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Once when I was facing a decision that involved high risk,I went to a friend.He looked at me for a moment,and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice I've ever had: Be bold and brave—and mighty（强大的）forces will come to your aid.

Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past,it was seldom because I had tried and failed.It was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all.On the other hand,whenever I had plunged into deep water,forced by courage or circumstance,I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again.

Boldness means a decision to bite off more than you can eat.And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces.They are potential powers we possess: energy,skill,sound judgment,creative ideas—even physical strength greater than most of us realize.

Admittedly,those mighty forces are spiritual ones.But they are more important than physical ones.A college classmate of mine,Tim,was an excellent football player,even though he weighed much less than the average player. "In one game I suddenly found myself confronting a huge player,who had nothing but me between him and our goal line," said Tim. "I was so frightened that I closed my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bullet—and stopped him cold."

Boldness—a willingness to extend yourself to the extreme—is not one that can be acquired overnight.But it can be taught to children and developed in adults.Confidence builds up.Surely,there will be setbacks（挫折）and disappointments in life; boldness in itself is no guarantee（保证）of success.But the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds.

So,always try to live a little bit beyond your abilities—and you'll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed.

1.Why was the author sometimes unable to reach his goal in the past?

A. He faced huge risks.　　 B. He lacked mighty forces.

C. Fear prevented him from trying.　　 D. Failure blocked his way to success.

2.What is the implied meaning of the underlined part?

A. Swallow more than you can digest.　　 B. Act slightly above your abilities.

C. Develop more mysterious powers.　　 D. Learn to make creative decisions.

3.What was especially important for Tim's successful defense in the football game?

A. His physical strength.　　 B. His basic skill.

C. His real fear.　　 D. His spiritual force.

4.What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?

A. To encourage people to be courageous.

B. To advise people to build up physical power.

C. To tell people the ways to guarantee success.

D. To recommend people to develop more abilities.

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A decision was _______ that those who once _______ to the company in order to get a job would not be let _________.

A. given; lay; stay               B. made; lied; to stay

C. designed; laid; stayed          D. done; lying; staying

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That was the first time ______ I ______ face to face with the president.

A. when; had come    B. that; have come

C. when; came        D. that; had come

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When I was in high school, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one special_______that was uncommon for me. I spent three or four hours_______out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets and then in a homeless_______not far from the Bay Bridge as well.

I was in high school and at the time my little sister was too _______to join in. She wanted to help, so she made many chocolate chip cookies for me to_______and hand out to people. When getting to the shelter(避难所 ).I passed out the_______ .I began making sandwiches and_______them with the crowd. I had the boxes with my sisters_______in them and began to_______around offering them to anyone near me.

I moved towards an old gentleman and said, "Sir, would you like a cookie? "He stopped and　 __________looked at me and said. "What did you say? Did you call me sir? I told him I had, and his eyes __________a little bit and said " No one has ever called me sir in the Past 60 years. “So he was completely __________when I did so.

It shocked me. I explained I had been raised that whatever a persons__________and social position were, he deserved respect. It __________me to think that just because he was homeless, no one __________ him the honor. It broke my heart. I just didn’t understand why no one ever called him sir, I had never thought that anyone was __________me because I wasn't raised that way. Every __________ person deserves to be treated with respect. Years later, I still__________that memory and the__________it taught me .Sometimes, what we take for granted can__________make a difference in someone s life

1.A. matter　　 B. chance　　 C. accident　　 D. event

2.A. carrying　　 B. picking　　 C. handing　　 D. bringing

3.A. shelter　　 B. club　　 C. community　　 D. school

4.A. afraid　　 B. active　　 C. selfish　　 D. young

5.A. enjoy　　 B. eat　　 C. collect　　 D. take

6.A. papers　　 B. meals　　 C. books　　 D. gifts

7.A. shared　　 B. provide　　 C. helped　　 D. returned

8.A. dishes　　 B. fruits　　 C. cookies　　 D. sandwiches

9.A. walk　　 B. turn　　 C. run　　 D. show

10.A. went through　　 B. stayed up　　 C. turned around　　 D. went ahead

11.A. watered　　 B. shut　　 C. opened　　 D. closed

12.A. angry　　 B. moved　　 C. sad　　 D. excited

13.A. memory　　 B. home　　 C. color　　 D. heart

14.A. persuaded　　 B. saddened　　 C. frightened　　 D. moved

15.A. handed　　 B. offered　　 C. provide　　 D. promise

16.A. opposite　　 B. with　　 C. beside　　 D. below

17.A. normal　　 B. single　　 C. special　　 D. usual

18.A. carry　　 B. remember　　 C. share　　 D. forget

19.A. reality　　 B. class　　 C. truth　　 D. lesson

20.A. hardly　　 B. nearly　　 C. really　　 D. usually

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When Emily Beardmore first heard that a trip was being planned by the biology class at Windsor High School, she thought about how much fun it would be.

