The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly before the deadly disaster of the typhoon. Bernadette Tenegra, a 44-year-old high school teacher, was in her which was on the bank of a river. The Tenegra family together in their shelter to keep away from the storm. They thought that the powerful storm would die out soon as it did .So they were just hanging on there.
But things didn’t happen they had thought, the water rose with a frightening speed and their house fell down, sweeping away the occupants (居住者)，including Tenegra’s husband and her other daughter. They were able to struggle to , but the 6-year-old Tenegra was against the strong wind and water, along with sharp deadly debris(残骸). Bernadette made her way to the child and was holding her and kept her to keep on.
“I crawled(爬) over to her, and I tried to pull her up. But she was too and wasn’t able to make it. It seemed she had already , ” Tenegra said, crying. “I screamed but it didn’t work."
The mother said that she would never forget the last words of her daughter before , “Ma, just let go, just let go. Save . I love you forever.
“Yolanda” , the super typhoon destroyed a great number of houses and buildings. The 6-year- old Tenegra her life. She has just seen a small part of this wonderful world that short lifetime, while the whole world witnessed all the beauty of her.
A．family B．school C．building D．home
A．marched B．stayed C．arranged D．collected
A．in the past B．in the day C．in the end D．in the future
A．while B．before C．as D．since
A．wooden B．golden C．hidden D．modem
A．strength B．warmth C．safety D．difficulty
A．fighting B．beating C．touching D．preventing
A．inviting B．ordering C．training D．telling
A．sleepy B．weak C．impatient D．careless
A．given hack B．given away C．given up D．given off
A．excitedly B．sadly C．angrily D．confidently
A．arrival B．break C．choice D．death
A．myself B．yourself C．himself D．herself
A．lost B．saved C．spent D．changed
A．above B．below C．during D．beyond
My mother only had one eye. And because of this, I never wished her to show up in my school, being afraid that my classmates would I had an ugly mother.
One day during elementary school, I was terribly ill. My mother came.
“Your mom only has one eye?!” asked some of my classmates. I was so .
I wished my mother would just from this world. “If you make me teased(嘲笑)，why don’t you just die?” I shouted at her, taking no notice of the sad look on her face. My mother just handed me some medicine and left without saying .
At that time, I felt to say what I always wanted to say, and I didn’t think I had hurt her feelings very much. That night I saw my mom in her room, so quietly, as if she was afraid that she might me. Even so, I hated her tears from one eye. I made a : I must study hard and leave my mother.
Years later my dream came true. I was quite successful and lived . I never thought of going back to see my “ugly” mother one day I got a letter, which said, “My son… I’m sorry I only have one eye. When you were little, you got into a(n) and lost your eye. As a mom, I couldn’t watching you live with only one eye. I gave you mine. I was never with you and I never regretted(后悔) what I did because I you…”
I cried out aloud. Only then did I realize how beautiful my mother was!
A．run out B．put out C．come out D．find out
A．happy B．embarrassed C．cool D．pleased
A．disappear B．change C．come D．go
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．worried B．bad C．good D．annoyed
A．cooking B．working C．reading D．crying
A．break B．wake C．lose D．see
A．decision B．difference C．suggestion D．mistake
A．luckily B．healthily C．busily D．happily
A．if B．unless C．until D．though
A．accident B．appointment C．university D．habit
A．enjoy B．stand C．help D．stop
A．So B．Because C．Or D．But
A．excited B．surprised C．angry D．proud
A．dislike B．love C．hate D．miss
It began a year ago, around Christmas. Every time I drove down our street, I an old man sitting in his front yard. He was usually smoking or drinking, and looking rather unhappy.
One day, while I was driving past him with my , I decided to wave at him with a lot of excitement. , when he noticed me waving at him, he looked a bit shocked. Then, I saw his hand go up and he waved back.
“ did you wave at him?” my daughter asked.
I told her it’s just an act of kindness that doesn’t anything. It gives both him and me a feeling of joy. My daughter replied that she felt a bit uncomfortable to wave to a , but next time she would try it as well.
We liked close to the old man, we saw him rather often. Whenever we drove by, both of us would start waving at him and, pretty soon, the old man started at everyone who passed by his house.
