Harryisa21yearoldstudentfromCa-优题课

Along the way，everyone will have a lot of things to remember.One thing happened long time ago，but it has remained in my（1）　　.

It happened when I was in Grade Four.My biology（2）　　，Mr.White，came to the classroom five minutes before the class began.He looked excited and said to us，"Boys and Girls，today I have a（3）　　but interesting task for you to complete.Do you want to know what it is？Are you interested？"Everyone（4）　　great interest.We couldn't wait to know what we would do next.

Later，Mr.White led us to go（5）　　the biology laboratory. "During the following days，one of your tasks is going to（6）　　what will happen to these caterpillars（毛毛虫） and what you have learned from the project.You should watch the caterpillars carefully every day. " Mr.Write said and wrote some（7）　　on the blackboard.

My class started doing a special（8）　　in which we raised butterflies from caterpillars，（9）　　

all of us watched the insects in our laboratory.Within a week they began to come out（10）　　.We all paid more attention to（11）　　them by heart.Finally，the wings began to get（12）　　and wet.Then the butterflies shook their wings carefully to dry by（13）　　.

About three days later，the insects began to fly.One little boy，who had been watching carefully each day，saw this and announced in a（n）（14）　　voice，"They are flying!"

"Of course they're（15）　　 ! "a little girl in a class replied."They're called butterflies.If they didn't fly，they'd just be butter!"

（1）A．school	B．journey	C．mind
（2）A．speaker	B．cleaner	C．teacher
（3）A．serious	B．special	C．strict
（4）A．showed	B．formed	C．shared
（5）A．into	B．from	C．during
（6）A．work out	B．find out	C．put out
（7）A．invitations	B．inventions	C．instructions
（8）A．action	B．project	C．method
（9）A．and	B．but	C．so
（10）A．quickly	B．easily	C．slowly
（11）A．watching	B．hearing	C．touching
（12）A．perfect	B．ready	C．dirty
（13）A．ourselves	B．yourselves	C．themselves
（14）A．excited	B．angry	C．strange
（15）A．running	B．flying	C．sleeping

When his friends play soccer or video games，12 ﹣ year ﹣ old Campbell spends lots of free time making Teddy Bears.

At the age of nine，Campbell was told that many sick children in the hospital couldn't get Christmas（1）　　.So the little boy decided to make gifts himself for them.

Over the past three years，Campbell has（2）　　himself how to make animal toys for children in the hospital. "I knew I could do it if I practiced." he said.（3）　　he injured （使……受伤） his fingers a few times，he didn't give up.With more practice，it（4）　　him less and less time to finish each toy.So far，the（5）　　boy has made more than 800 toys and he gave many of them to sick children at the local hospital.

Campbell's bears have a great（6）　　on many people's lives，especially for his dad that was seriously ill.One night，Campbell showed his dad the bear he'd made for him，Buying it would help him（7）　　the illness. （8）　　，his dad became well again after months.

"Campbell brought（9）　　 and encouragement to his father， " the boy's mother said， "and I'm sure that each bear（10）　　 has the same feeling."

（1）A.trees	B.clothes	C.presents	D.socks
（2）A.praised	B.taught	C.warned	D.required
（3）A.As soon as	B.In order that	C.Because	D.Although
（4）A.took	B.spent	C.brought	D.offered
（5）A.sick	B.kind	C.lazy	D.nervous
（6）A.trouble	B.suggestion	C.advantage	D.influence
（7）A.beat	B.fear	C.move	D.spread
（8）A.Sadly	B.Secretly	C.Luckily	D.Hopelessly
（9）A.happiness	B.loneliness	C.difficulty	D.shame
（10）A.giver	B.visitor	C.seller	D.receiver

A company in the United States once decided that it would offer lots of money to anyone who could find a white marigold（金盏花）.Most marigolds are either golden or brown.It is very hard to find a（1）　　one.

