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I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early 36 of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to 37 my parents.

At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with38  at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to 39 !”Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.

At that age, I always did something 40   to whatever my parents did!If gardening were something they found41  , I would plant a garden!

I planted some lily(百合花)seeds in the yard. But they failed to 42. I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild43joy, I found the first rose bloom(开花). One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. 44  , I was touched by this land of wonder.

45, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even 46  at me because he found it was 47  to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s 48  , I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds 49  flowers.

Regardless of their 50  , I kept on planting my garden and 51to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they 52 to care and love.

It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to53  my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, which makes my parents feel very 54  . And now I could say it is my affection for 55   that makes me a real gardener.

1.                A．memory        B． dream         C． intention     D． design

2.                A．please         B． change        C． help D． annoy

3.                A．doubt          B． appreciation    C． surprise D． excitement

4.                A．collect up       B． care about      C． clean up D． come in

5.                A．equal          B．similar          C． superior D． opposite

6.                A．painful         B． valuable       C． upsetting D． interesting

7.                A．come up        B．break out       C． hold on  D． get through

8.                A．to             B． with           C． in  D． by

9.                A．Luckily         B．Cheerfully       C． Regularly D． Eventually

10.               A．Instead         B． However       C． Therefore D． Besides

11.               A． shouted       B． laughed       C． glanced  D． jumped

12.               A．convenient      B． troublesome    C． enjoyable D． dangerous

13.               A．sadness        B． displeasure     C． delight   D． relief

14.               A．other than      B． more than      C． rather than    D． less than

15.               A．dislike          B． encouragement C． threat    D． suggestion

16.               A．decided        B． stopped       C． continued D． struggled

17.               A．devote         B． turn          C． respond D． lead

18.               A．defeat         B． satisfy         C． respect   D． challenge

19.               A．proud          B． comfortable    C． strange   D． disappointed

20.               A．freedom        B． life           C． growth   D． nature

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I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early _______ of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It is to _______ my parents.

At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with_______at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to _______!” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.

At that age, I always did something _______to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found _______.1 would plant a garden!

I planted some lily(百合花）in the yard. But they failed to _______. I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild _______joy, I found the first rose bloom. One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off._______,I was touched by this land of wonder.

________, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even________at me because he found it was ________ to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother's________ , I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds________flowers.

Regardless of their ________,I kept on planting my garden and________ to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they________to care and love.

It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ________my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, which makes my parents feel very ________. And now I could say it is my affection for________ that makes me a real gardener.

1.A. memory　　 B. dream　　 C. intention　　 D. design

2.A. please　　 B. change　　 C. help　　 D. annoy

3.A. doubt　　 B. appreciation　　 C. surprise　　 D. excitement

4.A. collect up　　 B. care about　　 C. clean up　　 D. come in

5.A. equal　　 B. similar　　 C. superior　　 D. opposite

6.A. painful　　 B. valuable　　 C. upsetting　　 D. interesting

7.A. come up　　 B. break out　　 C. hold on　　 D. get through

8.A. to　　 B. with　　 C. in　　 D. by

9.A. Luckily　　 B. Cheerfully　　 C. Regularly　　 D. Eventually

10.A. Instead　　 B. However　　 C. Therefore　　 D. Besides

11.A. shouted　　 B. laughed　　 C. glanced　　 D. jumped

12.A. convenient　　 B. troublesome　　 C. enjoyable　　 D. dangerous

13.A. sadness　　 B. displeasure　　 C. delight　　 D. relief

14.A. other than　　 B. more than　　 C. rather than　　 D. less than

15.A. dislike　　 B. encouragement　　 C. threat　　 D. suggestion

16.A. decided　　 B. stopped　　 C. continued　　 D. struggled

17.A. devote　　 B. turn　　 C. respond　　 D. lead

18.A. defeat　　 B. satisfy　　 C. respect　　 D. challenge

19.A. proud　　 B. comfortable　　 C. strange　　 D. disappointed

20.A. freedom　　 B. life　　 C. growth　　 D. nature

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I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early _________ of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to _________ my parents.

At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with _________ at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to _________!” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.

At that age, I always did something _________ to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found _________, I would plant a garden!

I planted some lily seeds in the yard. But they failed to _________. I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild _________ joy, I found the first rose bloom. One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. _________, I was touched by this land of wonder.

________, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even __________ at me because he found it was __________ to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s __________, I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were merely weeds __________ flowers.

Regardless of their __________, I kept on planting my garden and __________ to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they __________ to care and love.

It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to __________ my parent. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, which makes my parents feel very __________. And now I could say it is my affection for __________ that makes me a real gardener.

