Long long ago,people didn't wear shoes. There was a king who went to travel far into the countryside. He felt very u 1 and unhappy because there were many stones on the road and they made his feet h 2 a lot.
As soon as he returned to his palace,he a 3 an order that all the roads should be covered with cattle hide (用黄牛皮覆盖) .He thought it was good not only for himself but also for the other people and hoped w 4 would no longer be a terrible thing. But there were not e 5 cattle hide. They couldn't do that. A servant in the palace said, "Why not take an easier w 6 ? You don't have to cover the roads with cattle hide. What you have to do is just to cover each of your f 7 with a piece of cattle hide."Surprised and pleased,the king changed his m 8 and asked people to do as the clever servant said.
It is said to be the origin (起源) of m 9 shoes. Though it sounds funny and strange,it makes us think. It is much e 10 to change oneself than to change the world. When you change your way of thinking,maybe you'll find it easier to solve a problem.
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1. uncomfortable 2. hurt 3. announced 4. walking 5. enough
6. way 7. feet 8. mind 9. making 10. easier
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I will always remember my mother's last few days in this world.
On February 14th,2008,our class 1 on a trip to the mountain. I had great fun. When we came back to school,my teacher 2 me to go to the headmaster's office. When I entered the office,I saw a police officer. 3 I realized something was wrong. The police officer told me 4 had happened and we went to pick my sister up. After that,we went to the 5 and waited. Time went slowly. Finally,we got to see our mother. It was 6 .
On the next day,the headmaster came and told my two teachers what had happened. I was taking a rest that day. I knew it had 7 to do with my mother. I 8 thinking that she either died or had gotten better. How I wished that she had got better. When my teacher took me outside,my sister ran up to me. She started crying, "She's 9 . Teresa. She's dead."I couldn't believe it. We jumped into the car and drove straight to the hospital. Most of my 10 were there. The silence was terrible. I knew I had to say goodbye.
Today when I 11 back,I still miss my mother very much,but I know that I must live happily. My mother was a strong and great mother,who had the biggest 12 . I will always remember her as living. When someone is 13 who their hero (英雄) is,they usually say someone 14 ,like Michael Jordan or Britney Spears. When someone asks me who my hero is,I tell them,my mother. My mother lives every day. That is what 15 her a true hero.
( ) 1. A. worked B. went C. took D. brought
( ) 2. A. ordered B. hoped C. wished D. told
( ) 3. A. Suddenly B. Soon C. Finally D. Long
( ) 4. A. who B. which C. what D. whatever
( ) 5. A. home B. house C. school D. hospital
( ) 6. A. terrible B. wonderful C. happy D. sad
( ) 7. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
( ) 8. A. kept B. went C. walked D. got
( ) 9. A. missing B. lost C. gone D. disappeared
( ) 10. A. classmates B. teachers C. friends D. family
( ) 11. A. moved B. looked C. watched D. thought
( ) 12. A. brain B. mind C. heart D. thought
( ) 13. A. talked B. considered C. asked D. remembered
( ) 14. A. good B. famous C. useful D. gifted
( ) 15. A. let B. makes C. regard D. find
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Do you know who invented tea? In fact,tea,the most popular drink in the world (after water) ，was invented by accident (偶然) .According to an ancient Chinese legend (传说) ，the emperor Shen Nong 1 tea when he was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a nearby bush (灌木丛) fell into the water and remained there for 2 The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a 3 smell. Later he decided 4 the hot mixture (混合物) .It was quite delicious. And 5 ,one of the world's favorite drinks was invented.
China is the home of tea,6 has more than 4,000 years of history. People throughout China drink tea daily. 7 the three major drinks―tea,coffee and cocoa,tea is drunk by 8 people in the world. Tea from China,along 9 silk and porcelain,began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export 10
Tea leaves 11 mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River,in the provinces of Zhejiang,Jiangxi and Fuji an,because of the mild 12 and rich soil there. Longjing,Wulong,Pu'er and Tieguanyin are all 13 kinds of tea.
