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other    if     walk    deep    what    amaze     for      give     wood     short

It was another wonderful Autumn here． I took my dog outside this morning． The air was cooler and drier than it had been for months． Our dog， Fluffy was carrying around a freshly fallen leaf in his mouth． I breathed （呼吸） （1） 　 　and smiled． This was my favorite time of the year． I closed my eyes for a moment and a thousand（2） 　 　memories began to appear in my mind．

I was a four﹣year﹣old kid carrying an armful of （一抱） colorful leaves into the house ，（3） 　 　to my mom． I was a young boy riding my bike down a hill with the wind whistling （呼呼地刮） past my face． I was taking a walk with my wife in the （4） 　 　wondering why some leaves turned a rich red， while （5） 　 　turned a light yellow． I （6） 　 　around a local lake with my children wondering why the prettiest season seemed to be （7） 　 　in a year． I was sitting on my back porch （走廊） drinking tea， thanking God （8） 　 　another great Autumn afternoon， and wondering （9） 　 　in Heaven it was Autumn all of the time．

As I bathed my mind in these memories， I remembered （10） 　 　Emerson had once said， "Beauty is God's handwriting．" I wondered too if God had a special pen just for Autumn．

We are all traveling through sweet seasons in this world． May we always take the time to add our own love， joy， and beauty to them．

she；from；size；proper； neither；spend； clean；sunny； toy；never； word； either

One Christmas，Celina received a special gift﹣a blue plastic piece．There is green，blue and faded mica（褪色的云母片）in it．It has the same （1） 　 　as a hand mirror． It was similar to a kind of fish which looked （2） 　 　useful nor beautiful．She thanked，and forgot it．

One day，Celina （3） 　 　the dining room．When she took down the box from the bookcase，the strange gift was found．This time she noticed a hook（钩）at one end，and there were several（4） 　 　on the bottom of the box：Hang on a（5） 　 　window．

Then Celina went to the kitchen， hung this gift on a window with the sunshine pouring in all day．To （6） 　 　surprise，amazing colorful light came into the kitchen．Through the little blue mica colors turned（7） 　 　green to dark blue，and then to purple …just like the fantastic sea waves．She had （8） 　 　thought such a small strange gift could lead to a beautiful sea world．On Christmas day Celina didn't find that kind of beauty．But at the moment she understood：a common thing will be so beautiful as long as you make use of it （9） 　 　．

The gift has been hung on the window．Every day it reminds her that she should （10） 　 　some time finding the beauty hidden in people and gifts．it's an important lesson for her．

afraid     think     with     catch     goal     what     good     how     ready     he     quickly     around

A young eagle （鹰）was learning to hunt （捕猎）when he saw a large pig running around in the forest below． "Ooh，that looks delicious，" he said． "No， dear，" his mum said， "you're not （1） 　 　to hunt something so big yet． Begin （2） 　 　mice．" Being a good boy，the eagle listened to （3） 　 　mum and learned how to hunt mice proficiently （熟练地）． Then he wanted （4） 　 　pigs again． "No， dear，" his mum said， "perhaps you should learn （5） 　 　to catch rabbits now．" So he did so， then he （6） 　 　of the pigs again． "No， dear，" his mum said， "now it's time for young sheep．" The young eagle soon became （7） 　 　at catching young sheep and then one day， he saw a pig running （8） 　 　below． He looked at the pig， then at his mum's eyes． She nodded and the young eagle took off from his branch （树枝）and flew （9） 　 　down． He had the pig for dinner that day．

I don't know what your （10） 　 　are． I hope that they are big． And I hope that you are taking small daily steps every day that are required to get there．

In school， when children are given tasks， some of them are too lazy to think． They（1） 　 　asking parents or teachers what to do instead of thinking by themselves． How then do you teach your children to think critically （批判性地）？

Firstly， allow your children to play（2） 　 　， which is important in raising children to think on their own as it forces them to （3） 　 　what to play with and how． It is during    （4） 　 　that children get curious enough to try something．

Secondly， ask them（5） 　 　questions．When your children ask you a question， don't be quick to give a（6） 　 　．Help them think about possible answers by asking them questions in turn：" Hmmm， that's an interesting question， and （7） 　 　do you think the answer should be？" And when they give their opinions， always（8） 　 　them．

Thirdly， don't be quick to get involved when your children make an improper（9） 　 　． Let them reflect for a while and try again by themselves． Don't say "you are （10） 　 　for doing that"． But when your children choose properly， be sure to praise them．

