Indiana 6-year-old Levi Mayhew suffers from a rare and fatal genetic disorder.According to a ________ from the Make-A-Wish Foundation(基金会),Levi is too sick to ________, so when he was able to ________ his wish, he did ________ extra special with it.

Levi ________ his Make-A-Wish trip to 10-year-old Emma Broyer,his closest school friend who has been one of his biggest ________ throughout his medical challenges. Emma gives him ________ letters and gifts and asks her friends to do the same.Levi’s mom Rebecca Drake told WTHR that ________ in her son’s toughest moments,Emma never ________ to make him smile.“Just having Emma say ‘Hi’ to Levi made a world of ________.It opened two hearts at once.”she said.

To show his ________, Levi wished Emma to take a special trip to Florida.For the little Indiana girl who’d never been on a plane,the surprise ________ was truly the trip of a lifetime.When Emma and her family went to Florida,they ________ a“Flat Levi” figure(画像),which they included on a11 of their ________.

At their ________ party, Emma gave Levi an album “Emma and Levi’s trip.”Levi’s mom Rebecca told the news station:

“It felt so good to ________ this little girl.Emma had given so much to us without even ________ it.It's a very warm feeling to know that another child loves and cares so much for your child,especially while facing the ________. It’s so innocent and pure.________ angels(天使) really do walk the earth,Emma is one.She’s Levi’s angel.This story proves that the ‘power of one’ is so ________.”

1.A.doctorB.headmasterC.spokespersonD.teacher

2.A.studyB.playC.swimD.travel

3.A.obtainB.quitC.changeD.neglect

4.A.everythingB.somethingC.anythingD.nothing

5.A.donatedB.madeC.arrangedD.sold

6.A.contributorsB.supportersC.sponsorsD.agents

7.A.discouragingB.encouragingC.surprisingD.boring

8.A.stillB.everC.evenD.perhaps

9.A.remembersB.desiresC.expectsD.fails

10.A.successB.differenceC.surpriseD.freedom

11.A.mercyB.gratitudeC.delightD.pride

12.A.experimentB.achievementC.vacationD.research

13.A.gave outB.put up

C.took awayD.brought along

14.A.1ecturesB.flights

C.appointmentsD.adventures

15.A.welcomeB.farewellC.graduationD.birthday

16.A.payB.serveC.awardD.reward

17.A.forgettingB.explainingC.realizingD.valuing

18.A.cheersB.challenges

C.opportunitiesD.advantages

19.A.ThoughB.UnlessC.IfD.Since

20.A.amazingB.satisfying

C.scaringD.disappointing

Papa’s jaw dropped when Mama told him that Sister had cheated on her final exams—not to succeed but to fail. “It’s unbelievable!” he said. “Sister has always been so proud of her good grades!”

“Yes, she has,” said Mama. “But it’s not unbelievable. It just shows how badly she wanted off the swimming team.”

“Wanted off the swimming team?” said Papa. “She never said anything about that to me.”

“Of course she didn’t,” said Mama. “She was afraid you’d blow your top. You already had her getting a swimming scholarship to college and winning gold medals at the Olympics. Can you imagine how much pressure she must have felt? For her, being on the team couldn’t have been much fun.”

“Oh, my gosh!” Papa said, clapping a hand to his forehead. “I’ve been so stupid! I just thought she’d want to be a champion swimmer because she’s so good at it.”

“It’s like anything else, dear,” said Mama. “No matter how good at it you are, if it stops being fun, you won’t want to do it anymore.”

Papa put his head in his hands.

“She must be really mad at me,” he mumbled. “Maybe I should say sorry to her.”

Sister’s footsteps could be heard on the stairs. She came into the kitchen and looked hopefully up at her parents.

“Honey,” said Mama with a smile, “your papa and I have decided that there’s no reason for you to be on the swimming team if you don’t want to.”

Sister’s face lit up like a Christmas tree. “Yippee!” she cried.

“And,” added Papa, “there’s no need for any more drills. I’m sure you’ll bring your grades back up all by yourself.”

Sister ran to Papa and jumped into his arms. She gave him a big hug. “I’m going to go play cards with Lizzy!” she said. “See you later!”

From the kitchen window, Mama and Papa watched their daughter run down the sunny road toward Lizzy’s house.

