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
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Mr. Black works in a hospital in a town. He is a good 1 , and people in the town like him very much. He is very 2 to his patients(病人),3 many people like to ask him for help.
One day, Mr. Black gets to the hospital and4 a fat(胖) woman in the waiting room. He calls her to his office and asks,“ What’s 5 with you?，madam?”“It’s my birthday today, sir”says the woman.“My husband(丈夫)”6 me a present(礼物). But I can’t go in it.” “It doesn’t matter, madam,” says Mr. Black. “You7 lose some weight(减肥)”.Then, you can go in8 your coat.” “You are 9 ,doctor, says the woman. “He buys me not a coat, but a 10 !
A．doctor B．nurse C．office worker D．teacher
A．friend B．bad C．sorry D．kind
A．because B．before C．after D．so
A．find B．looks at C．listen to D．sees
A．matter B．your name C．wrong D．doing
A．takes B．gives C．goes D．comes
A．like B．want C．should D．would like
A．/ B．a C．an D．the
A．right B．wrong C．easy D．difficult
A．bike B．car C．lamp D．computer
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Mr. Smith works in New York. Last month he had a fifteen-day holiday, but he didn’t know where to spend it. He spoke to his friend Bill,“I 1 the hot weather, but I can’t find a cool place in America. How should I spend my holiday?”
“That’s easy, ” said Bill, “You’d 2 to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground now. ”
Mr. Smith agreed 3 his friend. He bought an air ticket and soon 4 Moscow. He had a happy trip there, but one day he 5 . After lunch he went outside the city, he saw a dog 6 him while he 7 past(走过) a house. The dog was hungry and wished him to give it some food to eat. Bad luck! He had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets. He tried to drive it away. But it began to bark at(对……大叫) him. He wanted to look for a stick but he couldn’t find anything 8 snow and ice. Suddenly he saw a stone on the ground. He hurried to 9but failed.
“How strange Russians are!” Mr. Smith said to himself, “They don’t tie dogs, but firmly (紧紧地) 10 the stones. My God!”
A．like B．unlike C．not like D．hate
A．would go B．would not go C．better go D．better to go
A．to B．with C．at D．about
A．arrived in B．arrive in C．reach D．reached in
A．made a mistake B．get into trouble C．got into trouble D．find the trouble
A．to follow B．is following C．followed D．following
A．was walking B．walked C．was crossing D．crossed
A．except B．besides C．beside D．without
A．picked it up B．picked up it C．pick it up D．pick up it
A．tied B．lied C．tie D．lie
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Miracles（奇迹）will happen if you don't give up trying. Even if you have 1 for one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 10lst time.
When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my 2 . They were too soft to be able to walk. Although the news was bad, my mother didn't become 3 . She didn't believe what the doctor said 4 started to look for other ways.
My mother kept looking for other doctors for me, and finally she 5 . The doctor and his team in the hospital did 6 they could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some 7 to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me 8 . I crawled towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldn't believe 9 eyes. Crawling was not walking, but it was a good10 . Day by day, I could walk by myself.
When I grew up, my mother 11 told me these stories. She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met12 , I could do anything successfully. I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very 13 person. I get best14 in school and I am a good dancer and swimmer. 15 my mother's strong resolution, I live a happy life now. What the story tells us, as my mother always says, is: Never give up.
A．achieved B．failed C．suggested D．told
A．legs B．hands C．arms D．eyes
A．patient B．confident C．frustrated D．proud
A．or B．and C．if D．because
A．forgot B．changed C．succeeded D．worked
A．nothing B．somewhere C．anywhere D．everything
A．time B．exercise C．medicine D．shopping
A．away B．from C．into D．up
A．her B．my C．his D．its
A．advice B．end C．chance D．start
A．hardly B．never C．always D．nearly
A．dreams B．experiments C．jobs D．difficulties
A．excellent B．dangerous C．busy D．special
A．presents B．friends C．books D．grades
A．Such as B．Instead of C．Because of D．Together with
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Many middle school students like 1 very much．But 2 Friday they must go to school．So on saturday they 3 at home and watch TV from morning to night．They don't know it's bad for their eyes．Usually children like to eat fish．meat and chicken，don't 1ike vegetables 4 fruit．They don't know that 5 more vegetables and fruits i s 6 than eating meat．
At school the children only do a few minutes of sport or 7 do any sport．The students must know it isn't good for8 health，too．
We already think of ways to keep 9 ．We must eat 10 vegetables and fruit，do enough(足够)sport every day．And we should watch TV and read in right wavs．
A．watch TV B．watch the TV C．watching TV D．watching the TV
A．on Monday and B．on Monday and on C．from Monday and D．from Monday to
A．stay B．1ive C．sit D．1eave
A．and B．with C．or D．but
A．buying B．eating C．getting D．keeping
A．good B．better C．bad D．worse
A．often B．sometimes C．usually D．never
A．them B．they C．their D．theirs
A．health B．healthy C．busy D．free
A．more B．much C．a lot of D．1ittle
Cooperation(合作) and competition are1 important. They’re necessary for a person to achieve success in life.
Learn to be cooperate with others. No one likes a selfish(自私的) or greedy(贪婪的)person. However, everyone likes a cooperative and friendly person. Everything we do today, 2in doing business or making friends, depends on our ability to 3with one another. In our society, most tasks(任务) need the cooperation of many people 4they can be finished successfully. So we must try to be cooperative. Each person 5a small part of a machine . If only one part is out of order, the machine can’t be running well. 6, transportation and communication systems are developing quickly and people all over the world can keep in line with each other _7. It’s hard for a person who is away from the society to have a deep understanding of the world he8. Cooperation is becoming more and more important for a person to get a good life.
Being competitive(竞争的) also has a place in life. If you want to get more success and be better than others, you must work harder and study more carefully. The desire(愿望) to succeed and do better than others 9us to work harder. If there were no competitions, a sports meeting would never be 10and successful, and we could never have champions(冠军).
We cooperate with others to be more competitive, we compete to get a better environment for cooperation leads(带领) us to realize our goals and meet our needs.
根据短文内容选择正确答案。A. all B. both C. neither
A. if B. weather C. whether
A. get along B. get off C. get back
A. in order B. in order to C. so that
A. likes B. is like C. looks like
A. Except B. Besides C. But
A. easier B. much better C. more easily
A. lives in B. lives onC. lives
A. encourage B. encouragesC. encouraged
A. excited B. interestedC. exciting