Have you ever complained (抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes 36 dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and 37 all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling to you.
On a sunny morning, you plan to have a walk to relax yourself. Just before you go out, it 38 starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why 39 sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(庄稼) in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest (收成).
40 everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, life isn’t a bed of roses. It’s very common to meet difficulties on the way to success. 41 difficulty isn't terrible. The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it. Difficulty is 42 a spring (弹簧). If you are 43 , it will be strong. So when you meet difficulties, don't give up. Instead, you should face them with a smile.
Attitude 44 everything. With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and 45 _. If you want to be happy, try to remember these five easy rules. Free your heart from hate; Free your mind from worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect less. The quickest way to receive happiness is to smile, the fastest way to lose it is to complain.
A. seem B. seems C. seemed
A. cry B. smile C. complain
A. suddenly B. finally C. hardly
A. don't B. not C. didn’t
A. But B. For C. Although
A. In fact B. From early on C. For example
A. unlike B. likes C. like
A. powerful B. weak C. confident
A. decides B. deciding C. to decide
A. please B. pleased C. pleasant
When I was young,I liked to play jokes on people I knew,especially on my parents and friedns.One day my mother was 46 and I was playing with my younger brother Tony.
Suddenly I ran to my mother and said,“Tony fell from the open window!”She was very 47 and ran out of the kitchen.Then I said,“Don’t worry,I’m just 48 .”And my mother shouted at me,“If you do it 49 ,I’ll hit you.”
One day I went swimming with my 50 in the sea.I wanted to play a joke on them.In the beginning,I went swimming 51 ,and I called out,“Help!”All my friends came to help me,only to 52 that I was joking.But the next time I wasn’t joking.I was so 53 that I swam in deep water. I tried my best to call my frineds for help,but this time nobody came to help me.
54 ,They found I was telling the truth.They came and saved my life.They took me to the hospital.This is the best 55 in my life.From then on,I haven’t joked on anyone.
A.writing B.sleeping C.cooking D.running
A.angry B.worried C.sorry D.excited
A.smiling B.saying C.playing D.joking
A.now B.then C.again D.once
A.friends B.classmates C.brothers D.parents
A.fast B.slowly C.well D.alone
A.find B.understand C.say D.think
A.careful B.careless C.fast D.slow
A.In the end B.At first C.Since then D.At that time
A.time B.sport C.lesson D.day
Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a __31__ 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 __32__ a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he __33__ drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his __34__ into the project and the next day he handed it in __35__ his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a __36__ that read, “See me after class.”
The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “__37__ did I receive an F?”
The teacher said, “This is an __38__ dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of __39__. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no__40__ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “__41__ you rewrite this paper with a more realisticgoal, I will reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about __42__ 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. However, I think it is a very important __43__ for you.”
Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the __44__ paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 45 .”
A.speech B.paper C.notice D.diary
A.paint B.win C.own D.sell
A.just B.almost C.ever D.even
A.heart B.life C.advice D.trust
A.to B.with C.from D.for
A.word B.letter C.note D.post
A.How B.Why C.When D.Where
A.unusual B.unforgettable C.unimportant D.unrealistic
A.money B.time C.space D.effort
A.wonder B.way C.problem D.matter
A.Though B.since C.Until D.If
A.himself B.him C.it D.itself
A.change B.gift C.message D.decision
A.long B.thick C.same D.correct
A.grade B.dream C.duty D.secret
As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He’s very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other 31 in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked 32 . He was an actor.
Maybe it’s interesting to hear that and that’s 33 his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted 34 part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them 35 : Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful 36 __.Dickens’ early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He 37 it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write 38 he died. When he died in 1870, he was 39 a story. But what a pity! We’ll never know _40_ it ended.
A.cities B.countries C.towns D.villages
A.reading B.writing C.acting D.playing
A.what B.how C.when D.why
A.the next B.next C.next to D.next time
A.too B.as well C.as well as D.also
A.book B.story C.play D.film
A.hated B.enjoyed C.wanted D.shamed
A.as B.while C.until D.since
A.drawing B.singing C.writing D.making
A.what B.how C.who D.which
Many Chinese students don’t pay much attention to spoken English at school. They think it necessary to practice 36 English in class, but not 37 class. Here is a story to show you 38 important it is to speak the English language freely in everyday life.