（1）A．take up	B． stay up	C． end up	D． give up
（2）A． carefully	B． freely	C． quietly	D． happily
（3）A． guess	B． promise	C． learn	D． decide
（4）A． play	B． trip	C． discussion	D． study
（5）A． open﹣hearted	B． happy﹣ending	C． surprise﹣ending	D． open﹣ended
（6）A． reward	B． reason	C． reply	D． report
（7）A． what	B． how	C． why	D． which
（8）A． correct	B． encourage	C． accept	D． compare
（9）A． mistake	B． choice	C． effort	D． excuse
（10）A． stupid	B． clever	C． exciting	D． impolite

I was four months pregnant （怀孕的） with my first child when my baby's heart stopped beating． I was terribly sad． As days went on， I was nervous about （1） 　 　to work． I am a middle school teacher and didn't know how to face kids． After four weeks of rest， I （2） 　 　into my empty classroom and turned on the lights． On the wall were a hundred colored paper butterflies， each with a handwritten （3） 　 　on it from my students． All of them had （4） 　 　words： "Keep moving forward．" "Don't give up on God．" "Know I love you．" It was（5） 　 　what I needed． These words really comforted me．

（1）A． stopping	B． beginning	C． returning	D． choosing
（2）A． ran	B． walked	C． moved	D． rushed
（3）A． message	B． wish	C． dream	D． name
（4）A． patient	B． creative	C． secret	D． warm
（5）A． hardly	B． exactly	C． probably	D． mainly

Eric shook his piggy bank again． There was nothing left! He carefully（1） 　　the coins that lay on the bed． All he had was ﹩24.52． The（2） 　　he wanted was at least ＄90! How was he going to get the rest of the money？

His friends all had bicycles． It was hard to（3） 　　with people when you were the only one without a bicycle． He thought about （4） 　　he could do． There was no point asking his parents， for he knew they had no extra money．

The only way he could get more money was to earn it． He would have to find a job． He decided to ask Mr. Smith for advice．

"Well， you can （5） 　　right here，" said Mr. Smith． "You see，my windows needs cleaning and my car needs（6） 　　"

That was the（7） 　　of Eric's part﹣time job． For the next three months， he worked every day after finishing his homework． He took dogs for walks， cleaned windows and watered flowers．

At last the day came when Eric counted his money again and found ﹩94.32． He（8） 　　no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted． He rode home （9） 　　， looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends． He had done a lot of hard work， （10） 　　Eric valued his bicycle far more than anyone else． He had achieved what he thought was impossible and that was worth even more than the bicycle．

（1）A． counted	B． spread	C． watched	D． threw
（2）A． book	B． bicycle	C． basketball	D． smart phone
（3）A． hold on	B． run away	C． hang out	D． talk about
（4）A． how	B． what	C． which	D． where
（5）A． wait	B． stay	C． learn	D． start
（6）A． driving	B． locking	C． racing	D． washing
（7）A． beginning	B． excitement	C． trouble	D． organization
（8）A． asked	B． spared	C． wasted	D． spent
（9）A． purposely	B． polite	C． proudly	D． properly
（10）A． so	B． as	C． though	D． because

In the US， lots of people have waimai， or food delivered to their home． Pizza and Chinese food are popular． The delivery （1） 　　can usually get the food to your door in half an hour．

But waimai for other things is not so quick in the US． For example， if you order toothpaste or cooking oil， it will usually（2） 　　at least one day to arrive．

Here in China． I can order nearly anything and get it（3） 　　just 30 to 45 minutes． Did I forget to buy onions and cabbages for making dinner？ No problem ﹣﹣waimai will deliver it soon． There is even waimai for things（4） 　　medicine and snacks．

Some people say this makes people lazier．I guess they're not wrong．But I really love the（5） 　　life．

（1）A． drivers	B． postmen	C． policemen	D． cleaners
（2）A． spend	B． cost	C． take	D． pay
（3）A． at	B． for	C． after	D． in
（4）A． as for	B． such as	C． rather than	D． instead of
（5）A． comfortable	B． convenient	C． careful	D． common

Police Officer Fang was a generous man． He always tried to help people who were（1） 　　．Many policemen just arrested （逮捕）people whenever they did anything（2） 　　，but Police Officer Fang really（3） 　　people．

If he saw a beggar in the street，he did not arrest him for begging．Instead，he gave him（4） 　　coins to buy a meal．

