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There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book in hand. Of course, with our guide-books we may the history and special developments of a town and get to know them. But then, if we take our time and stay in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we look at it as a whole, we begin to have some________which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is the town just this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets run in this particular （特别的）way, and not in any other way?
Here even the best guide-book ________ to tell us. One can’t find in it the information about how a town has developed to the ________ appearance. It may not describe the original （最初的）design of a town. However, one may get some idea of what it ________ to look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine ________ the town was first planned and built. Then one can learn more about in what direction the town ________ to develop.
What’s the point of studying towns in the way? For me, I’m sure one can get greater ________ by visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes. A personal visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive ________just reading about it in a guide-book.
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My parents always told me that I couldn't dance, because it was a girl’s sport. But I never gave up my ________ of becoming a dancing star. I practiced secretly, learning from books, movies, and shows. However, without my parents' support, that dream seemed impossible to reach.
One summer, my little sister Maggie was going to dance lessons. I quickly asked ________ parents to allow me to take her to the lessons. What a _______ chance to learn dancing!
One afternoon, I was practicing a new dance in my room, when Maggie walked ________. “What’s the matter, Maggie?” I stopped ________.
“Dennis, you are a great dancer! Can you help me?”
“What is it?” I wondered.
“There’ll be a dancing performance in my school, ________ all the boys think I'm slow, and ________ of them wants to be my partner. Could you dance with me for it?” She looked at me hopefully.
“You can be a good dancer!” I encouraged her. “Let's show those people that they have been _______ all along.”
In the following months, we ________ every evening, hiding from my parents. I was having a fantastic time and________ Maggie improved a lot.
Finally came the big day. I became ________ when I heard my parents would come to watch the performance. As the ________ began, I took a deep breath and tried to calm down. We moved perfectly, shining with pride. From the cheering of the crowd, I was sure we had ________. My heart was beating wildly when I saw my________ coming towards me. He put his hand on my shoulder. “Well done, Son. Though it is hard for me to admit(承认) it, it seemed that you really ________ this stage(舞台). Go for it and make us proud.”
I'd been waiting for this moment for so long. I knew that the road ahead wasn't going to be easy, but I wouldn't give up. I wanted nothing more in life than to dance.
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Lisa and Mike were celebrating their anniversary(周年纪念日).The couple used to be sweet. But now had changed since they got married. The once lovely couple had turned bitter（痛苦）.They fought over every little thing. of them hated the way things had changed.
Lisa was for Mike to come home. She hoped that Mike would remember their anniversary. She________imagined that her husband would bring her flowers. In this , they could remember the old happiness again and forget the unhappiness. But her imagination was cut short when the phone in the bedroom .
Lisa answered to the sound of a man. "Hello madam, I'm calling from the police station. Do you know Mike Green?” “Yes, he is my .” “I'm sorry madam but there was a traffic accident and the man has . We got this from his wallet. We need you to come and identify (辨认) his body.”
Lisa was shocked! could this happen! She lay and cried the floor in pain. She lost her husband. Forever! , there was a noise at the doorway. The door opened and Mike came in. "My dear, it's a day today. My wallet was stolen."
"That's the best I've ever heard," Lisa said a smile as her eyes were watering.
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My grandfather is eighty years old. He always says life is from the past, and he often says that life in the past was and easier.
Family life is different. Mother at home in the past and took care of their children, but now everyone is busy working. No one has time to children at home.
And the ! No one walks anymore. More and more people drive. In the past we walked five miles to school on schooldays, even in . But now children don’t. And the life in school is also different. In class, for example, we used our heads to work out problems in the past, but now we use calculators(计算器).
Most families have computers now. In the past we didn’t have . We didn’t even have lights. My mother had to spend all day in the kitchen. But now we don’t often eat at home.
And people talk less to each other before. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, and too busy to think.
Life was easy in the past, but now it is quite different.A. difficult B. different C. important
A. betterB. goodC. worse
A. workedB. gotC. stayed
A. look after B. look like C. look at
A. busesB. carsC. bikes
A. springB. autumnC. winter
A. EnglishB. ChineseC. math
A. carsB. TVsC. computers
A. playingB. cookingC. watching
A. asB. thanC. from
One night a man came to my house. He told me, “There is a family with eight . They have not eaten for days.” After I asked him where the family was, I took some with me and left.
When I finally got to that family, I those little children were too hungry to say . There was no sadness in their eyes, just the deep pain of hunger. I gave the food to the mother. She took half of it, and then . When she returned, I asked her, “ did you go?” She gave me this simple , “To my neighbors — they are also !”
I was not surprised that she gave food to others, because poor people are always very kind. But I was surprised that she knew her were hungry when she was also in need of food. Usually, when we are in trouble, we always ourselves first. and we have no time for others.A. children B. workersC. farmers
A. flowers B. breadC. food
A. showed B. foundC. looked
A. a word B. nothing C. it
A. came hack B. went outC. rushed in
A. WhenB. Where C. How
A. questionB. decision C. answer
A. illB. hungryC. tired
A. peopleB. neighbors C. family
A. think of B. talk aboutC. laugh at
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C三个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
I have two good friends, Peter and James. Peter is me. I'm a quiet boy, and Peter is also quiet. We enjoy reading books and surfing the Internet. On weekends, we often go to the library or on the computer together. But James is very different from me. He likes playing ball games, and he is more athletic than us. He is more outgoing. He likes talking and often makes us laugh. You see, friends are not to be the same. Do you agree with me?A. likeB. asC. for
A. allB. eachC. both
A. watch B. workC. play
A. a fewB. a lot C. few
A. importantB. necessaryC. difficult