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Everyone wants to be successful. But failure is a common(普通的) thing for us to meet with.___, sometimes we fail the exams, sometimes in the sports meet, others ___but we fail. So ___everybody meets with the failure in his life. However, different people have different___to deal with the failure. Some people lose hope when they fail. They seem to think that it is the___of the world. Others don’t take failure ___.They seem to think that failure is the first step(步骤) to success. They will keep up and try their best___the final success. Now let’s imagine (猜想) the ends of the two ways. If we are afraid of the failure and always feel ___,and don’t try our best to change ourselves, we may meet with more and more failures. But if we are hopeful and brave to face them, and never give up, we will ___successful and our dreams will come true some day. So, please remember: Life doesn’t give us the pleasure we want. But if we never give up and___do little by little, it will make a big difference. 1.A. For example B. All the time C. At first D. Of course 2.A. lose hope B. get C. succeed D. accept 3.A. never B. almost C. always D. still 4.A. activities B. answers C. ideas D. ways 5.A. end B. area C. start D. shock 6.A. serious B. seriously C. angry D. angrily 7.A. getting B. gets C. to get D. get 8.A. careful B. upset C. angry D. happy 9.A. become B. turn C. get D. grow 10.A. often B. never C. always D. seldom
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1.If you want to rent a bedroom for half a year, how much need you pay? A. 300 dollars. B. 900 dollars. C. 1800 dollars. D. 3000 dollars 2.You can in the house. A make noise. B.surf the Internet. C.throw away rubbish. D.have a free medical examination 3.Which of the following is NOT true about the Health Center? A. You can find it at 16 Qingyun Road. B. You can call it for more information. C. It doesn’t open until 9:00 in the morning. D. Everyone needn’t pay for the medical examination.
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A poor boy lived in a small town. He sold goods from door to door to pay for school. One day, he had only one cent left, and he was hungry. He decided that he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, when a young woman opened the door, the boy was shy, so he just asked for some water. The woman knew he was hungry, so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much should I pay for it？” “You won't pay for it. My mother has told me that it is good to help the people who are in trouble，” she replied. The boy said, “Then I thank you from my heart.” As the boy left that house, he felt stronger. He knew he had many things to do. Many years later, the young woman became ill. The local doctors couldn't save her. People had to send her to a big city. When the doctor knew who the woman was, he was excited and tried his best to save her life. He succeeded. The woman needed to pay for the medical bill. The doctor learned that she couldn't afford it. So he wrote something down on the medical bill. The woman read the bill, “You have paid it with a glass of milk.” 1.The poor boy sold goods from door to door because _. A. he had no money left B. he needed money to buy some food C. he wanted to raise money for Project Hope D. he had to make money for his school 2.Why was the young woman sent to a hospital in a big city? A. Because she was seriously ill. B. Because she had lots of money. C. Because she wanted to visit the doctor. D. Because she knew the poor boy worked there. 3.From the passage we can know the doctor (the poor boy) . A. let the young woman pay for the bill B. was always thankful for the young woman's kindness C. didn't remember the young woman D. failed to save the young woman's life 4.Which of the following sentences is true? A. The young woman had a bad mother. B. The poor boy asked for some money. C. The young woman and her mother were both kind to others. D. The poor boy became a famous engineer when he grew up.
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For many years, we couldn’t talk with the deaf. These deaf people couldn’t use a spoken language. But beginning in the 1700s, the deaf were taught a special language. Using this language, they could share thoughts and ideas with others. The language they used was a language without sound. It was a sign language. How did this sign language work? The deaf learnt to make certain movements with their hands, faces and bodies. These movements stood for things and ideas. People might move their forefingers across their lips. This meant “you are not telling the truth”. They might tap their chin with three fingers. This meant “my uncle”. The deaf learned to see a finger alphabet. They used their fingers to make the letters of the alphabet. In this way, they spelled out words. Some deaf people could spell out words at a speed of 130 words per minute. The deaf don’t use the sign language and finger spelling as much as they once were. Today, the deaf learn to understand others by watching their lips. They also learn how to speak. 1.How long has the sign language been taught? A. For 1700 years. B. For 700 years. C. Since about 300 years ago. D. Since about 200 years ago. 2.How did this sign language work? A. The deaf make certain movements using their hands, faces and bodies. B. The deaf speak with their mouth. C. The deaf talk with us by writing. D. The deaf only talk to us by using their fingers. 3.Which of the sentences is wrong? A. The sign language and finger spelling are not used as much as they once were. B. Today, the deaf are taught to understand others by watching their lips. C. The deaf might tap their chin with three fingers. This mean “you are not telling the truth”. D. The deaf are also taught to see a finger alphabet. 4.The title of the passage is . A. The Deaf. B. The Blind. C. The Language of the Deaf. D. The Language of the Blind.
