【2014年山东省烟台市中考】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!
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A young man went for a job interview in a big company.The employer （雇主）found that the young man' s college grades were excellent.Then he asked the young man who paid for his（1） .The young man told the employer that his parents did and they（2） as laundry （洗衣店）workers.
The employer noticed that the young man's hands were（3） and perfect.He asked，"Have you ever helped your parents wash clothes？"
"No.My parents always make me study. （4） ，they wash clothes faster than I do." The employer asked the young man to go back home and wash his parents' （5） .
When he got home，he told his parents that he wanted to wash their hands.His parents felt surprised but （6） .Then the young man began to wash their hands slowly.
He was in tears.He（7） his parents' hands were so rough （粗糙的）and pale because of washing a lot of clothes in the cold water.There were also many injuries （伤口）in their hands.（8） washing his parents' hands，the young man quietly washed all the（9） clothes.
The next morning，the young man went to the employer's office.The employer noticed the young man's（10） hands.He told the young man that he was employed.
（1）
| A． |
journey |
B． |
training |
C． |
education |
（2）
| A． |
worked |
B． |
knew |
C． |
moved |
（3）
| A． |
dirty |
B． |
smooth |
C． |
ugly |
（4）
| A． |
Besides |
B． |
Except |
C． |
However |
（5）
| A． |
clothes |
B． |
feet |
C． |
hands |
（6）
| A． |
sorry |
B． |
happy |
C． |
angry |
（7）
| A． |
found |
B． |
made |
C． |
expected |
（8）
| A． |
Before |
B． |
Through |
C． |
After |
（9）
| A． |
selling |
B． |
missing |
C． |
remaining |
（10）
| A． |
nice |
B． |
pale |
C． |
perfect |
Becky was in the bathroom.She was brushing her（1） and the tap（水龙头） was on. "Turn that tap off，" a voice came out.Becky was scared.She looked around，but saw no one. "Turn off that tap.You are （2） water!"
"Who...who are you？" Becky's voice was （3） .
"I'm a drop of water.Do you know（4） I'm from？"
"From the tap，I think，" said Becky.
"Yes.But a few days ago，I was in a cloud.Then I dropped into a river.The river（5） me to a lake.Then I travelled to your city and it was time to get cleaned up."
"Get cleaned up？" Becky asked.
"Yes.I was （6） during my journey，so they must clean me up.Then I travelled （7） the pipes（水管） under the ground.I waited there（8） you called me，and here I am.After you've finished with me，I'll g to a sewage plant（污水处理厂）.Then they'll push me into the river and I'll go（9） the sea again."
"Again？"
"Yes，So remember not （10） me of waste me!"
（1）
| A． |
teeth |
B． |
tooth |
C． |
feet |
D． |
foot |
（2）
| A． |
waste |
B． |
wasting |
C． |
wastes |
D． |
wasted |
（3）
| A． |
sweet |
B． |
normal |
C． |
tired |
D． |
weak |
（4）
| A． |
which |
B． |
what |
C． |
where |
D． |
why |
（5）
| A． |
carried |
B． |
cheated |
C． |
covered |
D． |
copied |
（6）
| A． |
dry |
B． |
wet |
C． |
dirty |
D． |
clean |
（7）
| A． |
in |
B． |
on |
C． |
under |
D． |
near |
（8）
| A． |
after |
B． |
until |
C． |
though |
D． |
or |
（9）
| A． |
through |
B． |
over |
C． |
across |
D． |
back |
（10）
| A． |
pollutes |
B． |
polluting |
C． |
to pollute |
D． |
polluted |
Ma Li is a dessert shop owner in Yinchuan，Ningxia.On a cold morning，she received an online（1） but it took an hour for her to wait for the deliveryman（外卖送餐员）.
When the deliveryman came，Ma was a little （2） " It is too cold outside and my motorbike didn't work，" explained the deliveryman.After she heard his words，her anger was （3） .She invited him to sit for a while and offered him a cup of hot water.
At that moment，Ma noticed the deliveryman's face and hands were dark purple
（4） he was working outside for too long.She felt sorry for him.While they were talking，Ma knew that the deliveryman wanted to buy his daughter a（5） but he thought it was a little expensive.
After the deliveryman left，Ma（6） what happened just now on her WeChat Moments（微信朋友圈）with two photos of the deliveryman.
Heartwarming comments（评论）poured in，such as "Life is not easy but（7） of us give up" "Thumbs up（点赞）for hard﹣working people" and "Showing understanding to deliverymen." Some（8） offered money for a cake.
The next day ，Ma got in touch with the deliveryman and invited him to her shop.When they met，Ma expressed people's kindness to him and gave him a cake for his daughter's birthday.The deliveryman was（9） .
Ma received more than 600 yuan donations（捐献）（10） her friends and customers.She said she would use the money to offer some help to people in need.
