Mr Brown was going away for a week. he left, he said to his son,“ If anyone asks for me, you can tell him that father has been out doing and will be back in a week. Then be to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.”
“OK, Dad,” said his son. But he was afraid his son remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of and gave it to him. His son put it his pocket, and it out and looked at it every now and then.
Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy that no one would come and that the piece of paper was of no more to him, so he threw it in the fire.
The next afternoon, someone at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said: “ Where is your father?” The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly he had burned it, so he shouted: “ No more!”
The man was very . He asked: “ No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?”
“Burned yesterday evening.”
A．After B．When C．Until D．Before
A．my B．your C．his D．her
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．careful B．afraid C．polite D．brave
A．shouldn’t B．needn’t C．mustn’t D．couldn’t
A．because B．so C．but D．since
A．clothes B．paper C．record D．pocket
A．into B．on C．up D．away
A．put B．left C．gave D．took
A．learned B．knew C．thought D．found
A．freedom B．use C．interests D．advantages
A．knocked B．stood C．visited D．looked
A．looked down B．looked at C．looked after D．looked for
A．forgot B．remembered C．imagined D．guessed
A．angry B．excited C．pleased D．surprised
In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In 26 way, failure may be a way towards success. The “Spider-story” is often 27 Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider28 a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough 29 in the rock. He tried six times. On the 30 time he made it and went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to 31 the English. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made 32 models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked33 he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, “Failure? I have 34 failures. Now I know 50,000 ways it won't35”.
So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused36 ？Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change? So things will go37 next times.
Second, is the goal（目标 ） you're trying to reach the right one? Try to do some 38 about what your real goals may be. Think about this question. “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?" This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn't be doing any way.
The third thing to keep in 39 about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself" even though you may have 40 ．
A．other B．another C．first D．second
A．told B．said C．talked D．spoken
A．doing B．taking C．making D．playing
A．room B．house C．place D．soil
A．tenth B．sixth C．eighth D．seventh
A．save B．help C．defeat(打败) D．kill
A．hundred B．hundreds C．hundred of D．hundreds of
A．why B．when C．what D．who
A．not B．no C．never D．nothing
A．do B．make C．took D．work
A．one B．it C．that D．this
A．high B．large C．right D．bright
A．Thinking B．shopping C．reading D．cleaning
A．heart B．eyes C．ears D．mind
A．failed. B．succeeded C．finished D．passed
“Mum, I want to make you a bet,” I said. “If I go a whole year without TV, will you give me a hundred dollars?”
“Well, if you can 1 do it, …”
“Of course I can,” I replied, trying to convince 2 .
In fact, all this started from my 3 of a picture in the newspaper. I couldn’t bear to look at that boy. He said that he had 4 one year without TV for a hundred dollars, 5 me with mocking eyes. It seemed he was saying, “I did it, 6 you can’t!”. I glared at the boy’s face.
That year I did a lot of things. For example, my father taught me to 7 , which became my favorite sport. 8 winter afternoons snowball wars with my neighborsoffered daily drama. I went on bike trips with my friends and swam as much asa fish.
It was unbelievable how much 9 I had without TV. I learned so many new games. I guess the 10 thing I learnt, though, was self-motivation(上进心).
I started to do myhomework. I went from a D student to an A student within a couple of 11 .
Iused to 12 reading if there were no 13 , but now I began to read and enjoy it. I couldarrange off all the pictures just the way I wanted them—my own littleTV, right 14 my head!
I’m surprised what I did. I got a lot more from the 15 than just the 100 dollars!
A．really B．finally C．quickly D．clearly
A．herself B．myself C．himself D．ourselves
A．belief B．love C．joy D．anger
A．become B．gone C．arrived D．reached
A．picking up B．laughing at C．talking with D．looking after
A．but B．and C．or D．though
A．draw B．read C．act D．ski
A．Few B．Any C．Several D．Many
A．difficulty B．trouble C．fun D．knowledge
A．smallest B．biggest C．first D．last
A．years B．days C．weeks D．hours
A．hate B．enjoy C．interest D．prefer
A．stories B．words C．pictures D．plots
A．on B．with C．inside D．outside
A．TV B．reading C．trip D．experience
Shyness(害羞) means feeling frightened when you’re around other people. Some children were 1shy. Some become very shy later because of their life experience. 2, everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just how much they feel shy.
Most people have red faces and talk in 3sentences when they are shy. But some become 4shy that they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to 5and pay for their food. Some are afraid of meeting 6people, so they seldom go outside. This kind of shyness can be 7for a person.
If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a big 8. Some experts(专家) say shy people are good at working because they think more and 9less. But remember not to let good opportunities(机会) pass you just because of it. If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or give some performances in front of others, just do it. There’s nothing to 10.
A．shown B．born C．thought D．seen
A．For example B．In fact C．So far D．First of all
A．broken B．strange C．different D．boring
A．very B．too C．quite D．so
A．pack B．order C．cook D．serve
A．new B．foreign C．old D．friendly
A．good B．helpful C．bad D．usual
A．question B．example C．excuse D．problem
A．do B．talk C．get D．sleep
A．think about B．pay attention to C．worry about D．be afraid of
During my second year of nursing school, our teacher gave us a quiz (小测验). I was a hardworking student and I did well 26 all the subjects. I finished the questions successfully until I read the last one, “What is the first name of the 27 who cleans the school?”
I saw the cleaning woman every day. She is short and about 60 years old. She has dark hair. But 28 would I know her name? I have 29 talked with her before. In fact, I’ve never even thought about talking to her! I stared at (盯着) my paper and started to feel rather guilty (惭愧的). Finally, I handed in my paper 30 writing the answer to the last question.
Before the class ended, one student 31 the teacher if the last question would count (计入) into our grade. “In your life,” the teacher said, “you will meet many people. All are 32 . They deserve (值得) your attention (注意) and care, even if all you do is just smiling and saying hello.”
I’ll never 33 that lesson. Everyone deserves our attention and we should try to get to know all the people who work and live around us. That was the most important 34 of my life. Later that day, I 35 that the cleaning woman’s name was Dorothy.
A．in B．of C．at D．on
A．girl B．boy C．woman D．man
A．why B．where C．when D．how
A．never B．often C．sometimes D．always
A．in B．out C．without D．with
A．asked B．answered C．said D．read
A．expensive B．important C．beautiful D．lucky
A．learn B．remember C．forget D．know
A．luck B．lesson C．work D．day
A．saw B．listened C．heard D．knew
My favorite animals are elephants. Elephants are1 living animals on land. There are two kinds of elephants--African elephants and 2 elephants. African elephants are larger than Indian elephants, and they have3 ears.
Elephants have to eat 4 because they are so big. One elephant can eat between 100 5 1,000 pounds 6 grass in a day! They can live for 60--70 years. There are no bones in the back of 7 feet, only fat. Elephants walk on tiptoe. They can move quietly and walk in the mud 8.
Elephants grow tusks. The tusks are large teeth that stick out of ___9__ mouths. Sometimes, hunters kill elephants 10 the tusks. People use the tusks to make beautiful things and piano keys.
A．the bigger B．the biggest C．bigger D．biggest
A．Africa B．African C．India D．Indian
A．much larger B．the largest C．largest D．large
A．a lot of B．many C．a lot D．lots of
A．to B．or C．about D．and
A．of B．about C．on D．to
A．elephants’ B．elephants C．elephant's D．elephant
A．hard B．hardly C．easily D．easy
A．our B．their C．its D．his
A．get B．get to C．to get D．getting