One time, my daughter’s friend came to visit and she told my daughter that she saw this strange old man near our home wave at her very . She mentioned that she waved back, although she didn’t know , and it felt really good.
As soon as my daughter heard this, she told her friend the of how all the waving began. Her friend answered: “Tell your mom that’s really cool!”
Other friends gave similar . This taught my daughter that an act of kindness can be natural and , if you really want to do it. It showed us how giving happiness can do good to the giver and the receiver.
Moved by the old man’s actions, we’re planning to give our waving neighbor a thank-you card to express our for his exciting waves. We are really thankful for him sharing his simple joy with all who pass by his house.
A．noticed B．felt C．heard D．kept
A．husband B．son C．daughter D．friend
A．Just now B．On time C．In the end D．At the beginning
A．Why B．How C．When D．Where
A．buy B．cost C．hide D．guess
A．friend B．driver C．classmate D．stranger
A．or B．but C．so D．yet
A．shouting B．waving C．laughing D．looking
A．angrily B．excitedly C．loudly D．carefully
A．him B．me C．her D．us
A．lesson B．accident C．news D．story
A．gifts B．notes C．opinions D．books
A．easy B．funny C．usual D．special
A．past B．between C．all D．both
A．attention B．thanks C．suggestions D．interests
A game of “catch” is just two people throwing a ball back and forth (来回地). They might have baseball , or they might use their hands.In fact, playing catch is part of baseball to make you get used to using a ball and a glove. But any American kid will tell you it’s much more than that.
Playing catch is a time for kids to be with their . It’s a time when there’s nothing to worry about besides catching a ball. It’s a time when words move as smoothly as the ball itself back-and-forth, easy and relaxing. It’s an excuse to spend time .When you ask some adults(成年人) to the good memories of their dads, they nearly always say something about playing catch. Why? Probably because dads are usually very with their work. A catch game is a time that is only for one thing. This is a time when a kid has his or her dad’s attention. There is no work, no phone and no other people around to take your dad away you. For the time of playing a game of catch—your dad is all .
A．gloves B．yards C．skills D．caps
A．team B．practice C．match D．club
A．fathers B．mothers C．friends D．classmates
A．alone B．once again C．as usual D．together
A．talk about B．looked for C．point out D．hear of
A．strict B．busy C．bored D．careful
A．off B．to C．for D．from
A．his B．hers C．yours D．theirs
Julia was a very beautiful woman. She was tall and her skin was white and smooth. She only had one : she was a little bit fat. So she took part in a club, and didn’t eat anything that might make her put on weight.
At a party, Julia told us that she had her family’s favorite delicious cake over the weekend, and they had eaten half of it at dinner that evening. The next day, Julia kept staring at the other half and finally she cut a piece for herself. One piece led to another, and soon she had finished the cake.She went on to tell us that she was so that she could not stop herself from eating the cake and her husband would be so unhappy. Everyone her, until someone asked: “What did your husband say when he found out?”Julia smiled happily. “He found out,” she answered. “I made another cake and ate half of that one too.”A. problem B. hope C. advantage
A. sports B. diet C. music
A. made B. bought C. eaten
A. large B. half C. small
A. surprised B. sad C. angry
A. thanked B. punished C. pitied
A. never B. seldom C. sometimes
Today ,I want to tell you a story about something I did when I was 14 years old. I made some friends in school they turned out to be bad. They were some boys who stole（偷盗） and sold them. Whenever we were stealing a bike , a boy named John would break the lock two other boys were watching out. Then one of us would the bike to a cave （洞穴）. The next day ,we would meet there and repaint the bike. When we stole four or five bikes ,we would sell them a few hundred dollars.
One afternoon ,we went to an apartment in Bukit Batok. We found a bike on the fifth floor and started to work on the . It was hard to break. We spent 10 minutes it. We were about to escape with the bike when the owner of the bike came out of the elevator. “ My bike !” he .
We dropped the bike and ran down but two policemen nearby us. We were taken to the police station. Our parents were called and our teachers were told what had happened. The police took down what we had done. The next day ,a bright Sunday, I to the Boys’ Home.
