As a single mother of four children and working at a low-paid job, I couldn’t get enough money for the family, but we had ____ on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always enough. Not knowing we were poor, my kids just thought I was ____. I’ve always been glad about that.
Christmas was coming, and although there wasn’t enough ____ for a lot of gifts, we planned to hold a family party. And the big excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas ____.
The children planned weeks before, asking ____ what they wanted for Christmas. Luckily, I had saved $120 for them to buy ____.
The big day arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar note and ____ them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would ____ again at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
On the way home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, ____ my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually ____. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies — fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything ____ we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, ready to be angry again.
This is what she told me: “I was looking ____, thinking of what to buy, and I ____ to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she ____ for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and bought the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so ____ as I did that day.
A．bowls B．forks C．chopsticks D．food
A．busy B．serious C．strict D．kind
A．effort B．room C．time D．money
A．shopping B．traveling C．parties D．greetings
A．the other B．each other C．another D．all of them
A．toys B．clothes C．presents D．bills
A．made B．reminded C．invited D．spoke
A．draw B．stay C．move D．meet
A．including B．besides C．except D．beside
A．quiet B．excited C．happy D．sad
A．since B．after C．while D．until
A．out B．over C．forward D．around
A．forgot B．stopped C．failed D．hated
A．wanted B．did C．got D．played
A．painful B．rich C．helpless D．angry
Much meaning can be carried clearly with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak. Do you have such kind of ? On a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he finds that he is being looked at, he may uncomfortable. The same in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself , to see if there is anything wrong with you. If goes wrong, you will feel angry towards the person who is looking at you that way. can speak, right?
Looking too long at someone may seem to be . But sometimes things are different. If a man looks at a woman more than 10 seconds, it may mean that he wishes to attract(吸引) her , to let her understand that he loves her. When two people are in a conversation, the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure the listener does pay attention to what he or she is speaking. For lovers, they enjoy looking at each other longer to show the love that words cannot .Clearly, eye communication should be done according to the relationship between the two people and the certain situation.
A．chance B．experience C．message D．feeling
A．feel B．sound C．seem D．turn
A．day and night B．all the time C．up and down D．here and there
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．Ears B．Eyes C．Mouth D．Nose
A．polite B．normal C．unfriendly D．impolite
A．with B．for C．by D．since
A．direction B．lesson C．attention D．trouble
A．what B．while C．which D．that
A．write B．print C．read D．express
George lived with his sick mother in a poor village.
One bright sunny in July， he went early to the forest two miles away. He was asked to some wood from under the trees. After working hard for half a day， he looked around for a _ place to rest and eat his lunch. Suddenly some fine red wild caught his eyes.
“How good these will be with my bread and butter!” thought George. He at once began to 35 all the strawberries he could find and sat down by the river， ready to enjoy them.
Just then as he was lifting the strawberry to his mouth， he thought of his mother. “shall I them for her?” said he， thinking how much they would make happy， yet still looking at them with longing (渴望的) eyes.
“ I will eat half， and take the other half to her，” said he. Then he divided the strawberries into two. he found each half looked so small that he put them together again.
“I will only taste one.” Then seeing that he taken the biggest， he put it back. Finally he them carefully with some leaves， deciding to keep all his mother.
When the sun was beginning to go down， George went home. happy he felt that he had all his strawberries for his sick mother. The he came to his home， the less he wished to taste them. As soon as he arrived， he ran to his and happily offered his wild strawberries. Tears in eyes， she put her hand on his head and said ， “And you kept them for your sick mother， did you? God will bless you for all this， my child.”
Could the eating of the strawberries have given George half the happiness he felt at the moment.
