Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger Victor. They each other very much, and always took care of one another. Every day they worked from morning night, getting as much grain(谷物) as possible from their fields.
One late autumn evening, after their work in the was done, Simon said to his wife, "Victor got married last month. He has many bills(账单) to pay. I think I will put a bag of rice in his barn(谷仓). “Oh, that's a good idea,” said his wife. “But please don't tell him,” said Simon, “If he knows I put the rice there, he will take it.”
So, late that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor's barn. The next day, while looking at his own barn, he found __ strange. “I took a bag of rice to Victor's house last night, __ I still have the same number of bags in my barn. __ did that happen?”
Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother's barn that night. But the next morning, he found the number of bags in his barn again! “This is very strange,” he thought. That night he __ again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder(肩膀); and walked down the road to his younger brother's house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another coming down the road. He was carrying something on his , too. “Younger Brother!” Simon cried, “What are you doing?” “I was _you, Older Brother,” said Victor, “Your family is than mine. I thought you needed more rice.” The two brothers quickly_ that they had been taking rice to each other. They what had happened. “It is good to have a brother like you,” they both said. And they lived happily ever after.
A．disliked B．hated C．loved D．enjoyed
A．until B．at C．through D．with
A．shops B．fields C．hospitals D．factories
A．never B．sometimes C．usually D．ever
A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
A．so B．and C．but D．or
A．How B．What C．Why D．Where
A．small B．different C．big D．same
A．planned B．failed C．hoped D．tried
A．brother B．person C．sister D．wife
A．back B．shoulder C．head D．hand
A．proud of B．polite to C．angry with D．worried about
A．smaller B．richer C．larger D．happier
A．remember B．know C．believe D．hope
A．laughed about B．dreamed about C．pointed at D．shouted at
It is well known that everyone has his own dream as well as his own future. But do you know future really is? I have to say that future is time. That is to say we must save every now. If we want to have a bright future, we should know important time is and use it well.
There is an old English saying, “Gain time, gain life.”Then what’s time? Time is that we can’t see or touch, but we can feel it by. Time is with us. When we are at table, time passes; when we play, time passes too. We always say “Time is money”, but time is even than money, because when money , we can earn it back. But if time is gone away, it will never return. So, some of us even say time is .
We should always remember: Future is now. For us students, we should our best to work hard in order to create a great future of our own. We should make the best of every hour and be the master of today. We should do everything before us as well as possible. And never what can be done today till tomorrow.
As we all know, “Time and tide wait for man.” If you waste today, you will feel tomorrow. So from now on, work hard. Tomorrow will be better, and your future will be . Remember :“No pains, no gains.”Today’s hard work is the cause of tomorrow’s harvest.
A．how B．when C．what D．which
A．coin B．minute C．clock D．dream
A．what B．what a C．how D．how a
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．passes B．passed C．to pass D．passing
A．sometimes B．often C．usually D．always
A．valuable B．much valuable C．more valuable D．very valuable
A．will spend B．has spent C．will be spent D．is spent
A．homeless B．priceless C．hopeless D．endless
A．try B．make C．find D．improve
A．use B．useful C．used D．useless
A．take off B．get off C．put off D．show off
A．no B．little C．each D．every
A．surprised B．pleased C．happy D．sorry
A．stronger B．brighter C．farther D．bigger
It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile.
She said, “ Hi, young man! I’m Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug(拥抱)?”
I said , “ Of course!”
“Why are you in college at an age?” I asked.
She joked, “ I’m here to meet a husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.”
“No, seriously,” I asked.
“ I always of having a college education. Now I’m getting one!” she told me .
After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from .
At the end of the semester(学期) we invited Rose to at our party. I’ll never forget what she
taught .
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow because we stop playing. Here are the of staying young. You have to laugh and find humour every______. You’ve got to have a dream. When you your dreams, you die!”she said.
“There is a big between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn’t take any talent or ability,” she added. “But to , you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets(遗憾). We usually don’t have regrets for what we did, rather for things we did not do.”
Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. One week graduation(毕业), she died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it’s never too late to be all you can possibly be.
