For the most part of my life, I have lived in a small town in northern Arizona. As I got older, it seemed as if my town got smaller.
All things I could see in the town were bad. It looked ugly, small and was filled with terrible people. I wanted to be in new places with bigger chances and to meet new people. That was exactly what I did. I moved to the city of Phoenix to go to college and worked hard to achieve what I had dreamed of.
For the first year when I was away from home, I wanted to stay away and never go back. When people were taking a trip to my hometown, I would always question “Why would you like to do that? It’s so ugly.” All I had towards my hometown was negative feelings.
However, after being away for about three years, my perspective has completely changed. I have nothing but love for my hometown — its beauty, and the sentimental value (感情价值) that it holds.
After all, it’s where I’m from. Yes, there are bad things, but there are also some good ones: Dad raced the train on the way to school; Mum let us stop for ice cream every Friday after school to celebrate the end of the week; I walked around downtown with friends in high school, thinking we were cool.
It might take being away from something for you to truly appreciate it. It’s true when people say that distance makes the heart grow fonder(温柔的）. Now I visit my hometown every chance I get. Even if I am no longer living there, it will always hold a piece of my heart.
1.The writer probably thought his hometown was________from the first three paragraphs.
A.an attractive place for tourists B.filled with friendly people
C.the best place to live in D.a hateful place
2.What does the underlined word “perspective” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A.Dream. B.Opinion. C.Imagination. D.Habit
3.What’s Paragraph 5 mainly about?
A.How the writer missed his parents.
B.The writer’s sweet memories of his hometown.
C.Unhappy things that happened in the writer’s hometown.
D.Why the writer lost touch with his friends.
4.What does the last paragraph show?
A.People shouldn’t love their hometown for long.
B.People should leave their hometown.
C.The writer starts loving and valuing his hometown.
D.The writer won’t go back to his hometown.
Have you ever heard “You never get a second chance to make a first impression”? It may sound like an unusual piece of advice, but it is_______. The first impression someone has of you when meeting you for the first time will_______influence how that person treats you in the future. What is even more interesting is that the brain takes in all the_______to create that first impression in about three seconds. When you meet someone for the first time, by the time you have stated your name, the other person has already _______an opinion about the kind of person you are.
So how do you make a good first impression? All things grown-ups tell you such as being polite and being well-dressed are very_______. However, the most important tool for making a good first impression is your_________. Smiling, being responsive（响应的）, and looking like you are happy will always leave a _______ impression on people, especially those who don’t know you. Most people, generally speaking, are ready to_______ back when they are smiled at.
Furthermore, smiling and being in a positive mood help you to know and_______new things better. This means that you can possibly be friendlier to people you don’t know and be more creative and able to solve problems more quickly. So if you ever need a________ to be happy, think about the wonderful people you might meet and impress them with a cheerful smile.
1.A.simple B.true C.impossible
2.A.probably B.carelessly C.wisely
3.A.permission B.success C.information
4.A.improved B.refused C.formed
5.A.educational B.important C.different
6.A.arms B.hands C.face
7.A.terrible B.positive C.difficult
8.A.smile B.cry C.shout
9.A.forget B.understand C.celebrate
10.A.mistake B.discovery C.reason
—Did you stay at home________last night?
—Yes. My sister went to see fireworks with my parents.
A.in fact B.on duty C.by yourself
—Why are there so many plants in your flat?
—I want them to________harmful gases because I just bought some new furniture.
A.take over B.take in C.take up
—Where is David?
—He’s doing a(n) ________in the lab. He wants to find out why the chemicals can burn in sunny days.
A.experiment B.preparation C.creation
If you_________a person, you want him or her to have courage to do something.
A.invite B.encourage C.force
