Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”, but a recent communication with his mother changed his life. In the past, he didn’t give his mother many problems. , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she work, and so was often not at home.
His mother looked after him as as she could. Unluckily, Martin still caused problems. He was not studying and he often got into trouble. Luckily, his mother was very and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding(寄宿) school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.
One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his ,this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me.
Now Martin has changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped him to feel good about himself.
A.So B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.However
A.very B.many C.much D.too
A.could B.had to C.should D.would
A.soon B.quickly C.well D.good
A.angry with B.tired of C.crazy about D.interested in
A.worried B.patient C.careful D.serious
A.made B.took C.got D.thought
A.that B.this C.he D.it
A.surprised B.surprising C.surprise D.surprises
A.always B.hardly C.really D.just
When are you an adult (成年人)?
When do you think you are an adult ? Maybe different __31_ have different ideas.
Now let’s see what some American teenagers(青少年)say .
Sam: In 32 idea ,you are an adult at the 33 of 18. That’s when you can vote(投票)。You can help to 34 who rules(统治)the whole country .That’s also a grown-up does! My grandfather couldn’ t vote 35 he was 21.They changed(改变) it to 18 in 1971.
Jenny:I don’t 36 it’s hard to say . I can drive a car at 16, can’t I ?When you have a driver’s licence , you can 37 it to people to tell them your age for all kinds of things . 38 sixteen must be the age when you change from a 39 person to an adult.Because you can tell others you are not a 40 any more .
Suzie : Well , I think there is 41 wrong with American laws for when young people can 42 things . I can vote at 18 and drive at 16. So you would think 18 is a grown-up, 43 16 isn’t .But then I can’t drink wine(酒)until I’m 21 ! If I’m 44 an adult at 18, how can people stop me from 45 a cup of beer in a bar ?
A.teenagers B.adults C.drivers D.grandfather
A.his B.my C.her D.your
A.age B.end C.front D.number
A.make B.keep C.choose(选择) D.teach
A.after B.until C.when D.if
A.hope B.want C.like D.think
A.show B.send C.ask D.pass
A.But B.And C.So D.Or
A.old B.young C.little D.tall
A.baby B.group-up C.boy D.kid
A.anything B.everything C.something D.nothing
A.do B.buy C.like D.borrow
A.already B.still C.also D.yet
A.selling B.making C.drinking D.giving
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Different people have different hobbies. For example (例如), some reading, some like swimming and others like collecting and so on.
Do you want to my hobby? I like and listening to the Red Songs (歌), like my grandparents. I think these sound (听起来) very great. I can sing many red songs I Love You, China (《我爱你,中国》), and Learn From Lei Feng (《学习雷锋好榜样》).
Besides (除…之外), I think every day is helpful. I like playing . I’m good at it. I think it’s very interesting. I also like playing it with my in PE class. team work(团队合作). Everyone to work together (一起) with others. I can also make many friends in the game.
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I was waiting for the bus when I met the woman."You look36 Come and sit here,she said. 37 are you going?"
"I don’ t know. I just want to catch a 38 and see what it will be like at the
end."
"I’ m afraid you’ 11 see 39 there. Why don’t you enjoy the sights on the way?"
“How can I do that while my heart’s 40 ?” I asked sadly. “My best friend had left me.”
The woman seemed to understand my feeling. "Don’ t cry, little girl. Ive had a similar experience to you.Thirty- five 41 ago, my husband left our three children and me. I was deadly sad.I decided to kill myself and the children, so I took 42 to the sea. 43they seemed to know what would happen, so they 44 loudly. Their cry suddenly woke me 45 . How could I 46 my hope to live for one of life’ s problems? Alter that,I worked hard to raise the children.Now They all live 47 and one of lthem has his own family.
Then the woman gave me a 48 ,” We should never wait for the door to 49 before us.We should find the key to the 50 or try to find another way.”
The bus came and I got on it with a smile.
A. tired B. excited C. happy
A. What B. How C. Where
A. train B. bus C. boat
A. nothing B. everything C. something
A. smiling B. breaking C. dancing
A. days B. weeks C. years
A. her B. them C. him
A. So B. Or C. However
A. laughed B. cried C. spoke
A. in B. out C. up
A. give away B. give up C. get up
A. happily B. sadly C. badly
A. cry B. shout C. smile
A. open B. close C. lock
A. classroom B. office C. door
Leo is 66 years old. But he ___ young. He is a basketball fan. He has two ---one is a son and the other is a daughter. He has a great ___ __ collection. But he never
_ sports. He only likes collecting sports ______. He has 5 basketballs, 7 baseballs and 3 ping-pong balls. His son, Neal, likes soccer. He is in a soccer club. He often plays soccer with______ friends. He has a computer, too. Playing games is ___ __. He likes it very much. And his daughter, Nancy, likes very much. But she doesn’t have a volleyball and she doesn’t play it. She only likes it ______ TV.
