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Adam is a freshman at a senior high school. He is faced with many 1. (problem) at this time. At first, he didn’t know which course to choose, but his teacher helped him solve this problem. Though he chose Chinese, he thought 2. was very difficult and hoped to speak Chinese 3. (fluent) after his 4. (graduate). His teacher also suggested that he 5. (attend) the class of spoken Chinese. In addition, he wanted to join the school football team but 6. (refuse), 7. made him unhappy. He didn’t give up and decided to find a way 8. (improve) on his own and make the team next year. Now he is a volunteer, 9. (give) out food to homeless people. Studying hard isn’t always fun, but he will try his best to catch up 10. others.
On my first day of the sixth grade, I noticed one little girl called Amy on the school bus. “Don’t ________ her,” Lauren said, who sat beside me. “Or they will make fun of you.”
Amy had many _________ differences — lots of reasons for other kids to make fun of her. Her eyes weren’t straight. Her glasses were an inch thick. And she had really ugly teeth.
Every day__________ we drove to and from school, kids would shout insults (侮辱) at Amy. “God, what a (n) ______face! Stop looking at me!” “Mr. Rolland (the driver)! Amy took off her __________, and now her eyes are ________ me! Make her put them back on!” For a while I shouted my share of insults, just so I would fit in (合群). ________, I didn’t want them to treat me the same way they treated Amy.
But while I was insulting her, my heart ________ for the girl. I could see that the insults were making her look _________, because she was so ashamed ( 羞愧) and alone. Then I wanted to_________ her. I just didn’t know how to stop my schoolmates ________ the night of our class roller-skating party.
Our whole class was there, including Amy. Amy didn’t know how to ________, but I could see how much she wanted to__________like the rest of us. So I skated over to her and took her by the hand; we began the journey together around the skating rink (溜冰场). She just smiled, and sometimes she would laugh in________.
On the school bus the next morning there was much news about Amy and me _________ together, _________ nobody insulted her or me. And they didn’t do that for the rest of the year.
After graduation, I never _________ Amy again. However, I never forget her and I have always _________ if I changed her life for the better. But I know for sure she changed my _________. After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to impress (给……留下印象) people by trying to _________ like them. I became myself.
1.A.laugh at B.ask about C.be afraid of D.talk to
2.A.common B.small C.social D.physical
3.A.after B.though C.when D.before
4.A.pretty B.strange C.ordinary D.lovely
5.A.shoes B.coat C.glasses D.hat
6.A.frightening B.interesting C.encouraging D.injuring
7.A.Instead B.Therefore C.If so D.After all
8.A.beat B.lost C.ached D.opened
9.A.uglier B.taller C.prettier D.happier
10.A.give in B.deal with C.stand up for D.believe in
11.A.after B.except C.before D.until
12.A.stand B.play C.skate D.walk
13.A.catch up B.fall over C.sit down D.have fun
14.A.fear B.surprise C.comfort D.joy
15.A.skating B.chatting C.talking D.travelling
16.A.so B.because C.but D.still
17.A.wrote to B.laughed at C.made fun of D.heard from
18.A.hoped B.thought C.wondered D.considered
19.A.life B.mind C.interest D.friend
20.A.study B.fight C.play D.act
When I arrived in Britain, I could hardly order food in English. Two years later, I calmly explained the
Chinese grammar to a British friend in English. 1..
Pay special attention to the basic words
Not all words are of the same importance. Some are far more important than the others. Studies have shown that the most common 300 words in any language account for about 60% of the communication. The most common 1,000 words account for more than 90% of the communication. The most basic 3,000 words account for more than 95% of the communication. 2..
Study hours a day for a certain period of time
Studying five hours a day for two months will be better for you than studying five hours a week for two years. 3.. Repeating in time is very important for our memory. This is one reason why so many students find it so easy to forget.
4.
As with anything, if you’re going to stick to it, you have to make it interesting. Don’t just sit in a classroom in front of a book, or you’re likely to get tired quickly. Go to events where you can practice while doing something fun instead. 5.. Find out about the person you’re talking with. Talk about personal topics which you care about. Make it a personal life experience, or else you’re going to be bored and forget everything you have talked.
A. Find ways to make it fun
B. Look for people you enjoy talking to
C. The first 300 words will get you quite far
D. I’d like to share the tips I’ve discovered over the past two years
E. In other words, we should spend most of our time on the basic vocabulary
F. Make meaningful simple sentences with the most common 300 words
G. It’s because if you study five hours per week you cannot repeat in time
We are the CEOs. We are the head designers. We are the top engineers. We are the senior creators. We are the inventors. We are the only maker of our own happiness.
However, we still have learned that people’s views on happiness often change with many outside things. Some people smile happily beside their new cars and homes. Students feel excited when they get better grades. Babies laugh loudly when they get new toys. Maybe true happiness has been lost in these things.
