From my father I have learned a lot． And I'm very thankful to him． I remember when I was a child， my father always got up very early． He was afraid to wake up others， so he（1） put on his clothes and went off to work． To arrive in time to open his tiny store at 8：30 he need to leave our apartment at 6：30． After all ，he had to take a bus and then the subway． The last（2） was a long walk through a neighborhood much of which was full of the smell of rubbish． I learned： it is very important to work． No（3） ．
When I was 12， I would， on some Saturdays， go to my father's store to（4） After helping set up the outside clothing display （陈列）， for the rest of the day， I'd watch to make sure no one stole anything． When I noticed someone looking（5） or strange， I would look the person in the eye， smile and say， "May I help you？" Usually that（6） but sometimes， someone would run off with something． The first time， I ran after the thief（7） my father shouted， "Martin， stop! There is no need to do that．" It's true that （8） ____ is more important than money．
After 10 years of hard work， he saved up enough money to buy his first car， a cheap one﹣he wouldn't buy one（9） he could afford to pay for it without borrowing money． I learned： buy only what you can afford． Buying（10） food and clothing won't make us go in debt （债务）． The unnecessary things won't give us happiness， which comes from achievement only．
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B． quietly |
C． easily |
D． suddenly |
（2）A． vacation |
B． location |
C． direction |
D． journey |
（3）A． excuse |
B． thought |
C． agreement |
D． situation |
（4）A． sell out |
B． help out |
C． work out |
D． set out |
（5）A． unexpected |
B． unusual |
C． unlucky |
D． unhappy |
（6）A． got |
B． failed |
C． worked |
D． took |
（7）A． or |
B． so |
C． and |
D． but |
（8）A． safety |
B． silence |
C． happiness |
D． success |
（9）A． if |
B． until |
C． when |
D． because |
（10）A． necessary |
B． special |
C． useless |
D． expensive |
One day， a man was walking by the corner of a street． Here he met（1） little boy holding a bird cage and selling the birds inside． He（2） （stop） and looked very sadly at the birds without freedom in front of him． The birds were screaming in the cage， trying to fly away．
After standing（3） a moment，he said to the boy，"How much does（4） （you） bird cost？ I want…"
"One fifty cents， sir，" the boy answered quickly．
"I am afraid that you are mistaken． I am not asking how much it is．"The man said，"I would like（5） （buy） all of them． What I ask is how much you want for them．"
Hearing this， the boy（6） （happy） counted the number of the birds in the cage．
"They cost five dollars．"
"Here（7） （be） the money! "The man passed the money． The boy counted excitedly． However， he then was（8） （surprise） to find all the birds had flown away．
"OH， my god， for what reason did you do that， sir？ You don't even get a bird!" The boy asked the man who set the birds free．
"My boy， let me tell you（9） I did this． " The man said， "I have no right to get them．Every life should be free and they are our（10） （friend） So we should give them freedom．"
A group of boys stood around a tree． "What a tall tree!" they said to each other， "It would be（1） to climb to the top!"
The group of boys then decided to play a game to（2） who could climb to the top of the tree first． Their mothers were sitting not far away， looking on at their．（3） as they played．
One of the climbers was an 8﹣year﹣old boy named David． He was the shortest child in the group．（4） thought he would win．
Then the game started． All of the boys tried their best to climb as high as they could． Although the other boys climbed faster than David in the beginning， he（5） the top of the tree fastest in the end．
His mother was（6） ．She asked him，"David，how did you reach the top of the tree so（7） ？"
"It was easy， "David said， "The other children． （8） looking down as they climbed．When they realized how high they were， they were afraid of（9） ． I， however，looked only up．When I saw how close I was， I kept going higher and higher，（10） I reached the top．"
It is true in life that if we just keep going forward without looking back， we are more likely to reach our goals．
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B． exciting |
C． dangerous |
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（2）A． believe |
B． think |
C． see |
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（3）A． students |
B． children |
C． teachers |
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（4）A． Nobody |
B． Somebody |
C． Everybody |
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（5）A． got up |
B． got on |
C． got to |
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（6）A． proud |
B． worried |
C． frightened |
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（7）A． carefully |
B． quickly |
C． quietly |
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（8）A． kept |
B． avoided |
C． practiced |
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（9）A． taking down |
B． falling down |
C． calming down |
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（10）A．if |
B． after |
C． until |
