Andy was born with a developmental(发展的disorder. The two sides of his brain were not normally together. The right side of his could not communicate with the left. At the age of three, it was for him to walk, speak, and play. He could only echo (重复) back a few words, and walked while someone held each of his hands.
Then came the . He attended an all-day center where he every unimaginable treatment. He struggled, sometimes in , to get stronger. Andy hated it when his parents would him there in the
mornings. However, they —against all odds(逆境)—that he would grow up to live a healthy life. They believed it for themselves, and for Andy.
It .Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high school student and has won the gold medal for his math competition. His _____ has been nothing short of a wonder. He receives special help with a few things, but _____ his friends in all the activities he loves. Andy overcame a lot of to move from adversity (逆境) to victory.
Ask yourself: “What are the seeds of hidden in my struggles today? If I get up when I , what will that make possible tomorrow? ”
“Overnight success” is the of years of tenacity (坚韧)and continued .
Victory is possible for those who never give in to whatever bad to them. They’ll find the path to their dream. , they will accept adversities as universities that will foster (促进) strength, growth, and skills to attract the victory they seek.
A．touched B．used C．mixed D．joined
A．ear B．body C．foot D．shoulder
A．difficult B．easy C．interesting D．funny
A．fast B．strangely C．strongly D．slowly
A．power B．attention C．struggles D．failures
A．watched B．followed C．received D．enjoyed
A．tears B．smiles C．excitement D．disappointment
A．make B．leave C．forget D．put
A．doubted B．believed C．guessed D．imagined
A．lovely B．rich C．normal D．colorful
A．paid off B．set out C．ran out D．went off
A．story B．problem C．experience D．progress
A．sees B．visits C．invites D．joins
A．objects B．Enemies C．habits D．difficulties
A．flower B．spirit C．strength D．pride
A．lose B．fail C．fall D．stop
A．mark B．result C．symbol D．sign
A．learning B．taking C．offering D．refusing
A．related B．happened C．appealed D．referred
A．However B．Otherwise C．Besides D．Rather
The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. _____，recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived for many years in 1881 he returned to Scotland for a . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son .
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long over the hills. They had been this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse, Kept indoors by the heavy rain. Lloyd felt the days To keep the boy happy Robert asked the boy to do some
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert （9） that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of “What’s that ?”he asked “That’s the treasure “ said the boy Robert suddenly something of an adventure story in the boy’s While the rain was pouring ,Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd. But who would he the pirate（海盗）?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to such a man in a story Long John Silver the pirate with a wooden leg, was
So thanks to a .September in Scotland a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy we have one of the greatest stories in the English language.
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally
A．alone B．next door C．at home D．abroad
A．meeting B．story C．holiday D．jib
A．Lloyd B．Robert C．Henley D．John
A．talk B．rest C．walk D．game
A．attempting B．missing C．planning D．enjoying
A．quiet B．dull C．busy D．cold
A．cleaning B．writing C．drawing D．exercising
A．doubted B．noticed C．decided D．recognized
A．the sea B．the house C．Scotland D．the island
A．forgotten B．buried C．discovered D．unexpected
A．saw B．drew C．made D．learned
A．book B．reply C．picture D．mind
A．star B．hero C．writer D．child
A．help B．problem C．use D．bottom
A．praise B．produce C．include D．accept
A．Yet B．Also C．But D．Thus
A．read B．born C．hired D．written
A．rainy B．sunny C．cool D．windy
A．news B．love C．real-life D．adventure
Kindness at fast-food restaurant It was summer and I had gotten one of the few jobs a 14-year-old can find—working at Burger King, a fast-food restaurant. It wasn't a good job, but it meant money， was something I needed.
One day, I was working behind the front counter, taking . The customers were coming and goingand the woman who didn't seem any different from most others.
She ordered her meal and I told her the total. As she searched her purse to find some change, the woman soon that she was about a dollar short.“I'm to say this, but I guess I won't be able to make my purchase ，"she said sadly. That's when I had the idea of paying the difference for her. She re-fused at first, but after I ，she agreed. She thanked me and moved to the end of the counter to her order. I continued with my work and thought more of it. About an hour later had slowed down and I was waiting for my next customer. Then I glanced over towards the and saw the same woman whom I'd helped with the money entering again. I recognized her.
She walked straight up to me and said，“I want to thank you again for what you did. You see, I'm a diabetic(糖尿病患者），and I need to eat some-thing right away. That's I came in earlier. If you hadn't helped me as you did, I have fain-ted. Thank you. ”
She handed me two dollars， I'd given her. the woman walk away, I realized that God had used me to help me. In the end, I was not onlywith money but also with the satisfaction of knowing that I'd helped someone out of a tight spot.
A．firstly B．roughly C．certainly D．strictly
A．which B．what C．that D．it
A．menus B．orders C．service D．food
A．reached B．moved C．presented D．approached
A．through B．for C．about D．across
A．recognized B．realized C．admitted D．said
A．above all B．first of all C．in all D．after all
A．insisted on B．insisted C．stuck to D．stuck
A．pick up B．pick out C．carry out D．bring out
A．none B．anything C．nothing D．something
A．customers B．orders C．pressure D．business
A．entrance B．restaurant C．counter D．window
A．suddenly B．immediately C．surely D．completely
A．at a time B．at time C．sometime D．sometimes
A．when B．where C．why D．how
A．shall B．may C．might D．need
A．twice that B．twice what C．that twice D．what twice
A．Watching B．Looking C．Observing D．Noticing
A．awarded B．honored C．returned D．rewarded
My grandfather is now 88 years old. He is still very active, and his active life makes his wife-my grandmother-healthy and active. My grandparents' case is not in Japan now. Life expectancy is rising higher and higher and has now 88 years for women and 83 years for men.
