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Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved 1 very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send 2 of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally 3 a plan. They would toss(抛) a coin. The loser would go 4 into the mines (煤矿) and, with his earnings(赚得的钱), 5 his brother studying at the college. Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support the other brother studying at the 6
James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much 7 than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he 8 , he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.
9 James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James 10 up from his seat to drink a toast (举杯祝酒) to his dear 11 He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your 12 will come true. I will take care of you. "
But Jack said 13 , "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it' s too 14 Now I can' t even hold a glass. "
To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother' s hands with 15 towards the sky.
He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later.
A．painting B．books C．school D．money
A．any B．all C．both D．neither
A．looked out B．worked out C．took out D．got out
A．off B．away C．up D．down
A．support B．agree C．follow D．let
A．home B．mine C．college D．school
A．better B．worse C．cheaper D．older
A．arrived B．graduated C．walked D．waited
A．Before B．When C．Though D．While
A．picked B．turned C．looked D．stood
A．brother B．sister C．father D．mother
A．way B．idea C．dream D．practice
A．happily B．surprisedly C．angrily D．softly
A．early B．late C．good D．helpful
A．legs B．feet C．arms D．fingers
“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of my life. It has brought me . I learned the law from my father’s story.
My father was in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework midnight. Life was hard, because they had no !
At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold, the land where people can become rich.
“ don’t I go to America?” he said to himself, full of hope.
So, my father came to America. “ I had thought it was easy to money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire（雇佣） me because I spoke English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was for the first few years. I worked from 10a.m to 11p.m. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn’t the schooling(学费).
My father working hard, and reached his goal.
“Alan,” he often says to me, “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come in life.” That is what I learned from my father.
A．disaster B．loss C．success D．pity
A．life B．fashion C．danger D．history
A．famous B．lucky C．rich D．born
A．taught B．worked C．studied D．slept
A．until B．towards C．for D．during
A．experience B．energy C．time D．money
A．kind B．poor C．strong D．lazy
A．What B．How C．Why D．When
A．discover B．make C．collect D．spend
A．little B．good C．much D．excellent
A．giving B．running C．washing D．receiving
A．comfortable B．cheerful C．nice D．hard
A．borrow B．need C．afford D．pay
A．kept B．finished C．minded D．stopped
A．really B．easily C．quietly D．slowly
Mrs. Turner, a doctor in a big hospital, liked all things tidy and clean. One Friday, Mr. Turner went work and he a lot of dirty clothes here and there. That day Mrs. Turner happened to be at home. When she those dirty clothes, she felt sick. And she didn’t want to do .After breakfast, Joan, one of her friends to visit her. The girl found the rooms were ,so she asked, “Don’t you your room today, Mrs. Turner?”
“No, I don’t,” said the doctor.
“Why don’t you your glasses, then?”
“In this way I think the rooms are tidy and clean,” answered Mrs. Turner.
A．washed B．left C．gave D．made
A．looked at B．watched C．saw D．wrote
A．nothing B．something C．the washing D．cleaning
A．nice B．beautiful C．clear D．dirty
A．clean B．sweeping C．cleared D．dusted
A．wear B．put on C．take D．take off
What’s the difference(区别) between studies and life in primary schools and middle schools? Here, two students give you ideas.
Wang Junli, 14, Chongqing
In the primary school, I walked to school every day because it is not far my home. But in the middle school, I should live at school because our school tells us to do so. After two middle school life, I learn a lot. That is, you need to learn to yourself(你自己) and learn to do things by yourself.
Huang Lu, 14, Chengdu
My name is Huang Lu. I had(有) only 4 subjects they were very easy to learn in the primary school. When I to the middle school, I find that there are more subjects history and geography. They are to learn so I don’t know how to learn them well. Every day I to be interested in all subjects. Listen to the teachers and take notes carefully. They are my .
A．our B．their C．your D．my
A．near B．in C．at D．from
A．years’ B．years C．weeks’ D．weeks
A．look out B．look at C．look after D．look for
A．because B．but C．so D．and
A．am B．come C．want D．hope
A．like B．likes C．is like D．are like
A．easy B．fun C．difficult D．bad
A．have B．try C．dislike D．ask
A．notes B．subjects C．schools D．ideas
The boss of an Australian restaurant is tired of the waste left by customers. He has required them to eat on their plates or they’ll be fined and won’t be allowed to next time.
Chef Yukako Ichikawa has introduced a 30 percent discount for customers who eat all the food they have ordered at Wafu, her restaurant which is not far from Sydney.
"To contribute to a future which can continue to develop, we require a little of our guests than most other restaurants," she says and she has put up a list of her rules on the door to the restaurant .
This list includes finishing all dishes ordered which are free of milk, sugar and eggs and the cook and all her workers tell people who don't their plates to choose restaurant next time.
" your meal means that everything is eaten lemon slices, ginger(生姜) and wasabi," says the menu.
"Please also pay attention to that vegetables and salad on the are not decorations（装饰品）; they are of the meal too."
Wafu's strict rules have been by some but against by some reviewers. Ichikawa insists on it.
"Wafu is not just a restaurant; it is also the of Yukako's personal qualities ," says a statement on the restaurant's website.
“We not only serve meals and respect the body prevent waste. We have to protect the environment and keep the healthy development of our earth.”
A．something B．some things C．every D．everything
A．return B．leave C．stay D．live
A．30-seats B．30 seats C．30 seat D．30-seat
A．create B．discover C．creating D．discovering
A．fewer B．more C．less D．bit
A．clean B．wash C．clear D．tidy
A．another B．other C．the other D．others
A．Finishing B．Ordering C．Cooking D．Making
A．except B．with C．and D．or
A．way B．edges C．bank D．side
A．members B．part C．member D．parts
A．refused B．supported C．unwelcome D．welcome
A．show B．appearance C．invention D．exhibition
A．also B．and C．but D．or
A．abilities B．duties C．ideas D．ways
A train stopped at a small .A man look 0f the window and saw a woman cakes. People from the train were buying them. The man wanted to a cake, but the man was standing far the window. It was raining and the man didn't
want 0ut in the rain.
Suddenly he saw a boy walking on the platform(车站平台)，not far from him. here, boy!" the man said, ‘‘Do you know how much money we must pay her for a cake?"
“Five cents(美分),”the boy answered.
Then man gave the boy ten cents and asked him two cakes. "One me, and the other one for you," he told the boy.
A few minutes the boy came back. He was eating a cake. He gave the man
five cents and said, "There was only one cake."
A．station B．shop C．hotel D．office
A．in B．out C．up D．into
A．sell B．sold C．sells D．selling
A．sell B．borrow C．buy D．give
A．from B．to C．in D．on
A．goes B．go C．to go D．went
A．Comes B．Come C．Go D．Goes
A．to buy B．buys C．buy D．bought
A．of B．for C．at D．from
A．ago B．after C．before D．later