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My friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to pour heavily. When it became lighter, I decided to brave the rain(冒雨) to get my , which was parked at my office three streets away. My friends argued that I shouldn’t go, mainly I was seven months pregnant (怀孕的) then. I told them that I’d be very . One of them wanted to come with me but I insisted that she should stay with another friend who needed __with her baby.
I walked out of the and started making my way to the car. At the traffic crossing，a car stopped and the passenger with an umbrella. I knew what was happening, he walked right beside me and told me he’d send me to my destination(目的地). I was very embarrassed(尴尬的) and refused, he insisted on offering me his help. During our walk, he kept telling me to walk slower, as the ground was . When we got to the car parking lot, I him and we parted(分手). I did not get his and may not even recognize(认识) him now. Did he purposely stop for me? I’ll never know.
So how did I pay it forward? I was at home when I two Indian construction(建筑) workers walking in the heavy rain. They were probably on their way to the construction sitenear my home, which was a long walk. I went out and them an umbrella. The two men were wet through. They were surprised by my action , and I told them they should__ _ the umbrella and keep it. They were very . And like me, probably wondered why a stranger was giving such kindness.
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Some students cheat(作弊) because they’re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without 43 the time studying. Other students might feel that they can’t pass the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, it isn’t a good 44 .
A student who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test 45 to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so they can find some better ways together. Talking about these problems and 46 them out will help feel better than cheating.
If a student gets 47 cheating, the teacher may give a “zero” on the test, send him or her to the head teacher’s office, and call his or her parents. Worse than the bad grade may be the feeling of having disappointed those people, 48 parents and teachers. A parent may worry that you are not an 49 person and a teacher might watch you more 50 the next time you’re taking a test.
There are plenty of reasons why a kid shouldn’t cheat, but some students have already cheated. If that’s you, it’s 51 too late to stop cheating. Cheating can become a habit, but a student is always able to act better and make better 52 . It might help to talk the problem over with a parent, teacher, or friend.
A．taking B．spending C．costing D．using
A．idea B．purpose C．custom D．conclusion
A．decides B．hopes C．refuses D．needs
A．breaking B．dreaming C．missing D．working
A．caught B．offered C．appeared D．suggested
A．and B．besides C．like D．among
A．outside B．advantageous C．interesting D．honest
A．closely B．bravely C．certainly D．hardly
A．always B．never C．once D．neither
A．education B．decisions C．challenges D．risks
Homesick is a compound(复合的) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each 46 means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning 47 they are used together? The definition(定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home.
Now think for a minute 48 SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition to the word SEA, would the definition 49 SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite 50 . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are51 ,the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, 52 you want to be is at sea.
Have you ever 53 a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart. People are heartsick when they are 54 deep inside as if their hearts are broken.
And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and 55 . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know some thing like this in your English study.
A．word B．phrase C．sentence D．passage
A．how B．why C．when D．where
A．for B．from C．about D．like
A．get B．fit C．read D．have
A．right B．wrong C．same D．different
A．homesick B．heartsick C．seasick D．earsick
A．thought over B．thought out C．heard from D．heard of
A．hurt B．hit C．loved D．moved
A．hobby B．height C．heaven D．handbag
When Liu Kaiqu was young he was poor in Shanghai. One day he 16 a picture of a tiger and tried to sell it on the street. It caught the 17 of an American, who asked, “How much does it cost?” He said, “500 dollars.” The foreigner thought it was too 18 and asked again, “Can you make it cheaper?” He answered, “No,” Then he tore(撕)it to pieces. In great 19 ,the foreigner said, “Young man, are you __20__?” “No, sir. I’m not angry. I sold it 21 500 dollars because I thought it was worth the 22__ . But you wanted a __23__ price. It means you didn’t think 24 and it is not good enough. I’ll go on 25 until my customers are satisfied.” At that time, 26 Liu Kaiqu was not famous at all, he never 27_ his dream. Now he is well-known all over the world as a great artist.
