1.Some understanding of grammar is fundamental_______learning English.
2.We promise_______attends the party a chance to have a photo taken with the movie star.
3.He rather than I_______(have) the chance to go abroad.
4.You can depend on_______that he will keep his word.
5.It remains to be seen_______the newly formed committee's policy can be put into practice.
1.In 1821 the people of Mexico gained their i_______from Spain.
2.Passengers checked their b_______before boarding the plane.
3.Our school is s_______with many tall buildings.
4.Students are not allowed to leave the class early without the teacher's p_______.
5.On their a____at the airport,the Smiths found their flight had been put off.
6.They are offering a 10% d_______on all clothes this month.
7.My grandma is not sick.On the c_______,she's in very good condition.
8.It's good m_______to say good-bye to the host when leaving.
9.Albert Einstein is one of the great p_______in the world.
10.The letter wasn't addressed to me but I opened it out of_______（好奇心）.
11.If there is anything you feel confused about,you can_______（咨询）our manager.
12.She seems_______（真诚的）,but I don't trust her anyway.
13.His wife is constantly finding_______（过错）with him,which makes him very angry.
14.Jack's excuse for being late was totally_______（难以置信的）.
15.There are seven_______（大洲）in the world,of which Asia is the largest.
Gratitude: Gifts from the heart
According to legend（传说）,a young man while travelling through the desert came across a spring of delicious water.The water was so sweet that he____his leather container so he could bring some back to a tribal elder who had been his teacher.After a four-day journey he____the water to the old man who took a(n) ____drink,smiled warmly and thanked his student for the sweet water.The young man____to his village with a happy heart.
____,the teacher let another student taste the water.He spat（吐）it out,____it was terrible.It____had become stale（不新鲜）____the old leather container.The student____his teacher, "Master,the water was stale.Why did you____to like it?"
The teacher replied, "You____tasted the water.I tasted the____.The water was simply the container for a(n) ____of loving-kindness and____could be sweeter.Heartfelt gifts deserve the____gift of gratitude.
I think we____this lesson best when we receive innocent gift of love from young children.Whatever they are, the natural and proper____is appreciation and expressed thankfulness because we love the idea____ the gift.
Gratitude doesn't always come____.Unfortunately,most children and many adults value only the thing given ____the feeling hidden in it.We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude.
1.A. emptied B. sold C. delivered D. filled
2.A. presented B. sent C. got D. made
3.A. exciting B. deep C. quiet D. short
4.A. adapted B. headed C. returned D. turned
5.A. Later B. Soon C. However D. Otherwise
6.A. believing B. pretending C. hearing D. saying
7.A. unexpectedly B. obviously C. strangely D. surprisingly
8.A. in terms of B. apart from C. owing to D. in spite of
9.A. challenged B. demanded C. charged D. blamed
10.A. happen B. ignore C. pretend D. seem
11.A. still B. hardly C. previously D. only
12.A. talent B. gift C. leather D. stream
13.A. attempt B. sign C. act D. measure
14.A. anything B. none C. nothing D. something
15.A. rewarding B. return C. interesting D. pretended
16.A. understand B. need C. seek D. acknowledge
17.A. plan B. meaning C. idea D. behavior
18.A. within B. about C. between D. beyond
19.A. naturally B. smoothly C. obviously D. independently
20.A. apart from B. other than C. rather than D. as well as
How to Live Peacefully with Your Parents
As a teen,you are going through big changes physically and mentally.Your interests are expanding.1..
Here is the challenge: kids need to explore the world in new ways,and parents need to protect them from the dangers that are all out in the world.These conflicts（冲突）can easily set off fireworks in otherwise calm house. Sometimes conflicts can't be avoided.But by paying attention to the building blocks of successful relationships,you can work towards making home a happy and healthy place for you and your parents.
For example,try to find time to talk when your parents are not angry,tired,or hungry.A good time to talk is when you are all relaxed.Timing is everything.If the conversation begins to turn into an argument,you'd better calmly and coolly ask to stop it.2..Listen to what your parents are saying,and repeat it back to them.This shows them that you are listening.3. .
Respect is the building block of good communication.People who respect each other and care about each other's feeling can disagree without getting things ugly.
4..How do you build trust?Trust,comes by actually doing what you say you are going to do.Some teens find that doing fun activities with their parents can improve their relationships.Sometime we forget that parents are more than rule makers---they're interesting people who like to watch movies and go shopping---just like their teenagers!
What do you do if you are trying your best,but your relationship with your parents continues to be rocky?5. You can find supportive adults,such as a teacher or a coach,who can lend an ear.Remember you can only change your own behavior.Your parents are the ones who can change theirs.
A.You may consider seeking outside help.
B.Faced with this challenge,children don't know what to do.
C.And then you will be able to accept what your parents say.
D.You are more likely to get along with your parents and have more independence if your parents believe in you.
E.And your desire to take control of your own life is growing.
F.It also gives them a chance to clear things up if you are not on the same page.
