I’ve never thought about talking with a stranger online before. I thought it was dangerous, but last month I it. Let me tell you what happened. I set up my speaker and my microphone (话筒) and then began walking into different kinds of , because I didn’t know which room was right me. I just wanted to find a native （本地的）English speaker to talk to, I failed(失败).Several days later, I went online again and an English speaking room. I hoped this room would become a good place for learners. The third time, I stayed in my room, and several people entered it. There were two native English speakers. One was from the UK, and the other was from Australia. It was too because neither of them had a microphone.
couldn’t speak to us but just typed words so our conversation went on . However, I learned a lot from that conversation. I thought I have known a lot about English, but the fact is that I still have a way to go. I will work harder.
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I watched quietly as my little brother was caught in the act. He sat in the corner of the living room, a 1in one hand and my father's new book in the other.
2 my father walked into the room, my brother cowered (畏缩) slowly. He sensed that he had done something 3 . From a distance I could see that he had 4 my father's new book and scribbled (乱画) in it. Now, looking at my father in 5 , he and I both waited for his punishment.
My father 6 up his prized book, looked at it carefully, and then sat down, without saying a word. Books were 7 to him. He was a clergyman（牧师） and for him, books were 8 .What he did next was unbelievable. Instead of 9 my brother, he sat down, took the pen from 10 , and then wrote in the book himself, alongside the scribbles John had made:
John s work, 1959, age 2. How many times have I looked into your beautiful face and into your warm, alert (警觉的) eyes looking up at me? And how many times have I 11 God for the one who has now scribbled in my new book?
"Wow," I thought, "This is punishment?" The years and the books came and went. Our family experienced what all families go through and perhaps a little bit more: happiness and 12 , laughter and tears. We always knew our parents 13 us and that one of the proofs (证明) of their love was the book. From time to time we would 14 it, look at the scribbles, read my father's expression of love, and feel 15 .
A．book B．pen C．paper D．ruler
A．Because B．Since C．As D．Though
A．interesting B．wrong C．useless D．important
A．dropped B．read C．borrowed D．opened
A．surprise B．excitement C．sadness D．fear
A．picked B．put C．gave D．checked
A．enjoyable B．valuable C．useless D．attractive
A．courage B．money C．health D．knowledge
A．beating B．hurting C．punishing D．forgiving
A．the corner B．the floor C．the table D．my brother's hand
A．thanked B．asked C．provided D．reminded
A．sadness B．excitement C．pride D．envy
A．needed B．loved C．preferred D．encouraged
A．open B．use C．read D．explain
A．jealous B．relaxed C．confident D．proud
When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could 1 this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my 2 I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “ 3 You are going to college (大学).” I was very 4 when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”
Two days later, 5 took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends 6 together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I 7 I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we 8 the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard (门卫) and one minute later we were 9 . I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was 10 . I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the 11 ?”
“Too bad,” I answered.
“And marriage(婚姻) is even 12 !” he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard 13 I could get into a good college. I 14 studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our 15 to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
A．say B．do C．receive D．find
A．teacher B．friend C．father D．husband
A．Yes! B．No! C．Really? D．OK?
A．angry B．tired C．nervous D．surprised
A．he B．she C．it D．they
A．working B．studying C．singing D．farming
A．guess B．mean C．say D．hope
A．looked at B．returned to C．arrived at D．left for
A．outside B．inside C．back D．away
A．terrible B．wonderful C．funny D．special
A．workers B．guard C．building D．factory
A．better B．harder C．worse D．easier
A．but B．if C．so D．or
A．enjoyed B．stopped C．disliked D．minded
A．way B．idea C．plan D．trip
Nowadays it is found that school students hardly have any sports. Is it because they have no 1 in sports? It may not be the fact. They often say they have 2 more important things to do.
What are these important things? Examinations! They have to get themselves ready for the most important School Certificates of Education Examination（毕业会考），and also to deal with the tests and the exams in school. So many of them become bookworms.
In the summer holidays after the Examination they could do 3 they like, but at the moment, they have to 4 all their time to the preparation. So studies have prevented them from going in sports.
Because of the pressure（压力） 5 their parents and teachers, they have to work harder and spend most of their time on books. Many parents6 their children to pass this examination in order to get a stepping stone for higher studies or better jobs. As for the 7 themselves, they want to get good results so that they can get their studies better. So it is necessary that they give up their school activities, especially sports.
Indeed, every school cannot go 8 physical training, for a quick mind seldom goes along with a weak body. It is well said, "All work and no play 9 Jack a dull（迟钝的）boy." In one word, without a strong body, you can never do anything better, let alone a great success in 10 .
A．lesson B．time C．interest D．place
A．very B．other C．few D．much
A．something B．which C．anything D．nothing
A．spend B．take C．cost D．give
A．from B．of C．in D．to
A．force B．want C．make D．let
A．students B．teachers C．parents D．examinations
A．for B．after C．with D．without
A．turns B．makes C．gets D．brings
A．sports B．exams C．training D．life
You may think there is only sand in the desert of the world, but it is not true. In the desert, as we know, there is a little 1 and it is not 2 for most plants. Still we can see some plants live in the desert.
There is 3 in some places in the deserts. We 4 these places oases(绿洲). In the oases, there are villages and towns. People grow 5 kinds of vegetables and rice in the fields there. People 6 live outside the oases. They have camels, sheep and other animals. These animals live 7 the desert plants for their food and do not need any water. The 8 are useful to the desert people in many ways. They eat the 9 and drink the milk of the animals. They 10 the camels for carrying water, food, and 11 .
The people of the desert have to keep 12 from place to place. They must always look 13 grass or desert plants for their animals. When there 14 no more food for their animals, they move to another place. The desert people are 15 . Every one in the desert likes to help the people in trouble and give them food and water.
A．rain B．rains C．wind D．winds
A．good B．good enough C．enough good D．enough
A．earth B．plants C．wood D．water
A．say B．call C．tell D．find
A．every B．all C．a D．one
A．also B．too C．either D．still
A．on B．with C．of D．by
A．water B．plants C．animals D．food
A．meal B．meat C．body D．food
A．let B．make C．drive D．use
A．other something B．something other C．else something D．something else
A．walking B．carrying C．moving D．going
A．up B．for C．after D．at
A．is B．are C．have D．has
A．carefully B．careful C．friendly D．friend
Saving money gives you freedom. If you have enough savings you may be able to give up your job. I know a couple (夫妻) who saved up 1 money that they were able to leave their 2 for a year, and travel across the country. You could see the wonderful experiences they had 3 they were able to enjoy that time together.
Saving money is improving your 4 life. It is important to realize that 5 saving money now you will be able to do so many more things in your later years. You can retire early and spend time 6 around the world. By saving money now, you will be able to do as 7 things as you like and enjoy a good life.
Saving money will bring you peace of mind. Every dollar that you have in the bank is a dollar, which stands between you and disaster. People who have savings are not 8 when a car breaks down, or someone becomes sick. They know that they will be okay if they lose a job, and it takes time to find a new 9 .
Saving money sets an example for your children. By teaching your children to save money and plan for the future, you are in control of where you spend your money, and what you do 10 it. It may be one of the most important ideas that you teach your children.
A．no B．little C．enough D．a little
A．jobs B．job C．country D．garden
A．so B．because C．or D．but
A．children’s B．whole C．future D．present
A．in B．on C．at D．by
A．travel B．traveling C．to travel D．travelled
A．many B．much C．more D．most
A．happy B．nice C．worried D．glad
A．ones B．another C．one D．other
A．by B．with C．in D．through