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When we say "we threw something out，" what do we really mean？After all，our waste doesn't just disappear even if it is taken a（1）　　.So why not recycle it？

    Have you ever used newspapers when you clean the windows？If you haven't，please try!I didn't believe it when I（2）　　（听到）and read that.I thought that they would certainly leave ink（墨汁）or bits of paper behind.Actually，I was so wrong.I have had clearer windows than before s（3）　　 I tried it

    When we mention cleaning products，we have to talk about paper towels（手巾）I used （4）　to　think more paper towels meant a cleaner home.I loved the idea of cleaning with the fresh white paper and then throwing（5）　　out.But now I know that I have to s（6）　   using paper towels，because paper towels are a huge waste problem.Cutting out paper towels would save（7）　　（树），water，air and our money.

    Recently.my family and I have started collecting all old （8）　　（衣服），and then cut them into pieces.Getting one piece to do some cleaning has become our n（9）　　habit.I thought that it would be such（10）　　uneasy thing to break a 30﹣year old habit.Whatever，it really is the most meaningful thing that I have done during a long time.

Tina Lin was not like many of her classmates．She didn't listen to popular music．She didn't watch many movies，and she wasn't interested in nice clothes．

When she got （41） 　　with her friends at a party，Tina found her friends preferred rock and pop music．When Tina （42） 　　if they would like to try classical music，they all looked at her strangely．

"（43） 　　music is for old people，"one of her friends said．

Tina was （44） 　　that something was wrong with her．She decided to （45） 　　her father．As she entered his study，he could feel something was wrong．

"Dad，am I strange？"she asked her （46） 　　．

"Of course not，"he answered，"Why do you ask that？"

"Because I don't （47） 　　the same things as my classmates．They want to listen to pop music．I like classical music．"

"I think I understand．Never mind，Tina．（48） 　　all right to be your own person．You don't have to copy what other people do．Everybody （49） 　 different tastes （品味）．Some of them are popular，but others aren't．"

After Tina spoke with her father，she felt （50） 　　about herself．She realized that being different made her special．It was an important lesson for her to learn．

41．A．up	B．angry	C．together	D．happy
42．A．said	B．found	C．noticed	D．asked
43．A．Pop	B．Rock	C．Classical	D．Country
44．A．proud	B．worried	C．glad	D．happy
45．A．talk to	B．look for	C．write to	D．quarrel with
46．A．friend	B．father	C．classmate	D．teacher
47．A．have	B．know	C．hate	D．like
48．A．It's	B．That's	C．You're	D．Its
49．A．have	B．has	C．had	D．is
50．A．worried	B．angry	C．better	D．worse．

Dear Auntie Em，

Great news! Mrs. Mumford just told me I had been chosen as one of the school           （61）　　 （student） to visit the University of Cape Town in South Africa this summer! She said the program （62）　　 （design） for some of the brighter teenagers to experience a different culture．（63）　　 a good chance!

The only problem is：mom and dad （64）　　 （simple） won't let me go．They said it was dangerous for me，a girl，（65）　　 （travel） alone．But my guess is that they think it too expensive．I kept telling （66）　　（they） I had been on a plane alone to visit you in Texas before．They needn't worry about me（67）　　 this trip would be almost the same as that one．（68）　　．They just won't listen!

Will you help，Auntie Em？It will be （69）　　 very important experience to my personal growth．

Love，（and love you even （70）　　 （much） if you manage to make mom & dad agree with me．）

19﹣year﹣old Jose Nuitez Romaniz stopped by a Wel's Fargo ATM（ 自动取款机 ） for some money to cover the cost of socks for his grandpa．He looked down and a plastic bag filled with money．He said，"When I（1） 　　it． I didn't know what to do． I was like dreaming "But dream or not， he knew it wasn't his（2） 　　to keep．

It was a Sunday， so he couldn't walk the bag into the（3） 　　． He called police to（4） 　　the money． Very soon， the（5） 　　came ， took the bag and thanked Jose When they got back to the police station， they（6） 　　the money and it totaled ＄135，000．

