It was a cold winter morning and I was waiting in line to see Jack Canfield, one of the authors of the best selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series and the author of The Success Principles. What Jack had become was a version of what I wanted to be.
During his presentation, Jack pulled out a one-hundred-dollar bill and asked “Who wants this?” Hands shot up in the audience and many people leaned forward to see who Jack would choose. But I ran up to the stage and grabbed the bill from his hand. He turned to me and said, “Yes, that’s it! Instead of waiting around for opportunities, simply act and create what we want!”
After the talk, I asked for his personal e-mail address and sent him e-mails sharing my views and dream. He kindly e-mailed back simple encouragements such as “Keep thinking and playing bigger; it’s much more fun that way.” Then I got occupied with other things in life and I stopped e-mailing Jack.
A year later, my dream gradually faded. I had the idea that I would get in touch with Jack again. I e-mailed him several times but got no response. As I sat down at my computer to check my e-mail for the fifth time in 15 minutes, an inspiration came like lighting: what was I doing? Was I waiting for the prize of life? I knew I need to do something about all this waiting. I was going to write a book, which I would call Waiting for Jack.
It all sounded good, but then reality hit. Some nights I cried and wanted to give up. Then I wrote and rewrote. Even though I had great difficulty, I did it anyway. Fortunately, three years later, Waiting for Jack turned out a best-seller on Amazon!
We all have a “Jack”---whether it’s person, a place, a time or some certain thing. Now I would like to ask you: what are you waiting for?
1.From the first paragraph we can learn that the author________.
A. wanted Jack to autograph her book
B. wanted to be as successful as Jack
C. wanted to make friends with Jack
D. wanted to get help from Jack
2.It can be inferred form the passage that Jack Canfield is probably a person who________.
A. never replies e-mail
B. likes showing off his wealth
C. seldom takes risks
D. enjoys challenges in life
3.How did the author lose contact with Jack?
A. She and Jack had an argument.
B. She once had no time to contact Jack.
C. Jack was too proud to get along with.
D. She was too upset with her broken dream
4.What might be the theme of the book Waiting for Jack?
A. The disappointment of waiting for her hero Jack.
B. The need to keep waiting for the prize of our life.
C. The importance of taking action to achieve a goal.
D. The harm of blindly admiring others as heroes.
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It was a cold winter morning and I was waiting in line to see Jack Canfield, one of the authors of the best selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series and the author of The Success Principles. What Jack had become was a version of what I wanted to be.
During his presentation, Jack pulled out a one-hundred-dollar bill and asked “Who wants this?” Hands shot up in the audience and many people leaned forward to see who Jack would choose. But I ran up to the stage and grabbed the bill from his hand. He turned to me and said, “Yes, that’s it! Instead of waiting around for opportunities, simply act and create what we want!”
After the talk, I asked for his personal e-mail address and sent him e-mails sharing my views and dream. He kindly e-mailed back simple encouragements such as “Keep thinking and playing bigger; it’s much more fun that way.” Then I got occupied with other things in life and I stopped e-mailing Jack.
A year later, my dream gradually faded. I had the idea that I would get in touch with Jack again. I e-mailed him several times but got no response. As I sat down at my computer to check my e-mail for the fifth time in 15 minutes, an inspiration came like lighting: what was I doing? Was I waiting for the prize of life? I knew I need to do something about all this waiting. I was going to write a book, which I would call Waiting for Jack.
It all sounded good, but then reality hit. Some nights I cried and wanted to give up. Then I wrote and rewrote. Even though I had great difficulty, I did it anyway. Fortunately, three years later, Waiting for Jack turned out a best-seller on Amazon!
We all have a “Jack”---whether it’s person, a place, a time or some certain thing. Now I would like to ask you: what are you waiting for?
1.From the first paragraph we can learn that the author________.
A. wanted Jack to autograph her book
B. wanted to be as successful as Jack
C. wanted to make friends with Jack
D. wanted to get help from Jack
2.It can be inferred form the passage that Jack Canfield is probably a person who________.
A. never replies e-mail
B. likes showing off his wealth
C. seldom takes risks
D. enjoys challenges in life
3.How did the author lose contact with Jack?
A. She and Jack had an argument.
B. She once had no time to contact Jack.
C. Jack was too proud to get along with.
D. She was too upset with her broken dream
4.What might be the theme of the book Waiting for Jack?
A. The disappointment of waiting for her hero Jack.
B. The need to keep waiting for the prize of our life.
C. The importance of taking action to achieve a goal.
D. The harm of blindly admiring others as heroes.
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One cold morning in winter, I went alone to a hillside to do some hunting. I sat there waiting for about an hour. Suddenly, a big beautiful deer appeared less than 20 feet away from me. There was no cover near him. Surely I could shoot him.
