As we all know, life is f___1.___ of dreams and having a good dream is of great importance in our daily life. Without a good dream, people can’t make progress(进步); without a good dream, countries can’t d__2.____; without a good dream, the world can’t become so beautiful! And I believe that everyone, whether he is old or y____3.___, poor or rich, does have a good dream! After all, dreaming is certainly a part of our life, and wishing for good things, h_4.___, costs nothing!
What’s more, it is important to fly our d___5.____, especially for those who are Grade9 students. It is high time for them to fly their dreams. If they can’t let their dreams fly, the dream would just die!
Therefore, it is no wonder that so m__6.___ people have a dream since their childhood. With a nice dream, China held the 29th Olympic Games successfully in 2008; with a nice dream, Hong Kong r___7._ to the motherland peacefully in 1997; with a nice dream, I can stand on this stage to take part in the final English speech competition. And in order to achieve s___8.______, I must do the best!
So my good friends, if you want to r___9.____ your dream, please do not be afraid in face of d__10.__ .You must keep going forward bravely! Just fly your dream highly above the sky!
Making a public speech is the thing that most people don’t want to do. The reason is that we are all afraid of making mistakes in front of others. The more important the speech is, the more frightened we will be. But forget it now. Public speaking is easy. It’s just a simple talking, Although I’m a shy man, I’ve been making speeches and talking on radio and television for more than 30 years. Anybody who can talk can speak in public. Here are some of the lessons I have learned:
Keep your speech simple. Your audience can’t take all of your main ideas, and they can only remember one or two of them, not ten or twenty. So you should prepare one or two of your main ideas very well. But if you can’t express what you want to say, then your speech will not be paid attention to. And if you don’t have a clear idea of what you want to say, your audience won’t, either.
Organize your speech well. No matter how long or short your speech is, you have to organize your speech—how you are going to open or begin, what main points you want to make and how you’re going to close or end. A strong close is usually very important and critical(关键的): the last thing you say is what your audience will most likely remember. If not, they will be confused.
Keep your speech not long. The standard length of a speech is usually 12 minutes. Most people can’t put their minds in one thing for too long time, which will make them tired and lose their interest. If you pay no attention to your audience’s reaction(反应)，the audience will get bored. Of course, your speech will fail.
Following these suggestions above, you can make a good speech in public, and you will be an excellent speaker, I think.
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1.Wu Wei, the young artist, has _______________(给…留下印象)the whole country with his create work.
2.Did you know colours can __________ (影响)our moods
3.With his books, Mo Yan has won high __________(赞扬)from home and abroad .
4.When the star (出现) on the stage, the fans all screamed excitedly.
5.The Chinese people have lots of______(智慧)and create many wonders.
6.“You’re not children any more, so you’d better do it by_________ (you).” the father said.
7.The woman is one of the most important ___________(energy) members in the club.
8.I can help you if you have difficulty ________(solve) such a problem.
9.To make yourself more ____________(power), you should practice harder.
10.The student’s _ (care) made him lose lots of marks in the Maths exam.
Many daily American expressions are based (以……为基础) on colours.
Red is a hot colour. Americans often use it to represent heat. When they say “red-hot”, that means they are very angry about something. Loud music is popular with many people. Some may say that such music is red-hot.
Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say “I’m in the pink” when they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 20th century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink colour that shows that they are in good health.
Blue is a cool colour. The old Blues music in the United States is the opposite of red-hot music. Blues is slow and sad. Someone who is “blue” is very sad.
The colour green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural colour for humans. A person who has an upset stomach may say “I’m feeling a bit green”. A person on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves can be said “look very green”. Sometimes a person may be very jealous because he does not have anything as nice as someone has, like a fast new car. That person may say “I’m green with envy”. Some people are green with envy because someone has more dollars or “greenbacks”. Dollars are called greenbacks in American slangs because that is the colour of the bottom of their bank notes.
The colour black is used often in expressions. People may say “it’s a black day” when everything goes wrong on that day.
