My son Joey was born with club feet(天生特厚的畸形脚). The doctors promised us that with treatment he would be able to walk , but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were in surgery(手术). By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he had a when you saw him walk.
The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during , and Joey would jump right in, run and play, too. We told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to as well as the other children. So he didn’t know.
In seventh grade he to go out for the cross-country team. Every day he with the team. He worked harder and ran than any of the others—perhaps he sensed that the that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the chance to points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.
He to run four to five miles a day, every day —even the day he had a 103-degree fever. I was , so I went to look for him after school. I found him all alone. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He had two more to go. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy（目光呆滞的） from his fever. he looked straight ahead and kept running.
Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were . Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in grade —the other six team members were all eighth-graders. We never told him he shouldn’t to make the team. We never told him he couldn’t do it… so he didn’t know. He just did it.
A．quickly B．slowly C．normally D．comfortably
A．spent B．wasted C．suffered D．lost
A．pain B．problem C．treatment D．surgery
A．holidays B．day C．fun D．play
A．seldom B．never C．always D．once
A．study B．run C．walk D．behave
A．decided B．preferred C．refused D．agreed
A．gathered B．camped C．trained D．competed
A．more slowly B．less C．faster D．more
A．ability B．strength C．power D．energy
A．Since B．Because C．After D．Although
A．increase B．score C．hold D．take
A．continued B．stopped C．liked D．hoped
A．sad B．surprised C．angry D．worried
A．running B．resting C．crying D．sleeping
A．tests B．miles C．lessons D．examinations
A．Otherwise B．So C．Yet D．Thus
A．included B．found C．shown D．called
A．sixth B．eighth C．seventh D．fifth
A．manage B．determine C．expect D．attempt
Once an old villager was reading the Ramayana(罗摩传) while sitting in a railway station waiting for the train to come.
A young man with his was standing nearby and said to the old man, “You old fashioned people read only the Ramayana all the time. Do you not have any other book to ? What is so great in the Ramayana?”
The old man continued to read and smiled without any to the young man. Soon, the train . Everyone, in a hurry, rushed in to get a seat. It that the old man and the young man were next to each other in the train. And the old man to read the Ramayana.
Suddenly the young man that his wife was missing! He shouted anxiously, “My wife! is she? I think she has been left behind on the platform!”
The old man said to him , “If you had read the Ramayana, you would never have made this .”
“What?” said the young man.
The old man :
“It is said in the Ramayana that when Ram Chandra, Sita and Lakshmana were standing on the of the Ganga（恒河）and the boat man came with the , Ram Chandra asked Sita to get in the boat first and only after that did he the boat himself!
“So why are you me what is good about the Ramayana when you do not even know enough to your own wife and see that she gets onto the train first?
“You see, the Ramayana tells you even this!”
True enough, any time you are and cannot decide what your duty is, just read the Ramayana and you will find the to all your doubts!
Treat with respect all the things held sacred（神圣的）to others, you understand these things or not.
A．wife B．son C．friend D．mother
A．read B．see C．hear D．write
A．key B．reply C．attention D．feeling
A．reached B．arrived C．got D．entered
A．turned on B．turned up C．turned out D．turned off
A．visited B．divided C．waken D．seated
A．continued B．decided C．wanted D．refused
A．felt B．experienced C．understood D．realized
A．How B．When C．Where D．Why
A．luckily B．sadly C．happily D．calmly
A．mistake B．plan C．face D．progress
A．answered B．explained C．introduced D．showed
A．middle B．bank C．coast D．land
A．fish B．ropes C．boat D．goods
A．get up B．get off C．get on D．get in
A．advising B．asking C．telling D．begging
A．take charge of B．take hold of C．take care of D．take advantage of
A．confused B．surprised C．satisfied D．delighted
A．reasons B．stories C．answers D．aims
A．unless B．once C．though D．whether
I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t to start the bus soon because it was not yet . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story , not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked .
When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares(车费). When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s .
The woman was watching the incident. the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered(干预).
“Stop him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”
“He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver .
“Well, that’s no to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.
Then she reached inside her blouse, look out her money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a time.”
All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged.
She rode the rest of the way home a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier .
On the road of life, the help of strangers can our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the will be when we make it a little smoother for others!
A．try B．care C．decide D．intend
A．empty B．full C．crowded D．ready
A．tearfully B．seriously C．carefully D．calmly
A．fare B．possession C．money D．wealth
A．strangely B．happily C．secretly D．fortunately
A．unsatisfied B．weak C．unhappy D．excited
A．explained B．declared C．admitted D．found
A．get off B．start C．get on D．stop
A．begged B．scolded C．praised D．thanked
A．request B．action C．suggestion D．command
A．Unless B．Although C．Until D．When
A．attacking B．bothering C．beating D．wronging
A．warned B．whispered C．shouted D．repeated
A．problem B．need C．matter D．reason
A．spending B．collected C．remaining D．borrowed
A．busy B．cold C．hard D．fearful
A．giving B．wearing C．taking D．forcing
A．forgotten B．used C．earned D．returned
A．move B．increase C．lighten D．carry
A．world B．journey C．smile D．friendship
Yesterday I was invited to attend a party that helps children badly injured in the big earthquake in May. I went because I .
