My 4-year-old daughter Maddie once taught me a good lesson.
One day, we were taking a walk in the park. Then we 31 some kids (小孩) around an old lady, laughing at her. A little boy said, "Look at this funny lady! She is 32 and she is crying!"
Maddie walked to the woman. I wanted to 33 her away from the woman. But Maddie sat 34 the woman and held her hand. The woman looked down at Maddie and a 35 appeared on her face. Maddie gave the woman a hug(拥抱) and then left.
On the way home, I asked her, "Maddie, 36 did you go up to that woman for and hold her hand? All the other kids were either laughing at her or 37 her?"
Maddie looked at me and said, "I did that to tell her God (上帝) 38 her. It can make her feel better!" I was 39 . A 4-year-old little girl showed me what love 40 means. What a kind girl!
A.heard B.saw C.asked D.met
A.hungry B.shy C.dirty D.ill
A.bring B.send C.carry D.take
A.beside B.behind C.next D.between
A.question B.change C.smile D.pity
A.what B.how C.why D.which
A.worried about B.crazy about C.afraid of D.tired of
A.loves B.follows C.needs D.knows
A.glad B.strange C.excited D.surprised
A.usually B.really C.certainly D.finally
Life is not easy, so I’d like to say,“When anything happens, believe in yourself.”When I was 14, I was__1__ nervous to talk to anyone. My classmates often laughed at me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later__2_ happened. It affected my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a/an__3 idea! It meant I had to___4__ in front of all the teachers and students of my school!
“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win.” Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic” Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to _5_all the speech and practised it over 100 times. __6__my mother’s great help, I did well in the contest. I could hardly (几乎不) believe my _7_ when the news came —— I won the first place. I heard the 8from the teachers and students. Those__9__looked down on (瞧不起)me before, but they now all said congratulations to me. My mother hugged (拥抱)me and cried excitedly.
Since then, everything changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell 10 to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.A. so B. too C. very
A. something B. nothing C. anything
A. interesting B. exciting C. terrible
A. say B. speak C. tell
A. remember B. see C. hear
A. At B. To C. With
A. ears B. eyes C. result(结果)
A. cheers B. wishes C. thanks
A. boys B. girls C. classmates
A. my mother B. him C. myself
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使其内容通顺,每空格限填一词,首字母已给)
Anger (生气) is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, when your friend b __1__ your favorite thing and then breaks it, you may get really angry.
Usually, your body will tell you when you are angry. For example, you breathe much f__2__, your face turns red and you may want to break something or hit someone, but sometimes, you hide your anger. For example, you may hide it in your h__3___ . The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.
In fact, it’s not good to hide your anger, and it’s normal for you to get angry sometimes. But anger must be let out in the right way, without hurting o_ 4 _or yourself. Let me give you some advice.
When you get angry, you can talk about it with other people. It’s helpful to talk about your anger with other people, such as p___5____, teachers, good friends etc. When you talk about anger, those b___6___feelings can start to go away. On the other hand, when you start to feel angry, you can do some other things: count from 1 to 100; go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc.
Don’t let your anger c 7you. Remember that how you act when you are anger can make everything better or worse.
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage
Exam time is the most stressful (最有压力的) period of the year. You’ve worked all the term on your classes and now it’s the time to prove what you have learned. With so much at stake, it is easy to get stressed about your exams. However, with the right amount or hard work and focus you can pass your tests 1!
When I was in school, I used to get very stressed over my examinations. So did my friends. Some people stopped eating and others ate too much! Some 2 and others burned themselves out! The most important thing to remember when studying is not to panic! Take the middle path---stay calm, eat healthy food and get your rest. Stressing out and _3___yourself too hard is just as dangerous as not studying enough. A tired, overworked brain is just as useless as a stupid, empty one!
