Dear Laura,
I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You don’t know whether it is true that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you .
I wanted to do something very for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He worked all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it it looked almost new. I was so proud of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet(头盔)and a riding outfit(全套装备）.
I could hardly wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I couldn’t sleep the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to the coffee, tea, and morning dishes. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”
I was so surprised. It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could take lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s promise.
I stood there shocked, crying a river, myself how my son could this expensive gift.
Of course, the house awoke, and my son was very pleased with my reaction（反应）. Many kisses were exchanged, and I immediately wanted him to my gift.
As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not exactly what I was expecting. Then I realized that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard. Of course I was the proudest mother ever on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.
So I wanted you to know, that kind of love is present and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!
I thought you’d love to this story. Yours,
Hilary
A．hope B．advice C．spirit D．courage
A．strange B．similar C．special D．private
A．after B．before C．unless D．until
A．start B．cook C．set D．serve
A．sign B．notice C．word D．note
A．asked B．asking C．to ask D．ask
A．present B．find C．afford D．order
A．tear B．open C．check D．Receive
A．only B．still C．ever D．even
A．send B．publish C．share D．Write
Karl Marx was born in Germany on May 5th，1818.（1） he was a child，he was forced to leave his country again and again.He lived in Belgium，England and some other（2） .
His mother tongue was German and at school he（3） French and English，but he felt his English was poor.So he（4） up his mind to improve his English.He began to work hard（5） it.He made so much progress（6） he could soon read English newspapers and write English articles.
However，there were（7） things that he thought were too difficult for him﹣ the grammar and some of the idioms （习语）.He often encouraged himself by saying"（8） I keep on trying，I'll make even greater progress." At the same time，his close friend，Engels，often wrote to（9） him for his hard work in learning English.
In one of Marx s books，he gave people who were learning a foreign language some （10） on how to learn it well.He said a foreign language was necessary for a person to have a（11） future.He said a person should translate every word he heard into the foreign language he was learning.If he could do this，it would be. （12） for him to use the language freely.
In April，1841，he （13） his doctor 's degree.After that，he began to write articles for a newspaper.He wrote about the housing problems of poor people and their hard life.（14） he tried，he did his best.
During the 1840s，Marx and Engels wrote a book together.These words of theirs became very， （15） ："Working people of all countries，unit （联合）!"
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（1）A.When |
B.Before |
C.After |
D.While |
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（2）A.farms |
B.factories |
C.schools |
D.countries |
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（3）A.has learned |
B.was learning |
C.learns |
D.learned |
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（4）A.has made |
B.makes |
C.made |
D.was making |
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（5）A.on |
B.at |
C.in |
D.for |
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（6）A.that |
B.what |
C.when |
D.how |
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（7）A.one |
B.two |
C.three |
D.four |
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（8）A.But |
B.If |
C.And |
D.As |
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（9）A.praise |
B.ask |
C.help |
D.call |
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（10）A.examples |
B.meanings |
C.money |
D.advice |
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（11）A.good |
B.better |
C.well |
D.worse |
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（12）A.probably |
B.impossible |
C.possible |
D.perhaps |
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（13）A.gets |
B.receives |
C.has received |
D.received |
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（14）A.Whoever |
B.Whenever |
C.Whatever |
D.However |
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（15）A.humorous |
B.understanding |
C.similar |
D.famous |
Every school has rules for students to follow.However，some students may see the （1）
as a way which teachers control them.Sometimes，they're unhappy and even feel（2） .Well，if you think your life is hard，you might think about the （3） in ancient times.For some of them，life was really hard.
In the old days，people believed that teachers had to be very（4） and had the right to punish the students.Parents didn't mind if teachers punished their children when their children didn't do what they were （5） to do.Often，the stricter a teacher was，the more parents thought he or she was a good teacher.
In fact，following school rules can be very important.For example，running in the hallways could cause a student to（6） .It may hurt himself or another person.Following the rules can also help the students in the classroom to learn （7） difficulty.In class，a teacher may ask students to raise their hands（8） they speak.If someone speaks out of turn，other students might not be able to hear the teacher（9） .School rules can help students prepare for their own futures as well.When they （10） and go out on their own，they'll soon find that they still need to follow rules.
Rules make the world much better.If there are no rules，life will be meaningless and in disorder.
