Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, having enough experience and knowledge, we regard these failures as a necessary and________part of the learning process. But often as parents and teachers, we don't ________ this right to our children.

Donnie was a third-grader. His________about failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed. He didn't often answer my questions — he was afraid of________mistakes. I tried my best to build his self-confidence. But nothing changed________ midterm, when Mary, a new teacher, came.She was young and pretty, and she was loved by every student, ________Donnie. It was her who made a big difference to Donnie later.

One morning, we were working on math problems on the blackboard, Donnie had copied the problems clearly and________, But he'd missed the fourth problem and began to cry with his head in his arms. I didn't know what to do. Suddenly, a smile ________on Mary's face from her desk she got a box ________pencils. "Look, Donnie, "she said gently, kneeling(蹲在) beside him. “I've got something to ________ you. "She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk. "See these pencils,Donnie,”she continued, "They________Mrs Landon and me. See how the erasers(橡皮) are worn?, That's because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try again. That's what you ________learn to do, too. "She kissed him and stood up. "Here. she said, "I'll leave one of these pencils on________desk,so you' ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, even teachers. Donnie looked up with________in his eyes and a smile.

The pencil became Donnie's prize. That, together with Mary's encouragement, gradually made him understand ________the meaning of making mistakes is — it's all right to make mistakes, as long as you erase them and try again.

1.A.similar B.active C.important D.interesting

2.A.write B.pass C.send D.give

3.A.doubt B.worries C.hopes D.happiness

4.A.make B.made C.making D.to make

5.A.since B.after C.until D.when

6.A.including B.include C.without D.with

7.A.simply B.carefully C.carelessly D.hurried

8.A.appeared B.retell C.disappeared D.refused

9.A.made of B.covered with C.full of D.written by

10.A.show B.interest C.pass D.find

11.A.come to B.listen to C.belong to D.go to

12.A.might B.must C.could D.may

13.A.its B.his C.her D.your

14.A.hate B.love C.fear D.trouble

15.A.how B.why C.what D.that

Our school was having a swimming competition. It wasn’t a(n) _______ race, just a fun activity between classes.

Each class has four swimmers to compete. After a discussion, our class _______ three competitors. The last one was difficult as not everyone could swim the required style. Then, Jackie said, “I could be the fourth one, because I learned to swim in a river.”

It didn’t _______, as long as he could swim. The 4×100m swim relay (接力赛) would begin. As the teacher said. “Ready, go!” Six competitors jumped into the pool. Our team wasn’t good and we soon _______ the others. Finally, Jackie, our last swimmer, jumped in. We didn’t _______ much from him. The last leg (回合) was the backstroke (仰泳) and the leading team was ahead of us. Their swimmer swam so quickly that he had already touched the wall of the swimming pool and was heading towards the finishing line.

At the halfway point, he met Jackie, who was swimming in the other _______. Jackie didn’t swim like the others. He just kept his face up and used his two legs to push _______ forward. And he had no sense of direction.

When the two got close, Jackie swam into the other’s lane (泳道). The two accidentally exchanged lanes! A few seconds later, the swimmer from the best team reached the finishing line, _______ he finished in our lane. Our team won!

1.A.awful B.difficult C.serious

2.A.chose B.praised C.discovered

3.A.succeed B.matter C.begin

4.A.waited for B.fell behind C.believed in

5.A.receive B.prevent C.expect

6.A.class B.lane C.team

7.A.myself B.herself C.himself

8.A.if B.but C.unless

A man made a nice talking machine. It could weigh people. The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of these kinds of machines.

He put the machine into the waiting room of a station . There were always lots of people in and out there.

The first one began to use the machine. It was an Indian woman. When she stand on the machine, the machine thought for a few minutes to decide which language it should speak. “Good morning, madam,” it said in Indian. “Your weight is 72 kilos. That’s three kilos more. If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you will be soon all right. Wish you a nice day.”

The second one who used the machine was a nice Chinese girl. She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight. “Good morning , Miss ,”the machine said in Chinese. “Your weight is 45 kilos. It’s all right for your age and height. Go on to eat what you eat every day. Wish you a nice day.”

The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman. She thought for a long time before standing on the machine. But as soon as she stood on the machine, the machine spoke quickly in English , “Good morning . Will one of you get off?”

1.The nice talking machine could_____

A.tell people what they should eat

B.weigh and talk to people

C.tell people how old they are

D.tell a story

2.First the man put his machine .

A.in the doctor’s waiting room B.in a museum

C.in a station D.in a train

3.What did the machine tell the Indian woman?

A.She was a little lighter.

B.She was just all right.

C.She needed to eat more and exercise more.

D.She was a little bit heavy.

4.Which of the following is RIGHT?

A.The machine tested only two people.

B.The Chinese girl was too thin.

C.The Indian woman was in fact heavier than the American woman..

D.Of the three the Chinese girl was the lightest.

5.The machine said quickly “Will one of you get off?” because

A.two people were on it

B.the third woman was too fat

C.something was wrong with it

D.the machine didn’t know where the third woman was from

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