Life is not easy,so I’d like to say “When anything happens ,believe in yourself.”
When I was a young boy , I was 1 shy to talk to anyone.My classmates often 2 me.I was sad but could do nothing,Later, 3 happened,and it changed my life.It was an English speech contest.My mother asked me to 4 it .What a terrible idea!It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school.
“Come on,boy.Believe in yourself.You are sure to 5 the contest.”Then mother and I talked about many different topics.At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself.”I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 6 .With my mother’s great love,I did 7 in the contest.I could hardly believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place,I heard the cheers 8 the teachers and the students.Those classmates 9 once looked down on(看不起)me ,now all said “Congratulations!”to me.My mother hugged me and cried excitedly.
Since then,everything has changed for me.When I do anything,I try to tell 10 to be sure and I will find myself.This is not only for a person but also for a country.
A.too B.so C.quite D.very
A.made faces at B.looked after C.caught up with D.laughed at
A.nothing B.something C.everything D.anything
A.take part in B.join C.get D.make
A.lose B.win C.pass D.beat
A.words B.topics C.times D.sentences
A.well B.good C.bad D.interested
A.for B.at C.from D.to
A.when B.what C.which D.who
A.someone B.me C.everything D.myself
Anne Spencer Morrow was born in 1906 in Englewood, New Jersey. She went to Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She wanted to become a __1_. She won two major prizes from the __2_for her writing.
Anne Morrow was a quiet, shy and small young woman when she __3__Charles Lindbergh in 1927. The 25-year- old man was tall and good-looking. Charles Lindbergh was one of ___4__ people in the world. He had just become the first person___5__ a plane alone across the Atlantic Ocean, from New York to Paris. Two years __6_, Anne and Charles Lindbergh were married. Reports about their___7__ were on the front pages of newspapers.
After her marriage to Charles Lindbergh, Anne became a pilot too. She began _8__many long airplane flights with her husband. The Lindberghs explored new ways to fly around the world. They seemed to enjoy the greatest _9__ that any young people could not have.
Then in 1932, something__10__happened.They were in great sorrow (痛苦).The Lindberghs’ _11_baby,twenty-month-old Charles, was kidnapped from their home in New Jersey. The body of the baby was discovered more than ten weeks later.
There were a huge number of reports about the case. Newspapers __12__it "the Crime of the Century”. After the trial(审判), the Lindberghs found it __13__ to live in the United States. There were threats(威胁) on the life of their second child. And there were too __14__ newspaper stories about them. So Anne and Charles Lindbergh moved to Europe in 1935. Four years later they moved __15___ to the United States.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh never fully recovered from the death of her first child. Yet, she and her husband had five more children. She continued flying. In 1934, she became the first woman to win the National Geographic Society's Hubbard Gold Medal. She was honored for her exploration, research and discovery.
A.singer B.writer C.actor D.driver
A.party B.charity C.college D.country
A.met B.found C.knew D.saw
A.the best B.the most famous C.the most careful D.the most attractive
A.to take B.to fly C.to ride D.to walk
A.after B.ago C.before D.later
A.friendship B.work C.marriage D.life
A.making B.getting C.giving D.catching
A.unluck B.luck C.sadnesss D.excitement
A.happy B.exciting C.interesting D.terrible
A.second B.third C.fourth D.first
A.say B.talk C.speak D.call
A.easy B.difficult C.simple D.hardly
A.much B.few C.many D.little
A.out B.away C.back D.out of
Our English teacher was like a friend to us,and we all liked her.One day she came into the
classroom and shouted.“Who did this?”She held up a piece of broken glass and asked,“Who
__1__ the window?”She seldom became angry, __2__ this time she was.
I broke the window.I had done __3__ by throwing a baseball.I didn’t want to admit(承认)
It __4__ I didn’t have enough money to pay for a big window like that.“My father will be __5__,”I thought.At first I didn’t _6_ my hand,but later something strong in my heart
suddenly made me stand up.“I did it,”I said __7_.How difficult it was for me to say that!
My teacher __8__ a book from one of our book shelves and then began walking __9_ my desk. I was afraid that she was going to punish(惩罚)me.
“I know you like collecting __10__ very much,”she said,looking down at my __11__ face.
“Here is the hook about collecting stamps that you are looking for.Now,the book is__12__ and I shall not punish you.Remember,it’s because you _13_ the truth.”
I couldn’t believe it ! My teacher wasn’t punishing me.I didn’t _14_ to pay for the broken window. And I got my favorite book!
