"Today I will give you a special test，" said the English teacher with a smile on his face．
All the students sat up straight and（16） for the test to begin． The teacher began to（17） the test papers to all the students． （18） he finished handing out the test papers， he asked them to begin．
The students were very （19） to see that there was not a question but a black dot（圆点） in the centre of the paper． The teacher （20） the students' surprise and said， "I want you to（21） about what you see there．"
At the end of the class， the teacher took all the students' answer sheets（答题纸） and read the answers． （22） of them described the black dot． After reading all the answers， the teacher said， "Here everyone only paid attention to the black dot， （23）_____ no one wrote about the white paper．" The whole class listened（24） ， because they were afraid to fail in the exam．
Then the teacher said， "Don't worry about your（25） for this test． I just want you to think about our life． The white paper is like our whole life and the black dot in the centre of the paper （26） problems in our daily life．"
Our life is a （27） given to us by God（上帝）， with love and care． （28） ， we just pay attention to the problems like illnesses and poverty （贫穷）， and never see that these problems are very （29） compared to everything else we have in our life．
So we should try to take our eye off our problems and（30） each moment life gives us．
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16． A． searched |
B． looked |
C． voted |
D． waited |
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17． A． e﹣mail |
B． sell |
C． give |
D． donate |
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18． A． After |
B． Before |
C． Until |
D． While |
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19． A． happy |
B． surprised |
C． excited |
D． sad |
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20． A． forgot |
B． remembered |
C． noticed |
D． hated |
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21． A． talk |
B． write |
C． hear |
D． learn |
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22． A． All |
B． None |
C． Some |
D． Many |
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23． A． because |
B． although |
C． if |
D． but |
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24． A． silently |
B． angrily |
C． happily |
D． quickly |
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25． A． presents |
B． marks |
C． suggestions |
D． tasks |
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26． A． helps |
B． finds |
C． represents |
D． solves |
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27． A． problem |
B． gift |
C． moment |
D． door |
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28． A． Still |
B． Also |
C． Besides |
D． Then |
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29． A． serious |
B． big |
C． small |
D． important |
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30． A． refuse |
B． stop |
C． waste |
D． enjoy |
In 1990．when I （50） （be） nine years old．I wanted very much to find （51） _ pen friend．I found Ashley's address in a magazine，and decided （52） （write） to her．
I sent off my letter with a little hope．Very quickly．I received her letter．（53） my surprise．Ashley was only one month （54） （old） than me．I learned some new expressions from her.1 （55） （real） liked this new friend．
Letter after letter，year after year，Ashley and I continued to write to one another．A letter would be received and I'd write back right away．We would send each other birthday and Christmas （56） （gift）．
Eight years later，my parents decided it was time （57） me to meet this friend．They drove me down to Mississippi for a few days．We （58） （have） a fun time together．We did the things that teenage girls love to do．
Twenty﹣five years after the （59） （one） letter．Ashley and I still have an amazing friendship．Although we don't write letters now．we communicate through mobile phones and the Internet．
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sad |
back |
holiday |
up |
sitting |
crowded |
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who |
tired |
allowed |
in |
lost |
anywhere |
In 1955 in Montgomery，Alabama，only white people were （31） to sit in the first four rows of public buses．African﹣American people had to use the seats towards the （32） _ of the bus．
If someone （33） was African﹣American sat in the white part，he or she would be asked to move．
One day，an African﹣American named Rosa Parks was （34） in a"whites only"part of the bus．
The bus was （35） and some white people needed a seat，so the driver asked Rosa Parks to give （36） her seat．
But she refused．She was （37） after a long day working in a store and she felt she should have the right to sit （38） she wanted，so she told the driver"no"．
For that，she was arrested （逮捕）．She was tried for just 30minutes and fined （罚款）﹩10﹣a lot of money in those days．
She also （39） her job because of that．
Today，in the United States．December 1is a （40） called Rosa Parks Day．Rosa Parks is celebrated for her action and bravery．
Tom worked out the difficult maths p finally．
L ，the taxi driver returned David's lost bag to him．
