My parents used to tell me how important school was for me, but I didn’t think so. I paid little attention to it. But one thing let me finally what my parents meant.
One day, when I a mobile phone store, I saw an advertisement on its door. It was hiring new workers!
“Sir, are you hiring people?” I went the shop and asked. “Yes, but you should be the man who we need,” the manager answered. He looked at me for a few from head to foot. “Do you have a high school diploma(文凭)?” he, “Or do you have any work experience?”
I felt so ashamed and that I didn’t know what to say, so I just turned around and left.
I could not fall asleep that night, and I thought a lot about my . “I must go to school or I can’t do anything without a good education,” I to myself silently. I never went back to the store again I finished my study and got a diploma.
looked the same when I returned to the store: the same people and the same design. However, compared with last time, I had more . The manager told me they needed new . So it was a great chance for me.
I my diploma to the manager. He looked at it and said, “Great, you are in.”
Now I am still working in the same store. With this experience, I always people to attend school. Education helps you have a bright future. Now I am not worried about my future because I’m still in my spare time.
A．realize B．remember C．wonder D．imagine
A．went through B．left for C．stepped into D．walked past
A．out of B．into C．away from D．onto
A．days B．hours C．minutes D．seconds
A．continued B．answered C．warned D．reported
A．uncomfortable B．impolite C．unkind D．impatient
A．hobbies B．future C．parents D．manager
A．shouted B．listened C．said D．cried
A．when B．while C．after D．before
A．Nothing B．Everything C．Nobody D．Everybody
A．grade B．luck C．confidence D．pleasure
A．volunteers B．teachers C．students D．workers
A．sold B．showed C．sent D．shook
A．teach B．allow C．order D．advise
A．studying B．working C．playing D．chatting
That was many years ago， yet it is still fresh in my childhood memory． At a very young age， they taught me the power of words．
When I was in the second grade， my teacher had a（n） （1） with my mom． I wasn't allowed to be with my mom that moment so I waited outside． As my teacher left， my mother （2） me and I felt immediately that everything was not okay． "You're failing． She said that you're the only one failing in her （3） ． And she's pretty sure that you're not going to make it to the top section， I'm sorry．" Mom said as she held back her tears． Those （4） ruined（毁灭） every piece of my childhood．
When I reached the sixth grade， failing grades and reports from teachers made me feel like I was（5） ． No one believed in me． Not even myself．
I moved to another school by the seventh grade where I met my new teacher， Miss Diana． We had a talk on the first day we met．
"I was planning a group activity and I'm wondering if you could be a group（6） ．" she said， cheerfully．
I hesitated at first． But then， she did everything just to convince（说服） me and it worked． I（7） led the group． From that moment， I learned to smile again． I believe in myself again． And that is when I understood the power of words．
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（1）A． interview |
B． journey |
C． conversation |
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（2）A． looked at |
B． cared about |
C． believed in |
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（3）A． club |
B． class |
C． family |
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（4）A． words |
B． teachers |
C． exams |
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（5）A． everything |
B． something |
C． nothing |
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（6）A． member |
B． partner |
C． leader |
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（7）A． secretly |
B． successfully |
C． carelessly |
When people say "culture"， we think of art and history． But one very famous symbol in（1） culture is a cartoon． We all know and love the black mouse with two large round ears﹣Mickey Mouse． Over 80 years ago， he first（2） in the cartoon Steamboat Willie． When this cartoon came out in New York in November， 1928， it was the first cartoon with sound and music． The（3） behind Mickey was Walt Disney． He became very rich and successful． In the 1930s， he（4） 87 cartoons with Mickey．
Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so（5） ． One of the main reasons is that Mickey was like a common man， but he always tried to face any danger． In his early films， Mickey was （6） and had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend， Minnie． However， he was always ready to try his best． People went to the （7） to see the "little man" win． Most of them wanted to be like Mickey．
In November， 1978， Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame． Today's cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse，（8） everyone still knows and loves him． Who has a pair of ears more famous than Mickey's？
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（1）A． Canadian |
B． American |
C． Japanese |
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（2）A． married |
B． smiled |
C． appeared |
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（3）A． man |
B． actor |
C． animal |
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（4）A． made |
B． watched |
C． invented |
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（5）A． smart |
B． kind |
C． popular |
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（6）A． unlucky |
B． dishonest |
C． impolite |
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（7）A． cinema |
B． library |
C． museum |
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（8）A． and |
B． but |
C． or |
Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons． First， reading is fun． You can always keep yourself（1） if you like reading． If you like reading， you will never feel bored（2） tired．
Next， you can read a book（3） ： in a car， on a plane， or even in the bathroom． All you need is a（4） ! （5） good reason for reading is that it is useful． If you read as a hobby， you will get better and better at it． And you will read faster and（6） it easier to understand what you read． As your reading skills improve， you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much
（7） ．
