My aunt bought me a bicycle on my ninth birthday. She told me to learn to ride by ___36___. But I really didn’t know___37___to ride a bike. What should I do? First, I watched the other people ride. Then I pushed out the bicycle from my house. I was ___38___ I'd fall down and hurt my knees. But I knew I had to get on it sooner or later. So I___39___ to get on just like what the other people did. But I fell off twenty___40___later. Just at that time, my aunt came out from the ___41___. She told me to practice again and again. So I got on the bike a second time, and fell off a second time. But I never gave up. I practiced a third time, a fourth time …. I could be on it ___43___every time I tried again then before, 5 minutes, ten minutes, half an hour… until I could.
Like anything in life that you want to learn how to do or to be good at, you have to practice to ___44___it happen. Diligent practice is the key to success___45___you really want to learn to do a thing. More practice helps you to improve on the skills that you learn and ingrains （使根深蒂固）them in you until you can do it.
1. A. herself B. yourself C. myself D. himself
2.A. how B. what C. where D. when
3.A. happy B. surprised C. interested D. afraid
4. A. had B. tried C. like D. hate
5.A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days
6. A. school B. house C. farm D. village
7.A. fifth B. fourth C. third D. second
8. A. shorter B. longer C. safer D. dangerous
9.A. practice B. enjoy C. make D. set
10. A. if B. when C. until D. after
— I bought a tie for Dad on Father’s Day yesterday.
— .
A. It’s nothing B. I would, thanks
C. That’s special enough D. I didn’t mind
— Congratulations! Your English teacher told me you got an A this time.
— Thank you. She is very .
A. impressed B. embarrassed C. terrified D. frustrated
— You didn’t go to school yesterday, did you?
— , though there was a heavy rain.
A. Yes, I did B. No, I didn’t C. Yes, I didn’t D. No, I did
In 1961, a man found a strange cat on his farm in Scotland. The cat's ears were folded, bent forward, on its head. In fact, this was a new kind of cat. People named it the "Scottish Fold(苏格兰折耳猫)".
The Scottish Fold has a round head and large eyes. Its neck and legs are short, which makes it look very cute. Interestingly, all the Scottish Folds are born with straight and unfolded ears. And when they are growing up day by day, some cats' ears will begin to fold. So, the Scottish Fold comes in two types: folded ears and straight ears.
Besides, there is a nickname for the Scottish Fold. It is the " Messenger of Peace". Why?
Because the Folds are sweet and friendly animals. They can get along well with other cats. And
unlike some other cats, they can even get along well with dogs! In many different environments, such as at a noisy house, or in a cat show, you can see them playing with other animals happily.
Well, when you come to a new school, do you think it's difficult to adapt to the new environment? Perhaps you can learn from the Scottish Fold. That is: always be sweet and friendly to others.
1.Tie Scottish Fold _____.
A. is born with folded ears B. is born with straight ears
C. always has folded ears D. always has straight ears
2. What does the Scottish Fold look like?
A. It has a round head and large eyes. B. Its neck and legs are short.
C. It looks very cute. D. All above.
3. Why are the Scottish Folds named the " Messenger of Peace" ?
A. Because their ears are folded.
B. Because they look very cute.
C. Because they can get on well with other animals.
D. Because they can stay at a noisy house or in a cat show.
4. According to the passage, what is the writer' s suggestion to us when we are in a new
environment?
A. We should have a nickname. B. We should learn from the cats.
C. We should get along well with dogs. D. We should always be sweet and friendly to others.
Mr. White works in an office. He liked reading in bed when he was at school. It was bad for his eyes and now he is near-sighted. But he wouldn't want anybody else to know about it and he never wears a pair of glasses. It often brings him some trouble.
One winter morning he was sent to a village school on business. He got off a bus at a stop in a small town. Then he had to walk there. The road to the village wasn't smooth. There were stones here and there. He fell over several times and it made his clothes very duty. At last he got to the village. Suddenly it began to blow strongly and it got much colder. His hat was blown off while he was looking for the school. He had to run after it but he couldn't catch it. He was wondering why his hat ran into a house as if it had legs. And then he ran into the house, too.
A big woman appeared and stopped him by shouting angrily, " What are you running after my hen for?"
1.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. Mr. White wears a pair of glasses.
B. Mr. White works in a village school.
C. Mr. White likes reading in bed in his office.
D. Mr. White often has some trouble because of his near sight.
2. What was the weather like when Mr. White was walking to the village school?
A. It was warm. B. It was windy. C. It was fine. D. It was cool.
3.Mr. White couldn't get his hat because ______.
A. his hat had legs B. his hat was the big woman's
C. he couldn't see his hat at all D. he couldn't run as fast as his hat
