It’s Saturday morning. Tony’s sitting at the kitchen table, staring into space and playing with a piece of bread. He’s not even 16 . Is he ill? No, but he does have a problem. He has nothing to do because the Internet is down.
When he woke up this morning, Tony was feeling 17 . He jumped out of bed full of plans for the weekend ahead. It would be a weekend like any other great weekend. But that was 18 he turned on his computer and 19 he was unable to go online. Having no Internet changes everything.
Every weekend, Tony will go online to email friends, read the news to
20 what’s happening in the world and play a few online chess games with his cousin Helen to kill time. The perfect weekend-online.
Just as Tony is 21 how he can possibly have a normal weekend without the Internet, his mum walks into the 22 “Cheer up, Tony. Don’t think about the Internet any more, OK?” Tony makes no answer but sighs. “Go and play chess with Helen!” Tony’s mum 23 .
“Oh, yes! Helen lives just around the corner. We can meet and play chess face to face for a 24 . Maybe this weekend won’t be so bad.” Tony 25 , as he walks to the phone. There is life beyond the Internet after all (毕竟).
A．hungry B．tired C．busy D．thirsty
A．excited B．bored C．tired D．surprised
A．after B．before C．until D．when
A．thought B．guessed C．decided D．found
A．write B．draw C．listen D．get
A．improving B．wondering C．checking D．doing
A．bathroom B．bedroom C．kitchen D．study
A．requires B．answeres C．invites D．suggests
A．chat B．time C．lesson D．change
A．continues B．worries C．smiles D．reports
"Who did this?" Mrs. Green asked with a piece of broken glass in her hand. She had never been so 51 with us. The classroom was so quiet. All students looked at the window except me. I kept my head 52 . I knew it was me. I broke it when I practiced 53 baseball. But should I tell the truth? If I did, I would be in trouble, I didn’t have enough 54 . How could I afford to buy such an expensive window? I really didn’t want to put up my hand, 55 at last I said. “I did it. I am sorry.” It was not 56 for me to say those words.
Mrs. Green went to the book shelf and took down a book. Then she walked to me. Looking at 57 , I was a little afraid. To my surprise, she said, "I know you like 58 .Here is the book about them. It’s yours now. I give it to you not because you broke the window, but because you are 59 ." I couldn’t believe it. I wasn’t punished(惩罚). However, I was given my favorite book about birds.
It happened 20 years ago, but I still 60 the book. The lesson my teacher taught me that day will be in my heart forever.
A．excited B．angry C．happy D．nervous
A．up B．down C．over D．out
A．play B．to play C．playing D．played
A．glass B．books C．time D．money
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．easy B．difficult C．sad D．terrible
A．she B．her C．herself D．hers
A．sports B．baseball C．birds D．dogs
A．careful B．smart C．kind D．honest
A．keep B．give C．borrow D．lose
In the past, large numbers of American people liked to use tomorrow’s money. However, since the economic depression(经济萧条), many have learnt to live 16 . Here is a true story about an American girl, Anna. After graduation, she began to live in Los Angeles on her own. She 17 a job in a publishing house(出版社) and earned 18 $30,000 a year. Her parents thought Anna’s life would be 19 , but Anna was able to live on her money and still 20 $5000 in the first year. How could she do so in 21 expensive city?
Cheap living always starts with keeping the 22 cost small. For people, that 23 housing. So Anna chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 24 . When she ate 25 , she went to cheap restaurants. 26 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then took the chicken bones home and made soup out of them. Today young people often 27 a lot of money on entertainment. But Anna loved going to museums and parks as the 28 for these places were free. Did Anna feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She even 29 to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, 30 to Portland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something hard. It’s a kind of game,” said Anna.
A．happily B．luckily C．hopefully D．cheaply
A．found B．gets C．looked for D．makes
A．more than B．less than C．more D．less
A．dangerous B．hard C．easy D．comfortable
A．made B．gave C．took D．saved
A．so an B．such an C．so D．such
A．expensive B．much C．big D．heavy
A．does B．becomes C．helps D．means
A．food B．clothes C．studying D．traveling
A．away B．out C．up D．inside
A．Soon B．Finally C．Once D．Again
A．pay B．spend C．cost D．take
A．tickets B．seats C．exhibition D．tea
A．tried B．had C．needed D．managed
A．another B．the other C．other D．other
When Amy wrote her first novel in secondary school, she never imagined that she would become a writer one day. Like many 16 writers on the Internet, the 17 woman got into this online world accidentally(偶然地).
Three years ago, Amy worked in a medical industry. Her job kept her busy for six months and left her almost 18 to do for the rest of the year. To fill the time, she started writing 19 on the Internet. Her first novel was about her neighbours and their life 20 she is familiar with.
