A man was exploring caves by the seashore when he found a bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls．It——青夏教育精英家教网—

A man was exploring caves by the seashore when he found a bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls．It was like someone had 36 the balls and left them out in the sun to bake．

They didn’t look like much, but they 37 the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him．As he walked along the beach, he 38 the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could．He thought little about it 39 he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open（裂开）on a rock．Inside was a beautiful, precious stone! 40 , the man started breaking open the 41 balls．Each contained a similar treasure．He found thousands of dollars’ 42 of jewels in the 20 or so leftover ones．

Then it 43 him．He’d been on the beach a long time, throwing maybe 50 or 60 of the balls, with their hidden treasure, into the 44 ．Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he 45 have taken home tens of thousands but he had just thrown it away!

It’s like that 46 people．We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, but we 47 see the clay shell．It doesn’t look like much from the 48 ．It isn’t always beautiful or shining, so we 49 it．We see that person as less important than someone more 50 or stylish or well known or wealthy．But we haven’t taken the time to find the treasure 51 inside that person．

There is a treasure in each and every one of us．If we take the time to get to know that person and ask God to show us that person the 52 he sees them, then the clay begins to 53 and the brilliant jewel begins to shine forth．May we not come to the 54 of our lives and find out that we’ve thrown away a 55 in friendships because the gems （宝石） were hidden in balls of clay! May we see the people in our world as God sees them．

A．invented B．rolled C．handled D．bounced

A．confused B．encouraged C．interested D．relaxed

A．dipped B．pushed C．kicked D．threw

A．until B．when C．since D．though

A．Frightened B．Determined C．Excited D．Disappointed

A．shining B．floating C．surviving D．remaining

A．worth B．value C．cost D．wealth

A．shocked B．rejected C．struck D．delighted

A．caves B．waves C．seashore D．storms

A．might B．must C．could D．should

A．with B．towards C．about D．between

A．hardly B．actually C．simply D．luckily

A．distance B．outside C．weight D．pattern

A．removed B．suspected C．ignored D．reserved

A．beautiful B．cautious C．positive D．grateful

A．lost B．hidden C．divided D．mixed

A．moment B．point C．degree D．way

A．come off B．break away C．take over D．fall down

A．sight B．best C．middle D．end

A．relation B．position C．fortune D．memory

Time magazine named Russian President Vladimir Putin its "Person of the Year" for 2007 on Wednesday, saying he had returned his country from chaos（混乱）to "the table of world power" though at a cost of democratic principles.

He doesn't care about civil liberties; he doesn't care about free speech; he cares about stability. But Putin, 55, is enormously popular in Russia, presiding over a resurgent economy based on income from oil and natural gas. On the other hand, stability is what Russia needed and that's why Russians adore（爱戴）him.

Time magazine said on its Web site that Putin, the son of a factory worker had led Russia with persistence, a sharp vision and a sense that he showed the spirit of "Mother Russia".

The selection came days after Putin announced a plan to hold onto power after his term ends next year. Putin said on Monday that if his close ally(盟友），Dmitry Medvedev, won the presidency, he would serve as Medvedev’s prime minister. "Putin has put his country back on the map. And he intends to redraw it himself,"Time said. "He will continue to lead his country as its prime minister and attempt to transform it into a new kind of nation, beholden to neither East nor West."

Time said the person of the year distinction, which it has awarded since 1927, is not an endorsement（支持）or a popularity prize but a recognition of the individuals and forces that shape the world. "At significant cost of, the principles and ideas that free nations prize, (Putin) has performed an extraordinary feat of leadership in placing stability on a nation that has rarely known it and brought Russia back to the table of world power. For that reason, Vladimir Putin is Time's 2007 Person of the Year," the magazine said.

Time had earlier selected four other Kremlin leaders for the distinction: Stalin, who was chosen twice, Nikita Khrushchev, Yuri Andropov and Mikhail Gorbachev.

What does the underlined word "feat" in Para 5 probably mean?

A. Style. B. Level. C. Standard. D. Achievement.

What's the major reason why Putin becomes popular in Russia?

A. His successful economy policy

B. His outstanding ability of politics

C. His great contributions to Russian economy and social stability.

D. His wisdom of changing the world.

What may be the best title of the passage?

A. Putin－Time magazine’s person of the year 2007

B. Putin－a world power leader

C. Putin－a beloved Russian president

D. Putin－an honorable Russian president

What can we inter from the passage?

A. Russia, including the former Soviet Union, has been one of the major countries named person of the Year so far.

B. Only an individual can be named Person of the Year nowadays.

C. Putin played an important role in Russian social and economic troubles.

D. Medvedev will certainly be elected Russian President on March 3.

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It’s h____ to climb the mountains in Tibet, 1 ________

because although it was _____(秋天), the snow 2________-

was beginning to fall. It was _______ cold that our 3_________

legs felt like blocks of ice. In the setting

sun the lakes shone like g________ . 4_________

and looked wonderful. ______ one point , 5_________

we were so high that we seemed to be cycling

through ______(云) . And going down 6_________

the hills was great ______. In the valleys 7_________

we could see ________(色彩斑斓) butterflies 8_________

flying and many yaks and sheep ________(吃) 9._________

green grass. In the evening we put ______ 10_________

our tents and then slept.

The professor requested that all the students _______ the reports at once.

A. would hand in B. hand in C. handed in D. handing in

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原因：觉得自己太胖，体重不断增加，担心形象不美，有同学嘲笑他。

过程：1. 去健身房，两三次就放弃了，感觉太累也没时间。

2. 节食，坚持了大约一个星期，经常饿得不能继续学习。

3. 悄悄服用减肥药，一开始有效果，体重迅速下降，但减肥药产生了副作用。

注意：1. 对所给要点，逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2. 词数：100字左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。

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Dear Health Expert,

I have got a problem and I need to ask for your help._________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes!

Xiao Ming

---David said he could fix my computer, but I really doubt it.

---________. He is very good at such sort of thing.

A. Don’t worry B. Of course

C. A piece of cake D. Never mind

Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane ________.

A. takes off B. has taken off C. is taking off D. took off

--- What sport do you like best?

--- Springboard diving (跳板跳水). _____ to dive into water from a high board!

A. What a fun is it B. How fun it is

C. How a fun is it D. What fun it is

My father had ____ me a new computer as my birthday present.

A. thought B. accepted C. required D. promised

I didn’t feel like ________, so he suggested ________ an English song right away.

A. reading; practising singing B. reading; practising to sing

C. to read; practicing singing D. to read; practicing to sing

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