Once he had given them all out, he asked his students to _______ the page and begin. To everyone's _______ , there were no questions, but just a black dot in the center of the _______ .

The teacher saw the _______ on everyone's face and said, "I want you to write what you _______ there. You have three minutes to finish this." The confused students got started on the _______ task. After three minutes, the teacher _______ all the answer papers and started reading each one of them. All of them, with no _______ , described the black dot and tried to explain where it was on the paper.

After each paper had been _______ , the classroom was silent. The teacher began to ________ .I am not going to grade you according to this. I just wanted to give you something to ________ .No one wrote about the white part of the paper, Everyone ________ on the black dot, and the same thing ________ in our lives, we have a piece of white paper to enjoy, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our ________ is a gift filled with love and care. We always have reasons to celebrate-friends that help us or jobs that support our lives. However, we keep focusing only on the dark spots-the health problems, the lack of money or the bad relationships with other people. The dark spots are really ________ , but they are very small. Take your eyes away from the black spots in your life. Enjoy each moment that life gives you. Be happy and live a positive life!"

【1】A.readB.setC.turnD.check

【2】A.delightB.surpriseC.sadnessD.disappointment

【3】A.blankB.pictureC.pageD.text

【4】A.symbolsB.mashC.appearancesD.expressions

【5】A.rememberB.seeC.imagineD.desire

【6】A.unusualB.commonC.boringD.important

【7】A.choseB.dividedC.correctedD.collected

【8】A.exceptionB.meansC.doubtD.attention

【9】A.answeredB.countedC.readD.written

【10】A.complainB.explainC.questionD.reply

【11】A.prefer toB.make upC.work outD.think about

【12】A.dependedB.layC.focusedD.agreed

【13】A.happensB.appearsC.remainsD.develops

【14】A.familyB.lifeC.friendshipD.heart

【15】A.excitingB.interestingC.strangeD.annoying

As technology develops, many online learning tools continue to change the way students learn. Apps are typical digital learning tools. The content (内容) is 【1】 and personalized (个性化的) to meet your level of knowledge and interest. Better yet, apps keep updating and offering the 【2】 resources (资源). TED, this free app is a great tool for those who are interested 【3】 public speaking. It has collected a lot of talks from the world's most famous thinkers, leaders and 【4】 . There's a short introduction for each talk so 【5】 you can get the main idea in advance (提前). You can watch talks by subject, and download them to watch offline.

Some of them are obvious (明显的): Tom is short for Thomas; Sam is short for Samuel. 【2】 Take the name William as an example. It can be shortened to Will, and also Bill. 【3】 During the Middle Ages, people liked to change letters to make names easier to pronounce. For example, a hard consonant (辅音) like Bis clearer than soft ones like W. Bill sounds much clearer than Will. Interestingly, the people of England even called King Wiliam III, who ruled in the 17th century, "King Billy".

Richard has also been a popular name in England for centuries. It was commonly shortened to Richand Rick to save time. 【4】 So Rick became Dick. This nickname became so popular that it included in an idiom. "Every Tom, Dick and Harry" means everybody!

【5】 England has had eight king Henrys. Yet most of them preferred to be called Harry. It is a tradition that continues today. The British Prince Harry's real name is Henry. I wonder if Harry Potter's real name is Henry.

A.We also have nicknames.

B.But how does Bill come from William?

C.The most popular name for English kings has been Henry.

D.Also, like the name William, people liked to make rhyming names.

E.Yet there are some nicknames whose origins are more mysterious.

M: I do, too. 【1】 Look at that guy over there, he is sitting on two seats.

W: Yes. But if you ask for a seat, they usually will give one to you.

M: Yeah. 【2】 They are like door keepers.

W: Yes, especially when there are a lot of people behind you but you just can't get through them and get on or get off quickly.

M: Oh, what's even worse is when you trying to get off the train and people who want to get on won't wait until you get off. 【3】

W: Oh, look! There is a woman holding a baby on the other end. 【4】

M: There are more kind and polite people anyway. I love the subway.

W: 【5】 I feel warm and happy when I see people help each other.

A.And a guy is giving up his seat for her.

B.And I hate it when you retrying to get on the train and the passengers who are blocking the doors won't move out of the way.

C.But it really annoys me when people keep more than one seat.

D.First get off and then get on!

E.Neither do I.

F.So do I.

—________, I'll drive it away at once.