How could we have allowed ourselves to be cheated for so long? Something outside may give us happiness, but what directs us to real happiness is inner (内在的) spirit.
Our spirit is so easily broken, yet it is the single strongest thing we own. Why do people with terrible diseases still smile? Why do those with a broken heart still find joy? The inner spirit is powerful, and it is the only thing on earth that can be broken into pieces but can perfectly mend itself with time. Think about those who suffer a lot but still feel happy. Their inner spirit is very strong.
Our inner spirit will be the greatest gift that we give ourselves. It is our compass (指南针) to happiness, but we are the tour guides.
1.What is the author’s view about happiness?
A.It can be bought from others. B.It has been lost.
C.We create it ourselves. D.It belongs to successful persons.
2.What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about?
A.Babies want to buy more toys.
B.People like smiling beside their new cars.
C.Students feel happy after getting good grades.
D.People’s views on happiness change with outside things.
3.What is the guide to getting happiness according to the author?
A.A compass. B.People’s inner spirit.
C.Other people’s views. D.Things people can buy.
4.Why does the author mention those who suffer a lot but still feel happy?
A.To stress the power of inner spirit.
B.To introduce the direction of happiness.
C.To explain the importance of happiness.
D.To tell readers the meaning of the joy.
What do you use your fridge for: It can not only keep your food cold, but also make ice and freeze food. But in the future smart fridges may do much more than you can think. They may tell you what food is inside, what food you need, what food is healthy for you, and even shop for you, too!
Some companies are making online fridges which have a computer screen on the door. And it can be very useful that the computer is linked to a supermarket through the Internet. For example, when you finish your orange juice, you can put the empty juice carton (纸盒包装) near the computer screen. The computer reads the bar code on the juice carton. Then it orders more orange juice from the supermarket. You can also use the computer screen to order other things from the supermarket. The computer screen has a series of things that are in the store. You can choose what you need. The supermarket will send the food to your home.
Companies are making other kinds of “smart” appliances (电器), too. There is a new kind of microwave oven (微波炉) which has a computer memory. It can remember 365 different cookbooks. There is also a smart mixer that can remember cookbooks. Even it can test ingredients for you!
Of course, sometimes these smart appliances don’t work. When they do, they will tell you. And then they can call someone to fix them, too!
1.Your fridges can do the following things except .
A.keep food warm B.make ice
C.keep food cold D.freeze food
2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “linked” in paragraph 2?
A.prepared B.connected
C.offered D.formed
3.Which is not true?
A.The oven can call someone to fix itself when it doesn’t work.
B.The oven can store 365 cookbooks.
C.The mixer can test ingredients for you.
D.The mixer can help you clean the kitchen.
4.What is the main idea of the text?
A.Online fridges have a computer screen on the door.
B.Fridges of the future will order food from the supermarket.
C.Smart appliances, like online fridges, can be very helpful.
D.People won’t have to go to supermarkets to buy food in the future.
Ranjan and Sumer were good friends. They went to the same school and were in the same class.
Ranjan was not strong. He could not play football or other games with boys of his age. All that he did was to watch Sumer and other boys play. He usually went with them to the playground. When they ran off to play, he would sit under a tree and read storybooks. Books became his best friends. The reading made him successful in all the exams. He always stood first in the class.
Sumer was tall and strong. He spent most of his time running, swimming or riding bicycles. He was an extremely good player in every game. He was a member of the school’s football team and cricket team. The PE teacher thought he would make it big in the game when he grew up.
One day, the two friends went for a walk. Ranjan got tired soon.
“I have no strength. What is the use of all this knowledge if I am not healthy? I would give away all my knowledge if I could be half as healthy and strong as you,” said Ranjan.
Sumer was surprised and replied, “So you are not happy with yourself too? I always wished I could have done as well as you did in the studies. I even thought I could have given away my sporting skills for better grades in those exams. ”
The two friends looked at each other and cried out at the same time. “The grass looks greener on the other side of the hill. ”
1.What did Ranjan usually do when he went to the playground with Sumer?
A.He read his favorite books. B.He played with his friend.
C.He studied for the exams. D.He took care of the clothes.
2.Why did the PE teacher think Sumer might become a sports star?
A.Sumer was very strong. B.Sumer was good at doing sports.
C.Sumer was very tall. D.Sumer spent a lot of time playing sports.
3.What can we learn from paragraph 6?
A.Ranjan was proud of his knowledge.
B.Sumer could do as well as Ranjan did in the studies.
C.Sumer was unhappy with his studies.
D.Ranjan and Sumer decided to learn from each other.
4.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
A.Practice makes perfect.
B.Nobody knows his own advantages.
C.Grass usually appears greener in faraway places.
D.We always want something better and feel unhappy.