Amy has been interested in writing 21 she was a child. At first, she just wanted to share her novels 22 people she knew. Then one day an editor of a famous website emailed her, asking her 23 she would like to sell the electronic copyright(授权) of one of her novels. She 24 immediately and the novel was moved to the VIP section of the website. She got $ 1,500 for that.
Now Amy is a full-time 25 . So far her eight novels have come out online, and five of them 26 .
“The Internet made me famous and brought me 27 ,” she said. “I earn much more money now— about $60,000 a year. I am 28 with my career, but there is one problem — that my talent might run out after five years and I’ll have to 29 to work in the medical industry.”
“Before that day comes, I’ll keep 30 for the readers with my light and close-to-everyday-life writing style,” said Amy with a smile.
A．other B．others C．another D．the other
A．28-year-old B．28-years-old C．28 years old D．28-year old
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．reports B．novels C．diaries D．plays
A．who B．which C．that D．whom
A．when B．while C．since D．until
A．about B．of C．to D．with
A．that B．if C．why D．how often
A．agreed B．disagreed C．refused D．left
A．housewife B．editor C．saleswoman D．writer
A．will print B．were printing C．printed D．were printed
A．success B．succeed C．successful D．successfully
A．unhappy B．angry C．satisfied D．proud
A．come B．go C．return D．get
A．to write B．writing C．write D．written
Everybody wants a new start for a new school year. So, students often go back-to-school shopping. They buy school things and shoes. But, the story is not so easy.
"Mum, I want this pair of shoes!"
"Dear! Those are 900 yuan! That is too __16___ !"
"But all the boys in my class wear this brand (牌子)!"
So the real story is: Kids___17____to catch up with school fashion.
Chinese students __18__ uniforms at school. Parents think all the kids look the same, but kids know the differences. The "rich" kids wear amazing watches, ride good 19__and use cool pencil cases. They show off their expensive things to 20__ kids. Then everyone else wants them too. For example, some "rich" kids use a pencil box that _21_1,000 yuan! It not only holds pencils, but also has a thermometer (温度计), a compass (指南针), a music box and even games in it! But think about it. Do you really need ____22___ a special pencil box? What can you do with a compass or a thermometer in class? They only distract (分散注意) you.
As for these "rich" kids, they are not rich at all. 23__ parents buy them all their school things. They may have an advantage now, but it won’t last forever. If you want to show off __24__ money you have, you have to make it yourself first. So, study hard. You will get a great job in the future.
Parents should also learn __25___to refuse their kids’ demands (要求). They should tell their kids: as students, what is really important is not school fashion but good school grades.
A．expensive B．cheap C．ugly D．nice
A．hate B．give up C．want D．get
A．put on B．take off C．buy D．wear
A．cars B．bicycles C．MP3 D．CDs
A．another B．the others C．others D．other
A．pays B．costs C．spends D．buys
A．so B．such C．as D．like
A．His B．Her C．Their D．Your
A．how many B．how much C．how long D．how often
A．how B．what C．why D．where
An old farmer lived with his grandson. Each morning, the 16 got up early and read his Bhagavad Gita(薄迦梵歌).
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I try to read the book like you 17 I can’t understand it, and I forget it easily. What’s the 18 of reading it?”
The grandfather said, “Take this coal(煤炭) basket down to the 19 and bring me back a basket of water.”
The boy did as his grandfather 20 ,but all the water ran 21 he got home. The grandfather laughed, “You’ll have to move faster next time.”
This time the boy 22 faster, but again the basket was empty. He told his grandfather that is was 23 to carry water in a basket. He wanted to use a bottle instead, but the old man said, “I just want a basket of water. You’re not 24 hard enough.”
The boy wanted to show his grandfather that the water would surely run. He again put the 25 into the river and ran hard. But there wasn’t anything in it again. He said 26 ,“Look, grandpa, it’s useless!”
“Watch the basket.” said the grandfather.
For the first time the boy 27 the basket was different. It had changed from a dirty old coal basket into a 28 one, inside and out.
“Boy, you might not understand or remember 29 when you read the book, but when you read it, you will be 30 ,inside and out. That’s what you got from it.”
A．son B．father C．grandfather D．grandmother
A．so B．but C．or D．and
A．time B．place C．use D．habit
A．house B．beach C．lake D．river
A．said B．saw C．liked D．did
A．as B．after C．until D．before
A．ran B．rode C．drove D．flew
A．difficult B．interesting C．impossible D．unimportant
A．hitting B．trying C．holding D．studying
A．hand B．bottle C．basket D．coal
A．sadly B．hopefully C．excitedly D．happily
A．forgot B．realized C．believed D．remembered
A．white B．clean C．new D．black
A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
A．different B．relaxed C．curious D．worried
Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.
