Peter joined the army when he was eighteen, and 31 several months he 32 how to be a good soldier. He 33 everything except shooting. One day, 34 officer 35 the young soldiers how to shoot. He asked each soldier to shoot ten times, 36 all of them 37 quite well except Peter. After he had shot 38 the target nine times and had not 39 it once, the officer 40 and said. "You are quite hopeless, Peter! Don't 41 your last bullet too! Go behind that 42 and shoot yourself with it !"
Peter did not say 43 and went behind the wall. A few 44 later, the officer and the other young soldiers 45 the sound of a shot.
"Heavens!" the officer said, " 46 that foolish man really shot 47 ?"
He ran behind the wall 48 , but Peter was 49 . "I'm sorry, sir," he said, "but I 50 again."
A．from B．since C．within D．at
A．will be taught B．taught C．was teaching D．was taught
A．wasn't good at B．stopped to do C．did quite well in D．wanted to do
A．another B．other C．an D．a
A．asked B．learned C．taught D．chose
A．but B．yet C．just D．and
A．are doing B．were doing C．would do D．were done
A．at B．from C．to D．for
A．beaten B．knocked C．hit D．touched
A．got angry B．was hungry C．was pleased D．got ready
A．leave B．lose C．waste D．pass
A．house B．wall C．desk D．target
A．anything B．nothing C．everything D．something
A．weeks B．days C．years D．seconds
A．saw B．heard C．listened D．watched
A．Does B．Did C．Has D．How
A．his friend B．the soldier C．him D．himself
A．at once B．at last C．with a smile D．no longer
A．very good B．badly C．gone D．all right
A．changed B．left C．missed D．lost
Morning is extremely important, because it is the beginning of a day. How you choose to your morning can often be used to predict what kind of day you are going to have.
each day with love and gratitude (感激). When you get up in the morning, think of what a great luck it is to be —to see, to hear, to love, to have something to look forward to. Happiness is simply the feeling of appreciating others. Realize that it’s not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy. Don’t have pressure on each new morning. yourself from the things that you didn’t yesterday and made you down. Let yesterday go. Every morning is the start of a new day with new . Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.
A．live B．enjoy C．change D．spend
A．Compare B．Treat C．Begin D．Concern
A．alive B．alike C．ahead D．awake
A．lain B．laid C．covered D．floated
A．Comfort B．Keep C．Free D．Cure
A．give out B．come out C．set out D．work out
A．views B．tasks C．difficulties D．opportunities
More Than I Had Dreamed Of
From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.
Years flew by, and soon I was able to participate in the elections, I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn’t had a chance. I wasn’t pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it to win a school election. I was .
As I cried in my room that evening, I took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t stop dreaming. I decided that I would elections again in my final year at school—and I would win.
I recognized that my had a lot of things in their favor. What were the that would work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest was the faith I had. I would not allow my appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I my election plans a whole year in advance.
I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election , I also attended a course on effective public speaking.
The day after the election, when the principal(校长) announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students . That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was theirs.
Suddenly, I realized that I had much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people the way. I had won the and love of my school-mates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and their day.
A．remembered B．admired C．praised D．believed
A．planning B．praying C．calculating D．judging
A．took B．assessed C．provided D．meant
A．concerned B．surprised C．depressed D．confused
A．gradually B．immediately C．impatiently D．suddenly
A．participate B．enter C．join D．go
A．companions B．enemies C．schoolmates D．competitors
A．points B．cases C．methods D．examples
A．problem B．dream C．strength D．worry
A．plain B．young C．personal D．special
A．announced B．discussed C．began D．cancelled
A．recommend B．encourage C．support D．represent
A．but B．so C．then D．or
A．speech B．campaign C．ceremony D．promise
A．nodded B．cheered C．gathered D．cried
A．only B．also C．still D．almost
A．devoted B．accelerated C．accomplished D．developed
A．along B．by C．to D．in
A．appointment B．reputation C．election D．acceptance
A．rich B．bless C．expand D．brighten
Many years ago ,l was working at my job at a community college when a homeless woman came in. She began as she lay on one of the sofas in the student rest room. , she wasn't well. Without thinking too much I went next door to the Student Affairs office where I knew I could find in the Lost and Found box. I up a set of clothing and went back to my office, I heard a colleague calling me. She told me that I should not this person, as it would only lead to her wanting more help. I refused her and went back to help the woman, my co-worker's warning .
Two weeks later, while I was working, a very cute elderly man entered my and asked to speak with me in private. Curiously, l gave him my full and he told me that he had happened to hear my with the co-worker about helping the woman. He wanted me to know that it was always okay to help people and that was why he wanted to give me a for $1,000. I burst into tears, because I needed the money at the time, but also because I had never been in such a way for helping someone!
We soon became good and 10 years later he called me up suddenly and told me he wanted to help me my first home! He giving me $120,000 as part payment for my dream house in my home town. I asked him why he wanted to give me such a large amount of money and he said it was because I was a " giver" and that I it ! To make a long story short, l was able to buy the perfect little home for myself, all because one day I did not to help a homeless woman.
