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Peter lived in a village． He was sad recently because he thought that he had （1）　　left．One day， Peter went to ask a wise man（2）　　help． He said to the wise man，"I don't have anything left，（3）　　I don't want to live．"The wise man said， "I'm sorry to hear that．"

Then the wise man took a piece of paper and drew a straight line down the middle． He explained that he would write down the things Peter（4）　　on the left side and the things Peter still had on the right side．

The wise man asked， "When did your（5）　　leave you？"

"What do you mean？ They haven't left me． They love me!"

"That's great!" said the wise man．"Then that will be the first thing on the right side﹣Family haven't left． Now，do you have freedom？"

"That's a silly question． Of course I（6）　　!"

"Good! That's the（7）　　one on the right side﹣You have freedom!" said the wise man，writing it down．

After Peter（8）　　some more questions in the same way， he finally understood and smiled．"Things will change when you think of them in a（9）　　way!" he said．

As a matter of fact， change your（10）　　and you will change your world．

（1）A． something	B． anything	C． everything	D． nothing
（2）A． in	B． at	C． for	D． on
（3）A． though	B． but	C． or	D． so
（4）A． lost	B． got	C． afforded	D． locked
（5）A． friends	B． family	C． classmates	D． teachers
（6）A． will	B． won't	C． do	D． don't
（7）A． first	B． second	C． third	D． fourth
（8）A． asked	B． has asked	C． is asked	D． was asked
（9）A． safe	B． social	C． harmful	D． different
（10）A． attitude	B． advice	C． speech	D． energy

How do you connect with friends？ Which would you like（1）　　， Wechat， letters or sending messages on the phone？ Here are some ideas of students from No．2 Middle School．

Wang Lei likes to（2）　　friends through sending messages on the phone in his spare time．He thinks it is a good way to express his feelings when he is down． If you are too shy to say anything in front of people， you can use it．

Liu Xin supports the letter．"A letter is like a（3）　　dinner，" she said． "It includes lots of information．"（4）　　we have to wait longer for our letters， in today's busy world we need something that is worth waiting for．

Jiang Li is sure to stick to Wechat． Open the Wechat， shake your mobile phone and search for strangers around you! You can make new friends（5）　　without going outside．

（1）A． to receive	B． receiving	C． to choose	D． choosing
（2）A． deal with	B． come up with	C． agree with	D． keep in touch with
（3）A． small	B． big	C． poor	D． late
（4）A． Although	B． Whether	C． Before	D． After
（5）A． easy	B． easily	C． hard	D． hardly

It was my 14th birthday and I would have the biggest party ever． The number of the （1）　　had quickly grown from seven to seventeen． Nearly every girl in my class was （2）　　．When each guest excitedly （3）　　the invitation， I was especially happy．

The （4）　　was full of shouts and laughter． We had just finished a game of Twister when the door bell rang． I was so （5）　　and I could feel my face turning red， because when I（6）　　the door， there at the front door stood Sarah Westly﹣ the quiet girl who sat next to me in music class﹣and she was holding a （7）　　．I thought about the guest list． How did I （8）　　to invite Sarah？

I remembered that I only added a name to the （9）　　when someone showed an interest in me． But Sarah had （10）　　done that． I accepted the box， a gift from Sarah， and asked her to join the party． "I can't （11）　　，" she said．"My dad's waiting in the car． "At that moment I felt bad about forgetting to invite Sarah and really wanted her to rest for some time in my room．"Thanks， but I have to go， "she said，turning （12）　　towards the door． "See you Monday．"

I didn't open the box until the party was （13）　　． Inside the small box was a ceramic（陶瓷） tabby cat． It was the best gift I had received （14）　　I didn't like cats．I later （15）　　that the gift looked exactly like Sarah's cat ，Seymour． I didn't know it then，but now I realize that Sarah was my true friend．