To my surprise, he came toward me! He was curious, I suppose, or maybe he was stupid. For this was not a young deer, but a fully grown-up one. He must have known about men and their guns. But this deer came closer, and I still waited. His big eyes never moved away from my face. His wonderful head with a set of antlers (鹿角) was clearly in sight.
I was getting a bit nervous as he walked closer. A big deer can do a lot of damage. Well, he walked right up to where I was sitting. Then he stopped and looked at me.
What happened next was hard to believe. But it all seemed quite natural. I held out my hands and touched his head right between the antlers. And he liked it. The big, wild, beautiful deer bent his head.
I touched his head and body. His nose touched my shoulder. I fed him with my last sandwich.
Well, he finally went his way, down the hill. Shoot him? Not me. You wouldn’t, either. Not after that. I just watched him go, a strong deer carrying a proud head.
I picked up my gun, and started walking back. Suddenly, I heard two shots, one after another. If you have hunted much, you will know what two shots mean. They mean a kill. I had forgotten that there were other hunters around.
You will now understand why I gave up hunting from that day on.
1.How the deer behaved toward the writer shows that___________.
A. it pretended to be friendly to the writer
B. it wanted to attack the writer
C. it was quite friendly to the writer
D. it was too frightened to run away
2.You can infer from the passage that ____________.
A. a grown-up deer usually will not get close to men with guns
B. the writer was a little nervous at first as he had been attacked by a big deer before
C. the writer decided not to kill the deer the moment the deer walked up to him
D. the writer had waited for about an hour before the deer appeared
3.After reading the whole passage, we can know that the passage is written in a(n) ______feelings.
A. worried B. excited
C. sad D. happy
4.According to the passage, the reason why the writer gave up hunting is that__________ .
A. he lost heart as he missed a good chance
B. he felt guilty and was sorry for the lovely deer
C. he wanted to do something for wildlife protection
D. he realized hunting is too dangerous
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On a cold winter morning in the late 1930s, Bobby awoke early. It was a day that Bobby would never forget. Bobby, his brother and his mother were once again abandoned(抛弃) by his father. When times got hard, the man left home. Bobby wasn’t surprised. He must take the responsibility for caring for his family.
He put on the warmest clothes he had and pulled on his old socks and torn shoes. After thinking of a way to keep his feet dry, he went outside looking for work.
Coming across some men working on the road, he joined in and worked hard for hours. Suddenly, rain poured down. “Go home and get out of this weather,” the men shouted, giving him a few coins.
Bobby used the money to buy as much food as he could afford in the nearest store. While holding a small bag of food ,Bobby stopped to adjust(调整) the thick paper in his shoes.
A man, who was a member of the Salvation Army, saw Bobby’s problem. He bought Bobby a new pair of shoes.
I wasn’t there on that cold day. But I’ve heard the story many times and can always imagine my father, as a child, dancing and wearing a pair of new shoes home.
Several years later, Bobby joined the navy. He continued to support his family and meanwhile worked for the Salvation Army so that another little boy somewhere might receive a new pair of shoes for Christmas.
The tradition lasted until my father became too ill. Daddy died six years ago. While the new shoes kept his feet warm in the 1930s, Daddy’s act of giving back for tens of years warmed his heart in a greater way.
36. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to Paragraph 1?
A. It wasn’t the first time that Bobby’s father had abandoned the family.
B. Bobby’s father was irresponsible toward his family.
C. Bobby was glad that his father left home.
D. Bobby was an independent and strong-minded boy.
37. How did the men working on the road treat Bobby?
A. They didn’t care for him B. They gave him some money
C. They refused to let him work with them D. They laughed at him
38. By putting thick paper in his shoes, Bobby wanted to ___________.
A. keep his feet dry B. protect his socks
C. make himself walk faster D. hide his poverty
39. According to the passage, people from the Salvation Army__________.
A. are the members of the army B. are willing to help the poor
C. serve at the local church D. are local shop assistants
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It is a cold and dry winter morning. When you wake up, you feel that your throat hurts. You begin to sneeze and later you may cough. You must have a cold! Wait a moment. Could it just be a common cold or the flu that’s been going around?
A cold gives you a runny nose and cough. But it’s usually easy to deal with. Some take medicine while others drink herbal tea or chicken soup. Usually you feel better after a week.
On the other hand, the flu can be much more dangerous. It usually gives you fever.
Sometimes it can cause death. According to an American magazine, the worst flu killed about 50 million people from 1918 to 1919.
Don’t worry. If you get a flu vaccine（疫苗）, it can stop you from getting the virus. Flu vaccines work by giving the body a small amount of flu viruses. This causes your body to develop antibodies. So next time you get the flu, the antibodies should help you.
