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An eight-year-old girl heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation (手术) could ________ him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle (奇迹) can save him now,” the little girl went to her________ and pulled all her money from its hiding place and counted it ________ .
She hurried to a drugstore（药店）with the money ________ her hand.
“And what do you want? asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really ________and I want to buy a miracle.”
“Pardon?” said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has ________ bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle ________ ?” “
“________ we don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile .
“Listen, ________ it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me________ it costs.”
A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of miracles does your brother need?”
“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of ________ . “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11,but I can try and get some ________ money,” she answered.
“Well, what a luck ” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.”He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your ________ and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a famous ________ . The operation was __________ and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.
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On my way home I knocked into a stranger as he passed by. “Oh. I'm terribly sorry,” I said. “That’s all right. Please excuse me too. I wasn't even 15 you. I wish I didn’t hurt you,” said the man.
We were very 16 . We said good-bye and went on our way.
But at home we often 17 our loved ones in a different way.
Later that day, while I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very quietly. When I turned around, I nearly 18 her down. “Move out of the way, ” I shouted. She walked away, tears（眼泪）in her eyes.
While I lay awake in bed, I realized how 19 I’d spoken. So I decided to get up to say sorry to my daughter. On the way to her bedroom, to my surprise, I found some 20 by the door of the kitchen. At that time my tears began to fall. I quietly went and got down on my knees by her 21 . She woke up and put her arms around my neck when I kissed（接吻）her. Then I asked, “Did you pick these flowers for me?”
She smiled and said, “I found them out by the tree. I picked them 22 they're pretty like you. I knew you’d like them. I stood quietly in order to give you a surprise.” “Oh dear, I'm really sorry for the way I acted today. I shouldn’t have shouted at you,” I said.
“That’s OK, Mom. I 23 you anyway,” she said.
I suddenly realized what a clever way it is to explain the word 24 like this: Father And Mother, I Love You!
A．saving B．helping C．calling D．noticing
A．sad B．angry C．polite D．proud
A．help B．treat C．consider D．encourage
A．put B．took C．turned D．knocked
A．sadly B．rudely C．softly D．calmly
A．books B．clothes C．flowers D．vegetables
A．bed B．desk C．window D．bedroom
A．when B．though C．before D．because
A．love B．need C．miss D．hate
A．father B．mother C．family D．daughter
Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and 15 all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you’ll 16 the whole world smiling to you.
On a sunny morning, you plan to have a walk 17 yourself. Just before you go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why 18 sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops（庄稼）in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest（收成）.
Everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, 19 life isn’t a bed of roses. It’s very common to meet difficulties on the way 20 success. In fact, difficulty isn’t terrible. The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it. Difficulty is like spring（弹簧）. If you are 21 , it will be strong. Attitude（态度） decides 22 . With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and 23 . So when you meet difficulties, don’t give up. Instead, you should face them with a smile. Remember these five rules: Free your heart from hate; Free your mind from worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect24 .
A．happy B．unhappy C．smile D．cry
A．look B．look for C．find D．find out
A．enjoying B．to relax C．relax D．enjoy
A．don’t B．didn’t C．haven’t D．not
A．but B．and C．or D．so
A．of B．to C．about D．for
A．energetic B．powerful C．confident D．weak
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．please B．pleasure C．pleased D．pleasant
A．little B．few C．less D．fewer
One day the boss asks Tom to meet his friend Mr. Green in London. But it is his 1 time to come to London. He doesn’t know the 2 to Mr. Green’s home. He thinks he can ask people for help. When he 3in London, he gets off the bus. There are 4 people in the street. He looks around and stops a 5 and tells her where he wants to go. The woman is very helpful. 6 her help, he finds Mr. Green’s home. Two weeks 7 , Tom needs to visit Mr. Green again. But he can’t 8 where his home is. He stops a person to ask the way. It’s the same woman. The woman is very 9 . She says, “Are you 10 looking for the place?”
A．last B．first C．second D．third
A．name B．way C．city D．man
A．comes B．gets C．arrives D．goes
A．many B．much C．a little D．a lot
A．man B．woman C．boy D．girl
A．With B．Without C．Under D．By
A．after B．later C．behind D．late
A．remember B．forget C．know D．tell
A．sad B．glad C．surprised D．sorry
A．never B．still C．just D．again
A little girl thought she was not as beautiful _31_other girls,and nobody liked her. So she was always32__ and didn’t like to talk to others. 33 _ ,one day,her mother gave her a beatiful hair clip. When she wore it,she looked 34__ than before. She decided 35 it to school.
On her way to school, she found that everyone she saw smiled at her. Most of them said “Hello” to her, but this 36___ happened before. She thought that beautiful hair clip brought them all. She was so happy about all of the great things. Although she didn't 37 her classmates about her beautiful hair clip, they want to know what happened to her.
38 she went back home, her mother asked her, “Did you know you 39 your hair clip? I found it at the door this morning.”
She understood that she didn’t wear the hair to school at all.
It was not important what we wear or how we look. The most important thing is 40 we think of ourselves.
A．than B．like C．as D．from
A．happy B．excited C．sad D．outgoing
A．But B．However C．so D．because
A．much beautiful B．much more beautiful C．uglier D．more ugly
A．to wear B．wearing C．wear D．wore
A．always B．often C．sometimes D．never
A．say B．talk C．speak D．tell
A．Then B．When C．Before D．Until
A．wore B．brought C．lost D．took
A．why B．how C．that D．what
In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In 26 way, failure may be a way towards success. The “Spider-story” is often 27 Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider28 a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough 29 in the rock. He tried six times. On the 30 time he made it and went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to 31 the English. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made 32 models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked33 he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, “Failure? I have 34 failures. Now I know 50,000 ways it won't35”.
So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused36 ？Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change? So things will go37 next times.
Second, is the goal（目标 ） you're trying to reach the right one? Try to do some 38 about what your real goals may be. Think about this question. “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?" This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn't be doing any way.
The third thing to keep in 39 about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself" even though you may have 40 ．
A．other B．another C．first D．second
A．told B．said C．talked D．spoken
A．doing B．taking C．making D．playing
A．room B．house C．place D．soil
A．tenth B．sixth C．eighth D．seventh
A．save B．help C．defeat(打败) D．kill
A．hundred B．hundreds C．hundred of D．hundreds of
A．why B．when C．what D．who
A．not B．no C．never D．nothing
A．do B．make C．took D．work
A．one B．it C．that D．this
A．high B．large C．right D．bright
A．Thinking B．shopping C．reading D．cleaning
A．heart B．eyes C．ears D．mind
A．failed. B．succeeded C．finished D．passed