Dear Dad,
I am writing this letter to you because it’s too difficult to talk about it. I can’t stop about my uncle and how he died. In fact, I seriously want to ask you to stop smoking. I’ve looked up information about smoking and I’ve found out some disturbing(令人不安的) things.
You already know that smoking is bad for your breathing and can cause cancer. I’ve found out it causes many other illnesses as well. Did you know that over 100,000 people die from smoking every year in Britain? It’s the second cause of death in the world. I don’t want you to be one of these people.
When Mum you to smoke outside, you think she’s just being difficult. Well, it’s true that she doesn’t like the smell of smoke in the house and on our clothes. It’s not very pleasant. However, when you smoke, it’s also bad for me and Mum. In other words, when we breathe in your smoke, it’s like we are smoke . As a result, we can get diseases as well. Doctors are finding that more and more non-smokers are falling ill because of the effects of other people’s smoking.
I know that it is very difficult to stop smoking you mustn’t give in(屈服) to it. Please see the doctor and ask him for help. We will do anything we can you. You must try to save your own . You are important to us and we don’t want to lose you. Who else can I ask to help me my maths homework or fix my bike? Please don’t smoke!
Your loving daughter,
Kate
A．to think B．thinking C．think D．thought
A．a lot B．many C．lots of D．a few
A．that B．which C．why D．what
A．big B．bigger C．biggest D．most big
A．will ask B．ask C．is asking D．asks
A．we B．us C．our D．ourselves
A．but B．or C．and D．so
A．help B．to help C．helping D．helps
A．life B．lives C．live D．living
A．for B．with C．on D．to
A.However，some new illnesses will appear. B.Biotechnology（生物技术）will make food better and healthier. C.Some cities on water will have two floors. D.They will be much safer. E.They will have pictures that，as clear as photos. |
Cars will run on solar power or electricity and will be much cleaner.（1） For example，if you are too close to another car or if you are driving dangerously，your car will slow down by itself.
Since there won't be any spare place，new cities will have to be built in the sea.（2）
People will live on the upper floor，the lower floor will be used for traffic，shops and factories.
（3） Plants that are not influenced by insects （昆虫） or illnesses will be developed.The taste of fruit and vegetables will be better and food will be kept longer.
New technology will be used to make TVs that are only 5 cm thick.（4） Electrical appliances（电器）will be quieter and will be controlled by computer.They will also use 50% less power.
Many new ways to treat illnesses will be successful using products of genetic engineering （基因工程）.Treatments will be found for the flu （流感）and the common cold.（5）
One spring afternoon, many years ago, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got there a little early so I parked the car by the roadside and waited for her.
As I looked outside the car window, I saw a little boy, around two years old, running freely on the grass as his mother _____ from a short distance（距离）. The boy had a big smile on his face as if he had just been set free out of ______. The boy would then fall to the grass, ______ up quickly, even without looking back at his mother, run as ______ as he could again, still with a smile on his face, as if nothing had happened.
At that moment, I thought to myself, “Why aren’t most adults this way?” Most adults, when they fall down ,make a big deal out of it and don’t even ______ a second try for fear of failure(失败).
However, with kids, when they fall down, they don't consider their falling down as failure, instead, they treat it as a ________experience. They try again and again until they ____. The answer must be that they have not connected “falling down” with the word “failure”. As a_____, they are not discouraged in any way, Also they _______ think to themselves that it’s quite OK to fall down and that it’s not wrong to so . In other words, they _______ themselves to make mistakes, so they remain energetic.
I was deeply impressed by the boy’s persistence and the manner in which he did.
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One afternoon a boss was riding in his car when he saw two men along the roadside eating grass. He felt and ordered his driver to stop and he got out to ask why.
He asked one man, “Why are you eating grass?” “We don’t have any money for . We have to eat grass.” the poor man replied.
“Well, then, you can come with me to my house and I’ll you,” the boss said.
“But sir, I have a wife and two children with me. They are over there, under that tree.”
“Bring them along,” the boss replied. to the other poor man, he said, “You come with us, too.” The second man said a pitiful voice, “But sir, I also have a wife and six children with me!”
