Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy.But Lola Walter，a 13yearold gymnast，is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills，Lola____for four hours a day，five days a week.At the state championships in March，she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That’s especially impressive，____she is legally blind，born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift(移动)constantly.She often sees double and can’t____how far away things are.
When she was little，her mom____that even though she couldn’t see____，she was fearless.So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three.She loved the____right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more____for her than for some of her teammates，she has never quit.She doesn’t let her____stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport.Her biggest____is the balance beam.Because she has double vision，she often sees to beams.She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine.Sometimes she even closes her eyes.“You have to____your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go，”says Lola.
To be a toplevel gymnast，one must be brave.The beam is probably the most____for anyone because it’s four inches wide.At the state competition，Lola didn’t fall____the beam.In fact，she got an 8.1 out of 10—her highest score yet.
Lola doesn’t want to be____differently from the other girls on her team.At competitions，the judges don’t know about her vision____.She doesn’t tell them，because she doesn’t think they need to know.Her mom is amazed by her____attitude.
Lola never thinks about____.She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics.Her____is to reach level 9.She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids____she grows up.
Lola is____of all her hard work and success.She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics too.Her____for others is “just believe in yourself.”
A．runs B．teaches C．trains D．dances
A．since B．unless C．after D．though
A．tell B．guess C．assume D．predict
A．deeply B．well C．ahead D．closely
A．task B．sport C．event D．show
A．boring B．enjoyable C．difficult D．satisfactory
A．talent B．quality C．nature D．condition
A．doubt B．advantage C．challenge D．progress
A．examine B．express C．open D．trust
A．fearful B．harmful C．unfair D．inconvenient
A．to B．on C．off D．against
A．greeted B．treated C．served D．paid
A．pains B．stresses C．injuries D．problems
A．positive B．friendly C．flexible D．cautious
A．defending B．quitting C．winning D．bargaining
A．standard B．range C．view D．goal
A．until B．as C．when D．before
A．proud B．tired C．ashamed D．confident
A．plan B．advice C．reward D．responsibility
Jack was happily trying his new car. The car was good and there wasn’t__ traffic on the roads. Suddenly, a flower shop_32 his attention. He stopped his car and took a closer look at the flowers___ _ there. The beautiful “Mother’s Day” card___ him it was Mother’ Day.
Jack thought about his loving ___ who lived two hundred miles away. So he___ a nice bouquet(束) of pink roses, signed the card and___ the shopkeeper to send it express to his mother. Just___ he got into his car, he noticed a girl standing outside the shop. She was___ the money in her hand. She seemed a little___ . Jack asked, “Can I help you?” She replied in a___ voice, “I want to buy some___ for my mother, but I don’t have enough money.”
Jack asked her to go to the shop with him and____ a big bouquet of red roses for her. She____ him. While leaving the shop, Jack offered her a___ _. She was pleased and her eyes were shining with____ .
On the way, she told him that her mother was dead. So when they arrived, she ran to her mother’s____ _ and placed the bouquet there. Jack was silent for a minute. Then he made a U-turn_____ and drove back to the____ flower shop to take the flowers. He decided to drive down to meet his mother.
He handed his mother the bouquet and said, “I love you, Ma.” She kissed him and asked, “Why did you___ down all the way? You could have simply sent the bouquet to me.” He understood this was a Mother’s Love: mothers think only about their children’s comforts.
A．much B．enough C．any D．little
A．caught B．turned C．kept D．paid
A．planted B．displayed C．transported D．repaired
A．answered B．stopped C．reminded D．failed
A．father B．mother C．brother D．sister
A．discovered B．invented C．chose D．made
A．forced B．requested C．encouraged D．invited
A．while B．since C．after D．before
A．counting B．touching C．taking D．wasting
A．curious B．excited C．angry D．upset
A．pleased B．satisfied C．low D．gentle
A．cards B．candies C．roses D．clothes
A．bought B．lent C．packed D．grew
A．thanked B．praised C．ignored D．respected
A．walk B．present C．ride D．rest
A．happiness B．sadness C．weakness D．kindness
A．grave B．house C．car D．shop
A．nervously B．immediately C．carefully D．painfully
A．old B．beautiful C．same D．only
A．break B．drive C．run D．fly
Have you ever heard of the saying, “If you want a friend, be !” What does it ? There are many different things that you can do to friends. You may find out what they are if you someone make friends.
