One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students about how to plan their time.He gave an example that those students would never .

He pulled out a wide jar (罐子) and put it on the table.He also took out several rocks and put them into the jar one at a time.When no more rocks would be fit inside, he asked. "Is this jar full?"

Everyone in the class shouted. "Yes." The teacher replied. "Really?" He pulled out a box of small stones.He dumped(丢下) some in and the jar.The stones went down into the spaces the big rocks.He then asked the group once more, "Is this jar full?"

"Probably not," one of them answered."Good!" he replied.He brought out a glass of sand and dumped the sand into the jar and it went into all of the spaces .Once more he asked the question,"Is this jar full?"

"No!" the class started.Once again he saiD. "Good!" Then he poured a cup of water in the jar was full.

Then he asked. "What is the key point here?" One student put up his hand and saiD. "The key point here is that even if you are , you can still plan everything well if you try really hard!"

"No," the teacher replied. "that's not the point.The point is if you don't put the big rocks in , you'll never get them in.What are the 'big rocks' in your ? Time with your loved ones, your education, or your dreams?

Remember to put these big rocks in first, or you'll get them in at all."

1.A.listen B.take C.like D.forget

2.A.strongly B.loudly C.carelessly D.carefully

3.A.threw B.broke C.shook D.hit

4.A.into B.in C.among D.under

5.A.added B.made C.offered D.left

6.A.before B.until C.after D.when

7.A.excited B.happy C.free D.busy

8.A.first B.later C.immediately D.finally

9.A.study B.family C.education D.life

10.A.soon B.never C.even D.ever

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Do you still remember the scores in your past exams? Perhaps the only test score that I remember is the 55 I got when I was in high school.

The test was the final for a course. I remembered waiting anxiously (焦虑地) as my teacher Mr. Right passed out our papers one by one. It was a rather 1.___________ test. I heard my classmates groaning (叹息), and I could tell by the groans that the scores weren’t looking good.

Mr. Right put my paper on my desk. There in big red numbers, was my score, 55! I lowered my head, and 2.___________ the score up quickly. A 55 is not something that you wanted your classmates to see. “The scores were not very good, none of you 3.____________,” Mr. Right said. “The4.____________ score in the class was a 55.”

A 55? That’s me! I didn’t feel so bad. I had the highest score. I felt a lot 5.____________.

I walked home alone that day with the low but high score. My mother6.___________ that I had a big test that day and asked me as soon as I got home, “How did you do in your test?” “I made a 55,” I said. A frown (皱眉) now stood on my mother’s face. I knew I had to 7.___________ at once. “But Mum, I had the highest score in the class,” I proudly said. I thought that explanation would make a difference. “You 8.___________!” my mother replied. “But it’s the highest!” I insisted (坚持). “I don’t care what scores others had, but you failed. What matters is what you do!” my mother firmly said.

For years, my mother was 9.__________ in that way. It didn’t matter what others did, it only mattered what I did and that I did it excellently.

We often don’t understand the 10.___________ of good parents until we ourselves stand in the parents’ shoes. My mother’s words have helped me throughout life.

As traditional Chinese art, paper cutting has a long history. The first and earliest paper cutting was found in China 1,500 years ago. But this traditional art is at risk of disappearing now. Luckily, Voyo Woo, a Chinese immigrant(移民)in America, is trying to bring this art back to life.

One Saturday in 2014, Ms Woo held a paper cutting show at a shopping center near Washington. She got much fun and peace doing it. She hoped more people would enjoy it.

Ms Woo began to study the art of paper cutting as a 14-year-old girl in her hometown in China. She said all the students at school had to learn paper cutting. But she had a deep love for it. So her teacher spent more time teaching her after class. Later, she won the second prize in a national painting and art competition. Ms Woo went to America after she finished collage in 2008. Soon after that, she took part in an activity to promote(宣传)Chinese paper cutting. And then she was invited to show the art in many important activities.“It is important to promote this art to Americans or anyone who is interested in it.Maybe it will make this art more popular.”Woo said.

From the art of paper cutting, people can know about Chinese cultural values, history and stories of people’s life. Ms Woo uses the art as a tool to show Chinese culture to people who know little about it. Chinese art is not only for Chinese, but also for people all over the world.

1.What did Ms Woo do in 2014?

A. She won the second prize in a national painting and art competition.

B. She was invited to many activities to show paper cutting.

C. She held a paper cutting show at a shopping center near Washington.

D. She took part in an activity to promote Chinese paper cutting.

2.Ms Woo began to study the art of paper cutting .

A. when she was fourteen

B. after she got to America

C. when she was in college

D. after she finished college

3.In the passage, the writer thinks the art of paper cutting is now.

A. very popular in America B. very popular in China

C. for people who know about it D. in danger of disappearing

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