A．slowly B．happily C．heavily D．badly
A．so B．this C．such D．that
A．rich B．bad C．poor D．short
A．hoped B．wished C．wanted D．dreamed
A．another B．the other C．the others D．others
A．say B．speak C．talk D．discuss
A．us B．her C．him D．them
A．young B．old C．tall D．thin
A．stories B．secrets C．seasons D．surveys
A．week B．month C．year D．day
A．lose B．have C．keep D．like
A．chance B．change C．difference D．problem
A．stand up B．grow up C．grow old D．keep healthy
A．because B．so C．though D．but
A．in B．after C．during D．before
When one door of happiness closes, another opens. However, we often look at the door so long that we can’t see the one that has been opened for us. It’s true that we don’t know we’ve got until we lose it, and it’s also true that we don’t know what we’ve been until it goes away.
Giving someone all your doesn’t mean that they’ll love you back. Don’t expect love in return. Just for it to grow in their hearts.
There are many moments in life when you miss someone so much that you want to bring them into your and hug them for real! Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go, and what you want to be, you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
Happiness lies in those who have cried, those who have been hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried, for only they can understand the of their lives. The future will always be based on a forgotten past. You can’t go on well in your life until you let your past failure and heartaches go.
A．open B．same C．closed D．broken
A．when B．what C．why D．where
A．missing B．seeing C．looking for D．working
A．love B．time C．money D．food
A．care B．look C．mean D．wait
A．hearts B．dreams C．lives D．chances
A．do B．be C．get D．turn
A．when B．because C．unless D．though
A．importance B．purpose C．difference D．answer
A．easiest B．happiest C．worst D．brightest
Jennifer was sitting on the bench. ‘It’s getting _ ,’ she thought. ‘I should go home.’ She wanted to know her parents’ reactions (反应) when she___ home after the three days she was missing. It was really dark when she finally got to home’s front door. It was different _ usual. _looked after the outside garden for _ days. It was so strange because her father usually worked hard to keep everything___ and tidy. She couldn’t understand what was going on. She walked into the _ . First, she went into the kitchen__ she saw a note written by her father. He said, ‘Dear Ellen, here is some coffee. I am looking for her out.’ Ellen was her mother, but ___ is she? She went to her parents’ room. She saw her there. Her___ was lying on the bed and was sleeping. Her face looked so tired as if she wasn’t asleep for days. Jennifer wanted to wake her up. However, she looked too tired, _ Jennifer just fell asleep beside her.
When Jennifer _ , something was different: She wasn’t in her mother’s room and she wasn’t _ the old clothes she ran away in. She was on her own bed. It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she _ __ a voice, ‘Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you __ us all very, very afraid.
A．early B．late C．warm D．angry
A．got B．get C．gets D．will get
A．to B．from C．with D．as
A．Everybody B．Somebody C．Anybody D．Nobody
A．many B．lots of C．a few D．much
A．clean B．dirty C．quiet D．busy
A．school B．room C．house D．library
A．if B．or C．what D．and
A．when B．who C．where D．what
A．mother B．father C．friend D．sister
A．and B．so C．but D．though
A．got up B．woke up C．put up D．cleaned up
A．putting on B．dressing C．wearing D．taking
A．heard B．listened C．sounded D．listened to
A．had B．told C．made D．gave
I used to live in my own room alone. But one day it all changed when my brother Mike asked to share my ____. At first, my parents said“no”to him, but at last my mother agreed. I cried and asked my parents not to do this, ____ it didn’t work.
As soon as Mike entered my room, it began to become ____. To my anger, he often left his unwashed clothes and toys everywhere!
One evening, I was doing some ____ on my computer while Mike was listening to music. ____, I left my seat to get some water. A big surprise was waiting for me when I ____. He was using my computer to play games. I had forgotten to save the homework. Sadly, he had closed my program ____ saving it－all I had done had disappeared! I ____ him. He cried a lot as my mother came and beat him. My mother also asked him to leave my room at once.
Then I did my homework ____. At 10:00 p.m., I finished it. When I was going to turn off the ____, I saw the photo of my ____ that he had put on my table. I looked at his lovely face and remembered how ____ he was when my mom beat him. I really felt ____. I went to see what he was doing. I found he was ____ in my parents’ bed. I kissed his face. He woke up, got up and said,“I’m sorry. I won’t bring you any more trouble.”
