There once was a wise man who was very respected for his wisdom . This great man was called the Wise Circle Maker. His people _______ that he had special powers to make it rain.
He would make a big circle in the dirt and stand inside of it. There, he_______ with God and asked for things needed by the people. Everyone listened to his _______.
But the Wise Circle Maker did not know_______ about life. Often, when he saw things that he did not understand, he would ask questions, hoping to find the _______.
One day, he was walking in the_______ and noticed a man planting a fruit tree. He asked the man, “_______ will your tree bear fruit? How long will it take?”
The man said that it would take 70 years for fruit to come to the tree.
“And how old are you now?”asked the Wise Circle Maker.
“I am______ 50 years old,” said the man.
The Wise Circle asked _______ he could live to taste the fruit from this tree. “I will not live another 70 years, ______ the man. “I am already _______ and will never taste the fruit from this tree I plant. But when I was born, I saw many fruit trees like this planted _______ my father, and his father, and his father's father. And I ate the fruit from those trees.
“This tree is for my children, my grandchildren and for their children too. They will taste the fruit of this tree. That is why I am planting it. Not for me, ________ for them.”
The Wise Circle Maker was________. He could easily see the meaning. He walked away with content, _______ that he still had much to learn about life.
1.A.expected B.believed C.counted D.remained
2.A.spoke B.argued C.played D.fought
3.A.complaint B.dream C.advice D.voice
4.A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing
5.A.promises B.reasons C.directions D.answers
6.A.market B.factory C.countryside D.hospital
7.A.When B.Why C.How D.Where
8.A.almost B.even C.also D.anyway
9.A.that B.if C.which D.what
10.A.called B.cried C.shouted D.replied
11.A.handsome B.beautiful C.young D.old
12.A.by B.for C.from D.about
13.A.and B.but C.or D.because
14.A.moved B.interested C.bored D.tired
15.A.following B.planning C.enjoying D.knowing
No one wakes up feeling happy every day. Very happy people are not different. They never stop trying to be happy.1.
◆They slow down.
Sometimes we think too much.2. Happy people know how to enjoy the taste of their meal, enjoy the world's colors, even just step outside to enjoy the fresh air.
◆They exercise.
3.Happy people exercise regularly and follow through on it because they know it will help them get in good mood and stay in good mood.
◆They spend money on other people.
A research shows that spending money on others makes you much happier than spending it on yourself. This is especially true of small things that show effort, such as going out of your way to buy your friend a book that you know he or she will like.
◆They get enough sleep.
4. Your energy, attention and memory all go down when you don't sleep well. Happy people make sleep a first thing of all.
◆They have deep conversations.
Happy people know that happiness and depth go handinhand. They avoid saying mean things about people.5.5. They talk with others on a deeper level because they know doing it feels good and is an interesting way to learn.
A.We don't have time to look around.
B.Here are some of the habits of happy people.
C.Instead, they focus on meaningful relationships.
D.When you sleep, your brain restarts and cleans itself.
E.Getting your body moving for as little as 10 minutes can make you happy.
Do you ride your bike to school? It's probably a good idea because it's a good exercise. But in Europe and 1.US not many kids go to school on their bicycles. They are usually taken to school in cars by their parents.
Many kids don't want to walk2.ride to school on bad weather. But it may not be good for their health. There are a lot of kids with weight problems. And this is3. parents encourage kids to ride and walk to school today. Of course these parents are also worried 4. kids' safety. So people build many riding roads to keep them safe.
It is good for the environment to ride and walk, too.5.bikes on the road means less pollution.
Last weekend, I took Lucy to a park, where she discovered a track with large bumps and sharp turns. At first, I thought Lucy was able to _______ her bike along the track. But she quickly found that her bike was too _______ to the ground and _______ getting stuck on top of the bumps.
Lucy looked at me with_______ because she was still a biking newbie. I tried to encourage her too, but really, I was thinking—this is going to be a disaster. Not because I thought she would get _______. More because I thought she wouldn't be able to pick up enough speed to balance. Then she would get really discouraged, and _______ quickly. I imagined her throwing her bicycle to the ground and then _______ all the way home.
But I was_______ half right. Lucy did have a lot of trouble riding the bike. She couldn't find her _______. She fell many times. At one point, she almost started crying ________ younger kids were getting angry that she was slowing everyone else down. But she did not lose heart. She kept picking herself up and trying again. She even took the bike off the track and into the main park to ________ pushing off and picking up speed on a flat ground. When she felt more ________, she came back. Then she did it over and over again until she ________ reached her goal of going around the whole track without falling once. Then she didn't want to leave and ________ was cheering her on.
This was not a day ________ ended in a disaster. It was a day when Lucy learned that perseverance pays off.
Word Bank
track小路 bump凸块 disaster灾难 perseverance毅力
1.A.take B.bring C.ride D.send
2.A.low B.high C.long D.short
3.A.needed B.kept C.enjoyed D.finished
4.A.smile B.joy C.care D.fear
5.A.lost B.tired C.hurt D.discouraged
6.A.turned around B.set off C.came out D.gave up
7.A.crying B.singing C.running D.flying
8.A.even B.only C.ever D.already
9.A.balance B.way C.friend D.bike
10.A.unless B.because C.until D.if
11.A.risk B.consider C.imagine D.practice
12.A.confident B.careful C.helpless D.worried
13.A.quickly B.finally C.quietly D.hardly
14.A.nobody B.somebody C.anybody D.everybody
15.A.where B.what C.that D.when
Summer is here. One of the best ways to cool off on a hot summer day is to jump into a swimming pool. Swimming is great exercise, and a trip to a pool or beach is a good way to have fun with friends.1. So it's important to stay safe as you do it. Here are a few things you can do to swim safely.
2.
Don't swim unless there is a lifeguard on duty. If you're on a beach near the ocean, this is especially important. In some places, fast currents can sweep swimmers away without warning. So if a sign says “no swimming”， please take care.
●Be careful when diving into the water headfirst.
Most pools have deep ends where diving is safe. In natural water, don't dive unless you know that the water is deep enough.3. It may cause injury or death.
●Make sure you have a partner with you.
Nobody knows what will happen while you are swimming. If something goes wrong, you can get help from that person as soon as possible.4.
●Pay close attention to children's safety.
5. But by themselves they are not enough, so an adult should always be present. If you have a pool at home, put a fence around it in case children fall in. And if a child disappears, check the pool first.
Word Bank
lifeguard救生员 current急流 dive跳水 fence围栏.
A.But swimming can also be dangerous.
B.Or you could hit your head on the bottom.
C.Swim only in special areas set for swimming.
D.A few seconds can make a big difference in this situation.
E.Kids who don't know how to swim should wear life jackets.
Local people cleaned the mountain last year, removing rubbish at a height of 5, 200 meters. They collected about 8.4 metric tons(公吨) of rubbish.
This year, the local government plans to spend 4 million yuan on a new cleanup activity. The local government is also setting up stations to sort(分类), recycle and break down rubbish collected from the mountain.
The underlined word "removing" probably means ________.
A.using up B.making better C.putting on D.taking away