1.A.memory B.dream C.intention D.design

2.A.please B.change C.help D.annoy

3.A.doubt B.appreciation C.surprise D.excitement

4.A.clean up B.care about C.break down D.come in

5.A.equal B.similar C.superior D.opposite

6.A.painful B.valuable C.upsetting D.interesting

7.A.break out B.come up C.reach out D.get out

8.A.with B.to C.in D.by

9.A.Luckily B.Cheerfully C.Regularly D.Eventually

10.A.Instead B.However C.Therefore D.Besides

11.A.glanced B.laughed C.shouted D.jumped

12.A.convenient B.troublesome C.enjoyable D.dangerous

13.A.sadness B.delight C.displeasure D.relief

14.A.other than B.rather than C.more than D.less than

15.A.dislike B.encouragement C.threat D.suggestion

16.A.decided B.stopped C.continued D.struggled

17.A.devote B.respond C.turn D.lead

18.A.challenge B.satisfy C.respect D.defeat

19.A.comfortable B.strange C.disappointed D.proud

20.A.freedom B.life C.growth D.nature

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When I was twelve years old, my family were the first black people to move into an all white part of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Many of our new neighbors weren’t very welcoming. Some of them said angrily that we should return to where we came from. The children sometimes threw stones at me .

Most of my teachers simply took no notice of me, but not Dorothy Bean, my history teacher. Miss Bean was angry at how badly I was being treated, but she didn’t say this to me. Miss Bean showed her respect for me by teaching me just like anyone else. Instead of being unnoticed, I was given a chance to show that I was clever. Miss Bean was the first teacher who ever made me think for myself. She always wanted to know what I thought about different questions. She expected me to have my own idea. Miss Bean was teaching me that thinking for oneself was the real key to education.

One day, when I was not paying attention in class, Miss Bean suddenly threw an eraser(黑板擦) at me. The eraser hit me right on the hand and sent my pencil flying. The whole class were very surprised at first, then started laughing. This event became famous in the school and, because it happened to me, the students wanted to get to know me. So that’s the story of how Dorothy Bean made me her target(靶子). However, what I want to do is express my thanks to her.

56. The author and his family were not welcomed by the local people because ____________.

A. they returned from another country     B. they have different skin color

C. they spoke a different language         D. they moved to a wrong place

57. From the end of the first paragraph we know that _____________.

A. children were more friendly to strangers

B. American schools were not safe for kids

C. children often follow their parents’ behavior

D. fighting each other is part of children’s nature

58. Miss Bean respected the author by ____________.

A. giving him special attention.

B. hitting him with an eraser.

C. giving him extra lessons.

D. treating him as one of her students.

59. To Miss Bean the most important thing for a student is to _________.

A. pay close attention to what the teacher says.

B. learn to think and have one’s own idea.

C. keep silent and unnoticed in class.

D. get special attention from the teacher.

60. Which is the writer’s attitude to Miss Bean?

A. Grateful.      B. Hateful.      C. Negative.       D. Supportive.

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Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. Though he had little school education, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clements, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.

Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother’s tender care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble to his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn’t like to go to school, and he ran away from home from time to time. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned(淹死) nine times.

After his father’s death in 1847, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner, during this period, he started to write short stories.  Afterwards he became a full-time writer.

In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him a great fortune（财富）.Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments（投资） and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died and then three of their children passed away.

He died on April 21, 1910 at the age of 70.

1.Mark Twain was ________ in his childhood.

2.Mark Twain began to write short stories when he _______.

3.Before he became a full time writer Mark Twain had not been ___

4.Mark Twain’s wife died _________

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When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. 1..It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. 2.. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.

Every time I listened to other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk about anyone with my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.[

Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. 3. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile on his face.

Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm 4. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now!　 5. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So　 smile at the world and it will smile back.

A. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom.

B. He’s living in Australia now and he loves it.

C. It doesn‘t matter because all the dark days have gone.

D. It was a smile.

E. That smile changed my life.

F. It’s practically impossible to make friends here.

G. As a result, no one knew who I was.

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When I was 16 years old，a boy gave me an important gift. __1.__

It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was very far away.__ 2.__I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.

Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt very heart broken. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.

Then the other day, my classmates talked happily with their friends ,but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual.__ 3.__I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile on his face.

Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm.

__4.__I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now!

One day, I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t remember smiling at me! ________5.  I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

A.   At that moment, a boy entered the classroom.

B.   He is living in Australia now and he loves it.

C.   It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone.

D.   It was a smile.

E.   That smile changed my life.

F.   It’s practically impossible to make friends here.

As a result, no one knew who I was.

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I was born in Bombay, India. When I was about 6 months old, my legs became paralyzed (麻痹的). My birth mother deserted (遗弃) me. I was adopted (收养) by an American family. I was taken to Spokane, Washington. It took me a long time to be able to walk, because I had to accept a number of operations.

When I was in the business school, one of my friends was training for a marathon. One day, she introduced me to an organization called Achilles International, which was a club for athletes with disabilities. It took me four months to get the courage to make the phone call. Dick Traum, the founder of Achilles, answered the phone. He asked me to show up on Tuesday and would lend me his bike. That was the first time that I had been able to feel the wind in my long hair. I rode really slowly, but it was the coolest feeling to ride a bicycle for the first time.

