When my daughter was in grade school, one day...

When my daughter was in grade school, one day she_______home four tiny twigs (枝条). They were trees given to the students by the school to plant._______of them looked very strong but with a hope for the future, I got a spade and planted them in our backyard. Over the years a (an)_______with the lawnmower (割草机) and poor soil brought a (an)_______to three of them. All that was left was a (an)_______evergreen.

It grew bent and very_______. It never got very tall and tilted (倾斜) to one side. In the end it looked more like a fat bush than a tree. I noticed a few years ago too that it was starting to_______. The lower branches were becoming_______. The needles on the branches a little further up had turned brown. Only the top third of the tree was still green. Last summer I did my best to save it by_______it a lot of fertilizer but my efforts ________.

This morning I went out and looked at it again. I was________whether it would be better to just cut it down. It sure would make mowing the lawn easier and I would no longer have to watch it slowly go________. As I walked over to take a closer look at it,________, I noticed something moving within the needles. It was a robin (知更鸟) patiently building a nest in the topmost branches. I________when I looked at it and decided that maybe this old tree had some life and________left in it yet. It may not be healthy or pretty but it was still giving a bird (a)________and oxygen to this world.

This tree________me of something too. All of our lives have purpose. All of our lives have ________ . It doesn’t matter if we are young and strong or old and sickly (病弱的). Until our last________, God has things for us to do, love for us to give, and joy for us to________. Until our last moment here we can help to make this world a better and more beautiful place.

1.A.got B.brought C.rushed D.returned

2.A.None B.All C.Each D.Three

3.A.failure B.incident C.accident D.character

4.A.damage B.death C.end D.hurt

5.A.only B.special C.unique D.single

6.A.slowly B.violently C.quickly D.wildly

7.A.stretch B.grow C.fall D.die

8.A.green B.bare C.lost D.powerful

9.A.delivering B.feeding C.spreading D.laying

10.A.failed B.worked C.replaced D.deserved

11.A.dreaming of B.disappointed at C.deciding on D.sorry about

12.A.mad B.tiring C.regular D.bad

13.A.therefore B.thereafter C.however D.besides

14.A.cried B.smiled C.laughed D.shouted

15.A.usefulness B.energy C.beauty D.strength

16.A.protection B.warm C.stage D.home

17.A.expected B.cured C.changed D.reminded

18.A.meaning B.beauty C.passion D.inspiration

19.A.doubt B.life C.breath D.appearance

20.A.enjoy B.share C.appreciate D.offer

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When my daughter was in the fifth grade, she came home from school almost every night with three or more hours of homework. It was my duty to help her get it done. One night she worked until midnight doing her homework.

I felt annoyed, but I didn’t want the teacher to think I was lazy. So I never complained. I wasn’t sure, but it seemed to me that five hours of homework was a bit too much for a fifth grade student.

Later, I found out that parents and educators have discussed about homework for more than a century. Parents who like more homework want to give their children every advantage to succeed in today’s world. Some educators see homework as a way to help students perform better in tests.

Other parents dislike the recent trend toward more homework. They don’t want to stay up until midnight helping their children. They would prefer to spend their time going to the park or reading some really good books with their children. Added to the opposition(反对)are those who say that homework increases the gap(差距)between the rich and the poor. That’s because middle class families do better when it comes to helping their children with their homework.

So, who is right? Is homework an enemy or a help? According to experts, the truth lies somewhere in the middle.

1.The author thought that her daughter’s homework _________.

A．was too difficult

B．was too much to finish

C．was done more carefully than other students’

D．could be done as long as she helped her daughter

2.The author never complained to the teacher because _________.

A．she was too angry to talk with the teacher.

B．she did not like complaining.

C．she was afraid of being thought lazy by the teacher.

D．her daughter would be annoyed if she complained.

3.In the last paragraph, experts __________.

A．think middle school students should do lots of homework.

B．haven’t come up with any idea to solve this problem.

C．think homework should be given, but not too much.

D．support the idea that homework is good for students.

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One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books. I thought to myself, “ ____ would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be ____ .”

As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him, ______all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt. His glasses went _____and landed in the grass.

My ____ went out to him. So, I ran over to him.　 ____ I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!”

I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it ____ , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.

Kyle was the ____ student of our class, one of those guys that really found ____ during high school. Therefore he had the honor to prepare a ____ speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was ____ . So, I patted(拍) him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be ____ !” He looked at me and smiled.