Some people say that reading is out of date． This is not true． You can read（8） computers， and the better you read， the better your computer skills will be．
Good readers may become writers， （9） ．They always have more things to write about．
Reading is a wonderful hobby．Why not（10） reading right now？
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（1）A．sad |
B．happy |
C．bored |
D．tired |
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（2）A．or |
B．and |
C．but |
D．so |
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（3）A．anybody |
B． anything |
C． anyone |
D． anywhere |
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（4）A．desk |
B． chair |
C． box |
D． book |
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（5）A．Another |
B．The other |
C．Other |
D．Others |
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（6）A．finds |
B．finding |
C．find |
D．to find |
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（7）A．better |
B．good |
C．well |
D．best |
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（8）A．in |
B．at |
C．on |
D．under |
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（9）A． also |
B．either |
C．too |
D．to |
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（10）A． starts |
B．start |
C．to start |
D． starting |
I sat down to read under an old tree in the park． I felt my life was（1） ，for my whole world was dark． A young boy ran up to me， out of（2） ．He stood right before me with his head down and said（3） ，"Look， what I've found!" In his hand was a flower， and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and（4） ．I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play．
（5） ，he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his（6） and said in surprise， "It smells sweet and it's beautiful， too． That's（7） I picked it． Here， it's for you．" The flower before me was dead． But I knew I must（8） it， or he might never leave． So I accepted the flower， and replied"， This is just what I（9） ．"Just then， for the first time I noticed that the boy could not（10） ，because he was blind．
Tears came down my face as I（11） him for picking the best one．"You're welcome，" he smiled and then ran off to（12） ． I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain．Through the eyes of a blind child， （13） I could see the problem was not with the world； the problem was me． And for all those years I myself had been（14） ．I decided to see the beauty in life， and（15） every second of my life． And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose．
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（1）A． hopeless |
B． colourful |
C． simple |
D． wonderful |
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（2）A． mind |
B． trouble |
C． work |
D． breath |
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（3）A． sadly |
B． excitedly |
C． angrily |
D． strictly |
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（4）A． fresh |
B． dead |
C． alive |
D． heavy |
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（5）A． So |
B． Or |
C． However |
D． And |
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（6）A． nose |
B． head |
C． ear |
D． eyes |
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（7）A． how |
B． when |
C． why |
D． where |
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（8）A． buy |
B． receive |
C． break |
D． accept |
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（9）A． want |
B． dislike |
C． admire |
D． have |
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（10）A． cry |
B． speak |
C． smile |
D． see |
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（11）A． forgave |
B． thanked |
C． paid |
D． hated |
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（12）A． sleep |
B． study |
C． play |
D． dance |
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（13）A． at most |
B． at times |
C． at first |
D． at last |
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（14）A． blind |
B． useful |
C． cheerful |
D． deaf |
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（15）A． waste |
B． forget |
C． lose |
D． enjoy |
A long time ago，there was a king in India．The king's （11） game was chess．
One day，a wise old man （12） to the palace and the king challenged him to （13） game．The king promised the old man．"You can（14） any prize if you win the game．"
The old man（15） ，"If I win the game，I'd like one grain of（16） for the first square of the chessboard，two for the second，four for the （17） ，and then double the amount for each of the （18） of the squares．"
"Is that all？"asked the king，"Wouldn't you like gold or silver（19） ？"
"No，just rice．"replied the old man．
The king and the old man played the game （20） a long time．Finally，the old man won．（21） the king ordered his men to collect a bag of rice．He（22） one grain on the first square，two on the second，and so on．The king quickly realized the（23） ﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣even with all the rice in the country，he would（24） not have enough rice to put on all the （25） ．
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11．A．boring |
B．favourite |
C．dangerous |
D．famous |
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12．A．came |
B．faced |
C．brought |
D．turned |
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13．A．an |
B．a |
C．the |
D．（不填） |
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14．A．make |
B．try |
C．have |
D．give |
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15．A．told |
B．talked |
C．spoke |
D．said |
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16．A．sweet |
B．rice |
C．bean |
D．cake |
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17．A．third |
B．fourth |
C．fifth |
D．sixth |
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18．A．whole |
B．couple |
C．part |
D．rest |
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19．A．instead |
B．too |
C．again |
D．once |
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20．A．in |
B．at |
C．for |
D．from |
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21．A．But |
B．So |
C．Or |
D．Yet |
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22．A．found |
B．used |
C．put |
D．took |
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23．A．problem |
B．decision |
C．advice |
D．opinion |
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24．A．hardly |
B．still |
C．just |
D．also |
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25．A．squares |
B．bags |
C．areas |
D．spaces |