This story happened when I was 11 years old. I’ll never forget it.
I was at my friend Jenny’s after school one day. We were doing homework when a friend of Jenny’s mum’s came over to . I don’t remember her name or even what she looked like. I remember her hands, her voice and the lesson she taught me.
I remember her hand reaching out for mine. What hands she had, I thought; rich, dark skin going well with the orange nail polish (指甲油). Then I heard her saying, “Oh no, that is NOT you shake hands. Let me show you.”
After that, I just remember her voice explaining the importance of a good , having a sense of self, looking the other person in the eye… At that moment I felt respected.
I think of her every time I meet someone . I’m so thankful for her little lesson.
I thank her for the time to teach me something I didn’t know. I thank her for the that she didn’t talk down to me because I was 11 or because I didn’t something. I thank her for instilling (灌输) the idea that if someone doesn’t know something, don’t be afraid to share your knowledge.
A．kitchen B．office C．classroom D．house
A．watch B．help C．visit D．look
A．just B．still C．also D．hardly
A．dirty B．beautiful C．large D．useful
A．why B．when C．where D．how
A．handshake B．experience C．education D．impression
A．familiar B．new C．special D．big
A．saving B．checking C．taking D．changing
A．truth B．news C．result D．fact
A．like B．know C．tell D．want
IMAGINE a life without arms or legs! You can’t hold anyone in your1 . You can’t walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you 2 at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?
Nick was born without limbs（四肢）, so life was not 3 for him. At school many students played jokes on him4 he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be 5 friends, so he always felt 6 . However, he faced that bravely. He 7 to type and write with two toes（脚趾）at the age of six, and he could 8 surf and play golf. In college, he achieved（取得） great success and was among the9 students in the studies. And he decided on10 to do later in his life—to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.
Now Nick is one of the most popular 11 in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story12 difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you13 , not what you don’t have.” he said. His 14 encourages millions of people.
“I tell people to keep on getting up when they15 and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”
A．arms B．ears C．eyes D．teeth
A．laugh B．cry C．smile D．shout
A．old B．easy C．modern D．difficult
A．because B．if C．until D．although
A．his B．my C．their D．our
A．happy B．relaxed C．lonely D．surprised
A．failed B．forgot C．helped D．learned
A．even B．ever C．never D．hardly
A．tall B．lazy C．sleepy D．excellent
A．how B．who C．what D．where
A．doctors B．speakers C．scientists D．managers
A．at B．for C．into D．against
A．make B．have C．lose D．want
A．story B．sadness C．friend D．family
A．fail B．play C．listen D．exercise
This morning, I went to a charity show __(1)_____ in the town center. The charity show, called 'For Every Child', was to raise money for an orphanage(孤儿院). Many __(2)______ persons, including a few bosses, donated money at the show. What surprised us was that a little boy also donated 100 yuan. He had saved the money for more___(3) ____two years. He said that everyone should do something for others. Some famous pop singers gave wonderful__(4)____ on the stage. One of them even came ___(5)___ the stage and walked among the audience. She asked the audience to sing a song ___(6)____ her, and they did just __(7)___she wanted them to. The show lasted for about three hours. At the ___(8)___ of the show, some children from the orphanage __(9)___in front of the microphone. All of them were so thankful that they___(10)___ while they said thanks to those people who donated. Again, they felt the warmth of being helped by others.
A．have B．holding C．held D．hold
A．success B．successful C．succeed D．succeeded
A．then B．about C．than D．for
A．perform B．performer C．performance D．performances
A．up B．down C．away D．behind
A．together B．follow C．with D．follows
A．how B．why C．which D．what
A．beginning B．ending C．end D．ends
A．stand B．stands C．standing D．stood
A．cries B．cried C．crying D．shouted
Tolstoy, the greatest Russian writer, liked to walk about in a railway station near his home. One day when he was walking up and down as ___1___, looking at people getting on and off the trains, he heard a lady __2___ after him, “Hey, you old man, go and bring back my handbag I left in the __3___ room.”
