The global financial crisis(金融危機(jī)) has made many people ______ their money.

A. to care for B. took care of C. be careful with D. to be cared about

In winter, we must pay attention to .

A. keep warm B. keep warmly C. keeping warmly D. keeping warm

----Excuse me. When can we play badminton at the court?

----Not until it _______ next week.

A. repairs B. will repair

C. is repaired D. will be repaired

----Philip has gone to New Zealand.

--- Oh, can you tell me .

A. When did he leave B. when he is leaving

C. when he left D. when is he leaving

---- ______. Hope is always around you.

----Thank you, Miss Wang.

A. Never give up

B. Don’t be late

C. Don’t thank goodness

D. Never get so proud

A group of adults, highly succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor(教授). Soon they began to ____ the stress in work and life.

The professor went to the kitchen and returned ____ a pot of coffee and all kinds of cups — crystal (水晶的), glass, plastic; some nice looking, some plain looking; some ____, some cheap. And he told them to help ____ to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “I’ve noticed that all the nice looking expensive cups were ____, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is ____ for you to take only the best for yourselves, that is the root(根源) of your ____ and stress.

You know that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee, ____ you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, ____ you consciously went for the best cups.

Now consider this: Life is the coffee. The jobs, ___and positions(職位) in society are the cups. They are just ___ to hold life, and the type of cup does not change the quality of our life. Sometimes, ____ concentrating(全神貫注) only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has ____ us. God offers us the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!”

The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make ____ of everything.

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak ____. And leave the rest to God.

1.A. think of B. thank for C. complain about D. drop out

2.A. for B. at C. in D. with

3.A. expensive B. ordinary C. strong D. serious

4.A. them B. themselves C. him D. everyone

5.A. mixed up B. left C. taken up D. refused

6.A. normal B. important C. impossible D. necessary

7.A. thoughts B. failure C. questions D. problems

8.A. Who B. How much C. What D. That

9.A. and B. but C. so D. or

10.A. money B. age C. health D. purpose

11.A. cups B. tools C. bags D. bowls

12.A. about B. without C. to D. by

13.A. taught B. provided C. returned D. bought

14.A. fun B. use C. the best D. the worst

15.A. kindly B. sadly C. rudely D. seriously

A father sat at his desk and looked at his bills when his young son rushed in and announced: "Dad, because today is your birthday and you're 40 years old, I'm going to give you 40 kisses, one for each year!" When the boy started making good on his word (履行諾言) , the father shouted: "Andrew, don’t do it now. I'm too busy! "

The boy soon fell silent as tears fell from his big blue eyes. Feeling sorry, the father said: "You can finish later. The boy said nothing but quietly walked away." That evening the father said: "Come and finish the kisses now, Andrew!" But the boy didn’t.

Unfortunately, a few days later after the father's birthday, the boy had an accident and died. His sad father wrote: "If only I could tell him how sorry I am for my thoughtless words, and how much my heart is hurting."

Love is a two-way street. We must warmly accept any loving act, or others will take it as a "NO" and it can leave a scar(傷痕). If we don't receive love, our life will lose its true meaning. Nothing is more important than accepting love from those who are near and dear to us .

1.On his father's birthday, the boy wanted to________

A. help pay the bills B. have a talk with his father

C. buy his father a gift D. give his father kisses

2.The boy felt _ when hi s father refused him.

A. sorry B. surprised C. sad D. excited

3.A few days after the fathers birthday, the boy _

A. was badly hurt in an accident

B. was killed in an accident

C. had to go back to school

D. became unhappy with his father

4.The headline "Love is a two-way street" means

A. love keeps one busy all the time

B. love can make people happy and unhappy

C. we should learn to give and receive love

D. it's important to love people around us

5.We can know from the story that

A. the father is busy with his work

B. the boy is hard -working

C. the father doesn’t like the boy

D. the boy is too careless

What’s the meaning of “dark horse”? It’s someone who wins when no one expects it.

Han Xiaopeng took China’s first gold on snow. He became an Olympic “dark horse” last Thursday by winning the gold medal in men’s freestyle aerial skiing(自由式滑雪空中技巧) at Turin in Italy. He made two almost perfect jumps for the highest score. Han had never won a world gold medal before, let alone(更不用說(shuō)) in the Olympics!

