A. they think they should have done                B. you have done nothing C. people try and tell you they are not so bad         D. someone just said to me E. it’s a time to remember the things

 

Birthdays are strange things. The more you have, the more you try and pretend they don’t matter, and the more     1.  . I’m not really sure why they think so. It’s true that you are getting older, but as     2.  , “Who isn’t getting older every day?” The problem may be that a birthday reminds people of all the things     

3.  , but have not. I certainly understand that feeling, though I think    4.    that I most want to do — a kind of personal re-ordering (重新排序) of the to-do list. What makes you depressed(郁悶) on your birthday is that you realize your re-ordered to-do list is exactly the same as it was last year. That makes you feel     5.  , and not been anywhere. I have not had that experience this year. I look back at where I was last year and find things have changed since then.

 

A smile will tell people around you that you are a kind and friendly person. However, many people don’t smile because they think they ugly teeth. For example, one of my classmates, Mile, doesn’t have very nice teeth, so that is why he seldom opens his mouth. he even says that he has lost confidence because of his teeth. So it is very important for us to look after our teeth. In fact, a lot of people have this problem. Some people inherit teeth problems from their parents, while others’ teeth are damaged because of bad habits, like heavy smoking, eating too much sugar or not brush-ing teeth often. If your teeth are in bad shape, you should see a dentist and ask for help. They can help improve your teeth and tell you how to take care of then.

Smiling can help you to feel more confident and make other people think of you as a more friendly person. If you want to keep healthy, you should not only smile but also laugh. An Indian doctor called Katarina said that young children should laugh about 300 times a day, wile adults should laugh between 7 and 15 times a day. So please take this chance to smile and laugh now!

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1. What has made Mike lose his confidence?

A. His bad habit.  B. His bad teeth.       C. Not smiling.         D. Eating too much sugar.

2. Many people don’t smile because     .

A. they don’t like smiling                     B. they think they are ugly 

C. their teeth are not beautiful                D. they can’t open their mouths

3. What can a dentist do according to the passage?

A. A dentist can tell you how to improve your bad teeth.

B. A dentist can help you to take care of your bad teeth.

C. A dentist can tell you how to brush your teeth.

D. Both A and B.

4. If you want to keep healthy, you had better     .

A. not smile often                          B. laugh all the time 

C. neiter smile nor laugh                   D. smile and even laugh often

5. How many times should a child laugh every day in doctor Kataria’s opinion?

 

A. Either 300 or 30 times a day.                B. Between 7 and 15 times a day.

C. Around 300 times a day.                      D. Only 30 times a day.

 

 

Mr. Johnson worked in a hospital. Three years ago, when he was sixty-eight, he retired. But a lot of people come to ask him to look them over. He’s very busy in the daytime and he wants to have a good rest at night.

Half a year ago a young man moved in the room upstairs. At first he was quiet. The old man was satisfied with him. But now he has several friends. They often came to see him in the evening. They talked loudly, sang and danced. Mr Johnson was unhappy, but he didn’t say anything.

It was the young man’s birthday yesterday. All his friends came at seven in the evening. They drank too much and made a lot of noise. The old man couldn’t fall asleep the whole night. This morning, as soon as he got up, he went upstairs and began to knock at the door. The young man opened for him and asked him to come in.

“Did you hear me beat the ceiling(天花板) last night, young man?” asked Mr Johnson.

“It doesn’t matter, sir,” said the young man, “ I don’t mind it. It was very noisy in my room, too.”

1.Mr Johnson is a ________.

       A. teacher           B. policeman            C. doctor           D. gatekeeper

2.A lot of people come to ask Mr Johnson to look them over because ________.

       A. he’s kind to them                        B. he’s very polite

       C. they don’t pay him for it                D. his medical skill is good

3.Mr Johnson was ________ last night.

       A. angry         B. happy                C. sad          D. strange

4.Which of the following is true?

