I shook hands with my father in the truck, and for a long time he looked straight ahead and didn’t say a word. But I knew he was going to say a little to me. “I can’t tell ,” he finally said. “I never went to college, andnone of your went to college. I can’t say don’t do this and do that, everything is different. And I don’t know is going to come up. I can’t help much with money, , but I think things will work out. ”
He gave me a new check-book(支票簿). “If you are short of money, a small check. But when you write one, send me a letter and let me how much. There are some things we can always sell.” In four years all the checks I wrote were less than a thousand dollars. My part-time jobs such as to the blind student and sitting with the teachers’ kids filled in the financial gaps.
“You know what you want to be, and they’ll tell you what to take,” my father went on. “When you get a job, be sure it’s honest, and work hard.”
Then my dad reached down beside his seat and brought the old, Bible that he had read so often. He didn’t say read this every morning. He just said, “This can help you if you will let it.”
Did it help? I got through college being a burden on the family. I have been able to make money since.
A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
A．sister B．mother C．brothers D．father
A．so B．if C．when D．because
A．that B．what C．which D．whom
A．too B．also C．either D．as well
A．write B．borrow C．buy D．sell
A．to know B．knew C．knowing D．know
A．read B．reading C．to read D．writing
A．beautiful B．fine C．broken D．complete
A．without B．by C．during D．with
Online shopping is more and more popular. You can shop leaving your house. Just sit in front of your computer, click your and your things will be sent to your house in several days.
Last November 11th, many online stores offered a big discountand free delivery (邮递) . The biggest online shopping sites in China, taobao.com and tmall.com, sold worth 19.1 billion yuan in total.
“Goods (商品) online are often much cheaper. It also me a lot of time. And we often find more goods online to than in shopping malls,” said Wang Xin, an online shopping lover in Beijing. She late for a lot of cheap goods online.
Another big of online shopping is that it helps people get things from different places . “I like eating duck necks very much and Taobao makes it for me to buy them from shops in Wuhan,” said Zhang Xi, a girl in Yangzhou.
While enjoying online shopping, many people also have worries, for middle school student buyers. Young students are easily by advertisements on the Internet and buy things they don’t need.
“Middle school students pay more attention to their studies. Searching for things wastes their time,” said Jing Chunling, an education expert (专家). “Besides, online shop owners have no idea of the of their buyers. Anyone can easily buy things they want. Some of the goods are even for young students such as cigarettes and wine.”
A．without B．with C．for D．from
A．head B．mouth C．mouse D．printer
A．price B．address C．occupation D．service
A．clothes B．things C．food D．shoes
A．takes B．spends C．needs D．saves
A．look for B．choose from C．pay for D．meet up
A．looked up B．got up C．stayed up D．stood up
A．advantage B．problem C．result D．example
A．easily B．finally C．carefully D．difficultly
A．important B．interesting C．possible D．impossible
A．specially B．obviously C．luckily D．especially
A．allowed B．preferred C．attracted D．attacked
A．can B．should C．could D．would
A．places B．hobbies C．interests D．ages
A．good B．bad C．useful D．helpful
Do you know how to study better and make you study more effective (有效的)？We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for a long .This is very good, but it doesn’t a lot , for an effective student must have enough sleep, enough food and enough rest and exercise. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s good for your study.
When you return your studies, your mind will be refreshed (清醒) and you will learn more study better. Psychologists (心理学家) that learning takes place this way. Here take English for example. First you a lot of progress (进步)and you feel happy. Then your languages study seems the same. So you will think you are learning and you may give up. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you needn’t give up. At some point your language study will again take another big . You will see that you really have been learning all alone. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and . Don’t give up along the way. Learn slowly and you will get a good result.
A．days B．time C．hours D．weeks
A．help B．give C．make D．take
A．after B．on C．at D．to
A．yet B．and C．or D．but
A．have found B．have taught C．told D．said
A．take B．like C．make D．talk
A．to have B．to make C．to take D．to stay
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．work B．jump C．walk D．result
A．hard B．common C．interesting D．possible
Jody was a boy and he was in keeping worms (虫). He could sell them to farmers. So in winter, he bought many worms. But that winter the cold weather killed all the worms he didn’t put them in a warm place.
