When my son, Justin, was four, he found a caterpillar（毛毛虫）and put it in a box. Each day he it fresh grass and leaves . In a few weeks, the caterpillar became fat and was ready to sleep. One morning we found had become a cocoon(茧).
Justin was . He knew a moth（飞蛾）or butterfly was going to be .
“Dad ! is happening. Come and look!” He shouted happily. We could clearly see the wings . A few days later, a beautiful black moth broke free from its cocoon.
The next day, Justin took the outside and opened it, and the little moth flew out. It flew around the yard twice, , and landed on Justin’s arm. He picked it up and threw it in the air, the moth came back again. He tried over and over to set it free, but each time it would return to his arm.
I believe the moth, just like a person, was afraid to comfortable places and situations. It wanted to stay with something and was afraid to move on and experience new things.
I was once that little moth. My cocoon was my mother’s love which made me comfortable. the moth, I didn’t want to fly too far from it. When my first job required me to move to a new city, I was but later I chose to move there. And finally, I found I was happy about my .
Humans are animals of habit. We change. However, if we hadn’t moved, we would not have experienced many new things. So spread your wings and fly.
A．caught B．gave C．found D．carried
A．it B．they C．we D．he
A．unhappy B．afraid C．excited D．tired
A．born B．changed C．created D．raised
A．Anything B．Nothing C．Everything D．Something
A．indoor B．outdoor C．inside D．outside
A．door B．box C．book D．window
A．came up B．came back C．gave back D．paid back
A．and B．or C．but D．so
A．stay B．feel C．develop D．leave
A．dangerous B．familiar C．strange D．boring
A．Like B．As C．For D．To
A．mad B．angry C．afraid D．happy
A．decision B．job C．city D．success
A．enjoy B．hate C．plan D．love
The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know you have all worked hard to getfor this test.” He said. “And because I know you can do it well, I would like to offer a B to anyone who will choose not to take the test.” Many students jumped
to thank the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the students left in the classroom and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last
.”Two more students decided to go out.
Only seven students stayed behind in the classroom. The teacher then out the papers. There were three sentences on the paper: Congratulations! You have just got an A in this class. Keep
in yourself.
I never had a teacherthat, but I think it is a test that any teacher can and should give. Students who don’t believe in what they have learned are B students at most.
The same is true in our real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both success and failure. They have learned life’s lesson, not only from school educationalso from things happening in their lives. So they have become better people.
Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now, and you realize that you have some limits(局限). However, there is you can’t do if you believe in yourself and keep going. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to the summit of Mount Everest(珠峰) said, “It’s not the summit of Mount Everest we got over but ourselves.”
Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in the town, I wanted to have a before catching the train. I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and ____ into the station coffee shop. It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to ___ at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, ____ the newspaper and the chocolate on the table and then went to get a cup of coffee。
When I came back with the coffee, There was someone ____ in the next seat. ___ was a boy, with dark glasses and old clothes, and colored bright red at the front. He had started to eat my ____!
Naturally*, I was quite uneasy* about him, but I didn’t want to have any ___. I just read the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me in ___.Then he took a ____ piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still I didn’t say anything to him. When he took a third piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece。” And I got it.
The boy gave me a strange look, then ____ up. As he left, he shouted out, “There’s something ____ with that woman!” Everyone looked at me, ____ I didn’t want to quarrel with the boy, so I kept quiet. I did not realize that I had ____ a mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to ____. My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate under the newspaper. The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy’s!
A．sleep B．rest C．class D．exercise
A．went B．sat C．seated D．looked
A．sit B．seat C．lie D．laugh
A．pushed B．took C．put D．pulled
A．jumping B．playing C．sitting D．sleeping
A．He B．It C．Who D．What
A．newspaper B．coffee C．ticket D．chocolate
A．business B．trouble C．fun D．matter
A．carelessness B．anger C．surprise D．happiness
A．first B．second C．very D．last
A．stood B．took C．cried D．looked
A．strange B．wrong C．OK D．funny
A．and B．but C．so D．while
A．spelt B．corrected C．made D．found
A．finish B．leave C．jump D．shop
Jim Green has been in China for more than two years. He has been to many interestin in Beijing, but he has not yet been to many other parts of . Last week he went to Mount Emei in Sichuan with his .
Many people like to travel by , but the Greens think that travelling by train is the best. It is much and far more enjoyable than a rushed journey by air. They had a wonderful train ride to Chengdu they went on to Mount Emei by bus.
