Many teenagers have hobbies．But sometimes these hobbies can get way of schoolwork. and Parents might worry about their at school．Teenagers often think they should be allowed to practice their hobbies as much as they want．Do you agree?
Liu Yu, a boy from Shandong．is a running star．He is on his school running team and has always wanted to be a professional athlete．However，his parents won’t allow him to tram as much as he would like. “Of course we want to see Liu Yu his dream．”says Mr. Liu．“and we know he loves running. That's great．and my wife and I have watched him in every one of his races．We have nothing running. But we do think that our son needs to be realistic．Now that he is getting older. he needs to think about what will happen he doesn’t become a professional runner in the end．
Liu Yu really ．“Well．I think I should be allowed to make decisions for myself．”he says.“My parents have always taught me the of working hard and not just to do what I enjoy. I understand this. But I'm serious about running． a professional runner is the only thing I have ever wanted to do.
Mr. and Mrs. Liu believe that Liu Yu should study hard in the evenings. and so they don’t allow him to practice on school nights．“I know this seem strict，”says Mrs. Liu“but we think we’re doing the right thing．He has to understand very people can become professional athletes. It's a very difficult dream to achieve. so we think he needs to spend more time his homework．
But Liu Yu still doesn’t agree．I know my parents care about me，but they are always talking about what if I don't succeed in the future．But I will succeed! I think I should be allowed to make this decision for myself．Only then will I have a chance of achieving my dream.
A．in the B．on the C．by the D．in this
A．study B．success C．failure D．health
A．fifteen-years-old B．fifteen years old C．fifteen-year-old D．fifteen-year-olds
A．achieve B．come true C．realizes D．to achieve
A．how many B．how much C．how often D．how long
A．for B．against C．in D．of
A．whether B．if C．that D．unless
A．agrees B．disagrees C．think so D．supports
A．importance B．important C．necessary D．useful
A．To being B．Being C．Become D．To do
A． running B．run C．to run D．runing
A．should B．might C．must D．need
A．many B．a little C．few D．a few
A．on B．in C．with D．for
A．happens B．has happened C．will happen D．happened
I have only seen my father cry once. It was at the Alton Train Station, back when the trains will ran. I was on my way to Philadelphia to 1 the train that would take me to Boston and the college. I was eager(热切的) to go. College, with its 2 and the promise of the better future had become more interesting. It 3 me to see tears in my father’s eyes as he shook my hand and said goodbye.
For eighteen years, we had never had a(n) 4 to say goodbye like this. He was taller than me, 5 I was not short. I was going somewhere, and he was seeing me off. He 6 me, but he had not needed to say before, and now his tears were 7 it.
The tears in my father’s eyes told me that we would have less and less to do with each other. I had taken my 8 from his, and now I was learning it. The train 9 and I boarded(登上) it. My father looked smaller from the train. We 10 goodbye to each other through the window. I was wearing the heavy winter coat that my father had bought for me to keep me from catching a cold in New England.
A．return B．catch C．design D．watch
A．habits B．license C．courses D．advertisements
A．shocked B．supposed C．helped D．encouraged
A．time B．luck C．chance D．interest
A．because B．though C．so D．and
A．taught B．beat C．forgot D．loved
A．saying B．knowing C．creating D．describing
A．money B．time C．present D．life
A．continued B．broke C．arrived D．left
A．reached B．waved C．talked D．cheered
Jennie sat at her window as usual, looking out upon the street, with a look of sadness on her face,“What a long day this is going to be!”
Then she saw a little boy running down the street, swinging his schoolbag. Looking up to the window, he took off 1 hat and bowed with a bright, pleasant smile.
“What a nice 2 ,”said Jennie to herself, as the boy ran out of sight.“It seems like having the sunshine. I wish everybody who goes by would look up 3 smile.”
George, the little boy, told his mother about that 4 girl when he got back home,“She looks so helpless. I wish I could do something for her.”
“Why not give her some 5 ?”said his mother. George agreed.
The next morning, as Jennie 6 at he window again, she saw George with a handful of beautiful flowers carefully picking his way across the street. He stopped in front of her window, smiling pleasantly, and said,“Can I come in?”Jennie told him 7 to get into the house.
Opening the door to Jennie’s gentle“Come in”, George said, “I’ve brought you some flowers.”
“Are they for me?”said Jennie 8 .“How kind you are,”she continued, as George put the flowers on her lap.“I’ve 9 received any flower since we moved to the town.”
“Did you live in the countryside?”asked George, 10 the old, small and empty room.
“Yes,”said Jennie.
Jennie used to have a happy family and live in a beautiful house in the countryside. However, she lost her right leg in an accident. She 11 walk like other people any longer. Later, her father died, and her mother was sick 12 so many years that their money was all gone. They sold the house, and move here to get work to do.
George told his parents 13 . They decided to help her. More and more people in the 14 gave Jennie friendly smiles when they passed by her house. She was greatly cheered up.
A few months later, Jennie and her mother 15a flower shop. People could always see Jennie sitting in the shop, having a lovely smile on her face.
