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win；stick to；busy；study；kindness；look up to；beat |
（1）Students are always much before exams than usual．
（2）Have you ever considered abroad after graduating from school？
（3）Many teenagers those space heroes and hope to become like them．
（4）Children in poor areas can have breakfast for free because of people's ．
（5）Wu Dajing the first place in the men's short﹣track speedskating 500﹣meter final in February at the 2018 Winter Olympics．
Nowadays， the attraction of the latest electronic products drives most people crazy． People own more e﹣products such as smartphone， iPad and so on．They check their smartphones from time to time and have less communication．
It is believed that smartphones are of great importance in our life． To begin with， it offers us convenient ways to communicate with each other． Using it，we can make friends with people around the world with common apps such as QQ， WeChat． Besides， smartphones make our life more colorful． We can enjoy ourselves through videos， music， photos and Internet surfing．
Yet， it does have some negative effects． Firstly，smartphones take up one's spare time， which reduces face﹣to﹣face communication， and makes people gradually lose the ability of communication in their real life． In addition， using smartphones too much is harmful both mentally and physically，which affects people's daily life．
Therefore， it is important for us to make a wise choice of using smartphones．Whenever possible，remember to take our time to have a face﹣to﹣face talk with our family and friends．Certainly it will help build a warm and close relationship．
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Say "No" to Smartphone Addiction（上瘾） |
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Advantages of smartphones |
To begin with， it （1） us with convenient ways to communicate with each other． Using it， we can make friends with people around the world． Besides， we can enjoy ourselves（2） videos， music， photos and Internet surfing． |
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Disadvantages of smartphones |
Firstly，smartphones take up our spare time and make people gradually lose the （3） of communication in their real life． In addition， using smartphones too much is （4） both mentally and physically． |
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In a word， it is important for us （5） a wise choice of using smartphones． |
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One day， I was in front of the mall cleaning my car． A man was coming my way from across the parking lot．
From the（1） of him， he had no car， no home， no clean clothes， and no money．He sat down in front of the bus stop， but looked like that he had no money to（2） the bus．"That's a very（3） car，" he said． He was ragged（衣衫褴褛的）but looked satisfied． I answered， "Thanks，" and then（4） cleaning my car． He sat there（5） when I worked．The expected beg（乞讨）（6） money never came．After a while，I said to（7） ，"Ask him if he needs any help．" I was（8） that he would say "yes"．"Do you need any help？" I asked．He answered in two（9） but meaningful words "And you？" I had been feeling high，successful and important （10） those two words （11） me． I did need help，and maybe it was not for a bus ticket or a place to sleep． I （12） my wallet and gave him not only enough money for a bus ticket， but enough to get a warm meal and a place to sleep for the day．
Later， I realized the man was not just a homeless stranger but a teacher who taught me that being comfortable with oneself is the best way to live better． How great and wise he is!
And those two simple words still sound （13） ．No matter how much you （14） ，no matter how much you have achieved， you need help too． No matter how little you have， no matter how you are filled with （15） ， even without money or a place to sleep， you can give help．
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（1）A． words |
B． manners |
C． actions |
D． looks |
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（2）A． buy |
B． take |
C． drive |
D． stop |
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（3）A． old |
B． common |
C． expensive |
D． nice |
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（4）A． finished |
B． stopped |
C． continued |
D． began |
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（5）A． quietly |
B． slowly |
C． quickly |
D． loudly |
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（6）A． in |
B． on |
C． for |
D． from |
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（7）A． myself |
B． himself |
C． itself |
D． herself |
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（8）A． afraid |
B． happy |
C． sure |
D． nervous |
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（9）A． harmful |
B． strange |
C． new |
D． simple |
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（10）A． until |
B． when |
C． after |
D． unless |
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（11）A． examined |
B． shocked |
C． created |
D． believed |
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（12）A． went out |
B． found out |
C． worked out |
D． took out |
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（13）A． true |
B． honest |
C． difficult |
D． easy |
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（14）A． eat |
B． have |
C． use |
D． think |
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（15）A． shyness |
B． happiness |
C． sadness |
D． problems |
World famous scientist Stephen Hawking（霍金） died（1） the age of seventy﹣six in his home in Cambridge， England on March 14． British Prime Minister Theresa May said Hawking was one of（2） （great） scientists of his time． She also said，"His achievements will not（3） （forget）．
Hawking was one of the most respected scientists in the modern history of（4） ['fIzIks]． Because of an uncommon disease（疾病）， he was kept to a wheelchair． （5） However ， the disease did not stop Hawking from studying． He used every new day that life offered（6） （continue） his research of the universe（宇宙）． He said， "Where there is life， there is hope．" He developed（7） a way of thinking about problems in his mind to reach a solution．
This way of thinking has led to his important discoveries． He was（8） （one） person to present the idea of some special energy in the universe． At the same time， Hawking tried to explain many of these difficult（9） （science） ideas to more people． He（10） （write） several popular science books， including the bestseller A Brief History of Time which made him a household（家喻户晓的） name．
Stephen Hawking spent his whole life understanding the universe． He is， no doubt， a legendary（传奇的） scientist of all time．
One day， when a successful businessman opened the door of his car， a dog sleeping（1） his car suddenly came out and bit（咬） his leg! He threw a stone at the dog， （2） he was not able to hit it． How angry he was!
Upon（3） his office， the businessman called a meeting of the workers． He took out his anger（愤怒） on them． Gradually， the businessman's anger（4） the company．
The businessman was still angry after returning home． His wife asked him， "Why are you so late today？" The man （5） ， "I didn't go to the office to play soccer． I went to work． So don't ask such stupid questions!"
His wife was troubled about being shouted at（6） ． She turned her anger on their son who was watching TV． "This is all you do． You have no（7） in studying! Turn off the TV now!" she shouted．
The son became（8） as well． He walked out of his house and saw a dog passing by． He picked up a stone and threw it at the dog（9） ． The dog ran away， barking（犬吠） in pain．
Sometimes， when we are angry about something， we might take out our anger on（10） ． We should learn to control our anger．
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（1）A． on |
B． near |
C． in front of |
D． under |
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（2）A． although |
B．if |
C． unless |
D． so |
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（3）A． cleaning |
B． repairing |
C． filling |
D． reaching |
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（4）A． ran into |
B． came over |
C． spread through |
D． rose up |
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（5）A． answered |
B． shouted |
C． repeated |
D． said |
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（6）A． for no reason |
B． after a while |
C． in that case |
D． by the way |
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（7）A． time |
B． interest |
C． choice |
D． attention |
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（8）A． relaxed |
B． lonely |
C． upset |
D． helpless |
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（9）A． angrily |
B． actually |
C． simply |
D． painfully |
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（10）A． another |
B． any other |
C． other |
D． others |