Life in the Boys’ Home was very hard but it me a very important lesson. I learnt that stealing was not right. At the Boys’ Home ,the officers helped me and encouraged me my ways. I decided to stealing.
To this day , I feel so for what I have done. I hope you will learn something from my story.
A．and B．or C．but D．so
A．bikes B．books C．Suitcases D．backpacks
A．When B．while C．since D．after
A．fetch B．Pull C．fill D．take
A．To B．with C．by D．for
A．Tuesday B．Friday C．Saturday D．Sunday
A．floor B．lock C．elevator D．bike
A．breaking B．to break C．break D．broken
A．said B．walked C．Shouted D．stopped
A．saw B．pointed C．impressed D．caught
A．sent B．was sending C．was sent D．would send
A．offered B．taught C．told D．passed
A．to change B．change C．to keep D．keep
A．pick up B．put up C．look up D．give up
A．scared B．sorry C．confident D．excited
Be yourself
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 lie 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________us to others. By doing this, they try to encourage us to do better. They mean 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 by being better than someone else, but we are often_______.There will always be someone out there who is better than we are at something. 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 different from 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. Anyway, 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．Besides D．However
A．describe B．compare C．introduce D．prefer
A．lonely B．forgetful C．disappointed D．nervous
A．helpful B．impossible C．necessary D．unfair
A．inside B．among C．around D．for
A．friends B．scientists C．parents D．doctors
Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need fortune(运气), ” his father said. “But you work hard, no fortune will come.”
What made him sad was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no .You will never be a pianist.” As an eight-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly . He decided that he didn’t want to be a pianist any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. Wisely, his father didn’t , but waited.
Luckily the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he he could show other people that he had ability to do it well. That day he told his father that he wanted to with a new teacher. From that point on, everything turned around.
He started competitions in the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition. When it was announced that Lang Lang had won, he was too to hold back his tears. Soon it was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big stages. In 1997 Lang Lang again, this time to Philadelphia, US. There he spent two years practicing and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs (演奏会) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started pouring in. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(找到) him, and lets him shine.
A．if B．unless C．when D．since
A．piano B．knowledge C．fortune D．talent
A．hurt B．ill C．broken D．scared
A．hear B．push C．eat D．sleep
A．realized B．explained C．forgot D．noticed
A．argue B．dance C．study D．interview
A．winning B．beating C．watching D．refusing
A．annoyed B．mad C．tired D．excited
A．started B．left C．moved D．performed
A．helpful B．meaningful C．successful D．useful
It was midday when I got the call that my grandfather was not well and he was quickly getting worse. My family did not know how long he would in the world. I knew I had to get to the hospital to tell him how much I loved him. As I drove to the hospital, I pictured him before I got to tell him how much he to me. Trying to fight back the tears, I wanted to stay calm when I saw him.
I got to the hospital, I hurriedly looked for his hospital room. I found him in a semi-conscious state(半清醒状态). On my knees, I said softly, “Hello, Grandpa.”
Still feeling shy, I not to leave his bedside without letting him know. While I asked about how he was, he told me, “I’ll be fine, Henry.” although we both knew that wasn’t . Then he asked me with a smile I was doing.
Hearing what my grandpa said, I was much . I made the decision that I had to show my gratitude for him. As I found all the courage(勇气) I had, I hold his hand tightly. I
out, “Grandpa. I just want to let you know how much I love you. I hope you already know that yet I just want to make sure.” By this time, tears were rolling down my face. All those years of love that I had shut and not let him know, became .
Smilingly, he said, “I know. Thank you for telling me that. All I have on this planet is my family and my love for . If there is anything I could ask of you, I want you to be good to your family, your mother, your father, and your brother. That’s all I want of you.”
What I learned that day my whole life.
From then on, I began telling people how much I love them, care for them, and respect them. I get in touch with, for example, my babysitter, my barber, to my appreciation. I go down into the city once a week and serve pizza to the homeless. I wake up every morning and list everything I’m thankful to in my life.
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A．keep B．stay C．leave D．stop
A．talked B．helped C．wanted D．meant
A．But B．When C．Before D．Because
A．told B．wanted C．decided D．expected
A．true B．right C．correct D．certain
A．how B．what C．when D．why
A．moved B．agreed C．carried D．surprised
A．got B．cried C．walked D．stood
A．open B．free C．closed D．hidden
A．us B．him C．you D．Them
A．finished B．increased C．improved D．changed
A．show B．tell C．know D．understand
On a Friday night, a poor young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance(入口处) of the subway station. The music was so that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his .
