Mary, a 22-year-old young woman, stands in the kitchen of the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel inManila, preparing a cake. It would seem to be for a cook, but Mary is not normal. She has no hands.
Her disability (残疾), however, only slows her down while working. Using other parts of her body, Mary can cut grapes and strawberries into pieces. “When I first saw Mary, I was worried she might hurt herself when using a knife, but that has never been a ,” says the boss of the hotel. “She does not get special treatment and works just as hard as the rest of the cooks.”
Mary has come a long way since the day in September 2002 when she and her uncle were attacked by two men, who were trying to force her family off their land. The 11-year-old girl passed out (晕倒) as she tried to herself from the attack. After she came to her sense, she found her uncle dead and saw her arms broken. Later, the doctors did an operation. They saved her life but could not save her hands.
In 2006, with the help of the family, Mary went to live at the House with No Steps, a Manila rehabilitation (康复) and training centre for disabled people. She learned how to write and do housework there. And more , she became used to her disability. She believed she could live a normal life although she was disabled. She thought she had something important to do in life because she was alive after the terrible attack. After she finished high school, she took a two-year Hotel and Restaurant Management course because she had enjoyed cooking since she was a little girl.
Mary didn’t shy away from the attention when she was reported on television. “I wanted others living with disabilities to believe it’s to live a normal life,” Mary says. “It is difficult to make a living, but I don’t lose hope. I believe nothing is impossible if you dream and work hard.
A．attractive B．natural C．necessary D．important
A．moment B．way C．problem D．topic
A．save B．keep C．prevent D．protect
A．strangely B．importantly C．suddenly D．politely
A．yet B．already C．just D．still
A．possible B．excellent C．simple D．exciting
Mr. Smith works in New York. Last month he had a fifteen-day holiday, but he didn’t know where to spend it. He spoke to his friend Bill,“I the hot weather, but I can’t find a cool place in America. How should I spend my holiday?”
“That’s easy, ” said Bill, “You’d to Snow and ice are covering the ground now. ”
Mr. Smith agreed his friend. He bought an air ticket and soon Moscow. He had a happy trip there, but one day he . After lunch he went outside the city, he saw a dog him while he past(走过) a house. The dog was hungry and wished him to give it some food to eat. Bad luck! He had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets. He tried to drive it away. But it began to bark at(对……大叫) him. He wanted to look for a stick but he couldn’t find anything snow and ice. Suddenly he saw a stone on the ground. He hurried to but failed.
“How strange Russians are!” Mr. Smith said to himself, “They don’t tie dogs, but firmly (紧紧地) the stones. My God!”
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It was raining . I went into a café and asked for a cup of coffee. I was waiting for my drink , I realized there were other people in the place , but I sensed . I saw their bodies , but I couldn’t feel their souls(灵魂) because their souls belonged to the .
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer , I saw a thin , small man in front of it . “I’m Steve ,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “ I talk with you . I’m busy ,” he said. He was chatting online and , at the same time , he was playing a computer game – a war game. I was.
didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried again to speak to that computer geek（电脑迷）, not a word came out of mouth . I touched his shoulder , but no reaction .I was unhappy . I put my hand in front of the monitor , and he started to shout, “Leave me alone!”
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me . I and nobody showed any interest .
, I realized that people they were having a nice conversation with their machines , not with people .They were more interested in having a relationship with the computer Steve . I wouldn’t want to the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines people.
I was worried and sank my thoughts. I didn’t even notice that the coffee was bad , just as Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
A．Before B．Since C．Although D．While
A．pain B．loneliness C．sadness D．pleased
A．home B．world C．Net D．Café
A．sleeping B．laughing C．sitting D．learning
A．can’t B．mustn’t C．couldn’t D．needn’t
A．surprised B．delighted C．moved D．worried
A．What B．Why C．How D．Who
A．but B．so C．if D．or
A．my B．her C．their D．his
A．waved my hand B．shook my shoulder C．nodded my head D．raised my head
A．From then on B．At that moment C．In all D．Above all
A．particularly B．usually C．really D．nicely
A．tell B．plan C．imagine D．design
A．other than B．instead of C．except for D．as well as
A．on B．between C．for D．in
Many parents want their children to be famous．But do children have the same ?
A new 一Hi，Ke’ai（《嗨，可爱》）is on at Beijing Children’s Art Theatre．It tells the story of a boy called Ke’ai．His parents would like him to become a painter or a 0ne day．They teach him to and to play the violin，but Ke’ai doesn’t enjoy these activities．Then one day Ke’ai’s parents see Liu Xiang win a gold at the Athens Olympic Games，and they want him to be a sportsman．
“Why do they me to be someone else?” Ke’ai asks and says，“I’m Ke’ai，not anybody else． I only want to be ．”
The play shows us that it is good for parents to learn to their children．It helps parents to think about what kids want to do．
Young audience（观众）enjoy the story，and also the in the play．There are two songs in the play．One of them，“Ke’ai’s song” is very to 1earn，so the audience can sing the song on their way home after the play!
A．job B．dream C．habit D．hobby
A．song B．film C．play D．opera
A．writer B．teacher C．sportsman D．musician
A．paint B．write C．run D．drive
A．match B．ring C．medal D．race
A．teach B．want C．tell D．show
A．myself B．different C．alone D．great
A．encourage B．understand C．criticize D．inspire
A．1ight B．clothes C．skill D．music
A．easy B．difficult C．important D．necessary
Long long ago a thief stole a bag of money from from a farmer's house. The went to the judge and asked help. The judge ordered the people of the farm to come before him. He took out a number of sticks of the same size and gave one stick to man. Then he said,"Come before me again tomorrow.I'll know which you is the thief, because the thief's stick will be one inch longer than the ." The thief was afraid to be found out and so he cut an inch the stick.
The next day the thief's stick was found to be one inch than any stick. this way the theif was found out and put into prison.
A．theif B．farmer C．money D．bag
A．to B．of C．for D．from
A．all B．every C．each D．whole
A．one B．every C．each D．any
A．from B．for C．to D．of
A．other B．other's C．others' D．others
A．out B．off C．from D．of
A．shorter B．longer C．thinner D．wider
A．another B．other C．others D．the other
A．On B．By C．In D．To
Miracles（奇迹）will happen if you don't give up trying. Even if you have for one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 10lst time.
When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my . They were too soft to be able to walk. Although the news was bad, my mother didn't become
. She didn't believe what the doctor said started to look for other ways.
My mother kept looking for other doctors for me, and finally she . The doctor and his team in the hospital did they could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me . I crawled(爬) towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldn't believe eyes. Crawling was not walking, but it was a good . Day by day, I could walk by myself.
When I grew up, my mother told me these stories. She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met , I could do anything successfully. I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very person. I get best in school and I am a good dancer and swimmer. Thanks to my mother's strong resolution(决心), I live a life now. What the story tells us, as my mother always says, is: Never give up.
A．achieved B．failed C．suggested D．told
A．legs B．hands C．arms D．eyes
A．patient B．confident C．frustrated(沮丧的) D．proud
A．or B．and C．if D．because
A．forgot B．changed C．succeeded D．worked
A．nothing B．somewhere C．anywhere D．everything
A．time B．exercise C．medicine D．shopping
A．away B．from C．into D．up
A．her B．my C．his D．its
A．advice B．end C．chance D．start
A．hardly B．never C．always D．nearly
A．dreams B．experiments C．jobs D．difficulties
A．excellent B．dangerous C．busy D．special
A．presents B．friends C．books D．grades
A．happy B．sad C．tired D．boring