The police were already amazed at Jose's being（7） 　　in the first place， but when they realized just how much money he had （8） 　　， they were very surprised． A police officer said ， "This money could have made a big difference in his life if he didn't report， but he（9） 　　to do the right thing．"

The mayor（市长）and local business people were so （10） 　　that they gifted him with some．

There is an old saying："Take the time to stop and smell the flowers．"I think we should also take the time to（1） 　　flowers．

My grandmother knew just（2） 　　to do that．She grew flowers with earth，water and love，so her back garden was filled with beautiful flowers．She would smile when she saw the（3） 　　shine down on them．In her front garden she planted flowers，（4） 　　．You could see red，white，and yellow flowers in it．My mom and I used to walk（5） 　　them and enjoy their smells．Beautiful butterflies flew down on them．Grandma also cared for the wild flowers．She would send（6） 　　and my brother out to pick flowers and would then turn them into delicious wine．

Grandma not only planted flowers in the gardens（7） 　　also planted flowers in our hearts．Her delicious dinners made with love encouraged us．Her sweet smile always made us（8） 　　．Her hugs and kisses were the sunshine that kept our own love（9） 　　day after day．

Take the time to plant a few flowers yourself today．Show your smiles，kindness and love．Plant your wishes，talents and pleasure．Make this（10） 　　brighter and brighter with your sunshine．

（1）A． plant	B． water	C． buy	D． sell
（2）A． who	B． when	C． how	D． where
（3）A． star	B．sun	C． rain	D． wind
（4）A． too	B． either	C． then	D． though
（5）A． at	B． on	C． with	D． around
（6）A． me	B． you	C． him	D． her
（7）A． and	B．so	C． but	D． or
（8）A． happy	B． hungry	C． tired	D． angry
（9）A． sleeping	B． growing	C． standing	D． losing
（10）A． house	B． town	C． city	D． world

Have you ever been sad because you failed in something？ If so， please remember， for often，achieving what you expect is not the most（1） 　　thing．

One day， after watching a science program，a little boy（2） 　　to dig a hole behind his house． As he was working， a couple of boys stopped by to watch． "What are you doing？" asked one of them． "I want to dig a hole all the way through the（3） 　　!" the boy answered excitedly． The older boys laughed and told him that it was impossible to do it． Then they left．

The little boy kept on digging and digging． Suddenly， a few small colorful stones caught his eyes． He（4） 　　them and put them into a glass jar（罐子） Patently．The jar was full soon．Then the boy went to the older boys with the jar and said（5） 　　， "Maybe I can't finish digging all the way through the earth， but look at what I have found in the process（过程） of digging!"

The boy's goal was too difficult， but it caused him to（6） 　　， in other words， to cause us to keep working!

Not every goal will be achieved． When you can't achieve your goal， maybe you can say，"Yes， but there are so many wonderful things that have come into my life（7） 　　I tried to do something!" It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a（8） 　　． Just like the little boy， it is in the digging that life is lived．

（1）A． traditional	B． important	C． difficult
（2）A． refused	B． needed	C． decided
（3）A． house	B． hill	C． earth
（4）A． collected	B． threw	C． dropped
（5）A． angrily	B． proudly	C． politely
（6）A． give up	B． come out	C． go on
（7）A． because	B． before	C． whether
（8）A． problem	B． meaning	C． choice

Since my mother moved to live with us in the city， she has been much heavier than before．As time went by， her health got（1） 　　． So I had to take her to see a （2） 　　． My mother was told to lose weight by doing exercise every day． She had no choice but to follow（3） 　　the doctor said．I told her that I would exercise with her every morning．

On the first morning， she got up very early（4） 　　ran with me in our neighborhood． I tried to run slowly so that she could follow me． After（5） 　　for some minutes， I told her the proper ways of exercise and the importance of eating healthy food． She listened to me carefully． It made me（6） 　　that she told me everything very patiently when I was a kid． On the second morning， I praised her for keeping running with me．

But after two weeks， she wanted to（7） 　　running because she thought the two﹣week exercise didn't work at all． To encourage her， I taught her how to use the facilities（设施） for exercise in our（8） 　　． She began to exercise again．

