I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that's a 1 thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to 2 it.
The 3 started when my friend Katy found Grandma's false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I 4 took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and 5 to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and 6 her to shut up so my grandma wouldn't 7 and get hurt.
After that happened, I 8 there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing（令人窘迫）.
Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King. 9 ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, "They'll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do. " Jill burst out laughing, but I almost 10 .
After a while, I started wishing I could 11 Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel 12 in our home.
Then last Wednesday, something happened that 13 everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and 14 them about their 15 for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.
"Volunteer your grandmother," she whispered. "She's 16 and rich in experience."
That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.
This is how I ended up on 17 today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合). All my friends and teachers were listening to her 18 she was a great heroine. I was 19 of my grandma and hoped she would 20 know that I had been ashamed of her.
A．funny B．common C．terrible D．clear
A．admit B．receive C．refuse D．show
A．quarrel B．accident C．trouble D．adventure
A．already B．always C．simply D．hardly
A．enjoying B．pretending C．imagining D．continuing
A．warn B．demand C．advise D．beg
A．mind B．hear C．see D．fall
A．expected B．declared C．realized D．doubted
A．Because of B．Except for C．Such as D．Instead of
A．died B．cheered C．disappeared D．suffered
A．meet B．avoid C．arrange D．hide
A．independent B．inconvenient C．unwelcome D．unfamiliar
A．changed B．finished C．stopped D．Prepared
A．interview B．report C．tell D．write
A．news B．lives C．advantages D．achievements
A．free B．popular C．interesting D．embarrassing
A．show B．stage C．duty D．time
A．and then B．even if C．so that D．as if
A．sure B．proud C．ashamed D．afraid
A．never B．even C．still D．once
Sometimes a part of us must die before another part can come to life．Even though this is a and necessary stage of our growth, it is often painful or if we don’t realize what’s happening．In fact, confusion is often the that tells us a change is taking place within us．These changes happen throughout the lives of all humans, as we move from babyhood to to teenage years and beyond．With each change from one to another, we find ourselves goodbye to an old friend, the identity（个性，身份）that we in order to move through that particular time．
Sometimes we shape these identities in relationships or jobs, and when we change, those areas of our life become ．Usually, if we take the time to look into the changing surface of things, we will find that a change is taking place us．For example, we may go through one whole part of our lives creating a protective shell around ourselves we need it in defense of ourselves．One day, , we may find ourselves feeling limited and bored, wanting to move outside the we used to need; the new part of ourselves cannot be born within the of the shell our old self needed．
We may feel a strange of excitement and sadness as we say goodbye to a part of ourselves that is and make way for a whole new identity to in its place．We may find inspiration in working and studying when we think of the image of an animal who sheds（蜕毛；蜕皮）in order to way for new skin, fur, or feathers to ．For example, keeping a piece of snake skin, or some other symbols of change, can us that death and rebirth are simply nature’s way of growing．We can give in to this process, letting go of our past self with great love and gratitude, and the new with an open mind and heart, ready for our next stage of life．
A．natural B．dusty C．humorous D．rare
A．moving B．confusing C．tiring D．scared
A．report B．notice C．sign D．idea
A．brotherhood B．neighborhood C．adulthood D．childhood
A．animal B．people C．school D．stage
A．saying B．speaking C．telling D．reading
A．showed B．left C．shaped D．realized
A．influenced B．remained C．defended D．directed
A．of B．within C．for D．between
A．although B．while C．until D．because
A．moreover B．therefore C．however D．so
A．area B．shelter C．room D．space
A．limits B．contents C．connection D．requirement
A．influence B．mixture C．appearance D．relation
A．dying B．coming C．escaping D．running
A．come back B．come down C．come out D．come across
A．become B．reach C．name D．make
A．appear B．disappear C．go D．exist
A．convince B．remind C．warn D．tell
A．hoping B．imaging C．welcoming D．Supplying
As I held my father’s hands one night, I couldn’t help but notice their calluses（老茧）and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a ,including all his struggles.
One summer, I remember, a drought（旱灾）hit Ontario, turning it into a desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the process didn’t quickly. After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated and .Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves1”Dad .“Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then we’re .” Such is Dad----whatever problem he ,he never gives up.
, the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our county. It was a challenging time for everyone, Dad remained optimistic. He to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plate. Only then did I truly begin to Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real .From dawn to dusk, he works countless hours to our family. He always puts our happiness his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games his exhaustion（疲劳） after long days. His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and putting others first.
Dad，the life I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.
A．teacher B．gardener C．farmer D．grocer
A．stormy B．lively C．disappearing D．burning
A．order B．form C．gap D．position
A．repeatedly B．usually C．finally D．really
A．go B．begin C．occur D．change
A．yet B．still C．even D．nearly
A．surprised B．nervous C．angry D．frightened
A．apologized B．cried C．complained D．laughed
A．lost B．done C．gone D．touched
A．meets with B．brings up C．works out D．thinks about
A．Thankfully B．Hopefully C．Unfortunately D．Strangely
A．or B．for C．so D．but
A．happened B．seemed C．continued D．aimed
A．face B．appreciate C．examine D．question
A．love B．pride C．friendship D．honesty
A．support B．settle C．start D．impress
A．after B．before C．beside D．under
A．in spite of B．in terms of C．in control of D．in place of
A．careful B．regretful C．considerate D．humorous
A．history B．motto C．patterns D．Lessons
You've been away from us for one year; you told us a lie which I came to know not long ago.
On this special day for teachers across the country, I can ________keep myself from telling your white lie(善意的谎言) to those who would lend me an ear.
