When I was small, my mum used to give the family something special for meals — she would make breakfast food for dinner.
I still remember one night my mum put some bread in front of my dad, something very burnt. I waited to see if anybody noticed. To my surprise, my dad just took his , smiled at my mum and then turned to ask me how my day at school had been. I’ve forgotten what I told him that night. I do remember watching him put some butter on that bread. He as usual, every single bit.
After dinner, my mum said sorry to my dad for burning the bread. And I never forget what he said, “I burnt bread, dear. It doesn’t matter at all. ”
, I went to kiss Dad good night.I asked him if he really liked his bread burnt. He held me in arms and , “Your mum worked very hard all day. She's really tired. And you see—a bit of burnt food never hurt anyone!”
Now I know life is not perfect. is perfect, either. As for me, I often forget birthdays or some other special days. But I’ve learned something over these years. What we really need is the understanding of each other, whether between a husband and wife, a parent and child or just between two friends. This is the key to a happy .
So don’t get angry if the bread gets burnt. Remember, bread never hurt anyone. Be kind to those around you and a happier life will surely come closer to you.
A．glass B．milk C．spoon D．bread
A．But B．So C．Because D．And
A．threw it away B．ate it up C．put it away D．looked it up
A．hate B．love C．make D．save
A．The next morning B．Before dinner C．Later that night D．After school
A．shouted B．said C．laughed D．continued
A．Everybody B．Anybody C．Nobody D．Somebody
A．important B．difficult C．funny D．easy
A．class B．party C．life D．story
A．burnt B．cheap C．fresh D．cold
A green life sometimes just needs a good idea like sharing cars. It’s a new way of thinking. You can use a car but you don’t need to own it. Now the idea of “ car sharing” has become 51in many countries.
As we know, most cars 52in garages for much time. In fact, we drive our own cars 53one or two hours a day on average(平均). When we don’t use them, we have to pay for parking and54things. That costs too much money. To 55money, some people come up with the idea of “ car sharing”. If we share a car, we’ll only56when we use it.
Now many people are starting to do car sharing. In Switzerland, almost 40,000 people have 57it. Japan is also trying to make 58popular around the country.
Car sharing is the beginning of a new idea in 59. It is also very for us to travel everywhere60buying a car. Do you love to share a car with others?A. popular B. interestingC. funny
A. are washed B. are driven C. are parked
A. as far as B. as long as C. as much as
A. other B. others C. another
A. make B. save C. find
A. spend B. cost C. pay
A. joined B. covered C. dropped
A. time saving B. money saving C. car sharing
A. fashion B. transportation C. family
A. without B. with C. by
Chi Li is one of the best known Chinese writers in the West. She was born in the west. She was born in the 1950s'. 4619, Chi entered a medical college in 1976. After she graduated, she 47as a doctor at a hospital in Wuhan. As she loved _ 48much more, she went to Wuhan University to study Chinese language and literature in 1983. She chose 49as her profession(专业)。
During the 1980s, Chi wrote many works full of love. In the 1990s, her works, such as Apart From Love and The Sun Was Born, were50lives of young people and everyday problems. Since 2003, Chi has51a higher level in her works. And many of her novels have received a52honor. Life Show is one of her representative (代表) works and53has been translated into many languages. The 54shows the real life of a common woman in Wuhan.
Chi says, "Writers don't need to be anyone, 55 they should be able to understand everyone." So she often travels alone to get a feel of how the world is and tries to understand people from all social strata (阶层). A. At the age of B. At the moment C. In the beginning
A. became B. worked C. enjoyed
A. medicine B. travelling C. literature
A. teaching B. writing C. nursing
A. over B. under C. about
A. reached B. arrived C. went
A. great B. nice C. bad
A. she B. they C. it
A. picture B. story C. newspaper
A. or B. till C. but
The question was once asked of a highly successful businessman,“How have you done so much in your lifetime?”
He replied,“I have 41.I have turned my mind free to imagine 42I wanted to do.Then I have gone to bed and thought about my dreams.In the night I dreamt about my dreams.
And when I awoke in the morning,I saw the way 43my dreams real.White 44people were saying,‘You can’t do that,it is 45,’I was well on my way to achieving what I wanted,”As Woodrow Wilson,28th President of the U.S.,said:“We grow great by dreams.All big men are
46.”
They see things in the soft fog of a spring day,or in the red fire 47a long winter’s evening.Some of us 48these dreams die,but others feed,protect and look after them;keep them through bad days until they bring them to the sunshine and light,it comes 49to the people who sincerely hope that their dreams will come true.
So please,don’t let anyone steal you dreams, 50try to tell you they are too impossible.
“Sing your songs,dream your dreams,and hope your hope.”A.dreamed B.changed C.learned
A.how B.what C.which
A.to make B.to realize C.to achieve
A.another B.the other C.other
A.possible B.impossible C.important
A.dreams B.dreamer C.dreamers
A.on B.inC.at
A.had B.let C.kept
A.never B.sometimes C.always
A.or B.and C.but
With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall, the＿21＿ building in the US.
As he got to the last step, McCarthy ＿22＿ fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he ＿23＿cheers from many people.
“I just want to show people that ＿24＿ a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.
McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 25 . He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone 26 achieving his or her success.
He has been in a special school 27 he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was 28 by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They 29 more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ 30 seems that he never knows how difficult it is. 31 I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more 32 .”
Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I 33 the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained.”
McCarthy said he was 34 of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll 35 to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.
A．largest B．highest C．earliest D．latest
A．seldom B．hardly C．always D．almost
A．enjoyed B．needed C．made D．kept
A．while B．after C．if D．though
A．heart B．hope C．body D．love
A．by B．for C．in D．from
A．as B．since C．until D．before
A．pleased B．beaten C．moved D．asked
A．used B．spent C．took D．wasted
A．Here B．There C．He D．It
A．However B．Sometimes C．Again D．Then
A．friends B．helpers C．time D．exercise
A．tried B．saw C．did D．met
A．thinking B．talking C．worried D．proud
A．point B．go C．turn D．hurry
In a small town in France, there was a farmer who lived alone. Every day he 31 a pound of butter to his neighbour, who was a baker, One day the baker decided to32 the butter to see if he was getting a pound. After he weighed it, he found that he wasn't. The baker then took 33 farmer to the judge (法官).
The judge asked the farmer if he had any way to weigh the butler. The farmer replied. "I am so 34 that I do no
t have enough money to buy anything to weigh it,35 I do have a kind of scale(天平). " The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the buttery" The farmer replied, "Before the baker started buying butler from36 , I had bought bread from him. So now every time when I bring home the bread from the baker, I put it On the scale and give him the butter of the same weight,"
We37 what we give to Others in life. Whenever you take action, ask yourself this38 , "Am I honest?"
Honesty or dishonesty can become a39 . Some dishonest people can lie(说谎) without a red face. Ot
hers lie so much that they do not even40 what the truth is any more. But who is it bad for? As a matter of fact, those who lie will hurt themselves by their own dishonest behaviour.
A．gave B．fed C．threw D．sold
A．weigh B．watch C．cut D．use
A．/ B．a C．an D．the
A．rich B．poor C．honest D．quiet
A．and B．so C．but D．or
A．I B．my C．me D．mine
A．get back B．look back D．turn back
A．answer B．question C．help D．idea
A．difference B．habit C．mistake D．difficulty
A．Study B．mean C．imagine D．know