We are living a fast life. It seems that everything has to be fast, for example, food, fast Internet, fast roads, fast money. Every day we try to get things done , but there are some moments that we have to slow down and enjoy our lives.
We are always every day. I have to work eight hours or more a day at my full-time job. When I get home, it’s always over seven o’clock. I make an effort（努力） to something. I try to find a bit of time for my hobby—writing. I hardly ever write and work weekends. Those are my days to try to recharge （休整）and reduce the stress from my work. I sleep on the sofa during the day, some beer in the open air or go out for a picnic if the weather is nice.
What I’m trying to say is this: if you don’t take some time to slow down once in a while（偶尔） and your life, it will pass you by. You can be unhealthy both in body and mind if you don’t take the time to relax. So this weekend, don’t make any . Just get up on Saturday morning your body says it’s time to get up. Make some coffee, step outside and get fresh morning air, turn on the radio and prepare yourself for nothing.
A．good B．fast C．slow D．cold
A．specially B．seriously C．directly D．quickly
A．busy B．happy C．free D．sad
A．drink B．buy C．write D．say
A．with B．except C．in D．on
A．eat B．drink C．take D．get
A．spend B．share C．enjoy D．relax
A．plans B．mistakes C．noises D．sentences
A．but B．when C．or D．so
A．any B．many C．no D．some
I really only meant it as a joke. I wasn't trying to steal anything honestly.
My friend Matthew started bringing his new cell phone to class last week. He was walking around bragging (吹嘘) about it to everyone. He was saying, "My cell phone can download the newest 36 off the Internet."Then he37 everyone by downloading a game and starting to play it. The pictures and sound were really38 .
39 class, he would use his cell phone to watch TV. The rest of us didn't have a phone like 40 , so we had to crowd(拥挤) around him. I was just trying to see the screen, 41there were so many other kids that I could not see it clearly. I was getting really jealous.
But then yesterday, he forgot his cell phone at the end of class. He left it right on his desk. 42 noticed it was there except me. I decided to teach him a lesson. I took his phone quietly off the desk, and put it in my own bag. My 43 was to give it back to him the next day. I44 wanted to see his reaction (反应). Maybe he would stop being such a show-off.
But this morning he rushed into class, screaming and yelling (吼叫). He was very45 and almost mad. He started accusing (指责) different people of46 his phone, but I had it in my 47 the whole time. He even started fighting with another classmate 48 Matthew was sure that person had taken it. The teacher sent them to the headmaster's office. They 49 got in a lot of trouble. Now I don't know what to50 ! If I tell him that I took the cell phone, he'll think I stole it. If I don't tell him, then I really did steal it. How did I get into such a trouble?
A．ads B．songs C．films D．games
A．gave B．showed C．lent D．asked
A．good B．bad C．noisy D．unclear
A．After B．During C．In D．From
A．hers B．ours C．his D．theirs
A．and B．but C．then D．so
A．Everybody B．Somebody C．Anybody D．Nobody
A．plan B．suggestion C．dream D．action
A．always B．hardly C．just D．sometimes
A．happy B．quiet C．sad D．angry
A．losing B．stealing C．playing D．using
A．desk B．hand C．bag D．pocket
A．if B．because C．until D．though
A．both B．all C．neither D．none
A．say B．take C．see D．do
On my way home I knocked into a stranger as he passed by. “Oh. I'm terribly sorry,” I said. “That’s all right. Please excuse me too. I wasn't even 15 you. I wish I didn’t hurt you,” said the man.
We were very 16 . We said good-bye and went on our way.
But at home we often 17 our loved ones in a different way.
Later that day, while I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very quietly. When I turned around, I nearly 18 her down. “Move out of the way, ” I shouted. She walked away, tears（眼泪）in her eyes.
While I lay awake in bed, I realized how 19 I’d spoken. So I decided to get up to say sorry to my daughter. On the way to her bedroom, to my surprise, I found some 20 by the door of the kitchen. At that time my tears began to fall. I quietly went and got down on my knees by her 21 . She woke up and put her arms around my neck when I kissed（接吻）her. Then I asked, “Did you pick these flowers for me?”