A．stole B．picked C．drew D．saw
A．attention B．education C．decision D．discussion
A．terrible B．big C．old D．expensive
A．fear B．difficulty C．surprise D．excitement
A．over B．for C．about D．among
A．size B．price C．weight D．position
A．me B．about C．so D．it
A．selling B．watching C．buying D．working
A．though B．because C．whether D．until
A．broke off B．gave in C．gave up D．sent off
At least thirty times Bobby had tried to climb the snowy mountain, but he had never 46 the top. His friend old Peeper, who knew a lot about his failures, 47 Bobby to try again. He gave Bobby a pair of sunglasses and said, “If it starts clouding over, put on the glasses, or if your feet start hurting, put them on too. The glasses are very 48 . They’ll help you.” Bobby received the gift without much thought.
The day came when he was to have another 49 . About two hours after he started, he felt his feet hurting. Then he 50 what Peeper had said, and put on the glasses. The pain was pretty bad, but 51 the sunglasses he could clearly see the snow-covered mountain top, so he went on.
52 , clouds were gathering. But this time Bobby could still see the 53 through the clouds. He kept climbing , leaving the clouds behind, forgetting his pain, and finally arriving at the top. It was certainly worth it. His feeling of 54 was extremely good, almost as great as that 55 view. The mountain below was surrounded (包围) by a sea of clouds. He couldn’t believe that the clouds were as thick as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses, and discovered the 56 . Peeper had engraved (镌刻) the snow-covered mountain top on the sunglasses, 57 Bobby could see it when he was looking upwards!
Bobby __58 that the only difficulty to reaching the top had been losing 59 when he couldn’t see the mountain top. He was thankful that Peeper had used that little trick to help him see that his 60 was never impossible, and that it was still there, where it had always been.
A．left B．reached C．jumped D．ran
A．encouraged B．ordered C．allowed D．warned
A．real B．safe C．special D．expensive
A．try B．start C．test D．training
A．remembered B．expressed C．shouted D．regretted
A．under B．with C．for D．about
A．Happily B．Hopefully C．Unfortunately D．Luckily
A．friend B．top C．climber D．village
A．success B．decision C．freedom D．friendship
A．strong B．popular C．bad D．wonderful
A．way B．words C．book D．secret
A．and B．or C．if D．though
A．suggested B．realized C．expected D．hoped
A．love B．help C．face D．heart
A．place B．lesson C．aim D．story
How many plastic bags do you use every day? 46 there any chance for us to live without them? What can we do to have 47 plastic pollution? A performance in Hangzhou makes people 48 more about the overuse of plastic bags in our lives.
In front of a supermarket in Hangzhou , five volunteers 49 white plastic bags and walked around and through the crowd. The performance 50 people to use more cloth bags 51 plastic ones.
Some of the plastic bags worn by the performers were collected from customers in two food markets and 52 were collected by 700 students from a middle school.
On that day, when leaving the food markets, customers were told to hand over 53 plastic shopping bags. 54 plastic bags were collected in two hours.
“ If we do 55 about it, the earth will be eaten up by white pollution. And 56 will become ‘plastic men’,”said one of the performers.
“How can you breathe in 57 plastic bags?” A 58 woman asked one performer.“How can the earth breathe 59 there are too many plastic bags?”the performer answered.
Starting in June 2008,plastic bags were 60 given for free in supermarkets,shopping malls or food markets all over the country.
People are called on﹙号召﹚to use cloth bags when they go shopping.
A．Are B．Were C． Is D．Was
A．few B．much C． fewer D．less
A．think B．thinks C．to think D．thinking
A．worn B．wore C．tried on D．try on
A．called back B．called C．called on D．cheered on
A．instead B．take the place of C．instead of D．take place
A．other B．the other C．another D．the others
A．helpful B．unnecessary C．useful D．necessary
A．Hundred B．Hundreds of C．Hundred of D．Hundreds
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．human being B．human beings C．humen beings D．humans beings
A．so much B．too much C．such many D．so many
A．40-year-old B．40-years-old C．40 year old D．40-years old
A．until B．because C．if D．unless
A．no longer B．always C．not longer D．usually