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Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys ________ to watch.

“What are you doing?” asked one of the________.

“We plan to dig a hole all the way through Earth!” one of the brothers answered ________.

The older boys began to laugh, telling the younger ones that digging a hole all through Earth was ________.

After a long silence, one of the diggers ________ a jar full of spiders, worms and a wide types of insects. He removed the lid (盖子) and ________ the wonderful things to the visitors.

Then he said quietly and ________, “Even if we don’t dig all the way through Earth, look at what we’ve found along the way!”

Their goal was far too ambitious (有雄心的), but it did cause them ________. And that is what a goal is ________ — to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen.

But not every goal will be fully ________. Not every job will end ________. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every ________ will be realized.

But ________ you fall short of aim(达不到目标), perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I’ve found along the way! Look at the ________ things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!”

It is in the digging that ________ is lived. And I believe it is joy in the journey, and in the end that truly matters.

1.A. went B. ran C. stopped D. followed

2.A. visitors B. workers C. brothers D. diggers

3.A. angrily B. excitedly C. slowly D. luckily

4.A. difficult B. harmful C. useless D. impossible

5.A. dealt with B. picked up C. worked out D. showed off

6.A. showed B. threw C. gave D. offered

7.A. comfortably B. wildly C. normally D. confidently

8.A. to dig B. digging C. doing D. to do

9.A. against B. for C. with D. at

10.A. changed B. achieved C. told D. stated

11.A. easily B. obviously C. healthily D. successfully

12.A. dream B. mistake C. advice D. step

13.A. how B. where C. why D. when

14.A. terrible B. sad C. romantic D. wonderful

15.A. lie B. life C. Earth D. trouble

Many books have been written about “the art of giving”.And we also know that it's hard to give people a gift,______ a personal one.If we want to make it better,we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and ______.

As is often the case,some little kids think they don't get enough gifts ______ some old people think they get too many gifts.Different people like different kinds of gifts.Some presents are never too ______.For example,when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree,it is enough to make her very ______.

Gift giving is different in different______.Here are some of their likes.In Japan,people sometimes give special gifts.But they are not opened.Later,the same gift may be given away to someone ______,because many people have enough things and don't want ______ gifts themselves.In Canada,a tree can help remember______.In the USA,some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buy them gifts.In Sweden,doing something for someone is the best gift.People don't need to ______ too much money.Instead,making a meal for him or her is enough.

To make things ______,some people would rather just give money.In some cultures,however,______ money can make people uncomfortable.“When someone gives me money,it just makes me think they're being lazy,” says John Wilson.“In England,we have a saying: It's the thought that ______.When someone gives me money,I feel they don't think about it at all.I prefer to receive a gift ______ has some thought behind it.”

Different people have very different thoughts ______ this subject!So maybe the art of giving is difficult!What do you think?

1.A. specially B. especially C. commonly D. usually

2.A. displays B. disadvantages C. disagreements D. dislikes

3.A. while B. when C. as D. if

4.A. same B. similar C. small D. huge

5.A. lonely B. happy C. sad D. angry

6.A. cities B. towns C. provinces D. countries

7.A. else B. other C. another D. else's

8.A. too much B. much too C. too many D. many too

9.A. a child B. a person C. a guide D. a chef

10.A. spend B. take C. cost D. make

11.A. more difficult B. easy C. difficult D. easier

12.A. using B. giving C. receiving D. fetching

13.A. counts B. discovers C. finds D. invents

14.A. who B. what C. where D. that

15.A. to B. on C. up D. in

From: jenny568@hotmail.com

To: huaboo1618@163.com

Subject: Something_About_My_School

Dear Lucy,

How are you? Thank you for your email.

I live in Beijing now because my father and mother work here. I'm at No.1 Middle School. Here we have four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon. We have Chinese, Maths, English, PE, Music and some other subjects. My favourite subject is Chinese. I want to know about China. I often teach my classmates English and they teach me Chinese. We are good friends.

I'm going to Canada on May 6th. I will see you at that time.

Yours,

Jenny

From: jenny568@hotmail.com

To: huaboo1618@163.com

Subject: Something_About_My_School

Dear Lucy,

How are you? Thank you for your email.

I live in Beijing now because my father and mother work here. I'm at No.1 Middle School. Here we have four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon. We have Chinese, Maths, English, PE, Music and some other subjects. My favourite subject is Chinese. I want to know about China. I often teach my classmates English and they teach me Chinese. We are good friends.

I'm going to Canada on May 6th. I will see you at that time.

Yours,

Jenny

1.Jenny lives in Beijing because ________.

A. her parents work there

B. her parents work at a school

C. her parents study there

D. she spends her holiday there

2.How many classes does Jenny have a day?

A. Four. B. Two. C. Six. D. Five.

3.Which subject does Jenny like best?

A. Chinese. B. English. C. Music. D. PE

4.Jenny and her classmates ________.

A. live in the same building

B. are good friends

C. are all Chinese

D. are all from Canada

5.Lucy may(可能) come from ________.

A. the US B. Canada C. China D. England

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