Once there was a little bird that lived in the old times. When a sage(智者)was thrown into a ____by his enemy, the little bird saw what happened and decided to put it out to ____the sage. The little bird____bringing a few drops of water in his____mouth from the nearby river. The larger birds in the tree ____and laughed at the little bird, saying, “Why are you carrying the ____?”
The little bird said, “To put out the fire around the sage.” The larger birds continued ____, “How could you put out such a huge fire with so little water? It is ____.”
Do you know what the little bird _____? “I don’t know whether I will manage to put out the fire or not but I know what I have ___to stop the fire.” Hearing the answer, all the larger birds were____.
We often think that our effort is the factor(因素) responsible for our ____. This is a wrong way of ____. If we believe we can succeed, we shall succeed. Our ____is just a sacrifice(牺牲) that we are willing to make .____, the little bird knew that with a few drops of water the fire would not be put out but it was his ___to do whatever he could to achieve this goal.
It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that is ___.You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your _____or may not be in your time, but that doesn’t ____ you stop doing the right thing. You may never know___results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.
A．room B．fire C．river D．plane
A．remind B．stop C．help D．surprise
A．started B．allowed C．suggested D．imagined
A．long B．tiny C．strong D．beautiful
A．refused B．understood C．heard D．watched
A．cup B．present C．water D．fruit
A．warning B．laughing C．teaching D．complaining
A．unnecessary B．dangerous C．useless D．possible
A．accepted B．achieved C．performed D．replied
A．done B．finished C．collected D．proved
A．afraid B．silent C．angry D．nervous
A．success B．growth C．study D．career
A．planning B．working C．explaining D．thinking
A．progress B．fortune C．effort D．change
A．Similarly B．Strangely C．Suddenly D．Generally
A．turn B．responsibility C．promise D．fault
A．actual B．easy C．exact D．important
A．secret B．order C．power D．memory
A．mean B．protect C．report D．mention
A．when B．how C．that D．what
So why English has changed over time? A ll languages and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other. At first the English spoken in England between about AD 450 AND 1150 was very from the English we spoke today. It was more on German than the English we speak at present. Then gradually between about AD 800 and 1150, English became less like because those who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. These new settlers the English language and especially its . So by the 1600’s Shakespeare was able to a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some British moved to America. Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia too. English began to be spoken in both .
English now is spoken as a foreign or second language in South . For example, India has a very large number of English speakers because Britain India from 1765 to 1947. During that time English is also spoken in Singapore and Malaysia and countries in Africa such as South Africa. Today the number of people learning English in China is rapidly. In fact, China may have the largest number of English learners. Will Chinese English develop its own ? Only time will tell.
A．Gradually B．Actually C．Suddenly D．Personally
A．appeared B．began C．made D．changed
A．different B．same C．strange D．important
A．based B．requested C．commanded D．settled
A．Irish B．German C．French D．English
A．produced B．invented C．enriched D．used
A．spelling B．grammar C．vocabulary D．writing
A．made use of B．made up C．made of D．made in
A．soldiers B．workers C．settlers D．students
A．provinces B．countries C．cities D．states
A．Asia B．Africa C．America D．Europe
A．frequent B．entire C．fluent D．exact
A．conquered B．ignored C．ruled D．settled
A．increasing B．decreasing C．appearing D．disappearing
A．partner B．identity C．teenager D．usage
Mrs. Jones was very interested in singing. She had a good , except that some of her high notes tended to sound like a gate, which someone had forgotten to . Mrs. Jones was very aware of this , and took every she could find to practise these high . As she lived in a small house where she could not practise without the rest of the family, she usually went for long walks along the country roads whenever she had time, and practised her high notes there. Every time she heard a or a person coming along the , she stopped and until she could no longer be heard before she started practising again, because she was a person, and because she was sensitive about those high notes.
One afternoon, however, a fast, open car came up behind her so and so fast that she did not hear it until it was only a few yards from her. She was singing some of her highest and most notes at the time, and as the car passed her, she saw an anxious suddenly come over its driver’s face. He put his brakes on violently, and as soon as the car stopped, he jumped out and began to all his tires carefully.
Mrs. Jones did not dare to tell him what the noise he had heard had really been, so he got back into his car and drove off as as he had been when he stopped.
A．voice B．noise C．sound D．note
A．close B．open C．repair D．oil
A．strength B．sickness C．weakness D．advantage
A．time B．chance C．person D．place
A．notes B．songs C．signs D．sounds
A．preventing B．harming C．disturbing D．damaging
A．train B．car C．noise D．driver
A．path B．avenue C．street D．road
A．waited B．expected C．confused D．puzzled
A．brave B．shy C．ordinary D．unique
A．carefully B．gently C．quickly D．silently
A．beautiful B．tiring C．difficult D．energetic
A．expression B．conclusion C．impression D．action
A．wash B．observe C．repair D．examine
A．calm B．upset C．puzzled D．pleased
When I was in the ninth grade, my parents started fighting. I could hear them at each other at night. It always seemed like they were fighting about me. I started to and couldn’t fall asleep. Some nights I didn’t feel like I at all.My grades really started to too. It was hard to pay attention during class because I felt so all the time.
