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One day I ran into a stranger as he passed by me． I said sorry to（1） 　　immediately．He

replied with a smile and said， "I'm sorry，（2） 　　．I wasn't watching out for you． "

Later that day， when I was cooking， my（3） 　　was too close to me When I turned to get（4） 　　milk． I nearly knocked her over．

"Move out of the way!" I shouted．

She walked away（5） 　　But I didn't feel like I had to say sorry to her．

While I was in bed that night， my husband said to me． "While dealing with a stranger， you were（6） 　　， but with the daughter you love， you were unkind． Your daughter（7） 　　you some flowers she picked herself． You' ll find them in the kitchen by the door． Have you seen the tears（8） 　　her eyes？"

I felt quite sorry for my lovely daughter． Then I went to her bedroom to tell her that I shouldn't have （9） 　　 her． She kissed me on my cheek and said， "It's OK， mom． I love you anyway．"

If we can be polite to strangers，（10） 　　can't we do the same for the ones we love？

（1）A． he	B．she	C． him	D． her
（2）A too	B． either	C． also	D．neither
（3）A． son	B．daughter	C． mother	D．father
（4）A． little	B． few	C． any	D．some
（5）A． sadly	B． happily	C． hardly	D． carelessly
（6）A． impolite	B． polite	C．angry	D．nervous
（7）A． took	B．bought	C． borrowed	D．brought
（8）A．in	B．with	C． for	D．of
（9）A． looked at	B． laughed at	C． shouted at	D．pointed at
（10）A． how	B．what	C．which	D．why

A small boy was trying to move a big wooden box out of his yard． The box was much （1） 　　 than the boy． He tried his best to move it， but the box would not move at all． After （2） 　　for a glass of water， the boy tried to move it once more． This time， he pushed harder，but he still （3） 　　move the box a bit． He was quite tired and lost heart．

The boy's （4） 　　was coming home from work around this time． He stopped to watch his son's fruitless efforts． The father didn't help him，（5） 　　instead asked，"Son， have you tried your best？ I mean， are you doing （6） 　　you can？"

"Yes，I am!" the boy cried．

"No， "his father said calmly， " you're not． You have not asked me to （7） 　　you？

Asking for help is not a weakness． Many people need help， and （8） 　　 the best of us need help． It is （9） 　　 to know when to ask for help and understand why you need it． Never be afraid to ask others for help when you're in（10） 　　 ．

（1）A．heavier	B． lighter	C． smaller
（2）A．pushing	B．moving	C．resting
（3）A．could	B．couldn't	C． mustn't
（4）A． brother	B． uncle	C． father
（5）A．but	B． and	C．so
（6）A．something	B．everything	C．nothing
（7）A．hug	B． help	C． protect
（8）A．ever	B． only	C．even
（9）A．easy	B． important	C． difficult
（10）A．trouble	B． silence	C．surprise

Tom worked hard in an office． But it seemed that there was little change in his life． He was unhappy and didn't want to improve himself any more． His father， Joe， knew this and decided to have a talk with （1） 　　．

One day． Tom and his father went for a walk after dinner．（2） 　　they were walking along a

river． Tom said， "Dad， you always tell me to learn something new． To be （3） 　　， I don't want to make any change．"

Joe looked in the river， saw a dead （4） 　　and pointed at it．

"Tom， what is that over there？"

"It's a dead fish．"

"What's the fish doing？"

"It's moving down with the running water．"

"But the fish is dead． （5） 　　can it be moving？" asked Joe．

"It's moving as the river is moving．"

Joe turned to his son and said． "Life is （6） 　　the river． It's always moving and always changing． Some people don't want to change， but their life is always changing whether they like it or not． A dead fish only moves along the river， while a living fish can control its journey． What's you choice if you want to live a （7） 　　life？"

This made Tom （8） 　　his aunt who had already stopped learning and developing． And she just stayed the way she used to be， living like a dead fish．

Guided by his （9） 　　 ， Tom understood what he said． He didn't want to become a person like his aunt． So he made up his mind to （10） 　　 learning and developing himself．

