It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade. Carmen found she couldn’t see things all the time. She became very worried, but she hoped would know that. When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor, she didn't . But her mother's mind was made up.
Three days later, Carmen got new glasses and instructions from her doctor. “All of the kids will think I'm silly.” Carmen said. Her mother and shook her head. “You look just as beautiful as before,” she said. But Carmen didn't believe her.
The next day, Carmen kept the glasses in her pocket as she walked into the schoolyard. She stood alone away from her friends, feeling . Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout. Carmen ran over to the other girls. “What's the matter?” she asked. “My ring is gone!” Theresa cried. “My sister sent it to me from California. It's very and I can 't lose it.”
Carmen and her friends began to the ring in the grassy area of the playground. Carmen realized that she could do better if she could see better. She took the glasses out and put them on. Everything looked so ! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her . It was the ring.
"Here it is," she shouted. She handed it to Theresa. "Thanks, Carmen," she said. "I thought we'd find it." She paused. “Hey, 1 didn’t know you wore glasses. They look great!”
Carmen had forgotten that she was wearing the new glasses. “Thanks,” she replied.
"Maybe wearing glasses won't be so bad after all." Carmen thought.
A．clearly B．carefully C．freely D．quickly
A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．anybody
A．explain B．are C．understand D．agree
A．relaxed B．cheered C．smiled D．jumped
A．tired B．unhappy C．afraid D．serious
A．special B．common C．cheap D．heavy
A．ask for B．wait for C．look for D．pay for
A．new B．dirty C．strange D．different
A．ears B．eyes C．feet D．hands
A．still B．ever C．never D．often
完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
Malala Yousafzai Brave, a 19-year-old girl, has been thought to be clever and determined（坚定的）since October 9, 2012 when Taliban gunmen entered her school bus and shot (枪击) her head.
Before this day, Malala had been speaking out for girls’ education in her country of Pakistan. The doctors, who treated Malala after she was shot, didn’t that she would live but she did so much more than just live－she .
Malala has recently a book named “I am Malala”. She has joined talk shows and has had the chance to meet with the US President Barack Obama.
On July 12th, her sixteenth birthday, Malala made her first public appearance after she was shot. She spoke in the United Nations students, teachers, and some important guests.
In her speech, Malala made it that the Taliban did not reach their goal of stopping her strong . Nothing changed in her life, Malala said－except that: weakness, and hopelessness died; strength, power and courage were born. Malala told her listeners that she would continue to fight for education in her country and all over the world.
Through her speech, Malala is trying to help us that a gun may hit her body but not her heart. She won Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.
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完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“A friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” Sometimes in 1ife，you find a special friend:
Someone who changes your just by being part of it；
Someone who makes you laugh until you can’t ；
Someone who makes you believe that there really is in the world；
Someone who convinces(使相信) you that there really is an door just waiting for you to open it. This is Forever Friendship．
When you’re , and the world seems dark and empty, your forever friend you up in spirits and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and .
Your forever friend gets you the hard times and the sad times．If you turn and walk away, your forever friend ． If you 1ose your way，your forever friend guides you，encourages you，holds your and tells you that everything is going to be OK．
And if you such a friend, you fee1 happy，because you not worry．You have a forever friend for life，and forever has no .
A true friend is someone who gives you a hand and touches your heart．
Remember： happens，happens for a reason．
How many people have eight true friends in fact? Hardly I know．But some of us have all right friends and good friends．
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完形填空 先通读下而的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并住答题卡上将该项涂黑。
What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, or red? If you do, you must be an optimist (乐观者), a leader or an active person who enjoys life. Do you prefer grey and blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy and you often follow instead of . You seem to be a pessimist (悲观者).
Colours our moods, there is no doubt about it. A yellow room makes most people feel more and warmer than a dark green one. It seems that a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the sadness winter day. On the other hand, black represents stress. A black bridge the River Thames, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides (自杀) than bridge in the area until it green. The number of suicides fell at once, perhaps it will fall even more if the bridge is done pink or baby blue. Light and colours make people not only happier but . It is true that factory workers work better, harder, and have accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than or dark green.
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完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One afternoon a boss was riding in his car when he saw two men along the roadside eating grass. He felt and ordered his driver to stop and he got out to ask why.
He asked one man. “Why are you eating grass?” “We don’t have any money for . We have to eat grass.” the poor man replied.
“Well, then, you can come with me to my house and I’ll you.” the boss said.
“But sir, I have a wife and two children with me. They are over there, under that tree.”
“Bring them along.” the boss replied. to the other poor man, he said. “You come with us, too.” The second man said a painful voice.“ But sir, I also have a wife and six children with me!”
“Bring them along ,” the boss answered. They all the car, which was no easy task even for such a large car. In the car one of the poor men turned to the boss and said, “Sir, you are so . Thank you for taking all of us with you.”
The boss replied, “Glad to do it. You’ll love my because the grass there is almost a metre high.”
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Many teenagers think that happiness comes from a good exam result or praise(赞扬) from other people. But you can still be happy when there are no _ "good" things.
Success comes from a good attitude. If you learn problems, you will have success in the future. Some school students have problems, such as being too tall or too short. We know that happiness comes from thinking in a(n) way. If you are tall , people notice you and you can get a better view at the movie; if you are short ,your clothes and shoes take room in your bedroom! I think "You can choose to be happy!"
I think the secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future, for example, getting into college or getting a good job________ we don't enjoy the present (现在). The next secret of happiness is to be . Many people go dancing or play sports. People can _ their problems and only think about the activities
Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. According to studies, people feel good when they volunteer their time to do many meaningful things for people, if you want to feel happier, do for someone.
Now maybe you know how to find happiness! Which way will you choose to make yourselves happy? Try one , and you will get more.A. suchB. so C. many
A. forB. from C. with
A. efficient(有效的) B. positive C. opposite
A. lessB. fewer C. a few
A. bestB. first C. worse
A. whichB. what C. that
A. activeB. lovely C. alone
A. rememberB. forget C. talk about
A. othersB. other C. another
A. something nice B. nice something C. something bad