look through tastes look up imagine convenient show up
1.He'll ________,if he's free.
2.I often ________ being a teacher , because it’s my dream.
3.It’s ________ for me to go shopping.
4.The fish _________ nice, could you give me more.
5.Before English exams ,we should ______ out more.
I learned about life from an ant farm. When I was seven years old, my family created one. First, we put
clean sand in a thin glass box, and then we waited for the live ants to arrive. Shortly after the chilly ants were dropped into the glass structure, they got to work making tunnels. I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to
do. After hours of staring, I realized that the ants had assigned jobs.
With my mom ' s help, I kept a diary of what happened each day and named the ants. One day an incident struck
the ant farm. The pages of the diary, still wrinkled(皱巴巴) where tear drops fell, indicate the great loss.
'I had put my face so close to the structure that I accidentally knocked it over and all the tunnels caved in.
Although the ants survived(幸存) their earthquake, one by one they began to die.
I was terrified as I watched them give up their tunnel-building to carry the bodies to a comer of the farm.
My mother reported that the ants were dying of "frustration." They simply could not stand the reality that their
tunnels had been destroyed.
Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the
natural world, but it taught me much more. Over the years, I came to realize the ants were a study in the benefits
of teamwork. Working together, they were able to create an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that
they should be admired for their hard work. Day in and day out, each labored at their task.
The ant farm showed that teamwork and perseverance are indeed two key ingredients to success. But there
was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, humans cannot give up when they face disappointment. Unlike the ants, we have to
realize that if a tunnel caves in, we just have to build another. Giving up, I say, is not a choice.
1.The family created an ant farm in a glass box because it was easy _____.
A. for the ants to live in B. to get sun light in
C. to keep the sand clean D. for the boy to observe
2.The word assigned in the first paragraph is close to _______
A. quit B. completed C. shared D. organized
3.What made the pages of the diary wrinkled?
A. The tears. B. The earthquake C. The ants. D. The incident.
4.What did the writer finally realize?
A. His mother taught him much more.
B. People should admire anyone for their hard work.
C. Humans cannot give up when facing adversity.
D. Perseverance is the only way to success.
5.Which statement is true according to the passage?
A. The writer broke the glass box because to the passage?
B. The arts died one by one because the tunnels were destroyed.
C. Unlike people, teamwork is not so important for the ants.
D. Giving up is a good way when we meet trouble
John, a famous musician, took his priceless antique violin and played it in the crowded subway station. The music from the violin was delicately streaming throughout the whole station．However, during the one-hour play, only six or seven people were truly appreciating the charming music．A three-year-old kid was so fascinated by the music that he forgot everything around．John only got 52 dollars for his work that day．
However, in normal days, when John is about to hold a concert, one ticket can be sold at more than 100
dollars and it is extremely hard to buy a ticket even at such a high price．Therefore, later, many passers-by in the
station that day felt deeply regretful for not recognizing the famous musician and missing such a valuable but
cheap music feast．
I have a very busy friend who had totally changed after knowing that his wife came down with
incurable illness．He cooked by himself for the family and took a walk with his wife every day．Nonetheless, his
wife still did not manage to conquer the illness and passed away. After that, he often sighed. Due to to his past busy life, he had missed a lot of beautiful time with his wife．But now, it is impossible to make up for it．
But It is no use crying over spilt milk．We have missed a lot of precious things without knowing to treasure
them．The reason is less than simple：we had thought that we could still own them tomorrow．
There was a famous Buddhist monk saying that in many people's lives, they have only done two things：
waiting and regretting．The result is that they were always too late to cherish what they had before they lost it．
We would often claim to do something when we grow up, or when we have money or when we become old, etc．However, when we reach the condition we have expected, we could no longer realize our wish, because we
have lost it by then．
1.John played his violin but only a few passers-by appreciated it that day because__________.
A. they hurried to catch their subway B. they always saw John perform there
C. they couldn’t afford the music John played D. they didn’t know its performer was so famous
2.The word ”conquer” in Paragraph 3 probably means _______
A. fight against B. prevent from C. get over D. face with
3.We can infer from the passage that _______.
A. the child was good at telling good music from bad one
B. Charles used to be too busy to spend time with his wife
C. It’s never too late for us to make our dreams come true
D. It’s available to make up for what we haven’t done before
4.We can learn from the sentence “ they have only done two things waiting and regretting” in the last
paragraph that many people _______
A. won’t treasure what they have until they lost them
B. can’t achieve anything great until they get older
C. are easy to take pride in what they are doing
D. expect to make progress but want to do something
5.The beat title of this passage is probably __________
A. Tomorrow is a Mystery B. Don’t Regret for Waiting
C. Never Cry over Spilt Milk D. Fight for the Bright Future
I have to watch my 3-year-old daughter, so that my wife could go shopping with a friend. I was working in my study, my daughter _______to be having a good time in the other room. No problem, I figured. But then it got a little too quiet and I shouted, “What are you doing?”
No _______. I repeated my question and heard her say, “O h … nothing. ” Nothing?I got up from my desk and ran out into the living room, where I saw her running across the hall. I followed and watched her as her little behind made a quick _______ into the bathroom. I told her to turn around. She _______ I shouted again in a loud _______.”Young lady, I said turn around!”
Slowly , she turned toward me. In her hand was my wife’s new lipstick （口红）. And every square inch of her face was _______ with bright red! It looked messy and_______As the little girl looked up at me with _______eyes, I heard every voice shouted in my head:“How could you … you should know … How many times have you been told…The lipstick _______your mom…” I just thought about which old words I should ________ to use … But just before I shouted again. I noticed some words in her sweater. In big letters it said, “I’M A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL!”
Soon the words became a (n)________to me ! I looked back up into her tearful eyes again. Instead of seeing a bad self-willed girl, I saw a little angel who was shining with light that I had nearly ________. “ Sweetheart, let’s take a Picture so Mommy can see how ________ you look” I felt lucky that I didn’t speak out the ________words. I took the picture and thanked God that I didn’t miss the ________ to prove what a perfect angel he had given me.
1.A. happened B. preferred C. used D. appeared
2.A. reflection B. wish. C. answer D. action
3.A. promise B. turn C. decision D. difference
4.A. refused. B. agreed C. accepted. D. received
5.A. sound. B. noise. C. voice D. shout
6.A. left. B. fell C. covered D. behaved
7.A. pale B. fantastic C. ugly D. wild
8.A. excited B. scared C. interested D. tiny
9.A. paid B. cost C. spent D. took
10.A. pick up. B. bring out C. pick out D. bring up
11.A. secret B. inspiration C. discovery D. encouragement
12.A. warned. B. fooled C. hurt. D. littered
13.A. humorous B. general C. awful D. special
14.A. cruel B. funny C. polite D. private
15.A. course B. chance. C. influence D. direction
–What did your teacher say just now?
--He asked me _________________.
A. how could I work it out B. when die I go to the library
C. why I am late for school D. if I had get ready for the exam
When the Greens moved into the house last week, ____was at sixes and sevens, so they did a big cleaning.
A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
