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An old woman has two large pots, one on each end of a pole（扁担）. She carried the pole with the pots（壶）__ __ her neck.
One of the pots had a crack（裂缝）in it while the other pot was perfect and always filled a full pot of water. At the end of the long __ _ from the well（井）to the house, the cracked pot _ only half-full left.
For two years this happened daily, with the woman bringing home only __ ___ pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was _ __. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection.
One day, the cracked pot spoke to the woman _ __ the well:“I am ashamed of myself because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your __ __.”
The old woman smiled:“Did you notice that there are ___ __ on your side of the path, but not on __ __ pot’s side? That’s because I have __ _ known about your crack, so I __ __ flower seeds（籽）on your side of the path. And every day while we walk back, you ___ __ them.” She added, “ For _ _ years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate（装饰）the table. Without you, being just the 
___ ___ you are, I would not have this beauty.”
Each of us has our own cracks. But it’s these __ _ that make our lives together so interesting and meaningful.
1.A. cross B. across C. past D. through
2.A. travel B. ride C. walk D. trip
3.A. arrived B. held C. reached D. meant
4.A. one or two B. one and a half C. two D. half and one
5.A. proud B. sad C. happy D. worried
6.A. with B. from C. by D. in
7.A. field B. side C. well D. house
8.A. seeds B. pots C. plants D. flowers
9.A. other B. the other C. another D. others
10.A. never B. ever C. always D. often
11.A. took B. made C. planted D. kept
12.A. water B. see C. visit D. understand
13.A. many B. a few C. two D. three
14.A. road B. side C. path D. way
15.A. decorations B. seeds C. flowers D. cracks
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Once upon a time, an old woman had two large water pots. Each hung on the end of a pole(杆子)which she carried across her neck. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect, From the river to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. And the other pot was always full. The perfect pot took pride in its talent. But the poor cracked pot felt sad for its own disadvantages.
One day by the river the cracked pot said to the woman, "I feel bad about myself, because the crack in me causes water to come out all the way back to your house.”
The old woman smiled and said, "Why are there flowers on your side of the road, but not on the other pot's side ? That's because I have always known about your crack. So I planted flowers on your side of the road, and every day while we walk back, you water them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my house, There would not be this beauty without you. Each of us has our own cracks. But the cracks make our lives so interesting and beautiful."
So, to all the cracked pot friends, have a great day and remember to smell the flowers on your side of the road !
1.If each of the two pots could be filled with 20 kilos of water, the woman would probably get ______ kilos of water from the river to the house.
A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 40
2.How did the cracked pot feel about itself at first ?
A. Proud B. Happy C. Excited D. Ashamed.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?
A. The woman preferred the perfect pot to the cracked pot.
B. The cracked pot felt more talented than the perfect pot.
C. There were beautiful flowers on both sides of the road.
D. The old woman decorated her house with some flowers.
4.The underlined word disadvantages means ______.
A. 缺陷 B. 过失 C. 笨拙 D. 才能
5.What can we learn from the story ?
A. Practice makes perfect. B. Success never comes easily
C. Early bird catches worms first D. Everyone has a talent.
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Once upon a time, an old woman had two large water pots. Each hung on the end of a pole(杆子)which she carried across her neck.
One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect, From the river to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. And the other pot was always full. The perfect pot took pride in its talent. But the poor cracked pot felt sad for its own disadvantage.
One day by the river the cracked pot said to the woman, "I feel bad about myself, because the crack in me causes water to come out all the way back to your house.”
The old woman smiled and said, "Why are there flowers on your side of the road, but not on the other pot's side? That's because I have always known about your crack. So I planted flowers on your side of the road, and every day while we walk back, you water them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my house, There would not be this beauty without you. Each of us has our own cracks. But the cracks make our lives so interesting and beautiful."
So, to all the cracked pot friends, have a great day and remember to smell the flowers on your side of the road!
1.If each of the two pots could be filled with 20 kilos of water, the woman would probably get _______ kilos of water from the river to the house.
A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 40
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The woman preferred the perfect pot to the cracked pot.
B. The cracked pot felt more talented than the perfect pot.
C. There were beautiful flowers on both sides of the road.
D. The old woman decorated her house with some flowers.
3.What can we learn from the story?
A. Everyone has a talent.
B. A true friend is hard to find.
C. Success never comes easily.
D. Mistakes improve our learning,
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An adventure(冒险) race is a mix of different sports in one long race.Each team in the race has two to five competitors，and all must finish together.
These notes are about an international fourday adventure race.There were 68 men and women from many countries in 17 teams，and the race was in China.One of the women called Julie wrote these notes every evening.
Day 1
30 km on bicycles and on foot.Each team had only two bicycles.So the fastest runners did most of the running.Then 10 km on long skates(滑板) with wide wheels.Finally，across a lake in a kayak(皮划艇) (10 km)．
Day 2
We ran up and down a mountain，through a beautiful forest and two villages (20 km).25 km down a river in a kayak.Then a 15km run through rice fields.My feet are hurting now.
