(   ) 1. My parents are very happy to make       money.

A. a lot    B. little

C. many    D. a lot of

(   ) 1. My parents are very happy to make        money.

   A. a lot   B. a lot of   C. many   D. little

My parents are very happy to make ______ money.

A .many           B. little            C. a lot of

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very trying to make money in order to the high tuition（学费）for my brother and me. I never hear them say “I love you”, or see them send birthday to each other. My father has a bad temper（脾气）. When he’s very tired from work, it is for him to lose his temper.

One day, my mother was preparing dinner. I sat down her.

“Mom, I have a question to ask you,” I said after a while.

“What?” she replied, doing her work.

“Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low .

My mother stopped her work and her head with surprise in her eyes. She didn’t answer and went on cooking.

I was very worried I thought I had hurt her. I didn’t know what I should do.

A few days later, my father suddenly got sick . My mother had to stay with him in the for a month. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk（黄昏）, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. My father had never been so . It seemed they were the most harmonious（和谐的） .

“Dad, how are you now?” I asked him one day.

“Susan, don’t worry about me. To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom. I this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.

1.A. busy B. alone C. early D. fast

2.A. give B. receive C. cost D. pay

3.A. show B. presents C. fruit D. jokes

4.A. active B. painful C. easy D. funny

5.A. among B. across C. above D. beside

6.A. hardly B. really C. still D. already

7.A. direction B. voice C. conditionD. sound

8.A. raised B. fell C. shook D. nodded

9.A. because B. though C. while D. unless

10.A. sadly B. shortly C. quickly D. seriously

11.A. home B. hospital C. trouble D. holiday

12.A. smart B. happy C. strong D. brave

13.A. visitor B. farmer C. couple D. friend

14.A. travellingB. living C. resting D. feeling

15.A. enjoy B. remember C. wait D. regret

  Do you have a beautiful dream? I know everyone 1 their own dreams in their life. The dreams are very 2 to them. The dreams can make them 3 harder.

  I am studying in a middle school now. My dream is to be a 4 in West China. Many children there want to go to school 5 they can’t. Their families are very 6 and the parents don't have 7 money to let their children 8 to school. I think going to school and studying hard is the only 9 to change their life.

  Those places 10 teachers greatly. So I want to be a teacher 11 them. I 12 kind to my students and make friends 13 them. I will give them love and teach them 14 to be a useful person.

I think it is a(n) 15 job. I hope I will realize (实现) my dream!

() 1. A. has   B. have   C. is   D. are

() 2. A. interesting   B. important   C. difficult   D. easy

() 3. A. to work   B. to study      C. work   D. working

() 4. A. worker   B. doctor        C. teacher   D. student

() 5. A. and   B. but       C. or   D. so

() 6. A. rich   B. happy      C. small   D. poor

() 7. A. some   B. many       C. any   D. a lot

() 8. A. going   B. to go      C. go   D. goes

() 9. A. way   B. dream       C. school   D. place

() 10. A. need   B. needs       C. need to   D. needs to

() 11. A. helps   B. to helping     C. help   D. to help

() 12. A. am   B. will be     C. are   D. am going to

() 13. A. for   B. with     C. to   D. among

() 14. A. when   B. why      C. how   D. what

() 15. A. easy   B. interesting     C. funny   D. great

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Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very 1 trying to make money in order to 2 the high tuition (学费) for my brother and me. I never hear them say “I love you”，or see them send birthday 3 to each other. My father has a bad temper (脾气) .When he's very tired from work,it is 4 for him to lose his temper.

One day,my mother was preparing dinner. I sat down 5 her.

“Mom,I have a question to ask you. ” I said after a while.

“What?” she replied,6 doing her work.

“ Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low 7 My mother stopped her work and 8 her head with surprise in her eyes. She didn't answer and went on cooking.

I was very worried 9 I thought I had hurt her. I didn't know what I should do.

A few days later,my father suddenly got sick 10 . My mother had to stay with him in the 11 for a month. After they were back,every day in the morning and dusk (黄昏) ，my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. My father had never been so 12 . It seemed they were the most harmonious (和谐的) 13 .

