Mr.Whitewasridingahorseinthera-优题课

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Once a man and his wife worked for a businessman．There was a big box in the businessman's living room．The businessman pointed at the box and said，"There's only one thing you mustn't do．Don't open the box．"After saying this，he（41）　　the living room．

The woman said to her husband，"There（42）　　something expensive in the box．Let's（43）　　it，shall we？"Her husband said no to her．

The woman didn't give up her（44）　　．One day，she decided to find out what was（45）　　it．Her husband didn't stop her．She opened the box and looked（46）　　．She found nothing in the box and tried hard to close it，（47）　　she failed．

That evening the businessman came home and found the box was（48）　　．He was very angry and asked the woman and her（49）　　to leave his home at once．

"But there was（50）　　in the box．"the woman said．"We haven't taken anything at all．"The businessman shouted at them，"The box is not important．I cannot believe in you．That's important!"

41．A．entered	B．left	C．found	D．arrived
42．A．must be	B．has	C．lived	D．have
43．A．buy	B．close	C．clean	D．open
44．A．home	B．idea	C．boss	D．children
45．A．near	B．under	C．in	D．on
46．A．beside	B．outside	C．up	D．inside
47．A．so	B．and	C．but	D．or
48．A．lost	B．open	C．empty	D．closed
49．A．husband	B．son	C．daughter	D．businessman
50．A．nothing	B．something	C．anything	D．everything．

Students may have problems with their minds．Some students become worried because they have to study very（41）　　．Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates．

A student of Grade 8 could not understand his teacher and was doing（42）　　in his lessons．He became so worried about it that he（43）　　to cut his finger with a knife．

Another student was afraid of（44）　　．She got very worried（45）　　she looked at the exam paper，and she could write noting．A report says that 18% of Shanghai students have mental（心理的）problems．Their troubles include being worried and（46）　　，having problems in learning and getting on with people．Many students who have problems won't ask for（47）　　．Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor．Others don't want to talk（48）　　their secrets．

A famous expert on students has the fallowing（49）　　；

•Talk to your parents and teachers often．

•Take part in group activities and play sports．

•Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy（50）　　unwell．

41．A．hard	B．hardly	C．easy	D．easily
42．A．worse	B．badly	C．well	D．better
43．A．refused	B．stopped	C．forgot	D．started
44．A．friends	B．exams	C．doctors	D．books
45．A．when	B．what	C．where	D．why
46．A．happy	B．unhappy	C．lucky	D．unlucky
47．A．success	B．chance	C．help	D．dream
48．A．to	B．with	C．about	D．in
49．A．suggestion	B．facts	C．fact	D．suggestions
50．A．as	B．or	C．but	D．so．

Last night I had a very strange dream． I dreamt I （1）　　an alien（外星人） in my school! I asked him where he was from（2）　　why he was here． He told me that he was from Mars and won a competition to（3）　　the earth． I asked him （4）　　old he was and he told me he was 500 years old． Then I asked him how long he was going to stay on the（5）　　and when he was going back（6）　　Mars． He said that the earth was to（7）　　that he didn't want to leave． He also invited （8）　　to visit Mars one day．（9）　　I heard my mum calling me， "Wake up， Peter． Time for （10）　　 !" What a strange dream!

（1）A．met	B．became	C．left
（2）A．but	B．or	C． and
（3）A．lose	B．visit	C．open
（4）A． How	B．when	C．what
（5）A．sun	B．earth	C．moon
（6）A． to	B．at	C．off
（7）A．ugly	B．old	C． beautiful
（8）A． him	B．me	C．her
（9）A． Suddenly	B．Usually	C．Really
（10）A． Business	B．rest	C．school

The universe is really mystical（神秘的）．Scientists have done lots of study about it but there is till much they haven't discovered．

Scientists think that there （41）　　life on the earth for many many years．However，we haven't found life on any other planets （42）　　．

There are eighteen planets going around the sun．The earth is one of them．There are humans，animals，plants and many other kinds of life on the earth．There is water and air，too．And compared to the other planets，the earth is not too （43）　　or too cold．None of seven other planets has an environment like that of the earth．

The sun and its planets are called the solar system，and our solar system is a small part of a （44）　　larger group of stars and planets，called the Galaxy or the Milky Way．There are （45）　　stars in the Galaxy，and our sun is only one of them．

Scientists have also discovered many other galaxies in the universe．Their light has to travel for many years to reach us．So （46）　　is the universe？it is impossible to imagine．

Scientists have sent spaceship to the planet Mars （47）　　photos．they have even sent spaceships to travel outside （48）　　．However，no spaceship has traveled （49）　　to reach other stars in our Galaxy．

When we see stars twinkling（闪耀） in the sky at night，we may think a lot：（50）　　so many stars in the universe，is there life out there in space？If there is life on other planets，what life will be like there？What transports do they use to travel？why don't they visit us？We do not know the answers…

41．A．is going to be	B．are going to be	C．has been	D．have been
42．A．yet	B．already	C．still	D．just
43．A．cool	B．warm	C．hot	D．wet
44．A．most	B．more	C．many	D．much
45．A.200 billions of	B.200 billion of	C．billions of	D．billion of
46．A．how large	B．how far	C．how wide	D．how long
47．A．taking	B．to take	C．take	D．took
48．A．Mars	B．the sun	C．the earth	D．the solar system
49．A．enough far	B．far enough	C．enough close	D．close enough
50．A．with	B．without	C．by	D．on．

I'm sure many people are working hard for a lot of money，a big house，a new car，expensive clothes and so on．Those are considered to be symbols of （46）　　on the material level．When I was young，I was also （47）　　reaching for material success．So I chose a job as a salesman and I did make some pretty good money．

But later I realized that was not what I wanted，because I was often forced to sell products that might not be good for customers．I become very unhappy （48）　　I could make a lot of money．I no longer felt proud of my job and even （49）　　myself for doing things like that．So I （50）　　my job and took another job，this time helping people（51）　　the poor and the weak．The sense of belonging was great and suddenly I felt successful in my life again，I made less money but I was （52）　　with myself．

For my own past，success comes from the feeling of satisfaction and joy．I feel successful when I love what I do，not caring so much about （53）　　．And I feel the most successful when I （54）　　my kindness everywhere go．

So，be （55）　　to yourself：learn to listen to the voice from the bottom of your heart．And find your own way with a happy heart to achieve your own success．

46．A．luck	B．success	C．safety	D．hope
47．A．sadly	B．hardly	C．crazily	D．honestly
48．A．if	B．since	C．until	D．although
49．A．look down upon	B．look up to	C．look through	D．look into
50．A．made up	B．gave up	C．set up	D．turned up
51．A．in danger	B．in order	C．in need	D．in surprise
52．A．strict	B．cheerful	C．angry	D．satisfied
53．A．trust	B．love	C．money	D．health
54．A．throw	B．spread	C．cell	D．lend
55．A．true	B．brave	C．friendly	D．terrible