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Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue (美德).

— William Bennett

Thanksgiving Day was coming. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment (作业) — to draw a picture of   1  for which they were thankful.

Most of the class might be considered poor, but still many would   2  the holiday with turkey and other traditional food of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subject of most of her students’ art. And they were.

But Douglas made a   3  kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of weak and unhappy. As other children played at   4 , Douglas used to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain that Douglas felt behind those sad   5 .

Yes, his picture was different. When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a   6 . Nothing else. Just an empty hand.

His abstract (抽象的) picture caught the   7  of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers   8  turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and   9  people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the discussion went on — until the teacher almost forgot the young artist   10 .

When the children had gone on to other assignments, she stopped at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and   11  him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”

She recalled the   12  when she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other students. How   13  she had said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was very   14   for his teacher’s hand. Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.

The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that   15  out.

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

2.                A．congratulate     B．spend          C．celebrate D．consider

3.                A．good           B．interesting      C．exciting   D．different

4.                A．break          B．rest            C．desk D．first

5.                A．noses          B．hands          C．faces D．eyes

6.                A．gift            B．person         C．hand D．turkey

7.                A．thought        B．description      C．respect   D．imagination

8.                A．raise           B．need           C．buy  D．show

9.                A．look at         B．care for         C．take away D．drive off

10.               A．himself         B．itself           C．herself    D．themselves

11.               A．said           B．asked          C．talked D．spoke

12.               A．chances        B．forms          C．ways  D．times

13.               A．much          B．many          C．often D．long

14.               A．thankful        B．helpful         C．careful    D．beautiful

15.               A．moves         B．holds          C．reaches   D．puts

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As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to ___1.___ one of the top ten students in your class. 

Once you find a dream, what do you do ___2.___ it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?

Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. 

You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts __3.___  you from reaching your dream, the book says. 

In ___4.___  , everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember the dream in your mind. 

Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster ___5.___ a big dream is made up of many small ones. Please never give them up.  There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest comes from yourself. You need to ___6.___ which is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will ___7.___ to better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get ___8.___  to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.

When I was in primary school，I got into a major(主要的) argument with a boy in my class. I can't   1  what it was about，but I have never forgotten the   2  I learned that day.

I was sure that I was right and he was wrong－and he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. The   3  decided to teach us a very important lesson. She   4  both of us up to the   5  of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other. In the   6  of her desk was a large，round object. I could   7  see that it was black. She asked the boy what   8   the object was. "White," he answered in a loud voice.

I couldn't believe he said the object was white,   9 it was obviously black！Another   10   started between my classmate and me，this   11  about the color of the object.

The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed   12 ，and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I   13   answer，"White." It was an object with two   14  colored sides，and from his side it was white.  15  from my side was it black.

My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day：You must stand in the other person's shoes and look at the situation through their eyes in order to truly understand their view.

A SCHOOL REPORT

Name: Edward Scott School: Kelvin Grove State High School Grade: 7                             Term ending: 6, May		An English boy
Subjects	Assessment(评价)
Mathematics	He is a little weak in this, but he has tried his best to catch up with others.
Science	He can work out many difficulties. Well done!
English	He is the best in the class. Keep it up.
French	His reading is very good, he can remember many words.
History	He is not so good at this, but has done better than before.
Geography	He is familiar (熟悉的) with the names of many places in the world.
Music	He doesn't like pop songs, though sings very well.
Remarks(评语): Edward has the ability to do a lot better. More work is needed next term.
Class teacher: Ivy Principal: M . L . Martin School reopens: 11, September