摘要: What she described in the letter r me of the days of the week, the month and the year.

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  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)

Sister wanted off the swimming team because ________.

[  ]

A.

she was not as good at swimming as ever before

B.

she intended to improve her grades in her studies

C.

she wanted to play cards far more than swimming

D.

she felt it boring to struggle for Papa's expectation

(2)

Mama insisted that the child should do ________.

[  ]

A.

what she was willing to

B.

what she felt easy to

C.

what she was able to

D.

what she felt right to

(3)

What do you think of 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 Done

B.

Health Is Better Than Wealth

C.

Better Late Than Never

D.

Something Is Better Than Nothing

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    1   Amelia Earhart did what no other woman had dared to do, so she is my hero.(改写成同义句)She became the first woman aviator(飞行员)in the world to try to fly around the world.She made it easier for other women to go out and do things only men had done.

  Amelia Earhart lived in Atchison, Kansas.Her parents were Amy and Edwin.She had a sister named Muriel who was named Pidge   2  (介词)a blue pigeon in her favorite song.She didn’t have a very happy childhood, for her father was an alcoholic(酒鬼).When she became a teenager in World War Ⅰ, she served as a volunteer nurse.After the war, she studied at Columbia University.  3  (从属连词)she was doing well in school, she went back to California to be with her parents.One day she went with her father to an“aerial meet”and went on a 10 minute flight over Los Angeles.At that moment, she knew that   4  (fly)was what she wanted to do.

  Amelia had heard of a woman aviation teacher, Anita Snook, and   5  (gave/took)flying lessons with her at Kinner Field near Long Beach, California.In July, Amelia bought a plane and named it“The Canary.”In October, 1922, Amelia began breaking world records and   6  (动词)a women’s highest altitude(海拔高度)record at 14 000 feet.

  On April 27, 1926, Mr.H.H.Railey called Amelia and asked,“  7  (疑问副词)would you like to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic?”  8   Mr.Railey had asked by George Putman, a New York Publisher, to find a woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.(改错)No woman had ever flown this far across the Atlantic.Since Earhart had no experience with more than one-engine planes, Amelia went on the flight as a passenger.Two men, Wilmer Stultz and Slim Gordon, were   9  (actual)going to fly the plane.On Sunday, June 3,1928, Amelia went to Nova Scotia to start her flight.Some bad weather held the flight back until June 18, though.They flew through dense fog most of the way and landed in South Wales instead of Ireland with only a bit of fuel left.

  Amelia got all the attention as the   10  (序数词)“girl”to fly across the Atlantic.She was upset that the two men who had actually flown the plane didn’t get any attention.

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  I live in a rural area but sometimes we go to the city to go shopping.One day, my daughter and I   1   we needed a day of it.We   2   made the most of it.Like anyone that likes going shopping, we of course had a   3   day.

  After we bought all that we needed, it was time to go.On the way to the exit doors, there was a lady   4   the pay phone who wasn’t able to speak English very well.She   5   getting help from people but kept getting   6   all the time.Seeing the   7   in her face, I stopped to see if I could help her.I didn’t really   8   much of what she was saying but I finally got the idea   9   she wanted a   10  .She gave me the coins and I called one of the taxi companies.I   11   that the lady didn’t talk much English but   12   a taxi.They replied they would   13   one out right now.I tried my best to tell that to the lady.Soon she   14   happily.Obviously, she was very   15   to me.

  When my kids were   16  , I would do an act of kindness and after we were away from the   17  , I would explain what I did and   18  .I wasn’t trying to   19   but just trying to teach them about acts of   20  .They learned that it was OK to help others and have gone on to do the same.

(1)

[  ]

A.

meant

B.

argued

C.

accepted

D.

decided

(2)

[  ]

A.

surely

B.

willingly

C.

legally

D.

sadly

(3)

[  ]

A.

hopeful

B.

pleasant

C.

lucky

D.

equal

(4)

[  ]

A.

by

B.

on

C.

with

D.

from

(5)

[  ]

A.

considered

B.

managed

C.

begged

D.

tried

(6)

[  ]

A.

turned to

B.

turned up

C.

turned down

D.

turned off

(7)

[  ]

A.

calmness

B.

sadness

C.

courage

D.

anger

(8)

[  ]

A.

think

B.

seize

C.

hear

D.

understand

(9)

[  ]

A.

that

B.

which

C.

what

D.

where

(10)

[  ]

A.

company

B.

taxi

C.

telephone

D.

lift

(11)

[  ]

A.

apologized

B.

explained

C.

repeated

D.

sentenced

(12)

[  ]

A.

escaped

B.

voted

C.

needed

D.

rewarded

(13)

[  ]

A.

send

B.

lend

C.

give

D.

leave

(14)

[  ]

A.

listened

B.

smiled

C.

moved

D.

agreed

(15)

[  ]

A.

helpful

B.

satisfied

C.

thankful

D.

loyal

(16)

[  ]

A.

generous

B.

young

C.

unhappy

D.

unfair

(17)

[  ]

A.

exhibition

B.

position

C.

situation

D.

acceptance

(18)

[  ]

A.

where

B.

when

C.

how

D.

why

(19)

[  ]

A.

show off

B.

show around

C.

blow up

D.

give up

(20)

[  ]

A.

guidance

B.

kindness

C.

principle

D.

willingness

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