The train was quite nice and tidy, and there weren't too many people in sleeping car. The Greens could stand up and around. It was a long journey, none of them felt tired. They kept the beautiful things out of the window. They talked, laughed and played cards. The conductor kept coming to give them hot water and them newspapers. People nearby with each other. A young man tried to speak English with Mr and Mrs Green. Jim thought the train was like a big moving party. He went to sleep quite . He enjoyed listening to the sound of the running train and then fell asleep.
When Jim woke up the next morning, the train was already Chengdu. His train ride seemed really , but his memory (记忆) of the pleasant journey will last long.
A．schools B．places C．villages D．cities
A．England B．America C．China D．the world
A．friends B．classmates C．father D．family
A．air B．bus C．train D．ship
A．cheaper B．dearer C．dirtier D．quicker
A．before B．when C．after D．while
A．my B．your C．our D．their
A．sit B．walk C．run D．dance
A．and B．so C．also D．but
A．looking B．drawing C．watching D．getting
A．reading B．buying C．selling D．writing
A．talked B．spoke C．told D．said
A．early B．late C．easily D．hard
A．beside B．to C．past D．near
A．quick B．slow C．short D．long
“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of life. It has brought me . I learned the law from my father's story.
My father was in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework midnight. Life was hard, because they had no ！
At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold, the land where people can become rich.
“ don't I go to America?” he thought to himself, full of hope.
So，my father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there，I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire(雇佣) me because I spoke English. Later，I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was for the first few years. I worked from 10 a. m. to 11 p. m. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn't the schooling(学费).”
My father working hard, and reached his goal.
“Alan,” he often says to me. “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come in life.” That is what I learned from my father.
A．disaster B．loss C．success D．pity
A．life B．fashion C．danger D．history
A．famous B．lucky C．rich D．born
A．taught B．worked C．studied D．slept
A．until B．towards C．for D．during
A．experience B．energy C．time D．money
A．kind B．poor C．strong D．lazy
A．What B．How C．Why D．When
A．discover B．make C．collect D．spend
A．little B．good C．much D．excellent
A．giving B．running C．washing D．receiving
A．comfortable B．cheerful C．nice D．hard
A．borrow B．need C．afford D．pay
A．kept B．finished C．minded D．stopped
A．really B．easily C．quietly D．slowly
As a teenager, I am often asked what I am going to be in the future. A lawyer ? A doctor ? Or a scientist ? No, my ideal career is to be a teacher. One of the for that is I want to be a teacher like Mr. Chen.
“Look! Do you know what it is? A-ha, it’s the ! And it will always move around the sun.” Mr. Chen said and pointed to his head. He then touched the nose and , “Can you tell me the name of this mountain? It is the highest mountain on Earth! What’s the of it? Yes, it’s 8844.43 metres…” I’ll never forget my first geography lesson. He was humorous that we all fell in love with his lessons . It’s Mr. Chen who opened the door of geography for us.
Generally speaking, most of the teachers are strict students and sometimes a little bit demanding（苛求的）, not so with Mr. Chen. He is a lighthouse, showing us the way to the treasure of knowledge. He is a friend and easy to get with, always encouraging us to speak out loud without our shyness and other disadvantages. He is an example, volunteering his time to students and other teachers.
One day I happened to meet him in the hospital. Seeing the cut on his arm, I realized he was donating his . I was moved and was another lesson, a lesson of love and devotion.
Every time I see my globe（地球仪）, it would me of Mr. Chen. He is the most unforgettable teacher I have met and he will always be. Someday I hope I am to be a teacher like him.
Thank you, Mr Chen, thank you for making learning not a job but a joy.
Thank you for helping me to discover what I do best and to do it even .
Thank you for understanding all of us and giving us the time and care each of us needs.
A．replies B．reasons C．rewards D．results
A．moon B．earth C．star D．sun
A．advised B．announced C．added D．answered
A．distance B．weight C．size D．height
A．very B．too C．really D．so
A．at present B．at once C．at times D．at first
A．with B．to C．in D．for
A．away B．together C．angry D．along
A．thinking B．caring C．considering D．supposing
A．money B．blood C．clothes D．time
A．taught B．given C．taken D．had
A．remembers B．represents C．warns D．reminds
A．just B．never C．ever D．yet
A．able B．about C．allowed D．available
A．well B．good C．better D．best