       A. The young man thought Mr Johnson came to say sorry to him.

       B. Mr Johnson wanted to drink with the young man.

       C. Mr Johnson hoped the young man to move in another house.

       D. The young man was afraid to meet Mr Johnson.

 

The teacher stood before his class of 30 students and was going to hand out the final exam papers．“I know how hard you have all worked to get ready for this test．” he said．“And because I know you are all able to understand these questions．I am ready to offer a B to anyone who would prefer not to take the test．’’

    A number of students jumped up to thank the teacher and left the classroom．The teacher looked at the rest students and said．“Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last chance．”Two more students decided to go．Seven students stayed．The teacher then handed out the papers．There were only three sentences on the paper： Congratulations! You have received an A in this class．Keep believing in yourself．

    I never had a teacher who gave a test like that．but I think that it is a test that any teacher could and should give．Students who do not have confidence in what they have learned are B students at most．

    The same is true for students in real life．The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both successes and failures．They have learned life’ s lessons, whether from school education or from events in their lives，and have become better people．Scientists say that by the age of eight，80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed．You are a big kid now and you realize that you have some limits(局限)．However，there is nothing you can’t do or leant to be．Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma (珠穆朗瑪峰)said，“We do not conquer the mountain．but ourselves．”

1.Some students left the classroom because_____

A．they were happy with the grade the teacher would give them

B．they were allowed to take another easier exam later on

C．they knew the teacher didn’t like them to take the test

D．they thought the exam was so easy that they don’t need to have a try

2.The teacher gave the rest students an A because______

A．they answered all the questions in the exam correctly

B．they didn’t believe themselves

C．they believed themselves in what they had learned

D．they had been working hard for each exam

3.The underlined word “conquer’’ means ______ in the passage.

    A．發(fā)現(xiàn)    B．控制    C．探索    D．征服

4.What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?

A．He wants us to know what our limits are．

B．He wants us to learn to believe in ourselves．   

C．He wants us to receive school education．

D．He wants us to1earn from B students．

 

He was struggling(費(fèi)勁) to tie his shoes. I was struggling with whether I should help him.

   I did, and he was grateful.

   “Thank you,” he said.

   “I’m glad I could help. I just thought it would be easier for me to reach,” I said.

   He was a disabled man, and forced to look down most of the time. His arms and legs were twisted(扭曲的) terribly, and he couldn’t do what the rest of us would consider easy tasks. He always managed to look up to see how you reacted(反應(yīng)) to his words, however. He had a big smile, making me feel comfortable.

I was still on my knees by his wheelchair.

“ Nice shoes,” he said.

“Thanks. No one ever complimented me on them before,” I said.

“No one has the same view of the world as I do,” he replied.

“Tell me about the world as you see it,” I said smiling.

“Most people can see if someone is comfortable with them or not in their eyes. I see it in their feet.” he said. “If people keep moving their feet, I just let them go, because I know they’re impatient with me. I don’t want to make people uncomfortable.

“What about me? I asked.

“I could see your compassion. And then you came down to my level. I was the one who was nervous.” he said. “I don’t normally have someone look me in the eye.”

“They don’t know what they’re missing,” I told him.

“My old face is nothing to brag(自夸) about.” he said.

“But that smile is so big.”

Yes, and it’s not only a big smile but an attitude.

1.The disabled man knew people were impatient mostly by their _________.

 A. words             B. eyes             C. feet             D. smile

2.The unlined word compassion is the closet in meaning to ___________.

 A. attention           B. pity              C. trust            D. duty

3.We learn that the disabled man _________.

 A. had great difficulty looking after himself

B. always asked people for help

 C. couldn’t have a big smile

D. liked to talk about people’s shoes

4.The writer felt comfortable because _________.

 A. he had a nice talk to the man

B. the man looked him in the eye

 C. he didn’t move his feet before the man

D. the man had a big smile on the face

5.We can infer from the passage that _________.

 A. the disable man had something wrong with his mind

 B. not many people went down to the man’s level

 C. the man was good at telling people about the world

 D. the writer would not give the man move help