Amanda is a very kind girl. She is 1 willing to help people who are in trouble. Now Amanda is 2 in the University of Texas. At the same 3 , she is volunteering to teach at Heart House in her free time. Heart House is a local after-school program for children. It 4 some extra classes for those children who are not doing well in their studies.
Amanda goes to Heart House to teach the 5 twice a week. She has also set up a website for Heart House. 6 this way, more people will have more chances to learn about Heart House and help the children there.
For Amanda volunteer work is not only good for 7 , but also good for her studies. “I feel happy to teach those children 8 to study. The happier thing is that I can also learn a lot from them,” Amanda says.
Now, 9 Amanda’s website, every week each of the 125 volunteers helps the children at Heart House. “ 10 Amanda’s website, Heart House would not be able to have enough volunteers. She has supported our program a lot. We appreciate her help,” the program leader says.
A．hardly B．yet C．always D．never
A．studying B．teaching C．cleaning D．cooking
A．school B．time C．university D．year
A．gives B．offers C．helps D．provides
A．boys B．girls C．children D．adults
A．In B．By C．On D．To
A．other B．others C．another D．anybody
A．what B．when C．where D．how
A．thanks B．thanks to C．because D．thanks for
A．With B．In C．Without D．Under
As we all know, Chinese students are hard-working. But they’re at the same time.
At school, they have to follow the strict school . For example, they have long hair or wear strange (奇怪的) clothes.
And at home, they’re always busy with their homework and they don’t have any free time to do what they like. Once (一旦) they don’t do well in exams, their parents will lose for them.
On weekends, their parents tell them to take part in different classes they don’t like. They always feel and bored. They interest in school things slowly. Some students can’t it and leave home. Because their parents only care about children’s study and they never what they want.
“Many students can do nothing study. Some students even don’t know to get on well with others and how to take care of others,”said an expert (专家).
“This is a serious problem. It’s necessary for us to think it over and solve it well,”said another expert.
A．glad B．unhappy C．kind D．healthy
A．time B．teachers C．rules D．classmates
A．mustn’t B．can’t C．shouldn’t D．may not
A．future B．home C．school D．hope
A．excited B．tired C．active D．sad
A．lose B．show C．have D．take
A．believe B．stand C．love D．wonder
A．mind B．tell C．talk D．call
A．with B．without C．in D．except
A．where B．how C．why D．whether
(10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
Good evening, everyone! Today, I’m very glad a speech. name is “My Dream”. We know everyone has his or her own dream. Some people want to be basketball players because they are good sports. Some would like to become because they like to stay with children. Do you know I am going to be when I grow up? I like cooking, I want to become a good cook. I think I must have great cooking food. I’d like to ask everyone to taste my food. I like seeing their smiling faces after the delicious food. However, it’s not so to be a good cook. I decide to learn things about cooking from now on. I will work hard for my dream. I’m sure I will succeed(成功) some day.
A．give B．to give C．take D．to take
A．It B．It’s C．Its D．It is
A．at B．in C．with D．for
A．doctors B．drivers C．policemen D．teachers
A．how B．what C．where D．when
A．after B．but C．so D．or
A．plan B．fun C．action D．problem
A．eat B．to eat C．eating D．to eating
A．difficult B．hardly C．good D．easy
A．a lot of B．a lots of C．lot’s of D．a lot
Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb(哑的) he was normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to , but with no success.
When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in the town him carefully, but could find nothing wrong. And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he spoke.
“There might be something wrong with his , and he doesn’t know he’s able to speak,” One doctor said.
"But he can read and write.” said Mr. Green. “We've written him notes, telling him that he can speak.”
“ It's certainly very ,” another doctor said. “Perhaps he’ll be able to speak some day.”
passed. Leo went to university. But he did not speak a word.
Then one day Leo was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his and said. 'Pass me the salt. please.”
Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. “You spoke! You spoke!' they cried. "Why have you so long to speak?”
“I didn’t have anything to say,” he said. “Until now everything was perfect. But you forget to put salt in these potatoes.”
A．because B．when C．though（虽然） D．before
A．speak B．walk C．play D．laugh
A．taught. B．found C．examined D．asked
A．never B．often C．usually D．always
A．back B．hair C．face D．mind
A．unfair B．strange C．noisy D．quiet
A．Hours B．Weeks C．Months D．years
A．good B．right C．single(单一的) D．new
A．chair B．meal C．hands D．books
A．slept B．walks C．served D．waited
Everyone needs friends. We all like to __ close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. __ _sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people ___ _. But we could feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are just the same. Friends__ _don’t get on well. It doesn’t mean that they no longer ___ _each other. Most of the time they will make up and become friends again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very __ _. We miss them very much, but we can ___ them and write to them. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out __ we like our new friends when we get to know them.
There is more good __ for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? It __ _ be that they are happier. Being happy helps people stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.
A．watch B．feel C．look D．see
A．Nearly B．Hardly C．Certainly D．Suddenly
A．around B．alone C．away D．above
A．always B．never C．sometimes D．usually
A．know B．think C．hate D．like
A．angry B．sad C．happy D．surprised
A．ask B．call C．tell D．order
A．how much B．how long C．how many D．how often
A．time B．thought C．knowledge D．news
A．must B．will C．couldn’t D．need
Tom brought a box of biscuits to a summer camp. He ate a few and placed the rest under his bed. After lunch, he found the box was gone. He went to tell his camp about it.
The next day, the coach saw a boy eating Tom’s biscuit behind a tree. He an idea to solve(解决) the problem. He found Tom and said to him, “I know who __ your biscuits. Will you help me to teach him a lesson?”
“Well, yes…are you going to punish __ , sir?” Tom asked. “No, I am not,” the coach explained _ . “That would only make him hate you. I want you to write to your mother and ask for more __ .”
Tom received another box of biscuits by mail from his mother a few days later. “Now,” said the coach, “go and __ _them with the boy who stole your biscuits.” Tom didn’t understand the coach’s intention, ___ __he still followed his advice.
Half an hour later the coach saw the two boys come up the hill, arm in arm. The boy was trying to ask Tom to ___ _his toy robot in payment for (赔偿) the stolen biscuits. And Tom was refusing the gift from his new friend. He said that a few biscuits were not so ___ _.
In some situations, forgiveness (原谅) is better than punishment.
A．cook B．doctor C．coach D．cleaner
A．got on with B．went on with C．came up with D．caught up with
A．took away B．ran away C．went away D．threw away
A．me B．him C．us D．them
A．shyly B．angrily C．excitedly D．patiently
A．gifts B．biscuits C．candies D．toys
A．share B．choose C．divide D．fill
A．if B．but C．since D．though
A．steal B．mend C．make D．accept
A．cheap B．delicious C．different D．important