Here is one new teacher made friends with the in her class on the first day of the school. When the bell , the teacher smiled at all the students. Then she said, “Good morning. How nice it is to have all of you my class this year! I want to each of you very much.. I’m sure we will enjoy working together.”
The teacher smiled, used a pleasant and acted a friendly way. She told the students her and wrote it on the blackboard. Then she told them something she liked to and hoped to do with them during the year. The students knew that she liked many of the same things they liked. Everyone felt that she what she said. Each of them wanted to know her and be her friend. Then she let the students tell something about . So they felt that the teacher knew them. Could you make friends as the teacher ?
How do you know and like your classmates? One is to find out more about them. During the you can talk to them. You may ask them their names and the names of the schools they went to last year. They want to know about you, too. You may tell them about your interests or your holiday experiences. It is often easy to be friends with people who have interests and play the same games. As you talk, the others may be thinking, “I like to do. It should be fun to be friends with you.” Remember! Just talking together in a friendly way is one good way to make friends.
A．one B．it C．that D．careful
A．show B．want C．have D．mean
A．meet B．make C．have D．get
A．look B．hear C．listen D．watch
A．what B．why C．how D．when
A．teachers B．students C．workmates D．parents
A．sang B．got C．rang D．spoke
A．in B．on C．with D．about
A．teach B．know C．learn D．like
A．sound B．sentence C．phrase D．voice
A．on B．by C．in D．to
A．family B．father C．work D．name
A．do B．eat C．get D．play
A．meant B．liked C．was D．forgot
A．much B．better C．enough D．still
A．themselves B．their parents C．the teacher D．the school
A．was B．did C．got D．saw
A．way B．day C．teacher D．class
A．break B．class C．teaching D．day
A．no B．different C．many D．the same
“Kevin, we are getting a divorce,” said my mother. My heart plunged (急降). I was 9 years old and I thought that my life was going to ________. My brother and I were going to move with my mother to southern California. My dad was to ______ in New Jersey because of work. My family was splitting apart.
Now that my mom is a ________ parent, I do my own laundry, make dinner and do extra chores around the house. _______ it was hard at first, I now recognize the positive ________ that this responsibility had on me. My mother gave me these _______ and duties so that I would learn to become self-disciplined (自律的) and trustworthy.
I strive to show these ______ in my life, and have seen the benefits. When I was only 11 years old, my ______ told me that he was selecting me as soccer team captain because of my determination and ability to get my teammates to ________ themselves. We _________the championship, but I won the fair play award for keeping my team together.
I am always determined to be an individual and not participate in anything that I feel is ________. I am, for example, extremely _______ of my decision not to drink alcohol. Personally, I don’t feel the need to drink to have fun, and I stand by my decision even when others try to ________ me.
My mom and dad both found new _______ and happily remarried. I am ______ close to my father, even though he lives 4,800 km away. I thought my parents’ divorce was going to be the worst thing that _______ happened to me. Ironically (讽刺的是), it turned out to be the ______. I wasn’t willing to let it _______ my life without putting up a fight, and neither was my family.
At age 9, I fought with the confusion and ________ of divorce. Today, at age 16, I understand that _______ can bring opportunity and success, and that hard work, determination and self-discipline can turn your worst time into your best time.
