It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile.
She said, “ Hi, young man! I’m Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug(拥抱)?”
I said , “ Of course!”
“Why are you in college at an age?” I asked.
She joked, “ I’m here to meet a husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.”
“No, seriously,” I asked.
“ I always of having a college education. Now I’m getting one!” she told me .
After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from .
At the end of the semester(学期) we invited Rose to at our party. I’ll never forget what she
taught .
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow because we stop playing. Here are the of staying young. You have to laugh and find humour every______. You’ve got to have a dream. When you your dreams, you die!”she said.
“There is a big between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn’t take any talent or ability,” she added. “But to , you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets(遗憾). We usually don’t have regrets for what we did, rather for things we did not do.”
Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. One week graduation(毕业), she died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it’s never too late to be all you can possibly be.
A．slowly B．happily C．heavily D．badly
A．so B．this C．such D．that
A．rich B．bad C．poor D．short
A．hoped B．wished C．wanted D．dreamed
A．another B．the other C．the others D．others
A．say B．speak C．talk D．discuss
A．us B．her C．him D．them
A．young B．old C．tall D．thin
A．stories B．secrets C．seasons D．surveys
A．week B．month C．year D．day
A．lose B．have C．keep D．like
A．chance B．change C．difference D．problem
A．stand up B．grow up C．grow old D．keep healthy
A．because B．so C．though D．but
A．in B．after C．during D．before
It was a special day for Talia. She was a dinner celebration. She wanted to look very nice for her out. First, she got her hair cut at a salon.
Then, she got her fingernails (指甲) done with a baby pink color. Talia was not the color. She asked the woman to the color to purple. She liked the purple very much.
It was almost time to go out. Talia went home and looked in closet (衣橱). She tried on a pair of light blue trousers with a white blouse. She tried on a purple dress with a black belt. She tried on a brown skirt with a green top. she chose the purple dress. Many of her friends and family were at the when she got there.
She hugged (拥抱) her mother and father. She gave her grandfather a kiss. Talia’s sister her a big smile. Her best friend, Asra, gave her a present. The next day would be Talia’s birthday, she was celebrating it now. “Happy Birthday, Talia!” they said. “You look great!” “I feel great all of you are here,” said Talia, “for my last night as a teenager.”
A．looking forward to B．holding C．getting ready for D．planning
A．walk B．picnic C．trip D．night
A．happy with B．careful about C．worried about D．mad at
A．add B．change C．send D．match
A．your B．her C．my D．our
A．Finally B．Luckily C．Usually D．Actually
A．airport B．cinema C．restaurant D．stadium
A．won B．wanted C．made D．gave
A．but B．as C．or D．when
A．before B．although C．if D．because
Lois Olson was ten years old. Because of her illness, her body was covered with a plaster cast (石膏绷带). She depended on her family for . One night when she was asleep, she suddenly , because her bed and the whole house were shaking terribly. She was afraid. She knew she couldn’t .
Later, describing her , she said, “I that it wasn’t only my bed that was shaking, but also the whole house. And the terrible sounds told me it was a tornado (龙卷风).”
“I loudly, ‘Daddy, Daddy!’ Before I finished calling him, he was by my side. He picked me up and carried me to a place. It was hard for him to carry me because of the heavy cast. I noticed he was tired, but I saw something else, too. He as his eyes met mine and I knew he loved me.”
She said, “No matter what difficulties we are facing, we should not be afraid, because we are not . When something bad or terrible happens, we should believe that there will be something or somebody who can help us. We just need to believe in those people we love. With the magic of love, everything is going to be all right.”
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．put up B．looked up C．gave up D．woke up
A．draw B．drop C．run D．finish
A．experience B．influence C．article D．accident
A．explained B．considered C．decided D．realized
A．shouted B．talked C．argued D．sang
A．quiet B．safe C．busy D．strange
A．stopped B．escaped C．cried D．smiled
A．dangerous B．silly C．alone D．poor
A．sometimes B．always C．never D．hardly
Keeping traditions alive is never an easy thing. Chen Zunkai, the owner of Baoyuan Dumpling House, has the past 16 years improving one of the most traditional Chinese foods: jiaozi.
Her are not the white crescent-shaped (月牙形状的) ones simply filled pork or lamb, but colorful ones using more than 150 kinds of fillings.
“ I try to do is to make dumplings have a taste of home,” Chen says. “I hope every customer, Northerners or Southerners, vegetarians (素食者) or non-vegetarians, Chinese people or foreigners can something familiar.”
Chinese dumplings are believed more than 2,000 years old. , they are made and eaten by people in North China at some festivals such as the winter solstice (冬至). To the year-end cold, people usually fill dumplings with strongly flavored (有强烈味道的) meat such as pork or lamb.
For Chen, her came after she noticed that there were not many choices for those prefer lighter fillings. Most vegetarian dumplings have a filling of only two kinds of ingredients, and not one restaurant in Beijing has more than 10 kinds of vegetarian fillings.
“I think I can make it,” Chen says.
A．wasted B．paid C．spent D．cost
A．dumplings B．noodles C．cakes D．cookies
A．by B．from C．of D．with
A．Which B．Where C．What D．When
A．smell B．taste C．feel D．touch
A．to be B．being C．to have D．be
A．Suddenly B．Luckily C．Traditionally D．Finally
A．get B．refuse C．enjoy D．fight
A．plan B．idea C．information D．advice
A．which B．whom C．who D．/
In 1957, an Irish family moved into the house next to ours, and the son John was in my class at school. And he became well-known to the young and the old.
Although many of the adults in the neighborhood regarded John as “a bit of a rogue”, he was still with all the kids, because in many ways he was like a leader, and that made one of us. His cheeks were always red and if he asked you to take part in some , whether it was picking mushrooms, checking rabbit traps or just going to the shops, you would feel or at least pleased to be included. But this some-times came at a cost (付出代价). I can feeling quite uncomfortable when, for example, he a shop assistant for the items on high shelves.
He would put some goods into our pockets, while he his conversation with the assistant who turned her back towards us. I worried that my parents would be angry if I told them we had done. He always said, “The police won’t take us alive.” But I still to stay far away from him in the end. Now I’m glad to make the right decision at that time.
A．regularly B．quickly C．usually D．mainly
A．popular B．pleased C．satisfied D．strict
A．her B．them C．him D．you
A．meeting B．report C．review D．activity
A．angry B．nervous C．proud D．strange
A．remember B．forget C．refuse D．lead
A．ordered B．mended C．asked D．forced
A．continued B．created C．influenced D．replaced
A．where B．what C．why D．when
A．learned B．agreed C．hated D．decided
Here is my story.
My first （主人）called me ‘Black’ because of my black coat. I thought she loved me, but I was wrong. If you truly love someone, you don’t leave them on the streets. This is something you should
（绝不）do to any pet!
Life on the streets was hard. I was often hungry and wet all the time, and there were often food （打架）. Later, when I was
（救）by A-Care-Center, I was just skin and bones (骨头). There were cuts on my back and my right eye was nearly
（瞎的）, which brought me almost to the gates of
（死亡）. Thanks to A-Care-Center’s kindness, A-Care-Center is so
（有帮助的）and I am in good health now. I’m so happy to be here and I am
（期待）to join my newly adopted (收养的) family.
Visit A-Care-Center’s （网站）and click ‘ADOPTION’ to find out how you can make other cats like me happy. If you want to
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