She smiled and said, “I found them out by the tree. I picked them 22 they're pretty like you. I knew you’d like them. I stood quietly in order to give you a surprise.” “Oh dear, I'm really sorry for the way I acted today. I shouldn’t have shouted at you,” I said.
“That’s OK, Mom. I 23 you anyway,” she said.
I suddenly realized what a clever way it is to explain the word 24 like this: Father And Mother, I Love You!
A．saving B．helping C．calling D．noticing
A．sad B．angry C．polite D．proud
A．help B．treat C．consider D．encourage
A．put B．took C．turned D．knocked
A．sadly B．rudely C．softly D．calmly
A．books B．clothes C．flowers D．vegetables
A．bed B．desk C．window D．bedroom
A．when B．though C．before D．because
A．love B．need C．miss D．hate
A．father B．mother C．family D．daughter
Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and 15 all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you’ll 16 the whole world smiling to you.
On a sunny morning, you plan to have a walk 17 yourself. Just before you go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why 18 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）.
Everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, 19 life isn’t a bed of roses. It’s very common to meet difficulties on the way 20 success. In fact, difficulty isn’t terrible. The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it. Difficulty is like spring（弹簧）. If you are 21 , it will be strong. Attitude（态度） decides 22 . With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and 23 . So when you meet difficulties, don’t give up. Instead, you should face them with a smile. Remember these five rules: Free your heart from hate; Free your mind from worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect24 .
A．happy B．unhappy C．smile D．cry
A．look B．look for C．find D．find out
A．enjoying B．to relax C．relax D．enjoy
A．don’t B．didn’t C．haven’t D．not
A．but B．and C．or D．so
A．of B．to C．about D．for
A．energetic B．powerful C．confident D．weak
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．please B．pleasure C．pleased D．pleasant
A．little B．few C．less D．fewer
One day the boss asks Tom to meet his friend Mr. Green in London. But it is his 1 time to come to London. He doesn’t know the 2 to Mr. Green’s home. He thinks he can ask people for help. When he 3in London, he gets off the bus. There are 4 people in the street. He looks around and stops a 5 and tells her where he wants to go. The woman is very helpful. 6 her help, he finds Mr. Green’s home. Two weeks 7 , Tom needs to visit Mr. Green again. But he can’t 8 where his home is. He stops a person to ask the way. It’s the same woman. The woman is very 9 . She says, “Are you 10 looking for the place?”
A．last B．first C．second D．third
A．name B．way C．city D．man
A．comes B．gets C．arrives D．goes
A．many B．much C．a little D．a lot
A．man B．woman C．boy D．girl
A．With B．Without C．Under D．By
A．after B．later C．behind D．late
A．remember B．forget C．know D．tell
A．sad B．glad C．surprised D．sorry
A．never B．still C．just D．again
A little girl thought she was not as beautiful _31_other girls,and nobody liked her. So she was always32__ and didn’t like to talk to others. 33 _ ,one day,her mother gave her a beatiful hair clip. When she wore it,she looked 34__ than before. She decided 35 it to school.
On her way to school, she found that everyone she saw smiled at her. Most of them said “Hello” to her, but this 36___ happened before. She thought that beautiful hair clip brought them all. She was so happy about all of the great things. Although she didn't 37 her classmates about her beautiful hair clip, they want to know what happened to her.
38 she went back home, her mother asked her, “Did you know you 39 your hair clip? I found it at the door this morning.”
She understood that she didn’t wear the hair to school at all.
It was not important what we wear or how we look. The most important thing is 40 we think of ourselves.
A．than B．like C．as D．from
A．happy B．excited C．sad D．outgoing
A．But B．However C．so D．because
A．much beautiful B．much more beautiful C．uglier D．more ugly
A．to wear B．wearing C．wear D．wore
A．always B．often C．sometimes D．never
A．say B．talk C．speak D．tell
A．Then B．When C．Before D．Until
A．wore B．brought C．lost D．took
A．why B．how C．that D．what