Kate Spotz is a 22-year-old girl from America. She wants to cross the Atlantic Ocean by boat. If she__ ___ , she’ll be the youngest and the first American to finish the 2500-mile trip.
Spotz began___ ____ when she was at university. She has swum all the way down the 325-mile Allegheny River and traveled by bike from Seattle to Washington.
Spotz knows that she______ see some unexpected(想不到的) things during the trip. It will be very______ if she meets very bad weather in the middle of the sea. _____ she believes that she can deal with all the difficulties. “I had never thought I could run 26 miles,” she said. “But once I ______ it, I realized that maybe I could do something even______.”
Spotz wants to collect______ for an organization called“ Blue Planet Run” by going on this trip. The organization offers free and safe drinking water to people who need it.
It’ll take her about three months to finish this______. Good luck to this______ girl and best wishes to her!A. dreams . B. misses C. succeeds
A. sailing B. biking C. swimming
A. must B. may C. should
A. dangerous B. boring C. exciting
A. If B. But C. So
A. saw B. met C. finished
A. easier B. more difficult C. more dangerous
A.food B. money C. clothes
A.plan B. lesson C. trip
A. brave B. modern C. polite
Several years ago, I became very sad. There was something 1_____ with my left eye. At last, the doctors told me that I could never see from that eye again. This was the saddest 2_____ for me.
At the time, I 3 ____so lonely. So I went to my boss and asked for some help. He told me to go back to work.
One night I was waiting for the train. I wanted to jump in front of it. Then a man came and sat down 4_____ to me. He turned to me and 5_____ ,then he said, “You look like you need a 6_____ to talk to.” We sat there for hours just talking like old friends. His 7_____ were so kind. Then he gave me a wonderful hug(拥抱). I will never 8_____ it. Then he went to get on the train. He gave me another of his big smiles and said, “Remember, when you smile, it is because the angels are lifting the corners of your mouth up heaven(天堂).
I never saw him again. But he will be in my memories forever.
A smile can 9_____ doors and tear down(拆开) walls, You can smile at 10 _____ in the street. He will smile back and you will be filled with happiness, too.A. wrong B. strange C. different
A. thing B. news C. result
A. feel B. feltC. fell
A. near B. next C. beside
A. silent B. smiled C. talked
A. friend B. chance C. way
A. heart B. smileC. words
A. remember B. forget C. miss
A. close B. open C. break
A. people B. friend C. stranger
Look at this photo! I have two friends. The ____1_____ in yellow is Mike. He is thirteen __ 2_old . He 3 _from the U.S.A. He 4 _a round face, a big nose, a small mouth 5_small eyes. This girl is his 6 _Jane. She and Mike are from 7same family (家庭) . But they look _ 8. She has a long face , a small 9, a small mouth and big 10. They are my good friends.A. girl B. boy C. man
A. years B. year C. ages
A. are B. am C. is
A. has B. are C. have
A. and B. but C. /
A. sister B. teacher C. mother
A. a B. an C. the
A. sameB. different C. at
A. ears B. eyes C. nose
A. arm B. hair C. eyes
A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had 1 to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well 2 it, so he told him that a sports car was all he wanted.
Then on the morning of his graduation(毕业),he was called to his father’s room. His father told him how 3 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how 4 he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 5 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible(圣经)with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his 6 to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible? ” He then 7 out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and the young man was very 8 in business, and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family. 9 that his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him 10 that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a 11 telling him that his father had died. He had to go home immediately and take 12 of the things that his father left him.
When he began to search through his father’s important papers, he saw the still new Bible, 13 as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to 14 the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag(标牌)dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the 15 of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN FULL”. Sadness and regret(悔恨)filled his heart.
A.expected B.believed C.enjoyed D.felt
A.afford B.spend C.cost D.pay
A.excited B.proud C.angry D.anxious
A.far B.much C.long D.often
A.Interested B.Tired C.Surprised D.Relaxed
A.hand B.head C.voice D.sound
A.looked B.moved C.walked D.rushed
A.careful B.helpful C.wonderful D.successful
A.Wanting B.Suggesting C.Noticing D.Realizing
A.on B.since C.after D.from
A.bag B.ticket C.phone D.book
A.care B.part C.notes D.time
A.just B.only C.always D.already
A.use B.open C.turn D.close
A.place B.date C.test D.name
Hello, I’m David. I’m a middle school student. It’s nice to meet you here. First, let me tell you __1___ about my family. There are five people in my __2___. They are my mother, my father, my sister, my brother and me.
My father is a worker, and my mother is an English teacher. My sister is 18 and my brother is 16. I’m 14. we are ___3____the same school. We all enjoy ___4___football games.
My __5___ is on West Street. There is a big tree and some small trees around my house. The big one is a pear tree and the small ones are apple ___6__, ___7__ there ___8__any pears or apples on them now. ____9___a photo of my house. In the photo, you can see three cats in my house. They are all black and white. We ___10___ them very much.
A.anything B.something C.thing D.anyone
A.school B.house C.room D.family
A.off B.to C.at D.on
A.seeing B.looking at C.watching D.looking
A.store B.school C.room D.home
A.trees B.rivers C.houses D.schools
A.but B.and C.so D.or
A.isn’t B.is C.are D.aren’t
A.He’s B.Here’s C.Its D.Here are
A.are liking B.likes C.like D.is liking
One day something went wrong with a man’s bicycle chain(链条). The man could not repair it, so he looked1 for help. The only house nearby belonged to a woman who had 2 there a few months earlier. The man knocked at the door, but the woman did not answer. The door had clear glass in it, and the man 3 see that the woman was home. He decided to knock again. Finally the woman came to the door. The man immediately explained his 4 . “I can fix the chain,” the woman said. Later when the bike was 5 to go, the man said, ‘Thanks. I hope I can help you some day.” “I never need help,” the woman said.
The following week the man was riding his bike 6 he noticed the woman walking down the street. A strong wind suddenly lifted her hat and sent it into the branches(树枝) of an old tree. The woman tried to get her hat with a stick, but she failed. She seemed 7 because she clearly was not dressed for tree-climbing. The man hurried over, quickly climbed up to the hat and 8 it into the woman’s waiting hands. When she put on her hat, she 9 the man as he climbed back on his bike. ‘I think I told you I never need help,” the woman said, “I’m glad you didn’t 10 me. Thanks.” Then they both smiled.
A.out B.up C.down D.around
A.left B.moved C.waited D.stopped
A.could B.might C.couldn’t D.didn’t
A.idea B.plan C.problem D.message
A.hard B.ready C.slow D.unable
A.when B.before C.after D.though
A.bored B.relaxed C.frightened D.worried
A.dropped B.put C.collected D.brought
A.saved B.passed C.studied D.chose
A.excuse B.notice C.find D.believe