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When you are little, the whole world feels like a big playground. I was living in Conyers, Georgia the summer it all happened. I was a second grader, but my best friend Stephanie was only in the first grade. Both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way.

It was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in Stephanie's basement. As I opened the basement door, before us lay the biggest room, full of amazing things like guns, dolls, and old clothes. I ran downstairs, and spotted a red steel can. It was paint. I looked beyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors like purple, orange, blue and green.

"Stephanie, I just found us a project for the day. Get some paintbrushes. We are fixing to paint. “She screamed with excitement as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to work. We gathered all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materials to my yard. There on the road in front of my house, we painted big stripes ( 条纹) of colors across the pavement (人行道). Stripe by stripe, our colors turned into a beautiful rainbow. It was fantastic!

The sun was starting to sink. I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car. It was my mother. I couldn't wait to show her my masterpiece. The car pulled slowly into the driveway and from the look on my mother’s face, I could tell that I was in deep trouble.

My mother shut the ear door and walked towards me. Her eyes glaring, she shouted, "What in the world were you thinking? I understood when you made castles out of leaves, and climbed the neighbors' trees, but this! Come inside right now!" I stood there glaring back at her for a minute, angry because she had insulted (侮辱) my art.

"Now go clean it up!" Mother and I began cleaning the road. Tears ran down my cheeks as I saw my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement.

Though years have now passed, I still wonder where my rainbow has gone. I wonder if, maybe when I get older, I can find my rainbow and never have to brush it away. I guess we all need some sort of rainbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful.

1.What did the writer want to do when his mother came home?

A. To introduce Stephanie to her. B. To prevent her from seeing his painting.

C. To show his artwork to her. D. To put the materials back in the yard.

2.In his mother's eyes, the writer _____________.

A. was a born artist B. worked very hard

C. was a problem solver D. always caused trouble

3.The underlined word "rainbow" in the last paragraph refers to _____________.

A. something imaginative and fun B. the stripes on the pavement

C. the rainbow in the sky D. important lessons learned in childhood

4.It can be learned from the passage that parents should______________ .

A. encourage children to paint B. value friendship among children

C. protect rather than destroy children's dreams D. discover the hidden talent in children

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1.What is Paragraph 1 mainly about?

A. How to remain hopeful.

B. What hope really means.

C. The importance of having hope.

D. The relationship between hope and pleasure.

2.The author uses the example of Samuel Esson Jonah mainly to _________.

A. prove that hope can lead to success

B. prove a lowly man can also succeed

C. show the times produce their heroes

D. show it’s hard for a black to succeed

3.According to Paragraph 3, to succeed one should _________.

A. acquire great ability

B. avoid quitting easily

C. try to understand history

D. stop being overconfident

4.Which would be the best title for the text?

A. Hope is just a choice

B. Keep your hope alive

C. Failure breeds success

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To my ______, I had to drive a school bus to ______my family. At the same time, I had some ______with different companies but they all_______to say I did not get the job. I went to ht bus barn(车库), feeling_______.

Later that afternoon, _______doing my rounds through the town I had an inner wave rise from deep ______ me and I thought “Why has my________become so hard?”

Immediately after this internal(内心的)scream, I ______ the bus over to drop off a little girl. As she_______she handed me an earring saying I should keep it______somebody looked for it. The_______was stamped with words “BE HAPPY” Then I struck me. I had been putting all of my_______into what was wrong with my life rather than what was______ !

One night there was a phone call for me from the_______at a large hospital. She asked me whether I________do a one-day training for 200 hospital workers. I said _______and got the job.

My day with the hospital workers________very well. I got a great_______and many more days of work. To this day I know that it was because I changed my attitude to life.

1.A. satisfying B. probable C. particular D. considerate

2.A. joy B. luck C. surprise D. shame

3.A. meet B. support C. supply D. provide

4.A. meetings B. conferences C. interviews D. reports

5.A. came B. expected C. hoped D. called

6.A. excited B. disappointed C. worried D. frightened

7.A. while B. though C. unless D. until

8.A. beyond B. inside C. upon D. beside

9.A. study B. bus C. life D. position

10.A. carried B. pulled C. brought D. held

11.A. took off B. put off C. gave off D. got off

12.A. as long as B. now that C. as soon as D. in case

13.A. earring B. watch C. necklace D. bag

14.A. money B. ideas C. strength D. energies

15.A. real B. right C. happy D. sad

16.A. nurse B. worker C. patient D. manager

17.A. should B. could C. must D. ought

18.A. no B. hello C. yes D. nothing

19.A. went B. looked C. fit D. appeared

20.A. comfort B. shock C. welcome D. excuse

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A. Astronomy and The Environmental Magazine

B. National Parks and Air & Space

C. The Environmental Magazine and Air & Space

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B. The Environmental Magazine mainly deals with a variety of lifestyle topics.

C. Neither National Parks nor The Environmental Magazine covers the information about wild animals.

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A. Air & Space B. National Parks

C. The Environmental Magazine D. Astronomy

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A. Air & Space B. National Parks

C. The Environmental Magazine D. Astronomy

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I like to do the ______ for my students.Of course I give them my own compliments,but I love to let them know when other adults have ______ their good behavior and attitudes.I want them to know that we aren’t spending our lunch and meeting times ______ about them all the time! I want them to know that we often express our ______ in working with this ______ group of kids,and I want them to know why!

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I’ve known,from the other side,how much this can ______.I often lack confidence in my own abilities as a teacher,so it gave me quite a ______ when a friend who works with families in the community ______ that he has heard several times from parents how glad they are to have their kids in my class.It just feels more important ______ to have the words said by people who don’t know I’ll ever hear—when they can be ______ honest.Great to hear it and great to ______!

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Watch for your next opportunity to be the ______!Make sure to tell them about the nice things being said behind their backs! Because how will they know ______ we tell them.

1.A. too B. quite C. extra D. rather

2.A. even B. already C. slightly D. ever

3.A. rest B. same C. example D. job

4.A. picked B. recognized C. received D. noticed

5.A. chatting B. complaining C. blaming D. arguing

6.A. pleasure B. interest C. difficulty D. hope

7.A. important B. particular C. excellent D. active

8.A. understand B. thank C. show D. distinguish

9.A. worthy B. right C. necessary D. great

10.A. considers B. matters C. minds D. depends

11.A. mean B. play C. mark D. perform

12.A. evidence B. gift C. lift D. answer

13.A. delivered B. referred C. announced D. mentioned

14.A. somehow B. still C. otherwise D. therefore

15.A. properly B. partly C. totally D. obviously

16.A. remember B. appreciate C. enjoy D. share

17.A. relative B. comparable C. special D. complete

18.A. because of B. out of C. within D. without

19.A. reminder B. reporter C. reader D. carrier

20.A. though B. once C. if D. unless

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