Do you still remember the happy _____about six years ago? We fixed our eyes upon you at your _____.You, a beautiful young lady, ____ __ us that you would live in our village.
Soon after, we began to find you were part of your students and their simple honest parents. The villagers found their children ______more time on their books ___ ___ after doing their homework and housework. Yet they still ____ __ that one day you might leave. You _ __a smile all the time, which reduced to some degree their___ __ of your leaving. You went all out in the ____ __ of your students, helping them not only in their studies but also in their tuition(学费).You often emphasized to us the ____ __ of one's life, so that must have been what you were ____ in those five years!
One cold morning when class began, you entered the room ____ __ you had been crying ____ __. In your class, we ____ __ but looked away from your eyes. You ____ __for some time as if you were ____to find the right word…you said you would go away and would never be back to teach because your boyfriend wanted you more…
On the following morning, we ___ __ you the very best and the villagers gave you their ____ __The train took you away and your broken ____ __.The other day I happened to hear my parents chatting that you had lung cancer and left the world soon after you waved goodbye.
A．forever B．seldom C．soon D．hardly
A．scene B．condition C．sign D．sight
A．report B．explanation C．arrival D．speech
A．promised B．answered C．permitted D．agreed
A．shared B．spent C．paid D．devoted
A．even B．ever C．soon D．still
A．considered B．feared C．supposed D．doubted
A．gained B．presented C．wore D．pretended
A．difficulty B．question C．trouble D．fear
A．teaching B．middle C．field D．course
A．way B．wealth C．value D．cost
A．after B．with C．for D．against
A．as long as B．now that C．as if D．even though
A．happily B．bitterly C．angrily D．anxiously
A．listened B．talked C．discussed[ D．studied
A．explained B．stopped C．talked D．spoke
A．worrying B．thinking C．crying D．trying
A．hoped B．expected C．brought D．wished
A．thanks B．satisfactions C．expressions D．rewards
A．class B．heart C．class D．memory
I like to be near water—sea, lake or river．That is probably because I was born in a village the sea, and have lived life close to water of some ．When I am in some place is far from lake, river and sea, I am restless and always that there is something , though it is sometimes hard to what it is．
Of course, the sports I like are that need water — sailing, rowing and swimming．It is to swim in a small swimming－pool, rowing and sailing are impossible without a lot of water．Rowing is best on a river, and sailing on the sea or a big lake, but one can some sailing on a river, and one can certainly row on a lake or the sea when the is good．
Of the three sports — swimming, rowing and sailing, I like rowing , because it is the to continue during the winter, when the water is too cold for swimming and the sea is too rough for sailing． on the coldest day one can row； ice on the water，or thick fog stops one．Sometimes it is so cold when I go that drops of water ．In such weather, it is not very to swim；one can’t stay in the water long；however, when one is rowing, one gets the longer one goes on．
A．on B．in C．by D．far from
A．my most B．most my C．my most of D．most of my
A．sea B．land C．place D．kind
A．which B．there C．where D．不填
A．know B．feel C．find D．want
A．missing B．missed C．which is missed D．which missing
A．make B．say C．do D．see
A．few B．some C．those D．many
A．able B．easy C． good D．possible
A．however B．and C．but D．or
A．have B．do C．make D．get
A．weather B．sky C．day D．water
A．better B．more C．least D．best
A．most interesting B．coldest C．easiest D．hardest
A．Only B．Ever C．If D．Even
A．only B．not C．hardly D．not only
A．out rowing B．on rowing C．to rowing D．on to row
A．fall B．freeze C．turn warm D．get cool
A．glad B．pleased C．pleasant D．pleasure
A．happier B．warmer C．cooler D．colder
Last summer, I cycled to a small village with my friend Mike. We had a ___ time there. However, when we were ____ a bike on a narrow road, we found a big tree lying across the road.
We had to ____ the bike. And Mike ____ complaining, ”Why did someone put a tree across the road? And why did ____ get it out of the road?” He ____ complaining. I thought he would ask me to help him get the tree out of the road, but he didn’t. __ __ , he just stepped over it with his ____ , followed by me. And he still didn’t stop complaining, “I guess nowadays no one is ____ to do something for others.” I thought now he would ____ to remove it, but he still didn’t. He just got on his bike and was about to leave. But I didn’t follow him. Noticing I wasn’t ____, he asked me, “What’s wrong?” I said, ”Let’s remove the ____.” He looked puzzled and asked, “____should we do it? It’s not our responsibility.” But I insisted. ____, he got off his bike and we got the tree out of the road together. “You see, there are still ____ who are willing to do something for others,” after removing the tree, I said laughingly to my friend and he ____, too.
My dear friends, when something is in your ____ next time, you can choose to complain and just ____ it there. But you can ____ choose to get it out of the way. Don’t ____ for others to do that. You can be the one who does something for others.
A．short B．tiring C．different D．great
A．checking B．riding C．pushing D．buying
A．get back B．look for C．get off D．look after
A．advised B．started C．stopped D．continued
A．anybody B．somebody C．everybody D．nobody
A．suggested B．considered C．kept D．began
A．Instead B．Therefore C．However D．Otherwise
A．books B．clothes C．bike D．bag
A．ready B．happy C．surprised D．worried
A．fear B．beg C．try D．refuse
A．thinking B．moving C．helping D．smiling
A．bike B．village C．stone D．tree
A．Where B．Why C．How D．When
A．At last B．As usual C．In fact D．At first
A．people B．villagers C．tourists D．students
A．jumped B．understood C．thanked D．laughed
A．heart B．house C．way D．mind
A．remove B．leave C．change D．cut
A．hardly B．never C．also D．sometimes
A．look B．call C．pay D．wait