Dean Bluey is 14-year-old boy from the USA. He became a hero after he saved(救)the life of a girl in another country.
A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country．
One day，he 46 an email to a friend on the Internet．To his surprise, he received a message, saying “Help! Pain! Help!”．"The 47 was from Finland(芬兰)， thousands of kilometers away from America．Later Dean said to a reporter, “I didn't know 48 I should do. It was really difficult to tell if the message was real．”So Dean did nothing at first． 49 the message kept coming．Now it was easy to see that someone was in trouble. He 50 and found that the sender was a student called Tarja, 51 was ill, alone in a university library. What was 52 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean telephoned the 53 immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance(救护车) rushed to the library 54 , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.
“I'm glad she's OK,” Dean said. “It's hard to believe, but 55 saved her life.”
A．brought B．lent C．sent D．bought
A．speech B．message C．music D．telephone
A．how B．what C．where D．when
A．So B．And C．But D．Or
A．replied B．ran C．walked D．played
A．He B．She C．It D．I
A．worse B．better C．harder D．easier
A．teacher B．friend C．doctor D．police
A．Badly B．Hardly C．Luckily D．Carefully
A．fax B．better C．flight D．e-mail
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Athough 19-year-old Geoge Dennehy is armless, he isn’t letting that stop him from pursuing (追求) his dreams and sharing his passion（热情）with the world.
Born __ arms, the young boy’s birth parents left him. Luckily, a warm-hearted couple adopted（收养）him and __ him . __ , his new parents never allowed him to use his disability as an excuse to be __ . When Geoge was eight, they asked him to sigh up (报名) for cello (大提琴) lessons. The instrument is __ ven for people who have the use of both their hands, so it was far more challenging（挑战性的）for Geoge, who had to learn to play it with his feet.
Thanks to his music teacher, the young boy not only interested in the cello, but also realized that he had a passion and talent for __ . During middle school years, he also __ the piano and the guitar.
His music talent caught the eye of an American rock band who__ him to perform alongside them at a ten-day-long music festival.
The experience has inspired (激励) this once shy boy to pursue a career (事业) in music. He has also become a motivational speaker__ encorages both able and disabled people to pursue their dreams, no matter __ impossible these dreams may sound.
A．in B．with C．without D．of
A．looked after B．worried C．gave up D．put on
A．As B．Though C．But D．However
A．lazy B．busy C．nervous D．serious
A．easy B．difficult C．interesting D．beautiful
A．dancing B．singing C．music D．drawing
A．taught B．mastered C．discovered D．hated
A．warned B．forced C．trained D．invited
A．who B．whom C．which D．whose
A．why B．where C．how D．when
Around two weeks ago, I was invited to be a judge（裁判） at a college．All of the students had been given a piece of paper with a topic written on it．The first one to speak looked a little ．“My dear friends and judges,” he said loudly, “this is an unfair ! I have been given the paper,” he continued, “to speak on the topic with just a few minutes’ preparation, those who come after me have more time to their speeches!” He then left the stage and went out of the hall．
I met him later by chance．“Who said life is ?” I asked him with a smile, and I asked him to walk with me to my car．“Have you seen the figures（数字） they show when a new car is into the market, saying how good it is?”
“Yes,” he nodded．
“But they put a after all these figures．They say all the figures are in ideal road conditions!”
“Yes,” he said again．
“Can you show me some ideal road conditions?” I asked him, and he smiled．“The car that sells well is the one will provide power and speed on the roads．That car is the winner．”
We had got to the car．“Don’t look for ideal competition conditions,” I said．“ the unfair and come out a winner!”