I was so moved and said,“From now on, my room is not only mine. It is ____!”That very night, Mike and I shared not only the room, but the bed.
A．clothes B．food C．room D．toys
A．because B．but C．or D．so
A．dirty B．empty C．quiet D．tidy
A．business B．homework C．reading D．shopping
A．Later B．Instead C．However D．Sometimes
A．danced B．fell C．returned D．slept
A．after B．by C．for D．without
A．agreed with B．heard from C．looked after D．shouted at
A．as well B．for ever C．in the end D．once again
A．computer B．fan C．radio D．TV
A．brother B．cousin C．father D．grandfather
A．clever B．happy C．sad D．silly
A．bored B．excited C．proud D．sorry
A．jumping B．sleeping C．sitting D．singing
A．his B．hers C．ours D．theirs
Leo is 66 years old. But he ___ young. He is a basketball fan. He has two ---one is a son and the other is a daughter. He has a great ___ __ collection. But he never
_ sports. He only likes collecting sports ______. He has 5 basketballs, 7 baseballs and 3 ping-pong balls. His son, Neal, likes soccer. He is in a soccer club. He often plays soccer with______ friends. He has a computer, too. Playing games is ___ __. He likes it very much. And his daughter, Nancy, likes very much. But she doesn’t have a volleyball and she doesn’t play it. She only likes it ______ TV.
A．sees B．watches C．sounds D．looks
A．child B．daughters C．sons D．children
A．art B．food C．sports D．books
A．do B．does C．play D．doesn’t
A．bags B．clothes C．things D．games
A．he B．he’s C．his D．him
A．boring B．bad C．interesting D．difficult
A．football B．basketball C．volleyball D．tennis
A．watch B．watches C．watched D．to watch
A．in B．of C．on D．about
Now computers are very among young people. Last week, we asked thirty young people fourteen and eighteen. We asked how much they usually spent on their computers in a week, but we most interested in they used their computers for.
The usual time spent on a computer in a week was about twelve hours, with user about thirty-two hours, and the lowest user only five hours.
All the children said they usually used computers . Fourteen children told us they did some word processing (文字处理) . Only two of them said computers their lessons, and eight children told us they kept addresses and phone numbers in their computers or used to write diaries. Only three children said they were learning to make computer programs and nobody looked up databases (数据库). None of them used computers for any use.
The show that computer use is quite high among young people of 14-18 years old. They also show quite clearly that computers by most young people as little more than game machines. , though computers are common in the homes of young people, they have not yet become in everyday life.
A．common B．cheap C．easy D．difficult
A．among B．between C．from D．about
A．hours B．money C．time D．/
A．is B．was C．are D．were
A．what B．why C．how D．whether
A．high B．higher C．highest D．the highest
A．to read B．reading C．to play games D．playing games
A．at times B．as usual C．in the end D．all the time
A．found out B．worked at C．helped with D．looked over
A．theirs B．them C．its D．it
A．another B．other C．the other D．others
A．ways B．questions C．reports D．results
A．are seen B．have seen C．will be seen D．see
A．More or less B．From now on C．By the way D．It seems to us that
A．wonderful B．popular C．useful D．Expensive
I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was , for my whole world was dark.
A young boy ran up to me, out of . He stood right before me with his head down and said , "Look what I found!" In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.
, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his and said in surprise, "It smells sweet and it's beautiful, too. That's I picked it. Here, it's for you." The flower before me was dead. But I knew must it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, "This is just what I ." Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not ---he was blind.
Tears came down my face as I him for picking the best one. "You're welcome." he smiled, and then ran off to . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain .
Through the eyes of a blind child, I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been . I decided to see the beauty in life, and every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.
