Sentence patterns.
1.I’d like to pick you up at your school gate. (Negative)
2.I shall get up at 5:30 tomorrow morning. (Interrogative)
3.My brother goes to the gym twice a week. (Ask a question)
4.These two buildings are not the same height. (Say it in another way)
These two buildings _____________________________________________.
5.This notice really surprised me. (Say it in another way)
Fill in the blanks according to the text.
1.Stations ate more _____ than airports, because you can get on and off in the middle of the eity.
2.Don’t be so __________ both of you!
3.Did the artist copy the objects __________? Of course not.
4.Let’s measure the __________ from the floor to the mark on the wall.
5.In our film today, you can see some oilmen. They are __________ for oil.
I used to watch her from my kitchen window. She seemed so small as she pushed her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during break.
I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she ran circles around the other kids. She managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her but no one could. I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone．
One day I asked her why she practiced so much. Without a moment of hesitation（犹豫）she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a scholarship（奖学金）. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be the best. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count．”
I watched her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her school team to victory.
One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head in her arms. I walked across the street and sat down in the cool grass beside her. Quietly I asked what was wrong. “Oh, nothing,” came a soft reply, “I am just too short.” The coach told her that at "5’5’’ she would probably never get to play for a top ranked, team-much less offered a scholarship — so she should stop dreaming about college.
She was heartbroken and I sensed（感觉到）her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not understand the power of a dream. He told her that if she truly wanted a scholarship, and that nothing could stop her except one thing — her own attitude．He told her again , “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was offered a scholarship She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of．
1.The girl practiced playing basketball so much because __________.
A. She wanted to play basketball better than boys
B. playing basketball can increase her height
C. she wanted to get the college education
D. she had the gift for playing basketball
2.The girl was heartbroken because __________.
A. her father did wrong to her
B. she was considered too short to be a top player
C. The school wouldn’t offer her a scholarship any more
D. her coach’s word stopped her from playing basketball
3.The sentence “if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count” means __________.
A. the facts is not important
B. every one of us should have a dream
C. if you have a dream, it must come true
D. if you try your best, a dream will beat the facts
4.We can learn from the passage that __________.
A. the father always encouraged the girl
B. a top basketball team can offer the player money
C. the girl was much higher than5’5’’ the next year
D. the girl stopped dreaming about college because of the coach
5.The writer mainly wants to tell us that __________.
A. practice makes perfect
B. pride comes before a fall
C. where there is a will, there is a way
D. Rome was not built in one day
At the age of 16, Einstein failed in several courses because he mixed with a group of naughty kids. One weekend morning, Einstein held a fishing rod and was about to fish with those kids, his father stopped him and said to him calmly,” Einstein, you’re so fond of playing all day that you failed in the examination. I’m so worried about your future with your mother.”
“What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also failed, but don’t they go fishing as usual?”
“My boy, you can’t think so,” Looking at Einstein, his father said lovingly, “There goes a story in our hometown. I hope you can listen to it carefully.”
“There were two cats playing on the roof. Accidentally, a cat fell into the chimney holding another one When the two cats climbed out of the chimney, a cat’s face was polluted with the soo（烟灰) while the other’s face was clean. Seeing the soot-faced cat, the clean cat thought its face was dirty and ugly, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. the soot-faced cat saw the clean-faced cat, thinking its face was also clean, so it wandered（闲逛）in the street without washing its face.”
“Einstein, no one can be your mirror. Only you are your own mirror. Taking other people to be your mirror, even a genius may become a fool.”
Hearing this, Einstein was ashamed and lay down his fishing rod and returned to his small room. Since then, Einstein often took himself as a mirror to check, and reminding himself. I was special, so I needn’t be as ordinary as others. This was why Einstein succeeded.
Different ways and wishes will produce different attitudes（态度）towards life. You can consult the other people’s attitudes to decide your own, but you can never follow others to do so.
You must see yourself clearly, and know what your goal is. Your future doesn’t depend on what others do, but on what you are going to do.
1.What was the cause of Einstein’s failure in his several courses?
