My name is Ben Mansury. I’m fifteen years old and study in a middle school. In school, I never join in any group discussion or stage (舞台) program. So, I never knew what stage nervousness was.
Our community (社区) has a weekly “Students Ideas” program. About two years ago, I received a(n) 1 from the chairman of our community. He invited me to the “Students Ideas” talk the next morning to speak to the group.
The time between his call to the next morning was like several weeks for me. The whole night, I could not sleep. Many 2 were coming. One of them was to call the chairman, with regret, and tell him that I could not come. But finally, I thought, if I missed this 3 , the community would never invite me again to any of their programs. So, I decided to go.
I reached the hall in time. When my turn came and I started, my heartbeat increased and my mouth went dry. I wasn’t even able to 4 the words on the paper properly. I had no idea where I was standing and what I was talking. That was the day when I 5 my biggest weakness: public speaking.
After I finished, I met with the chairman and 6 what happened to me. He said that this happens to everyone. It is very 7 . He suggested that I should come again the next week.
I 8 a talk carefully. This time when I gave the talk, I was somewhat comfortable but not confident (自信的). Afterwards, I met with the chairman again and told him about the improvement I 9 I had made. He was kind enough to invite me again.
For around one month, I practiced a lot for my talk. This time I was feeling comfortable and both the chairman and my neighbors thought I did a good job.
I learned that everything is 10 if we take the first step, as the saying goes: A journey of thousand miles begins with first step.
A．letter B．call C．card D．email
A．topics B．regrets C．thoughts D．words
A．man B．group C．stage D．chance
A．read B．spell C．see D．recite
A．had B．forgot C．realized D．improved
A．asked B．checked C．explained D．wondered
A．useful B．successful C．difficult D．common
A．wrote B．prepared C．gave D．finished
A．knew B．felt C．believed D．hoped
A．easy B．great C．helpful D．possible
An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his 1 all the time, watering and fertilizing(施肥)them.
One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be 2 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was 3 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. 4 are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said “I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, 5 I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. 6 , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s you.”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s 7 that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels(天使) that everybody 8 . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and 9 our hearts, which also made his life 10 . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t 11 his wonderful music, but his music has 12 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
A．flowers B．trees C．vegetables D．grass
A．after B．as C．before D．if
A．deaf B．blind C．smart D．strange
A．What B．Who C．Why D．Which
A．although B．since C．because D．unless
A．First B．Second C．Third D．Fourth
A．true B．hard C．cool D．fair
A．greets B．knows C．meets D．doubts
A．broke B．hurt C．pleased D．treated
A．emptier B．busier C．luckier D．happier
A．write B．hear C．play D．believe
A．changed B．directed C．discovered D．encouraged
There are many different kinds of cars in the world. My aunt thinks this is because cars are ____1 their drivers. She says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars.” But I don't 2 her.
My neighbour, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and she drives only to the bank. She 3 drives more than 30 kilometres an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very ___4 and small car? No, her car is new. It's very large, and it _5 go 200 kilometres for each hour!
My friend is 6 . He draws beautiful pictures with lots of colours. But his car is black! Mrs. Bates has a very, very old one. There is often something 7 with the car. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four factories and 8 dollars in the bank. My aunt Mary has a very 9 car, though she drives to the country with her husband, her two children, her mother and their dog.
Now you have 10 my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my aunt? Maybe you have a car. Does it say anything about you?
A．for B．with C．like D．among
A．like B．look after C．agree with D．chat with
A．never B．always C．sometimes D．often
A．old B．new C．broken D．beautiful
A．may B．can C．must D．has to
A．a teacher B．a reporter C．a writer D．an artist
A．interesting B．wrong C．mistake D．trouble
A．twenty B．two hundred C．two thousand D．two million
A．big B．small C．expensive D．new
A．read about B．knew C．seen D．met with
“Get up, get up, Jim. It’s time to get up!” mother said while she was 1 me. I opened my eyes and looked at the clock. “Oh, dear! It’s a quarter to eight already. I’ll be late for school again,” I thought. I 2 out of the bed, washed my face, and then hurried to the bus stop without breakfast. As soon as I 3 the bus, it started running. “I’m sure I can get to school in time,” I said to myself. Suddenly the bus stopped. The bus driver got off the bus, then got on the bus again and said, “I’m sorry, ladies and gentlemen. There’s 4 wrong with the bus. Please get off the bus and wait for another one. ” “I couldn’t wait. The school is not 5 . I’d better run to school,” I thought, and then I began to run. But before I got to school, it began to 6 heavily.