^"Dad,how are you 14 now?” I asked him one day.

“Susan,don't worry about me. To tell you the truth,I just like walking with your mom. I 15 this kind of life. ” Reading his eyes,I know he loves my mother deeply.

() 1. A. busy   B. alone

   C. early   D. fast

() 2. A. give   B. receive

   C. cost   D. pay

() 3. A. show   B. presents

   C. fruit   D. jokes

() 4. A. active   B. painful

   C. easy   D. funny

() 5. A. among   B. across

   C. above   D. beside

() 6. A. hardly   B. really

   C. still   D. already

() 7. A. direction   B. voice

   C. condition   D. sound

() 8. A. raised   B. fell

   C. shook   D. nodded

() 9. A. because   B. though

   C. while   D. unless

() 10. A. sadly   B. shortly

   C. quickly   D. seriously

() 11. A. home   B. hospital

   C. trouble   D. holiday

() 12. A. smart   B. happy

   C. strong   D. brave

() 13. A. visitor   B. farmer

   C. couple   D. friend

() 14. A. travelling   B. living

   C. resting   D. feeling

() 15. A. enjoy   B. remember

   C. wait   D. regret 

Chinese are very generous(慷慨的)when it comes to educating their children．Not caring about the  1  ，parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad—to England，the USA or Australia．The Chinese  2   that the more expensive the education is, the better it is． 3  parents will spend a lot of money on their children’s education．Even  4 parents will buy a computer for their son or daughter．Though they’re not rich，they would rather pay for the education．

    Parents can  5  that their children’s skills are different，skilled(有技能的)in some areas while poor in others．But most  6  fail to realize that the children today need more self-confidence．

   The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to  7  tests and how to study well, but they are not teaching them the most important skills that they need．And these skills are important to help them to be  8  ，happy and clever． 

    Parents can achieve this  9  teaching their children the skills like cooking or doing other housework．

    Teaching a child to cook will  10  many of the skills that he will need later in life．Cooking needs patience and time．It is an interesting but difficult experience．A good cook  11  tries to improve his cooking,，so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish  12  job successfully．His result，a well-cooked dinner，will make him  13  good and give him a lot of self-confidence．

    Some old machines，such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play  14 ，will make him interested and want to know more．He will spend hours studying them and trying to fix them．Your child might become an engineer when he  15  ．These activities are teaching a child not only to study at school，but also to think，to use his mind．And that is more important．

1．A．money         B．education          C．children

2．A．compare         B．believe                 C．disagree

3．A．Or                 B．So                    C．But

4．A．old              B．rich                  C．poor

5．A．see              B．hope                 C．allow

6．A．sons            B．daughters          C．parents

7．A．discuss           B．pass                 C．give

8．A．educational         B．different          C．confident

9．A．before           B．by                  C．of

10．A．improve         B．choose               C．miss

11．A．sometimes     B．always               C．never

12．A．my             B．his                  C．her

13．A．sound          B．look               C．feel

14．A．with           B．for                  C．against

15．A．wakes up       B．grows up               C．shows up

                         (六) (2015 •宜昌) 

         Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very 1 trying to make money in order to 2 the high tuition (学费) for my brother and me. I never hear them say “I love you”，or see them send birthday 3 to each other. My father has a bad temper (脾气) .When he's very tired from work,it is 4 for him to lose his temper.

         One day,my mother was preparing dinner. I sat down 5  her.

        “ Mom,I have a question to ask you ,” I said after a while.

        “What?” she replied,6 doing her work.

        “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low 7 .        

         My mother stopped her work and 8 her head with surprise in her eyes. She didn't answer and went on cooking.

         I was very worried 9 I thought I had hurt her. I didn't know what I should do.

        “ Dad,how are you 14 now?” I asked him one day.

        “Susan,don't worry about me. To tell you the truth,I just like walking with your mom. I 15 this kind of life. ^Reading his eyes,I knew he loves my mother deeply.