The flu virus changes every few years. Therefore, there are so many types of flu, such as H1N1 and H5N1. The antibodies for one type of flu can't help us against all types of flu. That’s why we need to get vaccine every year.
However, good health habits may also help stop you developing a cold or flu. Washing your hands often helps stop you from getting viruses. It is also important to get regular exercise and eat healthy food. All these can help you strengthen your immune system.
1.According to the passage, which is TRUE of the flu?
A. It first happened in 1919.
B. It usually doesn’t give you fever.
C. It is easy to deal with.
D. It can kill people sometimes.
2.If you get a flu vaccine, ________.
A. it can’t stop you from getting the flu virus
B. it won’t cause your body to develop antibodies
C. your body will develop antibodies
D. your body will get a large amount of flu viruses
3.We need to get a flu vaccine every year because ________.
A. we probably have a cold in winter
B. the flu virus changes every few years
C. the flu is very dangerous
D. you don’t need to take any medicine after that
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Scientists said that the winter of 2011 was _____ cold, and in fact it was much colder than predicted.
A. frozen B. freezing
C. freezingly D. froze
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It was a cold and dark winter night. A town, in Wenchuang County, one of the worst ______ areas in the earthquake on May 12, 2008, was extremely quiet except that the sound of ______ came out of a small house. This was not an ordinary house ______ a community KTV set up by a young man in late September.
Ever since its opening, it has become a place for local people to heal their ______. From sentimental(伤感的) love songs to happy pop songs, singing has become part of the long and hard process of easing people back to a ______ life.
The young man still remembers the KTV’s early days. The rooms were ______ on the opening day and many people chose to ______ the whole night. In the following four months, the KTV has ______ nearly all the local people and those from nearby temporary(暂时的) ______. Many couldn’t help ______ as they sang their favourite songs.
The young man may not have known their names, but he ______ their sorrow and relief. He remembers one young woman who ______ many times with her friends. When she first visited, she sat alone in the corner without saying a word, staying ______ all night. She finally chose a heartbreaking love songs, Be Your Lover, and her cheeks were ______ in tears as she sang.
Later, he learned that the woman was in great ______ because of her husband’s death. The young woman would regularly visit the KTV and sing the same love song. Every time she cried ______.
“But recently, I saw ______ of her and on the last two occasions she didn’t sing the ______ song,” he recalls. “I hope that she is ______ and stepping out of the shadow(阴影).”
The young man himself lost his parents in the earthquake, so when people expressed their emotions, he sat quietly in the corner, listening to their ______ and watching people change from weak to strong.
It was deep in earthquake-affected Wenchuan that grief-stricken townsfolk discovered how the simple act of singing could help heal their souls.
1.A.broken B.injured C.hurt D.stricken
2.A.joy B.shout C.music D.laughter
3.A.so B.but C.or D.and
4.A.souls B.injuries C.illnesses D.feelings
5.A.normal B.peaceful C.simple D.hard
6.A.flowed B.surrounded C.covered D.packed
7.A.perform B.stay C.relax D.rest
8.A.attracted B.satisfied C.amazed D.invited
9.A.stations B.hotels C.shelters D.blocks
10.A.trembling B.crying C.leaving D.dancing
11.A.shared B.suffered C.removed D.expressed
12.A.went back B.walked about C.came around D.tried out
13.A.upset B.excited C.frightened D.sorrowful
14.A.trapped B.sunk C.bathed D.hidden
15.A.danger B.terror C.trouble D.pain
16.A.bitterly B.quietly C.gently D.regretfully
17.A.much B.less C.more D.fewer
18.A.same B.favourite C.latest D.popular
19.A.changing B.growing C.struggling D.recovering
20.A.stories B.opinions C.songs D.experiences
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It was a cold December, and Mrs. Bell wanted to do a lot of shopping. She waited until it was Saturday, when her husband was free, and she took him to the shops with her to pay for everything and to carry for her what she had bought. They went to a lot of shops, and Mrs. Bell bought everything she could think of.
She often stopped and said, “Look, Peter! Isn’t that beautiful?”
“All right, my dear. How much is it?” answered Mr. Bell, and then he took money out to buy it for her.
It was almost dark when they came out of the last shop, and Mr. Bell was tired. He was thinking about a nice drink by the side of a warm fire home. Suddenly his wife looked up at the sky and said, “Look at that beautiful moon, Peter!”
Without stopping, Mr. Bell answered at once. “All right, dear. How much is it?” Then he took his wallet out of his pocket.
1.Mrs. Bell did shopping ________.
A．alone B．together with her husband
C．every day D．in the morning
2.Mrs. Bell took her husband to the shops because ________.
A．he liked beautiful things B．he liked to do shopping too.
