Dear Mom and Dad,
I will go to Alice’s home with her after school, and I will have supper and sleep there. Don’t    1  about me. You know that Alice is one of my best friends. If you want to talk with me, you can call 68610598 after 6:00 pm.
Please forgive me for not telling you first. I don’t think you will     2 me to do so if I tell you first.   3  I think teenagers should be allowed to stay at their friends’ houses sometimes. I am sixteen years old and I’m not a little kid any more. I hope I can make decisions for     4  .
At home, there are too many   5  for me to obey(遵守): Don’t stay out so late; don’t have meals before    6  hands; don’t watch TV without finishing homework, etc. Parents should be    7  teenagers, but we need freedom, too.
I don’t like doing my homework    8  at home. I’d love to study with Alice. We can learn a lot from each other.    9   please allow me to stay at Alice’s house once a week. If you    10  , Alice can stay at our house with me, too.                                                   
Yours,Lillian
(   ) 1. A. care         B. hear           C. talk           D. worry  
(   ) 2. A. let          B. take           C. allow       D. teach
(   ) 3. A. Unless       B. Or           C. But             D. Even though
(   ) 4. A. himself      B. herself        C. yourself        D. myself
(   ) 5. A. idea         B. opinion        C. things         D. rules 
(   ) 6. A. giving       B. washing        C. putting       D. holding
(   ) 7. A. afraid of   B. interested in    C. strict with    D. angry with
(   ) 8. A. along        B. alone          C. lonely         D. own
(   ) 9. A.Or            B. Although       C. So             D. Because
(   ) 10. A. worry  B. think          C. agree       D. make


I will never forget the very moment that caused me to leave my gift behind because I wanted the gift that my older sister Maria had.
My family was spending a week at the beach. One morning, Maria went to the beach early, but I stayed behind to finish a drawing of a seashell. After finishing the drawing, I walked to join Maria. She was a top gymnast (体操运动员). Her show was perfect as she wheeled along the beach. The beauty of that sight froze me, and I decided immediately that I too would become a gymnast like her.
I knew that I had never been very good at sports. However, when I told my parents I wanted to take a gymnastics class, they agreed with me in surprise. The next week, I went to a beginners’ class.
If only my parents had talked me out of this misguided plan! Five minutes into the first class, it was clear that I didn’t have the gift of a gymnast. But I kept at it.
During this time, drawing and painting—which had been my two favorites—all but left my mind. It must have been hurting for my family as they watched my hopeless efforts. I blindly decided to be like Maria. I just would not give up.
At the same time, on the advice of Ms. White, my art teacher, I hurriedly handed in my seashell drawing for an art contest in our town. One night as I was having a hard time practicing, the phone rang. It was Ms. White. “Alice, you won the contest!” she said loudly.
“Really?” was all I could reply.
“Yes,” Ms. White said. “They’re going to give you a prize. And that’s not all. The winner is also accepted into Wildale’s Summer Fine Arts Institute.” I couldn’t believe what I heard. Only a handful of young artists were accepted each summer.
That night I didn’t go back into the living room to continue practicing. Gymnastics was Maria’s gift, not mine. It had taken me a while, but I realized that I had a gift of my own.
【小题1】Alice wanted to be a gymnast because ________.

A.she had been good at sportsB.her sister’s show was perfect
C.she hated drawing and paintingD.her parents wanted her to do so
【小题2】 How did Alice feel about learning gymnastics at last?
A.Satisfied.B.Worried.C.HopefulD.Regretful.
【小题3】 From the story, we can infer that ________.
A.Alice’s parents disagreed with her choice of gymnastics
B.Alice did not realize her gift in drawing and painting at first
C.Alice spent a hard time preparing for the art contest in the town
D.Alice couldn’t believe the news that she got the prize for painting
【小题4】 What does the writer want to tell us according to the passage?
A.We should value our own gifts.B.It takes time to find one’s gifts.
C.We could develop different gifts.D.It’s never too late to show our gifts.

Hello!I’m an      girl.      name is Alice Smith..Alice is my      name and Smith is my last name.This is my    .It’s a green schoolbag.I like       color very much.Oh,what’s this      English?It’s      dictionary.How do you      it?It’s D-I-C-T-I-O-N-A-R-Y.It’s my       .Is      a key?Yes,it is.And those are my two pencil       .You      find a ruler,an eraser and two pencils in the boxes.       is my ID card? I     it in the morning.I must find it. If you find it, please call me      126-3738.Thanks.

1.A.good       B.English       C.fine                  D.nice

2.A.I           B.Me         C. My                  D.Mine

3.A.first         B.family                C.one          D.last

4.A.pencil      B.schoolbag   C.book         D.computer 

5.A.it           B.it is           C.its          D.it’s

6.A.at           B.on                   C.in          D.of

7.A.a            B.an                    C.the                  D./

8.A.say         B.see                   C.look        D.spell

9.A.brother     B.brother’s             C.brothers             D./

10.A.that       B.they        C.these                D.those

11.A.box       B.boxs                  C.boxes               D.a box

12.A.are      B.can          C.do                  D.is

13.A.What    B.How          C.What color          D.Where

14.A.find       B.ask           C.lost           D.help

15.A.at       B.for           C.in                   D.to

 

Alice is a young woman. She likes to exercise for her health. She walks five kilometers before breakfast every morning, and goes swimming twice a week at the swimming pool. She doesn’t smoke and never drinks wine(酒). She doesn’t eat chocolate, and she doesn’t eat sweet and fatty foods.

One day Alice was on her daily walk when she saw a man sitting in a chair. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking(发抖), but he looked very happy.

He smiled at her and said, “ Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”

He had a big smile on his face, and his eyes showed his happiness. But Alice saw that he had no teeth.

“Good morning!” said Alice. “Yes, it’s a lovely day.”

Alice thought he was old and clever. She thought he must be more than 90 years old. She wanted to ask him about the secret of a happy old age.

“Excuse me. But what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do when I am your age.”

The man in the chair said, “My secret for happiness? I smoke every day, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers, I eat chocolate and I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit and watch TV all day.”

Alice couldn’t understand. She wanted to know how the man got to be so old when he did everything wrong. She thought he should be sick and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life without eating well and doing lots of sports. 

“How old are you?’ she asked.

“It’s my birthday today.” Said the man, “I am forty-seven.”

11. What does Alice like?

A. Smoking.        B. Drinking wines.        C. Eating unhealthy food.     D. Doing sports.

12. Which is WRONG about the old man?

A. He didn’t have any teeth.                     B. He was more than 90 years old.

C. He looked happy although he looked thin and weak.     D. He looked very old.

13. How often did the old man do sports?

A. Never.         B. Often.            C. Sometimes.            D. Every day.

14. How did Alice feel when he heard the old man’s secret for happiness?

A. Happy.        B. Interested.         C. Excited.              D. Surprised.

15. After the old man told Alice about his age, Alice knew         .

A. the man was in good health for his age        

B. the man had a healthier lifestyle than her

C. a good lifestyle was important for one’s health   

D. people could live a long life without a good lifestyle

 

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