G.You can pick it up again when everyone's more relaxed.
It all began with a stop at a red light.
Kevin Salwen was driving his 14-year-old daughter,Hannah,back from a sleepover in 2006.While waiting at a traffic light,they saw a black Mercedes Coupe on one side and a homeless man begging for food on the other.
"Dad,if that man had a less nice car,that man there could have a meal," Hannah protested.The light changed and they drove on,but Hannah was too young to be reasonable.She pestered（纠缠）her parents about inequity,insisting that she wanted to do something.
"What do you want to do?" her mom responded. "Sell our house?"
Warning!Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager.Hannah seized upon the idea of selling the luxurious family home and donating half the proceeds（收入）to charity,while using the other half to buy a more modest replacement home.
Eventually,that's what the family did.The project—crazy,impetuous（鲁莽的）and absolutely inspiring—is written down in detail in a book by father and daughter scheduled to be published next month: The Power of Half.It's a book that,frankly,I'd be nervous about leaving around where my own teenage kids might find it.An impressionable child reads this,and the next thing you know your whole family is out on the street.
At a time of enormous needs in Haiti and elsewhere,when so many Americans are trying to help Haitians by sending everything from text messages to shoes,the Salwens offer an example of a family that came together to make a difference—for themselves as much as the people they were trying to help.In a column a week ago,it described neurological（神经生物学的）evidence from brain scans that unselfishness lights up parts of the brain normally associated with more primary satisfaction.The Salwens' experience confirms the selfish pleasures of selflessness.
Mr.Salwen and his wife,Joan,had always assumed that their kids would be better bigger house.But after they downsized,there was much less space to retreat to,so the family members spent more time around each other.A smaller house unexpectedly turned out to be a more family-friendly house.
1.What does the underlined word "inequity" most probably mean in Paragraph 3?
A. Unfairness. B. Satisfaction.
C. Personal attitude. D. Reasonable statement.
2.What is suggested in the underlined sentence "Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager." in Paragraph 5?
A. Never give a quick answer to an idealistic teenager.
B. Unless a child is realistic,never give an answer immediately.
C. Give an answer if the child is reasonable.
D. Don't respond to a child's demands firmly without consideration.
3.Which of the following statements is IRUE according to the passage?
A. Mercedes Coupe is only an ordinary car which is quite cheap.
B. Unselfishness has nothing to do with people's primary satisfaction.
C. Hannah asked her parents to do charity and they sold their house.
D. The writer's children asked him to sell their house.
4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. The Salwens regretted selling their house.
B. The family members get much closer.
C. Small houses can bring happiness.
D. The Salwens intend to buy another big house.
An absolute description of the threat hanging over the world's mammals,reptiles,amphibians and other life forms has been published by the well-known scientific journal,Nature.A special analysis carried out by the journal indicates that an astonishing 41% of all amphibians on the planet now face extinction while 26% of mammal species and 13% of birds are similarly threatened.
Many species are already critically endangered and close to extinction,including the Sumatran elephant,Amur leopard and mountain gorilla.But also in danger of vanishing（消失）for the wild,it now appears,are animals that are currently rated as merely being endangered.
In each case,the finger of blame points directly at human activities.The continuing spread of agriculture is destroying millions of hectares of wild habitats every year,leaving animals without homes,while the introduction of newly-come species,often helped by humans,is also damaging native populations.At the same time,pollution and overfishing are destroying ocean ecosystems.
"Habitat destruction,pollution or overfishing either kill off wild creatures and plants or leaves them badly weakened," said Derek Tittensor,an ocean ecologist at the World Conservation Monitoring Centre in Cambridge. "The trouble is that in coming decades,the additional threat of worsening climate change will become more and more common and could then kill off these survivors."
The problem,according to Nature,is worsened because of the huge gaps in scientists knowledge about the planet's biodiversity.Evaluations of the total number of species of animals and plants alive vary from 2 million to 50 million.In addition,evaluations of current rates of species' disappearances vary from 500 to 36,000 a year. "That is the real problem we face," added Tittensor. "The scale of uncertainty is huge."
In the end,however,the data indicate that the world is heading cruelly towards a mass extinction-which is defined as one involving a loss of 75% of species or more.This could arrive in less than a hundred years or could take a thousand,depending on extinction rates.
1.What's the main idea of the first two paragraphs?
A. Figures about some wild animals are astonishing.
B. Nature is the famous journal around the world.
C. Many endangered species are close to extinction.
D. Some rare species have appeared around the world.
2.From paragraph 4 we know that another future threat is .
A. destruction of habitats B. overfishing and pollution
C. the worsening climate change D. killing off wild creatures and plants
3.What is the real problem we are facing now according to paragraph 5?
A. The killing of wild creatures and cutting of trees.
B. The global warming caused by human beings.
C. The destruction of ocean ecosystem by pollution.
D. Evaluation of current rates of species' disappearances.
4.What does "This" in the last sentence refer to?
A. mass extinction. B. extinction rates.
C. extinction time. D. 75% of species or more.