If he saw children behaving badly， he did not take them to the（5） 　　and charge （指控）them with an offense． Instead， he tried to find out（6） 　　they were behaving badly and then lectured them on the importance of good behavior．

One day he saw a small girl（7） 　　in the street． She was crying loud and tears（眼泪） were rolling down her face．

"Hello，" he said to her，"and what's your problem？"

The small girl looked up at him（8） 　　her tears．

"I've（9） 　　my money，"she said．

"Oh，dear!" Police Officer Fang said．"And how did you do that？"

 "My（10） 　　fell out of my pocket，" the small girl said．"It had all my money in it．"

And she continued（11） 　　．

 "It's all right，"Police Officer Fang said．"Don't worry．It's not the （12） 　　of the world．Tell me how much money was in your wallet．"

"（13） 　　dollars，" the small girl said．

Police Officer Fang took out his wallet． He（14） 　　it， took ten dollars and gave it to the girl．

 "Here you are，" he said． "Here's ten dollars． Now you can stop crying．

 But instead of stopping crying， the small girl cried even（15） 　　， still standing there．

"Now what's the matter？" Police Officer Fang said．

"I wish I'd said I'd lost fifty dollars，" the small girl replied．

（1）A．in surprise	B． in trouble	C． in excitement	D． in peace
（2）A．wrong	B． right	C． unusual	D． good
（3）A．thought of	B． talked about	C． cared about	D． heard of
（4）A．little	B． a little	C． few	D． a few
（5）A．police station	B． bus station	C． school	D． hospital
（6）A．when	B． where	C． how	D． why
（7）A．sleeping	B． standing	C． dancing	D． drawing
（8）A．across	B． over	C． under	D． through
（9）A．spent	B． lost	C． forgotten	D． saved
（10）A．wallet	B． money	C． card	D． phone
（11）A．asking	B． speaking	C． crying	D． playing
（12）A．beginning	B． middle	C． end	D． part
（13）A．Fifty	B． Forty	C． Sixty	D． Ten
（14）A．opened	B． closed	C． handed	D． showed
（15）A．loud	B． louder	C． high	D． higher

Peter lived in a village． He was sad recently because he thought that he had       （1） 　　left．One day， Peter went to ask a wise man（2） 　　help． He said to the wise man，"I don't have anything left，（3） 　　I don't want to live．"The wise man said， "I'm sorry to hear that．"

Then the wise man took a piece of paper and drew a straight line down the middle． He explained that he would write down the things Peter（4） 　　on the left side and the things Peter still had on the right side．

The wise man asked， "When did your（5） 　　leave you？"

"What do you mean？ They haven't left me． They love me!"

"That's great!" said the wise man．"Then that will be the first thing on the right side﹣Family haven't left． Now，do you have freedom？"

"That's a silly question． Of course I（6） 　　!"

"Good! That's the（7） 　　one on the right side﹣You have freedom!" said the wise man，writing it down．

After Peter（8） 　　some more questions in the same way， he finally understood and smiled．"Things will change when you think of them in a（9） 　　way!" he said．

As a matter of fact， change your（10） 　　and you will change your world．

（1）A． something	B． anything	C． everything	D． nothing
（2）A． in	B． at	C． for	D． on
（3）A． though	B． but	C． or	D． so
（4）A． lost	B． got	C． afforded	D． locked
（5）A． friends	B． family	C． classmates	D． teachers
（6）A． will	B． won't	C． do	D． don't
（7）A． first	B． second	C． third	D． fourth
（8）A． asked	B． has asked	C． is asked	D． was asked
（9）A． safe	B． social	C． harmful	D． different
（10）A． attitude	B． advice	C． speech	D． energy

How do you connect with friends？ Which would you like（1） 　　， Wechat， letters or sending messages on the phone？ Here are some ideas of students from No．2 Middle School．

Wang Lei likes to（2） 　　friends through sending messages on the phone in his spare time．He thinks it is a good way to express his feelings when he is down． If you are too shy to say anything in front of people， you can use it．

Liu Xin supports the letter．"A letter is like a（3） 　　dinner，" she said． "It includes lots of information．"（4） 　　we have to wait longer for our letters， in today's busy world we need something that is worth waiting for．

Jiang Li is sure to stick to Wechat． Open the Wechat， shake your mobile phone and search for strangers around you! You can make new friends（5） 　　without going outside．

（1）A． to receive	B． receiving	C． to choose	D． choosing
（2）A． deal with	B． come up with	C． agree with	D． keep in touch with
（3）A． small	B． big	C． poor	D． late
（4）A． Although	B． Whether	C． Before	D． After
（5）A． easy	B． easily	C． hard	D． hardly

