Sally was fourteen．She studied in a middle school．She liked dancing and singing and 1 a lot of time on them．But she hated math and even decided to 2．Her father was worried about it．
It was Sunday. Sally’s father gave a call to his sister who 3 math in another school. He hoped she would come and tell his daughter 4 to learn math．The woman came and said，“You are a 5 girl．Sally．I’m sure you will soon learn math well if you do your 6．”
“I’m afraid I can’t，Aunt，”said Sally．“Girls 7 be good at math.”
“I don’t think so，”said the woman．“1 was good at it when 1 was a 8．You must do more 9 and try different Ways to solve(解决)math problems until you work them out，or at least 10 them better. Here is a math 11．Please think it over and see if you can work it out.
“OK,” said the girl. “Let me 12 ”
About an hour later Sally 13 the exercise book to her aunt and said, “I’ve tried many times and worked out the problem at last!”
“Well done!” her aunt looked at her answer and said 14 , “Now you see, math is not as difficult as you 15 ”
A．spent B．paid C．took D．cost
A．put it away B．give it up C．give it away D．put it up
A．taught B．found C．liked D．studied
A．when B．where C．how D．why
A．strange B．poor C．thin D．clever
A．well B．good C．better D．best
A．can’t B．mustn’t C．needn’t D．shouldn’t
A．woman B．doctor C．girl D．teacher
A．reading B．sports C．housework D．exercises
A．write B．understand C．copy D．discuss
A．book B．game C．problem D．answer
A．say B．try C．use D．make
A．left B．took C．bought D．moved
A．angrily B．quietly C．sadly D．happily
A．saw B．heard C．asked D．thought
Many young people have trouble communicating with their parents． There are some （1） to help solve this problem．
First， make a list of the things you and your parents （2） about most． With each of these things， try to find an answer acceptable to both you and your parents． It is no good for you to require（3） to go your way． You have to be ready to change a little if you want them to change．
Second， talk to your parents when it is convenient for them． Remember that your parents may have to work long hours and this can make them （4） ， so be patient with them．
Third， listen to what your parents have to say． How can you（5） them to listen to you if you are not ready to listen to them？ In addition， your parents were once（6） like you， so they understand your situation better than you expect．
Finally， if you do not get a satisfactory result， try not to get too angry． Talk with your parents
and find out their（7） ． Part of growing up is learning to live with these kinds of disagreements， and learning to understand another person's way of looking at things．
With a little hard work， you can learn to communicate better with your parents．
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（1）A． abilities |
B．suggestions |
C． tasks |
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（2）A．disagree |
B．worry |
C． talk |
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（3）A． everything |
B． nothing |
C． something |
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（4）A． excited |
B． angry |
C． tired |
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（5）A． order |
B．expect |
C． invite |
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（6）A．young |
B．rave |
C． confident |
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（7）A． reasons |
B． hobbies |
C． secrets |
One day， when the Lion was asleep at noon， the little Mouse came running by． He was in a（1） to get home． Because the Mouse didn't see the Lion， he ran （2） the Lion's nose． The Lion opened his eyes， shouting "I'm going to eat you! You （3） me up!" "Dear Lion， please do not eat me! I shall（4） do it again and I shall never forget your kindness． Maybe someday I will（5） you back!" The Lion was（6） the idea of the Mouse． Then he said， "I think I will let you go． I am not（7） anyway．" The little Mouse was so happy! He ran（8） to his home． A few days later， the Lion（9） into a net （ 网 ） by accident． The Lion shouted， trying to get free． Just then， the little Mouse happened to pass by． "I will help you， dear Lion．" The little Mouse cut the net with his little teeth． It（10） him a long time． At last， the Lion was free! The Lion and the Mouse became best friends． The Lion said， "A little friend can be the best friend of all!"
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（1）A． way |
B． need |
C． hurry |
D． order |
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（2）A． right into |
B． right now |
C． right away |
D． right through |
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（3）A． hit |
B． put |
C． bring |
D． woke |
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（4）A． always |
B． often |
C． never |
D． seldom |
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（5）A． see |
B． meet |
C． give |
D． help |
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（6）A． careful of |
B． pleased by |
C． angry with |
D． sorry for |
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（7）A． hungry |
B． tired |
C． thirsty |
D． terrible |
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（8）A． through |
B． from |
C． off |
D． for |
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（9）A． was dropped |
B． fell |
C． felt |
D． fallen |
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（10）A． spent |
B． took |
C． costs |
D． paid |
The Shirt of a Happy Man
Once upon a time， in a rich and beautiful country， there lived an unhappy king． He slept （1） and didn't feel like eating． The queen and his people worried about him very much． One day ，a doctor was called in to examine the king． But he couldn't find（2） with his body． It was all in his mind． He said the king needed the shirt of a happy person to wear． Then the prime minister， the king's banker and the palace singer were called to the palace． But they all had （3） worries．They weren't happy， either． The prime minister thought many people were trying to （4） ，then he would lose his power． The banker was afraid （5） his money． The singer said he couldn't get freedom because he always worried about being followed by （6）
（7） ，the king's top general was told to go out and find a happy man in three days' time．
Two days passed， the general still couldn't find a happy man． Everyone had their own problems， Just as he was about to give up， he saw a poor man （8） happily on the street． The general didn't understand why the poor man was so happy， though he seemed to have （9） power， money or fame． So he went up to the poor man and asked him about the reason． The poor man said he was happy because he had everything he wanted， and he didn't want to have what he couldn't have． Hearing this， the general was excited． The poor man was the Happy Man． So he asked the poor man to give his shirt （10） the king．"Shirt？" said the poor man in surprise， "I don't own any shirts!"