When I 7 the classroom, I was wet shivering (发抖) with cold. The physics teacher had already begun his lesson. It was Mr Smith. He was about fifty years old. All the students were a little afraid of him and—so was I. I liked neither him nor his physics lessons. I hesitated (犹豫) for a moment, and then I opened the door. “I’m very sorry, Mr Smith. I'm late again,” I said with a red face.
“It’s you again, Jim,” Mr Smith said 8 , “I’ve told you not to be late, but you... ” He suddenly stopped and looked at my wet clothes. He turned to 9 and said, “I’m very sorry, my boys and girls,” With these words he quickly took off his own jacket and handed it to me. “Now, take off your wet coat and put this one on, or you'll catch cold. ” he said kindly.
I went to my seat with Mr Smith’s jacket on. It was a bit larger for me but I felt very 10 in it. I found, for the first time, physics was so interesting and how well I could understand it!
A．catching B．touching C．pushing D．helping
A．jumped B．moved C．got D．ran
A．got off B．got on C．got to D．got in
A．everything B．nothing C．anything D．something
A．far B．near C．big D．small
A．shine B．snow C．rain D．blow
A．entered B．reached C．saw D．left
A．slowly B．quietly C．happily D．angrily
A．me B．the class C．the boys D．the girls
A．cold B．excited C．warm D．nervous
Hi, boys and girls! Do you know 1 the house will be like in the future? Let’s listen to a prediction (预言) from a 2 . He says there will be 3 houses in the future. The houses 4 trees. The surface (表面) of the house is like a leaf. When the sun 5 , it can get sunlight (阳光). The sunlight can keep the house 6 . And it can help to make fresh 7 for the house too. The bottom (底部) of the house is 8 the land. It can 9 the soil (土壤) to keep the house strong. People won’t be afraid of the strong wind. Can this man’s prediction 10 ? No one knows.
A．how B．what C．which D．when
A．girl B．woman C．man D．actor
A．flower B．tree C．bird D．fruit
A．look like B．look at C．look for D．look into
A．opens B．rises C．closes D．meets
A．cold B．cool C．warm D．bad
A．rain B．space C．air D．sea
A．on B．over C．behind D．under
A．use B．search C．spend D．turn
A．come over B．come on C．come out D．come true
Who taught you to walk when you were little? Who worries the most when you are 1 ? Who makes you dinner? It’s 2 mother. No matter what happens, she’ll 3 the love for you.
Do you know how 4 Day came into being（产生）? It began in the US in 1907 when an American girl 5 Anna Jarivs started a campaign to honor（给…荣誉）mothers. She believed that mothers could 6 people to get over the pain of the war and to strengthen（加强）the relationship inside families.
On Mother’s Day, children usually help their mothers do 7 . In western countries, bringing mothers 8 in bed is common. A mother will get up late 9 her children make her favorite breakfast. Children also make their own Mother’s Day card 10 a thank-you note. Or they buy gifts and flowers for their mothers.A. lazy B. ill C. sleepy
A. his B. your C. her
A. continue B. stop C. start
A. Children’s B. Women’s C. Mother’s
A. named B. names C. name
A. help B. ask C. order
A. homework B. housework C. sports
A. flowers B. clothes C. breakfast
A. how B. while C. as
A. with B. for C. from
Dear Miss Li,
I’d like to thank you for sending money 1 “Animal Helpers”, an organization set up to help disabled people. You see, you have helped 2 it possible for me to have “Lucky”. My life 3 pleasure because of him now. Let me tell you my story.
Being blind, deaf, unable to walk or use your hands 4 is something that most people cannot imagine. But there are many people who face these challenges, and I am one of them. Because I can’t use my arms or legs well, things like answering the telephone, opening and 5
doors or carrying things have always been difficult for me. Then one day last year, a friend of mine said that she would like to 6 . She said she would talk to “Animal Helpers” to see
7 it would be possible for me to get a trained dog. She also thought a dog might cheer me up. I told her that I love animals and that I’d love to have a dog.
8 six months of training with a dog at “Animal Helpers”, I was able to 9 him
home. My dog’s name is “Lucky” – a good name for him 10 I feel very lucky to have him. You see, I’m only able to have a “dog-helper” because of your kind donation!
11 , you might ask? Well, he has been trained to 12 different instructions. For example, I say, “Lucky! Fetch my book,” and he does it at once. He is very clever and understands many English words, even some difficult 13 like “upstairs”.
