It would have been a fine Sunday if my mobile phone hadn't rung in the morning.I picked it up and the caller was my boss.He needed an urgent file (紧急文件) to be completed.It meant I had to give up my Sunday plans and rushed to the office.My boss was a very punctual man and he hated being late.
When I reached the office, my boss had already been there.He left after handing me the file.He asked me to finish it before 5 p．m.and it was already 11 a．m.
After two hours, my mobile phone rang again and it was from my boss.He asked if I could bring the file to him.He was at the airport and would catch a flight to Singapore at 7 p．m.
I worked on the file as fast as I could.By the time I completed the file, it was already 6：30 p．m.Time was running out.I rushed out of the office and called a taxi.However, the taxi driver was a really slow one, and what's more, it began raining heavily.By the time I reached the airport, it was already 7：10 p．m.I thought nothing could save me from being fired (解雇)．
Then suddenly someone put his hand on my shoulder behind me, I turned around and saw my boss.I stood there in disbelief.He said, “My flight has been cancelled because of the bad weather.Let's go home.”
1.The boss called the writer in order to ________.
A. wake him up B. praise him
C. fire him D. ask him to finish a file
2.The underlined word “punctual” means “________” in Chinese.
A. 守时的 B. 严格的 C. 诚实的 D. 外向的
3.How about this Sunday for the writer?
A. Exciting. B. Busy. C. Boring. D. Relaxing.
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. The writer didn't like his job.
B. The writer was fired by his boss.
C. The writer called his boss three times in total.
D. The boss didn't go to Singapore at last.
Peter lived with his parents and his nanny (保姆) Laura in a beautiful house in front of the park.But he never went to the park.His parents were always working.He spent much time in his home studying while Laura did the housework.
Peter was very sad because most of the day he was alone with Laura.His parents were at work all day.Laura was always trying to ask him to go out and play with other kids, but he never went out.
One day, a ball, which a group of kids were playing happily with in the park, came through the window in Peter's study (书房)．The kids knocked on the door and Peter opened it with the ball in his hand.“Can we have our ball back, please？” asked one of the kids.Peter didn't even care about the broken window and gave them the ball back and smiled.He felt lonely when he saw them leave happily.
When his parents arrived home and saw him crying, they talked to him about his feelings and knew how sad he was because nobody played with him.And so they decided to solve the problem.
From that day on, they tried to spend more time with Peter.They began to go to the park every afternoon where Peter made lots of friends and was very happy to be with his parents.
1.Peter was very sad because ________.
A. his parents were too busy to play with him
B. he had to read a lot of books every day
C. other kids didn't want to play football with him
D. Laura always prevented him from going out
2.The kids knocked on the door to ________.
A. borrow some books from Peter
B. ask for their ball in Peter's study
C. ask Peter to play with them
D. give Peter money for breaking the window
3.After knowing why Peter cried, his parents probably said, “________.”
A. Laura can play with you in the afternoon
B. Reading at home is good for you
C. We will go to the park with you tomorrow
D. We're sorry, but we have no time to be with you
4.In the end, Peter was very ________ in the park every afternoon.
A. lonely B. worried C. happy D. sad
Sometimes, you feel down or unhappy and it is hard to come back to your high spirit. So if you're having a bad day and need a boost，then help is just a click away.
A website is trying to offer people positive(积极的)messages from strangers to cheer them up. It announces to be“the nicest place on the Internet"，where happy people can present their positive thoughts and feelings to those who are in low spirits.
The website, thenicestplaceontheinter.net, lets people post videos of themselves blowing kisses and leaving positive and encouraging messages to lift visitors' spirits.
The website was created by Jeff Lam and is considered to help many people out when they feel low. The well-known artist who lives in San Francisco said he came up with the idea when he and his friend Lauren were having one of those bad days.
"We tried to become cheerful，but none of the usual methods seemed to be working. Not music. Not food. What we hoped was something positive, honest and good.So with only a camera and work-free weekend, we created‘The Nicest Place On The Internet," he explained on his website.
One user of the site, Joseph Meehan, 27, from Birmingham, said,“it's a fun and
exciting website. I visit every once in a while when I'm missing my friends or family. I think it could really be a help to people that are feeling down or sad. It may even stop them from doing something stupid. You can also post your video to the website, and they add it to the series. It's very easy to share the love.”
Mr. Lam is now working on a new project that allows people to leave positive voicemails for strangers. The idea is that strangers send an audio(声音)diary by leaving a voicemail and then anyone can listen to it.
1.The underlined word "boost" in paragraph 1 probably means
A.鼓舞 B.放松 C.休闲 D.提高
2.The website was created in order to_______
A. provide a place for those who want to post their videos
B. discover something positive, honest and good
C. recommend positive voicemails on the website to people
D. offer something positive to cheer people up
3.According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Jeff Lam is working on a new project to collect more audio diaries.
B. Jeff Lam met a lot of difficulties during the time of creating the website.
C. Joseph Meehan has got help from the website and supports it.
D. Joseph Meehan has shared his own positive videos with strangers.
I was the tallest girl in my class when I started school.It made me feel ______ and I believed that I looked very fat and ugly.The small girls were seen as smarter，so they were more popular and got more ______ from teachers.I began to hate myself ______ not being small when I was seven years old，and by adulthood，I felt sad about my appearance.
I didn't dare to look into the mirror ______ one day my friend pulled me to the mirror to let me see that I had a good figure.It's true that I was in good shape.Then I did something kind for ______—I bought a beautiful dress for myself.I felt very happy！Happiness wasn't a part of my life as I was too busy ______ others.I always thought following others could make me more popular.But it's hard to be happy when you don't see your own ______．
Each small kindness I did for myself made me ______ myself more.I'd do something loving and feel happier，which made me want to do ______．That focus on myself ______ deep self－love.
Today my self－love is very ______．It has helped me develop self－confidence and led me to ______ myself from an unhappy school teacher to a popular writer.Now I am seen ______ a very beautiful woman.I have a wonderful body without ______．
Please join me in taking steps to develop self－love.Every little loving act you do for yourself helps you build ______．
1.A. happy B. bad C. good D. hungry
2.A. attention B. homework C. stress D. help
3.A. of B. to C. for D. with
4.A. after B. unless C. while D. until
5.A. her B. him C. you D. myself
6.A. hating B. pleasing C. believing D. fooling
7.A. clothes B. fears C. needs D. shoes
8.A. doubt B. hate C. worry D. love
9.A. more B. less C. nothing D. little
10.A. grew into B. divided into C. looked into D. made into
11.A. weak B. little C. strong D. strange
12.A. teach B. change C. enjoy D. leave
13.A. for B. as C. like D. with
14.A. doing exercise B. doing homework C. losing weight D. spending money
15.A. health B. self－love C. dream D. shape
句型转换
1.She stayed there for a week．（改为否定句）
She________ ________ there for a week.
2.I watched TV yesterday evening．（对画线部分提问）
________ ________ you ________ yesterday evening?
3.Dean didn't t say anything at the meeting．（改为同义句）
Dean________ ________ at the meeting.
4.Why don’ t you tell him the news？（改为同义句）
________ ________ tell him the news?
5.They bought something special in the supermarket.
（改为一般疑问句）
________ they________ ________ special in the supermarket?
- Jack, is there in today's newspaper?
-No, nothing.
A. anything important B. something important
C. important anything D. important something
