One day before my final exam, my dad gave me a gift. It completely my life.
Before the exam I had a difficult time with studies. And I got into a with my friends that day. Then, I was very . Then I noticed the gift. I opened it and saw a DVD inside. Its name was THE SECRET. , I was in no mood（心情）to watch it. I sat down to study, but the in my life --- the fight, the sleepless nights and my poor health --- all came to my mind. I wanted a(n) but I wondered if there was any. Just then, I saw the DVD again. Maybe it would be helpful. I turned on my DVD player. I had no words to describe the feelings I experience I was watching it. I would not forget the moving (感人的)stories I watched that day.
Thanks to my father’s gift THE SECRET. I discovered (发现) myself. Everybody has difficulties in their lives. The important thing is that you should be enough to face them running away from them. Now I have started my studies and my friends. And I’m in good health, too. I often hear people say, “What a perfect life you have!”
A．filled B．wasted C．changed D．cheated
A．fight B．decision C．deal D．risk
A．nervous B．unhappy C．stupid D．crazy
A．However B．And C．So D．Luckily
A．chances B．problems C．mistakes D．fairness
A．situation B．voice C．answer D．tool
A．until B．since C．before D．while
A．brave B．honest C．truthful D．typical
A．according to B．instead of C．as for D．such as
A．checking out B．giving up C．getting on well with D．running out of
Most people want to be happy but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone don’thappiness. A famous person once said, “Happiness depends on .” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few ways to help you be happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy thethings in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the, for example, getting into college or getting a good job, that we can’t enjoy the present. We should enjoy life’s simple pleasures,spending time with close friends, listening to your favorite music, or reading a good book. Peoplehave close friends often enjoy happier and healthier lives.
Anotherof happiness is to be active,and have . We can collect toy cars,go fishing or play a sport.. In this way, we enjoy ourselves. We canour problems and only think about the activities.
Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. According to studies, people feel good when they offer to help others.you want to feel happier, do something nice for someone. We can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to get food for an elderly relative, or simply help our parents to do the dishes. A. setB. bring C. show
A. ourselves B. themselves C. himself
A. strange B. surprising C. simple
A. future B. health C. money
A. in fact B. such as C. instead of
A. which B. whom C. who
A. secret B. plan C. task
A. wishes B. hobbies C. honor
A. talk B. know C.forget
A. After B. Though C. if
“Never give up!” It is my law of my life. It has brought me ____. I learned the law from my father’s ____ story.
My father was ___ in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to a school in the morning, then ____ in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework ____ midnight. Life was hard, because they had no ____!
At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States. It was the land of gold, the land where ___ people can become rich.
“____ don’t I go to America?” he thought to himself, full of hope.
So, my father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to ___ money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire me because I spoke _____ English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, _____ dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was ____ for the first few years. I worked from 10am to 11pm. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn’t ___ the schooling.”
My father __ working hard, and reached his goal!
“Alan,” he often says to me, “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come____ in life.” That is what I learned from my father.
A．disaster B．loss C．success D．pity
A．life B．fashion C．danger D．history
A．famous B．lucky C．rich D．born
A．taught B．worked C．studied D．slept
A．until B．toward C．for D．during
A．experience B．energy C．time D．money
A．kind B．poor C．strong D．lazy
A．What B．How C．Why D．When
A．discover B．make C．collect D．spend
A．little B．good C．much D．excellent
A．giving B．running C．washing D．receiving
A．comfortable B．cheerful C．nice D．hard
A．borrow B．need C．afford D．pay
A．kept B．finished C．minded D．stopped
A．really B．easily C．quietly D．slowly
Oil is so important that it is sometimes called “black gold”. Almost half our energy from oil. We use it to run our cars and factories and to our homes, offices and schools. Many everyday things are made from oil. Your shirt may have oil in the material(材料). The soap you your hands with might also be made from oil. Children’s plastic toys are made from oil.
Oil is to find, because it is deep under the earth. Today, however, we have many to find oil. One tool measures(测量) the pull of gravity(重力). Places where gravity is weaker are more likely to have oil. tool measures sound waves. Sound waves travel different kinds of rocks at different speeds. We can use to find the rocks that have oil in them.
We need oil, and we are using up the oil wells(井) we know about. we must find new ways of looking for this “black gold”. Can you do anything for it?
A．goes B．comes C．leaves D．stays
A．design B．protect C．heat D．hot
A．wash B．put C．dry D．touch
A．easy B．important C．interesting D．hard
A．ways B．roads C．streets D．bridges
A．Any other B．Other C．Another D．The other
A．to B．from C．at D．through
A．them B．it C．one D．that
A．little B．a lot of C．many D．a few
A．Or B．But C．So D．Also
The pollution in our country is very serious, which is harmful to our health. If we don’t take
to protect the environment, the earth will be destroyed. The earth is our home. No earth, no people! So we should think of some good to solve the environmental problems.
is one of the problems. But some rubbish can be . So we should the rubbish according to the materials instead of throwing them here and there. We should also the waste. For example, we can use sides of the paper or we can bring a basket when going to the supermarket. Waste water shouldn’t be into rivers and lakes directly(直接地). Dirty water may some diseases(疾病).
In a word, is supposed to take an action at once. It is our duty to protect the environment and make our world more and more beautiful.A. hair B. measures C. sky
A. purpose B. results C. ways
A. Rubbish B. Air C. Water
A. stored B. recycled C. wasted
A. sell B. rise C. sort
A. reduce B. make C. stop
A. both B. neither C. none
A. poured B. discovered C. rained
A. shut B. cause C. prevent
A. no one B. someone C. everyone
When Alesia Reuis was nine years old, she had an accident that left her unable to walk for years. Now Alesia is telling the story of the first day she again.
I remember the very first time I walked by myself. My sister Alexis was in high school then. She was on the basketball team, and she was going to take me to her practice. She went to drive the car to the front door for me while I was sitting in my room, but we were going to be late, so I said to myself, “Let me help her out a little.” I I would try to walk to the door.
else was at home, so I had to do it by myself. I was a little afraid, but I wanted to do it, so I pushed up off the arms of my wheelchair and . There wasn't going to be anything for me to hold on to 。 if I leaned over(倾身) to catch the table, I would fall. So I put my mind on walking and nothing else, and I just took a step, and another one, and then about three more, and I was at the door of my . I stood the wall and started smiling. I was so I'd made it that far. I to the sky and said, “Thank you.”
I stayed there for a minute. I was hoping I wouldn't have anything wrong with my , so I practiced it a little bit, and then I started across the living room. I looked straight ahead, and I made it to the next wall, and I said “ ” again. Then I had to walk just more steps to get to the door — and I did it! I said, "I made it, I made it, thank you!" I looked out to see where Alexis was. She was driving to the house. She was so surprised that I was standing there waving at her. She laughed and gave me a great big hug.
That’s to say: impossible is nothing.
A．stood B．walked C．played D．run
A．thought B．knew C．suggested D．hoped
A．very B．first C．back D．front
A．Nobody B．Anybody C．Somebody D．Everybody
A．sat down B．stood up C．looked up D．turned around
A．however B．but C．because D．so
A．wheelchair B．car C．room D．house
A．against B．on C．near D．beside
A．surprised B．nervous C．happy D．afraid
A．look at B．look down C．look for D．looked up
A．hand B．arm C．foot D．knee
A．move B．moving C．to move D．movement
A．Thank you. B．I can do it. C．I did it. D．I am sorry.
A．a little B．little C．a few D．few
A．happily B．quickly C．suddenly D．luckily