A：Hi，Tony．Are you free this Sunday？
B：（1） What are you going to do？
A：I'm going to enjoy an art show in our city library．
B：（2）
A：It's about the Chinese painting．（3）
B：Yes．I'd love to．（4） When and where shall we meet？
A：Let's meet at the gate of the library at 8 o'clock this Sunday morning．
B：（5） A：You can go there on foot．It's not far．
B：OK．See you．
A：See you．
A．Is it far from here？ B．Yes．Nothing much． C．I'm sure of that． D．What is it about？ E．How can I get to the library？ F．Would you like to go with me？ G．I have a great interest in it，too． |
Here are some good suggestions for you to learn English well．
（1） Even if there is no one around to speak to， talk to yourself． Name things as you pass them． This simple language learning skill will help you understand these everyday words．
Talk to your friends you know in English． （2） They may understand you even if they don't speak it．Simple expressions like"Good morning!" in English will make those sentences more natural to you．Your friends may even start to learn a few sentences as well．
（3） You'll hear the language used in a real situation and this will help you judge（判断）the pronunciation even better． You will also come to further understand and better enjoy the culture behind the language．
The easiest language learning skill is to try! Don't be afraid to make mistakes when you speak and write English， In fact， you will learn as much from your mistakes as you will learn from your success． （4） ．
It's a good way to find an English club． It's helpful to speak with other peuple who are still going through the course of lerning English． （5） ．
A． Explain to them you are practicing it．
B． They will give you lots of learning skills．
C． You can speak Chinese with your friends．
D． Listen to English songs when you are free．
E． The best way to get better at English is to speak it．
F． Never let the fear of making any mistakes hold you back．
My dad had to leave high school to support his mom and six brothers and sisters at the age of 16． He tells my brothers and me the stories of when he was our age．
One day， when he came home after school， he found a（1） on the door． It said that his family must move out of the house at once．
Smoking and drinking（2） all his dad's money，but my dad wasn't angry about it．Instead，when he remembered the happy times he had sat with his father enjoying football matches，he felt a little（3）
My dad's little sister would cry at birthday parties（4） she could never have one of her own at home． My brothers and I have had（5） every year， but we had my dad's first birthday party when he was forty．
He tells us to work hard and stay in school． We've heard it so much that sometimes we don't take it（6） ． But now I often think of his words： "There's（7） you can't do if you stay in school and work hard．" I think my father's fate（命运） would be changed（8） if he'd had just one person saying those words to him．
He works hard for 16 hours a day， so we can（9） a good home and do the things he never could．
My dad has always told me this， but now it's my turn． I am so（10） of you， Dad．
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（1）A． map |
B． stamp |
C． notice |
D． menu |
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（2）A． spent |
B． cost |
C． paid |
D． took |
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（3）A． nervous |
B． afraid |
C． worried |
D． excited |
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（4）A． because |
B． whether |
C． although |
D． after |
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（5）A． theirs |
B． ours |
C． yours |
D． his |
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（6）A． slowly |
B． quickly |
C． seriously |
D． simply |
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（7）A． something |
B． nothing |
C． anything |
D． everything |
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（8）A． darkly |
B． politely |
C． differently |
D． carefully |
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（9）A． catch |
B． lose |
C． join |
D．own |
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（10）A． proud |
B． angry |
C． sad |
D． lucky |
When I was a child， my mom liked to make food for dinner every now and then． One night she made（1）d after a long， hard work．
That evening， my mom placed a plate of eggs， sausages and burned（烤焦的）（2）c front of my dad． I was waiting to（3）s if anyone would say anything． Yet my dad just reached for his cookies， smiled（4）a my mom and asked me how my day was at school． I didn't remember what I told him that night，（5）b I clearly remembered watching him eat every bite of the cookies!
When I got up from the table that evening， I heard my mom apologize（道歡）to my dad for（6）b the cookies． And I will never forget what he（7）s ： "Dear， I love the burned cookies．"
Later that night， I went to kiss Dad goodnight and I（8）a him if he really liked his burned cookies． He hugged me and said： "Your mom had a（9）h work today， and she's very tired． Besides， a little burned cookie never hurts（10）a !"
Life is（11）f of imperfect（不完美的）things and imperfect people． We（12）n to learn to accept each other's faults（过失）and enjoy each other's differences． Try to understand it and change our mind．
Piao Wenyao（朴文圭）fell in love with the game of go（围棋）when he started to play it at the age of 5．（1） that time， he knew he would be a go player for life． He kept practicing hard for many years．
On February 23，2011， Piao（2） the 15th LG World Cup final（决赛）．He became the（3） go world champion（冠军）．It is Piao's（4） international title． He was then only 22 years old．
When Piao was about 10 years old， he came to Beijing with his parents to learn go． Several months later， an accident happened and his father lost his life in an underpass（地下通道）． It was a big blow（打击）to his（5） ． Piao's mother had to work harder to （6） her son in his education．
Piao began to shine in 2005， but（7） got a championship． As younger players attracted the world's attention， Piao kept（8） cool．
In 2008， Piao entered the final of an important international match． He started off strong， but his rival（对手）later caught up to him and Piao lost the match． This loss was a （9） and disappointing failure for Piao．
But even during these dark times Piao didn't （10） giving up． What gives him such strong determination（决心）？
"The game of go has a special attraction（11） makes me give my whole heart． Try our best and （12） get the victory﹣it is the best thing in the world，" he said．
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（1）A． In |
B． At |
C． On |
D． For |
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（2）A． won |
B． beat |
C． got |
D． defeated |
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（3）A． best |
B． tallest |
C． youngest |
D． oldest |
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（4）A． first |
B． second |
C． third |
D． last |
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（5）A． class |
B． grade |
C． family |
D． school |
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（6）A． give |
B． invite |
C． take |
D． support |
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（7）A． once |
B． never |
C． seldom |
D． sometimes |
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（8）A． her |
B． his |
C． your |
D． their |
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（9）A． lucky |
B． easy |
C． nice |
D． terrible |
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（10）A． hear of |
B． dream of |
C． think of |
D． take care of |
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（11）A． it |
B． who |
C． what |
D． that |
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（12）A． finally |
B． loudly |
C． silently |
D． carelessly |
I failed a test． I felt terrible． It hurt me both inside and out． I was embarrassed． Just think about it．（1） !
I cried． I could not sleep． "I was supposed to be at the top! How will I face my friends at school？ I thought． I would never be happy again． Never!
（2） ．She said， "So， you failed a test． But do you know about another test that is even more important？"
"What is it？" I looked at my mother， puzzled．
"It is whether or not you can learn from your mistake，" my mom continued． "（3） ．To me， that is more important than what you scored on a test．"
（4） ．
After a few days of struggling，I finally understood what my mom had said．She was right．（5） I will walk away from this a better person．
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A． What my mom said really made me think B． My mom found out about my problem C． I should not pity myself because of this one bad test D． Learning from your mistakes will make you strong E． A smart girl did not pass the test |