My mother often asked me, “what is the most important part of the body?” Through the years I would guess at1I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My2, Mommy.” She said, “No. Many people are deaf. But you3thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.”
Then last year, my Grandpa4. Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying. My Mom looked at me when it was our5to say our final goodbye to grandpa. She asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?” I was shocked6she asked me this now. I always thought this was a game between her and me. She saw the confusion(迷惑) on my face and told me, “This7is very important. It shows that you have8lived your life”. I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder.” I asked, “Is it because it holds up your head?”
She replied, “No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or loved one when they 9. Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and10that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.”

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      if
    2. B.
      what
    3. C.
      that
    4. D.
      whether
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      ears
    2. B.
      eyes
    3. C.
      hands
    4. D.
      feet
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      feel
    2. B.
      stop
    3. C.
      keep
    4. D.
      forget
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      worried
    2. B.
      visited
    3. C.
      died
    4. D.
      came
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      need
    2. B.
      chance
    3. C.
      duty
    4. D.
      turn
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      when
    2. B.
      unless
    3. C.
      before
    4. D.
      but
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      experience
    2. B.
      answer
    3. C.
      problem
    4. D.
      question
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      easily
    2. B.
      really
    3. C.
      carefully
    4. D.
      especially
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      sleep
    2. B.
      think
    3. C.
      laugh
    4. D.
      cry
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      visitors
    2. B.
      friends
    3. C.
      classmates
    4. D.
      teachers

When I was little, my mother began selling flowers in Camden Market. She couldn’t1me at home on my own, 2I had to go to the market with her.
3, I didn’t have to do anything. I just sat there, and my mother told me jokes and stories so I didn’t get 4.When I got older, I gave my mother a hand and I really enjoyed it.
Then one year, my grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was all about making candles and I loved it. I was 14, and I didn’t have to go to the market5because my mother could leave me at home on my own. I6my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes. I made7them.
One day, my mother was ill, so I had to go to the market on my own. I decided to8some candles with me and see9I could sell them. They10蜡) to make more candles. They were sold out really quickly, too.
Ten months later, we decided11flowers. My mother and I couldn’t make enough candles during the week, so some of my friends started to help us. I paid them one pound12every candle, and we 13sell them for three or four times. It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market.
At the age of 22, my uncle14me some money and I opened my first shop in Portobello Road. Since then, I’ve15looked back, even in difficulties. In the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from the designer, furniture to paintings. Oh, and candles, of course.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      forgot
    2. B.
      leave
    3. C.
      remember
    4. D.
      take
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      because
    2. B.
      so
    3. C.
      why
    4. D.
      instead
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      To begin with
    2. B.
      To begin to
    3. C.
      To start to
    4. D.
      Started
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      tiring
    2. B.
      excited
    3. C.
      relaxed
    4. D.
      bored
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      at all
    2. B.
      no more
    3. C.
      no longer
    4. D.
      any more
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      paid
    2. B.
      took
    3. C.
      spent
    4. D.
      cost
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      hundreds of
    2. B.
      hundred of
    3. C.
      hundred
    4. D.
      hundreds
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      take
    2. B.
      bring
    3. C.
      carry
    4. D.
      fetch
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      that
    2. B.
      which
    3. C.
      who
    4. D.
      if
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      came out
    2. B.
      clean out
    3. C.
      were sold out
    4. D.
      sold out
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      stop selling
    2. B.
      to stop selling
    3. C.
      to stop to selling
    4. D.
      to stop to sell
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      for
    2. B.
      on
    3. C.
      with
    4. D.
      in
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      are used for
    2. B.
      used to
    3. C.
      are used to
    4. D.
      use
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      borrowed
    2. B.
      lend
    3. C.
      lent
    4. D.
      borrow
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      sometimes
    2. B.
      always
    3. C.
      never
    4. D.
      usually

