People are always afraid of making mistakes. But sometimes it's not bad to make mistakes, and here is why.
At first, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It's always good to try new things, because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try new things, how can you improve? How can you create? The simple answer is. "You can't." Look around you, everything you see is the result of someone trying new things.
Another good thing about mistakes is this: when you are making mistakes, you are learning. Edison failed 10,000 times before he invented the light bulb (电灯泡). When he was asked how he felt to fail so many times, he said that he hadn't failed 10,000 times, but had learned 10,000 things that didn't work.
Finally, when you make a mistake, you are that much closer to success. Why? Because you have said what you should say, and you have done what you should do. Every time you make a mistake, you are closer to success. But it doesn't mean that you can make mistakes without thinking. Instead, when you try new things you have to think them over, so that you can keep away from some unnecessary mistakes.
We shouldn't spend all our time and money on the only one way, but use them correctly. Because our time and money are limited(有限的).
There is an old saying, "If you are not making mistakes, you are not trying hard enough." So go bravely and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And succeed.
1.If you are making a mistake, that means_______________.
A. you're careful
B. you're kind
C. you're growing
D. you know nothing
2.If you never try new things, you can't______
A. improve B. disappear C. spend D. blame
3. After Edison failed 10,000 times, he______
A. gave up
B. invented the light bulb
C. invented the computer
D. invented 10,000 new things
4. When you make a mistake, you are closer to_______
A. school B. money C. success D. everything
Will you be excited when you finally get to relax? Here, three of the studetns tell us what they plan to do after the big exam.
Li Junzhe, 15, Huaihua, Hunan Province (省) My friends and I will travel to Beijing right after the exam. We planned to go by ourselves but were turned down by our parents. They said we were too young to travel alone. They said they would go with us. I'm okay with it because I've already traveled by myself.
Zhu Hangian, 15, Dexing, Jiangxi Province What am I going to do this summer? Of course I'll go to see the Great Wall! But before that, I will watch movies. Because of the big exam, I haven't seen any movies for a long time. I will watch whatever is in the cinema! As for the Great Wall, I can't wait to see the beautiful views.
Dong Xu, 14, Dalian, Liaoning Province I will, no doubt, play computer games for days after the big exam. My mother never let me during the past few years. I can't imagine how exciting it will be. Also my friends and I will go to see the Great Wall.
1.Who has the experience of travelling alone?
A. Dong Xu B. Nobody
C. Zhu Hangjian D. Li Junzhe
2. Zhu Hangian will ________ before traveling to Beijing.
A. watch movies at home
B. play computer games
C. see films in the cinema
D. go to Beijing with his friends
3. The three students will be excited about their summer plans because_______.
A. they will go to see Shanghai Expo
B. they all want to see movies
C. they will play games for days
D. they will travel to Beijing
完形填空
What comes to your mind when you talk about donations? You __________ think of a group of people with boxes in hand asking people to donate money. But my school __________ with a different way of raising funds------ Fun Night.
Fun Night is like__________. Students pay money to get in and have dinner at school. The money they pay will go towards helping poor children __________.
Two months ago, I took part in Fun Night. There were all kinds of__________ in Fun Night. The __________ game was the “jousting ring” (夺环). I “jousted” with several of my friends and tried to knock __________ them off the ring. __________, they developed different strategies (策略) to win, such as starting in a crouched position (蹲姿) to gather (聚集) more __________ when pushing.
Sometimes they attacked (攻击) me __________ I was ready. But I didn’t care and continued playing. It was just a game, not__________.
The best of Fun Night was not the fun activities. The fact was that we raised a lot of money __________ having a good time. A lot of students at my school wouldn’t __________money if they were simply asked to hand it over. But this kind of event made them__________ to give, and allowed them to have a great time playing games with friends. I realized that __________can be fun.
1.A. gently B. probably C. correctly D. freely
2.A. thought up B. looked up C. came up D. picked up
3.A. a party B. a subject C. a lesson D. a teacher
4.A. in danger B. in trouble C. in love D. in need
5.A. books B. magazines C. games D. stars
6.A. most popular B. worst C. farthest D. most beautiful
7.A. few B. little C. none of D. plenty of
8.A. However B. Otherwise C. Luckily D. Hopefully
9.A. time B. money C. visit D. strength
10.A. after B. before C. while D. as
11.A. an opinion B. an experiment C. a competition D. a test
12.A. behind B. under C. by D. at
13.A. save B. spend C. make D. donate
14.A. afraid B. glad C. sorry D. angry
15.A. friendship B. knowledge C. experience D. charity
---Dad, I have got a first place in the boys’100-metre race. ---_____________!
A. My pleasure
B. Good idea
C. Congratulations
D. Hopefully
There are many kinds of clubs in our school for you to choose from. Which one would you like ________?
A. to be B. to attend C. to take part in D. to join
These pictures may ________ him ________ the old days in the countryside.
A. remind, of B. reminds, of
C. to remind, with D. reminded, with
