmas．But I'll try to make it nice
you，" said Tina．They played games and Guido sang to her．Then they had a big dinner． Guido was very happy．
That night，Tina told her mother， " Now I know something．Whenever you sad and lonely，find somebody
and lonelier than yourself and cheer them up．It will make you feel all right． "
Once there was an between the colors. Each color thought it was the best and most important. So each color looked down upon others. Here are their debates.
Green said: “Clearly I am the most important. I am the of life and hope. I’m the color of grass, trees and leaves.
me, all animals would die.”
Yellow laughed: “I bring happiness and warmth into the world. Every time people look at a yellow sunflower, they start to smile. Without me there be no fun.”
Orange shouted: “I am the color of and strength. I have the most important vitamins (维生素). Think of carrots,
and oranges. When I appear in the sky, everyone is shocked at my beauty and nobody gives another thought to any of you.”
Red could no stand it, “I am the color of danger and bravery. I am willing to fight for a cause. I bring fire into the blood.”
Their voices louder and louder. The thunder(雷) got angry and the rain started to pour. When they became calm, the rain said, “You foolish colors. Don’t you know that each of you is unique (独一无二)? If you don’t agree, just follow me.” They did as the rain told
and together made the most
rainbow (彩虹).
| above，king，come，old，food，too，reply，another，life，see |
A boy found an eagle’s(鹰) egg and he put it in the nest of a chicken. Soon the egg broke open and the eagle out. He thought he was a chicken. He grew up doing what chickens do—searching in the dirt for
and flying short distances with a noisy waving of wings. It was a hard life. Little by little the eagle grew
. One day he and his chicken friend
. a beautiful bird flying in the air, high (
the mountains.
“Oh, I wish I could fly like that!” said the eagle. The chicken , “Don’t give it another thought. That’s the great eagle, the
of all birds—you could never be like him!” And the eagle didn’t give it
thought. He went on cackling(咯咯) and complaining(抱怨) about
. Finally he died thinking he was a chicken.
My friends, you were born an eagle. The God expected you to be an eagle, so don’t listen to the chickens!
| when home happy be so his spend with park on |
Last Monday, my husband and I some time in the park next to our house. We often went to this
and we knew there were some homeless people. They sometimes stayed
the benches (长椅). We brought along some apples, oranges and a few bottles of water to share with them. I felt great happiness
I watched them eating our things. They said it was a big dinner for them and it was the luckiest day for them in their lives.
Among them, there a homeless boy Bruce. He was about eight years old and he lost
parents in a car accident,
he couldn’t go to school. When I asked him, “Do you like to school?” He said yes. We decided to take him
and let him go to school. The boy was happy to live
us.
From that day on, little Bruce became our son and went to school .
| child; take after; lucky; grow up; communicate; cover; we |
I hope I can be _______________ enough to pass the exam.
Nobody can help us. We will have to do it by _______________.
Teenagers need to _______________ with their parents often.
What do you think he is going to be when he _______________?
Everyone knows _______________ are a lot like their parents.
he；win；hour；swim；father；seem；unlucky；hard；talk；end |
Rick Hoyt is American and he has a good job at the University of Boston. （1） ，he is in a wheelchair because of a serious illness.He can't （2） either and he uses a computer for daily communication.However，he loves sport and wants to challenge
（3） in triathlon﹣a sports competition in which people swim 4 kilometers，bike 180 kilometers and run 42 kilometers.How can Rick make it as he can't swim，bike or run and sits in a wheelchair？It （4） to be an impossible dream for him to realize.
Rick can take part because he does it with his father，Dick Hoyt.Together，they try their best to do the（5） task in their life﹣in the running，his father pushes him in his wheelchair；in the （6） ，Rick lies in a small boat and his father swims and pulls him；in the cycling Rick sits in a special seat on the front of his （7） bike.
