Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”

When I was 14, I was ???? nervous to talk to anyone. My classmates often ???? me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later ???? happened. It changed my life. It was an English speech(演讲) contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a(n) ???? idea! It meant I had to ???? in front of all the teachers and students of my school!

“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to ? ? .” Then, Mother and I talked about many different topics（题目）. At last I ? ?? the topic “Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to ? ?? all the speech and practiced it over 100 times. ?? ?? my mother’s great love, I did well in the contest. I could not ?? ?? my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers(喝彩声)?? ?? the teachers and students. Those ?? ? who once looked down on（瞧不起）me, now all said “Congratulations” to me. My mother hugged me and cried ?? ?? .

Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell ? ?? to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person ? ??? for a country.

1.A. so? ????????????? B. too????????????? C. very????????????? D. quite

2.A. made faces at????????????? B. looked after????????????? C. caught up with????????????? D. laughed at

3.A. something????????????? B. nothing????????????? C. anything????????????? D. everything

4.A. interesting????????????? B. exciting????????????? C. terrible????????????? D. wonderful

5.A. write????????????? B. speak????????????? C. tell????????????? D. say

6.A. win????????????? B. lose????????????? C. beat????????????? D. pass

7.A. reached????????????? B. brought ????????????? C. chose????????????? D. thought

8.A. remember????????????? B. see????????????? C. spell????????????? D. hear

9.A. At????????????? B. To? ????????????? C. With????????????? D. As

10.A. hit????????????? B. hurt????????????? C. say????????????? D.? believe

11.A. about????????????? B. on? ????????????? C. to????????????? D. from

12.A. teachers????????????? B. classmates????????????? C. boys????????????? D. girls

13.A. angrily????????????? B. sadly????????????? C. quietly????????????? D. excitedly

14.A. me????????????? B . my ????????????? C. mine????????????? D. myself

15.A. however????????????? B. but also????????????? C. so that????????????? D. as a result

Life is not easy，so I'd like to say，“No matter what happens，believe in yourself．”

When I was 14，I was too ___1___ to talk to anyone．My classmates often laughed at me．I was sad but could do nothing．Later，___2___ happened．It changed my life．It was an English speech contest．My mother asked me to take part in it．What a（an）___3___ idea! It meant I had to ___4___ in front of all the teachers and students of my school．

“Come on，boy．Believe in yourself．Yon are sure to ___5___．” she said．Then Mother and I talked about many different topics．At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself”．I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 times．To my mother’s great joy，I did ___6___ in the contest，I could ___7___ believe my ears when the result came that I had won the first place．I heard ___8___ from the teachers and students．Those classmates who once looked down on me，now all said “Congratulations” to me．My mother hugged（拥抱）me and cried ___9___．

Since then，everything has ___10___．When I do anything，I try to tell myself to be sure that I wilt find myself．This is true not only for a person but also for a country．

1．A．brave                    B．shy                      C．excited                   D．1azy

2．A．something              B．nothing                C．anything                 D．everything

3．A．interesting               B．wonderful            C．awful                     D．sad

4．A．listen                     B．speak                   C．think                      D．write

5．A．succeed                 B．fail                      C．lose                       D．defeat

6．A．terribly                  B．badly                   C．good                      D．well

7．A．almost                   B．hardly                  C．nearly                    D．always

8．A．cheers                   B．noises                  C．thanks                   D．hopes

9．A．angrily            B．sadly                   C．quickly                  D．excitedly

10．A．changed               B．lost                      C．gone                      D．ended

Danny is a schoolboy. He  36  in a small town. His home is about ten miles  37  school and the roads are not flat(平坦的). So it’s   38  for him to get to school. He   39  at about five thirty every day and has breakfast. Then he  40  school at around six o’clock. First, he  41  his bicycle to the bus station. That takes about forty minutes. 42 the bus takes him to school. It usually takes about thirty minutes. Sometimes he has 43 time for breakfast at home, so he has something for breakfast on the bus.

   “I’ve never taken trains. It must be a lot 44  fun than taking buses,” says Danny. He studies very 45 at school. He hopes he can go to school in a big city some day. He can take a train to school then.

