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He was just an ordinary postman. Day after day, he shuttled(穿梭) back and forth across the village. For him, life

was without waves.

One day, he was delivering mail as usual. When he looked up in the sky, he suddenly lost his balance. It was a little stone that tripped him up（绊倒）. He observed the stone that had embarrassed（难堪） him, finding it strange but beautiful. In his eyes, this stone was like a lost jewel（宝石） covered with dust. The postman then placed the stone in his bag carefully. Because of this stone’s arrival, his day was lightened. He suddenly had a bold thought—I can build a castle with such beautiful stones. How magnificent it will be!

His ordinary life started to be different since then. He still delivered mail, but he collected every stone he could find along the way. All those dusty stones, in his eyes, glittered like diamonds.

Gradually, his small bag couldn’t hold his stones anymore and he needed to use a wheelbarrow to carry them. People didn’t understand what happened when they saw the postman delivering letters with a wheelbarrow full of stones.

After collecting enough stones, he started to build his castle. During the daytime, he passed along the dreams of others; and during the nighttime, he built his own dream. No one was willing to join in. But the postman was unmoved, still happily building his castle. Because he knew, the dream and the castle only belonged to him.

After 20 years of working day and night, the postman’s dream castle was finally completed. It was a magnificent castle just as he had imagined. It was a miracle arising from the ordinary.

This is a real story. The postman’s name is Xue Waller. The stone castle has become a famous tourist attraction in France, which is called“ ideal palace of Ferdinand Cheval.”At the entrance of the stone castle, there is a sentence—“I want to know how far a dream stone can go.”

1.The postman felt embarrassed because he _______.

A．lost his balance

B．lost his bag

C．delivered mail

D．found a stone

2.The postman’s own dream was to _______

A．collect stones

B．deliver mail

C．find diamonds

D．build his castle

3.The underlined word “glittered” in the third paragraph may mean ________.

A．shone

B．cleaned

C．posted

D．hid

4.Which of the following is not true?

A．A little stone tripped the postman up while he was delivering mail as usual.

B．The postman collected every stone he would find along the way.

C．The postman built his castle with the help of his family and friends.

D．The postman spent twenty years building his stone castle.

5.The postman named Xue Waller was ________.

A．German

B．French

C．British

D．American

6.From the passage we can learn that ________.

A．The postman had a colourful life before the accident in which he lost his balance.

B．The postman gave up his job in order to built his stone castle.

C．The stone that tripped the postman up was a real jewel.

D．Though people didn’t understand him, the postman continued his dream —building a castle.

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Life in the future

What will life be like in the future ? How will things change ? Here are some ideas. Which ones will____________?

In the future, a change of weather won’t mean a change of clothes. We’ll ________a new kind of clothes. They’ll be warm when we’re cold, and ___________ when we’re hot.

There’ll be no more __________rain and cold wind in spring. The weather will be quite warm or even hot all year, __________ heavy rain and wind.____________ will rise as well.

We won’t travel by bus ___________bike any more. Every family will have a small plane. No more expensive _____________-----it’ll be cheap to travel everywhere by plane, not only over land, but also over the sea or even into space. Maybe there’ll be traffic jams in the air.

Do you like long holidays? Well, you’re going to like the future ___________machines and robots will do all the heavy and difficult jobs, and we’ll only do light and easy work. __________ will be short so people will have long holidays.

1.A. comes true B. comes ture C. come true D. come ture

2.A. put on B. wear C. dress D. take

3.A. cool B. warm C. cold D. wind

4.A. heavy B. strong C. big D. light

5.A. of B. because C. with D. so

6.A. The ground B. The sea level C. The seas level D. The lake

7.A. or B. and C. by D. take

8.A. plane B. bus C. train D. cars

9.A. so B. because of C. because D. so that

10.A. Work hours B. Resting hours C. Working hours D. Playing hours

As you know, the great American writer Jack London was often in need of money when he began writing his books. He worked hard but it didn’t help him.

Once he promised (允诺) a New York magazine to write a story for it, but he was busy at that time and could not keep his promise. The boss (老板) of the magazine wrote letters to Jack London several times to ask him to send the story. At last he went to Jack London’s room and left a note (字条) .

