I was ever bullied badly when I was in high school. One kid in particular would try to make me feel worse in every way he knew. For example, he would throw stuff at me constantly, hit me on the head, punch(殴打)me, call me ugly and stupid, make fun of me and, of course tell me he would beat me up if I ever fought back. It was like his daily mission.
And it was my daily mission to just get through the day. What could I say? It made my world very small because that was my main focus- just surviving. Everything else fell by the wayside. Unfortunately, that included any form of social life. So not only was my world tiny, but it was very lonely
Looking back to that time, which was about 11years ago, my biggest mistake was not bringing anyone into that world of mine. I was too proud (and embarrassed) to get help. I would rather not face the fact that I needed help because in my mind, that would mean that the bully won. It would also mean that I was weak.
Let me just say this: bullying someone is a weak choice. The only reason why they come after you is that they think you won't do anything about it. Does that make anyone strong? Absolutely not. Be stronger-ask a parent, a teacher or a friend for help. Simply admit that you are struggling and need help.
You can put it like this, "Somebody who is weak and trying to build himself or herself up has chosen to do that by putting me down. The only reason why they are doing that is that I am nice and I haven't done anything about it yet. Well I am through putting up with this. I have basic human rights that they are trying to take away to feel better and that is just not OK. How do I handle this? I don't want the pain cycle to continue and I don't want to become someone I don't want to be.
1.The underlined word "It" in the first paragraph refers to___________.
A. calling the author's nicknames
B. making friends with fellow students
C. hurting the author by using force or threats
D. going through a difficult time with schooling
2.What did the author do when he was bullied?
A. He just hoped that he could survive the day.
B. He fell by the wayside
C. He called for help immediately
D. He fought back bravely.
3.The author suggests____________ to fight bullies.
A. getting used to the pain as soon as possible
B. keeping it a secret inside and reducing your social life
C. looking for help from parents, teachers or friends
D. promoting the understanding of basic human rights
4.The author probably wrote this article to________________
A. admit that he had been treated badly at school
B. describe how he got rid of his weak
C. show how grateful he was to those who helped hit
D. share his experience and ideas on dealing with bullies
Feeling down? Why not visit one of these four websites?
Collegehumor.com
This site was created in 1999 and gets about seven million visitor per month. Two of its videos have been chosen as winners for the Webby Awards: Pixar Intro Parody and Web Site Story. Other funny videos to looks out for include a debate on the advantages and disadvantages of going to college.
Funnyordie.com
This site has lots of really funny videos And as the name suggests, users vote on videos, choosing the options “funny” or “die”. If the video receives too many “die” votes, it's sent to the site's “crypt”. But if it gets enough “funny” votes, it goes into the Hall of Fame. The site was crated in 2006 by comedians Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. The site’s first video. The Landlord has had over 70 million views Videos to watch out for include Just a Tip: Taxi, with some valuable advice on how to catch a taxi, and Over Analyzing Texts, with some tips on how to respond to text messages
Reddit.com
Founded in 2005, Reddit.com is a social news and entertainment website. Registered users put funny content in the form of the video link or texts on the website. Other users then vote these things “up” or “down”. The most recent and well-liked content appears at the top on the front page of the site.
Theonion.com
First appearing as a satirical newspaper in 1988, Theonion.com has hundred of videos and articles on news and current affairs, and receives an average of 7.5 million visitors a months. It’s famous for its amusing items, such as Michelle Obama Seen Outside Walking Family Rhinoceros or Dad Can’t Believe Lawn.
1.If you want to watch videos ever winning the Webby Awards, you can visit____________.
A. Reddit. com B. Collegehumor. com
C. Theonion.com D. Funnyordie.com
2.Videos on the website Funnyordie.com are __________.
A. watched over 70 million times
B. voted by their users
C. based on newspaper stories
D. created by users
3.What do Reddit.com and Theonion.com have in common?
A. They include funny videos
B. They include valuable advice
C. They include debates on education
D. They provide satirical news
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Yesterday I was gone home by the bus and my father was going to pick me up at the station. On the bus, I see a young woman with several bags of heavier books get on. I wanted to offer her my seat, and I didn’t. In my surprise, she and I got off at the same stations later. After a short conversation, I learned she had to walk a long way home. So I offered give her a ride and she accepted. When thinking of this experience, I was sad that she didn’t do the right thing the first time on the bus. But I was very happy to have a second chance to doing it.