The next morning, the violinist came to the entrance again. He his hat as usual. Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it. It said, “A George Sang has put an thing into my hat by mistake. Welcome to claim(认领) it.” Soon the people were all by the words and wondered what it could be. After a while, a man rushed through the crowd, took the violinist’s shoulders and said, “I knew you would come here.” The violinist asked, “Did you lose ?” “Lottery(彩票).” The violinist took out a lottery ticket with Sang’s name on it. Sang took it and danced happily.
Sang was an office worker. He the lottery and won a prize of $500,000. But when he gave $50 to the violinist for his wonderful music, the lottery ticket was thrown in, too. The violinist was a college student. That morning, he was going to fly to Vienna(维也纳) for high . However, when he found the ticket, he cancelled(取消) the flight and returned to the entrance.
Later someone asked the violinist why he didn’t take the lottery ticket to pay tuition fee(学费). He said, “ I don’t have much money, I live happily. If I lost honesty(诚实)，I won’t be happy forever.”A. loud B. terrible C. great
A. bowl B. bag C. hat
A. put off B. put down C. put away
A. important B. interesting C. annoying
A. attracted B. excited C. surprised
A. hardly B. certainly C. never
A. something B. nothing C. everything
A. borrowed B. bought C. sold
A. business B. vacation C. education
A. Because B. However C. Although
The ideal teacher may be young or old, tall or short, fat or thin. He should his subject very well and like learning something about other subjects. The ideal teacher must be full of strong feelings of wonder or interest. He must teach anything he himself is not in. He should be like a man who can act and should not be afraid to his feelings and tell other people what he likes and what he doesn’t like clearly. He must like his students and respect them, and he must also respect himself and be proud of his work. he doesn’t, he cannot respect his students and respect from them. The ideal teacher should have an of his students and be able to get on well with them. He needs students’ understanding, too. The ideal teacher should be kind and and he should give hope to his students to learn knowledge. The ideal teacher should see his students’ so that he can know how to encourage the growth of of his students. The ideal teacher is one who grows, learns, and makes himself better along with his students.
So what about the teacher around you?
A．like B．know C．choose D．remember
A．never B．ever C．even D．still
A．weak B．well C．interested D．strict
A．hold B．show C．pass D．keep
A．Since B．As C．If D．Because
A．give B．lose C．change D．win
A．understanding B．idea C．exercise D．excuse
A．forgetful B．helpful C．quick D．lucky
A．lists B．mistakes C．cards D．differences
A．each B．every C．one D．either
Do you worry about exam? How would you feel if you had the entrance exam to senior high school(中考)tomorrow? “I was surprised at __ I could get angry so easily with my parents before a big exam,” said Junior 3 student Wang Yangqian from Hefei, “I couldn’t ____ even after I’d been in bed for two hours.”
Not only exams but also other things, __ a big game, can also make you a bit__ from how you usually are.
You may be acting differently ___ you are stressed out. Stress is what you __ when you are worried or uncomfortable about something. Usually your hands get wet and your __ beats faster. You feel stressed because you might ask too much of yourself sometimes. Or, your parents, teachers or classmates put too much ____ on you. This can make you worried. But being stressed is not always a big ____. Everybody, even sports stars, can get a little worried before a big game.
Some kinds of stress are good. Good stress might show up when you’re called on in class or when you have to give a report. This kind of stress can__ you get things done. You may do a __ job in your book report if the anxiety pushes you to do more work before you read it to the class. Sometimes stress can turn into something ___ if you keep having stressful feeling over a long time. This kind of stress isn’t going to help you. It can make you ___. You may have trouble __ attention at school and forget things easily
So, remember to stay relaxed. It won’t be the __ of the world, even if you don’t pass the exam.
