Have you ever been sad because you failed in something? If so, please remember, for often, achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Here is a story to tell you why.
One day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program. As he was working, a couple of boys stopped by to watch. "What are you doing?" asked one of the visitors. "I want to dig a deep hole all the way through the earth!" the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it. Then they left.
The little boy kept on digging and digging. Suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes. He collected them and put them into a glass jar patiently. Humming a song, he went on digging. The jar was full soon. Then he talked to himself calmly and proudly, "Maybe I can't finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I have found in the process of digging !"
The boy's goal was too difficult, but it did cause him to go on, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not every goal will be achieved. Not every job will end up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you can't achieve your goal, maybe you can say, "yes, but look what I've found along the way! There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!" It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a meaning.
1.What did the boy do after watching a program?
A. He bought a glass jar. B. He started to dig a hole.
C. He played with some visitors. D. He went on watching the program.
2.What did the older boys think of the little boy?
A. He was silly. B. He was strict.
C. he was strong-minded. D. He was energetic.
3.When did the boy find the stones?
A. Before he met the older boys
B. When he wanted to give up digging.
C. After the older boys laughed at him.
D. As soon as he began to dig the hole.
4.What does the underlined sentence "It is in the digging that life is lived." mean according to the article?
A. Life is to make a big success.
B. Life is to find the colorful stones.
C. Life is difficult but colorful.
D. Life is on the way to achieve the goal.
5.Which is the best title for this article?
A. Enjoying the process
B. How to achieve goals
C. A journey through the earth
D. Dig a deep hole all the way through the earth.
| News 1 Huang Heshan, a boy from Xinghua, has moved many people all over the country. Thanks to Huang Heshan, Yang Kangshao can go to school every day. Yang is disabled, but Huang Heshan carries him to school on his back. It’s eight years since he started to do that. They help each other. At school, Yang helps Huang with his study, too. Huang says that he feels happy when he can do something to help disabled people. |
| News 2 In Taizhou, Xiaoqing River is a good place for families to have fun. There are many green trees and the air is fresh. People can have different activities along the river. However, we can also find the waste bags and other rubbish everywhere. How can we get such bad environment? Now we are supposed to keep the park clean if we want to have a nice field trip. |
| News 3 On March 25, more than four thousand people started to run along Taishan Park. All the runners ran about 4.7 kilometers. They took part in the activity to lead a healthy life and show the spirit of the people in our city. After running, many runners signed their names on the flags. They called on all the people, old and young, to exercise more. |
1.In News 1, we know Huang Heshan has helped Yang Kangshao for _______.
A. eighteen years B. eighty years C. eight
months D. eight years
2.We should _______ if we want to have a nice field trip along Xiaoqing River.
A. throw the rubbish
B. find some waste bags
C. plant more trees
D. help keep the environment clean
3.To lead a healthy life, over four thousand people ____ on March 25.
A. cleaned the park B. signed their names on the flags
C. ran about 4.7 kilometers D. started to help disabled people
4.We may know the news above from _______.
A. a newspaper B. a novel C. a TV play D. a poster
5.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Yang Kangshao has trouble with his eyes.
B. Yang Kangshao is better at study than Huang Heshan.
C. Xiaoqing River is very clean and beautiful.
D. Only young people took part in the running activity.
Anne Spencer Morrow was born in 1906 in Englewood, New Jersey. She went to Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She wanted to become a ______. She won two major prizes from the _____for her writing.
Anne Morrow was a quiet, shy and small young woman when she _____Charles Lindbergh in 1927. The 25-year- old man was tall and good-looking. Charles Lindbergh was one of __________ people in the world. He had just become the first person__________ a plane alone across the Atlantic Ocean, from New York to 
Paris. Two years __________, Anne and Charles Lindbergh were married. Reports about their__________ were on the front pages of newspapers.
After her marriage to Charles Lindbergh, Anne became a pilot too. She began _____many long airplane flights with her husband. The Lindberghs explored new ways to fly around the world. They seemed to enjoy the greatest _____ that any young people could not have.
Then in 1932, something______happened.They were
in great sorrow (痛苦).The Lindberghs’ _____baby,twenty-month-old Charles, was kidnapped from their home in New Jersey. The body of the baby was discovered more than ten weeks later.
There were a huge number of reports about the case. Newspapers _____it "the Crime of the Century”. After the trial（审判）, the Lindberghs found it ______ to live in the United States. There were threats(威胁) on the life of their second child. And there were too _______ newspaper stories about them. So Anne and Charles Lindbergh moved to Europe in 1935. Four years later they moved _________ to the United States.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh never fully recovered from the death of her first child. Yet, she and her husband had five more children. She continued flying. In 1934, she became the first woman to win the National Geographic Society's Hubbard Gold Medal. She was honored for her exploration, research and discovery.
1.A.singer B. writer C. actor D. driver
2.A.party B. charity C. college D. country
3.A.met B. found C. knew D. saw
4.A.the best B. the most famous C. the most careful D. the most attractive
5.A.to take B. to fly C. to ride D. to walk
6.A.after B. ago C .before D .later
7.A.friendship B. work C. marriage D. life
8.A.making B. getting C. giving D. catching
9.A.unluck B. luck C. sadnesss D .excitement
10.A.happy B. exciting C. interesting D. terrible
11.A.second B. third C. fourth D .first
12.A.say B. talk C. speak D. call
13.A.easy B. difficult C. simple D. hardly
14.A.much B. few C. many D. little
15.A.out B. away C.back D. out of
—I wonder ______.
—On Guoqing Road.
A. what’s your address B. where is your address
C. what your address is D. where your address is
Zhalong Nature Reserve _______ food and shelter ______ the birds and fish.
A. provide ,for B. provides, with C. provides ,for D. provide, with
－Remember! Keep all the secrets_______ me.
－OK. I’ll keep them _______myself.
A. for, to B. to, for C. for, in D. in, at
