My sister is nine years old, a little bit fat...

My sister is nine years old, a little bit fat and doesn’t do really well at school. She is heavily _______ and thus has developed some _______ and distrust towards adults, who usually don’t put high hopes in her.

Yesterday we went to an art _______ together. There were paintings from kids with disabilities. My little girl has_______ eyes, for the paintings she liked most were also the best of the show. She also voluntarily helped to _______ the chairs and table for a sharing session(分享会), painted by herself alongside new friends while I attended the sharing, and _______ helped me to do many other things, _______ doesn't happen often at home as she’s usually _______ in her iPad.

We went to a book store. I bought a book written by a mom _________her journey with her autistic(自闭症的) son. On the bus back home, I briefly________ the book to my sister,　 and to my surprise she was truly ________ . She kept asking me to tell more stories about this friend in the book who ________ with small things in life. This is the first time I’ve seen her so interested in a __________. Usually when she talks to me, she describes events at school and at home ________ a clear focus. I’m very ________ that the life of a(an) ________ stranger has found its way into this little girl’s heart.

I’m very thankful for the ________ of books, for the beauty that my sister showed to me, and for the time we had together. I pray that I can ________ seeing clearly the wonderful things in her, so that whenever the not-so-kind world puts her ________. I can remind her how truly ________ she has always been.

1.A.admired B.amused C.challenged D.made fun of

2.A.appreciation B.dependence C.satisfaction D.suspect

3.A.exhibition B.interview C.ceremony D.investigation

4.A.curious B.particular C.sharp D.doubtful

5.A.deliver B.design C.arrange D.remove

6.A.simply B.secretly C.cheerfully D.unwillingly

7.A.What B.that C.which D.this

8.A.attached B.absorbed C.admitted D.adjusted

9.A.telling B.advertising C.describing D.talking

10.A.introduced B.stated C.sent D.owed

11.A.tired B.skeptical C.negative D.interested

12.A.struggles B.deals C.meets D.plays

13.A.painting B.topic C.story D.title

14.A.with B.for C.in D.without

15.A.disappointed B.defeated C.touched D.puzzled

16.A.unknown B.familiar C.mercy D.sensitive

17.A.content B.power C.subject D.characters

18.A.stop B.keep C.prevent D.rid

19.A.down B.up C.off D.on

20.A.unbearable B.rough C.mild D.wonderful

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When I was eight or nine years old, I wrote my first poem.

My mother read the little poem and began to cry. “Buddy, you didn’t really write this beautiful, beautiful poem!” Shyly, I said that I had. My mother poured out her welcome praise. Why, this poem was nothing short of genius!

What time will Father be home?” I asked. I could hardly wait to show him what I had accomplished. My mother said she hoped he would be home around 7. I spent the best part of that afternoon preparing for his arrival. First, I wrote the poem out in my finest handwriting. Then I used colored pens to draw a border around it. Then I confidently placed it right on my father’s plate on the dining table. But my father did not return at 7, Seven-fifteen, Seven-thirty. My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer. He would be able to appreciate my poem even more than my mother.

It was almost 8 o’clock when my father burst in. He was an hour late, but he could not sit down. I can see him now, a big Havana cigar in one hand, the rapidly disappearing drink in the other, calling down bitter words on his employees.

Suddenly, he paused and glared at his plate. There was a silence. He was reaching for my poem. I lowered my head and stared down into my plate.

“What is this?” I heard him say.

“Ben, a wonderful thing has happened,” my mother said. “Buddy has written his first poem. And it’s beautiful, absolutely amazing”.

“If you don’t mind, I’d like to decide that for myself,” Father said.

I kept my face lowered to my plate. It was only 10 lines long. But it seemed to take hours. I remember wondering why it was taking so long. I could hear him dropping the poem back on the table again. Now was the moment of decision.

“I think it’s bad,” my father said.

I couldn’t look up. My eyes were getting wet.

“Ben, sometimes I don’t understand you,” my mother was saying. “This is just a little boy. You’re not in your studio now. These are the first lines of poetry he’s ever written. He need encouragement.”

“I don’t know why,” my father held his ground. “Isn’t there enough bad poetry in the world already? No law says Buddy has to become a poet.”

I couldn’t stand it another second. I ran from the dining room, threw myself on the bed and cried.

That may have been the end of the anecdote(轶事) — but not of its significance for me.

