Dear Kate,
It is very that you are coming to our school so soon. Before you arrive, let me introduce you what our school life is like .
Our school is quite famous for its long history. It was founded in the early 1920s. It is a good place we can prepare ourselves well for the future. We have many wonderful teachers who are always ready to help. we pay a lot of attention to how well we do in lessons, achieving high scores is not the only reason to study. The teachers encourage us to try out new ideas and ask questions. With their help we have developed all kinds of interests in both Arts and Science. Students can choose to any school clubs they are in. We can also choose the subjects that we want to study. Last term I selected American Literature, because I wanted to learn about famous American writers. This term I chose to attend music classes because my father bought me a piano a birthday present.
By the way, I was elected of my class. it can be very tiring to be a monitor, for I have to do a lot of work and attend many meetings. However , being a monitor has taught me a lot, such as caring for others and taking responsibilities（负责任）and so on. When my class was given the title（称号） of “Model Class”, I was prouder than ever before. So being a monitor an important part in my school life. I’m very pleased with my work.
I love my school and hope that your will have a pleasant experience here too. I am looking forward to you soon.
A．excited B．exciting C．excite D．excitement
A．to B．for C．with D．in
A．when B．where C．that D．which
A．gives B．offer C．donates D．ask
A．But B．Because C．Though D．So
A．attend B．join C．join in D．take part in
A．interest B．interesting C．interested D．interests
A．for B．as C．by D．with
A．the monitor B．a monitor C．monitor D．monitors
A．sometime B．sometimes C．some time D．some times
A．play B．takes C．makes D．plays
A．meet B．meeting C．meets D．meets
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he ______ his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always ______ his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, ______ to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the ______ made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the ______ customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for ______. Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying ______ for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a ______ fake（假货）. When he was ______ of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch,______ cost nearly 100,000, into pieces ______ hearing Glen’s words. Glen was ______. Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined ______. For many times of entry-exit ______ he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and ______ him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if ______ reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be ______ according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep ______ on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of ______, which he would remember as the ______ of his success forever.
A．set up B．took up C．went up D．picked up
A．honors B．mentions C．brings D．owes
A．decided B．refused C．objected D．asked
A．books B．things C．savings D．pounds
A．ordinary B．routine C．regular D．common
A．look B．inspection C．test D．experiment
A．one B．it C．them D．these
A．priceless B．useful C．worthless D．valuable
A．afraid B．proud C．ashamed D．hard
A．that B．what C．as D． which
A．on B．at C．who D．in
A．disappointed B．delighted C．amazed D．satisfied
A．strictly B．quietly C．quickly D．curiously
A．conditions B．experiences C．experiments D．chances
A．stopped B．hoped C．warned D．urged
A．came out B．found out C．sent out D．set out
A．hit B．blamed C．praised D．charged
A．expression B．idea C．thought D．impression
A．honesty B．lies C．goods D．bravery
A．secret B．lesson C．choice D．belief
One cold night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was walking home around one o’clock in the morning after a ______ practice at the theatre. With the opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines by heart. I was having ________ handling my part-time job at the bank in the daytime and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about ________ both acting and San Francisco. I had ________ too much of the city life.
As I walked down the ________ streets under the tall buildings, I felt very small and cold, so I began ________ both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out ________ a few homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my ________, I heard a sound behind me. I ______ quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me ________ so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I ________ what the noise had been. It had been my wallet ________ to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk ________ for 15 minutes, my wallet was ________ to be found.
Just as I was about to quit the ________, I heard the garbage truck stop to the sidewalk next to ________. When a voice came from the inside, “Alisa Camcho? ” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened and out jumped a small blonde man with an ________ look in his eyes. “Is this ________ you’re looking for? ” He asked, holding up something like a wallet.
Finally, I got my wallet back. I also got back some ________ of city life. I realized the city couldn’t be a bad place as soon as people were willing to ________ each other.
A．comfortable B．serious C．tiresome D．fortunate
A．comfort B．desire C．pain D．trouble
A．setting up B．giving up C．holding up D．picking up
A．expected B．changed C．controlled D．possessed
A．deserted B．crowded C．blank D．narrow
A．running B．jumping C．moving D．marching
A．towards B．except C．including D．between
A．bank B．theatre C．apartment D．office
A．stood B．walked C．turned D．left
A．satisfied B．confused C．frightened D．annoyed
A．turn out B．figure out C．give out D．pull out
A．belonging B．adding C．sticking D．falling
A．gratefully B．anxiously C．skilfully D．delightedly
A．nowhere B．anywhere C．everywhere D．somewhere
A．instruction B．training C．search D．acting
A．it B．him C．someone D．me
A．amused B．unpleasant C．uneasy D．embarrassed
A．what B．who C．whichever D．whomever
A．production B．judgment C．friendship D．appreciation
A．expect B．help C．share D．love
There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know a thing about being a good father. I couldn’t _______ him ever saying the words “I love you.” It seemed to me his only purpose in life was to say “_______” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a ______. Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. ________ my dad — he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.
So that was what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and _______ every penny I could. And when I had enough to buy my car, I _______! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to show it _______ to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, I’ll only _______ you five dollars.” I offered with a smile.
“I see,” was all he said.
One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a ________ to work. The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house , ________it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a(n) ________ day. As I dropped my dad off, I ________ him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his ________ from the truck (车尾箱) of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were ________ lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad worked for the family. My father was a cement finisher(水泥修整工).
