The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. ---Thomas Macaulay
Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs Nanette O’Neill gave an arithmetic 36 to our class. When the papers were 37 she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the same mistakes throughout the test.
There is nothing really new about 38 in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs O’Neill didn’t even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to 39 after class. I was one of the twelve.
Mrs O’Neill asked 40 questions, and she didn’t 41 us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the 42 words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to 43 these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.
I don’t know about the other eleven boys. Speaking for 44 I can say:it was the most important single 45 of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they 46 seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a way to _47____ourselves rather than others.
48 of us are asked to make 49 decisions about nations going to war of armies going to battle. But all of us are called 50 daily to make a great many personal decisions. 51 the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket or turned over to the policeman? Should the 52 change received at the store be forgotten or 53 ? Nobody will know except 54 . But you have to live with yourself, and it is always 55 to live with someone you respect.
A．test B．problem C．paper D．lesson
A．examined B．completed C．marked D．answered
A．lying B．cheating C．guessing D．discussing
A．come B．leave C．remain D．apologize
A．no B．certain C．many D．more
A．excuse B．shout C．help D．scold
A．above B．common C．following D．unusual
A．repeat B．get C．put D．copy
A．myself B．ourselves C．themselves D．herself
A．chance B．incident C．lesson D．memory
A．even B．still C．always D．almost
A．measure B．respect C．love D．believe
A．All B．Few C．Some D．None
A．quick B．wise C．great D．personal
A．out B．for C．up D．upon
A．Should B．Must C．Would D．Need
A．extra B．small C．some D．necessary
A．paid B．remembered C．shared D．returned
A．me B．you C．us D．them
A．easier B．more natural C．better D．more peaceful
A young man and an old man in the park. The old man tired so he3to have a rest. There is a chair in front of the young man. The old man sees the chair. He wants on the chair. He walks to the chair. The young man walks to it, too. So the old man begins to run. The young man say, “ 5sit on the chair! ” The old man doesn ‘t him. Now he on it. He looks .The young man comes over to him. He is a small board一块小的板 in his hand. It “Wet Paint(油漆未干)”
A．are walking B．is wanting C． walking D．walk
A．am B．is C． are D．be
A．is wanting B．want C．wants D．to want
A．to sit B．sit C．sitting D．sat
A．Not B．Doesn ’ t C．Don t D．Can’ t
A．listen B．listen to C．hear of D．to hear
A．is siting B．is sitting C．are sitting D．sits
A．happily B．happy C．very happily D．more happy
A．hold举 B．holding C．holds D．held
A．talks B．speaks C．tells D．says
An Wang was born in Shanghai, China. He went to America at the age of twenty-five. He studied at Harvard, a famous university near Boston. He was _______ and soon got a doctorate (博士头衔). In 1951, An Wang ________ a small company. It had only one room and two employees (雇员). Every year the company grew and grew. By 1985, Wang had thirty thousand employees and had made 3,000 million dollars. His company became one of the most ________ companies in the USA. It made the newest computers.________An Wang was very rich, money did not change him. He lived with his wife in the same house outside Boston. He only had two suits at one time, and they were blue. He was kind to the poor and liked to give money to them. People in the USA will _______ forget this good man.
Read the passage and choose the correct words. (阅读短文，选择恰当的单词)5%
A．happy B．hardworking C．strong D．careful
A．designed B．made C．found D．started
A．important B．public C．difficult D．possible
A．Because B．Although C．Since D．Before
A．sometimes B．always C．never D．Often
Chris is 12 years old. He in a village in England. The school in his village is not far his home, so Chris often goes to school on foot (步行). Chris usually gets up at about 7:00 in the morning. It is not . So he has a quick breakfast. He for school at about 7:50. It takes him about 10 minutes to to school. He gets to school at about o’clock. Sometimes Chris rides his bike to school. School starts at 8:10. His favorite subject is math. He thinks numbers are .
Chris has a . He hopes (希望) to go to a big city like London some day (某一天). So he can take the subway. “I take the subway. It must be a lot fun,” he says.
Can his dream ? “Sure, it can,” says Chris.
A．lives B．works C．teaches D．plays
A．on B．in C．from D．at
A．late B．early C．bad D．good
A．goes B．comes C．leaves D．gets
A．take B．ride C．meet D．walk
A．six B．eight C．nine D．ten
A．quick B．right C．interesting D．free
A．habit B．bridge C．dream D．friend
A．never B．often C．usually D．always
A．have fun B．come true C．have time D．come in
Three young men got bored with their jobs in the factory. They felt , so they get together to visit their old master worker (师傅) for .
When they saw their master worker, they began to about their factory and their jobs. The old master worker listened to them without a word. About twenty minutes later, he gave the three guests green tea, black and milk tea in cups. Some cups are old, some are new, some are expensive and some are cheap. The old man told them to what they like.
When all the three young men had a cup of in hand, the old man said: “Look at the cups in your hands! You chose the good - looking, expensive cups. What would you like to choose, tea or ? You should choose what you need. Stop complaining about anybody or anything. And use your head and choose what you really need for yourself. Fall in love your job and this is what you really need now.”
Life is serious. Jobs and life are just like cups and tea. Jobs are just ways of making a living. If we understand this, we won’t complain about our jobs. Try to choose what you need, and you’ll enjoy yourself and your life.
A．relaxed B．quiet C．unpleasant D．comfortable
A．advice B．jobs C．work D．tea
A．hate B．discuss C．worry D．complain
A．telling B．saying C．talking D．speaking
A．the same B．different C．nice D．ugly
A．choose B．understand C．make D．stop
A．water B．milk C．drink D．juice
A．both B．all C．the others D．others
A．jobs B．ways C．life D．cups
A．with B．of C．at D．for
I’m a middle school student. In the past, I had some bad habits. I hardly ever had breakfast, I usually got up late. I didn’t like exercising, . I only exercised one to two times a month. In the evening, I often watched television more than two hours. Then I the Internet. I liked to play online games very much, so I often stayed up late. My parents thought that it wasn’t good my health , and they were not happy with that.
One day, I fainted(晕倒) in a P.E. class. When I , I was in the hospital. The doctor told me that it was my classmates that took me there. He also said that I was in poor(差的) . Then he told me to eat breakfast every day and do exercise.
From then on, I to give up(戒掉) my bad habits. Now I usually get up early and have a good. After school, I always play sports with my friends. I find it’s fun to have good habits.
A．because B．although C．if D．so
A．also B．too C．either D．as
A．at B．for C．in D．on
A．on B．watched C．read D．used
A．for B．with C．of D．at
A．stayed up B．put up C．came up D．woke up
A．grade B．health C．program D．homework
A．more B．less C．faster D．many
A．disliked B．expect C．decided D．plan
A．breakfast B．lunch C．supper D．food