Smiles and tears are part of life. But do you find enough time for laughing? I'm not asking if you experience lots of good times . Of course, we should laugh the happy times. But do you also laugh during the difficult times?
Erma Bombeck is famous her funny books. But she wrote about a more serious subject-cancer (癌症) in children. The book is titled, I WANT TO GROW , I WANT TO GROW UP. Erma talks with many children who cancer and learns important lessons from them. She learns, for example, that cancer survivors (幸存者) know how to smile at life, though they are receiving chemotherapy (化疗).
She tells about the experience of Jessica. Jessica's leg was cut off at the knee because of cancer. She was learning to wear a prosthesis (假肢). Jessica told about playing soccer. She hit the ball hard her foot. The ball flew off in one direction (方向) her man-made leg flew another way. Then the brave girl lay on the floor, laughing happily.
As the saying goes, "There's a time and a time to laugh." Do you find time to laugh?
Survivors know how to laugh If you can laugh even when you're in trouble, you will make it. Remember, laugh and the whole world laugh with you. Cry and you cry alone!A. when B. during C. while
A. with B. as C. for
A. it B. one C. ones
A.HAIR B. NAILS C.GRASS
A. have B. having C. had
A. 15 years old B. 15-years-old C.15-year-old
A. in B. with C. under
A. while B. when C. whether
A. crying B. to cry C. cried
A. many B. plenty of C. a lot
When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to face the music”, it doesn’t mean that he is planning to go to hear a singer or a concert. It shows you may feel uncomfortable when you are called in by your leader to why you did this and that or why you did not do this or that. If you “face the music”, you are sure to be less unhappy than that.
Every one of us has to “face the music” at some time or another, especially as . We can all remember father’s words “I want to talk to you”. And only because we did not listen to him. What a(an) thing it was!
In the middle or at the end of every , we students have to “face the music”. The result of the exam will whether we will face the music or not. If we don’t get good , that means parents’ cold faces and contempt (轻视) of the teachers and classmates.
“To face the music” is to every American, young or old. It is at least 100 years old. It really that you have to do something, no matter how terrible the whole thing might be, because you know you have no choice.
A．manage B．attend C．miss D．forget
A．discover B．believe C．explain D．encourage
A．friends B．teachers C．leaders D．children
A．angry B．magical C．exciting D．honest
A．terrible B．important C．interesting D．careful
A．season B．term C．year D．month
A．follow B．change C．decide D．realize
A．chances B．marks C．tools D．choices
A．known B．strange C．safe D．harmful
A．discusses B．covers C．develops D．means
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Have you heard of palm(手相) reading? It is to study the ________ on the hand and tell a person’s future life.
To study a person’s personalities and future, a palm reader looks _________ at the three main lines on the active hand (the one a person writes with). The reader usually looks first at a person’s Life Line. This lines begins under the index finger (食指), and goes down ____________ the wrist (手腕). This line tells ________ a person lives his or her life. A person ________ a deep Life Line is brave and full of energy. If a person has a faint (模糊的) line, he or she is a thinker.
The _______ line is the Heart Line. It runs across the hand, just below the fingers. This line tells one’s feelings. A person with a deep Heart Line is peaceful. Family is important to this person. Those with a faint line do not like to be alone. They need friends all the time. They usually like to ____________ others.
The Head Line, the third one, is below the Heart Line, it tells how a person thinks. A person with a long Head Line __________ things very carefully. Those with short Head Line are good at ________ decisions rapidly. A person with a deep Head Line is clever and talkative. Those with a faint Head Line are often very creative.
Palm readers believe that these lines and marks on the hand can tell us something about our personalities. Do you agree? Try the test on ___________.
A．heart B．fingers C．lines D．life
A．quickly B．carefully C．actually D．fast
A．over B．along C．towards D．around
A．how B．where C．when D．what
A．about B．has C．with D．have
A．last B．same C．second D．final
A．fight over B．take after C．make friends with D．argue with
A．talks about B．comes up with C．thinks about D．considers about
A．doing B．taking C．bringing D．making
A．itself B．ourselves C．yourself D．myself
Everyone in our school loves . We do morning exercises after we . We have P.E. classes a week, and we play sports at five every afternoon. The most sport is basketball. The boys enjoy playing it and many of the girls like it, too. Another popular sport is football and in every class there a lot of football fans. Usually volleyball is played outside when the weather is . We have school teams in basketball, football and volleyball. Our teams often have friendship matches with teams from schools.
Besides ball games, some of us like running, and throwing. Every term we have tests in these events and once a year we a sports meeting.
Sports help to keep us and happy.