“Bring them along ,” the boss answered. They all the car, which was no easy task even for such a large car. In the car one of the poor men turned to the boss and said, “Sir, you are so . Thank you for taking all of us with you.”
The boss replied, “Glad to do it. You’ll love my because the grass there is almost a metre high.”
A．surprised B．angry C．happy D．proud
A．him B．them C．us D．you
A．grass B．food C．shoes D．clothes
A．leave B．teach C．find D．feed
A．Carrying B．Having C．Turning D．Shouting
A．by B．on C．of D．in
A．as usual B．as well C．in general D．no longer
A．cleaned B．drove C．entered D．pulled
A．kind B．lucky C．exciting D．interesting
A．work B．car C．place D．family
“It’s raining cats and dogs!”Grandpa shouted.
Little Richie came running to the window. He wanted to see the ____falling from the sky. He looked out of the window, but is was ____that there were no cats or dogs. He only saw small pools of water on the ground.
“Man, it’s really coming down out there!” Uncle Bob agreed____he looked out of the window, too. Richie scratched his head(挠头). What was coming down? First they talked about cats and dogs that ____ be seen. Now someone said it “it”. What was going on with these ____?
“Wow!” Aunt Susie shouted as she looked out of the window. “It’s raining really hard.”
Richie____his aunt. “It is raining hard,” he agreed, “but ____are the cats and dogs?”
Grandpa laughed. “Richie, that just____it’s raining really hard.”
“So why didn’t you just say that?” Richie ____. It was irritating (恼人的) when people like they were not speaking English at all.
“We did. You just didn’t understand these____.” Richie’s cousin said with a big smile.
“Well, now I do.” Richie said.
A．tigers and lions B．pigs and sheep C．cats and dogs D．chickens and ducks
A．important B．possible C．necessary D．strange
A．unless B．after C．till D．though
A．couldn’t B．shouldn’t C．needn’t D．mustn’t
A．days B．animals C．ideas D．people
A．shouted at B．looked at C．laughed at D．pointed at
A．what B．how C．where D．who
A．explains B．proves C．means D．shows
A．ordered B．thought C．repeated D．asked
A．saying B．questions C．objects D．stories
Have you ever offered a helping hand to those who are in trouble?
One day, two ______ were walking along the road to school when they saw an old woman carrying a large basket of pears. They thought the woman looked very ______. They went up to her and said, “Are you going to town? If you are, we will help carry your basket.”
“Thank you,” ______ the woman, “you are very kind. You see I’m weak and ill.” Then she told them that she was now going to market to ______ the pears which grew on the only tree in her little garden.
“We are all going to the ______.” said the boys. “Let us have the basket.” And they took hold of it, one each side. They walked ______ with the heavy basket, but happily.
The other day, I saw a little girl stop and ______a piece of orange peel (皮), which she threw into the dustbin (垃圾桶), “I wish ______ would throw that on the sidewalk,” said she. “Someone may step on it and fall.”
Perhaps some may say that these are not ______ things. That is right. But such a little thing shows that you have a thoughtful mind and a feeling heart. We must not wait for the ______ to do great things. We must begin with little things of love.
A．boys B．girls C．men D．women
A．bored B．tired C．pleased D．surprised
A．asked B．told C．replied D．spoke
A．bring B．buy C．take D．sell
A．town B．market C．garden D．school
A．weakly B．quickly C．slowly D．quietly
A．take out B．cut off C．put down D．pick up
A．nobody B．everybody C．somebody D．anybody
A．little B．good C．great D．bad
A．pay B．time C．advice D．love
Paul is a Canadian. He __ in a tall building in the city of Toronto. There are eighteen floors in the __ ,and he lives__ the fifteenth floor.He uses a__ to go up and down.Paul is very __ every day. He goes to __ early. He leaves his__ and walks to the lift. He gets __ the lift. It __ him down to the first floor. Then he__ the No.11 bus to work.A. gets B. live C. lives
A. school B. room C. building
A. on B. in C. at
A. car B. lift (电梯) C. bike
A happy B. interesting C. busy
A. work B. park C. home
A. town B. home C. factory
A. into B. for C. up
A. does B. took C. takes
A.takes B. get C. does
The water tap was leaking again, and the noise was driving Tina crazy.