（1）A．boys	B．guests	C．books	D．desks
（2）A． invited	B．invented	C．showed	D．suggested
（3）A． made	B．found	C．accepted	D．passed
（4）A．classroom	B．library	C．restaurant	D．living room
（5）A． surprised	B．angry	C．proud	D．sad
（6）A．touched	B．opened	C． caught	D．saw
（7）A．cat	B． toy	C．pen	D．box
（8）A．forget	B．stop	C．hope	D．choose
（9）A．gift	B．list	C．diary	D．box
（10）A．still	B．even	C．never	D．only
（11）A．stand	B．song	C．wait	D．stay
（12）A．quickly	B．carefully	C．finally	D．early
（13）A．ready	B．successful	C．over	D．interesting
（14）A．and	B．so	C．because	D．though
（15）A．took out	B．found out	C．though out	D．put out

It was more than 80 years ago， when an army quietly passed across the Yudu River in Ganzhou ，Jiangxi． They were the Chinese Central Red Army． They decided to start a （1）　　and hand march． It was （2）　　known as the long March．This year is the 83 ^rdyear of the victory of the famous march．Let's learn something about it．

During the long March， the Chinese Central Red Amy passed many places． They （3）　　from Jiangxi， passed through several provinces and finally arrived in Shaanxi． It is said that they （4）　　about 25，000 li（ about 12，500 kilometers） during the Long March．

At school， you may have learned in books that soldiers （5）　　many difficulties． They lived a（6）　　life and fought against the enemies． They crossed Chishuihe for four times，（7）　　many kinds of difficulties， In Sichuan， soldiers spent a hard time creeping（匍匐）across Luding Chain Bridge， which was （8）　　13 iron chains（铁链）， in the middle of gun fire． They also climbed （9）　　the snowy Jianjin Mountain，which was 4，930 meters high． They didn't have enough food to eat，so they often went （10）　　for days． And they didn't have enough （11）　　to stay away from the cold．Many soldiers （12）　　． About 86，000 people took part in the march，（13）　　only about 7， 000 were left when they arrived in Shaanxi．

Today， we can visit the places that they once passed through． This way，we may truly understand the （14）　　of the Long March ： Never be （15）　　of difficulties and never give up hope．

（1）A．short	B．long	C．slow	D．quick
（2）A．finally	B．gradually	C．famously	D．probably
（3）A．returned	B．studied	C．hid	D．started
（4）A．drove	B．flew	C．walked	D．rode
（5）A．looked through	B．went through	C．thought of	D．heard of
（6）A．hard	B．normal	C．boring	D．successful
（7）A．remaining	B．making	C．avoiding	D．facing
（8）A．made up of	B．made into	C．made by	D．made for
（9）A．through	B．over	C．into	D．on
（10）A．hungry	B．thirsty	C．lonely	D．angry
（11）A．energy	B．money	C．matches	D．clothes
（12）A．escaped	B．died	C．cried	D．feared
（13）A．though	B．because	C．so	D．but
（14）A．influence	B．meaning	C．spirit	D．result
（15）A．afraid	B．shy	C．tired	D．proud

As a parent trainer I am now dealing with helicopter parents﹣ the ones who（1）　　all the difficulties and make it smooth sailing for their kids． Sometimes watching kids （2）　　without jumping in to fix it for them is the （3）　　thing parents can do． I appreciate someone who knows when it is time to let kids struggle a little （4）　　that's real life and Mom （or Dad） won't always be there to give help． So， let kids （5）　　real life and grow up by failing， keeping on trying， never giving up and sometimes （6）　　learning from making mistakes．（7）　　other words， parents have to be comfortable with the idea of allowing kids to fail as part of the learning （8）　　．What matters in learning？ It isn't about whether or not it is perfect or correct． It matters whether or not kids have（9）　　to go to places， to see things， to play， to inquire and so on． That is what I think（10）　　should do for kids： give them time to be kids： give them chances to grow up and experience life themselves．

（1）A．take away	B．bring in	C．put off	D．give out
（2）A．succeed	B．study	C．fail	D．play
（3）A．happiest	B．hardest	C．easiest	D．luckiest
（4）A．because	B．but	C．so	D．and
（5）A．know	B．learn	C．get	D．experience
（6）A．actually	B．simply	C．hardly	D．gradually
（7）A． From	B．With	C．By	D．In
（8）A．result	B．process	C．goal	D．cost
（9）A．abilities	B．money	C．chances	D．energy
（10）A．parent trainers	B．adults	C． teachers	D．parents