As time goes, the book is _15_,so is my wonderful teacher.But I will never forget the lesson the teacher gave me that day.
A.cleaned B.climbed C.broke D.mended
A.and B.but C.so D.or
A.them B.one C.that D.those
A.because B.if C.when D.though
A.pleased B.excited C.frightened D.angry
A.put on B.put up C.put out D.put away
A.terribly B.honestly C.easily D.hardly
A.read B.wrote C.took D.bought
A.books B.desks C.stamps D.windows
A.nervous B.pretty C.happy D.square
A.you B.your C.yours D.yourself
A.talked B.spoke C.said D.told
A.like B.want C.use D.need
A.opened B.gone C.left D.closed
One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our minds we can see what has not yet happened. For example, while we are looking forward to 1._____a new place or country, we 2._____what it will be like. We predict( 预料) the habit people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not always predict things 3._____. Things are often very different from the way we 4._____them to be.
One of the 5._____ dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been 6._____ to work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had studied and analyzed(分析) the problem from every angle(角度) for days, but there 7._____ to be no way of 8._____ out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreamed. When he 9._____ up, he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his 10._____.
The hypnotist(催眠者) sat in the chair opposite him and spoke 11._____: I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about 12._____. You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your 13._____ will get heavier. Soon you’ll be asleep.
You will hear my voice and understand my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You are almost asleep, and when you wake up you will 14._____ nothing.
You will forget everything. Now I am going to 15._____ slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.
A.visiting B.seeking C.reaching D.discovering
A.imagine B.know C.feel D.guess
A.quickly B.simply C.correctly D.neatly
A.required B.wished C.left D.expected
A.funny B.dull C.famous D.silly
A.managing B.trying C.thinking D.hoping
A.used B.ought C.seemed D.had
A.making B.finding C.turning D.letting
A.gave B.sat C.woke D.got
A.dream B.lesson C.research D.exercise
A.softly B.loudly C.slowly D.firmly
A.everything B.something C.nothing D.anything
A.eyes B.feet C.head D.body
A.accept B.remember C.hear D.receive
A.count B.say C.add D.speak
The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how 1 you have worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a B to those who 2 not to take the test.”
Many students thanked the teacher and left. The teacher looked at the students left and said, “Does anyone else want to get a ‘B’? This is your last 3 .” Two more students decided to go.
Only seven students were still in the classroom. The teacher then handed out the papers. There were only three sentences on the paper: Congratulations! You have just 4 an ‘A’ in this class. Keep believing in 5 .
I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test that any teacher could give. Students who are not 6 in what they have learned are ‘B’ students at most.
The same is 7 in our daily life. The ‘A’ students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have 8 both successes and failures. They have got life’s lessons, not only from normal education, but from events in their 9 , and have become 10 people. You see, one should always believe in himself.
A.luckily B.terribly C.quietly D.hard
A.dislike B.go C.prefer D.start
A.chance B.trouble C.test D.idea
A.given B.sent C.discovered D.received
A.himself B.yourself C.themselves D.ourselves
A.confident B.lucky C.difficult D.easy
A.wrong B.impossible C.true D.good
A.heard of B.dreamed of C.learned from D.caredabout
A.studies B.activities C.lives D.trips
A.ruder B.braver C.worse D.better
“I can’t believe what I’m hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate (候选人)for president of Student Council. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I’m sorry, Mike. I really thought you should be 1 .”
Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a 2 “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.
“I’m, er…I’m just wondering if you would …consider coming to work on my team,” he said 3 . “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”
“I don’t think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.
“Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to another table.
All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process(选举过程) would give me a 4 to make important changes at our school. I decided to join them.
My first goal was to 5 an attractive advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a poster with Jeff’s pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway 6 passing Jeff’s smiling face.
My next step was to 7 which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.
With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster 8 to add these activities to our school program.
An eighth grader said, “It’ll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”
Hearing these words made my heart filled with 9 . I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff’s team. He became the most popular candidate and I was large part of his 10 . The fact that it has made a difference in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!
A.heard B.chosen C.invited D.followed
A.polite B.loud C.warm D.cheerful
A.proudly B.quickly C.nervously D.regretfully
A.suggestion B.chance C.message D.change
A.print B.invent C.create D.send
A.with B.by C.through D.without
A.carry out B.try out C.work out D.find out
A.agreed B.wanted C.expected D.asked
A.pride B.surprise C.patience D.hope
A.luck B.spirit C.life D.success