Would you completely trust your friends if you couldn’t see anything? If you are falling, do you believe they will catch you and help you stand up? Our teacher helped us to find the answer.
Our teacher is named Morrie. One day, he said that he had a game for us to try. He divided us into two groups. One of the students from the first group, stands in front of us with his eyes closed, and then falls backwards(向后). The second group stand behind him. Before he falls on the floor, they should catch him and not let him get hurt. Most of us were uncomfortable with this. We were afraid that they wouldn’t catch us and we would hit the floor. So we didn’t move. We just stood there and laughed in embarrassment(尴尬).
Finally, one student, thin, quiet, dark-haired girl called Sarah, decided to move. She crossed her arms in front of her body, closed her eyes, and slowly fell backwards. She looked quiet but brave.
For a moment, I was sure she was going to fall on the floor. But before she hit the floor, the other students caught her, held her and finally helped her stand up.
“Whoa!!” we were all surprised, and also encouraged. The girl was happy, too. Seeing this, Morrie smiled and said to the girl, “When you close your eyes, you can’t see anything. You won’t feel safe. When you are falling, the feeling gets stronger. You are not sure whether you will hit the cold, hard floor or the warm, soft hands of your friends. But if you are brave enough to trust them, they won’t let you down.”
1.According to the passage, we can know Morrie is ___________.
A. a student B. a teacherC. a managerD. a farmer
2.The writer thought the girl was ___________.
A. strong but shy B. active C. quiet but brave D. careless
3.In the end, the girl ___________.
A. got hurt
B. fell on the floor
C. was only helped by the writer
D. was caught by the other students
4.The students felt encouraged because ___________.
A. they could stop the game finally
B. they wanted to do something else
C. they thought they had won the game
D. they felt that they could trust each other
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1.You can get in touch with ________ if you want to buy an old cell phone.
A. ElaineB. CocoC. SalinaD. Jason
2.Charlie wishes to rent an apartment ___________.
A. which is near restaurantsB. which is in the university
C. which has a dining hallD. which he can take a shower in
3.From the last two advertisements, we know ___________.
A. the puppy has been missing for 8 months
B. the purple wallet was found on Sept 21st
C. Salina loves the puppy very much
D. Salina lived on Man Street
Johnny, a lizard (蜥蜴），lived between some rocks in the country, where he liked sunbathing every morning. One day, he felt so that he didn’t notice some boys coming up behind him. The boys caught Johnny, and he could only escape from their hands by losing his and running to hide.
The children watched his tail moving about, but they soon threw the tail away and left. Johnny came out to his tail, but could find no of it. Feeling so sad, he decided to doing everything else in his life and spending all his time finding his tail. Days and months passed, and Johnny kept looking, asking everyone they had seen his tail. However, there was no news about it.
One day, he asked a boy and the boy replied, “Why do you need two tails?” After hearing this, Johnny turned back and saw that he had grown a new, stronger tail. He suddenly realised how it had been to waste so much time on a problem like it. Johnny headed for home.
, he suddenly found his old tail on the roadside. Although it terrible, Johnny was still excited to have it back. He picked it up and was about to his journey. Just at that moment, an idea hit him that he shouldn’t look at the past and worry about it since it was not useful for .
He then decided to his old tail there, leaving with it all his past worries. As he continued his journey, all he took with him were thoughts of the present and the dreams of the .
As we know, it’s not good to look at the past, unless it helps in the future. Let the past go with the wind.
1.A. interestedB. relaxedC. lonelyD. nervous
2.A. hand B. nose C. tailD. head
3.A. look atB. look afterC. look up D. look for
4.A. needB. signC. reasonD. use
5.A. keepB. finishC. begin D. stop
6.A. whether B. that C. how D. why
7.A. onlyB. stillC. alsoD. always
8.A. hopefullyB. generallyC. surprisedly D. wonderfully
9.A. luckyB .hardC. carelessD. silly
10.A. In a way B. By the wayC. On the wayD. In the way
11.A. soundedB. lookedC. smelledD. tasted
12.A. changeB. continueC. planD. end
13.A. you B. meC. herD. him
14.A. returnB. cutC. move D. drop
15.A. tailB. present C. futureD. past
— We’ll study in different schools next term. Enjoy your time in the new school.
— .
A. I’ll take your advice. B. The same to you.
C. Congratulations. D. Me too.
— The light is still on in his room. Do you know ?
— Maybe he has to study for a test.
A. if he works hard B. who he is studying with
C. what he is busy with D. when he will stop working
— Dave is always making the same mistake. It worries me a lot.
— Take it easy. , he is only a child.
A. First of all B. All in all C. In all D. After all
