Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed. When a person does a certain thing again, he is 1.(drive) by an unseen force to do the same thing 2.(repeat); then a habit is formed.
Once a habit is formed, it's difficult 3.(get) rid of it 4. , it's very important that we should pay attention to the forming of habits. Children often form bad habits, some of5.remain with them. Laziness, lying and stealing are all 6. (easy) formed bad habits. There are other habits formed in early life that 7.(be) of great help. Many 8.(success ) men say much of their success has something to do with certain habits in early life, like early rising, honesty, 9.(concentrate) and so on.
After 10. (know) the above , we should keep from all the bad habits and try to form good ones.
By the third year of teaching I’d begun to expect Christmas break more for the school holiday and less for the excitement of the children. I was teaching fourth grade and my students had made me _______ . I just had to get through one of the hardest days of the school year.
The morning bell rang. I walked _______ through the cold into the overly heated school building. Twenty-two smiling faces _______ me at the school bus stop. I forced myself to _______their smiles. Back into the classroom, they_______, comparing plans for the_______ . I had to remove one student from each arm _______ I could take a seat at my desk for my morning duties. Before I could find my roll book（点名册）, I found my desk was covered with_______ and gifts followed by a _______ of “Merry Christmas” wishes.
“Oh, thank you,” I must have ________ a million times. Each gift was truly special to me, except my________ mood. It was kind of them to________ me. After a while, I heard a small nervous________ say my name. I looked up to see Brandon standing________by my desk, holding a small, round gift. “This is for you.”
“Thank you, Sweetheart.” I laid it on my desk with the others.
“Um, could you__________it now?”
I gently tore at the paper and tape. “________ ,” he said, “it’s breakable.” Slowly I opened a small, green Christmas tree ornament（装饰物）, complete with a hook already________. It dawned on me what he had done. Then a nearby student said that he just pulled that off his own tree. I tried to keep my ________back.
Later that day, I sat________the ornament in my hands. Was I really so important to this child that he had searched for something to give me? Now every year as I________ pull a green Christmas ball from my ornament box, I remember the deep influence my students have on me.
1.A. tired B. excited C. amazed D. relaxed
2.A. eagerly B. aimlessly C. gently D. heavily
3.A. watched B. greeted C. delighted D. warned
4.A. return B. forget C. ignore D. refuse
5.A. calmed B. walked C. chatted D. argued
6.A. study B. weekend C. vacation D. lesson
7.A. before B. when C. after D. because
8.A. letters B. books C. chalks D. cards
9.A. knowledge B. collection C. series D. bunch
10.A. confirmed B. assessed C. explained D. said
11.A. pleased B. low C. thrilled D. angry
12.A. talk about B. think of C. turn to D. connect with
13.A. call B. sound C. shout D. voice
14.A. shyly B. bravely C. rudely D. sadly
15.A. classify B. collect C. open D. check
16.A. Careful B. Dangerous C. Patient D. Hasty
17.A. expected B. adapted C. adjusted D. attached
18.A. trees B. hooks C. gifts D. tears
19.A. turning over B. putting into C. giving away D. packing up
20.A. anxiously B. hurriedly C. quickly D. delicately
Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. 1.,and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.
2.. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you. When you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health. When you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you. When you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. 3. .All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.
Happiness is not the same as money. 4., When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy , because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转的)door. When it closes, it also opens. 5..
A. When you meet with difficulties, you can give them up and be happy
B. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person
C. Happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it.
D. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too
E. Those who have no houses
F. Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely
G. It is a feeling of your heart.
Drinking can make teens feel good, but that lasts only a short time. Alcohol clouds your brain and limits your ability to make decisions. Excessive drinking gradually makes your brain shrink and can cause serious damage. Over-drinking can cause learning disabilities and damage your memory. It distorts your vision and leads to blackouts. Teenagers often think that drinking will give you more energy, but alcohol isn’t an energy drink; it’s a depressant.
Drinking and driving is one of the top causes of death for teen boys. An alcohol-related motor vehicle crash kills one person every 33 minutes and injures someone every two minutes. The rate of teenagers driving drunk is so high that the government is trying to pass new laws restricting(限制) teen driving.
