He is a man with rich experience, from ______ much can be learned.
A. whom B. which
C. where D. what
The door ______ open and in rushed the crowd, shouting with anger.
A. pushed B. knocked
C. forced D. burst
The police ______ the thief into a situation where he could not escape.
A. caught B. trapped
C. led D. brought
He is the most excellent student in our class, and he always ______ himself in his studies.
A. buries B. hides
C. covers D. leaves
When things went wrong, Ittleby Fein always had something nice to say.
When Dad forgot about the pizza and it burned, Ittleby said, “Don’t ______. It’ll still taste good.” And he was ______. The pizza edges were dark, ______ the middle wasn’t bad.
Ittleby looked on the ______ side. And everyone, except Hazel, ______ that about him.
Hazel was the ______ student in class. On her first day, Ittleby said, “Nice to meet you, Hazel. I think you’ll like it here.” Hazel looked at him, “I ______ it.” Ittleby didn’t know what to do. He’d never ______ anyone like Hazel.
______ Mr. D. said they’d have recess(休息) inside ______ the rain, Hazel said, “Bad things come in threes. No outdoor recess is number one. What will the ______ thing be?
The class didn’t have to ______ long to find out. Greta was carrying a box of paints during art class. She ______, and paint went flying. Hazel turned to Ittleby, “That was the second ______ thing. What will the third be?”
Ittleby didn’t know what to say. Hazel seemed so ______ about the Rule of Three Bad Things.
Emma came to look at Ittleby’s ______. She picked it up, not realizing she had paint on her fingers. Hazel pointed, “Ittleby’s picture is ruined(破坏)! There’s number three.” Emma looked ______. “I’m sorry, Ittleby.” “It’s OK, Emma. If I add wings, the fingerprint(指纹) could look like butterflies,” said Ittleby.
So Ittleby added wings. ______ he said, “Everyone, let’s make a field of butterflies.”
Everyone put a fingerprint on Ittleby’s paper. Only Hazel didn’t.
“Want to add one?” Ittleby asked her. Hazel thought about it, and she carefully added wings.
“It looks ______. I like it very much,” said Ittleby. Hazel ______, “You know, I don’t really think there’s a Rule of Three Bad Things.” Ittleby nodded, “Bad things happen. But good things happen, too. And sometimes, there are good things hiding where you don’t expect them.”
1.A. argue B. worry C. touch D. explain
2.A. hungry B. different C. right D. wrong
3.A. and B. but C. if D. as
4.A. humorous B. easy C. bright D. back
5.A. liked B. hated C. heard D. trusted
6.A. shy B. good C. poor D. new
7.A. forget B. want C. enjoy D. doubt
8.A. met B. helped C. asked D. believed
9.A. Unless B. When C. Before D. Though
10.A. according to B. along with C. instead of D. because of
11.A. second B. last C. first D. third
12.A. prepare B. rest C. wait D. practice
13.A. calmed down B. went down C. fell down D. looked down
14.A. strange B. bad C. funny D. interesting
15.A. sure B. sorry C. excited D. disappointed
16.A. finger B. butterfly C. painting D. board
17.A. happy B. surprised C. angry D. upset
18.A. Then B. Thus C. Yet D. Still
19.A. simple B. similar C. great D. normal
20.A. answered B. cried C. shouted D. smiled
Healthy habits that stick
Here are five rules that helped me develop good habits.
1. Pick habits you honestly want to have
I didn’t choose habits I thought I should add because of what anyone else was doing. 1. It was about listening to myself.
2. Build your habit your own way
When I started to build up an exercise routine(习惯), I only went when I wanted to go. For me, that was around 2 pm every day. 2. If I wanted to do 20 minutes on the bike, I’d do only 20 minutes and then leave.
3. Start small
I knew that if I tried to take on too much, I’d find a way to make an excuse. 3. I started with two minutes of exercise, which were finally built up to 10, then 20 minutes. I realized that just doing something, no matter how small, meant I was more likely to do it again the next day.
4. Be kind to yourself
4. When I got a cold and missed several days of exercise, I didn’t beat myself up. Instead of punishing myself, I tried to love myself --- and that had a more enjoyable and lasting effect.
5. Celebrate every small victory
When I began keeping a diary every morning, I put a number in the corner of each page to show how many diaries I had written. 5. Finally, after I filled up a notebook, I celebrated buying a new notebook.
A. If I missed a day, I let it go.
B. I can make exercise less boring.
C. So my daily purposes were very small.
D. I celebrated my pen running out of ink.
E. It wasn’t about keeping up with other people.
F. I should celebrate my success with my friends.
G. It also meant that I would do whatever I wanted to do once I got there.
