Will you put other’s needs before your own?What will you get if you do?Here is an experience of mine.
It was a wet day and I had a time. I was busy and everyone I talked to was in a bad mood. What’s more，I went out without breakfast and I left my at home. So I couldn’t get lunch and was terribly hungry.
When I finshed my work，I to ask my wife to meet me at the door with some money so that I could quickly go to buy .Then I quickly made my way home in hope of eating my meal of the day at 5：00 p.m.
As I was halfway home，my wife told me by phone that a friend of ours was in and needed a lift（搭便车）home. My mind said，“I will get him I get the meal.”But my mouth said，“All right,I’ll give him a .”
He jumped in the car with a smile on his face and repeated how he was that I would drive him home. He told me he usually walked home from his company but that day the stopped him from making that journey.
Traffic was a . A drive to him normally took 10 minutes but that day it took 30 minutes.
Now you would guess the person that I was helping is a friend of mine. But，in fact，he is a friend of a friend.
I wonder if I will ever see this person again but I feel glad I was there when he
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So you will feel yourself helpful and useful when you more about others.
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When I was in Grade Three, I was chosen to the heroine in the school play.
For weeks my mother helped me 1 my lines(台词), But once on stage. Every word disappeared 2 my head. My teacher asked me to change 3 and be the narrator.
Although I didn’t tell my mother 4 had happened that day, she 5 my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.
It was a lovely 6 day. It was warm. In the yard all the flowers came out. We could see lots of dandelions dancing among the colorful flowers. How beautiful they were! I watched my mother carelessly bend down by some flowers. “I think I am going to 7 all the useless grass. ” She said.
“But I like dandelions,” I said, “All flowers are 8 — even dandelions”.
My mother looked at me 9 . “Yes, every flower shines in its own way, doesn’t it?” she said. I nodded. “So that is 10 of people, too. ” She added.
She had guessed my 11 . I started to cry and told her the truth.
“You will be a great narrator. ” She said. Then she told me 12 I loved to read stories to her when I was in Grade 1.
Over the next few 13 I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally 14 . A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, passing me a dandelion. After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps 15 person who would keep such a common dandelion.
A．write B．practice C．train D．provide
A．from B．in C．on D．over
A．names B．character C．roles D．lines
A．which B．when C．that D．what
A．sensed B．touched C．reached D．heard
A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
A．use up B．eat up C．dig up D．drink up
A．perfect B．lively C．attractive D．natural
A．sadly B．carelessly C．surprisingly D．happily
A．kind B．good C．true D．suitable
A．worry B．stress C．nervousness D．pain
A．how B．how much C．how many D．how long
A．days B．weeks C．months D．years
A．went B．came C．ran D．appeared
A．the only B．the best C．the last D．the worst
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Long ago，some children were playing at seaside when they found a turtle(海龟). They began to beat(打) the turtle. Just at that time, a young man came and said to them, “Stop!” The children ran 1 quickly. The turtle was very thankful and said, “Thanks for your 2 . I truly would like to invite you to a wonderful palace now.”
The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea. When he 3 the palace, he was very surprised and said to the turtle， “What a nice palace!” In order to thank him, the king(国王) of the turtles gave him a very big dinner. He had never seen such a dinner before. He received a warm welcome there and was very 4 everything.
After dinner, the king of the turtles said, “I am going to give you two boxes, 5 you can open only one.” “You mustn’t open both of them. Don’t forget it！” The turtle 6 him. “All right, I will open only one,” the young man promised. At this time, a large wave(浪) sent him out of the sea.
7 he went home, he opened the bigger one of the two boxes. To 8 surprise, the box was full of gold. “My God!” he cried. “I’m 9 now.” Then he thought, “Things in the other box must be expensive, too.” He could not wait any longer. He 10 his promise and opened the other box. As soon as he opened it, he became an old man. His hair turned white. His face looked like an old man over eighty years old. It all happened in a moment. He was sorry for what he did, but it was too late.
A．across B．away C．into D．out
A．gift B．gold C．treatment D．kindness
A．left B．reached C．built D．designed
A．pleased with B．careful with C．angry with D．sorry for
A．so B．or C．but D．as
A．helped B．followed C．reminded D．refused
A．After B．Before C．While D．Since
A．her B．him C．their D．his
A．poor B．rich C．sad D．young
A．remembered B．accepted C．broke D．recorded
完型填空：阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to music, and we 1 the national flag go up.
Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was 2 and excited! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too.
Can I really do it?
Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher 3 me, “I know you want to have a try. Next Monday morning, I want you to give the talk. Go and write something down. 4 for it, I’m sure you’ll do well.”
“Thank you.” I answered. It was such a great 5 for me! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents 6 . I wanted to make my teacher happy.
Finally Monday morning came. I began to feel 7 .
When did I last give a talk to 8 many people? Never! This was my first time. Could I really 9 it? Maybe I couldn’t finish the talk.
When I got to school, we all went out to the playground. I 10 in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn’t say anything.
“Take it easy,” I said to 11 . “Don’t be nervous. You can do it.”
Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me ! I couldn’t 12 stand up.
I took a look at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes seemed to say, “You can do it! Come on!13 afraid, just talk!”
I took a big breath. Then I began to talk. It wasn’t hard. It was easy.
I don’t know 14 I finished my talk, but I tried my best to do it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself 15 everyone what I can do.
A．watch B．see C．notice D．look at
A．surprised B．proud C．bored D．careful
A．spoke B．asked for C．said to D．showed
A．Look out B．Come on C．Take care D．Get ready
A．chance B．news C．time D．message
A．to do B．to listen C．to see D．to play
A．excited B．happy C．nervous D．surprised
A．after B．such C．before D．so
A．do B．speak C．talk D．take
A．sat B．stood C．jumped D．ran
A．me B．myself C．my class D．my parents
A．be able to B．hardly C．never D．even
A．Not be B．Don’t C．Don’t be D．Not
A．where B．how C．why D．whether
A．with B．at C．to D．for
完形填空
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public? Are you afraid to make a speech?
Li Jun, a middle school boy, felt shy when he was making a speech the other day. Li had thought it would be quite easy to speak in front of 1 classmates.
"I was wrong. It was very different and much2 than talking to my classmates during playtime," Li said. "I tried, but it was really difficult to speak. I felt like a mute (哑巴) and wanted to leave the classroom 3 "
Li is not ___4____. Many middle school students now have the same 5 : they can talk about their ideas freely 6 their best friends after class, but can't speak in public. According to Zhou Hong, a teacher from a university, the main reason is that schools in China pay more attention to writing instead of7 .
Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their 8 , such as speech competitions, English corners and class discussions. Students can join in any one they want to. 9 he also gives some advice to students. "During your free time you should 10 more. When you're speaking in public, take it ___11___. Just imagine you're talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly," Zhou said. "That12 a fine public speech and you'll feel confident. "
A．Her B．my C．your D．his
A．harder B．easier C．better' D．later
A．slowly B．quickly C．sadly D．happily
A．lonely B．alone C．only D．just
A．answer B．subject C．problem D．question
A．except B．beside C．from D．with
A．listening B．speaking C．reading D．singing
A．mouths B．eyes C．minds D．hearts
A．But B．So C．And D．Or
A．play B．practice C．write D．Watch
A．nervous B．easy C．hard D．funny
A．reports B．keeps C．hears D．Makes
完形填空
阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Do you know why different animals or pests(害虫) have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be mainly used to ___1___ themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts(蝗虫), but birds cannot ___2___catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their__3___ with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look ___4___. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change into the same brown color __5___ crops have. Some other pests whose colors are ___6__ plants are easily found and eaten by ___7___. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only __8____.
If you ___9___ animals’ life, you’ll find the main use of colors is to protect __10___. Bears, lions and other animals ___11___ quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters ___12___ their colors are much like the trees.
Colors are useful not only on the land, but also in the __13___. A kind of fish can __14____ a kind of black liquid(液体) when they face danger. The liquid spreads over quickly, so they cannot be found by their enemies and can quickly swim away. That is ___15____ they can live safely though they are not strong at all. So colors are really useful to animals.
A．show B．protect C．kill D．interest
A．easily B．freely C．safely D．differently
A．sizes B．smells C．colors D．shapes
A．yellow B．red C．black D．green
A．so B．as C．like D．with
A．different from B．same as C．similar to D．opposite with
A．other B．others C．the others D．another
A．in the morning B．at noon C．at night D．in the daytime
A．study B．write C．draw D．work
A．them B．themselves C．it D．itself
A．run B．fight C．move D．eat
A．because B．so C．and D．although
A．forests B．desert C．sea D．mountains
A．keep out B．come out C．look out D．give out
A．why B．when C．how D．where