A．art B．music C．sports D．painting
A．have dinner B．get up C．get home D．have lunch
A．the second B．two C．second D．twice
A．popular B．boring C．tiring D．difficult
A．is B．was C．are D．were
A．windy B．rainy C．terrible D．fine
A．other B．others C．another D．the other
A．writing B．jumping C．singing D．drawing
A．build B．take C．have D．make
A．health B．healthy C．healthier D．unhealthy
Today， many people send cards， presents and flowers on Mother’s Day to show their love， but few people know how Mother’s Day started. The earliest festival for _ _ was from Greece. Christians (基督教徒) celebrated this festival on the fourth Sunday. In England， people celebrated the holiday to _ _ all the mothers and called it “Mothering Sunday”.
In America， Mother’s Day started nearly 150 _ _ ago. Anna Jarvis， a housewife， organized a day to raise people’s awareness(意识) of the poor. She believed that mothers would _ __ her. She called it “Mother’s Work Day”. In 1905 whe_ _nna__ __， her daughter， also named Anna， began an activity in memory of the work of her mother. She __ __ what her mother said， “There are many days for __ __， but none for mothers”. She wrote letters to lots of famous people asking for a day for mothers. After three years， Anna handed out her mother’s favorite flowers， white carnations (康乃馨) at a church. In 1913， the government (政府)decided that officials(官员) would wear__ __ carnations on Mother’s Day. The next year， Mother’s Day_ __an American national holiday and it was on the second Sunday in May.
Soon ， more and more countries began to _ __ Mother’s Day. It became a popular holiday all over the world.
A．sisters B．mothers C．fathers D．Teachers
A．thank B．allow C．discover D．treat
A．days B．weeks C．months D．years
A．change B．suppose C．support D．advise
A．died B．woke C．ran D．started
A．cheered B．reminded C．forgot D．remembered
A．flowers B．men C．stars D．animals
A．white B．red C．yellow D．pink
A．became B．named C．planned D．imagined
A． invite B．express C．celebrate D．develop
Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to look after each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and were to swim deeper and further.
One morning. the three fish were to a shallow (浅) water by a big wave (浪). A small was taken there. too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was fight in front of them. The largest fish realized that they were in and said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fish with his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was much for their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around . At last, the largest fish returned to the by jumping over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in joining his eider brother in the other side of water. the youngest one didn't follow them and still swam joyfully.
Two hours later, when the rose up, the water in the small shallow corner dried up. The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack(缺乏)of water.A. afraid B. sad C. pleased
A. allowed B. given C. taken
A. tree B. boat C. stick
A. safety B. danger C. peace
A. agreed B. talked C. compared
A. time B. food C. water
A. slowly B. luckily C. happily
A. sea B. river C. lake
A. And B. But C. So
A. storm B. moon C sun
完形填空：
A：Good afternoon, Mr White.
B: Good afternoon. your name, please?
A: name is Jim. are you, Mr White?
B: I’m fine, . And ?
A: I’m fine, . Excuse , Mr White. What’s this English?
B: It’s a pen.
A: you spell it, please?
B: . P-E-N, pen.
A: Thank you. Goodbye!
A．what B．What's C．How D．How's
A．I B．My C．Your D．You
A．How B．What C．Where D．That
A．OK B．thanks C．worry D．yes
A．what B．you C．I D．your
A．too B．to C．two D．hello
A．I B．you C．my D．me
A．in B．it C．is D．are
A．Can B．Is C．Are D．Am
A．No B．yes C．no D．Yes
The second season of ______Got Talent was over. Robotic dancer(机械舞者) Zhuo Jun ________ the best in him and beat seven other finalists(参加决赛者) and became the best _______at last. His dream ________as he was titled(赋予称号) “China’s 2011 Talent”.
Zhuo Jun was born in a small village in 1991. There are four people in his family, his parents, his sister and him His parents ________ farmers. They don’t know how to dance. Zhuo Jun began to learn dancing by himself when he was 18. Like many other young people, Zhuo Jun began to love dancing ________watching Michael Jackson’s dancing. He likes dancing very much. He learnt dancing________ videos and computers. When he was in senior high school, though there was much homework to do, he spent some time__ dancing every day.
Zhuo Jun is a hard-working boy. He often practices a dance many times. He is also a confident(自信的) boy. Before h e won the competition, he said“Ｉdon’t chase (追赶)_____, but rather try to compete against myself” He is a modest(谦虚的) boy. When Zhou Libo praised(表扬) him as a talent, he said he just spent much __________time than most people.