Over the past centuries,Chinese people 14 their unique tea culture,which includes tea planting,tealeaf picking,tea making,tea drinking and so on. Tea is 15 a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances,songs,poems and novels.
( ) 1. A. invented B. found out C. discovered D. tried out
( ) 2. A. sometimes B. some time C. some times D. some days
( ) 3. A. pleasant B. pleased C. bad D. terrible
( ) 4. A. not to taste B. to taste C. tasting D. taste
( ) 5. A. by the way B. on the way C. on its way D. in this way
( ) 6. A. who B. which C. where D. when
( ) 7. A. In B. For C. Of D. By
( ) 8. A. the number of B. a number of
C. a large number of D. the largest number of
( ) 9. A. between B. with C. except D. Besides
( ) 10. A. at that time B. from now on C. since then D. since now
( ) 11. A. produce B. are produced C. make D. are made
( ) 12. A. climate B. weather C. condition D. environment
( ) 13. A. interesting B. important C. famous D. normal
( ) 14. A. had developed B. have developed
C. developed D. are developing
( ) 15. A. too B. as well C. either D. also
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When you are learning English,you find it not w 1 to translate an English sentence,word for word,into your own language. T 2 the sentence "How do you do?" for example. If you look up each word in the dictionary,o 3 at a time,what is your translation? It m 4 be a wrong sentence in your own language.
Languages do not just have different s 5 They are different in many ways. It's i 6 to master the rules for word order in the study of English,too. If the speakers put words in a wrong order,the listener can't understand the speaker's sentence e 7 Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed,the meaning of the sentence changes. But sometimes the order is changed,the meaning of the sentence doesn't change. Let's see the difference between the two p 8 of sentences：
"She only likes apples.Only she likes apples."
"I have seen the film already. ”"I have already seen the film."
When you are learning English,you must t 9 your best to get the spirit of the language and use it as the English speaker d 10
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On the first day of sixth grade,I waited at the stop for the school bus. I was eager to know what kind of persons I would 1 on the bus.
When it arrived,I got on and said hello to the bus driver,Mr Rolland. Then I noticed one little girl called Amy. She was 2 everyone else on the bus.
"Don't talk to Amy," warned Lauren,who sat beside me. "Or everybody will 3 you".
Amy had many physical differences,lots of reasons for other kids to make fun of her. Her eyes weren't straight. Her glasses 4 an inch thick,and she had really uneven teeth.
Every day as we rode to and from school,kids would shout insults (侮辱) at Amy. "God,What a 5 face!Stop looking at me！”
"Mr Rolland!Amy 6 her glasses,and now her eyes are scaring me. Make her put them back on!" they would say.
For a while I showed my share of insults,just to fit in. After all,I didn't want the other kids treating me the same way they 7 Amy.
But while I was insulting her,my heart ached for the girl. I could see that the insults were almost making her 8 uglier,because she was so ashamed and alone.
I began to pity her. Then I wanted to stand up for her. I just didn't know how 9 my schoolmates until the night of our class rollerskating party.
Our whole class was there,including Amy. Amy didn't know how to skate,but I could see 10 she wanted to have fun like the rest of us.
So I skated over to her and took her by the hand. I slowly 11 her away from the wall,and together we began around the skating rink. I never said a word to her,and she never spoke to me. She just smiled,and every once in a while she would laugh in 12 On the school bus the next morning there was 13 news about Amy and me skating together. But nobody insulted her or me.
When the school year ended,my family moved away. And I never heard from Amy again. But I always 14 that I changed her life for the better.
She 15 my life. After becoming her friend,I no longer tried to impress people by trying to act like them or dress like them. I became myself.