() 1. A. busy   B. alone   C. early   D. fast

() 2. A. give   B. receive   C. cost   D. pay

() 3. A. show   B. presents   C. fruit   D. jokes

() 4. A. active   B. painful   C. easy   D. funny

() 5. A. among   B. across   C. above   D. beside

() 6. A. hardly   B. really   C. still   D. already

() 7. A. direction   B. voice   C. condition   D. sound

() 8. A. raised   B. fell   C. shook   D. nodded

() 9. A. because   B. though   C. while   D. unless

() 10. A. sadly   B. shortly   C. quickly   D. seriously

() 11. A. home   B. hospital   C. trouble   D. holiday

() 12. A. smart   B. happy   C. strong   D. brave

() 13. A. visitor   B. farmer   C. couple   D. friend

() 14. A. travelling   B. living   C. resting   D. feeling

() 15. A. enjoy   B. remember   C. wait   D. regret

When I was a young child, my parents often told me that it was time that taught a man everything. I didn’t understand and wondered why1had such a big influence2a person. I thought I could grow up quickly to find it out as an adult. But now,3 I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel4 to express my ownopinion on this saying. I know that I am just a high school student with very few experiences. There are still many thingswaitingfor me in the future, yet I would like to express myself in a childish voice.
I once read this sentence, “To make this world a happy place in which to live, you had better5 yourself and your heart, instead of the whole world.”I was shocked. It made me think about6itself. There are so many things around us that7our will. We can’t force life to follow our wishes. The earth won’t stop turning no matter whether we8 it or not . What we can do is just to make9 suit the world. I think we should learn to accept10life gives us, no matter whether it’s the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to be happy.
The pop song Grandmother by Jay Chou is my favorite. I’m deeply moved by this beautiful song. I always try to11 every pleasant thing in my life, but now I see that I don’t catch most of thepleasant moments. It is more likely that they slip by(流逝)and leave you12regretful. I realize that I’m not just living for myself and that there are others I should13such as my parents, friends, and so on. They all pay attention to my growing up,14 it’s just a little progress.
Everyone has his or her own15towards life, positive or negative. It doesn’tmatter, I think. There is onerule that should be obeyed and that’s to make this world better.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      man
      
   2. B.
      time
      
   3. C.
      thing
      
   4. D.
      parent
2. 2.
   1. A.
      about
      
   2. B.
      with
      
   3. C.
      on
      
   4. D.
      in
3. 3.
   1. A.
      before
      
   2. B.
      after
      
   3. C.
      as
      
   4. D.
      when
4. 4.
   1. A.
      glad
      
   2. B.
      angry
      
   3. C.
      tired
      
   4. D.
      anxious
5. 5.
   1. A.
      praise
      
   2. B.
      change
      
   3. C.
      exchange
      
   4. D.
      force
6. 6.
   1. A.
      life
      
   2. B.
      money
      
   3. C.
      heart
      
   4. D.
      world
7. 7.
   1. A.
      go with
      
   2. B.
      go along
      
   3. C.
      go for
      
   4. D.
      go against
8. 8.
   1. A.
      receive
      
   2. B.
      check
      
   3. C.
      refuse
      
   4. D.
      accept
9. 9.
   1. A.
      himself
      
   2. B.
      themselves
      
   3. C.
      ourselves
      
   4. D.
      yourself
10. 10.
    1. A.
       what
       
    2. B.
       that
       
    3. C.
       which
       
    4. D.
       why
11. 11.
    1. A.
       touch
       
    2. B.
       escape
       
    3. C.
       catch
       
    4. D.
       lose
12. 12.
    1. A.
       feeling
       
    2. B.
       looking
       
    3. C.
       remaining
       
    4. D.
       proving
13. 13.
    1. A.
       make of
       
    2. B.
       speak of
       
    3. C.
       hear of
       
    4. D.
       think of
14. 14.
    1. A.
       in case
       
    2. B.
       in that
       
    3. C.
       even if
       
    4. D.
       as if
15. 15.
    1. A.
       idea
       
    2. B.
       way
       
    3. C.
       view
       
    4. D.
       attitude
       

When I was a young child, my parents often told me that it was time that taught a man everything．I didn’t understand and wondered why _1_ had such a big influence _2_ a person．I thought I could grow up quickly to find it out as an adult．But now, _3_ I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel _4_ to express my own opinion on this saying．I know that I am just a high school student with very few experiences．There are still many things waiting for me in the future, yet I would like to express myself in a childish voice.

