Sally was fourteen．She studied in a middle school．She liked dancing and singing and s __1.____ a lot of time on them．But she hated math and even decided to give it up．Her father was w __2._ about it．
It was Sunday．Sally’s father gave a call to his sister who t __3.___ math in another school．He hoped she would come and tell his daughter how to learn math．The woman came and said, “ You are a clever girl, Sally．I’m sure you will soon learn math well if you do your b _4.____．’’
“ I’m afraid I can’t , Aunt,” said Sally．“ G __5.____ can’t be good at math ．”
“ I don’t think so,” said the woman．“ I was good at it when was a girl．You must do more e _6.____ and try different ways to practice d __7.__ math problems until you work them out or at least understand them better．Here is a math problem．Please think it o ___8.___ and see if you can work it out．”
“ Ok,” said the girl．“ Let me try．”
About an hour later Sally took the exercise book to her aunt and said, “ I’ve t 9.____ several times and worked out the problem at last!”
“ Well done !” her aunt looked at her answer and said h__10.___, “ Now you see, math is not as difficult as you thought．”
词与短语填空（本题共10分，每小题2分）
仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句子在结构、句义和逻辑上正确。（提示：选项中有一个是多余的。）
require / are proud of / polite / corner / absent / in person
1.The mother traveled for many hours to return home to talk to her child ．
2.If you are always from class, you will fail the test．
3.The library is on the of Main and Center Streets．
4.In many countries, it is often not to ask very direct questions when you meet someone for the first time．
5.Tina played very well in the basketball game and her parents her．
In my second year of high school, the class was scheduled to run the mile．
When the coach yelled, "Ready．Set．Go!", I rushed out like an airplane, faster than anyone else for the first 20 feet．I made up my mind to finish first．As we came around the first of four laps, there were students all over the track （跑道）．By the end of the second lap, many of the students had already stopped．They had given up and were on the ground breathing heavily．As I started the third lap, only a few of my classmates were on the track．By the time I hit the fourth lap, I was alone．Then it hit me that nobody had given up．Instead, everyone had already finished．As I ran that last lap, I cried．And 12 minutes, 42 seconds after starting, I crossed the finishing line．I fell to the ground．I was very upset．
Suddenly my coach ran up to me and picked me up, yelling, "You did it．Mark! You finished, son．You finished" He looked at me straight in the eyes, waving a piece of paper in his hand．It was my goal （目标 ） for the day which I had forgotten．I had given it to him before class． He read it aloud to everyone．It simply said, "I, Mark Brown, will finish the mile run tomorrow, come what may．" My heart lifted．My tears went away, and I had a smile on my face as if I had eaten a banana．My classmates clapped．It was then I realized winning isn't always finishing first．Sometimes winning is just finishing．
1.We can learn from the passage that _ ．
A．many of Mark's classmates gave up by the end of the second lap
B．it was too difficult for Mark to run the mile
C．Finally Mark was happy because he achieved his goal that day
D．Mark was sad all that day because he ran the slowest．
2.It took Mark to run the mile．
A．about 13 minutes B．more than 13 minutes
C．only 12 minutes D．less than 12 minutes
3.Why did Mark cry when he ran the last lap?
A．Because he was quite happy．
B．Because he was too upset．
C．Because he got a pain in his heart．
D．Because he was hungry．
4.What does the underlined words "it hit me" mean?
A．我突然意识到． B．它打中我
C．它撞到我． D．它打击我．
5.The coach _ __ when he yelled " You did it, Mark!"．
A．must be angry with Mark．
B．didn't know Mark's goal for the day
C．ate a banana
D．must be happy and excited
A man bought a new pair of trousers for his primary school mates’ reunion（重聚） dinner．When he tried it out at home, he found that the trousers were too long by 10cm．
He asked his mother to help him shorten the pants．His mother said she could not do it as she was not feeling well．So the man asked his wife ．His wife said she was very tired that night, so she could not help him．Then the man asked his daughter．His daughter apologized for not able to do it because she had agreed to go dancing with her boyfriend．
"Ah well!" The man decided to wear his old trousers to the reunion．
Later that night, his mother thought to herself, "My son has been very nice to me．I’ll just help him before going to bed．" So she shortened the pants by 10cm．
Then his wife thought," My husband knows I am always busy and seldom ask me to help him．" So she shortened the man’s pants by another 10cm．
His daughter came home from dancing, and thought, "Daddy loves me very much．And he is such a cool daddy, allowing me to go out with my boyfriend．I would help him to shorten his pants．" So she shortened her daddy’s pants yet another 10cm．
The next day, three ladies told the man that his pants were shortened．He tried them on and found that his pants had become shorter by 30cm!
