Tina was the best speed-walking partner I could ever meet. But I could never understand my friend's habit of while we walked.
Together we walked all over the town and even entered a marathon(马拉松）together，a full 26 miles, but she did give me a list to take with me. She told me that it her a lot. I thought it would just slow us down. I it along to the starting line. Twenty-six cheering ideas, one for every mile. I wasn’t really planning to slow myself down with all those ideas but I didn’t want to hurt Tina’s feelings, so I kept her .
I walked the first mile of the in 12 minutes—a new personal record. I looked at Tina’s cheering list when I checked my watch. was simply Yourself. It did give me a good start to the race, I thought. I thanked Tina for her cheering list. If I finished the race, I would thank her for the she gave me. By the time I finished the second mile, my husband and kids were cheering me on. It just so happened that “ ” was the next one on Tina’s cheering list. I had lots of things to be ready for them.
The next mile flew by, then the next and the next, each with a cheering idea. But by the time I neared the final mile? I was nearly out of breath. “I don’t know if I can the last mile,” I thought. In despair(绝望）I looked at the final cheering idea on Tina’s list，now sweaty in my hand： You just can make it!
I finished the marathon in less than six hours. I thought the cheering list would slow me down. ______, it carried me past the finishing line.
A．cheering B．smiling C．shouting D．chatting
A．taught B．saved C．calmed D．helped
A．hid B．gave C．moved D．carried
A．promise B．list C．word D．idea
A．round B．circle C．race D．road
A．At the back B．At the top C．In the beginning D．In the past
A．task B．strength C．thought D．way
A．Team B．House C．Family D．Home
A．have B．gain C．finish D．put
A．Besides B．Instead C．Later D．Again
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A group of class friends successful in their careers got together to visit their old university professor. Their talk soon turned into complaints about1 in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of(几个) 2 ——porcelain(瓷的), plastic(塑料的), glass, crystal(水晶的), some common,3 expensive and some delicate (精美的)-telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, "If you noticed,all the nice-looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the common and4 ones. While it is5 for you to choose only the best for ourselves, that is the __6 of your problems and stress. The cup itself7 no quality to the coffee.8 all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously (自觉地) went9 the best cups. And then you began eyeing other people’s cups. Now consider this: life is the10 ; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup which we have will not 11 the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by fixing our attention only on the cup, we12 to enjoy the coffee which God (上帝) has 13 for us. God brews(冲泡) the coffee, not the cups...Enjoy your coffee!"
The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just14 the best use of everything.
Live 15 . Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
A．changes B．duties C．experiences D．stress
A．cups B．pans C．bowls D．cans
A．others B．some C．another D．other
A．fashionable B．cheap C．expensive D．nice-looking
A．wise B．important C．natural D．necessary
A．use B．disagreement C．answer D．cause
A．waves B．reduces C．adds D．leads
A．As B．What C．That D．Which
A．for B．into C．by D．on
A．tea B．water C．wine D．coffee
A．remove B．beat C．change D．enjoy
A．fail B．succeed C．wish D．try
A．sold B．gave C．bought D．provided
A．keep B．say C．make D．do
A．wildly B．simply C．specially D．successfully
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Time is very important in our lives. But it never had any importance in my life until I 1 a watch from my father that made me responsible(有责任). It 2 me the importance of time in my life.
I got this gift on a grey-sky day. I had to go to the 3 at 9:00 a.m. to pick up（接）my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it 4 I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I 5 my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and 6 a taxi to my father’s house.
I 7 my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. at the same day . My father looked at me angrily. I said “hi” to him and my 8 uncle. My father asked me to sit 9 him and handed me this watch which was a gift from 10 . It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver（银）. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun 11 your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 12 .” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder(提醒物) for you. I hope today you have learned something 13 .”
I learned a lesson from my father: to respect(尊重) time and 14 be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its 15 , but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
A．bought B．received C．borrowed D．broke
A．learned B．found C．sent D．told
A．airport B．school C．hospital D．station
A．when B．because C．if D．though
A．saw B．forgot C．remembered D．took
A．had B．driven C．invited D．taken
A．visited B．reminded C．reached D．left
A．surprised B．tired C．nervous D．lonely
A．next to B．around C．behind D．away from
A．us B．him C．them D．you
A．of B．for C．with D．about
A．words B．actions C．play D．fun
A．important B．interesting C．expensive D．wonderful
A．never B．usually C．sometimes D．often
A．look B．price C．size D．weight
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1 the first time, Zhang Shengyu, a student at Laiyang Middle School in Shandong, didn’t ask her mother to buy her a new schoolbag or any new pens for the beginning of the school term. “My old schoolbag can still be used, so there is no 2 to buy a new one,” Zhang said. “I’ve decided to be thrifty (节约的) from now on. ”
As the center of the 3 attention, many of the one-child generation do not know about the hardships of life. They sometimes have no idea of the value(价值) of money. Many students would 4 away pens and erasers that haven’t been used up and buy new ones. Some like to compete with each other to see whose clothes and 5 are more expensive.
