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What’s the most important thing in your life? Have you thought about this question?
I began to think about it when I was just a little girl. I had a lot of friends and I loved playing with them. So I thought friendship was the most important thing in life. If I had no friends， I would be very sad.
When I got older， I thought the most important thing was music. I was crazy about music at that time. In my opinion， if I couldn’t sing or couldn’t listen to music， my life would be meaningless.
As time went by， I changed my mind again. When I was 12， I read a book that tells a beautiful story about the love between a mother and her child. I was happy to find that love was the most important thing. I thought love made my life beautiful.
Not long ago， I got a new answer to the question from another book. The writer said， “happiness is the destination(目标，终点) for everyone.”
Soon I realized that， in fact， friendship， music， love and happiness are all very important to us. There are many important things that make our lives colourful and beautiful.
What’s the most important thing in life? I don’t have the answer yet. However， in fact， I don’t want to know. I just want to care about everything important in my life. And I believe I will be very happy if I can achieve that.
I hope everyone can find the important things in their lives， and cherish (珍爱)them!
The most 1._ things in life | ||
_ 2. _ | Things | Reasons |
A little girl | _3.__ | Because she had a lot of friends and she loved them. |
Older | Music | She was _4.__ about it and she thought life would be meaningless _5._ it. |
At the _6._ of 12 | Love | Because she thought love made life _7._ after 8. a book. |
Not long ago | __9._ | Because a writer said that it’s the destination for everyone. |
After that | Many | Make our lives colourful and beautiful. |
Now | No answer | Because she just wants to _10._ everything important. |
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用括号中词的适当形式填空
（give up； be willing to； create ； patient； divide…into…）
1.All the volunteers ____________ work extra hours to help the people in the disaster.
2.My cousin is ________________enough to come up with all kinds of ideas.
3.Mr Wu is always ______________ enough to repeat grammar rules for us.
4.A year ___________________ twelve star signs.
5.It’s not easy _____________smoking， but you need to try because it’s really bad for your health.
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根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。(每空一词)
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.The therapy has ________(承诺) to change you moods quickly.
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 give you advice if you have difficulty ________(make) decisions.
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.
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
There was a man who had a little son. He loved him very much. Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy.
When the man came home from work one night， he found that he had some extra work to do. And he wasn’t able to play with his little son. He wanted to give the boy something to keep him busy. So， looking around his study， he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover. He got an idea. He patiently tore the map up into pieces. Then he led his son into the dining room and spread the pieces on the table. He explained to the boy that it was a map of the world. He told the boy to put it back together and they could play together when he finished. Surely this could keep the child busy for hours， he thought.
After about thirty minutes， the boy came to the man and said， “Okay， it’s finished， Dad. Can we play now?”
The man was surprised， saying， “That’s amazing! How did you do that?” The boy said， “It was easy. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together， the whole world appeared completely.”
1.Why couldn’t the man play with his son that night?
A. He had to read a magazine.
B. He had some extra work to do.
C. He had to learn something about a map.
D. He had to stay at his office for extra work.
2. What did the man ask his son to do?
A. To read the magazine to find the map.
B. To tear the map of the world up into pieces.
C. To put the pieces of the map of the world back together.
D. To clean the dining room first， and then read the map of the world.
3. How long did it take the boy to finish the work?
A. A few hours. B. About an hour.
C. About half an hour. D. The whole night.
4.Which of the following is TRUE about the passage?
A. It’s a report about a father’s extra work.
B. It’s a story between a father and his clever son.
C. It’s an advertisement for the map of the world.
D. It’s a poster about how to deal with parents’ problems.
