"The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence." That's an old in English. It means other places often look better, more interesting than the place you live. Some people worry young Chinese are beginning to feel that way. They see young Chinese ignoring 忽视Chinese culture and, instead, Japanese cartoon books, watching Korean soap operas and even celebrating western holidays.
Foreign books and soap operas are good, Chinese writers and actors are just as good. As for holidays, Christmas is nice, but it can have the meaning for Chinese that Spring Festival has, and the West has nothing to compare with Mid-autumn Festival. And let's not forget the part of Chinese culture I like best: friendliness. Not all countries are as as China.
It's good to enjoy other cultures and to learn them, but they cannot replace your own culture. It's good to look on the other side of the fence, but you take a good long look. You will find that the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence.
A．saying B．words C．voice D．talk
A．why B．when C．where D．how
A．if B．that C．what D．whether
A．buy B．refusing C．refused D．buying
A．but B．so C．or D．because
A．always B．ever C．still D．never
A．it B．they C．its D．their
A．warmer B．warm C．co1d D．colder
A．from B．with C．to D．over
A．make up B．make sure C．make up of D．be sure to
Silent and calm， 25﹣year﹣old Linda looks out of the window． She may be smiling now， but it's been a long， hard road to（1） ．Today， she is an author of a best﹣ seller and also a famous artist． Her story is about overcoming（2） and encouraging others to do the same．
Linda did not begin talking（3） she was two and a half years old．（4） ， it was found that she had autism （自闭症） and had difficulty in social communication． Linda's mother taught her the（5） of independence by example and encouraged her to learn how to do things（6） ．
Growing up，she was（7） bullied（欺凌）．She was called an alien and some kids would even steal her snacks．She tried changing schools， but she never seemed to be（8） ．The bullying （9） ．She also had trouble with tests． But she didn't let them stop her． With the help of her parents， Linda received speech and communication treatment．
After a long period of treating， doctors said that Linda would not succeed or finish her studies． But she proved（证明） them（10） ． Linda worked hard to build up her confidence and found her ability﹣creating beautiful paintings． And at 18， Linda went to art college to study painting and was later（11） by the local volunteers to join them on community visits where she could （12） her story．
Now she has gone through the（13） times． And she has come to（14） that she is not useless． At 25， Linda sells her books and some of her paintings to help herself and her family． By sharing her experience， Linda is not only （15） others， but also changing their lives．
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（1）A． wealth |
B． politeness |
C． sadness |
D． happiness |
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（2）A． decisions |
B． conditions |
C． difficulties |
D． discussions |
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（3）A． if |
B． because |
C． until |
D． so |
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（4）A． Honestly |
B． Unluckily |
C． Clearly |
D． Suddenly |
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（5）A． progress |
B． meaning |
C． instruction |
D． interest |
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（6）A． by the way |
B． right away |
C． in a hurry |
D． on her own |
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（7）A． hardly |
B． secretly |
C． recently |
D． seriously |
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（8）A． welcomed |
B． refused |
C． treated |
D． allowed |
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（9）A． received |
B． developed |
C． continued |
D． studied |
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（10）A． wrong |
B． right |
C． clever |
D． silly |
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（11）A． interviewed |
B． invited |
C． trusted |
D． tested |
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（12）A． share |
B． cover |
C． copy |
D． complete |
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（13）A． quiet |
B． dark |
C． safe |
D．comfortable |
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（14）A． realize |
B． guess |
C． doubt |
D． remember |
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（15）A． teaching |
B． saving |
C． influencing |
D． controlling |
A father and his daughter were flying a kite in the park． The young daughter was a little bit tired， so they took a（1） on the bench． When the daughter saw an old man selling apples， she asked her father to buy her an apple． Her father didn't bring much money with him， but it was enough to buy two apples， So he did， and gave （2） of them to his daughter，smiling．
His daughter held one apple in her left hand and the other in the right hand． Then the father asked her if she could （3） one of the apples with him． When the girl heard this， she ickly took a bite（咬）from one apple． And before her father could speak， she also took a bite from the （4） apple．
The father was （5） ．He wondered what mistakes he made so that his daughter acted in such a greedy（ 贪婪的）way． He was lost in thought． Perhaps he was just thinking too much．His daughter was too （6） to understand about sharing and giving． A smile disappeared from his face．
Suddenly， his daughter with an apple in her left hand said， "Daddy， have this one! It much juicier and （7） "Her father was speechless． He felt （8） about making the judgment（判断）so quickly about a small child． But his smile （9） knowing why his daughter quickly took a bite from each apple．
Don't judge anything or draw a conclusion（结论） too quickly． （10） give some more
time to understand things better．
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（1）A． walk |
B．shower |
C． break |
D． look |
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（2）A．both |
B．all |
C． either |
D．neither |
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（3）A．take |
B． cut |
C． wash |
D．share |
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（4）A．first |
B．second |
C． third |
D．two |
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（5）A．satisfied |
B．excited |
C．surprised |
D． moved |
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（6）A．brave |
B．silly |
C．young |
D．smart |
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（7）A． saltier |
B． bitterer |
C． hotter |
D．sweeter |
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（8）A．proud |
B．great |
C．bad |
D．happy |
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（9）A．went away |
B．came back |
C． ran out |
D． ran off |
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（10）A． Always |
B． Sometimes |
C．Never |
D． Seldom |
My friends and I joined a two﹣day survival training course in the mountains． The fist day was really （1） ﹣ there was so much to do! Arriving at the campsite，We were divided into groupa and given a tent， some food， a（2） and a compass， Sunding next to a small river， Fanny （3） camping in the grassy area nearby． However， our instructor， Mr． Lee， pointed out that it might flood if it rained． In the end， we found a higher area． Putting up the tent was very hard． Luckily Mr． Lee helped us a lot．
By the time we had put up the tent， everyone was really hungry．"We wouldn't have got this
hungry if we had brought some snacks， "Peter said． We all told him to（4） complaining and help us start a fire to cook our food （5） ． Realizing we were having trouble making the fire， he finally（6） ．
The next day started early， Woken by a strange noise， Peter went to see what was happening．
"some cows have eaten our breakfast! "he shouted． "That's all because you didn't （7） the food properly last night，" said Mr． Lee．
Worried that Mr． Lee was angry with us， we tried very hard on our next task﹣using the map and compass to find a secret location． We made it to the location（8） the other groups did． We all felt very proud of （9） ．
The survival training course was a great （10） ．Now I feel I could survive anywhere!
