He walked into the city lost in his own thoughts. His eyes seemed to travel the kingdom of unknown. A childlike smile played on his lips. Though he had nothing, he to be the king of himself.
The first time people him, they were attracted! Some elderly people him. "Stranger," they said, "where are you from, and who are the so lucky to have a son like you?" He the loveliest smile they had ever seen and replied to satisfy their , "I am not special but one you."
"But you are very much unlike us, stranger. You have a face, noble behavior, and the eyes full of the joy of your soul. All the facts make you among all of us. can you be one of us?"
He said, "Still I what I have said just now. I am else but one of you. You can’t me because of the limitations of yourselves. I am the dreamer in you; the dreamer who doesn’t let the world of difficulties steal his ; who doesn’t allow the lack of resources to reduce his dreams. I, , speak to myself time and again that my dreams are big and my resources are enough to realize all of them. Thus I am not like you in face of cruel realities."
And they delightfully, as if somebody was playing a sweet note(曲子) into their ears. The note lasted for a long time, and when they came back to the and looked around, they found the man had left. Only his rang around, "Be a dreamer, for you are what your dreams are."
And they said to each other, "yeah, he was none else but the dreamer in us."
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There was a little boy his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot（弹弓）to play with, out in the woods. He in the woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting a little , he headed back to dinner. Then, he saw Grandma’s pet duck, so he let it fly, hit the duck in the head, and it. He was shocked and upset. In , he hid the dead duck in the woodpile, only to see his sister __ ___.Sally had seen it all, she said nothing.
lunch that day grandma said, “Sally, let’s wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to in the kitchen today, didn’t you Johnny?” And then she said to him in a(n) _ ___ voice, “Remember, the duck?” So Johnny did the dishes.
Later Grandpa asked if wanted to go fishing, and Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need ___ ___ to help make supper.”
Hearing this, Sally said with a smile, “Well, that’s but Johnny told me he wanted to help.” the duck, Johnny had to stay and Sally went fishing.
After several days of Johnny doing both his and Sally’s, he finally couldn’t it any longer. He came to Grandma and told her that he __ ___ the duck. She knelt down, gave him a hug（拥抱）,and said,“Sweet heart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I the whole thing. But because I love you, I you. But I was just how long you would let Sally make a slave of you.”
A．helping B．visiting C．attending D．respecting
A．practised B．played C．worked D．hunted
A．exhausted B．tired C．pleased D．discouraged
A．caught B．injured C．killed D．bothered
A．surprise B．disappointment C．anger D．fear
A．watching B．crying C．laughing D．avoiding
A．so B．and C．instead D．but
A．At B．After C．Before D．Cooking
A．work B．stay C．help D．get
A．high B．low C．angry D．friendly
A．the children B．Sally C．Johnny D．Grandma
A．all of you B．one of you C．Johnny D．Sally
A．easy B．all right C．amusing D．impossible
A．Searching B．Hiding C．Remembering D．Loving
A．homework B．housework C．farm work D．cooking
A．stand B．change C．like D．cover
A．boiled B．hated C．loved D．killed
A．knew B．heard C．saw D．understood
A．missed B．excused C．congratulated D．punished
A．wondering B．saying C．imaging D．expecting
_______ I get a job will I have enough money to go to university.
A．Only if B．Only C．If only D．So long as
Graduation day is a major accomplishment for anyone in high school. After your whole life in classrooms, though, what will be next? For some people, graduation is the time they ever want to see a again. For others, it is the next step in their education. And the few that are not either way yet will most likely either go on to college or go into the military. There are always a few people in every class that don't know what to do, if you make a good choice, you will not be one of them.
Some of those people that decide that they never want to a classroom again will most likely some sort of simple jobs. Others will either find a way aside from school to better themselves, through travel or giving back to the community.
High school graduates that already have their futures 0ut are pretty rare. They are the who have been preparing for college from the first day that they high school. They most likely applied early to the schools that they were interested and have already dedicated themselves to the career they want. Most of them will become doctors, lawyers, and business people, etc.
The last group of people is the biggest. It is the students who _ know that they want to do something but have no idea what. Some of them will _ the military and proudly serve our country. Others will go on t0 , take basic courses, and then decide what they want to major in. There will be some students even to a technical school to learn a specific that they can contribute to the workforce. is a stepping stone that can lead you on to better things if you will let it.
