When I was 15，I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books．All the students nearly fell out of their chairs，laughing at me．"Don't be ．Only geniuses （天才） can become writers，" the English teacher said sarcastically（讽刺地）．"And you are getting a D this term．” I was hurt deeply and I cried sadly．
That night I wrote a short，sad poem about dreams and mailed it to the Capper's Weekly newspaper．To my surprise，they published it，and sent me two dollars．I was a（an） writer! I showed my teacher and my classmates．They laughed again．"Just plain dumb luck（纯属侥幸），" the teacher said．However，I'd tasted ．I'd sold the first thing I'd ever written．
By the time I graduated from high school （with a C-minus average），I had scrapbooks filled with my published I never talked about my writing to my teachers，friends or my family again．They were dream killers，and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams，they must always choose their dreams．
Later，I wrote a book about what I understood and about life．It took me nine months，just like a（an） ．I chose a publisher and wrote a letter，which read："I wrote this book myself．I hope you like it．Chapters（章节） 6 and 12 are my ．Thank you．" I mailed it without an envelope．
A month later，I received a letter，and a request to start working on book．Crying Wind became a bestseller，and was translated into 15 languages．People ask what college I attended，what degrees I have，and what qualities 1 have to be a writer．The answer is ．I just write．I'm not a genius，and I'm not gifted．I just write．To all those who dream of ，I'm shouting at you，"Yes，you ! Don't listen to them!" Writing is easy．It's fun，and anyone can do it．
A．shy B．dishonest C．silly D．proud
A．strange B．broken C．beautiful D．unusual
A．welcomed B．educated C．honored D．paid
A．luck B．failure C．success D．pain
A．works B．poems C．letters D．jokes
A．did B．felt C．heard D．saw
A．animal B．plant C．baby D．boy
A．explanations B．reasons C．dreams D．favorites
A．others B．another C．other D．the other
A．many B．few C．some D．none
A．writing B．being famous C．success D．being rich
A．must B．need C．can D．should
Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it patience（耐心）. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won't make friends staying home .
Joining a club or group, talking to those who like the same things you do is much easier. Or join someone some activities.
Many people are shy when talking to new people. meeting strangers means seeing the unknown. And it's human nature to feel a bit about the unknown. Most of fears（恐惧）about new people come from doubts（怀疑）. We imagine other people are us-finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don't forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept（接受）yourself you are, and try to put the other at ease（自由自在，自然）. You'll both feel more comfortable.
Try to act self-confident（自信）even if you don't feel that way when you a room full of strangers. Walk straight, look at other people directly and .
If you see someone you'd like to , say something. Don't wait for person to start a talk.
Just meeting someone does not mean that you'll make friends with that person. Friendship is based on mutual（相互的）likings and "give and take". It takes time to friendship.
A．costs B．needs C．spends D．wants
A．lonely B．yourself C．alone D．with you
A．as B．that C．which D．what
A．with B．in C．on D．to
A．At all B．For all C．In all D．After all
A．unhappy B．usual C．upset D．unlucky
A．meeting B．talking C．visiting D．speaking
A．talking B．saying C．judging D．laughing
A．like B．as C．what D．that
A．come B．go C．enter D．step to
A．laugh B．smile C．cry D．jump
A．speak to B．talk about C．say to D．call up
A．other B．the other C．another D．others
A．old B．young C．new D．little
A．develop B．start C．keep D．change
Although it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet (西藏).Our legs were so heavy and cold that felt like big pieces of ice. Have you seen snowmen ride bicylces? That’s what we looked like! Along the way children who were long wool coats stopped to look at us. In the late we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze (结冰).However, the lakes like glass in the setting sun and loooked wonderful.
Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She was in high spirit and I knew I didn’t need to her. To climb the mountains was hard work but as we us, we were surprised by the view. We seemed to be able to see for miles, and we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds. After a while, we began going the mountains. It was great fun especially as it slowly became much .At the foot of the mountains, colourful butterflies flew around us and we saw many sheep eating green grass. Then we had to our caps, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts.
In the early evening we stopped to make camp .We our tent（帐篷）and then we ate. Afte supper Wang Wei went to sleep but I stayed . midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter.As I below the stars I thought about how far we had already travelled.
We will reach Dali in Yunan Province soon, where our cousins will join us. We hardly wait to see them!