A foreigner once 39 hungry and went into a restaurant in London. He sat down at a table. When the waiter came, he 40 his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again in order to 41 that he wanted something 42 because he could not speak English. The waiter soon 43 him a cup of tea. The man shook his head. The waiter then took 44 the tea and gave him a cup of coffee. Still the man didn’t 45 what he wanted. He tried again and again, but he wasn’t able to make the waiter 46 him. Finally 47 man came in. He spoke English 48 and fluently. After a few minutes, there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table in front of 49 .
So you see a man can go hungry if he 50 master(掌握)a foreign language.
A. speak B. speaking C. to speak
A. outsider B. out C. out of
A. how B. how an C. what an
A. get B. gets C. got
A. open B. opened C. opens
A. express B. expressed C. expressing
A. eats B. eating C. to eat
A. took B. brought C. bought
A. away B. out of C. down
A. make B. give C. get
A. understand B. understood C. be understood
A. other B. the other C. another
A. clean B. clear C. clearly
A. he B. him C. his
A. doesn’t B. won’t C. isn’t
Everyone can feel stressed out because of too many things happening in your life. Teenagers, however, have __36__ opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group. Being a teenager is hard.
You are not a children any more, but you are not __37__, even though you have to deal with some grow-up problems and made decisions by __38__. Families can be one of the biggest causes(原因)of stress, such as problems of arguing with __39__ or brothers or sisters. Teenagers also have lots of stress from __40__, either from their teachers or from their classmates. Some teenagers also feel __41__ about choosing their education after high school. Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some can’t __42__ to go to university. It is hard for some teenagers to get a job after they graduate. There are so many young people finishing school __43__ not enough jobs for them. Though there is a lot of stress, you can find many ways to __44__ it. Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress. It may sound __45__, but it is helpful.
A. more B. fewer C. many
A. a baby B. a teenager C. an adult
A. yourself B. himself C. myself
A. teachers B. parents C. classmates
A. family B. society C. school
A. relaxed B. stressed C. excited
A. afford B. offer C. refuse
A. and B. but C. or
A. agree with B. talk with C. deal with
A. simple B. difficult C. good
One day a woman got into her car and started driving home after work. Just at that time, she saw a __26__ car behind her. The driver was a __27__. When she turned left, the yellow car turned left. When she turned __28__, the yellow car turned right, too. When she stopped at the traffic lights, the yellow car stopped __29__ her..
The woman was __30__, so she drove quickly to __31__. When she arrived, she was very __32__ to see that the yellow car stooped behind her again. But she felt __33__ because she saw a policeman standing outside the police station. She jumped out of her car at once and __34__ to the policeman. She asked the policeman to arrest(逮捕)the man in the yellow car, then the police man walked to the man.
The man didn’t run away. He just __35__ and said to the woman, “I want to give this purse back to you. I think you dropped it on the street.”
A. red B. yellow C. black
A. man B. woman C. policeman
A. left B. back C. right
A. opposite B. before C. behind
A. anxious B. scared C. pleased
A. the police station B. her office C. her home
A. interested B. excited C. surprised
A. sad B. safe C. dangerous
A. ran B. run C. runs
A. cried B. laughed C. smiled
Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before 26 every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn’t smoke and never 27 . She didn’t eat chocolate. She didn’t eat sweet and
fatty food, 28 . She weighted herself every day.
One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a 29 sitting in a rocking chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking, 30 he looked very happy.
He smiled at her and said, “Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”
He had a wide smile 31 his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.
“Good morning!” replied Alicia. “Yes, it is a lovely day.”
Alicia thought he 32 very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the 33 of a happy old age.”
“I hope you don’t 34 me asking,” she said, “but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do 35 I am your age.”
The man in the rocking chair said, “My secret for 36 ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit at home every day.”
Alicia was 37 . She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that. She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did 38 wrong. She thought he should be 39 and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life 40 eating well or doing lots of exercise.
“How old are you?” she asked.
“It’s my birthday today,” said the man. “I’m forty-seven!”
A.lunch B.breakfast C.dinner D.supper
A.exercised B.drank C.worked D.slept
A.too B.also C.either D.still
A.man B.woman C.boy D.girl
A.so B.but C.and D.or
A.in B.with C.at D.on
A.saw B.looked C.listened D.found
A.secret B.dream C.plan D.future
A.stand B.mind C.allow D.enjoy
A.when B.since C.though D.for
A.health B.success C.happiness D.life
A.surprised B.worried C.excited D.relaxed
A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
A.angry B.serious C.quiet D.sick
A.through B.from C.without D.by
One day something went wrong with a man’s bicycle chain(链条). The man could not repair it,
so he looked 16 for help. The only house nearby belonged to a woman who had
17 there a few months earlier. The man knocked at the door, but the woman did not
answer. The door had clear glass in it, and the man 18 see that the woman was home. He
decided to knock again. Finally the woman came to the door. The man immediately explained his
19 . “I can fix the chain,” the woman said. Later when the bike was 20 to go,
the man said, ‘Thanks. I hope I can help you some day.”“I never need help,” the woman said.
