When Ron Clark began teaching in 1995, his teacher gave him this advice, “If you can 1 the life of one child, you’ll be a success.” Up to now, Ron still doesn’t agree with that advice. When Ron entered a class, he decided to change every student’s life for the better.
Ron never planned on being a teacher. After 2 , he travelled around the world, living a life 3 of adventures(冒险), but after getting terribly sick, he went back to his hometown, North Carolina. Then he got 4 again and taught at a school there. “From then on it was like magic — I fell in love with teaching.” said Ron. After five years of teaching, he heard that some schools in East Harlem, New York were failing because there were 6 good teachers. “At that moment I had a(n) 6— it was like a calling,” he said. “And so I said, ‘I’m going to do it.”
Before school started, Ron went to every single student’s home to 7 with their families. He gave his students his home phone number, so if they had any 8 with their homework, they could call him. To connect with his students, Ron knew he should use special 9 of teaching. He learned to play funny games with them, gave them 10 lessons, and spent his time showing students 11 New York’s tourist attractions. His students studied harder and behaved better in 12 .
Because of his 13 in North Carolina and Harlem, Ron Clark has become one of the most successful teachers in America. And his book called The Essential 55, more than 14 else, has become very popular in the world.
Sold in over 25 15 , The Essential 55 has encouraged teachers around the world to influence the lives of all of their students. Ron Clark is now starting a new school in Atlanta, Georgia — probably his biggest adventure!
A．live B．influence C．make D．choose
A．school B．work C．class D．college
A．filled B．fond C．proud D．full
A．terrible B．well C．sick D．pleased
A．some B．few C．many D．more
A．feeling B．idea C．view D．mind
A．play B．study C．deal D．meet
A．information B．advice C．task D．trouble
A．ways B．goals C．rules D．aims
A．friendly B．nicely C．lively D．lovely
A．across B．along C．around D．at
A．subject B．lesson C．return D．score
A．effects B．affects C．works D．efforts
A．anywhere B．anyone C．anything D．nothing
A．towns B．cities C．countries D．universities
Not all people like to work but everyone likes to play. All over the world men and women, boys and girls enjoy _____. Since the days of long ago, adults and children have called their friends together to spend_____, even days playing games.
Sports help people to live______. They help to keep people healthy and feeling good. When they are playing games, people _______ a lot. This is good for their health. Having ______ with their friends makes them happy.
Many people enjoy sports by watching others _______. In small towns, crowds meet to watch the bicycle races or the soccer games. In big cities, thousands _______ to see an ice-skating or a baseball game.
What are your favorite sports? Is the weather _______where you live? Then swimming is probably one of your sports. Boys and girls in China love to _______. There are wonderful beaches and there are beautiful ______ and lakes across the country. The weather is also good for swimming.
A．music B．movies C．sports D．trips
A．hours B．weeks C．months D．years
A．alone B．busily C．carefully D．happily
A．speak B．think C．move D．eat
A．fun B．jokes C．dinner D．lessons
A．walk B．play C．jump D．run
A．buy tickets B．take turns C．read newspapers D．hold meetings
A．cool B．cold C．hot D．warm
A．skate B．swim C．surf D．dance
A．mountains B．cities C．rivers D．seas
How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups. And old people wishing they were again. Each age has its pleasure and its pains, and the happiest person always enjoys what each age him without wasting his time in useless regrets.
Childhood is a time when there are responsibilities（责任）to make life better. If a child has good parents, he is raised, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. But a child has his . He is not so free to do what he wishes to do. He is being told not to do something, or being punished for what he has wrongly done.
When a young man starts to earn his own living（谋生）, he can no longer expect others to his food, his clothes, and his room, but he has to work if he wants to live . If he spends most of his time in the ways that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. , if he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.
A．children B．young C．active D．strong
A．leaves B．hopes C．makes D．gives
A．few B．a few C．little D．a little
A．impossible B．natural C．common D．harmful
A．pains B．weakness C．dreams D．rights
A．year by year B．again and again C．one by one D．for ever
A．take the place of B．pay for C．talk about D．think of
A．comfortably B．freely C．peacefully D．separately
A．playing about B．play about C．played about D．plays about
A．By the way B．Possibly C．Though D．However
Shyness（害羞） means feeling frightened when you’re around other people. Some children are shy. Some become very shy later because of their life experience. , everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just how much they feel shy.
Most people have red faces and talk in sentences（句子） when they are shy. But some become shy that they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to and pay for their food. Some are afraid of meeting people, so they seldom go outside. This kind of shyness can be for a person.
If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a big . Some experts（专家） say shy people are good at working because they think more and less. But remember not to let good opportunities（机会） pass you by just because of it. If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or give some performances in front of others, just do it. There’s nothing to .
A．shown B．born C．thought D．seen
A．For example B．In fact C．So far D．First of all
A．broken B．strange C．different D．boring
A．very B．too C．quite D．so
A．pack B．order C．cook D．serve
A．new B．foreign C．old D．friendly
A．good B．helpful C．bad D．usual
A．question B．example C．excuse D．problem
A．do B．talk C．get D．sleep
A．think about B．pay attention to C．worry about D．be afraid of
Most Canadian families love to have holidayssummer． Summer is a good seasonholidays． It is very hot during the months of July and August． Children do not have any classes during thesemonths．
Somelike to stay at home during the holiday． They work in the garden, visit friends,books, orTV． Many familiestheir lunch to a park or somewhere farthe city． They like to eat where there are many trees or there is a nice lake． If they live near the sea, they often go to the beach． They can fish, swim or enjoy the sun there．
Canada is a large country． Many families travel byor by train to see interesting places． They also travel by plane to a foreign country． Many big cities have many famous buildings, theatres, shops and other placestravelers．A． for B． in C． on
A． to B． of C． for
A． one B． two C． three
A． people B． peoples C． man
A． see B． watch C． read
A． see B． watch C． look
A． takes B． take C． look
A． from B． away C． to
A． car B． a car C． their car
A． for B． in C． on
Yesterday when my son and I were eating dinner, I saw a policewoman walking past our house. A woman with a look was following her.
I opened the , went out and asked if everything was OK. The policewoman said that the woman's had gone missing失踪 an hour earlier. I said that we hadn't seen the girl, but wecould .Iexplained to my son that we couldn't finish our right then. He said,” Be a kind person, Dad. "We got in our car and the girl all over the town. Along the way,a group of children were playing. they heard what had happened, they said they would help . They rode their bikes and joined us.
the little girl was found safe a few miles away. I was so to see many people help a stranger. It is a nice world.
A．worried B．laughing C．surprised D．lucky
A．mouth B．car C．door D．window
A．son B．daughter C．mother D．grandmother
A．succeed B．eat C．see D．help
A．housework B．dinner C．games D．work
A．looked for B．looked at C．looked after D．looked out
A．Before B．After C．Although D．So
A．them B．you C．us D．themselves
A．Luckily B．Possibly C．Sadly D．Quickly
A．proud B．strange C．tired D．happy