“I never thought this would happen,” said the 23-year-old. “I feel like I’m in a dream.” It’s China’s second gold medal at the Turin Olympics. But more important, Han’s gold was the country’s first ever in a snow sport. In 2002, China’s Yang Yang won the gold for speed skating at the winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, US.

Just because Han’s win was unexpected doesn’t mean that he didn’t work hard.

Han grew up in Jiangsu Province. Before he started his training on snow, he used to be an acrobat(雜技演員) at a circus. In 1995, a coach found his talent(才能). The coach, Yang Er’qi, said Han had the agility(靈活性) and courage to be a ski jumper. When Yang first took the 12-year-old to northern China, the boy couldn’t swim, skate or ski. But he wasn’t afraid of the high platform(跳臺(tái)) and kept on training.

Han almost left the sport after hurting his knee months before the Salt Lake Games. In that Olympics he only got 24th. “I was hopeless at that time, but my family and the coach stood firmly(堅(jiān)強(qiáng)地) behind me, helping me through,” he recalled.

Han Xiaopeng worked so hard that he won the gold medal in the Olympics at last. Because of his success, more and more people in China are becoming interested in skiing. We are proud of him and we hope he will have another big success in the next winter Olympics.

1.What does ‘dark horse’ mean? It means _____________.

A. a horse which is dark

B. someone who is expected to win

C. a horse which likes living in the dark

D. someone whose win is unexpected

2.Where did Han Xiaopeng take China’s first gold on snow?

A. In China . B. In Italy. C. In America. D. In Australia.

3.What made the coach, Yang Er’qi, choose Han Xiaopeng to be a ski jumper?

A. He had the agility and wasn’t afraid of the high platform.

B. He was good at skiing though he was only 12 years old.

C. He was born in the north of China and liked sports on snow.

D. He had the talent and he had won a world gold medal before.

4.Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. He was 23 when he won the gold medal at the winter Olympics.

B. He made two almost perfect jumps and got the highest score.

C. No one had won the gold before Han Xiaopeng at the winter Olympics.

D. He never gave up even though he had faced many difficulties.

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. A Dark Horse at the Winter Olympics

B. A Wonderful Match

C. A Hopeless Snow Game

D. An Exciting Horse Race

Making friend is a skill. Like most skills, it improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home alone.

Join a club or group, talking with those who like the same things you do is much easier. Or join someone in some activity.

Many people are nervous when talking to new people. After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it’s human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.

Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are giving an opinion about us-finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same away. Try to accept yourself as you are, and try to put the other person at ease(不拘束). You’ll both feel more comfortable.

Try to keep self-confident even when you don’t feel that way when you enter a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall and straight, look directly at other people and smile.

If you see someone you’d like to speak to, say something. Don’t wait for the other person to start a conversation.

Just meeting someone new does not mean that you will make friends with that person-friendship is based on each other’s liking and “give and take”. They take time and efforts to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing.

1.If you want to meet people and make friends, what should you do?

A. Join a club or group.

B. Talk with those who like the same things.

C. Join someone in some activity.

D. All of the above

2.In the sentence “After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown.”, the word “unknown” means _____.

A. without somebody knowing B. without somebody liking

C. unfriendly D. unpleasant

3.How do you feel more comfortable when you are with new people?

A. Shake hands with others

B. Accept yourself as you are, and put the other as ease

C. Don’t talk with those who don’t like.

D. Walk tall and straight.

4.If you’d like to speak to someone, what should you do?

A. You should wait until the person says something.

B. You should stay home alone.

C. You should cough until the person notices you.

D. You should say something at first.

5.Friendship is based on______

A. meeting for the first time

B. each other’s liking and “give and take”

C. keeping self-confident

D. facing the unknown

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Travelling is a very good activity. When you get tired of your work or study, and when you are not busy, you can go to a beautiful place to enjoy the beauty of nature or other cities. You can take in fresh air, meet different people and make friends with them. It is good for your health to do so.

But sometimes, travelling is not a pleasant thing. For example, the weather may change too often, when you get tired of work or study, and when you have free time. You may catch a cold or be ill while travelling. The worst thing is that some bad people may steal your money. All these may happen to a tourist.

When you go on a trip, you must get everything ready. Firstly, you must have clear information about the weather. Secondly, ask a friend to go with you so that you can help each other. Thirdly, you must be careful everywhere and try not to cause accidents. If you do this, you will surely enjoy your travel.