1.A. lives           B. works             C. plays             D. teaches

2.A. at             B. from             C. in                   D. for

3.A. easy               B. good             C. interesting          D. difficult

4.A. gets up        B. gets to          C. goes to bed          D. goes to work

5.A. gets back      B. leaves for       C. leaves               D. gets

6.A. by             B. sends            C. on               D. rides

7.A. Then           B. But               C. Ago             D. After

8.A. much           B. no              C. not                  D. a

9.A. little             B. less             C. more             D. many

10.A. badly             B. bad              C. hardly          D. hard

Time is very important in our lives．But it never had any importance in my life until I  1  a watch from my father that made me responsible(有责任)．It  2  me the importance of time in my life．

I got this gift on a gray-sky day．I had to go to the  3  at 9:00 a.m. to pick up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house．However, I forgot it  4  I was playing with my friends．Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I  5  my uncle, but I was late for him．He had got out of the plane and  6  a taxi to my fathers house．

I got to my father’s house at 2:00 p.m.  7 ．My father looked at me angrily．I said “hi” to him and my  8  uncle．My father asked me to sit  9  him and handed me this watch which was a gift from  10 ．It weighed 8 oz and all of it was made of silver．Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun  11  your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your  12  ．” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again．Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder (提醒物)for you．I hope today you have learned something  13 ．”

I learned a lesson from my father：to respect(尊重) time and  14  be late．The watch is important to me, not because of its  15 , but because of the lesson that I learned from it．

1．A．bought                  B．received               C．borrowed                      D．broke

2．A．learned                  B．found                  C．sent                       D．told

3．A．airport            B．school                 C．hospital                  D．station

4．A．when                    B．because               C．if                           D．though

5．A．saw                      B．forgot                  C．remembered           D．met

6．A．got                        B．caught                 C．invited                   D．taken

7．A．one day before       B．the next day         C．the same day          D．the other day

8．A．surprised               B．tired                    C．nervous                 D．lonely

9．A．next to                  B．around                 C．behind                   D．away from

10．A．us                       B．him                     C．them                      D．you

11．A．of                        B．for                      C．with                             D．about

12．A．words                 B．actions                 C．play                       D．fun

13．A．important             B．interesting            C．expensive                D．wonderful

14．A．never                   B．usually                 C．sometimes              D．often

15．A．look                    B．price                    C．size                       D．weight

    Time is important in our lives But I didn’t realize(认识到)it until I   1   a watch from my father．It    2    me the importance of time in my life．I got this gift on a gray-sky day．I had to go to the   3   at 9:00 a.m to pick up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house．However，I forgot it   4   I was playing with my friends．Later on that day，around 11:00 a.m，I    5    my uncle．but I was late for him．He had got out of the plane and    6    a taxi to my father’s house．

    I got to my father’s house at 2:00 p.m    7   ．My father looked at me angrily．I said“hi”to him and my    8    uncle．My father asked me to sit   9    him and handed me this watch which was a gift from    10    ．It weighed 8 oz and all of it was made of silver．Then he said．“Essa，did you have fun    11    your friends today？What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your    12   ．”I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again Then he said．“This watch will be a reminder(提醒物) for you．I hope today you have learned something    13   ．”

    I learned a lesson from my father：to respect time and    14    be late．The watch is important to me．not because of its    15   ．but because of the lesson that I learned from it．

1．A．bought                  B．received        C．borrowed           D．broke

2．A．learned                  B．found           C．sent               D．told

3．A．airport                   B．school          C．hospital             D．station

4．A．when                    B．because        C．if                  D．though

5．A．saw                     B．forgot         C．remembered         D．met

6．A．got                     B．caught         C．invited             D．taken

7．A．one day before       B．the next day    C．the same day        D the other day

8．A．surprising           B．tired           C．nervous            D．lonely

9．A．next to              B．around         C．behind             D．away from

10．A．us                B．him           C．them              D．you

11．A．of                B．for             C．with               D．about

12．A．words            B．actions         C．play               D．fun

13．A．important          B．interesting       C．expensive          D．wonderful

14．A．never             B．usually    C．sometimes          D．often

15．A．look            B．price          C．size            D．weight