A.sees B.watches C.sounds D.looks
A.child B.daughters C.sons D.children
A.art B.food C.sports D.books
A.do B.does C.play D.doesn’t
A.bags B.clothes C.things D.games
A.he B.he’s C.his D.him
A.boring B.bad C.interesting D.difficult
A.football B.basketball C.volleyball D.tennis
A.watch B.watches C.watched D.to watch
A.in B.of C.on D.about
A goal for life
Do you have a goal for life? What is it? Do you want to become a great writer, a 16 singer or just become a rich person?
A survey 17 that in modern society (现代社会), most people choose practical 18 such as “making money to buy a house and a car”, “making one’s life better” or “finding a good job”.
Wang You 19 in a small company in Nanjing 3 years ago. The job was good and he didn’t need to work on Saturday or Sunday. However, he felt the work wasn’t 20 at all and the life was _21 . So he gave up his job and went to Beijing in February, 2009. When he 22 in Beijing, he had his new __23 as finding a good job.
Now 24 people want to live a better life. This fact shows that the society is making progress __25 people’s life goals have become more practical. One researcher says, “Everybody 26 his or her own life goal. If one man is poor, 27 life goal will be to make more money. If one man doesn’t __28 a diploma (文凭), studying hard to get a diploma will become his life goal. And if one man doesn’t have love, his life goal will be to look 29 it. If one man has no life goal, he 30 idle away (虚度) his lifetime.”
A.happy D.kind A.saw D.showed A.works D.results A.worked D.got A.interested D.afraid A.boring D.arrived A.got D.went A.job D.life A.more and more D.many and many A.and D.until A.is D.has A.one’s D.his A.leave D.give A.out D.down A.should D.will |
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One day a woman got into her car and started driving home after work. Suddenly, saw a yellow car behind her. was a man. When she turned left, the yellow car turned left. When she tuned right, the yellow car turned right, . When she stopped the traffic lights, the yellow car stopped behind her.
The woman was afraid, so she drove to the police station. She was very when she found the car stopped behind her. At that time, a young man was standing outside the police station. The woman was very happy him. She knew that he was a policeman he was wearing a police uniform. She jumped out of her car and ran to the policeman. She asked him to arrest (逮捕) the man in the yellow car, so the policeman walked to the man.
The man to run away when he saw the policeman. He just smiled said to the woman, “I want to give this purse back to you, madam. I think you dropped it on the street.”
A.she B.her C.hers D.herself
A.The worker B.The driver C.The doctor D.The farmer
A.also B.either C.too D.neither
A.in B.on C.to D.at
A.quickly B.slowly C.easily D.happily
A.surprised B.interesting C.interested D.surprising
A.see B.to see C.saw D.sees
A.after B.before C.because D.when
A.doesn’t try B.tried C.tries D.didn’t try
A.and B.so C.or D.but
Fifteen wild Asian elephants that left their home in Xishuangbanna last year are continuing to march north,according to China Daily on June 4th,2021,which attracts much attention(1) the public.The endangered Asian elephant enjoys Class﹣A (2) in China,the same level as the giant panda does.The number of Asian elephants in China has (3) from 170 in the 1970s to about 300 nowadays.Why are they on the (4) ?Maybe there are two main reasons.First,the growing population of elephants need more space and food to live.Second,some areas where they live often face huge pressure to develop the local economy(经济),making them move to other areas. (5) the government is taking action to lead them gradually back to their home.
(1)A.from |
B.in |
C.for |
D.to |
(2)A.journey |
B.training |
C.protection |
D.welcome |
(3)A.raised |
B.reduced |
C.fell |
D.increased |
(4)A.vacation |
B.move |
C.Internet |
D.watch |
(5)A.Suddenly |
B.Surprisingly |
C.Interestingly |
D.Luckily |
Today is Tom's birthday.He is seventy years old.But there is nobody being(1) him.He feels very disappointed.He can 't find his happiness anywhere.His sons who are busy working,don't care for him on his special day.(2) the cake is very delicious,he doesn't want to touch it.He just(3) his children to come and stay with him.
Nowadays,many people are so busy that they(4) visit their parents.However,blood is(5) thicker than water.Our dear parents make every effort to bring us up,so we are supposed to treat them well when they become old.
(1)A.in |
B.with |
C.over |
D.about |
(2)A.Although |
B.Because |
C.If |
D.Since |
(3)A.expects |
B.hopes |
C.makes |
D.notices |
(4)A.usually |
B.often |
C.seldom |
D.always |
(5)A.less |
B..more |
C.much |
D.little |
We all like honest people,but not all people are honest with us.So it must be great that there is a day to ask (1) to be honest.M.Hirsh Goldberg,a writer,started Honesty Day.He (2) the last day of April as Honesty Day because the first day is April Fool's Day.
