Robby was 11 years old when his mother sent him to have his first piano lesson. I prefer that students begin at an earlier age, but Robby said ____36____ had always been his mother’s dream to hear him play the piano. So I took him on __37__ my student.
Although Robby tried very hard, ___38____ he was not good at music. However, he continued and _____39____ the end of each weekly lesson he’d always say:“My mom is going to hear me play someday.” But it seemed hopeless. He didn’t have a talent for music.
One day, Robby stopped ____40____ to our lessons. He told me that his mom had been sick and unable to take him to piano lessons, but he was still practicing. He asked ____41____ he could take part in my concert and I agreed.
The night of the concert came. The high school gym ___42____ with parents, friends and relatives. The concert was going well. Then Robby came up on the stage, and began to play the piano.
He played _____43___ well that everyone was on their feet, clapping(鼓掌)excitedly. In tears, I ran up on the stage, “Oh, Robby! ____44____ did you do it?”.
“Well, Miss Green…remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, actually she had cancer and died this morning. And well…she was born deaf, so tonight was the ____45___ time she ever heard me play the piano. I wanted to make it special.
A．it B．it’s C．that D．he
A．with B．for C．in D．as
A．and B．but C．/ D．so
A．in B．by C．to D．at
A．come B．to come C．coming D．came
A．why B．if C．when D．how
A．packed B．was packed C．were packed D．packing
A．so B．such C．very D．quite
A．Why B．How C．What D．When
A．good B．better C．best D．worst
Jenny, from Germany, spent some time traveling in India. Whileshe was there, she stayed with her Indian friend, Leela. However，there was a language barrier (障碍) for her there . Itwas very __ _ for her to communicate in the new environment, which was very different from ___ of herown country .
One day , together with Leela , Jenny went to __an orphanage(孤儿院) . All the children there were very young. At first, Jenny was not sure _____ she could have a way to communicate with them. She went over to the children ____and sat besidethem. After some time, one of the children __ her. She felt a little relaxed and smiled _____. Then she went _____to the child. She slowly put her are around the child and started a song in German .The child kept smiling and started repeating the words after her. The words that came from the little mouth were different from those that Jenny sang, but the rhythm was the same. Jenny sang a little __ and the child followed her again. Wanting to join in the another child went up to Jenny and started singing the rhythm . Then more children joined . They _ many smiles together .
From the other side of the hall , Leela was smiling and watching them. Noticing Leela’s ___ _on her, Jenny had an _ feeling from her heart :“ See, I don’t have any languagebarriers here. We __speak andcommunicate!” At that moment , she understand : We are all simply human and we have ability to connect each other .
A．nice B．dangerous C．difficult D． easy
A． these B．those C． this D． that
A．show B． visit C．build D．improve
A．that B．if C．when D．why
A．slowly B．early C． hardly D．easily
A．looked at B．laughed at C．shouted at D．smiled at
A．at B．to C．back D．again
A．closed B．close C．closely D．towards
A．singing B．writing C．saying D．playing
A．much B．many C．more D．most
A．club B．talk C．fun D．dance
A．forgot B．remembered C．shared D．missed
A． hands B．eyes C．influence D．question
A．excited B．exciting C．interesting D．scared
A． can B．must C．need D．should
The students in Shanghai No. 3 Girls High School have a flower-arrangement (插花) lesson every week. The course is the first of its kind among middle schools in Shanghai. It helps the students to enjoy the of flowers better. That’s why the course has become very popular the students.
The teachers of the course are all specially trained(专门地培训). They are at this art and work hard at passing on the skill students. So far, many students in the school have a lot of prizes in this field. In order to further the students’ skills, the teachers usually play while students are arranging flowers. Students are with the music, and they more good ideas for flower-arrangement.
Besides, the teachers teach the students other skills at the time. For example, they ask the students to compositions(作文) about flowers. In this way, students not only art education but also improve(提高) their writing skills.
Several months ago, some foreign teachers the school. When they saw common flowers become more lively and meaningful, they were amazed and interested. They made videos and would play them in class for their own after they returned home.