A few years later I took a second look at that first poem, and unwillingly I had to agree with my father’s tough judgment. It was a pretty bad poem. After a while, I worked up the courage to show him something new, a short story. My father thought it was overwritten but not hopeless. I was learning to rewrite. And my mother was learning that she could disapprove of me without ruining me. You might say we were all learning. I was going on 12.

As I worked my way into other books and plays and films, it became clearer and clearer to me how fortunate I had been to have had a mother who said, “Buddy, it’s wonderful!” and a father who shook his head no and drove me to tears with his, “I think it’s bad.” In fact all of us in life need that mother force, the loving force from which all creation flows; and yet the mother force alone is incomplete, even misleading, finally damaging, without the father force to caution, “Watch. Listen. Review. Improve.” Between the two poles of affirmation (肯定) and doubt, both in the name of love, I try to follow my true course.

1.What did the mother think of the Buddy’s poem?

A. She was so moved that she cried.

B. She believed Buddy needed advice from his father.

C. She considered Buddy had no talent for poetry.

D. She thought the poem was well written.

2.Which underlined word in the following sentences best reflects Buddy’s eagerness to show his father the poem?

A. Then I confidently placed it right on my father’s place on the dining table.

B. He would be able to appreciate my poem even more than my mother.

C. I wrote the poem out in my finest handwriting.

D. I could hardly wait to show him what I had accomplished.

3.The underlined sentence “My father held his ground” could best be replaced by ________.

A. My father began to explain his reasons

B. My father thought his comment is unreasonable

C. My father refused to change his opinion

D. My father got so angry that he rose to his feet

4.From the passage, we can infer that the father can be best described as ________.

A. cruel and stubborn                B. loving and matter-of-fact

C. bad-tempered and rude            D. cautious and strict

5.Which of the following statements do you think the author might agree with?

A. The incident helped the writer work his work further as a writer.

B. The author only realized the significance of the incident after becoming a writer.

C. After the incident, the author stopped writing but tried his luck in plays and films.

D. The incident completely changed the author’s course of life.

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One day when I was about nine years old, I ran into my mother’s bedroom and opened the dresser（化妆台）. Then in the top drawer was a small________jewelry box. I was fascinated by its treasures. Then I saw there was something________under a piece of cloth.________the cloth, I found a little white chip of china(瓷器). Why did my mother keep such a________thing? Shining slightly in the light, it________no answers.

Some months later, I was setting the dinner table when my neighbor Marge knocked at the door. Coming in and________the table, Marge said, “Oh, you are expecting company. I'll________another time."

“No, come on in,” Mum replied. “We are not________anyone."

“But isn’t that your good china?” Marge asked. “I’d________trust kids to handle my good dishes!”

Mum laughed. “Tonight’s my family’s favorite meal. If you set your best table for a(n)________meal with guests, why not for your own________? A few broken plates are a small________to pay for the joy we get. ” Then she added, “________，every chip and crack has a story to tell.”

Mum went to the cupboard and took down a plate. She said, “Seeing this________on the edge(边缘) here? It happened when I was 17.”

Her voice________. “One day my brother invited a young man to dinner and sat him next to me. I was so________that when I took the plate, it________and knocked against the fork. As the young man was leaving, he________a piece of broken china in my hand without saying a word.”

I couldn’t forget about that plate with the________chip. I went up to take out the little wooden jewelry box again. I examined the chip________. The chip which my mother had saved with care belonged to the plate she broke on the day she met my father.

1.A. silver B. gold C. china D. wooden

2.A. hidden B. unpaid C. removed D. fixed

3.A. Covering B. Tearing C. Seeking D. Lifting

4.A. broken B. genuine C. beautiful D. valuable

5.A. found B. invented C. offered D. selected

6.A. glaring at B. glancing at C. looking on D. spying on

7.A. go by B. pass by C. stop by D. stand by

8.A. inviting B. expecting C. consulting D. celebrating

9.A. always B. sometimes C. never D. regularly

10.A. common B. strange C. unbelievable D. special

11.A. family B. relative C. neighbor D. ancestor

12.A. value B. fault C. bet D. price

13.A. However B. Though C. Besides D. Otherwise

14.A. break B. scene C. spot D. design

15.A. hardened B. softened C. sharpened D. weakened

16.A. nervous B. anxious C. surprised D. pleased

17.A. jumped B. escaped C. slipped D. left

18.A. threw B. laid C. examined D. picked

19.A. replaced B. penniless C. remaining D. missing

20.A. secretly B. carefully C. gratefully D. proudly

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When I was nine years old, I went off to summer camp for the first time. And my mother packed me a suitcase full of books, which to me seemed like a perfectly natural thing to do. While reading, you have the animal warmth of your family sitting right next to you, but you are also free to experience the adventure land inside your own mind. And I had this idea that camp was going to be just like this.