He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to ____ those who helped you make it through those ____ years. Your parents, your teachers…but mostly your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best ____ you can give him.”

I just looked at my friend with ____ as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to _____himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend ____ me from doing the unspeakable(不能说出来的).”

Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the _____of your actions. With one small act you can ____ a person’s life. For better or for worse.

1.A. Why B. How C. When D. Where

2.A. stupid B. clever C. wonderful D. anxious

3.A. throwing B. catching C. taking D. knocking

4.A. lost B. sending C. broken D. flying

5.A. heart B. head C. hands D. thought

6.A. While B. As C. Because D. Once

7.A. passed B. turned out C. went on D. came up

8.A. top B. hardest C. favorite D. luckiest

9.A. friendship B. pleasure C. themselves D. it

10.A. class B. school C. graduation D. college

11.A. nervous B. excited C. proud D. crazy

12.A. famous B. great C. praised D. honored

13.A. reward B. remember C. thank D. congratulate

14.A. happy B. exciting C. old D. difficult

15.A. chance B. gift C. help D. favor

16.A. wonder B. anxiety C. disbelief D. pride

17.A. test B. enjoy C. kill D. hurt

18.A. protected B. freed C. warned D. saved

19.A. price B. use C. power D. meaning

20.A. destroy B. change C. save D. understand

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When Johnnie Martin was in the second grade in high school, one day a psychologist of the school called him into his office.

“Johnnie, I’ve made a very careful study of you. And I feel sorry to have to tell you… Though you have worked very hard, it has not helped. You’re just not fit for it.”

The boy buried his face in his hands, “This will be hard on my parents,” he said. “Their one idea is for me to be a college man.”

The psychologist laid his hand on the boy’s shoulder and said, “People have different kinds of talents. Some day you will find what your special gift is and when you do, you will make your parents very proud of you.”

Johnnie never went back to school. Jobs were scarce in town, but he managed to keep busy mowing the lawns of the householders and puttering in their flowerbeds. Before long he discovered he had an eye for color.

One day while he was downtown, he happened to notice a stretch of unused land behind the city hall. Chance or fate or whatever you may like to call it brought one of the town’s aldermen（市政委员会委员）round the corner just at that moment. The boy said, “I can make a garden out of this dump, if you’ll let me do it.”

“The town’s got no money for it,” said the alderman.

“I don’t want any money for it,” said the boy. “I just want to do it.”

The alderman was shocked to find someone who did not want money. He took Johnnie into an office, and when the young man came out he had the authority to clean up the public eyesore. Before long the old dump became a little beautiful park.

It was also a kind of show window for Johnnie. People saw the result of his skill and knew him as a natural landscape gardener.

That was twenty-five years ago. Today Johnnie is the head of a successful business in landscape gardening. His aging parents are proud of Johnnie, for he is not only a success, but he has also made his part of the world a lovelier place to live in.

1.The psychologist called Johnnie into his office to ________.

A. persuade him to give up schooling　　 B. help him find out his gift

C. give him some suggestions on study　　 D. encourage him to work hard

2.What did Johnnie Martin have a gift for?

A. Drawing.　　 B. Gardening.　　 C. Repairing.　　 D. Engineering.

3.The underlined part “the public eyesore” refers to ________.

A. the city hall　　 B. the town　　 C. the park　　 D. the dump

4.What can we infer from the passage?

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

B. Gardeners are born and not made.

C. Everyone has something special.

D. Interest is the key to success.

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You Did More Than Carry My books

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark ____ down and helped the boy pick up these articles. ____ they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark _____ the boy’s name was Bill, that he ____ computer games,baseball and history, that he was having a lot of ____ with his other subjects and that he had just broken ____ with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was ____ in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed ____ with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They ____ to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before ____, Bill asked Mark if they ____ talk.

Bill ____ him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you ____ wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I ____ out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess(脏乱) ____ anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to ____ my things. But after we spent some time together ____ and laughing, I realized that ____ I had done that, I would have ____ a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You___ my life.”