C．she wanted him to pay money D．he was always free
3.Mrs. Bell bought ________ in the shops.
A．nothing B．a drink
C．the most beautiful thing D．a number of things
4.Mr. Bell _______ shopping.
A．was addicted to B．was thinking about
C．was tired of D．was very interested in
5.According to the last paragraph, we know Mr. Bell _______.
A．wanted to buy the moon
B．did not really know what his wife was saying
C．was a millionaire
D．did not like the idea of buying the moon
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It was a cold December and Mrs. Bell wanted to do a lot of shopping. She waited until it was Saturday, when her husband was free, and she took him to the shops with her to pay for everything and to carry for her what she had bought. They went to a lot of shops, and Mrs. Bell bought everything she could think of.
She often stopped and said, “Look, Peter! Isn’t that beautiful?”
“All right, my dear. How much is it?” answered Mr. Bell, and then he took money out to buy it for her.
It was almost dark when they came out of the last shop, and Mr. Bell was tired. He was thinking about a nice drink by the side of a warm fire home. Suddenly his wife looked up at the sky and said, “Look at that beautiful moon, Peter!”
Without stopping, Mr. Bell answered at once. “All right, dear. How much is it?” Then he took his wallet out of his pocket.
1.Mrs. Bell took her husband to the shops because ．
A．he liked beautiful things
B．he liked to do shopping too.
C．she wanted him to pay money
D．he was always free
2.Mrs. Bell bought in the shops.
A．nothing
B．a drink
C．the most beautiful thing
D．a number of things
3.Mr. Bell shopping.
A．was addicted to
B．was thinking about
C．was tired of
D．was very interested in
4.According to the last paragraph, we know Mr. Bell .
A．wanted to buy the moon
B．did not really know what his wife was saying
C．was a millionair
D．did not like the idea of buying the moon
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It was a cold morning, and Eduardo Ortega was nervous. He held a large envelope (信封). In it was his dream. “This is everything,” he said. “I’ve worked for this since I was a young boy.”
He remembered the long hours working in the fields, picking strawberries and beans. After work every day, his tired friends drank coffee or slept. Eduardo went to the evening school. He studied, read, and wrote poems and short stories. Although he missed many classes, he became the best student.
One school year, Eduardo wrote a poem that won a prize — a trip to San Francisco. As he flew, he felt free from his life of hard work in the fields. He promised himself not to return to that life. He loved to fly.
This morning, Eduardo caught the school bus and went to school with the envelope. He walked past his classmates and sat down at his desk. He took a deep breath, drew the envelope out of his pocket and carefully opened it and began reading the letter inside. It was the answer to his application to the state university. It was also the answer to the beginning of his dream of becoming a pilot.
Even though Eduardo worked to help his family, his father always encouraged him to go to school. So, while he worked, he also studied. Eduardo knew that his dream was his father’s dream, too. His father was a smart man, but he was too poor to go to college. He loved to read, but never had time, because he worked long hours.
Now, as he read the words, “Congratulations … you have been accepted,” he knew his dream was not lost. One day he would become a pilot, flying every day to all the exciting places in the world.
1.What did Eduardo do when his friends drank coffee or slept?
A.He attended classes. B.He studied and wrote.
C.He worked in the fields. D.He helped around his home.
2.What was Eduardo’s dream?
A.Becoming a pilot. B.Becoming a writer.
C.Travelling around the world. D.Realizing his father’s dream.
3.What was Eduardo’s father’s attitude toward his dream?
A.Doubtful. B.Unconcerned.
C.Supportive. D.Unclear.
4.What was in the envelope?
A.An invitation to a flying trip.
B.Encouragement from his father.
C.Congratulations from his friends.
D.An admission notice from a university.
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How to keep healthy? It's easy for us to catch a cold in winter and spring because the weather changes a lot in spring and it is too cold in winter. But if we take care in our life, all of us can keep healthy without any cold.
1. This will stop germs passing from one person to another. When you finish your work or before you eat, you'd better wash your hands. 2. Use a tissue, and then throw it into dustbins at once. When others around you are coughing, I advise you to turn your head away from the people so that their viruses won't reach you. Get more fresh air. Germs like staying around in dry and warm rooms. 3. Don't stay too long in the places with too many people.
If flu is going round house or school, you should try to stay away from those who are ill. 4. .
Boil your toothbrush for about a minute. This kills germs. 5. If you have used the toothbrush for three months or so, throw it away and buy a new one.
A.Have a shower everyday.
B. Wash your hands often.
C. Don't use your hands when coughing.
D. Don't go out often when you are coughing.
E. Besides, don't use the same toothbrush too long.
F. In this way, you won't be infected by these people.
G. So you'd better stay in the places with more fresh air.
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