I used to watch her from my kitchen window. She seemed so ______ among the tall kids on the playground. The school was ______ the street from my home and I would often watch the kids as they played during a break. She would ______ dribbling(控球) and shooting over and over again.

One afternoon I asked her ______ she always kept playing. She smiled, I want to go to University of California and the only way for me is to get a scholarship. I like basketball a lot. I believed that if I were ______enough to play college basketball, I would get a scholarship. My dad told me if the dream is big enough, the ______don't count. "

Well, she appeared to be very confident. I ______ her from junior into high school.

One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass ______. I walked to her and asked what was the matter. "Nothing," replied the girl in a ______ voice, "Many people told me that I was too short to play for a top team, ______I should stop dreaming about university."

I asked if she had told her father about it. She said that her father thought they were ______. They just didn't understand the great ______ of a dream. If she truly wanted a scholarship, then nothing could ______ her except one thing—her own attitude(态度).

The next year, because of her perfect ______ in the California Championship game, she was chosen by a college recruiter(招生人员). She was going to receive the college education that she had ______and worked toward for all those years.

It's true: If the dream is big enough, the facts don't count.

1.A.rude B.ugly C.lazy D.small

2.A.along B.across C.above D.behind

3.A.avoid B.enjoy C.practice D.suggest

4.A.why B.how C.when D.where

5.A.modest B.curious C.confident D.excellent

6.A.facts B.wishes C.choices D.mistakes

7.A.helped B.praised C.watched D.protected

8.A.carefully B.quietly C.proudly D.excitedly

9.A.soft B.loud C.strong D.sweet

10.A.as B.so C.or D.but

11.A.right B.careful C.wrong D.careless

12.A.idea B.balance C.power D.chance

13.A.prevent B.prepare C.promise D.protect

14.A.character B.performance C.interview D.knowledge

15.A.paid for B.given up C.found out D.dreamt of

When shopping for clothes, my mother and I have always disagreed on what fits me well. To me, if it zips(拉上拉链), it fits. My mom , however, usually says I need a bigger size.

When I was a teenager, I wanted to dress like my friends, but my body size made it impossible. When mom told me something didn’t suit me, or that I needed a bigger size, all I heard was that my body was wrong.

To avoid arguments(争吵), we stopped going shopping together. This continued until I got engaged(订婚) and I needed to find a wedding dress(婚纱).

I could have just bought it alone, of course, but my mom is my favourite person to hang out with. The idea of looking for a wedding dress without her seemed as frightening as taking her with me.

And so the day came. As I tried on a simple white dress, I saw tears in my mom’s eyes. “You look beautiful.” she told me. Nothing could have shocked me more.

This one didn’t zip up at the back and I did actually need a bigger size , but my mom didn’t say that .She just told me how beautiful I looked. At that moment, all those arguments we’d had while shopping in the past were laid to rest. We didn’t buy a dress that day, We decided to see more, which I would never have predicted.

A few weeks and many shopping trips later, we found the perfect dress. And during those few weeks, mom and I also found the perfect fit for our shopping relationship.

1.According to the first two paragraphs, we know that________.

A.the writer’s mom could always find perfect clothes for her.

B.the writer and her mom often argued about the size of her clothes.

C.the writer’s mom thought she was too thin.

D.the writer tried to lose weight when she was a teenager.

2.Why did the writer go shopping with her mom to buy the wedding dress?_________

A.Because she couldn’t find any friends to go with her.

B.Because her mom was very experienced in choosing a wedding dress.

C.Because a wedding dress is special and she liked hanging out with her mom.

D.Because they always had a great shopping relationship.

3.When the writer and her mom went shopping for the wedding dress, the writer felt shocked because___________

A.her mother said she looked beautiful even though the dress didn’t fit her.

B.none of the wedding dresses could zip up the writer’s back.

C.her mom asked her to try on a bigger-sized dress.

D.they found the perfect dress more quickly than she expected.

4.What does the underlined word “predicted” in Paragraph 6 mean?

A.想象 B.争辩 C.谈论 D.预见

5.What would be the best title for the passage?

A.Shopping with parents. B.Choosing wedding dresses.

C.Perfect mother-daughter relationship D.Finding the perfect fit.

Helen has always been interested in helping her community. Her first volunteer experience was for the American Red Cross when she was in high school.

When she was a school teacher, she also found time to volunteer. After she retired, she started volunteering to help the old. When her father was older, he was not able to see as well as he used to, which made her sad because he had always enjoyed reading. She decided it would be fun to read to elderly people in her community.

She also helped one woman write her stories. Ann was almost 100 years old, and Helen wrote down information about her life when she visited her. She put the information in a book and got it published. Ann was very excited to share her life story with her children and grandchildren.

After a strong storm destroyed some southern cities, Helen volunteered again for the American Red Cross. She prepared food and answered phones in a care center.

One day Helen read an article in the newspaper about refugees(难民) who needed to learn English. Now, she meets once a week with Sarah, a 38-year-old woman from Somalia. Helen gave Sarah a camera and asked her to take pictures of her daily life. She developed the pictures, and then asked Sarah questions about them. In the end, they wrote a book together and used the photos in the book. This helped Sarah learn many new words about her everyday life.

Helen says, “The real value of volunteer work is becoming friends with the people I help, They enrich my life as well as I enrich theirs."

1.When was Helen's first volunteer experience for the American Red Cross?

A.When she was in high school. B.When she was a school teacher. C.After she retired.

2.What did Helen do after she retired?

A.She started volunteering to help the refugees.

B.She started volunteering to help the old.

C.She started volunteering to help Sarah.

3.Why was Ann excited when her book got published?

A.Because Helen wrote down information about her life.

B.Because Helen put the information in a book and got it published.

C.Because Ann could share her life story with her children and grandchildren.

4.Where did Helen work when she volunteered again for the American Red Cross?

A.In her school B.In a care center. C.In her community.

5.What can you learn from Helen?

A.To be kind. B.To be creative. C.To help others.

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