Have you ever been sad because you failed in something? If so, please remember, for often, achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Here is a story to tell you why.

One day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program. As he was working, a couple of boys stopped by to watch.  "What are you doing?" asked one of the visitors. "I want to dig a deep hole all the way through the earth!" the boy answered excitedly.  The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it. Then they left.

The little boy kept on digging and digging. Suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes. He collected them and put them into a glass jar patiently.  Humming a song, he went on digging. The jar was full soon. Then he talked to himself calmly and proudly, "Maybe I can't finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I have found in the process of digging !"

The boy's goal was too difficult, but it did cause him to go on, in other words, to cause us to keep working!

Not every goal will be achieved.  Not every job will end up with a success.  Not every dream will come true.  But when you can't achieve your goal, maybe you can say, "yes, but look what I've found along the way! There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!" It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a meaning.

1.What did the boy do after watching a program?

A.He bought a glass jar.

B.He started to dig a hole.

C.He played with some visitors.

D.He went on watching the program.

2.What did the older boys think of the little boy?

A.He was silly.                            B.He was strict.

C.he was strong-minded.                   D.He was energetic.

3.When did the boy find the stones?

A.Before he met the older boys.

B.When he wanted to give up digging.

C.After the older boys laughed at him.

D.As soon as he began to dig the hole.

4.What does the underlined sentence "It is in the digging that life is lived." mean according to the article?

A.Life is to make a big success.

B.Life is to find the colorful stones.

C.Life is difficult but colorful.

D.Life is on the way to achieve the goal.

5.Which is the best title for this article?

A.Enjoying the process

B.How to achieve goals

C.A journey through the earth

D.Dig a deep hole all the way through the earth.

 

  October 21st,2011

Dear Vincent,

I’m a middle school student in Zhejiang , China. My English teacher , Ms.Li gave me your name and address. I want to be your pen friend.

 English is my favourite subject.That’s why I want to practise English with an American student. I also like art. It’s so interesting and useful.I like history, too. Our history teacher always tells us a lot of interesting historical stories. We all have a good time in history classes.

In my free time, I enjoy playing computer games . It’s exciting and fun. Do you like it ? I also like to go to the movies. I saw Harry Potter and the DeathlyHallows:Part 1 yesterday. It was a great film.But I don’t like sports, so I never enjoy P.E.classes.

How about you? What subjects do you like? What do you look like? What do you want to do when you get older? I hope I can get your letter soon!

Yours,

Zhao Gang

1.Zhao Gang wants to have a pen friend , so he can               .

A.improve his writing                   B.practise English        

C.know more historical stories          D.make Ms.Li happy

2.What subject doesn’t Zhao Gang like?

    A.P.E.              B.English        C. History         D.Art

3.Who is Vincent?

A.Zhao Gang’s classmate             B.A middle school student in Zhejiang.

C. An American student                  D.Ms Li’s student

4.What did Zhao Gang do on October 20 ,2011?

A.He played computer games                  B.He wrote a letter to Vincent   

C.He talked to Ms. Li about his pen friend      D.He went to the cinema.

5.What does Zhao Gang do in his free time?

A. He plays computer games and watches films    B.He does sports

C. He reads books                             D.He sings and dances

 

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