A magician was（1） on a cruise （邮轮） ship in the Caribbean． The audience （观众） would be different each week， so the magician allowed（2） to do the same tricks over and over again． It went on well except for one problem： the captain's（3） saw the shows each week and began to understand how the magician did every trick．
Once he understood， he（4） shouting in the middle of the show．
"Look， it's not the same hat!"
"Look， he is hiding the flowers under the table!"
The magician was（5） ， but couldn't do anything． It was，（6） ， the captain's parrot． He had to put up with it time after time．
One day， the ship sank（沉没）in an accident．The magician survived in（7）_____ accident，but ended up in a lifeboat in the middle of the ocean with the parrot． They stared at each other with hate， but did not（8） a word．
This went on（9） several days． After a week， the parrot（10） said， "Okay， I give up． Where's the boat？"
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（1）A． worked |
B． work |
C． working |
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（2）A． him |
B． he |
C． himself |
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（3）A． dog |
B． parrot |
C． son |
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（4）A． to start |
B． started |
C． starting |
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（5）A． angry |
B． happy |
C． excited |
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（6）A． at all |
B． after all |
C． in all |
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（7）A． a |
B． the |
C． an |
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（8）A． say |
B． speak |
C． talk |
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（9）A． for |
B． at |
C． in |
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（10）A． final |
B． happily |
C． finally |
Cindy and Anna were best friends． They were always happy together，but one day they couldn't agree on w（1） to do．
"Come on， let's play chess，" Anna said．
"I don't want to play chess，"Cindy replied．"We always do what you want to do，Anna．It's my turn to make a d（2） ，" Cindy was getting a little unhappy and went away， leaving Anna alone．
The next day at school， their teacher Mrs．Stone asked for their n（3） ．Anna looked quite worried because she didn't find her notebook．
When it was time for lunch， Cindy finally t（4） Mrs．Stone she had Anna's notebook in her schoolbag．"Thank you for being honest， Cindy，" said Mrs．Stone．
Later， Mrs．Stone asked the two girls together and helped them realize that it was a good i（5） to take turns to decide the activity． They became best friends again．
I do volunteer work every Friday． A week ago， I had the pleasure of helping one sick lady．She is in her eighties and is very（1） and I always bring her lunch on Fridays． She looked worried when she opened the door that day． She told me her phone was broken and that she couldn't receive the（2） from her doctor． She went to her neighbors， but they were not at home． She thought maybe the mailman could（3） her， but he didn't come， She was disappointed．
Having heard her story， I decided to do something for her． I tried to satisfy the needs of the old（4） who only needed a helping hand． I called the phone company （公司） and made sure they knew that getting this phone fixed was（5） ． I took down her phone number and her name just to make sure I could call her（6） to make sure that the phone had been fixed．
I called the phone company twice that day．They told me they had checked the phone and got the phone fixed．I called the old woman．She was so（7） that she was in tears．To make sure she was（8） ，I called her every day after that．
Just being able to help her in her time of difficulty filled my heart with such（9） and happiness． It is not so（10） to help someone like a neighbor． Sometimes， all that is needed is just a smile， a hug or a phone call．
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（1）A． weak |
B． rich |
C． kind |
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（2）A． medicine |
B． call |
C． letter |
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（3）A． see |
B． know |
C． help |
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（4）A． woman |
B． doctor |
C． mailman |
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（5）A． possible |
B． difficult |
C． important |
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（6）A． easier |
B． later |
C． quicker |
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（7）A． thankful |
B． worried |
C． surprised |
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（8）A． alone |
B． busy |
C． fine |
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（9）A． love |
B． thought |
C． task |
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（10）A． good |
B． hard |
C． useful |
Li Fang is my desk mate． She is a top student in our class． She doesn't talk too much， but she is kind and（1） ． She thinks helping others makes her happy．
Once I was asked to read a text in an English class．I pronounced some（2） in such a bad way that my（3） laughed at me．After that，I felt so helpless that I wanted to give up English．When she knew this，Li Fang helped me and encouraged me to（4） more．With her help，I'm not（5） of making mistakes now and has improved my English a lot．
I feel very proud and lucky to have such a good desk mate．
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（1）A． helpful |
B． busy |
C． healthy |
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（2）A． texts |
B． words |
C． stories |
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（3）A． parents |
B． teachers |
C． classmates |
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（4）A． write |
B． speak |
C． think |
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（5）A． afraid |
B． tired |
C． sure |
Imagine that you are running in a park on a very hot day． Will you feel tired？ The answer is yes．But besides （1） feeling of being tired， I believe most people will feel thirsty soon． You will feel much（2） （good） right away after you drink some water． Your body needs water， so it tells you to drink． It's simple， right？
Actually， it's not（3） （ real） simple． There is a special part in our brains．When our blood is too salty， it says，"Drink!" （4） we drink， it is quiet． Water does not go into our blood right away． However， our brains still know that we（5） （ drink） before． How？ When you swallow（吞） fast， your brain knows and thinks you are drinking water．
If you drink something else， your brain will still be quiet． It will still think you are drinking water．Maybe you drink cola or even oil． You will stop（6） （feel） thirsty． But in fact， drinking those things is not good （7） you when you feel thirsty． You should just drink water because your body needs it most．
How much water should we drink each day？ Here are doctors' （8）_____ （ opinion）．Some doctors advise（9） （we） to drink eight cups of water every day，while other doctors say that's too much． On a hot day， you lose a lot of water． So， maybe you should drink more． Every person's body has（10） （ difference） needs．