Long long ago, in a small, lonely village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog heard of this place and decided to pay a _________. He ran all of his way with a happy heart. When he _________, he jumped happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. There was a hole in the door. He looked __________ the hole with his ears lifted high and his tail（尾巴） shaking as fast as it ___________. To his great surprise, he found himself looking at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails shaking just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly as__________. As he left the House, he said to himself, "This is a ____________place. I will come back and visit it often."
In this same village, ___________ little dog, who was sad and in blue all the day, decided to visit the house, __________. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the hole in the door. To his great ___________, he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs looking at him, so he growled at them right away. Then he was terrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a terrible place, and I will never come _______ and visit it."
All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?
A．travel B．trip C．visit D．ride
A．arrived B．got C．reached D．got to
A．across B．at C．through D．past
A．could B．can C．possible D．would
A．him B．his C．it D．he
A．terrible B．bad C．wonderful D．strange
A．the other B．other C．others D．another
A．either B．too C．also D．neither
A．surprised B．surprising C．surprise D．surprises
A．in B．into C．back D．by
Mike didn't live too far away from school. He liked to ____ to school every day. When it rained, like many _____ boys, Mike liked playing in the water. One afternoon, when the boy came______, he was all wet. His mother became very ___ and said, “Don’t play in the water after school.” The next day he was very ____ again, and his mother became ___ angrier. "I'll tell your father ___ you go to play in the water again," she said. The third day the boy was dry when he came ___ from school. "You are a ____ boy today,” his mother said. “You didn't play in the water.”
"No," Mike answered. "Because there were _____ older boys in the water, I couldn't play in it.”A. haveB. walk C. fly
A. other B. others C. much
A. house B. family C. home
A. angry B. happy C. good
A. dry .B. late C. wet
A. veryB. even C. much
A. if B. before C. for
A. to B. back C. away
A. good B. well C. bad
A. many so B. so many C. much too
It’s September1st, and we’re all back to school. It’s good to all my teachers and friends again. They all fine.
We’re in Grade Eight this year. We have new subjects. I’m not very at Chinese, but Han Mei says she can me. I think I can it better.
I like English very much. Zhang Hong likes English, . But she needs help. I I can help her.
Mr Hu is our new English teacher. He know all of us, so he has our names on a piece of paper and our names before he begins his lesson.
A．see B．watch C．find D．look
A．do B．see C．look D．sound
A．a lot B．some C．lot D．much
A．well B．good C．bad D．nice
A．learn B．give C．help D．need
A．do B．play C．look D．feel
A．either B．very C．much D．too
A．am afraid B．think C．am sorry D．want
A．doesn’t B．don’t C．does D．do
A．gives B．calls C．asks D．tells
Mr. Smith lives in a village. He has ____ farms and about twenty people working for him. He often tells them ____ hard and be honest. (诚实的).
Today he goes to a farm and works with the workers there as usual. Soon it is time ____lunch. He puts ____ nice bread on the table and then ____. A few minutes later he comes back again but he ____ find the bread.
“ Who eats____ on the table?” he shouts.
Some of the workers answer “ We ____.”
The others say, “ We see nothing.”
“ Well,”says Mr. Smith, “____ are a lot of mice in the rooms, you know. So I ____ some poison (毒药)in the bread. ____ they eat, they must die. Then I can kill them.”
As soon as he finishes, four workers begin to cry. “Oh, dear!”
“ What’s wrong with you?” ____ Mr. Smith.
“ We eat the bread when you are out. We are going to die.” one of them cries.
“ ____,” Mr. Smith says ____ a smile, “ I only ____you. Use your head.”
A．a few B．few C．little D．a little
A．work B．working C．worked D．to work
A．in B．at C．for D．with
A．two B．many C．a D．some
A．goes out B．comes in C．enters D．gets in
A．shouldn’t B．can’t C．wouldn’t D．mustn’t
A．food B．the bread C．drinks D．apples
A．aren’t B．don’t C．do D．doesn’t
A．They B．We C．What D．There
A．take B．buy C．put D．need
A．That B．Before C．If D．Until
A．asks B．ask C．answer D．answers
A．Excuse me B．Don’t worry C．Congratulations D．Great
A．with B．for C．in D．on
A．have fun with B．play a trick on C．kill D．have lunch with
When I was in primary school, I had a big argument with a boy in my class. I can’t ____ what it was about, but I have never forgotten the ____ I learned that day.
I was sure that I was right and he was wrong._____ , he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher decided to teach us a lesson. She______ a good idea. She brought both of us to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her grey desk and me on_______In the middle of the desk was a large, round object. It was_____ for me to see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. " ____," he answered in a loud voice.
I couldn’t ____ that the object was white, considering that it was certainly black! One more argument started between the boy and me, this time ____ the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed ____, and then she asked me what the color of the object was. I ____ answer, “White.” It was then that I knew what was wrong. It was an object with two ____ colored sides, and from his side it was white. ____ from my side was it black.
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must ____ in other person’s position（位置）and look at the ____ through their eyes in order to truly understand their ideas.
A．understand B．remember C．explain D．know
A．class B．subject C．lesson D．book
A．Therefore B．Also C．However D．But
A．thought B．went on with C．go along with D．came up with
A．another B．other C．the other D．the others
A．hard B．clean C．lucky D．clear
A．Black B．White C．Grey D．Brown
A．realize B．describe C．believe D．am sure
A．like B．against C．about D．around
A．places B．objects C．opinions D．seats
A．could B．should C．had to D．must
A．similarly B．differently C．brightly D．truly
A．But B．still C．only D．just
A．appear B．stand C．hide D．sit
A．situation B．discussion C．solution D．way
Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it patience（耐心）. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won't make friends staying home .
Joining a club or group, talking to those who like the same things you do is much easier. Or join someone some activities.
Many people are shy when talking to new people. meeting strangers means seeing the unknown. And it's human nature to feel a bit about the unknown. Most of fears（恐惧）about new people come from doubts（怀疑）. We imagine other people are us-finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don't forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept（接受）yourself you are, and try to put the other at ease（自由自在，自然）. You'll both feel more comfortable.
Try to act self-confident（自信）even if you don't feel that way when you a room full of strangers. Walk straight, look at other people directly and .
If you see someone you'd like to , say something. Don't wait for person to start a talk.
Just meeting someone does not mean that you'll make friends with that person. Friendship is based on mutual（相互的）likings and "give and take". It takes time to friendship.
A．costs B．needs C．spends D．wants
A．lonely B．yourself C．alone D．with you
A．as B．that C．which D．what
A．with B．in C．on D．to
A．At all B．For all C．In all D．After all
A．unhappy B．usual C．upset D．unlucky
A．meeting B．talking C．visiting D．speaking
A．talking B．saying C．judging D．laughing
A．like B．as C．what D．that
A．come B．go C．enter D．step to
A．laugh B．smile C．cry D．jump
A．speak to B．talk about C．say to D．call up
A．other B．the other C．another D．others
A．old B．young C．new D．little
A．develop B．start C．keep D．change