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Friends play an important role in our life. Most people hope that their friends will always be there. They ____ friendship to last forever. Unluckily, even the best friendship can end.
With time on, many friendships end because of a change in personality or way of life. The friendship slowly loses its importance and finally ____.
Tommy wrote, “I didn’t even know the friendship was over ____ I caught myself thinking of Alan as a former friend.”
Peter explained, “We started seeing each other less and less. The friendship was just over.”
Sometimes friendships break ____ suddenly from a disagreement or move to another place.
Alice said, “The end of our friendship was a gradual thing. I moved from one side of the city to another. From then on we ____ made a phone call. We met less and less. At last our friendship ended.”
Jack said, “When I moved to Seattle after college, our friendship died. ____ of us were always busy with new jobs, so we didn’t keep ____ touch with each other. Our friendship was so dead that I didn’t call him even if I went home.”
Yet the biggest problem to a friendship is change. Lillian Rubin in her book Just Friends says,“Generally it’s true that friends will accept each other if they both remain what they were when they met. However, if they change in ____ directions, the friendship most probably will be lost.”
No matter why, when, or how friendships end, there is always some ____ of loss. When ____ can be done to keep the friendship, it is important to forget the pain. Then move on to build new friendships.
May new friendships bring you pleasure and happiness!
A．hope B．expect C．advise D．allow
A．disappears B．develops C．rises D．grows
A．when B．after C．until D．while
A．out B．away C．off D．in
A．often B．hardly C．always D．usually
A．Either B．All C．Both D．Neither
A．in B．on C．among D．from
A．the same B．similar C．different D．strange
A．relief B．happiness C．pain D．pride
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
The sun is shining and it’s very hot. 31 many people don’t want to go out after 32 . Mrs. West has to(不得不) 33 her father at the airport. Her father doesn’t feel well, he wants to see a 34in the city hospital.
Now she’s 35in the street. There 36 no trees and she feels very 37 . But she’s too 38 and can’t walk fast(快). Suddenly she finds(发现) a 39 walking behind her. She gets angry and her face turns red. “Why are you walking 40 me, boy?” She asks strictly. “It’s cooler”. The boy answers.
A．But B．Because C．So D．Then
A．breakfast B．dinner C．supper D．lunch
A．watch B．meet C．help D．ask
A．nurse B．waiter C．policeman D．doctor
A．walking B．walks C．walk D．to walk
A．be B．is C．are D．am
A．cold B．cool C．relaxed D．hot
A．happy B．fat C．short D．tall
A．boy B．man C．woman D．dog
A．on B．in front of C．behind D．across from
From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and weekends they are free and 31 themselves. Some watch television or go to the cinema, others take part in sports. This is decided by their own 32 .
There are many different ways to spend our free time.
Almost everyone has some kind of 33 : it may be something from collecting stamps to ____34___ model planes. Some hobbies are very 35 , but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth(值得…的) 36 of money, others are valuable(有价值的) only to their owners.
I know a man who has a coin collection worth several 37 dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare(罕见的)fifty-cent piece which 38 him $250! He was very happy about this collection and thought the price was all right. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder(怀疑) if they are worth any money. However, 39 my brother they are quite valuable.
40 makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.
A．love B．work C．enjoy D．Play
A．lives B．interests C．jobs D．things
A．hobby B．thing C．job D．way
A．make B．making C．makes D．made
A．interesting B．exciting C．cheap D．expensive
A．a little B．a few C．a lot D．a number
A．thousand B．thousands C．thousands of D．thousand of
A．paid B．cost C．took D．spend
A．to B．on C．with D．in
A．Everything B．Anything C．Nothing D．Something
Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is 1 plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and men2 make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and animals
3 Therefore(因此), animals and men need plants in order to4 This is the reason(原因) why we find that there are so many plants around us.
If you look carefully at the plants around you 5 find that there are many kinds of plants. Some plants are large6 others are small. Most plants are green..
Some plants have many small leaves. Others have only 7 large leaves. There are many kinds of leaves. Leaves are of8 shapes(形状) and colors.
Leaves are also different in other ways. Some leaves have short leaf stalks(叶茎)while others have long leaf stalks. Still others have9 stalks at all. The edges(边)of leaves are also different. Some leaves have smooth(光滑的)edges. Some have wave(波状的) edges10 the teeth of saw(锯).
A．why B．because C．how D．that
A．don’t B．not C．cannot D．can
A．too B．either C．also D．already
A．eat B．live C．have D．get
A．are going to B．may C．certainly D．will
A．when B．yet C．and D．while
A．a little B．a few C．little D．few
A．not B．none C．neither D．no
A．like B．as C．as if D．seem
An old lady went out shopping last Sunday. She came to a bank（银行）and saw a car near the door . A man got out of it（下车） and went into the bank . She looked into the car. The keys were in the lock.
The old lady took the keys and followed the man into the bank. The man took a gun（枪）out of his pockets and said to the clerk（职员）, “ Give me all the money .”
But the old lady didn’t see this. She went to the man and put the keys in his hand and said, “ Young man , you’re foolish . Never leave your keys in your car. Someone’s going to steal（偷）it . ” The man looked at the old woman for a few seconds. Then he looked at the clerk and then he took the keys and ran off the bank, got into his car and drove away quickly without any money .
The man got out of the car, and then he went into.
A．the police station B．the post office C．the bank D．the shop
A．a gun B．the keys C．a wallet D．a handbag
A．went away B．gave them to the policeman C．took them home D．returned to the young man
A．had nothing to do B．deposited（存）his money C．ordered a clerk to give him the money D．walked about to look for something
A．took them and ran out of the bank without any money B．thanked her very much C．was very surprised D．said nothing and went to the police station
Martin is an American boy. He is eight years old. His parents 41 _ five years ago and he is now living with his grandmother in New York.
One morning, Jimmy , one of his classmates, came to his home with an exercises book in his hand. Jimmy lives in a house not far from Martin's. They often go to school together.
"Would you help me with this maths problem?" Jimmy said as soon as he came into the room. "It's too hard for me and I can't work it out."
"Let me try, " Martin said. "I42 it isn't too hard for me. "
Martin tried his best but he couldn't work it out,43 .
"If we had a small computer, all the problems would be44 for us to do. " Jimmy said.
"A small computer . . . , " Martin thought for a minute, then he said, "I've got an idea. We can45 one in a shop. "
"A computer is very 46 , and we don’t have enough money. "
"That's OK, " said Martin. "We can ask the new president (总统)47 some money. He said he would help anyone in trouble. I' m sure he will help us. He is very rich, you know."
So they decided to write a letter to the new president. Soon the letter was finished and they hurried to the post office.
In front of the post office stood a small box. They48 the letter into the box carefully and went home happily.
The next morning, they 49 the post office on their way to school. They found 50 , the box was not a post box but trash-box (果皮箱).
A．have died B．had died C．died D．have been death
A．sure B．think C．hope D．wish
A．neither B．either C．too D．also
A．easy enough B．enough easy C．difficult enough D．enough difficult
A．borrow B．lend C．bring D．buy
A．expensive B．cheap C．important D．useful
A．to B．for C．about D．on
A．place B．took C．dropped D．bring
A．passed B．past C．pasted D．passing
A．with their surprise C．to their surprise D．of their surprise