My children are1. up fast. My daughter is 16 and my boy is already in junior high school. As they get bigger our house seems to get2. . So we want to sell some of our things in a yard sale and give the money to a3. home.
We have already cleared out a lot of things from our bedrooms. We have 4. to each sell five things that we no longer use. My son was quite 5. at first. Although he has not played with his old toys for a long time, he still wanted to keep them. For example, he has owned a train and railway set since his6. birthday, and he played with it almost every week until he was about seven. And he did not want to lose his toy monkey, either.
He 7. next to the monkey every night when he was a child. My daughter was more understanding, although she also felt sad to part with8. toys.
As for 9. , I did not want to give up my football shirts, but, to be10. , I have not played for a while now. I am getting older, too!
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1. Michael enjoys cooking for his family，but he can’t cook well. 2. John is not good at English. He wants to improve his English. 3.Jimmy is a good volleyball player in the school team. But he prefers playing in the water to playing on the ground. 4. Jenny is a beautiful girl. So she always cares about her own weight. She doesn’t want to be heavy. She always does exercise to keep fit. 5. Henry wants to be a famous painter when he grows up. So if he has time, he will go out and draw some pictures.
| A. www.engzone.com A site that teaches English grammar, words, reading and writing activities. Also lots of jokes in English. B. www.theartprofe.com A free art course. A good painter is good at helping students improve their Chinese painting skills. C. www.globalstu.com There are many Chinese and English jokes. If you are free, you can search this site and remember these jokes. Also, there is a teacher who tells you how to be a funny person. D. www.goodcook.com This is a site of the cook. There are some cooks from all over the world. You can learn to make delicious food. Perhaps you will be a good cook later. E. www.hos.com Funny and good volunteers are welcomed to search the site. If you want to know something about medicine and the hospital, this site will fit you. It will help you keep healthy and fit. F. www.spo.com Do you love sports? If you do, you will fall in love with our site. Because you can find lots of information about sports on this site. You can read some news about the famous sports now in the world. G. www.wasp.com Do you love water sports? If you do, perhaps you will like this site. Because it introduces popular water sports and water sports stars. |
Have you been asked for money by some disabled beggars (乞丐) while you’re enjoying shopping? Do you have any pity on them who are so poor and lonely or do you just feel afraid of their terrible shapes? As one of the most special groups, disabled people’s living conditions — not only their material (物质的) conditions, but their mental (精神的) world — really need improvement.
The treatment for disabled people should go like this: First, don’t look down upon them. Don’t be afraid of looking at the terrible shapes of the disabled. Try to treat them equally. Because they are a part of the society (社会),we cant discard (抛弃) them. The second is to help them as much as we could. If you can be a volunteer and do some work for the disabled people, that would be very nice. That does help not only to the disabled people but also to yourself because you will feel good after your kind action.
If every one of us gives a little love, the world will become a beautiful wonderland!
1. From the passage, we can see that .
A. disabled people are poor, but they are happy
B. all disabled people ask for money from those who are shopping
C. disabled people’s living conditions are not good
D. no one would like to help disabled beggars
2.The underlined word “equally” means “ ” in Chinese.
A. 平等地 B.确切地
C. 正确地 D. 恰当地
3. Most disabled people are begging (乞讨) along the streets because .
A. it’s their jobs
B. they want to make a living in this way
C. more and more people love to help them
D. they are a part of the society
4. People have pity on disabled beggars because .
A. they are homeless B. they are poor and lonely
C. they have terrible shapes D. they are discarded
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The disabled like to beg in the street.
B. Disabled beggars cannot work to make a living.
C. Disabled beggars are not usually treated equally.
D. The best way to help disabled beggars is to give them lots of money.
News Review
Head-on Train Crash On May 18,two trains had a head-on crash （正面相撞） near New York City. Over 250 people were on the trains then. About 60 people were hurt, but no deaths were reported.
Travel Time Tourists came together to Mount Tai on May 1.Over 180,000 tourists visited the place of great interest during the three-day holiday, from April 29 to May 1.
Brave Volunteer Liao Zhi, a dance teacher from Chengdu who lost her 1-year-old daughter and her legs in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, arrived in Ya’an 13 hours after the earthquake. The dancer said she had had a terrible time herself and knew what people needed most, so she decided to come and offer help.
Tomato Competition A tomato competition was held in Huainan, Anhui Province, on April 16.The best tomatoes were chosen according to their shape, color and taste. The competition hoped to encourage the farmers to grow better tomatoes.
1.About people were hurt in the head-on crash.
A.18B. 29 C. 60 D. 250
2.A lot of people visited Mount Tai .
A. 13 hours after the earthquake
B. on May 18
C. during the May Day holiday
D. on April 16
3. Liao Zhi, the dance teacher from , came to Ya’an to offer help.
A. Huainan B. Chengdu
C. Taishan D. New York
4.Liao Zhi lost her daughter and her legs .
A. in Wenchuan earthquake B. in Ya’an earthquake
C. when she took a train D. when she climbed mountains
5.The tomato competition in Anhui Province was held to .
A. help the people in Ya’an B. save the people on the trains
C. forget the terrible time D. help grow better tomatoes
Many parents want their children to be famous one day. But do children have the same ?
A new — Hi, Ke’ai is on at Beijing Children’s Art Theater. It tells the story of a boy called Ke’ai. His parents would like him to become a painter or a one day. They teach him to and to play the violin, but Ke’ai doesn’t enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke’ai’s parents see Liu Xiang win a gold at the Athens Olympic Games, and they want him to be a sportsman.
“ do they want me to be someone else?” Ke’ai asks and says, “I only want to be .”
The play shows us that it is good for parents to learn to their children. It helps parents to think about what kids want to do.
Young audience (观众) enjoy the story, and also the in the play. There are two songs in the play. One of them, Ke’ai’s Song is very to learn, so the audience can sing the song on their way home after the play!
1.A. jobs B. dreams C. habits D. hobbies
2.A. song B. film C. play D. opera
3.A. writer B. teacher C. sportsman D. musician
4.A. paint B. write C. run D. drive
5.A. match B. ring C. medal D. race
6.A. How B. Why C. When D. Where
7.A. myself B. different C. alone D. great
8.A. encourage B. understand C. criticize D. inspire
9.A. light B. clothes C. skill D. music
10.A. easy B. difficult C. important D. Necessary
— Where is your father?
— He Australia and he Sydney for two weeks.
A. has been to；has been in B. has gone to；has been in
C. has been in；has been to D. has gone to；has been to