A．morning B．noon C．afternoon D．night
A．set up B．pick up C．put up D．give up
A．hot B．dark C．cool D．noisy
A．apples B．strawberries C．pears D．peaches
A．buy B．grow C．make D．collect
A．first B．last C．other D．next
A．cut B．peel C．sell D．keep
A．him B．them C．her D．it
A．But B．So C．If D．Or
A．showed B．locked C．covered D．washed
A．to B．from C．for D．on
A．What B．How C．Why D．Whether
A．nearer B．farther C．longer D．later
A．father B．sister C．friend D．mother
A．angrily B．lovingly C．worriedly D．politely
A hungry wolf was walking around in the evening. He met a dog. The dog was fat and looked happy. The wolf made with the dog.
“You are looking better. It seems you are happy and satisfied. Your skin is so nice. You have been fed with nice food,” said the wolf.
“Well, my friend, my life is simple. I my master’s house. He feeds me four times a day. I have been given a small house where I sleep well. I don’t have any .”
“Then your life is good. I also wish the same. But you see I am always hungry. You see my bones. I am fed very .”
“OK, then.Come with me. Live with me. You will also be happy,” said the dog.
The wolf .Both of them reached the house where the dog lived. Both were happy. the wolf entered the house, he happened to see the top of the dog’s . He found no fur there.
“Why is there no fur on your neck?” The wolf asked the dog.
“Oh, my dear friend. do you ask it? My master puts a belt(皮带) around my neck. The belt the neck while the belt is tied to a chain(链子). My master pulls it and pushes me my house,” said the dog.
“What?”the wolf said and didn’t enter further. He was to hear what the dog said.
“Friend, let me . I am not jealous(羡慕的) about you. You eat good food. But you are here.My bones are thin, but I am in my world. I can go anywhere I like. Thank you. I shall return to my forest.”
A．money B．friends C．progress D．faces
A．badly B．carelessly C．properly D．cleverly
A．watch B．own C．build D．fix
A．dreams B．difficulties C．goals D．thoughts
A．much B．well C．often D．little
A．succeeded B．won C．agreed D．wondered
A．If B．Since C．As D．Though
A．neck B．back C．leg D．head
A．How B．When C．Where D．Why
A．moves B．rubs C．cuts D．burns
A．on B．in C．onto D．into
A．surprised B．pleased C．worried D．interested
A．look up B．come in C．go back D．break down
A．hit B．tied C．killed D．fed
A．alone B．poor C．famous D．free
We wish that we could be better at sports or more attractive. We wish we had nicer clothes or more money. Everyone likes to feel that he or she is special. , many of us grow up believing that we’re not special at all. We believe we are not good enough just as we are.
Most parents want us to be the best we can be. Very often, they compare (比较)us to . By doing this, they try to encourage us to do better. They well, but the message we often get is that we’re not good enough. We begin to believe that the only way we can be special is being better than someone else, but we are often disappointed(失望). There will always be someone out there who is better than we are at . Plenty of people around may not be as smart as we are, but they are better at sports. Or they may not be as good-looking, but they have more money. It is for us to be better than everyone else all the time.
We all want the things that we believe will make us better people. But very often we don’t realize that we already have us the very things that we want. These things make us others. When we are growing up, sometimes forget to tell us that we are special, that we are good enough. Maybe no one told them when they were growing up. , it’s up to us to remind them from time to time that each of us, in our own way, is special. What we are is enough.
A．Again B．Next C．Otherwise D．However
A．other B．others C．another D．the others
A．believe B．work C．mean D．show
A．to B．on C．by D．in
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．helpful B．impossible C．necessary D．important
A．inside B．among C．around D．for
A．worse than B．better than C．different from D．the same as
A．friends B．scientists C．parents D．doctors
A．Also B．Anyway C．Although D．After all
Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce（弹跳）back.
But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of .If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?
Don't look down on your by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.
Don't let other people set for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.
Don't give up when you still have something to give. is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don't be afraid of difficulties. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be .
Don't love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only you've been, but also where you are going.
Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure you can always carry easily.
Don't use time or words .You can't get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift; that's why we call it "the present". Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.