( ) 1. A. understand B. get to know C. knew D. have known
( ) 2. A. the same as B. like C. different from D. afraid of
( ) 3. A. talk about B. get tired of C. make fun of D. kill
( ) 4. A. being B. was C. are D. were
( ) 5. A. lovely B. cute C. beautiful D. strange
( ) 6. A. took off B. took care of C. put on D. put off
( ) 7. A. hated B. shouted C. laughed D. treated
( ) 8. A. to look B. looking C. looked D. look
( ) 9. A. stop B. to stop C. stopped D. stops
( ) 10. A. how long B. how often C. how soon D. how much
( ) 11. A. pull B. pulled C. being pulled D. pulling
( ) 12. A. excitement B. pleasure C. fear D. sadness
( ) 13. A. a few B. few C. little D. much
( ) 14. A. hope B. wish C. think D. dream
( ) 15. A. turned B. moved C. became D. changed
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It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade. Carmen found she couldn't see things 1 all the time. She became very worried,but she hoped 2 would know that. When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor,she didn't 3 But her mother's mind was made up.
Three days later,Carmen got new glasses and instructions 4 her doctor. " All of the kids will think I'm silly," Carmen said. Her mother 5 and shook her head. "You look just as beautiful as before," she said. But Carmen didn't believe her.
The next day,Carmen kept the 6 in her pocket as she walked into the schoolyard. She stood alone away from her friends,feeling 7
Suddenly,she heard her friend Theresa shout. Carmen ran over to the other girls. " What's the 8 ?"she asked.
"My ring is gone!" Theresa cried. "My sister sent it to me from California. It's very 9 and I can't lose it."
Carmen and her friends began to 10 the ring in the grassy area of the playground. Carmen realized that she could do better 11 she could see better. She took the glasses out and put them on. Everything looked so 12 !So clear!She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her 13 . It was the ring.
"Here it is”， she shouted. She handed it to Theresa.
"Thanks,Carmen," she said. "I 14 thought we'd find it." She paused (停顿) . "Hey,I didn't know you wore glasses. They look great!"
Carmen had 15 that she was wearing the new glasses. "Thanks," she replied."Maybe wearing glasses won't be so bad after all." Carmen thought.
( ) 1. A. clearly B. carefully C. freely D. quickly
( ) 2. A. everybody B. anybody C. somebody D. nobody
( ) 3. A. explain B. care C. agree D. understand
( ) 4. A. by B. from C. like D. to
( ) 5. A. relaxed B. cheered C. smiled D. jumped
( ) 6. A. ring B. keys C. book D. glasses
( ) 7. A. tired B. unhappy C. afraid D. serious
( ) 8. A. matter B. reason C. question D. secret
( ) 9. A. special B. common C. cheap D. heavy
( ) 10. A. ask for B. wait for C. look for D. pay for
( ) 11. A. though B. if C. because D. as
( ) 12. A. natural B. new C. dirty D. different
( ) 13. A. ears B. feet C. eyes D. hands
( ) 14. A. still B. ever C. never D. often
( ) 15. A. heard B. forgotten C. found D. imagined
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Andy was born in China 15 years ago. In 2005,she g 1 to the USA with her family. As a high school student,she has found many d 2 between Chinese and Americans：
About Money
(1) Americans like to s 3 more than they have,so many of them are always in debt (欠债) . But Chinese usually spend less than they have,so many of them always have money left in the b 4 .
(2) The American kids themselves make their o 5 money. Most Chinese kids alway ask their parents for money.
(3) Many American parents think there is no n 6 to send their children to an expensive university. It's different in China. Many Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to expensive universities though their families aren't r 7 enough.
About School
(1) Many American girls take part in sports,dancing and singing groups while many Chinese girls take part in study groups.
(2) Many American students think that B is a gift while many Chinese students think that B is too t 8 .
About Friends
Most American parents let their sons or daughters make friends by t 9 They never ask them about their friends while Chinese parents usually enjoy knowing more about their children's friends in many different ways,and usually stop them from s 10 out too late with friends.
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6. n 7. r 8. t 9. t 10. s
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As an exchange student,I have been staying in a host family in Beijing for the past five months. The parents are 1 in their mid-30s and the son just turned 5. In exchange for room and board,I teach their son 2
Like in many of the other Chinese families,he's an only child. And though he has 3 plastic trucks and boxes full of crayons,I don't know 4 he has the time to play. When he's not in the kindergarten,he's taking afterschool classes. On the weekends,the boy goes to more classes. He has one day off-Sunday.
