A Day at the Nature Center
Emma stared（凝视） sadly out of the window of the bus． Only 50 miles outside town was the farm． She thought about the farm all the time， especially the animals．
When her family sold the farm and moved to nearby town，Emma was excited． But when she got to the new school， she felt very lonely．
With a sigh（叹气），Emma turned her attention back to the present．The bus came to a stop． "Welcome to the Leinweber Nature Center，" her teacher said．"A guide will give us a presentation about animals，and then you'll help to feed the baby squirrels， now， I want everyone to find a partner．"
Emma didn't have any friends yet﹣who would be her partner？ Emma got close to Julia， a talkative and outgoing girl． "Could I be your partner？" Emma asked uncertainly．
"Sure，" said Julia warmly．
Together， the girls walked into the center． After the presentation， a keeper showed them how to hold the bottle of milk for baby squirrels． Then the girls started to feed their own baby squirrels．
After the babies finished eating， the keeper asked，"Would you like to help feed the adult squirrels，too？"
Emma was quick to volunteer， but when the keeper opened the first cage， the squirrel inside jumped out． Emma remained calm（镇静的）， held out her hand， made quiet sounds， and then quickly got it．
" Wow!" Julia said． "You're always so quiet， I thought you were afraid of everything， but you were brave．"
"I know that when animals are frightened or excited， you have to stay calm．"
The keeper nodded in agreement and asked Emma，"Would you be interested in volunteering to help out with the animals at the center？"
"Interested？ I would love to work here! What an opportunity!" Emma was excited．
That afternoon， in the bus on the way back to school，Emma sat next to Julia，her new friend．A rush of new found happiness washed over her．
（1）How did Emma feel when she got to the new school？
A． Lonely．
B． Lucky．
C． Surprised．
D． Angry．
（2）At the nature center， Emma and Julia ．
A． took a chance to be tour guides
B． helped to feed the baby squirrels
C． asked the keeper many questions
D． made a presentation about nature
（3）On the way back to school， Emma felt happy because ．
A． the volunteers warmly welcomed her
B． the teacher praised her for her bravery
C． she found a place to care for animals and made a friend
D． she went back to the farm and learned a lot about animals
It's a relaxing and / 'pi：sfl / place near a lake．
I'm comfortable speaking / frentʃ/ now．
Here is a famous story about the Great Wall of China． The story happened in the Qin Dynasty．（1） Do you want to know more about the love story？
One day， the emperor， Qin Shi Huang， ordered his soldiers（士兵） to capture（俘虏） some young men． He sent the young men to build the Great Wall of China．
A young man named Fan Xiliang didn't want to get captured． （2） He had nowhere to go and didn't know where to hide． When he heard the soldiers coming towards him，he was terrified．
At that time， a woman named Lady Meng Jiang was passing by Fan Xiliang． She saw the poor man and saved him． Fan Xiliang said thanks to Lady Meng Jiang．（3） Later on they got married．
Unfortunately， Fan Xiliang was found and captured． He was sent to the Great Wall and worked there．
Lady Meng Jiang waited for her husband day and night． Winter came， but Fan Xiliang failed to return． （4） She took the warm clothes to the Great Wall， but she didn't find Fan Xiliang．
Someone told her that Fan Xiliang had died and that he was buried in the Great Wall．（5）
She cried so sadly that a part of the Great Wall collapsed（倒塌） and she finally found Fan Xiliang's body．
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A． Lady Meng Jiang stayed by the wall and kept crying day and night． B． They fell in love with each other． C． He ran away from his home and planned to hide somewhere． D．It was a moving love story， E． Lady Meng Jiang prepared some warm clothes for her husband． |
I went to school in China for four years and for another six years in Canada． There are two teachers from these countries that really impressed me even though they are very（1） ．
When I（2） to Canada， I couldn't even order food on the flight． After two months on an ESL （English as a Second Language） course， I got my first（3） card． My mark in English was 65． I was very（4） ． I couldn't（5） what would be said at the parent﹣teacher interview．
"Hello!" Mrs． Franceschini welcomed my parents． "Richard just came to Canada a few months ago． I am amazed at how his English has（6） so fast，" she said． "On his first day， he was very shy and only used（7） words． Now he can answer and ask questions by usin whole sentences．"
（8） many other Chinese parents， my mom asked if she could give me extra homework． "Don't worry． Richard is already working very hard，" Mrs． Franceschini laughed． Then she shook my hand． "Richard， you did a good job． I am（9） of you!" she said．
Back in Shanghai， my teacher Miss Li was very（10） ． In a test， my average（平均分）was 97， top of the class． I was proud to take parents（11） the interview．
Miss Li told my parents， "Feng Yu is doing pretty well． But because of his（12） ． he lost 3 points in math． Otherwise he would be the top of the school．"
I thought she was being（13） to me． But when I was about to leave， I realized Miss Li was ver nice． She hosted a party for me and gave me a big card． Her phone number and e﹣mials's address were on the card． "Feng Yu， you re my best student． I（14） you a sucessful life，" she wrote． "If you want to talk or need any help， I am always here for you．"
Miss Li and Mrs． Franceschini are both great teachers， just in different ways． One built up my learning abilities．（15） gave me tons of confidence and made learning enjoyable． I'm proud to have had them as my teachers．
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（1）A． kind |
B．strict |
C． similar |
D． different |
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（2）A． moved |
B． arrived |
C． reached |
D． visited |
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（3）A． birthday |
B． green |
C． report |
D． ID |
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（4）A． satisfied |
B． upset |
C． curious |
D． careful |
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（5）A． imagine |
B． tell |
C． wonder |
D． doubt |
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（6）A． changed |
B． improved |
C． spoken |
D． increased |
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（7）A． long |
B．popular |
C． simple |
D． complete |
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（8）A． With |
B． Except |
C． Against |
D． Like |
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（9）A． proud |
B． certain |
C． afraid |
D．free |
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（10）A． patient |
B． strict |
C． friendly |
D． hard﹣working |
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（11）A． in |
B． off |
C． to |
D． up |
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（12）A． method |
B． action |
C． habit |
D． carelessness |
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（13）A． unfair |
B． nice |
C． crazy |
D． polite |
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（14）A． hope |
B． prepare |
C． offer |
D． wish |
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（15）A． Other |
B． The other |
C． Another |
D． The others |
在新的旅行启程之际，不应忘了你来自何处．
As you ，you shouldn't forget where you came from．