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
In China, traffic keeps to the right. Cars, trucks, buses bikes must all keep to the right side of the . In most other countries, traffic to the left.
How can you the roads safer?
you cross the road, stop and look each side. left, then right, and then look left again. Don’t cross the road if you are not sure whether the road is clear or not. Don’t across the road. is dangerous.
If you small children, old people, or blind people walking across the road, help cross the road in safety. Helping others is a kind of virtue (美德).
A．or B．and C．but D．while
A．road B．river C．bridge D．city
A．go B．coming C．leave D．keeps
A．make B．know C．guess D．see
A．Often B．Before C．During D．As
A．Look B．Turn C．Walk D．Across
A．run B．jump C．smile D．walk
A．There B．It C．This D．Here
A．watch B．look C．read D．see
A．her B．him C．them D．they
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Do you like bubble gum(泡泡糖)? Do you know when it was ?
In the 1870s, an American discovered bubble gum. name was Thomas Adams. He wanted to find the use for a chicle(一种树胶). Chicle is a Spanish for sticky water that comes from one kind of Mexican tree.
Mr. Adams wanted to make rubber chicle. He worked in his home while he tried to find a way to make the chicle become stronger. He had a son name was Horatio. He also helped his father now and then.
One day, young Horatio began to chew(咀嚼) the chicle while he watched his father work. It did not very good, but Horatio enjoyed chewing it. Then the young boy began to blow bubbles with the new chicle which his father had made. Mr. Adams had discovered bubble gum .
Mr. Adams gave up trying to find a way to make rubber. , he wanted to try to sell the new gum that he had made. He thought people might like the taste, too.
He was . Soon, the new gum became more and more popular.
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A．created B．create C．discovered D．discover
A．Her B．My C．Your D．His
A．word B．meaning C．sentence D．idea
A．of B．from C．with D．to
A．whom B．which C．whose D．who
A．taste B．sound C．look D．smell
A．by mistake B．by accident C．in time D．for example
A．Instead of B．Because of C．Instead D．Because
A．another B．other C．the other D．others
A．good B．true C．right D．fine
“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of life. It has brought me success. I learned the law from my father's famous story.
My father was in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu，in China. When he was a young boy，he went to school in the morning，then in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework during midnight. Life was hard，because they had no ！
At the age of 14，my father heard of the United States of America. 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 collect money in America，” he told me. “But when I arrived there，I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire(雇佣) 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 10 a. m. to 11 p. m. I wanted to go to school to learn English，but it was impossible. I couldn't the schooling(学费). ”
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 really in life. ” That is what I learned from my father.
A．born B．lucky C．rich D．famil
A．taught B．worked C．studied D．slept
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．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
It was midday when I got the call that my grandfather was not well and he was quickly getting worse. My family did not know how long he would in the world. I knew I had to get to the hospital to tell him how much I loved him. As I drove to the hospital, I pictured him before I got to tell him how much he to me. Trying to fight back the tears, I wanted to stay calm when I saw him.
I got to the hospital, I hurriedly looked for his hospital room. I found him in a semi-conscious state(半清醒状态). On my knees, I said softly, “Hello, Grandpa.”
Still feeling shy, I not to leave his bedside without letting him know. While I asked about how he was, he told me, “I’ll be fine, Henry.” although we both knew that wasn’t. Then he asked me with a smile I was doing.
Hearing what my grandpa said, I was much . I made the decision that I had to show my gratitude for him. As I found all the courage(勇气) I had, I hold his hand tightly. I
out, “Grandpa. I just want to let you know how much I love you. I hope you already know that yet I just want to make sure.” By this time, tears were rolling down my face. All those years of love that I had shut and not let him know, became .
Smilingly, he said, “I know. Thank you for telling me that. All I have on this planet is my family and my love for . If there is anything I could ask of you, I want you to be good to your family, your mother, your father, and your brother. That’s all I want of you.”
What I learned that day my whole life.
From then on, I began telling people how much I love them, care for them, and respect them. I get in touch with, for example, my babysitter, my barber, to my appreciation. I go down into the city once a week and serve pizza to the homeless. I wake up every morning and list everything I’m thankful to in my life.
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A．keep B．stay C．leave D．stop
A．talked B．helped C．wanted D．meant
A．But B．When C．Before D．Because
A．told B．wanted C．decided D．expected
A．true B．right C．correct D．certain
A．how B．what C．when D．why
A．moved B．agreed C．carried D．surprised
A．got B．cried C．walked D．stood
A．open B．free C．closed D．hidden
A．us B．him C．you D．Them
A．finished B．increased C．improved D．changed
A．show B．tell C．know D．understand
Once a man and his wife worked for an old man. There was a big in the old man’s living room. The old man pointed to the box and said, “There’s only one thing you mustn’t do. Don’t open the box.” After saying this, he left his home.
The woman said to her husband, “There must be something in the box. Let’s open it, shall we?” Her husband said no to her. the woman didn’t give up her idea. One day, she decided to out what was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box and looked . To her surprise, she found nothing in the box. She tried hard to close it, but she .
That evening the old man came home and found the box was open. He was very angry and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.
“But there was in the box,” the woman said. “We haven’t taken anything at all.” The old man shouted at them , “the box is not important, but I cannot believe you. That’s important!”. A. mirror B. box C. suitcase
. A. expensive B. dangerous C. terrible
. A. So B. But C. And
. A. carry B. put C. find
. A. insideB. outsideC. through
. A. agreedB. accepted C. failed
. A. somethingB. nothingC. somebody
. A. angrily B. happily C. freely