Lucky is an 14 dog. I’ll send you a photo of him if you like, and I could show you how he helps me too one day. And so I thank you again for supporting “Animal Helpers”. It is very important that this organization does not run out of money. Your donation 15 and the money is well used to help disabled people like me.
Best wishes,
Liz Smith
A．of B．to C．from D．away
A．make B．made C．become D．making
A．filled with B．is full of C．is fill with D．is full with
A．carefully B．quick C．easily D．easy
A．moving B．close C．shutting D．shut
A．help me over B．give me out C．dress me up D．help me out
A．who B．if C．why D．that
A．After B．During C．In D．Since
A．carry B．took C．bring D．fetch
A．because B．according to C．depend on D．in this way
A．What do I say B．Where is Lucky C．What do I think of Lucky D．How does Lucky help me
A．tell B．understand C．listen D．see
A．thing B．word C．ones D．one
A．amazing B．surprising C．clever D．annoying
A．great appreciate B．greatly appreciate C．is great appreciated D．is greatly appreciated
My now 7-year-old grandson, who lives 100 miles away, has kept my phone number in his mind since he was 4. Since then, he has been 1 me every night before he goes to bed to tell me about his day or just to say “Good night, Grandma.”
He also often calls me at other times during the day just to 2 a happy or sad moment. Many times he’s playing a basketball with one hand, or laughing with a friend about something that I 3 quite understand, or crying about something he may or may not want to talk about while I’m on the other end of the phone. I just listen and empathize (同情) or laugh with him—just share his current (当前的) 4 . I always let him control the 5 , and the time he’s on the phone with me. Many times I just listen to him play, or play games we’ve made up together that we can play over the 6 .
The only time I take control of the 7 is when he’s ready to say goodbye at night. Often there are four special 8 I say to him every night. One night I thought maybe he was tired to hear those, so I didn’t say them. He 9 called me back and told me that I forgot to say those sentences! I haven’t missed saying them since then!
My friends all know that he is the most important for me. 10 I’m in church(教堂), or some place where I really can’t take his call, I always politely excuse myself and talk to him, even if it’s just for a minute to tell him I’ll call him back in a few minutes.
He knows that he takes first place in my heart.
A．troubling B．seeing C．promising D．calling
A．spend B．enjoy C．share D．experience
A．never B．ever C．nearly D．fully
A．secret B．problem C．plan D．feeling
A．action B．result C．topic D．team
A．experience B．letter C．Internet D．phone
A．work B．talk C．game D．voice
A．words B．messages C．sentences D．rules
A．immediately B．usually C．probably D．especially
A．Since B．Unless C．Before D．As
A saint (圣人) found a group of family members shouting angrily at each other on a river bank. He asked his disciples(信徒), “ 1 do people shout when they are angry with each other?” The disciples 2 for a while and one of them said, “Because they lose their calm.”
“But why should they shout when the other persons are just 3 them? They can tell them what they have to say in a 4 manner.” Asked the saint.
The disciples gave some other answers but 5 made the saint pleased. Finally the saint 6 , “When two people are angry with each other, their hearts distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout in order to 7 each other. The angrier they are, the 8 they will have to shout to cover that great distance. What happens when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very close. The distance 9 them is very small or doesn’t exist(存在).”
The saint looked at his disciples and continued, “So when you argue with other people, do not say words that distance each other, or else there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the 10 to return.
A．What B．When C．Where D．Why
A．thought B．laughed C．cried D．rested
A．far from B．next to C．across from D．in the front of
A．hard B．lively C．soft D．bad
A．everyone B．anyone C．someone D．none
A．explained B．answered C．replied D．asked
A．see B．watch C．hear D．listen to
A．softer B．louder C．larger D．higher
A．by B．near C．among D．between
A．way B．answer C．home D．person
I watched quietly as my little brother was caught in the act. He sat in the corner of the living room, a 1 in one hand and my father's new book in the other.
2 my father walked into the room, my brother cowered (畏缩) slowly. He sensed that he had done something 3 . From a distance I could see that he had 4 my father's new book and scribbled (乱画) in it. Now, looking at my father in 5 , he and I both waited for his punishment.
My father 6 up his prized book, looked at it carefully, and then sat down, without saying a word. Books were 7 to him. He was a clergyman（牧师） and for him, books were 8 .What he did next was unbelievable. Instead of 9 my brother, he sat down, took the pen from 10 , and then wrote in the book himself, alongside the scribbles John had made:
John s work, 1959, age 2. How many times have I looked into your beautiful face and into your warm, alert (警觉的) eyes looking up at me? And how many times have I 11 God for the one who has now scribbled in my new book?