I think there are some to living longer. One is being active. My grandfather very well—at least 12 hours a day—but when he was ，he likes outdoor activities. He is so busy that my grandmother has to him. He has had three car accidents since he 65. She is afraid that he will an accident again, so she is always with him， when he travels. They depend on each other. your life with someone is another secret to living a long life.
There are some other of people who have lived a long, healthy life because they shared their life with someone. My mother's teacher, who died one year ago at age 86 ，was always healthy and. She used to walk to my house. She always lived with her elder sister and had to her. She died of cancer three months after her sister died. her sister's death, she got worse day by day.
I think there are many reasons that people live a long time keeping healthy and eating food, but the most important one is having a good. People who share their lives can help each other and talk to each other, sometimes each other. all the elderly people whom I know have good partners. This is true in the case of my grandparents!
A．common B．ordinary C．special D．strange
A．arrived B．reached C．got D．gone
A．reasons B．causes C．secrets D．f actors
A．sleeps B．rests C．lives D．does
A．woken B．waked C．awake D．awoken
A．worry about B．care about C．talk about D．think about
A．became B．went C．turned D．changed
A．make B．take C．set D．have
A．even B．ever C．still D．instead
A．Living B．Spending C．Sharing D．Taking
A．Cases B．situations C．problems D．examples
A．or so B．or rather C．at all D．after all
A．warm-minded B．absent-minded C．clear-minded D．broad-minded
A．take notice of B．take charge of C．take advantage of D．take care of
A．Before B．Unless C．After D．Until
A．that is B．such as C．which is D．for example
A．natural B．favorite C．caloric D．vegetarian
A．friend B．Husband C．wife D．partner
A．argue with B．argue for C．argue against D．argue over
A．At least B．At most C．At first D．At present
I'm simple when it comes to clothes. I never wear skirts or shorts which end above my knees. That is my .
The other day, I went shopping with my mother. At a shop, I saw a fashionable ，too short to cover the knees, specially designed for young girls. It looked like something one of those schoolgirls would wear.
The skirt cost $ 10. I4 my purse, and I had enough money. I walking into school and my friends' jaw dropping. Boys would ask me out, and it would make me Then I showed it to my mother. She got very but said it was my decision. I could buy it—no, I should buy it.
So, I went into the room to try it on. I was so sure that the skirt would me, somehow making me not what I was what I wished to be. I took my jeans off and put the skirt on. I looked in the . There I was—a funny girl in a superman T-shirt and sports shoes. My glasses fogged(变得模糊） up as I started to .
The skirt did not change me anyway. it fit well and might make me look in the eyes of today's world, it was not me. I am not a girl who cool clothes just to fit in.
I took the skirt off and my own jeans. My mom knocked on the. “Emily, are you okay?” she asked.
I my tears away and said，"I'm fine. ” When I looked in the mirror ，I saw a beautiful slim girl with old-fashioned glasses and a ponytail (马尾辫）. I knew for sure it was the me.
A．dream B．purpose C．choice D．life
A．skirt B．shirt C．coat D．hat
A．gentle B．cool C．ugly D．clever
A．lost B．picked C．took D．checked
A．imagined B．kept C．enjoyed D．hated
A．angry B．happy C．sad D．scared
A．disappointed B．surprised C．excited D．interested
A．chatting B．reading C．waiting D．dressing
A．change B．follow C．shock D．satisfy
A．nor B．but C．and D．or
A．curtain B．face C．mirror D．corner
A．cry B．laugh C．shout D．whisper
A．Unless B．When C．Since D．Though
A．silly B．good C．strange D．young
A．makes B．buys C．wears D．washes
A．put on B．put away C．threw away D．got on
A．window B．door C．glass D．counter
A．wiped B．brushed C．put D．hid
A．last B．first C．again D．once
A．different B．great C．false D．real
Jules Verne's most famous book is "Twenty Thousand League under the Sea". (A ‘‘league” is an old word about three miles. ) In those days submarines (潜水艇）had not been but he describes an underwater ship like a modern. The captain of the submarine in this book Captain Nemo (which means “no man") and
he and his men have strange adventures and find many strange things the bottom of the ocean. This book has been made into a film. you have seen it.
In all his books Jules Verne used his scientific knowledge as well as his imagination in describing future inventions. he was wrong, of course, but the accuracy (准确）of his descriptions is very clever.
He was a very good. His characters often surprising and sometimes impossible things but they always seemed real people. Sometimes they are very likeable and amusing. Two of these were Mr Fogg, the hero of “Around the World Eighty Days”，and his servant. In this book Mr Fogg made a bet that he would travel around the world in eighty days. This may seem easy to you. Nowadays we go around the world in than eighty hours but in those days there were no planes or even cars. Mr Fogg and his servant traveled in many different ，even on an elephant at one time! If you want to know whether Mr Fogg won his bet or not, you read the book. It has been written in English which you can easily read. The book， has been made into a film.
A．meaning B．including C．referring D．speaking
A．made B．discovered C．produced D．invented
A．ship B．boat C．plane D．submarine
A．is made B．is called C．is cried D．is shouted
A．few B．any C．many D．little
A．in B．near C．at D．under
A．Perhaps B．So C．Then D．Since
A．Always B．Seldom C．Some times D．Sometimes
A．still B．always C．never D．often
A．story-teller B．sailor C．captain D．pilot
A．wanted B．made C．did D．had
A．are B．to be C．that D．as if
A．characters B．women C．men D．children
A．in B．for C．on D．during
A．in the way B．all the way C．by the way D．on the way
A．much B．little C．many D．less
A．roads B．paths C．ways D．countries
A．should B．would C．could D．might
A．simple B．good C．correct D．difficult
A．too B．either C．however D．then