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Almost every Saturday morning, Molly pulls a table into her front yard. On the table she lays out some ___(1)____ in season, such as carrots and tomatoes. They are all from her garden and free for her neighbors to ___(2)____. “It’s just lovely, like you walk by and get a beautiful gift around the corner,” said a neighbor.

Molly started doing this in the summer of 2020. Earlier that year, a fire broke out in her house. Molly’s ___(3)____ had a hard time. “People in the community came to ___(4)____. They brought us food and often called to make sure we were doing fine. I was deeply ___（5）____,” Molly said.

Then the pandemic(疫情) came. Molly and her family had much time to ___（6）____ in their garden. They decided to ___（7）____ what they grew in their garden.

No one knew about it at first. But __（8）__, people got into the habit of coming around. They would stop by and leave with some vegetables. Molly’s yard became a __（9）__ place.

One thing Molly has learned from this experience is that people have to work together when days are ___（10）__. She is glad that love has spread in this community.

（1）.

A．

fruits

B．

flowers

C．

leaves

D．

vegetables

（2）.

A．

look at

B．

take away

C．

give up

D．

throw away

（3）.

A．

family

B．

class

C．

office

D．

team

（4）.

A．

cry

B．

see

C．

help

D．

rest

（5）.

A．

moved

B．

interested

C．

tired

D．

bored

（6）.

A．

play

B．

work

C．

sleep

D．

dance

（7）.

A．

eat

B．

sell

C．

share

D．

cook

（8）.

A．

sadly

B．

slowly

C．

badly

D．

carefully

（9）.

A．

clean

B．

small

C．

terrible

D．

popular

（10）.

A．

difficult

B．

sunny

C．

short

D．

cool

Have you argued with a friend or done anything you regretted? ____(1)____ it’s hard to put things right especially when your feelings are hurt. Knowing ____(2)____ to apologize (道歉) can help you become friends again and understand why you argue, ____(3)____ you’ll separate from each other forever.

Why do you argue?

You argue for all kinds of reasons. Your friend’s idea is ____(4)____ yours about something or your sister always drives you crazy. When you are ____(5)____ , you may say or do something to hurt others. Arguing with others is quite normal but it’s important to ____(6)____ it and learn from it.

What does an apology mean?

Everybody makes mistakes in his life. Apologizing is a good ____(7)____ of admitting (承认) your mistakes. In fact, it’s very difficult to say sorry to others. Most of the people think saying sorry means regretting what they’ve ____(8)____ done. But as long as you decide to correct your mistakes, you should ____(9)____. It’s believed that a good apology needs to show that you’re truly sorry, you want to be responsible for what you do and get forgiveness (原谅).

What if (万一) it’s not your mistake?

Sometimes the mistakes have ___(10)___ to do with you, but another person may force you to say sorry. Be sure to try talking about why you argue at first. If ___(11)___ of you still can agree with each other, what should you do? Keep ___(12)___ and ask a parent or a teacher for help.

Does apologizing always work?

As far as I know, an apology itself ___(13)___ be enough, so try to ask someone else how he felt while you were arguing. Explain your side too, and make __(14)___ clear that you’ll try to avoid making the same mistake again. An apology isn’t a magic stick. It may ___(15)__ people time to understand and forgive.

(1).

A．

Perhaps

B．

Recently

C．

Instead

(2).

A．

what

B．

where

C．

how

(3).

A．

and

B．

or

C．

so

(4).

A．

different from

B．

similar to

C．

as well as

(5).

A．

happy

B．

bored

C．

angry

(6).

A．

solve

B．

refuse

C．

complain

(7).

A．

hobby

B．

way

C．

reason

(8).

A．

never

B．

nearly

C．

ever

(9).

A．

go away

B．

try your best

C．

talk back

(10).

A．

something

B．

anything

C．

nothing

(11).

A．

all

B．

neither

C．

either

(12).

A．

cool

B．

relaxed

C．

crazy

(13).

A．

mustn’t

B．

may not

C．

needn’t

(14).

A．

that

B．

this

C．

it

(15).

A．

spend

B．

take

C．

cost

Kevin is a special swimmer. He took risks to ___(1)___ in very cold places because he wanted people to pay attention to environmental problems.

As a boy, Kevin visited national parks and he learned the Earth is in ___(2)___ condition. He felt worried, and he wanted to ___(3)___ the Earth. In 2009, he went to swim in water near North Pole（北极）to draw people’s attention to the melting glaciers（融化的冰川）. Kevin said that the swim was so painful that it would be his ___(4)__ time swimming in cold water. In 2016, he heard about a lake in the Himalayas（喜马拉雅山脉）. It was formed by melting glaciers. He __(5)___ to swim in cold water again. It was difficult to swim in the lake. The air was so ___(6)___ that it was hard to breathe. He told people about his experiences on TV. He wanted people to know that glaciers in the Himalayas are disappearing ___(7)___ global（全球的）warming and that there’s less water for people in nearby ___(8)___ like China, India, and Pakistan.