Tina looked at her . It was nearly eleven o’clock. Her parents were . She climbed out of bed quietly in order not to wake them up. mother’s Mr. Fix-It Book was on the top shelf. Tina took the book. She read it quickly she found the page she was looking for, and then she began to read carefully. After a while, she stepped down quietly.
Next, Tina opened a box in the kitchen and picked out the tools she needed and several small things. It was not for her to do the repair. She tried several times but couldn’t make it. Finally, the water tap was in pieces. One by one, she laid them out on the table . That way she would know how they went back.
Tina worked late into the night. At one point, she thought she was done. Oops! A small piece that she had forgotten still lay on the . Slowly Tina took the water tap apartone more time. This time she made sure was left on the table. She the water tap on and then off. One…two…three…She waited a full minute. There was leak! Tina smiled and put the tools back into the box. Then she went back into bed.
The next morning, Dad breakfast in the kitchen when Tina got up.
“Did you notice anything, Dad?” she asked.
He looked around and listened. “Hmm, something is missing… I can’t find out it is… Wait, it’s too in here!”
“That’s right,” Tina said. “Something is missing. I the water tap. It doesn’t leak
any more.”
“That’s my girl. You’re the in my eyes,” Dad said. “It’s a good thing you are really like your mother..”
A．watch B．book C．shelf D．tool
A．talking B．reading C．sleeping D．studying
A．His B．My C．Her D．Your
A．although B．until C．if D．because
A．difficult B．easy C．dirty D．clean
A．carefully B．carelessly C．loudly D．angrily
A．bed B．box C．chair D．table
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．got B．turned C．put D．took
A．no B．little C．some D．much
A．made B．makes C．has made D．was making
A．when B．who C．what D．that
A．noisy B．quiet C．small D．large
A．picked up B．gave up C．went up D．fixed up
A．best B．friendliest C．earliest D．funniest
Have a good idea and want to make money out of it ? just do it. This is also the advice given by 17-year-old Nick D’Aloisio. The British schoolboy a mobile phone news app(应用软件)and sold it to Yahoo for about $30 million.
Nick got his first when he was 9 and he used it to create movies. He began writing apps the age of 12. In 2011, he created a free app named “Summly”. It can divide(把…分成) news stories into different groups and help its users to read what they want in an and fast way. The app had been downloaded (下载) almost a million before he sold it to Yahoo.
Nick said he had the of “Summly” when he was preparing for a history exam. He felt so frustrated(受挫，灰心) after he searched for some information on the Internet. There was so much information he wanted on the Internet, but it had not been ordered. He decided something about it. At last, the clever schoolboy turned his good idea something real. How will Nick so much money?
The teen millionaire(千万富翁) said “…I will get a new computer，too. but at the moment, I want to save and bank it.”
A．created B．wrote C．discovered D．made
A．book B．invention C．computer D．bike
A．by B．after C．until D．at
A．easy B．easily C．easier D．hard
A．dollars B．times C．pieces D．copies
A．way B．idea C．plan D．dream
A．doing B．did C．do D．to do
A．to B．on C．into D．in
A．pay B．cost C．spend D．take
A．still B．just C．ever D．even
It was a cold afternoon. Ginny and I were walking home after work when suddenly a young man asked us, "Do you want a hug（拥抱）?”He carried a sign in his hand which read "Free Hugo". I looked and noticed there were other young people with him. They all lifted their handmade signs high. The message was the same on all of them - Free Hugs!
"Sure!" Ginny smiled and hugged him with all the she had in her heart,
"WOW!" he shouted. "That is the best hug I've had all day!"
Then the young man looked at me and asked, 'How about a hug?"
"You got it!" I walked into his arms. We held a hug briefly（简短地）and parted at once.
Ginny and I stepped back and watched the "free huggers" hug those who them. All of the young people offered hugs to them.
Not all the people accepted their offers, but the fact was that those who opened their arms in return, walked away with on their faces.
