Basketball can be fun， or it can be trouble． People gather around a ball， but their reactions （反应） often go （1） the object． It was a terribly hot summer day when the group of us appeared on the basketball court． Silently， we （2） up and played， as always． The sun was a big " squeezer （挤压者）"， as it not only squeezed out of us sweet （汗水） and （3） ， but also our unhappy feelings． Body contact became more and more often， and we could all （4） the attacks of elbows （肘部）． After another round of game， one of the players and I fell to the ground at the same time． From his burning eyeballs． I could see a （5） was almost unavoidable．
It suddenly came to me that my tins of Cola were lying on the ground， about an inch away from me． "Buddy， hot down here． What about a （6） ？" I said to him． （7） _ I rolled （滚动） one to him， looking at him in the eyes with my most sincere facial expression． "I guess I'm quite fine． Lucky no （8） bones or we'll end up in the hospital! " I said．
Other players watching nearby all laughed． I could clearly see some movement on his face． My （9） did work! He picked the Cola up， tried to open it， and walked over． As he passed by my side， he （10） his left hand， and smiled at me． I smiled back， took his hand， and gave him a light shake．
A gentle wind caught me on the face as I returned to the basketball court． The sun continued to provide （11） for us． What could be better than a group of school students （12） basketball skills on a warm， sunny afternoon？
（1）A． towards |
B． about |
C． beyond |
D． for |
（2）A． teamed |
B． cheered |
C． cooked |
D． caught |
（3）A． time |
B． energy |
C． health |
D． pride |
（4）A． accept |
B． afford |
C． smell |
D． feel |
（5）A． match |
B． fight |
C． touch |
D． risk |
（6）A． game |
B． talk |
C． drink |
D． ball |
（7）A． Angrily |
B． Equally |
C． Guiltily |
D． Carefully |
（8）A． lazy |
B． hidden |
C． medical |
D． broken |
（9）A． humor |
B． chance |
C． advice |
D． trust |
（10）A． looked at |
B． thought of |
C． put away |
D． held out |
（11）A． worry |
B． warmth |
C． stress |
D． peace |
（12）A． protecting |
B． encouraging |
C． exchanging |
D． comparing |
Recently Steve had a car accident and his car was broken． So until the car was （1） he had to go to work by subway． One day， he noticed a （2） guy at the station at night． He felt （3） for him， so he gave him some money．
The homeless guy thanked him for it． The next day again， he noticed the homeless guy at the same place． This time Steve （4） him a meal． The homeless guy thanked him for his （5） ． But Steve got curious（好奇的）and asked， "How did you get to this（6） ？"
（7） a smile， the homeless guy said， "By showing love．" Steve didn't（8） it， so he asked him， "What do you mean by that？" The homeless guy replied， "In my whole life， I made sure that everyone was happy． No matter what happened in my life， I always helped everyone．"
Steve asked him， "Do you （9） it？"， to which the homeless guy replied， "No． It just breaks my heart that the very people I gave money to wouldn't give me a coin （10） I was in need． Son， it is better to build your own house and invite someone in for shelter（庇护）than to（11） them your bricks（砖）while you are building yours． Because one day when you turn around and look at the place where you planned to build your house， it will be an empty （12） ． Then you are the one looking for bricks．"
Steve understood what the homeless guy meant and thanked him for the good （13） ．
Helping others is a good thing． But sometimes， while we are helping others， we （14） our own problems and needs． One must remember that sometimes sharing is better than giving away． You can do a lot more by being in a（15） position instead of bringing yourself into a weaker situation．
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（1）A． old |
B． cheap |
C． ready |
D． dirty |
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（2）A． rich |
B． homeless |
C． smart |
D． handsome |
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（3）A． happy |
B． sorry |
C． angry |
D．excited |
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（4）A． told |
B． lent |
C． sold |
D． bought |
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（5）A． shyness |
B． sadness |
C． kindness |
D． illness |
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（6）A． point |
B． hotel |
C． station |
D． restaurant |
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（7）A． For |
B． From |
C． With |
D．About |
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（8）A． finish |
B． discuss |
C． describe |
D． understand |
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（9）A． regret |
B． need |
C． study |
D．plan |
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（10）A． since |
B． before |
C． when |
D． unless |
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（11）A． order |
B． offer |
C． show |
D． throw |
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（12）A． lot |
B． room |
C． store |
D． house |
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（13）A． meal |
B． advice |
C． gift |
D． question |
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（14）A． forget |
B． believe |
C． protect |
D． remember |
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（15）A． difficult |
B． strange |
C． special |
D． strong |
A young couple decided to go c（1） in the mountains to celebrate their first year of marriage（结婚）． They took with them the t（2） they would need ﹣ warm clothes， food and a tent．
They went up to the mountains and f（3） a fine place to set up their tent． Then they decided to go for a hike（徒步旅行）to see more of the mountains．
A（4） a long hike， they went back to their camp， built a fire and cooked d（5） ． Finally， it was time to go to sleep．
Sometime in the middle of the n（6） ， the wife woke up her husband and said："Look up at the sky． What do you see？ "
Her husband answered，"I see m（7） of stars in the sky． "
His wife said："That's right． W（8） does that mean to you？ "
The husband said："Well， if there are so many stars out there ， that means there might a（9） be a planet just like ours． And if that's true， then there could be life on one of those planets． That's kind of e（10） !"
His wife said："You are wrong． It means that someone has stolen our tent! "
If you've ever stayed up late and then gotten up early the next day， you know what it's like not to get enough sleep． It's very uncomfortable feeling． In fact， for many years scientists （1） （believe） that sleep is like food ﹣ if we don't get enough of it， we might get sick or even die． But now they （2） （start）to wonder just how much sleep we need．
Researchers at Imperial College London did a study on fruit flies（果蝇）． They found that flies that slept for very short periods of time ﹣ about72 minutes a day ﹣still（3） （live） about as long as flies that slept for normal amounts of time． One of the female slept for just 4 minutes each day on average． This has led the researchers to wonder if sleep is less necessary than we previously thought．
Humans are very different from fruit flies． Sleep（4） （help） repair tissue （组织） when our bodies perform a lot of maintenance （维护）． Sleeping allows our bodies（5） （get） well again from the stress we experience each day．
But can we really die from not seeping？ No humans have died so far from （6） （stay） awake for too long． The current（现在的）world record for sleeplessness （7） （hold） by Randy Gardner from the US， who stayed awake for 11 days and 25 minutes in 1964．
Scientist have not yet found any animals that don't sleep at all． Even animals that only seep for short periods are not completely sleepless．
He is a （love） boy， very gentle and caring．
He won the （two） place in the dragon boat race．