Time is very important in our life. But it never had any importance in my life until I a watch from my father that made me responsible（有责任）. It me the importance of time in my life.
I got this gift on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the , at 9.00 am to pick up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and a taxi to my father’s house.
I got to my father’s house at 2:00 pm . My father looked at me angrily. I said “Hi” to him and my uncle. My father asked me to sit him and handed me this watch which was a gift from . It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your .” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder（提醒物）for you. I hope today you have learned something .”
I learned a lesson from my father: to respect（尊重）time and be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its , but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
A．bought B．received C．borrowed D．broke
A．learned B．found C．sent D．told
A．airport B．school C．hospital D．station
A．so B．because C．if D．though
A．saw B．forgot C．remembered D．met
A．got B．driven C．ridden D．taken
A．one day before B．the next day C．that day D．the other day
A．surprised B．tired C．pleased D．lonely
A．next to B．around C．behind D．away from
A．us B．him C．them D．you
A．of B．for C．with D．about
A．words B．actions C．play D．fun
A．important B．interesting C．expensive D．exciting
A．never B．usually C．sometimes D．often
A．look B．price C．size D．weight
When I am reading a newspaper at home ， my friends call me， “Will you here and give us some help?” I throw the away and run to them.
My friends are playing a basketball game . And the ball goes right into Mrs White’s . They know I live next to her ， they want me to get the ball for them.
I my neighbour Mrs White. She looks unfriendly. Everyone says that she doesn’t like the children.And knows Mrs White well because she seldom comes out of her house or speaks.
I walk into Mrs White 's garden . I am nervous（紧张的）.Suddenly I see a tall walking to me. It is Mrs White.I feel when I see her.
“Is this your ?" she asks.
I say yes and we’ll do it again.
To my surprise， Mrs White says， "Why don't you kids here? This hoop（篮球架）here is better than yours."
Wow! We are so glad to hear that !Mrs White is us to play in her garden! We all learn a(n) lesson: what many people say isn't always true.
A．go B．drive C．come D．ride
A．newspaper B．book C．picture D．photo
A．at school B．in my neighbourhood C．in the playground D．in the garden
A．balcony B．garden C．home D．kitchen
A．or B．but C．so D．beacuse
A．am happy with B．am afraid of C．am like D．am angry with
A．everyone B．anyone C．no one D．someone
A．sadly B．slowly C．happily D．angrily
A．man B．woman C．girl D．boy
A．sorry B．excited C．worried D．sad
A．friend B．ball C．garden D．neighbour
A．usually B．always C．never D．sometimes
A．walk B．talk C．play D．eat
A．asking B．inviting C．showing D．telling
A．easy B．hard C．popular D．important
My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk, but would never run very well. The first three years of his life was in hospital. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he has a problem when you saw him .
Children in our neighborhood always ran around their play, and Joey would jump and ran and play, . We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be to run like the other children. So he didn’t know.
In grade he decided to join the school running team. Every day he trained. He ran more than any of the others, only the top seven runners would be chosen to run for the . We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.
He ran four to five miles every day — even when he had a fever. I was , so I went to him after school. I found him running . I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He had two more miles to go. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept .
Two weeks later, the names of the team were called. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had the team. He was in seventh grade — the other six team members were all eighth graders. We never told him he couldn’t do it … so he didn’t know. He just it.