A．work B．health C．friend D．family
A．wool B．leather C．glass D．wood
A．still B．never C．even D．also
A．use B．cost C．price D．worth
A．difficulties B．goals C．records D．problems
A．Everything B．Anything C．Nothing D．Something
A．brave B．happy C．curious D．modest
A．take B．get C．shut D．catch
A．how B．who C．where D．what
A．carelessly B．excitedly C．cheaply D．Differently
Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle-school students in Australia are not allowed ____mobile phones during school hours.
Mobile phone used among children has become a ____ for the school years. Several children have got mobile phones ____ Christmas presents, and more students will want them. Marry Brown, a headmaster, ____ that mobile phone was a distraction (分心事) to students during school hours and it also gave teachers so ____trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were ____ saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat (作弊) during exams. Some schools had tried to ban (禁止) mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch ____ their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school. They also said they were ____ lost and were a distraction for students. Many people say that they understand ____ parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use ___ mobile phones.A. to carry B. carrying C. carry
A. matter B. problem C. question
A. on B. for C. as
A. says B. said C. say
A. much B. many C. a lot of
A. too B. also C. either
A. for B. to C. with
A. easy B. hard C. easily
A. why B. how C.what
A. his B. their C. our
When I was 15，I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books．All the students nearly fell out of their chairs，laughing at me．"Don't be ．Only geniuses （天才） can become writers，" the English teacher said sarcastically（讽刺地）．"And you are getting a D this term．” I was hurt deeply and I cried sadly．
That night I wrote a short，sad poem about dreams and mailed it to the Capper's Weekly newspaper．To my surprise，they published it，and sent me two dollars．I was a（an） writer! I showed my teacher and my classmates．They laughed again．"Just plain dumb luck（纯属侥幸），" the teacher said．However，I'd tasted ．I'd sold the first thing I'd ever written．
By the time I graduated from high school （with a C-minus average），I had scrapbooks filled with my published I never talked about my writing to my teachers，friends or my family again．They were dream killers，and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams，they must always choose their dreams．
Later，I wrote a book about what I understood and about life．It took me nine months，just like a（an） ．I chose a publisher and wrote a letter，which read："I wrote this book myself．I hope you like it．Chapters（章节） 6 and 12 are my ．Thank you．" I mailed it without an envelope．
A month later，I received a letter，and a request to start working on book．Crying Wind became a bestseller，and was translated into 15 languages．People ask what college I attended，what degrees I have，and what qualities 1 have to be a writer．The answer is ．I just write．I'm not a genius，and I'm not gifted．I just write．To all those who dream of ，I'm shouting at you，"Yes，you ! Don't listen to them!" Writing is easy．It's fun，and anyone can do it．
A．shy B．dishonest C．silly D．proud
A．strange B．broken C．beautiful D．unusual
A．welcomed B．educated C．honored D．paid
A．luck B．failure C．success D．pain
A．works B．poems C．letters D．jokes
A．did B．felt C．heard D．saw
A．animal B．plant C．baby D．boy
A．explanations B．reasons C．dreams D．favorites
A．others B．another C．other D．the other
A．many B．few C．some D．none
A．writing B．being famous C．success D．being rich
A．must B．need C．can D．should
Wolf was very hungry．No matter how hard he tried，he couldn’t catch anything to ________．
Wolf met Dog on the road．
“_______ are you going?” asked Wolf．
“I’m going to a wedding feast （宴会）,” said Dog．“Would you like to come?”
“Yes, I’m very ________ !” said Wolf．
Dog said that Wolf could come with him, but he had to ______ to act like a dog while he was there．
The two entered the wedding ________ and sat under the table, eating．
Wolf ate and ate, and he got very _______．The people around them started to sing and dance．
Wolf was so happy that he decided to ______．So he stuck his nose in the air and howled （嚎叫） a great loud wolf howl, “AAAAOOOOWWWW!!!!”
