It’ll soon be the birthday of one of my closest friends,Susie.I still cannot decide what to give her.She’s a rare friend because she has been there for me all the time whenever I need a friend to talk to.I can always depend on her to be the first to arrive to give me advice when I have problems.I guess I am so lucky to have her as a friend.

It’s more than seven years since I first met Susie in our school.I joined the theater group and she was a director then.At first I thought she was intimidating(令人生畏的) but in the end I realized that she needed to keep a strict image in order for her actors and actresses to take her seriously.And then during practice I got a chance to know her better.In fact,she was a friendly and warm?hearted person.Soon we become good friends.

I don’t know exactly what to give my friend on her birthday as I believe she has everything.So it’s really hard to buy her a gift she will like.This year I want something different and special but I don’t know what to give.One day I searched the Internet without any purpose and to my surprise there is a really lovely site where you can buy all kinds of gifts.

I scanned(浏览) some of their items and I found cool and exciting gifts.I chose a special personalized bracelet(手镯).I’m sure that this will look perfect on her.I put our names as part of the design of the bracelet so that it’ll remind us that we’ll forever be friends.I can’t wait to give her my gift but I won’t tell her yet.I don’t want to destroy the surprise.

1.Why does the author consider Susie as a rare friend?

A. Susie is good at solving problems.

B. She and the author have lots of things to talk about.

C. Susie is a friendly and warm?hearted person.

D. She can always offer help when the author is in need.

2.Finally the author found a nice gift for her friend .

A. with the help of somebody else

B. while going online

C. while doing shopping in a store

D. without difficulty

3.The author wanted to put her and her friend’s names in the bracelet in order to .

A. give her friend a big surprise

B. make the present more special

C. remind her friend of their difference between them

D. make her friend remember their friendship forever

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What Teenagers Can Do To Earn More Respect ?

As teenagers continue to grow and develop into young adults, the transition ( 过渡 ) into adulthood has begun. With so many physical and emotional changes going on ,certain manners are often forgotten and other adult traits are not yet accepted as a way of life .1.By doing the following things, you will earn more respect.

Contribute to the household

At the very least, clean up after yourself . As a teenager , you are old enough to clean up after yourself. When you make a mess, clean it up .2.All chores ( 杂活 ) that you do help to reduce the load of the person who did them before . Now that you’re old enough and capable , why shouldn’t you contribute to the household ?3.

Be responsible

4.Whether they are basic things , like brushing your teeth or doing your homework , or more involved chores that contribute to the household , simple fulfill your responsibilities on time . When adults know that they can rely on you , their trust and respect for you will increase .

Solve more of your own problem without asking for help

Instead of taking the easy approach and asking for help , make an effort to solve your problem on your own first . The “ easy way ” is only easy for you , but it is an extra task for the person from whom you are seeking help . Seek help only after you have made an honest effort to solve your own problems .5.When you become a good problem solver , you increase your valve to the community.

A.The people doing the chores before will greatly appreciate the help .

B.It will make your life more pleasant .

C.Everyone has certain responsibilities .

D.When speaking to a group , speak loud enough .

E. This includes , but is not limited to , your dishes and your room .

F. By being aware of these manners and traits , you can manage them sooner .

G.Depending on the problem , 15 minutes of efforts is usually a good guideline.

Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba,Canada.One day,when she was five years old,she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg.They saw a man ____ out of a garbage can.She asked her mother why he did that,and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry.Hannah was very ____.She couldn’t understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food.Hannah started to think about how she could ____,but,of course,there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve(解决)the problem of homelessness.

Later,when Hannah attended school,she saw another homeless person.It was a woman,____ an old shopping trolley(购物车)which was piled with ____.It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them.This made Hannah very sad,and even more ____ to do something.She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people ____ they first saw the homeless man.Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad,she wouldn’t ____ as bad.

Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces.She hoped to ____ her message of hope and awareness.She started the Ladybug Foundation,an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness.She began to ____ “Big Bosses” lunches,where she would try to persuade local business leaders to ____ to the cause.She also organized a fundraising(募捐)drive in “Ladybug Jars” to collect everyone’s spare change during “Make Change” month.More recently,the foundation began another ____ called National Red Scarf Day—a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada’s ____ and homeless.

There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called“Hannah’s Place”,something that Hannah is very ____ of.Hannah’s Place is divided into several areas,providing shelter for people when it is so cold that ____ outdoors can mean death.In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities,she has received a lot of ____.For example,she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing the ____ of young people to change the world.But ____ all this,Hannah still has the ____ life of a Winnipeg schoolgirl,except that she pays regular visits to homeless people.

Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a ____ in the world.You can,too!

1.A. jumping B. eating C. crying D. waving

2.A. annoyed B. nervous C. ashamed D. upset

3.A. behave B. manage C. help D. work

4.A. pushing B. carrying C. buying D. holding

5.A. goods B. bottles C. foods D. bags

6.A. excited B. determined C. energetic D. grateful

7.A. since B. unless C. although D. as

8.A. sound B. get C. feel D. look

9.A. exchange B. leave C. keep D. spread

10.A. sell B. deliver C. host D. pack

11.A. contribute B. lead C. apply D. agree

12.A. campaign B. trip C. procedure D. trial

13.A. elderly B. hungry C. lonely D. sick

14.A. aware B. afraid C. proud D. sure

15.A. going B. sleeping C. travelling D. playing

16.A. praises B. invitations C. replies D. appointments

17.A. needs B. interests C. dreams D. efforts

18.A. for B. through C. besides D. along

19.A. healthy B. public C. normal D. tough

20.A. choice B. profit C. judgement D. difference

A man, who is now sixty-eight years old, went overseas forty years ago. Just before they _______, the girl he loved gave him as a souvenir, a heart-shaped knot(结)(symbolizing devotion) made of knitting(编织品) _______. And he hung it on his belt _______.

Several years later he _______ and had children. His sweet-heart’s looks, _______ time went by, became dimmer(更模糊)and dimmer like a landscape picture _______ away gradually, and his homeland only appeared in his _______. In the evening of his life he often looked at the knot and sighed.

One day, _______ the sight of the knot, his grandson _______ getting hold of it as a toy. The boy touched it and tried to __________ it. At last he did the trick and got it __________ and open.

When it was spread out, it turned to its form as a long __________, a very simple wool thread. Only by the clever __________ of a beloved girl could the thread be knitted into such a complicated knot. __________ love made so many simple things complex in the world.

The old man was thus __________ to a great truth. Most of the complaints, __________ and hatred in life result from very __________ matters. If one is __________ mindful of them, they become mental knots. But if one __________ the knot, it remains a simple thread or line, __________ shape it becomes.

1.A. married B. returned C. parted D. left

2.A. cloth B. wool C. silk D. cotton

3.A. as far B. long before C. so far D. from then

4.A. got married B. set off C. went away D. grew up

5.A. while B. after C. as D. though

6.A. giving B. fading C. dying D. leaving

7.A. dreams B. thoughts C. ideas D. minds

8.A. at B. upon C. to D. for

9.A. let to B. held on C. insisted on D. held out

10.A. unfold B. fold C. tie D. fasten

11.A. relaxed B. easy C. loose D. different

12.A. thread B. rope C. pipe D. string

13.A. finger B. hands C. head D. arms

14.A. Unmarried B. Separated C. Heated D. Devoted

15.A. awoken B. known C. made D. come

16.A. joy B. kindness C. bitterness D. dislikes

17.A. light B. simple C. big D. small

18.A. already B. never C. always D. seldom

19.A. sees through B. goes through C. cares for D. deals with

20.A. whichever B. whatever C. however D. whenever

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