Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children．Two of the children loved 1 very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send 2 of them to study at the art college at the same time．After many discussions, the two boys finally 3 a plan．They would toss(抛)a coin．The loser would 4 down into the mines(煤矿)and, with his earnings(赚得的钱), 5 his brother studying at the college．Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support 6 brother studying at the college．
James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines．James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much 7 than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he 8 , he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings．
9 James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success．Soon after the meal began, James 10 up from his seat to drink a toast to his dear 11 ．He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your 12 will come true．I will take care of you．"
But Jack said 13 , "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it' s too 14 ．Now I can' t even hold a glass．"
To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother' s hands with 15 towards the sky．He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later．
The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers．“I know how 1 you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said．“And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a B to anyone who would 2 not to take the test．
Many students jumped up to 3 the teacher and left the classroom．The teacher looked at the 4 students and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last 5 ．” Two more students decided to go．
Seven students remained．The teacher then handed out the 6 ．There were only three sentences typed on the paper：Congratulations! You have just 7 an A in this class．Keep believing in yourself．
I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test 8 any teacher could and should give．Students who are not 9 in what they have learned are B students at best(充其量)．
The same is 10 in real life．The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have 11 both successes and failures．They have learned life’s lessons, either from normal education 12 from events in their lives, and have become 13 people．
Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80％ of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed．You are a big kid now, and you 14 that you have some limits(限制)．However, there is 15 you can’t do or learn or be．Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest said, “It’s not the mountain we conquer(克服)but ourselves．
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luckily
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terribly
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quietly
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hard
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dislike
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help
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prefer
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start
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thank
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praise
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fight
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criticize
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following
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relaxing
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worrying
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remaining
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chance
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trouble
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test
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idea
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results
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presents
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essays
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sent
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discovered
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received
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where
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that
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what
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when
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confident
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necessary
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mysterious
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convenient
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unusual
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impossible
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true
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special
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learned from
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decide
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realize
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everything
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nothing
完型填空
“Keep your eye on your paper”is one of the rules that Mrs Archer has taught us．It's a simple rule, 1 it's not a rule everybody chooses to follow．
This morning, I felt 2 was watching me too closely during an English exam．I turned my head quickly and saw James, who sat 3 me．My eyes caught his and he 4 ,“Let me see your answers!”
I gave him a 5 , not sure if he was joking or not, and returned to my test．This time I moved a little more 6 towards my paper．“I can't see!”James said in a low voice．
“What am I going to do?”I 7 ．Cheating was wrong．I'd studied hard for the test, but James 8 ．I put my arm around my paper so that he couldn't see the 9 ．I knew I did what I felt was right．Maybe it made James 10 ．
When the exam ended, I stood there for a moment, wondering 11 to say．But I felt it necessary to let him know cheating was wrong．My 12 searched for the right words．
“Sorry, James, but you know me 13 to understand how I feel about cheating,”I said slowly and gently．“But maybe I can help you study before the 14 test．”“OK, Brian,”he smiled slightly,“You are right．I should study hard．”
I stood there for a moment, finally able to breathe again．I was happy that my friendship with James 15 ．
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so
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nobody
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everybody
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in front of
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before
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whispered
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talked
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spoke
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answered
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book
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note
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hand
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smile
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closely
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clearly
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mostly
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lively
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said to him
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asked the teacher
C．
thought to myself
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talked to me
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had
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hadn't
C．
has
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hasn't
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answers
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name
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pictures
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questions
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happy
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angry
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excited
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silly
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why
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when
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how
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memory
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完型填空。
Linda loves her dog Davy．They went to New York City 1 last Saturday．While Linda 2 a newspaper at the train station, the dog got out of his box and ran away．The station was 3 and Linda couldn't see Davy 4 ．When Linda shouted 5 , some people looked at her 6 Davy didn't come．Then she 7 the police．While she was talking 8 the telephone, Davy met 9 dog outside the station．While the police were coming, Linda 10 the station and called Davy's name．She didn't think about 11 outside the station．Finally, a little boy 12 her,“Did you look outside?I 13 a big black dog when I came in”When Linda finally saw Davy, he was jumping and running with another dog． 14 a police officer next to them．The police officer said to Linda,“I think my dog found 15 ．”
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in
B．
on
C．
at
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bought
B．
was buying
C．
has bought
D．
is buying
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clean
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lively
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crowded
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small
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everywhere
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her
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him
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B．
on
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with
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walked around
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ran out
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look
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looked
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said
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told
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asked
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wondered
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found
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saw
C．
found out
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looked for
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There has
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There is
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There had
D．
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you
B．
your
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yours
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yours'
（完型填空）
Harry Potter returns!
Kids make different (1) for new year. Some hope that the days will pass by (2) . Why? Because they are waiting to (3) a new book, “Harry Potter and the Half?blood Prince (《哈利-波特和半血王子》)”! It is (4) book in the Harry Potter stories. It will be in bookstores in Britain and the US on July 16. Chinese kids will (5) read it three months later. The last one, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” came out (6) June 21, 2003.“I only hope you feel it was worth (值得) the wait when you finally read it,” said the writer J. K Rowling, (7) the Internet. Rowling, 39, is going to have her third baby. The (8) book tells of Harry’s sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (霍格沃兹巫术和魔法学校). Rowling has been (9) how to start the new book (10) many years. She gave her readers some hints (提示) (11) what the book was about.Rowling(12) said who the Half?Blood Prince is. But she did say it is (13) Harry nor Voldemort. One of her characters (角色) will die in the book. No one (14) who it will be. It’s still a secret. However, fans can be sure Harry is safe for now. Rowling has said this may be the sixth and final book about Harry (15) a young boy. On the Internet, Rowling said the book will probably be shorter than the 870 pages of the last one.