The next spring, Jody again. He bought more worms. When winter came, he took them inside so they would stay warm. Many farmers bought his worms.
One day when Jody was twelve, he got. It was from State(州) of New York. The letter said, “Everyone who sells things has to pay taxes (税)!” Jody made only dollar selling worms. But he stillto pay part of that money to the state. He told many people in his town what had happened. A reporter reported Jody TV. Many people saw it and they began to letters to the state. The letters said that the law was unfair. Finally the law was . Children like Jody can now sell things without paying taxes to the state.A. ten-year-old B. ten years old C. ten-years-old
A. interest B. interested C. interesting
A. so B. why C. because
A. tried B. waited C. failed
A. a present B. a letter C. an e-mail
A. one B. two C. some
A. hoped B. want C. had
A. at B. in C. on
A. write B. receiveC. call
A. copied B. changed C. chance
Imagine this： your parents go away on business， but you have to stay at home alone. Would life be as easy as when your parents are ___? Would it be a perfect holiday for you?
Zheng Chenyu says that she would _____ “Where can I find food? How can I cook it?” The 14-year-old girl says that she knows ____ about cooking.
“I can have tomato and egg soup， but that’s all. I think many of my classmates are the same. We don’t know what to do， or how to ____ ourselves，” said Zheng. “And I may forget something important. I may probably ______ television and then burn(煮干) the soup.” _____ Zheng believes that basic life skills， such as cooking and washing clothes， are especially important， she doesn’t think teenagers get enough practice.
“As soon as I leave home， I’ll learn to cook. But now parents do almost ______ for us. We’re very lazy，” she said.
Most teenagers only have time for their ___.They don’t learn any life skills until they go to college. However， Sima Yige doesn’t think so. “I think I’d be all right. I wouldn’t just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook some ______ dishes because my mum showed me，” the 13-year-old boy said. In his opinion， many teenagers depend(依靠) too much on their parents， and there is much more to learn than cooking， like “______ up your room or even dressing yourself properly”.
For most teenagers it wouldn’t be a holiday at all.
A．at B．out C．in D．around
A．think B．feel C．worry D．say
A．little B．a little C．few D．a few
A．look after B．look at C．look for D．look out
A．see B．watch C．look D．listen
A．Although B．However C．Because D．So
A．none B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．housework B．school C．homework D．life
A．nice B．important C．difficult D．easy
A．tidying B．to tidy C．tidy D．tidied
Being a young person is one thing, and being a good one is . A good young person should have these qualities: First of all, health. A healthy body is the best riches (财富). it, nothing can be done well. If you are poor in health, you will have to take day after day. Even you can’t work, do sports and so on. Secondly, do something for others. Help those in trouble and the people around you. If everyone did the same, wonderful world it would be! Thirdly, have the ability to work with others. Cooperation(合作) and communication are two important keys to better human relation. Everyone needs friends no one can live through life alone or do everything he wants to.
Besides the example above, patriotism(爱国心) is the one we should never . Patriotism means love for one’s country. It is one of the highest qualities of human’s. Everyone should love his own country. But people think that patriots(爱国者) must be soldiers or that live in a time of fighting for their country. This is . A good young person’s work is not only fighting. A good young person will do the things his country asks him to do.
I think a good young person of today should also have some training in art they can live better and enjoy more.
A．other B．one C．another D．the others
A．With B．Without C．After D．Before
A．medicine B．food C．drink D．fruit
A．take after B．talked about C．argue with D．care about
A．how B．how a C．what D．what a
A．if B．because C．while D．though
A．remember B．answer C．forget D．ask
A．sometimes B．never C．sometime D．hardly
A．good B．bad C．right D．wrong
A．so that B．such as C．when D．but