Lillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs. Hanson different from her classmates is her 46 --73 years old. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.
When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the 47 to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her 48 encouragement. He didn't think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be 49 doing housework or should work on the farm. 50 Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college.
Mrs. Hanson 51 forgot the dream of getting higher education. When the children
grown up, she 52 again and succeeded. In the class on her first day, when she introduced herself and 53 why she was there and what her aims were, all the other students 54 give her a warm welcome.
Mrs. Hanson finds that the 55 part of going back to school at her age is sitting in class long periods of time. However, she often says she will stick to her dream no matter how difficult it is.A. age B. interest C. accent
A. club B. school C. bank
A. much B. no C. a little
A. at college B. at home C. in the office
A. After B. But C. So
A. never B. already C. often
A. stopped B. tried C. refused
A. regretted B. guessed C. explained
A. stood up B. ran away C. broke out
A. best B. hardest C. easiest
There were no classes that afternoon, so Henry went to a shop near his home. The shop sold many jackets. He looked them and at last chose a very nice one. Heit on and then told the shopkeeper to put it a bag.
At that time his friend Bruce came into the shop. They hadn’t seen each other for a long time. They were so to meet again that they forgot else. Soon they were busy talking on and on happily. It was nearly six o’clock,they decided to go and have dinner together.
Henry picked up the bag, and walked the door of the shop. The shopkeeper stopped them and asked Henry to pay for the jacket. Henry looked at him in at first, but soon he remembered that he hadn’t paid for it. He said , gave him the money and then left the shop with his friend.
A．fruit B．book C．food D．clothing
A．at B．for C．up D．after
A．put B．try C．tried D．turned
A．up B．into C．on D．away
A．worried B．interested C．excited D．anxious
A．everything B．anybody C．anything D．nobody
A．but B．so that C．because D．so
A．through B．to C．out of D．around
A．need B．danger C．trouble D．surprise
A．goodbye B．sorry C．hello D．yes
Two years ago, Martin was a “problem child” and he often caused a lot of trouble. But he didn’t usually give his mother much trouble. However, after his father’s death, Martin’s life became much more . His mother didn’t have enough money to for his education. To do this, she had to work hard, and so she was not often at home with him.
His mother looked after him as as she could, but Martin still caused problems. He was not interested in and he was often in trouble with the police. Luckily, his mother was very patient, and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she made a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding school (寄宿学校). But Martin it very much. One day, he told his head teacher he wanted to leave the . The head teacher said it was necessary for Martin to talk with his . So Martin called his mother. To his surprise, this phone call changed his life.
“ was really what I needed,” he said later. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that my father was watching me, _ he had died, and he would always be proud of everything good I did. I realized that after my father died, I was to be alone, and I tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.”
Martin has really changed, and he is now a student in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped _ to feel good about himself. As Martin says it’s very important for parents to be there for their children.
A．careful B．beautiful C．difficult D．wonderful
A．pay B．ask C．look D．wait
A．fast B．well C．soon D．good
A．eating B．playing C．fighting D．studying
A．had B．liked C．hated D．took
A．room B．library C．street D．school
A．mother B．father C．teacher D．head teacher
A．I B．It C．He D．One B
A．if B．than C．although D．because
A．nice B．glad C．afraid D．careful
A．bad B．good C．healthy D．lazy
A．it B．me C．her D．him
Peter kept his eyes on the grounds. He felt like there was a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked home alone. It was the day of his life. His would not stop thinking about what happened only just an hour ago on the soccer field. How could he have missed scoring that goal? He had let his whole team down. stupid mistake made him angry. His team had lost the game because of him. He was really worried that his coach might kick him off the team.
he walked through the door, his father asked, “ What’s wrong, son?” Peter’s feeling were all over his face. “I lost the game,” Peter replied. Then he went into his room a another word. Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father knocking on his bedroom door. He opened the door to let him in.
“Look, Peter. I don’t know what happened. But whatever it was, don’t be too on yourself.”
“I lost the game, Dad. I my team. They’ll never let me play again.”
“Soccer is about team . You’re not the only reason your team lost. If you have a good team, you should support each other. Besides, winning or losing is only half the game. half is learning how to communicate with your teammates and learning from your mistakes.
Peter didn’t say anything, but what his father said made him think carefully.
