A group of class friends, rich and successful, got together to visit their old university professor. They a lot. Soon their conversation turned into complaining stress in work and life．
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the and returned with a large pot of coffee and some —porcelain(瓷的), plastic, glass, crystal(水晶的).Some were cheap, while others were expensive. He told them to one for themselves to the coffee．
When all the students had a cup of coffee in each ,the professor said：“If you noticed，everyone had chosen the nice looking expensive cups , behind the cheap ones. While it is natural for you to choose only the best for yourselves, that’s you always feel so stressed out．Be sure that the cup itself does not make the coffee taste . What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, you consciously (自觉地) chose the best cups．Now consider this：Life is the ; the jobs, money and success are the cups. They are only to hold life, and the type of cup does not mean anything. Sometimes, by concentrating only the cup, we to enjoy the coffee God has made for us. ”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything．They just make the best of everything．Live simply．Love gently．Care deeply．Speak kindly．Leave the to God．
A．told B．sang C．talked D．cried
A．about B．to C．on D．for
A．living-room B．bedroom C．waiting-room D．kitchen
A．cups B．spoons C．bowls D．dishes
A．choose B．help C．take D．put
A．stomach B．hand C．arm D．mouth
A．running B．leaving C．hiding D．staying
A．how B．why C．when D．where
A．well B．badly C．better D．hot
A．so B．or C．but D．and
A．tea B．water C．wine D．coffee
A．brought B．gave C．used D．bought
A．for B．into C．by D．on
A．fail B．succeed C．wish D．try
A．idea B．view C．rest D．thought
I had the idea to be an exchange（交换） student in Germany in September 2019．With tears in my eyes，I said（1） to my family．After I finally arrived at the airport in Berlin，I was welcomed by my host（主人） family．They didn't know much about my（2） ．"I hobble（跛行）a little，but I don't see is as a problem．"I think it's the will that decides（3） _____ you can and cannot do，and the disability doesn't matter!
Before I went there， I knew I was going to（4） home．But I went! Why？I've been a fighter ever since I decided not to（5） my breath when I was born! My mother wrote to my host mom about my trouble．My host supported me greatly．（6） e﹣mail，they also told all my teachers about me．
Everything worked（7） By the end of my year， we were asked to talk about our years．I spoke in front of about 100 people! I was（8） my great speech．The next day，some teachers stopped me and said， "Your speech was the best one．"
My year in Berlin was the（9） thing I've done so far! I have proved I am a（10） _____and that nothing is impossible!
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（1）A．no |
B．goodbye |
C．sorry |
D．okay |
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（2）A．study |
B．family |
C．disability |
D．name |
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（3）A．what |
B．that |
C．when |
D．where |
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（4）A．leave |
B．forget |
C．lose |
D．miss |
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（5）A．take up |
B．give out |
C．give up |
D．take out |
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（6）A．With |
B．By |
C．Through |
D．Without |
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（7）A．fast |
B．slow |
C．hard |
D．well |
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（8）A．surprised at |
B．worried about |
C．afraid of |
D．proud of |
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（9）A．last |
B．best |
C．worst |
D．first |
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（10）A．fighter |
B．student |
C．writer |
D．speaker |
Are you shy？If you are，you are not alone．In fact， nearly 50% of the people are shy，and almost 80% feel shy at some points in their lives． Why are people（1） ？
It is found that family size might（2） people to be shy． Kids with no（3） or sisters may be shy． Growing up alone， they often play by themselves． They are not able to（4） the same social skills as kids from big families．
Another cause of shyness might be（5） ．As more and more people use the Internet，they（6） less time outside．As a result，they lose chances to communicate with others．（7） _____to new people face to face
can make them feel nervous．
For shy people，it can be（8） to make friends，speak in class，and even get a good job．But scientists say you can overcome your shyness．They suggest trying （9） things and practicing more conversations．
Anyway， don't be（10） of shyness一you are valued for what you are!