The following week the man was riding his bike 21 he noticed the woman walking
down the street. A strong wind suddenly lifted(拾起) her hat and sent it into the branches(枝) of
an old tree. The woman tried to get her hat with a stick, but she failed. She seemed 22
because she clearly was not dressed for tree-climbing. The man hurried over, quickly climbed up
to the hat and 23 it into the woman’s waiting hands. When she put on her hat, she
24 the man as he climbed back on his bike. ‘I think I told you I never need help,” the
woman said, “I’m glad you didn’t 25 me. Thanks.” Then they both smiled.
A.out B.up C.down D.around
A.left B.moved C.waited D.stopped
A.could B.might C.couldn’t D.didn’t
A.idea B.plan C.problem D.message
A.hard B.ready C.slow D.unable
A.when B.before C.after D.though
A.bored B.relaxed C.frightened D.worried
A.dropped B.put C.collected D.brought
A.saved B.passed C.studied D.chose
A.excuse B.notice C.find D.believe
There are many kinds of pollution around us, 36 air pollution, soil pollution, noise pollution and light pollution. They are bad __37__ our health in many ways.
Burning gas, oil and coal creates air pollution. It can cause sore eyes and __38__ problems.
With the increase of pollution and the development of industry, litter is everywhere. It makes our environment dirty. People put lots of rubbish in the land. Farmers use too many __39___ in the fields. They destroy the soil. So soil pollution has become serious.
Noise pollution can make people__40__. For example, people may lose their hearing if they work in a _41_ place for a long time. Too much noise can cause high blood pressure __42__.
Working for a long time in strong, changeable light __43__ cause some kinds of illnesses. It makes people feel __44__ and is especially bad for the eyes.
With ___45__ pollution, our planet will become greener and our health will be better. Let’s be greener people.
A.such as B.for example C.as well as D.because of
A.to B.in C.for D.of
A.breath B.breathe C.breathed D.breathing
A.chemical B.chemicals C.chemist D.chemistry
A.blind B.lame C.deaf D.healthy
A.noise B.noisy C.quiet D.quietly
A.as well B.too C.also D.either
A.must B.need C.should D.may
A.comfortable B.possibly C.terrible D.terribly
A.little B.less C.few D.fewer
A boy lost his arms in an accident and his father lost his life. Since then, he had to 31_ the arms of his younger brother. Except for writing with his toes(脚趾头), he could hardly do _32 in his life.
As the two brothers grew up together, they had lots of 33 and they often argued(争吵). Then one day, his younger brother 34 him. So he was very sad and didn’t know 35 to do.
A girl lost her hands because of a fire. Though her elder sister wanted to 36 her, she decided to be completely independent (独立的). At school, she always studied hard. Once she wrote the following in her composition, “I am 37 . Though I lost my hands, I still have legs. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still fly.”
One day, the boy and the girl were both invited 38 a television interview program. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote “My younger brother’s arms are my arms” 39 the girl wrote “Broken wings, 40 heart”.
A.go on B.work on C.look for D.depend on
A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything
A.questions B.hobbies C.problems D.differences
A.hit B.left C.loved D.hated
A.who B.where C.what D.which
A.leave B.take care of C.write to D.forget
A.sad B.lucky C.excited D.shy
A.to B.on C.for D.from
A.as B.so C.while D.when
A.jumping B.broken C.beating D.flying
Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate red with a strong feeling like 36 . Red is used for signs of 37 , such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of 38 in autumn. People say orange is a 39 color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of __40__. People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow too, with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in __41__. People say it is a refreshing color. In general, people __42_ two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and __43__. Where there are warm color and a lot of light, people usually want to be __44_. Those who like to be with __45 _ like red. The cool colors are _46 and blue. Where are these colors, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to __47 _ more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good __48_ for a living room or a __49_ . People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. __50 colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.
