—I hear that you will be on travel again.
—Yeah.My boss______for me to discuss details with someone from another company.
A. asked B. arranged
C. sent D. called
The teacher stressed again that the students should not______any important details while retelling the story.
A. bring out B. let out
C. leave out D. make out
______in painting,John didn't notice evening approaching.
A. To absorb B. To be absorbed
C. Absorbed D. Absorbing.
John Clark was a postman. He was fond of dogs. However, when he was delivering（投递）letters, he found that _______dogs were his friends. One particular dog called_______, who lived at No.108 Turner Road, was one of John's _______. Whenever John came near his _______house, Spot would lie in and _______out on John, barking（吠叫）and trying to _______his ankles.
After a heavy snow, _______was freezing that morning. The road was covered with_______. John was afraid of _______ down, so he________his bike and walked with________steps. Unfortunately, John slipped on a patch of ice, which was opposite to No.108 Turner Road. Spot________this as John together with his bike made such a big noise.Spot jumped onto John’s ________and tried to bite his neck.Quick as a flash, John, ________hands were full of letters, bit________on the leg.
John Clark said later, it was the ________thing I could do.I don't approve of（赞成）________to animals, but that dog________ had it coming. Since that day I’ve had no ________at No.108.Spot always hides round the ________of the house when he hears me coming.
1.A. all B. not all C. one of D. none of
2.A. Spot B. John C. Turner D. Clark
3.A. friends B. neighbors C. enemies D. companions
4.A. own B. owner's C. friend's D. lovely
5.A. reached B. set C. worked D. jumped
6.A. lap B. kill C. kiss D. bite
7.A. John B. It C. Spot D. the street
8.A. dirt B. mud C. ice D. water
9.A. falling B. knocking C. turning D. going
10.A. rode B. left C. pushed D. pulled
11.A. safe B. big C. quick D. slow
12.A. smelled B. saw C. recognized D. heard
13.A. chest B. shoulders C. legs D. feet
14.A. both B. whose C. his D. which
15.A. John B. himself C. Spot D. itself
16.A. best B. lonely C. only D. very
17.A. mercy B. love C. pity D. cruelty
18.A. probably B. perhaps C. hardly D. really
19.A. letters B. trouble C. choice D. friends
20.A. front B. back C. door D. roof
Before the summer of 2016,I had always been afraid of heights.For most of my life,even idea of climbing a mountain would give me butterflies in my stomach.1.
On my birthday that year,when my mother and I first made the decision to climb Mt.Ranier in August,my knees actually shook with anxiety.However,it was finally time for our first outdoor climbing practice and the butterflies in my stomach had certainly multiplied. 2.Try to enjoy the feeling and turn the anxiety into hope.”She was always full of kind words,but could I apply her wisdom in time for the day of our final climb?
3.Though it was August,the skies were gray on the southernmost face of the mountain.Near the halfway point,I lost my footing and fell backwards down the trail,slightly twisting my ankle.Though I was sore,I kept going for another mile or so,but I had to give up before we reached our intended target.
4.However,I was able to recover in time for our planned summit climb.I had,over I gained the physical and emotional strength to recover quickly and come through adversity (even stronger.The breathtaking views along our climb no longer distracted me with fear but forced me to follow through with my goal.Unluckily,I had not overcome my fear of heights.5.
A.Don't let the butterflies get the best of you.
B.Eventually,I was not afraid of heights at all.
C.As it turned out,our practice hike proved challenging.
D.I didn't succeed on our first practice and suffered slight injury.
E.The breathtaking views made me relaxed and I went smoothly throughout the hike.
F.It was in that summer that I turned 16 and achieved something that deeply influenced my life.
G.However,I had made peace with it to the point where I could remain inspired by my own achievements.
If you make a list of the world's top ten most challenging jobs,chances are that being a teacher will not make the cut.But think about the discouraging task millions of educators face each day as they try to shape a group of often bad-tempered,wild kids into intelligent,well-rounder individuals.That surely has to be the toughest job in the world, especially given that there is no promotion or bonus awaiting them even if they are wildly successful!
What if there all-important individuals that we often take for granted（想当然）disappear from our lives?That was what Project Ed and Participant Media's Teach campaign asked filmmakers of all ages to imagine in their recently-held competition.Entitled "A World Without Teachers",its purpose was to inspire more young people to become teachers.However,the 62 amazing video submissions also serve as a reminder of how horrible things would be if we didn't have these selfless individuals guiding us through life.What was interesting is that even the youngest participants did not appear to be happy at the idea of not having anybody telling them what to do.
High-school student Savannah Wakefield reflected if art as we know it today would have been different without teachers.Would Monet have discovered his talent for impressionism?Los Angeles-based Miles Horst,who won the 1000 USD prize for the best adult submission imagines a world where teachers are replaced by a “brain box” in his fun lively entry.
Youth category winner Marina Barham's video represents a fact we all know but often forget.Teachers don't just teach,they inspire something that no electronic device,no matter how smart,can do!So the next time you think your teacher is being "mean" for trying to channel you in the right direction,imagine a life without him/her.We have a feeling it will not appear as rosy!
1.What is the text mainly about?
A. The significance cf teachers.
B. The campaign to promote teachers' status.
C. A survey of people's views about teachers.
D. A competition to win the prize for the best teacher.
2.From the passage we can learn that_____.
A. teaching naughty kids is a very discouraging task
B. being a teacher is one of the most challenging jobs in the world
C. a successful teacher has the greatest chance to be promoted
D. teachers have little influence on kids' individual development
3.What is the purpose of the project “A World Without Teachers”?
A. To attract kids to submit more videos of their teachers.
B. To encourage more people to go into teaching career.
C. To expect teachers to devote themselves to their jobs.
D. To remind students to appreciate teachers' hard work
4.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 suggest?
A. Teaching is quite different from other jobs.
B. The future of teachers' work appears inspiring.
C. A world without teachers will be unimaginable.
D. Many people attach more importance to teaching.
