I sat down to read under an old tree in the park． I felt my life was（1） ，for my whole world was dark． A young boy ran up to me， out of（2） ．He stood right before me with his head down and said（3） ，"Look， what I've found!" In his hand was a flower， and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and（4） ．I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play．
（5） ，he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his（6） and said in surprise， "It smells sweet and it's beautiful， too． That's（7） I picked it． Here， it's for you．" The flower before me was dead． But I knew I must（8） it， or he might never leave． So I accepted the flower， and replied"， This is just what I（9） ．"Just then， for the first time I noticed that the boy could not（10） ，because he was blind．
Tears came down my face as I（11） him for picking the best one．"You're welcome，" he smiled and then ran off to（12） ． I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain．Through the eyes of a blind child， （13） I could see the problem was not with the world； the problem was me． And for all those years I myself had been（14） ．I decided to see the beauty in life， and（15） every second of my life． And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose．
（1）A． hopeless |
B． colourful |
C． simple |
D． wonderful |
（2）A． mind |
B． trouble |
C． work |
D． breath |
（3）A． sadly |
B． excitedly |
C． angrily |
D． strictly |
（4）A． fresh |
B． dead |
C． alive |
D． heavy |
（5）A． So |
B． Or |
C． However |
D． And |
（6）A． nose |
B． head |
C． ear |
D． eyes |
（7）A． how |
B． when |
C． why |
D． where |
（8）A． buy |
B． receive |
C． break |
D． accept |
（9）A． want |
B． dislike |
C． admire |
D． have |
（10）A． cry |
B． speak |
C． smile |
D． see |
（11）A． forgave |
B． thanked |
C． paid |
D． hated |
（12）A． sleep |
B． study |
C． play |
D． dance |
（13）A． at most |
B． at times |
C． at first |
D． at last |
（14）A． blind |
B． useful |
C． cheerful |
D． deaf |
（15）A． waste |
B． forget |
C． lose |
D． enjoy |
Nowadays more and more Chinese teenagers find life more difficult without their parents. Their parents help them do almost everything at home, so many of them don’t know how to do . This is really a big problem.
Liu Jie is 14-year-old. One day her partens left home for another city for work, so she had to stay at home . At first she thought she would be happyher parents are not at home. Shecoulddosheliked to do.But at about six o’clock in the afternoon, she felt. “Oh,it'stimetohavesupper.WherecanIgetmyfood?” She said to herself. Later she found some food in the fridge, but she know how to cook. At that moment she her mom very much. In the end, she could only go to the supermarket and some food to eat.
Many of teenagers are as Liu Jie. So I think they should learn some basic life skills, like cooking, cleaning their rooms or dressing themselves. They shouldn’t depend too much on their partens. A.theirhomework B.someshopping C.housework
A.lonely B.alone C.herself
A.so B.because C.but
A.that B.what C.where
A.hungry B.full C.excited
A.couldn’t B.didn’t C.mightnot
A.thought B.considered C.missed
A.made B.bought C.gave
A.thesame B.difficult C.different
A.actually B.carelessly C.properly
Mary loved small animals. One morning while she was walking in the forest, she found weak birds in the grass. She took them home and put them in a small cage (笼子). She cared them with love and the birds both grew . They thanked hera wonderful song every morning.
But something happened one day. Mary left the door of the open. The larger bird flew from the cage. She thought that it would . As it flew close, she grasped (紧抓) it. She was very excited to catch it. she felt strange. She opened her hand and looked sadly at the bird. Her great love had killed the bird!
The other bird was moving back and forth (来回) in the cage. Mary could its great need for freedom (自由). It wanted to fly into the clear and blue . At once, Mary took the bird the cage and let it fly away. The bird circled once, twice, three times…A. some B. several C. two
A. small B. strong C. thin
A. withB. for C. about
A. house B. roomC. cage
A. come backB. die out C. fly away
A. SuddenlyB. UsuallyC. Easily
A. livingB. interesting C. dead
A. takeB. feel C. say
A. riverB. trees C. sky
A. out of B. out from C. away of
There is nothing wrong with being shy. In fact, happy, successful people are shy. You can try to say goodbye to your shyness. Here’s how to do so.
