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A wise man was visiting a village with his students. He found a group of family members ______ angrily at each other. He turned to his students and asked: “Why do people shout angrily at each other?”
His students thought for a while, and one of them said: “Because when we lose our calm, we shout.”
“But, why should you shout when the other person is just next to you? You can just as well tell him _____ you have to say in a soft manner,” said the wise man.
Students gave some other answers but ______ were any good.
“When two people are angry at each other, their hearts become distant（疏远的）,” the wise man ______, “To cover that distance (距离), they must shout to be able to hear ______. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to hear each other and cover that great distance.”
The wise man then gave an ______: “What happens when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly because their hearts are very ______. When they love each other even more, what happens? They don’t need to talk. They ______ look at each other and that’s all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.”
He looked at his students and said: “______ when you argue, do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance you from others. Or there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the ______ to return.”
A．smiling B．throwing C．shouting D．fighting
A．what B．why C．where D．how
A．no B．all C．both D．none
A．explained(解释) B．agreed C．answered D．wished
A．another B．the other C．each other D．other man
A．excuse B．example C．advice D．advertisement
A．far B．strange C．usual D．close
A．only B．hardly C．never D．seldom
A．If B．So C．But D．And
A．reason B．cause C．path D．partner
How do you usually get to school? Buy bus? On foot? Roby Burch, 16, a US student, gets to school a little 36__________---he goes by horse (马).
Burch has been riding his white horse 4 miles to and from school 37 __________the beginning of the semester. “Every morning, wearing my blue jacket and jeans, I’m on my way at 6 am.” Burch says, “The streets are mostly 38__________ at this time of morning. It’s a nice way to start the day.”
The idea was his 39__________. His family were enjoying their vacation on their farm this summer, “My dad just said, ‘Roby, you 40__________ ride your horse to school every day.’” says Burch. He thought it really was a good idea.
When they got back home, Burch asked for permission from the headmaster (校长), Joe Cox, and surprisingly, he got the green light. Cox even 41__________ Burch to keep the horse next to the headmaster’s house. Then his dad helped Burch find the best route to school. It is along back streets and has 42__________cars than the others.
For the return trip every afternoon, Burch leaves school at 5:45 pm. Even now, as the days grow shorter and colder, he 43__________ to ride his horse. “ I will ride my horse even in the coldest weather.” he says.
Burch says the first time he sat on a horse as a four-year-old boy he was afraid. 44__________ now, “it’s what I do best.” It’s no surprise that he wants to be a cowboy (牛仔) when he grows up. “I love riding horses more than 45 __________ else.” He says, “It’s really a guy thing.”
A．normally B．casually C．differently D．actually
A．for B．since C．before D．after
A．empty B．crowded C．busy D．awful
A．sister’s B．brother’s C．mom’s D．dad’s
A．will B．won’t C．should D．shouldn’t
A．invited B．allowed C．taught D．urged
A．fewer B．few C．more D．many
A．begins B．stops C．continues D．refuses
A．so B．or C．and D．but
A．anything B．nothing C．everybody D．somebody
One day, two friends were walking through the desert.__36__ the journey they had a quarrel, and one friend hit __37__ one in the face.
The one who was hit was hurt,__38__ he didn’t say anything. Instead, he wrote in the sand,“Today my best friend hit me in the face.”
They kept on __39__ until they found an oasis(绿洲).They decided to get some water. The one who had been hit fell into the mire(泥潭) and was in danger, but the friend __40__ him.
When he felt all right, he wrote on __41__.“Today my best friend saved my life.”
The one who had hit and saved his best friend asked him,“After I __42__ you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone.__43__”
The other friend replied,“When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness(宽恕) can blow __44__ away. Bt when someone does something __45__ for us, we must write it in stone where no wind can ever blow it away.”
A．After B．During C．For D．Before
A．some B．each C．another D．the other
A．and B．so C．but D．or
A．walking B．jumping C．singing D．running
A．hurt B．left C．hit D．saved
A．the desert B．a stone C．a tree D．the sand
A．killed B．helped C．hurt D．quarreled with
A．When B．What C．How D．Why
A．it B．these C．them D．this
A．interesting B．good C．dangerous D．harmful
Have you ever complained (抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes36dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and37all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling to you.
On a sunny morning, you plan to have a walk to relax yourself. Just before you go out, it 38 starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why39 sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(庄稼) in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest (收成).
40 everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, life isn’t a bed of roses. It’s very common to meet difficulties on the way to success.41 difficulty isn't terrible. The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it. Difficulty is42a spring (弹簧). If you are 43 , it will be strong. So when you meet difficulties, don't give up. Instead, you should face them with a smile.
Attitude 44 everything. With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and45 _. If you want to be happy, try to remember these five easy rules. Free your heart from hate; Free your mind from worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect less. The quickest way to receive happiness is to smile, the fastest way to lose it is to complain.A. seem B. seems C. seemed
A. cry B. smile C. complain
A. suddenly B. finally C. hardly
A. don't B. not C. didn’t
A. But B. For C. Although
A. In fact B. From early on C. For example
A. unlike B. likes C. like
A. powerful B. weak C. confident
A. decides B. deciding C. to decide
A. please B. pleased C. pleasant
When I was young,I liked to play jokes on people I knew,especially on my parents and friedns.One day my mother was 46 and I was playing with my younger brother Tony.
Suddenly I ran to my mother and said,“Tony fell from the open window!”She was very 47 and ran out of the kitchen.Then I said,“Don’t worry,I’m just 48 .”And my mother shouted at me,“If you do it 49 ,I’ll hit you.”
One day I went swimming with my 50in the sea.I wanted to play a joke on them.In the beginning,I went swimming 51 ,and I called out,“Help!”All my friends came to help me,only to 52 that I was joking.But the next time I wasn’t joking.I was so 53 that I swam in deep water. I tried my best to call my frineds for help,but this time nobody came to help me.
54 ,They found I was telling the truth.They came and saved my life.They took me to the hospital.This is the best 55in my life.From then on,I haven’t joked on anyone.
A．writing B．sleeping C．cooking D．running
A．angry B．worried C．sorry D．excited
A．smiling B．saying C．playing D．joking
A．now B．then C．again D．once
A．friends B．classmates C．brothers D．parents
A．fast B．slowly C．well D．alone
A．find B．understand C．say D．think
A．careful B．careless C．fast D．slow
A．In the end B．At first C．Since then D．At that time
A．time B．sport C．lesson D．day
Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a __31__ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d __32__ a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he __33__ drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his __34__ into the project and the next day he handed it in __35__ his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a __36__ that read, “See me after class.”
The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “__37__ did I receive an F?”
The teacher said, “This is an __38__ dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of __39__. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no__40__ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “__41__ you rewrite this paper with a more realisticgoal, I will reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about __42__ long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important __43__ for you.”
Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the __44__ paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 45 .”
A．speech B．paper C．notice D．diary
A．paint B．win C．own D．sell
A．just B．almost C．ever D．even
A．heart B．life C．advice D．trust
A．to B．with C．from D．for
A．word B．letter C．note D．post
A．How B．Why C．When D．Where
A．unusual B．unforgettable C．unimportant D．unrealistic
A．money B．time C．space D．effort
A．wonder B．way C．problem D．matter
A．Though B．since C．Until D．If
A．himself B．him C．it D．itself
A．change B．gift C．message D．decision
A．long B．thick C．same D．correct
A．grade B．dream C．duty D．secret