We all want others to respect us. None of us wants to be disrespected or seen as a bad person. An equally basic truth is that the only way we can get respect is to earn it. At a certain point in the process of growing up, we r1. that life isn't going to give us something for nothing. What is meaningful is what we earn (赢得) t2. trying and working hard.

Take a minute to think about this: Imagine two people. One person has drifted(漂泊) unhappily through his life, putting little e3. into his work and maybe even at times d4.on others. One morning, the telephone rings and someone says to this person.

"C5.!You have just won a million dollars in the state lottery (彩票)""The other person works hard and eventually earns a million dollars. That person is w6. respected by others and has a strong sense of achievement. Which person would you want to be-the one who won a million dollars o7. the one who earned a million dollars?

Probably you would choose to be the person who worked hard, overcame (克服) difficulties and achieved success. If you relate to that person, your aim may be: "I want to respect m8.and have others respect me. To get this respect, I am going to work hard. At this stage in my life, that means doing well in school—it's clearly a key to s9.."

And if you have made mistakes in the past (many of us have), you should tell yourself. "I can change myself. I am going to learn to work hard so that I can get somewhere and be s10.." You need to believe in the saying, "No pains, no gains." The only way to gain respect is by working hard.

Want to know what we can do to help make our city a better place to live in? Why not take part in “Clean & Green weekend”? Join us, and you can make new friends and help protect the environment at the same time.

Park Life

Do you like hanging out in the park with your friends? If so,why not take the chance to come with us and tidy up the park as you go? To add some fun, there is a gift for the person who collects the most rubbish! Meet us at the south entrance to Taohe Park at 9 a.m. next Saturday if you want to join in.

The Air You Breathe(呼吸)

A great way to make the air we breathe cleaner is by planting lots of trees! It is a fact that trees slowly filter(过滤)a lot of pollutants from the air. So come and help us plant some new ones in Fenhe Park at 2 p.m. next Sunday.

War on Graffiti(涂鸦)

Some people think graffiti is cool. Well, it is not! The best way to stop buildings from becoming totally covered in ugly graffiti is to get rid of it as soon as possible. And that is exactly what we are going to do. We are repainting the school walls from 1 p.m. on Saturday. You don’t have to bring any tools, just remember to wear some old clothes!

1.The main purpose of “Clean & Green Weekend” is to________.

A.make our city more beautiful B.offer the chance to have fun

C.help students meet old friends D.have a nice weekend

2.If we’re going to repaint the school walls, we need to________.

A.draw pictures well B.wear some old clothes

C.bring some tools with us D.wear some new clothes

3.According to the passage, we know________.

A.graffiti can make the buildings look cool B.the person who collects rubbish can get a gift

C.we can plant trees to improve the environment D.we can draw pictures on the wall

4.We might read the above passage________.

A.in a fashion magazine B.on a school notice board

C.in a newspaper advertisement D.on a hospital notice board

Dear Carol,

How are you? I know it's been months since I wrote you. Since I'm at college, I seem to spend a lot of time reading, and sometimes I'm too tired to write letters. The good news is that I will graduate this July.

It was great to hear that you went on that trip to Singapore. It was great! I've never been to an Asian country. Have you heard anything from that artist you met there? He sounded fun.

My life has not been very exciting, but I did do one thing interesting last week. I went to a Lenine concert with some friends. We got the cheapest seats right at the top, but the acoustics(音效) were really good, so being far away didn't matter. The audience(观众) were a mixture of young people and old fans of the great singer.

Lenine is a Brazilian singer, about 25 years old, with very long hair. His music is a cross between rock and New Age. He does a lot of songs about environmental problems in Brazil, So he uses instruments that sound just like birds singing in the rainforests. He did some solo(独唱) songs and others with his group. He has a fantastic voice. The music was great, but I didn't think much of the lighting, and the setting was too formal for his kind of music.

Well, I must go now, as I have to hand in a paper tomorrow, and I haven't even started it yet!

Best wishes!

Vanessa

根据短文内容,判断句子正(T),误(F)。

1.Vanessa writes to Carol every month.

2.Carol met an artist in Singapore who was really fun.

3.The audience of the Lenine concert were mostly young people.

4.Many of Lenine's songs are about the environment.

5.Vanessa liked everything about the concert.

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