For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜) across the finish line of a long race． I felt that only when I____ certain things could I finally be happy in my life． Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and___ would win the race ．At other times I would ____like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous ____hoping to reach that banner a little faster． ____，I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it， the banner was never any ____．I finally decided to___ and take a break． It was then that I saw my____ sitting beside me．
It had been with me as I____ hard to support my family， as I played with my children and heard their____ and even when I was ____with my wife at my side looking after me ．It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner． I just didn’t have the ____to see it．
There is an old Chinese proverb that says，“Tension is who you think you should be．____ is who you are．”Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the____ life we think we should have and ____the life we have now． Happiness will never be found under some banner far away． It will be found ____your own heart ，soul and mind． It will be found when you___ that others love you just as you do．
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness． Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of____ with you everywhere you go．____ yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness， you are____ there．
1.A． forgot B． missed C． overcame D． accomplished
2.A． safe B． steady C． calm D． quiet
3.A． act B． run C． jump D． walk
4.A． place B． height C． speed D． time
5.A． Generally B． Gradually C． Fortunately D． Firstly
6.A． clearer B． lower C． closer D． smaller
7.A． settle in B． start off C． stop by D． sit down
8.A． happiness B． goal C． success D． friendship
9.A． studied B． fought C． exercised D． worked
10.A． laughter B． complaints C． stories D． breathing
11.A． lonely B． tired C． sick D． hungry
12.A． courage B． chance C． wisdom D． strength
13.A． Stress B． Relaxation C． Failure D． Pain
14.A． real B． perfect C． common D． ordinary
15.A． enjoy B． change C． improve D． create
16.A． from B． on C． over D． in
17.A． realize B． believe C． hope D． admit
18.A． sorrow B． responsibility C． fortune D． joy
19.A． Carry B． Make C． Push D． Take
20.A． never B． still C． already D． ever
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday 1.India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai for their struggles2. the suppression（压迫）of children and for young people's rights，3.(include) the right to education．
Yousafzai came to 4. (globe) attention after she 5.(shoot) in the head by the Taliban two years ago forher efforts 6.(promote) education for girls in Pakistan．
Through her heroic struggle，Yousafzai has become a 7.(lead) spokeswoman for girls' rights to education．According to the Nobel committee，at 17 she's the youngest ever peace prize winner．“I'm proud that I'm the first Pakistani or the first young woman8. gets this award，” she said in Birmingham，England．
She doesn't believe that she deserves the award but considers 9. an encouragement to continue her campaign．Awarding the Peace Prize to a Pakistani Muslim and an Indian Hindu 10.(give) a message to people of love between Pakistan and India，and between different religions．
每个人都行走在自己的路上，有着不同的经历和收获。请你以“On my way to…”为题写一篇英语作文，向学校英语报投稿，要求包括以下内容：
1．叙述在路上你的经历；
2．谈谈你的收获和感想。
注意：
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Choosing a Career After High School
1.Start thinking early about what kind of work you may want to explore after high school，remembering that you can change careers several times throughout your work life．Your exact choice should take into consideration your interests，personality and personal goals．Read on for some general options to think about when you are choosing a career after high school．
Take a personality and interest test．
The Keirsey Temperament Sorter assumes that you have your own patterns of attitude and actions that are as unique to you as the build of your body．The Keirsey test gives you 71 multiple-choice questions to determine exactly how you interact with the world．
2.Careers in the professions and most government work require a college education，with a minimum of a bachelor's degree．Other careers do not require a college education，but rather offer on-the-job training and start you out in an entry-level position from which you can grow．
3.Take vocationaltraining courses．Vocational training prepares you for a specific job and can usually be completed in six months to one year．This may not be a very good option if you struggled with your grades in high school．Vocational training programs are usually modeled after academic training，but are much more hands-on as they allow you to actually do the work while you learn．
Join the military．
4.The military pays for your future university education and offers you an attractive enlistment(应征入伍) bonus．You will be trained to learn a variety of skills，so be prepared for a highly structured environment that demands self-discipline and hard work．
Start a business．It is important that you enter a career that makes you want to devote yourself wholly to．
5.This option takes serious discipline and focus，and it requires you to learn basic business skills in addition to the skills of your particular kind of work．
A． Personality varies from person to person．
B． You become qualified to join at the age of 18．
C． Find out the educational requirements for your career choices．
D． Starting a business can be a great challenge for them．
E． There are many good online tests that will help you discover what kind ofcareer suits your personality．
F． If you cannot find the right fit in an existing job，then you may be able to create your job through self-employment．
G． When you graduate from high school，you can either choose to continueyour schooling or pursue a career，with all its seemingly endless choices．
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(
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删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Today is Sunday． I've been in Russia for two months． This is the first time that I've been away my family for such a long time． With the help of Annie， a roommate of me， I soon get used to live without my parents around． Annie， like many other Russian girls， are nice and lively． We became friends shortly after we met each other． Although his English is a little hardly to understand， we enjoy chatting and we usually talk a lot about our friends． We're both surprising that Chinese culture and Russian culture were so different． Now，we are planning a small party for the next Sunday． There，Annie will introduce me to some of her friends， one of who has been to China several times．I just can’t wait．
My friend had mentioned the other day that her father had a lot of children's toys he was looking to give away．She knew I have a three-year-old daughter so she thought of me first．I told her I would love it if I could get some nice things for my daughter，which I wouldn't otherwise have been able to afford．
When I met her father，he began to explain he was too poor once and that he would hate to throw away things that can be very useful．
Before he showed me what he was giving away，I thought the toys would be mostly lego's(乐高积木) or things like that．When he was showing me around I saw a bed，a slide，a kitchen set and many other things that just blew my mind．He told me to write a list of everything my daughter could use and as my eyes were wide，he told me not to feel guilty．He said I was helping him by getting rid of the stuff．
As I was looking around I did feel guilty，but I tried to remain more grateful than guilty．Every time I tried to thank him for giving me and my daughter all this wonderful stuff he would thank me right back．I wanted to believe that he was just thanking me so that I wouldn't feel so guilty but in reality I believe that he was as grateful as I was that these toys would be put to good use．
In the eyes of charity，it makes sense to feel grateful，but guilt is just as normal．I know that we could have lived without a slide，which is why I do feel guilty，but I am grateful all the same because my daughter really does enjoy all these nice things!
1.Why did the old man want to give away his toys?
A． He wanted to help those poor children．
B． He was wealthy enough to buy new toys．
C． He wanted to make full use of those toys．
D． He needed some space for more useful things．
2.In the writer's opinion，the old man felt grateful because
A． he wanted to make her more guilty
B． he wanted her to take the toys quickly
C． the toys would be put to good use
D． he finally got rid of the stuff
3.What can we know from the passage?
A． The writer took all the toys home．
B． The old man was a kind and thoughtful person
C． The writer wanted to refuse the stuff when she first saw them．
D． The writer's daughter enjoyed the slide most among all the stuff．
4.How did the writer feel when given the stuff?
A． Guilty and honored．
B． Grateful and respected．
C． Honored and respected．
D． Guilty and grateful．