So, what do you do? Set aside a time each day for study and a time For __4 . You may have less time to relax than usual, but you still need to let your brain rest for a few moments. Get plenty of sleep. If you are_ 5 , information will not stick in your memory. Finally, eat healthy food that fuels your body and mind.
It does no good to look at your exams like the rest of your life 6 them. Instead, just view them as another obstacle (障碍物) you will overcome. You have overcome all kinds of obstacles in your life so far. With the right amount of work and focus, you will pass your examinations with flying colors! High school is right around the corner.
A.quickly B.carefully C.easily D.importantly
A.got off B.gave up C.took up D.put off
A.moving B.encouraging C.pushing D.enjoying
A.learning B.relaxation C.sleep D.sports
A.tired B.excited C.satisfied D.terrified
A.looks on B.puts on C.depends on D.sits on
January l is New Year’s Day. People usually give parties to celebrate 1 . The Spring Festival comes 2 . It is the most important holiday in 3 . Before the Spring Festival, people 4 their houses and do a lot of shopping. On the 5 of the festival family members meet for a big 6 . After 7 they watch TV until midnight. They enjoy 8 and eating. 9 , people cheer to welcome the New Year and wish other good 10 .
Teachers’ Day is 11 September 10. Students give cards or 12 to their teachers to express their thanks. The Mid-autumn Festival comes in September or October. People get 13 for a family dinner and then eat moon-cakes and watch the full,14 moon. May 1 is Labor Day, and October 1 is our National Day. We 15 have a get-together to celebrate them in public places.
A.it B.one C.they D.them
A.next B.first C.second D.last
A.Canada B.China C.Australia D.France
A.clean B.build C.sell D.draw
A.morning B.noon C.afternoon D.eve
A.lunch B.dinner C.time D.breakfast
A.school B.work C.dinner D.picnic
A.to talk B.talk C.talks D.talking
A.At nine B.At ten C.At eleven D.At twelve
A.look B.book C.luck D.cook
A.at B.by C.in D.on
A.drinks B.flowers C.music D.e-mail
A.off B.up C.on D.together
A.old B.tall C.round D.dark
A.usually B.never C.sometimes D.already
One day, my English teacher asked me to help her save back-up(备份) copies of her work in the computer. I then realized I was able to know the grades of all of her students. I 1 her how to copy files(文件) from one disk to another and she thanked me.
A few days later, she asked me to help her again, because she 2 how to do it. When I showed it to her, some students in my class 3 and began to talk among themselves 4 .Later that day, at lunch time, several of them came up to me.
“Hey, could you help us change our grades? We’ll 5 for it.”
I could not believe what I heard. I could get paid for something very 6 . “All right. I’ll do it.” The next day, my English teacher 7 me to help him out again. When he was not paying 8 , I changed their grades from Fs to As.
I soon became very 9 among my friends. They began to treat me like God who could do 10 . Word spread quickly and I became very rich.
Everything was going fine 11 I was called into the headmaster’s office. When I got there, both of my teacher and the headmaster were very angry. “ I don’t want to 12 what your teacher said, but I have to. She has too much evidence(证据),’’ the headmaster said. “Do you have anything to say for yourself?”
“No,” I said finally. I didn’t realize how 13 my behavior had been. I had disappointed my teacher and the headmaster. And there was no way 14 . I had to leave my school. That was a good 15 for me.
A.said B.urged C.knew D.showed
A.lost B.remembered C.reminded D.forgot
A.listened B.noticed C.played D.checked
A.quietly B.luckily C.sincerely D.angrily
A.pay B.praise C.follow D.explain
A.familiar B.easy C.interesting D.pleasant
A.challenged B.allowed C.taught D.asked
A.money B.work C.attention D.interest
A.common B.popular C.modest D.dishonest
A.something B.anything C.nothing D.some things
A.until B.since C.because D.after
A.believe B.reply C.hate D.influence
A.hard B.interesting C.serious D.important
A.up B.in C.back D.down
A.skill B.lesson C.story D.example