I had never noticed her. She was not the kind of girl who could draw attention. She was not tall and just looked . In class, she liked sitting at the back, reading or taking notes. One day I asked her to read aloud the text. When I heard her standard American pronunciation, I looked at her with new eyes. And I her name—Kelly. Later on, the National College Speech Competition would be held. One student in our school was allowed to attend. I thought it over and filled in name.
Kelly practiced hard for the competition. However, I was a little worried because she was always too . Could she do well in the competition?
On the night of the competition, I sat in the front row of the hall very early. I told her to take it easy. Her face turned red and she said nothing. It seemed she was really . I felt upset, but I just patted her on the shoulder and let her go to draw lots（抽签）. As a result, she drew No. 9 while No. 8 was a boy who was very good at giving speeches.
Sure enough, No. 8 was very . The whole audience made a warm applause （鼓掌）almost every 30 seconds and was still talking about his speech with until Kelly appeared on the stage. I sat there with no to look at her. It was her first time to go up the stage, so I couldn’t be angry with her for any small mistakes. But at that moment, I found I was so afraid of her .
The strong spotlight and large hall made her so small that nobody seemed to notice she had been on the stage. I felt hopeless.
But the moment that me came. I clearly heard a voice, a very loud voice, “Now, please focus on（聚焦于）me.”
Three times in all, louder and louder.
The whole audience fell silent.
I could believe that loud voice came from the girl, who was usually soft-voiced and didn’t attention at all. She gave a perfect speech.
I think I will never forget this touching lesson that my student taught me — never underestimate（低估）the power of the silent people.
A．beautiful B．ordinary C．popular D．strange
A．mentioned B．called C．remembered D．wrote
A．her B．his C．my D．your
A．different B．lazy C．slow D．quiet
A．strict B．nervous C．angry D．bored
A．careful B．thankful C．successful D．cheerful
A．patience B．confidence C．pride D．excitement
A．courage B．interest C．excuse D．effort
A．decision B．expression C．appearance D．failure
A．upset B．saved C．surprised D．changed
A．simply B．hardly C．surely D．deeply
A．catch B．need C．pay D．show
Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and dared to swim deeper and further.
One morning, the three fish were to a shallow(浅) water by a big wave. A small boat was taken there, too. It was hard for the fish back to the sea because the boat was right in front of them. The largest fish realized that they werein danger, and said they had to find a way to leave there as as possible. The second largest fishagreed with his elder brother, the youngest one did not. He said that there was muchwater for their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam aroundhappily.
At last, the largest fish returned to thesea by over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also 7 injoining his elder brother in side of water. But the youngest one didn’t follow them and still swam joyfully.
Two hours later, when the sun rose up, the water in the small shallow corner . The fish who did not try to the sea died of lack of water.
A．look after B．looked after C．to look after D．to looking after
A．allowed B．given C．invited D．taken
A．go B．to go C．went D．going
A．fast B．fastly C．faster D．fastest
A．and B．but C．so D．thus
A．jump B．jumped C．to jump D．jumping
A．success B．succeed C．successed D．succeeded
A．the other B．other C．another D．each
A．rose up B．washed away C．ran out D．dried up
A．return B．returned C．to return D．returning
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In China, traffic keeps to the right. Cars, trucks, buses bikes must all keep to the right side of the . In most other countries, traffic to the left.
How can you the roads safer?
you cross the road, stop and look each side. left, then right, and then look left again. Don’t cross the road if you are not sure whether the road is clear or not. Don’t across the road. is dangerous.
If you small children, old people, or blind people walking across the road, help cross the road in safety. Helping others is a kind of virtue (美德).
A．or B．and C．but D．while
A．road B．river C．bridge D．city
A．go B．coming C．leave D．keeps
A．make B．know C．guess D．see
A．Often B．Before C．During D．As
A．Look B．Turn C．Walk D．Across
A．run B．jump C．smile D．walk
A．There B．It C．This D．Here
A．watch B．look C．read D．see
A．her B．him C．them D．they
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Do you like bubble gum(泡泡糖)? Do you know when it was ?
In the 1870s, an American discovered bubble gum. name was Thomas Adams. He wanted to find the use for a chicle(一种树胶). Chicle is a Spanish for sticky water that comes from one kind of Mexican tree.
Mr. Adams wanted to make rubber chicle. He worked in his home while he tried to find a way to make the chicle become stronger. He had a son name was Horatio. He also helped his father now and then.
One day, young Horatio began to chew(咀嚼) the chicle while he watched his father work. It did not very good, but Horatio enjoyed chewing it. Then the young boy began to blow bubbles with the new chicle which his father had made. Mr. Adams had discovered bubble gum .
Mr. Adams gave up trying to find a way to make rubber. , he wanted to try to sell the new gum that he had made. He thought people might like the taste, too.
He was . Soon, the new gum became more and more popular.
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A．created B．create C．discovered D．discover
A．Her B．My C．Your D．His
A．word B．meaning C．sentence D．idea
A．of B．from C．with D．to
A．whom B．which C．whose D．who
A．taste B．sound C．look D．smell
A．by mistake B．by accident C．in time D．for example
A．Instead of B．Because of C．Instead D．Because
A．another B．other C．the other D．others
A．good B．true C．right D．fine
“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of life. It has brought me success. I learned the law from my father's famous 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 during 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 collect 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 really in life. ” That is what I learned from my father.
A．born B．lucky C．rich D．famil
A．taught B．worked C．studied D．slept
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．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