Earlylastyear,twoyoungbrothers-优题课

Playground

Molly and her friend Bella were playing on the playground.They were supposed to be （1）　　on the swing.Molly counted to （2）　　while Bella was on the swing.Bella （3）　　get off the swing.

"Bella!I counted to 100；it's my turn! " said Molly.

"You counted too fast；it's still my turn， " Bella said.

Molly was （4）　　.She wanted a turn on the swing，too!What could she do？Molly could tell the （5）　　.However，her teacher always wanted them to try to solve the problem first.What （6）　　she try？

She decided to try using an "I message".That means to tell （7）　　person how you're feeling，why you feel that way，and what he or she can please do to make it （8）　　.

"Bella，I feel sad because we were supposed to swing in turns （9）　　 100 seconds.Will you please get off？" Molly asked. （10）　　，Bella went off the swing.Molly was happy because she solved her problem all by herself!

（1）A.taking turns	B.sitting straight	C.standing up	D.having a rest
（2）A.50	B.70	C.100	D.120
（3）A.does	B.doesn't	C.did	D.didn't
（4）A.happy	B.excited	C.upset	D.tired
（5）A.teacher	B.policeman	C.keeper	D.officer
（6）A.must	B.might	C.shall	D.could
（7）A.other	B.others	C.any other	D.the other
（8）A.higher	B.better	C.longer	D.simpler
（9）A.in	B.before	C.after	D.between
（10）A.Finally	B.Unluckily	C.Carefully	D.Sadly

Playground

Molly and her friend Bella were playing on the playground.They were supposed to be

（1）　　on the swing.Molly counted to （2）　　while Bella was on the swing.Bella

（3）　　get off the swing.

"Bella!I counted to 100；it's my turn! " said Molly.

"You counted too fast；it's still my turn， " Bella said.

Molly was （4）　　.She wanted a turn on the swing，too!What could she do？Molly could tell the （5）　　.However，her teacher always wanted them to try to solve the problem first.What （6）　　she try？

She decided to try using an "I message".That means to tell （7）　　person how you're feeling，why you feel that way，and what he or she can please do to make it （8）　　.

"Bella，I feel sad because we were supposed to swing in turns （9）　　 100 seconds.Will you please get off？" Molly asked. （10）　　，Bella went off the swing.Molly was happy because she solved her problem all by herself!

（1）A.taking turns	B.sitting straight	C.standing up	D.having a rest
（2）A.50	B.70	C.100	D.120
（3）A.does	B.doesn't	C.did	D.didn't
（4）A.happy	B.excited	C.upset	D.tired
（5）A.teacher	B.policeman	C.keeper	D.officer
（6）A.must	B.might	C.shall	D.could
（7）A.other	B.others	C.any other	D.the other
（8）A.higher	B.better	C.longer	D.simpler
（9）A.in	B.before	C.after	D.between
（10）A.Finally	B.Unluckily	C.Carefully	D.Sadly

It was a summer day.An old man was taking a walk down a hill cheerfully.He wiped the sweat（擦汗）from his face and started（1）　　a song.

Suddenly，he heard a voice. "Hello，sir." The old man turned around,（2）　　he saw no one."I'm here， " the voice came from beside his feet.The old man looked down and saw a beautiful flower.

"Sir，would you mind answering a question？"（3）　 the flower."Certainly not,my child.What do you want to know？"said the old man.The flower hesitated（犹豫）for a second and said,"Why are you so（4）　　？You are not young and maybe you don't have（5）　　days left."

The flower went on， "My days（6）　　and I'm going to wither（枯萎） .That makes me so sad."

The old man laughed， "Yes，I don't have many days left.But so what？（7）　　waste such a lovely day on something that hasn't happened？"The flower didn't

（8）　　understand.The old man continued, "What's gone is gone.What's to come is to come.You can't change it.But you can decide to enjoy this very（9）　　that you truly have."

And he didn't（10）　　the flower to respond（回应） .He just walked away，continuing with the happy song he had been singing.