A．costing B．spending C．taking D．paying
A．last B．first C．only D．special
A．classmate B．teacher C．classroom D．blackboard
A．worried B．afraid C．glad D．sure
A．learning B．graduating C．training D．cooking
A．but B．and C．or D．then
A．notice B．look C．watch D．see
A．set up B．turn up C．take up D．look up
A．either B．neither C．both D．all
A．decided B．chosen C．planned D．realized
A． parents B． students C． teachers D． friends
A．retumed B．reached C．went D．entered
A．in B．on C．for D．with
A．who B．that C．what D．where
A．even B．ever C．only D．very
A．join B．take C．need D．attend
A．factory B．office C．shop D．college
A．working on B．going on C．keeping on D．tuming on
A．ability B．talk C．skill D．job
A．Imagination B．Education C．Learning D．Graduation
请阅读下面短文，选择最佳答案，将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。
There are many kinds of friends. Some are always you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only friends leave footprints.
I shall always recall the autumn and the girl with the . I know she will always be my best friend. I could see the yellow leaves in the cool wind. In such a , I liked walking alone in the leaves, to the sound of them. Autumn is a harvest season. However, is uninteresting. The free days always get me . But one day, the sound of a violin into my ears like a stream flowing in the mountains. A young girl, standing in the wind, was in playing her violin. I had seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been _ there for so long but my existence(存在) did not seem to disturb（打扰）her.
Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building I went downstairs to watch her performance. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became . Though we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good .
One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly . To my surprise, the girl came over to me. “You must like violin，” she said. “Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked. Suddenly, a expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual. “I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave, I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that me,” she said. “In fact, it was your playing gave me a meaningful autumn，” I answered, “Let's be friends.” The girl smiled, and so did I.
I never heard her play again in my life. But I will always remember the fine figure(身影) of the girl. She is like a －so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off much light that makes the autumn beautiful.
A．with B．for C．against D．to
A．good B．true C．reliable D．stubborn
A．sound B．song C．partner D．violin
A．shaking B．hanging C．rising D．floating
A．season B．situation C．day D．weather
A．watching B．listening C．seeing D．hearing
A．journey B．work C．life D．view
A．bored B．determined C．excited D．concerned
A．flowed B．grew C．entered D．ran
A．lost B．active C．busy D．interested
A．once B．never C．frequently D．usually
A．waiting B．stopping C．standing D．hearing
A．because B．but C．when D．before
A．interesting B．moving C．boring D．tiring
A．partner B．listeners C．players D．friends
A．stopped B．began C．gone D．changed
A．happy B．sad C．strange D．calm
A．surprised B．excited C．encouraged D．interested
A．that B．which C．it D．who
A．song B．dream C．wind D．sister
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
One evening after dinner, Mr. And Mrs.Bond called a family meeting. " We've had to make a _______decison," Mr. Bond announced. " You see, your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a TV station in Chicago. However, the station is not here. After thinking long and hard about it, we've ________ that the right decision is to move to Chicago."
Marc looked ________, while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they'd be moving. " It's surprising but exciting!" she said. Marc simply said, " I can't leave my _______. I'd rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons!"
The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August, Marc would grow more ________ the idea of leaving. However, he showed no signs of accepting the decision, refusing to __________ his belongings.
_______ the morning of their move, Marc was nowhere to be found. His parents called Tommy Lyons' house, but Mrs. Lyons said she hadn't seen Marc. Mrs. Bond became increasingly anxious while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so ________.
What they didn't know was that Marc had started to walk over to Tommy's house with a faint idea of hiding in Lyons' attic(阁楼) for a few days. But as he walked along, all the _______ landscape of his neighbourhood _________ him of the things he and his family had done together: the green fence he and his mother had painted; the trees he and his sister used to climb while playing hide- and- seek; the park where he and his father often took walks together. How much would these mean without his family, who made them special in the first place? Marc didn't take the _____ to answer that question but instead, he hurried back to his house, ______ if there were any boxes the right size to hold his record collection.
A．different B．quick C．wise D．final
A．known B．recognized C．concluded D．insisted
A．shocked B．puzzled C．disappointed D．excited
A．classmates B．friends C．neighbours D．parents
A．delighted at B．pleased with C．accustomed to D．worried about
A．pack B．abandon C．tie D．pile
A．Before B．In C．On D．During
A．rudely B．irregularly C．irresponsibly D．naughtily
A．beautiful B．familiar C．splendid D．modern
A．recalled B．convinced C．warned D．reminded
A．time B．courage C．strength D．patience
A．looking B．wondering C．asking D．expecting