I once read this sentence, “To make this world a happy place in which to live, you had better _5_ yourself and your heart, instead of the whole world.” I was shocked．It made me think about _6_ itself．There are so many things around us that _7_ our will．We can’t force life to follow our wishes．The earth won’t stop turning no matter whether we _8_ it or not ．What we can do is just to make  _9_ suit the world．I think we should learn to accept _10_ life gives us, no matter whether it’s the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to be happy.

    The pop song Grandmother by Jay Chou is my favorite．I’m deeply moved by this beautiful song．I always try to _11_ every pleasant thing in my life, but now I see that I don’t catch most of the pleasant moments．It is more likely that they slip by（流逝）and leave you _12_ regretful．I realize that I’m not just living for myself and that there are others I should _13_ such as my parents, friends, and so on．They all pay attention to my growing up, _14_ it’s just a little progress.

Everyone has his or her own _15_ towards life, positive or negative．It doesn’t  matter, I think．There is one rule that should be obeyed and that’s to make this world better.

1．A．man                      B．time                    C．thing                  D．parent

2．A．about                    B．with                    C．on                      D．in

3．A．before                   B．after                    C．as                      D．when

4．A．glad                      B．angry                 C．tired                   D．anxious

5．A．praise                   B．change                C．exchange            D．force

6．A．life                       B．money                 C．heart                   D．world

7．A．go with                 B．go along             C．go for                 D．go against

8．A．receive                 B．check                 C．refuse                D．accept

9．A．himself                 B．themselves           C．ourselves            D．yourself

10．A．what                   B．that                    C．which                D．why

11．A．touch                  B．escape                C．catch                  D．lose

12．A．feeling                 B．looking               C．remaining            D．proving

13．A．make of              B．speak of             C．hear of                D．think of

14．A．in case               B．in that                 C．even if               D．as if

15．A．idea                    B．way                   C．view                   D．attitude

I will be the first to say that I am not materialistic. My friends regard me as a goody-goody; my parents say I am conservative and modest when it comes to clothes. None of my skirts or shorts end above my knees.

So why, why did I feel so invited? My family and I were in Target, and there it was, waiting. A skirt, specifically designed not to cover anything. It looked like something that one of those modern schoolgirls would wear.

I checked my purse. The skirt cost $10. I had the money. I could buy it. I imagined walking into school and my friends’ jaws (下巴) dropping. Guys would ask me out, and I would be happy. I could buy it, no, — I should buy it.

I showed my mother. She was surprised but said it was my decision. My sister looked on enviously.

I went into the dressing room to try it on. So sure was I that this skirt would change me, somehow make me not what I am but what I wished to be. I slid my jeans off and put it on. I looked in the mirror. There I was — a terrible girl in a Superman T-shirt and sneakers. My glasses fogged up as I started to cry. www.zxxk.com

The skirt did not change me. Though it fit well and might make me look good in the eyes of today’s world, it was not me. I am not a girl who wears cool clothes to fit in.

I took the thing off and slid back into the ­comfort of modesty. My mom knocked on the door. “Emily, are you okay?”

I wiped away my tears. “I’m fine.” I looked in the ­mirror again and saw a slim girl with funny ­glasses. I saw myself.

1.In the author’s eyes the skirt that interested her was ______.

A. not modern                                                          B. very short              

C. too expensive                                                      D. poorly designed

2.The author thought if she went to school in this skirt her schoolmates would be ______.

A. shocked                           B. hurt                         C. confused                          D. happier

3.The underlined sentence in the 3^rd paragraph indicates the author ______.