（1）A.playing	B.singing	C.writing
（2）A.but	B.so	C.or
（3）A.repeated	B.replied	C.asked
（4）A.worried	B.happy	C.tired
（5）A.some	B.many	C.much
（6）A.have returned	B.have stood	C.have passed
（7）A.Where	B.What	C.Why
（8）A.quite	B.quietly	C.seldom
（9）A.word	B.moment	C.voice
（10）A.wait for	B.put away	C.drop by

I looked at the words on the page.I knew how to say them，but my（1）　　 wouldn't work.It was my first class in this new school，so nobody here knew me.My teacher just asked me to read some text out loud.The whole class was waiting for me（2）　　 I could even hear my heartbeats.

I just sat there.Seconds passed.Some students started to（3）　　 "What's wrong with her？" one boy said. "Maybe she can't read at all!" said another student.

"Just open your mouth and speak!" I told myself.I tried to get the words out.But the first was always the（4）　　.The teacher was waiting.More of my classmates were making fun of me.I wanted to hide under my desk.I soon felt tears （眼泪） running down..

I often faced situations like this during my grade school.（5）　　？I had a stuttering（结巴） problem.Because of this，I often felt embarrassed（尴尬的）at school.

Thankfully，I met a great teacher，Mrs.Brown.She never（6）　　 me when I was trying to talk.She helped me to relax when I was speaking，and would always wait ﹣ （7）　　 for me to finish my sentences.

Mrs.Brown offered me the most encouragement.She always let me know that my stuttering problem didn't mean I wasn't smart.She said， "Your brain is moving too fast，and your mouth just can't keep up!" Those simple words made me feel（8）　　 and encouraged.

Great changes happened to me.When I entered high school，I almost （9）　　 stuttering.In college，I had no trouble at all.As a child，I never imagined that I would become a（10）　　 just like Mrs.Brown，passing love and care on to my students.

（1）A.eyes	B.hands	C.mouth
（2）A.noisily	B.silently	C.proudly
（3）A.suggest	B.encourage	C.laugh
（4）A.hardest	B.easiest	C.funniest
（5）A.What	B.Why	C.Where
（6）A.praised	B.rushed	C.comforted
（7）A.sadly	B.angrily	C.patiently
（8）A.loved	B.hated	C.refused
（9）A.started	B.stopped	C.doubled
（10）A.student	B.manager	C.teacher

John was a poor but very smart kid and he always got top grades at school.He was （1）　　 so he didn't have any friends.His classmate，Kevin，was a mean kid，who bullied（欺负）almost everyone including John.He did well in most subjects，but （2）　　 failed math.

The two kids couldn't be more different，but an act of （3）　　 connected them.One day，John saw a lady drop a purse on his way to school.The lady didn't （4）　　 that.John caught up with her and handed the purse to her.

The lady happened to be Kevin's （5）　　.That evening，she told Kevin about the kind little boy who（6）　　 the purse to her.She said， "His name's John.I guess he goes to your school. "What？" Kevin said （7）　　， "Did you mean poor John，my classmate？"

To thank John，Kevin and his mom decided to invite him over for some （8）　　.The next day，when John saw big Kevin running towards him，he got really scared.He thought Kevin was going to （9）　　 him.Unexpectedly，Kevin gave him a big hug， "Thank you （10）　　 returning my mom's purse yesterday!"

"You mean that nice lady？" John asked

"Yes.She （11）　　 invite you over for some home﹣baked cookies. ""Well，I have to get my mother's permission（允许）first. "

After school，they walked together to John's home.John's mom was more than happy to see his son with a friend for a （12）　　.She agreed at once after asking Kevin if his parents were OK with that.

The two kids （13）　　 the freshly baked cookies Kevin's mom served.Then，they did the homework together.Kevin was amazed （14）　 John explained the usually very difficult math homework and made it look so easy.

With John's help，Kevin passed math tests （15）　　，and he seldom bullied anyone.They became best friends as well.

（1）A.friendly	B.brave	C.shy
（2）A.always	B.sometimes	C.never
（3）A.bravery	B.kindness	C.friendship
（4）A.notice	B.see	C.care
（5）A.aunt	B.mother	C.grandma
（6）A.left	B.showed	C.returned
（7）A.angrily	B.worriedly	C.surprisedly
（8）A.snacks	B.meals	C.fruits
（9）A.thank	B.beat	C.wake
（10）A.for	B.to	C.of
（11）A.asks to	B.comes to	C.wants to
（12）A.prize	B.challenge	C.change
（13）A.sent	B.enjoyed	C.got
（14）A.how	B.why	C.when
（15）A.hopefully	B.successfully	C.luckily