About a week ago, when I was playing basketball at our local park, I noticed a small group of boys picking on a smaller, skinnier boy. They were 31 him names and even pushed him to the ground and kicked dirt in his face. 32 I saw that, I walked over to the group.
I stepped 33 them and the smaller boy, and asked them politely what this boy had done worthy of 34 they were doing to him. One of the boys replied, “He’s weird.” At that, I asked one of the boys if he thought his friend was weird, and the 35 was “No.” So, I asked another boy what the word “weird” 36 , and he said, “Different.” That was my cue(暗示). I told them that everyone is 37 , and that they all looked just as different to the other boy as he did to them. They all stood 38 for a moment, and then the most amazing thing happened. One of the boys helped the small boy off the ground and then said sorry to him. He 39 to let him play with them.
I thanked the boy for being so 40 . As I looked around, I realized that there were dozens of other people at the park 41 no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt happy that the boy was strong enough to stand up against his friends to 42 someone in need, but I felt sad that 43 else had even taken a second look.
I hope that my action helped them 44 that they could have made a difference with a little 45 , and maybe next time they will be the ones who choose to help.
A．giving B．making C．calling D．telling
A．When B．Before C．If D．Though
A．against B．between C．beside D．with
A．how B．why C．whom D．what
A．guess B．sign C．problem D．answer
A．read B．proved C．meant D．wrote
A．different B．free C．important D．strong
A．angrily B．silently C．carefully D．happily
A．refused B．expected C．offered D．prepared
A．proud B．clever C．honest D．patient
A．or B．so C．and D．but
A．help B．stop C．love D．remember
A．someone B．anyone C．no one D．everyone
A．decide B．realize C．suggest D．agree
A．energy B．practice C．knowledge D．effort
About 70，000，000 Americans are trying to lose weight．This is almost one out of every three people in the United States．Some people eat 1 food and they hardly have any fats or sweets. Others do running exercise with machines，take medicines，or even have operations.2 you can see losing weight is 3 work，and it will also cost a lot of money．But 4 do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?
Many people in the United States worry about their look of the body．For many people，looking nice also means to be 5 ．Other people worry about their health as many doctors6 overweight is not good．
Most people want to find a faster and 7 way to take off fat，and books of this kind are very popular．These books tell people how to lose weight．Each year a lot of new books like these are 8 ．Each one says it can easily help people take fat away．
Losing weight can be expensive．Some overweight people go to health centers，like La Costa in California．Men and women 9 several hundred dollars a day at these health centers．People live there for one week or two，taking exercise，eating different foods．Meals there may be just a little．All this works for losing weight． 10 4 days on the program，one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds(2.27kg)．At 400 dollars a day, she spent 320dollars to lose each pound．But she said she was still glad to do so．
Health centers，books，medicines，operations，running and exercise machines all get a lot of money．So in the United States，losing Weight may mean losing money too。
A．1ess B．more C．nice D．fast
A．For B．So C．Or D．And
A．good B．useful C．hard D．easy
A．why B．what C．how D．when
A．high B．short C．thin D．fat
A．talk B．say C．speak D．tell
A．dearer B．harder C．shorter D．easier
A．taken B．given C．written D．copied
A．pay B．cost C．take D．have
A．Before B．Until C．After D．At
While I was waiting to go into university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job wanted at a school about ten miles from where I 16 . Because I was in great need of 17 and wanted to do something useful, I applied(申请).
Three days later, a letter 18 . It asked me to see the 19 at Croydon. It proved to be a(n) 20 journey —a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of 21 a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived there, feeling too hot to be nervous. Clearly, the principal 22 opened the door. He was 23 and round.
“The school” he said, “has a group of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen.”
I should have to teach all the 24 except art, which he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into 25 groups and teach them at three different 26 , and I was not 27 at the thought of teaching maths —a subject which I didn’t do very well in at school. It was 28 that I had to teach them on Saturday afternoon 29 most of my friends would be 30 themselves at that time.