（1）A．you	B．me	C．her	D． him
（2）A． Once	B． While	C． After	D． Before
（3）A．honest	B．happy	C．quiet	D．patient
（4）A． bird	B．dog	C．duck	D．fish
（5）A．Who	B．Which	C．How	D．When
（6）A． in	B． over	C．like	D． by
（7）A．worse	B．harder	C．greener	D．better
（8）A． give up	B． think of	C．wait for	D． hear from
（9）A．aunt	B．father	C．uncle	D． friend
（10）A．continue	B． finish	C．avoid	D．stop

Everyone has dreams． Lily dreamed of being a dancer． She took（1） 　　lessons and all her teachers thought she was an excellent student．

One day she saw a notice． It said that a famous dancing group would be performing in her town．

（2） 　　thought， "I must show the leader my dancing skills． "She waited for the group leader in the dressing room．（3） 　　the leader appeared， she came up and handed him the flowers she prepared．The thorns （刺）hurt her fingers and blood came out． But she was too （4） 　　to care about the pain．She expressed her strong wish to be a dancer and begged（乞求）to show her dance．

"All right． You dance， "the leader agreed． But half way through the dance， he stopped her， "I'm

sorry， in my mind you're not good enough!"On hearing this， Lily （5） 　　out as fast as her legs could carry her．It was so hard for her to accept this．She lost heart and （6） 　　her dream．

Several years later， the dancing group came to her town again． She decided to find out （7） 　　the leader had told her she was not good enough．

This was his reply， "I tell this（8） 　　every student．"

"You've ruined（毁掉） my life!" she shouted angrily．

The leader went on， "I remember your present of（9） 　　and how the thorns had hurt your

fingers but you carried on bravely． It was a pity that you didn't take dancing like that and stopped trying so （10） 　　． So you are still not good enough for dancing!"

（1）A．singing	B．reading	C．dancing	D．dressing
（2）A．He	B．She	C．They	D．We
（3）A．When	B．Since	C．Before	D．Unless
（4）A． weak	B．bored	C． excited	D． tired
（5）A． worked	B．ran	C． found	D． looked
（6）A． got on	B．went on	C．picked up	D．gave up
（7）A． why	B．how	C．who	D．what
（8）A．on	B．at	C．in	D．to
（9）A． books	B．dances	C．flowers	D． dresses
（10）A．happily	B．easily	C．luckily	D．safely

Yesterday，my 15﹣year﹣old brother Dave had a fight with my 12﹣year﹣old brother Kevin．I didn't notice．

As I was walking upstairs（楼上），I heard Kevin（41） 　　．in his room．I knocked on the door and asked，"Hey Kevin，do you want to talk？"No answered．I tried again．Still noting happened．

So，I took some paper and wrote，"If you don't，we can write（42） 　　．"

An hour（43） 　　．I was still sitting on the floor outside his door with two pads（沓） of paper in my hands．one pad was new and the other was from Kevin．As I read one of Kevin's notes，tears（眼泪） came to my eyes．It said，"（44） 　　in this family cares about me．Dave thought I was too weak．Dad said I was not good（45） 　　．basketball．And you didn't notice me．"

For my part，what he said was（46） 　　．I wrote back，"Kevin，I do love you and you know that．I'm here for you and you（47） 　　．in this family．"He didn't reply for a while，but then I heard he cried a little bit．Kevin ran out of paper and wrote "Thanks" on a paper cup．I wrote back "For（48） 　　．？"It returned to me with "Loving me" on it．

Since then，I try my best to（49） 　　．my family members．Kevin and I have a（50） 　　．relationship now．And when one of us notices that the other is unhappy，we'll smile and say，"Write it on a paper cup．？

41．A．shouting	B．speaking	C．crying	D．fighting
42．A．notes	B．letters	C．novels	D．stories
43．A．before	B．after	C．later	D．ago．
44．A．Somebody	B．Anybody	C．Everybody	D．Nobody
45．A．in	B．at	C．with	D．for
46．A．right	B．easy	C．happy	D．difficult．
47．A．dislike	B．are disliked	C．love	D．are loved
48．A．why	B．how	C．whom	D．what
49．A．bring more good luck to	B．be more thankful to	C．pay more attention to	D．be stricter with
50．A．colder	B．closer	C．worse	D．funnier．

A teacher decided to let her class play a game．She told each child in the class to bring along a bag with（36） 　　tomatoes．Each tomato would（37） 　　a name of a person that the child hated．So the number of tomatoes in his or her bag would depend on the number of people the child hated．

