Starting a new school term is always exciting. It is a chance to see your friends again. But most exciting of all, the new term is a chance to take up new hobbies. It is common in Britain for students to take up new hobbies after the Christmas holidays. Deciding to start something new is a common New Year plan.
Most schools provide different kinds of hobby classes. Students take them in their free periods or after school. Some classes you have to pay for and others are free. For example, I once took a free Wednesday evening gymnastics (体操) class in my school. But when I learnt how to play the drum(鼓) my parents had to pay for the lessons.
The most popular hobby classes at my school were piano lessons and drama club. Both classes offered exams students could take. Students with many hobbies sometimes felt more stressed than those without any. But the students with hobbies left school with some more skills.
I haven’t continued any of the hobbies I began at school. But I have never regretted(遗憾、懊悔) taking them. My best friend today is someone I met in my gymnastics class.
1. The most exciting thing in a new school term is to .
A. meet your friends again B. start a new hobby
C. learn new subjects D. stay with your teachers again
2. The most popular hobby classes in the writer’s school are .
A. gymnastics and playing the drum
B. drama club and piano lessons
C. drama club and playing the drum
D. gymnastics and piano lessons
3. Which of the following statements is right?
A. Students can take all hobby classes for free every term.
B. Few students in Britain take up new hobbies in a new term.
C. Students with many hobbies feel more excited at school.
D. one can make many friends in his or her hobby classes.
In a New York street, a small truck hit a big tree. The truck was full of glasses and they were all broken. The driver came out of the truck and looked at the broken glasses. He was very sad and people in the street felt sorry for him. Then an old man walked over to the driver. He looked at him for a few minutes and said, “My poor boy! I think you must pay a lot for this.” “Yes,” was the sad answer.
“Well, well,” said the old man, “hold out your hat—here’s some money for you, and I can say that some of these people will give you a helping hand, too.” Then he walked away.
The driver held out his hat and over a hundred people came and put their money in it. At last, the driver took out a bag and put all the money in it. Then he looked at the people and said, “Well, thank you very much. But you didn’t know that the old man is the owner of the truck. I’m driving and making money for him.”
1.What did the truck hit?
A. An old man. B. A big tree.
C. Some glasses. D. A big hat.
2.How did the driver feel when he looked at the broken glasses?
A. Afraid and excited. B. Pleased and frightened.
C. Unhappy and worried. D. Surprised and happy.
3.Why did people give the driver money?
A. Because they felt sorry for him.
B. Because the knew the old man.
C. Because they wanted to help the old man.
D. Because they were the driver’s friends
4. From the passage we know that .
A. The old gave the young man a hat
B. The old man was the driver’s father
C. The driver became rich
D. The driver had to give the money to the old man
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There was a blind girl who hated herself because she wasn’t able to see anything. In fact, she ____________ nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always ___________ to help her. She often told her boyfriend, “ If I could see the ____________ , I would marry you.”
One day, someone donated a pair of ___________ to her. When the bandages(绷带) came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend, for the ____ time. He asked her, “ Now that you could see everything, will you ____ me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was __________ . She had never hoped that. She wouldn’t like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life, so she __ to marry him. Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a ___________ to her, saying, “ My dear, take good care of your eyes. _________ they are yours, they were mine.”
This is how the human brain(人脑) often works when our status(地位) changes. Only a very few remember what __________ was like before. And we often ask for more than we need. Life is a gift. Today, before you complain(抱怨) about ___________ of your food, think of someone who has nothing to _________ . Before you complain about your old __________ , think of the people who are living in the streets. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs. So__________ what you have and don’t forget your past.
1.A. forgot B. loved C. disliked D. thanked
2.A. ready B. unhappy C. angry D. sad
3.A. sight B. world C. earth D. people
4.A. shoes B. glasses C. trousers D. eyes
5.A. first B. second C. next D. last
6.A. follow B. love C. marry D. see
7.A. ugly B. sick C. short D. blind
8.A. decided B. agreed C. refused（拒绝） D. wanted
9.A. diary B. note C. song D. story
10.A. Before B. After C. Once D. Since
11.A. mind B. work C. school D. life
12.A. taste B. size C. color D. shape
13.A. do B. wear C. eat D. make
14.A. food B. house C. clothes D. bus
15.A. spend B. enjoy C. pay D. take
----Is that book so boring?
---- ______________. You can know a lot about birds.
A. Yes, you’re right. B. I’m afraid so.
C. Not at all. D. Of course.
_____ important for us _____wild animals and birds.
A. It; protect B. It; protecting
C. It’s; to protect D. They’re; protect
I find _____ not easy to answer this question in English.
A. that B. it C. them D. this
