While I was waiting to go into university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job wanted at a school about ten miles from where I. Because I was in great need of and wanted to do something useful, I applied(申请).
Three days later, a letter. It asked me to see theat Croydon. It proved to be a (n) journey —a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk ofa quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived there, feeling too hot to be nervous. Clearly, the principalopened the door. He wasand round.
“The school” he said, “has a group of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen.”
I should have to teach all the except art, which he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into groups and teach them at three different , and I was notat the thought of teaching maths —a subject which I didn’t do very well in at school. It was that I had to teach them on Saturday afternoon most of my friends would be themselves at that time.
Before I had time to ask about my salary(薪水), he got up to his feet. “Now,” he said. “You’d better meet my wife. She is the one who really runs this school.”
A．lived B．played C．studied D．worked
A．help B．money C．rest D．force
A．arrived B．received C．returned D．wrote
A．editor B．teacher C．principal D．student
A．comfortable B．easy C．short D．unpleasant
A．at least B．at first C．at last D．at most
A．herself B．themselves C．itself D．himself
A．bad B．glad C．short D．smiling
A．people B．subjects C．boys D．knowledge
A．two B．three C．four D．five
A．subjects B．lessons C．levels D．schools
A．glad B．surprised C．angry D．sad
A．better B．more exciting C．worse D．nicer
A．until B．after C．if D．because
A．enjoying B．helping C．studying D．arguing
One Friday Mrs. King asked her class to write a story after class. “Use your imagination!” she cried, “You can write your story about anything.” Kenny looked worried. “A story?” he thought, “What could I possible have to write about? I don’t know any stories.” The bell rang and all the kids went home.
The next day, Kenny sat at his desk at home, thinking and thinking. The warm sun was shining through the windows, making him drowsy. And soon he fell fast asleep. As he slept, Kenny began to dream about fantastic things.
First he dreamed that he was a world-famous doctor, saving whole cities and curing diseases. Then he dreamed that he was in a UFO. He was talking to strange but friendly space creatures. Then he dreamed that he had become as small as a mouse by a bad scientist. He had to find a way to stop the plot（阴谋）of the mad scientist!
Kenny dreamed wonderful and exciting things until his little brother woke him up. “What were you dreaming about?” he asked. Kenny told his brother the wonderful dreams. His brother enjoyed the stories. Suddenly, Kenny knew that he had his kinds of stories in his imagination.
What did the teacher ask the students to do as homework?
A．To act as a doctor B．To read some stories C．To help family members D．To write a story
A．One B．Two C．Three D．Four
A．A great doctor B．A mad scientist C．A visitor on a spaceship D．A good student
A．unhappy B．sleepy C．upset D．awake
A．A strange dream B．Mrs. King’s class C．Writing a story with imagination D．An evil scientist
Farley worked for the Canadian government. One day, he was ___ to learn more about wolves. Do wolves kill lots of caribou(北美驯鹿)? Do they kill people?
They gave him lots of food and clothes and guns. Then they put him on a plane and took him to ____ . The plane put him down and went away. There were no houses or people in this place. But there were lots of animals and lots of wolves.
People tell terrible stories about wolves. They say wolves like to kill and eat people. Farley remembered these stories, and he was ____. He had his gun with him___ .
Then one day, he saw a group of wolves. There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves. A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them.
Farley watched these wolves every day. The mother was a very ____ mother. She gave milk to her babies. She gave them lessons about life. They learned how to ____ food. The father wolf got food for the mother. The young wolf ____ the children. They were a nice, happy family—wolf family! Farley did not need his ____ any more. In a short time, he got on well with the family. Farley watched them for five months. He learned that many stories about the wolves were ____. Wolves do not eat people, and they do not eat many large animals. And he also learned bad things about men. It was men who killed many caribou and wolves.
Later, Farley wrote a book about wolves. He wanted people to ____ them and not to kill them.
A．seen B．told C．heard D．found
A．a small town B．a big city C．a far place D．a lonely village
A．afraid B．happy C．angry D．tired
A．at times B．all the time C．once a week D．every afternoon
A．bad B．good C．hungry D．thirsty
A．cook B．make C．get D．pick
A．shouted at B．looked into C．laughed at D．played with
A．food B．clothes C．gun D．plane
A．not good B．not true C．not easy D．not clear
A．grow B．have C．teach D．understand
Hundreds of years ago in a small town, a moneylender lent a lot of money to a poor man. The moneylender , who was old and ugly, the poor man’s beautiful daughter. So he came up with an idea. He said the poor man didn’t need to return the money to him he could marry his daughter. Both the man and his daughter were .
