根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.“Help _____________(you) to some fish．” Mrs．Black said to her guests．
2.Although he is in his _____________(ninety), he can do some farm work and look after himself well．
3.Neil Armstrong took some rock samples for _____________(far) research．
4.When the parade of Disney characters appeared, all tourists screamed with _______(excited)．
5.Beijing is in the _____________(north) part of our country．
根据句意和汉语提示写出单词，完成句子。
1.Our school is very big and there are more than four _____________(千) students in it．
2.The Spring Festival usually comes in January or _____________(二月)．
3.The_____________(努力) you work , the more progress you’ll make．
4.Poor Jack felt _____________(紧张不安的) when he went to his manager’s office．
5.Nobody is _____________(缺席) , so let’s begin our meeting．
What is your favourite cartoon? It may be difficult for you to decide．But for pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one．
When Lang was two years old, he saw Tom playing the piano．This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano well．
His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang to the world．
Lang became a good piano student at three．Ever since, the boy has been doing better and better．In 1997, the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college．
Lang's performances are energetic．He is well-known for making facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano．
The road to success has never been easy．Lang's father stopped his job to look after him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money．But Lang considers himself lucky and believes he should give something back．He has helped the children in poor areas a lot．
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Everybody can suffer from stress．No matter what your age is, you can feel stressed out by things that are happening in your life．Teenagers, however, have many more opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group．Being a teenager is hard．You are not a child any more, but you are not an adult, even though you have to deal with some very grown-up problems and decisions．Families can be one of the biggest causes of stress, such as problems with parents arguing at home．or problems with brothers and sisters．Teenagers also have a lot of stress from school, either from their teachers or from their friends．Some teenagers also feel stressed about choosing their education after high school．Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some cannot afford to go to university．The stress about getting a job when finishing school is hard for some teenagers．There are so many young people finishing school and not enough jobs for them．Sadly, there is nothing we can do to remove these causes of stress from the 1ives of teenagers, but you can learn the best way to deal with it．Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress．It may sound simple, but it is true．A problem shared is a problem halved．
1.Why is being a teenager often difficult?
A．Because even though you are not an adult, you must deal with adult problems．
B．Because even though you are an adult, you must deal with children’s problems．
C．Because even though you are a teenager, you must do a lot of homework．
D．Because adults often make them feel stressed．
2.Families can add to the stress a teenager might experience ______．
A．by asking them to go to university
B．by helping them with their homework
C．as teenagers quarrel with their parents, and their brothers or sisters
D．as families never support their children enough
3.Why can finding a job after finishing school be difficult?
A．Because there is a lot of competition for jobs．
B．Because there are no jobs．
C．Because a job is more difficult than school work．
D．Because there is a lot of competition for places at university．
4.We can deal with the stress in our life ______．
A．by not trying to find a job B．by forgetting about our problems
C．by getting a place at university D．by sharing our problems with our friends
For years I wanted a garden．I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together．
But then we had Matthew, and Marvin, and the twins Alisa and Alan, and then Helen．I was too busy raising them to grow a garden．
Money was not enough．Neither was time．Often when my children were little,
one of them would want something that cost too much, and I’d have to say, “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know．”
Finally, all the children got through high school and college and were off on their own．I started thinking again about a garden．
Then, one spring morning, on Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen．Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard．There were things blowing around on it． Then I put my glasses on—and I couldn’t believe what I saw．
There was a money tree in my yard!
I went outside to look．It was true! There were dollar bills(帐单), one hundred of them, hanging all over that tree．There was also a note among them, “Thank you for your time, Mom．We love you!”
Later, my children bought me tools, ornaments, a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books．A new page started in my life．
That was three years ago．My garden’s now very pretty, just like I wanted．When I go out and take care of my flowers, I don’t seem to miss my children as much as I once did．It feels like they’re right there with me．Now every year when winter comes, I look out of my window and think of the flowers I’ll see next spring in my little garden．I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes—every time．
I’m still not sure that money grows on trees．But I know love does!
1.How many children did the writer have?
A．Three B．Four C．Five D．Six
2.What did the mother mean when she said “Money doesn’t grow on trees”?
A．She was too busy to plant a money tree at that time．
B．She had to save money so that she could have a garden．
C．It wasn’t easy for her to make money to raise all the children．
D．They didn’t have much money because the mother lost her job．
3.The “money tree” appeared in the writer’s yard _________．
A．before her children were born
B．one spring morning when the children were little
C．after the children went to school
D．on a Mother’s Day after the children left her
4.The children planted a money tree in their mother’s yard because _________．
A．their mother needed money badly
B．they wanted to show their love to their mother
C．it was time for them to give the money back to her
D．they wanted to live together with their mother forever
Mark Twain’s First Money
Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he ever earned．
He thought a long time and then said , “Yes, it was at school．I can remember everything about it ．School boys in those days did not take good care of their chairs and desks．There was a rule in our school that if anyone damaged his desk or chair, he would have to pay five dollars or the teacher would beat him in front of the whole school．”
“One day I damaged my desk in some way, I had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school．My father said it would be too bad to have our family disgraced in front of the whole school．He agreed to give me five dollars to hand over the teacher．But before he gave me the money, he took me upstairs and gave me a beating．”
“But as I had one beating and I decided I would take another beating at school and keep the five dollars．So that’s what I did．That was the first money I ever earned．”
1.Mark Twain earned his first money _________．
A．when he was a pupil B．when he became a writer
C．when he taught at a school D．when he was beaten by his father
2.The school made the rule so that they could_____．
A．teach the students well B．give the students a beating
C．keep the desks and chairs well D．ask the students for more money
3.Mark Twain’s father______．
A．was happy to give him the money
B．got angry when he knew what Mark Twain had done at school
C．said sorry to the teacher when he heard the news
D．agreed to beat Mark Twain and then give him the money
4.Mark Twain was beaten_______．
A．at home B．only by his father C．at school D．both at school and at home
