Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit (精神) and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will jump back.
But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have the balance in your life. How?
Don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.
Don’t let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.
Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don’t be afraid of difficulties. We learn how to be brave by taking chances.
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly (紧紧地); the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure (珍宝) you can always carry easily.
Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery (秘密), and today is a gift; that’s why we call it “the present”. Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.
【小题1】The passage tells us not to _________ because everyone is special.

A.be afraid of difficulties
B.be afraid to learn
C.run through life so fast
D.compare yourself with others to look down on your worth
【小题2】The sentence “Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.” means that_____.
A.Nothing is possible
B.If we don’t give up, there is always hope
C.You should learn to give up
D.Although you try, nothing will change.
【小题3】Why can’t we use time carelessly? ___________
A.Because time is too expensive
B.Because time never returns.
C.Because we are too poor
D.Because times will get back.
【小题4】According to the passage, which is the best title? ___________
A.Nothing is impossible.
B.Glass balls are easy to be broken.
C.Things you can’t do.
D.Treat your life in a right way.



Long ago, people lived on wild animals, fruits and other plants and they didn’t need to use money.
As time passed, families had more products(产品) than they needed, such as animals and crops. So they needed to trade(交易) with others. They began to use money to make it easier. However, it was not like the money we use today. They used shells, rice, salt or large stones.
During the 600s BC, people began using coins as money. Because they were easier to carry than goods(货物), countries began to make coins as their money.

The Chinese were the first to use paper money, probably in the 11th century. An Italian traveler, Marco Polo, saw the Chinese use paper money when he visited China in the 1200s. After his travel, he told the western people what he saw. But European countries didn’t start using paper money till the1600s.
Today we have many ways to pay for things, such as coins, paper money and cards. Some prefer to pay by card. That’s because paying with a card is easier and safer than carrying around a lot of “real” money.
【小题1】People began to use money because they ______.
A. lived on plants           B. raised animals        C. needed to trade
【小题2】People used ______ as money during the 600s BC.
A. shells                    B. coins                 C. cards
【小题3】Which country used paper money first?
A. Japan.                    B. USA.                  C. China.
【小题4】The passage tells us the ______ of money
A. history                   B. use                   C. collection

It is well known that everyone has his own dream as well as his own future. But do you know what future really is? I have to say that future is now. That is to say, we must treasure every minute now. If we want to have a bright future, we should know how important time is and use it well.
There is an old English saying, “Gain (得到) time, gain life.” Then what’s time? Time is something that we can’t see or touch, but we feel it passing by. Time is always with us. When we are at table, time passes; when we play, time goes by unnoticeable. We always say “Time is money”, but time is even more precious (珍贵的) than money, because when money is spent, we can make it back. But if time is gone away, it will never return. So, some of us even say time is priceless (无价的).
We should always remember: future is now. For us students, we should try our best to work hard in order to create a great future of our own. We should make the best use of every hour and be the master of today. We should do everything before us as well as possible. And never put off (推迟) what can be done today till tomorrow.
As we all know, “Time and tide wait for no man.” If you waste today, you will regret tomorrow. So from now on, work hard. Tomorrow will be better, and your future will be brighter. Remember: “No pains, no gains.” Today’s hard work is the cause of tomorrow’s harvest.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。
【小题1】If we want to have a bright future, we should           .
A. know the value of time and make every minute useful
B. feel time passing by
C. understand that time is always with us and we can waste it
【小题2】The word “unnoticeable” means            in Chinese.
A. 随意的                        B. 不引人注意的                 C. 慢慢的
【小题3】Time is more valuable than money because           .
A. past time will return no more    
B. time can’t be seen or touched      
C. time is always with us
【小题4】From the passage, we know           .
A. when money is spent, we should make it back
B. we can put off what can be done today till tomorrow
C. today’s hard work leads to tomorrow’s harvest
【小题5】What is the best title for the passage?
A. A Bright Future               B. Time and Monday                 C. Future and Today


Jack went to a barber's shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not happy with the result(结果). When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed and said, "What has happened to your hair, Jack?" Jack said, "I tried a new barber's shop today, because I wasn't quite satisfied with my old one, but this one seems even worse." Bob agreed(同意). "Yes, I think you're right, Jack. Now I'll tell you what to do when you go into a barber's shop next time: look at all the barber's hair, find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him." "Why shall I go to him?" Jack asked. "But that would be foolish!" "Oh, no, it wouldn't," answered Bob. "Who cut that man's hair? Just think it. He couldn't cut it himself, could he? Another of the barbers cut it. So you know he can't be the worst barber."
【小题1】When Jack went out of the barber's shop, he was not happy because ____.

A.nobody had cut his hair
B.the barber hadn't cut his hair well
C.the barber had cut his hair carefully
D.he was not satisfied with his old barber
【小题2】"I tried a new barber's shop today." means ____.
A.this barber's shop was a new one
B.this was the only barber's shop in this town
C.Jack often went to this barber's shop
D.Jack had not been to this barber's shop before
【小题3】After Jack had his hair cut, he thought ____.
A.the new barber's shop was the best one
B.the old barber's shop wasn't so good as the new one
C.the new barber's shop was worse than the old one
D.the old barber's shop was the worst one
【小题4】Bob told Jack to find out which barber's hair looked the worst and then go straight to him. Why?
A.Because he was certainly the best barber.
B.Because he was free all the time.
C.Because he was the worst barber.
D.Because he wasn't the worst barber.
【小题5】From the story we know that ____.
A.it's foolish to have one's hair cut at a barber's shop
B.barbers cut each other's hair
C.barbers never have their hair cut
D.a barber always cuts his hair by himself

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