All the music and dancing ________ and men began chasing and beating Wolf．He finally jumped ________ a window of the house and ran to hide in the forest．
After that，wolves have made sure that they are far from ________ before they start to howl, and they don’t attend weddings any more．
A．drink B．eat C．waste D．cook
A．Where B．When C．How D．Why
A．tired B．angry C．hungry D．bored
A．refuse B．hate C．forget D．promise
A．house B．car C．office D．church
A．ill B．full C．weak D．angry
A．jump B．dance C．sleep D．sing
A．started B．finished C．stopped D．worked
A．into B．out of C．far from D．near
A．dogs B．forest C．people D．rivers
Wang Ling, a middle school girl, felt angry with her parents after getting a boy’s phone call.“A classmate called me to discuss homework.We talked just a few minutes before my parents got mad,” said the girl.“They asked whether I liked the boy.I said I Didn’ t, they wouldn’t me.”Wang’s trouble is not strange at all because puppy love(早恋) becomes a big headache for both parents and schools.They worry that puppy love will be bad for .Her school makes it a rule not to allow any talk or any physical contact(身体接触) one boy and one girl alone.
Many students say they understand parents and teachers are so nervous about puppy love.But some think they are going too far.“We have our thoughts and we know what to do with it,” said Wang Ling.
Another girl, Jiang Ting, liked friends with boys.” Boys and girls can learn from each other,” she said.” My mother asks me to study hard.However, she never stops me from making friends with boys. Once Jiang told her mother she might fall in love with a boy.Her mother let Jiang make her own .Soon Jiang found that she didn’t like him any more because the boy was not as as what she had thought before.And she did wrose and worse in her subjects because she spent much on it.At last she the worry form schools and most parents about puppy love.
A．for B．in C．with D．to
A．because B．if C．but D．and
A．both B．none C．either D．neither
A．game B．study C．match D．housework
A．during B．between C．around D．about
A．how B．what C．who D．why
A．play B．live C．do D．fill
A．never B．already C．ever D．just
A．its B．my C．his D．her
A．good B．bad C．heavy D．thin
Much meaning can be carried clearly, with our eyes, so it is often ___that eyes can speak.
Do you have such kind of______? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he______that he is being looked at, he may feel uncomfortable. The same in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is______wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel______toward the person who is looking at you that way. Eyes do speak, right?
Looking too long at someone may seem to be impolite. But sometimes things are different. If a man looks at a woman for more than 10 seconds, it may mean that he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he______ her. When two people are in a conversation, the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, ______ make sure that the listener does pay attention______what he or she is saying. Lovers will enjoy looking at each other or being looked at for a long time, to show something that ______cannot express.
Clearly, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the place______you stay.
A．spoken B．said C．told D．talked
A．experience B．eyes C．mind D．news
A．found B．knew C．finds D．saw
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．happy B．angry C．sad D．thankful
A．loves B．hates C．thanks D．looks at
A．in order that B．so that C．in order to D．for
A．for B．of C．with D．to
A．eyes B．words C．minds D．body
A．which B．that C．where D．there
Sometimes it is impossible to deliver（投递）all the mail that arrives at the post office. Perhaps there is an mailing address and there is no return address. The post office cannot just the mail, so it becomes “dead mail”. Dead mail is to one of the U.S. Post Service’s in Atlanta, New York, and San Francisco. Seventy-five million pieces of mail can be put in these offices in one year.
There the workers of the dead mail offices have ways to deal with all of these pieces of dead mail. First of all, they look for that can help them deliver the mail； they open packages, expecting that something will show where the package came from or is going to. Dead mail will also be listed on a so that people can call in and check to see if a missing thing is there on the screen. However, all of this mail cannot simply be forever； there is just too much of it. When a lot of dead mail comes together, the dead mail offices hold public auctions (拍卖). Every three months, some people who are are invited to the offices with objects found in dead mail packages and they are sold to the bidder (出价者).