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（1）A． interested |
B． bored |
C． shy |
D． brave |
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（2）A． want |
B． cause |
C． teach |
D． let |
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（3）A． teachers |
B． friends |
C． classmates |
D． brothers |
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（4）A． stand |
B． invent |
C． buy |
D． develop |
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（5）A． praise |
B． decision |
C． technology |
D． dream |
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（6）A． design |
B． spend |
C． collect |
D． save |
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（7）A． Nodding |
B． Running |
C． Speaking |
D． Jumping |
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（8）A． easy |
B． safe |
C． dangerous |
D． difficult |
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（9）A． new |
B． private |
C． wrong |
D． heavy |
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（10）A． afraid |
B． fond |
C． proud |
D． full |
To be a volunteer is really a wonderful experience for me．Four years ago， I （1） ____ a club with the name of Helping Others．
Soon after that， I began to do many things to help those who needed（2） ．For example， I often helped old people cross the roads，bought some food for （3） children and did small acts for our neighbors （4） need．
Today is the International Coastal Clean﹣up Day． It is only 20 minutes' ride from our house to the sea． In the morning， my parents and I rode there as（5） as usual with a bag to put the rubbish in． Many people were enjoying themselves on the beach．（6） __some of them left plastic bags on it． So we decided to clean the （7） ． We spent the whole morning（8） the rubbish and litters on the nice beach． What a meaningful day it was!
We feel it is a very （9） experience and we will continue doing that on our own． We should try our best to protect the environment because we have only one earth． We need more （10） to make the world a difference!
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（1）A． started |
B． called |
C． remembered |
D． joined |
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（2）A． food |
B．help |
C． money |
D．water |
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（3）A． careless |
B．happy |
C．homeless |
D．strong |
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（4）A． in |
B．above |
C．behind |
D．with |
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（5）A． hardly |
B．slowly |
C．early |
D．quietly |
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（6）A．and |
B．but |
C．or |
D．because |
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（7）A． bank |
B．river |
C．sea |
D．beach |
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（8）A． putting away |
B．picking up |
C．driving away |
D．washing up |
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（9）A． silly |
B．easy |
C． bad |
D．great |
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（10）A． volunteers |
B．parents |
C．students |
D．visitors |
The first time I saw Kai， she was sitting in my front yard， holding my dog Harley in her arms． She had just（1） into a small house nearby． I think she liked Harley's friendly personality， just as he liked hers． From the second I talked to her， I knew Kai would be a lifelong（2） ．Her smile made me feel better just being around her． Her face was always full of （3） ．
It didn't take long before Kai was beloved by all her new neighbors here．Every time we visited her， she would kindly listen to all of our problems and then say something so（4）______ that we would leave her home with our hearts singing． Sometimes I would read her my stories and she would always encourage me to keep（5） ．
All of this time， though， Kai was slowly dying from cancer，she lived each day with such cheer that I often forgot just how（6） she was． Still， she died on a cold winter day with heavy snow falling down．
During the short time we had been together， I（7） so much from Kai about how to truly live．She taught us so many lessons about kindness， happiness， hope and cheer．
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（1）A． walked |
B． moved |
C． run |
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（2）A． friend |
B． boss |
C． fan |
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（3）A． happiness |
B． worries |
C． doubts |
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（4）A． serious |
B． wise |
C． silly |
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（5）A． waiting |
B． singing |
C． writing |
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（6）A． popular |
B． busy |
C． ill |
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（7）A． expected |
B． learned |
C． accepted |
Wang Wei's parents were waiting for him when he got home． His dad handed him a letter． It was from the university． His hands were shaking as he took the letter﹣his（1）____ was inside．
Ever since Wang Wei was little， he wanted to be an（2） ．He often took his toys apart and put them back together． One day， his mom was（3） to see that Wang Wei had taken apart the television! His dad told her to have faith （信心） in Wang Wei， and sure enough he put the television back together（4） ．
Wang Wei's teachers all noticed his talent． They told his（5） Wang Wei should go to university． Wang Wei was very excited about this． No one in Wang Wei's family had ever gone to university before． His mom was not sure if it was a good idea．（6） his dad said，"Have faith in Wang Wei and his dream．" Wang Wei knew his family couldn't（7） __ university．So he studied harder and applied for the scholarships （奖学金）．
Now Wang Wei had the letter in his hand that would tell him if he could go to the university．He took a deep breath and opened the envelope．"It says， Congratulations． You have been accepted to the university on a full scholarship!""His mom（8） him with tears in her eyes．"I am so proud of you!" she said．
His dad patted his back．"I've always had faith in Wang Wei and his dream，" he said．
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（1）A． future |
B． resolution |
C． pride |
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（2）A． artist |
B． actor |
C． engineer |
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（3）A． happy |
B． upset |
C． scared |
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（4）A． angrily |
B． bravely |
C． perfectly |
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（5）A． guests |
B． parents |
C． cousins |
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（6）A． Because |
B． As |
C． But |
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（7）A． afford |
B． choose |
C． enter |
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（8）A． hugged |
B． thanked |
C． left |