Long long ago, there was a swan(天鹅)with golden feathers(金羽毛).She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small house1the lake with her two daughters. They were very poor. They worked hard all year round,2still,they lived a hard life and sometimes they even didn’t have enough3to buy food.
The swan was4to see that. She said to herself, “I’11 give one of my5to them each day, then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers.” That evening, she6to the poor woman’s house and left a golden feather on the table without saying7.From then on, the swam came every day and gave them a feather. The woman was very happy because their life was much8
than before.
But day after day, the woman became greedy(贪婪).She said to her9.“The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all10feathers when she comes next time.”
“Oh, no, Mom!” cried the daughters, “This will11the swan. She helps us a lot !” But the mother wouldn’t listen. When the12came as usual, the mother caught her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers13chicken feathers. Then, the Golden Swan said, “Poor Woman, I came to14you,but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving and will15come back. Never be greedy!” With these words, the swan flew away.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      above
    2. B.
      over
    3. C.
      near
    4. D.
      under
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      and
    2. B.
      but
    3. C.
      if
    4. D.
      or
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      money
    2. B.
      time
    3. C.
      room
    4. D.
      energy
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      happy
    2. B.
      surprised
    3. C.
      sad
    4. D.
      scared
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      presents
    2. B.
      golden coins
    3. C.
      feathers
    4. D.
      collections
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      flew
    2. B.
      ran
    3. C.
      climbed
    4. D.
      walked
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      something
    2. B.
      everything
    3. C.
      nothing
    4. D.
      anything
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      duller
    2. B.
      better
    3. C.
      busier
    4. D.
      harder
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      brothers
    2. B.
      sisters
    3. C.
      sons
    4. D.
      daughters
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      his
    2. B.
      her
    3. C.
      their
    4. D.
      our
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      hurt
    2. B.
      save
    3. C.
      protect
    4. D.
      refuse
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      woman
    2. B.
      daughter
    3. C.
      chicken
    4. D.
      swan
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      heard of
    2. B.
      changed into
    3. C.
      looked for
    4. D.
      came from
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      trouble
    2. B.
      help
    3. C.
      teach
    4. D.
      invite
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      sometimes
    2. B.
      always
    3. C.
      usually
    4. D.
      never

Hearing the front door open, I ran down to the kitchen and waited. I saw my dad come in, with the white envelope in his hand. I had waited all day for this, so I reached over him for it as soon as he set foot into the house. Angrily, he1the envelope on the table and said that it was nothing to get excited about, and that it was just a piece of paper. I grabbed (抓取) it and ran upstairs. I wondered why my dad did not understand how2I was to see my mid-year report card for my first year in middle school. I was really3by how he refused to consider all my hard work.
I saw my class rank (等级): 1/139. I did not behave what I saw. I felt my lips (嘴唇) form a smile and wanted to run downstairs to tell everyone. Then I4what my dad had said--- it was nothing to get excited about. I wanted to share my happiness with someone, but felt lonely.
I realized that I had become distant (远隔的) from my family. We used to 5late watching Disney movies, and my brothers, sisters and I would play tennis in the backyard all the time. I wondered when all that had6 . I just no longer took part in them. My school work7all my time and energy.
While I had been busy with my study, I had also built a8between me and my family. I was only trying to become a person everyone could be9of.
I wanted to go downstairs, say sorry for my rude behavior and for every refused movie and tennis game, and be10 of my family again, I knew I had to do something--because without their support, my achievement meant nothing.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      , caught
    2. B.
      cleaned up
    3. C.
      pinked up
    4. D.
      threw
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      anxious
    2. B.
      scared
    3. C.
      sad
    4. D.
      frustrated
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      beaten
    2. B.
      hurt
    3. C.
      bothered
    4. D.
      troubled
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      remembered
    2. B.
      realized
    3. C.
      forgot
    4. D.
      listened to
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      come back
    2. B.
      go down
    3. C.
      stay up
    4. D.
      keep out
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      begun
    2. B.
      stopped
    3. C.
      improved
    4. D.
      appeared
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      set up
    2. B.
      gave up
    3. C.
      used up
    4. D.
      put up
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      wall
    2. B.
      bridge
    3. C.
      road
    4. D.
      house
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      famous
    2. B.
      careful
    3. C.
      proud
    4. D.
      afraid
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      hope
    2. B.
      pride
    3. C.
      child
    4. D.
      part

