The Buddhist monk said 【2】 the boy’s father, “You should leave your son alone here. I’ll make him into a real man within three months. 【3】, you can’t come to see him during this period.”

Three months later, the boy’s father returned. The Buddhist monk arranged a boxing match between the boy and an【4】 (experience) boxer. Each time the fighter 【5】 (strike) the boy, he fell down, but at once the boy stood up; and each time the boy was knocked down, the boy stood up again. Several times later, the Buddhist monk asked, “【6】do you think of your child?” “What a shame!” the boy’s father said,“I never thought he would be so 【7】(easy) knocked down. I needn’t have him left here 【8】 longer.”

“I am sorry that is all you see. Don’t you see that each time he falls down, he stands up again instead of 【9】(cry)? That’s the kind of courage you wanted him【10】(have ).”

What is health？The definition from WHO states that health is a state of complete physical，mental and social well-being. So，rather than having a balanced diet or a balanced workout and so on，people need to find a balance between all those factors for health living. 【1】

Try to eat more fruit and vegetables. Fruit and vegetables provide enzymes(酶) for the body，which help to absorb the nutrients from your meal. Drink as much water as possible throughout the day. Keep improving your diet plan，by learning about different healthy food.

【2】 No matter which type of exercise you take up，try to get around 20 minutes every day. Don’t give up!

If you are suffering from some health problems，you should find the causes behind them，and then try to avoid them. For example，load yourself up with vitamin C rich food to avoid a common cold. 【3】

Deep breathing is not only good for your lungs，but also can be used to calm your mind. Take a deep breath whenever you get stressed and then breathe out；repeat it around 10 times. The result will be surprising.

【4】 There are various types of meditation. Try to experiment with different types，and then choose the one that feels suitable；try to practice it for an hour a day.

Whenever you think you have become overloaded with study，take a break. Plan a small vacation alone or with a friend，or go to a garden. 【5】

A．Many people want to stay healthy.

B．Then how do you stay healthy?

C．Doing exercise is also important.

D．Walking is a good way to keep healthy.

E．To prevent sport injuries，make sure you warm up well before any exercise.

F．Meditation is also a good way to relieve stress.

G．Just forget everything and enjoy watching the trees and birds.

Memorizing new vocabulary can seem like a difficult task at first, but if you use some strategies you will find your vocabulary expanding rapidly.

Break It Down

One key to memorization success is to attempt a manageable workload. One to five words is a manageable load that will enable you to be successful in remembering them for the long term. 【1】

Make Associations

One way to remember words and their definitions is to remember an association that you have with that word. 【2】You can make an association web by writing the word in the middle of a piece of paper and mapping out everything you associate with that word.

Write Sentences and Stories

Context is a large part of understanding and remembering definitions. While you may attempt to contextualize a word for yourself by making associations, it can also be useful to write the word in a sentence. 【3】If you are learning many words at a time, writing a story with all of the words can be a fun and entertaining strategy for retaining knowledge.

Use Flashcards

Flashcards are a tried and true method of aiding memory. Rather than buying premade vocabulary flashcard, make your own with index cards(索引卡). 【4】 Besides, when you make your own flashcards, you can personalize them according to your needs by drawing a picture on one side or writing the word in a sentence to help yourself remember the context.

Practice

【5】 Pick at least one new word a day to use in your everyday conversations. You might be able to fit your new words into e-mails and correspondence as well. The more you use the words, the better you will know them.

A. Create more situations.

B. Quiz yourself on the words.

C. It can save money and aid your memory.

D. If the word has multiple definitions, write it in several different sentences.

E. The association may be an image, a person you know or a song with that word init.

F. When you learn a new word, the best way is to use the word in context immediately.

G. If you have a long list of words to memorize, break the list down so that you can learn some each day.

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（╲）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Nowadays, the destruction of forests is one of most serious environment problems. From that I understand, people are destroying thousands of square kilometers of trees every day. This is killing hundreds of wild animals live in the forests. But something must be done. Unfortunately, we don’t do everything to protect the forests.

People who cut down trees should go to prison. That’s what happens in some country to people who sell plastic bags. That’s what should happened to people who destroy the forests. I can’t help but to think that we must protect wildlife for future generations. Hopeful, our children will be even much responsible than we are today.

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞 。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

The winter holiday is coming. My classmates and I are talking about how to do during the holiday. We can chose between staying at home and take a trip. If we stay at home, it is comfortable but there is no need to spend money. But in that case, we will learn little about world. If we go on a trip abroad, we can broaden your view and gain knowledges that we cannot get from books. Some classmates suggest we can go to places of interest nearby. I thought that it is a good idea. It does not cost many, yet we can still learn a lot.

【1】During the riots(騷亂), hundreds of people_________(抓住) the opportunity to steal property.

【2】He was____________ (沮喪) down by the sad news.

【3】They tried in_________ (徒勞的) to persuade her to go.

