Thatdaywaslikeanyotherdayinhis-优题课

Nowadays，many people have realized the importance of leadership（领导） skills．Poor leaders may cause many problems．But good leaders do（21）　　in solving problems than poor ones．Without good leaders，problems can't be solved．（22）　　，good leaders are very important．What's more，good leaders are good at cooperating with others．Usually they are good listeners as well．But being good leaders（23）　　easy．So let me give you some suggestions to help you become a good leader．

Learn from books．Maybe nobody teaches you how to be a good leader，but you can learn it（24）　　．Read biographies of great leaders from home and abroad．By reading，you can learn a lot from their experiences and find out their secrets of success．Then you will be more（25）　　of being a good leader．

Learn from student leaders in your school．There is no doubt that those leaders（26）　　are popular with students in your school must have their advantages over others．Don't you want to know why they are so successful？（27）　　 an active part in the activities organized by the excellent leaders and learn from them at one，Then you will know the answer．

Practice what you have learned．Find the students that have the same interests as you have and start a club．Activities should be organized regularly in the club．When the members in your club have（28）　　in solving problems，you should communicate with them and find out the causes of the problems．

After problems are solved，you can （29）　　pleasure them．As time passes by，you will get more trust like those popular leaders．Sooner or later，you will be a good leader．In short，being a good leader needs courage and practice．Get started（30）　　it's too late!As long as keep trying，you will develop your leadership skills．

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21．A．well	B．hardly	C．better
22．A．Unfortunately	B．Therefore	C．However
23．A．is	B．isn't	C．aren't
24．A．on your own	B．by mistake	C．by itself
25．A．afraid	B．confident	C．nervous
26．A．who	B．which	C．where
27．A．Taking	B．Taken	C．Take
28．A．fun	B．belief	C．trouble
29．A．share…with	B．keep…off	C．borrow…from
30．A．after	B．before	C．until．

A few years ago， my husband and I were on an island for a long weekend with our two daughters． As we wondered about what to do （11）　　， our girls jumped in and told us exactly what they wanted to do． "（12）　　want to go to the butterfly museum．" said Ariela and Eliana．

As soon as we （13）　　into the main area of the museum， we saw thousands of （14）　　butterflies， all flapping （拍打） their colorful wings．

My girls were （15）　　up and down， and I knew we had made the right （16）　　 to come to the museum． They were having so much fun．

I （17）　　 to our museum tour guide because I was curious （好奇的）， and asked， "（18）　　 do butterflies live？"

She said， "About ten days．"

"What can butterflies do （19）　　 ten days？" I asked．

The guide stopped， looked at me， and said， "They make the （20）　　 more beautiful place．"

"Wow，" I said， "I never thought about butterflies like that． Thank you．"

After we said goodbye， I （21）　　 stop thinking about what the guide had said． She was right： We all have（22）　　to offer the world with the time we have．（23）　　 we focus our gifts on taking care of each other every day， we can make a （24）　　．

How thankful it is that you can have the influence on your family， friends and neighbours! Like a butterfly， you have your own way of making the world a little （25）　　 for everyone．

11．A．now	B．next	C．once	D．again
12．A．We	B．You	C．I	D．They
13．A．drove	B．walked	C．looked	D．brought
14．A．free	B．lonely	C．beautiful	D．ordinary
15．A．coming	B．moving	C．showing	D．jumping
16．A．way	B．time	C．decision	D．advice
17．A．got	B．went	C．turned	D．worried
18．A．How soon	B．How long	C．How much	D．How often
19．A．on	B．for	C．over	D．in
20．A．a	B．an	C．the	D．/
21．A．can	B．can't	C．could	D．couldn't
22．A．nothing	B．anything	C．something	D．everything
23．A．When	B．Since	C．Unless	D．Whether
24．A．note	B．chance	C．lesson	D．difference
25．A．better	B．faster	C．larger	D．slower

It was a cold day in December in New York City．A little boy about 10 years old was standing in front of a shoe store on Green Street．He was （41）　　the windows，barefoot （赤脚的） and shivering （颤抖的） with cold．A lady walked to the boy and said，"My little boy，（42）　　are you doing？""I am asking God to give me a pair of （43）　　．"the boy said．

The lady took （44）　　by the hand and went into the store．She asked the clerk to get a pair of socks for the boy．She then asked （45）　　the clerk could give her a basin （盆） of hot water and a towel （毛巾）．The clerk quickly brought the things to her．She washed the boy's little feet and dried them with the towel．After that，the lady（46）　　the socks for the boy，and then bought him a pair of shoes．She patted （轻拍） him on the head and said，"My little boy，are you feeling more（47）　　now？"

