A little boy was playing in his sandbox on a Saturday morning. While he was building roads and houses in the soft sand, he discovered a large stone in the middle of the sandbox.
The little boy pushed and pulled, but every time he thought he had made some progress, the tone tipped(倾斜) and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy tried his best, but his only reward(奖赏) was to have the stone fall back.
Finally the boy cried. All that time the boy's father watched him from his living room window. At the moment tears fell, his father came to the boy and the sandbox. Gently but surely he said, "Son, why didn't you use all the strength that you had?" The boy said sadly, "But I did, daddy, I did! I used all the strength that I had!" "No, son, you didn't ask me." With that, the father reached down, picked up the stone and removed it into sandbox.
Do you have stones in your life that need to be removed? Are you discovering that you are too weak to lift them? There is ONE who is always ready to give us the strength we need. Isn't it funny how we try so hard to do things on our own?
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1.The little boy found in the middle of the sandbox.
A.a small road B.a large stone C.a big house
2.Finally, the boy cried because he was too to remove the stone.
A.hard B.funny C.weak
3.Who removed the stone at last?
A.The little boy B.the boy's father C.Both the boy and the father
4.What does the underlined word "them" refer to(指代) in life?
A.stones B.jobs C.difficulties
5.What can we learn from this story?
A.We should learn to ask for help sometimes.
B.We should never continue doing everything.
C.We can do anything on our own during the life.
If you want to become a better reader, what should you know about the speed of reading? Some people read very quickly, while others read very slowly. But which one is better? The quick reader may be a good reader when he reads a storybook for fun. But he may not be able to slow down to read instructions carefully. He may read so quickly that he does not take time to understand fully the ideas and information which are important to remember. The slow reader may be a good reader. But he may spend altogether too much time reading a simple story which is meant to be enjoyed but is not important enough to be remembered. So you see, neither the reader who reads everything quickly nor the one who reads everything slowly is really a good reader. Here are four important things to remember about the speed of reading：
Knowing why you are reading will often help you to know whether to read quickly or slowly.
Some things should be read slowly throughout(彻底地). Examples are instructions for making or doing something, math problems, science and storybooks which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.
Some things should be read quickly throughout. Examples are simple stories for enjoyment, letters from friends, and bits of news from hometown papers.
In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages quickly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案.
1.Which is better, reading slowly or reading quickly?
A.Reading slowly B.Reading quickly C.Neither of them
2.What should you read slowly when you read?
A.Letters, messages and e-mails.
B.Newspapers and magazines.
C.Something full of important information.
3.What should you read quickly when you read?
A.Storybooks, newspapers and so on.
B.Instructions for making something.
C.Science and history books.
4.Why must we read instructions slowly?
A.Because we must understand fully the ideas of them.
B.Because we must remember the important information of them.
C.Both A and B.
5.How can we become a good reader?
A.Read as fast as possible and don't remember them all.
B.Change our speed when we read something different.
C.Read things quickly throughout.
In real life, most people seem confident. But when they can't have things they want, they are upset and lose themselves. Do you want to learn how to be yourself? Here are some suggestions.
Be kind to yourself
Appreciate what you have done. Everyone has different talents which can help to make the world become a better one. Remember you don't need to satisfy everyone. No matter what others think of you, just be yourself.
Make good friends
Always make friends with people who are willing to make you feel better about yourself. Good friends neither talk about how great they are nor praise you a lot. They enjoy being with you, not because you are like them, but because you are yourself.
Think about your family.
The values of your family are to give you what really need. Maybe you can't get help when you have small problems. But you can learn how to depend on yourself. When you meet big problems, your family will always be with you.
Hold on to your dream
Holding on to your dream can make you braver and stronger. On the way of achieving your dream, you'll know who you are and what you want. Even though you can't achieve it, you'll find you are better and you can still live a normal life.
In a word, you are the only one. Accept yourself and be yourself. Being unsuccessful doesn't mean you're not good enough. You just need a long way to go.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）、误（F）。
1.Everyone's talents can help to make the world better.
2.Good friends are willing to make you feel how great they are.
3.When you meet big problems, your family always make you solve them alone.
4.If you can't achieve your dream, you will not be better.
5.This passage is mainly about how to be yourself.
--Could you tell me__________? --Yes. They_________ to the reading room.
A.where are the twins, have been B.where the twins are, have gone
C.where were the twins, have been
—Could you please help me lock the door when you leave the classroom?
—________
A.Very good. B.Yes, I could. C.With pleasure.
________exercise you take, _________ you'll be.
A.The fewer, the heavier B.The less, the heavier C.The less, much the heavier