完形填空（共1小题）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Peter kept his eyes on the grounds． He felt like there was a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked home alone． It was the ________ day of his life． His mind would not stop thinking about what happened only just an hour ago on the soccer field． How could he have missed scoring that goal? He had let his whole team down． His stupid mistake made him angry． His team had lost the game because of him． He was really ________ that his coach might kick him off the team．
As soon as he walked through the door, his father asked, “ What’s wrong, son?” Peter’s feeling were written all over his face． “I ________ the game,” Peter replied． Then he went into his room without another word． Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father knocking on his bedroom door． He ________ the door to let him in．
“Look, Peter． I don’t know what happened． But whatever it was, don’t be too ________ worried on yourself．”
“I lost the game, Dad． I ________ my team． They’ll probably never let me play again．”
“Soccer is about team effort． You’re not the only reason your team lost． If you have a good team, you should support each other． Besides, winning or losing is only half the game． Another half is ________ how to communicate with your teammates and learning from your mistakes．
Peter didn’t say anything, but what his father said made him think ________ ．
The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage in his heart． “Hey, guys” he said to his ________ ． “I’m really sorry about yesterday． We were so close to winning that game． But I think if we ________ to pull together, we’re going to win the next one．”
To his surprise, his teammates all nodded in ________ ．
“Yeah,” they said, “don’t worry about it． It’s never just one person’s fault． We should think about how we can do better next time．”
Peter smiled． It made him feel lucky to know that he was on a winning team．
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完形填空（共1小题）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。A Little Coaching (指导)
I always felt nervous at the running race. I was too thin to be an athlete. So when our class needed a ________ in the two mile race around the lake, I hoped nobody would notice me.
I hid under a ________ when our teacher Bronto called the names of the runners. I got more nervous when I heard he called, “Noah! Where’s Noah? He’s in this race!”
He saw me under the tree and shouted, “Noah, we ________ a boy to run the two mile race.” He pushed me to the starting line(线). I pleaded(恳求) with him. “I don’t know the way around the lake!”
“It’s not a problem. Just ________ Craig and you’ll know the way.” Bronto smiled. Craig was the fastest runner in our class. Then Bronto said, “For the last hundred meters, just throw your head back and run.”
I stood next to Craig and trembled(颤抖). Then I heard the gun and sixteen of us started to run. I ran closely behind Craig.
But gradually(逐步地), the distance(距离) between Craig and me became wider.
It was ________ . I felt very tired. My energy was spent. I was about to give up. But then I looked ahead(向前) and ________ only three boys were in front of me. The crowd was shouting, but I could hear Bronto shouting, “Run!”
I threw my head back and told my legs to go. I never looked ahead and I never looked back for those last hundred meters. I felt ________ . Nobody was telling me what I was, or what I wasn’t. My legs were running a race against my brain and I was winning!
I didn’t know when I crossed the finish line. Bronto caught me and shouted, “You flew! You flew, man! ________! You passed two boys!”
However, the best prize that I got was ________. That year I discovered I could do a lot of things if I believe myself and put my energy into them.
I never got to say ________ to Bronto right after the race. But later, I saw him over the lake. He was coaching another kid. I had no doubt that the kid was also going to win.
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完形填空（共1小题）
I will never forget the Sunday afternoons I spent at my grandfather’s farm in western Pennsylvania when I was a little boy． Miles of winding stonewallsaround the house provided endless hours of ________for a city kid like me．
I can still remember one afternoon when I was eight years old． Since my first visit to the ________ , I’d wanted to beallowedto climb the stonewalls around the farm． My parents would never approve(赞同)． Still, my wish to climb across those walls grew so ________ ． One spring afternoon, I picked up all my courage and ________ the living room, where the adults were sitting and talking over tea after dinner．
“Can I climb the stonewalls?” I asked． Immediately the women in the room cried．“Heavens, no! You’ll 5 yourself!” I wasn’t too disappointed; their replywas just as I’d expected． But before I could leave the room, my ________ stopped me． “Wait a minute．” I heard him say, “Let the boy climb the stonewalls． He has to ________ to do things for himself．”
“Hurry up,” he said to me, “and come and see me when you get back”． For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls and had the ________ of my life． Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about myadventure(冒险)． I’ll never forget what he said． “Fred,” he said, smiling, “you made this day a ________ day just by being yourself． Always ________ , there’s only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are．”
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