From Kevin’s story, we learn two ___(9)___ . We learn that people can do a lot of harm to the Earth without realizing it. Also, we learn that if we ___(10)___ the way we think, we can do something to protect our environment. With the new way of thinking in our minds, we can enjoy a bright future.

(1). A. flyB. swimC. runD. skate

(2). A. rightB. safeC. poorD. natural

(3). A. protectB. leaveC. findD. share

(4). A. lastB. greatC. freeD. long

(5). A. hatedB. agreedC. learnedD. decided

(6). A. freshB. thinC. clearD. cool

(7). A. because ofB. opposite toC. according toD. instead of

(8). A. citiesB. countriesC. townsD. villages

(9). A. choicesB. reportsC. reasonsD. lessons

(10). A. askB. showC. changeD. record

Our Christmas Goose

On a cold morning that December, my brother Rick and I were sent to Uncle Tommie’s on the other side of Little Mountain to get a goose for Christmas dinner. This long journey over the mountain was hard but worth it.

That morning, dark clouds were coming together overhead. I knew it was going to snow on the ___(1)___.

When we arrived, Uncle Tommie was already waiting for us. “Boys, I’m not ___(2)___ you off,” he said, “but the wind is picking up. You’d better get the goose and head for home soon.”

After a quick thank-you and goodbye I took the goose and we left. Halfway up the mountain, it began to snow heavily. I held the goose ___(3) __ to me.

By the time we reached the top of the mountain. it showed more heavily. And the wind seemed to blow straight through my coat. I stepped in front of Rick. “You must be cold. Open your coat!”

“Are you crazy?” Rick asked. “I’ll lose what little warmth I have!” When he saw I was ___(4)___, he slowly opened his coat.

I placed the warm goose inside his coat. Rick sighed happily (舒了口气). My plan was ___(5)___ .

On the way down, I started to shiver (发抖). Rick said. “Dave. it's your turn now.”

He passed me the goose. For a long moment, I just stood and ___(6)___ my freezing(冰冷的) hands on his body. We passed the goose back and forth (来回地) between us all the way. Finally, We got home.

Sitting at the table, we explained how the goose kept us from freezing. “We can’t have him for dinner! This goose helped ___(7)___ our lives,” I said.

Later, we named the goose Charley and he lived out his life in the yard, bossing around the chickens and another goose we bought to keep him company. A life as the most important bird was fitting for our ___(8)___.

(1).

A．

mountain

B．

island

C．

lake

D．

beach

(2).

A．

paying

B．

rushing

C．

showing

D．

calling

(3).

A．

lightly

B．

secretly

C．

high

D．

close

(4).

A．

frightened

B．

regretful

C．

serious

D．

surprised

(5).

A．

working

B．

continuing

C．

improving

D．

changing

(6).

A．

raised

B．

dried

C．

warmed

D．

examined

(7).

A．

spare

B．

save

C．

treasure

D．

give

(8).

A．

leader

B．

boss

C．

guide

D．

hero

Your brain doesn’t have to do anything extra (额外的) to tell the truth. You think of what you want to say, and you say it. Lying ____(1)____ much more work.

Here’s an ____(2)____ of what goes into a simple lie. Imagine you’re late for class and the teacher asks ____(3)____ and you decide to lie. You now have to either came up with a story or remember the story you ____(4)____ as you were rushing to class. So you say, “I had to stop by the ____(5)____ and borrowed a book.” Your teacher asks, “The book I recommended (推荐) last period?”

You must decide how to answer ____(6)____. If you say yes, the teacher might ask you to show her the book. Or she might ____(7)___ you to read from it in class. If you say it is a ___(8)____ book, she might ask which book you’ve checked out. So you have to be ready with the ____(9)____ of another book and make sure it’s a book the school library owns.

You give your ____(10)____ a ton of extra work! Why not just tell the truth? It’s much easier.

(1).

A．

refuses

B．

avoids

C．

takes

D．

fixes

(2).

A．

example

B．

ability

C．

interview

D．

agreement

(3).

A．

when

B．

who

C．

why

D．

which

(4).

A．

listened to

B．

made up

C．

wrote down

D．

left behind

(5).

A．

store

B．

gate

C．

station

D．

library

(6).

A．

recently

B．

secretly

C．

angrily

D．

quickly

(7).

A．

expect

B．

help

C．

hate

D．

pay

(8).

A．

boring

B．

personal

C．

cheap

D．

different

(9).

A．

cover

B．

name

C．

price

D．

size

(10).

A．

book

B．

exam

C．

brain

D．

class