“I thought it would be a really good experience to go with other friends and teachers to another country in an environment other than a vacation environment,” the 17-year-old girl said.

A few months later, Emily got her chance when she and 14 of her classmates, along with biology teacher Tamara Pennington went to Costa Rica for eight days in late May.

“It was not just a tour,” said Pennington, who organized the trip. “You can go any place in the world on just a tour. This one was really working with the sea turtles (海龟) and practicing conservation(保护). It just seemed like the perfect science field trip for kids who think they want to get into science to see what it's really like to be out in the field and enjoy themselves.”

Emily said her time on the turtle program, which was the focus of the trip, was “crazy.”“We were walking on the beach at night and you can’t see anything—just see a big black dot.” She said with a laugh. “I was not expecting the turtles to be that big.” The turtles are leatherback turtles, which are becoming extinct (灭绝) because their eggs are used as food.

“When they would move their legs while laying their eggs they were really hard to control because they were a lot more powerful than you would imagine,” Emily said.

Once the eggs were collected, the students took them back to a hatchery(孵化场) and dug holes to copy the hole the mother turtle had made and then buried the eggs for the 60 days needed to hatch.

“The experience was so cool,” Emily said. “You go to another country to see what their culture is like and learn what their everyday lives are like. It made me really want to help out my mom a lot more than I do, and value what I have.”

1.What did Pennington consider the trip to be?

2.From what Emily said on her turtle program, we know that________.

3.What did Emily learn from her experience?

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

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When Emily Beardmore first heard that a trip was being planned by the biology class at Windsor High School, she thought about how much fun it would be.

“I thought it would be a really good experience to go with other friends and teachers to another country in an environment other than a vacation environment,” the 17-year-old girl said.

A few months later, Emily got her chance when she and 14 of her classmates, along with biology teacher Tamara Pennington went to Costa Rica for eight days in late May.

“It was not just a tour,” said Pennington, who organized the trip. “You can go any place in the world on just a tour. This one was really working with the sea turtles (海龟) and practicing conservation(保护). It just seemed like the perfect science field trip for kids who think they want to get into science to see what it's really like to be out in the field and enjoy themselves.”

Emily said her time on the turtle program, which was the focus of the trip, was “crazy.” “We were walking on the beach at night and you can’t see anything—just see a big black dot.” She said with a laugh. “I was not expecting the turtles to be that big.” The turtles are leatherback turtles, which are becoming extinct (灭绝) because their eggs are used as food.

“When they would move their legs while laying their eggs they were really hard to control because they were a lot more powerful than you would imagine,” Emily said.

Once the eggs were collected, the students took them back to a hatchery(孵化场) and dug holes to copy the hole the mother turtle had made and then buried the eggs for the 60 days needed to hatch.

“The experience was so cool,” Emily said. “You go to another country to see what their culture is like and learn what their everyday lives are like. It made me really want to help out my mom a lot more than I do, and value what I have.”

1.What did Pennington consider the trip to be?

2.From what Emily said on her turtle program, we know that________.

3.What did Emily learn from her experience?

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

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When Emily Beardmore first heard that a trip was being planned by the biology class at Windsor High School, she thought about how much fun it would be.

“I thought it would be a really good experience to go with other friends and teachers to another country in an environment other than a vacation environment,” the 10- year-old girl said.

A few months later, Emily got her chance when she and 14 of her classmates, along with biology teacher Tamara Pennington went to Costa Rica for eight days in late May.

“It was not just a tour,” said Pennington, who organized the trip. “You can go to any place in the world on just a tour. This one was practical, really working with the sea turtles and practicing conservation (保护). It just seemed like the perfect science field trip for kids who think they want to get into science to see what it’s really like to be out in the field and enjoy themselves.”

Emily said her time on the turtle project, which was the focus of the trip, was “crazy”. “We were walking on the beach at night and you can’t see anything — just see a big black dot (点),” she said with a laugh. “I was not expecting the turtles to be that big.” The turtles are leatherback turtles, which are becoming extinct because their eggs are used as food.

“When they would move their legs while laying their eggs they were really hard to control because they were a lot more powerful than you would imagine,” Emily said.

Once the eggs were collected, the students took them back to a hatchery (孵化场) and dug holes to copy the hole the mother turtle had made and then buried the eggs for the 60 days needed to hatch.

“It was an amazing experience,” Emily said. “You go to another country to see what their culture is like and learn what their everyday lives are like. It made me really want to help out my mom a lot more than I do, and value what I have.”

1.What did Pennington consider the trip to be?

A．It was a common tour to a foreign country.

B．It was a journey to practice what students learned.

C．It was a trip to do practical science activities.

D．It was to attract students’ interest in science.

2.From what Emily said on her turtle project, we know that _____.

