Our teacher reminds us ______ to study for the English test .
A. remember B. to remember C. remembering
HAPPY WEEKENDS向中学生征稿。写一篇80词左右的英语小短文，介绍一项你最喜欢的业余爱好（hobby），并陈述3条理由。
Steve visits the nursing home near his house two afternoons each week. On one of those days, he reads to his friend Martin. On the other afternoon, he plays cards and talks with Mrs. Johnson. Steve enjoys spending his extra time this way. He is a volunteer. A volunteer is a person who helps another person or has a job for which he or she does not get paid. A volunteer donates his or her time for free.
Everyone else in Steve's family is also a volunteer. Steve's mother Mary volunteers one afternoon each week at the local hospital. She talks to patients, delivers flowers, and helps the nurses with odd jobs. Steve's sister Gina volunteers two afternoons at the museum. She welcomes visitors and answers their questions. Steve's father David also is a volunteer. He is a volunteer fire fighter for the town in which they live.
Steve's family thinks volunteering is very important. Steve's parents think being a volunteer helps to teach values. Steve and his sister learn how to be kind and respect other people.
Steve's family does volunteer work to give something back to the community. They want to help people who are not as fortunate as they are.
A family of volunteers
Relationship | Name | Time per week | 1. | Doings |
Father | David | Anytime necessary | Anywhere necessary | 2. |
Mother | 3. | One afternoon | The local hospital | Talk to patients; Deliver flowers Help nurses |
Son | Steve | Two afternoons | 4. | Read to Martin Talk and play with Mrs. Johnson |
5. | Gina | Two afternoons | The museum | Welcome visitors Answer questions |
Early this morning we all went to the Future Hall to have our graduation ceremony. The headmaster made a wonderful speech, and many of us 1. (move) to tears.
Now the ceremony is over. We will leave school soon. I feel very excited because I am one of the best 2. (graduate). At the same time, I am a little sad because I have to say goodbye to my classmates and teachers. I want 3. (take) some photos with them and I will give some gifts to my teachers as well. In the past three years, I 4. (have) a great time in Red Star International School. I have learnt not only how to study, but also how to be a man. In 5. future, I will work much 6. (hard). I hope I can be an astronaut when I 7. (grow) up.
Maria, Jane and Michael 8. (go) back to their hometowns tomorrow and I will see them off at the airport. We will keep in touch 9. each other by sending emails, making telephone calls or writing letters. We will be good friends forever. I wish my classmates and teachers health, 10. （happy） and good luck.
My great-grand mother, Winifred Hastings, got rich in a mining（采矿）town out West. But her 46 didn’t come from gold or silver, but from soup, steak, apple pie, and good coffee.
In the early 1900’s, Winifred arrived in Silver City with her husband. But he caught a fever and died suddenly. With the little money she had, Winifred decided to open a practical restaurant to 47 all the hungry miners in town.
The restaurant had only wooden boxes for tables, but business was very good 48 . The miners 49 that Winifred was a great cook, 50 they ate in her restaurant every day.
One time, Winifred had a small accident in the restaurant. A fire started in the kitchen and her customers had to put it out. The town mayor walked in 51 there was still a lot of smoke in the room. “Winifred,” he said. “What are you cooking back there?” Everybody 52 .
In 1905, Winifred got married again and moved out of town. On her 53 day in Sliver City, a photographer took her picture. The picture is over my desk at home. It shows Winifred with about fifty miners standing in front of the restaurant. At the top of the photo 54 says: TO WINIFRED THE BEST COOK IN THE WEST. 55 YOUR BOYS.
1.A. wealth B. skill C. family D. health
2.A. cost B. entertain C. warm D. feed
3.A. sometimes B. anyway C. somewhere D. anywhere
4.A. found out B. looked through C. came across D. thought up
5.A. but B. and C. since D. although
6.A. if B. after C. while D. before
7.A. cried B. laughed C. replied D. followed
8.A. best B. worst C. first D. last
9.A. he B. she C. it D. one
10.A. WITH B. FOR C. BY D. FROM
10-year-old Penny goes back to her school to find a place for her dog Socks. The big door is 41 . Penny walks around the school: there were doors at the 42 . They are all locked. Then she sees a window. It is open. She 43 inside. She walks along the hallway between the classrooms. She can’t put Socks inside a classroom.
Under the classrooms, Penny finds a store room. It is locked, too, and she doesn’t have the 44 . Penny puts Socks on the ground and he runs along the hallway. Penny runs after him. “Come here,” she says. Socks is not 45 . He runs into the girls’ changing room.
1.A. locked B. closed C. open D. broken
2.A. bottom B. top C. back D. front
3.A. walks B. climbs C. jumps D. looks
4.A. interest B. time C. key D. courage
5.A. hearing B. listening C. watching D. answering