On the very first day, our counselor(顾问) gathered us all together and she taught us a cheer that she said we would be doing every day for the rest of the summer to instill(浸润) camp spirit. And it went like this: “R-O-W-D-I-E, that's the way we spell rowdie. Rowdie, rowdie, let's get rowdie . Yeah！”. So I couldn't figure out why we had to spell this word incorrectly. But I recited the cheer along with everybody else. I did my best. And I just waited for the time that I could go off and read my books.

But the first time that I took my book out of my suitcase, the coolest girl in the room came up to me and asked me, “Why are you being so mellow(安静的)?” Mellow, of course, is the exact opposite of R-O-W-D-I-E. And then the second time I tried it, the counselor came up to me with a concerned expression on her face and she repeated the point about camp spirit and said we should all work very hard to be outgoing.

And so I put my books away, back in their suitcase, and I put them under my bed, and there they stayed for the rest of the summer. And I felt kind of guilty about this. I felt as if the books needed me somehow, and they were calling out to me but I just gave them up.

1.According to the author, what would the coming camp be like?

A.It would be very noisy.

B.It would involve lots of reading.

C.It would be full of danger and excitement.

D.It would make a good chance to get close to nature.

2.How did the author feel about the cheer part?

A.Puzzled. B.Excited.

C.Concerned. D.Frightened.

3.How did the counselor react on seeing the author reading?

A.She got very angry.

B.She praised the author.

C.She asked the author to share the book

D.She indirectly advised the author not to read.

4.Why was the author guilty?

A.She was kind of quiet.

B.She had to leave her books unread.

C.She was unwilling to open her books.

D.She didn't follow the counselor's advice.

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My son ,Izzy, was a nine-year-old boy and had been begging me to please let him find his way home by subway, by himself. After all, we live in New York City, and getting around by public transportation is a basic part of life. It is also the first step toward feeling grown-up. So on that sunny Sunday，I gave him a subway map, a transportation card,$20 for emergencies, and a couple of coins so that he could call me if necessary. I didn’t give him a cell phone because nine-year-olds lose things. A few days later, I wrote about his adventure，or non-adventure for a newspaper. Little did I realize the idea that a kid could tour the city on his own, and that a mom would let him, was big news.　　 It turned out that many TV shows called me and asked for an interview. Bloggers were going crazy, so I started a blog, too, and letters came pouring in. Finally I found out why this was such a big story: we have become fearful for our children. Fear is hardly a new thing for parents, of course. But the fear of letting our children out of sight for even a second-that’s new. How did this happen? How did it become too scary to let kids be kids? I asked the question when the reporter Trevor Butterworth interviewed me.

“News reports,” he answered. “News reports scare the pants off you. What is scarier than a kidnapped kid no matter how far away？Because there are so many such stories, it starts to feel as if kidnappings are happening all the time. That’s why the kid-on-the-subway story surprises the whole world.”　　 Izzy probably did a good job. He simply proved that kids could leave home alone and return home safely! But he didn’t think it was a big deal. “It was fun,” he said. “But I missed some classes because of the interviews.” Sometimes it really pays to be brave.

1.Why did the author let her son take the subway alone?

A. Because she always let her son do whatever he wanted.

B. Because she believed that her son had memorized the subway map.

C. Because she thought it would be big news around the whole world.

D. Because she felt traveling by subway in New York was a basic life skill.

2.The author gave her son all the following when he traveled alone EXCEPT_______.

A. a map.　　 B. a cell phone.

C. a transportation card　　 D. some money.

3.The author didn’t expect that after she wrote her son’s story for a newspaper, _________.

A. a blog would be started in her name

B. her son would receive so many letters

C. many TV shows would want to interview her

D. many TV stations would want to film her son’s story

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Joshua,Helmut,and Bethlehenz

Michelle O.Donovan

ISBN 9781462058679

Life is not easy for nine-year-old Joshua during World War II.Because of his family's Jewish background,they are sent to live in the concentration camps（集中营）.Scared and alone,Joshua one day makes friends with a little mouse he calls Bethlehem who becomes his closest friend.

Encourage Me!

