John is a famous writer now. Bob said he was not a good student ___41_____ he was young. He was often late for____42___ and didn’t like doing his homework. Sometimes, he ______43____ in class while the teacher was teaching. He didn’t understand much, ____44____but he always thought he understood everything. One day the teacher _____45___ the students a question, “When Jack was ten years old, _____46____ brother Ben was twenty. Jack is fifteen now and _____47___ is his brother Ben? John said, “That’s easy. Ben is twice as old as Jack, so he is thirty now.”

Another time, the ____48_____ in a science class asked, “When it thunders(打雷), _______49___ do we always see the light before we hear the sound?”

“But, Miss,” said John quickly, “don’t you ___50_____ our eyes are in front of our ears?”

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　 John is a famous writer now．But he said that he_was not a 1 student when he was young．He was often late for 2 and didn’t like doing his homework．Sometimes，he slept in class while the teacher was teaching．He didn’t understand much， 3 he always thought he understand everything．One day the teacher 4 the students a question，“When Jack was ten Years old， 5 brother Bob was twenty．Jack is fifteen now and 6 is his brother Bob?”John said，“That’s easy．Bob is twice as old as Jack，So he is now thirty．”

　 Another time，the 7 in a science class asked，“When it thunders(打雷)， 8 do we always see the light before we 9 the sound?”

　 “But，Miss，”said John quickly，“don’t you 10 our eyes are in front of our ears?”

(　 )1．A．good　　　　 B．tall　　　 C．rich　　　　 D．fat

(　 )2．A．sleep　　　　 B．1unch　　 C．class　　　 D．play

(　 )3．A．so　　　　　 B．and　　　 C．or　　　　　 D．but

(　 )4．A．sent　　　　 B．asked　　 C．told　　　　 D．found

(　 )5．A．Your　 　　 B．my　　　　 C．his　　　　 D．her

(　 )6．A．how many　　 B．how old　　 C．what　　　 D．who

(　 )7．A．teacher　　　 B．farmer　　 C．nurse　　　 D．policeman

(　 )8．A．what　　　　 B．when　　　 C．where　　　 D．why

(　 )9．A．break　　　　 B．make　　 C．hear　　　　 D．smell

(　 )10．A．read　　　　 B．hope　　　 C．study　　　 D．know

 My father is 40. He is a good driver__26____a good father.

My father likes___27__sports very much. Every morning, he__28___and runs in the People’s Park. He also plays basketball. He is so strong and healthy. He always says to me, “Sports can make us strong.” My father loves__29____and his favourite book is Car Fanatics. He likes cars___30___. He wants to have an____31___car. It is his dream. I hope I can buy one__32_____him in the future.

I am___33__only daughter, and my father loves me very much. He buys me anything I want. When I make mistakes(犯错误), he never hits(打) me. He says to me_34_____a smile, “_35___do that again,,” We love each other very much. I hope my father can keep healthy forever（永远）.

Not long ago, I made up my mind to read a lot of books to get more knowledge. So I went to the library and 36 happily with several books. But after a few days, I felt impatient. The 37 of finishing all of them seemed impossible, because I always found it 38 to calm down to read a whole book. I didn't know what to do with it. Then 39 one day I thought of "Why not make read­ing fun?" It gave me 40 again. Reading is a journey of spirit. Every time we read a book, we are actually talking    41    the writer. I tried to put all

my effort into his or her books, 42 I could feel all of his or her happiness and suffering. Now books have become a part of my life.

See? Attitude (态度) can make a great 43 . Someone once said,"Even though the situ­ation is bad, people still have one freedom ( 自由) to 44 their attitude. "So,don't complain about study or work. It helps 45 . Try to see things from a different way. Believe me; this will change the situation and help you a lot.

4. A. sadly        B quickly C. suddenly         D. hardly

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About a week ago, when I was playing basketball at our local park, I noticed a small group of boys picking on a smaller, skinnier boy. They were _1___his names and even pushed him to the ground and kicked dirt in his face. ___2___I saw that, I walked over to the group.

I stepped ___3__them and the smaller boy, and asked them politely what this boy had done worthy of __4__they were doing to him. One of the boys replied, “He’s weird.” At that, I asked one of the boys if he thought his friend was weird, and the __5__was “No.” So, I asked another boy what the word “weird” __6_, and he said, “Different.” That was my cue(暗示). I told them that everyone is __7__, and that they all looked just as different to the other boy as he did to them. They all stood __8___for a moment, and then the most amazing thing happened. One of the boys helped the small boy off the ground and then said sorry to him. He ___9___to let him play with them.

I thanked the boy for being so __10___. As I looked around, I realized that there were dozens of other people at the park ___11___no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt happy that the boy was strong enough to stand up against his friends to ___12___someone in need, but I felt sad that ___13___else had even taken a second look.

I hope that my action helped them __14___ that they could have made a difference with a little ___15___, and maybe next time they will be the ones who choose to help.

1.                A．giving          B．making         C．calling    D．telling

2.                A．When          B．Before         C．If    D．Though

3.                A．against         B．between        C．beside   D．With

4.                A．how           B．why            C．whom    D．what

5.                A．guess          B．sign            C．problem  D．answer

6.                A．read           B．proved         C．meant    D．wrote

7.                A．different        B．free           C．important D．Strong

8.                A．angrily         B．silently         C．carefully  D．happily

9.                A．refused        B．expected       C．offered   D．prepared

10.               A．proud          B．clever          C．honest    D．patient

11.               A．or             B．so             C．and  D．but

12.               A．help           B．stop           C．love  D．remember

13.               A．someone       B．anyone         C．no one    D．everyone

14.               A．decide         B．realize         C．suggest    D．agree

15.               A．energy         B．practice        C．knowledge     D．effort