1.A. fell　　 B. bent　　 C. lay　　 D. sat

2.A. Although　　 B. After　　 C. Since　　 D. Until

3.A. realized　　 B. discovered　　 C. said　　 D. decided

4.A. played　　 B. made　　 C. tried　　 D. loved

5.A. questions　　 B. ideas　　 C. trouble　　 D. doubt

6.A. up　　 B. out　　 C. off　　 D. away

7.A. called　　 B. helped　　 C. invited　　 D. allowed

8.A. peacefully　　 B. pleasantly　　 C. freely　　 D. willingly

9.A. continued　　 B. agreed　　 C. forced　　 D. offered

10.A. movement　　 B. graduation　　 C. separation　　 D. vacation

11.A. would　　 B. should　　 C. could　　 D. must

12.A. reminded　　 B. told　　 C. spoke　　 D. asked

13.A. even　　 B. usually　　 C. ever　　 D. never

14.A. checked　　 B. took　　 C. cleaned　　 D. put

15.A. over　　 B. into　　 C. with　　 D. for

16.A. find　　 B. pack　　 C. pick　　 D. hold

17.A. talking　　 B. playing　　 C. reading　　 D. watching

18.A. before　　 B. as　　 C. while　　 D. if

19.A. lost　　 B. passed　　 C. left　　 D. forgotten

20.A. helped　　 B. changed　　 C. improved　　 D. recovered

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Mark was walking home from school one day when he saw the boy in front of him fall over and drop all of the books. He was carrying, along with two sweaters, a basketball and a walkman（随身听）. Mark stopped and helped the boy pick up these things. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of his things. As they walked, Mark knew that the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved computer games, basketball and history, and that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed happily with a few laughs and some small talk, and then Mark went home. They often saw each other at school, had lunch together once or twice, and then they both finished middle school. They ended up in the same high school where they sometimes saw and talked with each other over the years. At last just three weeks before they finished high school, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Bill asked Mark if he still remembered the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever think why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker(锁柜) because I didn’t want to leave anything for anyone else. I had put away some of my mother’s sleeping pills and I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I began to understand that if I killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”

1. When Mark met him the first time, Bill was going _______.

2.From what Bill was carrying, we can know that he _______.

3. Mark and Bill _______.

4.In this passage, the phrase “break up” means _______.

5.When Mark helped Bill to pick up some of his things, he _______.

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短文改错

After school I went to home for supper. When I got home, I found my mother laying in bed She was ill. Unluckily, my father was away from home in business. "What shall I do?" I thought to me. Since Mother was ill, I must take well care of her. So I decided to try cooking by myself. I did the cooking with great difficulty but it got burnt at last. I had thought Mother would never like. To my joy, Mother praised me for the meat I have cooked. She said, "It tastes delicious. I'm very pleasing with it.” I knew Mother was encouraging us to do more by myself.

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When I was in high school, most of my friend had bicycles. I hoped I could also have it. One day I saw a second-hand bicycle, that was only one hundred yuan. I asked my father the money. But he said he could only give me half of the money. He should find the other half myself. So I went to sell newspapers after the school. My father was pleasing when I showed him the money a month after. He gives me the other fifty. You can imagine how much happy I was when I rode to school on my own bicycle.

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When I was in high school, most of my friend had bicycles. I hoped I could also have it. One day I saw a second-hand bicycle, that was only one hundred yuan. I asked my father the money.  But he said he could only give me half of the money. He should find the other half myself. So I went  to sell newspapers after the school. My father was pleased if I showed him the money a month after. He gives me the other fifty. You can imagine how much happy I was when I rode to school on my own bicycle.

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

One day, when I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very still. When I turned, I nearly knocked her down. “Move out of the way,” I said impatiently. She walked away, and her little heart was1.(break). I didn’t realize2. rudely I’d spoken.

When I 3. (lie) awake in bed, God’s small voice came to me and said, “While 4. (deal) with a stranger, you use common politeness, but the children you love, you seem to abuse. Look at the kitchen floor, and those are the flowers she brought for you.”

By this time, my tears began to fall. I quietly went and sat by her bed. “Are these the flowers you picked 5. me? I’m so sorry.” I said. She smiled, “Oh, Mom, that’s okay. I love you anyway.” I said, “Daughter, I love you too, and I do like the flowers, 6. (especial) the blue.”

You should be aware that if we were to die tomorrow, the family we left behind would feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think about it, we devote 7. (us) more to work than to our family---an unwise 8.(decide) indeed. So, what is behind the story? Fill life with love and 9. ( brave ), and we shall live10. happy life.

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