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（1）A． badly |
B． bad |
C． worse |
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（2）A．something wrong |
B． wrong anything |
C． anything wrong |
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（3）A．much |
B． a lot of |
C． lot of |
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（4）A．take his place |
B． keep his place |
C． make his place |
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（5）A．losing |
B．to lose |
C． lose |
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（6）A．the other |
B． other |
C．others |
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（7）A．In the end |
B．By the end |
C． At the end |
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（8）A．singing |
B． sing |
C． to sing |
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（9）A．never |
B． not |
C．no |
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（10）A．/ |
B． to |
C． for |
We can see the mobile phone freaks（手机控）everywhere nowadays． Can you （1） when we started to take our mobiles to a dinner table？ This happens a lot， especially when we eat out． When a dish comes， we（2） our mobiles and take photos of the food first instead of eating．
After that， we post the photos on Weibo or WeChat，（3） to be "liked，"． Then we may check our mobiles from time to time during the meal， to see（4） we get "liked" or not． We just can't leave our mobiles for only a meal．
Does that sound familiar to you？ Do you do that often？ If not， how do you feel when（5） people do that？
A recent（6） shows that spending time on photos of food（7） the food less pleasant． To test this， some researchers did an experiment． Some people were asked to take photos（8） they could enjoy food． As a result， it showed that the more photos they took， the（9） the food seemed to them． So， please don't take photos and just enjoy the food in front of you．
（10） the result， there are also some other bad（11） of taking photos and posting the photos on the Internet before meals．（12） ， they will check their mobiles many times．"Does everyone like my（13） ？ I hope a lot of people like them! "It seems that your mobile secretly calls your name all the time， even when you are with real people．
So next time when you go out for dinner with your family or friends， how about（14） photos of food？ Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life（15） people around you．
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（1）A． remember |
B． forget |
C． believe |
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（2）A． take in |
B． take up |
C． take out |
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（3）A． wait |
B． waited |
C． waiting |
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（4）A． if |
B． whether |
C． which |
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（5）A． other |
B． others |
C． the other |
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（6）A． news |
B． study |
C． information |
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（7）A． make |
B． made |
C． makes |
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（8）A． but |
B． before |
C． after |
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（9）A． less delicious |
B． delicious |
C． more delicious |
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（10）A． Except |
B． Beside |
C． Besides |
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（11）A． disadvantages |
B． expressions |
C． influences |
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（12）A． Such as |
B． For example |
C． Like |
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（13）A． photos |
B． mobiles |
C． food |
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（14）A． take |
B． taking |
C． not taking |
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（15）A． to |
B． with |
C． at |
No matter who you are and where you live， the most important thing is what kind of person you are． There are many good qualities that can benefit you a lot in your life． Among them， the following（1） qualities are the most helpful ones．
Have a（2） attitude． Life is not always a bed of roses． When facing difficulties， don't lose
heart． Do you know what can help you overcome difficulties？ It's your altitude． Cheer up! Life is like a（3） ． When you smile in front of it， it will also smile at you．
Keep learning． Maybe you（4） your present life． Every day you have （5） much work to do that you can I find any time to learn． However， the world around you is changing all the time． Never be satisfied with yourself，（6） you will fall behind others． （7） learning can help you get success in the future．
Be creative． In modern society， the students who have creative thinking are needed most． Being creative means（8） new ideas and having creative imagination． Those who are creative have more choices in their life．
Be honest and keep your promise． Honesty is the best policy（原则）． （9） likes a person who tells lies． The one who keeps his word is popular everywhere．
As long as you have these qualities（10） above， you will be excellent and make a difference to the world． Albert Einstein once said， "Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value．"
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（1）A three |
B． four |
C． five |
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（2）A． negative |
B． positive |
C． sad |
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（3）A． board |
B． stone |
C． mirror |
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（4）A． are used to |
B． are used for |
C． used for |
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（5）A． too |
B． so |
C． such |
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（6）A． and |
B． but |
C． or |
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（7）A． Keep |
B． Keeping |
C． Keeps |
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（8）A． coming up with |
B． catching up with |
C． calling up |
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（9）A． Everybody |
B． Nobody |
C． Somebody |
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（10）A． that is mentioned |
B． mentioning |
C． mentioned |