根据所给首字母或汉语意思，用单词的适当形式填空。
1.Not all __________(预测) come true.
2.The new hospital is under c__________.
3.Don’t i__________ me in your quarrel!
4.Scientists have made a b __________ in the search for a cure for cancer.
5.On a distant mountain was a sign in 20-foot characters. “Build the Three Gorges Dam, E__________ the Yangtze River,” it said.
6.The flood caused serious __________(毁坏) to the railway.
7.There is a long line of fans q__________ up for tickets for Lang Lang.
8.Their father’s death had a __________(影响深远的) effect on them all.
9.I am writing in r__________(回应) to your advertisement for a temporary position as a waiter.
10.I want a travelling __________(同伴) to go to America with me.
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How do learning habits influence learning results? It's useful and necessary to discuss learning habits. There is a famous 1. (say) “Good habits lead to good endings”, which shows the importance of habits.
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” also 2. (show) a healthy everyday habit helps to build up our body. Thus, good learning habits can help us gain great learning results, high scores and abundant knowledge 3. (include). At first, learning habits form our ways of thinking and attitude 4. the content of our learning. 5. (obvious), a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations. As we can see, developing a good habit is so important that I would like to introduce one kind of good learning habits --- keeping 6. learning diary every day. We can start the habit by 7. (write) a learning summary and remember to record something impressive and meaningful. Keep it in mind, 8. gradually we can gain this good learning habit and benefit from it.
What's 9. (much), I find out that I still have some bad learning habits 10. well. I can only concentrate on reading for a short time, and I will conquer this problem by spending more efforts on concentration practice.
I believe that through my efforts, I can gain good learning results by having good habits.
When I was young，each morning I woke up and would find my father nowhere around the house．He usually got up early before________and began milking the cow and cleaning the farmyard．In summer，he got up________earlier to mop the grass and water the flowers and vegetables in the garden．Once I helped my father to________weeds from the corn field．It wasn’t long________I felt very tired but the field ridge（田垄） seemed_______．Finally I totally threw myself________in the field，feeling_______．My dad seemed to have________my mind．He came up and said，"Farming is backbreaking and really takes________and sweat，but in________the sweet harvest will be worth the_______．"Encouraged by his words，I struggled to my feet．My father________and added，"Rome is not built in a________but it can be built in hundreds of days．So whenever________with a huge project，just break it into ________parts and then complete them one by one．Finally you will be amazed at your_______．"Hearing what he said，I was greatly________and continued removing the weeds from patch to patch．Believe it or not，at the end of the day，I________in weeding half an acre of corn field．
Now，I have tried different jobs and finally________down running a big restaurant．In my lifetime，my father's devotion to his job and his special working methods can always encourage and guide me________all kinds of difficulties．
1.A. dark B. dawn C. noon D. midnight
2.A. less B. equally C. even D. extremely
3.A. forbid B. throw C. drop D. remove
4.A. before B. whenever C. since D. until
5.A. changeable B. endless C. faraway D. boring
6.A. open B. flat C. away D. aside
7.A. angry B. disappointed C. hopeless D. embarrassed
8.A. read B. disturbed C. spoken D. seen
9.A. pains B. time C. courage D. patience
10.A. winter B. spring C. summer D. fall
11.A. strength B. effort C. cost D. risk
12.A. smiled B. regretted C. sighed D. followed
13.A. second B. month C. day D. year
14.A. faced B. discouraged C. dealt D. worked
15.A. good B. various C. small D. large
16.A. result B. achievement C. failure D. change
17.A. inspired B. shocked C. delighted D. puzzled
18.A. managed B. failed C. succeeded D. avoided
19.A. settled B. broke C. bent D. pulled
20.A. around B. to C. with D. through
When you think about people who have made the world a better place，you probably think of famous scientists or great leaders．That is not all the truth． 1. An act of kindness can bring a smile to a person's face even if only for a moment．
●Give away your money． 2. For example，if you want to help hungry children，you can try to find an international organization that provides food for those in poor areas．Every cent you give away will mean a lot．
●Help a stranger．Your small actions can brighten the day of others．Hold the door for someone whose hands are full．Help the blind cross the street． 3. The key is expecting nothing in return for your acts of kindness．
●Care about those you know．Show the people close to you how much you care about them．Tell them they mean a lot to you．Make a beautiful gift for a friend．Take your husband to his favorite fun place if he has had a hard week． 4.