In that instant, it ________ to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete to make a living for his family. And he did this ________, no matter how hot it got. Never, not once, had I heard him _______ about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he “charge” us for it.
When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to ________ me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s ________ me. Don’t work too hard. I love you.”
His eyes met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he cleared his ________ and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”
A．like B．remember C．forget D．care
A．Sorry B．Yes C．No D．Good
A．car B．friend C．job D．bus
A．So B．As C．Not D．Even
A．spent B．earned C．kept D．saved
A．did B．changed C．stopped D．was
A．out B．in C．up D．off
A．pay B．charge C．offer D．accept
A．ride B．leave C．trip D．hurry
A．as B．although C．but D．since
A．ordinary B．hot C．unusual D．special
A．helped B．followed C．left D．watched
A．tools B．clothes C．luggage D．bag
A．fewer B． more C．longer D．less
A．happened B．seemed C．occurred D．appeared
A．now and then B．day and night C．all the time D．day in and day out
A．talk B．complain C．ask D．speak
A．hand B．pass C．lend D．take
A．for B．at C．on D．in
A．hands B．eyes C．throat D．clothes
Hi Cindy，
Please don't worry if you feel a little strange around boys.You are in the process of ____ from a little girl into a young woman and there are ____ called hormones（荷尔蒙）that are changing not only your body but your ____.For example，you say you used to feel at ease ____ boys and you would usually run and fight one another for ____.That was Cindy，the little girl.Cindy，the ____ woman，doesn't want to fight boys or even run with them ____ your interests are changing.That is what is making you feel strange and it is also ____ to the other girls around you and also to the boys.Your life is ____ a different stage but you should understand that this is ____ normal，and something that will pass quickly.
I think you should try again to ____ around boys.You can still talk with them about ____you like including sports，movies，websites and celebrities（名人）．I ____ that you not try to fight with them，however，because the ____ are becoming much bigger and stronger.I think you will find that you will ____ being with boys but that your feelings will be different from the ____ they used to be.I know you are not supposed to have a ____ while you are still in school in China，but if you start to find some boys very handsome and you are strongly ____ to some of them，don't be surprised.____，this is all very normal.For now，you should ____ your school work，though you will find that some boys are attracted to you.This will be a new adventure for you and my best advice is to relax and enjoy it.
Good luck!
Brad
A．starting B．surviving C．changing D．ranging
A．cells B．nutritions C．objects D．chemicals
A．head B．mind C．life D．study
A．against B．for C．with D．without
A．fun B．honor C．good D．praise
A．brave B．young C．smart D．unique
A．before B．when C．until D．because
A．referring B．appealing C．happening D．pointing
A．setting B．entering C．reflecting D．representing
A．perfectly B．possibly C．hardly D．nearly
A．play B．fool C．date D．relax
A．somebody B．anybody C． anything D．something
A．demand B．recommend C．command D．determine
A．girls B．adults C．kids D．boys
A．enjoy B．hate C．avoid D．regret
A．model B．standard C．way D．style
A．girlfriend B．boyfriend C．degree D．job
A．attracted B．opposed C．exposed D．accustomed
A．Rather B．Besides C．Afterwards D．Again
A．depend on B．decide on C．concentrate on D．agree on
Think you can't be happy？You'll think again after reading this story. Barbara Ann Kipfer hated her feet.They were too big and she always seemed to ____ over them when someone was ____ —usually a smart guy.Come to think of it，her teeth were too big，too.The other kids teased(取笑)her because of the way she ____，and because she wanted to be a sportswriter some day.No matter what she did，she was teased for being “____”．
That's ____ she started writing down things that she liked in a notebook.“It was like a friend，and it ____ me that there are good things，____ everything around me is unpleasant，”she says.She copied the list over and over，____ new things every day.
One day，she decided to ____ her list with some of the girls in her class，hoping they would think it was as much fun as she did.But ____，they made her feel stupid again.“They laughed at me，” she remembers，“I was ashamed，and I ____ doing it.” Here comes the ____ part.When she was in 10th grade，Kipfer found her old notebook and decided to ____ where she left off.“It was like a diary，like a photograph of my life，” she says.She started writing to publishers，asking them if they'd be interested in printing her list as a book.
She kept writing to one company ____，because she liked the types of books it printed.“He kept saying，‘It's just a list，what am I supposed to do with it？’” “You're not ____ to do anything with it.It's ____ supposed to remind people of something they did that was really ____.
Finally，the publisher ____ to turn Kipfer's list into a book，which sold more than 1 million copies！14,000 Things to Be Happy About even ____ it to be New York Times Best Sellers List.____ being a bestselling author，Kipfer also went to realize her dream of becoming a sports editor at the Chicago Tribune.
A．jump B．fall C．turn D．push
A．nearby B．around C．watching D．laughing
A．dressed B．lived C．thought D．looked
A．silly B．special C．different D．shy
A．how B．when C．because D．where
A．reminded B．told C．persuaded D．helped
A．because B．but C．unless D．even though
A．adding B．finding C．making D．giving
A．talk B．discuss C．share D．write
A．then B．naturally C．further D．instead
A．continued B．stopped C．enjoyed D．hated
A．cool B．important C．difficult D．funny
A．find out B．pick up C．think of D．give up
A．in general B．at first C．in particular D．at last
A．made B．going C．advised D．supposed
A．often B．just C．also D．always
A．excellent B．successful C．fun D．true
A．hoped B．agreed C．refused D．considered
A．made B．pushed C．improved D．helped
A．Without B．Instead of C．While D．Besides