As I was passing the elephants, I was confused to see these huge animals were held by nothing but a small rope. The rope was tied to their front legs. No chains, no cages. It was that the elephants could easily break away from the ropes at any time. But the fact was opposite.
I saw a nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and made no attempt (尝试) to . “Well,” he said, “when they were very young and much smaller, we used the same rope to tie them. At that age, it was enough to hold them. As they , they are used to believing that they cannot break away. They believe the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free.”
To my , these animals could break free from their ropes at any time, but they . Because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.
Like the elephants, how many of us go life believing that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before? How many of us have trying something new because of a limited belief (认知)? Worse, how many of us are being held back by someone else’s limited beliefs?
A．clear B．lively C．smart D．lovely
A．visitor B．gardener C．trainer D．waiter
A．get away B．give away C．put away D．carry away
A．colour B．size C．model D．number
A．turn up B．get up C．look up D．grow up
A．even B．still C．hard D．hardly
A．surprise B．joy C．danger D．interest
A．did B．didn’t C．are D．aren’t
A．down B．on C．at D．through
A．finished B．enjoyed C．avoided D．practised
One day, my English teacher asked me to help her save back-up（备份） copies of her work in the computer. I then realized I was able to know the grades of all of her students. I 1 her how to copy files（文件） from one disk to another and she thanked me.
A few days later, she asked me to help her again, because she 2 how to do it. When I showed it to her, some students in my class 3 and began to talk among themselves 4 .Later that day, at lunch time, several of them came up to me.
“Hey, could you help us change our grades? We’ll 5 for it.”
I could not believe what I heard. I could get paid for something very 6 . “All right. I’ll do it.” The next day, my English teacher 7 me to help him out again. When he was not paying 8 , I changed their grades from Fs to As.
I soon became very 9 among my friends. They began to treat me like God who could do 10 . Word spread quickly and I became very rich.
Everything was going fine 11 I was called into the headmaster’s office. When I got there, both of my teacher and the headmaster were very angry. “ I don’t want to 12 what your teacher said, but I have to. She has too much evidence(证据),’’ the headmaster said. “Do you have anything to say for yourself?”
“No,” I said finally. I didn’t realize how 13 my behavior had been. I had disappointed my teacher and the headmaster. And there was no way 14 . I had to leave my school. That was a good 15 for me.
A．said B．urged C．knew D．showed
A．lost B．remembered C．reminded D．forgot
A．listened B．noticed C．played D．checked
A．quietly B．luckily C．sincerely D．angrily
A．pay B．praise C．follow D．explain
A．familiar B．easy C．interesting D．pleasant
A．challenged B．allowed C．taught D．asked
A．money B．work C．attention D．interest
A．common B．popular C．modest D．dishonest
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．some things
A．until B．since C．because D．after
A．believe B．reply C．hate D．influence
A．hard B．interesting C．serious D．important
A．up B．in C．back D．down
A．skill B．lesson C．story D．example
A boy was sent by his parents to a boarding school(寄宿学校). Before being sent away, this boy was the 36 student in his class. He was at the top in every competition. But the boy changed after 37 home and attending the boarding school. His grades started dropping. He 38 being in a group. He was lonely all the time because he felt no one loved him.
His 39 started worrying about the boy. But they did not know 40 was wrong with him. So his dad 41 to travel to the boarding school and 42 with him. They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started 43 him casual(随便的) questions about his classes, teachers and sports. 44 some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”
The boy answered back, “To check my 45 ?”
“No, no,” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for 46 . I want to see you 47 . I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”
These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears. He hugged(拥抱) his dad. They didn’t say 48 to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him 49 . And today this young man is in college at the 50 of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!
A．healthiest B．nicest C．loneliest D．brightest
A．reaching B．going C．leaving D．coming
A．hated B．enjoyed C．wanted D．liked
A．friends B．parents C．teachers D．cousins
A．what B．why C．how D．where
A．liked B．continued C．decided D．thought
A．quarrel B．talk C．sing D．dance
A．saying B．telling C．speaking D．asking
A．When B．Before C．After D．Until
A．groups B．grades C．happiness D．brightness
A．me B．him C．her D．them
A．sad B．lonely C．happy D．moved
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．widely B．strongly C．heavily D．deeply
A．top B．bottom C．middle D．height
Danish was a very lazy girl. Her mother always asked her to learn to read, __1 __she didn’t．It was disappointing．Her mother was __2__ about that．
One morning，Dinah just __3__ and was looking through the window．She saw her cousin skating on the __4__．He was wearing a pair of shoes she had never __5__ before．It was a pair of roller-skates(旱冰鞋)．Dinah thought it was interesting to __6__ on the street．She got up quickly and went outside．She asked her cousin if she __7__ try his shoes on．Her cousin said to her，”I know that your __8__ has been asking you to learn to read，but you haven’t 1earned．It is just because you are __9__．If you can read by New Year’s Day，1 will send you a pair of __10__ like this．”
From then on，Dinah read every day and began to like reading．On New Year’s Day she received a pair of roller—skates from her cousin．
A．but B．and C．or D．as
A．excited B．upset C．surprised D．relaxed
A．fell asleep B．got out C．woke up D．came in
A．street B．lake C．park D．ice
A．visited B．heard C．written D．seen
A．walk B．ride C．skate D．dance
A．should B．could C．must D．would
A．mother B．teacher C．father D．sister
A．poor B．brave C．lazy D．young
A．jeans B．socks C．glasses D．shoes
There are many ways for us to reduce (减少) waste. For example, we can reuse paper and plastic bags. We can also recycle newspapers, glass, and cans (易拉罐)1 new things. Here are some useful 2 to reduce waste.
Write on both sides of paper
Many people write on only one side of their paper. Why not try using both sides? Some students only use half the pages of their 3 before getting new ones. Try to use up all the paper. People often give cards on birthdays or festivals. How about trying to 4 e-cards (电子贺卡) instead?
Don’t throw away your old batteries (电池)
Maybe you do not know that old batteries make the soil 5 . This is because they have poisonous (有毒的) parts in 6 . So, don’t throw away batteries. 7 them together. Try to use rechargeable (充电的) batteries for your games and CD players.
Give 8 all your unwanted clothes
There are many poor families in China. You may ask your mother to keep your unwanted clothes. Then you can pass them on to those poor children. You will feel happy that you are 9 someone else. Also, you can see10 your friends or relatives (亲戚) want them before throwing them away.
A．make B．to make C．making D．be made
A．plans B．helps C．ways D．things
A．exercises B．schoolbags C．notebooks D．papers
A．send B．buy C．receive D．waste
A．dry B．rich C．clean D．dirty
A．those B．it C．them D．much
A．Throw B．Keep C．Try D．Lose
A．away B．in C．off D．up
A．helping B．giving C．enjoying D．interesting
A．unless B．if C．though D．but
Mr. Smith is my new friend. He 1from Paris, France. He is a French 2of a middle school. His students all like 3very much. He can speak some Chinese,4not much. He wants to learn more, so he goes to 5classes every week. He likes living and working 6 China very much. He 7the Chinese people are very friendly(友好的). He has two 8, Maria and Tom. They are students, but they go to different(不同的) 9. They have some pen pals and they often write 10the pen pals. They also have many Chinese friends at school and they play games after class. A. comes B. goes C. has
A. friend B. student C. teacher
A. meB. her C. him
A. or B. but C. and
A. Chinese B. French C. English
A. at B. from C. in
A. thinks B. speaks C. likes
A. sons B. kids C. daughters
A. families B. schools C. cities
A. for B. with C. to