My mom had to take me to see a therapist (治疗专家). On the way, I to worry even more. What would my friends me if they knew I was going to see a therapist? What if the therapist couldn’t me? It was not that . My therapist asked me a lot of questions and then we talked about how my life might if I was able to get more sleep. I understood how the future could be better, I felt really to try new things. At the end of the session, I was sent home with a piece of paper called a sleep diary. When I woke up each morning, I had to answer all these questions about my sleep.
, she gave me homework related to my sleep. I wasn’t to text or be on my computer after 8 pm. If I couldn’t fall asleep after about ten minutes, she wanted me to get up and do something in another room that would help me to and feel sleepy.
During the therapy sessions, she was a cheerleader for my life and kept out all the things I was doing right. With her help, it was so much easier to notice the things that were happening all around me.
After about two months of seeing my therapist, I was sleeping at least eight hours a night, sometimes even nine! I felt happier. I could . My grades got better. Basically, I felt like myself! It was so much better to admit that something was and to do something to fix it just watch my whole life get worse and worse.
A．laughing B．shooting C．knocking D．screaming
A．doubt B．protest C．worry D．quarrel
A．dreamed B．ate C．spoke D．slept
A．reduce B．drop C．change D．influence
A．tired B．bored C．upset D．shy
A．refused B．started C．ended D．happened
A．agree with B．worry about C．get on with D．think about
A．teach B．answer C．fix D．recognize
A．helpful B．awful C．interesting D．practical
A．adjust B．develop C．benefit D．improve
A．Once B．Unless C．Though D．If
A．nervous B．excited C．surprised D．calm
A．Therefore B．However C．Besides D．Instead
A．persuaded B．reminded C．asked D．allowed
A．study B．respond C．relax D．recover
A．pointing B．trying C．leaving D．picking
A．tiny B．positive C．exciting D．important
A．forgive B．appreciate C．concentrate D．understand
A．realistic B．significant（有意义的） C．acceptable D．wrong
A．instead of B．rather than C．as well as D．other than
I teach a bilingual kindergarten class. One Monday I noticed that two of my students, Juan and Cynthia, had a shared on Friday of that week. I told both their moms that they could bring in to celebrate their children’s birthdays.
I wondered whether either wanted to bring in a birthday treat for the kids. On Thursday, I asked Juan and Cynthia about it, but they didn’t know anything about their parents’ plans. Both children, however, were very about having a birthday party the next day in class. As I was tired after work, I decided to it until the next day.
The next morning my first thought was: What should I do about the cake? It would be terrible if there was nothing for the kids to at the party. The thought worried me as I approached (接近) the Mexican bakery on my drive to school.
The shop had four large pieces of cake for a dollar each. The only thing was I was on cash. I needed the five dollars in my purse to until payday. However, I decided the party was the most important.
After story time, I told the students that we are celebrating the double birthdays of Juan and Cynthia.I brought out the cake and lit the candles, and then we sang Happy Birthday. I cut each of the four pieces of cake into five little pieces. It was just , all 20 of my students had come to class that day.
At the end, they said thank you to me. As I watched them walk away, still , tears came to my eyes.
After talking with their parents, I learned that our simple celebration had been both Cynthia’s and Juan’s first birthday party. I had to the last couple of days of that month on the one dollar ---- but it was certainly worth it!
A．birthday B．interest C．room D．feeling
A．toys B．parents C．cakes D．friends
A．excited B．disappointed C．relaxed D．puzzled
A．try B．leave C．keep D．change
A．see B．say C．play D．eat
A．weak B．short C．hard D．out
A．save B．make C．last D．owe
A．half B．over C．all D．enough
A．smiling B．dreaming C．singing D．shouting
A．struggle B．occupy C．labor D．spare
Christopher Reeve made many successful films and TV shows but he is most famous for his Superman films. Unfortunately, disaster came in 1995. The doctors did not him to live.
However, he made amazing progress. He learnt to breathe on his own and started a new life with great j . Like many people suffered some terrible injury, Christopher Reeve was changed by that experience. He raised a lot of money to promote medical research into back injuries. He also made speeches about his experiences. It not only drew public attention, but also encouraged people living with all kinds of problems.
Reeve has never thought of . He got involved with charity work to improve the quality of life for all disabled people.
Christopher Reeve died on October 10, 2004, but people all over the world will always remember him as a real-life .
A．want B．wish C．expect D．encourage
A．energy B．courage C．effort D．decision
A．who B．whose C．which D．whom
A．giving in B．giving out C．giving up D．giving off
A．film star B．history maker C．player D．superhero