Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your stu
dies sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you'll find that the whole world smiles to you. While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed the happy smile on your teacher's face when you did a good job?
One day it is fine. Just before you go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But friends, why don't you sit down and listen to the free concerts that the nature offers you? And with the timely (及时地) rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a good harvest.
Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failure can't be avoided. I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up hope. When we face failure, we must be confident (信心) in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best to finish what we have decided to do. As a popular saying goes," Failure is the mother of success".
Attitude (态度) decides everything. With an optimistic (乐观) attitude life is easy and pleasant. Let's smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.
1.People sometimes complain_______.
A. life is tiring
B. their studies are successful
C. the sky is always dark
2.According to the passage, in school,_______.
A. the students don't like their lessons
B. the teachers will be happy if the students do good jobs
C. the teachers don't like their teaching
3.When we face failure, we_______.
A. shouldn't give up hope
B. must be confident in ourselves
C. Both A and B
4.If there is a timely rain,_______.
A. farmers can't have a good harvest
B. you can listen to a concert
C. crops in the fields will grow better
5.The best title for this passage is _______.
A. Smile and the World Smiles to You
B. Complaining about life
C. Failure is the Mother of Success
Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I re
ally got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing. 
But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to stop climbing, but my father said to me
, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope in life. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as crystal.
1.The writer tells us that mountain-climbing was ______ for his father and him.
A. hard B. enjoyable C. painful
2.The underlined word “crystal” in the passage means _______.
A. 岩石 B. 火焰 C. 水晶
3.Which of the following is the closest meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?
A. You will get all you need at the top of the mountain.
B. Never give up half-way.
C.
You can find life is full of nice things.
4.We can infer(推断) from the last paragraph that ______.
A. the writer was very successful in his life
B. the writer reached the top of the mountain
C. though the writer was young, he could understand his father
5.Which one is the best title for the passage?
A. Reaching the Top of the Mountain.
B. Standing at the Top of the Mountain.
C. Conversations between Father and Son.
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udience观众
1.How many days will the show be on?
A. For 10 days. B. For 12 days. C. For 15 days.
2.How long does each show last?
A. Half an hour. B. One hour. C. One hour and a half'.
3.If a family of four go to the theatre in the evening，they have to pay at least dollars for the tickets
A. 85 B. 100 C. 120
4. are not allowed to enter the theatre
A. Latecomers B. Kids below three years old C. School students
5.70 What information CANNOT be found in the advertisement?
A. The name of the show. B. The name of the director. C. The telephone number.
Big schoolbags have been a serious problem for students for a long time. Maybe your schoolbag is too to carry, and it troubles you a lot you want to find a book out to read. Now an e-textbook will you.
It is said that e-textbooks are going to be in Chinese middle schools. An e-textbook, in fact, is a small for students. It is much than a usual schoolbag and easy to carry. Though it is as small as a book, it can all the materials (材料) for study. The students can read the text page by page on the , take notes with the pointer (屏写笔). Or even “ ” their homework to their teachers by sending emails. All they have to do is to press a button.
Some people say e-textbooks are good, but some say they may be for the students' eyes. What do you think of it?
1.A. light B. heavy C. useful
2.A. till B. after C. when
3.A. trouble B. prevent C. help
4.A. used B. kept C. invented
5.A. computer B. radio C. pen
6.A. heavier B. lighter C. cheaper
7.A. hold B. build C. discover
8.A. blackboard B. desk C. screen
9.A. find out B. hand
in C. get back
10.A. helpful B. famous C. bad
Ben Lambert thought about to Greece or Spain, but decided on Canada. I always take
vacations in Europe,” he said. “This time I want to do I heard that Canada is beautiful，and I know
there are many people there speak French.”
Ben is going to Canada’s Great Lakes. He is leaving the first week in June and staying until September. He plans to have a very vacation. I’m taking walks, going fishing, and going bike riding. I’m planning to spend time in the beautiful countryside. I love nature. I hope I can forget ! At night, I’m renting videos and sleeping a lot… A great vacation! I can’t wait.
1.A. go B. going C. to go
2.A. something different B. different something C. anything different
3.A. who B. which C. whom
4.A. relax B. relaxed C. relaxing
5.A. my all problems B. all my problems C. my whole problems
—_____doctors will be chosen to volunteer in the medical project.
—Really? I hope I’ll be one of them.
A. Thousand of B. One thousands of C. One thousand
