To me, inspirations mean to put my thoughts, ...

To me, inspirations mean to put my thoughts, heart, and creations into my jewelry. Sometimes I become so inspired with what I’m working on that I can finish one or more sets in less than an hour. Because of that feeling, I have named my jewelry collection “Inspirations”.

I am a 17-year-old student with sickle-cell anemia. With this, I am in and out of the hospital a lot. So I started making jewelry a year ago when I was in the hospital. I really needed something to do, so I was introduced to jewelry making by a child life expert.

One day while lying in my hospital bed, I decided to get up and go to the patient’s playroom ,and look through the craft designs. That was when I became inspired to design my jewelry collection, and named it “Inspirations”.

When I’m　 not sick, I try to keep a positive attitude through reading, schoolwork and craft activities. Even though there is a lot of work, I try to stay focused all the time. When I need a break or just to be free I turn to my craft activities. This is a way to ease my mind and it always helps me to especially get through those stressful times.

I am getting very excited about graduating next year and preparing myself for college. Who knows my collection of “Inspirations” would take me to the places I always dreamed of? I may see celebrities I admire and even sell them some of my beautiful “Inspirations”. If they wear my “Inspirations”, it will be well known and in great demand. What a great way to make some extra money for college! I never thought being sick would bring me “Inspirations”. I want people to look beyond my illness and see the creations I’ve made in my collection called “Inspirations”.

1.What does “sickle-cell anemia”refer to?

A. A hospital.　　 B. An illness.

C. A place.　　 D. A doctor.

2.What can we infer from the passage?

A. The writer plans to be a jewelry designer after graduation.

B. The writer wants to be a doctor in the future.

C. The writer will graduate from college next year.

D. The writer is a senior high school student.

3.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Create “Inspirations”.

B. How to Get Through Bad Times.

C. My Jewelry Collection.

D. My Illness.

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My father inspired me to __________ the challenges in my life with an open heart.

A. resist　　 B. embrace

C. abandon　　 D. endanger

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My mother had been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become _________, that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my _________to it.

As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came _________to most. I had problems writing, reading and especially speaking. I did not talk the way _______kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert to my surroundings. My reading was poor ___________ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to _________. My writing was not at the _________ it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers were _______.

My mother _______ all my challenges and, as a professor with a Ph.D., decided to __________ the situation early in my development. She did not want me to ________alone. After a while, ________ did indeed conquer all the problems that had troubled me. She spent hours every day __________me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. ________ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.

In addition, she gave __________for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high __________she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never __________on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a __________person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to work for my __________and attend college.

She used her gifts as a __________ to help a child –her child—and now I have the opportunity to become something.

1.A. everything　　 B. something　　 C. anything　　 D. nothing

2.A. mind　　 B. brain　　 C. feelings　　 D. work

3.A. smoothly　　 B. strongly　　 C. frequently　　 D. easily

4.A. average　　 B. ordinary　　 C. normal　　 D. common

5.A. just　　 B. even　　 C. ever　　 D. only

6.A. hear　　 B. write　　 C. read　　 D. understand

7.A. level　　 B. length　　 C. speed　　 D. degree

8.A. problems　　 B. excuses　　 C. worries　　 D. duties

9.A. suffered　　 B. observed　　 C. removed　　 D. experienced

10.A. study　　 B. find　　 C. change　　 D. keep

11.A. fight　　 B. strike　　 C. struggle　　 D. challenge

12.A. it　　 B. I　　 C. they　　 D. we

13.A. teaching　　 B. giving　　 C. supporting　　 D. reminding

14.A. Without　　 B. Except　　 C. Besides　　 D. Beyond

15.A. information　　 B. advice　　 C. promise　　 D. expectation

16.A. before　　 B. though　　 C. because　　 D. unless

17.A. set up　　 B. pushed up　　 C. gave up　　 D. looked up

18.A. rich　　 B. famous　　 C. successful　　 D. powerful

19.A. training　　 B. grades　　 C. experiments　　 D. abilities

20.A. woman　　 B. doctor　　 C. sister　　 D. teacher

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Last year, I met a little boy to whom my heart went out. He would talk to me every single day, and always seemed to have a smile on his face. His problem was that he stuttered (口吃) extremely badly when he tried to talk. It was really hard to understand what he was saying, although he loved to tell big tales!

One morning, I was talking to the teachers who ran the school store. The boy stopped by and said hello to all of us. Afterwards they told me that the boy would stop every day to ask if they would be there the next day. But of course, he never had money to buy anything.

I decided that I would get him a little something just as a surprise. So I picked out a pencil, a rubber, and a small notebook for just $1.00. I cannot describe the look on his face when I gave him the three little things. Then, without a stutter, he loudly said, "Thank you so much!" and just kept repeating, "Thank you! Thank you!" He gave me a big hug before going off to class.

I was touched to see someone appreciate something that much. As he walked off, he was showing his new stuff to other kids walking to class. I have to say that I have never spent a dollar that would me an so much to me.

1.Why did the boy never buy anything from the store?

A. Because he couldn’t make himself understood.

B. Because the teachers were unwilling to sell him anything.

C. Because he couldn’t afford anything.

D. Because he could never decide what to buy.

2.What do we learn from the third paragraph?

A. Actually the boy had no stutter at all.

B. The boy was too excited to stutter at the moment.

C. What the author had bought helped the boy speak normally.

D. The author wanted to find out whether the boy really had a stutter.

3.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Stuttering Boy

B. Kindness Can Do Wonders

C. One Dollar Can Buy Anything

D. The Best Dollar I Have Spent

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________, I lost heart in English, but my teacher often said to me, “Keep working hard, and you will succeed ________.”

A. At a time; in time B. At a time; on time

C. At one time; in time D. At one time; on time

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Jenny kept asking me to use my bicycle ,and I finally _______.

A. put down　 B. gave in C. came up　 D. gave out

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__ was my head teacher, Miss Liu, that read several inspiring stories to encourage me to go on.

A. She　　　　　　　 B. As　　　　　　　 C. It　　　　　　　 D. That

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---What ‘s the matter with you?

--- You _____ my heart.

- -- But I didn’t mean to hurt you.

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Try to put the candidate ____ by being friendly and informal.

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To "stick to something" means that you continue to do it and don’t ______.

A．give in            B．put off            C．give up           D．put up

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