Twenty years later，the company received a（2）　　from an old woman.She sent 100 white marigold seeds（种子）along with the letter.

The woman was a fan of（3）　　.When she first heard the company's notice 20 years ago，she got very（4）　　.She thought she could grow her own white marigolds.But her children didn't believe her.She knew（5）　　about seed genetics（遗传学）after all.Her dream of growing white marigolds might be just a dream.

Still，she（6）　　to make it happen.She planted some common marigold seeds and（7）　　them.A year later，when the plants produced flowers，she chose one of the faintest（颜色淡）and took its seeds.She planted these seeds and waited another year for them to open.Year after year，her（8）　　changed.Her husband died，her children moved away，and many things happened.（9）　　，her dream to grow white marigolds stayed strong in her heart.

Finally，after 20 years，she went out to her（10）　　and found a marigold that was not just white一it was as white as the purest snow!

（1）A.white	B.golden	C.brown
（2）A.phone	B.letter	C.ticket
（3）A.flowers	B.trees	C.grasses
（4）A.surprised	B.worried	C.excited
（5）A.something	B.nothing	C.everything
（6）A.worked	B.helped	C.asked
（7）A.made friends with	B.kept away from	C.took care of
（8）A.taste	B.life	C.habit
（9）A.So	B.Also	C.However
（10）A.garden	B.office	C.company

It is not always easy to discover yourself.From a young age，I had a strong sense of who I would become ﹣ but an （1）　　changed everything.

To me，skating was more important than anything else in the world.Nothing else filled my heart with so much （2）　　.I spent twenty﹣four hours a week developing my skills.I had no （3）　　life or interests other than skating.But I was rewarded with first place medals in nearly every competition.

（4）　　，during one competition，I fell and was badly injured.The doctor told me that I couldn't skate anymore.The pain in my back was hard to bear and even basic daily tasks became （5）　　.

My passion （激情） had been taken away.I lost （6）　　 and had no idea what I would become.After eight months of suffering，something had to change.Instead of sitting around and （7）　　my days，I began to work with local community service projects.By volunteering as a swimming teacher and summer reading assistant for kids，I（8）　　an idea of who I wanted to become.After a few months，I found a new interest.Little by little，I stepped out of the shadow and rebuilt my confidence.

Sometimes，challenges in life will get in our way.We can （9）　　 to stay behind or try to get past these challenges.My accident was a challenge that failed to stop me from reaching success.Today，I'm a very confident and optimistic person.

（1）A.exam	B.accident	C.illness
（2）A.joy	B.pride	C.experience
（3）A.simple	B.social	C.comfortable
（4）A.Unluckily	B.Finally	C.Recently
（5）A.strange	B.relaxing	C.difficult
（6）A.power	B.heart	C.chance
（7）A.wasting	B.valuing	C.enjoying
（8）A.got	B.knew	C.heard
（9）A.learn	B.choose	C.refuse

Do you know what a resolution is？It's a kind of promise.Most of the time，we make promises to other people.However，promises you make to yourself are resolutions，（1）　　 the most common kind is New Year's resolutions.The start of the year is often a（2）　　for making resolutions.We hope that we are going to improve our lives.Some people write down their resolutions and plans for the coming year.This helps them to remember their resolutions.

Others tell their family and friends about their wishes and （3）　　.

There are different kinds of resolutions.Some are about physical health.For example，some people promise （4）　　they are going to start an exercise program or eat less fast food.Many resolutions have to do with self﹣improvement.These are about making yourself a（5）　　person.Some people might say they are going to （6）　　a hobby like painting or taking photos，or learn to play the guitar.Some resolutions have to do with better planning，like making a weekly plan for schoolwork.For example，a student may have to find more time to study.

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or

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and

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so

（2）

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time

B．

reason

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place

（3）

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ideas

B．

ways

C．

plans

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ourselves

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yourselves

C．

themselves

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better

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healthier

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happier

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go on

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take up

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