WhenAndywasabouthislostsmartph-优题课

A young woman named Jessie got a parrot as a gift． But the parrot had a bad habit： It was always rude．

Jessie tried to change the bird． She spoke to the bird with only polite（1）　　（ word） and played soft music to it．

But the bird didn't change at all． It became even（2）　　（ rude）． Jessie angrily caught the bird and put it in the fridge． For a few minutes the parrot kicked and shouted． Then suddenly there was total silence．

Fearing that she might hurt the parrot，Jessie quickly（3）　　（ open） the door of the fridge．The parrot calmly stepped out onto Jessie's arms and said："I am very sorry about my rude language and actions． I want to do everything（4）　　（ correct） my rude actions．"

Jessie was surprised to hear that．As she wanted to ask why it changed so much，the bird spoke very（5）　　（soft）： "May I ask what the turkey（火鸡）did？"

I can't tell you the　　（ completely correct or right）time． My watch goes a few minutes slower．

Betty， you should　　（ trust or be confident）in yourself． It is the first step to success．

My parents used to tell me how important school was for me，but I didn't think so．I paid little attention．But one thing let me （1）　　realize what my parents meant．

One day，when I walked past a mobile phone store， I saw it was hiring（雇用）new workers! I went into the shop and asked for the job． The manager looked at me for a few seconds（2）　　．"Do you have a high school diploma（文凭）？"He said，"Or do you have any（3）　　experience？" I felt so ashamed（羞愧的） and I just turned around and left．

I could not fall asleep that night， and I thought a lot about my（4）　　．"I must go to school to（5）　　my study because I can't do anything without a good education，" I said to myself silently．

Everything looked（6）　　when I went back to the store years later：the same people and the same design． However， compared with last time， I felt more （7）　　． The manager told me they needed new workers．I showed my diploma to the manager．He looked at it and said："Great! You are （8）　　．"

Education helps you have a bright future． Now I am not worried about my future because I'm still（9）　　in my spare time．

（1）A． finally	B． easily	C． luckily	D． fast
（2）A． in a hurry	B． from head to foot	C． sooner or later	D． from time to time
（3）A． learning	B． life	C． teaching	D． work
（4）A． parents	B． friends	C． future	D． study
（5）A． continue	B． begin	C． stop	D． change
（6）A． the same	B． different	C． friendly	D． fresh
（7）A． excited	B． surprised	C． confident	D． happy
（8）A．out	B． in	C． up	D． down
（9）A． working	B． driving	C． running	D． learning

Do you like exercising in the sun？ How much sunlight do you get every day？ How much time do you spend in the（1）　　？ As we all know ， enough sunlight is good for our health． It gives us strong bones （骨骼） and good eyesight． It makes us happy and sleep better． Now scientists find out that it can even make you（2）　　．

Scientists did tests on mice． They give mice lots of sunlight． After that， the mice （3）　_____　a special thing named glutamic acid（谷氨酸） in their bodies． Glutamic acid does many things for our body．It can improve some of our abilities such as learning and remembering things．

It is OK to enjoy some sunlight for about an hour every day． But you should be （4）　____because it is summer now．The sun is very strong around noon．Keep yourself away from the sun around the noon，or it may （5）　　your skin（皮肤）． It is best to enjoy sunlight in the morning or before sunset．

Why not go out and enjoy the （6）　　with your family or your best friends？ I'm sure you can be smarter soon．

（1）A． moon	B． sun	C． night
（2）A． smarter	B． taller	C． thinner
（3）A． invent	B． find	C． produce
（4）A． careful	B． serious	C． clever
（5）A． shine	B． burn	C． dry
（6）A． time	B． air	C． sunlight