A. His parents gave him too much pressure
B. He spent too much time fishing with his friends.
C. He found his courses too hard for him to deal with
D. He spent too much time playing with some naughty kids
2.From the story, we can know that __________.
A. both of the two cats made the right decision
B. the clean cat regarded（认为）itself as its mirror
C. the soot-faced cat washed its face by the riverside
D. the two cats didn’t know whether their own faces were clean or not
3.Why did Einstein’s father tell him the story?
A. To tell his son to be his own mirror
B. To warn his son to keep away from those naughty kids
C. To remind his son to study hard
D. To ask his son not to listen to other’ s advice
4.The word “consult” is the closet in meaning to __________.
A. 复制 B. 参考 C. 商量 D. 模仿
5.The writer wants to make us realize that __________.
A. we should have our own attitudes towards life
B. we should study hard to have a bright future
C. we should not make friends with bad kids
D. we should be different from others
Join us for an English Summer Camp in English
Students between 13 and 18 are welcome to the English Summer Camp.
It’s a good chance to learn about British customs and improve your English.
Eleven experienced English teachers will give you English classes 4 hours a day on weekdays.
There are also weekend visits to London Eye, the Big Ben and London Bridge.
It begins on August 9th and ends on August 26th, with the fees: ¥23, 000.
If you are interested, please come to the Children’s Palace to register （登记报名）
You can also register by calling Jane Parks at 555-2782.
Please register before August 3rd.
1.__________ can take part in the English Summer Camp.
A. Students under 13 B. Student aged 16
C. Students over 18 D. All the students
2.The English Summer Camp lasts __________.
A. 9 days B. 16 days
C. 18 days D. 26 days
3.There are __________ ways for you to register for the English Summer Camp.
A. one B. two C. three D. Four
4.You can go to register on __________.
A. August 1th B. August 6th C. August 9th D. August 26th
5.You can __________ by joining in the English Summer Camp.
A. visit the whole country B. become an experienced teacher
C. improve your Chinese D. know about British custom
All throughout life we deal with some types of disappointment，whether they are from our job, family or friends. Disappointment is not easy to ______. It is not a matter of “is” it come，but it is “when” it comes.
Several days before my 15th birthday, my dad told me that they had bought me a car and it would be _______ on the morning of my birthday. You can imagine the ____ I felt.
That morning, I stood outside ______ for my car to arrive. I ____ a red sports car and could feel the wind blowing through my hair as I took the car from 4th to 5th gear（挡）.
Several minutes later, I noticed a tow truck（拖车）coming down the street. I couldn’t ______ it! It wasn’t a red sports car like I had in my mind just now. Instead, on the back of this truck sat a(an) ______. colorful, 1972 Ford truck. There were no words to _____ the impression of this truck.
My dad walked out of the ______. Clearly my dad saw the disappointment in my face and told me that we had one year to work on my truck and get it in ____ shape.
Throughout the next year I would work on my truck every weekend with my dad. After much hard ____ , the moment had finally arrived. My dad and I managed to get it running again and I went for my first ____ in my “new” truck.
I have learned through the ____ that there is something to learn from our disappointment. The truck gave me an opportunity to _____ know my dad. It is through disappointment that we are strengthened（坚强）. In every disappointment there is a ____ to be learned. However, it is up to you to look for the lesson.
1.A. avoid B. meet C. stop D. discover
2.A. sent B. bought C. given D. donated
3.A. sadness B. excitement C. nervous D. relaxation
4.A. caring B. looking C. waiting D. searching
5.A. pictured B. thought C. saw D. manage
6.A. receive B. make C. believe D. manage
7.A. frightening B. beautiful C. expensive D. ugly
8.A. speak B. change C. describe D. introduce
9.A. truck B. house C. red car D. my room
10.A. common B. excellent C. strange D. recent
11.A. work B. study C. painting D. mending
12.A. entry B. present C. holiday D. adventure
13.A. story B. experience C. father D. truck
14.A. hardly B. sadly C. really D. nearly
15.A. way B. lesson C. knowledge D. secret