Be honest.That's all you have to do on Honesty Day.On this day,anyone can ask you any question and you should give a (3) answer.Every Honesty Day,Mr.Goldberg gives(4) to honest groups and people to praise their honesty.
Mr.Goldberg wrote a book on telling lies.He said (5) everyone tells lies.That is why he set up Honesty Day.
(1)A.everybody |
B.somebody |
C.nobody |
(2)A.treated |
B.considered |
C.chose |
(3)A.complete |
B.true |
C.quick |
(4)A.punishments |
B.prizes |
C.suggestions |
(5)A.actually |
B.finally |
C.gradually |
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There are many different kinds of programs on TV. Which is your favorite?
_____of you may like music programs, and the others may __ ___sports ones. But I like ____ programs best. I think the news programs have a few things which are _ ___from other programs. For example, TV programs____ music programs or sports programs can make us relaxed, but the news programs can___ ___ us information. We can know important events not only in our country but also in the______ from the news. Now,_____ news programs is an important part of my daily life. In the ______ , I watch the Morning News and prepare for my work. In the evening, I watch the CCTV News when I have ______. I like this way of knowing the world.
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Mr Zhou and his students are on the bus. Everyone is _ . They’ll arrive in Shanghai. Now, they are_ their way to their sister school by _ . The school is not far _ their hotel. Mr. Zhou becomes more excited. He is from Shanghai. His parents and his friends will be glad _ him. He and his students are talking _ their plan in the bus. First, they will study in their sister school _ months and then they will see some _ places in Shanghai. About four months_ , they’ll go_ Nanjing.
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When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to face the music”, it doesn’t mean that he is planning to go to hear a singer or a concert. It shows you may feel uncomfortable when you are called in by your leader to why you did this and that or why you did not do this or that. If you “face the music”, you are sure to be less unhappy than that.
Every one of us has to “face the music” at some time or another, especially as . We can all remember father’s words “I want to talk to you”. And only because we did not listen to him. What a(an) thing it was!
In the middle or at the end of every , we students have to “face the music”. The result of the exam will whether we will face the music or not. If we don’t get good , that means parents’ cold faces and contempt (轻视) of the teachers and classmates.
“To face the music” is to every American, young or old. It is at least 100 years old. It really that you have to do something, no matter how terrible the whole thing might be, because you know you have no choice.
A.manage B.attend C.miss D.forget
A.discover B.believe C.explain D.encourage
A.friends B.teachers C.leaders D.children
A.angry B.magical C.exciting D.honest
A.terrible B.important C.interesting D.careful
A.season B.term C.year D.month
A.follow B.change C.decide D.realize
A.chances B.marks C.tools D.choices
A.known B.strange C.safe D.harmful
A.discusses B.covers C.develops D.means
Most American families like to have a holiday summer. Summer is a good season for holidays. I t’s very hot during the months of July and August. Children do not go to school during these months.
Some like to stay at home during the holiday. They work in the garden, visit friends, books, or TV. Many families their lunch to parks or in the countryside. They like to eat in the place where there are many trees or a nice lake. If they live near the sea, they go to the beach. They can fish, or enjoy the sun there. America is a larger country.
Many families travel by or by train to see interesting places. They also travel by plane to a foreign country. Many big cities have many famous buildings, theaters, shops and other places for travelers.
A.for B.in C.on D.at
A.one B.two C.three D.four
A.people B.peoples C.man D.person
A.see B.watch C.look D.read
A.see B.watch C.look D.read
A.takes B.take C.took D.are taking
A.something B.somewhere C.anything D.someone
A.never B.hardly ever C.often D.hardly
A.skate B.climb hills C.hike D.swim
A.car B.a car C.their car D.cars
Last year my dad got a new job in a small town,__51__ my family moved there. On my first __52__ at the new school I was really worried. The teachers were friendly, but the __53__ was the other students. They didn’t seem friendly. I knew nobody and I couldn’t __54__ understand what they said.
During the break all the other students went out. I didn’t know where to go, so I ___55___ in the classroom. After a while, a ___56___ came back in and came up to me. I ___57___ what he wanted to do. He took ___58___ out of his bag and said to me,“Would you like something to ___59___?”It was an apple. Suddenly I felt really ___60___ and we began to talk.
It was Tony who gave me the apple and now he is my best friend. I am thankful to the apple, which started our friendship.
A. or B. so C. but
A. day B. spring C. winter
A. project B. custom C. problem
A. hardly B. ever C. even
A. danced B. stayed C. sang
A. woman B. girl C. boy
A. knew B. wondered C. thought
A. something B. anything C. nothing
A. eat B. drink C. read
A. shy B. happy C. lonely