When I was a little girl, I was very shy and____. I used to be afraid of (害怕) __ _ in front of others, so I always kept quiet in class. I __ _ answered the teachers’ questions. I just listened to them quietly.
One day, things ____. I was listening to my English teacher Ms Li ____ as usual. Suddenly, she asked all the class a question which was quite ____ , so most of the students in my class ____ their hands. Ms Li looked around, and then her eyes focused on（聚焦）me. She asked me to answer ____. Feeling nervous, I stood up ____ and was unable to say a word. “__ __! Believe in yourself. You are the best!” said Ms Li. I looked Ms Li in the ____ and I could feel her encouragement(鼓励). I ___ courage(勇气) from it and answered the question well. Ms Li gave me a big hand and my classmates did it ____. From then on, I started to answer the teachers’ questions and ___ my ideas in class.
Since then, ____ I meet challenges, I always say to myself, “You are the best!”
A．friendly B．unconfident C．outgoing D．happy
A．dancing B．laughing C．speaking D．sitting
A．always B．usually C．often D．never
A．changed B．decided C．took D．started
A．carefully B．luckily C．loudly D．comfortably
A．boring B．easy C．difficult D．funny
A．look up B．get up C．put up D．get up
A．them B．him C．those D．it
A．quickly B．quietly C．slowly D．happily
A．Come on B．Turn on C．Work on D．Put on
A．ears B．eyes C．arms D．hands
A．sent B．gave C．left D．took
A．too B．also C．as well D．either
A．talk to B．talk about C．speak to D．talk with
A．what B．because C．when D．how
I used to be a very self-centered（自我中心的） person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a different person.
I think my started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my degree（学位）and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I talked to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really . It seemed as if everyone had made friends and was having fun, except me. So I had a（n） . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble, I would to help. That was really a big step for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who was badly ill became my . Every time I came into her room, she was so because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never her, so I took her place. She let me that making others feel good make me feel good, too. When she died, I was , but I was very grateful（感激的）to her.
I think I am a much better person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not these experiences. They have taught me to about other people more than about myself.
A．since B．before C．unless D．or
A．change B．interest C．tour D．education
A．usually B．often C．hardly D．just
A．happy B．relaxed C．angry D．lonely
A．hobby B．problem C．idea D．job
A．offer B．have C．refuse D．forget
A．us B．you C．them D．it
A．hobby B．attitude C．hope D．job
A．friend B．teacher C．classmate D．guide
A．strange B．terrible C．polite D．happy
A．liked B．asked C．visited D．believed
A．understand B．guess C．explain D．hate
A．homeless B．sad C．hopeless D．lazy
A．face B．forget C．find D．improve
A．talk B．care C．worry D．learn
It has been over eleven years now. It was a snowy afternoon. Laura, our tenyearold daughter, sat quietly, and was busy with her work. Suddenly, she asked how to spell a name of someone in our ， and then wrote the notes one by one. Next, she some flowers with grass, a red sun, and the blue sky on them.
That evening. I noticed a “mailbox” on the doors to each of our bedrooms. There was one for Steve, one for Tom. She hadn't forgotten Sam or baby Paul. My heart felt when I saw that Reed, her dad, and I also one.
For the next few weeks, we received notes that showed love for each of us. When Steve lost a baseball game, there was a note telling him she thought he was the best player in the world. After I had a busy day, there was a note thanking me for my hard work, with a smiling face on it. In baby Paul's notes, there were lots of colorful _ including flowers with happy faces.
“He can't _ yet，” she said. “But he can look at the pictures.”
However, one night, I noticed the mailbox that Laura had made for herself. Suddenly, I that our little angel's mailbox had been but the others had enjoyed her love notes. My eyes were filled with tears.
“I'll take care of it，” Reed said. And in the following weeks, her _ wrote the sweetest of love notes to this little girl, our daughter.
this little girl is grown now, driving to the college every day, some things about her have changed. One afternoon only about a week ago, I found a love note on my bed.
“ always being there for me. Mom，” it read, “I'm glad that we're the best of friends.”
I always remember the nice child whose smile and have brought me thousands of hours of joy during these years. There are angels among us. I know, I live with one.
A．class B．office C．family D．company
A．drew B．bought C．picked D．planted
A．warm B．worried C．sad D．afraid
A．gave B．borrowed C．had D．pushed
A．his B．her C．our D．my
A．basketball B．football C．volleyball D．baseball
A．pictures B．books C．clothes D．toys
A．write B．read C．speak D．sing
A．laughed B．said C．realized D．told
A．empty B．full C．beautiful D．dirty
A．sister B．boy C．mom D．dad
A．And B．Though C．So D．But
A．never B．always C．often D．usually
A．Ask for B．Thanks for C．Wait for D．Care for
A．voice B．study C．reason D．love
The little boy entered the house, unhappy. His mother was cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she but stopped when she saw his face. “Tyler, happened? Is everything okay?”
“Nothing is okay, mom.” said the boy, “Today, in our science lesson, Mrs. Green was talking about the .She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way, but there is I can do to make a difference.”
“Let me tell you .” the mother said after thinking for a while. “One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of dying starfish covering the beach, they were pushed up by the , and it was too far up for them to make their way back by . The man shook his head as he walked along, ‘What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach.’ The man felt very sorry those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish into the sea as soon as he could, ‘how you are! My son .’ the man said, ‘There are so many starfish, can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing, “ I can’t help them all ,I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one, and this one.”
“Thinking for a moment, the man to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, ‘Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the person.
A．drinking B．making C．selling D．washing
A．turned around B．turned down C．turned on D．turned off
A．what B．when C．where D．why
A．air B．land C．water D．environment
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．a lie B．a joke C．a story D．a truth
A．wind B．rain C．waves D．sands
A．himself B．itself C．ourselves D．themselves
A．of B．for C．from D．forward
A．afraid B．surprised C．sad D．angry
A．after B．back C．up D．down
A．clever B．kind C．silly D．ugly
A．Or B．So C．Because D．Though
A．began B．continued C．forgot D．waited
A．shortest B．tallest C．smallest D．biggest
When I was 14 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a . It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school and my old school was far away. , no one knew who I was. I was very lonely and afraid to make friends with .
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing. I my heart break. I couldn't talk to anyone about my problems, and I didn't want my parents tome. Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn't know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He me and without a word, smiled. Suddenly I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It me feel happy, lively and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with the other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile my best friend now.
I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will .A. smile B. magazine C. box
A. As usual B. As a result C. The same as
A. someone B. everyone C. anyone
A. felt B. smelled C. feared
A. hear about B. worry about C. care for
A. slowly B. politely C. unhappily
A. listened to B. looked at C. took pride in
A. made B. led C. offered
A. has become B. became C. become
A. look back B. come back C. smile back
There are many problems between parents and their children. Some parents don’t understand their , and many of them even argue with each other. If I am a parent, how will Imy child? Well, I think there are many ways., I’ll encourage my child to do things he or she likes. The things should be goodhim or her. If it is not good for my child, I’ll talk to him or her about the disadvantage of the thing in away.
Second, I will always take pride in everything good that my child. For example, if he or she gets good grades, I’ll say something like, “Well done! I’m very proud of you.” These words will both make my child and me very.
Third, I will spendtime staying with my child than my parents did with me. I’ll chat and go shopping with my child. I am these things will make parents and their kids get on well.