Growing up is not always easy. When we face difficulties, a spirit of depending on _ is more useful than crying for help. That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of growing from boy to man family hardship tells us.
Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County(县), Henan Province. When he was only 11, his father became badly ill and one day he came back with an unwanted baby . A year later, Hong’s mother home. She no longer wanted to live such a poor life and face her sick husband. So everything hard fell onto the young boy’s : to take care of his father and the younger sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.
Although his life was hard, Hong didn’t go away from his father and sister. He took several part-time jobs to his family. He climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his sister. He walked 2 hours at weekends to the market to different things to sell around his school. A few years later, he studied at a college. To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to a room near his college for her, and sent her to school.
After Hong’s story went , he became a hero in people’s eyes. But Hong ___ ___ offers from others. He said he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could depend on his own work.
Through his hard life, he has grown up from boy to man.
1.A. parentsB. friends C. yourself D. God
2.A. out of B. into C. without D. with
3.A. dog B. cat C. girl D. boy
4.A. leftB. arrived C. went D. came
5.A. back B. shoulders C. head D. body
6.A. helpB. save C. protect D. feed
7.A. makeB. buy C. produce D. collect
8.A. buildB. borrow C. rent D. share
9.A. publicB. clear C. by D. far
10.A. accepted B. asked C. received D. refused
Liu Yu, a boy from Shandong, is a running star. He is his school running team, and has always wanted to be a professional athlete. However, his parents won’t him to train as much as he would like to. “Of course we want to see Liu Yu achieve his dreams,” says Mr. Liu, “and we know he loves running. That’s great, and my wife and I have watched him in every one of his races. We have nothing against running! But we do think about that our son needs to be realistic. Now he is getting , and he needs to think about what will happen if he doesn’t become a professional runner in the end.”
1.A. 15 years old B. 15-years-old C. 15 year old D. 15-year-old
2.A. of B. on C. at D. with
3.A. let B. make C. allow D. have
4.A. how much B. how many C. why D. how
5.A. old B. older C. big D. bigger
—The meat is ______ delicious. —Yes, but don't eat ______.
A. too much; too much B. much too; too much
C. too much; much too D. much too; much too
—Dave, it’s dangerous to swim here. Look at the sign.
—Oh, I _______ it. Thank you.
A. didn't notice B. won't notice C. hadn't noticed D. don't notice
— I’m not going swimming tomorrow afternoon.
— ________. I have to clean up my bedroom.
A. So am IB. Neither am IC. Neither I amD. So I am
—I’m very tired these days because of the senior high school entrance examination.
—Why not______music? It can make you ______.
A. listen to; relaxedB. to listen to; relaxed
C. listen to; relax D. to listen to; to relax