My name is Jason. Last Saturday，I volunteered to clean up the park nearby with my friends. As I was cleaning around a bush （灌木），I found a yellow （1） in it. I picked up the wallet and opened it. There were twenty dollars in it.
I was still holding the wallet in one hand and the （2） in the other hand when a friend called me for help. Without thinking，I （3） the wallet and put the money into my pocket （口袋）. I continued with the cleaning with my friends， （4） my heart was no longer in the work. I kept wondering what to do with the money.
After the cleaning，one of my friends suggested we eat ice﹣creams. I （5） everyone an ice﹣cream.
My friends enjoyed their ice﹣creams very much，but I didn't really enjoy mine. I felt even worse on my way home when I met a girl who was holding the （6） wallet that I dropped just now. She was crying，and her mother was angry with her. I realized the money I (7) was the girl's. I wanted to （8） her the money! But I had only four dollars left.
Then I ran home as （9） as possible and told my mother what had happened. She gave me the money I needed. I ran to give it back to the （10） and said sorry to her.
（1）
| A． |
schoolbag |
B． |
wallet |
C． |
pencil box |
（2）
| A． |
money |
B． |
card |
C． |
key |
（3）
| A． |
stole |
B． |
took |
C． |
dropped |
（4）
| A． |
so |
B． |
but |
C． |
or |
（5）
| A． |
lent |
B． |
sold |
C． |
bought |
（6）
| A． |
same |
B． |
different |
C． |
strange |
（7）
| A． |
put up |
B． |
gave up |
C． |
picked up |
（8）
| A． |
ask |
B． |
return |
C． |
pay |
（9）
| A． |
quickly |
B． |
slowly |
C． |
quietly |
（10）
| A． |
friend |
B． |
mother |
C． |
girl |
The first way to make friends is to smile. When you smile, people think you are __1___ and easy to talk to. It may not be easy at first to smile. But, you can practice in the mirror(镜子). When you look at yourself, think if you’d like to __2___ to your smiling face or your usual face. Of course the smiling face. Most people stay away from an __3___ face.
One easy way to start a conversation with someone is to say __4___ nice about them. For example, you could talk about an interesting __5___ to a teacher’s question, good match at the ball field, pretty shirt, etc…. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to __6___ talking to that person?
Ask your new friends questions about themselves. Such as: “Who’s their favorite singer?” “Where do they live, who’s their teacher?” “What do they do after school?” … etc. They are all good questions to start a __7___.
When someone asks you a question, do have an answer for them. If you don’t __8___ who your favorite singer is, or what your hobbies are, think about it. There’s nothing that will __9___ a conversation quicker than a shrug(耸肩) for an answer.
Shy kids often have some trouble with complements. When someone says something nice, shy kids often say nothing. This leaves the other person __10___ if they said something wrong. The best and easiest reply to a complement is a simple “thank you”.
A．funny B．strang C．crazy D．friendly
A．talk B．say C．see D．look
A．honest B．old C．angry D．exciting
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．answer B．book C．decision D．invention
A．have B．prefer C．finish D．keep
A．discussion B．conversation C．meeting D．game
A．meet B．believe C．know D．guess
A．try B．stop C．find D．make
A．wondering B．forgetting C．hearing D．knowing
“I can't believe what I'm hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate （候选人） for president of Students’ Union. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I'm 1 , Mike. I really thought you should be 2 .”
Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a polite “ 3” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.
“I'm, er-I'm just wondering 4 you would…consider coming to work on my team,” he said 5 . “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”
“I don't think so,” I replied, feeling 6 .
“Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to 7 table.
All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process （选举过程）would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I 8 to join them.
My first goal was to 9 an attractive advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a
10 with Jeff's pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway without passing Jeff's smiling face.
My next step was to 11 which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team. With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster 12 to add these activities to our school program.
With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well received at school.
An eighth grader said, “It'll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”
Hearing these words made my heart filled with 13 . I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff's team. He became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his 14 . The fact that it has made a（n） 15 in other people's lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!
A．lucky B．happy C．sorry D．angry
A．heard B．chosen C．invited D．followed
A．Good luck B．congratulations C．see you D．help yourself
A．how B．if C．when D．that
A．proudly B．quickly C．nervously D．shyly
A．unhappy B．uncertain C．unnecessary D．unfair
A．other B．the other C．another D．others
A．tried B．refused C．failed D．decided
A．print B．invent C．create D．copy
A．poster B．project C．programme D．perfomance
A．make sure B．look up C．work on D．find out
A．agreed B．offered C．expected D．managed
A．pride B．courage C．kindness D．hope
A．dream B．future C．life D．success
A．difference B．progress C．mistake D．effort
Mary’s dime（一毛钱）
It was Sunday afternoon. I decided to clean up the room nicely so that my parents would feel 1 when they returned from a long ride! Then, I sat in the room, having nothing to do.