A．hopeless B．colorful C．simple D．wonderful
A．mind B．trouble C．breath D．work
A．sadly B．strictly C．angrily D．excitedly
A．dead B．fresh C．alive D．heavy
A．So B．Or C．However D．And
A．head B．nose C．ear D．neck
A．how B．when C．where D．why
A．buy B．sell C．accept D．break
A．admire B．dislike C．want D．have
A．cry B．speak C．smile D．see
A．forgave B．thanked C．paid D．hated
A．sleep B．study C．dance D．play
A．at most B．at times C．at first D．at last
A．cheerful B．useful C．blind D．deaf
A．waste B．enjoy C．lose D．forget
My mother says she probably wouldn’t love butterflies（蝴蝶）today if it weren’t for Mr. Patti.
When my mother Ada was a kid, she loved playing baseball and she wanted to for the New York Yankees. Then her brother Howie pointed out that there weren’t any women playing major league baseball（棒球联赛）. Ada realized he was right. That made her so angry that she started throwing baseballs into the air and hitting them as as she could.
One day Ada hit a ball through Mr. Patti’s window. She was about to run away when a bright yellow butterfly flew through the hole in the window. A blue butterfly . Then a lot of colourful butterflies flew out like a rainbow（彩虹）. Ada to open her arms and catch the butterflies.
It was too bad she didn’t she heard Mr. Patti shouting, “Hey! You there!” Ada almost jumped 12 feet. When she landed, Mr. Patti handed her a net and a box. He pointed to the butterflies. “One hundred butterflies. We need to get them all back. Go!”
Running with the net, Ada began to catch some of the butterflies. By the end of the day, her
was filled with butterflies ― including the bright yellow butterfly. There were still 13 butterflies missing. Mr. Patti showed Ada pictures had taken of the missing butterflies. The photographs were so beautiful that she could hardly catch her breath.
“ do you get them to stay still（静止的，不动的）?” Ada asked.
“I’ll show you,” Mr. Patti replied.
And he did. He taught my mother everything he knew about photographing butterflies. That’s her now. It is good because there still aren’t any women playing in the major leagues.
“I’ll never forget that day,” my mother says. “Breaking that window changed my .” Then she goes into her workroom, which is filled with swirling butterflies.
A．cheer B．play C．work D．act
A．carefully B．high C．hard D．proudly
A．appeared B．joined C．followed D．reached
A．offered B．wanted C．agreed D．refused
A．so B．because C．after D．though
A．net B．box C．room D．yard
A．she B．they C．I D．he
A．How B．When C．Why D．Where
A．job B．hobby C．pleasure D．way
A．project B．purpose C．life D．Plan
“Never give up!” It is my law of life. It has brought me . I learned the law from my father’s story.
My father was in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework midnight. Life was hard, because they had no !
At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold, the land where people can become rich.
“ don’t I go to America?”he thought to himself, full of hope.
So my father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to money in America,”he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire me because I spoke English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was for the first few years. I worked from 10 am to 11 pm. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn’t the schooling.”
My father working hard, and reached his goal.
“Alan,”he often says to me. “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come in life.”That is what I learned from my father.
A．disaster B．loss C．success D．pity
A．life B．fashion C．danger D．history
A．famous B．lucky C．rich D．born
A．taught B．worked C．studied D．slept
A．until B．towards C．for D．during
A．experience B．energy C．time D．money
A．kind B．poor C．strong D．lazy
A．What B．How C．Why D．When
A．discover B．make C．collect D．spend
A．little B．good C．much D．excellent
A．giving B．running C．washing D．receiving
A．comfortable B．cheerful C．nice D．hard
A．borrow B．need C．afford D．pay
A．kept B．finished C．minded D．stopped
A．really B．easily C．quietly D．slowly
A group of adults, highly succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor. Soon they began to _ _ the stress in work and life.
The professor went to the kitchen and returned_ _a pot（壶） of coffee and all kinds of cups — crystal (水晶的), glass, plastic; some nice looking, some common looking; some_ _, some cheap. And he told them to help _ _ to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “I’ve noticed that all the nice looking expensive cups were_ _， leaving behind the common and cheap ones. While it is_ _for you to take only the best for yourselves, that is the root(根源) of your _ _ and stress.
You know that the cup itself adds no quality (质量) to the coffee, _ _you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, _ _ you consciously went for the best cups.