Before I had time to ask about my salary(薪水), he got up to his feet. “Now,” he said. “you’d better meet my wife. She is the one who really runs this school.”
A．lived B．played C．studied D．worked
A．help B．money C．rest D．force
A．arrived B．received C．returned D．wrote
A．editor B．teacher C．principal D．student
A．comfortable B．easy C．short D．unpleasant
A．at least B．at first C．at last D．at most
A．herself B．themselves C．itself D．himself
A．bad B．glad C．short D．smiling
A．people B．subjects C．boys D．knowledge
A．two B．three C．four D．five
A．subjects B．lessons C．levels D．schools
A．glad B．surprised C．angry D．sad
A．better B．more exciting C．worse D．nicer
A．until B．after C．if D．because
A．enjoying B．helping C．studying D．arguing
Napoga Gurigo，a 12-year-old girl，lives in a village in Ghana. It is 1 for her family to get clean drinking water. The nearest place to get water is a muddy （混浊的） water hole half a kilometer away from her 2 . Animals and villagers use it alike. Each morning, Napoga leaves home at half past five to collect water for her family. Sometimes it 3a few hours to get enough water. Napoga has no time to go to school for learning. In the neighboring areas, many boys and girls 4 Napoga. They can't keep strong and 5 just because they have not enough drinking water.
In fact, 70% of Earth's surface is water. But most of 6 is sea water. We can't use salty water in our daily life. Fresh water is what we __7__ drink, take showers and cook food. And fresh water covers only 1 percent of Earth's surface. In some areas people try to make deep wells （水井） to get water from 8 . But there still 9 enough for farming. Scientists say that 10 30 years, more people in the world will face all kinds of water problems than now. So we must do something to take care of our water resources (资源).
A．easy B．hard C．fun D．impossible
A．school B．city C．country D．home
A．spends B．costs C．pays D．takes
A．look like B．are like C．feel like D．sound like
A．healthy B．strong C．heavy D．clean
A．them B．those C．that D．these
A．used to B．are used to C．use to D．are used
A．underground B．subway C．rivers D．the sea
A．haven't B．isn't C．aren't D．hasn't
A．in B．after C．before D．for
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It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework, 31_ newspapers, watch TV and search on the Internet to learn something new. I often see 32 do Taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful 33 she is over seventy. Last week a reporter from a magazine interviewed her and asked 34 she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile:
I have a secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite 35 . Keep your mind active, take an interest in the world 36 you., and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as37 as you can. Don’t think you are too old to go back to38 . I know a man who entered a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. Another man went to a tennis school at the age of 72 and now he is good at39 tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact, no matter how old you are, you can make it.
Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to 40 the lady’s example. I hope all people will stay young and healthy.
A．look B．read C．see D．watch
A．her B．him C．other D．others
A．than B．since C．though D．because
A．what B．why C．who D．how
A．early B．dear C．easy D．late
A．under B．around C．above D．between
A．soon B．busily C．hardly D．often
A．place B．song C．school D．dance
A．buying B．losing C．sending D．playing
A．follow B．give C．make D．bring
Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is 31 important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get back. However（然而）, when time is 32 , it’ll never 33 . That is 34 we mustn’t waste（浪费）time.
So we say that 35 is usually short. Even a second（秒）is very important. We should make full use of our time to do something 36 .
But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spend their time smoking, drinking and 37 . They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own 38 .
In a word, we should save time. We shouldn’t 39 today’s work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to 40 .
A．much B．less C．much less D．even more
A．cost B．bought C．gone D．finished
A．return B．carry C．take D．bring
A．what B．that C．because D．why
A．money B．time C．day D．food
A．sunny B．interesting C．useful D．exciting
A．reading B．writing C．playing D．working
A．time B．food C．money D．life
A．stop B．leave C．let D．give
A．waste B．save C．spend D．take