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We can’t remember clearly since when we started to take our mobiles to a dinner table. This happens a lot, especially when we eat out. Once a dish comes，instead of lifting our chopsticks, we take out our mobiles and click. Later, we post the photos onto Weibo or Wechat, waiting to be “liked”. Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal, to see whether we get “liked” or not. We just cannot leave our mobiles for only a meal． Does that sound familiar to you? Do you do that often? If not, how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you? A recent study suggests that what we are used to doing is not so good. Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant. To test this, some researchers did an experiment（实验）. Some people were asked to take photos before they could enjoy food. As a result, it showed that the more photos they took,._________. So, why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you? Besides the scientific result, there are also some other bad influences of taking photos of food before meal. After posting the photos onto the Internet, one will not be able to control himself and check his mobile many times. “Does everyone like my photos? I hope a lot of people like them!” It seems that your mobile secretly calls your name all the time, even when you are with real people. So, next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends, how about not taking photos of food? Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you. Trust me, it will be a wonderful time. 1.From the passage, what happens a lot at the dinner table nowadays? A. People talk about their Weibo or WeChat. B. People learn from each other how to cook dishes. C. People like taking photos with friends or families. D. People take photos of food and post them before eating. 2.Which of the following can be put in the in Paragraph 3? A. the less cheerful they became B. he more interested they were in the food C. the less delicious the food seemed to them D. the more “liked” they got on Weibo or Wechat 3.Which of the following is the writer’s opinion? A. We take out our mobiles and click when a dish comes. B. We check our mobiles from time to time during the meal. C. Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant. D. Some people were asked to take photos before they could enjoy food. 4.What can we learn from the passage? A. Enjoy the life with people around us instead of taking photos of food. B. Take photos of delicious food and share them with others. C. Remember to have dinner with our family and friends at home. D. Take photos of food in order to have a wonderful life.
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true return lie her decide 1.I don’t think he will make such a______. 2.He_______down on the bed and soon fell asleep. 3.We should tell the______about this accident. 4.My mother cut_______when she cooked yesterday. 5.You may borrow my book, but you should________it at once.
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Helping people who are in need is a very 1.（重要的）part of the American way of life. Many high schools ask their students to spend a certain number of hours 2.（志愿活 动）every year. So how do you go about it? If you like animals, help out at a local animal shelter. Most shelters 3.（依靠）on volunteers to make the cats and dogs4.（更高兴）. If you think you may be5.（感兴趣）in politics, volunteering to help with a campaign （竞选活动）is a great way to find out how things work-whether it’s for the president of the United States or your city’s mayor（市长）. If you have a friend or relative who has a6. （健康）problem such as a cancer（癌症）, you might donate （捐助）some of your time to help an organization or7.（提供）other help to people with the same8.（疾病）.You also can serve food at a9.（无家可归的）shelter; volunteer to10.（花 费）time at a retirement community; take part in a park clean-up day. The possibilities are endless!
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A meteorite (陨石) almost 1.(hit) an 80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in the UK while he 2.(work) on the farm.The meteorite was 3. (big) in the past 26 years in the UK. It weighed (重量) one kilo,and might be over four thousand million (百万) years old. “I hear the big noise in the air.I looked up and saw something falling from the sky to the ground(地面)4.（heavy）” he said.“I had a bad5.(feel) about it at that time6. first I thought it was a plane.” Meteorites are small things from the space.7.about 3,500 meteorites may fall on the earth every year, only very few of these 8.(fall)rocks are found.Mr.Pettifer's meteorite is the fifth to fall in the Uk 9.the the year of 1939. Mr.Pettifer is glad.“When you think about it coming from so far away,10.really is something strange.”
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A hobby is something you enjoy doing when you’re free.____. Western people like to try exciting new things. They like to go on adventures（冒险）and often do something physically challenging（体力挑战）.____. They usually do something like handwriting or painting for fun. Hobbies can bring us great joy as well as a lot of knowledge.____. Making things can develop our imagination（想象力）and creation （创造力）. Sports can help us stay healthy. Hobbies are fun.____. Sometimes we have to spend a lot of time studying for our hobbies. But I think that if you really enjoy doing something, you should never give up. And then you will have a lot of fun with your hobby. A.However, most Chinese don’t like adventures. B.In different countries people have different hobbies. C.However, some hobbies are difficult to learn. D.For example, reading can help us open our eyes. 1._________ 2._________ 3._________ 4._________ 5.According to the passage, which of the following sentence is TRUE? A. Chinese people like to try exciting new things. B. People in the USA usually do something like handwriting or painting. C. Hobbies can make one happy as well as knowledge. D. Sports can develop our imagination and creation.
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David 最近特别苦恼，他的学习成绩退步很多。 David 写信给朋友 Lily，让 Lily 帮他解 决这个问题。请你以 Lily 的名义给他回信。 1、不要玩游戏，游戏对眼睛不好，对学习有坏处。 2、多参加体育运动, 周末多和同学一起活动。 3、学会和朋友父母沟通，和父母亲多交流，向父母道歉。 4、努力学习，争取取得好的成绩。 要求：1、短文须包含要点中的所有信息，并可适当发挥。 2、80 词左右，开头已写出，但不记入总词数。 3、文中不得出现自己的真实姓名、校名和地名。 Dear David, I know you are not happy these days, and you did badly in your study.
Best wishes! Yours Lily
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