From the balcony (露台) of my grandma’s tenth-floor apartment, I search the sky, hoping to see stars.
“Stars are afraid of city lights, but a little song is __(1)__ good for something,” Grandma puts her arms around me and sings softly in her low and beautiful ___(2)___.
But stars are still hiding.
So I rest ___(3)___ deeper into her arms, hoping for a few more minutes of her warmth as much as I hope to see at least one star.
“Tomorrow won’t come if you don’t dream tonight, Sally!” She kisses my hair and points me to ____(4)____.
The next day, I wake up and take the lift ___(5)___ Grandma as usual.
On the fourth floor, the lift stops suddenly and it goes dark. I feel my ___(6)__ beating in my ears. Grandma rings the bell and is told that the power (电) is off along the whole street.
Grandma holds my hands, and we sing together in the dark lift.
Before long, Mr. Smith comes and helps us get out safely. Grandma takes my hand, and we walk ___(7)___ the stairs to the first floor. Grandma nods in the direction of my school.
“Am I still going?”
“School has power, dear Sally.” She takes my hand again! And I am not ___(8)__ for school.
The power is still off when I come home that afternoon.
After dinner and homework, we come to the balcony and watch day turn to evening. Lights come on several streets away, but it’s ___(9)___ here.
“Stars might not be so afraid tonight,” I say.
“Star light, star bright…” I start to ___(10)___, and Grandma joins in.
One, two, three… Thousands of stars light the sky bright!
(1).
A. |
hardly |
B. |
always |
C. |
already |
D. |
never |
(2).
A. |
mind |
B. |
hand |
C. |
noise |
D. |
voice |
(3).
A. |
myself |
B. |
herself |
C. |
itself |
D. |
himself |
(4).
A. |
bed |
B. |
chair |
C. |
desk |
D. |
wall |
(5).
A. |
for |
B. |
of |
C. |
with |
D. |
in |
(6).
A. |
head |
B. |
heart |
C. |
feet |
D. |
legs |
(7).
A. |
off |
B. |
over |
C. |
up |
D. |
down |
(8).
A. |
good |
B. |
late |
C. |
bad |
D. |
famous |
(9).
A. |
bright |
B. |
blue |
C. |
dark |
D. |
white |
(10).
A. |
sing |
B. |
draw |
C. |
sleep |
D. |
swim |
The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to a B to anyone who would prefer not to take the test.”
Many students jumped up to the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the students left and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last .” Two more students decided to go.
Seven students . The teacher then began to hand out the . There were only three sentences typed on the paper, “Congratulations! You have just an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.”
I never had a teacher like that, I think it is a test that any teacher could and should give. Students who are not in what they have learned are B students at best(充其量).
The same is in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons, either from normal education or from events in their lives, and have become people.
Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about has already been formed. You are a big kid now, and you that you have some limits. However, there is you can’t do or learn or be.
Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest said, “It’s not the mountain we face and conquer but ourselves.”
A.luckily B.terribly C.quietly D.hard
A.offer B.pass C.show D.take
A.praise B.fight C.thank D.attack
A.chance B.trouble C.test D.idea
A.left B.remained C.came D.arrived
A.results B.presents C.papers D.books
A.given B.sent C.discovered D.received
A.and B.but C.or D.so
A.confident B.strict C.interested D.pleased
A.unusual B.impossible C.true D.special
A.broken out B.dreamed of C.learned from D.cared about
A.ruder B.cuter C.worse D.better
A.them B.you C.ourselves D.myself
A.decide B.realize C.forget D.imagine
A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
In front of my daughter Sindu, was a bowl filled with cabbage. She hated cabbage. She only sat there in silence with tears ___ her eyes.
“Sindu, darling, why don’t you ___ a little? Your mom will shout at me.”
Sindu wiped(擦)her tears with the back of her hand.
“OK, Dad. I eat just a little.” Then Sindu said,” Dad, if I eat it all. Will you give me ___ I want?”
“Yes, including reason.”
____ she began to eat. It took her almost half an hour to finish the ____.Then she came up to me and said:“Dad, I want to have my head shave(刮、剃 )!”She said.