Compared to his schedule,I feel like my childhood was 5 a waste of time. I learned how to climb trees and draw cartoons. I wasn't learning Chinese at his age. But he and lots of other children are learning English. Both his parents dream that he will have 6 jobs,higher pay,and bigger houses.
The boy seems to take no interest 7 learning English. He doesn't need a teacher,but a playmate. He is,8 ，only 5. When I think about my life as a 5-year-old,I know for sure I wasn't half as 9 as he is.
In the evening,when his parents 10 him to speak with me in English,he gets 11 He lies on the floors,hides under the table and climbs on the furniture. When he finally stops 12 ,and starts talking,it isn't in English,but it isn't in Chinese,13 . He speaks in his own language.
He 14 not be a very good student,but I'm not a great teacher. I just want to be his big brother 15 can speak in gibberish (胡言乱语) with him and help draw trucks,robots or spiders.
( ) 1. A. both B. all C. either D. none
( ) 2. A. drawing B. Chinese C. English D. playing
( ) 3. A. a hundred of B. hundreds of C. hundred of D. hundreds
( ) 4. A. when B. what C. where D. that
( ) 5. A. hardly B. never C. usually D. almost
( ) 6. A. more B. fewer C. better D. worse
( ) 7. A. with B. in C. for D. on
( ) 8. A. after all B. at all C. first of all D. all the time
( ) 9. A. busily B. busiest C. busier D. busy
( ) 10. A. make B. push C. have D. let
( ) 11. A. frustrated B. relaxed C. pleased D. injured
( ) 12. A. move B. to move C. moving D. moved
( ) 13. A. too B. also C. as well D. either
( ) 14. A. can B. may C. must D. need
( ) 15. A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
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The first day of school our professor introduced himself and wanted us to know someone we didn't know. I stood up to look around,when a gentle hand 1 my shoulder. I turned around to find a little 2 lady looking at me with smile.
She said, "Hi,handsome. My name is Rose. I'm 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?"
I laughed and responded, " Of course. " And she gave me one.
"Why are you in college at such an age?" I asked.
She 3 replied ," I'm here to meet a rich 4 ,get married,have a couple of kids...”
"No 5 ?" I asked.
"Haha,I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one ！" she told me.
After class we walked to the student union building and 6 a chocolate milkshake. We became close friends.
At the end of the semester we 7 Rose to speak at our football banquet (盛宴) .As we laughed,she cleared her 8 and began , " We do not stop playing because we are old;we grow old because we stop playing. There are only two 9 to stay young,being happy,and achieving success. You have to laugh and 10 humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams,you die. We have so many people walking around who are 11 and don't even know it!There is a huge 12 between growing older and growing up. If you are 19 years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing,you will turn 20 years old. If I am 87 years old and stay in bed for a year and 13 do anything,I will turn 88. Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. Have no 14 "
One week after graduation,Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over 2,000 college students attended her funeral in tribute to (致敬) the wonderful woman who taught by 15 that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.
( ) 1. A. hit B. reached C. pushed D. touched
( ) 2. A. young B. strange C. old D. strong
( ) 3. A. jokingly B. seriously C. excitedly D. anxiously
( ) 4. A. lady B. man C. husband D. student
( ) 5. A. dreaming B. cheating C. acting D. kidding
( ) 6. A. shared B. made C. sold D. received
( ) 7. A. allowed B. made C. wanted D. invited
( ) 8. A. glasses B. face C. throat D. clothes
( ) 9. A. reasons B. secrets C. choices D. directions
( ) 10. A. become B. lose C. find D. show
( ) 11. A. dead B. successful C. humorous D. happy
( ) 12. A. bridge B. difference C. relation D. connection
( ) 13. A. always B. almost C. never D. sometimes
( ) 14. A. children B. answers C. mistakes D. regrets
( ) 15. A. example B. heart C. herself D. chance
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