A very tired traveler came to the bank of a river. There was no . It was winter, and the surface of the river was covered with . It was getting dark, and he to reach the other side while there was enough . On the other hand, he worried a lot, not sure whether the ice would his weight.
Eventually, he got down on his knees and began very to crawl（爬）across the surface of the ice hesitating（犹豫）for a long time. He hoped that by distributing（分散）the of his body, the ice would be unlikely to under the load. After he made his and painful journey about halfway across the river, he suddenly heard the sound of behind him. Out of the dusk, there came a 4-horse load of coal driven by a man singing happily he went his happy way. Here was the traveler, fearfully crawling his way on his hands and knees. And there, as if whisked (挥动) along by the winter’s wind, went the , his horses, his sled , and the heavy load of coal over the river!
The story shows how many of us life. Some people crawl through life for fear of thin ice. Their is not strong enough to them up. Still there are those who sing as they go. Their faith is .
When we face the river of , we don’t have to fear, nor do we crawl through life. With determination, courage and optimism, we can happily make our way to the other successfully.
A．bridge B．water C．road D．station
A．snow B．ice C．smoke D．air
A．agreed B．helped C．wanted D．managed
A．light B．time C．power D．strength
A．admit B．control C．lose D．support
A．quickly B．happily C．cautiously D．freely
A．in B．after C．by D．at
A．weight B．shape C．height D．direction
A．shake B．fall C．break D．move
A．brave B．strange C．joyful D．slow
A．laughing B．water C．wind D．singing
A．before B．as C．for D．but
A．manager B．visitor C．driver D．passenger
A．similar B．same C．deep D．clear
A．go through B．come across C．fight against D．talk about
A．dream B．feeling C．talent D．faith
A．give B．make C．hold D．use
A．unshakable B．simple C．true D．unavoidable
A．mistakes B．difficulties C．questions D．changes
A．state B．part C．land D．side
For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜) across the finish line of a long race．I felt that only when I____certain things could I finally be happy in my life．Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and___would win the race．At other times I would____like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous ____hoping to reach that banner a little faster．____，I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it，the banner was never any____．I finally decided to___and take a break．It was then that I saw my____sitting beside me．
It had been with me as I____hard to support my family，as I played with my children and heard their____and even when I was ____with my wife at my side looking after me．It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner．I just didn’t have the____to see it．
There is an old Chinese proverb that says，“Tension is who you think you should be．____is who you are．”Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the____life we think we should have and ____the life we have now．Happiness will never be found under some banner far away．It will be found____your own heart，soul and mind． It will be found when you___that others love you just as you do．
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness．Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of____with you everywhere you go．____yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness，you are____there．
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The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break．She seemed so small as she pushed her way the crowd of boys on the playground．She from them all．
I began to notice her at other times，basketball in hand，playing ．She would practice dribbling (运球) and shooting over and over again，sometimes until．One day I asked her she practiced so much．She looked in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said，“I want to go to college．The only way I can is if I get a scholarship，I am going to play college basketball．I want to be．My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough，the facts don’t count．”
Well，I had to give it in to her—she was．One day，I saw her sitting in the grass，head in her arms．I walked toward her and quietly asked what was “Oh，nothing，” came a soft reply．“I am just too short．” The coach told her that at her height she would probablyget to play for a top ranked team，offered a scholarship．So she stop dreaming about college．
She was and I sensed her disappointment．I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet．She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong．They just did not the power of a dream．He told her she really wanted to play for a good college，if she truly wanted a scholarship，could stop her except one thing — her own attitude．He told her again，“If the dream is big enough，the facts don’t count．”
The next year，as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game，she was seen by a college recruiter (招聘人员)．She was indeed offered a．She was going to get the college education that she had and worked toward it for all those years．
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Many theories regarding the causes of juvenile delinquency（crimes committed by young people）focus either on the individual or on society as the major contributing influence．Theorieson the individual suggest that childrencriminal behavior before they were not sufficientlyfor previous misbehaviors or that they have learned criminal behavior through interaction with others．Theories focusing on the role of society suggest that children commit crimes into their failure to rise above their socioeconomic status or as a rejection of middle-class values.
