Our junior high school life is coming to an end．So my classmates and I decided to make a special（1） for our own favorite teacher in the ceramics（ 陶艺） class．
After being dried for a long time in the fire，our gifts for teachers were（2） ．Chen Hui took them out of the kiln（窑）． CRASH（碎裂声）! His cup，Xiao Yao's，（3） ，and my heart broke into pieces all over the floor．
"My elephant lost her trunk（象鼻）!" Xiao Yao shouted． "My heart is broken!" I（4） almost at the same time．
"I'm so sorry!" Chen Hui said．
"Bring（5） to the repair station，" said Xiao Yao， "Let's see what we can do with some magic glue．"We tried many times，（6） the magic glue worked only on Chen Hui's cup． The trunk and the heart were in too many broken bits to put back together．
"Now my elephant has a short nose instead of a trunk，" said Xiao Yao，"It（7） like a little dog with big ears． And it's（8） lovely! Let's call it doglephant!"
"A cute doglephant! Cool! You just turned the accident into a happy one!" I said．And right then，I knew（9） to do． Maybe I could make a mosaic（镶嵌画） by using the pieces of my broken heart．
When it was all done，everyone thought it was pretty cool．Yes，my present didn't turn out the way I'd planned， but it turned out even（10） ！
（1）A． gift |
B． hat |
C． bag |
D． coat |
（2）A． safe |
B． broken |
C． ready |
D． wet |
（3）A． dog |
B． elephant |
C． cat |
D． panda |
（4）A． smiled |
B． read |
C． wrote |
D． cried |
（5）A． something |
B． nothing |
C． everything |
D． anything |
（6）A． as |
B． but |
C． so |
D． though |
（7）A． looks |
B． sounds |
C． smells |
D． tastes |
（8）A． still |
B． even |
C． almost |
D． hardly |
（9）A． when |
B． how |
C． which |
D． what |
（10）A． worse |
B． better |
C． heavier |
D． cheaper |
When you have the （选择）of being right or being kind， choose kind．
Hey! What are you listening to？ It's a （私人的）conversation．
Kevin and his friend Mike loved to play soccer and they often met at the old bench after school， They couldn't（1） a real soccer ball， but Mike had made a ball out of old socks and plastic tape． It was not beautiful， but it worked well． Mike was not a good player， yet the two friends kicked and ran until the sun turned the sky pale （2） ．
One afternoon， the home﹣made ball was spinning across the grass when it was （3） stopped by someone． It was Steven， a strong soccer player．
"Look at you two with your （4） ball and old trainers，" Steven laughed and said．
The next day was Kevin's birthday， and his uncle bought him a pair of new trainers and a new soccer ball．
That afternoon， Steven（5） Kevin to play soccer． Kevin did not want Mike to go with them． Mike's trainers were old and he had little（6） for soccer． When the game was over， Kevin walked past the old bench where Mike was sitting． He walked on and did not look（7） ．
One afternoon as Kevin walked past the old bench， he saw something （8） under it． He looked closer and found that it was the home﹣made ball． Kevin felt sad． As his sadness turned to（9） ， he kicked his new soccer ball into the air． Up it flew， higher and higher， until it was a small dot（点）in the sky． Kevin walked to the bench and picked up the home﹣made ball．
Holding it in his hands， he sat down on the old bench and（10） ．
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（1）A． offer |
B． collect |
C． afford |
D． borrow |
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（2）A． blue |
B． orange |
C． white |
D． green |
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（3）A． suddenly |
B． slowly |
C． finally |
D． easily |
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（4）A． cute |
B． stupid |
C． ideal |
D． tiny |
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（5）A． refused |
B． allowed |
C． invited |
D． ordered |
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（6）A． money |
B． time |
C． interest |
D． talent |
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（7）A． up |
B． back |
C． out |
D． down |
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（8）A． lying |
B． bumping |
C． tying |
D． spinning |
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（9）A． happiness |
B． strength |
C． pride |
D． anger |
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（10）A． laughed |
B． complained |
C． waited |
D． watched |
All the family members are busy getting ready for my father's （forty） birthday party．
Taizhou and Changzhou （separate） by the Yangtze River， and a new bridge will connect the two cities in the near future．