What else could I do? Then, with no reason, I suddenly 2 the pale face of that little beggar(乞丐) girl. I could see the glad light 3 her eyes when I put the dime in her little dirty hand.
How much I 4 that dime, too! Grandpa gave it to me a whole month ago, and I had kept it ever since in my red box upstairs, but those sugar apples looked so attractive, and were so 5 — only a dime a piece — that I wanted to have one.
I could imagine the little girl stood there in front of the 6 in her old dirty dress, looking at the 7 that were put all in a row in the window. I wonder what I should say, “Little girl, what do you want?” I gently asked. She felt 8 and looked straight at me, just as if（似乎）nobody had spoken so 9 to her before. She realized what I had meant, so she said seriously and sadly. “I was thinking how good one of those delicious hamburgers would 10 . I haven’t had anything to eat today.”
Now I thought to myself, “Mary Williams, you have had a good breakfast and a good lunch today, 11 this poor girl has not had a mouthful yet. You can give her your 12 . She needs it a great deal more than you do.”
I could not run away from that little girl’s sad, 13 look — so I dropped the dime right into her hand. How 14 the girl was! I am so glad I gave her the dime, 15 I had to go without the apple lying there in the window.
A．disturbed B．unhappy C．satisfied D．interested
A．saw B．remembered C．forgot D．described
A．filling B．protecting C．attracting D．touching
A．hated B．loved C．missed D．noticed
A．valuable B．meaningful C．expensive D．cheap
A．market B．library C．store D．bookshop
A．dresses B．magazines C．books D．candies
A．surprised B．excited C．pleased D．worried
A．happily B．kindly C．angrily D．sadly
A．taste B．sound C．feel D．smell
A．since B．so C．and D．but
A．apple B．hamburger C．dime D．candy
A．proud B．angry C．calm D．hungry
A．grateful B．unlucky C．lonely D．friendly
A．unless B．if C．though D．because
Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) sent him to have his first piano lesson. I prefer that students begin at an earlier age, but Robby said that it had always been his mother’s 1 to hear him play the piano. So I 2 him as a student.
Although Robby worked very hard, he didn’t have a basic 3 of music. However, he never 4 up and continued. And at the end of each weekly lesson he’d always say: “My mom is going to hear me 5 some day.” But it seemed 6 . He didn’t have a natural talent or ability for music.
One day Robby 7 to our lessons very late. He told me that his mom had been 8 and unable to take him to piano lessons, but he was still 9 in class. He asked if he could take part in my concert and I 10 .
The night of the concert came. The high school gym(体育馆) was 11 with parents, friends and relatives. The concert was going well. Then, Robby came up on stage. He announced (宣布) that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I heard next.
His 12 danced on the keys…
He played so 13 that everyone was on his feet, clapping excitedly. In tears, I ran up on stage, “Oh, Robby! How could you do it?”
“Well, Miss Hondorf... remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, actually she had cancer(癌) and 14 away this morning. And well… she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play at the 15 . I wanted to make it special and show her I could do it! My mother’s dream came true at last.”
A．decision B．conclusion C．advice D．dream
A．considered B．accepted C．knew D．protected
A．sense B．education C．information D．thought
A．got B．gave C．stood D．put
A．sing B．speak C．play D．call
A．cheerless B．helpless C．hopeless D．meaningless
A．listened B．flew C．came D．went
A．asleep B．deaf C．well D．ill
A．writing B．practicing C．singing D．talking
A．agreed B．disliked C．expected D．decided
A．satisfied B．bored C．crowded D．familiar
A．fingers B．feet C．arms D．legs
A．carefully B．cheerfully C．meaningfully D．wonderfully
A．took B．passed C．moved D．ran
A．party B．concert C．meeting D．show
If you go to a supermarket and find that there is no cashiers (收银员), would you still pay (付钱) for your things? People in our 1 are having a test of honesty(诚信测试) now． The supermarket here has a special area． This area sells 2 things like pens and knives． People need to scan (扫描) their things, and put the 3 into the cash desk all by themselves． 4 watches them． By now, the supermarket runs（经营） very 5 ． People say they enjoy the feeling of being honest．
Once (又一次) I go to the supermarket to buy a note book． When I am ready to pay, I find I have no 6 on me． I am just going to put the note book 7 when a neighbour of mine sees me． He knows what my 8 is． And he says he will be glad to 9 me five yuan． I thank him and pay the note book 10 the money．
Do you think the supermarket is doing a great job? And will you be glad to pay when you are in such a supermarket?
A．school B．class C．neighborhood D．grade
A．important B．expensive C．small D．pecial
A．things B．money C．price D．name
A．Somebody B．Nobody C．Everybody D．Anybody
A．well B．bad C．right D．poor
A．change B．book C．box D．pockets
A．away B．back C．home D．in
A．lesson B．note book C．problem D．idea
A．lend B．take C．borrow D．spend
A．for B．of C．about D．with