Dear Students,
I am very happy to be your guest speaker today. It is a great pleasure to visit your school and to meet all of you.
I would like to tell you about myself. I have been a news reporter for the past fifteen years. I1 this job so I could travel the world,but job has taught me many unforgettable lessons. The work is sometimes2. I have seen famines(饥荒),earthquakes,poorness and death. But I have3 seen courage,hope and happiness.
In India,I visited a city where there were many homeless children. Some were as young as four years old. They lived in the4 and depended on themselves by begging or stealing. But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them. Within one year,she was5 two hundred children. She clothed them,fed them and taught them. She gave them6.
7 time,I was in Turkey after a terrible earthquake. In one place,I found an old lady whose house was destroyed. Her son was missing and rescue(救援) workers said there was no chance that he was still alive. But the old lady did not8 hope. For four days,she moved heavy stones one at a time by herself. She did not stop9 she found her son. He was alive.
Here in China,I met a young boy who was seriously ill. He had had twenty operationsand spent nearly his whole life in hospital. I thought he would be10,but when I met him,his smile was so warm and welcoming.
In life,we need good models that we can admire and learn from. When my life is difficult,I try to remember the courage and goodness of these three people.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      found
    2. B.
      had
    3. C.
      chose
    4. D.
      liked
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      interesting
    2. B.
      important
    3. C.
      easy
    4. D.
      difficult
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      never
    2. B.
      also
    3. C.
      ever
    4. D.
      already
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      hotels
    2. B.
      streets
    3. C.
      houses
    4. D.
      classrooms
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      looking over
    2. B.
      looking after
    3. C.
      getting on well with
    4. D.
      paying for
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      money
    2. B.
      food
    3. C.
      medicine
    4. D.
      hope
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      One
    2. B.
      Another
    3. C.
      The other
    4. D.
      Other
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      give out
    2. B.
      give up
    3. C.
      give back
    4. D.
      give away
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      until
    2. B.
      while
    3. C.
      when
    4. D.
      after
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      happy
    2. B.
      unlucky
    3. C.
      sad
    4. D.
      friendly

In the past, large numbers of American people liked to use tomorrow’s money. However, since the economic depression(经济萧条), many have learnt to live 1. Here is a true story about an American girl, Anna. After graduation, she began to live in Los Angeles on her own. She 2a job in a publishing house(出版社) and earned 3$30,000 a year. Her parents thought Anna’s life would be 4, but Anna was able to live on her money and still 5$5000 in the first year. How could she do so in 6expensive city?
Cheap living always starts with keeping the 7cost small. For people, that 8housing. So Anna chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 9. When she ate 10, she went to cheap restaurants. 11she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then took the chicken bones home and made soup out of them. Today young people often 12a lot of money on entertainment. But Anna loved going to museums and parks as the 13for these places were free. Did Anna feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She even 14to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, 15to Portland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something hard. It’s a kind of game,” said Anna.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      happily
    2. B.
      luckily
    3. C.
      hopefully
    4. D.
      cheaply
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      found
    2. B.
      gets
    3. C.
      looked for
    4. D.
      makes
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      more than
    2. B.
      less than
    3. C.
      more
    4. D.
      less
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      dangerous
    2. B.
      hard
    3. C.
      easy
    4. D.
      comfortable
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      made
    2. B.
      gave
    3. C.
      took
    4. D.
      saved
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      so an
    2. B.
      such an
    3. C.
      so
    4. D.
      such
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      expensive
    2. B.
      much
    3. C.
      big
    4. D.
      heavy
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      does
    2. B.
      becomes
    3. C.
      helps
    4. D.
      means
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      food
    2. B.
      clothes
    3. C.
      studying
    4. D.
      traveling
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      away
    2. B.
      out
    3. C.
      up
    4. D.
      inside
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      Soon
    2. B.
      Finally
    3. C.
      Once
    4. D.
      Again
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      pay
    2. B.
      spend
    3. C.
      cost
    4. D.
      take
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      tickets
    2. B.
      seats
    3. C.
      exhibition
    4. D.
      tea
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      tried
    2. B.
      had
    3. C.
      needed
    4. D.
      managed
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      another
    2. B.
      the other
    3. C.
      other
    4. D.
      other
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