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（1）A.gift |
B.order |
C.ticket |
D.invitation |
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（2）A.excited |
B.sad |
C.happy |
D.angry |
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（3）A.gone |
B.stopped |
C.lost |
D.broken |
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（4）A.because |
B.so |
C.when |
D.though |
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（5）A.schoolbag |
B.birthday cake |
C.new coat |
D.computer |
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（6）A.found |
B.remembered |
C.shared |
D.heard |
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（7）A.all |
B.each |
C.most |
D.none |
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（8）A.even |
B.never |
C.hardly |
D.ever |
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（9）A.helpful |
B.careful |
C.thankful |
D.wonderful |
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（10）A.to |
B.from |
C.with |
D.for |
It was December 30th.Anna and Alex were helping Mom make banana cakes.They cut up the（1） ，put the eggs and sugar in the flour（面粉），poured the milk in and mixed them all up.
When they were almost done，Anna asked， "Mom，why are we making so many cakes？" "I want to take some over to Mrs.Brown（2） the street， "said Mom. "Her husband died of a serious illness a few days ago.She only has her dog Wangwang in the house. "
Mom put the cakes in the oven（烤箱）and the children helped（3） the mess.The cakes were finally done.They all waited（4） until the cakes cooled down.Then they put some on a plate and headed to the opposite house.
When Mrs.Brown opened the door，Anna said， "Mrs.Brown，we have brought you some banana cakes. ""Thank you.（5） smell delicious， "Mrs.Brown said， "Wangwang and I are feeling a little（6） these days.It's kind of you to come. "
"Would you like to（7） us tomorrow for New Year's dinner？" asked Mom. "Take Wangwang，too. ""Well，I'm not sure，"said Mrs.Brown. "Please say yes，"said Alex. "Come to our house，（8） it will be great fun， " said Anna.
Anna was（9） .They never had such a pleasant dinner.Mrs.Brown thanked them for inviting Wangwang and her，saying she felt better.（10） was doubled when shared.
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（1）A.bananas |
B.apples |
C.oranges |
D.strawberries |
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（2）A.beside |
B.behind |
C across |
D.around |
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（3）A.look for |
B.give away |
C hand out |
D.clean up |
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（4）A.strongly |
B.bravely |
C.quickly |
D.patiently |
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（5）A.I |
B.We |
C.You |
D.They |
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（6）A.lonely |
B.angry |
C.excited |
D.relaxed |
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（7）A.invite |
B.join |
C.ask |
D.call |
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（8）A.though |
B.but |
C.and |
D.or |
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（9）A.wrong |
B.right |
C.quiet |
D.strict |
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（10）A.Kindness |
B.Happiness |
C.illness |
D.Sadness |
"Where could Michael be？" I wondered aloud.
Michael was my classmate.He liked playing pranks on others.
He once put a sign that said "Sing to Me!" on（1） back.It was terrible.Everywhere I went，people I didn't even know started singing to me.When I realized what was happening，I got really（2） .
Another time，he embarrassed Nicole during sharing time.Nicole was shy.She
（3） shared；she always said， "Pass. " But what did Michael do when it was his turn to share？He asked， "Did everybody（4） how Nicole's new blue dress matches her eyes？ " Nicole's face turned bright red.Poor Nicole!
It was Valentine's Day that day.I was sure Michael was up to something somewhere，
（5） he always was.No way was I going to let him pull a prank - ruining someone's Valentine's Day.
I（6） him everywhere.Lunch break was almost over.I must find him and stop him.When I got to the classroom，there was Michael Peterson，at Michael Rogers's desk，digging in his（7） of valentines !
"Hurry and help me， "said Michael as soon as he（8） me.
At first I thought he was stealing valentines from Michael Rogers's box.However，the more I watched，the more puzzled I became.He was putting valentines（9） .
Seeing my expressions，he told me that he found Michael Rogers's box was
10） when he was passing out his valentines.Michael Rogers was new and Mrs.Karcher must have forgotten to put his name on the list，so（11） made him a card.
I suddenly realized I had also（12） to prepare a valentine for Michael Rogers.
"But everyone made one for me，" Michael continued， "So I'm giving him my（13） .Since we've got the same name - Michael."
I stood there，not quite believing（14） I was hearing. "Is Michael Peterson the one who always pulled pranks on us？" I asked myself.Maybe he was kind of（15） in a hidden sort of way.
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（1）A.my |
B.his |
C.her |
D.its |
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（2）A.tired |
B.bored |
C.angry |
D.nervous |
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（3）A.often |
B.never |
C.always |
D.sometimes |
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（4）A.mind |
B.record |
C.notice |
D.decide |
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（5）A.or |
B.but |
C.unless |
D.because |
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（6）A.stayed with |
B.talked about |
C.shouted at |
D.looked for |
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（7）A.box |
B.pocket |
C.wallet |
D.school bag |
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（8）A.saw |
B.met |
C.found |
D.caught |
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（9）A.up |
B.in |
C.away |
D.back |
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（10）A.old |
B.pretty |
C.empty |
D.special |
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（11）A.nobody |
B.anybody |
C.somebody |
D.everybody |
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（12）A.refused |
B.forgotten |
C.expected |
D.remembered |
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（13）A.list |
B.desk |
C.signs |
D.cards |
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（14）A.how |
B.why |
C.what |
D.where |
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（15）A.polite |
B.sweet |
C.honest |
D.patient |
