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(he,  the,  grow,  high,  until,  one,  fail,  loud,  speech,  when)

Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest. On May 29, 1953 he climbed and measured 1.__________ highest mountain then known to man—29,000 feet straight up. He was spoken 2.__________ of for his efforts when he came back. He even made advertisements for big companies. However, 3.__________ we read his book, High Adventure, we don't understand that Hillary had to grow into this success.

You see, in 1952 he tried to climb Mount Everest, but4.__________. A few weeks later a group in England asked him to give a 5.__________ to its members. Hillary was given a warm welcome6.__________ walking on stage. People there thought him as a hero, but Edmund Hillary saw 7.__________ as a failure. He moved away from the microphone and walked to the side of the stage.

He lifted one hand and pointed at a picture of the mountain. He said in a8.__________voice, “Mount Everest, you beat me the 9.__________ time, but I’ll beat you the next time because you’ve 10.__________all you are going to grow, but I'm still growing!”

When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who has wings of their own and who will fly with me.

    When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say, “Let’s start with a train whistle（鸣笛）today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social persons and the stories and poems stopped.

When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend. He was in despair（失望）and I was in despair, too. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not travel over this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.

For almost four years I have had a great friend whose imagination brightens mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind.

It is such comforting companions（陪伴）I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist, who will only fill up the healing silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be with my own best friend.

1.We can infer from Paragraph 2 that the writer ______ finally.

A. wasn’t serious about her studies

B. didn’t like writing poems or stories

C. became popular with her classmates

D. developed her proper social behaviors

2.The underlined sentence “We gave London to each other” probably means ______.

A. our tour in London was a memorable gift to both of us

B. our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared

C. we were unwilling to stay away from London

D. we waved goodbye to each other in London

3.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Unforgettable Experiences.

B. Unbelievable Imagination.

C. Touching Companions.

D. Lifelong Friendship.

On a cold winter afternoon, Susan was walking home from a supermarket. She was feeling a little tired, as she was carrying her shopping bags. They were so heavy that she decided to have a rest in the park. She walked towards the gate of the park. She noticed a poor man walking out of a restaurant in front of her. The man was holding a paper bag. He walked to a rubbish bin(垃圾箱) and started looking through it.

Susan suddenly felt sad. She knew this man would take all that he could get, so she went up to him and gave him some fruit. The man looked up in surprise and took what she gave him.

A big smile appeared on his face and she felt very happy. Then he said, “Wow! First someone gave me this sandwich, then the orange juice and now some delicious fruit. This is my daughter’s lucky day. Thank you, girl.” Then he went away, singing a song.

Just then, Susan understood what the saying “Giving is getting” really meant. Everyone in the world needs help, everyone can offer help and everyone will be helped by showing kindness.

Giving sometimes doesn’t cost much, but it means a lot to the people who you help. The man’s happiness at that moment comes into Susan’s mind every time she has the chance to help others.

1.Susan felt a little tired because she _____.

A. walked so fast B. looked through a rubbish bin

C. felt cold D. carried heavy shopping bags

2.The poor man felt _____ when Susan gave him some fruit.

A. sad B. surprised C. interested D. kind

3.The poor man’s daughter couldn’t get _____ that day.

A. orange juice B. some fruit C. a new coat D. a sandwich

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The poor man had no money to buy food for his daughter.

B. It was the poor man’s daughter’s birthday.

C. The poor man asked Susan for some fruit.

D. The poor man’s daughter was ill.

5.The passage mainly tells us that _____.

A. giving means taking

B. giving is getting

C. we shouldn’t look through rubbish bin

D. we should give others fruit

When my two children were young, we took a trip to Disneyland with their grandma. Although the park is about an hour car ride from our home, we decided to spend the night in a hotel, so we could spend more time in the park. In the evening, the famous Disneyland Parade started. My husband took our daughter and ran to have a look, leaving me with grandma and our son who was in a stroller(婴儿车) .
Because I am short, and grandma is shorter, we couldn't see them, and didn’t know where they were. Grandma decided to find them. I told her not to, because I didn't want to lose her. But she walked off, and was soon lost. I made my way to the exit（出口）, because I thought everyone would get there, and they did. Then we waited for the hotel bus ——it  never came. So we called them. They told us that there was something wrong with their bus, and that we have to take a taxi. We finally got back to our hotel.
Today when I think of Disneyland, I think of that day.
【小题1】________ people in the family went to Disneyland.

Dear Disney,

Last weekend, the four members of my family spent an enjoyable holiday at the Magic Kingdom - Disneyland. And one event made our visit seem truly magical.

We got to the front of the line at Space Mountain, only to find out that our little daughter Gloria couldn't take her ice-cream on the ride. We were so excited that we all forgot ice-cream was not allowed on the ride.

Gloria broke into tears and we all had no idea what to do. Then Murphy, one of the staff(员工) members, came over. She bent down and told Gloria that she would hold the ice-cream for her and give it to her when she finished the ride. Gloria said, "Promise?" Then she gave Murphy her ice-cream, and she completely enjoyed the ride.

Sure enough, as we walked out the exit, there was Gloria's new friend with "her" ice-cream. Now you and I both know what happened, because we know that an ice-cream won't last twenty minutes on a summer afternoon in Florida. Murphy knew what time we would get off the ride; she went to the nearest shop and bought a brand-new ice-cream thirty seconds before we walked out the exit. Gloria said, "Thank you," but I'm sure she thought it was the same ice-cream.

We know that someone tried hard to make our visit special. Thanks so much for going above and beyond! 

Your fan,                                                                Carmen Rivera                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

1.Before the ride, Gloria cried because _________.

A. she couldn't find her parents in the line     

B. she was too little to take the ride

C. she couldn't take her ice-cream on the ride  

D. she had to wait for twenty minutes

2.Murphy was waiting for Gloria ___________ after the ride.

A. in the ice-cream shop                    B. at the exit

C. in the front of the line                    D. at the entrance

3.In order to keep the promise, Murphy __________.

A. took Gloria to the nearest shop

B. asked her new friend to help Gloria

C. helped Gloria get off the ride

D. bought a new ice-cream for Gloria

4.The underlined word "someone" in the last paragraph refers to (指的是) ______.

A. Murphy       B. Disney         C. Gloria          D. Carmen

5.Carmen Rivera wrote the letter to __________.

A. order ice-creams                         B. promise to visit again

C. express her thanks                        D. give some suggestions