A．color B．beauty C．smell D．shape
A．between B．around C．among D．about
A．well B．nice C．great D．good
A．with B．for C．to D．in
A．beaten B．hit C．won D．struck
A．drop B．decide C．develop D．train
A．music B．games C．jokes D．sports
A．happy B．popular C．careful D．angry
A．think of B．run out of C．hold on D．put off
A．always B．never C．hardly D．seldom
A．different B．same C．another D．other
A．read B．play C．write D．work
A．get B．give C．make D．take
A．arrived B．went C．got D．visited
A．parents B．friends C．students D．Classmates
One day in the __ class everyone is busy drawing pictures, but Xiao Ming is doing _ __.When the bell rings for break (课间休息), Xiao Ming gives his _ _ to the teacher.
The teacher looks at it and gets __ _. “Why did you give me a piece of paper with nothing on it, Xiao Ming?” __ ___ the teacher.
“I’m sorry, sir,” says Xiao Ming. “I _ _ a dog and some __ _ on the paper.”
“Where’s the dog and where’s the bread?” asks the teacher.
“I draw the bread 。When I finish drawing the dog, he _ __ the bread. When I give it to you, he _ _ away,” Xiao Ming answers.
A．computer B．writing C．drawing D．music
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．bread B．picture C．dog D．paper
A．glad B．happy C．angry(生气) D．excited
A．asks B．answers C．says D．speaks
A．write B．draw C．put D．take
A．pictures B．bread C．cakes D．food
A．first B．last C．once D．now
A．eats B．sees C．drinks D．brings
A．carries B．washes C．runs D．comes
When Amy wrote her first novel in secondary school, she never imagined（想象） that she would become a writer one day. Like many writers on the Internet, the woman got into this online world accidentally(偶然地).
Three years ago, Amy worked in a medical industry. Her job kept her busy for six months and left her almost to do for the rest of the year. To fill the time, she started writing on the Internet. Her first novel was about her neighbors and their life that is familiar with. Amy has been interested in writing she was a child. At first, she just wanted to share her novels people she knew. Then one day an editor of a famous website emailed her, asking her she would like to sell the electronic copyright(授权) of one of her novels. She at once and the novel was moved to the VIP section of the website. She got $ 1,500 for that.
Now Amy is a full-time . So far her eight novels have come out(出版) online, and five of them were printed. “The Internet me famous and brought me ,” she said. “I earn much more money now— about $60,000 a year. I am with my career, but there is one problem — that my talent might run out after five years and I’ll have to to work in the medical industry.” “Before that day comes, I’ll keep for the readers with my light and close-to-everyday-life writing style,” said Amy with a smile.
A．other B．others C．another D．the other
A．28-year-old B．28-years-old C．28 years old D．28-year old
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．reports B．novels C．diaries D．plays
A．her B．herself C．she D．hers
A．when B．while C．since D．until
A．about B．of C．to D．with
A．that B．if C．why D．how often
A．agreed B．disagreed C．refused D．left
A．housewife B．editor C．saleswoman D．writer
A．will make B．making C．made D．makes
A．success B．succeed C．successful D．successfully
A．unhappy B．angry C．happy D．proud
A．come B．go C．return D．get
A．to write B．writing C．write D．written
Each morning a rich man found a poor man sitting on a park bench（凳）．The poor man always there, looking at the big in which the rich man lived. One day the rich man got out of his car and said to the poor man, “Excuse me, but I just want to know you sit here and look at my hotel ”.“Sir ,” said the poor man, “I am a failure. I have no money, no family, no home. I sleep on this bench, and every night I dream（梦想）that one day I’ ll sleep in that hotel.”
The rich man said, “Tonight your dream will . I will pay for the room in that hotel for you a whole month.”
A few days later, the rich man the poor man’s room to ask him if he was enjoying .To his , he found that the man had moved out of the hotel, back to his .When the rich man asked why, the poor man said, “You see, I’m down here sleeping on my bench, I dream I’m up there , in that big hotel. It’s a dream. But when I was there, I dreamed I was back to this cold bench. It was a terrible dream , and I get any sleep at all.”
A．sat B．stood C．slept D．jumped
A．car B．room C．hotel D．house
A．when B．how C．what D．why
A．yesterday morning B．every morning C．last night D．every night
A．come back B．come out C．come over D．come true
A．good B．well C．better D．best
A．for B．to C．with D．in
A．went passed B．broke into C．went past D．ran through
A．it B．itself C．him D．himself
A．joke B．happiness C．sadness D．surprise
A．house B．corner C．bench D．work
A．if B．when C．after D．as soon as
A．sad B．wonderful C．quick D．slow
A．out B．even C．up D．down
A．would B．wouldn’t C．could D．couldn’t