Jessica: What are you doing now?
Susan: I 1. (listen) to the news.
Jessica: Is there anything urgent? If not, I 2. (real) want to have a talk with you.
Susan: No, there isn’t. What’s wrong?
Jessica: I think your grandma is 3. nice person, but I can’t help 4. (think) that she doesn’t like me.
Susan: Oh, she likes you. She is just old-fashioned and has her own way of doing things.
Jessica: But every time I clean the kitchen, she comes in 5. me and cleans it again. Then she complains that the house is not tidy. I can’t deal with this.
Susan: Just let her do it and ignore (忽视) her. She thinks if you don’t get on your hands and knees 6. (clean) the floor, the floor won’t be clean.
Jessica: What a silly thing to say! What’s a mop (拖把) for? And what’s wrong with my cooking?
Susan: Nothing. I love your cooking.
Jessica: Then why does she complain about it? This morning she suggested that I 7. (go) to cooking school to learn 8. to cook.
Susan: Jessica, just ignore her. She only wants to make sure 9. we can take care of ourselves.
Jessica: Don’t we?
Susan: Yes, we do. I’m sorry that she makes you suffer 10. stress, but I wish you’d learn to get along with her. Remember, she’s an elder.
Jessica: Don’t worry. When things get tense (紧张的), I just remind myself that she’s your grandma, and I keep my temper (脾气) under control and my mouth shut.
Once upon a time, there was a poor man. His _______ was also very poor — a small and empty house, which was _______ with spider webs (蜘蛛网). People tried to _______ coming into his house as they didn’t want to come to such a _______ place. And the poor man thought that poverty (贫困) was the _______ for his unlucky life.
Then, the poor man _______ a wise man and told him about his poverty. The man felt sorry for the poor man and gave him a vase (花瓶). “This will save you from _______,” the wise man_______ . The poor man took the _______ from the wise man and wanted to sell it at first and then spend the money on drinking, as usual. Besides, why would he ________ such a beautiful thing? But then he started ________ the vase carefully and decided not to take it to the market. He brought the vase back to his house, put it on the table and started watching it again.
“It’s not ________for such a beautiful thing to be empty,” the poor man thought. So he pick some flowers and put them into the vase. It became even ________. “Not good that such a beautiful thing stands next to a spider web,” the poor man ________ again.
So the poor man started cleaning his house. He cleaned the dust, washed the floor and whitened the walls. And it became clear that his house wasn’t poor, ________ rather warm and comfortable. And the poor man wasn’t a poor man anymore, but a hard-working host, who had no time to think about poverty.
1.A. child B. home C. health D. village
2.A. treated B. built C. filled D. covered
3.A. consider B. forget C. enjoy D. avoid
4.A. quiet B. dirty C. cold D. wet
5.A. reason B. result C. problem D. change
6.A. helped B. thanked C. met D. protected
7.A. danger B. death C. poverty D. trouble
8.A. said B. shouted C. cried D. wrote
9.A. money B. vase C. table D. flower
10.A. bring B. buy C. like D. need
11.A. washing B. looking at C. repairing D. showing off
12.A. important B. right C. possible D. easy
13.A. more beautiful B. stranger C. more expensive D. stronger
14.A. expected B. thought C. believed D. doubted
15.A. or B. for C. but D. and
─ What are you going to do this afternoon?
─ I’ll take them to the shoemaker’s after lunch. I must have my walking shoes repaired.
─1. Something more interesting than shopping, I hope.
─2. I enjoy going round the big shops. If I finish shopping early enough, I may go to the cinema. There is a good film at the Regal Cinema this week.
─ What’s the film about?
─3. One of Hollywood’s best pictures, I’m told. And what do you think about martial films?
─ You know I don’t like films of any sort. How often do I go to the cinema? Twice a year, perhaps. Most films are very foolish. I don’t understand why people want to go to the cinema every week.
─4. They want to look like film stars. They want to live in the way film stars live.
─ Yes, as I said, most films are very foolish and most of the people who go to films are very foolish.
─5.
─ No, of course not, my dear. I wasn’t thinking of you.
A. And is that true of me?
B. Oh, but I like shopping.
C. Why do you think so?
D. They want to wear clothes like those worn by film stars.
E. And what else are you doing?
F. I know nothing about it.
G. Black Hawk Down. A really good martial film.