Now consider this: Life is the coffee. The jobs, _ _ and position in society are the cups. They are just _ _to hold life, and the type of cup does not change the quality of our life. Sometimes, by only paying attention _ _the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has _ _us. God offers us the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make _ _of everything.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak _ _. And leave the rest to God.
A．think of B．thank for C．complain about D．drop out
A．for B．at C．in D．with
A．expensive B．ordinary C．strong D．serious
A．them B．themselves C．him D．everyone
A．mixed up B．left C．taken up D．refused
A．normal B．important C．impossible D．necessary
A．thoughts B．failure C．questions D．problems
A．Who B．How much C．What D．That
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．money B．age C．health D．purpose
A．cups B．tools C．bags D．bowls
A．on B．in C．at D．to
A．taught B．provided C．returned D．bought
A．fun B．interest C．the best D．the worst
A．kindly B．sadly C．rudely D．seriously
As we know, everyone has problems. And we don’t deal with our problems, we can easily become unhappy. So how do we deal with our problems? Here are some ways.
By learning to forget
Most of us have probably been with our friends, parents or teachers. Perhaps they said something you didn't like, or you felt unfair. Sometimes, people can stay angry for years about a small problem. Time goes by, and good friendships may .
Perhaps we have seen young children playing together. Sometimes they have disagreements, and decide to each other. However, this usually does not. for long. This is an important. for us: we can solve a problem learning to forget.
By regarding problems as challenges
Many students often complain about . They might feel they have work to do sometimes, or think the school rules are too We must learn how to change these "problems" into "challenges". Education is an important part of our development. young adults, it is our duty to try our best to deal with each challenge in our education the help of our teachers.
By thinking of something worse
By comparing. to other people, you will find your problems are not so terrible. Think about Stephen Hawking, for example, a very clever scientist, regards his many physical problems as unimportant. He can't walk even speak, but he has become very famous and successful. Don’t worry about problems. Let's face the challenges instead.
A．unless B．when C．if D．while
A．pleased B．interested C．relaxed D．angry
A．be founded B．lost C．be lost D．find
A．don’t talk B．to talk C．not to talk D．to not talk
A．happen B．last C．finish D．stop
A．book B．lesson C．subject D．magazine
A．as B．in C．by D．for
A．teachers B．friends C．classmates D．parents
A．lots of B．much too C．many too D．too many
A．relaxing B．strict C．boring D．interesting
A．As B．Like C．For D．So
A．to B．under C．with D．for
A．your B．ourselves C．yourself D．us
A．what B．who C．which D．whose
A．and B．but C．while D．or
At our school ,we sometimes have a special day to help others. Last year we went to an old people’s and sang songs and performed a play for . The old people were very .We should be allowed to take time to do things like that more often. For example, we should primary schools and help young students. I want to be a teacher I’m older, so it would be a great experience for me. Other students would like to do other jobs. For example, my friend Tian Ge wants to for a newspaper. She should be allowed to volunteer at the newspaper office once a week.A.home B. bank C. shop
A.her B. them C. him
A.great B. happy C. smart
A.buy B. have C. visit
A.tell B. ask C .teach
A.how B. when C. where
A.write B. wait C. look
Traffic is becoming worse and worse in big cities. Heavy traffic has caused a lot of to people’s life and work. For example, people have to get up to go to work on time and come back very late when their work is .
There are many causes (原因) for problems, but the following may be the most important ones. One cause is the great increase (增长) in the of private cars. Cars need more space but they fewer people. When more and more cars appear, roads and streets become very . It also causes air pollution. The other cause is that some people don’t care about traffic . They cross the streets even when the traffic lights are still . This may easily cause traffic accidents. But how can we these problems? I think if we go out by bus or by bike more often, we’ll use cars less. It may be a helpful way.
A．suggestions B．problems C．types D．imaginations
A．quietly B．late C．gently D．early
A．over B．on C．in D．out
A．food B．water C．traffic D．electricity
A．price B．number C．population D．distance
A．give B．use C．make D．carry
A．wide B．long C．crowded D．empty
A．rules B．ways C．reports D．dates
A．green B．red C．yellow D．black
A．discuss B．think C．forget D．solve
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