A．fall apart B．stand out C．carry on D．come true
A．fight B．remain C．accompany D．practice
A．careless B．cruel C．nice D．single
A．Although B．Because C．If D．Since
A．attitude B．experience C．effect D．situation
A．achievements B．abilities C．chores D．disadvantages
A．chores B．difficulties C．feelings D．qualities
A．father B．headmaster C．brother D．coach
A．enjoy B．teach C．help D．push
A．won B．lost C．had D．achieved
A．wrong B．abnormal C．dynamic D．violent
A．afraid B．tired C．proud D．fond
A．cheat B．persuade C．please D．cheat
A．families B．jobs C．kids D．partners
A．still B．not C．rarely D．less
A．never B．even C．ever D．almost
A．best B．worst C．busiest D．first
A．challenge B．protect C．beat D．ruin
A．pain B．memory C．importance D．celebration
A．obstacles B．families C．parents D．divorce
I have always lived in Canada, and traveled from Hamilton to Ottawa for work months ago. Arriving at the airport , I had to stay in the hall to spend my time. Without much else to do, I decided to go to the store. As I walked around the store, 1 two American women having a on a bench. It looked as if they had been at the airport for hours, and I felt anxious to do something to help them their wait.
I the store for a few moments, and went to buy a medium-sized toy which looked like a cartoon . I asked the owner of the shop for a note and a and wrote, "When you get up ,I hope this gift will make you smile. Have a good trip ! "
I walked towards the two women and the toy and the note next to them. Not wanting to wake them, I tried my best to make no , but in my attempt to flee the scene. one of them woke up and caught me in the act. At first she looked . Maybe she thought I was a ! But when she looked at the soft toy and the note, she up, as if she became a happy girl. " Is this for me? " she asked. I gave her a smile and nodded.
She was about the thing ! We talked more like old friends instead of . I came to realize that we should care for each other and love each other although
we were from places.
A．late B．early C．hurriedly D．soon
A．waiting B．dining C．exhibition D．lecture
A．flower B．book C．drug D．gift
A．kept B．made C．noticed D．heard
A．talk B．nap C．rest D．cigarette
A．calm B．ease C．weaken D．sharpen
A．ran into B．went through C．looked around D．set about
A．driver B．author C．salesman D．character
A．pen B．card C．box D．packet
A．hurriedly B．quietly C．slowly D．fast
A．repaired B．hid C．placed D．showed
A．mistake B．experiment C．noise D．progress
A．moved B．happy C．sure D．scared
A．passenger B．thief C．passerby D．student
A．gave B．turned C．hurried D．brightened
A．friendly B．grateful C．plastic D．bitter
A．excited B．worried C．sad D．anxious
A．workers B．teachers C．strangers D．officers
A．enjoyment B．permission C．attention D．suggestion
A．clean B．beautiful C．same D．different
There was a woman named Japan Atsuko Saeki living in the city of Fujisawa．When she was a teenager, she of going to the United States．Most of what she knew about American was from the textbooks she had read．“I had a in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living-room, Mummy cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend．”
Atsuko to attend college in California．When she arrived, however, she found it was not her world．“People were struggling with problems and often seemed ” she said．“I felt very alone．”
One of her hardest was physical education．“We played volleyball,” she said．“The other students were it, but I wasn’t．”
One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to the ball to her teammates so they could knock it the net．No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko．She was afraid of losing face she failed．
A young man on her team what she was going through．“He walked up to me and ‘Come on．You can do that．’”
“You will never understand how those words of made me feel…Four words: You can do that．I felt like crying with happiness．”
She made it through the class．Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not ．
Six years have passed．Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk．“I have forgotten the words,” she said．“When things are not going so well, I think of them．”
She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness to her． “He probably doesn’t even remember it,” she said．That may be the lesson．Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will She’s all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four words: You can do that．
A．learned B．dreamed C．spoken D．heard
A．picture B．education C．life D．spirit
A．photo B．painting C．way D．drawing
A．frying B．baking C．steaming D．boiling
A．hoped B．attempted C．liked D．arranged
A．described B．created C．imagined D．discovered
A．tense B．cheerful C．relaxed D．deserted
A．classes B．questions C．times D．projects
A．curious about B．nervous about C．slow at D．good at
A．kick B．hit C．carry D．pass
A．over B．into C．through D．past
A．if B．after C．because D．until
A．believed B．considered C．sensed D．wondered
A．warned B．whispered C．ordered D．sighed
A．excitement B．suggestion C．persuasion D．encouragement
A．interested B．sure C．puzzled D．doubtful
A．seldom B．already C．never D．almost
A．happened B．applied C．meant D．seemed
A．stay B．continue C．exist D．live
A．merciful B．bitter C．easy D．simple