Most young boys don't like growing flowers or watering them. 1.
Angus has a special illness and his IQ (智商) is lower than a normal boy. 2. Now, he spends hours in the garden looking after flowers. “Before working in the garden, it was difficult for Angus to concentrate (集中注意力) in class and sometimes he didn't want to go to school, ” said his mother Elizabeth. “3. We can see Angus is able to work in a garden in the future, ” Angus's teacher said.
4. In the past, soldiers in Egypt treated their mental problems after war by working in the garden. Even now, some doctors advise people to work in the garden to have good health. And doctors also advise young people like Angus to work in the garden.
There are hundreds of children in Britain with a special illness like Angus. 5. When working in the garden, the children have a chance to learn a lot of important skills, such as how to take care of plants. Besides, the children become more confident after working in the garden because they are able to do one thing well.
A.Six months ago, he started learning how to grow flowers.
B.A research shows that working in the garden improves mental (精神的) health.
C.But for 16yearold Angus, working in the garden isn't just a hobby—it has changed his life.
D.Their lives have been changed by working in the garden.
E.He likes playing basketball.
F.Now he can't wait to go to school and he is happy every day.
As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded in my own room at night that scared me so much. There was never complete darkness, but always a street light or car lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the curtains(窗帘) seem to move when there was no wind. A very low sound in the dark would seem a hundred times louder than in the day. My imagination(想象) would run wild，and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very still so that the “enemy(敌人)” would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, especially on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, I was afraid that I would get on the wrong one and be taken to some other strange places. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn't let the leaders out of my sight.
Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.
One of the processes(过程) of growing up is being able to realize and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.
1.The author had _____ kind(s) of fears when he was a child.
A. one B. two C. three
2._____ would scare the author at night.
A. Street lights and car lights
B. Wild animals and enemies
C. Strange sights and sounds
3.When the author went to some other places on school or family trips, he would _____.
A. walk away without others B. take a bus by himself C. follow others closely
4.Which of the following would be possibly true when the author was a child?
A. He was usually popular among people.
B. He was always the leader of the others.
C. He always got poor grades.
5.The underlined word “overcome” means “________” in Chinese.
A. 接受 B. 忍受 C. 克服
I am a middle school student. My name is Wang Jing. My grandfather is 70 years old now. He often says life has changed a lot. It becomes better and better. I ask him what life was like when he was a child. The following was what he said.
When he was a child, he used to feel hungry. There didn't use to be enough food for him to eat. He has two brothers and two sisters. His parents were both farmers. They were very poor and couldn't let their children eat as much as possible. As for clothes, they didn't use to have enough clothes. They didn't use to buy new clothes. The younger brothers and sister often wore their elder brothers' and sister's clothes. My grandfather is the youngest. Only he went to school and had a job in the city. His brothers and sisters didn't get an education and live in the countryside now. Now my grandfather has retired and lives a happy life. He can eat any food that he wants. He can buy clothes that he wants to buy. He says he is much happier than before. He often asks me to study hard. He says if I work hard, I can have a good future.
1.Wang Jing's grandfather could get enough food when he was a child.
2.Her grandfather's parents has five children.
3.Her grandfather used to wear his mother's clothes.
4.Her grandfather's brothers and sisters couldn't go to school because they were poor.
5.Wang Jing's grandfather is unhappy now.
When I was younger, I ______ afraid of and hate dogs. If a dog was close to me, I would move away as ______ as possible, or go to ______ side of the street.
But later on my sister bought a puppy called Cathy, and I had to live with a dog in my house. My sister told me to pet the dog. She was small and looked nice and loving, ______ I wasn't so scared, and I did it. The puppy did not attack (袭击) me. That's when I ______ I really liked this puppy!
I started taking care of her, feeding her, taking her out for walks, and taking her to the vet's (兽医站) for checkups. Slowly I started to find ______. Now, I love her so much, and I would do anything for her.
My friends are still ______ why I am no longer afraid of dogs. It was a long time, but I did it. I make up my mind to ______ being afraid. I ______ my fear and the challenge and I overcome them. You can, too! Is there anything you are afraid of? You have the power to beat it! Think about it and see if you can ______ a way to face your fear. Take a chance! It could change your life.
1.A. used to be B. use to C. used being D. used be
2.A. slowly B. slow C. fast
3.A. other B. the other C. others
4.A. and B. but C. so D. or
5.A. realized B. hoped C. regarded
6.A. anger B. happiness C. love
7.A. surprised B. excited C. afraid
8.A. begin B. stop C. lose D. interest
9.A. get B. raise C. face
10.A. come up with B. deal with C. compare with
—I have no idea _____.
—Oh, she is Mr. Smith's daughter.
A. where she comes from B. if she lives here C. who she is
A number of people _____ watching the show in the park. The number of them _____ about 600.
A. is, is B. are, are C. are, is