A．we B．you C．they D．it
A．never B．ever C．even D．yet
A．dressed in B．put on C．taken off D．dressed up
A．morning B．afternoon C．evening D．night
A．shine B．shining C．shines D．shone
A．follow B．encourage C．remind D．discover
A．looked at B．looked after C．looked for D．looked around
A．up B．down C．around D．into
A．colder B．drier C．warmer D．wetter
A．charge B．check C．chase D．change
A．put out B．put away C．put up D．make up
A．alive B．alone C．away D．awake
A．At B．On C．In D．From
A．lie B．lied C．lay D．laid
A．may B．can C．must D．shall
At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery（发现）: we are built not just of flesh (肌肉) and blood but also of time. They were able to show that we all have a ‘body clock’ us, which controls the and fall of our body energies. It can us different from one day to the next.
The idea of a ‘body clock’ should not be too because the lives of most living things are controlled by the 24-hour night-and-day cycle (循环). We feel and fall asleep at night. We become and energetic during the day. Most people will have a bad feeling if the 24-hour cycle is . For example, people who are not used to working at night can find that lack (缺少) of sleep causes them to badly at work.
the daily cycle of sleeping and waking,we also have other cycle which lasts longer than one day.Most of us would that we feel good on some days and not so good on others;sometimes our ideas seems to be so active and at other times,they are not.
A．beside B．inside C．outside D．under
A．life B．offer C．use D．rise
A．show B．treat C．make D．change
A．difficult B．natural C．surprising D．frightening
A．quiet B．tired C．comfortable D．cheerful
A．regular B．serious C．lively D．clear
A．disturbed B．pushed C．restarted D．troubled
A．perform B．suffer C．count D．control
A．With B．As well as C．Except D．Rather than
A．afford B．admire C．advise D．Agree
The Spring Festival(春节) is the Chinese New Year’s Day. It usually comes February. Everyone in China the Spring Festival very much. When the Spring Festival , Li Hong usually his parents clean their house and some shopping and other housework. On that everyone in China eats dumplings, New Year’s cakes, and other good . Li Hong likes New Year’s cakes. But Wang Hai says dumplings are than New Year’s cakes. The Chinese people the New Year’s cakes and dumplings in their houses . How they are!
A．after B．on C．in D．by
A．has B．like C．remembers D．likes
A．goes B．comes C．reaches D．hears
A．helps B．makes C．gets D．takes
A．buys B．does C．goes D．carries
A．morning B．evening C．day D．afternoon
A．food B．drinks C．vegetable D．fruit
A．smaller B．better C．bigger D．sweeter
A．find out B．buy C．eat D．sell
A．happy B．delicious C．lovely D．great
Alice was a beautiful girl. She liked nothing except dressing ____ and dancing when she was at school. Of course she wasn’t good at her ____. But the boys were ready to help her with her lessons ___ they liked to dance with her. And after she finished middle school, she __ found work in a big shop. The __ had a son and he wanted the girl to marry him. Alice ____ though the young man wasn’t clever enough. But she __ all kinds of clothes and shoes. She lived in the beautiful house with a big garden and she __ did anything at home. She didn’t love her ___ but she lived a city life.
Once Mrs. Evans called Alice. The woman said she bought a few ___ pictures and asked her to appreciate（欣赏）them. She ____ nothing about the art but she was afraid to be laughed at and got there in time. She saw several women there. They were ____the pictures when she went in. She thought for a long time and said, “Look! They’re all ___. Why didn’t you buy the new ones?”
The women looked at each other but they tried not to ___. And when they were appreciating a picture “Tramp（流浪汉）”, she said, “I don’t think the artist could draw! Such a___ man had no money to have a portrait taken（请人画像）!”
A．him B．himself C．her D．herself
A．classes B．English C．maths D．language
A．when B．while C．because D．after
A．hardly B．easily C．no longer D．happily
A．bookseller B．shopkeeper C．gatekeeper D．policeman
A．agreed B．hated C．preferred D．failed
A．sold B．was sold C．gave D．was given
A．always B．sometimes C．never D．often
A．husband B．son C．brother D．uncle
A．cheap B．expensive C．terrible D．strange
A．liked B．interested C．watched D．knew
A．looking up B．looking for C．talking about D．hearing from
A．old B．clean C．dirty D．thin
A．stop B．smile C．laugh D．lie
A．busy B．clever C．rich D．poor