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（1）A.rules |
B.excuses |
C.facts |
D.examples |
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（2）A.tired |
B.angry |
C.excited |
D.good |
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（3）A.doctors |
B.parents |
C.teachers |
D.students |
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（4）A.kind |
B.clever |
C.strict |
D.careful |
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（5）A.told |
B.heard |
C.invited |
D.watched |
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（6）A.come out |
B.fall down |
C move on |
D pass by |
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（7）A.about |
B.from |
C.except |
D.without |
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（8）A.because |
B.though |
C.before |
D.unless |
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（9）A.clearly |
B.luckily |
C.quickly |
D.politely |
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（10）A.hurry up |
B.look up |
C.grow up |
D.dress up |
Peter was a driver.He drove a（1） for his friend John，a rich businessman.He drove John to work every day.He worked hard.But he couldn't work（2） he drank too much.And once he almost lost his life in the traffic accident after he got drunk.John got very（3） and worried.But he really wanted to help Peter.He was poor and he had a big family to hold.He promised to stop（4） at once.John told him to be careful next time，（5） he had to leave.
One Monday morning，Peter（6） into the office with two badly burnt ears.
"What happened to your ears？" asked John.
"Well，"said the man."I went to watch a football（7） yesterday while my wife was ironing（熨）clothes.She put the iron（熨斗）（8） the telephone when she went to cook supper.Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it.Then I went into the sitting room，the telephone rang and I（9） the iron!"
"And what happened to（10） ear？"
"When I put the iron down on the table，the telephone rang again! "
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（1）A.car |
B.bus |
C.taxi |
D.train |
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（2）A.how |
B.why |
C.when |
D.where |
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（3）A.glad |
B.happy |
C.excited |
D.angry |
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（4）A.working |
B.drinking |
C.driving |
D.smoking |
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（5）A.or |
B.if |
C.and |
D.but |
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（6）A.broke |
B.came |
C.drove |
D.jumped |
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（7）A.show |
B.movie |
C.coach |
D.match |
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（8）A.on |
B.in |
C.near |
D.opposite |
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（9）A.held |
B.lifted |
C.touched |
D.answered |
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（10）A.other |
B.another |
C.the other |
D.any other |
Alison is my best friend.Her family won a 5﹣day stay in a mountain house.Her mom and dad said I could join.A few weeks later，we （1） .
"What a great place!" Alison's dad said.
"It's looking like a little cloudy，" said Alison's mom，looking at the sky.
As you might have guessed，the clouds did mean （2） .LOTS of rain.
"I guess we'll have to find something else to do，"said Alison.
We （3） a couple of board games and a pack of cards.At first it was fun， （4） we ended up playing those games for about 30 hours，stopping only to eat and sleep!
"I can not play any more，" I said on the third day. "How about we just read by ourselves for a while？"
"I have a better idea，" said Alison. "How about we （5） instead？"
"I think a little quiet time would be nice，" I said，opening a book I had brought.
"Oh，come on!Don't be （6） .I'll pick the first song，" Alison started singing.
"Could you please leave me alone？" I snapped （怒气冲冲地说）.
"Wow!Happily!" she sapped hack. "How about we both leave each other alone forever？!"
This makes me think of the expression "too much of a good thing".Alison's dad said， "You know how one piece of cake tastes （7） ，but 10 pieces of cake is too much.Spending every second with anyone—even your favorite person—is like （8） too much cake."
"I guess that makes sense，" Alison said.She looked at （9） . "I'm sorry for not understanding."
"I'm sorry for snapping at you，" I said.
The weather got way better on the fourth day，so we actually got to go outside.The hiking was really fun!The happiest part of all is that Alison and I are still great （10） .We just make sure to give each other some peace when we need it.
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（1）A.arrived |
B.left |
C.ran |
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（2）A.snow |
B.rain |
C.wind |
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（3）A.stole |
B.drew |
C.found |
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（4）A.so |
B.but |
C.and |
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（5）A.sing |
B.read |
C.write |
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（6）A.surprising |
B.exciting |
C.boring |
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（7）A.smelly |
B.delicious |
C.bitter |
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（8）A.eating |
B.buying |
C.making |
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（9）A.her |
B.him |
C.me |
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（10）A.friends |
B.students |
C.players |
What makes us ill？It is the germs（细菌）.（1） are everywhere.The are very（2） .You can't find them with your eyes，but you can see them（3） a microscope（显微镜）.There could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.
Germs are always found in（4） water.When we look at dirty water under the microscope，we shall see（5） .So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.
Germs are found not only in（6） .They are found（7） in air and dust（灰尘）.When you（8） your finger，if some dust from the floor goes into the cut，some germs would go into your finger.Then you will have much pain in it.Sometimes germs would go into all of your body，and you would have pain everywhere.
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（1）A.Germs |
B.Books |
C.Gardens |
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（2）A.big |
B.small |
C.long |
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（3）A.with |
B.to |
C.of |
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（4）A.clean |
B.tidy |
C.dirty |
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（5）A.them |
B.him |
C.they |
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（6）A.food |
B.drink |
C.water |
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（7）A.neither |
B.also |
C.too |
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（8）A.cut |
B.check |
C.make |