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Tess was a little 【1】 girl. Her brother was sick. But her family was too poor to send him to the hospital. "Only a miracle （奇迹）can save him now," said her dad.

Tess got out all the money she had saved. Then she walked a long way to the pharmacy（药店）.

"May I help you?” the pharmacist（药剂师）asked.

"Well, my brother is sick,” Tess overcame（克服）her【2】 and answered. "My daddy says only a miracle can save him. So I 【3】 a miracle. How much is it?"

Miracles aren't 【4】 here. I'm sorry but I can't help you," the pharmacist said.

"I have money to pay. Just tell me how much it costs."

A well-dressed man was standing nearby. He asked the little girl, "What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”

"He needs an operation（手术）.But my daddy can't afford it. " Tess 【5】 with tears in her eyes.

"How much do you have?" asked the man. "One dollar and 11 cents," Tess answered.

"Well,” smiled the man. "A dollar and 11 cents - that's just the price of a miracle for your little brother. Take me to your home. " He took her money.

That man was a 【6】 doctor. He gave the boy the operation for free. Soon the boy was healthy again and doing well.

"That operation, " her mom said to her dad, "was really a miracle. We are so 【7】 I wonder how much it would have cost."

Tess smiled. She knew 【8】 how much a miracle cost... one dollar and 11 cents... and the faith（信心）of a little child.

A: Nowadays, too much pollution causes many environmental problems. Jason, can you talk about some of the problems you've seen?

B:I think one problem is that the air is badly polluted. I 【1】 ever see blue skies anymore.

A:So it is. In the past, we 【2】 to see the stars clearly. What do you think has caused this problem?

B: Well, there are more cars on the road these days and factories that burn coal also pollute the air with a lot of black smoke.

A:Do you have any ideas for 【3】problems?

B:Yes, to cut down air pollution, we should take the bus or ride a bike instead of driving.

A:I agree with you. There are other advantages of bike riding. 【4】 good for health and it doesn't cost anything.

B: So together, our actions can make a 【5】 and lead to a better future!

B：Certainly. Go along this street. Turn left into Yimin Street, and the museum is on your right.

A：【2】

B：It’s about thirty minutes.

A：I see.【3】

B：Yes, you can. A No. 4 bus will take you there.

A：【4】

B：Over there. Look! The bus is coming.

A：Thank you very much.

B:【5】

A．I will go to the History Museum.
B．It’s my pleasure.
C．Can I take a bus?
D．How long will it take me to walk there?
E．That’s such a pity!
F．Where is the bus stop?
G．Could you tell me the way to the History Museum?

Many of us don't spend a lot of time improving our writing skills. This can be a problem when we hand in our articles. Good writing skills will help us improve our grades and benefit us later in life. 【1】.

Make good word choices. When we're not sure which word is the right one for a sentence, look it up in a dictionary. Many of us choose words in a hurry and don't take the time to decide if they're proper.【2】.

Check facts. If we want people to believe what we write, we must make sure our facts are true. We should use dependable(可靠的)facts.

Rewrite. A common problem is that we don't like to rewrite. In fact, rewriting is the best way to find out and correct some mistakes, like grammar and spelling mistakes. 【3】, though it takes more time and more work.

Read aloud. Sometimes it's easier to find out problems with spelling, word usage, and grammar when we read aloud. Reading aloud helps us not only find out our problems but also develop our writing.

Prepare a list. Such a list includes: Is there a proper title? Have we explained every point?

Are all the parts of the article included? 【4】. This can help us to make sure that we have covered everything.

【5】. But with a few simple steps, we can improve our writing skills and learn how to write better articles.

A.Preparing a list is necessary for writing a good article

B.The following tips can be helpful

C.Rewriting makes our writing better

D.It is not easy to become a better writer

E.Good word choices are necessary for good writing

Read a book. Just read a book, especially an_________ book or a book of success stories. You can__________others, and the story will help you move ahead according to your plans. It also makes you focus your __________ on your goals rather than the problems at hand.

Think of your purpose. Think of__________ you want to achieve what you want. Your purpose could be to improve the life of others or help people do things more efficiently. Thinking of your purpose is an important way to encourage you.

Talk to a friend who can be believed in. Talking to a supportive friend will be able to overcome the problem of lacking (缺少)power. Find someone that you are _________ with and share your problems with him. After it, you will feel like that you are full of energy to go ahead.

Go through your goals daily. Prepare a list of goals that you want to achieve and go through your goals __________ once a day. You need to do this even more if you feel __________ .By doing this, you refresh your mind with the goals you have set for yourself.

Do it at once. Another way is to get started with what you need to do. Sometimes you don't feel like doing what you want to do. But by forcing yourself to do it, you'll __________ make progress little by little and you have actually finished the task on hand without realizing it.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

【1】A.successfulB.succeedC.success

【2】A.behaviorB.actionC.manners

【3】A.encouragingB.positiveC.encouraged

【4】A.get along withB.learn fromC.be good with

【5】A.wordsB.energyC.spirit

【6】A.whyB.whatC.how

【7】A.uneasyB.confidentC.comfortable

【8】A.at lastB.at firstC.at least

【9】A.embarrassedB.downC.excited

【10】A.possibleB.probablyC.doubtfully

A.80B.60C.55

—To prepare for the final exam, I must________ my hobby, but I really don't want to do that.

A.part withB.pay attention toC.try out

—If Mary________, neither ________I.

A.won't; willB.doesn't ; doC.doesn't; will

A.instructionB.invitationC.organization

—Come on! I will _______you all the time.

A.although; cheer upB.until; encourageC.though; support