One of my happiest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting lazily on the bank. There I would watch the water downstream. There I would also watch the bamboo trees under pressure from the wind and watch them elegantly to their original position after the wind had . When I think about the bamboo tree’s to bounce back(弹回) to its original position, the word flexibility(柔韧) to mind. When used in relation to a person, this word means the ability to from shock, depression or any other situation that extends the limits of a person. Have you ever felt like you are at your point? , you have survived the experience to live to talk about it, though during the experience, you felt emotionally(情感上的) tired, mentally exhausted and you even felt physically.
Life is a of good times and bad times. The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times that take you to your breaking point, bend but don’t break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you.
1.A. flow B. rush C. go D. come
2.A. break B. move C. bend D. tremble
3.A. return B. stay C. give D. fly
4.A. died from B. died out C. died down D. died off
5.A. power B. ability C. energy D. strength
6.A. strikes B. goes C. appears D. comes
7.A. recover B. calm C. comfort D. sink
8.A. high B. low C. breaking D. returning
9.A. Thankfully B. Hopefully C. Surprisingly D. Happily
10.A. relaxed B. terrible C. strong D. terrified
11.A. lesson B. mixture C. connection D. stage
12.A. away B. far C. close D. fast
Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. , sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people . But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are . Friends sometimes don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will and become friends again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very . We miss them very much, but we can call them and write to them. And we can new friends. It is encouraging to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. Being happy helps you well. If someone cares about you, you take care of yourself.
1.A. Hardly B. Nearly C. Suddenly D. Certainly
2.A. alone B. away C. all over D. around
3.A. friendly B. kind C. just the same D. quite different
4.A. make up B. run away C. get around D. set off
5.A. angry B. sad C. happy D. alone
6.A. search B. contact C. make D. know
7.A. stay B. match C. think D. organize
8.A. less B. better C. little D. lot
– You should walk or run daily if you want to keep fit.
– ______.
A. Yes, that's enough B. Thanks for your advice
C. I like watching TV D. Well, that's OK
The film, ______ 3 love stories, ______ 3 different cities.
A. consisting of; is set in B. consists of; is set in
C. consisting of; was set in D. is consisted of; set in
President Xi Jinping demanded that the environmental problems ______ paid special attention to.
A. referred to being B. referred to be
C. refer to being D. refer to be
– I ran 10 miles last weekend. Can you believe that?
– Wow, that ______ easy!
A. mustn' t be B. mustn't have been
C. can't have been D. couldn’t be