“Sindu, why don’t you ____something else? If we see you with a clean-shaven head, we will be _____,”I said.
“But,Dad, you promised! Now, you are going back on your words.”
I had to _____my promise(承诺). Sindu had all her hair cut off. She looked beautiful.
On Monday morning, I took her to school. When we arrived, a boy got out of a car, and shouted.” Sindu, please wait for me!”
Guess what? The boy had ____ hair either.
“Sir, your daughter is great!” a man got out of the car and said, “That boy is my son Harish. He has cancer. He lost his hair____he got ill. Sindu cut hers off so Harish felt less different. She’s a special girl.”
I stood for a while,” My little girl, you teach me how selfless( 无私的) real love is!”A.on B. in C. at
A. cook B. cut C. eat
A. that B. who C. what
A. Luckily B. Slowly C. Easily
A. food B. homework C. game
A. pay for B. look for C. work for
A. happy B. well C. funny
A. keep B. break C. make
A. much B. no C. some
A. unless B. although C. when
Wilson was six years old. He got some money from his mother every week. Hea lot of things from the shops, but he didn’t need them really , and he put them. One day his mother gave himexercise-book and said, “Now, Wilson, when you buy anything , I want you ______it down in the exercise-book, and write down how much you have paidit, too. Then you can look it again when your money’s gone, and you won’t waste so __money next time, will you?” Wilson nodded (点头).
___a week, Wilson said to his mother, “Do you know, Mum, before I spend any money now, I really stop and think!” His mother was very pleased and said, “Well, my dear son has ____ the value of money now.” But he wasn’t so happy when he heard, “Yes, Mum, before I buy anything, I always ask,‘Can I spell that word in my exercise-book?’”A. soldB. bought C. took
A. everywhereB. somewhere C. anywhere
A. a B. an C. /
A. write B. writing C. to write
A. on B. for C. of
A. afterB. at C. over
A. much B. many C. a lot of
A. LaterB. In C. After
A. learn B. learning C. learned
A. me B. my C. myself
It’s Thursday, October 12th. I’m busy today because I have classes all day. At 8:00 I have English. I think English is and I like it very much. Then at 9:00 I have science. It’s but interesting. Next at 10:00 I have biology, it’s boring. But at 11:00 I have music. That’s favorite subject! I eat at 12:00 and after that I have a rest. begin (开始) at 2:00 in the afternoon. I have Chinese, and my Chinese teacher, Mr. Li, is really fun. We all like . All my classes at 3:00. After class, my friends and I practice English at our school English club(俱乐部) one hour. You know, now I am in the music club, . Then I practice my guitar at 4:00 there. That’s my all day at school. What a busy but interesting day!
A.real B.really C.much D.right
A.tiring B.bored C.interesting D.relaxed
A.different B.fun C.difficult D.relaxing
A.I B.my C.mine D.me
A.breakfast B.lunch C.supper D.dinner
A.School B.schools C.class D.Classes
A.him B.he C.her D.she
A.begin B.begins C.finish D.finishes
A.for B.in C.with D.on
A.also B.either C.to D.too
Robots seem new to most people, but they have a long history. one was made by a Greek.
The robots in the films are usually stronger, and cleverer than people. In real life, most robots are used in factories. They are used to do many dangerous, difficult or boring . Some people can’t look after and robots can help them. For example, some people can’t see, and they use dogs themselves move around. This kind of dog is called a guide dog (导盲犬). But now scientists are making robots help them. In the future, robot dogs take the place of (代替) these guide dogs.
Today robots are used in American hospitals. In the hospital, a robot meals from the kitchen to the sick people’s rooms. It never lost its way because it has a of the hospital in its computer system(系统).
Robots can help us in a lot of different ways. However, they take the place of humans.
A.First B.Second C.The first D.The one
A.fast B.more fast C.faster D.more faster
A.jobs B.work C.exercise D.job
A.them B.themselves C.theirs D.their
A.helps B.to help C.helping D.help
A.can’t B.may be C.may D.must
A.also B.too C.not D.seldom
A.takes B.puts C.gets D.walks
A.paper B.map C.sign D.book
A.will never B.never will C.are never D.never are