I found out one time that doing a __36____for someone could get you into a lot of trouble．I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test．During the test, the girl sitting next to me ___37____ something, but I didn’t understand．So I __38______ her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen．She showed me that hers was ____39_____ and would not write．I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and ____40_____ it on her desk．
Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were____41_____．As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about ____42____ it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to____43____ your own two feet and be responsible for your own ____44____．For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact ____45____ when people do something____46____, they are really cheating themselves．She made me ____47____ that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave．I walked out of the room ____48____ why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things．
____49____, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test．When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers ____50____ the girl’s test paper．I ___51____ to explain about the pen, but all she____52____ say was that it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me ____53____ after the test．____54____ I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I was sure she ____55____ to believe that I had cheated on the test．
A．help B．hand C．favor D．fever
A．whispered B．talked C．told D．spoke
A．turned over B．came over C．leaned over D．looked over
A．out of sight B．out of work C．out of place D．out of ink
A．place B．put C．gave D．lent
A．punished B．dismissed C．praised D．parted
A．what B．that C．which D．how
A．stand up B．stand on C．stand for D．stand by
A．attitude B．activity C．action D．behavior
A．what B．if C．that D．where
A．honest B．dishonest C．modest D．disappointed
A．promise B．permit C．recognize D．prove
A．wandering B．reflecting C．understanding D．wondering
A．Long before B．Therefore C．Ever before D．Later on
A．of B．in C．from D．on
A．managed B．planned C．tried D．promoted
A．could B．would C．can D．will
A．right B．only C．slight D．once
A．After B．Until C．As if D．Even if
A．remained B．continued C．kept D．wanted
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One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents’ old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter’s wedding. We had to a great climbing plant that had grown a roof beam（房梁），so that we could repair the roof and the walls.
When my husband was taking the plant away, he found a of a blackbird that had made its home in the leaves. He then something among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth around it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his ,saw glittering gold. It was a child’s bracelet（手镯）. He ran into the house to me.
“You won’t believe that the blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we to feed on,” he said,“but they also want their children to in a cradle（摇摆）of gold!”
When my daughter came over on the eve of the ,we told her about this occurrence.
“Don’t you remember, Mother?” she said with a loud .“When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!”
As the bracelet no longer its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping.
In December of the following year, the young couple’s baby son was baptized（受洗礼）.Among the the newborn baby received, I placed his mother’s bracelet, now shining like . I hope that if my grandson loses it, one of the that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby.
A．remove B．cover C．grow D．water
A．beyond B．over C．across D．through
A．build B．paint C．rescue D．print
A．nest B．baby C．body D．egg
A．moved B．got C．picked D．noticed
A．nice B．colorful C．shiny D．special
A．horror B．surprise C．delight D．disappointment
A．ask B．tell C．show D．give
A．working B．cheating C．dreaming D．thieving
A．buy B．plant C．store D．collect
A．lie B．sing C．listen D．wait
A．party B．Christmas C．birthday D．wedding
A．important B．strange C．terrible D．funny
A．cry B．sigh C．laugh D．sound
A．hid B．threw C．lost D．broke
A．fitted B．satisfied C．matched D．interested
A．jewels B．toys C．clothes D．presents
A．attractive B．new C．modern D．golden
A．almost B．just C．even D．ever
A．blackbirds B．grandchildren C．neighbors D．mice
I was very shy when I was little. One day in class, my teacher asked me a . I didn’t know the answer to it. Then I said something that sounded very to my classmates. They all laughed. From that day on, I always to be quiet in class.
When I was thirteen years old, my family moved to a city, so I went to a new school. On the first day, my dad and I our house late. When I arrived at the school, the class had begun. I walked in and found the entire class was me. This frightened me. For the next couple of classes I just sat .
Mrs Smith, a kind-hearted teacher in my new class, noticed I was quiet. She decided to me. The next day in her class, she handed out a piece of to everyone. What I saw on the paper made my heart beat ; it was an activity where you had to people if they had or did any of those things listed on the paper. This meant that I had to talk to those strangers I wanted to finish it. At first, I just stood there not what to do, but then I thought, “What if I actually tried to to people? Then maybe I would make some at this school.” I encouraged myself and finally talking with other students. Sure enough, those “strangers” turned out to be really and helpful. They invited me to with them after class. These people are my friends today. We often hang out together.
