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Do you know how many languages there are in the world? There are about 1500, but many of them are not considered very ________ . English is considered one of most important languages because many people ________ it, not only in England and America, ________ in other countries of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it ________ their own language, and another 230,000,000 use it as ________ language. It is ________ to say how many people are learning it. ________ Boys and girls in schools are trying to do so.
Many ________ children study French. French is also a very important language, ________children study German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese.
Which is the best ________ to learn a language? We know that we all learnt ________ language well when we were ________ . If we learn a second language in the ________ way, it may not seem so difficult. What does a small child do? It ________ what people say, and it tries to guess what it hears. When it wants something, it has to ________ it. It is using the language, ________ and talking in it all of the time. If people use a second language ________ they will learn it ________ .
In school, you learn to read, to write ,to hear and to ________ .It is best to learn all new words through the ________ . You can read them, spell them and speak them later.
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Hey, Tahlia! How's the model?"
I had just taken a bite of my hot dog __26_ I heard a familiar voice yelling at me from across the crowded school yard. I saw a group of popular girls who were all __27__.
"What kind of __28__ are you going to do? An ad for a Frankenstein movie?" More laughter. My stomach twisted into a tight knot. How could they humiliate (羞辱) me like this, __29__ the entire school? As I walked into the cafeteria, I _30_ the dark scars on my right hand.
At 9 months old, I knocked over a tea pot and dumped boiling water all over my hands and stomach. My parents __31__ me to the hospital, but I had to have skin graft (移植) operation. I was in so much pain! But what __32__ me most were the cruel things people said about how I looked, __33__ that day at lunch.
The girls were being supermean to me because they'd heard I was considering doing some modeling. A close friend had suggested that I shouldn't let my scars limit me and that I might __34__ a good model.
But after that __35__ at school, I was sure I'd made a huge mistake. Upon arriving home, I covered the mirror with a blanket, fell on my bed and sobbed.
The next day, I __36__ myself to go to school. At lunch my best friend Jesse tried to encourage me: "You can't _37__ forever, Tahlia. So what if you have a few scars? Just go outside and show them that you're just as good as they are." Although I knew he was right, I couldn’t _38__ standing up for myself like that.
However, that night as I sat on the bed, my friend's words replayed in my mind. I'm _39_ hiding from myself, I thought. How stupid! Slowly, I stood up, walked over to the __40__, and tossed the blanket aside. There, in the mirror I saw a slim, dark-haired, blue-eyed girl, looking just fine, _41__ with a few scars.
The next day I wore a comfortable T-shirt to school. What's more, I had lunch outside the cafeteria, _42__ beside those mean girls. They were shocked that I should dare to walk into their territory. I felt _43__ too—free and happy.
Sometimes people still look at me strangely. They _44__ and stare, but I don't let it get to me. I have applied to several modeling companies, and at least one company is considering me for jobs. Maybe I'll never __45__ posing on the runway, but I do know one thing: I'm done.
A．as B．when C．while D．before
A．applauding B．cheering C．laughing D．quarreling
A．modeling B．writing C．drilling D．acting
A．in spite of B．in view of C．in terms of D．in front of
A．looked into B．searched for C．wondered about D．glanced at
A．presented B．sent C．rushed D．handed
A．hurt B．beat C．disappointed D．puzzled
A．for B．like C．on D．after
A．impress B．make C．consult D．defeat
A．effect B．phenomenon C．challenge D．scene
A．forced B．expected C．reminded D．preferred
A．apologize B．beg C．hide D．complain
A．consider B．imagine C．appreciate D．resist
A．hardly B．ever C．even D．gradually
A．blanket B．bed C．chair D．mirror
A．while B．though C．but D．because
A．right B．still C．therefore D．anyhow
A．sensitive B．uncomfortable C．different D．tense
A．compare B．associate C．wave D．whisper
A．give up B．end up C．put up D．set up
Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we 26realize that those challenges are the very things that __27___ us and make us who we are .It is the same with challenges that come with __28____.
When we are faced with a challenge ,we usually have two __29___ .We can try to beat it off , or we can decide that the thing___30___ the challenge isn’t worth the__31___ and call it quits , Although there are certainly ___32___ when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most __33___all that is needed is___34___ and communication.
When we are committed to something , it means that no matter how__35____ or how uncomfortable something is , we will always choose to__36___ it and work it through instead of running away from it . Communication is making __37____for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong .And__38___ you can say to a friend , “I got my feeling hurt.” __39____“You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster .
In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you , try to see them for__40___ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or__41____ on your way through life .Nothing is so big that it is __42___ to get over , and hurt only__43__ to make us stronger .It is all part of growing up ,it__44____ to everyone ,and someday you will__45____ all of this and say ,”Hard as it was ,it made me who I am today .And that is a good thing .”A seem toB come toC hope to D try to
A designB promoteC direct D shape
A confidence B pressureC friendship D difficulty
opportunities B expectations C choicesD aspects
A demanding B deservingC predictingD presenting
A commentB lossC troubleD expense
A spans B timesC datesD ages
A cases B fields C partsD occasions
A assessment B commitmentC encouragement D adjustment
A doubtful B shamefulC harmfulD painful
A keepB controlC faceD catch
A spaceB planC topicD room
A ifB asC whileD unless
A other than B rather than C or rather D or else
A whatB whoC whereD which
A pass byB come across C get through D run over
A easy B necessary C impossible D comfortable
A serves B meansC aimsD attempts
A opens B appealsC goesD happens
A look down on B look back on C look forward to D look up to
Charles R. Drew was a medical student at Columbia University in New York. Before he graduated, he wrote an article __26___ blood bank, that is, the storing of blood. Up till then, a lot of people had died from loss of blood __27___ there was no blood bank.
