More than 700 years ago，Scotland （ 苏格兰 ） was fighting with England．The king of England wanted to（16） Scotland．He had a strong army so it was （17） for the Scots to fight．They lost many times，King Robert of Scotland had to run from the English army．
One rainy day，King Robert lay in an old house．He thought that he was not good enough to be king．He was so（18） that he didn't even see a spider（蜘蛛）near him．He （19） when he
saw the spider climbing．It was trying to climb up its web at the top of the house but it fell down．
"How sad"thought King Robert．"The spider is like me．It's not （20） enough．"He watched while the spider climbed up again．It fell down a second time．
"Be careful，little spider，or you might die，"he said．"Life is so hard．You'll never get back to your web．"But the spider （21） again and again．King Robert watched while it （22） climbed back to its web．After an hour，the spider got do the web．
"You are such a great （23） ，"he said．"If you can keep trying．I can too．I must keep on fighting．I won't let the English win．"His （24） grew strong and they （25） the English army．Scotland was free．
Nobody knows if this is a true story．Many parents tell it to their children because the want them to keep trying．
16．A．leave |
B．control |
C．help |
D．visit |
17．A．interesting |
B．difficult |
C．important |
D．necessary |
18．A．surprised |
B．bored |
C．worried |
D．lonely |
19．A．looked ahead |
B．looked out |
C．looked on |
D．looked up |
20．A．old |
B．strong |
C．fast |
D．free |
21．A．tried |
B．fell |
C．practiced |
D．cheered |
22．A．finally |
B．easily |
C．slowly |
D．suddenly |
23．A．player |
B．fighter |
C．soldier |
D．spider |
24．A．army |
B．feeling |
C．opinions |
D．family |
25．A．kept |
B．raised |
C．stopped |
D．joined |
A good memory is often seen as something that comes naturally， while a bad memory as something that cannot be changed． In fact， there is a lot that you can do to improve your memory． Here are some tips（贴士） for you．
◆（1）
We all remember the things we are interested in， and always forget the ones that bore us． This explains the reason why schoolboys remember football results easily but struggle（挣扎） with dates from their history lessons! Develop an active interest in what you want to remember． One way to make yourself more interested is to ask questions﹣the more， the better!
◆ Repeat things in chunks（块）．
Repeating things in chunks is the best way to remember things for a short time， for example， remembering a phone number for a few seconds． （2） The following numbers would be impossible for most of us to remember： 1492178919318483． But look at them in "groups" or "chunks" repeatedly， and it becomes much easier： 1492 1789 1931 8483．
◆Invent a story．
To remember long lists， try inventing a story which includes all the things you want to remember． In experiments， people were asked to remember up to 120 words using this way． When they were tested later， they could remember about 90% of them． （3）
◆Take physical exercise．
Physical exercise is important for your memory， because it increases your heart rate（心率） and sends more oxygen（氧气） to your brain， and that makes your memory work better． （4） As we know， too much pressure is very bad for the memory．
A． Take an interest．
B． Exercise also lowers stress．
C． The test result was really amazing!
D． Another way to improve memory is to get enough rest．
E． Grouping numbers may help you to remember them．
When I was fifteen years old， I became very interested in shopping． After a while being just a
buyer， I wanted to（1） something． I had many things that I no longer needed at home． I knew with the help of my father I could make money． So for months and months I（2） __ myself by selling things on my dad's bank account（账户）．
On July 18th， 2015， I made my own account and began to start my own （3） ． Things were going great and then I realized that selling things around the house wasn't （4） for me， so I decided to expand （拓展）my business by running a re﹣sale shop． I went around to the yard sales and bought things at low prices and sold them at（5） prices to make money．
Last October． I went to a yard sale that was a little bit different． A lady had many nice things
to sell． I went up to her and had a （6） with her． Through the communication， I knew she was jobless at that moment and needed money to feed her family． I thought I could do it better and more quickly for her． So I made a decision to help her out． She looked at me for a while and then said（7） ． After that I took away some of her things and over the next month I made ￥1，500for her! When I gave her the money， she broke down into tears（眼泪） （8） ．
I have never felt so （9） to help someone in my life． I know my skills could be used to help those in need and that even one small act of kindness could （10） ．
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（1）A． buy |
B．sell |
C．produce |
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（2）A． annoyed |
B． enjoyed |
C． punished |
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（3）A． business |
B． holiday |
C． education |
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（4）A． familiar |
B． helpful |
C． enough |
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（5）A． higher |
B． lower |
C． half |
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（6）A． competition |
B． fight |
C． conversation |
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（7）A． no |
B． yes |
C． sorry |
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（8）A． peacefully |
B． regretfully |
C． thankfully |
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（9）A． worried |
B． stressed |
C． pleased |
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（10）A．make a difference |
B． make a mess |
C． make a mistake |
Tom： Hi， Sarah． （1）
Sarah： We talked about our dreams freely in class．
Tom： （2）
Sarah： I want to be a singer．
Tom： （3）
Sarah： Well， because I think singing is a great way to express my feelings about the world． It's much fun for me．
Tom： （4）
Sarah： Well， I'm going to keep on taking singing lessons and practice more．
Tom： Sounds great! I hope your dream will come true．
Sarah： （5）
Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature （文学）． He is the first Chinese （1） has won this prize．
Mo Yan was born into a family in Shangdong （2） 1955． He left school at the age of twelve， first on a farm and（3） in a factory． In 1976 he （4） the PLA and during this time he began to study （5） ． His first short story came out in 1981． He has written many famous books about his childhood and his hometown． Many of his books have been translated into English， French and many other （6） ．
Mo Yan's winning of the Nobel Prize is bringing more confidence （自信） to the nation's young （7） ．
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（1）A． which |
B． who |
C． what |
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（2）A． on |
B． in |
C． at |
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（3）A． later |
B． last |
C． lately |
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（4）A． join |
B． joins |
C． joined |
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（5）A． drawing |
B． farming |
C． writing |
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（6）A． languages |
B． subjects |
C． lessons |
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（7）A． speakers |
B． writers |
C． listeners |
Last weekend we went camping in a small village in India． First， we took a long bus ride to a lake in the countryside． Then we （1） our tents and made a fire to keep us （2） and cook food on． On the first night， we just sat under（3） moon and told each other stories．
The next morning， my sister and I got a terrible surprise． When we looked out of our （4） ， we saw a big snake sleeping near the fire． I was so scared（5） I couldn't move． We shouted to our parents for help． My dad started （6） up and down in the tent． This woke the snake up and it moved away． My dad told （7） later that snakes don't have ears but can feel things moving． He （8） told me it was important not to go near a snake． This was a very useful lesson for me．
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（1）A． put up |
B． put down |
C． gave up |
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（2）A． cool |
B． cold |
C． warm |
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（3）A． a |
B． an |
C． the |
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（4）A． tent |
B． bus |
C． house |
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（5）A． that |
B． which |
C． if |
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（6）A． jump |
B． jumped |
C． to jump |
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（7）A． I |
B． me |
C． my |
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（8）A． too |
B． also |
C． either |