I felt warmth in my heart. So warm that it seemed as if it were not a cold winter day. At that time, Ginny and I were going through times. We had little money and were heavily in debt(负债). We were stressed and , but that afternoon, for a short moment, we ___ all our problems because of a hug with love.
It took a simple hug to make everyone smile and make everything better. A. out B. down C. round
A. strength B. feelings C. love
A. open B. warm C. strong
A. accepted B. attracted C. admired
A. kindness B. shyness C. smiles
A. busy B. lonely C. difficult
A. bored B. worried C. surprised
A. forgot B. solved C. met
I think I’ve always been interested in food. My grandparents lived on a farm in Lincolnshire and had a good . She made fantastic English food; her roast beef was out of this world. I used to love going down to the and watching her work, and I learned a lot from her. I realized that I wanted to be a cook when I was about 12. When other boys to do sports after school, I helped with cooking at home. When I was 15, I to be a cook. However, I knew my parents wouldn’t allow me to be a cook. I had to tell them about it .
I told them that I wanted to do a cookery course for fun, and stayed for a month in a hotel in Torquay. I enjoyed it so much that I couldn’t put off telling my parents any longer, I brought the subject up one night over dinner. there was silence, and then my father asked me why. I explained that cooking was painting a picture or writing a book. Every meal was a work of creation(创造). I could see that my father disagreed, but he was not . He just looked at me and smiled. My mother kissed me. And now I have my own restaurant, and it goes well. I can see they are me. However, my grandfather thinks I’m mad to give up farming.
A．farmer B．painter C．cook D．nurse
A．resturant B．hotel C．farm D．kitchen
A．chose B．refused C．hated D．failed
A．decided B．agreed C．manage D．turned
A．easily B．softly C．slowly D．quietly
A．but B．so C．or D．for
A．At first B．At last C．At least D．At times
A．with B．like C．about D．above
A．patient B．satisfied C．quiet D．angry
A．proud of B．sorry for C．friendly to D．strict with
Reuben, a 12-year-old boy, saw something in a shop window. But the price—five dollars—was far beyond his means. He couldn’t ask his parents the money. His father made a living through in Bay Roberts. His mother, Dora, tried hard to feed and clothe their five children.
Hesitating(犹豫) for a few minutes, he opened the and talked to the shopkeeper. “…I don’t have the money right now. Can you please it for me?” “I’ll try,” the shopkeeper smiled.
Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out. Hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, he suddenly had a(an) . He ran towards the sound and stopped at a construction site(建筑工地).Reuben knew he could collect the discarded nails(被丢弃的钉子) and sell them to the factory for five cents .
He looked for nails until sunset. Then he ran to the factory and sold them. Reuben tightly clutched(握紧) the five-cent pieces and ran home. He found a rusty iron can and dropped his inside. Then he rushed into the barn(谷仓) near his house and hid it. It was dinner time when Reuben got home. His father sat at the big kitchen table, working on a fishnet. Dora was at the kitchen stove, ready to serve as Reuben took his place at the table. Looking at his mother, Reuben smiled.
Every day after school, Reuben searched the town, trying to finish his task. Finally, the time had come! He ran into the barn, opened the can, poured the coins out and began to count.
He still needed 20 cents! He had to sell four nails the day ended. Rushing to the town, Reuben searched every corner. It was getting dark when Reuben arrived at the factory. The man at the factory was about to .
“Please, mister. I have to sell these nails now—please.”
“Why do you need this money so ?”
“It’s a secret.”
The man took the nails, reached into his pocket and put four coins in Reuben’s hand.
Clutching the can tightly, Reuben for the shop.
“I have the ” he solemnly told the owner.
Back home, his mother was cleaning the kitchen. “Here, Mum! Here!” Reuben shouted as he ran to her. He a small box in her roughened hand. She opened it carefully. A blue-velvet jewel box appeared. Dora lifted the lid(盖子). Tears began to blur(模糊) her vision. In gold lettering on a small, almond-shaped brooch(胸针) was the word Mother.
It was Mother’s Day, 1946.
