Be yourself
We wish that we could be better at sports or more attractive. We wish we had nicer clothes or more money. Everyone likes to feel that lie or she is special.____ ____ , many of us grow up believing that we’re not special at all. We believe we are not good enough just as we are.
Most parents want us to be the best we can be. Very often, they________us to others. By doing this, they try to encourage us to do better. They mean well, but the message we often get is that we’re not good enough. We begin to believe that the only way we can be special is by being better than someone else, but we are often_______.There will always be someone out there who is better than we are at something. Plenty of people around may not be as smart as we are, but they are better at sports. Or they may not be as good-looking, but they have more money. It is ______ for us to be better than everyone else all the time.
We all want the things that we believe will make us better people. But very often we don’t realize that we already have________us the very things that we want. These things make us different from others. When we are growing up, ______sometimes forget to tell us that we are special, that we are good enough. Maybe no one told them when they were growing up. Anyway, it’s up to us to remind them from time to time that each of us, in our own way, is special. What we are is enough.
1.A. AgainB. NextC. BesidesD. However
2.A. describeB. compareC. introduceD. prefer
3.A. lonelyB. forgetfulC. disappointedD. nervous
4.A. helpfulB. impossibleC. necessaryD. unfair
5.A. insideB. amongC. aroundD. for
6.A. friendsB. scientistsC. parentsD. doctors
Sally: an animal doctor What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened in your job? Probably the dog that bit me. It wasn’t a big one - I don’t mind the big ones. The small ones are the worst. It gave me a very nasty bite. Have you ever done any other jobs? Yes, I did different kinds of jobs when I was a student. One summer I did fruit-picking in Spain. What’s the worst job you’ve ever done? In order to improve my English, I worked for a rich family in New York. I never had a day off and I had to do everything – cooking, cleaning, shopping- and look after their horrible children. I left after two weeks and managed to get a job as a waitress in an Italian restaurant.
Leo: an actor What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened in your job? So many bad things have happened-but I think my worst moment was when I read my first bad review in the newspaper. They wrote terrible things about me, and I was so upset. After that I didn’t read my reviews any more. Have you ever done any other jobs? Oh yes, it’s hard to make a living as an actor. So I’ve done lots of part-time jobs over the years. For example, I’ve worked in a shop, sold ice cream at the beach and handed out publicity flyers in the street. What’s the worst job you’ve ever done? The worst job I’ve ever done was at an egg-packing factory. Working conditions are terrible-you stand for hours at the end of a belt, putting eggs into boxes. You can’t have a break, and if you want to go to the toilet, you have to ask for permission. And worst of all, the smell was terrible- I’ve never eaten an egg since then. |
1.The underlined word “one” refers to “__________”.
A.dog B. bite
C. event D. job
2.Sally has done the following jobs EXCEPT __________.
A.picking fruit in Spain
B.working for a rich family
C.looking after sick animals
D.cooking in an Italian restaurant
3.After reading his first bad review in the newspaper, Leo __________.
A. wrote more reviews
B. replied to every review
C. gave up his job as an actor
D. stopped reading any of his reviews
4.What does Leo think of being an actor?
A. It’s hard to make a living.
B. It’s helpful to read his reviews.
C. It’s easy to make lots of money.
D. It’s fun to have different experiences.
5.What did Leo hate most when working at an egg-packing factory?
A. No breaks. B. Standing for too long.
C. The bad smell. D. Putting eggs into boxes.
6.The best title of the passage might be __________.
A. An Animal Doctor B. Terrible Job Experiences
C. How to Find a Part-time Job D. Reviews of Sally a nd Leo
1.Ben has finished the project on reusing natural resources. (改成否定句)
Ben __________ __________the project on reusing natural resources.
2.Amy will study in an international language school for several weeks. (对划线部分提问)__________ __________will Amy study in an international language school?
3.I was surprised to see my sister’s photograph on a magazine cover. (保持句意基本不变) __________my__________, I saw my sister’s photograph on a magazine cover.
4.The girl wondered where she would meet her friends the next morning. (改为简单句)
The girl wondered__________ __________meet her friends the next morning.
5.Sometimes we use smart phones to take pictures instead of cameras. (改为被动语态)
Sometimes smart phones__________ __________ to take pictures instead of cameras.
6.John asked, “Can you look after my pet dog while I’m away?” (合成宾语从句)
John asked __________I __________look after his pet dog while he was away.
7.doing, the students, in the lab, an experiment, are (连词成句)
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Complete the sentences with the given words intheir proper forms（用括号中所给单词的恰当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词）（共8分）
1.Don’t be afraid of making __________. They help you learn. (mistake)
2.The medicine should be taken_______a day after meals, George. (two)
3.I plan to enter for a summer camp with a friend of_______. (me)
4.I am not satisfied with the service here. I want to speak to the_______. (manage)
5.The boy moved__________ into the hall as the concert had already begun. (quiet)
6.The soldier saved the boy from the flood with a piece of ___________. (wooden)
7.Shops are not allowed to __________cigarettes to anyone under the age of 18.(sale)
8.Many people enjoy reading e-books, but I__________ it as it’s bad for the eyes. (like)
But after a few months at college, I changed myself1.. I met new people. I started learning about history, politics, and the world. I didn’t have the time or patience for long phone conversations. I stopped caring so much about things like makeup. I once went to a party with no makeup on, but I felt fine. I just laughed about it. My new way of thinking brought me 2.my mother. Now, I talk to my mother almost every day. We get along quite well. We go to movies3.and read the same books. I tell her about my problems and she gives me good4.. Last month, my mother helped me through a bad time. She is an amazing person. I know that now.
My relationship with my mother changed after I went to college. When I was at home, we1.about many things, for example, wearing makeup(化妆) and talking on the phone. One time, before a big party, she 2.to let me leave the house. She thought my makeup was too heavy. I had to wash my face before I went to the party. I was the only girl without makeup, and I was so3.. And when I talked to my friends on the phone, my mum always shouted to tell me to hang up, and the person I was talking to could hear her. Her4.always made me upset.
