Joey was a boy. He was born with clubfeet. The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk normally—but would 1. run very well.
In seventh grade, he decided 2. go out for the crosscountry team. Every day he trained with the team. He worked harder and ran more 3. any of the others. Perhaps he realized his weakness. He continued to run four to five miles 4. day, even when he had a bad fever.
Two weeks later, the names of the team runners 5. called. Joey was number six on the list. He succeeded. He was in seventh grade and the other members were all eighth graders. We never told him he couldn't do it. But he just did it successfully.
偶遇龙卷风
While vacationing last summer, my brother and I were out in the middle of the lake on our rowboat, having a great time. We were about one kilometre away from our campsite _____ the wind picked up and bad weather rolled in.
“_____！” my brother called. “Let's get out of here before the storm hits.” We _____ to row back to the beach. But we soon found that the _____ was very strong, and we were moving slowly.
Over the treetops where our camp was, we _____ clusters of clouds floating above. They were very dark. “It's going to be a terrible storm，” shouted my _____.
The winds were strong now. There was a strange green color in the clouds as they raced _____ above us. Try as we might, we could make no headway against the powerful force. Just then, my brother came up _____a good idea.
Since we obviously couldn't make it back to shore against the wind, we could simply go with the wind and let it push our _____ to the other shore.
We turned the boat around and began to row as ______ as we could. The little rowboat had never travelled so fast! We ______ the beach and stood there, watching the sky.
It was then that I saw the scariest thing ever. From the sky came a long stream of cloud, shaping like a funnel. We realized ______ we were seeing a tornado!
We watched the tornado touch down and sweep across our campsite. If we had made it back to the camp, who knows what would have happened to ______！
Our site was ruined, but we weren't hurt. We were very ______. I learned about the incredible ______ of nature that day. It's something that I will never forget.
1.A.before B.if C.though D.when
2.A.Come on B.Go away C.Hurry up D.Keep off
3.A.learned B.started C.used D.finished
4.A.wind B.rain C.snow D.storm
5.A.felt B.touched C.sounded D.saw
6.A.father B.brother C.mother D.sister
7.A.shyly B.sadly C.happily D.angrily
8.A.with B.in C.on D.under
9.A.coat B.boat C.glasses D.books
10.A.strongly B.quietly C.slowly D.fast
11.A.reached B.found C.remembered D.looked
12.A.where B.that C.what D.who
13.A.us B.him C.her D.them
14.A.clever B.kind C.lucky D.helpful
15.A.story B.result C.power D.influence
American English, like all languages, has plenty of colorful expressions. Today, let's talk about some common expressions about “rain” and “cloud”.
1.
Most of you have heard the expression “rain cats and dogs”. We use it when it is raining very, very hard. In other words, we use this expression when it is pouring. For example, it is raining cats and dogs, so we have to put off our picnic.
The expression about rain but beyond “rain” itself
2.
The expression about cloud
3.
For example, if I'm living under a cloud, it means I'm under the deep sadness. However, if you add a few extra words to the expression, the meaning changes greatly.
4.
Even for people living under a dark cloud, there is always something hopeful. And that brings us to our last expression—every cloud has a silver lining.
5.
A.The expression about heavy rain
B.The expression about dark cloud
C.Sometimes, a person is under a cloud. That means he or she meets something bad.
D.We have another useful expression about hard rain—When it rains, it pours! This means that when something bad happens, other bad things happen soon after. We often say this after someone describes a lot of bad things which happen one after another.
E.For example, Jim had cars accident. He wasn't badly hurt but his car was damaged so badly that it couldn't be fixed. He began to talk to the other driver. They found that they shared the love of old cars. So, they became good friends. Just as the saying goes, “Every cloud has a silver lining！”
Nancy looked unhappy because she thought everything was going wrong1. her. So her mom thought of a good way to make her daughter happier than before—make a cake.
When the cookers and ingredients were prepared2. the mom, the mom asked Nancy, “My dear,3. you like a piece of cake？” Nancy replied, “Sure！” “All right，” the mom said, “drink some of this cooking oil.” Nancy was very surprised and said loudly, “What? No way！” “How about a couple of eggs？” asked the mom and Nancy answered, “4. way！” “How about some flour？”“No, Mom! I will be sick！”
The girl's mother explained, “All of these taste bad, but if you put them5.， they will make a delicious cake. Life works the same way. Sunshine comes after the storm, and the sweet cake comes after bitter.”
When I was a child, I was a picky eater. There were many foods that I did not like to eat. But there is one _____ which I have always loved: grilled cheese and tomato soup. It's just two pieces of toasted bread with cheese in the middle, served _____ a bowl of tomato soup. _____ it always tastes great.
This kind of food is called “comfort food”. It_____ simple, easy to make meals that are delicious. Your parents might make this for you when you're not _____ well.
Chicken noodle soup is another kind of_____ food. It is a simple soup of chicken, noodles and a few vegetables. But it is the best food on a cold day, especially _____ you're sick.
Different_____have different comfort foods. In France, French onion _____ is a popular comfort food. It is______ cheese, onion and bread in soup. In Japan, many people eat noodles. And in Poland, a type of dumpling ______ pierogi is a simple and classic dish. I've tried all of these foods by ______. They are quite excellent.
Is there any comfort food in China? I'm not______. But I do know that noodles and dumplings are ______. And I can say that a simple meal of jiaozi or dandan mian is ______ comforting. Do you want to have a try?
1.A.fruit B.dessert C.vegetable D.meal
2.A.in B.on C.with D.from
3.A.So B.For C.But D.Or
4.A.finds B.creates C.produces D.means
5.A.sleeping B.feeling C.living D.thinking
6.A.wonderful B.proper C.comfortable D.delicious
7.A.if B.unless C.because D.after
8.A.roads B.countries C.boys D.areas
9.A.soup B.bread C.milk D.porridge
10.A.supposed to B.made of C.used to D.regarded as
11.A.drunk B.eaten C.called D.talked
12.A.himself B.myself C.yourself D.ourselves
13.A.clever B.happy C.sad D.sure
14.A.enjoyable B.national C.terrible D.simple
15.A.quite B.almost C.only D.even
Experts in nutrition suggest that we should eat at least five different kinds of vegetables and fruit a day. They are very necessary for our health and help our bodies work well. They can help reduce the risk of getting ill. There are a lot of vegetables and fruit to choose from and they taste delicious. 1.
It's easy to buy our food from the local supermarket, so why do we go to the trouble of growing our own? Here are several good reasons：
2. You can pick and eat it at once. When you have tried it, you will agree that vegetables and fruit that are eaten straight from the garden taste better than anything you can buy in a supermarket.
You may want to cut down on your “food miles”—the distance that a product has travelled before it reaches your kitchen. Many food packages are flown halfway across the earth. 3.
Homegrown food is likely to be healthier. Food producers often use fertilizers and pesticides which can end up in your food. If you grow your own, things are different. 4. You might also choose to grow some traditional vegetables and fruit. These often have more important things that keep you healthy.
5. And you can grow your own even if you only have a small backyard. Some food can grow well in pots, including tomatoes, potatoes and carrots. You can recycle plastic bottles and cups to grow something. Just make sure there are holes for drainage and a small plate under them to catch drops of water.
A.Best of all, you can grow your own!
B.That's not so good for you, or for the planet.
C.Food that you grow yourself is always fresh.
D.If you have a large garden, growing your own is easy.
E.You can control what goes on and into the food you eat.