Tolstoy went there. He picked the bag up and walked quickly along the platform (站台). At the same time the lady was waiting beside the carriage (车厢), looking __4___. When at last the old man gave the bag back to her, she opened it to make sure nothing was __5___. “ Good, old man,” said the woman. “ You are just as quick as I can __6___. Here you are. ” She gave a coin to him. Tolstoy __7__ the coin and put it into his pocket with a smile.
The woman was very _8__ when she heard he was Tolstoy, the writer of the great novel War and Peace. She returned to Tolstoy and said, “ Oh, excuse me ….. Oh, how silly I was to __9__ you as a porter (搬运工). Please throw back that coin if you forgive me.”
“Oh, madam, why? You have nothing wrong,” Tolstoy laughed and said, “ The coin is given for my work, so I’ll __10___ it. Thank you, madam! ”
A．possible B．often C．usual D．well
A．talking B．speaking C．telling D．shouting
A．reading B．meeting C．waiting D．dining
A．happy B．back C．well D．worried
A．there B．inside C．missing D．wrong
A．expect B．run C．do D．like
A．showed B．watched C．accepted D．picked
A．angry B．surprised C．happy D．sad
A．see B．treat C．have D．look
A．throw B．put C．keep D．stay
I’m glad it’s Sunday again. I can stay in bed 1 I like, drinking tea andread those thick newspapers that are broughtby the newsboy through the letterbox at 8:30. In this way, I can catch up with all the 2 I haven’t got time to read during my work time.
When I 3 the papers, I then prepare my bath. The Sunday morning bath is 4 of the week. There’s no need to hurry because there’s no bus to 5 and my friends are told not to call me up before noon on Sundays, so there is no danger of being troubled by the telephone.
6 spend the afternoon after lunch is always a bit of problem. In summer I can go to the park and sit in a chair 7 boys playing football, while in winter I sit in front of the fire and8 when reading a book, sometimes I turn on the television and sleep through an old film.
Then there’s the evening ahead of me. Perhaps I’ll call on some friends or go to the cinema19 a new film I want to see or to town for a concert. Oh, there are 10 pleasant ways of passing Sunday evenings. The only sad thing is that Monday morning is gettingnear.
A．as long as B．as soon as C．as well as D．as much as
A．things B．books C．information D．knowledge
A．am reading B．have read C．had read D．read
A．the much pleasant B．the more pleasant C．the most pleasant D．the very pleasant
A．sit B．catch C．get in D．take
A．What to B．How to C．When to D．Where to
A．looking B．seeing C．looking at D．watching
A．fall asleep B．go to sleep C．go to bed D．get to sleep
A．when there’s B．if there will be C．when there has D．if there will have
A．so many B．such many C．a lot D．quite few
Trees are one of the oldest plants on the earth. Just like us, trees change a lot 1 they grow. At one to three years old, young trees learn to 2 themselves. For example, many tree grow thorns (刺)to tell animals 3 near. Most young trees have large and deep green leaves to 4 enough sunlight and turn it into their food and energy. When trees are four years old, they are strong enough to 5 the challenge(挑战)in life. At the age of fifteen, they become young adults and grow more 6 . They will have their own flowers and fruit. After the trees are twenty to twenty-five years old, they are called real adults because they reach their 7 . Adults trees give us oxygen and natural beauty. If we 8 them very well, they will live healthily for many years. As time goes on, trees begin older and older and even 9 . At this time, they still have their important places in nature and uses for people. 10 many ways, the life of trees is like our own life experience.
A．before B．when C．after D．since
A．protect B．provide C．prevent D．pollute
A．to go B．to leave C．not to go D．not to leave
A．enjoy B．keep C．stay D．catch
A．get B．receive C．face D．welcome
A．fast B．faster C．slow D．slowly
A．weights B．heights C．styles D．sizes
A．look for B．look after C．look out D．look at
A．die B．hurt C．waste D．throw
A．On B．In C．For D．At