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Green: More Than Just a Color

Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. 1.

Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet ripe or finished.

2. A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.

The Green Revolution is the name given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. 3. The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs.

4. The green-eyed monster is not a frightening creature from outer space. It is an expression used about four hundred years ago by British writer William Shakespeare in his play “Othello”.

In most places in the world, a green light is a sign to move ahead. 5. In everyday speech, a green light means approval to continue with a project. We want you to know we have a green light to continue this series next week.

A. For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation.

B. Green is also the color used to describe the powerful emotion, jealousy.

C. Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb.

D. A green light on a traffic signal means your car can continue on.

E. The new plants produced much larger crops.

F. It is also the color of most growing plants.

G.About one hundred years ago, having a green thumb was a popular expression in the American west.

B

This is a true story about a boy who, the world might say, was a terrible underachiever. While in the eighth grade, he failed subjects repeatedly. High school wasn’t much better; he flunked Latin, algebra, English, and received a grade of zero in physics. The boy managed to make the school golf team, but he lost the most important golf match of the season.

It’s not that his peers(同龄人) disliked this boy; it’s just that they never really seemed to notice him much. Even “Hellos” in the hall were a rarity. Out of all the failures in his life, there was something that did hold great importance to this boy, his love of drawing. Although in high school, the cartoons he submitted to the yearbook were rejected, once out of school, the boy was so sure of his artistic talent that he approached Walt Disney Studios with drawing works. I wish I could say the studios loved his work and immediately hired him, but such was not the case; another huge rejection.

Despite his lack of successes, this boy did not give up. He then decided to write his own autobiography in cartoons, about a little boy who was regarded as a loser and a nobody.

The name of this boy was Charles Schulz, the creator of the famous Charlie Brown and comic dog Snoopy.

In life, it is sometimes easy to feel like a nobody. We pass hundreds of people on the street on our way to work, or walk through a faceless crowd in a mall, and no one seems to notice or care. Deep inside, we may know we are special and unique and have lots to offer, but unless someone takes the time to look our way and give us a chance, we may feel worthless, just like Charlie Brown who couldn’t even manage to fly a kite or kick a football properly.

Just as Charles Schulz had faith in his artistic talent, so too, we must realize that nobody is a nobody. We all have special gifts and talents, and every human being is deserving and capable of being loved and appreciated.

1.The underlined word “flunked” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.

A. failed B. learned

C. achieved D. misunderstood

2.What can we infer about the boy in Paragraph 2?

A. He was hated by his peers.

B. He achieved great success in drawing in high school.

C. His work was refused by Walt Disney Studios.

D. He earned the praise from Walt Disney Studios.

3.When the boy suffered many defeats, he ________.

A. gave up his dream finally

B. wrote some articles in magazines

C. he turned to others for help

D. he wrote himself as a loser in cartoons

4.In the last two paragraphs, we are advised _______.

A. to open up our eyes

B. to believe we can make some difference

C. to learn more skills for development

D. to ask for more appreciation and love

5.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Nobody Is a Nobody.

B. A Hard-working Boy Is Successful.

C. We Should Turn Failure into Success.

D. One Cannot Succeed without Talents.

As I entered womanhood,mom told me that no matter what happened and no matter what I did,I could always come home. Because of what those words meant to me,I said the same thing to my .

My childhood was filled with —a lot of kisses,lots of hugs,and lots of spoken “I love you”.Because of what those meant to me,I my sons the same things.

My mom came from a family and had a difficult childhood,yet she never about how unlucky she was my mom,I saw love’s ability to forgive.

I saw my sweet mom love my Grandpa, he had abandoned her and my Grandma and failed to them with basic necessities;I never saw mom treat Grandpa any way but lovingly,even though he was far from . I learned how love behaves and forgives.

I watched my mom my 100?year?old grandma who,in her blindness,deafness and feebleness(虚弱),needed almost care. When I was in her home,I heard what I’ve heard all my life,“I love you,mom.” They would each other this at least five times a —when mom got Grandma up,made her comfortable in bed,or prepared her . And I would hear love’s when Grandma said,“And I love you too.”

Love forgives and not focusing on what has happened ,love’s focus is on what needs to be done and on doing it the we can.

My mom taught me to love;she told me to it on to my children,and she forgiveness herself.

1.A. children B.friends C.classmates D.neighbors

2.A.confusion B.imagination C.happiness D.attraction

3.A. gave B.ordered C.paid D.bought

4.A. famous B.peaceful C.rich D.broken

5.A. thought B.complained C.learned D.wondered

6.A. Wit B.Like C.In D.Before

7.A. although B.because C.so D.if

8.A. prepare B.run C.hope D.provide

9.A. special B.kind C.normal D.smart

10.A. wait for B.laugh at C.turn to D.look after

11.A. little B.free C.early D.total

12.A. call B.tell C.ask D.encourage

13.A. year B.month C.day D.second

14.A. books B.money C.meal D.travel

15.A.response B.question C.solution D.measure

16.A. walks on B.moves on C.falls behind D.runs away

17.A. Besides B.Therefore C.Also D.Instead

18.A. quickest B.least C.best D.longest

19.A. look B.pass C.put D.write

20.A. showed B.expected C.remembered D.doubted

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