Most theories of juvenile delinquency have focused on children fromfamilies，the fact that children from wealthy homes also commit crimes．The latter may commit crimes for lack of adequate control from parents．All，however，are uncertain or unimproved and are of course challenged with criticism.
Changes in the social structure may indirectlyjuvenile crime rates．For example，changes in the economy thatto fewer job opportunities for youth and rising unemployment make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain．This results inamong youths and may inlead more youths into criminal behavior.
Families have also experiencedthese years．More families consist of one parent households or two working parents；，children are likely to have less supervision at home than was common in the traditional family．This lack of parental supervision is thought to be an influence on juvenile crime rates．Other noticeableof offensive acts includeexperience or failure in school，theavailability of drugs and alcohol，and the growing phenomenon of child abuse and child neglect．All these conditions tend to increase theof a child committing a criminal act，a direct cause and effect relationship has not yet been established.
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There are many brands of chocolate．If you love it，you can’t forget DOVE --the most famous chocolate brand．But do you know what the meaning of DOVE is?
Dove chocolate is born because of．One day in 1919 Princess Bazaar of Luxembourg's royal family first met the royal kitchen helper Leon．Many nights Leon slipped into the kitchen and various ice creams for Bazaar．They soon fell in love．Unfortunately owing to their quite different social ，both of them had to the deep feelings in heart．
Afterwards Bazaar was made to an arranged royal marriage against her wishes．For many days Leon could not see Bazaar，and he was burning with ．Finally Bazaar turned up at the table a month later．While serving desserts，Leon the letters "DOVE" which is an abbreviation of DO YOU LOVE ME with hot chocolate on Bazaar's ice cream．Leon that Bazaar could understand his feeling．
A few days later，Bazaar got．Leon，broken-hearted，could not the mental suffering and left for America，where he and his own family a candy store years later but lived unhappily．
Many years later，they met again before Bazaar’s death．Bazaar that she did eat the ice cream that afternoon but didn't see the letters and also didn't receive any promise from Leon and she had to to her fate and missed him all her lifetime．
Hearing this，Leon broke down in tears．If that chocolate had been，those letters would never have melted and he would not have lost his last．Leon decided to create a solid chocolate which can a long time．
After lots of research，he succeeded and each piece of chocolate was engraved(刻) with the letters –DOVE．It is a of the love between Leon and Bazaar．
Now more and more people fall in love with this chocolate．Giving someone DOVE means sending the of love DO YOU LOVE ME?
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I put my sunglasses on and took a deep breath．With her hand held in mine, we started walking down the street to her first day of school．I knew that she would be crying; she always cries when she is anxious about new .
As we walked, she asked, “What if talks to me?”
“ I know that your will talk to you．She’ll help you find your seat and she’ll even you all to each other．And you already know two friends in the class from preschool．They are too, I bet.”
She and started to play with her backpack strap．It’s the backpack that we spent 20 minutes up the night before．And the same one she slipped her small stuffed animal puppy into she thought I wasn’t looking this morning.
“ What if I get shy and can’t talk to anyone?”
“ You might feel shy at first,” I said to her, “ give yourself a little time and you’ll realize that you are having fun and feeling more .”
She looked up at me and smiled, as we waited at a stop sign．“I’m but really excited.”
“ What are you most excited for?”
“ .”
I laughed because this was the same girl who weeks before told me she was .from running one block down the street and needed to rest and drink water to .
As we turned the corner, her face dropped．The massive group of students gathered everywhere overwhelmed her and her face fell as the tears swelled up in her eyes.
“ You can do this, sweetie．Everyone has a place to queue up in let’s go find yours.”
We lined up with her class and just as she was about to cling to my leg ,her friend from preschool stood next to her．In a second, she ．As the teacher began to walk them all into the school, she was not ,not holding onto me, but smiling．I held my husband’s hand, feeling happy and proud．
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