My name is Ben Mansury. I’m fifteen years old and study in a middle school. In school, I never join in any group discussion or stage (舞台) program. So, I never knew what stage nervousness was.
Our community (社区) has a weekly “Students Ideas” program. About two years ago, I received a(n) 1 from the chairman of our community. He invited me to the “Students Ideas” talk the next morning to speak to the group.
The time between his call to the next morning was like several weeks for me. The whole night, I could not sleep. Many 2 were coming. One of them was to call the chairman, with regret, and tell him that I could not come. But finally, I thought, if I missed this 3 , the community would never invite me again to any of their programs. So, I decided to go.
I reached the hall in time. When my turn came and I started, my heartbeat increased and my mouth went dry. I wasn’t even able to 4 the words on the paper properly. I had no idea where I was standing and what I was talking. That was the day when I 5 my biggest weakness: public speaking.
After I finished, I met with the chairman and 6 what happened to me. He said that this happens to everyone. It is very 7 . He suggested that I should come again the next week.
I 8 a talk carefully. This time when I gave the talk, I was somewhat comfortable but not confident (自信的). Afterwards, I met with the chairman again and told him about the improvement I 9 I had made. He was kind enough to invite me again.
For around one month, I practiced a lot for my talk. This time I was feeling comfortable and both the chairman and my neighbors thought I did a good job.
I learned that everything is 10 if we take the first step, as the saying goes: A journey of thousand miles begins with first step.
A．letter B．call C．card D．email
A．topics B．regrets C．thoughts D．words
A．man B．group C．stage D．chance
A．read B．spell C．see D．recite
A．had B．forgot C．realized D．improved
A．asked B．checked C．explained D．wondered
A．useful B．successful C．difficult D．common
A．wrote B．prepared C．gave D．finished
A．knew B．felt C．believed D．hoped
A．easy B．great C．helpful D．possible
Imagine this： your parents go away on business， but you have to stay at home alone. Would life be as easy as when your parents are ___? Would it be a perfect holiday for you?
Zheng Chenyu says that she would _____ “Where can I find food? How can I cook it?” The 14-year-old girl says that she knows ____ about cooking.
“I can have tomato and egg soup， but that’s all. I think many of my classmates are the same. We don’t know what to do， or how to ____ ourselves，” said Zheng. “And I may forget something important. I may probably ______ television and then burn(煮干) the soup.” _____ Zheng believes that basic life skills， such as cooking and washing clothes， are especially important， she doesn’t think teenagers get enough practice.
“As soon as I leave home， I’ll learn to cook. But now parents do almost ______ for us. We’re very lazy，” she said.
Most teenagers only have time for their ___.They don’t learn any life skills until they go to college. However， Sima Yige doesn’t think so. “I think I’d be all right. I wouldn’t just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook some ______ dishes because my mum showed me，” the 13-year-old boy said. In his opinion， many teenagers depend(依靠) too much on their parents， and there is much more to learn than cooking， like “______ up your room or even dressing yourself properly”.
For most teenagers it wouldn’t be a holiday at all.
A．at B．out C．in D．around
A．think B．feel C．worry D．say
A．little B．a little C．few D．a few
A．look after B．look at C．look for D．look out
A．see B．watch C．look D．listen
A．Although B．However C．Because D．So
A．none B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．housework B．school C．homework D．life
A．nice B．important C．difficult D．easy
A．tidying B．to tidy C．tidy D．tidied
Being a young person is one thing, and being a good one is . A good young person should have these qualities: First of all, health. A healthy body is the best riches (财富). it, nothing can be done well. If you are poor in health, you will have to take day after day. Even you can’t work, do sports and so on. Secondly, do something for others. Help those in trouble and the people around you. If everyone did the same, wonderful world it would be! Thirdly, have the ability to work with others. Cooperation(合作) and communication are two important keys to better human relation. Everyone needs friends no one can live through life alone or do everything he wants to.
Besides the example above, patriotism(爱国心) is the one we should never . Patriotism means love for one’s country. It is one of the highest qualities of human’s. Everyone should love his own country. But people think that patriots(爱国者) must be soldiers or that live in a time of fighting for their country. This is . A good young person’s work is not only fighting. A good young person will do the things his country asks him to do.
I think a good young person of today should also have some training in art they can live better and enjoy more.
