A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ¥100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, “Who would like this ¥100 bill?” The students began to put up their hands at once.
Then he said, “I am going to give this ¥100 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He then made the bill into a ball. Then he said, “Who wants it now?” The hands went back into the air.
“Well,” he said, “What if I do this?” and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, “Who still wants it?” Hands went back into the air.
“My friends,” he said, “you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter (无论) what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not go down in value (价值). It was still worth ¥ l00!”
Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value: you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn’t come from what you do or whom you know, but WHO YOU ARE.
You are special and valuable. Don’t ever forget it!
Even though it was dirty, the money _______.
A. still went up in value
B. was worth nothing
C. didn’t go down in value
We are always valuable to the people _______.
A. who pay us
B. who love us
C. who hate us
Your value doesn’t come from what you do but _______.
A. who you know
B. who made you
C. who you are
The sentence “Hands went back into the air” means “_______”.
A. the students put up their hands again
B. the students put down their hands
C. the students put their hands behind their backs again
Why did the famous teacher use a ¥100 bill at his lesson?
A. Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball.
B. Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it.
C. Because he wanted to make the students know what value was.
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Some people prefer to make friends with people who are very much like them while others prefer friends who are very different. There are advantages to both types of friendship. If a man chooses a friend similar to himself, there is no problem that they will share many common interests. They may have similar goals in life. This means that they will be able to help each other in achieving their goals. Two people who are very similar will feel comfortable with each other and may understand each other' s feelings better. Their friendship may be deeper and last longer.
There are also many advantages of making friends with someone of opposite interests and even character. In this type of friendship, the two people complement (补充) each other. If one is weak in some ways, the other is strong. While two people with similar goals may find themselves in competition, hut those who want different things can always support each other. Those who have different interests can introduce each other to new experience and so enrich (丰富) their knowledge.
A friend who is unlike me may be challenging, but a similar friend is familiar and safe.
Friendship |
Friends |
6 |
One type of friendship |
Similar to each other |
lShare common interests. lHave similar goals in life, lBe 7for their goals lFriendship lasts longer. |
The other type of friendship |
Opposite to each other |
lComplement each other. lSupport each other. lMake 8 in knowledge. |
Topic: 9 |
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Author’s attitude:Preferring 10 |
Dear grandpa, May 27, 2012
I'd like to tell you something about my life in China. During weekdays, I study in a middle school in Shanghai. We have Chinese lessons in the morning and I do my homework in the evening. On weekends, I stay with a Chinese family, do Chinese kung fu and visit interesting places.
Today my Chinese father is busy working on the computer, and my Chinese mother is doing some shopping in the city center. I' m sitting in the park now. It’s a lovely day here. I hope you and ray grandma are having a good day in Toronto, too.
Love,
BettyBetty wrote about her life in China to __.
A. her Chinese parents B. her grandfather C. her own parentsIn Shanghai, Betty did her homework .
A. in the morning B. in the evening C. on weekendsWhile Betty was in the park, her Chinese mother was.
A. doing some shopping
B. sitting in the park
C, working on the computer
The Post Office is Closed on November 25. Thursday, November 25, is a holiday. The post office will open again on Friday, November 26. Hours Monday ~Friday: 8:00 a.m. ~5:00 p.m. Saturday:9:00 a. m. -1:00 p.m. Sunday and Holidays:CLOSED |
On Saturday, the post office is only open for hours.
A. three B. four C, fiveWhy is the post office closed on November 25?
A. Because it's a holiday.
B. Because it's a weekend.
C. Because it' s Sunday.If Mr. Black wants to send a letter at 8: 30 a.m., he can go to the post office on.
A. Sunday, November 28
B. Saturday, November 27
C. Friday, November 26
Soccer is one of the most popular sports in our modern world. But many years ago, each country had its own kind of soccer game with its own hales.
In 1863, a group 0f people met in England. They made some changes (改变) to the game. They made one set of new rules for every country to follow. After that, soccer teams from different countries could play against each other.
Some of the rules are still the same today.
Now teams from all over the world take part in the World Cup every four years. It' s one of the most important things for all soccer fans.Soccer is the only popular sport in our modem world.
After 1863, soccer teams from different countries could play against each other.
Today, the World Cup is one of the most important things for all soccer fans in the world.
The topic of this article is about the World Cup.
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Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are trying to work or when your best friend does not wait for you after school?
If you do, you need to take control of your feelings. Getting angry with others can cause you to lose friends.
Gary Egeberg, an American high school teacher, has written My Feelings Are Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings. It tells how to stay cool when bad things happen.
The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse. It can never make them better.
“Getting angry is not a natural way to act,” the book says. It is just a bad habit, like smoking.
The book says you can control your anger easily … all you have to do is to tell yourself not to be angry.
The book gives many tips to help you if you get angry easily. Here are the top three.
●Keep a record. Every time you get angry, write down why you are angry. Look at it later and
you will see you get angry too easily.
●Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry. This will teach you not to be angry.
●Do something different. When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go somewhere
else. Try to laugh.What is this article mainly about? ( no more than 10 words )
_________________________________________________________________What will happen to you if you get angry with others? ( no more than 5 words )
_________________________________________________________________Is getting angry a natural way to act? ( no more than 5 words )
_________________________________________________________________List two tips the book gives on how to control your anger. ( no more than 12 words )
(1) _______________________________
(2) _______________________________Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.(将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。)
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