1. Start Small. At home, practice and saying hi while looking at yourself in the mirror. Then try this at school with kids you know well. Once that becomes a habit, try doing the same with kids you don’t know as well.
2. Are Key. Once you smiling and saying hi, it’s time to start a conversation. All you really have to do is to ask a question or two about a person’s : What’s your favorite movie? Do you like playing tennis? Just be careful not to ask questions that are too personal __might be hurtful.
3. Choose Face-to-face Time. Many shy girls say it’s easier for them to talk to people . In a recent survey, nearly two out of every 10 shy girls said being online has made them even shyer in real life. So your cell phone, step away from the computer, and put in some face-to-face time with the people in your life.
4. Star in Your Own Life. Looking people in the eye, saying hi with a smile, and starting conversations will probably feel strange at first, but every time you practice your new skills, it will become a little .
you keep working at it, you will become more comfortable talking to other people.A. few B. some C. many
A. crying B. smiling C. thinking
A. TalksB. Conversations C. Questions
A. are used as B. are used to C. are used for
A. questions B. problems C. interests
A. or B. and C. but
A. face to face B. online C. at home
A. put down B. take down C. take out
A. hard B. easy C. easier
A. When B.As long as C. Unless
Meyer has been crazy about writing since she was young. She got her first lesson in story-telling from grandfather, who gave her words of love. He set off her imagination and influenced her much. Meyer always had stories running her head and as soon as she could write, she put them down on paper.
Meye remembered the call that changed her life. It was Tuesday, February 18th, when the rang in the kitchen of her Los Angeles home. On the line was Marty Banderas, a literary agent (代理) to whom she had sent a copy of her novel three weeks earlier. She asked Meyer some information, like age and health condition. Meyer felt and asked what that was about. Banderas only replied, "I've just sold your for one and a half million dollars!"
She sat down in shock. She had written over fourteen novels in twenty years, but each one had been by publishers(出版商). Many people would have been discouraged (气馁的), not her. Each time, she just got down to writing another one. Her husband advised her to find something else to do, but she never . Seeing this book published was the most thing that has ever happened to her.
Now she is a of three children, but she has never stopped , turning out novels between kids and dishes. She is writing another novel now, and she expects another success. Yes, her belief (信仰) has brought her , and it has changed her life . Meyer is very confident that she will enjoy a more successful and meaningful life as long as she keeps on with her dream.
A．my B．your C．her D．his
A．through B．with C．along D．across
A．hardly B．probably C．clearly D．usually
A．phone B．bell C．clock D．alarm
A．local B．public C．personal D．national
A．happy B．afraid C．sad D．strange
A．painting B．novel C．newspaper D．magazine
A．accepted B．agreed C．refused D．enjoyed
A．so B．or C．and D．but
A．came back B．gave up C．went away D．got down
A．boring B．tiring C．exciting D．interesting
A．teacher B．cousin C．nurse D．mother
A．writing B．reading C．listening D．speaking
A．freedom B．success C．friendship D．beauty
A．in time B．in public C．in return D．in surprise
Summer is coming. Grade 9 students are going to goodbye to each other. Everyone must have _______to say to their classmates at this moment. But where can they pull all their warm ______?
In the past, each student would buy a big beautiful notebook and ask their classmates _____ in it. But things are a bit______ now.
Grade 9 students use USB flash disk (软盘) ______notebooks. Some students are not good at Chinese. They can’t use sweet words to show ______they love their friends. But with the USB flash disk they can write, draw or even make cartoons for each other.
One of the students said, “I like USB flash disk because it ______ less than fifty yuan. And there is a lot of _______ for me to write in.”But some students still like notebooks better. They say words in computers are cold. It is bad for their eyes to use computers_______. “Though a notebook may have less space, I still choose one. A notebook can keep my classmates’ handwriting which makes me______ of them.” said a boy.
Which way will you choose to say goodbye to your classmates?
A．a lot B．a lot of C．many D．plenty of
A．presents B．books C．words D．schoolbags
A．to read B．to write C．to sing D．to look
A．same B．different C．interesting D．wonderful
A．instead B．but C．however D．instead of
A．when B．why C．how D．where
A．costs B．pays C．takes D．spends
A．rooms B．paper C．cards D．space
A．too much B．much too C．too many D．many too
A．thought B．think C．thinking D．to think