If you’re just like I used to be, don’t be afraid to talk to others. They can be very nice and may become your friends.
A．suggestion B．favor C．secret D．question
A．boring B．strange C．funny D．fancy
A．wanted B．started C．chose D．dreamed
A．beautiful B．new C．good D．small
A．left B．came C．found D．rebuilt
A．looking at B．looking for C．laughing at D．shouting at
A．quietly B．nervously C．happily D．straight
A．forget B．attract C．surprise D．help
A．plastic B．paper C．cake D．rubber
A．better B．slower C．faster D．later
A．explain B．show C．tell D．ask
A．though B．if C．unless D．so
A．knowing B．thinking C．studying D．noticing
A．lie B．talk C．run D．walk
A．plans B．differences C．friends D．changes
A．finished B．enjoyed C．continued D．started
A．naughty B．brave C．nice D．clever
A．live B．play C．fight D．study
A．also B．never C．hardly D．still
A．shy B．calm C．active D．selfish
After finishing college, Taylor became a teacher in a middle school. His favorite subject was , because his hobby was traveling.
Taylor liked children, and was always ready to have a(n) with them, so they learned a lot from him at the same time having fun.
One September, at the beginning of the term, he was having his first in a new class. To , he decided to ask them some simple questions he could see how much they had already known. He found some of the students had that he enjoyed telling jokes, and they were ready to have some fun with him.
"Where is Turkey?" was the first question.
"Turkey? Sir," a boy answered, "you'll find it on the dinner table every December."
"Very , and it isn't a wrong answer," said Taylor with a smile, while the class laughter.
"Do you really know where it is?"
The boy , in fact, know. "Part of it is in Southeast Europe and part of it is in Asia, sir," he said.
"Good!" said Taylor. The next few students also had funny answers Taylor's questions.
Taylor knew that there was a girl in the class who was and always got the highest mark in the exams, so he turned to her and asked her, "What is the ?"
"It's an imaginary line drawn the earth that has an equal distance from the North Pole and from the South Pole, sir," the girl answered at once.
"Good!" Taylor said, "Very good." But he thought perhaps she had it by heart, so he asked her another question to whether he was right or not.
"Do you really know what that ?" he asked. "Could you, for example, tie a knot (结) in the equator?"
The class laughed, but she answered, "Yes, sir."
"Oh, really?" said Taylor, still with a smile.
"Yes, sir," the girl said, "as the equator is not a(n) line, you could tie an imaginary knot in it."
This time, Taylor happily in the students' loud laughter.
A．politics B．geography C．physics D．history
A．fight B．argue C．fun D．trip
A．while B．but C．with D．without
A．exam B．meeting C．speech D．lesson
A．calm down B．learn from C．start with D．end with
A．even though B．as if C．so that D．now that
A．seen B．heard C．considered D．recognized
A．Christmas B．Valentine's Day C．Children's Day D．Father's Day
A．silly B．right C．wrong D．funny
A．cried out B．burst into C．talked into D．shouted at
A．might B．could C．did D．had
A．for B．to C．of D．with
A．lucky B．silly C．clever D．open-minded
A．moon B．equator C．earth D．line
A．between B．from C．around D．through
A．held B．put C．kept D．learned
A．see B．realize C．know D．look
A．is B．means C．talks D．tells
A．imaginary B．real C．long D．fake
A．joined B．attended C．turned D．stayed
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In the fourth grade，I discovered my one true love—acting．It is not only fun，but it teamwork and empathy, things I think the world should have more of．
However, I never expected that acting would also teach me to !