My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. While I was growing up, we lived a very 36 life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would 37 my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”
At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never 38 again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I didn’t want to be bad enough. She 39 that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school-walking on my own!
When the Great Depression（大萧条） 40 , my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support（支撑） both of us. At that moment, I decided never to be 41 again.
Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real 42 point happened on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1916. I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels for families and was angry that they charged（收费）an extra $2 for each child. That was too 43 for most American families. I told my wife that I was going to open a hotel for families that would never charge extra for 44 . There were plenty of doubters at that time.
Not 45 , mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of hard time. But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my heart, I 46 doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world - Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $1 billion a year.
You may not have started out life in the best situations. But if you can find a 47 in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.
A．quiet B．boring C．hard D．strange
A．accept B．change C．disturb D．check
A．study B．speak C．listen D．walk
A．drove B．expected C．explained D．covered
A．did B．hit C．cut D．fit
A．excited B．brave C．patient D．poor
A．leading B．breaking C．turning D．celebrating
A．expensive B．fantastic C．different D．special
A．husband B．parents C．children D．wife
A．successfully B．surprisingly C．interestingly D．importantly
A．always B．sometimes C．almost D．never
A．task B．hotel C．company D．wor
Failure is part of life .No matter what we do, there are always two results： 61 and failure .All of us 62 to be successful, but we can’t always keep ourselves away from failure.
People have different opinions 63 failure. Some people think failure is a 64 thing. They hope they could always do everything 65 . If they fail in something, they will lose 66 confidence. Other people think failure is just a chance to learn. If they fail in something, they will do it 67 . They know that complaining won’t help .
As an old saying goes,“Failure is the 68 of success.” 69 we work hard, we will succeed one day. In my opinion, failure is not bad and it’s not good, 70 .What’s your opinion about failure?
A．subject B．fault C．success D．prize
A．want B．face C．enjoy D．call
A．at B．about C．in D．like
A．good B．so-so C．bad D．hard
A．equally B．badly C．great D．well
A．their B．our C．your D．her
A．else B．again C．ever D．once
A．son B．daughter C．mother D．uncle
A．If B．Before C．Until D．Before long
A．too B．also C．either D．so
Nick is a 14-year-old school boy. His life is full of exams and studies on weekday. He has
46 free time. He thinks playing computer games 47 the best way to make him relax. When he has free time, he sits in front of the computer. Just 48 that way, he doesn’t eat or drink for several hours.
Last weekend, he played games on the computer again. He was too 49 and didn’t want to move. He didn’t have 50 for six hours. When he had to go to the bathroom, he found he could not move. He 51 to the hospital. The doctor told him he should have a good rest and
52 exercise.
After coming back from the hospital. Nick follows the doctor’s 53 .He often plays soccer with his friends. 54 sometimes he still plays computer games on weekends, he 55
does it for long. Now he lives a happy and healthy life.
A．few B．a few C．much D．little
A．is B．are C．be D．was
A．excite B．excites C．exciting D．excited
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．is taken B．was taken C．was taking D．took
A．pay attention to B．paid attention to C．take care of D．take out
A．dreams B．advices C．advice D．hobbies
A．Unless B．And C．Because D．Although
A．ever B．often C．never D．always
Books are our greatest friends. They 31 us stories of every country in the world. They give us all kinds of 32 .
Life is short. One can not know and see 33 in the world. 34- the help of books, one is able to know what happened thousands of years ago and 35 is happening in every part of the world now. Books give us not only knowledge 36 pleasure. Reading good booksis the best way of_37 our free time. And many beautiful stories for children are 38and full of wisdom(智慧).
All the great men 39 books. Knowledge from books helps them to succeed, because books are the sou
rce(源泉)of knowledge and knowledge is the source of 40 .A. say B. talk C. Tell
A. knowledge B. food C. exercise
A. nothing B. everything C. something
A. With B. Under C. At
A. how B. when C. what
A. and B. but also C. as well as
A. spending B. taking C. costing
A. interest B. interested C. interesting
A. love B. hate C. dislike
A. friendship B. success C. Failure
One very cold morning, my, father and I were working on the farm. I asked him how long I must stay in the ____31____.
“About an hour.”he answered.
“I wish I could go hone now—my __32__ aches.”
“I am sorry, but can’t you stay till lunch time?”said my father.
“But my headache is getting __33__.”
“Well,” said he,“you may go home. I don’t want you to work if you are sick. Go straight home __34__ tell your mother to give you some rhubarb(大黄，一种苦药).It will __35__ you a lot.”
I went back home. However, I told my mother that my head was better, hoping not to __36__ the terrible medicine. But it 
was too __37__.She understood my __38__ as well as my father. So she prepared the rhubarb.
I had to swallow(吞) all of the rhubarb. Dear me! How bitter it was! I would rather __39__ all day in the field. But it cured(治愈) my laziness, and I learned that it is important to be __40__.