A．about B．for C．of D．with
A．farming B．driving C．fishing D．cleaning
A．door B．shop C．window D．box
A．buy B．watch C．make D．keep
A．task B．goal C．plan D．idea
A．each B．any C．either D．all
A．nails B．cans C．coins D．dollars
A．breakfast B．table C．lunch D．dinner
A．public B．secret C．exciting D．surprising
A．before B．after C．when D．while
A．call up B．lock up C．clear up D．turn up
A．hurriedly B．hardly C．badly D．immediately
A．went B．looked C．paid D．left
A．pocket B．money C．lid D．time
A．moved B．pulled C．placed D．took
When our children were younger, it was popular for city people to buy a small farm in the country and _____ a few animals there.
One of our new neighbors ____ some ducks. They seemed very lovely. However, they were ____ to run around in their yard and the neighbors’ yards -- ____ ours. Our vegetables were their favorite food. Often we would “shoo” the ducks home and wonder ____ there wasn’t a fence to keep them.
One day, I asked her if she ____her ducks were bringing trouble to my garden. She told me that they were her ____ and he was away traveling. My attitude (态度) to her was bad.
We realized that our neighbors were not planning to build a ____, so our son built one. The ducks now stayed in their own yard. I didn’t see my neighbor again ____ months later.
A women’s church group asked me to ___ at their mother and daughter’s party. The topic was “Love”. Much to my ____, the first woman I saw when I walked into the church was my neighbor. I knew I could not speak about love to them when I hadn’t been ____with my neighbor. So I walked ____to her and said sorry for my attitude. She forgave me and then we talked a lot.
Do you have anybody like that in your life? Let me ____ you, if at all possible, to clear the ____between you.
A．put B．keep C．send D．take
A．bought B．sold C．dropped D．showed
A．made B．allowed C．forced D．chosen
A．except B．but C．without D．including
A．what B．why C．if D．when
A．saw B．understood C．thought D．realized
A．husband’s B．daughter’s C．wife’s D．grandma’s
A．fence B．house C．nest D．room
A．after B．before C．until D．while
A．speak B．talk C．say D．tell
A．excitement B．joy C．glad D．surprise
A．nice B．patient C．friendly D．annoyed
A．up B．along C．towards D．down
A．offer B．lift C．encourage D．afford
A．air B．difficulty C．pleasure D．trash
Is your schoolbag too heavy? The e-schoolbag will help you. It is said that e-schoolbags are going to be brought into in Chinese middle schools soon.
Heavy schoolbags have been a serious for a long time. But the e-schoolbag will . An e-schoolbag is lighter than a usual schoolbag. Perhaps, the e-schoolbag should be an e-textbook. It is a small computer for students. It is as as a usual book, it can still have all the things for study, such as textbooks, exercise books and so on which can be made 53 chips(芯片) like stamps. The students can read the text page by page on the screen, take notes, or even send e-mails to their teachers. They only need to the right chip into the e-schoolbag. Then they can use it.
Some people say e-textbooks can be easily broken, while others say it is not good for eyes. But only time will tell.
A．use B．useful C．used D．to use
A．idea B．problem C．question D．thought
A．work it out B．work out it C．work out D．work them out
A．very B．much C．too D．so
A．call B．calls C．called D．calling
A．small B．smaller C．smallest D．most small
A．and B．as C．or D．but
A．into B．from C．up D．of
A．bring B．get C．take D．put
A．if B．what C．that D．which
Last summer, my mother and I went to her hometown, Guilin. The city is very ___ in the world ____ it has beautiful rivers and hills. Many ____from different countries around the world go to _____ it every year. My motherwasborn _____ a small village near the Li River. When she ____a little girl, she studied at the village school ____ only five classes and seven _____. Some children were very ____ and didn’t like to study at school, ____ my mother was well-behaved. The teachers were very strict but very friendly.
A．big B．new C．cold D．famous
A．because B．so C．why D．but
A．men B．women C．people D．person
A．visit B．see C．look at D．watch
A．on B．in C．at D．from
A．were B．was C．is D．are
A．with B．in C．of D．has
A．classmates B．friends C．teachers D．visitors
A．good B． clever C．naughty D．well-behaved
A．so B． and C．but D．or
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