A．other B．one C．another D．the others
A．With B．Without C．After D．Before
A．medicine B．food C．drink D．fruit
A．take after B．talked about C．argue with D．care about
A．how B．how a C．what D．what a
A．if B．because C．while D．though
A．remember B．answer C．forget D．ask
A．sometimes B．never C．sometime D．hardly
A．good B．bad C．right D．wrong
A．so that B．such as C．when D．but
Parents can be a great example for their children. A man always stands out on different corners of our city. He holds a sign that “Will work for food for my family”. I don’t have too much money to help him. Many times my mom is with me and she makes me pull over(停车) and she will him some money.
Tonight, I was on my way to the store to get when I saw the man. My daughter and her friend were waiting in the car. We all felt so that this man was standing out in the cold, wet weather. Many people say that he should be able to work. Either way, I don’t feel it is my place to . As I was sharing that feeling with my daughter and her friend, I decided that I needed to this man. For one I wanted to show the girls the importance of helping others, and not worrying whether they were trying hard or not.
I believe that if he is standing out on different corners all day and night, the weather is, he must really need the help.
So, when we pulled over to give him some money, I said, “God bless you,” and he said it back to us. We got him a hot chocolate and a hamburger because we were worried about him being . He was so sweet and very thankful.
All of us left with smiles, especially me! Because, as we were pulling away, the girls were talking about ways they could money to help him and others like him. It was the best trip I had ever made to get milk!
A．writes B．notices C．reads D．calls
A．Normally B．Gradually C．Curiously D．Luckily
A．lend B．hand C．promise D．allow
A．chocolate B．hamburger C．bread D．milk
A．comfortable B．dangerous C．awful D．strange
A．park B．live C．sit D．judge
A．leave B．help C．refuse D．teach
A．whatever B．however C．wherever D．whenever
A．helpless B．eager C．tired D．cold
A．raise B．borrow C．lose D．waste
I was recently invited to dinner by a friend. During the meal, the manager came over and said that our meal was free. He stood there at me, he seemed to know me. I asked if he knew me. He laughed and said I had probably him, but I had changed his life. He said that twelve years ago he was in stress management class. I asked the group what their number one stress was and , including him, said it was their .
He said I listened carefully and then took a chair and placed it in the center of the room. I on the chair for a few minutes and then I invited everyone to do the same. I wanted them to look at the room from there. After everyone had done it, I asked the group to think about how the room looked when they changed their perspective(角度).
Then I asked them to their bosses. Was this the same person who had seen their good and hired them? Do they remember how happy they were to be for the job? How did these wonderful people become terrible bosses?
He said I looked at him and asked if he had said thank you to his boss for the opportunity to make a living. He answered no.
He told me his changed that night. He went back to work with a card to his boss. He had been the manager for 8 years. He said he owed it all to me: I had taught him to look at life from different perspectives and I had taught him to express gratitude.
A．shouting B．smiling C．looking D．knocking
A．Suddenly B．Luckily C．Finally D．Firstly
A．remembered B．seen C．disliked D．forgotten
A．their B．our C．his D．my
A．more B．most C．few D．fewer
A．teachers B．wives C．bosses D．children
A．stood B．sat C．walked D．rested
A．down B．right C．left D．up
A．special B．different C．strange D．same
A．miss B．consider C．like D．thank
A．qualities B．tastes C．looks D．skills
A．found B．refused C．chosen D．trained
A．never B．always C．sometimes D．ever
A．life B．luck C．salary D．job
A．sorry B．post C．thank-you D．greeting
How can you think in English? I think the best way is to practice as what a football player does every day. During the the football player will pass the ball to his teammates over and over again. So he won’t have to passing the ball in the game, he will just do it. You can yourself to think in English this way. The first step is to think of the words that you use daily, simple everyday words book or shoe or tree. For example, whenever you _______a “book” you should think of it in English instead of(代替) in your mother language.
After you have learned to think of several words in English, then move on to the next step—thinking in . Listening and repeating is a very useful to learn a language. Listen first and don’t care too much about you fully understand what you’re hearing. Try to repeat what you hear. The more you listen, the you learn. After you reach a higher level（水平）, ___ having conversations with yourself in English. This will lead you to think in English.
A．practice B．break C．game D．day
A．wait for B．think about C．look at D．give up
A．allow B．train C．tell D．ask
A．in B．about C．like D．from
A．buy B．keep C．borrow D．see
A．sentences B．passages C．lessons D．classes
A．idea B．steps C．way D．pan
A．which B．if C．how D．why
A．harder B．less C．later D．more
A．remember B．stop C．start D．finish