Japanese people often ask people what blood group they are. This is b ____ they believe that a person’s blood group says a lot about their character and personality. The Japanese also believe that k___
__ blood group can help them decide that if a person will be a person’s good friend. It is strange that this idea is so popular in Japan because it is not a traditional idea, but a m_
__ one. Blood groups were only d___
___ in 1901 and in 1916 a Japanese doctor suggested that blood groups were related to temperament (气质、性情).
In 1927, a writer did a large study of people and wrote a guide to blood groups. He said that people f____ blood group O are calm, patient and in control of their emotions (情绪). They are f__
__ of self-confidence but are also quiet. People from blood group A are gentle and careful, worry a lot, find it hard to make a d__
__, and do not like arguments. People from blood group B are cheerful and “independent”(独立). They like to talk and do things w__
___ needing help from others. Blood group AB is quite a strange group. These people may seem like people from blood group B but they are actually m__
__like people from blood group A. They are shy and confident, trustworthy (可信赖的)and like to help others. The Japanese also think that your blood group a_
__ your choice of job and even your choice of marriage partner!
Do you have a beautiful dream? I know almost everyone 1 their own dreams in their life. The dreams are very important 2 them. The dreams can make them 3 harder.
I am studying in a school now. My dream is 4a teacher in West China. Many Children there want to go to school 5 they can’t. Their families are very poor and the parents have 6 enough money to send their children to school. But going to school and studying is the only 7 to change their life. Teachers are greatly needed there, so I want to be a teacher to help them. I 8 kind to my students and make friends with them．I will give them love and teach 9 how to be a useful person. I think it is a great 10in the world.
A．has B．have C．is D．are
A．at B．to C．in D．with
A．to work B．to study C．work D．working
A．be B．to make C．to do D．to be
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．not B．much C．many D．any
A．way B．book C．school D．room
A．am B．will be C．was D．am going to
A．they B．their C．them D．theirs
A．room B．book C．school D．job
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Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries.
Children in the USA will1 their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they often go to different places to find good jobs. They often2 to their parents or phone them, and they can choose their own3 . Americans think it’s important for young people to make their own decisions.
Children are asked to do some house work at4 . In many families, children are paid for5 the housework so that they can learn how to manage their own money.A. leaveB. goC. love
A. comeB. drive C. write
A. jobsB. jobC. works
A. playground B. homeC. classroom
A. to do B. do C. Doing
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Books are our greatest friends. They 1 us stories of every country in the world. They give us all kinds of2 .
Life is short. One can not know and see 3 in the world. 4- the help of books, one is able to know what happened thousands of years ago and 5 is happening in every part of the world now. Books give us not only knowledge 6pleasure. Reading good booksis the best way of_7 our free time. And many beautiful stories for children are 8and full of wisdom(智慧).
All the great men 9 books. Knowledge from books helps them to succeed, because books are the source(源泉)of knowledge and knowledge is the source of10 .A. say B. talk C. Tell
A. knowledge B. food C. exercise
A. nothing B. everything C. something
A. With B. Under C. At
A. how B. when C. what
A. and B. but also C. as well as
A. spending B. taking C. costing
A. interest B. interested C. interesting
A. love B. hate C. dislike
A. friendship B. success C. Failure
My name is Ben Mansury. I’m fifteen years old and study in a middle school. In school, I never join in any group discussion or stage (舞台) program. So, I never knew what stage nervousness was.
Our community (社区) has a weekly “Students Ideas” program. About two years ago, I received a(n) 1 from the chairman of our community. He invited me to the “Students Ideas” talk the next morning to speak to the group.
The time between his call to the next morning was like several weeks for me. The whole night, I could not sleep. Many 2 were coming. One of them was to call the chairman, with regret, and tell him that I could not come. But finally, I thought, if I missed this 3 , the community would never invite me again to any of their programs. So, I decided to go.
I reached the hall in time. When my turn came and I started, my heartbeat increased and my mouth went dry. I wasn’t even able to 4 the words on the paper properly. I had no idea where I was standing and what I was talking. That was the day when I 5 my biggest weakness: public speaking.
After I finished, I met with the chairman and 6 what happened to me. He said that this happens to everyone. It is very 7 . He suggested that I should come again the next week.
I 8 a talk carefully. This time when I gave the talk, I was somewhat comfortable but not confident (自信的). Afterwards, I met with the chairman again and told him about the improvement I 9 I had made. He was kind enough to invite me again.
For around one month, I practiced a lot for my talk. This time I was feeling comfortable and both the chairman and my neighbors thought I did a good job.
I learned that everything is 10 if we take the first step, as the saying goes: A journey of thousand miles begins with first step.
A．letter B．call C．card D．email
A．topics B．regrets C．thoughts D．words
A．man B．group C．stage D．chance
A．read B．spell C．see D．recite
A．had B．forgot C．realized D．improved
A．asked B．checked C．explained D．wondered
A．useful B．successful C．difficult D．common
A．wrote B．prepared C．gave D．finished
A．knew B．felt C．believed D．hoped
A．easy B．great C．helpful D．possible
One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite 1 at the answer. Thinking he had not made 2 understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” But the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know 3 to say.
What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t 4a compliment (恭维)in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She 5 understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the west, people will feel proud and 6 when they are praised(赞扬). So if someone says the dishes you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”
In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing, but in my opinion, being confident does not 7 being proud, so sometimes you should be confident 8 being modest.
9 you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down on by others. When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try ”, he or she will 10 get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.
A．excited B．surprised C．relaxed D．frightened
A．her B．herself C．himself D．him
A．when B．which C．what D．how
A．accept B．receive C．refuse D．disagree
A．hardly B．really C．rarely D．badly
A．kind B．modest C．shy D．confident
A．think B．say C．ask D．mean
A．different from B．as well as C．instead of D．the same as
A．Unless B．Until C．Whether D．If
A．expect to B．fail to C．succeed in D．believe in