Friends play an important role in our life. Most people hope that their friends will always be there. They __ friendship to last forever. __ , even the best friendship can end.
As time goes by, many friendships end because of a(n) ___ in personality or way of life. The friendship slowly loses importance and finally___ .
Tommy wrote, “I didn’t even know the friendship was over until I caught myself thinking of Alan as a former friend.”
Peter explained. “We __ seeing each other less and less. The friendship was just over.”
Sometimes friendships___ 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 the other. Since then 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. Both of us were always___ _ with new jobs, so we didn’t keep __ touch with each other. Our friendship was so dead that I didn’t call him __ _ I went home.”
Yet the biggest problem to a friendship is change. Lillian Rubin in her book Just Friends say, “Generally it’s ___ _ that friends will accept each other if they both remain what they were when they met, or change in similar directions. If they change or grow in different ways, the friendship most likely __ lost.”
No matter why, when, or how friendships end, there is always __ pain of loss. When nothing can be __ to keep the friendship, it is important to forget the pain. Then move on __ _ new friendships.
May new friendships bring you pleasure and happiness!
A．hope B．expect C．decide D．prefer
A．Unfortunately B．Luckily C．Then D．So
A．interest B．experience C．change D．Suggestion
A．forgets B．disappears C．appears D．improves
A．finished B．practiced C．continued D．started
A．break down B．break away C．break off D．break in
A．often B．seldom C．always D．never
A．struggling B．satisfying C．pleased D．fed
A．at B．by C．on D．in
A．even if B．while C．before D．since
A．strange B．true C．false D．impossible
A．will be B．is C．will D．to be
A．little B．some C．any D．no
A．thought B．checked C．carried D．done
A．to ask for B．forming C．to build D．beginning
I like __1__．Every Sunday I get up early and go to a river by bike three kilometers away from my home. This morning，my wife(妻子) _2__to go with me. We go by car first and then walk to the __3__. We began to fish. In two hours I catch(抓，捉) nothing．
“Why don' t you let me try?" my wife asks. “All right.” I 4_. She 5__ six big fish in half an hour.
“I __6__go home first and I will cook them for lunch. You can__7__the bus home，”she says.
I stay by the river __8_ catch only an old shoe. I 9_ a little angry with myself. 10_ is the fish man in the family? My wife or I?
A．fish B．fishing C．fished D．for fish
A．wants B．to want C．like D．likes
A．bike B．car C．river D．home
A．speak B．says C．tell D．answer
A．catch B．catches C．to catch D．catching
A．can’t B．can C．will D．may
A．gets B．takes C．get D．take
A．but B．and C．or D．also
A．feel B．was C．be D．were
A．What B．Where C．Who D．Why
Dear Molly,
I know how you feel. People always tell us, “Don’t do this!” or “You can’t do that!” But think about it, Molly. There 1 a lot of things you can do. You can play basketball 2 weekends. You can watch TV after you 3a book. Parents and schools are sometimes strict, 4 remember, they make rules to help us. We have 5 them.
Good luck!
Dr. Know
A．is B．has C．are D．have
A．in B．on C．at D．with
A．look B．watch C．see D．read
A．and B．so C．but D．or
A．follows B．following C．follow D．to follow
We have no idea about1 men first began to use salt. But we do know that it had been used in many different ways 2 the history.
For example, in many history books it is3 that people who lived three thousand years ago4 salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt（埃及）, salt5 keep the dead. It can keep the dead bodies6 decay.（腐烂）
In the eighteenth century, a person who stole salt was 7 to have broken the 8 . if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into 9 . Books also record that in England about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century 10 stealing salt! In the year 1553, if a man took 11 than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be 12 punished(惩罚).
Salt was very 13 on the dinner table of a king. It was always put 14 the king when he sat down to eat. Then important visitors sat near the salt 15 less important visitors were given seats farther away from it.
A．when B．where C．what D．which
A．throughout B．thought C．though D．although
A．say B．reported C．recorded D．reading
A．eat B．ate C．eating D．have eaten
A．used to B．was used to C．was used D．used
A．off B．from C．on D．out
A．think B．consider C．thoughtful D．thought
A．law B．glass C．computer D．time
A．pool B．hill C．prison D．river
A．because B．because of C．by D．as
A．more B．less C．fewer D．most
A．important B．necessary C．clever D．cheerful
A．when B．as C．however D．while
Swimming is very popular in summer. People like swimming in summer because water m______ people feel cool. If you like swimming and swim in a wrong place, it may not be safe(安全的). Last summer, more than ten people died
w______ they were
e_______ themselves in the water, and
m______ of them were students. But some people are
s_____ not careful in swimming. They often think they swim so well that
n_____ can happen to them in water. Summer is here again , if you go swimming in summer, don’t forget that better swimmers have died in
w______. They
d______ only because they were not
c______, not because they could not swim. So don’t get into water when you go swimming
y______, go with your teachers or your parents. If there are “No
S______” sign, don’t get into water, either. If you
r______ these, swimming will be safer.
I can’t remember when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of (1)_____litter nearby and realized that(2)_____ was going to pick it up.
I live near a (3)_____ in Enshi, Hubei Province. I can walk there in three (4)_____! I (5)______ love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was so much litter there that I became very unhappy. I decided I had to clean up the forest. I wanted to (6)______ happy going there again.
I made my (7)_____ trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes (8)_____ starting to pick up litter, my bag was full! It had cans, bottles, broken glass and newspapers in it. From then on, I went to the forest four times a year to pick up the litter. I often (9) ______ there for three hours. It makes me feel 10)_____ to do something for the environment.
After each trip , I(11) _____all the litter that I’ve found. If (12)______ of it is recyclable(可回收的), I keep it. I can’t (13)_____ why people drop litter. But I will keep picking it (14)_____ they stop dropping it. I know I am only doing a small bit to help(15) ______, but I still think it is important.
A．see B．seeing C．look D．looking
A．no one else B．I C．everyone D．anyone
A．school B．forest C．river D．park
A．months B．hours C．days D．minutes
A．would B．do C．am used to D．used to
A．look B．feel C．make D．see
A．first B．third C．fourth D．fifth
A．after B．later C．before D．of
A．play B．go C．work D．sit
A．worried B．sad C．disappointed D．great
A．bury B．burn C．sell D．look at
A．many B．little C．any D．much
A．wonder B．ask C．hope D．understand
A．until B．as C．after D．when
A．myself B．the earth C．other D．the litter