The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with rather than fear in his heart. “Hey, guys” he said to his teammates. “I’m really sorry about yesterday. We were so to winning that game. But I think if we to pull together, we’re going to win the next one.”
To his surprise and relief, his teammates all nodded in agreement.
“Yeah,” they said, “don’t worry about it. It’s never just one person’s fault. We should think about we can do better next time.”
Peter smiled. It made him feel lucky to know that he was on a winning team.
A．best B．worst C．latest D．newest
A．mind B．heart C．head D．brain
A．Its B．Their C．Our D．His
A．As well as B．As soon as C．As long as D．As far as
A．said B．read C．spoken D．written
A．without B．except C．besides D．including
A．upset B．strong C．hard D．worried
A．failed B．lost C．missed D．beat
A．probably B．always C．hardly D．really
A．time B．effort C．money D．energy
A．Another B．Other C．The other D．The others
A．courage B．confidence C．happiness D．worries
A．lucky B．used C．close D．familiar
A．continue B．complain C．compare D．complete
A．why B．how C．where D．what
If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not be a volunteer with us? Being a volunteer, you don’t think only of . You work, and you don’t get money. your helping hands can make both others and yourself happy. More and more young people are ready to us. Let’s share some of their stories and plans.
Mary, 17
I visited the forest park with Mr Cao last week. I found there were not enough there. I’m going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths in the mountains. It’s going to be great —I’ll spend seven days living in a forest and enjoying the clean mountain air. I’m going to with friends in the day and then sleep under the moon and stars. It will be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do good at the same time.
Andy, 18
This summer, I’m going to volunteer with Loving Pets Program. I my neighbours’ pets last summer. And I fell in love with dogs and cats. This summer, I will work in the centre and my kindness and love to more pets. I am sure to make friends with more !
Haitao, 16
Some children find reading . They have problems with reading. They need our help. I’ll work for a called Reading for Life. Every day, I’m going to help them choose and read books they like. I want to be a when I grow up, and I love children and reading, so this experience will help me in many ways.
A．himself B．yourself C．herself D．ourselves
A．And B．So C．But D．Or
A．join B．invite C．help D．share
A．trees B．animals C．rivers D．paths
A．fun B．danger C．news D．advertisement
A．jog B．hike C．work D．shop
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．looked for B．looked at C．looked around D．looked after
A．sports B．youth C．animal D．art
A．take B．show C．provide D．lend
A．pets B．girls C．patients D．teachers
A．interesting B．important C．exciting D．hard
A．school B．hospital C．program D．restaurant
A．who B．what C．whose D．that
A．doctor B．teacher C．nurse D．director
“I’m really thankful to our government, for it provides us with such a good training program. The training greatly helps us live well. I will certainly study hard and learn the skills. Then I can my family difficulties and do good to other people.” A learner on the job training program said, feeling .
The learner’s grandfather is nearly 80 years old, and his mother is in bed. So his father, who is a famer is the main of the family. The family is poor. The learner graduated from high school and did not the college entrance exam. The job training program helps him learn the skills that he’ll in the workplace.
The story reminds me of another . It goes like this: Once upon a time, there was a man who liked fishing very much, and was to catch lots of fish every day. The man was a kind-hearted person, so he always his fish with his neighbors who did not know how to fish. One day, he thought that it would be if he taught them how to fish. So he his neighbors together and showed them how to fish. Everybody was very happy that they could the fish they themselves caught.
At present, there are still a lot of poor people throughout the world. But it’s not good if we give only to them. ,we should give them a chance to learn new skills. Therefore, a technical training is very important to people in need, and they will learn the ability to money. People can learn a lot of useful things in the training program and what they learn can help them on the way to find jobs.
A．solve B．change C．study D．find
A．suprised B．excited C．relaxed D．interested
A．silent B．alone C．ill D．dangerous
A．problem B．example C．relative D．support
A．pass B．copy C．know D．mind
A．repeat B．forget C．need D．test
A．story B．learner C．family D．program
A．afraid B．lucky C．sorry D．able
A．exchanged B．cooked C．shared D．weighed
A．easy B．great C．useless D．crazy
A．drove B．stopped C．called D．searched
A．feed B．save C．touch D．eat
A．food B．fish C．time D．clothing
A．Next B．Instead C．Luckily D．Especially
A．pay B．give C．use D．make