It was my 14th birthday and I would have the biggest party ever． The number of the （1） 　　had quickly grown from seven to seventeen． Nearly every girl in my class was （2） 　　．When each guest excitedly （3） 　　the invitation， I was especially happy．

The （4） 　　was full of shouts and laughter． We had just finished a game of Twister when the door bell rang． I was so （5） 　　and I could feel my face turning red， because when I（6） 　　the door， there at the front door stood Sarah Westly﹣ the quiet girl who sat next to me in music class﹣and she was holding a （7） 　　．I thought about the guest list． How did I （8） 　　to invite Sarah？

I remembered that I only added a name to the （9） 　　when someone showed an interest in me． But Sarah had （10） 　　done that． I accepted the box， a gift from Sarah， and asked her to join the party． "I can't （11） 　　，" she said．"My dad's waiting in the car． "At that moment I felt bad about forgetting to invite Sarah and really wanted her to rest for some time in my room．"Thanks， but I have to go， "she said，turning （12） 　　towards the door． "See you Monday．"

I didn't open the box until the party was （13） 　　． Inside the small box was a ceramic（陶瓷） tabby cat． It was the best gift I had received （14） 　　I didn't like cats．I later （15） 　　that the gift looked exactly like Sarah's cat ，Seymour． I didn't know it then，but now I realize that Sarah was my true friend．

（1）A．boys	B．guests	C．books	D．desks
（2）A． invited	B．invented	C．showed	D．suggested
（3）A． made	B．found	C．accepted	D．passed
（4）A．classroom	B．library	C．restaurant	D．living room
（5）A． surprised	B．angry	C．proud	D．sad
（6）A．touched	B．opened	C． caught	D．saw
（7）A．cat	B． toy	C．pen	D．box
（8）A．forget	B．stop	C．hope	D．choose
（9）A．gift	B．list	C．diary	D．box
（10）A．still	B．even	C．never	D．only
（11）A．stand	B．song	C．wait	D．stay
（12）A．quickly	B．carefully	C．finally	D．early
（13）A．ready	B．successful	C．over	D．interesting
（14）A．and	B．so	C．because	D．though
（15）A．took out	B．found out	C．though out	D．put out

It was more than 80 years ago， when an army quietly passed across the Yudu River in Ganzhou ，Jiangxi． They were the Chinese Central Red Army． They decided to start a （1） 　　and hand march． It was （2） 　　known as the long March．This year is the 83 ^rdyear of the victory of the famous march．Let's learn something about it．

During the long March， the Chinese Central Red Amy passed many places． They （3） 　　from Jiangxi， passed through several provinces and finally arrived in Shaanxi． It is said that they （4） 　　about 25，000 li（ about 12，500 kilometers） during the Long March．

At school， you may have learned in books that soldiers （5） 　　many difficulties． They lived a（6） 　　life and fought against the enemies． They crossed Chishuihe for four times， （7） 　　many kinds of difficulties， In Sichuan， soldiers spent a hard time creeping（匍匐）across Luding Chain Bridge， which was （8） 　　13 iron chains（铁链）， in the middle of gun fire． They also climbed （9） 　　the snowy Jianjin Mountain，which was 4，930 meters high． They didn't have enough food to eat，so they often went （10） 　　for days． And they didn't have enough （11） 　　to stay away from the cold．Many soldiers （12） 　　． About 86，000 people took part in the march，（13） 　　only about 7， 000 were left when they arrived in Shaanxi．

Today， we can visit the places that they once passed through． This way，we may truly understand the （14） 　　of the Long March ： Never be （15） 　　of difficulties and never give up hope．

（1）A．short	B．long	C．slow	D．quick
（2）A．finally	B．gradually	C．famously	D．probably
（3）A．returned	B．studied	C．hid	D．started
（4）A．drove	B．flew	C．walked	D．rode
（5）A．looked through	B．went through	C．thought of	D．heard of
（6）A．hard	B．normal	C．boring	D．successful
（7）A．remaining	B．making	C．avoiding	D．facing
（8）A．made up of	B．made into	C．made by	D．made for
（9）A．through	B．over	C．into	D．on
（10）A．hungry	B．thirsty	C．lonely	D．angry
（11）A．energy	B．money	C．matches	D．clothes
（12）A．escaped	B．died	C．cried	D．feared
（13）A．though	B．because	C．so	D．but
（14）A．influence	B．meaning	C．spirit	D．result
（15）A．afraid	B．shy	C．tired	D．proud

