Over 2,000 years ago, in China,there lived a boy called Confucius. When he was o(1) three, his father died. His mother was very poor. In those days people had to pay to go to school and his mother did not have enough m(2) to send him.
As Confucius grew up he wanted to learn things. So he d(3) to teach himself.Unfortunately he was a strange﹣looking boy. The other children pointed and made fun of him. They called him names and laughed at him. Confucius got very upset, but he was a kind gentle boy and did not fight b(4) .
Confucius did not play with other children. He went off to talk to holy men in the temple and learned from them. He t(5) to artists and musicians and learned from them. If he tried to do something difficult, he kept trying over and over again u(6) he learned how to do it. In this way the boy taught himself to read and w(7) and learned lots of interesting things. Confucius grew up to be a very c(8) man.
When he was a man, Confucius became the ruler of the city of Changtu. People were very h(9) when he was their leader. He used his abilities and skills in a w(10) way.
People sometimes call him the greatest man who ever lived. We still remember many of his sayings today.
The Inuit people of North America used to be called Eskimos. (1) Their lives have changed a lot in 30 years.
The Inuit people used to live in igloos (冰屋)in winter, but today, many of them live in houses in small towns. They used to hunt seals (海豹).(2) Many of them still wear seal﹣skin clothes today because they are very warm. Remember, the weather is very cold for many months of the year.
Mariano Tagalik, a 65﹣year﹣old Inuit, told us a little about her past life." Our winter igloos were very warm. We cooked inside, so sometimes it got too hot. (3) In the short summers, we lived in seal﹣skin tents, but I spent as much time as possible playing outside. "
To move over the snow, Inuit people wore special snowshoes on their feet.(4) These machines can travel long distances(距离)in a short time. In the past, it took them days or weeks to travel the same distance.
(5) , and they learnt everything from their parents. Now, like all North
Americans,they go to school for about ten years. Life is not as hard as it used to be,but many of the older Inuits hate modem life and want to go back to the old days.
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A.I took off most of my clothes when I was in our igloo
B.Inuit children never went to school
C.They are now named Inuits which means "the people"instead of Eskimos
D.Today many Inuits ride snowmobiles
E. They ate the meat and made clothes from the fur (皮毛)
A.happily B. sad C. everything D. what E.but F.park
G.nothing H.to I.why J.walking K.how L.put
There was a time when I had some difficulties in my life. I felt(1) all day long. Nobody could make me cheerful. One thing that happened made me change.
One day, I went to the(2) for a rest. There was an empty bench and I sat down. Suddenly, a young boy came around. "Did you see(3) I found?" he asked in excitement.I looked down and saw a small withered(枯萎的)flower lying in his hands. Seeing this, I felt even more depressed(沮丧的),I wanted him to go away, so I smiled to him and then turned my back.
However, instead of(4) away, the boy sat next to me. "It smells good and it's beautiful, too! That ' s(5) I picked it up," he said. " Here,it's for you." I knew I had to take it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower and said, "Thank you!" I waited,but the boy didn't(6) the flower in my hand. He just held the flower and didn't t move. It was not until then that I noticed the boy could see (7) .
I took the flower with tears and said, "Thanks a lot! You have picked up the best one." "My pleasure." the boy replied (8) ,and then ran away. The boy couldn't see, (9) in his imagination(想象),the world was beautiful. I saw a withered flower, while he"saw"a beautiful flower.
I held the flower up (10) my nose and took a deep breath. I smelt the fragrance(香味) of it. It was indeed (的确)the most beautiful flower.
Anna: Good morning, Mary!
Mary: (1) ,Anna!
Anna: Junior high school days are over. I'll miss all of my teachers.
Mary:(2) ?
Anna: Mr. Brown. I like him best.
Mary: I like him, too. His classes were great and we were(3) at English than before.
Anna: Because of him, my English scores doubled.
Mary: Shall we do something to express our thanks before leaving?
Anna: Sure.(4) singing a song for him?
Mary: That will be great. We can sing in the party.
Anna: Do you mean the party on Wednesday?
Mary: (5) . Let's start to practice right now.
A.Why don't you ask him to turn it down?
B.What's wrong with you?
C.It sounds like a good idea
D.You' re welcome.
E.I don't think so.
F. I have made several mistakes so far this week.
Betty: Hi, John.(1) You look upset.
John : Oh, Betty. Mr. Green is angry with me.
Betty: Mr. Green? He is a kind man, How come?
John: Well.(2) I even forgot to tell him there was an important meeting today, so he got angry with me.
Betty: But I don't understand. You're careful all the time.
John: Yeah,.But I can't sleep well recently because my new neighbor is always turning the TV on loudly until midnight.
Betty:(3)
John: It's difficult. I don't know him yet.
Betty: If you don't want to see him, just write him a note.
John : (4) I'll have a try. But I'm still worried about how to cheer Mr. Green up.
Betty: I think you should say sorry to him and explain what's happening to you.
John :OK. Thanks for your advice.
Betty : (5)
It's still raining.We'd better keep (wait)for a while.