Mary Roda's parents came to New York from Australia. They lived in a tall building. A man named Donald Smith lived in the building, too. He a toy company. One day Donald gave Mary, the 4-year-old girl, a new . She played with the toy and said, "This is fun!" A few weeks later Donald gave her toy. She played with it. She said," I am not this toy. It doesn't work. "She was a(n) little girl. Donald liked her honesty, and they became friends. For years Donald gave Mary new toys, and she gave him very good6about the toys.
When Mary was thirteen years old, Donald her a new ball. The ball had a balloon(气球) inside it. Mary wanted to fill the balloon with water. She wanted to paint the ball in crazy colors. She wanted to rice or beans(豆子) in it to make it noisy. The company made these . Mary's ideas were a great success! The company thousands of the balls.
That Christmas Donald gave Mary a(n) gift. He made her a vice-president(副董事长)of the toy company. made $ 200000 a year. Her job was to see the new toys were fun. She took a car from her school to her office. She worked for three or four hours a day at her job, she had to do her homework. Mary was a busy teenager. She had time to be with her family. Her parents taught her that working hard and doing her best is very important.
Today Mary works at a college. The little vice-president with bright ideas helps students think about their future.
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A．gift B．book C．toy D．bag
A．one B．another C．other D．the other
A．angry with B．surprised at C．tired of D．interested in
A．kind B．honest C．helpful D．lovely
A．ideas B．skills C．names D．facts
A．lent B．called C．returned D．showed
A．grow B．eat C．put D．cook
A．inventions B．rules C．mistakes D．changes
A．sent B．had C．sold D．received
A．amazing B．interesting C．beautiful D．boring
A．He B．She C．It D．They
A．that B．if C．how D．why
A．so B．but C．or D．then
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Miracles（奇迹）will happen if you don't give up trying. Even if you have 1 for one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 10lst time.
When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my 2 . They were too soft to be able to walk. Although the news was bad, my mother didn't become 3 . She didn't believe what the doctor said 4 started to look for other ways.
My mother kept looking for other doctors for me, and finally she 5 . The doctor and his team in the hospital did 6 they could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some 7 to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me 8 . I crawled towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldn't believe 9 eyes. Crawling was not walking, but it was a good10 . Day by day, I could walk by myself.
When I grew up, my mother 11 told me these stories. She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met12 , I could do anything successfully. I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very 13 person. I get best14 in school and I am a good dancer and swimmer. 15 my mother's strong resolution, I live a happy life now. What the story tells us, as my mother always says, is: Never give up.
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A．away B．from C．into D．up
A．her B．my C．his D．its
A．advice B．end C．chance D．start
A．hardly B．never C．always D．nearly
A．dreams B．experiments C．jobs D．difficulties
A．excellent B．dangerous C．busy D．special
A．presents B．friends C．books D．grades
A．Such as B．Instead of C．Because of D．Together with
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Many middle school students like 1 very much．But 2 Friday they must go to school．So on saturday they 3 at home and watch TV from morning to night．They don't know it's bad for their eyes．Usually children like to eat fish．meat and chicken，don't 1ike vegetables 4 fruit．They don't know that 5 more vegetables and fruits i s 6 than eating meat．
At school the children only do a few minutes of sport or 7 do any sport．The students must know it isn't good for8 health，too．
We already think of ways to keep 9 ．We must eat 10 vegetables and fruit，do enough(足够)sport every day．And we should watch TV and read in right wavs．
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A．stay B．1ive C．sit D．1eave
A．and B．with C．or D．but
A．buying B．eating C．getting D．keeping
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A．often B．sometimes C．usually D．never
A．them B．they C．their D．theirs
A．health B．healthy C．busy D．free
A．more B．much C．a lot of D．1ittle
Cooperation(合作) and competition are1 important. They’re necessary for a person to achieve success in life.
Learn to be cooperate with others. No one likes a selfish(自私的) or greedy(贪婪的)person. However, everyone likes a cooperative and friendly person. Everything we do today, 2in doing business or making friends, depends on our ability to 3with one another. In our society, most tasks(任务) need the cooperation of many people 4they can be finished successfully. So we must try to be cooperative. Each person 5a small part of a machine . If only one part is out of order, the machine can’t be running well. 6, transportation and communication systems are developing quickly and people all over the world can keep in line with each other _7. It’s hard for a person who is away from the society to have a deep understanding of the world he8. Cooperation is becoming more and more important for a person to get a good life.
Being competitive(竞争的) also has a place in life. If you want to get more success and be better than others, you must work harder and study more carefully. The desire(愿望) to succeed and do better than others 9us to work harder. If there were no competitions, a sports meeting would never be 10and successful, and we could never have champions(冠军).
We cooperate with others to be more competitive, we compete to get a better environment for cooperation leads(带领) us to realize our goals and meet our needs.
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A. likes B. is like C. looks like
A. Except B. Besides C. But
A. easier B. much better C. more easily
A. lives in B. lives onC. lives
A. encourage B. encouragesC. encouraged
A. excited B. interestedC. exciting
Amanda is a very kind girl. She is 1 willing to help people who are in trouble. Now Amanda is 2in the University of Texas. At the same 3 , she is volunteering to teach at Heart House in her free time. Heart House is a local after-school program for children. It 4 some extra classes for those children who are not doing well in their studies.
Amanda goes to Heart House to teach the 5 twice a week. She has also set up a website for Heart House. 6 this way, more people will have more chances to learn about Heart House and help the children there.
For Amanda volunteer work is not only good for 7 , but also good for her studies. “I feel happy to teach those children 8 to study. The happier thing is that I can also learn a lot from them,” Amanda says.
Now, 9 Amanda’s website, every week each of the 125 volunteers helps the children at Heart House. “ 10 Amanda’s website, Heart House would not be able to have enough volunteers. She has supported our program a lot. We appreciate her help,” the program leader says.
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A．boys B．girls C．children D．adults
A．In B．By C．On D．To
A．other B．others C．another D．anybody
A．what B．when C．where D．how
A．thanks B．thanks to C．because D．thanks for
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When I was five years old, my mother first asked me a41 . “What’s the most42 Part（部分）of one’s body（身体）?” she asked me. At the moment, I43 listening to songs very much, so I answered, “My44 , Mom.” “I don’t think so,” said my mother. She always asked me this question, but I45 gave her the right (正确的) answer.
Last year, my grandmother46 the world. For the first time, I saw my mother47 so sadly. All the people in my family were very48 . That night, my mother asked the 49 question again. “You need to50 this important lesson today, my dear,” she said to me. “The most important part of one’s body is the shoulder (肩膀).”
“51 ?” I asked.
“Because your shoulders can hold the head of a friend or one of your family,” my mother said. “Everyone52 a shoulder to cry on when he or she53 something sad. I hope that you have54 love and strong (强壮的) shoulders. Then your friends and family can cry on them.”
“My shoulders are41 strong now,” I said. “You can cry on each of them, Mom.”
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A．interesting B．important C．expensive D．dangerous
A．enjoyed B．stopped C．forgot D．disliked
A．feet B．ears C．arms D．hands
A．often B．usually C．never D．always
A．left B．loved C．started D．improved
A．see B．cry C．run D．dance
A．free B．sad C．happy D．relaxed
A．good B．second C．same D．different
A．teach B．watch C．plan D．learn
A．Who B．Why C．How D．What
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A．keeps B．meets C．takes D．believes
A．no B．a few C．any D．lots of
A．only B．not C．very D．hardly