8. 感觉更加自信

9. intellectual disabilities 10. 实现他们的梦想

5. join in the competition 6. 放弃做某事

7. show their skills to the world 

1. the Special Olympics World Games 2. 作为一名志愿者工作

3. the most amazing experience 4. 给某人一个机会去做某事

    Tom was an orphan (孤儿). He lived in an orphanage (孤儿院). He always felt lonely and 1 . He felt he was nobody in the world.

    One day,he said to Mr Smith,the master of the orphanage,uWhy did my parents 2 me to this world and where are they now?,? Mr Smith gave Tom a stone and said to him? Take it to the market. Remember not to sell it no matter 3 the buyers pay you. ”

    Then Tom took the stone to a jewelry market. A person wanted to buy it for 100 pounds,and Tom didn't sell it. Later,4 buyer would pay more for the stone but Tom 5 didn’t sell it.

    The next day Tom took the stone to a jade (玉石) market. People there would pay much more money 6 it than the price in the jewelry market. Tom didn’t sell it either.

    The 7 day Tom took the stone to a gem (宝石) market. This time people there offered a price which was ten times 8 than that in the jade market But Tom insisted on not selling it.

    Tom couldn,t understand it. He asked Mr Smith, “ 9 did they pay me so much money for just a stone?” “For even a stone,10 you think it is valuable,it will be valuable ,” said Mr Smith.

() 1. A. sad   B. happy   C. excited   D. hopeful

() 2. A. forget   B. bring   C. carry   D. receive

() 3. A. how many   B. how much   C. how far   D. how long

() 4. A. another   B. the other   C. others   D. other

() 5. A. yet   B. always   C. still   D. already

() 6. A. in   B. for   C. on   D. at

() 7. A. first   B. second   C. third   D. fourth

() 8. A. more expensive   B. dear   C. higher   D. cheaper

() 9. A. When   B. Where   C. Why   D. How

() 10. A. if   B. though   C. even   D. although

    Sometimes we wish that we could have more time. The good news is that 2015 will be one second 11 than 2014—also known as a leap second (闰秒). Over the centuries,the earth has been slowing down. This m 2 that we must keep changing our clocks to keep in step with the earth s time. To keep up with the earth’s time,we a 3 a second sometimes. We have been doing this s 4 1972. And this year will be the 26th second weVe added!You will have to stay up 15 if you want to experience it. It’ll be added just before 8：00 a. m. on July 1 Beijing time. So you will see 7：59：60 on July 

1.2. 3. 4. 5.

4. Mike needs two more apples.(同义句转换)

 Mike needs apples.

3. We are here to provide people with help.(同义句转换) 

We are here to people.

2. People should do a lot of things for the Olympics.(改为否定句) 

People a lot of things for the Olympics.

1. I need money to buy stationery.(改为否定句)

I money to buy stationery.

() 8. It’s interesting this game.

   A. playing   B. to playing

   C. plays   D. to play