The moneylender then told them that he would put a small stone and a small white stone into an empty bag. The girl would have to one. If she took the black stone , she would become the moneylender’s and her father’s debt(债务) would be let go. If she picked the white stone, she didn’t need to marry him and her father’s debt would be let go. Her father would be put into prison if she refused to pick a stone.
As they talked, the moneylender picked up two stones. As he did that, the girl that he had put two black stones in the bag. He then asked the girl to pick her stone from the bag.
The girl thought for a while and then had an idea. She put her hand into the bag and took out a stone. looking at it, she let it fall onto the path where it became lost among all the other stones. “ Oh how I was！” She said, “But never . If you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to which stone I picked.” This tells: Sometimes we can think about things in a way. Most difficult problems do have an solution.
A．pleased B．attracted C．loved D．saw
A．if B．unless C．so D．but
A．bored B．frightened C．relaxed D．excited
A．pink B．red C．black D．yellow
A．show B．drop C．check D．choose
A．daughter B．cousin C．wife D．friend
A．again B．still C．never D．hardly
A．said B．feared C．thought D．noticed
A．On B．About C．For D．Without
A．usually B．surprisingly C．immediately D．slowly
A．worried B．clever C．careless D．lucky
A．laugh B．mind C．cry D．complain
A．tell B．explain C．ask D．arrange
A．saying B．story C．news D．man
A．careful B．funny C．different D．normal
“Er, er, er…… I’m sorry I forget my words.” Tom rushed out of the hall with his face red. People afraid of speaking in public are suffering from “Stage Fright”. Stage fright makes a person . In that it can make one's mind go blank(空白) and forget one ought to say, or to act. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even TV show hosts suffered from stage fright at one time or .
Diana Nichols is an expert in helping people free from stage fright at a medical center in New York City. She helps actors learn to themselves. Miss Nichols says some people have always been to perform before the audience. Others, she says, develop stage fright after a terrible experience.
She offers them advice to control the fear. One way is to smile going onto the stage. Taking two deep breaths helps. Deep helps you get control of your body.
Miss Nichols asks her patients to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to be . It's to make a mistake. She tells them they should not be too nervous while they are performing. It is important that they should continue to perform while she is helping them. After each performance, they discuss what happened and find out what helped and what did not.As they perform more and more, they will fear . Miss Nichols says the aim is only to reduce stage fright, not to smooth it away . This is a little stage fright makes a person more careful, and improves the performance.
A．joyful B．unhappy C．nervous D．hopeless
A．case B．mood C．sense D．condition
A．when B．what C．how D．whether
A．others B．other C．another D．the other
A．cure B．control C．hold D．protect
A．satisfied B．happy C．afraid D．surprised
A．since B．until C．during D．before
A．too B．as well C．also D．either
A．breathing B．to breathe C．to have breathed D．breathes
A．perfect B．fine C．good D．pleasant
A．incorrect B．important C．unnecessary D．all right
A．people B．advice C．words D．measures
A．less and less B．fewer and fewer C．more and more D．smaller and smaller
A．practically B．easily C．completely D．really
A．why B．that C．since D．Because
We all dream about things that we would like to do and things. we hope in the future. But are everybody’s dreams the same? Here are some of the of a survey about hopes and dreams, which thousands of students across China .
What are the hopes of teenagers?
We received several different answers the question: what would you like to do after finishing your education? It seems some students would like to start work as soon as , so that they can help better lives for their parents. Other students hope to continue after finishing school and to go to university.
What are the dreams of teenagers?
Teenagers have all kinds of dreams. Some are more realistic than others. But according to the survey, less realistic dreams are also , but many students reported that they work hard to achieve their dreams. Quite a few dream of becoming famous, perhaps famous sportspeople or singers. Some said they’d love to go on exciting trips; one student said she’d love to sail the Pacific Ocean. And then there are dreams that are three students said they’d like to be able to !
Conclusion It was clear from the survey teenagers have similar hopes. It seems that most students hope to have a good education and find a good job. On hand, students dream of very different things: good things, and even crazy things. It is very important to dream, so your dreams; one day they may just come true.
A．to achieve B．achieve C．to come true D．realize
A．result B．finds C．findings D．discovery
A．take part in B．took part C．took part in D．take part
A．of B．for C．to D．at
A．he can B．they can C．he could D．they could
A．offer B．give C．provide D．send
A．study B．studied C．studying D．to study
A．the same B．different C．similar D．common
A．are able to B．were disabled to C．were willing to D．are willing to
A．cross B．through C．on D．across
A．realistic B．boring C．possible D．impossible
A．walk B．run C．fly D．jump
A．which B．that C．what D．why
A．one B．other C．another D．the other
A．hold on B．held on to C．be held on to D．hold on to