Friends, keep it, though there is another and a better reason.A. field B. hospital C. factory
A. tooth B. head C. stomach
A. better B. worse C. less
A. but B. or C. and
A. hurt B. worry C. help
A. take B. buy C. make
A. early B. late C. easy
A. joke B. duty C. problem
A. work B. play C. study
A. kind B. honest C, helpful
Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring 33 .Happiness depends on 34 .In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few 35 to help you happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we 36 so much time thinking about future—for example, getting into college or getting a good job—that, we fail to enjoy the present(现在).You should enjoy life’s simple 37 ,such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several 38 friends live happier and healthier lives.
Another secret to lead a happy life is to be active and have 39 .When you are dancing or playing sports, you can forget about your problems, and 40 think about the activity.
Finally, many people find happiness in helping 41 .If you want to feel happier, do 42 nice for someone. You can help a friend with his or her lessons, go shopping to buy food for your family members, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.A.happiness B. goodness
C. healthA.them B. yourself C. ourselves
A.problems B. suggestions C. advice
A.take B. cost C. spend
A.pleasures B. pleasant C. interest
A.closely B. close C. better
A.friends B. money C. hobbies
A.sometimes B. only C. seldom
A.others B. himself C. parents
A.anything B. nothing C. something
Martin was a good man. He had a small 16 in the town. Only Sam and Henry 17 for him. One day three of them went to the city to buy things for the shop. On the way they 18 a genie (妖怪). The genie said, "I can make everyone’s wish come true. 19 you tell me your wishes?" Three of them said OK.
Sam went first. "I’d like to 20 the rest of my life living in a big house in St. Thomas 21 any worries." The genie said "OK" and sent him to ST. Thomas.
Henry went 22 ."I’d like to live a life 23 on a ship in the Mediterranean because travelling on it will be great fun." The genie said "OK" and made him get there at once.
Finally, it was Martin’s turn. "And what is your 24 ?" asked the genie.
"I want them 25 back," answered Martin. Then the genie said "OK" and Sam and Henry stood in front of them again.
A．school B．bank C．shop D．h ospital
A．asked B．worked C．waited D．called
A．met B．looked C．bought D．carried
A．Could B． Should C．Must D．Might
A．pay B．spend C．cost D．keep
A．with B．around C．without D．about
A．first B．next C．early D．late
A．eating B．sleeping C．travelling D．showing
A．hobby B．job C．name D．wish
A．all B．both C．none D．any
My 4-year-old daughter Maddie once taught me a good lesson.
One day, we were taking a walk in the park. Then we 31 some kids (小孩) around an old lady, laughing at her. A little boy said, "Look at this funny lady! She is 32 and she is crying!"
Maddie walked to the woman. I wanted to 33 her away from the woman. But Maddie sat 34 the woman and held her hand. The woman looked down at Maddie and a 35 appeared on her face. Maddie gave the woman a hug（拥抱） and then left.
On the way home, I asked her, "Maddie, 36 did you go up to that woman for and hold her hand? All the other kids were either laughing at her or 37 her?"
Maddie looked at me and said, "I did that to tell her God (上帝) 38 her. It can make her feel better!" I was 39 . A 4-year-old little girl showed me what love 40 means. What a kind girl!
A．heard B．saw C．asked D．met
A．hungry B．shy C．dirty D．ill
A．bring B．send C．carry D．take
A．beside B．behind C．next D．between
A．question B．change C．smile D．pity
A．what B．how C．why D．which
A．worried about B．crazy about C．afraid of D．tired of
A．loves B．follows C．needs D．knows
A．glad B．strange C．excited D．surprised
A．usually B．really C．certainly D．finally
Mosquitoes(蚊子)can be seen everywhere all over the world, especially in summer. And there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.
__43_likes the mosquito, but the mosquito may like you. She thinks your blood is delicious. She? Yes, she. It’s true that the male(雄性)mosquito doesn’t bite(咬)and only the female mosquito bites because she 44 blood(血液)to lay eggs. She is always 45 things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she will bite. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she 46 to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you’re different from others.
If the mosquito likes you, she will land on your body 47 letting you know. She bites you 48 quickly and quietly that you may feel nothing. After she bites, you will have an itch(痒)on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itch begins, she has 49 .
And then what happens? Well, after her delicious 50 ,it’s dark. The mosquito feels 51 . She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, 52 eggs.A.Everyone B. No one C. Someone
A.needs B. need C. want
A.finding B. wants C. looking for
A.will turn B. turns to C. turn
A.with B. without C. after
A.so B. such C. very
A.flies away B. flew away C. flown away
A.breakfast B. dinner C. lunch
A.tiring B. tired C. relaxing
A.3 hundreds B. hundred of C. hundreds of
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