I looked back as I drove away and saw him smile and wave, and I knew he would do as I said．
A．unhappy B．afraid C．ungrateful D．tired
A．idea B．competition C．topic D．judge
A．when B．so C．since D．while
A．wait for B．care about C．work on D．find out
A．easy B．fair C．interesting D．boring
A．produced B．imported C．advertised D．introduced
A．word B．guide C．line D．letter
A．that B．what C．who D．whose
A．best B．worst C．busiest D．longest
A．fight B．balance C．blame D．change
When I was 15，I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books．All the students nearly fell out of their chairs，laughing at me．"Don't be ．Only geniuses （天才） can become writers，" the English teacher said sarcastically（讽刺地）．"And you are getting a D this term．” I was hurt deeply and I cried sadly．
That night I wrote a short，sad poem about dreams and mailed it to the Capper's Weekly newspaper．To my surprise，they published it，and sent me two dollars．I was a（an） writer! I showed my teacher and my classmates．They laughed again．"Just plain dumb luck（纯属侥幸），" the teacher said．However，I'd tasted ．I'd sold the first thing I'd ever written．
By the time I graduated from high school （with a C-minus average），I had scrapbooks filled with my published I never talked about my writing to my teachers，friends or my family again．They were dream killers，and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams，they must always choose their dreams．
Later，I wrote a book about what I understood and about life．It took me nine months，just like a（an） ．I chose a publisher and wrote a letter，which read："I wrote this book myself．I hope you like it．Chapters（章节） 6 and 12 are my ．Thank you．" I mailed it without an envelope．
A month later，I received a letter，and a request to start working on book．Crying Wind became a bestseller，and was translated into 15 languages．People ask what college I attended，what degrees I have，and what qualities 1 have to be a writer．The answer is ．I just write．I'm not a genius，and I'm not gifted．I just write．To all those who dream of ，I'm shouting at you，"Yes，you ! Don't listen to them!" Writing is easy．It's fun，and anyone can do it．
A．shy B．dishonest C．silly D．proud
A．strange B．broken C．beautiful D．unusual
A．welcomed B．educated C．honored D．paid
A．luck B．failure C．success D．pain
A．works B．poems C．letters D．jokes
A．did B．felt C．heard D．saw
A．animal B．plant C．baby D．boy
A．explanations B．reasons C．dreams D．favorites
A．others B．another C．other D．the other
A．many B．few C．some D．none
A．writing B．being famous C．success D．being rich
A．must B．need C．can D．should
Wolf was very hungry．No matter how hard he tried，he couldn’t catch anything to ________．
Wolf met Dog on the road．
“_______ are you going?” asked Wolf．
“I’m going to a wedding feast （宴会）,” said Dog．“Would you like to come?”
“Yes, I’m very ________ !” said Wolf．
Dog said that Wolf could come with him, but he had to ______ to act like a dog while he was there．
The two entered the wedding ________ and sat under the table, eating．
Wolf ate and ate, and he got very _______．The people around them started to sing and dance．
Wolf was so happy that he decided to ______．So he stuck his nose in the air and howled （嚎叫） a great loud wolf howl, “AAAAOOOOWWWW!!!!”
All the music and dancing ________ and men began chasing and beating Wolf．He finally jumped ________ a window of the house and ran to hide in the forest．
After that，wolves have made sure that they are far from ________ before they start to howl, and they don’t attend weddings any more．
A．drink B．eat C．waste D．cook
A．Where B．When C．How D．Why
A．tired B．angry C．hungry D．bored
A．refuse B．hate C．forget D．promise
A．house B．car C．office D．church
A．ill B．full C．weak D．angry
A．jump B．dance C．sleep D．sing
A．started B．finished C．stopped D．worked
A．into B．out of C．far from D．near
A．dogs B．forest C．people D．rivers
| Speaker＆Time |
Topic：Vacation in Europe |
| Cyber Boy 4-2l-2011 3:15 pm |
I’m planning a trip to Europe this summer．I haven’t ________ where I’ll go yet, but I’d like to visit England and France．And I don’t want to _______ too much money．Any ideas? |
| Esperanto 4-21-2011 8:29 pm |
I took a trip to England last year．I had a really great time．If you have a chance, visit Stratford．That’s the town _______Shakespeare lived． |
| Yoshi 4-2l-2011 9:54 pm |
It depends on what you want to do．Each country in Europe has so ________ to see．Are you interested in museums and castles （城堡） 一that sort of thing? Or do you want to experience modern culture? |
| Cyber Boy 4-22-2011 10:17 am |
Yoshi一good question．I would like to see museums, but I also want to _______ some famous French foods．A castle would also be great． |
| Yoshi 4-22-2011 11:47am |
I think an England一 France一Germany trip might work well for you．You can do a little bit of everything． |
A．achieved B．decided C．discovered D．refused
A．spend B．take C．bring D．save
A．which B．that C．when D．where
A．enough B．little C．few D．much
A．sell B．cook C．try D．do