Alyssa was excited about her first day of school. The winter holiday was fun, ___________ she couldn’t wait to start the new term after the holiday. There would probably be new kids in her class. Alyssa _________ making new friends.

Alyssa thought a lot about what she would ___________ on the first day of school. Her parents said the first impression(印象) was ___________ so Alyssa wanted to look nice. Alyssa and her mom went shopping to buy her new clothes. In one store Alyssa saw a beautiful bow tie (领结) and wanted to buy it. Mom said bow ties were for boys, but Alyssa didn’t ___________. They also bought a white dress. Alyssa thought it would look cool with the bow tie.

On the morning of the first day of school, Alyssa met her ___________ on the school bus. “Is that bow tie your brother’s?” the kids said. “No,” Alyssa said. “It’s ___________________.” “But bow ties are for boys’’, they all said. Alyssa felt embarrassed.

Then a new girl got on the bus. “A bow tie! That’s so _________.” She looked at Alyssa, “and I like your bow tie! It is very cool. You must be very creative.” Alyssa didn’t feel _________ anymore. She liked being creative. After that, when someone said bow ties were for boys, she would reply, “Bow ties are for ________________, especially when you are creative, like me.”

1.A.because B.and C.but

2.A.liked B.forgot C.suggested

3.A.eat B.wear C.see

4.A.interesting B.important C.impolite

5.A.care B.think C.understand

6.A.classmates B.teachers C.brothers

7.A.his B.hers C.mine

8.A.strange B.active C.cool

9.A.happy B.lonely C.embarrassed

10.A.anyone B.someone C.everyone

The artist, Vincent van Gogh, an important ______ of the 19th century, was only an artist for the last ten _______ of his life. He was born in Holland in 1853, but he lived much of his life in France.

______ van Gogh enjoyed drawing from the time he was a young boy, he had a number of ______ jobs before he decided to work as an artist full time. He suffered setbacks (挫折) and failures in life. He worked as a clerk and a business agent in his early years, and also served as a missioner (传教士) in the mining areas (矿区). Finally, he devoted himself to ______ and was determined to "fight with himself in painting". He painted _______ until he was up to the point of madness. He ______ more than 2, 000 artworks, consisting of around 900 paintings and 1, 100 drawings and sketches (素描).

Much of what we know about van Gogh comes from ______ he wrote to his brother Theo. Theo worked in an art gallery (画廊) in Paris and supported van Gogh's art career. He tried to ______ his paintings, but no one wanted to buy them. He sent van Gogh money and encouraged him.

Although van Gogh wasn't ______ during his life time, today he is considered one of the greatest and most influential artists of his time. Many of his paintings sell for millions of dollars.

1.A.clerk B.writer C.painter D.salesman

2.A.days B.months C.seasons D.years

3.A.Although B.But C.Because D.When

4.A.other B.others C.another D.any other

5.A.suffering B.painting C.selling D.mining

6.A.interruptedly B.slowly C.continuously D.unwillingly

7.A.bought B.kept C.borrowed D.produced

8.A.books B.notes C.letters D.diaries

9.A.buy B.sell C.send D.keep

10.A.famous B.honest C.brave D.active

根据短文内容,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能完成所给句子的最佳答案。

Are your parents angry with you? Or do you always disagree with your parents? Maybe the _______between you and your parents are terrible. It's difficult to make your home happy and healthy place. In fact, you can change the_______by the following keys.

Respect (尊重)

It's_______to show your respect and care about your parents' feelings. Though you have disagreements, at least try to understand _______they are trying to tell you something. You shouldn't keep your own thoughts (想法) only.

Communication

You can communicate with your parents in a polite way. You may not get what you want, _______explaining your thoughts in this way may show your parents that you are no longer a kid, not just a kid.

Trust

How can your parents build trust in you? It_______what you do .For example, if you get home late_______calling first, next time your parents may not believe you. To get their trust, you must pay attention to the ways you do things instead of fighting with them. It will_______ your life much easier.

Sharing time together

Some teens find that _______time together can build trust .Your parents may be interested in going shopping, hanging out and playing cards with you. It will drive ________the “black cloud hanging over your home”.

Your parents give all their love to you. Why not try these ways actively to own a happy family as you want?

1.A.change B.place C.relationships D.feelings

2.A.way B.direction C.situation D.communication

3.A.easy B.unnecessary C.hard D.important

4.A.what B.when C.how D.why

5.A.if B.although C.but D.as soon as

6.A.works out B.lives on C.takes up D.depends on

7.A.with B.without C.by D.for

8.A.take B.make C.ask D.allow

9.A.paying B.costing C.buying D.spending

10.A.from B.away C.in D.at

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