For Pineda， it was a long way to succeed．
His story began in El Salvador； where he was born with something wrong with his mouth． He had great（1） in speaking． At age 2， his family's house burned down． Pineda was hurt（2） ，and his legs needed to be cut． His mother died when he was 8， and he（3） years on the streets before he was taken in by an orphanage（孤儿院）．
Finally， at the orphanage， Pineda began to receive support and encouragement． He taught himself to play the guitar． He began his（4） with other musicians． Then the group went to Chicago， where Pineda， then 18，（5） the attention of many people， who wondered what they could do to help him．
A hospital offered him free medical care． A rich man agreed to（6） for Pineda's tickets to and from El Salvador．
When he was in the hospital， Pineda began（7） music， and wondered if he might be able to record his own album（音乐专辑）．Soon with the help of a musician， "The Sound of Gratitude（感激）" was born． On October 15th， Pineda went to a Chicago club to（8） D his new songs to strangers， and to the friends who had helped him come so far．
It was （9） that Pineda had come into such a good luck， after having so many years of hardship（艰难）． "We have a（10） in El Salvador， ' Suffer（受难） first， then enjoy．' I guess that's what's happening． " he said．
（1）A． preparation |
B． difficulty |
C． development |
D． conversation |
（2）A． politely |
B． wisely |
C． simply |
D． seriously |
（3）A． spent |
B． used |
C． cost |
D． took |
（4）A． speech |
B． education |
C． performance |
D． suggestion |
（5）A． influenced |
B． caught |
C． refused． |
D． separated |
（6）A． ask |
B． look |
C． pay |
D． wait |
（7）A． writing |
B． lending |
C． selling |
D． praising |
（8）A． learn |
B． lead |
C． find |
D． play |
（9）A． freezing |
B． amazing |
C． outgoing |
D． embarrassing |
（10）A． meeting |
B． crossing |
C． saying |
D． meaning |
A better town for teenagers
I believe there are many things that we can do to make life in our town a lot better for teenagers．
First of all， I think more bike lanes should（1） （build）． A lot of teenagers in my town bike everywhere， （2） it's very dangerous because there is a lot of traffic． If there are more bike lanes in the future， it will be much （3） （safe） for us．
（4） （two）， I believe that we need more places for teenagers to go to． （5） my opinion， teenagers won't cause problems in the street if there are more places for us to go to． So we need more（6） （club） and other places where we can meet．
Thirdly， teenagers here need more sports facilities． There （7） （be） places to play ball games so far like tennis and basketball， but what about other sports，（8） skating and rollerblading？
Finally， I'm sure we'll make the town better（9） we don't drop litter． If we all do something（10） （help） now， our town will be much better for everyone in the future．
Smoking has not been allowed in public places in England since July 2007． This was a successful（1） （决定）made by the government in years． It was popular with most people． In a survey last month， 78% of the people said they would still（2） （支持） the smoking ban．
It is now much more pleasant to go into a pub or a （3） （餐馆）． Before that， pubs were filled with smoke which made you cough and made your hair and clothes （4） （发出气味）． However， （5） （最近）， a study shows that 16% of the bar and pub owners are upset to notice a drop in business,because smokers prefer killing time at home and （6） （很少地） go out for a drink．
No smoking in public places is good for people's （7） （健康）． 400， 000 people in England have given up smoking（8） （慢慢地） and the number of people with heart problems has fallen by more than 2%． It also has a good （9） （影响） on non﹣smokers． For example， the number of children with asthma has dropped by around 20%．
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A． convenient B． opposite C． weight D． develop E． valuable F． smooth |
（1）I like music as it can help me relax after a long week at work．
（2）Larry has put on too much because of his unbalanced diet．
（3）The big old tree the school in my hometown has left many sweet memories．
（4）It is very to take the train to Beijing from Huzhou． It only takes about four hours to get there．
（5）Doing some chores at home helps to children's independence and make their future lives easier．
（6）I was shocked to see so many things on show in the museum． Most of them were from Tang Dynasty．
Moatton town为缓解交通拥堵，正计划修建一条公路．Mr Green要求学生对修路可能带来的影响作调查并撰写报告．下面是一位学生的报告及Mr Green的修改建议，请仔细阅读，将A﹣E分别填入相应的空格中，完成修改任务．
You need a title here．
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This report will look at the effect that the new road near Moatton will have on the people who live there． The road is being designed to direct traffic away from the center of Moatton， just outside the town．
（2） （ Divide your report into two parts．）
1．（3） ．（List some information． ）
2． Fewer cars will mean less noise and pollution in the town．
3． Fewer cars will also mean the town is less crowded．
（4） （Divide your report into two parts．）
1． There will be lots of noise when building the road．
2． If fewer people drive through Moatton， then fewer people will stop to shop there． This will be bad for local business．
3． The road will be near somewhere people live． These people will live next to a noisy and busy road．
Conclusion
（5） ．（ Show your opinion here．）There are disadvantages to the new road， but it will make Moatton a nicer place to live， visit and shop．
A． Advantages of the new road．
B． Disadvantages of the new road．
C． New road in Moatton
D． The new road will reduce the number of cars in Moatton．
E． I think that the new road will be a good thing for Moatton．
In San Francisco， I had this amazing experience． While I was waiting for the bus， I saw a homeless person carrying a（1） which said that he would like a cup of hot coffee．
As soon as I（2） it， I knew it was time for me to carry out the task． I joyfully ran across the street， thinking that getting（3） a cup of hot coffee would be great． I went to Uncle Bob's nearby and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me a（4） ． I then walked back to the street corner where the man had（5） ．As I went up to him， I could see that the（6） I got， the more joy in his eyes I could see．
When I（7） him the hot coffee， I just said， "This is（8） you， my dear． "I could see so much（9） in his face and even a tear （眼泪） was running down． He kept thanking me and holding his coffee like the biggest（10） and prize in his life． It made me cry that a（n）（11） action can bring so much joy and make someone feel really warm．
I walked back to the（12） with such a happy hop． When the bus driver opened the door and I wanted to pay the bus fee，（13） ， he waved me through and said， "Honey， you don't need to pay． This is on me． " He explained that it（14） his heart to see that I gave away free coffee．
This（15） moment was the warmest in my heart and it gave my day and my life a brand new start． It brings me such a joy to simply love and bless．
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（1）A． poster |
B． notice |
C． picture |
D． sign |
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（2）A． reached |
B． read |
C． faced |
D． held |
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（3）A． me |
B． you |
C． her |
D． him |
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（4）A． ticket |
B． hand |
C． coffee |
D． prize |
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（5）A． stayed |
B． visited |
C． shared |
D． expected |
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（6）A． better |
B． closer |
C． farther |
D． more |
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（7）A． showed |
B． sold |
C． handed |
D． made |
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（8）A． for |
B． with |
C． from |
D． about |
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（9）A． sadness |
B． worry |
C． joy |
D． hope |
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（10）A． lesson |
B． treasure |
C． secret |
D． chance |
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（11）A． unusual |
B． simple |
C． strange |
D． careless |
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（12）A． homeless person |
B． young lady |
C． coffee shop |
D． bus stop |
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（13）A． in the end |
B． in fact |
C． to my surprise |
D． to be honest |
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（14）A． took |
B． touched |
C． broke |
D． controlled |
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（15）A． lucky |
B． interesting |
C． amazing |
D． successful |