A.YesB.SureC.Of courseD.No, not at all

A.whoB.whoseC.thatD.where

要点:

(1)坚持锻炼,不要熬夜,睡眠充足;

(2)多吃水果蔬菜,少吃垃圾食品:

(3)努力学习,广泛阅读:

(4)体貼父母,多做家务;

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注意:

(1)要点齐全,条理清晰,语句通顺,不需逐条翻译;

(2)文中不得出现姓名、校名等真实信息:

(3)短文不少于80 词。

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A Wild Animal Zoo

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Ticket prices: Adults: 80

Children: 40

Show time; 11:00 a. m.—11:40 a. m.

3:00 p. m. —3:40 p. m.

Sundays and Saturdays

Musicians wanted

Do you like music?

Can you play the piano or the violin?

Can you sing or dance?

Then you can be in our school music festival.

Please call Mr. Zhang at 6205612 at the Students' Sports Center.

Summer Camp

Do you want to go camping in the open air?

Do you want to climb mountains? Join us!

Dates: June 7th to June 16th

Price: 1350

Children aged from 7 to 13 are welcomed.

Make Cakes by Yourself

You can make all kinds of cakes at the Sweet House. When you finish, take and

share them with your friends.

Time; 12:30 p.m.—3:00 p.m.

From Monday to Friday

Tel; 6025612

【1】Mr. and Mrs. Green with two children have to pay ________ to go to the Wild Animal Zoo.

A. 200B. 240C. 120D. 160

【2】If Alice wants to join the school music festival, she should call ___________.

A.6205612B.6201256C.6021256D.6025612

【3】Jack is interested in climbing mountains, he can go to __________.

A.the Wild Animal ZooB.the Students' Sports Center

C.the Summer CampD.the Sweet House

【4】You can ________ at Sweet House.

A.enjoy an animal showB.go camping

C.make cakesD.play the piano

【5】We can make cakes _________.

A.at 3:00 p. m. — 3:40 p. m. on FridayB.at 11:00 a. m. – 11:40 a. m. on Sunday

C.at 12:30 p. m. — 3:00 p. m. on SaturdayD.at 12:30 p. m. — 3:00 p. m. on Monday

Karen has two kids, a boy and a girl, Dave and Nancy. Both of them are very lovely. And the boy loves his little sister very much because he thinks he must protect her. However, the little girl got a serious illness one day and needed some blood. And the hospital also couldn't find the same type of blood for the girl. But Karen knew both of her kids have the same type of blood. So Karen asked her son, "Would you like to give your blood to your sister?"

Dave agreed at once. After transferring( B) his blood, the boy asked his mother, " Mom, how long can I live from now on?" Karen understood that her son had thought he would die soon after he lost some of his blood. So Karen said to her son, "Don't worry, my son. You won't die if you lose a little blood."

"Really? How long can I live?" the boy asked his mother again. "I think you can live to be 100 years old." smiled his mother. The boy lifted his arms and said happily, "Well, please give half of—my blood to my little sister! Then both of us can live 50 years!"

【1】Karen has two lovely kids.

【2】The little girl got a serious illness.

【3】Dave didn't want to give blood to his sister.

【4】Nancy thought he would die soon after she got some blood.

【5】The boy loved his sister very much.

As the summer came, the "grass" really flowered. The flowers looked like those forest orchids, _______ they were yellow, unlike those purple or brown red forest orchids. I picked one flower, then went to find a friend who studied _______.As soon as my friend saw it he asked me_______ I picked it. "It's amazing!" He _______ explained, "This kind of orchid is hard to find. Now it is worth at least 10,000 dollars each."

I told the good news to Richard. He was_______. After a while he said gently, he saw the orchid in the yard every year, but he thought it was common grass, so he always plucked it. He said, "If I could_______, it would flower a few years before." Yes, all of us might miss some rare( 稀有的) orchids in our own lives. We don't give them the time to flower to prove their value.

Give the "grass" time to flower and give everybody a ________ to prove his value. Don't pluck a leave of any "grass" or negate (否定) a person rudely and how many "rare orchids " we will get in our lives!

【1】A.wildB.cleanC.dryD.dirty

【2】A.sometimesB.oftenC.neverD.always

【3】A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter

【4】A.soB.butC.thenD.or

【5】A.colorsB.riversC.seasonsD.plants

【6】A.thatB.whyC.whereD.who

【7】A.proudlyB.successfullyC.carelesslyD.excitedly

【8】A.worriedB.surprisedC.scaredD.relaxed

【9】A.waitB.getC.takeD.make

【10】A.treeB.yardC.flowerD.chance