Once I spoke at a high school. After the speech, the principal asked me to see a special student. An had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.
He was Matthew. he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. He spoke about and succeeding and seeking（追寻）his dreams.
When we finished talking, I went to my and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about and overcoming obstacles（克服障碍）than I ever would. He looked at it for a while, then took it off and handed it to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”
Last summer I got the news that Matthew had and a letter Matthew had written to me a few days before:
Dear Rick,
My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter. The doctors are to tell me that I don't have long to live any more. But I still smile as much as I can.
I told you that in the future I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I'll . I know I'm a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you.
Thank you for loving me.
Your friend
Matthew
A．excuse B．effect C．operation D．illness
A．While B．When C．Although D．Because
A．they B．he C．she D．him
A．winning B．teaching C．playing D．working
A．home B．desk C．classroom D．bag
A．failure B．success C．luck D．smile
A．around B．in C．back D．down
A．went away B．passed away C．stayed away D．moved away
A．surprised B．brave C．sorry D．happy
A．never B．ever C．often D．seldom
What do the people usually do on weekends? Some people like to at home, but others like to go out for a walk or play football. Mr Smith hard in a factory during (在期间) the . On the weekends, he usually the same thing. On Saturday he washes his car and on he goes with his family to a village (村庄) by car. His uncle and aunt a farm there. It isn't a big one, but there is always thing to do on the farm. The children help with the animals and give them some . Mr. and Mrs. Smith help in the field. At the end of the day, they are all and Mr Smith's aunt them a big meal.
A．play B．stay C．be D．so
A．works B．does C．makes D．studies
A．day B．year C．week D．month
A．does B．do C．make D．has
A．Friday B．Saturday C．Thursday D．Sunday
A．have B．has C．bring D．find
A．many B．much C．any D．most
A．food B．rice C．cakes D．fruit
A．full B．angry C．hungry D．happy
A．give B．puts C．makes D．does
完形填空。从A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
This Sunday, my family are free.
I have no . I would like to go out for a with my family on a farm. We are very . In the morning, we do some in the shop. My parents buy some chicken and some to drink. I buy some hamburgers and four bags milk. Hamburgers are my favorite . I would like toa kite, so I take one with me. My father would like to listen to music, he takes an MP3. My mother will cook some nice food for .
I think the picnic will be nice.A. classes B. problem C. time
A. dinner B. walk C. picnic
A. kind B. happy C. sorry
A. work B. homework C. shopping
A. juice B. rice C. bananas
A. on B. of C. for
A. book B. color C. food
A. play B. makeC. fly
A. and B. so C. but
A. us B. our C. we
完形填空。（共10分, 每小题1分）
阅读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选择最佳选项。
I used to hunt（打猎） and have killed a few deer. There was great excitement in _____and shooting（射击）.
One cold morning in winter, I went alone to a hillside. I carried my gun, a bottle of ______ and three thick sandwiches.
I found a natural hiding place, cleared the snow and sat down. It was pretty cold, but I had warm clothes on. I sat there waiting for about an hour. _____showed. I ate two sandwiches and drank a little coffee. The place was really quiet.
Suddenly, a big beautiful buck（雄鹿） appeared less than twenty feet away from me. There was no ______near to him. Surely I couldn’t miss. I waited for him to run with a start.
To my surprise, he came toward me! He was curious（好奇的）, I guess, or maybe he was stupid. For this was no youngster, but a fully grown-up one. He must have known about men and their guns. But this buck came _____, and I still waited. His big eyes never moved from my face. His wonderful head with a set of antlers was clear in the sight.
I was getting a bit ______now. A buck can do a lot of harm to me. Well, he walked right up to where I was sitting. Then he stopped and looked at me!
What happened next is hard to _____. But it all seemed quite natural. I reached up and scratched（挠） his head. And he enjoyed it! That big, wild, beautiful buck lowered his head and asked for ______!
I scratched his head again and his body. His nose touched my shoulder. I ______him my last sandwich.
Well, he finally went his way, down the hill. I just watched him go—a strong buck carrying a proud head.
I picked up my bottle and gun, and started walking back. I ______hunting from that day on.
A．standing B．waiting C．drinking D．driving
A．water B．tea C．milk D．coffee
A．Something B．Anything C．Everything D．Nothing
A．cover B．leaf C．snow D．stone
A．away B．back C．closer D．farther
A．excited B．nervous C．happy D．surprised
A．believe B．decide C．guess D．solve
A．food B．play C．more D．1ess
A．prepared B．fed C．carried D．showed
A．looked up B．picked up C．lifted up D．gave up
完形填空
My birthday was a few days ago．Now I’m 24 years old and I’m________with teaching．I didn’t remember my birthday until the morning of the 20th．It was just________an ordinary day，no presents，no party，no cake…and I________it that way．When I was younger，I always felt sad that almost________remembered my birthday，not even my family．But now I don’t________any more，especially this year，from 23 to 24，not much________．I’m just not a birthday or holiday person．This month I have several foreign students________Chinese with me．I give lessons privately，so I________to do quite a lot of work before each lesson．So far I’m getting more________in teaching foreigners Chinese，and I think it’s a very cool job．When I was at______，I wanted to follow these native(本国的)English speakers．They can______to foreign countries and get teaching jobs easily almost anywhere even______they’re not real teachers．I complained Chinese didn’t have as many______as people from the West．But now things are______．As China is becoming stronger，Chinese is becoming more and more______，and maybe in the future I can get teaching jobs in foreign countries．I’ll study more and get ready．
A．worth B．busy C．weak D．silent
A．like B．before C．opposite D．between
A．report B．prevent C．prefer D．reach
A．everybody B．somebody C．anybody D．nobody
A．receive B．agree C．care D．blow
A．secret B．difference C．experience D．address
A．collecting B．choosing C．celebrating D．learning
A．need B．mean C．miss D．afford
A．amazed B．interested C．frightened D．covered
A．school B．library C．meeting D．channel
A．ring B．search C．travel D．greet
A．unless B．since C．after D．though
A．relatives B．chances C．voices D．programs
A．increasing B．rewarding C．disappearing D．changing
A．popular B．confident C．central D．proud
完形填空
People all over the world celebrate the new year．However，not all countries celebrate in the same way，and in some countries，the new year doesn’t begin on the________date every year．
In many countries，the new year begins on 1st January，but people start celebrating on 31st December，New Year’s Eve．In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square．_______they’re waiting for the New Year，they listen to music，sing traditional songs and have fun．Just before 12 o’clock，everyone________down from 10:10，9，8…As soon as it’s 12 o’clock，everyone shouts very______，“Happy New Year！”
New Year’s Day is often a family day．Some families get together for a special meal．When the weather is fine，many families go out for a________．
On New Year’s Day，many people make resolutions for the new year．They_______a list of things，such as“I will help out more with housework．I will work________at school than others．”or“I won’t spend so much time playing video games．”When they have made_______list，they read it to their family or friends and promise to________their resolutions．
So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate，______people in countries all over the world，it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year，and to welcome the new．
A．familiar B．same C．important D．normal
A．If B．Even though C．While D．Before
A．comes B．turns C．looks D．counts
A．loudly B．quietly C．sadly D．safely
A．walk B．secret C．job D．treatment
A．put on B．write down C．take away D．look after
A．quickly B．hard C．harder D．hardly
A．its B．his C．her D．their
A．follow B．make C．do D．give
A．by B．for C．with D．from