With my help， it（9） 　　her one month to develop a good habit of daily exercise． "Thank you，my dear daughter． Exercise brings health and happiness to me． I will（10） 　　worry about my health． "Her words touched my heart deeply． I felt happy to make a big difference to my mother's life．"

（1）A．worse	B．thinner	C．better	D．stronger
（2）A．teacher	B．waiter	C．nurse	D．doctor
（3）A．that	B．what	C．which	D．where
（4）A．so	B．but	C．and	D．or
（5）A．swimming	B．eating	C．playing	D．running
（6）A．act	B．expect	C．forget	D．remember
（7）A．put up	B．give up	C．set up	D．eat up
（8）A．school	B．neighborhood	C．hospital	D．cinema
（9）A．took	B．spent	C．cost	D．paid
（10）A．always	B．ever	C．never	D．sometimes

One day，David and his friends talked about who there closest（1） 　　were． When it was his turn， he said， "My best friend is Amy，（2） 　　81﹣year﹣old woman living in Florida．"

Their friendship came（3） 　　a game． In the game， David and Amy were on the same team．After this game， they became good friends， David even told her about his dream of music．

However， life was hard for David at that time．He hardly（4） 　　time or money to play music．Most of the time． he had to work in a restaurant． He felt that his dream was hopeless（无望的）．（5） 　　he almost lost heart， Amy gave him lots of help and supported his dream． Two years later， he decided（6） 　　to New York for his dream． There he held his first concert successfully．

After the concert， a famous reporter in New York heard of their story． He wanted to know what（7） 　　So he flew to Florida to interview her． To his surprise， the friendship between Amy and David was（8） 　　than he could imagine．

Later， many people（9） 　　by this story． But Amy thought it was nothing， She said， "As friends we（10） 　　give a hand when they need．"

（1）A．friend	B．classmate	C．friends	D． classmates
（2）A．the	B． /	C． a	D． an
（3）A．below	B．from	C．to	D．at
（4）A．will have	B．has had	C．have	D．had
（5）A．When	B．Before	C．Unless	D．If
（6）A．go	B．to go	C．going	D．gone
（7）A．is Amy like	B．Amy is like	C． Amy was like	D．was Amy like
（8）A．more beautiful	B．beautiful	C．beautifully	D．the most beautiful
（9）A．was moved	B．were moved	C．is moved	D．are moved
（10）A．can't	B．mustn't	C．should	D．would

Our teacher asked us what our favorite animal was，and I said，"Fried chicken．"She said I wasn't funny， but she wasn't（1） 　　， because everyone else in the class laughed．

My parents told me to always be truthful and honest，and I am． Fried chicken is my favorite （2） 　　． I told my dad what happend， and he said my teacher was probably a（n） （3） 　　of PETA． He said they love animals very much． I do， too． Especially chicken， pork and beef．（4） 　　，my teacher sent me to the principal's office（校长室）． I told him what happened， and he（5） 　　， too． Then he told me not to do it again．

The next day in class my teacher asked me what my favorite live animal was． I told her it was chicken． She asked me（6） 　　， just like she'd asked the other children．I told her it was because people could （7） 　　them into fried chicken． She sent me back to the principal's office． He laughed， and told me not to do it again． I don't （8） 　　． My parents taught me to be honest， （9） 　　my teacher doesn't like it when I am．

Today， my teacher asked us to tell her what famous person（10） 　　like（s） most．

I told her， "Colonel Sanders（肯德基创始人）．"

Guess where I am now？

（1）A． anger	B． right	C．patient	D．serious
（2）A． food	B． animal	C．answer	D．taste
（3）A． example	B． discover	C．enemy	D．member
（4）A． Instead	B． Again	C．Anyway	D．Also
（5）A． laughed	B．believed	C．shouted	D．agreed
（6）A． when	B． where	C．how	D．why
（7）A． cut	B． divide	C．make	D．add
（8）A． care	B． regret	C．understand	D．remember
（9）A． but	B． and	C．or	D．for
（10）A． I	B．we	C．she	D．they