“Dear Jack London, if I don’t get the story in twenty-four hours, I’ll come to your room and kick (踢) you downstairs, and I always keep my promise.”

Jack London read the note and answered, “Dear Dick, if I could do my work with my feet like you, I could keep my promise, too.”

1.Jack London ___________ when he began to write his books.

A. had much money

B. didn’t have enough money

C. didn’t worry about money

D. didn’t need any money

2.Why couldn’t Jack London write a story for a New York magazine as he promised?

A. Because he didn’t have money.

B. Because he was too busy.

C. Because he didn’t like the boss.

D. Because he didn’t feel well.

3.The boss of the magazine wrote letters to ___________, Jack London.

A. the writer B. the boss

C. his friend D. the officer

4.The boss of the magazine wrote letters to Jack to __________ the story.

A. send B. ask for C. give D. tell

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The boss didn’t meet Jack London when he came to the room.

B. The boss left a note in Jack London’s room.

C. Jack London wanted to do his work with his feet.

D. The boss asked Jack London to finish the story in twenty-four hours.

Her grandpa is _______. She has to look after her _______ grandpa in hospital.

A. sick; ill B. ill; sick

C. ill; bad D. bad; sick

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1.During the six_________, they listened to opinions from tourists and business owners. (month)

2.The couple went past their baby’s room _________ in order not to wake her up. (soft)

3.The ________ grade students visited the History Museum last Monday afternoon. (nine)

4.You needn’t be __________at the news on their coming to visit you, it’s true. (surprise)

5.Bill’s courage is sure to _______ himself to make greater progress in the future. (able)

6.Last week Henry made a ________ to have a trip to Tibet(西藏) with his friends.(decide)

7.Wendy, a _________ woman, is said to have the longest hair in the world. (CanadA.

8.He was so _________ that he took the wrong bus to work this morning. ( care )

________ came to my house just now because there was a box of fruit in the doorway(门口).

A．SomebodyB．Anybody

C．NobodyD．Everybody

In my opinion, Li Jianrou is one of ___________ skaters this year.

A．luckiestB．lucky

C．the luckiestD．luckier

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Ever since I was very young, I have looked to my parents and grandparents, friends and teachers for guidance． I ask them for answersto everything． Afraid to make a , I’ve asked countless times, “What should I do?”

Maybe I was to take my first baby step on my own． I decided I only wanted to do things the “right” way, even if it meant not doing something．

Sometime during my high school years, I ． Maybe it was when I decided to try for the lead in “Beauty and the Beast”． Never mind that I would have to memorize lines and movements, I would take the chance that I might fail． The day of tryouts my heart was beating wildly． My hands were badly when I got up to sing．

But something happened． When I opened my mouth to sing, the sound was loud, powerful and sweet． I reached for the high notes that sometimes were beyond my reach． With no break in my voice, I was trying to do my best even though I might ． But I didn’t． I realized that if I wanted to live life to the fullest, I had to take chances．

Now, I do take these chances with baby steps every day, my opinions in class discussions or debates, performing in other school plays．

I have finally learned to myself． I’m taking a tough science course right now． Some of my friends are talking about auditing（旁听）the class so a low grade won’t affect their opportunities for college． I’m taking the chance that if I try enough, I’ll get a good grade so that it won’t lower my strong grades in other subjects．

I have come to realize that even though my parents and grandparents, friends and teachers don’t always have the to “What should I do?”, they will be there to support me when I try．

“Life is learning to deal with Plan B,” my mother told me． But I now know that the Plan A I make for my life will become easier with every I take．

1.A．wish B．mistake C．noise D．promise

2.A．afraid B．ready C．happy D．lazy

3.A．travelled B．regretted C．changed D．waited

4.A．knocking B．moving C．aching D．shaking

5.A．miss B．doubt C．turn D．fail

6.A．hiding B．voicing C．choosing D．guessing

7.A．comfort B．excuse C．push D．enjoy

8.A．fast B．hard C．early D．well

9.A．answer B．plan C．letter D．hope

10.A．break B．minute C．chance D．class

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