When the day came，every child brought some tomatoes with the names of the people he or she hated．Some had two tomatoes．（38） 　　had three tomatoes．Some even had five tomatoes．The teacher then told the children to carry the tomatoes with them wherever they went for a week．Days passed and the children started to complain（抱怨）（39） 　　the rotten （腐烂的）tomatoes let out terrible smell．Besides，those having five tomatoes，also had to carry（40） 　　bags．After one week，the children were very happy because the game had（41） 　　ended．

The teacher asked，"How did you feel？"The children started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through when carrying the heavy and smelly tomatoes．

Then the teacher told them the（42） 　　behind the game．

The teacher said"This is the same situation when you carry your hatred（憎恨）for somebody（43） 　　your heart．The terrible smell of hatred will（44） 　　your heart，and you will carry it with you wherever you go．If you cannot stand the smell of the rotten tomatoes for just   （45） 　　week，can you imagine what it is like to have the smell of hatred in your heart for your lifetime？"．

36．A．much	B．a little	C．a few
37．A．call	B．be given	C．have written
38．A．Any	B．Some	C．Every
39．A．because	B．but	C．so
40．A．lower	B．lighter	C．heavier
41．A．often	B．finally	C．always
42．A．meaning	B．time	C．way
43．A．outside	B．inside	C．beside
44．A．clean	B．wash	C．pollute
45．A．one．	B．two	C．five．

My father told me that there used to be a forest near our town． But the farmer who owned the forest（1） 　　trees every year until one year， there were no trees left．

One day，our teacher took us out and we had a（2） 　　in the field where the forest used to be．While eating and drinking， we（3） 　　about the beautiful forest we once had．One of my classmates comes from a tribe （部落） that lived in the west of our country． He told us what he thought about the change．"It makes me really （4） 　　to learn that a forest has disappeared． My people have taught me to（5） 　　think seven generations （七代人） in the future． That's to say, when we do something to the land, we should never（6） 　　it． We must care about nature and leave it good enough for later generations．

When we heard what he said， we kept （7） 　　first． " Let's plant some trees!" said our teacher after a moment．"It will be a good （8） 　　!"So that's what we did． For the rest of the spring，we worked hard and we planted thousands of trees．

That was five years ago．Today，when I stand in that field which was once empty，I see（9） 　　about as tall as I am． It's great to see how we've（10） 　　the field． It taught us the power of thinking about the future．

（1）A． cut up	B． cut down	C． looked for	D． looked after
（2）A． picnic	B． test	C． wish	D． lesson
（3）A． planned	B． feared	C． knew	D． talked
（4）A． tired	B． excited	C． sad	D． hopeful
（5）A． sometimes	B． always	C． seldom	D． never
（6）A． protect	B． hurt	C． study	D． sell
（7）A． thankful	B． happy	C． silent	D． shy
（8）A． start	B． mistake	C． mess	D． warning
（9）A． trees	B． leaves	C． grass	D． flowers
（10）A． broken	B． bought	C． wasted	D． changed

If you were ninety years old， what would you plan to do？ Few people want to have new challenges（挑战）（1） 　　that age． However， an old man named Jing Kui did something that surprised a lot of people．

As a man of 93，he met a challenge． One day，（2） 　　film director came to him and asked whether he wanted to act in his movie．"（3） 　　in the movie？" asked the old man．

"You've been a barber （理发师）． I believe you're the right man for my movie The Barber．

The old man read the script （ 剧本）before accepting the invitation．（4） 　　he knew the story well， he still needed to keep all the words in mind．（5） 　　was! He finally made it and took home a silver cup for a special acting prize． The movie also（6） 　　both national and international prizes．

Jing became a barber when he was young. He loved the job, so he practiced hard（7） 　　a better one. In his eighties, he was still doing the same job. That was why he（8） 　　by the film director．

While the film was being made, the director had his worries because he didn't know    （9） 　　Mr. Jing could keep it going． At last， when the filming was done， the director was really pleased．Jing（10） 　　solved all his problems! Now Jing set a world record as being a 93﹣year﹣old actor star who had never acted before !

