阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
When my friend suggested that we join the new Tai Chi（太极拳）Club, I thought he was （1） . I always believed tai chi was for old people. However, after the first class, I （2） that I was wrong. It was amazing. Tai chi led to a big （3） both in my body and mind.
I still remember my first few tai chi classes. The basic skill I learned was keeping a balance（平衡）. An action was called “golden rooster（公鸡）standing on one leg”. Following the instructions, I tried to （4） on one leg. It seemed that it was not a hard one, but I still （5） many times. Soon, I felt bored and （6） from practicing over and over again. I started to （7） myself. Maybe I was really （8） in this kind of exercise. Just then, my coach taught me how to relax myself. Step by step, I made （9） . Later, I was able to do more difficult actions and feel peace of mind as well. My love for tai chi became （10） . I even wanted to look into the ancient Chinese culture behind tai chi.
I discovered tai chi is deeply from Chinese yin and yang. The practice of it helps to keep a balance through （11） : left and right, up and （12） , breathing in and breathing out... Finally, tai chi brings about a state of body balance and （13） peace.
Now I can honestly say it helps me become much （14） . I sleep better at night, and I am more active during the day. More importantly, practicing tai chi has made me better （15） the Chinese culture. I am sure I will continue to practice tai chi and enjoy the advantages it has brought me.
（1）
| A． |
joking |
B． |
waiting |
C． |
reading |
D． |
explaining |
（2）
| A． |
forgot |
B． |
dreamt |
C． |
required |
D． |
realized |
（3）
| A． |
decision |
B． |
problem |
C． |
change |
D． |
love |
（4）
| A． |
sit |
B． |
stand |
C． |
lie |
D． |
jump |
（5）
| A． |
feared |
B． |
wished |
C． |
failed |
D． |
received |
（6）
| A． |
lazy |
B． |
tired |
C． |
afraid |
D． |
hungry |
（7）
| A． |
thank |
B． |
praise |
C． |
doubt |
D． |
control |
（8）
| A． |
right |
B． |
weak |
C． |
strict |
D． |
interested |
（9）
| A． |
friends |
B． |
mistakes |
C． |
noise |
D． |
progress |
（10）
| A． |
strong |
B． |
quiet |
C． |
strange |
D． |
important |
（11）
| A． |
habits |
B． |
chances |
C． |
abilities |
D． |
opposites |
（12）
| A． |
on |
B． |
down |
C． |
off |
D． |
away |
（13）
| A． |
world |
B． |
mind |
C． |
life |
D． |
thought |
（14）
| A． |
safer |
B． |
heavier |
C． |
prouder |
D． |
healthier |
（15）
| A． |
understand |
B． |
teach |
C． |
translate |
D． |
encourage |
Each nation has many good people who help to take care of others. For example, some high school and college students in the USA often many hours as volunteers in hospital ,orphanages or for the aged. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their .
Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up. Or repair houses, do their shopping and mow their lawns. For boys who no longer have fathers there is an called Big Brothers. College students and other take these boys to baseball games or on fishing trips and them to get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or learn crafts. Some of these clubs show movies or organize short trips to the mountains, the beaches, the museums or other of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as because they are enough to remember the problems of younger boys and girls.
Volunteers believe that some of the people in the world are those who help to bring happiness. Helping others brings them much pleasure.
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Early last year, two young brothers in Jiangsu Province badly burned while playing. The“game”they were playing was they had watched in the cartoon Pleasant Goat and the Big Big Wolf （《喜羊羊和灰太狼》）.The brothers were two little goats while their friend was playing a bad wolf . Their friend tied them a tree and set fire to the grass around them.
The sad story is an example of how many children follow the violence（暴力） they see on television, especially cartoons. It is that violent cartoons can make children more aggressive（具有攻击性的）. In a survey, researchers the children after watching non-violent and violent cartoons. They found that the kids who watched violent cartoons fought with others and class rules more often.
Children under the age of seven are too to understand that the violence on TV can bring real harm. It is parents’ job them understand it.
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In China, very few children make pocket money, , in western countries, most kids make pocket money by themselves. They make money in many different . When kids are very young, their parents help them sell the fruits of their own trees to neighbours. Kids may also help do housework to make money at home. When they sixteen, they can make money by sending newspapers or by working in fast food restaurants, during the summer holidays.
There are many of making pocket money by kids themselves. First of all, they learn the of money by working hard so that they will not waste any. Secondly, they learn to money to buy things they need or want, such as books, pencils, movies and even clothes they like. Thirdly, they learn to the daily life problems by helping their parents or others. Making pocket money is for children when they grow up. That is why parents encourage theirkids to make pocket money.
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Some young people are worrying about acne(青春痘) on their faces, and some are worrying about their figures(身材). Do you know on earth the secret of beauty is? Think of smile and health, and then you may find the .
Maybe you are not with your big nose, your small eyes or your weight. Don’t waste energy and feelings on the way you . In fact, when you become a(n) ___and look at pictures of your past time, you’ll find how cute you are.
is the best way to make you beautiful. When people are happy, they look nice. When people smile or laugh from the of their hearts(心脏), they look very beautiful.
Don’t worry about your weight too much. Don’t ___food for it. No one lives ______health. So you need to eat healthy food and do enough exercise.
When you accept what you have ____ and enjoy them, you will really become pretty “inside and out”.
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Charlie came from a poor village. His parents had ____ money to send him to school when he was young. The boy was very sad. Mr. King lived next to him. He found the boy ____ and had pity on him and lent some money to him. So the boy could go to school. He studied hard and ____ all his lessons. When he finished middle school， the man introduced him to his friend in the town. And he began to work.
Once Mr. King was seriously hurt in an accident. Dying， he asked Charlie to take care of his daughter，Sharon. The young man ____ and several years later he married the girl. He loved her very much and tried his best to make her happy. He often bought beautiful clothes and delicious food for her. He was good at cooking and he cooked ____ for her. So she became very fat and she felt it difficult to walk. And one day she found there was something wrong with her heart. Her husband wasn’t at home and she had to go to ____ at once. The doctors looked her over and told her ____ eat meat， sugar， chocolate and things like these. She was afraid ____ the doctor’s words and wrote all the names of the food on the paper. When she got home， she put the list on the table and ____. When she returned home that afternoon， she found many kinds of food： meat， sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Charlie was busy ____ there. As soon as he saw her， he said happily， “I’ve bought all the food you like，dear！”
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