During those years, I grew much ______ than most of my peers (同龄人). Being so tall made me feel uncomfortable. In order to let others pay less attention to my unusual ______, I went along with the people who would play tricks on other kids at school. It made sure that the tricks were ______ at others, and not at me.

Once before a basketball class, my friends and I played a hurtful ______ on one of the kids on the basketball team, which made him terribly embarrassed (尴尬的).

My parents didn’t always think that my behavior was funny. They reminded me about “The Golden Rule”, to ______ others as I would like to be treated. What I was doing was hurting other kids, and in turn hurting ______. My friends were looking up to me ______ I was tall, but what did they see?

My parents wanted me to be a leader who set a good ______ to others. They taught me to set my own goals (目标), and to do the best at everything that I set out to do. They told me to be the leader that I was meant to be—to be a big man in my heart and actions, as well as in my body. I had to devote myself whether or not I would be the kind of leader and person my parents ______ I was inside, but I knew in my heart that they were right.

“Be a leader, not a(n) _____. Since people already have to look up to you, give them a good reason to do so.”

【1】A. strongerB. tallerC. wiserD. braver

【2】A. hairB. eyesightC. weightD. height

【3】A. punishedB. directedC. workedD. shouted

【4】A. jokeB. roleC. trickD. part

【5】A. praiseB. admireC. treatD. hate

【6】A. himselfB. myselfC. themselvesD. yourself

【7】A. becauseB. thoughC. whenD. if

【8】A. friendB. decisionC. exampleD. help

【9】A. promisedB. imaginedC. forgotD. believed

【10】A. followerB. learnerC. organizerD. inventor

—_________ If I were in your shoes, I certainly would.

A. None of your business.B. I don’t think so.C. It depends.D. Why not?

—I can’t agree more. ___________!

A. What a strange weatherB. How a strange weather

C. What changeable weatherD. How changeable weather

—Come on, Buddy! Don’t be so serious.

A. take offB. take outC. take onD. take up

—How come? Are you sure you put it in ________?

A. carefullyB. exactlyC. wiselyD. properly

On Sunday I took part in Tomato Sauce Day of my friend Deb's family. I am thankfulfor my beautiful friend to share this family milestone (里程碑) event.Nine family members, myself and a few friends, took part in the day. Sunday was aspecial day because it was the last time that Tomato Sauce Day event would be carried out atGrandma's home. Tomato Sauce Day is going to be different next year in terms of thesurrounds (环境), however, I have a feeling that all else will remain unchanged.Grandma passed away 5 years ago, and Deb and her uncle bought the property (地产).Plans are in progress to begin building two new homes on the same place.I listened to the family discussing the activities of the day, past sauce days andmemories. A love of the tradition of the day and happy memories of sharing the day withfamily members who have passed away were recounted. The value of spending time togetheras a family was obvious.The basic process and recipe (菜谱) for the sauce made by Deb's family remains thesame way as it is still done in Grandma's village today: The event takes place once a year.

Sauce is made by the family, for the family for the year ahead.

The sauce is made with just salt added to the tomatoes. This allows the family to use it throughout the year in various dishes as the base ingredient (食材). They add their own preferred ingredients in the cooking process.

The women prepare and make the sauce, the men are not involved. The women start theday with a visit to the community garden to collect the tomatoes and then they began thepreparation. Once the sauce is cooking, it is lunch time and time for the family to catchup. Tomato Sauce Day is relived by the family all over the year as they open each bottleof red tomato goodness. I am looking forward to trying my sauce tonight. I feel like Ineed to make homemade pasta to eat it!

【1】What event did the writer take part in on Sunday?

【2】Where was the event carried out this year?

【3】How do the family use the sauce?

【4】What do the women do to start the day?

【5】Why is the event a family milestone event?

— About two kilometers.

A. How muchB. How oftenC. How farD. How soon

【1】今天早上他爸爸开车上班时，汽车抛锚了。

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【2】总的来说，我们的经理对这项发明很满意。

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【3】必须采取更安全的措施来保护人们免受火灾的危害。

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【4】为了开会不迟到，你最好避开交通高峰期。

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【5】我们在公共场合放低嗓音是礼貌的。

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Yangzhou is one of the first 24 historic and cultural cities in China. It l【1】 at the crossing of the Yangtze River and the 2,400-year-old Grand Canal. It. In the old town, there are many old streets and houses. It’s b【2】 to visit Yangzhou in spring. Spring paints it in bright colours.

Yangzhou has many wonderful places of interest. A【3】 them, the Slender West Lake is the most popular one. The lake is about 4.5 km long and c【4】 an area of 33 km2. You can see willows along the lake. And the famous Twenty-four Bridges is a good place to enjoy the m【5】 at night. With fantastic views and history, it has enough to keep a tourist busy for the whole day.

L【6】 the Slender West Lake, we will head for He Garden. It was o【7】 owned by the family of He Zhidao in Qing Danasty. He Zhidao designed this garden with buildings in b【8】 Chinese and Western styles. He also made good use of rockery(假山).

Another hotspot you won’t want to m【9】 is the Grand Canal. Boating on the old canal, you can get a whole view of the river town: old buildings, stone bridges, crossing waterways …. You will be a【10】 at the liveliness of this canal and the city’s history and culture.