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
Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”, but a recent communication with his mother changed his life. In the past, He didn’t give his mother many problems. , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she work, and so was often not at home.
His mother looked after him as as she could. Unluckily, Martin still caused problems. He was not studying and he often got into trouble. Luckily, his mother was very and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding(寄宿) school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.
One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his ,this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me.
Now Martin has changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped him to feel good about himself.
A．So B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．However
A．very B．many C．much D．too
A．could B．had to C．should D．would
A．soon B．quickly C．well D．good
A．angry with B．tired of C．crazy about D．interested in
A．worried B．patient C．careful D．serious
A．made B．took C．got D．thought
A．that B．this C．he D．it
A．surprised B．surprising C．surprise D．surprises
A．always B．hardly C．really D．just
Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb( 哑的） he was normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to ,but with no success.When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in the town him carefully, but could find nothing wrong.
And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he_ spoke.
“There might be something wrong with his ，and he doesn’t know he's able to speak，’，one doctor said.“But he can read and write，，，said Mr. Green. “We’ve written him notes, telling him that he can speak. ”“It’s certainly very ，” another doctor said. Perhaps he’ll be able to speak some day. ” passed. Leo went to university. But he did not say a word. Then one day,Leo was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his and said，“Pass me the salt,please. ”
Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. “You spoke! You spoke!” they cried. “ Why have you so long to speak?” “I didn’t have anything to say，，，he said. “Until now everything was perfect. But you forgot to put salt in potatoes. ”
A．because B．when C．though D．before
A．speak B．walk C．play D．laugh
A．taught B．found C．examined D．asked
A．never B．often C．usually D．always
A．back B．hair C．face D．mind
A．unfair B．strange C．noisy D．quiet
A．Hours B．Weeks C．Months D．Years
A．good B．right C．single D．new
A．chair B．meal C．hands D．books
A．slept B．walked C．served D．waited
Everyone in our school sports. Every morning we get up _ and do morning exercises. After the class we do exercise again. We only have P.E. classes twice a week, but we have physical training at five o’clock every afternoon. The most popular sport is basketball. The boys enjoy it, and many of the girls like it, .Another popular sport is football and in every class there are football fans. We often play football when the weather is .We have school teams in basketball, football and volleyball. Our teams often have friendship matches with teams from other schools. When there is a game, many of us go to it and cheer our side on.
Besides (除…….之外) ball games, some of us like track and field even (田径项目), and we often practice , jumping and throwing. Every term we have tests in these events and once a year we hold a sports meet.
Sports keep us healthy and
A．like B．loves C．hates D．fun
A．early B．quickly C．late D．hard
A．first B．two C．three D．fourth
A．plays B．to play C．playing D．played
A．also B．either C．well D．too
A．a lot B．lot of C．lots of D．much
A．rainy B．foggy C．fine D．well
A．look B．watch C．see D．play
A．running B．swimming C．hiking D．skating
A．sad B．fat C．unhappy D．Happy
Middle school days are both fun and busy. Students spend their days in class, listening to the interesting and boring words of the teacher. They spend the short breaks running, playing and shouting happily going back to the classroom again. But should students spend their free time outside school?
In Western countries, it is ordinary for students to have a part-time job after school and at weekends. Students can make their own money and learn more about the “ world”. They enjoy the independence(独立) and(of course) money, and parents enjoy the quiet house. , it seems that, in China, parents so much about their children’s studies that they prefer to see their children most of their free time studying and preparing for all those exams. It is natural for to feel that way in China, but I believe the answer lies in balance. Sometimes, western school children work long hours after school to make money, so they become too tired to listen in class or have no time for homework. But Chinese students spend much time on their studies that other things become3 less important.
So, find a good and healthy balance! If you have a part-time job and you feel , your parents will also be happy because you’re spending the money you make and not theirs!
A．always B．sometimes C．forever D．even
A．while B．after C．before D．without
A．where B．what C．why D．how
A．true B．real C．developing D．developed
A．Because B．And C．However D．Although
A．know B．talk C．worry D．complain
A．spend B．use C．talk D．keep
A．students B．teachers C．children D．parents
A．such B．so C．very D．too
A．happy B．tired C．nervous D．busy
Many students have hobbies, such as reading, painting, growing vegetables in their gardens, and looking animals. can make you grow, develop your interests and help you learn new skills.
David Smith is a student. His hobby is . In senior high school, he wrote a book and it came out in 2010. Many teenagers(青少年) his book. As a result, David is a successful young now.
David is very lucky his hobby has brought him happiness and success. But he thinks of writing as only one of his many hobbies or interests. He is interested many other things.“I also like playing basketball, it’s_.”says David. And he is a member of the school basketball team.
Remember that we spend all our time on our favorite hobby. We have many other interesting things in life, and we should try to do something new or different.
A．at B．for C．like D．after
A．Friends B．Hobbies C．Habits D．Life
A．reading B．painting C．writing D．fishing
A．like B．show C．hate D．sell
A．writer B．engineer C．scientist D．artist
A．but B．because C．however D．if
A．in B．with C．for D．to
A．interesting B．boring C．outstanding D．loving
A．should B．shouldn’t C．must D．needn’t
A．making B．to make C．doing D．to do