Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d 17 a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” a note that read, “See me after class.”
The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, “Why did I receive an ‘F’?”
The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic (不现实的) dream for a young boy like you. Your family is not rich. Having a horse ranch needs a lot of . You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I’ll reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. But I think it is a very important for you.”
Finally, after thinking about it for several days, the boy handed in the same paper, making changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the ‘F’ and I’ll keep my dream.”
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A．own B．win C．paint D．sell
A．just B．even C．ever D．almost
A．dream B．heart C．advice D．trust
A．by B．in C．to D．with
A．time B．money C．space D．work
A．way B．wonder C．problem D．matter
A．Though B．Since C．Unless D．If
A．change B．gift C．decision D．message
A．no B．anything C．any D．nothing
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My is Mary. I eleven. Tom is my friend. is thirteen. We in the same school. My is a teacher. She is a teacher in school. My dad is a teacher, . He is an________ teacher in a college(大学). I have a cat(猫). Its (它的) name is Mimi. It white and black. It’s a nice cat. We are good .
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Do you often think of your parents? You may say, ‘‘Of course, I . I a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s Day I give my father , too.’’ But what about the other days of the year?
In my family, my parents like very much because my aunt and uncle come back from Beijing to see them. All the family members get together. They are very happy. In the evening, we eat moon cakes and enjoy the .
I have a friend. Her parents in another city. One day, I go to see her, and we have a nice talk. Then she wants to . So she dials(拨打) the number(号码), but then she puts down the phone. about 15 minutes, she dials the number again（再一次）. "Hi, Mom…."
Later, I ask, "Why do you dial the number ?"She smiles, "My parents are old and , so they can’t get close to the telephone quickly(迅速地来到电话旁边). I always do so when I call them. I only want to give them time to the telephone."
My friend is a good girl. She is always about her parents. You also want to be a child, right? Please always remember to your parents at any time, not just on some important days.
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Nancy is reading an e-mail from her friend Jack. She is very to get the e-mail .
Jack writes about his school weekends. Jack likes his school very much. Nancy likes her school , . Jack’s school is very big and he likes his classroom. The and chairs are new. There are lots of pictures the wall. They clean the classroom every day.
The teachers are nice and the are friendly. He loves because he can learn a lot about the world. He also loves . He is good at playing football. He often plays it with his after school. He is in the school team. He says he has a good time at school.
Jack doesn’t to school on Saturdays and Sundays. He gets up at six on Saturday. He goes jogging in the park for half . Then he eats his . After that, he helps his mother with housework. At eight he begins to do his homework. He has lunch in a fast food restaurant. In the , he goes shopping with Mum. Sometimes he plays computer games or chats with his friends on the Internet in the evening. He enjoys his weekend very much.
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请先阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Do your parents ever say" Act like a lady" “Be a gentleman" to you? But in the of today's young people, what should a lady or a gentleman be like? Let's take a .
Kathy of Hong Kong said to us, "A gentleman is not a strong, stupid guy. He doesn't get . He cares about others' feelings. He's always ready to others."
"When we come to clean up the classroom, a gentleman does the work. He lets girls ________rooms first.” Chen Jiaojiao of Shenzhen gave us her .
And what do boys think a lady should be?
"A ladylike girl is gentle and quiet. But she's not shy; she is kind and beautiful." This is most________idea.
" A lady is not just pretty-looking but kind, too. " Lily of Beijing also says like this.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项, 填涂在答题卡相应位置。
Tony is an American boy, and he is 14 years old. His parents work in a hospital in Beijing, so he comes to , too. Now he studies at No. 1 Middle School. He makes a lot of new friends here. Zhang Hong is best friend. He is one year older than Tony.
Today is Dragon Boat Festival(端午节). Zhang Hong Tony to his home. In the morning, Tony takes a bus to Zhang Hong’s home some chocolates. Zhang Hong’s parents are very happy to see Tony. It’s his time to taste so traditional(传统的) Chinese food. He even learns to make rice dumplings(粽子) from Zhang Hong’s mother. Zhang Hong’s mother is a good in a restaurant (饭店). Zhang Hong’s father teaches the two boys some new computer games. They have a great time in the morning.
After lunch, the two boys go out to the . There are dragon boat races(龙舟赛) in the afternoon. When they go back home, they are tired. they enjoy themselves very much.
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