Day 3
30 km on bicycles across a river and up a mountain.The stronger riders pulled the weaker riders with ropes(绳子)．Water and food were at the top，then a 20km run down.I'm almost dead!
Day 4
A 12km run up a mountain and into a dark cave(洞穴)．Through the cave and then down the mountain on a rope.We cycled 50 km，then 12 km in a kayak and a 3km run.
13 of the 17 teams finished.My team finished 10th.Our time was 26 hours and 53 seconds.
1.What do we know about the adventure race Julie took part in?
A. It was in the USA. B. There were 20 teams.
C. It was a fourday race. D. 10 competitors were Chinese.
2.How far did Julie's team go on Day 1?
A. 30 km. B. 40 km. C. 45 km. D. 50 km.
3.Where did Julie's team eat their food on Day 3?
A. In a cave. B. In a village.
C. Beside a river. D. On a mountain top.
4.On which day did Julie's team run through a forest?
A. On Day 1. B. On Day 2.
C. On Day 3. D. On Day 4.
5.We can learn from the last part that ________.
A. it took Julie's team about 26 hours to finish the race.
B. only half of the teams finished the race
C. the race ended in a dark cave
D. Julie's team won the race
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Two people sit down to play Go（围棋）. One of the players is an old man. He is now 89 years old. He has spent all of his life playing this game. The other person is a young woman. She has been playing Go for only three years. Before this, the woman was an expert at playing computer games. Now she plays Go the same way she played computer games---by becoming a machine herself.
They will play many games, until they know who the winner is. The woman shows no feelings but thinking about all the possible ways of placing her next stone. The old man, on the other hand, looks at the movements of her hands and of her face. This has always helped him to win.
He wins the first three games. She wins the next game, and the man is surprised. He has never lost to a woman. The old man worries about the way the young woman is playing the game. He can’t read her face, he does not understand her way of playing.
“The way I think about the game”, says the woman, “is that it is steps for getting what I want.” Again, the old man is surprised. For him, the game is a way of life itself, and not a model of life. “There is no more beauty any longer. Everything is science and rules. Everything is about winning. Nothing is about playing,” he says.
They cannot agree with each other, but it is not necessary. “Change is a necessary part of life”, thinks the man. “Playing is as important as winning”, thinks the woman.
They start to play their final game.
1. According to the passage, the Go games are played by .
A. Two Go beginners B. two Go lovers
C. father and daughter D. husband and wife
2.. Before the woman plays Go, she was
A. a computer game player B. a computer science teacher
C. a computer engineer D. a computer store owner
3.. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The old man loses the third game to the woman.
B. The old man wins all the games against the woman.
C. The woman has her own way of playing Go.
D. The woman is very slow in learning how to play Go.
4. What is the best title of the passage?
A. An Old Go Player B. A Strange Woman
C. A Boring Game D. Winning or Playing
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Andy went home from school by bus one day. When an old woman carrying a basket full of apples got onto the bus, Andy ________________________his seat. The old woman ________________her thanks to him and before she got off, she ________ three big apples and said, "I want to give you these three 
________________apples. Tell one apple your wish, eat it and then wait and see."
The next day Andy went to a park with the apples. "I wish to be tall and strong." Andy said when he saw boys playing baseball there. He ate the first apple and grew into a very tall boy. But all the boys ran away with ________________when they saw this.
Andy was sad. He took out another apple and said, “I wish to be famous so as to have lots of friends.” With these words, he ate the second apple. But when hundreds of reporters tried to interview him, he had to hide himself to ________________________them.
Andy’s third wish was to be one of the richest men in the world. But when his wish came true, he found himself still ________.
One night Andy ________________________the old lady again in the street. She saw he was not in high spirits and asked him what he really wanted to be. "I just want to be ________________!" Andy said. Suddenly he was at 
the ________________again. One of the boys came up and said to him, "Come on and play with us!"
1.A. refused B. offered C. kept D. shook
2.A. expressed B. explained C. imagined D. regretted
3.A. checked out B. pointed out C. picked out D. sold out
4.A. bitter B. plain C. magic D. funny
5.A. joy B. pride C. courage D. fear
6.A. avoid B. control C. receive D. warn
7.A. lonely B. silent C. lively D. excellent
8.A. came down B. came up with C. came to D. came across
9.A. him B. me C. them D. you
10.A. bus B. street C. park D. heaven
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One day at the end of the class， a wise teacher told each of her students to ______ a plastic bag and a bag of potatoes to school.
The next day she told her students： “from today on ，for every person you don’t like in your lives， you can choose a potato， write the person’s name and the date ______ it and then put it in the plastic bag.” Day after day， some of the students’ bags were very ______. They were told to carry this bag with them everywhere they went for a week. They would put it inside their quilts (被子)___ ____， on the seats when sitting in a car or on a bus， and next to their desks at school. The days carrying the bag around with them________ students get to know what a weight they were carrying in their minds. They had to pay attention to it all the time________ they wouldn’t forget it. As time passed by， the potatoes went bad and ________ terrible. They all tried to get rid of them.
