Shaking It Off
One day, a farmer’s donkey fell into a dry well(井). The poor animal cried for hours before his finally found him. The farmer tried hard to pull him out from the well but failed. He felt for the donkey but after carefully thinking about the situation, he that he would save neither the donkey nor the well. Since the donkey was too and it was not worth（值得） the trouble of saving. So he invited his neighbors to help him bury(埋葬) the old donkey in the __ so that it would make him end his pain.
many people coming to help, the old donkey was excited at first. As they began to scoop the dirt into the well with shovels(铲子), he soon what was happening. He felt upset and cried sadly again. As the farmer and his neighbors continued throwing the dirt on his , he suddenly had a good idea. Some time later, when the farmer finally looked down into the well, he was surprised at what he saw: the dirt landed on his back, he would shake it off and take a step up!
Soon, everyone was amazed when the donkey stepped over the edge of the well and ran away quickly! It seemed that it would him at first, but it actually helped him later because of the manner in which he faced his adversity(逆境).
That is life! Just like the donkey, life is going to throw dirt on us, all kinds of dirt. we face our problems in an active way, and refuse to to any trouble, each dirt is like a stepping stone with which we get out of the deepest wells. This is a key one of the secrets of life. stop and never give up. Success is just in its way.
A．neighbor B．owner C．relative D．kid
A．sorry B．lucky C．dangerous D．worried
A．complained B．decided C．agreed D．meant
A．strong B．tall C．old D．poor
A．water B．hole C．well D．house
A．Heard B．Hearing C．To hear D．Hears
A．realized B．remembered C．discovered D．found
A．leg B．stomach C．tail D．back
A．any time B．every time C．one time D．some time
A．angrily B．heavily C．proudly D．sadly
A．save B．bother C．fill D．bury
A．as soon as B．as long as C．as far as D．as well as
A．give up B．give out C．give in D．give off
A．to B．of C．on D．from
A．Always B．Never C．Sometimes D．Hardly
Growing up is not always easy. When we face difficulties, a spirit of depending on _ is more useful than crying for help. That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of growing from boy to man family hardship tells us.
Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County(县), Henan Province. When he was only 11, his father became badly ill and one day he came back with an unwanted baby . A year later, Hong’s mother home. She no longer wanted to live such a poor life and face her sick husband. So everything hard fell onto the young boy’s : to take care of his father and the younger sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.
Although his life was hard, Hong didn’t go away from his father and sister. He took several part-time jobs to his family. He climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his sister. He walked 2 hours at weekends to the market to different things to sell around his school. A few years later, he studied at a college. To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to a room near his college for her, and sent her to school.
After Hong’s story went , he became a hero in people’s eyes. But Hong ___ ___ offers from others. He said he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could depend on his own work.
Through his hard life, he has grown up from boy to man.
A．parents B．friends C．yourself D．God
A．out of B．into C．without D．with
A．dog B．cat C．girl D．boy
A．left B．arrived C．went D．came
A．back B．shoulders C．head D．body
A．help B．save C．protect D．feed
A．make B．buy C．produce D．collect
A．build B．borrow C．rent D．share
A．public B．clear C．by D．far
A．accepted B．asked C．received D．refused
Liu Yu, a boy from Shandong, is a running star. He is his school running team, and has always wanted to be a professional athlete. However, his parents won’t him to train as much as he would like to. “Of course we want to see Liu Yu achieve his dreams,” says Mr. Liu, “and we know he loves running. That’s great, and my wife and I have watched him in every one of his races. We have nothing against running! But we do think about that our son needs to be realistic. Now he is getting , and he needs to think about what will happen if he doesn’t become a professional runner in the end.”
A．15 years old B．15-years-old C．15 year old D．15-year-old
A．of B．on C．at D．with
A．let B．make C．allow D．have
A．how much B．how many C．why D．how
A．old B．older C．big D．bigger
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文意思通顺、完整。请将答案写在短文后相应题号的横线上。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。
| they surprise he other no what easy hard prepare toy do allow |
There are two twin brothers in a family .One was an optimist and the was a pessimist. The parents were worried about
behavior and attitude, and finally took the boys to see a psychologist( 心理学家).
The psychologist looked over them for a while ,and then he said， “They can be helped.” He told the parents to prepare a room filled with all the
that a boy could want .They should put the pessimist boy in that room and
him to enjoy life. They also needed to
another room and fill it with horse manure(马粪). They should put the optimist boy in that room. They
this, and then watched both boys through one-way mirrors.
The pessimist continued to be a pessimist. He said that he had one to play with.
They went to look at the optimist, and were to see him digging through the manure.
The psychologist ran into the room and asked the boy was doing. He looked up through the manure and said， “I am sure there must be a horse in the room somewhere.”
When we were having an English test this morning, I felt__ was watching me a little too closely. I turned my__quickly and saw Jack , who sat right behind me. My eyes caught his and he said quietly. “I hope you studied for this___!”
“What am I going to do？” I thought to myself. I___cheating(作弊)in exam. Besides, I’d studied___ for the test, clearly Jack hadn’t.
___the exam, I tried several ways to guard my answers___Jack wouldn’t be able to see them. When the exam___,I felt I should let him know cheating was wrong .And I didn’t want to destroy（破坏） our friendship. My mind ___ the right words.
“Sorry, Jack, but you know how I feel about cheating. ”I said slowly and gently. “Maybe I could help you___before the next test.”
“OK, Bob,” he smiled weakly,“ it might not be easy, but I’ll have a try.”
A．somebody B．nobody C．anybody D．everybody
A．hand B．head C．eraser D．pencil
A．chance B．job C．book D．exam
A．suggest B．remember C．hate D．finish
A．slow B．slowly C．hard D．hardly
A．During B．After C．Before D．Among
A．though B．when C．because D．so that
A．ended B．began C．went on D．took place
A．agreed with B．searched for C．took up D．looked at
A．drive B．count C．study D．cheat
People all over the world are learning English . Some learn at school , others study by . A few learn English by listening the radio.
Why do all these people want to learn English ? It’s difficult this question. Many children learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Some people learn English because useful for their work. Many students often learn English for their education because college some of the books they will use are written English .
It is not to learn a foreign language. But there is difficult in the world if you your heart into it .2-1-c-n-j-y
A．himself B．oneself C．themselves D．ourselves
A．of B．with C．to D．in
A．answer B．answering C．answered D．to answer
A．it’s B．its C．they’re D．their
A．lower B．longer C．shorter D．further
A．near B．at C．on D．in front of
A．in B．with C．by D．from
A．free B．difficult C．busy D．easy
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．some
A．keep B．put C．take D．bring