Hi Grace,
How’s it going? Sorry I haven’t emailed for a while, but I had so much to do!
I had told you about my decision to take up a sport. I knew I wasn’t fit and I wanted to get some exercises. But that wasn’t the only reason that I decided to do a sport. Students who play sports do better at school. 1. Exercise also helps learning and memory .
2. First, I tried soccer. I had played a bit of soccer before and I thought it would be too bad. I knew I couldn’t run very long without feeling tired. On the first day, I was able to run for the first ten minutes, but then I was so tired that I couldn’t even kick the ball!
Then, I tried volleyball. 3. I was able to run for the first twenty minutes and I wasn’t the slowest runner in the team! After a few weeks, I could run faster and longer. I was doing better and feeling better. 4. Maybe I’m not a team sport person after all.
Finally, I tried kung fu . It’s a great sport that exercise the body and the mind. You learn to follow instructions carefully and do what you are asked to do. This is the right sport for me ! 5. I feel so confident that I even showed some moves to the class last week. Can you believe it?
I hope you are OK! Write and let me know what you’ve been doing!
Bye for now!
Kristie
Character, courage and confidence are words you might use to describe your heroes. These words can describe you! Take action as follows and you’ll be a hero, too!
Part 1: Character
Character is something that makes you the person you are like being honest, friendly, and helpful. See the chart below. On the left is our standard of good character. Write down your promise for each line on the right. Then, get a witness（证人）to sign it. Put it up where you’ll see it every day and do your best to keep it.
To build your character | Your promise |
I will do my best to… |
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be honest and fair. | eg. I’ll tell the truth when mom asks if I have finished my homework. |
be friendly and helpful. | eg. I’ll help my friend with lessons. |
be polite and kind. | eg. I’ll show good manners in class. |
be courageous and strong. | eg. I’ll take part in the English singing contest. |
Part 2: Courage
Of course it’s going to take a lot of courage t keep your promise. Courage is challenging yourself to do something even though you think it might be hard. For each promise, find out two or three ways to help you keep it. For example, if you think that Being Honest is the hardest promise for you to keep, one of the ways might be “Tell people about my promise so that I won’t break it”.
Part 3: Confidence
Confidence is believing that you have the skills to do something. Do you have a beautiful singing voice? Are you a good painter? There are all talents that can make you feel good, as well as the people around you. Once you’ve decided what your special skill is, think about how you can use your skill to make your corner of the world a better place. If you’re good at art, try painting a picture on an old wall in your school (of course, make sure you’re allowed).
1.According to the writer, a hero should be .
A. beautiful B. confident C. good-looking
2.If your promise is “I’ll show good manners in class,” you’re trying to be .
A. useful B. polite C. brave
3.What is the most important thing to build your character?
A. Do your best to keep your promise.
B. Write down your promise.
C. Look at your promise every day.
4.If someone asks you for help, you will be .
A. honest B. strong C. helpful
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A. A good painter can have confidence.
B. It’s hard to make your promise.
C. You can build your character with the help of others.
Rita stepped into the cool, moving water. She pushed a black inner tube in front of her. She had a worried look on her face because she had never floated down a river before.
“Let me hold your tube while you climb on,” said her father. He smiled at her. “There’s not a cloud in the sky. It’s a great day to be in the river, isn’t it?”
Rita looked out across the water. People were floating by on tubes. Some talked and laughed as they floated easily down the river. Others leaned back with hats pulled over their faces. None of them looked terrified.
“We’ll stay together,” said Rita’s father. “I’ll hold on to your rope.”
“Will we go very fast?” Rita asked.
“No,” said Dad. “We’ll move slowly for a while, and then it will get a little faster near the river’s bend. Don’t worry, Rita. You’ll be fine.”
Rita looked at her tube. It gently moved up and down in the water. She saw a girl of her own age float by. The girl seemed to be having fun. Suddenly Rita’s worries disappeared.
“I’m ready to climb on and ride, Dad,” she said.
1.The underlined word “floated” in the reading means “________”.
A. 漂浮 B. 乘坐 C. 划船
2.What is Rita’s problem in this story?
A. She doesn’t like to be in cool water.
B. She is afraid to try something new.
C. She is worried that she will get sunburned .
3.What’s the weather like in the story?
A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny.
4.Which of these happened last in the story?
A. Rita pushed her black tube.
B. Rita saw a girl of her own age.
C. Rita stepped into the water.
5.What’s the best title for this passage?
A. Rita’s Ride.
B. Rita’s Trip.
C. Rita’s Visit.
Once, a circle lost a piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around, looking for its piece. But because it was not complete, it could only roll ( 滚 ) very slowly. It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine along the way. It talked with worms. It found lots of different pieces, but of them fit. So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on for the lost piece. Then one day the circle found a piece that fit . The circle put the piece into . It could be whole with nothing lost. It was so happy and began to roll. As it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to see flowers or talk to worms. It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly. It felt so sad it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled very slowly.
Sometimes we are perfect when we lose something. A man who everything is poor in some ways. He will never have hopes, dreams or something better. He will never know someone loves him or someone is giving him something he was always wanted or never had.
We couldn’t be perfect. But we must be brave enough to love, strong enough to forgive, kind enough to share with others and clever enough to know there is enough love around us and then we can always have a wonderful time in our life.
1.A. miss B. lose C. missing
2.A. none B. all C. each
3.A. look B. looking C. to look
4.A. perfectly B. perfect C. part
5.A. it B. itself C. them
6.A. which B. whether C. that
7.A. own B. has C. owned
8.A. kindness B. sadness C. happiness
At our school ,we sometimes have a special day to help others. Last year we went to an old people’s and sang songs and performed a play for . The old people were very .We should be allowed to take time to do things like that more often. For example, we should primary schools and help young students. I want to be a teacher I’m older, so it would be a great experience for me. Other students would like to do other jobs. For example, my friend Tian Ge wants to for a newspaper. She should be allowed to volunteer at the newspaper office once a week.
1.A.home B. bank C. shop
2.A.her B. them C. him
3.A.great B. happy C. smart
4.A.buy B. have C. visit
5.A.tell B. ask C .teach
6.A.how B. when C. where
7.A.write B. wait C. look
补全对话通读对话，从所给的选项中选择句子完成对话，在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A: Hello, what are you looking at ?
B: 1. . I’m planning to travel, so they sent me these to cheer me up.
A: That’s nice. Look, this postcard is from Beijing. 2. .
B: Yeah, I’m sure it is. But Li Wei says it’s tiring to travel around the city.
A: 3. .
B: Let’s see. That’s from Peter. He went to London last summer and went inside Buckingham Palace, where the queen of England lives.
A: Oh, it would be fantastic.
B: And this is a postcard of Bali Island. Paul was there last week. He says it’s very peaceful.
A: 4. .
B: Um… this one. It’s from Disneyland. It’s so exciting. I’d really love to go.
A: 5. . Maybe it could be a graduation present for you next year.
B: Yes. You’re right. I’ll try.
A. Just some postcards from friends. B. Why not talk about it with your friends? C. Where’s this one from? D. How did he go there? E. That’s a very interesting place to visit. F. Of all, which postcard do you like best? G. Who is he? |