Inspirational Poetry

Gloria Coykendall

ISBN 9781412027854

It is an easy-to-read collection of poems originally written to encourage in faith and to be a cure for chronic depression（长期抑郁）…cure to strengthen identity and purpose.

Seeking the Edge

Dr.Joseph L.Rose

ISBN 9781462031795

Seeking the Edge provides the tools and techniques to find that edge in one's life-driving readers to achieve success whether in your current job,finding a new job,in education,family,or even hobbies.

More Things in Heaven

Bill Bosworth

ISBN 9780595433582

In his More Things in Heaven,Bill Bosworth presents the highlights（最有趣味的部分）of his 83 years of life, including his trips to India and the study of the writings of several great spiritual leaders.More things in Heaven will appeal to anyone who insists on finding the deepest meaning for their existence based on their own experience.

Creation,or Evolution

Michael Ebifegha

ISBN9781450289023

Were humans created,or did they evolve（进化）?How old is the Earth?The debate between science and religion continues to be heated.In Creation or Evolution,Michael Ebifegha examines these two opposed world views within the structure of empirical（实证的）science.

1.Who wrote the story about a little boy and a little mouse?

A. Bill Bosworth.　　 B. Gloria Coykendall.

C. Dr.Joseph L.Rose.　　 D. Michelle O.Donovan.

2.What kind of readers will probably like reading More Things in Heaven?

A. Those who are searching for the meaning of life.

B. Those who study the art of writing.

C. Those who are trying to be spiritual leaders.

D. Those who like traveling abroad.

3.Which of the following books explores the origin of humans?

A. Creation or Evolution.　　 B. Seeking the Edge.

C. Joshua,Helmut,and Bethlehem.　　 D. More Thin,gs in Heaven.

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Joshua，Helmut，and Bethlehem

Michelle O. Donovan

ISBN 9781462058679

Life is not easy for nine－year－old Joshua during World War Ⅱ. Because of his family's Jewish background，they are sent to live in the concentration camps(集中营). Scared and alone，Joshua one day makes friends with a little mouse he calls Bethlehem who becomes his closest friend.

Encourage Me!

Inspirational Poetry

Gloria Coykendall

ISBN 9781412027854

It is an easy－to－read collection of poems originally written to encourage in faith and to be a cure for chronic depression(长期抑郁)．.. cure to strengthen identity and purpose.

Seeking the Edge

Dr. Joseph L. Rose

ISBN 9781462031795

Seeking the Edge provides the tools and techniques to find that edge in one's life－driving readers to achieve success whether in your current job，finding a new job，in education，family，or even hobbies.

More Things in Heaven

Bill Bosworth

ISBN 9780595433582

In his More Things in Heave，Bill Bosworth presents the highlights of his 83 years of life，including his trips to India and the study of the writings of several great spiritual leaders. More Things in Heaven will appeal to anyone who insists on finding the deepest meaning for their existence based on their own experiences.

Creation or Evolution

Michael Ebifegha

ISBN 9781450289023

Were humans created，or did they evolve? How old is the Earth? The debate between science and religion continues to be heated. In Creation or Evolution，Michael Ebifegha examines these two opposed world views within the structure of empirical(实证的) science.

1.Who wrote the story about a little boy and a little mouse?

A.Bill Bosworth. B.Michelle O. Donovan.

C.Dr. Joseph L. Rose. D.Gloria Coykendall.

2.The ISBN for the book of poems is________．

A.9781462031795 B.9781412027854

C.9780595433582 D.9781462058679

3.What kind of readers will probably like reading More Things in Heaven?

A.Those who are searching for the meaning of life.

B.Those who are trying to be spiritual leaders.

C.Those who study the art of writing.

D.Those who like traveling abroad.

4.Which of the following books explores the origin of humans?

A.Seeking the Edge. B.Creation or Evolution.

C.Joshua，Helmut，and Bethlehem. D.More Things in Heaven.

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Hailey is an ordinary nine-year-old girl, but her kindness is rather uncommon and awe-inspiring(令人惊叹的). The little girl has made it her task to help the _______ in her community by giving them a place to _______. While most other kids of her age are _______playing with toys, Hailey picks up _______ to build tiny shelters for people living on the streets.

Hailey's kind spirits _______ four years ago, when she and her mother bought a homeless man a sandwich. She _______ that she wanted to do more in terms of providing _______ for the homeless. So she came up with the idea of starting a _______ to grow and donate fresh vegetables.

