One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students about how to plan their time.He gave an example that those students would never           .

He pulled out a wide jar (罐子) and put it on the table.He also took out several rocks and         put them into the jar one at a time.When no more rocks would be fit inside, he asked. "Is this jar full?"

Everyone in the class shouted. "Yes." The teacher replied. "Really?" He pulled out a box of small stones.He dumped(丢下) some in and         the jar.The stones went down into the spaces      the big rocks.He then asked the group once more, "Is this jar full?"

"Probably not," one of them answered."Good!" he replied.He brought out a glass of sand and dumped the sand into the jar and it went into all of the spaces       .Once more he asked the question,"Is this jar full?"

"No!" the class started.Once again he saiD. "Good!" Then he poured a cup of water in       the jar was full.

Then he asked. "What is the key point here?" One student put up his hand and saiD. "The key point here is that even if you are       , you can still plan everything well if you try really hard!"

"No," the teacher replied. "that's not the point.The point is if you don't put the big rocks in       , you'll never get them in.What are the 'big rocks' in your        ? Time with your loved ones, your education, or your dreams?

Remember to put these big rocks in first, or you'll        get them in at all."

1.A.listen    B.take    C.like         D.forget

2.A.strongly B.loudly   C.carelessly   D.carefully

3.A.threw     B.broke    C.shook        D.hit

4.A.into      B.in     C.among       D.under

5.A.added     B.made   C.offered      D.left

6.A.before    B.until    C.after      D.when

7.A.excited  B.happy   C.free       D.busy

8.A.first      B.later   C.immediately D.finally

9.A.study     B.family C.education   D.life

10.A.soon   B.never    C.even        D.ever

Confucius was born on August 27th,551 BC in Zou, China. He was     great teacher at that time. Confucius is also      as Kong Qiu. It is generally thought that he was born into a rich family. However, some people describe him as being born into a poor family.

Confucius’ beliefs were based on the concept of self-discipline(自律). He believed      a leader need to exercise self-discipline. His teaching ideas focused on the “Six Art”. To Confucius, the main goal of     a teacher was to teach people to live with honest.       his teaching he made a big difference in that society.

Confucius is famous for writing. He wrote some of the     traditional Chinese works, one of      is the Book of Odes (《诗经》). He also wrote a historical book of Lu, called the Spring and Autumn Annals (《春秋》). Confucius also      Lunyu. It was so important in Chinese culture that everyone in China knew it.

Confucius died      November 21st,479 BC in Qufu, China. Today he is     regarded as one of the greatest teachers in Chinese history.

1.A. an      B. a           C. the        D. /

2.A.know      B.knew       C. knowing    D. known

3.A.when      B.what         C.that        D.which

4.A.being    B. to be      C.be          D. be being

5.A.Because  B. When       C. Through   D. Though

6.A. more famous B. most famous C. famouser D. famousest

7.A.them      B.they         C.theirs       D.their

8.A. write    B. wrote       C. writes      D.written

9.A.in       B. at          C. on          D. about

10.A. widely B. wide        C.wider       D. more widely

During her first day in ChinA. Lily was asked__________.

A. whether she could use chopsticks

B. whether could she use chopsticks

C. if she can use chopsticks

D. if can she use chopsticks

If he __________harder, he will catch up with us soon.

A.study    B.studies     C. will study    D.studying

You __________write the poem down.Our teacher will give us a copy.

A. can’t    B. shouldn’t

C. needn’t    D. couldn’t

This year our school is__________than it was last year.

A. much more beautiful    B. much beautiful

C. the most beautiful   D. beautiful

She had to stop__________her test paper because it was time to hand it in.

A. write     B. wrote    C. to write    D. writing

Paul’s parents were worried that he__________too much time on computer games.

A.spent    B. cost    C.paid    D.took

The old man came into the room with a little boy__________was carrying a big bag.

A. who     B.which    C.whom    D.whose

The people in Brazil will have to get__________ready before the 2016 Brazil Olympic Games.

A.anything     B. nothing    C. something   D. everything