"Wow," I thought, "This is punishment?" The years and the books came and went. Our family experienced what all families go through and perhaps a little bit more: happiness and 12 , laughter and tears. We always knew our parents 13 us and that one of the proofs (证明) of their love was the book. From time to time we would 14 it, look at the scribbles, read my father's expression of love, and feel 15 .
A．book B．pen C．paper D．ruler
A．Because B．Since C．As D．Though
A．interesting B．wrong C．useless D．important
A．dropped B．read C．borrowed D．opened
A．surprise B．excitement C．sadness D．fear
A．picked B．put C．gave D．checked
A．enjoyable B．valuable C．useless D．attractive
A．courage B．money C．health D．knowledge
A．beating B．hurting C．punishing D．forgiving
A．the corner B．the floor C．the table D．my brother's hand
A．thanked B．asked C．provided D．reminded
A．sadness B．excitement C．pride D．envy
A．needed B．loved C．preferred D．encouraged
A．open B．use C．read D．explain
A．jealous B．relaxed C．confident D．proud
Saving money gives you freedom. If you have enough savings you may be able to give up your job. I know a couple (夫妻) who saved up 1 money that they were able to leave their 2 for a year, and travel across the country. You could see the wonderful experiences they had 3 they were able to enjoy that time together.
Saving money is improving your 4 life. It is important to realize that 5 saving money now you will be able to do so many more things in your later years. You can retire early and spend time 6 around the world. By saving money now, you will be able to do as 7 things as you like and enjoy a good life.
Saving money will bring you peace of mind. Every dollar that you have in the bank is a dollar, which stands between you and disaster. People who have savings are not 8 when a car breaks down, or someone becomes sick. They know that they will be okay if they lose a job, and it takes time to find a new 9 .
Saving money sets an example for your children. By teaching your children to save money and plan for the future, you are in control of where you spend your money, and what you do 10 it. It may be one of the most important ideas that you teach your children.
A．no B．little C．enough D．a little
A．jobs B．job C．country D．garden
A．so B．because C．or D．but
A．children’s B．whole C．future D．present
A．in B．on C．at D．by
A．travel B．traveling C．to travel D．travelled
A．many B．much C．more D．most
A．happy B．nice C．worried D．glad
A．ones B．another C．one D．other
A．by B．with C．in D．through
What’s your idea about success? Some people say that beginners have all the luck, while others believe that success 1 only with practice. In fact, I feel both of these statements (陈述) are not true all the time. Each is true in some ways 2 not in others.
For example, I went to a drawing competition many years ago and 3 surprisingly. As a prize, I got a film ticket to see “Titanic”. I was really 4 because it was the first time I had taken part in any competition, Thinking that I might be lucky again, I 5 joining in other art competitions, But the result was that I 6 won again. I accepted the fact that the other people had a 7 artistic ability than I did. Art was not something I was especially interested in and I had never practiced the different art skills. So, the 8 I produced were not of a very high standard(水平).
These experiences taught me a lot. Though I might have been lucky 9 , I also need to put in hard work. As we know, 10 makes perfect. So I believe success builds on less luck and chance.
A．moves B．comes C．returns D．leaves
A．or B．so C．and D．but
A．won B．began C．failed D．ended
A．sorry B．active C．lucky D．nervous
A．tried B．forgot C．stopped D．remembered
A．often B．ever C．seldom D．never
A．greater B．more natural C．lower D．more common
A．results B．films C．prizes D．drawings
A．at last B．at most C．at first D．at least
A．chance B．practice C．difference D．experience
Learning to Accept
I learned how to accept life from my father. 1 , he did not teach me to learn to accept when he was strong and healthy, but when he was 2 and ill.
My father was 3 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 4 all that away. Now he can 5 walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair 6 . Even talking is 7 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 8 about life, and I told them about one of my 9 . I said that we must very often give things up as we grow —our youth, our beauty, our friends -- but it always seems that after we give something up, we get 10 in its place. Then suddenly my father spoke up. He said, “But Peter, I gave up 11 ! What did I get?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. 12 , he answered his own question: “I 13 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, 14 hope and thankfulness, I was also 15 by his words.
