A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the correct time and is never late for anything.
An unpunctual man never does what he has to do at the right time. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be got back. Time is more useful than material things. In fact, time is life itself. An unpunctual man is always wasting his most important things as well as others'. An unpunctual person is always saying unhappily that he finds no time to answer letters or return calls. But the man who really has much to do is very careful of his time. He knows that he can not finish all his work unless he carefully does every piece of work.
Being unpunctual is the sign of disrespect (不尊重) towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the time when he should be there, he keeps all the other guests (客人)waiting for him. Usually this will be thought as a great disrespect to the host and all the other guests.
Not like a punctual person, an unpunctual one can't do his duty wonderfully, whether it is public or personal. Imagine how it would be if those who should do important tasks failed to be on time. A man who is known to be often unpunctual is never believed by his friends.The Chinese meaning of the word "punctual" in this passage is probably “________”.
| A．听话的 | B．守时的 | C．守纪律的 | D．能干的 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．An unpunctual person often has more time. |
| B．An unpunctual person has more work to do. |
| C．A punctual person often has a busy life. |
| D．A punctual person often does his work wonderfully. |
When you are invited to dinner, you'd better arrive there___________.
| A．in a hurry | B．after the host | C．at the decided time | D．before other guests |
From the passage, we learn that an unpunctual man usually __________ in the end.
| A．saves time for others |
| B．leaves his family and friends |
| C．gets his chances and knowledge |
| D．loses his time and good name |
Our school is on Bridge Street.It's next to the library.There is a big garden across from our school.The pay phone（电话亭） is between our school and the shop.There are three buildings in our school.They are the teachers'building,the students'building and the library building.The teachers in our school are very kind .Our school yard（校园） is very beautiful.If（如果）you want to come to our school ,you can take No.2 Bus.Is the school on Guangdong Street?
Where is the pay phone?
How many buildings are there in the school?
What is across from the school?
How is the school yard?
This room is not big but nice. There’s a bed, a desk and some chairs in it. The desk is next to the window. On the desk, there is a book, a glass and some cakes. The bed is next to the desk. There are trousers and a coat on the bed. The trousers are green. They are new. The coat is yellow. It’s new, too. Under the bed, there are some shoes and two balls. This is Susan’s room. She’s a good student.The desk is _______, the cakes are________ , and the balls are_______ .
| A．next to the window; on the bed; on the desk |
| B．next to the window; on the desk; under the bed |
| C．next to the desk; on the bed; under the bed |
| D．next to the window; near the bed; on the desk |
The trousers are_______ and the coat is________ .
| A．yellow; green | B．green; green |
| C．green; yellow | D．yellow; yellow |
________are new.
| A．The desk and the trousers | B．The trousers and the shoes |
| C．The trousers and the coat | D．The room and the bed |
Susan is ________.
| A．a teacher | B．a man | C．a boy | D．a girl |
This room is not________ .
| A．nice | B．big |
| C．small | D．big and nice |
Paul is my pen friend．He is from Landon，England．He speaks good English．He is now in Shanghai with his parents，because they work in Shanghai．Paul can speak a little Chinese! There are five people in his family，his parents，his two sisters and he．His sisters aren't in China．They are in England now． He likes singing and dancing very much．His favorite subject is music．He likes going to the movies on weekends：He thinks it is fun．I think he is a nice boy．Paul is Sam's_______．
| A．brother | B．cousin |
| C．pen friend | D．teacher |
Where does Paul live now?
| A．In Beijing | B．In Shanghai． |
| C．In London． | D．In New York． |
How many brothers and sisters does Paul have?
| A．He has two brothers and one sister． |
| B．He has two sisters and one brother． |
| C．He has two brothers and no sister． |
| D．He has two sisters and no brother． |
What’s Paul’s favorite subject in school?
| A．Math | B．Chinese |
| C．English． | D．Music． |
Which of the following is TRUE（正确的）in this letter?
| A．Paul is from China． |
| B．Paul is in Shanghai with his whole family． |
| C．Paul Likes going to the movies on weekends． |
| D．Paul speaks good Chinese． |
Is there someone you hate? Well, you don’t really hate them. But you get really angry every time you think of them. If you don’t let this anger go, it can turn into bitterness(痛苦).
Bitterness appears when we can’t forgive someone who has hurt us or made us angry. Someone might say or do something that hurts us. But instead of controlling the anger, we keep it deep inside. Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow. We may think we’re hurting that person by criticizing(批评) him or her often, but we’re really only hurting ourselves.
Bitterness can not only lead to terrible health problems such as heart disease, but also hurt our friendships with our friends and family members. No one enjoys being around an angry person for very long.
If you see bitterness in your life, the following ways can be helpful.
Accept it
Instead of trying to deny your anger, make it clear to yourself and accept it. See your anger for what it is and quickly deal with it.
Stop making excuses for it
You may feel you have a right to be angry. You may think you’re right and the other person is wrong. You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look bad. But in the end, bitterness hurts you much more than the other person. The bitterness will hold you back, and the other person will go on with his or her life.
Forgive and forget it
You probably can’t completely put the anger out of your mind. But you can decide to forgive the other person. Forget it and move on. You’ll enjoy better health and peace of your mind.
| Title: Face the bitterness |
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| Appearance of bitterness |
We don't _ We always remember something that hurts us instead of We keep the anger deep inside |
| Bitterness can problems and bad relationships with our friends and family members. No one likes |
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| Ways to |
Forgive them but not to |
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artist .So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden .That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world .people took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was improved .Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people .The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike.
Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world .They showed feelings like other kinds of art.The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ________
| A．his business | B．his house |
| C．his garden | D．his window |
The Daguerreotype was_______.
| A．a Frenchman | B．a kind of picture |
| C．a kind of camera | D．a photographer |
If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to_____.
| A．watch lots of films |
| B．buy an expensive camera |
| C．stop in most cities |
| D．take many films and something else. |
This passage tells us_____________.
| A．how photography was developed |
| B．how to show feelings in pictures |
| C．how to take pictures in the world |
| D．how to use different cameras |