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（1）A． different |
B． boring |
C． disappointing |
D． difficult |
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（2）A． book |
B． map |
C． light |
D． knife |
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（3）A． imagined |
B． enjoyed |
C． finished |
D． suggested |
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（4）A．continue |
B． start |
C．stop |
D． mind |
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（5）A． instead |
B． again |
C． too |
D． yet |
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（6）A． started out |
B． worked out |
C． gave out |
D． helped out |
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（7）A．eat up |
B． put away |
C． sell out |
D． throw off |
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（8）A．after |
B． when |
C． before |
D． till |
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（9）A． him |
B． them |
C．you |
D．ourselves |
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（10）A．activity |
B． competition |
C． experience |
D．example |
A restaurant had once fallen upon hard times． Only five （1） were left；the manager and four others， all over 60 years old．
In the town near the restaurant there lived a successful businessman who was good at managing business， so the manager （2） to ask the businessman if he could offer any advice that might save the restaurant． The manager and the businessman talked for a long period of time， but when he was asked for advice， the businessman （3） for a while and then said， "I have no advice to give． The only thing I can tell you is that the saver is one of you．"
The manager， returning to the restaurant （4） ． told the other people what the businessman had said． In the months that （5） ， the old restaurant workers thought carefully of the words of the businessman， "The saver is one of us？ they asked themselves． As they thought about this possibility， they all began to treat each other with （6） respect（ 尊重）． And thinking that each of themselves might be the saver，they also began to treat themselves with more care．
As time went by， people coming to the restaurant （7） that some respect and warm kindness were around the five old members of the small restaurant． Hardly knowing （8） ， more people began to come back to the restaurant． They began to bring their friends， and theirs brought more friends． Two （9） later， the small restaurant had once again become a big food company． thanks to the businessman's （10） ． They understood that it was they themselves that were the savers．
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（1）A． cooks |
B．waiters |
C．members |
D． customers |
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（2）A． hoped |
B． began |
C． allowed |
D． decided |
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（3）A． stopped |
B．refused |
C． rested |
D． laughed |
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（4）A． angrily |
B．hopefully |
C． lively |
D． nervously |
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（5）A． following |
B． followed |
C． going |
D． gone |
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（6）A． strange |
B．similar |
C．strong |
D．special |
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（7）A． received |
B． advised |
C． felt |
D．wished |
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（8）A． what |
B． how |
C．why |
D． when |
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（9）A． years |
B． days |
C． hours |
D．minutes |
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（10）A． advice |
B． words |
C． methods |
D．success |
"The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence．" That's an old （1） in English． It means other places often look better， more interesting than the place in （2） you live． Some people worry （3） young Chinese are beginning to feel that way． They see young Chinese paying no attention to Chinese culture and， （4） ，buying Japanese cartoon books， watching Korean soap operas and even celebrating Western holidays．
Foreign books and soap operas are good， （5） Chinese writers and actors are just as good． As for holidays， Christmas is nice， but it can （6） have the meaning for Chinese that the Spring Festival has， and the West has nothing to compare with the Mid﹣autumn Festival． And let′s not forget the part of Chinese culture I like best （7） friendliness． Not all countries are as （8） as China．
It's good to enjoy other cultures and （9） from them， but they cannot replace your own culture． It's good to look on the other side of the fence， but （10） you take a good long look． You will find that the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence．
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（1）A． word |
B． saying |
C．sentence |
D． rule |
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（2）A． that |
B． when |
C． where |
D．which |
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（3）A． that |
B． if |
C． why |
D． whether |
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（4）A． however |
B． besides |
C．instead |
D． then |
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（5）A． and |
B．so |
C． but |
D．or |
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（6）A． still |
B． never |
C．always |
D．ever |
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（7）A． they |
B． their |
C．it |
D．its |
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（8）A． warm |
B．warmer |
C． cold |
D．colder |
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（9）A． learns |
B． learning |
C．in learning |
D． to learn |
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（10）A． make up |
B． make up of |
C．make sure |
D． be sure to |