As a parent trainer I am now dealing with helicopter parents﹣ the ones who（1） 　　all the difficulties and make it smooth sailing for their kids． Sometimes watching kids （2） 　　without jumping in to fix it for them is the （3） 　　thing parents can do． I appreciate someone who knows when it is time to let kids struggle a little （4） 　　that's real life and Mom （or Dad） won't always be there to give help． So， let kids （5） 　　real life and grow up by failing， keeping on trying， never giving up and sometimes （6） 　　learning from making mistakes． （7） 　　other words， parents have to be comfortable with the idea of allowing kids to fail as part of the learning （8） 　　．What matters in learning？ It isn't about whether or not it is perfect or correct． It matters whether or not kids have（9） 　　to go to places， to see things， to play， to inquire and so on． That is what I think（10） 　　should do for kids： give them time to be kids： give them chances to grow up and experience life themselves．

（1）A．take away	B．bring in	C．put off	D．give out
（2）A．succeed	B．study	C．fail	D．play
（3）A．happiest	B．hardest	C．easiest	D．luckiest
（4）A．because	B．but	C．so	D．and
（5）A．know	B．learn	C．get	D．experience
（6）A．actually	B．simply	C．hardly	D．gradually
（7）A． From	B．With	C．By	D．In
（8）A．result	B．process	C．goal	D．cost
（9）A．abilities	B．money	C．chances	D．energy
（10）A．parent trainers	B．adults	C． teachers	D．parents

When I was a child I always wanted to be "important"．I wanted to make my parents （1） 　　by doing some notable achievements that would surprise the rest of the world． I wanted to make myself（2） 　　beyond my wildest dreams． I wanted to be the （3） 　　of attention． I wanted to stand out in a（4） 　　． In short， I wanted to conquer（ 征服） the world! Naturally， in response to these dreams， I listed all of the noble （5） 　　． Finally， I figured engineers were cool because my idol is an excellent engineer．

（1）A．angry	B．upset	C．proud	D．satisfied
（2）A．rich	B．healthy	C．smart	D．cool
（3）A．corner	B．center	C．site	D．middle
（4）A．class	B．club	C．family	D．crowd
（5）A．universities	B．jobs	C．companies	D．cities

My father and I always had a bit of trouble in our relationship． It's not that we didn't love each other． It's just that we used to have（1） 　　opinions． My dad is one of the most hard﹣working men I know， but I was a（2） 　　． I played sports as a kid， but（3） 　　when I was making progress． Then I showed an（4） 　　in music． My father got excited and（5） 　　me a guitar when I was about eight． But I didn't like it until I was a teenager． During those teen years， I took up my guitar and（6） 　　playing along．

Then I went to college． My father thought I should focus more on my（7） 　　while I should have more fun playing music． I dreamed to be a musician． When I grew into a young man， I suddenly fell   （8） 　　ill one day and it was discovered that I had a terrible kidney（肾） disease． I had to accept treatments all my life， or get a transplant（移植）．

I felt like there was a heavy （9） 　　on my shoulders． Life became hard for me． But I was lucky enough because of my loving parents who （10） 　　me and took care of me． While trying to（11） 　　just what to do with my life， my father got tested to see （12） 　 　he was the right man to give me his kidney． I tried to refuse， but he'd hear（13） 　　of it． He saved my life at last．

Two years ago， I （14） 　　a band． He had always wanted to play in a band， but   （15） 　　got the chance when he was young． It was one of the greatest gifts I could give to him．

（1）A．special	B．different	C．private	D．necessary
（2）A．musician	B．coach	C．actor	D．dreamer
（3）A．gave up	B．gave out	C．gave off	D．gave away
（4）A．introduction	B．influence	C．increase	D．interest
（5）A．expected	B．threw	C．bought	D．praised
（6）A．began	B．regretted	C．finished	D．meant
（7）A．hobbies	B．studies	C．skills	D．choices
（8）A．similarly	B．hardly	C．seriously	D．harmfully
（9）A．weight	B．disadvantage	C．disagreement	D．disbelief
（10）A．provided	B．encouraged	C．afforded	D．managed
（11）A．decide	B．behave	C．build	D．doubt
（12）A．how	B．whether	C．why	D．what
（13）A．each	B．all	C．much	D．none
（14）A．made in	B．made of	C．made from	D．made up
（15）A．almost	B．completely	C．never	D．always