B I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job．I also think my work is important．There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career（职业）．

I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork．In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer．I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career．

I then found myself a job．Looking after two little girls，It wasn’t too bad at first．But the problems began when I agreed to live in，so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening．We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week，she’d give me time off the next．But unfortunately，it didn’t often work out．I was getting extremely tired and fed up，because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children．

One Sunday，I was in the park with the children，and met Megan who used to go to school with me，I told her about my situation．She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（资格证书）if I wanted to work with children．I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school．She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful．My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part – time course．I had to leave my job with the family，and got work helping out at a kindergarten．

Now I’ve got a full – time job there．I shall always be thankful to Megan．I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career，even if you aren’t top of the class at school．

1.What is the author’s present job？

A． Working part – time in a college．

B． Taking care of children for a family．

C． Helping children with their schoolwork．

D． Looking after children at a kindergarten．

2.When staying with the two girls’family，the author__________．

A． was paid for extra work

B． often worked long hours

C． got much help from her boss

D． took a day off every other week

3.Why did the author leave her first job？

A． She found a full – time job．

B． She was fed up with children．

C． She decided to attend a part – time course．

D． She needed a rest after working extra hours．

4.What has the author learned from her own experiences？

A． Less successful students can still have a career．

B． Qualifications are necessary for a career．

C． Hard work makes an excellent student．

D． One must choose the job she likes．

你们班同学决定为班主任Mr．Zhang 举办生日聚会。请你根据下面提示写一封信邀请外教 Mr．Brown 参加。

1．时间：周六晚7点到9点。

2．地点：学校礼堂。

3．内容：唱歌，玩游戏，吃蛋糕等。

注意：

①词数不少于50。

②可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

③开头和结尾已给出。

Dear Mr．Brown，

My classmates and I are going to have a party for Mr．Zhang’ birthday．_____

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-Where are you exactly？

I____to you from a small town about 50 miles away from your city

A． will speak

B． am speaking

C． have spoken

D． speak

-Where's Amy7

-I'm not sure．She ____ be in the laboratory

A． might B． can

C． must D． should

–He ____ the Most Popular Teacher in his hometown，right？

-Yes．ten years before he came to this school．

A． is awarded

B． has awarded

C． was awarded

D． Awarded

I may not be the wisest person on this planet．but I will tell you a little secret to happiness：Help other，，and live life．It is that simple．Just help a friend study for a test，or volunteer at a nursing home ．I learned this after a long，hard search．

I was feeling really down because my long4ime friend had died．Then I started a six-week volunteering at a nursing home all day every Saturday．My routine was to serve the meal and clean up．After that，I would wait for the head nurse to tell me what to do．

One day I was told to go to Room 117 to make sure the patient was all right．In the room I found a boy of eight sitting in his bed watching a movie．I was shocked to see a child in this seemingly forgotten nursing home for the old．He was so small and weak that you had to look closely to find him．He motioned for me to sit down．I grabbed his medical chart from which later I found out he had a terminal illness．

We started to talk，and I found out that his family rarely visited，and all he did ever7 day was watch TV．I wanted to cry for him，and for my lost friend．As we talked，he had a smile on his face，and I asked him why．

"The entire two hours I've been here you've never lost that smile．With this horrible disease，how do you still manage to stay happy？"

He thought for a moment，and then said that too many people are dead even before they die．

They walk around feeling that God has cursed (诅咒) them and that they have nothing to live for．

The boy said that he would not be like that．He wakes every morning thankful to see another sunrise．He keeps his window open so that he can smell the flowers and feel the heat of the sun．He also said that he has hope．

"Too many people haven't seen much of that around here，" he said，" Life is full of hope and we need to live life before it is gone．"

I don’t know what happened to him．I assume he passed away，but his lesson lives on．I now wake up and live each day to the fullest．The key to life is not money or fame，but the lessons we learn from it．

1.The nursing home in the passage is mainly for_______

A． the elderly B． the homeless

C． the disabled D． the abandoned

2.The boy stayed happy mainly due to_______．

A． wonderful TV programs

B． his positive attitude

C． good medical condition

D． others' encouragement

3.The writer participated in the volunteering job in order to_______．

A． find out the secret

B． search for help

C． enrich experiences

D． get out of sadness

4.What would be the best title for the passage？

A． A Lesson in Hope

B． The Life of a Sick Boy

C． A Voluntary Job

D． The Meaning of Life

That someone has gone to college and perhaps even earned a postgraduate degree in education does not mean he is or will be a good teacher．The measure of a good teacher is found in the results he sees in his students．Also，the attitude towards teaching，the school in which one teaches，students and parents will greatly affect those results．1.Their attitude must be positive．The teacher must approach education

is doing will affect the world．They must have an attitude of belief in their

the natural ability in learning of their students．2.

Their attitude must be one that is open to continuous and constantly be learning more about the subjects that they teach with a belief that what he students regardless of then ever-ending learning；．Teachers must

3. And even if a teacher is a history teacher (not too many current events when studying，say，ancient history) they need to stay up-to-date on any current discoveries that perhaps haven't been known in the past．For example，in the USA，there has been a long held belief that Christopher Columbus " discovered"

America．However，many are refuting (驳斥) the so-called "facts" today basing on new findings．

4.The farmer doesn't expect a harvest to appear immediately after he plants the seeds．He does，however，"see" the harvest in his mind．The same is necessary for the teacher．They know the harvest will come but today is a day to plant seeds and cultivate the crop，which can't be achieved within days．

Their attitude must be one of perseverance．It's not always easy or fun to be a teacher．5. Much of a teacher's stress comes from having to deal with the administration of schools，and facing students of different characters．It can be a pain sometimes．

Teaching is a "calling"，not just a vocation．You must have the vision to look into your students' eyes and see their futures．Not only is teaching an investment in children's lives，but，it is an investment in the future of our world．Therefore，it is rewarding．

A． There are times when it is difficult．

B． Their attitude must be one of patience．

C． Here are some attitudes of great teachers．

D． Those who take a negative attitude can't make it．

E． Here are some suggestions about how to be a great teacher．

F． Their attitude must be one of investments in children's lives．

G． They need to be reading the latest discoveries in their field．

The video, Under the Dome, has rapidly pushed the public______ about air pollution and encouraged people to join in efforts to make a difference.

A. analysis B. imagination

C. awareness D. argument

There is a beautiful Chinese song called I Came Over the Ocean to See You. Why not do that in reality on this Valentine’s Day? Keep your plan a secret and ______suddenly.

A. show up B. cut in

C. show off D. cut down

The writer conveyed a positive attitude through his works.______, his readers are motivated and are themselves becoming a source of motivation for others.

A. On the whole B. In the meanwhile

C. In the way D. On the contrary