Dogs Don't Tell Jokes - By Louis Sachar

Twelve-year-old Gary Boone knows he was born to be a comedian. He never stops joking, regardless of the fact that nobody laughs much and his classmates think he is stupid. Therefore he had no real friends at school. Due to being laughed at by his classmates, Gary Boone thought winning the school talent show would be his dream of proving himself to be a real comedian, but on the big night his dream went wrong with funny results.

Winners Never Quit - By Mia Hamm

Mia Hamm, American soccer champion, tells a true-to-life inspiring story of learning that winning and losing aren't as important as being part of a team. More than anyone, soccer superstar Mia Hamm knows the value of teamwork. She shares this lesson, paired with energetic pictures by Carol Thompson, and this story is perfect for soccer kids and their soccer moms.

Shack let on s Incredible Voyage - By Alfred Lansing

The astonishing adventure of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's survival for over a year on the ice-bound Antarctic seas, as Time t magazine put it, "defined heroism". To write the authoritative story, Lansing consulted with ten of the surviving members and gained access to diaries and personal accounts by eight others. The book has a first-hand account, expanded with maps and illustrations especially for this edition.

The Alchemist - By Paulo Coelho

The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, continues to change the lives of its readers forever. It tells the magical story of Santiago, an Andulusian shepherd-boy (牧童) who desires to travel in search of treasure. The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts and above all, following our dreams.

1.From Shackletoris Incredible Voyage, we know the main character ______.

A. is a writer for Time magazine

B. is a survival of one polar exploration

C. has left a lot of diaries and accounts

D. has formed a close friendship with Alfred Lansing

2. If you want to know more about teamwork, you can read ______.

A. Dogs Don't Tell Jokes

B. Shackletoris Incredible Voyage

C. Winners Never Quit

D. The Alchemist

3.What do we know about The Alchemist?

A. It has an everlasting influence on its readers.

B. It gives people magical power over their dreams.

C. It tells a story of how to find treasures.

D. It is mainly about the wisdom of listening to others.

When you are five years old, your mother is your everything. She is your , friend, and nurse; the only person you rely on with your hopes, dreams, and wishes. But for me, this was not the case.

My mother suffered from problems that would keep her in bed for days, leaving me to care for her and look after myself. This situation me to grow up much faster. While I knew my mother was sick, I felt deep down that we could it and everything would be okay. , in 1997 everything went terribly wrong, and my life changed forever.

Adoption is a word to a five-year-old, but when I realized that my own mother had signed me over to , I felt it was the worst betrayal(背叛). I suffered from shock, anger, and confusion as I attempted to adjust to my new family. No longer could I anyone since the person I had loved more than all else had abandoned me. Hearing people tell me that she did it in my best interest, I felt even more . I could not forgive her and always how she could reject me like an old sofa.

However, the more I got older, the more I began to understand how our situation had been. We had been on boxes of noodles, and at one point we lived in our car. I was once passed from drug-addicted cousins to mentally unstable neighbors as my mother to try and save me from what our lives were becoming each day passed.

Only recently have I begun to understand my mother gave me to strangers. she really did save me. She loved me more than anything, so she wanted me to have a in life, one she could no longer offer me. I now know my life has been a special only because she was selfless enough to give me up.

1.A. hostess B. competitor C. provider D. candidate

2.A. mainly B. completely C. gradually D. occasionally

3.A. moral B. physical C. social D. legal

4.A. forced B. inspired C. allowed D. convinced

5.A. stick to B. escape from C. decide on D. get through

6.A. Otherwise B. Meanwhile C. However D. Therefore

7.A. familiar B. negative C. simple D. foreign

8.A. strangers B. cousins C. friends D. neighbors

9.A. understand B. support C. trust D. praise

10.A. worried B. innocent C. scared D. bitter

11.A. imagined B. wondered C. remembered D. questioned

12.A. ridiculous B. urgent C. desperate D. complex

13.A. focusing B. working C. acting D. surviving

14.A. also B. even C. still D. yet

15.A. fought B. learnt C. hesitated D. tended

16.A. till B. before C. as D. once

17.A. how B. why C. that D. what

18.A. In the long run B. Time and again C. For quite a while D. All at once

19.A. challenge B. goal C. reward D. chance

20.A. gift B. fact C. test D. deal

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