【4】It______________ (發(fā)生) to me that I could have the book sent to me.

【5】He does the__________ (雇用) and firing in our company.

【6】The children have been a great___________(安慰) to me through all of this.

【7】She was ________________(推薦) for the post by a colleague.

【8】Watch out for sharp bends and ___________(調(diào)整) your speed accordingly.

【9】I do some _________(志愿的) work at the local hospital.

【10】They suddenly became__________(意識到的) of people looking at them..

【11】Anyone who ____________ (目擊) the attack just now should call the police.

【12】Germany____________(宣布) war on France on 1 August 1914.

【13】Could you do me a __________(幫助，恩惠) and pick up Sam from school today?

【14】Using computers has a________ (有益的) effect on children's learning.

【15】Mr Robb ___________(辭去) his position last month.

【1】France is Europe’s third largest country and faces the United Kingdom _________ the English Channel.

【2】In the last ten years in China, 150 million people moved out of poverty. ______,the challenges are still great.

【3】On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, _________(cause) about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.

【4】When the lava(巖漿)reached the sea, there was the _____________(possible)of a huge tidal wave which could flood half of the island.

【5】As a result, he spent many years trying to find a state ____people could follow his teachings.

【6】Senior citizens and people with disabilities will be able to go anywhere in the world using high-tech cameras ________(attach)to their head.

【7】The Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydro-electric dam in the world and _______(it) reservoir is more than 500 kilometers long.

【8】Minibuses with seats for 12 passengers offer ________alternative to expensive taxis and crowded public transport in some areas.

【9】Barcelona _________(situate) on the northeast coast, about five hundred kilometers east of the Spanish capital, Madrid.

【10】By the late 1890s, he had moved to Galveston, where he died in 1899, a year before the hurricane _____(strike).

By around 10,000 BC, Egypt had gotten so【3】(crowd) that people were forced to begin growing their own food. People also began to keep cows, sheep and pigs that they【4】. (possible) bought from their West Asian neighbors. This is【5】we call the Agricultural Revolution today.

But farming brought many other【6】 (change) too. Once people started planting crops, they had to defend the land【7】their crops were. There was more fighting. Soon people began to band together into larger communities that could fight better. They chose leaders. 【8】(see) the advantages that farming brought them, those leaders forced more and more people to start farming and settle down under their leadership.

Around 3,500 BC, donkeys【9】(use) to carry ivory and gold north into Egypt, and to carry Egyptian things south to Sudan and Kenya. That made both places 【10】(rich) than they were before. Together, the trade and the farming helped to start the Old Kingdom.

And that’s when I had my fancy idea. Why not just give up having a car at all? I live in London. We have a railway station behind our house, a tube station 10 minutes’ walk away, and a bus stop at the end of the street. A new car club had just opened in our area, and one of its shiny little red Peugeots was parked nearby. If any family in Britain could live without a car, I reasoned, then surely we were that family.

But my new car-free idea, sadly, wasn’t shared by my family. My teenage daughters were horrified. What would their friends think about our family being “too poor to afford a car”? (I wasn’t that bothered what they thought, and I suggested the girls should take the same approach.)

My friends, too, were astonished at our plan. What would happen if someone got seriously ill overnight and needed to go to hospital? (an ambulance) How would the children get to and from their many events? (buses and trains) People smiled as though this was another of my mad ideas, before saying they were sure I’d soon realize that a car was a necessity.

Eight months on, I wonder whether we’ll ever own a car again. The idea that you “have to” own a car, especially if you live in a city, is all in the mind. I live—and many other citizens do too—in a place that has never been better served by public transport, and yet car ownership has never been higher. We worry about rising car costs, but we’d be better off asking something much more basic: do I really need a car? Certainly the answer is no, and I’m a lot richer because I dared to ask the question.

【1】The author decided to live a car-free life partly because ______.

A. he was hurt in a terrible car accident

B. most families chose to go car-free

C. the traffic jam was unbearable for him

D. the cost of a new car was too much

【2】What is the attitude of the author’s family toward his plan?

A. Disapproving.B. Supportive.

C. Unconcerned.D. Optimistic.

【3】What did the author suggest his daughters do about their friends’ opinion?

A. Take their advice.B. Argue against it.

C. Leave it alone.D. Think it over.

【4】What conclusion did the author draw after the eight-month car-free life?

A. Life without a car is a little bit hard.

B. Life cannot go without a car.

C. A car-free life does not suit everyone.

D. His life gets improved without a car.

Some students don’t like talking about their parents often as if their parents love them very much. Are you get on well with your parents? You and your parents will be very happily if you can be friends. Here are some way to have a good talk with them. Find a good time to talk, like when you’re having dinner, going out for walk and watching TV. Tell them something you’re interested in, and ask them about their lives when they are young. They love to talk about our past! Meet them face to face and listen to them carefully. Be honesty, and your parents will trust you more.