A．smiling B．talking C．shouting D．coughing
A．Luckily B．Clearly C．Strangely D．Sadly
A．clothes B．books C．food D．medicine
A．gave B．turned C．gathered D．made
A．while B．when C．how D．why
A．ignore B．disturb C．value D．help
A．advice B．request C．plan D．offer
A．more than B．rather than C．regardless of D．apart from
A．home B．office C．classroom D．dormitory
A．energy B．love C．care D．attention
A．disagreement B．discussion C．fight D．quarrel
A．young B．old C．sick D．wealthy
A．support B．check C．tip D．promise
A．anxiously B．eagerly C．hardly D．really
A．recognized B．measured C．taught D．praised
A．colleagues B． competitors C．partners D．friends
A．build B．buy C．rent D．repair
A．came out B．ended up C．carried on D．resulted in
A．deserved B．wanted C．needed D．enjoyed
A．fear B．fail C．hesitate D．attempt
The day I was 3 years old the beginning of my dream. On that day, after seeing the Capital Dancing Company performance, I , “Mama, when I grow up, I’m going to be one of those.”
As I grow older, my in the world of dance changed, but that little girl’s dream of someday becoming a in the company never left me. In 2005, aged 18, I received the phone making that dream come true: I became a member of the company.
When I looked on that day now, I believe I stayed in a state of disbelief until I was asked to rehearsal (排练). Though I was entirely excited with the offer, it did not come without . Through the strict and hard rehearsal, I found it important to myself to learning the skills fast with every bit of concentration(注意力集中). It is the extreme to detail (细节) and stress on practice that help us . Then comes a show schedule of up to five performances a day, I found a new of the words “HARD WORK”. The practice pushed me forward than I thought . I learnt to make each performance better than the last. Besides, the teachers not only teach us skills but help us a lot in daily life when we are in trouble.
Today, as a member and dance captain in the unbelievable company, I see a that has encouraged not only little girls but a wonderful company that to develop and grow and encourage people every day to their dreams.
A．when B．which C． that D． on that
A．wrote B． saw C．read D． talked
A．came out B．went out C．burst out D． dug out
A．interest B．feeling C． duty D． patience
A．certainly B． never C． hardly D． entirely
A．singer B． dancer C． painter D． teacher
A．before B． up C． down D． back
A．pleasant B． sorrowful C． low D． hopeful
A．poison B． harm C． challenges D． means
A． bury B． devote C． take D． reward
A． attention B． opinion C． worth D． trial
A． defend B． rebuild C． fight D． succeed
A． loose B． busy C． useful D． acceptable
A． meaning B． principle C． expression D． usage
A． necessary B．perfect C．frequent D．possible
A． rescued B． trapped C． shocked D． attacked
A． victory B．style C． tradition D．trial
A． a number of B． a great deal of C． a large amount of D． many a
A． stops B． continues C． goes D． adds
A． follow B． remove C． design D． Recognize
One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town claiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered, and they all his heart for it was perfect.
Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, "Why, your heart is not as beautiful as mine!" The crowd and the young man looked at the old man's heart. It was full of . It had places where pieces had been and other pieces put in, but they didn't quite right. In fact, in some places whole pieces were .
The young man laughed, "Compared with your heart, mine is perfect and yours is a ." "Yes," said the old man, "Yours looks perfect but I would never swap with you. You see, every scar(伤疤) represents a person to whom I have given my . I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, often they give me a piece of their heart that fits into the place in my heart. So the scars have me remember the love we . Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasn't a piece of his or her heart to me. These are the empty — giving love is taking a chance. Although , they stay open. So now do you see what true is?"
The young man walked up to the old man, his perfect heart, and tore a piece out. He it to the old man. The old man placed it in his , then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the young man's heart. The young man looked at his heart, not perfect but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man's heart into his.
How sad it must be to go through life with a whole untouched heart!
A．appreciated B．disliked C．hated D．broke
A．nearly B．hardly C．honestly D．widely
A．items B．scars C．details D．tips
A．formed B．added C．designed D．removed
A．feel B．fit C．sink D．calm
A．amazing B．willing C．missing D．boiling
A．joke B．trap C．success D．goal
A．opinion B．power C．vote D．love
A．so B．but C．or D．and
A．perfect B．empty C．entire D．equal
A．wanted B．spent C．shared D．ignored
A．lent B．returned C．expressed D．left
A．holes B．boxes C．rooms D．seats
A．hopeful B．grateful C．painful D．peaceful
A．beauty B．anger C．mercy D．surprise
A．went through B．reached into C．gave up D．watched over
A．employed B．packed C．rewarded D．offered
A．pocket B．heart C．bag D．mind
A．over B．once C．anymore D．apart
A．flowed B．bent C．escaped D．burst