（1）A． from	B． of	C． at	D．on
（2）A． the	B． /	C． a	D．an
（3）A．What can I do	B． What I can do	C．How can I do	D．How I can do
（4）A． Unless	B． Though	C． Since	D． Until
（5）A．How big the challenge	B．What big the challenge	C．How the big challenge	D．What the big the challenge
（6）A． will win	B． win	C． wins	D． won
（7）A． be	B． act	C． to be	D． to act
（8）A． invites	B． invited	C． is invited	D． was invited
（9）A． that	B． if	C． where	D． when
（10）A． hard	B． hardly	C． successful	D． successfully

Cowboys have lived and worked in the west and south﹣west of the United States for over three centuries and they are a famous symbol of the USA．When you watch those old Holly﹣wood cowboy films from the fifties and sixties，you don't see a job．You see a      （1） 　　of freedom and adventure（冒险）．However，the real job of an American cowboy has always been（2） 　　and sometimes dangerous．It is physical with long hours and low pay．

Life hasn't（3） 　　much for cowboys since the early days．Cows walk across huge plains（草原）to（4） 　　the grass and the cowboy rides on his horse to bring（5） 　　home．Like the cowboys of the past，a 21 ^stcentury cowboy（6） 　　gets up early on freezing cold mornings and makes breakfast over a fire．

So why does a man﹣because it is usually a man﹣become a cowboy？For some，it isn't a（7） 　　，because they are born into the life．They have worked with（8） 　　since they were children．They（9） 　　the traditional cowboy culture："It's a real life about you，your horse and the open（10） 　　．"

Some people choose the job（11） 　　in life．Pat had an office job with the US government with high pay，（12） 　　he didn't like city life and spending all day inside．So one day，he（13） 　　his job and moved to a ranch（牧场） in Texas，making much less money （14） 　　a cowboy．He wanted job satisfaction．And for a cowboy，job satisfaction doesn't come from the money or a comfortable office．It comes from being（15） 　　to wake up under the sky and being your own boss．

（1）A．life	B．place	C．way	D．day
（2）A．interesting	B．boring	C．hard	D．easy
（3）A．got	B．paid	C．done	D．changed
（4）A．catch	B．eat	C．touch	D．take
（5）A．it	B．him	C．her	D．them
（6）A．just	B．still	C．even	D．never
（7）A．problem	B．choice	C．plan	D．dream
（8）A．parents	B．brothers	C．cows	D．sheep
（9）A．create	B．miss	C．love	D．refuse
（10）A．country	B．culture	C．mind	D．cowboy
（11）A．later	B．early	C．quickly	D．suddenly
（12）A．so	B．and	C．since	D．but
（13）A．looked for	B．took up	C．gave up	D．cared about
（14）A．for	B．as	C．with	D．like
（15）A．relaxed	B．slow	C．late	D．free

Few people like changing their habits， good or bad Whether it is smoking， drinking or overeating， they （1） 　　" enjoying" them to the end．

On every packet of cigarettes（香烟）， people are warned against the （2） 　　of smoking： "Warming： Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health．"（3） 　　， millions of them start smoking or go on smoking． Why？

Facts show that families and surroundings（环境） play a very important part in（4） 　　smokers．All those smokers come from smoking families or have smoking（5） 　　or relatives． Films and TV plays also play a part． People（6） 　　their "heroes" on TV drinking alcohol （酒） or（7） 　　cigarettes．

"Heroes seem to fear（8） 　　， neither killing themselves nor killing others with alcohol and cigarettes．（9） 　　they are not afraid of the harm of smoking and drinking， why（10） 　　common people be afraid？

The simple warning on the cigarette packet does not influence（11） 　　habits． Even stronger warnings， like showing pictures of smokers who have died of cancer， don't seem to（12） 　　．

Knowing and believing seem to be two（13） 　　things．

If smoking is really as（14） 　　as doctors say， it is time for smokers to think about it and try to give it（15） 　　!

（1）A stop	B． continue	C． finish
（2）A dangers	B． excuses	C． chances
（3）A． Moreover	B． Also	C． However
（4）A． influencing	B． explaining	C． improving
（5）A． parents	B． brothers	C． friends
（6）A． hear	B． catch	C． watch
（7）A． smoke	B． smoking	C． to smoke
（8）A． something	B． nothing	C． anything
（9）A． If	B． When	C． Because
（10）A． might	B． shall	C． should
（11）A． smoker	B． smoker's	C． smokers'
（12）A． make	B． work	C． do
（13）A． different	B． pleasant	C． similar
（14）A． harm	B． harmful	C． more harmful
（15）A． away	B． out	C． up