A．China B．China’s C．Chinese D．china’s
A．took out B．brought out C．came out D．found out
A．perform B．win C．performer D．winner
A．came out B．came true C．came in D．came down
A．are all B．all are C．are both D．both are
A．because of B． because C．so D．though
A．on B．in C．through D．by
A．practice B．practices C．practiced D．practicing
A．others B．the other C．other D．another
A．many B．much C．more D．most
“I look so fat in the mirror.”
“She’s so pretty, why can’t I look like her?”
If you feel bad about , you need to read Nobody’s Perfect by American author Kimberly Kirberger.
Kim uses stories from real teens to girls to learn to love themselves.
She says that bad thoughts about yourself come habits.
Her own story this. Kim had three brothers who say bad things to her like “nobody likes you”.
Of course, her brothers did not really mean they said. But things people to you can become part of your thinking. To stop this, Kim tells us to pay attention to our thoughts and the we speak to ourselves.
It’s very easy these bad thoughts to good ones.
Whenever you have a few minutes , think of some nice things people have said to you recently.
Then think about what you like yourself. Slowly you will feel better about yourself and you will feel .
But there will still be times when you think of . Try to bring your mind back to good thoughts.
Changing thoughts from bad to good time. But as you practice saying kind things to yourself, you will understand that no one is perfect and you will like much more.
A．you B．yourself C．her D．herself
A．teach B．read C．help D．show
A．from B．to C．until D．with
A．teaches B．tells C．shows D．learns
A．like B．would like C．were used to D．used to
A．what B．that C．who D．which
A．speak B．talk C．say D．tell
A．mean B．way C．idea D．interest
A．changing B．change C．to changing D．to change
A．lonely B．alone C．to alone D．to lonely
A．to B．with C．about D．as
A．happy B．happier C．happiest D．the happiest
A．something bad B．bad something C．nothing bad D．bad nothing
A．takes B．take C．taking D．to take
A．people B．others C．them D．yourself
The world many interesting sounds. Some are unpleasant to our ears while are very pleasant to hear. In a single day you probably hear sounds. All sounds are different. Some loud, some sounds are high, others are low, some sounds are useful.
sound we can’t talk or listen to each other. The ringing of the alarm clock wakes people up. The hooting(鸣笛声) of a car warns people of danger.
Some sounds are harmful. When planes fly low on the land, the very loud sounds can damage the house. Very loud sound can even make people .We know sound travels about one kilometer in three . In a thunder storm you see the lighting first and then hear the thunder. This is because light travels than sound.
Next time you see lighting, count the number of seconds before you hear . Divide this number by three. This will tell you kilometers away the thunder storm is.
A．full of B．fill with C．is filled of D．is filled with
A．others B．the other C．another D．the others
A．hundreds of B．few C．much D．one hundred of
A．may B．maybe C．may be D．can
A．Of B．With C．Without D．By
A．happy B．blind C．deaf D．off
A．hours B．days C．minutes D．seconds
A．more B．faster C．quickly D．enough
A．the thunder B．the noise C．the sound D．the next
A．how much B．how many C．how far D．how long
Last summer a snowstorm hit a small town nearby. I saw, in the local newspaper, a picture of a young woman, a little boy and a younger standing in front of a totally destroyed(摧毁的) house, eyes wide open with fear. I noticed their clothing closely matched ours. This would be a good chance to teach my children to help those unlucky ones.
I their situation to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Martin, and encouraged the boys to donate some of their less favorite toys. My little daughter, Meghan, quietly when the boys piled up the old toys. After a while, Meghan walked up with Lucy, her much-loved doll, hugged tightly(紧紧抱在) in her arms. She put her round little into Lucy’s, giving her a final kiss, and then put her down on top of the others. “Oh, honey”, I said, “you don’t have to give Lucy. You love her so much.”
Meghan nodded, trying to hold back her tears(眼泪). “Lucy makes me happy, Mummy. Maybe she’ll make that little girl happy, too.”
The boys watched in surprise as their baby sister put Lucy in the . When I stared(凝视) at Meghan, thinking over my donation, they went, without a word, to their room and both with their loved items. Martin thought for a short while, then looked over at Meghan and put his model car next to Lucy. Amazed, I took my old jacket out of the box, and put in it a new one I had bought the week before, hoping the young woman would it as much.
Anyone can give away what they no longer require, but true generosity is giving what you . I, who had meant to teach, was taught.