"I was _______ that it would last a week," Hailey's mother told non-profit Together Rising. But it's been four years and she ________ delivers　 food to the homeless constantly. " With her mother's help, Hailey ________ a grant(拨款) from Together Rising ________ she was awarded $ 3,000 to help her get started. "We can't think of a better ________ than our Hailey. She's proof that no person or act of kindness is too ________ to change the world," said Glennon Doyle Melton, founder of Together Rising.

The wooden homes that Hailey is building will ________ a front door, windows and solar panels.

________ , she does most of the work herself, under the guidance of her grandfather, who is a(n) ________. She is currently halfway through her first home, which she ________ to give to Edward, the homeless man who inspired her ________.Once she's done, Halley said she wants to ________building more sleeping shelters in Bremerton's Tent City.

1.A. careless B. fearless C. homeless D. hopeless

2.A. sleep B. stand C. study D. work

3.A. suffering from B. satisfied with C. aware of D. interested in

4.A. stones B. pencils C. toys D. tools

5.A. rose B. started C. happened D. failed

6.A. realized B. promised C. expected D. agreed

7.A. heat B. battery C. food D. blood

8.A. company B. garden C. hospital D. school

9.A. sad B. happy C. proud D. sure

10.A. still B. even C. also D. just

11.A. pushed aside B. responded to C. insisted on D. applied for

12.A. until B. but C. though D. because

13.A. record B. example C. result D. rule

14.A. small B. strong C. poor D. clever

15.A. follow B. contain C. feature D. cover

16.A. Fortunately B. Gradually C. Actually D. Eventually

17.A. architect B. official C. librarian D. magician

18.A. pretends B. refuses C. intends D. determines

19.A. ability B. project C. business D. growth

20.A. suggest B. prevent C. delay D. continue

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Robert is nine years old and Joanna is seven. They live at Mount Ebenezer. Their father has a big property. In Australia they call a farm a property.

Robert and Joanna like school very much. At school they can talk to their friends but Robert and Joanna cannot see their friends. They live 100, perhaps 300, miles away and like Robert and Joanna, they all go to school by radio.

Mount Ebenezer is in the center of Australia. Not many people live in “The Center”. There are no schools with desks and blackboards and no teachers in “The Center”. School is a room at home with a two-way radio. The teacher also has a two-way radio. Every morning she calls each student on the radio. When all students answer, lessons begin… Think of your teacher 300 miles away!

1. The children in “The Center” do not go to a school because ______.

2. In order to send their children to school, parents in “The Center” of Australia must have ______.

3.Teachers in “The Center” of Australia teach ______.

4. A “property” in Australia is a ______.

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Simona lives in Bucharest, Romania. She is nine years old and HIV positive. When Simona’s mother found out about her illness five years ago, her first reaction was to tell everyone, looking for support.

“That’s when I found out who really was my friend, and who wasn’t, ”she said.“Quite a few people stopped visiting me and asked their children not to play with Simona any more.Because of this, quarrels began in my family with each trouble brought about by her diagnosis. My husband became more and more unfriendly toward me and toward Simona. He didn’t understand how important it was for Simona to receive regular examinations by a doctor or why she needed proper treatment for her sickness.”

When her mother tried to enroll(登记) Simona in a school, the teacher warned her that when other parents found out about her illness she would be shunned by the other children.

Simona’s mother looked for help and found a social worker from the Community Resource Center. The social worker helped her enroll Simona in another school and provided emotional, financial, and material support for the family. Simona’s parents were able to ease the tension(紧张)in the family. Her mother also now attends parenting classes and support groups at the Center.

The Community Resource Center provides not only many needed resources, but also a place where women can gain skills and self-confidence. It provides children with a place where they are accepted. At the Center parents and children find a place where they can grow and find the support they need to stay together and care for each other.

1.Many people prevented their children playing with Simona because___________.

A.she had no true friends             B.she was a naughty girl

C.she lived with HIV                  D.she had a strange character

2.Simona’s father thought that Simona____________.

A.shouldn’t bring so much trouble to them

B.should receive examinations regularly by a doctor

C.shouldn’t see the doctor for her sickness

D.should be treated properly for her sickness

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

A.Simona has been living with HIV for five years.

B.Few people visited Simona’s mother because of Simona’s illness.

C.Simona’s mother received help from a social worker.

D. Simona was admitted immediately by the first school.

4.From the last paragraph we can draw a conclusion that____________.

A.all the children at the Center are strong and healthy

B.Simona’s mother learned little knowledge at the Center

C.children at the Center are very friendly to each other

D.women at the Center learn to accept each other

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