My name is Ben Mansury. I’m fifteen years old and study in a middle school. In school, I never join in any group discussion or stage (舞台) program. So, I never knew what stage nervousness was.
Our community (社区) has a weekly “Students Ideas” program. About two years ago, I received a(n)   1   from the chairman of our community. He invited me to the “Students Ideas” talk the next morning to speak to the group.
The time between his call to the next morning was like several weeks for me. The whole night, I could not sleep. Many   2   were coming. One of them was to call the chairman, with regret, and tell him that I could not come. But finally, I thought, if I missed this   3  , the community would never invite me again to any of their programs. So, I decided to go.
I reached the hall in time. When my turn came and I started, my heartbeat increased and my mouth went dry. I wasn’t even able to   4   the words on the paper properly. I had no idea where I was standing and what I was talking. That was the day when I   5   my biggest weakness: public speaking.
After I finished, I met with the chairman and   6   what happened to me. He said that this happens to everyone. It is very   7  . He suggested that I should come again the next week.
I   8   a talk carefully. This time when I gave the talk, I was somewhat comfortable but not confident (自信的). Afterwards, I met with the chairman again and told him about the improvement I   9   I had made. He was kind enough to invite me again.
For around one month, I practiced a lot for my talk. This time I was feeling comfortable and both the chairman and my neighbors thought I did a good job.    
I learned that everything is   10   if we take the first step, as the saying goes: A journey of thousand miles begins with first step.

【小题1】
A.letterB.callC.card D.email
【小题2】
A.topicsB.regretsC.thoughts D.words
【小题3】
A.man B.groupC.stageD.chance
【小题4】
A.readB.spellC.seeD.recite
【小题5】
A.hadB.forgot C.realizedD.improved
【小题6】
A.asked B.checkedC.explainedD.wondered
【小题7】
A.usefulB.successfulC.difficultD.common
【小题8】
A.wroteB.prepared C.gaveD.finished
【小题9】
A.knew B.feltC.believedD.hoped
【小题10】
A.easyB.greatC.helpful D.possible

When I had something ______ to do,  I used to ask my mother for help. But she always _____ ,“ Do it yourself, dear.”I was not ______at all. I thought she was the _____ mother in the world! For example, one day, I decided to _____  some friends to my home. My bedroom was not in order(乱). Books were everywhere. And I didn’t make the bed. I ask my _____ to help me clean it, but she still said,“ Do it _____, girl.”

  _______ my “lazy mother”, I have to wash my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents____. I even have to go to the dentist(牙医) by ____. It is really _____for me to do everything well, but I have learnt _____.

  As time goes by, I ______ my mother. She makes me clever and diligent(勤奋).­_____  a great mother! A(An) _______mother is worth one hundred teachers! Don’t you think so?

1.A.difficult                          B.glad                             C.good                           D.happy

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

3.A.old                                  B.glad                             C.thin                             D.sad

4.A. tallest                            B.most foolish              C.cleverest                   D.laziest

5.A.leave                              B.invite                          C.visit                             D.take

6.A.mother                          B.father                         C.brother                      D.sister

7.A.you                                 B.your                            C. yourself                        D.yourselves

8.A.as                                    B.so                           C.because                          D.Because of

9.A.do homework               B.make money    C.do housework              D.work

10.A.me                                B.themselves                C.myself                            D.mother

11.A.hard                             B.easy                            C.good                              D.happy

12.A.a little                          B.a lot                            C.by mistake           D.many

13.A.hate            B.understand       C.dislike                 D.forget

14.A.What                            B.How                            C.Who                               D.Which

15.A.young                          B.old                              C.good                              D.happy

 

The story was a true one and still moved me deeply. Thirty years ago, I got to know a ____ lady named Rose, she had no kids and lived alone. ____ I went to visit her, I always took Rose some coffee and food. One day she said she wanted to____ me to have lunch.

We walked ____ my workplace to a little restaurant on David Street. On the way, I began to worry: I knew that she had no money, but if I offered to ____ the lunch, I was afraid I would hurt her.

There were many people in the ____, and all of them were happy. Rose told me to sit and drink coffee by the window. Then she went to ____ in the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, she came out and sat with me. She just paid for one meal and we started to ____ the delicious food together. She told ____ that the restaurant let people work for a meal if they had no money, or would give them a free meal if they were not able to work. To my surprise, she also explained that the workers ____ were working there were all volunteers.

I ____ remember the beautiful afternoon I shared with Rose. ____ we had a meal together only once, it was paid by Rose’s work. The weather was ____ and bright, and everyone’s smile was warm and bright too.

I’m still thinking that life cannot be easy to us, but we can still do ____ for our friends and neighbors. The world will be ____ if everybody would like to share happiness with others.

It will never be dark if there is a light in everyone’s heart.

1.A.poor        B. rich         C. outgoing           D. crazy

2.A. Unless      B. After        C. Unitl              D. When

3.A. invite       B. help        C. borrow             D. give

4.A. By         B. In          C. from               D. into

5.A. pay for      B. ask for      C. look for            D. care for

6.A. park        B. restaurant    C. hotel              D. bar

7.A. sit          B. rest         C. sleep              D. work

8.A. buy         B. cook        C. enjoy              D. drink

9.A. her         B. him         C. me                D. you

10.A. who       B. where        C. which             D. whose

11.A. never      B. still          C. hardly              D. already

12.A. So        B. But          C. Though             D. Because

13.A. hotter      B. cold          C. cool               D. warm

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

15.A. colder     B. nicer           C. harder             D. worse

 

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