A. hesitated about buying the skirt

B. made up her mind to buy the skirt

C. was able to afford to buy the skirt

D. worried about others’ opinion on the skirt

4.The author cried because ______.

A. she found that she looked ugly in the skirt

B. she was aware the skirt didn’t fit her well

C. she realized it’s a wrong decision to make a change

D. she was disappointed the skirt failed to change her

I will be the first to say that I am not materialistic. My friends regard me as a goody-goody; my parents say I am conservative and modest when it comes to clothes. None of my skirts or shorts end above my knees.
So why, why did I feel so invited? My family and I were in Target, and there it was, waiting. A skirt, specifically designed not to cover anything. It looked like something that one of those modern schoolgirls would wear.
I checked my purse. The skirt cost $10. I had the money. I could buy it. I imagined walking into school and my friends’ jaws (下巴) dropping. Guys would ask me out, and I would be happy. I could buy it, no, — I should buy it.
I showed my mother. She was surprised but said it was my decision. My sister looked on enviously.
I went into the dressing room to try it on. So sure was I that this skirt would change me, somehow make me not what I am but what I wished to be. I slid my jeans off and put it on. I looked in the mirror. There I was — a terrible girl in a Superman T-shirt and sneakers. My glasses fogged up as I started to cry. www.zxxk.com
The skirt did not change me. Though it fit well and might make me look good in the eyes of today’s world, it was not me. I am not a girl who wears cool clothes to fit in.
I took the thing off and slid back into the ­comfort of modesty. My mom knocked on the door. “Emily, are you okay?”
I wiped away my tears. “I’m fine.” I looked in the ­mirror again and saw a slim girl with funny ­glasses. I saw myself.
【小题1】In the author’s eyes the skirt that interested her was ______.

I will be the first to say that I am not materialistic. My friends regard me as a goody-goody; my parents say I am conservative and modest when it comes to clothes. None of my skirts or shorts end above my knees.
So why, why did I feel so invited? My family and I were in Target, and there it was, waiting. A skirt, specifically designed not to cover anything. It looked like something that one of those modern schoolgirls would wear.
I checked my purse. The skirt cost $10. I had the money. I could buy it. I imagined walking into school and my friends’ jaws (下巴) dropping. Guys would ask me out, and I would be happy. I could buy it, no, — I should buy it.
I showed my mother. She was surprised but said it was my decision. My sister looked on enviously.
I went into the dressing room to try it on. So sure was I that this skirt would change me, somehow make me not what I am but what I wished to be. I slid my jeans off and put it on. I looked in the mirror. There I was — a terrible girl in a Superman T-shirt and sneakers. My glasses fogged up as I started to cry. www.zxxk.com
The skirt did not change me. Though it fit well and might make me look good in the eyes of today’s world, it was not me. I am not a girl who wears cool clothes to fit in.
I took the thing off and slid back into the ­comfort of modesty. My mom knocked on the door. “Emily, are you okay?”
I wiped away my tears. “I’m fine.” I looked in the ­mirror again and saw a slim girl with funny ­glasses. I saw myself

1. 1.

   In the author’s eyes the skirt that interested her was ______

   1. A.
      not modern
   2. B.
      very short
   3. C.
      too expensive
   4. D.
      poorly designed
2. 2.

   The author thought if she went to school in this skirt her schoolmates would be ______

   1. A.
      shocked
   2. B.
      hurt
   3. C.
      confused
   4. D.
      happier
3. 3.

   The underlined sentence in the 3^rd paragraph indicates the author ______

   1. A.
      hesitated about buying the skirt
   2. B.
      made up her mind to buy the skirt
   3. C.
      was able to afford to buy the skirt
   4. D.
      worried about others’ opinion on the skirt
4. 4.

   The author cried because ______

   1. A.
      she found that she looked ugly in the skirt
   2. B.
      she was aware the skirt didn’t fit her well
   3. C.
      she realized it’s a wrong decision to make a change
   4. D.
      she was disappointed the skirt failed to change her