A．spent B．taken C．cost D．paid
A．talk B．sit C．study D．walk
A．after B．before C．during D．till
A．either B．too C．though D．yet
A．able B．sorry C．glad D．afraid
A．sixth B．seventh C．eighth D．ninth
A．so B．if C．then D．because
A．neighborhood B．family C．school D．grade
A．excited B．tired C．pleased D．worried
A．think about B．hear from C．agree with D．look for
A．alone B．away C．almost D．already
A．riding B．walking C．playing D．running
A．jumpers B．runners C．doctors D．teachers
A．got B．kept C．made D．found
A．did B．had C．left D．made
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A boy lost his arms in an accident and his father lost his life．Since then，he had to________the arms of his younger brother．Except for writing with his toes(脚趾)，he could hardly do________in his life．
As the two brothers grew up together，they had lots of________and they often argued(争吵)．Then one day，his younger brother________him．So he was very sad and didn’t know________to do．
A girl lost her hands because of a fire．Though her elder sister wanted to________her，she decided to be completely independent(独立的)．At school，she always studied hard．Once she wrote the following sentences in her composition，“I am________．Though I lost my hands，I still have legs．Though my wings are broken，my heart can still fly．”
One day，the boy and the girl were both invited________a television interview program．They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes．The boy wrote “My younger brother’s arms are my arms”_______the girl wrote“Broken wings，________heart”．
A．go on B．work on C．look for D．depend on
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．questions B．hobbies C．problems D．differences
A．hit B．left C．loved D．hated
A．who B．where C．what D．which
A．leave B．take care of C．write to D．forget
A．sad B．lucky C．excited D．shy
A．to B．on C．for D．from
A．as B．so C．while D．when
A．jumping B．broken C．beating D．flying
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大题共10分，每小题1分)
Robby was 11 years old when his mother sent him to have his first piano lesson. I always think that a good learner should begin at his age, but Robby said that it had always been his mother’s dream to hear him play the piano. So I him as a student.
Robby didn’t have a basic of music, but he tried very hard. However, he continued and at the end of each weekly lesson he’d always say, “My mom is going to hear me play some day.”But it seemed . He didn’t have a natural ability for music.
One day Robby stopped coming to our lessons. He told me that his mom had been sick and unable to take him to piano lessons, but he was still .
He asked if he could take part in my concert (音乐会) and I .
The night of the concert came. The concert hall was with parents, friends and relatives. The concert was going well. Then, Robby came on stage (舞台). Loudly and clearly he said that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I heard next. His danced on the keys.
He played so well that everyone was on his feet, clapping (鼓掌) excitedly. In tears (眼泪), I ran up on stage, “Oh, Robby! How could you do it?”
“Well, Miss Hondorf, remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, the fact is that she had a serious blood disease and passed away this morning. And well… she was born , so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play. I wanted to make special and show her I could do it! My mother’s dream came true at last.”
A．bigger B．larger C．later D．earlier
A．received B．protected C．knew D．accepted
A．education B．sense C．information D．knowledge
A．harmless B．helpless C．hopeless D．meaningless
A．writing B．practising C．singing D．talking
A．agreed B．disliked C．expected D．decided
A．covered B．bored C．filled D．enjoyed
A．fingers B．feet C．voice D．legs
A．blind B．deaf C．strong D．tiny
A．her B．me C．it D．us
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As my friend was passing some elephants，he suddenly stopped．He was confused by the fact that these huge animals were being held by nothing but a small rope．The rope was tied to their front legs．It was________that the elephants could break away from the ropes at any time．But for some_______，they did not．
My friend saw a trainer nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and didn’t________to get away．
“Well，”he said，“when they are very_______and much smaller，we use the same size rope to tie them．At that age，it’s enough to hold them．As they grow up，they are used to_______that they cannot break away．They believe the rope can________hold them，so they never try to break free．”
My friend was amazed．These animals could at any time break free，________because they believed they couldn’t，they were stuck right where they were．
Like the elephants，how many of us go________life hanging on to a belief that we cannot do something，simply because we________at it once before?How many of us are being held back by old，outdated_______that no longer serve us?
A．clear B．necessary C．interesting D．important
A．business B．time C．duty D．reason
A．try B．continue C．remember D．refuse
A．strong B．sleepy C．young D．tired
A．guessing B．believing C．proving D．regretting
A．ever B．even C．never D．still
A．but B．and C．or D．so
A．across B．into C．through D．over
A．failed B．laughed C．aimed D．looked
A．dreams B．instructions C．beliefs D．chances