When we get to high school, friends start pressuring us to drink. High school students see alcohol a way to become popular. I created a survey at my school. Twenty-four of the 63 respondents predicted they would drink in high school. Eleven said maybe, and 28 said they don’t plan on drinking. Regardless of what they say now, things can change. Teens starting high school want to fit in.
Some people will do anything to be accepted, including potentially hurting themselves. They think that one drink won’t do anything. A little bit of alcohol probably won’t kill you, but it can lead to poor decisions. High school is the time to experiment with what you want to do in life, but if you’re experimenting with alcohol you could hurt someone, including yourself.
1.The government is passing laws to restrict teen driving because _________.
A. Teens’ drunk driving cause deaths easily
B. Many teens like driving
C. Alcohol weakens the d
riving skills of teens
D. Most teens are poor in driving skills
2.Some students in high school start drinking mainly because _________.
A. They think drinking is quite interesting
B. They want to fit in with the surroundings
C. They want to imitate adults around them
D. They don’t think high school an important period
3.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Most teens in high schools like drinking
B. Teens who drink are mostly forced to do so
C. One little sip of alcohol ruins one’s memory
D. The start of drinking potentially damages one’s life
4.We may infer from the passage that __________.
A. Drinking can make teens feel good for a long time.
B. Drinking is becoming very common in high schools.
C. Surrounding people and environment affects teens in drinking.
D. Drinking is bad to one’s brain but good to one’s body.
If you are thinking of a family holiday under the Caribbean sun, Jamaica is your first choice．So what makes it so popular with people all over the world?
First, Jamaica enjoys a warm climate throughout the year so people don’t really have to wait for comfortable weather to visit it．The island does have a short rainy season but the sun comes out after a few hours．
Jamaica receives a large number of visitors during the high season which is from mid-December to mid April. Jamaica welcomes more than one million visitors to its shores every year and a great number of these are from the USA. American Airlines have added three new weekly services from Chicago to Jamaica International Airport．
Jamaica was also recognized as the leading destination in the Caribbean in the World Travel Award Ceremony which was held in London on 7 last November．The awards are considered to be the‘Oscars of the travel industry and are a final testimony(证据)to the quality of the travel products offered by a country．Indeed，the island walked away with seven awards including the leading beach destination in the world．
Finally, Jamaica is perfect for the budget travelers．A wide range of rentals can satisfy the needs of the travelers．There you can experience the same good hotel service combined with the privacy，space，freedom and comfort that only a home can provide．And if you are worried about the costs，just add up the costs of the rental you would book for your family an
d the costs of eating throughout your stay，you will find that these rentals are more affordable than any other choice．
1.In which season are tourists most likely to visit Jamaica?
A. Spring and summer． B. Winter and spring
C. Autumn and winter． D. Summer and autumn
2.Which statement is True about the World Travel Award?
A. It is as famous as Oscars
B. All the awards were taken away by the Caribbean countries．
C. For the travel industry，it carries a lot of weight
D. The ceremony of 2010 was held in Jamaica
3.People staying in Jamaican rentals call enjoy ．
A. Free meals B. Better service than that in hotels
C. Beautiful views from the rentals D. Privacy，space and comfort
A group of graduates, successful in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor．Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life．
Before offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups-porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking and cheap, some exquisite and expensive-telling them to help themselves to the coffee．
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones．While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress．Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee．In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink．What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups．．．And then you began eyeing each other's cups．
Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups．They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of life we live．Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us．
"God brews the coffee, not the cups．Enjoy your coffee!"
"The happiest people don't have the best of everything．They just make the best of everything．"
Live simply．Love generously．Care deeply．Speak kindly．Leave the rest to God．
1.What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. the nice-looking cup B. the ordinary-looking cup
C. the coffee of good quality D. the coffee of poor quality
2.Why did the professor offer his students coffee with varieties of cups?
A. To tell his students the right attitude to life
B. To teach his students how to enjoy coffee．
C. To show the students his collection of cups．
D. To give his students many more choices．
3.According to the professor, the happiest people are the ones who _____．
A. get the best type of coffee cups B. make the best of wha
t they have
C. have a wide range of coffee cups D. care about social status and wealth
4.The best title for the passage would be _____．
A. The Pressure of Life B. God's Coffee
C. The Happiest People D. Professor's Coffee Cups
