A father and his son went to a kite-flying festival. The son was happy when he saw the sky filled with colorful kites. He wanted to fly a kite, too 1.

The son started to fly the kite. 2..After a while，the son said, “Father，it seems that the string(线）is stopping the kite from flying higher. If we cut it, it will be free and fly even higher. Can we cut it?” The father cut the string off of the reel (线轴).3..This made the little boy happy.

4. It soon fell to the ground. The son was surprised to see this. He asked his father, “I thought that after cutting the string, the kite would fly higher. Why did it fall down?”

The father explained, “5. ，but it was helping it stay in the sky. You helped the kite go up in the right direction using the string. But when you cut the string, it could no longer support the kite.”

We may sometimes feel like there are certain things that are holding us back and stopping us from growing. But in fact, these might be the things that support us the most.

A.The kite started to. go higher.

B.The string was not stopping the kite from going higher.

C.Soon it was high up in the sky.

D.The father then bought a kite for his son.

E.But then the kite started to come down slowly.

Joan and Kate were neighbors. 1. Joan fussed over (过分担心) her plants and looked after them all day. Kate did what was required but left leaves of plants to grow as they pleased.

2. The next morning, Joan found the storm made her plants fall down. Her garden was in a mess. However, Kate found the storm did something bad to her plants, but they were still firmly rooted.

The plants of Kate’s had learnt to do things on their own. 3. They had grown deep roots, and made a place for themselves in the soil. As a result, they had stood firmly even in the storm. 4. She got used to caring for the plants day and night, but not teaching them how to sustain (维持) on their own.

Children are just like the plants. 5. Unless parents stop making so much fuss over the children, nothing will work on its own.

A.So they had done their bit of work.

B.One night, there was a heavy rainstorm.

C.They grew the same plants in the gardens.

D.Sooner or later, they have to become independent.

E.However, Joan thought it was her job to do everything.

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯、意思完整。

There are some skills for students to listen to the teacher in class, which means you're going to have to practice it. Just as you would have to practice basketball to be a better player, you also have to practice listening. How to listen in school? 1.

One of the things you need to do is to make sure that your mind doesn't wander (漫游). It's easy to start thinking about other things, especially when you're not interested in the subject. 2.

Next, listen for the main ideas. If you want to catch every little piece of information, you'll feel tired and bored.

3. Not only does this show respect (尊敬) to the teacher, it also helps prevent your mind from wandering. 4. Or it could just be someone talking to their neighbors who shouldn't be. It can even be some birds outside the classroom window, or a group of kids who are talking loudly as they pass the door to your room.

Finally, you need to take notes because you will not remember everything the teacher said. You'll have to take down the notes so that you can study it after class. 5.

Listening isn't always easy, but if you follow these simple steps, you’ll be much more successful in your classes.

A.Here are some suggestions.

B.You'll also need to look at the teacher.

C.So make yourself pay attention to what the teacher is saying.

D.Taking notes also makes you pay attention to the class.

E.It might be a friend who is trying to pass you a note.

Each of us shares this planet with seven billion others． People and products need to move from city to city and country to country． However， most cars， motorcycles， boats and planes cause air pollution1.This is a serious problem． So inventors are coming up with creative ideas to reduce the pollution and noise．

Motorcycles are a faster and cheaper way to get around a city than cars．2.To solve this problem， a company designed an environmentally friendly motorcycle． It uses electricity so there is no pollution．

3.There are no cars in the city center． Instead of cars， water taxis and buses carry people around the city． However， they cause pollution． English engineers Dick and Jem designed a solar﹣powered water taxi．

Planes also cause air and noise pollution．4.Some airplane companies have started to solve the problems． Swiss engineers have gone one step further．5. This plane holds the world record for the longest solar﹣powered flight﹣1，541 kilometers．

A.They developed a solar airplane．

B.Designing an environmentally friendly airplane is a real challenge．

C.Yet air pollution is a growing problem．

D.They are also noisy．

E.The Italian city of Venice is a city with only a few roads．

VII.阅读短文，把A-E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整。

There is an old Spanish saying which goes, "Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.1. " I would say, too many. We have to go for them now!

2. Nobody likes to talk about death, but everybody is going to die at one point. None of us knows the hour, or the day. Therefore, today is all we have. Don't go to your tomb with unrealized dreams. Make the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now.

You will be much happier if you go for it. Imagine how happy you will be if you're living the life you always dreamed about. 3. Take control of your own happiness. Don't keep your dreams waiting. Go after them today!

4. When I was nine, I found an ad for selling greeting cards in a children's magazine. I asked my mother to let me send for the cards. Two weeks later when the cards arrived, I rushed from the house. Three hours later, returned home with no card but a lot of money. 5.

A.Take me for example.

B.Tomorrow is not promised.

C.How many times have we put off our dreams until tomorrow?

D.A salesperson was born.

E.The only thing that is stopping you is yourself.

—I haven't met you for a long time since we left the school. How's it going?

—_________ . Thanks a lot.

A.My pleasure B.Nothing serious C.It doesn't matter D.Pretty good

The doctors want to rush to Wuhan to save more _________ as quickly as they can.

A.treasure B.strangers C.books D.patients

The computer is used not only to play games but ____a tool for learning.

A. by B. as C. for D. to

—Alice, do you have any plans for this summer holiday?

—I'm not sure. I _________ volunteer to visit the aged at the Old People's Home.

A.can B.must C.may D.need

—I believe we will achieve our China Dream earlier if all of us _________.

—I agree. let's do what we can from now on.

A.pull together B.have a point C.pay attention D.keep our cool