A. sadness B. anger C. administration D. smile
A.roads B.ways C.danger D.places
A.land B.leaves C.grass D.mountains
A.lively B.dark C.noisy D.frightening
A.moonlight B.light C.sunlight D.stars
A.summer B.spring C.autumn D.winter
A.speak B.say C.talk about D.tell
A.green B.yellow C.white D.gray
A.calm B.sleepy C.active D.helpful
A.the other B.another C.other one D.others
A.black B.green C.golden D.yellow
A.go round B.go by C.go off D.go along
A.one B.way C.fact D.matter
A.factory B.classroom C.restaurant D.hospital
A.Different B.Cool C.Warm D.All
My dad was a fisherman. He worked hard and stayed out until he caught enough 36 to feed the family nearly every day. When the weather was bad he would 37 me to school. An old truck was used in his fishing business. When we got to the school, he would give me a big 38 on the face and tell me to be a good 39 . It was so embarrassing for me. I was 12 years old, and my dad would still kiss me goodbye!
I remember the day when I decided I was too 40 for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean (倾斜) toward me, but I put my hand up and 41 , “No, Dad.” It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way. He had a surprised look on his face for a long time, and his 42 started to be wet. He turned and looked out of the windshield (挡风玻璃). “You’re 43 ,” he said.“You are a big boy—a man. I won’t kiss you any more.”
It wasn’t long after that when my dad went out to 44 and never came back. It was a day when most of the fishermen stayed at home except Dad. He had a big family to feed
How I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would 45 have told my dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.
A.food B.birds C.animals D.fish
A.ride B.carry C.drive D.bring
A.kiss B.laugh C.look D.hand
A.man B.boy C.teacher D.fisherman
A.old B.young C.excited D.moved
A.spoke B.said C.repeated D.answered
A.hands B.feet C.eyes D.face
A.kind B.clever C.wrong D.right
A.school B.sea C.boat D.river
A.still B.ever C.never D.only
One Friday night, a poor young man stood at the train station. He played his violin and many people put 41 into the hat in front of him.
The next day, the young man came to the station 42 . But this time he took out a large piece of paper 43 some words on it. It said “Last night a lady 44 Mrs Sang put an important thing into my hat 45 . Please come for it.”
After about an hour, a middle-aged woman ran to the young man in a hurry and said, “You do come here. I know that you’re a(n) 46 man and will certainly come here.” They had a talk and the young man made sure she was the owner. Then he took out a lottery ticket and 47 it to the woman. Her husband bought a lottery ticket every day. Yesterday when she knew the lottery ticket he bought won, she was very 48 . The prize of the lottery ticket was $ 500,000. When she walked past the young man, she took out $50 and put it in the hat. 49 , the lottery ticket was also thrown in.
Later, someone asked the young man, “You play the violin every day to make money. Why didn’t you just take the prize of the lottery ticket for yourself?” the young man said,“Although I don’t have much money, I live happily. But if I 50 honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”
A. money B. tickets C. paper
A. instead B. differently C. again
A. for B. with C. over
A. introduced B. spelled C. named
A. by mistake B. for mistake C. on mistake
A. crazy B. cool C. honest
A. gave B. lent C. offered
A. surprising B. happy C. exciting
A. But B. However C. Therefore
A. have B. win C. lose
George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隶). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master.
All his life George loved 31 . When he was only seven years old, he already knew so 32 about plants that people in his hometown called him “the plant doctor”.
George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no 33 for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow 34 children to attend school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas 35 he finished high school. All this time he had to work to 36 his own expense(费用). He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry.
In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a 37 of plants. He began to study agriculture(农业). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George 38 . He had other 39 . He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama.
In those days, many 40 in the south grew only cotton. This was 41 to the soil(土壤). After a while the 42 would not grow as well. George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes. These plants helped the 43 . Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.
George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was 44 “The Wizard(能手) of Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the 45 of 79.
A.animals B.plants C.buildings D.photos
A.much B.many C.little D.few
A.house B.farm C.hospital D.school
A.brown B.yellow C.black D.white
A.when B.until C.for D.since
A.cost B.spend C.pay D.take
A.love B.hate C.question D.surprise
A.accepted B.refused C.understood D.cared
A.situations B.suggestions C.plays D.plans
A.farmers B.scientists C.doctors D.inventors
A.helpful B.harmful C.careful D.wonderful
A.pumpkin B.peanut C.cotton D.potato
A.soil B.water C.air D.weather
A.seen B.look C.found D.called
A.time B.year C.age D.season
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