He laughed heartily, and said, "I must wear this pair of pants to show my schoolmates that my mum, my wife and my daughter are such loving people．" At the dinner, his old classmates were very envious of his loving family．
What would you do if it happened to you? Laugh out loud or start yelling?
Many of us have "High EQ" when dealing with the outsiders, "Low EQ" when dealing with our own family members!
Please be more patient with your families! Destiny is lucky enough to find the people who love you so much and bear everything of you．
1.When the man was refused by the three Ladies, he decided to _____．
A．ten the pants by himself
B．decided to wear new trousers to the reunion
C．bought another pair of trousers
D．decided to wear his old trousers to the reunion
2.The man laughed heartily because___．
A．he was happy to see his pants were shortened
B．his pants looked so funny
C．all his family wanted to help him
D．his new pants fit him so well then
3.The underlined word “envious” in the passage means “ ”in Chinese．
A．自豪的 B．厌倦的 C．羡慕的 D．渴望的
4.We can see from the passage that_____．
A．the man always asked his wife to help him
B．the man liked to show off his new trousers
C．the man was used to wearing short pants
D．the man loved his family very much．
5.The best title of this passage is____．
A．Pants Shorten by 30cm B．A Loving Family
C．The Reunion D．High EQ or Low EQ
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1.People can see the photo show at ．
A．Grandview Mall B．City Art Museum
C．Racetrack D．Country Club
2.Who can NOT go to the horse race?
A．A single person． B．A couple．
C．Children． D．The sweet heart．
3.What can you do if you only have time between 5 p．m．and 6 p．m．on Saturday?
A．Go shopping．
B．Go to see the photo show．
C．Go to the dance with your sweet heart．
D．Go to watch the horse race．
4.How much will Mr. and Mrs. Smith pay if they want to go to the dance party?
A．15 dollars． B．25 dollars．
C．20%~40% off． D．For free．
5.Where can you see the above advertisements?
A．In a book． B．In a magazine．
C．In a newspaper． D．On TV．
I believe listening is a powerful medicine．
It was Sunday ．I had the last to see and I got into her room ．She was an old woman , sitting on the bed , trying to her socks ．Usually I said something like this : “How are you feeling ? The nurse says your son is visiting you today．I believe you are seeing him．”
She me with a serious voice , “Sit down , doctor ．This is my story , not yours ．”
I was surprised and ．I sat down and helped her with the socks ．She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her , she had not seen him for five years ．She believed her health problems were worse because of her son ．After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks , I asked if there was I could do for her ．She her head and smiled ．All she wanted me to do was to ．
Each story is ．Some are clear; others are not．Some are true; others are not , yet all those things do not really ．What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard ．
Listening to someone’s story costs nothing but it is the key to healing （康复）．I often what the woman taught me , and I myself of the importance of stopping , sitting down and truly listening ．I the power of listening ．
1.A．doctor B．nurse C．patient D．student
2.A．take off B．get off C．clean out D．put on
3.A．looking forward toB．asking for C．going on D．worrying about
4.A．impressed B．stopped C．asked D．greeted
5.A．excited B．mad C．embarrassed D．angry
6.A．or B．so C．but D．if
7.A．missin B．loving C．understanding D．meeting
8.A．nothing else B．anything else C．nothing D．everything
9.A．shook B．dropped C．waved D．moved
10.A．see B．smell C．listen D．feel
11.A．terrible B．different C．similar D．true
12.A．happen B．appear C．matter D．change
13.A．think of B．dream of C．lead to D．laugh at
14.A．teach B．ask C．remind D．cheer
15.A．talk about B．show off C．believe in D．run out of