A．man B．woman C．boy D．girl
A．styles B．colors C．sizes D．prices
A．announced B．explained C．showed D．translated
A．watched B．behaved C．counted D．waited
A．eyes B．ears C．face D．head
A．gently B．quickly C．happily D．gratefully
A．car B．box C．room D．picture
A．played B．dealt C．returned D．disappeared
A．wash B．keep C．wear D．love
A．buy B．need C．mean D．dislike
Have you ever met this situation ?You have a ticket for an film which you want to see very much，but unluckily，you will have to for an examination tomorrow .what will you do ?To see the film or study for the exam tonight ?If you seeing the film and work hard at your lesson，we will say, you have self-control．
Self-control is not you have from birth．It needs cultivating(培养)in your life Sometimes you are attracted by One of the stories that are not very meaningful or useful to you .You must your time well．You should n’t spend your time reading such kind 0f book or you will feel afterwards.
Do not go to bed late a nice TV film，or you will go late to school the next morning . you stay in bed too late at weekends either ,for it is a waste of valuable time. Every one of us has some ．A few of them might Keep us from in life． Then we must use our self-control to become free of(消灭)them．
Remember ,as a student，it is surely necessary to cultivate strong self-control!
A．amazed B．boring C．interesting D．wonderful
A．ask B．prepare C．go D．look
A．feel like B．worry about C．give up D．go on
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．waste B．manage C．take D．change
A．sorry B．sick C．nervous D．happy
A．because B．instead of C．if D．because of
A．ought to B．had better not C．would rather D．may not
A．thoughts B．games C．suggestions D．habits
A．making progress B．making mistakes C．being happy D．showing on
Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d 17 a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” a note that read, “See me after class.”
The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, “Why did I receive an ‘F’?”
The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic (不现实的) dream for a young boy like you. Your family is not rich. Having a horse ranch needs a lot of . You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I’ll reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. But I think it is a very important for you.”
Finally, after thinking about it for several days, the boy handed in the same paper, making changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the ‘F’ and I’ll keep my dream.”
A．speech B．notice C．paper D．diary
A．own B．win C．paint D．sell
A．just B．even C．ever D．almost
A．dream B．heart C．advice D．trust
A．by B．in C．to D．with
A．time B．money C．space D．work
A．way B．wonder C．problem D．matter
A．Though B．Since C．Unless D．If
A．change B．gift C．decision D．message
A．no B．anything C．any D．nothing
Happiness is important for everyone. Most people want to be happy, few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone lasting happiness. Happiness depends on ourselves. In other words, we make own happiness. Here are ways to help you be happier.
secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time about the future—for example, getting into college or getting a good job—that we fail to enjoy the . You should enjoy life’s simple pleasures, such as a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends tend to live happier and healthier lives.
The second secret to leading a happy life is to be . Many people experience this dancing, or playing a sport. You can forget about your problems, and think about the activity.
Finally, many people find happiness in helping . According to studies, people feel good they volunteer their time to do many meaningful things for other people. If you want to feel happier, do for someone. You can help a friend his or her studies, go shopping to get food for old neighbor, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.A、but B、as C、or
A、do not accept B、do not take C、do not bring
A、us B、our C、ours
A、few B、a few C、a little
A、The first B、At first C、First of all
A、thinking B、think C、to think
A、past B、present C、future
A、seeing B、watching C、reading
A、active B、quiet C、strict
A、ever B、never C、only
A、another B、other C、others
A、what B、when C、where
A、something nice B、something serious C、something difficult
A、in B、on C、with
A、a B、an C、/
Life is short．Are you doing what you love? Are you living actively?
If not, why? I am guessing most people will answer , "I have to earn more money to__ _cars and beautiful buildings．My kids are asking for money．”To be honest, in our society, people have to do plenty of things．They even have to make sacrifices（牺牲）．
To tell the truth, you make a mistake．It is very crucial to deal with _ __you do．Take care of your duties and be happy with your job all the time．You spend over 1／3 of our day, at least five days a week working for our lives．In my opinion, you are wasting time, because you don’t like it in the__ ___．Why not spend the time doing something you are really interested in instead of something_ __bores you?
There is only one main reason that you are _of failure（失败）．You_ __about what the other people say too much．Besides that, you are afraid you are in trouble, but your friends will not help you _ ．I’m very glad to hear what you worry about．You will fail at times and sometimes others will think you are crazy , but believe you will succeed in the end as long as you _．Some famous people have given us many good examples．
Interest is the best teacher． _all the people are not willing to do what they do, our society will not develop．
A．afford B．lift C．exchange D．develop
A．important B．interesting C．convincing D．necessary
A．how B．when C．what D．where
A．end B．way C．slightest D．case
A．where B．that C．what D．how
A．pleased B．tired C．worried D．terrified
A．care B．hear C．tell D．drop
A．off B．out C．with D．up
A．come out B．go by C．hold on D．give up
A．Though B．If C．Until D．Unless
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