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Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”, but a recent ________with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. ________ , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became ________ more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she________ work, and so she was often not at home. His mother looked after him as________as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems. He was not ________ in studying and he often got into trouble. Luckily, his mother was very________and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she ________ a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble. One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to________with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his ________, this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly________I needed,” he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was________me and would always take pride in everything good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that ________my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.” w Now Martin has ________ changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s ________ helped him to feel good about himself.
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When I was about 12, a girl in my class liked to point out my problems. I was too thin; I wasn’t a good student; I talked too much; I was too 61 , and so on. At last, I became very angry and ran to my father.
He listened to me 62 . Then he asked, “Are these things true or not? Do you know what you are really like? Go and make a 63 of what she said and find the 64 that are true.”
I did he told me. To my great 65 . I discovered that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change(like being very thin). But there were things I could and wanted to change. For the 66 time, I got a clear 67 of myself.
I brought the list back to dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you.” He said. “You know the truth about 68 better than anyone else. When people say something that is true about you, you should find it helpful.”
Our world is full of people who think they know your business. Don’t 69 and feel 70 . Listen to them.
A．beautiful B．proud C．smart D．rich
A．bravely B．happily C．quickly D．quietly
A．joke B．programme C．list D．record
A．secrets B．mistakes C．lessons D．points
A．surprise B．interest C．opinion D．fact
A．first B．second C．next D．last
A．book B．picture C．drawing D．notice
A．yourselves B．myself C．herself D．yourself
A．clean B．open C．close D．wash
A．hurt B．safe C．pretty D．cheap
Two brothers worked together on a farm. One was married and had a large 51 . The other had no wife yet. Although they lived in different houses, they shared everything they got from their farm.
One day, the single brother said to himself, “It’s not 52 that we share all the rice. I’m 53 and I need less than my brother.” So, every night he took a bag of rice from his store-room and 54 across the field 55 their houses, putting it into his brother’s store-room.
At the same time, the married brother thought, “It’s not fair to share all the rice. I’m married and I have my wife and children to 56 me when I am 57 . However, my brother has no one to take care of his 58 .” So, each night he also took a bag of rice and put it into his brother’s store-room.
Several months passed by. They found 59 strange that their rice never became less. Then, one dark night the two brothers ran into each other. Slowly they began to understand what was happening. Their bags fell onto the ground and tears 60 their eyes at once.
A．group B．family C．class D．team
A．right B．popular C．interesting D．wrong
A．poor B．happy C．alone D．rich
A．jumped B．played C．went D．rode
A．from B．through C．off D．between
A．look after B．look for C．look out D．look at
A．worried B．old C．healthy D．dead
A．hope B．children C．farm D．future
A．them B．this C．it D．that
A．appeared B．filled C．dropped D．rose
Mr. Johnson lives outside the town. He works in a post office. His wife is often ill and six children __26____ at school. He works hard but he is often short of __27____. In the end of every month his family are always__28____.
One afternoon, on his way home, it suddenly began to __29____. When he got home, he was wet through. He hurried to go __30____ after supper and his wife washed the clothes and shoes for him. __31____ she went to bed, she brought the clothes into the room but __32____ the shoes. The next morning Mr. Johnson couldn’t find his shoes. His wife found a pair of __33____ shoes under the bed for him. Then he went to __34____ and told the policeman about it.
“I __35____ ten dollars for my shoes, sir,” said the man. “Look! I have to __36____ such a pair of worn-out shoes!”
Several days later the police __37____ a thief and found the shoes. They were as worn-out as the __38____ which Mr. Johnson was wearing.
“You’ve fooled us, Mr. Johnson,” said a policeman. “The shopkeeper told me a pair of new shoes like them __39____ only seven dollars!”
“You’re right, ,sir,” said Mr. Johnson. “I’ve __40____ them for five years and I had them mended six times. And I paid three dollars to the shoemaker for mending them!”
A．play B．study C．work D．live
A．water B．food C．clothes D．money
A．full B．afraid C．hungry D．angry
A．rain B．snow C．blow D．shine
A．to work B．to sleep C．to bed D．swimming
A．After B．Before C．While D．Because
A．remembered B．threw C．dropped D．forgot
A．broken B．new C．nice D．cheap
A．bus stop B．bus station C．post office D．police station
A．borrowed B．paid C．lent D．lost
A．look for B．find C．wear D．dress
A．caught B．stopped C．saw D．killed
A．one B．ones C．old D．new
A．cost B．sold C．took D．spent
A．bought B．given C．had D．liked
What 56 this ? 57a backpack . It’s my 58 . What’s that? It’s a 59 . It is 60 computer. Is that a computer, too? 61 .
.It’s a TV set. It’s 62 TV set. I 63 it 64 Sunday afternoon. It is a 65 TV set.
A．is B．are C．an D．be
A．He’s B．She’s C．It’s D．Is
A．ruler B．ring C．backpack D．book
A．TV set B．computer C．case D．pencil
A．hers B．she C．her D．I
A．Yes, it is B．Yes ,it isn’t C．No, it is D．No, it isn’t
A．I B．my C．her D．his
A．look B．see C．watch D．listen
A．on B．in C．at D．to
A．my B．well C．her D．good
Hello! My name’s Alice. I’m a high school student. I’m very___36__every week. From Monday to Friday I go to school. I do homework in the evening. I’m so tired that I want__37__a good rest at weekend.___38__ my mother often asks me to go__39__with her on Saturday morning. It usually__40__me about an hour .I___41__ enjoy these activities. When my mother goes shopping and I sit on a box and wait for her. Last Saturday, there was more noise than usual and everyone was in a hurry. My mother bought__42__of things, such as meat, fish, fruit and vegetables.After one__43__ , a woman came up to me,“Excuse me,”she said. “Are you Alice? Your mother just__44___shopping , but her bags are very heavy. She wants you to carry them home__45__her.”
A．busy B．happy C．thirsty D．hungry
A．have B．had C．having D．to have
A．and B．but C．so D．/
A．swimming B．camp C．shopping D．camping
A．spends B．takes C．waits D．stays
A．never B．always C．often D．usually
A．many B．much C．lots D．number
A．minute B．day C．minutes D．hour
A．went B．bought C．finished D．decided
A．to B．for C．about D．like