At the age of 16， Einstein failed in several exams because he often played with some bad kids． One weekend morning， Einstein carried a fishing net and prepared to go fishing with those （1） ， his father stopped him and said to him calmly，" Einstein， you were spending too much time （2） ， so you failed in the exams． I'm （3） about your future with your mother．"
"What are you worrying about？ Jack and Robert also （4） ， but they went fishing as usual．"
"My boy， you can't think so，" Looking at Einstein， his father said lovingly， "There is a （5） in our hometown． I hope you can listen to it carefully．"
"There were two cats playing on the roof． （6） ， they fell into the chimney（烟囱）．When they climbed out of the chimney， one cat's face was dirty （7） the other's face was clean． Seeing the dirty﹣faced cat， the clean﹣faced one thought its own face was also dirty， so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its （8） ． The dirty﹣faced cat saw the clean﹣faced one， thinking its own face was clean as well， so it walked happily in the street．"
"Einstein， （9） can be your mirror（镜子）． Only you are your own mirror． Some of the kids are not strict with themselves． If you take them to be your mirror， even a （10） ___ person may become stupid．" Hearing this， Einstein was ashamed and lay down his fishing rod and returned to his small room． Since then， Einstein's face turned red． He put down his fishing net and returned to his small room．
After that， Einstein often took himself as a mirror to be （11） with himself and kept telling himself． " I am special， so I needn't be as common as others．" This was why Einstein （12） in his career．
1，000 people have 1，000 kinds of wishes in life． Different wishes will produce different （13） about life． You can learn from other people， but you can （14） follow others completely．
You must see yourself clearly， and know what you want to get． Your future doesn't （15） ___ how others act， but on what you are going to act．
（1）A． adults |
B． kids |
C． teachers |
D． artists |
（2）A． playing |
B． working |
C． reading |
D． studying |
（3）A． excited |
B． curious |
C． worried |
D． crazy |
（4）A． checked |
B． passed |
C． dreamed |
D． failed |
（5）A． song |
B． story |
C． speech |
D． saying |
（6）A． Luckily |
B． Hopefully |
C． Suddenly |
D． Naturally |
（7）A． while |
B． or |
C． so |
D． for |
（8）A． mouth |
B． tail |
C． nose |
D． face |
（9）A． somebody |
B． nobody |
C． anybody |
D． everybody |
（10）A． poor |
B． rich |
C． lazy |
D． clever |
（11）A． tired |
B． angry |
C． strict |
D． satisfied |
（12）A． regretted |
B． graduated |
C． succeeded |
D． survived |
（13）A． ideas |
B． reasons |
C． mistakes |
D． secrets |
（14）A． sometimes |
B． often |
C． always |
D． never |
（15）A． try on |
B． depend on |
C． live on |
D． insist on |
Last night I went to a concert of Chinese folk music．（46） piece which was played on the erhu especially moved me．I was made （47） （feel） sad and painful （48） _ （strong）．The piece （49） （name） Erquan Yingyue，but it was one of （50） _ （move） pieces of music that I've ever heard．The erhu sounded so sad （51） I almost cried along with it as I listened．Abing（52） was a folk musician wrote the music．He could play many musical（53） （instrument） with his father's help．By age 17，he was known（54） his musical skills．Today，Abing's Erquan Yingyue is a piece which all the greatest Erhu masters play and praise．It （55） （ become ） one of China's．
Henry Bond was about ten years old when his father died．His mother found it（16） _ to provide for a large family．By good management，however，she（17） to do so，and also to send Henry，the oldest，to school，and to buy him，for the most parts such books as he needed．
At one time，however．Henry wanted a（18） in order to join a class，and his mother could not（19） him with the money to buy it．He was very much troubled about it，and went to bed with a heavy heart，thinking what could be done．
（20） he woke in the morning，he found that a deep snow had fallen，and the cold wind was blowing（21） ．"Ah，"said he，"every problem brings an advantage for some people，"
He rose，ran to the house of a neighbor，and offered his service to dear a path around his house．The（22） was accepted．When he had completed this work，and received his pay，he went to（23） place for the same purpose，and then to another，until he had gotten enough money to buy a grammar．
When school began，Henry was（24） his seat，the happiest boy there，ready to begin the lesson in his new book．
From that time，Henry was always the first in all his classes．He knew no such word as fail，but always（25） in all he tried．Having the will，he always found the way．
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16．A．successful |
B．easy |
C．difficult |
D．important |
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17．A．agreed |
B．managed |
C．decided |
D．tried |
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18．A．seat |
B．notebook |
C．schoolbag |
D．grammar |
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19．A．provide |
B．protect |
C．promise |
D．produce |
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20．A．Because |
B．If |
C．As soon as |
D．Until |
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21．A．quietly |
B．slowly |
C．hard |
D．hardly |
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22．A．offer |
B．agreement |
C．plan |
D．decision |
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23．A．other |
B．another |
C．the other |
D．some |
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24．A．over |
B．in |
C．at |
D．with |
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25．A．resulted |
B．arrived |
C．failed |
D．succeeded． |
Everyone has his derams of the future．But do you know （81）w future really is？I think future is now．That is to say．we （82）m treasure（珍惜） every minute and second．
There is old English （83）s ．"Gain time，gain life"Then what is time？Time is something （84）t can't be seen or touched，but we feel it passing by．Time is always with us．We often say"Time is money"．but it is more valuable （85）t money，beacuse when money is spent．we can earn it back．But if time is gone （86）a ．it will never return．That′s why we say time is priceless．
Grasping the present is grasping the future．As students，we should work hard in （87）o _ to creat a bright future of own．We should （88）m the best use of every hour and be the master today．We should do everything as （89）p ．And never put off what can be done today till tomorrow．
Time and tide （90）w for no man．If you waste today，you will regret tomorrow．
The five boys attended a birthday party last Sunday and they enjoyed （they）very much．
Group treats everyone with kindness and （warm），spreading positive energy．