Once upon a time， there lived a kind king． But the king was also very（1） ． He would not do anything other than eat and sleep． He became fatter and fatter， and finally found it difficult to move his（2） ﹣ even his feet．
The king invited doctors from different parts of his country to make him（3） ． But no one could help the king lose weight．
One day， an old man visited the country． He heard about the king's（4） ． He volunteered （自愿） to help the king lose some weight． The king decided to let him（5） ．
The old man lived（6） ． He said that the king had to come to him and asked the king to come for treatment the next day． But the king would have to（7） there， the old man added．
The king came the next day（8） ， the old man was not there． His son asked the king to come and meet his father the next day．
The king came every day for two weeks， but he never once saw the old man． But he did notice that he felt a lot（9） ． He had lost some weight． He finally realized why the old man had asked him to walk so far．
（1）A． lazy |
B． shy |
C． strict |
D． stupid |
（2）A． head |
B． eyes |
C． body |
D． hand |
（3）A． active |
B． happy |
C． strong |
D． healthy |
（4）A． story |
B． problem |
C． dream |
D． discovery |
（5）A． try |
B． start |
C． go |
D． pass |
（6）A． alone |
B． far away |
C． freely |
D． nearby |
（7）A． work |
B． move |
C． walk |
D． stay |
（8）A． Especially |
B． Suddenly |
C． Immediately |
D． Unluckily |
（9）A． lighter |
B． angrier |
C． happier |
D． busier |
Lucy is hard﹣working and she hardly ever （hang） out on school nights.
﹣﹣﹣Is this Linda's watch？
﹣﹣﹣No，it isn't. （she） is red.Red is her favorite color.
When I went past the bank yesterday，I saw old man lying on the street.
A：Does your son share everyday chores？
B：（1） ．How about your daughter？
A：Well， she did little housework except for her homework．（2） ．
B：Probably we shoud change our mind．It's important to develop kids' hardworking spirit and form good working habits through both school and family education．
A：Sounds right．（3） ．
B：（4） ．
A：I agree，（5） ．
B：Sure， the more skills they have， the more problems they can deal with．
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A．After all， they will leave parents and face the challenges in life． B.78% students don't help with everyday chores． C．But what should we do？ D．Well， schools can give students some real﹣world work experience，while parents can help kids learn to do chores at home． E．Not really． F．However， this has not been done in recent years． G．We expect she can spend all her spare time on school work． |
A： I visited the Museum of Failure last week．
B： Museum of Failure？ I' ve never heard of it． What was on show？
A：（1） Some of them were made by the most famous and successful companies like Apple
and Coca﹣cola．
B： （2） Does it make fun of these companies？
A：（3） The companies always encourage young people to try and make mistakes．
B：（4） ．
A： Because they believe a person who never makes a mistake never tries anything new．
B： I see． Probably this is why the companies don't think it's shameful to have a show of their failed products．
A： You are right． （5） The key is whether or not you can learn from your mistakes．
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A．Of course not． B． It's unbelievable． C． Failure isn't always a bad thing D． You might change your mind． E． What for？ F． Successful stories are all similar G． More than 100 failed products． |