In our lives， someone we know by（41） often encourages us．
Early one morning， I opened the window to find that the sun was shining everywhere． The sunshine warmed my face， making it comfortable． I started to play my beloved violin． When with all my efforts I was playing the climax （高潮部分） to the piece， a sound from next door got my attention．
I was attracted and had a special idea： "How wonderful if we played together!" I began to play pieces by Beethoven with my neighbor， one piece after another．
We played together so well that I was very interested in（42） she or he looked． Each time I thought about（43） playing together， I would move my lip， completely unnoticeably．
However， I couldn't understand why the violinist next door never responded （回应） when I knocked on the door． I was terribly disappointed．
A year later， I took part in a violin competition．（44） the event， I made a new friend，（45） name was Rita． "Let's welcome contestant number10， Rita．" the master of the ceremony announced．
This girl， who was my age， was deaf and dumb，（46） she had played the violin for eight years!
I saw Rita（47） walk onto the stage． She put the violin between her neck and shoulder and began to perform．
"The music is so（48） !" I said to myself．
It was（49） that a girl who was deaf and dumb could play such wonderful music． The audience warmly welcomed her．
What was even harder to believe was that the girl was my neighbor． It was fate that we should meet and become friends．
Rita's story made me realize that life is not always sunny or poetic． Sometimes there are strong storms and setbacks （挫折）． However， no matter what you（50） ， believe in yourself and work hard． You can succeed hard． You can succeed．
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41． A． chance |
B． feeling |
C． love |
D． hardship |
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42． A． what |
B． when |
C． how |
D． where |
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43． A． our |
B． my |
C． their |
D． your |
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44． A． Before |
B． At |
C． After |
D． Since |
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45． A． her |
B． his |
C． whose |
D． which |
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46． A． but |
B． though |
C． so |
D． and |
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47． A． happily |
B． freely |
C． noisily |
D． carefully |
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48． A． interesting |
B． familiar |
C． strange |
D． wonderful |
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49． A． unbelievable |
B． unfair |
C． unlucky |
D． unhappy |
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50． A． love |
B． like |
C． suffer |
D． enjoy |
Mark Twain， a famous writer in America， liked to play jokes on his friends．
One day， his friend lost his（36） ， and asked Mark Twain to pay the train ticket for him． But I don't have enough money．" Mark Twain said． After a while， Mark Twain said， "I have got a good idea． We can（37） the train together． When the conductor comes to check the tickets， you hide under my seat quickly． "
Later， however， when the conductor came to check the tickets， Mark Twain gave him two tickets ﹣ one for his friend， and（38） for himself． Then he said in a loud voice，" My friend is a nice person， but（39） strange． When he travels by train， he hates sitting on the seat，（40） he always lies on the floor under the seat．"
Of course all the people on the train looked at his poor friend under the seat and laughed at him loudly．
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36． A． watch |
B． way |
C． wallet |
D． work |
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37． A． get into |
B． get on |
C． get off |
D． get up |
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38． A． others |
B． the other |
C． another |
D． the others |
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39． A． a little |
B． little |
C． a few |
D． few |
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40． A． but |
B． and |
C． so |
D． or |
Keep More Food on the Table
It's said that in some parts of the world，people are facing the problem of hunger．So what can we do to help them？Here are some suggestions：
Cook from the fridge
Start with the fresh foods．If you have some in the fridge，use them first．Make a meal with what you have got instead of running out to the supermarket for something else．
Learn to read the labels
"Best﹣before"and"use﹣by"dates are more important．Learn to know the different periods of foods and know how to cook them in the right way．For example，black bananas are proper for baking，fresh vegetables are good in soups，and bread that is not fresh can be turned into small pieces．
Use the freezer（冷冻室）
The freezer can keep foods fresh until you are ready to cook them，and store the cooked foods until you're ready to eat them．It's also the best place for the remaining food．Mark the date of the food nearby，so it's easy to find the foods you need to eat first and you will never leave them there for too long．
Shop with a list
Plan meals ahead of time so that you know exactly what to buy．Doing this helps reduce food waste because it's possible to buy too much of a certain food and then forget to eat or cook it later．
Title：Keep More Food on the Table
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Some people are facing the problem of hunger． |
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Cook from the fridge It's a good idea to use the foods that you have first，especially the （82） fresh foods in the fridge． |
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Learn to read the labels It is important to know"best﹣before"and"use﹣by"dates of different foods and cooking them （83） properly/rightly/correctly ． |
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Use the freezer The freezer should be used to keep foods fresh and （84） stop/prevent/keep them from going bad． |
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Shop with a list It's necessary to plan meals ahead of time and shop with a list to reduce food （85） waste ． |
China has a long tradition of tea﹣drinking．However，coffee has become a more p（76） opular choice of Chinese people living abroad and in the big cities of China．
Su Beibei from China has been living in the United States for eight years．"I used to be a tea drinker before I came h（77） ere ，"she said，"Many people around me are coffee drinkers．So，I like coffee more than tea now．"
Yang Lin is in Shanghai．She says she drinks both for different r（78） easons ．She and her workmates like staying in a cafe （咖啡馆）and drinking coffee．So，it is a social event f（79） or her．She says tea is more about family memories．The smell of tea r（80） eminds her of her warm family．
thing real find hard beauty
Some of you might ask，"Are books （1） interesting？"Believe it or not，books provide many （2） that televisions or computers cannot．Since books use only words to tell a story，they can improve your imagination．The interesting words and sentences that are used in storytelling usually can't be （3） on TV or on websites．They are sometimes so （4）_ and moving that they can bring tears to your eyes．Books also help us to think （5） and deeper．As we continue to read，we ask ourselves questions and try to find answers．
Remember：the more you read，the more you grow．