Later, I decided to take part in the Ironman World Championship. I was in a lot of pain, because I had to practice swimming, biking and running for over nine months.

On the day of the marathon, it took me 14 hours and 39 minutes to finish the Triathlon. After I crossed that finish line, I cried. I made it. It was my determination that made my dream come true.

1.Who took the author to America?

A.Her birth father. B.An Indian family.

C.An American family. D.Her birth mother.

2.Where did the author know about the organization?

A.From a book. B.From her friend.

C.From the Internet. D.From a magazine.

3.What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A.Her hard exercising experience.

B.Her wish to be successful.

C.Her attitude towards the painful life.

D.Her dream of becoming a champion.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A.Disability Is the Key to Success

B.A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed

C.Success Depends on Whom You Meet

D.Determination Makes Everything Possible

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When I was about twelve，I headed to a restaurant for dinner with my family．It was winter，and on that night，the wind was really blowing hard．

As my mom and I headed to the restaurant from our car，a girl about my age and her mother came up to us. They asked if we had any spare change （零钱）. My mom right away asked where they lived．They pointed to an old car in a parking lot across the street. The girl said there were six of them living in that car．My mom said she had something to do after handing the people a few dollars. She sent me inside the restaurant with my dad and my three siblings （兄弟姐妹）. But she didn't come．Later，I found out she had gone home and put all the food in our cupboards （食橱） into a few bags．Then，she brought that food over to the car and handed the bags to the family．I wasn't there when that happened，but I can only imagine the joy it brought to those people．

A few days later, when I actually found out about what she had done, I asked her why she helped those people. She told me that they were not lucky. I remember the face of that girl who had asked us for change. She was the same age as me, yet we looked so different．

Here I stood，dressed in almost new clothes, headed to eat in a restaurant and then back home to the bedroom I shared with my younger sister. I remember thinking that the other girl didn't have any food to eat and she was heading back to a cold car shared with five other people．

After painting this picture in my mind, I understood why my mom had done what she did. I will never forget what she did that night, and how she taught me one of the best lessons I ever learned．

1.From the passage, we can know the writer's mother was ______ ．

A.humorous B.determined

C.kind-hearted D.selfish

2.From Paragraph 2, we can learn that ______ ．

A.the poor family had no place to live

B.the poor girl was older than the author

C.the writer's mother didn't know how to cook

D.the poor girl lived near the restaurant

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ ______

A.It was a winter morning when the story happened．

B.There were six people in the writer's family．

C.A few months later the writer found out what her mother had done．

D.The writer couldn't understand what her mother did．

4.What is probably the writer's purpose of writing this passage？ ______

A.To tell us why to help poor people．

B.To give an introduction to her mother．

C.To tell us to show love to others．

D.To talk about a social problem．

5.What is the best title of the passage？ ______

A.How to support a poor family

B.A friend in need is a friend in deed

C.The hard life of a little girl's family

D.A lesson in kindness from my Mum．

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When I was about twelve，I headed to a restaurant for dinner with my family. It was winter，and on that night, the wind was really blowing hard．As my mom and I headed to the restaurant from our car, a girl about my age and her mother came up to us. They asked if we had any spare change (零钱). My mom right away asked where they lived. They pointed to an old car in a parking lot across the street. The girl said there were six of them living in that car．

My mom said she had something to do after handing the people a few dollars. She sent me inside the restaurant with my dad and my three siblings. But she didn't come. Later, I found out she had gone home and put all the food in our cupboards into a few bags. Then, she brought that food over to the car and handed the bags to the family．I wasn't there when that happened，but I can only imagine the joy it brought to those people．

A few days later , when I actually found out what she had done ,I asked her why she helped those people. She told me that they were not lucky. I remember the face of that girl who had asked us for change. She was the same age as me, yet we looked so different．

Here I stood，dressed in almost new clothes，headed to eat in a restaurant and then came back home to the bedroom I shared with my younger sister. I remember thinking that the other girl didn't have any food to eat and she was heading back to a cold car shared with five other people．

After painting this picture in my mind，I understood why my mom had done what she did. I will never forget what she did that night, and how she taught me one of the best lessons I have ever learned．

1.From the passage，we can know the writer's mother was ______ ．

A.determined B.kind-hearted

C.humorous D.selfish

2.From Paragraph 2，we can learn that ______ ．

A.the poor family had no place to live

B.the poor girl was older than the author

C.the writer's mother didn't know how to cook

D.the poor girl lived near the restaurant

3.Which of the following best explains “siblings” underlined in paragraph 2 ?

A.friends B.parents

C.sisters D.neighbours

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A.How to support a poor family

B.A friend in need is a friend in deed

C.The hard life of a little girl's family

D.A lesson in kindness from my Mum

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