One day a wise man was walking along the beach when he saw a young man far away picking up something and very gently throwing it into the sea. As he got (41) he called out to the young man, "Good morning! What are you doing?"
The young man 42 , looked up and replied, "Throwing starfishes into the sea. "
"Why are you throwing starfishes into the sea?"
"The sun is up and the (43) is going away. And if I don't throw them in they’ll (44) . "
"But, young man, don't you (45) that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can't (46) make a difference! '"
The young man (47) politely. Then he picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, "It made a difference for that (48) . "
There is something very (49) in each and every one of us. We have all been given the ability to make a difference to shape the future. We must each find our own starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the (50) will be better.
A. better B, farther C. closer D. faster
A．continued B．stopped C．watched D．answered
A．water B．wind C．boat D．fish
A．leave B．die C．run D．lose
A．believe B．realize C．expect D．guess
A．possibly B．hardly C．especially D．fortunately
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Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists . The king looked at all pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose them.
One picture was of a lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had , too. But these were rugged(崎岖的) and bare(光秃的). Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall. This did not look peaceful . But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a bush in a crack(裂缝) in the rock. In the bush(灌木丛) a mother bird had built her nest. She sat on her nest, watching the running water.
After the king compared the two pictures , he choose the second picture explained. “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when facing unhappy situation, you can still be calm in your . That is the real meaning of peace.
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There was once a little monkey in the forest. He liked to ____________ everyone. He jumped from tree to tree, called all the other ____________ bad names and threw bananas or stones at them.
One day he saw a baby elephant near the river. “Hey, baby elephant. You are so ___________ and you’ll never catch me.” said the monkey.
“________ do you have to laugh at me?” the baby elephant asked, “I __________ make trouble or make anyone upset.”
“It’s so fun.” said the monkey.
The monkey _________, jumped from tree to tree. Then he saw a turtle(乌龟) __________ with his mouth open. The monkey thought it would be a lot of fun putting his finger _________ the turtle’s mouth. He did so,________the turtle shut his mouth just at that time. The monkey shouted _________. The nice turtle woke up and let the monkey go. The monkey climbed up and shouted all the way.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，使文章完整、通顺。
We live in computer age(时代). People scientists, teachers, writers and even students use computers to do all kinds of work. But more than 30 years ago, couldn't do much. They were very big and expensive. Very people were interested in them and knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and . But they can do a lot of work; many people like to use them. Some people have them at home.
Computers become very important because they can work than people and make fewer mistakes. Computers can people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to . Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them to . Computers can also remember what you them. Computers are very useful and helpful. They are our friends. Do you want to have a computer?
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先通读下面的短文，读懂大意，然后从后面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
A French student went to London for his holiday. He thought, “I know a little English. I think people can me.”
One day he went to a restaurant and sat down at the table. He wanted to a cup of tea and some eggs. Soon the waiter came up to him, and asked, “Can I help you?” “A cup of tea and…” he could not remember the word for eggs. He looked him, but nobody was eating eggs. Then he a picture-book on the table next to him. There was a picture of a cock on cover(封面). He the picture to the waiter. “What’s this English?” he asked. “A cock,” answered the waiter. “What do you call a cock’s wife?” he asked again. “A hen.” “And what do you call a hen’s children?” “Chicks.” “And what do you call chicks they’re born?” “Eggs.”
“Very well,” said the French student happily. “Bring me two eggs and a cup of tea, please.” And he sat down a smile on his face.
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Different people have different hobbies. We students also have our own hobbies, such as reading, painting, growing vegetables in our gardens and looking after animals. can make us grow, develop (发展) our interests and help us learn new .
Liu Tao is a student. His hobby is . When he was in senior high school, he wrote a book and published (出版) it in 2007. Many teenagers (青少年) his book. As a result, he becomes a successful young now.
Liu Tao is very lucky his hobby brings him pleasure and success. But he regards writing________ only one of his many hobbies and interests. He is in many other things. He likes playing football, too. Now he is a member of his school team.
Remember that we spend all our time on our favourite hobby. There are many other interesting things in life, and we should try to do something new or different.
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