When the United States entered the Second World War, it became __28___ to set up blood banks. Dr Drew became _29___ of the Red Cross’s first blood bank. When the Red Cross __30___ blood banks to collect and store blood for men __31__ in battle, black American gave blood along with the whites. At ___32__ their blood was not accepted. Later blood from the blacks was ___33___ but was stored in a __34___ place from “white” blood. Although the best doctors __35___ that there was _36___ difference at all between the blood of blacks and whites, the Red Cross, with the support of the government, __37___ to separate black blood from white blood.
After the war, Dr Drew was ___38__ from Washington with three other doctors to attend a medical meeting in a southern state. In northern Carolina their car went __39___ a ditch（深沟）and Dr Drew was _40___ hurt. He had lost __41__ blood by the time a passing car took him to the __42___ hospital. But they were stopped at the gate of the hospital. “__43__him to the hospital for blacks.” No matter __44___ they said, they could not get into the hospital. They had to take him to the __45___ hospital, but on the way Dr Drew died because he had lost too much blood.
A．of B．on C．for D．in
A．though B．if C．because D．and
A．possible B．impossible C．unimportant D．necessary
A．visitor B．head C．receiver D．supporter
A．started B．expected C．promised D．forbade
A．died B．killed C．wounded D．fighting
A．most B．least C．first D．last
A．received B．accepted C．lost D．found
A．good B．cool C．hot D．separate
A．discovered B．invented C．insisted D．regretted
A．little B．much C．some D．no
A．began B．refused C．stopped D．continued
A．driving B．walking C．arriving D．running
A．from B．into C．along D．off
A．hardly B．nearly C．badly D．not
A．some B．little C．all D．much
A．biggest B．most modern C．nearest D．cheapest
A．Take B．Bring C．Send for D．Find
A．how B．what C．where D．who
A．colored B．better C．farthest D．same
When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to 21 water to the runners. I remember being so 22to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I 23 up for the race.
That first 10,000m race was quite an 24 . I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. 25, I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining (决定性) 26.
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt 27 because I was 50 years younger than he but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt 28 for a second.
But then I 29 something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had 30 abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my 31 was only to finish.
After a minute, it 32me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into 33 .
I 34 that I would not give up on running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare 35 and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my 36 .
In life we all have those moments where we 37 ourselves to others. It’s only 38 . Don’t allow those moments to 39you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to 40 anything you want in life.
A．bring out B．pass out C．take out D．pick out
A．excited B．worried C．concerned D．anxious
A．gave B．made C．signed D．dressed
A．achievement B．encouragement C．instruction D．experience
A．At times B．In time C．In all D．After all
A．victory B．decision C．moment D．conclusion
A．embarrassed B．annoyed C．moved D．thrilled
A．relaxed B．defeated C．puzzled D．inspired
A．realized B．lost C．noticed D．remembered
A．special B．evident C．common D．different
A．motto B．plan C．goal D．direction
A．worried B．hit C．reached D．hurt
A．attraction B．devotion C．inspiration D．expectation
A．hoped B．promised C．decided D．suggested
A．slightly B．hardly C．clearly D．properly
A．excitement B．accomplishment C．movement D．judgment
A．introduce B．relate C．present D．compare
A．important B．natural C．strange D．ridiculous
A．weaken B．wound C．amuse D．cheer
A．reserve B．deliver C．achieve D．abandon
One Christmas Eve, my husband made his way home from work. 26 , he worked the entire day but let his stuff go 27 so that they could be with their families.
He drove down the street and made the 28 towards our home. On one side of the road, an old man stood, drenched to the bone (被雨淋得湿透了), with his hand 29. The rain had been 30heavily that day. My husband stopped, and asked him where he was 31 . He wanted to go about five miles past our home, but my husband still told him to 32 . My husband chatted with him, drove 33 our house and took him home for his Christmas Eve. 34 turned out that this poor man was what we now 35 as a “slow learner” and the only job he could get to 36 him and his elderly mother was at the bakery near where my husband worked. He worked from 5 a.m. until 1 o’clock in the 37 . Not only that, but that poor man had been standing there trying to get a ride on Christmas Eve for about 5 hours 38 my husband picked him up. 39 else would give him a ride because they didn’t want to get their seats 40.
Over the years my husband 41 to give him a ride home whenever he saw him trying to get a ride. When he passed 42 , my husband went to his funeral. 43 my husband didn’t know his family, they knew of him. Even his twin sister who 44 in the state of Washington knew who my husband was and everyone thanked him for his 45 toward one who had so little.
An act of kindness can make another person’s day, or even their life.
A．As well B．As usual C．If possible D．If so
A．early B．nowhere C．altogether D．late
A．corner B．change C．crossing D．turn
A．moved B．raised C．arisen D．risen
A．pouring B．flowing C．dropping D．pointing
A．wandering B．staying C．going D．working
A．get out B．get off C．get down D．get in
A．past B．for C．from D．near
A．What B．That C．It D．We
A．round up B．refer to C．conclude with D．name after
A．protect B．satisfy C．defend D．support
A．morning B．afternoon C．evening D．night
A．before B．after C．because D．while
A．Someone B．Anyone C．Everyone D．No one
A．tight B．wet C．cosy D．free
A．persuaded B．claimed C．continued D．appointed
A．down B．away C．by D．out
A．Although B．Whether C．Since D．Before
A．traveled B．arrived C．remained D．lived
A．wealth B．efforts C．kindness D．attention