●Be grateful to others．Have you had good service in a restaurant？Thank the waiter．Do you have a very good neighbour who is always there when you need her？Tell her how much you appreciate her being in your life．
●5. If a friend needs skills in a certain area，offer your advice．Perhaps she is struggling to set up a computer，and you know how to do that．Offer whatever ability you have，but always remember to be polite．
A. Keep walking forward．
B. Share your knowledge．
C. Small steps，not big ones.
D. Give your seat on the bus to an old man．
E. Choose a charity that has meaning for you．
F. Tell your children how much they mean to you．
G. Ordinary people like you and me can also help a lot．
Several years ago, Masaru Ibuka, chairman of Sony, was at a company planning a meeting. Suddenly he had a brilliant idea. He stopped the meeting and asked everyone present what would happen if Sony removed the recording function and speaker and sold headphones with a tape player instead. Almost everyone thought he was crazy. Still, Ibuka kept thinking about his idea and worked at improving it. The result, of course, turned out to be the wildly successful Sony Walkman.
Good ideas often start with a seemingly silly question. Bill Bowerman was making breakfast one day. As he stood there making waffles (华夫饼干)for his son, he wondered what would happen if he poured rubber into his waffle iron. Later ,he tried it and the result looked something like the bottom of most sports shoes we see today. Still, when he took this idea to several existing shoe companies, he was laughed at. In fact, every single company turned him down. Though rather discouraged, Bowerman insisted and went on to form his own company, making NIKE athletic shoes.
Sometimes good ideas grow out of frustration .When Fred Smith was a student at Yale University, he had some paperwork that he needed to have delivered across the country the next day. Smith was amazed to find out that overnight delivery was impossible. He sat for a long while, lost in thought. Why couldn’t there be a reliable overnight mail delivery service? He decided to design one. Smith did just that and turned his design into a class project. His business professor gave him only a C for his efforts. However, Smith was not through. He improved the idea in that class project and finally turned it into one of the first and most successful overnight mail service in the world — FedEx.
We know that each of these ideas led to a very successful product or service that has changed the way many of us live. The best questions are usually open-ended and are often silly, Children aren’t afraid to ask such questions, but adults frequently are. Think how different the world might be if people never asked “ silly” questions!
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Sony Walkman achieved great success with its recording function and speaker.
B. Bill Bowerman was experimenting with rubber for large shoe companies.
C. Shoe companies rejected Bill Bowerman as they failed to see the potential of Nike.
D. Fred Smith got the idea of an overnight mail service from his own experience.
2.What do the three persons mentioned in the passage have in common?
A. They were all determined about carrying out their ideas.
B. They were good at answering other people’s silly questions.
C. They started their own company after discussing with others.
D. They had a very clear plan for their new ideas at the very start.
3.We can conclude from the passage that _______.
A. asking others for their silly questions leads to inventions
B. lots of creative ideas usually end up as “silly” questions
C. adults usually ask more silly questions than children
D. crazy ideas sometimes contribute to great inventions
4.The passage is mainly developed by_______.
A. analyzing possible reasons B. presenting different opinions
C. providing typical examples D. listing practical suggestion
March 21 has been declared World Sleep Day，a time to recognize and celebrate the value of sleep．Many sleep experts hope it will be a wake-up call．
According to a 2016 poll（民意调查）by the National Sleep Foundation，nearly 4 in 5 Americans don't get as much sleep as they should during the workweek．On average，adults are thought to need at least eight hours of sleep a night，although some can manage with less and some won't do well without more．But the survey found that，on workdays，only 21% of Americans actually get a full eight hours of sleep，and another 21% get less than six．
To many of us，the thought of spending more time sleeping is，well，a big yawn．On the other hand，the thought of being smarter，thinner，healthier and more cheerful has a certain appeal．And those are just a few of the advantages that can be ours if we consistently get enough sleep， researchers say．Also on the plus side： We're likely to have better skin，better memories，better judgment，and，oh，yes，longer lives．
"When you lose even one hour of sleep for any reason，it influences your performance the next day，" says Dr．Alon Avidan，director of the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center．
A study published last year found the same to be true even of children． When kids aged 8 to 12 slept for just one hour less for four nights，they didn't function as well during the day．
But sleeping has an image problem．"We see napping or sleeping as lazy，" says Jennifer Vriend，a clinical psychologist in Ottawa，Canada，and the leading author of the study with children．"We put so much emphasis on diet，nutrition and exercise．Sleep is in the back seat．" In fact，she adds，no matter how much we work out，no matter how well we eat，we can't be in top physical shape unless we also get plenty of sleep．
1.The underlined part in Paragraph 1 means ______ ．
A. To wake up the sleepers B. To draw people's attention
C. To serve as a morning call D. To declare the special day
2.From Paragraph 3 we can infer that ______ .
A. The thought of being healthier is not very attractive
B. Sleeping has nothing to do with one's expectations
C. Enough sleep is the guarantee of the appealing things
D. Spending more time on sleeping is a waste of time
3.What Jennifer Vriend said in the last paragraph implies that ______ ．
A. People care little about sleeping B. Sleeping is not important
C. Lazy people tend to sleep long D. Sleeping is only part of our life
4.What is the purpose of the passage？
A. To talk about people's sleeping problems．
B. To provide an investigation result of sleeping．
C. To stress the function of sleeping at night．
D. To raise the awareness of enough sleeping．