A．when B．where C．how D．what
A．do my homework B．solve problems C．stop working D．fall asleep
A．as B．like C．and D．such
A．angry B．different C．anxious D．the same
A．so B．why C．how D．because
A．feel B．look C．sound D．seem
A．head B．heart C．breath D．friends
A．homework B．lessons C．hopes D．pressure
A．problem B．questions C．courage D．mistake
A．allow B．ask C．order D．help
A．worse B．better C．harder D．fewer
A．helpful B．bad C．wonderful D．useful
A．happy B．comfortable C．sick D．strong
A．making B．finding C．paying D．showing
One day I was putting some donated tents into my truck when something sharp(尖锐的) got into my left eye. Immediately I fell down and knew it was
I was taken to a and the doctors there operated on me but couldn't my eye. When they told me the news, I really wanted to die. Everything seemed in front of me.
Even after I got my man-made eye, I still felt very sad. To make things worse, I lost my as a transportation officer because of worries about my driving ability.
But one morning, I woke up and the was on, and there was a 16-year-old girl. She had been seriously burned on her legs and was learning to again. She wore a big smile, saying, "You can never give up. " It seemed that she said this specially to _ . At that moment, I felt and thought," This is just an eye. Get over it."
Soon I really got over it and myself. It's almost 12 years since my accident, and now I can do anything that I used to do. No one can even I have a man-made eye, because the new one is so good. And I haven't got my old job back, I've got my driving license again.
So be cheerful in face of any bad . You will never truly know yourself until you have been tested by a very difficult situation. No matter how your problem is, just keep up. Now I have only one eye, but I see things a lot more
A．safe B．bad C．true D．careful
A．store B．school C．hotel D．hospital
A．test B．open C．save D．cover
A．dark B．natural C．wonderful D．meaningful
A．truck B．tent C．job D．license
A．light B．radio C．recorder D．TV
A．sing B．walk C．write D．read
A．doctors B．drivers C．me D．herself
A．encouraged B．frightened C．tired D．pleased
A．changed B．hurt C．taught D．helped
A．describe B．find C．explain D．promise
A．because B．after C．though D．unless
A．behaviour B．luck C．influence D．habit
A．serious B．simple C．strange D．silly
A．difficultly B．carefully C．differently D．clearly
Cycling—means riding a bike, is now popular among children from across the UK. Children like to go to school or go traveling for a short journey. It can help money in petrol(汽油) cost.
With petrol price rising(上涨), families in the UK are trying to ways to make the cost less in petrol. So the parents encourage(鼓励) their to ride bikes to school. They say a child keep cycling to school all the year round, a family can save about ￡300 in petrol cost.
Also, cycling to school is good for children’s . It can make them become healthier and their studies at school. “ cycling to school every day, we become fitter, smarter and better learners，”a student called Tommy said confidently.
“It’s great to see more people cycling, and I smile when I see a child on a bike. Many kids want to cycle, we should make it easy and safe for them to get around by bike and keep healthy，”another student, Mark said.
A．running B．riding C．driving D．walking
A．save B．raise C．spend D．make
A．think B．care for C．look after D．look for
A．children B．friends C．families D．neighbors
A．whether B．or C．what D．if
A．health B．mind C．mood D．feeling
A．improve B．change C．affect D．solve
A．In B．By C．For D．With
A．only B．never C．seldom D．always
A．and B．but C．so D．or
If a country wants to develop rapidly, education must come first. However, in China, many poor families in some villages can’t an education for their children. Some children reach the school age, they have to stay at home and do some farm work.
Luckily, Project Hope started October 30th, 1994.It has mainly two .
One is to help the poor children who can’t go to school without money, the other is to build for the students in poor areas so that they can have a better studying environment. With the help of Project Hope, a lot of poor children have returned to school and many new schools have been built it started. So the children can get much knowledge and their dreams. they get knowledge, they will have ability（能力）to build their hometown. At the same time, their living conditions will be as well.
There are still many poor children in of help. As for the project, there is still a long way to go.
A．give B．offer C．afford D．provide
A．so B．but C．while D．and
A．in B．during C．on D．for
A．purposes B．ways C．uses D．policies
A．stations B．schools C．hospitals D．shops
A．when B．after C．before D．since
A．shake B．create C．consider D．realize
A．But B．Once C．So D．Though
A．bad B．worse C．better D．well
A．need B．detail C．public D．surprise
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