When I was a little boy, my mother sold flowers in London. She couldn’t me at home, so I had to go with her. As I grew older, I began to help her and I really enjoyed it.
Things changed I was 14. My grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was making candles. I loved it so much that I spent all my free time making of all shapes and sizes. I made hundreds of them.
One day, my mother was ill so I had to go to the market by . I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them. To my , they were sold out in 20 minutes! The next week, my mum gave me some to buy some wax (蜡) to make more candles. They were sold out quickly, too. Nine months later, we decided to stop flowers. My mum and I couldn’t make enough candles during the week, so some of my school friends started to help us. I them one pound for every candle, and we sold them for much more money. It was very and my friends worked with me happily.
When I was 22, my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first candle shop.
A．leave B．stop C．give D．take
A．if B．when C．because D．since
A．for B．with C．about D．at
A．boxes B．candles C．kites D．matches
A．himself B．herself C．myself D．ourselves
A．surprise B．interest C．sadness D．joy
A．bread B．paper C．money D．drink
A．buying B．borrowing C．selling D．making
A．took B．paid C．cost D．spent
A．interesting B．boring C．terrible D．normal
完形填空 ( 共10 小题；每小题1分, 满分10分 )
One summer evening as I was cooking dinner, there was a knock at the door. I it and saw a truly bad-looking man. But his voice was as he said, “Good evening. I come to see if you have a for just one night. I came to the market this morning from eastern shore, and there’s no bus till next morning.” He told me he had been searching for a long time but with no . I told him we would find him a bed, but to rest on the porch(走廊). I went inside and prepared dinner. When we were ready, I asked him if he would like to us. “No, thank you. I have plenty.” After I had the dinner, I went out to talk with him. It didn’t take a long time to see that this old man had very large heart in that tiny body. He told me he fished for a living to his daughter, her five children, and her husband, who was hopelessly disabled from an accident. At bedtime, we put a bed in the children’s room for him.
On his next trip, as a gift, he brought a big fish and some other fresh sea food I had never seen. In the years he came to overnight with us, and there was a time he didn’t bring us some fish or vegetables from his garden.
I know our family will always be thankful to have known him, from him we learn to accept the bad without and the good with thanks.
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In one’s life, one spends the most time being oneself. But one has the understanding of oneself. When you are successful, you may be very proud. When you , you may lose heart. If you don’t get a fully understanding of yourself, you may miss many chances in life.
a fully understanding of yourself is to know well about yourself. You may realize your strong points and weak . You may hope for a wonderful future, but be sure not to expect too much not all dreams can come true. You may be to meet challenges , but first you should know what to do.
To get a fully understanding of yourself needs self-confidence. Maybe you think you are a tall tree or just small grass, but can always have your own way of there.
To get a fully understanding of yourself also means taking care of yourself. When you are angry, find a quiet place so that you won’t .
No one can tell will happen in the future. Get a fully understanding of yourself, and you will get a full control of yourself and find your life full of color.
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完形填空(每小题l分，共l0分)。
Why do I want to go to college? No one has ever asked me ___ a question. But many times I have asked myself. I have ____ _ a whole variety of reasons. ____ _ important reason is that I want to be a better man.
Many things make human beings different ____ __ or better than or even superior to animals. One of the most important things is ____ __ . If I fail to receive higher education, my education ____ __. As I want to be a fully ____ _ man, I must get a well-rounded education, which good colleges and universities are supposed to ___ __. I know one can get educated in many ways, but colleges and universities are ____ _ the best places to teach me how to educate myself. Only when I am well-educated, will I be a better human being and ___ _ fit into society.
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Ever since I was very young, I have looked to my parents and grandparents, friends and teachers for guidance. I ask them for answersto everything. Afraid to make a , I’ve asked countless times, “What should I do?”
Maybe I was to take my first baby step on my own. I decided I only wanted to do things the “right” way, even if it meant not doing something.
Sometime during my high school years, I . Maybe it was when I decided to try for the lead in “Beauty and the Beast”. Never mind that I would have to memorize lines and movements, I would take the chance that I might fail. The day of tryouts my heart was beating wildly. My hands were badly when I got up to sing.
But something happened. When I opened my mouth to sing, the sound was loud, powerful and sweet. I reached for the high notes that sometimes were beyond my reach. With no break in my voice, I was trying to do my best even though I might . But I didn’t. I realized that if I wanted to live life to the fullest, I had to take chances.
Now, I do take these chances with baby steps every day, my opinions in class discussions or debates, performing in other school plays.
I have finally learned to myself. I’m taking a tough science course right now. Some of my friends are talking about auditing（旁听）the class so a low grade won’t affect their opportunities for college. I’m taking the chance that if I try enough, I’ll get a good grade so that it won’t lower my strong grades in other subjects.
I have come to realize that even though my parents and grandparents, friends and teachers don’t always have the to “What should I do?”, they will be there to support me when I try.
“Life is learning to deal with Plan B,” my mother told me. But I now know that the Plan A I make for my life will become easier with every I take.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I live in a city where jobs are difficult to get and finding well—paid jobs is even . Many people have to walk a long way to work they can’t even afford an old, used car.
Yesterday I one of these people when I was driving home. A man was walking down the road and trying to ask for a from the passing cars. Two cars in front of me passed him by. wanted to do the same but the sight of that poor man remained in my mind for quite a moment. I drove back and gave him a ride.
As I drove along, we had a conversation and I that the man was trying all his best to support his while working a temporary(临时的)job. Every coin he had was going to the house and food.
But as we came close to the house he was living in, I saw his tired eyes grow . His little girl was playing in the front yard and into her daddy’s arms as soon as he was out of the . I was almost lost in that happy moment. I smiled, said to them and wished them future happiness. Then I .
That day, the journey home which used to seem so became very short.
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