In some cases, colours describe a situation. Blackouts were common during the World War II. All the lights in a city were turned off at night to make it difficult for enemy planes to find their aims in the dark.
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1. What does “I’m in the pink” mean?
A. I’m sad. B. I’m happy.
C. I’m healthy. D. I’m worried.
2. We describe a day on which everything goes wrong as ______.
A. a red day B. a green day
C. a pink day D. a black day
3. What does the underlined word, “blackouts” mean in Chinese?
A. 漆黑的夜晚 B. 穿黑衣服外出
C. 灯火管制 D. 去掉黑色
4.Which of the following sentences is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. People in the USA use the colour black to express heat.
B. If you are blue, you are very happy.
C. Blue and red are both warm colours.
D. If someone is very rich, you may be green with envy.
If the rose can be said to be a special flower, then the apple can be said to be a special fruit. It is very important in American culture. American stories speak of Johnny Appleseed, who went throughout America collecting apple seeds and planting apple trees. He had a great love for nature and went through fields and farms adding richness and beauty to the country.
One of the first sayings taught to school children is, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” This short saying encourages children to eat fresh fruit to keep healthy. If someone always says good words to a person, people will call him an “apple polisher”. This, however, is not a good name. If someone is very dear to us, we say that he or she is the “apple of our eye”.
Most people believe that the fruit which Eve gave to Adam was an apple, even though the Bible(圣经) never says so. The apple, therefore, is a deep part of the language and stories of America.
An apple is also delicious. Apples can be cooked in many ways, used as a dessert, and made into sweet juice.
In many parts of the country during the harvest season, a popular activity is to go into an apple garden to pick apples. Washington, D. C. and New York are both famous for their apples.
Finally, when it’s time to take a vacation to American cities, one can always visit New York, which is “the biggest apple” of all the American cities.
1. What does the underlined phrase “apple polisher” mean?
A. Something for cutting apples.
B. A person who likes to please others.
C. A person who is dealing with fruits.
D. A machine for cleaning apples quickly.
2. “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is a proverb about ____________.
A. cooking B. medicine
C. shopping D. health
3. Which of the following is TRUE with apples?
A. Apples are medicine.
B. Apples are the most important food.
C. New York is famous for its big apples.
D. The Bible says Adam was given an apple.
4. The passage is mainly about___________.
A. stories about the apple
B. apples in American culture
C. some famous sayings of the apple
D. big cities that is famous for apples
Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy(识字) volunteer. When I began to know what other people’s lives were like because they could not read, I realized the true importance of reading.
My first student Marie was a 44- year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson, I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn’t know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus timetable, she told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn’t always remember what she needs. Since she did not know words, she could not write out a shopping list. Also, she could only know items by sight, so if the product had a different sign, she would not know it as the product she wanted.
As we worked together, learning how to read built Marie’s self-confidence, which encouraged her to continue her studies. She began to make fast progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip, she reported how self-confident she felt.
At the end of the program, she began helping her youngest son, Tony, a shy first grader with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read, pride was written all over her face. As she described this experience, I was proud of myself as well. I found that helping Marie to build self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before.
As a literacy volunteer, I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact, I may have learned more from the experience than Marie did.
1. Marie didn’t go to the supermarket by bus because______.
A.she lived too close to the supermarket
B.she wanted to stay fit through walking
C.there were no bus stops in front of the supermarket
D.she had no idea which bus to take to the supermarket
2.What did the writer probably find when he was teaching Marie to read?
A.Marie learnt how to read really fast
B.Marie had no gift for learning how to read
C.It was hard for Marie to change her habits
D.It was hard for Marie to build self-confidence
3. We learn that in the end________.
A.Marie could read and became confident
B.the writer chose to help Marie’s son to read too
C.the writer decided to spend more time learning to read
D.Marie thought she learnt more from the experience than the writer
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A.The importance of learning to read
B.The difficulties that a single mother faced
C.The writer’s most unforgettable experience
D.The writer’s experience as a literacy volunteer
