Time flies so quickly! We become mature(成熟的)girls or boys, or at least we we are. At the same time, our parents are no longer young.
They all they have to us but never look forward to getting back. When we are ill in bed, they stay with us day and night. When we’re hungry or cold or sad, they offer help.
But what have we done for our parents? we grow up, we have our own ideas and we believe we are enough to think and act by ourselves, so we usually dislike their care. ___, we don’t listen to them; sometimes even quarrel with them!
We must something now, letting them know that we love them too. Try our best to understand our parents, and not to make them feel hopeless. In a word, make it a duty to bring __ to them because that’s the sign that we are really mature.
Children are parents’ and we are carrying both our dreams and theirs. The pleasure of our parents is what we should try to achieve!
A．think B．advise C．talk D．explain
A．pass B．give C．show D．take
A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing
A．never B．hardly C．seldom D．always
A．If B．Before C．As D．Though
A．careful B．old C．young D．patient
A．At first B．As a result C．So far D．At once
A．throw B．ask C．read D．do
A．stress B．money C．happiness D．complaint
A．hope B．award C．task D．aim
One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small ___16___in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make ___17___body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.
So the boy ___18___to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be ___19___. He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole ___20___. The butterfly came out of the cocoon, but it ___21___a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin ___22___. The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.
The boy acted with___23___but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawl out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of ___24___out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be ___25___to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.
___26___struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be ___27___ we could have been and we would never fly.
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even ___28___ growth, without it, there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid ___29___ or problems. So, next time you are ___30___ a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little–then fly!
A．hole B．worm C．tail D．snake
A．it B．it’s C．itself D．its
A．decided B．asked C．showed D．ordered
A．afraid B．interested C．surprised D．grateful
A．slimmer B．bigger C．shorter D．smaller
A．touched B．sounded C．looked D．smelt
A．wings B．feet C．eyes D．head
A．success B．excitement C．kindness D．humour
A．get B．getting C．to get D．got
A．ready B．quiet C．glad D．used
A．Somewhere B．Something C．Some time D．Sometimes
A．as helpful as B．as weak as C．as strong as D．as creative as
A．repeats B．recommends C．requires D．represents
A．happiness B．difficulties C．pleasure D．hope
A．served with B．growing into C．bringing in D．faced with
A little boy was attracted(吸引)by a board above the door of a shop. It read, "Little Dogs for Sale." A 16 like that has a way of attracting small children into the shop.
The little boy walked into the shop and found a dog behind other dogs and said, "What’s 17 with that little dog?"
The store owner said that the vet(兽医) 18 the little dog and found it was 19 . It would always be lame(破的).
The little boy became 20 ."That is the dog that I want to buy. "
The store owner said, "No, you don’t need to buy that little dog. If you really want him,
I’ll just give him to you. "
The little boy got quite sad. He said angrily, "I don’t want you to give him to me. I’ll 21 the full price for him. In fact, I’ll give you $ 2.37 now, and 50 cents a month 22 I have paid the full price. "
The store owner continued, "He is 23 going to be able to run and jump and play with you like the other dogs."
To his24 ,the little boy rolled up(卷起)his trousers to show his badly hurt left leg. He looked at the store owner and 25 answered," Well, I don’t run so well myself and the little dog will need someone who understands him. "
A．sign B．school C．mark D．signal
A．wrong B．matter C．reason D．purpose
A．went B．cured C．treated D．left
A．deaf B．blind C．disabled D．homeless
A．silent B．excited C．exciting D．interesting
A．spend B．cost C．take D．pay
A．since B．so C．until D．and
A．always B．never C．ever D．sometimes
A．joy B．sadness C．surprise D．delight
A．softly B．shortly C．badly D．correctly
John loved basketball. One day, as he was walking to a basketball game, he dreamed about playing basketball for the college team the next year. Suddenly a car hit him and he was thrown three meters36 .
John woke up in a hospital room. When the doctor told him that both his legs were broken, he knew his college basketball 37 was over. John did what the doctors told him. but it38 . When he left the hospital, John was sent to a rehab center(康复中心).
A week 39 he arrived there, he met Sunny Chen. Sunny used to be a coach(教练). His legs were badly hurt in a skating accident.
Though he couldn’t move his legs, Sunny became the coach of a basketball team called the Suns. It was an on-wheelchair basketball team, because 40 on the team played from a wheelchair(轮椅). Sunny invited John to 41 the game. John played badly, but for the 42 time since the accident. he stopped feeling sorry for himself.
After becoming a part of the Suns. John improved quickly. Basketball was like medicine for him. John was much 43 than before. When John became unhappy, Sunny was there to comfort him. The day before John44 the center, he had dinner with Sunny. He asked Sunny how he could be so happy even with his broken legs.
Sunny45 and said, "It’s really quite easy. When you keep your face to the sun. the shadows will fall behind."
A．away B．from C．out D．in
A．game B．dream C．team D．coach
A．worked B．affected C．didn’t work D．didn’t affect
A．until B．when C．before D．after
A．somebody B．anybody C．everybody D．nobody
A．join B．show C．study D．watch
A．next B．last C．first D．early
A．worse B．better C．busier D．smarter
A．arrived B．got to C．went to D．left
A．smiled B．shouted C．cried D．turned
It was sunny and hot all day. I went to the beach with my friends. We had a lot of fun __21__at sea(大海).In the afternoon, we__22___. There ___23__many people in the museum. It was crowded, so I____24__ really enjoy it. __25___home. I found a little girl __26___in the street. She __27__and I helped her ___28__her mother. It made me feel very happy. I didn’t any money ____29__a taxi, so I walked back home. I was really___30____.
A．swim B．to play C．running D．swimming
A．went shopping B．stayed at home C．visited a museum D．read books
A．are B．is C．was D．were
A．/ B．didn’t C．don’t D．can’t
A．In my way B．At my way C．On my way D．On my way to
A．cried B．crying C．is crying D．cries
A．lost B．is lost C．was lost D．has lost
A．found B．to visit C．find D．with
A．by B．take C．in D．for
A．relaxing B．unhappy C．tired D．awful
We all know that it is __1__to keep healthy. But not all people know ___2__to keep healthy.
After five days’ hard work, we need to have a good rest at weekends. But it seems that some don’t know how to spend weekends in the right way. They enjoy ___3__ cards at night and don’t go to bed until midnight. Some gamble (赌博) all night. They forget that to get___4__sleep is good for health. Some never get up early in the __5___ and take some exercise. It is true that doing exercise is very important for us to keep ___6__. Some smoke（抽烟）___7________. Some drink too much wine（酒）. ____8___ too much is harmful (有害) to the body. Some eat too much rich food and get fatter and fatter. If you are much too fat, you may always ____9___ tired. Vegetables are good to the body. But some don’t like eating vegetables. _____10___ is also very good to body. As a saying (谚语) goes, "An apple every day keeps the doctor away." So don’t forget to eat some fruit.
A．important B．good C．nice D．happy
A．when B．how C．what D．why
A．to play B．play C．playing D．plays
A．much B．many C．a little D．enough
A．morning B．afternoon C．evening D．day
A．health B．healthy C．clear D．up
A．lots of B．a lot C．a lot of D．a lots of
A．Drink B．Drinking C．Eat D．Smoke
A．are B．keep C．say D．feel
A．Water B．Milk C．Tea D．Fruit