The Ministry of Education put a notice on its website on Jan 20. It called on students to have good habits such as diligence and thrift, to stop wasting food and to pay 6 attention to famous brands. （牌子）
Many schools consider 7 the students the value of money and encourage their students to be 8 .
Students at No 44 Middle School of Shijiazhuang, Hebei planted many fruit trees in their campus. By taking care of the trees, the students learned 9 to cherish(珍惜) things.
At Tie Yi Middle School in Xi’an, students organized a group to collect used pen refills (替芯) and use them for crafts (手工作品). “What we students do are small things, 10 I think with everyone’s work, we can make a difference,” said Li Dongdong, 16, a student at the school.
A．For B．In C．On D．Of
A．reasons B．need C．way D．use
A．mother’s B．father’s C．parent’s D．family’s
A．give B．throw C．put D．take
A．houses B．cars C．bikes D．school thing
A．some B．less C．more D．fewer
A．teaching B．knowing C．learning D．showing
A．active B．thrifty C．honest D．careful
A．how B．where C．when D．why
A．so B．but C．and D．however
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People who speak or perform before the public sometimes may suffer from "Stage Fright". Stage fright makes a person 1 . In that case it can make one's mind go back and forget 2 one ought to say or to act. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even radio show hosts suffered from stage fright at one time or 3 .
Diana Nichols is an expert in helping people free from stage fright at a medical center in New York City. She helps actors learn to 4 themselves. Miss Nichols says some people have always been afraid to perform before the audience. Others, she says, develop stage fright after a sad 5 .
She offers them ways to control the fear. One way is to smile before going onto the stage. Taking two deep breaths 6 helps. Deep breathing helps you get control of your body.
Miss Nichols advises her patients to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to be perfect. It's 7 to make a mistake. She tells them they should not be too nervous while they are performing. It is important that they should continue to perform while she is helping them. After each performance, they discuss what happened and 8 what helped and what did not. 9 they perform more and more, they will fear less and less as much as 50%. Miss Nichols says the aim is only to 10 stage fright, not to smooth it away completely. This is because a little stage fright makes a person more careful, and improves the performance.
A．joyful B．proud C．nervous D．hopeless
A．when B．what C．how D．whether
A．others B．other C．another D．the other
A．cure B．control C．hold D．protect
A．experience B．activity C．process D．event
A．usually B．too C．also D．sometimes
A．sure B．terrible C．necessary D．all right
A．put out B．find out C．look for D．search for
A．As B．While C．Before D．Until
A．change B．produce C．improve D．reduce
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Korean culture(韩流) is really popular right now. The Korean Wave is sweeping Asian(亚洲) countries including(包括) 1 . Young people are 2in Korean TV plays, Korean pop songs and the Korean language.
The Korean Wave started 3 years ago with the TV series(电视系列剧) Winter Sonata(冬季恋歌). This love story is still popular now. People, especially girls, like the beautiful stories and handsome actors 4 Pei Yongjun.
In the music world, Korean stars are making 5 heard in China. You can often find big Korean names such as Baby Vox, SES and Finkle at the top of the Chinese 6 charts(排行榜).
The Korean Wave 7 makes young people try the clothes and hairstyles of the Korean pop stars. Besides those, now some girls in China are having plastic surgery(整形手术) 8
their looks. It is said that many Korean stars look beautiful 9 plastic surgery.
As you see, Korean culture has changed us a lot. Is it 10 for us to follow in every way? We each should think about it.
A．China B．Canada C．Australia D．Egypt
A．interesting B．interested C．exciting D．excited
A．a little B．little C．a few D．few
A．on B．at C．for D．such as
A．them B．they C．their D．themselves
A．sports B．health C．music D．clothes
A．too B．also C．as well D．else
A．change B．changing C．changed D．to change
A．instead B．instead of C．because D．because of
A．necessary B．serious C．pleasant D．friendly