“It’s good to see her happy again,” said Mama.

“It sure is,” Papa agreed. “As for the swimming team, there’s always next year.”

“If?” Mama prompted him.

“Oh, right,” said Papa. “If she wants to.”

Mama smiled. “At least you’re learning, dear,” she said. She kissed him.

“Well, you know what they say,” Papa said. “Better late than never.”

1.The underlined expression “blow your top” probably means ________.

A. change your opinionB. become very excited

C. get very angryD. fall down with fear

2.Mama insisted that the child should do ________.

A. what she was willing toB. what she felt easy to

C. what she was able toD. what she felt right to

3.Which of the following words best describes Papa?

A. Cruel but reasonable.B. Crazy but confident.

C. Stubborn but honest.D. Ambitious but considerate.

4.Which might be the proper title for the passage?

A. Easier Said Than DoneB. Health Is Better Than Wealth

C. Better Late Than NeverD. Something Is Better Than Nothing

In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social-progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.

I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.

However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: "I may have lost, but it doesn't matter because I really didn't try." What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistake belief that—one's self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.

1.What does this text mainly talk about?

A. Competition helps to set up self-respect.

B. People hold different opinions about competition.

C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development.

D. Failures are necessary experience in competition.

2.Some people favor competition because they think it ________.

A. pushes society forward

B. builds up a sense of pride

C. improves social abilities

D. develops people's relationship

3.The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 refers to those who ________.

A. try their best to win

B. highly value competition

C. are strongly against competition

D. mostly rely on others for success

4.Which viewpoint does the author agree to?

A. Self-worth relys on winning.

B. Competition leads to unfriendly relationship.

C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter.

D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.

根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出五个最佳选项填入空白处。

As you’re busy with your studies, the weeks during the Spring Festival can be a time when training and healthy eating plans go out of the window. But you can continue running and avoid weight gain during the holiday season. 1.

Pick a race

Having a race on your calendar is a motivation to keep running during the holiday. 2.Check our active.com or Running in the city for events near you.

Don’t skip breakfast

If you’re going to a holiday party in the evening, don’t make the mistake of skipping breakfast. You may think you’re saving calories for later. 3.

Bring your own healthy dishes

Chances are that most of the dishes at holiday gatherings are going be high in taste and calories. Bring your own healthy appetizers to the party. The host will appreciate it, and you know where will be at least one wise choice on the buffet table.

4.

If you are heading to an evening event, eat regular meals and snacks every few hours until party time. You won’t arrive at the party ready to attack appetizers. Make sure you include fiber at each meal because it keeps you full longer.

Plan your runs

It’s easy to say that you’ll keep running regularly during the holiday season, but sticking to it requires a strategy. Schedule your runs like appointments, so you make them the first thing during a busy week. 5.

A. Treat yourself

B. Eat small meals

C. Try some or all of these strategies.

D. In fact, it may lead to overeating later in the day.

E. Buy yourself a gift of some new running shoes and clothes.

F. If you have runs scheduled, you are more likely to get them done.

G. Once you choose one that is in a few weeks, set a plan and stick to it.

阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

It was a summer afternoon and some boys were playing together in a park. They knew each other well, as they _1.____ (spend) the last three years of school together and tomorrow was the start of a new term, about __2.______ they were excited and nervous.

The first day of school came, and all the boys from the park the day before were put in the same class ___3.____ coincidence. They jumped for joy all morning long. After lunch, the teacher came into the classroom with a boy and it was evident ___4.__ they had never seen him before.

All the children were quiet, ____5.___ (wait) for the teacher to speak. And she said: “Hello everyone, this is Mei Pei from China, our newest class member. Mei Pei knows some English so I hope you will treat him as if he __6.___ (be) your brother.”

Then one child said to Mei Pei: “How come you speak __7.__ (different)?” Meipei answered: “In my country, we all talk this way. On __8.____ other hand, we’re just the same as you. I wish I _9.___ (speak) English as well as you in three months.”

The children in the class understood this, and that it also didn’t matter what he looked like, or what colour his skin was, or that he didn’t speak perfect English.

So the new ___10.__ (add) to the class helped everyone learn how to respect new people. And the boys stayed in the same class for another two years, with Meipei as one of their best friends.

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