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
I live a town. It’s not big but very clean. I like the town very much. My home is on the third floor. There is a next to my home. I often buy vegetables and other things here. The post office is next the supermarket. It’s the right of the supermarket. A big restaurant is across them. The there is very nice. Many people there every day. There is a hotel behind the restaurant. The hotel is old but very busy it’s the only one in the town. There is a bank and a library in my town. The library is in front the bank. are a lot of interesting books in the library. My town is a good place.
A．in B．on C．at D．of
A．bank B．hotel C．park D．supermarket
A．to B．on C．at D．/
A．at B．on C．in D．from
A．on B．of C．from D．in
A．books B．clothes C．food D．computer
A．eat B．have fun C．play D．walk
A．and B．so C．but D．because
A．from B．near C．behind D．of
A．They B．You C．There D．It
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Nancy is reading an e-mail from her friend Jack．She is very________to get the e-mail．Jack writes about his school_______his weekends．Jack likes his school very much．Nancy likes her school，________．Jack’s school is very big and he likes his classroom．The_______and chairs are new．There are lots of pictures________the wall．They clean the classroom every day．
Jack doesn’t_______to school at the weekend．He gets up________at six on Saturday．He exercises in the park for half________．Then he eats his breakfast．He helps his mother do the________．At eight he begins to do his homework．He has lunch in a fast food restaurant（快餐店）．In the_______，he goes shopping with his mum．Sometimes he plays computer games or chats with his friends on the I nternet．He enjoys his weekend very much．
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Dear Li Ming，
Thanks for your e-mail．Your life is very________．And I hope I can visit you soon．Now I would like to tell you______about my life in America．
The day starts at about 7 o’clock when Dad and Mum________．My sister and I usually watch TV until________at 8 o’clock．I like to eat rice and eggs．I also ________a glass of milk．
After breakfast，I put on my school uniform________take some food for lunch to school．At school one of my favourite subjects________science．I also enjoy PE lessons-we play________soccer，basketball and sometimes we do some running．
In the evening，I usually do________homework before watching TV．Mum helps me with my homework．
I have______friends here．I would like to introduce them to you next time．Keep in touch！
Yours，
Jenny
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Do you have a great summer camp？l had a great one with my friends last year．
After saying goodbye to our________，we got on the bus，________the way，we laughed（笑）and talked happily．After we________the campground（营地），we jumped and ran around the place．This________the first time we left home．Some of us felt homesick（想家）．However，when the night party and dances started．the homesickness was________．
The next day．we went boating，At first，my friends and I worked hard，but the boat________listen to us and wouldn’t go to the right places．Then the guide________us．After many times，we did it much better．Swimming is my favorite________．It was about the hottest time of a day and the best time to stay in the________water．The swimming guide was a funny man，and he often made us______to laugh．
What an interesting summer camp it was！
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Alice comes from Austria．She is eighteen years old．She will________with the Black family for a year．Alice comes to England________she wants to study English．She helps Mrs Black in the________and goes to English classes every Wednesday and Friday afternoon．Alice is________in London．________is strange to her．She finds life is_______from that in Vienna．
Some things are_______in London，other things are not so nice．The shops are bigger in London than in Vienna．But it’s________dear to enjoy yourself in London．It’s dear to have a meal at a restaurant or go to a cinema．
Alice has got used to（习惯）many things already，but she can’t get used to________in England．“You English eat so much in the morning．”she often says．“Fruits，porridge，eggs，tea and bread．How can you face all that food so______in the day？”
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