A．She was afraid of walking on the beach at night

B．She didn’t dare to catch the powerful turtles

C．She got crazy at the sight of turtles at night

D．She had thought turtles were small animals

3.What did Emily learn from her experience?

A．She understood the importance of what she had.

B．She learned to be grateful to her teachers.

C．She realized the beauty of foreign culture.

D．She knew the importance of everyday life.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Emily thought the trip being planned by the biology class would be fun.

B．Totally, 16 people went to Costa Rica for the 8-day trip in May.

C．Generally, it takes about 60 days to hatch little turtles.

D．The trip mainly aimed to get fun and rest.

5.What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Teens take a science field trip in Costa Rica    B．Teens help fight turtle extinction

C．Teens have a research on turtles            D．Teens learn to be independent

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Once there was ______time _____people walked without shoes.

A.a ;that   B.a ;when   C.the ;that    D.the ;that

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Many years ago, when I was in high school and working weekends to pay for the extras that my folks couldn’t really afford, I lost my wallet.

My old car needed putting gas in the back. I prepaid and then put my wallet on the bumper(保险杆), and drove off . I hadn’t even had time to miss it when our phone rang and a man asked me if I had lost my wallet. I checked my wallet and to my surprise, I didn’t find it. He asked me to tell him how much money was in it. He then told me where to pick up my wallet.

As I pulled into his driveway, I noticed his handicapped van(残疾人车)and the ramp(斜坡)going up to the house I was thinking that there was no way this man easily got out of his van and got my wallet off the street. He had to pull over, get in his wheelchair, lower the lift, and then pick it up. I was just surprised. I felt grateful.

I knocked on the door and he told me to come in. I thanked him like 10 times for finding my wallet. I was stuck , though. I didn’t want to insult him by offering money, I really felt like offering something. so I asked him if there was anything I could do to repay his kindness, and he said “Just pass it on”. I said I would be certain to do that. I was raised to be honest in any circumstance(状况) and I would have done so, without promising this fellow I would, but I wanted to repay his kindness, so I willingly promised I would.

1.What did the man ask the writer to do?

A. He asked the writer to be careful

B. He asked the writer to pass his kindness on

C. He asked the writer to repay his kindness

D. He asked the writer to be honest

2.What can we learn from the man’s action?

A. Where there is a will, there’s a way

B. A friend in need is a friend indeed

C. Good is rewarded with good

D. Help others, but not ask for anything

3.Which of the following can best describe the man who picked up the writer’s wallet?

A. Loyal　　 B. Honest　　 C. Noble　　 D. Promising

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I once thought that outer beauty is the only factor to become a great person．When I was young, I read many kinds of books, most of which described characters who are handsome or beautiful. So I think that being beautiful is the only way to become a success.

As I grew up，the story of my best friend made me realize that outer beauty was not so important to make a person successful. She is so beautiful a girl that every classmate liked to chat with her, but she was very arrogant(傲慢)．In her opinion, she could get all she wanted because of her beauty, but all of her friends left her one by one! Only then did she come to know the importance of the beauty in a person's heart, which changed her attitude and she made friends again．

Turning on TV，we can see many advertisements, most of which seem to give us a feeling that, physical attractiveness is the most important thing．There seems to be a boom in plastic surgery．It is surprising that more and more people，especially girls and women, try it like the first man-made beauty in China, Hao Lulu. It is a common sense that attractive people can easily find work. Most good looking guys, usually get higher scores in the job interviews. But, what is real beauty? I want to say that is inner beauty because those who have beauty in their soul are really beautiful persons．

As is known, the beauty judged with eyes is temporary, so we should concentrate on inner beauty. And if we make the efforts to make our minds beautiful, we’ll live a happier life.

1.Why did the author want to have a good appearance when she was young?

A．Because she wanted to be one of the characters in the book.

B．Because she wanted to get higher scores in the job interviews.

C.　 Because she wanted to follow the example of her friend

D．Because the successful characters in the books she read were attractive.

2.Why did the writer refer to her friend’s story?

A. To show how important outer beauty is．

B. To show how terrible to be a beautiful girl.

C. To show the importance of the beauty in a person’s heart.

D. To show how beautiful her friend was．

3.What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph mean?

A. A large number of people pay attention to outer beauty．

B. Surgery is becoming more and more popular．

C. More people can afford the price of doing plastic surgery.

D. The living standard has been improved over the past years.

4.Which of the following covers the passage best?

A. How do attractive persons become successful?

B. Inner beauty is the real beauty．

C. The key factor to find a good job is being attractive．

D. Plastic surgery is the best way to make a person more beautiful.

5.What do we know from the passage?

A. If you are too beautiful，all your friends will leave you out of envy．

B. If you have a good appearance, you must get higher scores in the job interviews．

C. Without the TV advertisements, there wouldn't have been a boom in plastic surgery．

D. Those who have good appearances should also develop the beauty in their hearts.

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