It’s Saturday morning. Tony’s sitting at the kitchen table, staring into space and playing with a piece of bread. He’s not even 16 . Is he ill? No, but he does have a problem. He has nothing to do because the Internet is down.
When he woke up this morning, Tony was feeling 17 . He jumped out of bed full of plans for the weekend ahead. It would be a weekend like any other great weekend. But that was 18 he turned on his computer and 19 he was unable to go online. Having no Internet changes everything.
Every weekend, Tony will go online to email friends, read the news to
20 what’s happening in the world and play a few online chess games with his cousin Helen to kill time. The perfect weekend-online.
Just as Tony is 21 how he can possibly have a normal weekend without the Internet, his mum walks into the 22 “Cheer up, Tony. Don’t think about the Internet any more, OK?” Tony makes no answer but sighs. “Go and play chess with Helen!” Tony’s mum 23 .
“Oh, yes! Helen lives just around the corner. We can meet and play chess face to face for a 24 . Maybe this weekend won’t be so bad.” Tony 25 , as he walks to the phone. There is life beyond the Internet after all (毕竟).
A．hungry B．tired C．busy D．thirsty
A．excited B．bored C．tired D．surprised
A．after B．before C．until D．when
A．thought B．guessed C．decided D．found
A．write B．draw C．listen D．get
A．improving B．wondering C．checking D．doing
A．bathroom B．bedroom C．kitchen D．study
A．requires B．answeres C．invites D．suggests
A．chat B．time C．lesson D．change
A．continues B．worries C．smiles D．reports
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
Imagine a life without arms or legs! You can’t hold anyone without your 31 .You can’t walk anywhere without your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you 32 at yourself in the mirror(镜子)like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?
Nick was born without limbs(四肢), so life was not 33 for him. At school many students played jokes on him. Because he looked different from everyone else. He was refused(拒绝)to be 34 friends, so he always felt 35 . However, he faced that bravely. He 36 to type and write with two toes at the age of six, and he could 37 surf and play golf. In college, he achieved great success and was among the excellent students in the studies. And he decided on what to do later in his life—to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.
Now Nick is one of the most popular 38 in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story against difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you 39 , not what you don’t have.” he said. His story encourages millions of people.
“I tell people to keep on getting up when they 40 and to always love themselves, ”he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”
A．arms B．ears C．eyes D．teeth
A．laugh B．cry C．smile D．shout
A．old B．easy C．modern D．difficult
A．his B．my C．their D．our
A．happy B．relaxed C．lonely D．surprised
A．failed B．forgot C．helped D．learned
A．even B．ever C．never D．hardly
A．doctors B．speakers C．scientists D．managers
A．make B．have C．lose D．want
A．fall B．play C．listen D．exercise
Korean culture is really popular right now. The Korean Wave(韩流) is sweeping Asian countries including(包括) 1 . Young people are 2 in Korean TV plays, Korean pop songs and the Korean language.
The Korean Wave started 3 years ago with the TV series(电视系列剧) Winter Sonata(冬季恋歌). This love story is still popular now. People, especially girls, like the beautiful stories and handsome actors 4 Pei Yongjun ( 裴勇俊).
In the music world, Korean stars are making 5 heard in China. You can often find big Korean names such as Baby Vox, SES and Finkle at the top of the Chinese 6 charts(排行榜).
The Korean Wave 7 makes young people try the clothes and hairstyles of the Korean pop stars. Besides those, now some girls in China are having plastic surgery(整形手术) 8
their looks. It is said that many Korean stars look beautiful 9 plastic surgery.
As you see, Korean culture has changed us a lot. Is it 10 for us to follow in every way? We each should think about it.
A．China B．Canada C．Australia D．Egypt
A．excited B．interested C．surprised D．worried
A．a little B．little C．a few D．few
A．on B．at C．for D．like
A．them B．they C．their D．themselves
A．sports B．health C．music D．clothes
A．too B．also C．as well D．else
A．change B．changing C．changed D．to change
A．instead B．instead of C．because D．because of
A．necessary B．serious C．pleasant D．friendly
I was now five, and still I showed no much interest in things except with my toes（脚趾）. I could not look after myself, 35 my father took care of me. I used to lie on my back all the time in the kitchen. I was 36 , imprisoned（监禁） in a world of my own, unable to communicate with others.
Then, suddenly, it happened on the afternoon of a cold December day. All the family were gathered round the big kitchen fire. Mona and Paddy were drawing funny animals, using a bright piece of yellow chalk. It was the chalk that 37 me so much. I had never seen anything like it before.
Suddenly, I wanted to do what my sister was doing. Then without thinking or knowing exactly what I was doing, I 38 out and took the chalk out of my sister’s hand, with my left foot. It is a puzzle（迷惑）to many people as well as to 39 . I held the chalk tightly between my toes and made a wild scribble（乱涂）with it on the board. Next moment I stopped, not knowing what to do with the chalk next, hardly knowing how it 40 there. Then I looked up and realized that everyone was looking at me 41 . My mother came in. Her eyes looked from my face down to my 42 , then she took another piece of chalk from Mona, and drew the single letter “A” on the floor in front of me. “Copy that, Christy.” She said. I tried to do the same action, but I 43 . “Try again, Chris.” she whispered in my ear. I tried another two more times. I drew one side of the letter, then the other. It looked ugly, but I 44 to make it finally. I had done it! True! I couldn’t speak with my mouth, but now I would speak through something more 45 than spoken words. That one letter was my 46 to a new world, my key to mental freedom.
A．and B．for C．so D．though
A．lost B．lonely C．tired D．weak
A．troubled B．worried C．reminded D．interested
A．dropped B．set C．checked D．reached
A．you B．me C．it D．them
A．got B．stuck C．worked D．arrived
A．angrily B．sadly C．silently D．carefully
A．hand B．neck C．foot D．leg
A．froze B．forgot C．fell D．failed
A．tried B．managed C．offered D．decided
A．lasting B．interesting C．moving D．surprising
A．dream B．tool C．gift D．road
Many Americans like to have their vacation（假期） in ____41____countries. One day an American ____42____comes to China. This is her first time (次数) to China and she wants to ____43____ some friends there. She meets a Chinese. This Chinese wants to talk ____44____ with the American. When he sees her, he comes up, says “____45____” to her, then he begins his first talk with someone ____46____ an English-speaking (说英语的) country.
“How old are you?” the Chinese ____47____.
“I’m ____48____. Please don’t ask a lady (女士) about her ____49____ .” answers the woman.
The Chinese is surprised（惊讶的）. He doesn’t know __50____. Can you help him?A. an other B. others C. other
A. manB. boy C. woman
A. be B. being C. have
A. with English B. in EnglishC. in Chinese
A. OKB. hello C. sorry
A. to B. at C. from
A. says B. tells C. talks
A. sure B. happyC. sorry
A. dinner B. age C. family
A. how B. whyC. what