Too often we think of tolerance ( 宽容 ) as a gift to ________ people， and it clearly is for ourselves! If we choose to keep our sadness and hatred ( 仇恨 ) in our________， we will have to carry them around all our lives.
Do you think you have got __________ from the wise teacher and what she asked her students to do?
1.A. take B. bring C. put
2.A. in B. at C. on
3.A. heavy B. strong C. light
4.A. in the morning B. in the afternoon C. at night
5.A. kept B. make C. asked
6.A. as soon as B. since C. so that
7.A. Sounded B. tasted C. smelt
8.A. Another B. other C. the other
9.A. Hearts B. eyes C. stomachs
10.A. Anything B. nothing C. somebody
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One day at the end of the class, a wise teacher told each of her students to ______ a plastic bag and a bag of potatoes to school.
The next day she told her students: “from today on ,for every person you don’t like in your lives, you can choose a potato, write the person’s name and the date ______ it and then put it in the plastic bag.” Day after day, some of the students’ bags were very ______. They were told to carry this bag with them everywhere they went for a week. They would put it inside their quilts (被子)____ ____, on the seats when sitting in a car or on a bus, and next to their desks at school. The days carrying the bag around with them________ students get to know what a weight they were carrying in their minds. They had to pay attention to it all the time________ they wouldn’t forget it. As time passed by, the potatoes went bad and ________ terrible. They all tried to get rid of them.
Too often we think of tolerance ( 宽容 ) as a gift to ________ people, and it clearly is for ourselves! If we choose to keep our sadness and hatred ( 仇恨 ) in our________, we will have to carry them around all our lives.
Do you think you have got __________ from the wise teacher and what she asked her students to do?
1.A. take B. bring C. put
2.A. in B. at C. on
3.A. heavy B. strong C. light
4.A. in the morning B. in the afternoon C. at night
5.A. kept B. make 
C. asked
6.A. as soon as B. since C. so that
7.A. Sounded B. tasted C. smelt
8.A. Another B. other C. the other
9.A. Hearts B. eyes C. stomachs
10.A. Anything B. nothing C. somebody
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Steve visits the nursing home near his house two afternoons each week. On one of those days, he reads to his friend Martin. On the other afternoon, he plays cards and talks with Mrs. Johnson. Steve enjoys spending his extra time this way. He is a volunteer. A volunteer is a person who helps another person or has a job for which he or she does not get paid. A volunteer donates his or her time for free.
Everyone else in Steve's family is also a volunteer. Steve's mother Mary volunteers one afternoon each week at the local hospital. She talks to patients, delivers flowers, and helps the nurses with odd jobs. Steve's sister Gina volunteers two afternoons at the museum. She welcomes visitors and answers their questions. Steve's father David also is a volunteer. He is a volunteer fire fighter for the town in which they live.
Steve's family thinks volunteering is very important. Steve's parents think being a volunteer helps to teach values. Steve and his sister learn how to be kind and respect other people.
Steve's family does volunteer work to give something back to the community. They want to help people who are not as fortunate as they are.
A family of volunteers
| Relationship | Name | Time per week | 1. | Doings |
| Father | David | Anytime necessary | Anywhere necessary | 2. |
| Mother | 3. | One afternoon | The local hospital | Talk to patients; Deliver flowers Help nurses |
| Son | Steve | Two afternoons | 4. | Read to Martin Talk and play with Mrs. Johnson |
| 5. | Gina | Two afternoons | The museum | Welcome visitors Answer questions |
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It was Sunday. I had one last patient to see. She was an old woman, sitting on her bed, trying to put socks on her swollen（肿胀的）feet. I walked in, spoke quickly to the nurse, and saw from her chart that she was in a good condition.
She asked if I could help put on her socks. Instead, I started a monologue（长篇大论）："How are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure are also good today. The nurse said you're anxious to see your son who's visiting you today from far away. I believe you really look forward to seeing him."
She stopped me with a serious voice. "Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not your story."
I was surprised and embarrassed. I sat down. I helped her with the socks. She told me that her only son lived around the corner from her, but she had not seen him for five years. She believed that the big stress of this was a big reason for her health problems. After hearing her story and putting on her socks, I asked if there was anything else I could do. She shook her head and smiled. All she had wanted me to do was listen.
Each story is different. Some are detailed; others are vague（含糊的）. Some are true; others not. Yet all those things do not really matter. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard.
1.What does the writer do?
A.A nurse. B.A doctor. C.An actor. D.A reporter.
2.What was wrong with the old woman according to her chart?
A.Her blood pressure was much higher. B.Her sugars were lower than before.
C.There was nothing wrong with her. D.She couldn't put on her socks.
3.Which can replace（替代）the underlined word "anxious" in Para.2?
A.Nervous. B.Surprised. C.Sorry. D.Upset.
4.What can you learn from the passage?
A.We should meet a clever doctor. B.We should try to tell true stories.
C.We should be patient to old people. D.We should learn to listen to others.
___ ___ you are
________________apples. Tell one apple your wish, eat it and then wait and see."
the 
C. asked