At the party, all the children were given in bright, beautiful colors. After a short time, as I , I saw blue clouds, orange sunrises and purple flowers. The pictures were all bright.
The boy sitting next to me was painting a heart, but it was dark and lifeless. It didn’t have bright colors that his fellow had used.
I thought maybe he took the only paint that was left and it just happened to be dark. But when I asked him about it, he said his was that color. I asked him why and he told me that he was sick. He looked into my eyes and said, “There is nothing anyone can do that will help.”
I certainly understood why he was sad. I said, “It isn’t that there is nothing anyone can do to help. Other people may not be able to make you better but we can do things, like giving bear hugs, which will help when you are feeling sad.” I also told him that I’d be happy to give him one so that he could see what I meant. He immediately gave me a huge hug and I thought my own heart would be with love for this sweet boy.
As the day was coming to an end, I was getting ready to home. I turned around and found that standing there with a smile on his face was the little boy. He said, “My heart is colors. It is getting brighter. Those hugs really do .” On my way home I felt my own heart had changed to a brighter color, too.
A．feared B．frightened C．moved D．cared
A．paper B．paints C．clothes D．toys
A．looked up B．looked down C．looked around D．looked for
A．artists B．doctors C．teachers D．parents
A．heart B．mind C．thought D．memory
A．shyly B．happily C．immediately D．straight
A．wrong B．true C．horrible D．clear
A．reply B．relax C．recover D．receive
A．filled B．taken C．given D．offered
A．arrive B．be C．stay D．go
A．becoming B．changing C．producing D．getting
A．use B．help C．prove D．get
Nowadays we can see more and more electric bikes in the street. Electric bikes are easy . They run fast and make pollution. So they become very in many big cities in China.
But the electric bikes also more traffic accidents. So China plans to make a new rule_ the electric bike riders. If an electric bike is than 40 kilos and can go faster than 20 kilometers an hour, its rider must get a It means riders have to pass driving tests they ride their electric bikes on the road.
People have different ideas about the plan. welcome the plan because they think it will make the street much safer. But some are not the new rules at all. One rider said, “I don’t want to get a license or like that. That’s too much trouble.”
What’s your idea? Have you ridden an electric bike yet? Share your opinion or your own experience us!
A．ride B．to be ridden C．riding D．to ride
A．much B．many C．few D．little
A．popular B．difficult C．strong D．interesting
A．plan. B．cause C．provide D．decide
A．from B．to C．for D．with
A．bigger B．heavier C．longer D．better
A．license B．photo C．ID card D．magazine
A．during B．after C．before D．though
A．None B．Some C．Each D．Every
A．terrified of B．worried about C．sorry about D．happy with
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．to B．with C．by D．on
As a child, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather’s farm. __by miles of winding stone walls, the house provided endless hours of for a city kid.
I can still remember one afternoon I was eight years old. I’d wanted more than anything to be to climb the walls surrounding the farm. The walls were old；some stones were _ , others loose. Still, my yearning（向往）to climb across those walls so strong that finally, one spring afternoon, I took all my and entered the living room, where the _ had gathered after Sunday dinner.
“I, I want to climb the stone walls,” I said. a chorus(异口同声) went up from the women in the room.“Heavens, no！” they cried,“You’ll hurt yourself！”I wasn’t too ；the was just as I’d expected. Just I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather’s loud voice.“Now wait a minute.” I heard him say,“Let the boy climb the stone walls. He has to learn to do things .”
For the next two hours I climbed those old walls and had the time of my life. Later I told my grandfather about my .I’ll never forget what he said. “Fred,”he said, smiling, “you made this day a (an) day just by being yourself. Always remember, there’s only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you as you are.”
Many years have passed then, and today I’m a host in the television program “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”, seen by millions of children.
There have been over the years, but one thing_______ the same：my suggestion left to children at the end of almost every program. “There’s only one person in this whole world like you,” The kids can hear me say, “and people would like you exactly as you are.”
A．Covered B．Extended C．Surrounded D．Spread
A．fruit B．fun C．richness D．wonder
A．when B．that C．while D．which
A．regretted B．allowed C．realized D．provided
A．remaining B．leaving C．missing D．losing
A．grew B．disappeared C．built D．turned
A．trouble B．mind C．heart D．courage
A．adults B．relations C．men D．women
A．Quietly B．Hurriedly C．Frequently D．Immediately
A．excited B．sad C．disappointed D．pleased
A．sound B．end C．response D．story
A．whenever B．while C．as soon as D．before
A．of himself B．in himself C．by himself D．to himself
A．news B．experience C．doubt D．wonder
A．special B．regular C．common D．usual
A．straightly B．exactly C．quietly D．rightly
A．since B．till C．until D．by
A．name B．named C．naming D．to name
A．jobs B．events C．adventures D．changes
A．becomes B．develops C．remains D．seems