Of course，the Hoyts never win the race.The winner of a triathlon usually completes it in about nine（8） ，but the Hoyts take much longer time. "That's right， "says the father. "We never win.But Rick and I think that we always win. "
Now the father and son have （9） the respect（尊敬） of many people.And their （10） courage also sets a good example for us all.It sends out the message how important it is that we believe in ourselves and never give up.
| improve own please relax weak |
Who is the _______ of the new sports car?
Just sit down and try to _______ for a while, Grace.
Linda’s health has _______ greatly since she started on this new diet.
Li Ming is _______ in English, so he needs to spend more time on it.
My parents told me Ms. Smith was really _______ with my work last term.
But after a few months at college, I changed myself. I met new people. I started learning about history, politics, and the world. I didn’t have the time or patience for long phone conversations. I stopped caring so much about things like makeup. I once went to a party with no makeup on, but I felt fine. I just laughed about it. My new way of thinking brought me
my mother. Now, I talk to my mother almost every day. We get along quite well. We go to movies
and read the same books. I tell her about my problems and she gives me good
. Last month, my mother helped me through a bad time. She is an amazing person. I know that now.
A traveller came to a village carrying nothing but an empty pot. He was h , but nobody would offer their food to him. The traveller then f
the pot with water, put a large stone into it, and placed it o
a fire in the village square.
One of the villagers asked w he was doing. The traveller answered,“I’m making ‘ stone soup’. ”The villager seemed i
.
The traveller continued,“The soup tastes wonderful but I need some carrots to make i 76 more tasty. ”The villager then b him some carrots and put them in the pot.
Another villager walked by, asking about the pot, a the traveller again told him about his stone soup. This time he really needed some meat. The villager brought him some meat to help him out.
More and more villagers walked by. Each added o things. Finally, the traveller had a delicious pot of soup. Of course, he s
it with everyone.
从方框中选择合适的短语并用其适当形式填空。 （有一项多余）
| be willing to, stay up, write down, throw away, take pride in, come over to |
He to Watch the W0rld Cup last night.
A11 the teachers____ answer Students’ questions.
Don't forget ________ my house when you come to Beijing.
If you pass the exam, your teacher____ you.
He never____ plastic bottles after using them only Once.
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。
| stamp |
except |
twelve |
take |
pleasant |
Yesterday Jim decided to the bus to work because his bike didn’t work .
We went to the cinema Linda last Sunday because she had to stay at home and take care of her sick mother .
The boy likes collecting very much . He has collected many of them .
December is the month of the year .
It was a/an trip. It was raining all day and we had to stay in the hotel all day .
Do you know anything about airport security(安全)? In order to protect passengers, airports have ________rules. Some of these rules include:
Restricted items________ are not allowed on board. In the past, knives under four inches were allowed on board,
________ now, knives are not permitted at all.
ID checks
All passengers must have ID cards ________ match their boarding passes. Passengers are unable to fly
_________these documents.
Security on the aircraft
Generally, ________ are not permitted to enter the cockpit, where the pilot sits,
________when the plane is in the air. In order to increase security, bullet-proof doors and locks are now standard on all planes.
Forbidden liquids
No liquids over 100ml may be ________ on board in hand luggage. Liquids
______ 100ml must be carried in a clear plastic bag. This
________water, shampoo, toner etc
| daughter teach neither cheer happy |
Jenny’s _______________ takes after her. They are both very kind.
The good news Miss White told us made everyone _______________ up.
Julie met her good friend on the way to school and they talked _______________.
The problem is really difficult.______________ Lucy nor her sister can work it out.
I didn’t know what was _____________ in the math class yesterday because I was ill at home.
An explosion(爆炸) at about 8 a.m. Thursday near a park in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
An attack（袭击）on a market in Urumqi that left at least 31 and 94 injured(伤) on Thursday morning , It is the worst event in five
. The injured include(包括) people from
Han and Uygur ethnic groups," said Liu Hongxia, from a hospital. "Most of them are elderly people," said she in tears. "I feel sad seeing
."
Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged (誓言)to punish the terrorists(恐怖分子).
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