A．her B．his C．your D．my
A．house B．door C．smile D．schoolbag
A．and B．but C．as D．or
A．rich B．lucky C．bad D．poor
A．money B．flowers C．clothes D．food
A．danced B．cried C．sat D．laughed
A．how B．who C．when D．why
A．angrily B．easily C．sadly D．happily
A．never B．usually C．always D．sometimes
A．looking for B．looking around C．looking like D．looking after
A．shouldn’t B．needn’t C．couldn’t D．mustn’t
A．for B．in C．at D．on
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．countryside B．town C．village D．city
A．reached B．left C．closed D．opened
The first way to make friends is to smile. When you smile, people think you are __1___ and easy to talk to. It may not be easy at first to smile. But, you can practice in the mirror(镜子). When you look at yourself, think if you’d like to __2___ to your smiling face or your usual face. Of course the smiling face. Most people stay away from an __3___ face.
One easy way to start a conversation with someone is to say __4___ nice about them. For example, you could talk about an interesting __5___ to a teacher’s question, good match at the ball field, pretty shirt, etc…. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to __6___ talking to that person?
Ask your new friends questions about themselves. Such as: “Who’s their favorite singer?” “Where do they live, who’s their teacher?” “What do they do after school?” … etc. They are all good questions to start a __7___.
When someone asks you a question, do have an answer for them. If you don’t __8___ who your favorite singer is, or what your hobbies are, think about it. There’s nothing that will __9___ a conversation quicker than a shrug(耸肩) for an answer.
Shy kids often have some trouble with complements. When someone says something nice, shy kids often say nothing. This leaves the other person __10___ if they said something wrong. The best and easiest reply to a complement is a simple “thank you”.
A．funny B．strang C．crazy D．friendly
A．talk B．say C．see D．look
A．honest B．old C．angry D．exciting
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．answer B．book C．decision D．invention
A．have B．prefer C．finish D．keep
A．discussion B．conversation C．meeting D．game
A．meet B．believe C．know D．guess
A．try B．stop C．find D．make
A．wondering B．forgetting C．hearing D．knowing
“I can't believe what I'm hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate （候选人） for president of Students’ Union. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I'm 1 , Mike. I really thought you should be 2 .”
Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a polite “ 3” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.
“I'm, er-I'm just wondering 4 you would…consider coming to work on my team,” he said 5 . “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”
“I don't think so,” I replied, feeling 6 .
“Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to 7 table.
All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process （选举过程）would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I 8 to join them.
My first goal was to 9 an attractive advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a
10 with Jeff's pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway without passing Jeff's smiling face.
My next step was to 11 which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team. With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster 12 to add these activities to our school program.
With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well received at school.
An eighth grader said, “It'll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”
Hearing these words made my heart filled with 13 . I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff's team. He became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his 14 . The fact that it has made a（n） 15 in other people's lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!
A．lucky B．happy C．sorry D．angry
A．heard B．chosen C．invited D．followed
A．Good luck B．congratulations C．see you D．help yourself
A．how B．if C．when D．that
A．proudly B．quickly C．nervously D．shyly
A．unhappy B．uncertain C．unnecessary D．unfair
A．other B．the other C．another D．others
A．tried B．refused C．failed D．decided
A．print B．invent C．create D．copy
A．poster B．project C．programme D．perfomance
A．make sure B．look up C．work on D．find out
A．agreed B．offered C．expected D．managed
A．pride B．courage C．kindness D．hope
A．dream B．future C．life D．success
A．difference B．progress C．mistake D．effort
Mary’s dime（一毛钱）
It was Sunday afternoon. I decided to clean up the room nicely so that my parents would feel 1 when they returned from a long ride! Then, I sat in the room, having nothing to do.
What else could I do? Then, with no reason, I suddenly 2 the pale face of that little beggar(乞丐) girl. I could see the glad light 3 her eyes when I put the dime in her little dirty hand.
How much I 4 that dime, too! Grandpa gave it to me a whole month ago, and I had kept it ever since in my red box upstairs, but those sugar apples looked so attractive, and were so 5 — only a dime a piece — that I wanted to have one.
I could imagine the little girl stood there in front of the 6 in her old dirty dress, looking at the 7 that were put all in a row in the window. I wonder what I should say, “Little girl, what do you want?” I gently asked. She felt 8 and looked straight at me, just as if（似乎）nobody had spoken so 9 to her before. She realized what I had meant, so she said seriously and sadly. “I was thinking how good one of those delicious hamburgers would 10 . I haven’t had anything to eat today.”
Now I thought to myself, “Mary Williams, you have had a good breakfast and a good lunch today, 11 this poor girl has not had a mouthful yet. You can give her your 12 . She needs it a great deal more than you do.”
I could not run away from that little girl’s sad, 13 look — so I dropped the dime right into her hand. How 14 the girl was! I am so glad I gave her the dime, 15 I had to go without the apple lying there in the window.
A．disturbed B．unhappy C．satisfied D．interested
A．saw B．remembered C．forgot D．described
A．filling B．protecting C．attracting D．touching
A．hated B．loved C．missed D．noticed
A．valuable B．meaningful C．expensive D．cheap
A．market B．library C．store D．bookshop
A．dresses B．magazines C．books D．candies
A．surprised B．excited C．pleased D．worried
A．happily B．kindly C．angrily D．sadly
A．taste B．sound C．feel D．smell
A．since B．so C．and D．but
A．apple B．hamburger C．dime D．candy
A．proud B．angry C．calm D．hungry
A．grateful B．unlucky C．lonely D．friendly
A．unless B．if C．though D．because