Dear dad,
Happy birthday to you! On this special day, I’d like to tell you in a special way.
I don’t think I’m good at telling you my thought face to face with you, so I’m _______to show my deep love for you. You are not a rich man_______ a famous person. But in my heart, you are one of the greatest ______in the world. I am ______you. You are ______interested in being famous and rich. You do _ ___things like paying for your phone on time, and working as a worker in your factory. The smile on your face shows you are pleased with the family. You take good care of my grandparents. You help me with my schoolwork and do some shopping with mom on Sundays.
In the past, I didn’t care _________you were with me or not. Now I am sorry ______I didn’t realize you before. But I am thankful for what you have done for me.
I am quite lucky that I have_____ a great father. And I feel happy that now I can let you know ______I love you. You are successful as a son, a husband, a father and a friend.
Love from,
Lydia
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A．what B．that C．whether D．where
A．say B．to say C．says D．saying
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Many teenagers have hobbies．But sometimes these hobbies can get way of schoolwork. and Parents might worry about their at school．Teenagers often think they should be allowed to practice their hobbies as much as they want．Do you agree?
Liu Yu, a boy from Shandong．is a running star．He is on his school running team and has always wanted to be a professional athlete．However，his parents won’t allow him to tram as much as he would like. “Of course we want to see Liu Yu his dream．”says Mr. Liu．“and we know he loves running. That's great．and my wife and I have watched him in every one of his races．We have nothing running. But we do think that our son needs to be realistic．Now that he is getting older. he needs to think about what will happen he doesn’t become a professional runner in the end．
Liu Yu really ．“Well．I think I should be allowed to make decisions for myself．”he says.“My parents have always taught me the of working hard and not just to do what I enjoy. I understand this. But I'm serious about running． a professional runner is the only thing I have ever wanted to do.
Mr. and Mrs. Liu believe that Liu Yu should study hard in the evenings. and so they don’t allow him to practice on school nights．“I know this seem strict，”says Mrs. Liu“but we think we’re doing the right thing．He has to understand very people can become professional athletes. It's a very difficult dream to achieve. so we think he needs to spend more time his homework．
But Liu Yu still doesn’t agree．I know my parents care about me，but they are always talking about what if I don't succeed in the future．But I will succeed! I think I should be allowed to make this decision for myself．Only then will I have a chance of achieving my dream.
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A．importance B．important C．necessary D．useful
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Today Chinese people can enjoy longer holidays. They have more time to .
Zhang Haitao, a middle school student from Shanghai, to Japan with his parents
vacation.” Travelling in different countries has always been a dream of ,” Zhang said.
“are you going to Japan, by ship or by plane?” I asked him.
“By ship. Travelling by ship is more than by plane.”
“But a plane is much than a ship.”
“Yes, but you can’t see much on a plane, while a sea trip can you happy because you can see the beautiful sea, islands and even big fish.”
“Will the trip cost a lot?” “Certainly. my father is a businessman. He has much money in the last three years. Thanks to him, we can go on our trip.”A. eat B. sleep C. travel
A. go B. is going C. goes
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A. faster B. slower C. more expensive
A. give B. tell C. make
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A. lost B. found C. saved
A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived. None of them dared go outside for fear of being by the cat.
The mice decided to hold a to find a way of stopping themselves from being in danger. One day, when the cat was out, mice of all ages into the meeting room.
“Let’s build a big trap（陷阱），”one mouse suggested. When this idea was ，another said, “What about poisoning (毒死) her?” But knew where to buy the poison. One young mouse, whose mother had become the cat’s food, angrily said, “Let’s cut her teeth, so she can do no more harm.” But the meeting did not accept his .
At last, one mouse, than the rest, jumped onto a table. Waving a bell, he called for silence, “Be quiet！We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail（尾巴）, so we’ll always know she is！We’ll have to escape, and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to ！” Hearing the words, everyone got and they congratulated him on his good idea.
“We’ll tie it so tightly (紧紧地) that it will never drop off！”
“She’ll never be able to walk again！Why, the other day, she suddenly appeared right in front of me！Just imagine...”
However, the clever mouse said, “We must who is going to tie it on her tail.” There was not a sound in the room. Nobody was enough to put the plan into action. The meeting ended without any decision being made.
It’s often very to have good ideas, but putting them into practice is much more difficult.
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A．party B．test C．game D．meeting
A．rushed B．swam C．flew D．stepped
A．supported B．discussed C．accepted D．refused
A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．anybody
A．present B．reason C．idea D．excuse
A．younger B．longer C．thinner D．cleverer
A．where B．what C．how D．who
A．experience B．power C．time D．space
A．shout B．watch C．stay D．hide
A．worried B．excited C．surprised D．tired
A．gladly B．quickly C．quietly D．directly
A．believe B．learn C．imagine D．decide
A．honest B．brave C．rich D．old
A．easy B．difficult C．strange D．important
Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue (美德).
William Bennett
Thanksgiving Day was coming. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment (作业) — to draw a picture of for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be considered poor, but still many would the holiday with turkey and other traditional food of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subject of most of her students’ art. And they were.
But Douglas made a(an) kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of weak and unhappy. As other children played at , Douglas used to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain that Douglas felt behind those sad .
Yes, his picture was different. When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a . Nothing else. Just an empty hand.
His abstract (抽象的) picture caught the of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the discussion went on — until the teacher almost forgot the young artist .
When the children had gone on to other assignments, she stopped at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She recalled the when she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other students. How she had said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was very for his teacher’s hand. Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.
The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that out.
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．congratulate B．spend C．celebrate D．consider
A．good B．interesting C．exciting D．different
A．break B．rest C．desk D．first
A．noses B．hands C．faces D．eyes
A．gift B．person C．hand D．turkey
A．thought B．description C．respect D．imagination
A．raise B．need C．buy D．show
A．look at B．care for C．take away D．drive off
A．himself B．itself C．herself D．themselves
A．said B．asked C．talked D．spoke
A．chances B．forms C．ways D．times
A．much B．many C．often D．long
A．thankful B．helpful C．careful D．beautiful
A．moves B．holds C．reaches D．puts
In the USA, books that tell how to do things are very popular today. Thousands of these “how to” books are selling __ in bookstores. In fact, there are about four thousand books with names that____the words “how to”. One book may tell you how to _ money, another may tell you how to spend it, and another may say how to give your money away.
Many “how to” books tell you how to__ They tell you how to choose a job and how to do it well. __ if you fail to get a job, you can buy a book called “how to__ _ money”. If you__ make any money at all, you may need a book with a name“how to live on nothing”.
Why do many of these books__ so popular? It is because life has become hard today and people have far more__ to face. “How to” books people live through the modern life.
A．well B．soon C．slowly D．badly
A．begin with B．deal with C．come up with D．make up
A．study B．make C．get D．use
A．However B．In general C．Luckily D．Instead
A．need B．invent C．make D．spend
A．nearly B．never C．always D．ever
A．be B．show C．become D．take
A．methods B．secrets C．problems D．opportunities
A．ask B．tell C．help D．lead