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
My dear brothers and sisters:
The unexpected earthquake attacked you today last year, my dear friends. Actually it hit every Chinese because we are in the same, sharing the same sky. Though we are not in Sichuan with you, we know how you feel afteryour family members and belongings in the earthquake. Many volunteersthe country come to help you because we know what difficulties you are facing. When we heard the sad or moving stories over the radio or watched them on TV, tears came to our . We are as heartbroken as you are.
, we brave Chinese can beat any disaster and overcome any difficulty. In the past year, we hid our tears andour best to rebuild our hometown. We told ourselves“ Don’t!” “No hope, no success!” “Nothing is impossible to a willing heart!” We are stillwalking in a desert (沙漠) at present, but we are ready to live on bravely. Please remember that you are not, not only Chinese people but also people from all over the world are with you, weyou and we are willing to help you.
So just believe we’ll beat the disaster, and a happy life is just on its way!A. village B. country C. town
A. getting B. calling C. losing
A. across B. under C. behind
A. eyes B. ears C. mouths
A. Although B. However C. Because
A. tried B. said C. made
A. give out B. give away C. give up
A. like B. after C. before
A. boring B. happy C. alone
A. look for B. care about C. take after
Small talk is a good way to kill time and make friends. If you travel to other countries, do you know what to say to small talk with local people?
In Britain the best topic is the weather. British changes quite often. It’s a safe topic. You can start small talk simply by saying “It’s a lovely day today, isn’t it?”the weather, it’s good to talk about gardens with English people. For example, you could say, “Those roses look really beautiful, ?” English people love their pets. So it’s also nice to begin with “What a lovely ! What’s its name?”
In America, people like to talk about sports, Amecican football and basketball. They also talk about clothes by saying “It’s a nice shirt! Where did you get it?” The weather is a topic there, too.
Of course, you should avoid a lot of topics during small talk in western countries. Don’t ask people “How old are you?”. Age is usually secret , for women. ask “How much money do you make?” It makes people uncomfortable. Don’t ask strangers whether they have a girlfriend boyfriend. Politics(政治) and religion(宗教) is not a good topic for two people who have just met, either. A. end B. start C. speak
A. weather B. people C. food
A. Besides B. Except C. But
A. isn’t it B. aren’t they C. don’t they
A. picture B. dog C. boy
A. the same as B. so that C. such as
A. safe B. dangerous C. hard
A. extremely B. especially C. exactly
A. Never B. Usually C. Please
A. with B. and C. or
请用适当的词完成下面这封信，并把所缺单词填写在答题卡指定的位置上。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to tell you about our experience on Train 2315 the other day. It is a traingoes from Winston to Stenberg.
This train was never late before, but last Thursday it did not get to the stationtime and my friends and I had to wait for nearly fifty minutes. The train was supposed to
the station at 9:10 am but it was 10:30 am when it set off in the end. Officials at the station neither said sorry to us
gave us any reason for the delay(延误). On our way to Stenberg it stopped for another thirty minutes and still nobody told
why.
What’s more,service on the train was also very poor. The trip took more than five hours. However, we could buy
but some soft drinks on the train. Worst of all, something was
with the air conditioning(空调) and the temperature reached 38℃ before we arrived in Stenberg.
All theon the train were so angry that they asked me to write this letter to your company. We hope you can give us some explanations and improve your work later.
We are looking forward tofrom you.
Yours,
John Armstrong
Andy went home from school by bus one day. When an old woman carrying a basket full of apples got onto the bus, Andy his seat. The old woman her thanks to him and before she got off, she three big apples and said, "I want to give you these three apples. Tell one apple your wish, eat it and then wait and see."
The next day Andy went to a park with the apples. "I wish to be tall and strong." Andy said when he saw boys playing baseball there. He ate the first apple and grew into a very tall boy. But all the boys ran away with when they saw this.
Andy was sad. He took out another apple and said, “I wish to be famous so as to have lots of friends.” With these words, he ate the second apple. But when hundreds of reporters tried to interview him, he had to hide himself to them.
Andy’s third wish was to be one of the richest men in the world. But when his wish came true, he found himself still .
One night Andy the old lady again in the street. She saw he was not in high spirits and asked him what he really wanted to be. "I just want to be !" Andy said. Suddenly he was at the again. One of the boys came up and said to him, "Come on and play with us!"
A．refused B．offered C．kept D．shook
A．expressed B．explained C．imagined D．regretted
A．checked out B．pointed out C．picked out D．sold out
A．bitter B．plain C．magic D．funny
A．joy B．pride C．courage D．fear
A．avoid B．control C．receive D．warn
A．lonely B．silent C．lively D．excellent
A．came down B．came up with C．came to D．came across
A．him B．me C．them D．you
A．bus B．street C．park D．heaven
Once I went shopping on my first visit to Macao. Coming from cold and cloudy England, I enjoyed the sun and dressed in a T-shirt and a skirt. Not having much to enjoy the sun in England, my legs were very white. In England this is not a fashionable look at all . Most women spend every sunny day out trying to get darker skin. The darker the skin, the better the look. I have tried to get darker but works for me!
As I one shop, the two shop assistants kept looking at my legs the whole time , talking quietly to each other in Chinese. I began to feel uncomfortable and asked my friend we could leave. After we left the shop, she asked me what was wrong. I complained about the shop assistants being very impolite . They be talking about my white skin. My friend laughed. “They weren’t laughing at you. They were saying how nice your legs are. Many Chinese women want to have white skin like yours. , there are many beauty products in the shops to make skin whiter and a lot of money is spent on them.”
It just shows that we are never happy with what we have. The grass is greener on the other side. If the women of the West and East the same way, Western women wouldn’t spend so much money on cream that makes skin darker and women from the wouldn’t need to use cream that makes skin whiter.
A．long B．short C．beautiful D．expensive
A．money B．exercise C．space D．chance
A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
A．broke into B．ran past C．got out of D．walked around
A．though B．and C．but D．if
A．must B．mustn’t C．can D．needn’t
A．In a word B．In the end C．Infact D．In order
A．never B．always C．ever D．seldom
A．thought B．saw C．worked D．decided
A．East B．West C．South D．North