Josh and Nicky have been best friends for over a year, and they hang out together almost every day. About a month ago, they got into the biggest fight they’ve _________ had.
It started on a Saturday, when Nicky went over to Josh’s _______ to play video games. _______ Josh said he wanted to watch his older brother’s soccer game instead, and when Nicky asked if he could _________ too, Josh said no. Nicky felt _______ , and didn’t know what was going on. He asked _______ he couldn’t come, and Josh got mad and said “I want to do something without you for a _________!” Monday at school, Josh _________ to sit at a lunch table on the other side of the cafeteria, rather than his regular table with Nicky. _________, Nicky left a nasty (骂人的) __________ on Josh’s locker, and the two friends __________ talking for a week.
If you really __________ someone and have a good time when he’s around, you ________ want to spend all your free time with him. But __________ every single day with someone can be boring.
This is what happened between Josh and Nicky. Even though Josh really __________ Nicky, he felt that they needed to spend some time alone and also wanted to stay with his __________. This doesn’t mean that there is anything really wrong with the __________. It just means that the two friends shouldn’t spend every single minute together. Too much of a(n) __________ thing, even a friendship, can cause problems in the end. It’s __________ for friends to have some time to be with other people, or just be __________.
1.A. never B. ever C. always D. seldom
2.A. school B. class C. family D. house
3.A. But B. Otherwise C. And D. So
4.A. leave B. come C. play D. take
5.A. glad B. excited C. hurt D. worried
6.A. if B. why C. how D. when
7.A. change B. break C. walk D. time
8.A. wanted B. agreed C. refused D. chose
9.A. Angry B. Happy C. Lonely D. Rude
10.A. book B. magazine C. note D. word
11.A. stopped B. forbad C. allowed D. lost
12.A. get along with B. take care of C. look for D. think of
13.A. specially B. usually C. naturally D. quickly
14.A. playing B. spending C. staying D. enjoying
15.A. misses B. thanks C. hates D. likes
16.A. brother B. teacher C. friend D. classmate
17.A. friend B. friendship C. boys D. boyhood
18.A. good B. boring C. bad D. exciting
19.A. interesting B. difficult C. useless D. important
20.A. alone B. happy C. excited D. moved
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出五个最佳选项填入空白处。
As you’re busy with your studies, the weeks during the Spring Festival can be a time when training and healthy eating plans go out of the window. But you can continue running and avoid weight gain during the holiday season. 1.
Pick a race
Having a race on your calendar is a motivation to keep running during the holiday. 2.Check our active.com or Running in the city for events near you.
Don’t skip breakfast
If you’re going to a holiday party in the evening, don’t make the mistake of skipping breakfast. You may think you’re saving calories for later. 3.
Bring your own healthy dishes
Chances are that most of the dishes at holiday gatherings are going be high in taste and calories. Bring your own healthy appetizers to the party. The host will appreciate it, and you know where will be at least one wise choice on the buffet table.
4.
If you are heading to an evening event, eat regular meals and snacks every few hours until party time. You won’t arrive at the party ready to attack appetizers. Make sure you include fiber at each meal because it keeps you full longer.
Plan your runs
It’s easy to say that you’ll keep running regularly during the holiday season, but sticking to it requires a strategy. Schedule your runs like appointments, so you make them the first thing during a busy week. 5.
A. Treat yourself
B. Eat small meals
C. Try some or all of these strategies.
D. In fact, it may lead to overeating later in the day.
E. Buy yourself a gift of some new running shoes and clothes.
F. If you have runs scheduled, you are more likely to get them done.
G. Once you choose one that is in a few weeks, set a plan and stick to it.
In ancient Egypt，the pharaoh(法老)treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace，if he brought good news. However，if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news，his head was cut off.
Shades of that spirit spread over today’s conversations. Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light-heartedly out the door，picnic basket in hand，a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said，“Oh boy，bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says it’s going to rain.” I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report，for his smile.
Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus. As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter，the sales agent said with a broad smile，“Oh，that bus left five minutes ago.” Dreams of head cutting!
It’s not the news that makes someone angry. It’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s delivered. Everyone must give bad news from time to time，and winning professionals do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way. A boss informing an employee he didn’t get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know，when delivering any bad news，they should share the feeling of the receiver.
Unfortunately，many people are not aware of this. When you’re tired from a long flight，has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isn’t ready yet？When you had your heart set on the toast beef，has your waiter merrily 
told you that he just served the last piece？It makes you as traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.
Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy，I would have appreciated his warning. Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left，I probably would have said，“Oh，that’s all right. I’ll catch the next one.” Big winners，when they bear bad news，deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded(被轰炸的)person is sure to have.
1.In Paragraph 1，the writer tells the story of the pharaoh to________.
A. make a comparison B. introduce a topic
C. describe a scene D. offer an argument
2.In the writer’s opinion，his neighbor was________.
A. friendly B. warm-hearted C. not helpful D. not considerate
3.What is the main idea of the text?
A. Helping others sincerely is the key to business success.
B. Delivering bad news properly is important in communication.
C. Receiving bad news requires great courage.
D. Learning ancient traditions can be useful.
Maybe it is true that we do not know what we have got until we lose it，but it is also true that we do not know what we have been missing until it arrives.
It takes an hour to like someone，and a day to love someone，but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. Giving someone all your love is never an assurance(保证)that they will love you back. Do not expect love in return；but if it does not，be content it has grown in yours. Do not rely on one's appearance；it can trick you. Do not rely on wealth；even that fades away. Rely on someone who makes you smile，because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them. Dream what you want to dream；go where you want to go；be what you want to be，because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past. You cannot go on well in life until you let your past failures and heartaches go off. May you have enough happiness to make you sweet，enough trials(考验)to make you strong，enough sorrow to keep you human，enough hope to make you happy. The happiest people do not necessarily have the best of everything；they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. Happiness waits for those who cry，those who appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Always put yourself in others' shoes. If you feel that it hurts you，it probably hurts the other person，too.
When you were born，you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die，you are the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
1.In this passage，the writer wants to tell us ______.
A. what to do in our life B. where to go with other persons
C. how to treat our life D. how to get on well with other persons
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. If you give someone your love，you are sure to receive love in return.
B. We often don't know what we have lost until it happens someday.
C. It is wise not to rely on anybody because you are likely to be cheated.
D. If it takes you a short time to love someone，you will forget the person.
3.One should ______ the painful past according to the writer.
A. value B. remember C. consider D. forget
Mark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humour. Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.
One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that he’d better not go there. Mark Twain waved (摇动) his hand and said, “It doesn’t matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don’t think they will come to visit me.”
After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. “I’m very sorry, Mr Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town.” One of them said to him.
Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didn’t come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.
But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.
1.That day Mark Twain went to the town _____.
A. to see one of his friends
B. because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there
C. because he wanted to do something there for his writing
D. to see one of his relatives
2.The waiters felt sorry because _____.
A. they did something wrong to Mark Twain
B. their hotel was too small
C. the room was not very clean
D. there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain’s room
3.All the people present laughed heartily because _____.
A. the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn’t come into the wrong room
B. the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain’s room number
C. Mark Twain made a joke
D. Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents
4.From the story we know _____.
A. no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night
B. the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night
C. Mark Twain didn’t have a good rest that night
D. there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer
假定你是李华。你是学生会主席。你校将于5月25—30日在广州沙面举行龙舟赛 (Dragon Boat Race)。请根据以下内容给姐妹学校剑桥中学（Cambridge High School)写一封邀请信。
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