A．impatient B．important C．unclear D．inactive
A．turn off B．eat up C．sell out D．throw away
A．sent B．returned C．lent D．sold
A．no B．various C．silly D．cruel
A．people B．time C．clues D．books
A．funny B．inside C．useless D．outside
A．phone B．mirror C．TV set D．computer
A．stored B．put C．bought D．borrowed
A．bored B．interested C．worried D．satisfied
A．cheapest B．cleverest C．highest D．Easiest
These days， cars are designed using computers. Let's look at how a new car is created.
First， several talk about the new car and any good ideas that they have. Then they sit down at their computers and many sketches（素描）．The best two or three drawings are chosen and then more detailed drawings of are developed on the computer. You can change the size， shape or colour of any part on the computer to see the car would look and then you can choose the best design.
Both the inside and the outside of the car have to be designed. Part of the inside of the car is so that the designers can sit in it. They can feel if there is enough inside and if they can reach .Then some cars are built-there are more than 15， 000 parts of a car to .
When everything is known to be ，the cars are made in the factory. Again computers are used to make sure that all the parts are as they are needed. The factory usually stays open all through the night so that the car production never stops.
A．drivers B．designers C．workers D．salesmen
A．draw B．order C．type D．enjoy
A．bicycles B．trains C．cars D．buses
A．how B．if C．what D．that
A．covered B．painted C．locked D．built
A．metal B．glass C．leather D．room
A．nothing B．somebody C．everything D．nobody
A．choose B．test C．show D．repair
A．safe B．easy C．cheap D．fast
A．rare B．electronic C．comfortable D．ready
Why do I want to go to college? No one has ever asked me __ _ a question. But many times I have asked myself. I have ____ a whole variety of reasons. ____ important reason is that I want to be a better man.
Many things make human beings different ____ or better than or even superior to animals.
One of the most important things is ____ . If I fail to receive higher education, my education ____. As I want to be a fully ____ man, I must get a well-rounded education, which good colleges and universities are supposed to ___. I know one can get educated in many ways, but colleges and universities are ____ the best places to teach me how to educate myself. Only when I am well-educated, will I be a better human being and ____ fit into society.
A．quite B．so C．such D．another
A．come up with B．agreed with C．been fed up with D．got on well with
A．Most B．The most C．More D．Much
A．to B．around C．between D．from
A．education B．weather C．temperature D．science
A．finished B．don’t finish C．will not finish D．has finished
A．develop B．developed C．developing D．experience
A．improve B．graduate C．hear D．provide
A．between B．among C．inside D．outside
A．can good B．may better C．be able to better D．be able to best
I have ____ my hometown for a few years. It has changed a lot ____ the years. New roads and beautiful buildings have been ____ . People in my hometown have realized the ____ of protecting the environment. They have done many things ____ planting trees, keeping the roads clean, and not ____ plastic bags. Now the ____ is much better than before, and people’s life is ____ than before. The old are doing all kinds of ____ such as playing ____ , dancing and playing TaiJi in the park. There are ____ places for people to relax such as KTVs and bars in the town. People’s life is not ____ any more. They can relax in many different ways ____ just watching TV at home. There are also some places ___ further learning , especially for the ____ who want to find good jobs.
A．left B．been away C．been away from D．left away
A．over B．among C．between D．after
A．build B．building C．built D．buildings
A．important B．useless C．importance D．use
A．for example B．as C．such as D．that is
A．use B．used C．useful D．using
A．environment B．weather C．life D．hometown
A．bad B．worse C．colourful D．more colorful
A．games B．matches C．work D．activities
A．chess B．the chess C．with chess D．a chess
A．few B．less C．more D．much
A．interesting B．boring C．bored D．happy
A．for example B．in fact C．instead of D．such as
A．for B．at C．with D．to
A．young B．children C．old D．Baby
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