A．Although B．So C．However D．When
A．tired B．weak C．poor D．slow
A．already B．still C．only D．once
A．took B．threw C．sent D．put
A．any longer B．no longer C．not more D．not longer
A．a day B．all night C．all day D．any day
A．impossible B．difficult C．stressful D．hopeless
A．worrying B．caring C．talking D．asking
A．decisions B．experiences C．instructions D．beliefs
A．anything new B．new anything C．new something D．something new
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．To my surprise B．In surprise C．Be surprised D．To his surprise
A．had B．accepted C．got D．enjoyed
A．without B．in C．of D．with
A．surprised B．moved C．excited D．attracted
A boy carefully took his blind father to a seat in a noodle restaurant.
He called 1 for two bowls of beef noodles. When the restaurant owner was going to 2 the food, the boy suddenly whispered to him,“Only one bowl with 3 , the other without ---just plain noodles.”
In fact, the boy had a light purse and couldn’t afford 4 bowls of beef noodles. He called loudly just to let his 5 know.
When the noodles were sent to them, the father wasn’t in a hurry. He used his chopsticks to search in his bowls, trying to 6 a piece of beef. As soon as he succeeded in finding one, he picked it out 7 put it into his son’s bowl, saying kindly, “Eat some more. Have enough 8 so that you can study well.”
The boy accepted silently(默默地) and then quietly put the beef 9 to his father’s bowl.
When the restaurant owner saw this, he was 10 , then he asked a waiter to bring 11 some dishes from the kitchen. The boy thought 12 the waiter took the dishes to a wrong table, but the owner came up explaining with a smile, “Today is my restaurant’s anniversary(周年庆). The dishes are 13 .”
After the father and son left, the waiter 14 the bowls from the table and found some coins 15 one of them. The sum is just the price of the dishes.
A．quickly B．slowly C．loudly D．quietly
A．ask B．prepare C．eat D．heat
A．pork B．chicken C．beef D．fish
A．five B．two C．three D．four
A．mother B．father C．friend D．waiter
A．look B．listen C．find D．see
A．so B．but C．or D．and
A．money B．book C．food D．work
A．back B．up C．down D．off
A．angry B．afraid C．moved D．nervous
A．us B．him C．her D．them
A．who B．that C．where D．how
A．free B．cheap C．expensive D．best
A．found B．cleaned C．finished D．came
A．out B．in C．on D．under
Each day I took the same route to work and passed by a security guard (保安）. 1 greeted everyone walking by and made small talk with many of the passers-by and wishing them well. His simple “hello” made people feel 2 . His cheerful smile became a part of my day. When he was absent, many people noticed it, and I felt a little bit empty.
The first few times, I didn’t say hello back to him when he greeted me. I was 3 in my own world. On Monday the security guard asked me:“How was your weekend?” I told him about my visit to California, to see my mother, who had colon cancer. I 4 how I visited her each month. “The time with my mother is so precious(珍贵的), 5 I know that each time may be the last.”
He listened like a close friend I’d known for years. He felt my 6 and my love. He shared how he had lost his father to cancer two years before. He said, “I understand what you are going through. My father passed away while I was serving in Germany. Because of some reasons I was unable to fly back in time. I was unable to say goodbye to him. I wish I could have been with him, given him a hug, and told him I loved him. You are really lucky to have the gift of 7 .”
As I walked away, I realized I did not even know his name. The following day, on my way to work, I said: “After we spent all that time 8 yesterday, I still don’t know your name.” He answered, “Gary.” I responded back, “I’m Deborah.”
After that, we talked and shared stories about our weekends, dreams and families.
Later, Gary got 9 a new job and moved away. It’s been several years since I last spoke to him, yet the memory feels like yesterday. Gary reached out to me, 10 me and made my morning the best part of the day. I experienced the beauty of friendship and love.
In the business of life, we often forget to wish a stranger hello although how easy it is, and how great and lasting a 11 it can make. When you say hello to a stranger you become like a pebble(鹅卵石) thrown into a pond. With each ripple (波纹）you create, you spread love that continues to 12 . Make a point of saying hello to a stranger today. You will give the gift that keeps on giving.
A．She B．They C．He D．I
A．nervous B．funny C．special D．surprised
A．lost B．left C．missed D．dropped
A．wondered B．shared C．realized D．found
A．because B．so C．and D．but
A．weakness B．illness C．sorriness D．sadness
A．god B．time C．nature D．friendship
A．thinking B．calling C．crying D．talking
A．offered B．afforded C．invited D．chosen
A．moved B．touched C．told D． helped
A．progress B．sense C．trouble D．difference
A．receive B．send C．give D．create
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