As she turned to go，the boy （48）　　her by the hand suddenly．With tears in his eyes，he answered the question（49）　　these words，"Are you God's wife？""No，I'm a mother．"said the woman．

The boy was moved deeply by the（50）　　words．

41．A．looking through	B．looking up	C．looking for	D．looking after
42．A．how	B．when	C．what	D．where
43．A．shorts	B．shoes	C．glasses	D．trousers
44．A．her	B．she	C．he	D．him
45．A．unless	B．but	C．if	D．though
46．A．put on	B．took off	C．wore	D．dressed
47．A．better	B．worse	C．surprised	D．comfortable
48．A．gave	B．caught	C．told	D．helped
49．A．with	B．to	C．at	D．by
50．A．God's	B．clerk's	C．woman's	D．God's wife's．

Leo was a small and thin boy who lived in a small village．Some boys in the village often made fun of（嘲弄）（13）　　and Leo was afraid．

One day，an old wizard（术士）went by the village and saw Leo being made fun of．So when the bad boys left，he gave Leo a lion's tail．"It's a（14）　　tail，"the wizard said．"When someone wears it and acts bravely，he or she will turn into a strong （15）　　．"Leo hung the lion's tail behind his body and decided to teach the bad boys a lesson．

But when the boys came，Leo was afraid and tried to（16）　　．However，they caught him．Suddenly，Leo（17）　　the tail and remembered what the wizard had said．He became brave．He looked them in the eyes and said he would make them（18）　　doing that．Leo felt the goose bumps（鸡皮疙瘩）all over his body．"This must be the （19）　　that I am turning into a lion．"he thought．The boy ran away in fear．Leo wanted to catch them，but he found his legs were short（20）　　

When the wizard saw it，he came to Leo．Leo was very happy，although a little（21）　　because his lion body had lasted only a short time．"You are great，"said the wizard．"But have you ever seen a lion fighting？No one fights with lions（22）　　they know how brave and strong lions are．"

It was true．Leo had（23）　　seen a lion fighting．He understood that a truly（24）　　boy would make the bad boys afraid and that what really worked was not the tail but the heart．

13．A．it	B．him	C．her	D．them
14．A．strong	B．long	C．magic	D．beautiful
15．A．soldier	B．hero	C．man	D．lion
16．A．catch up	B．run away	C．speak up	D．go over
17．A．felt	B．got	C．hung	D．showed
18．A．regret	B．keep	C．forget	D．hate
19．A．problem	B．sign	C．chance	D．purpose
20．A．at last	B．at first	C．as well	D．as usual
21．A．shy	B．afraid	C．nervous	D．Disappointed
22．A．if	B．until	C．because	D．though
23．A．always	B．already	C．just	D．never
24．A．brave	B．clever	C．tall	D．Kind

Rethink， Reuse， Recycle!

（1）　　can save lots of useful things． Do you often throw away things you don't need anymore？ Have you ever thought about how these things can actually be put to good （2）　　？（3）　　is a waste if you have a creative mind．

You have probably never heard of Amy Hayes， an unusual woman． She lives in a house in the UK that she built herself out of rubbish． The windows and doors come from old buildings around her town that were pulled down． The top of the house is an old boat （4）　　upside down． And the gate （5）　　her house is made of rocks and old （6）　　． Amy recently （7）　　a prize from the Help Save Our Planet Society． The president said，"Amy is an inspiration to us all．"

Wang Tao set up a small business in Shanghai four years ago． He （8）　　using iron and （9）　　materials from old cars to make beautiful art pieces． Some are large pieces that look like animals or humans， and some are smaller pieces you can put at home． The more popular works can even be seen in art shops around the city． Wang Tao hopes to set up a "metal art" theme park （10）　　people the importance of environmental protection．Not only can the art bring happiness to people， but it also shows that even cold， hard iron can be brought back to life with a little creativity．

（1）A．Recycled	B．Recycling	C．Recycles
（2）A．used	B．useless	C．use
（3）A．Nothing	B．Everything	C．Anything
（4）A．turned	B．turn	C．turning
（5）A．in the front of	B．in front of	C．at the front
（6）A．glass bottles	B．glasses bottles	C．glass bottle
（7）A．beat	B．won	C．beaten
（8）A．is known for	B．is known as	C．is known of
（9）A．other	B．others	C．the others
（10）A．show	B．showed	C．to show