In the first semester of my freshman year of high school，my school the play Frankenstein．It’s about a scientist named Victor Frankenstein who creates a monster, and the monster destroys the scientist’s life．
I got the lead female of Frankenstein’s girlfriend，Elizabeth．I had been in plays before，so I was very to the rehearsal(排练)process of memorizing lines and then a character with help from the director．But this play was different from one I had ever done before，because Frankenstein and Elizabeth had to kiss in the play a lot．The boy who Frankenstein was very cute，I must say．There was a(n) in which our characters shared“15kisses”． ，the director removed it．But there were still some kissing scenes．
Would we to kiss，or would we actually kiss? Our director having us kiss for real，and for the first few times，it was very ．My lips barely touched the boy’s．Many of the other actors and actresses laughed at us．
，one thing about stage kissing that you have to understand is that you are not being yourself. That goes for any ．After that experience，I feel like I can any role．It was a big event in my toward becoming a better actress．I feel more being onstage and showing my character’s personality to the ．And that is important for getting the message of a play across．
A．1earns B．teaches C．directs D．explains
A．kiss B．hug C．bow D．pray
A．prepared for B．carded out C．put on D．took up
A．when B．where C．whether D．how
A．star B．role C．maid D．keeper
A．used B．addicted C．related D．devoted
A．imagining B．convincing C．developing D．revising
A．each B．no C．some D．any
A．played B．served C．created D．replaced
A．space B．part C．area D．interval
A．Eventually B．Surprisingly C．Fortunately D．Regrettably
A．intend B．mean C．try D．pretend
A．applied to B．ended up C．objected to D．gave up
A．fierce B．romantic C．awkward D．pitiful
A．However B．Therefore C．Meanwhile D．Otherwise
A．behaving B．acting C．touching D．moving
A．change B．design C．handle D．assess
A．way B．journey C．tour D．trip
A．comfortable B．practical C．optimistic D．hopeful
A．readers B．actresses C．actors D．audiences
There are many brands of chocolate. If you love it, you can’t forget DOVE -- the most famous chocolate brand. But do you know what the meaning of DOVE is?
Dove chocolate is born because of . One day in 1919 Princess Bazaar of Luxembourg's royal family first met the royal kitchen helper Leon. Many nights Leon slipped into the kitchen and various ice creams for Bazaar. They soon fell in love. Unfortunately owing to their quite different social , both of them had to the deep feelings in heart.
Afterwards Bazaar was made to an arranged royal marriage against her wishes. For many days Leon could not see Bazaar, and he was burning with . Finally Bazaar turned up at the table a month later. While serving desserts, Leon the letters "DOVE" which is an abbreviation of DO YOU LOVE ME with hot chocolate on Bazaar's ice cream. Leon that Bazaar could understand his feeling.
A few days later, Bazaar got . Leon, broken-hearted, could not the mental suffering and left for America, where he and his own family a candy store years later but lived unhappily.
Many years later, they met again before Bazaar’s death. Bazaar that she did eat the ice cream that afternoon but didn't see the letters and also didn't receive any promise from Leon and she had to to her fate and missed him all her lifetime.
Hearing this, Leon broke down in tears. If that chocolate had been , those letters would never have melted and he would not have lost his last . Leon decided to create a solid chocolate which can a long time.
After lots of research, he succeeded and each piece of chocolate was engraved(刻) with the letters – DOVE. It is a of the love between Leon and Bazaar.
Now more and more people fall in love with this chocolate. Giving someone DOVE means sending the of love DO YOU LOVE ME?
A．anger B．sorrow C．love D．envy
A．served B．made C．drew D．heated
A．opinion B．view C．attitude D．status
A．discover B．forget C．bury D．struggle
A．know B．accept C．try D．practise
A．sympathy B．impatience C．joy D．humor
A．mixed B．sent C．wrote D．pressed
A．allowed B．promised C．declared D．expected
A．married B．sick C．bored D．changed
A．repeat B．bear C．reduce D．keep
A．supported B．found C．ran D．sold
A．learned B．recalled C．heard D．believed
A．annoying B．confusing C．interesting D．melting
A．give in B．give up C．give out D．give away
A．powerful B．liquid C．solid D．frozen
A．belief B．promise C．courage D．chance
A．eat B．preserve C．miss D．sell
A．quickly B．happily C．firmly D．lightly
A．symbol B．sign C．survey D．study
A．story B．secret C．rumor D．whisper