在对话空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确。一空一词(含缩写词)。

 ( D--David ; N--Nick)

D : My father is a soldier, so he wasn' t at home much when I was young. I      1     saw him at home.

N: Did you miss him?

13: I don't think I     2      . When he was at home, he always made me do things like cleaning my shoes or  3   breakfast. My mother usually did al1 of the housework   4  when he wash' t at home.

N: Now you both seem so close!

D: Well, one thing   5    me how much he loved me and helped me understand him better.

N : What   6  ?

D : One day in December last year, I was looking for my Christmas presents. I wanted to see them before Christmas Day. I went quietly into my    7    bedroom and looked under the bed. I didn’t find any presents, but   8  , I found a photo album.

N : So?

D : To my surprise, the photos inside were all of   9  . And they were all carefully kept. On the back of one photo there were some words written by my father, " David, my dearest son, you are growing up some day to   10   us and start your new life.”

N : So, what have you learnt about your father7

D: His love for me is deep and strong, but it’s hard for him to talk to me about it.

A letter to Hero School Weekly

A letter from Hero School Weekly to Cindy

November 15

Dear Cindy,

Going to a new school always means making new friends. Just be friendly with everyone. And don’t worry about your best friend. She will find new friends and you two will keep in touch. Just remember to give her a call every few days. Best friends last forever(永远). Remember the past, plan for the future, but live in the present only.

Yours truly,

Izzy

1.From the two letters, we know that Cindy is a(n) ______.

A. student   B. nurse                 C. clerk     D. editor

2.Why does Cindy write a letter to Izzy?

A. Because she wants to make friends with Izzy.

B. Because she wants to tell Izzy about her best friend.

C. Because she is going to New York.        

D. Because she worries about leaving her friends.

3.Cindy is going to leave her school ______.

A. after this term               B. in December            C. with Maria               D. with Izzy

阅读短文,根据短文内容及首字母提示,在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

After years of experience, Brenda was faced with a challenge in Sunday School. However, she just didn’t know how to (71) d______ with it in a good way. She had never been asked to teach a child quite like Cindy!

Cindy, you see, was different. She came from a broken home. And although she was really (72) c_____, she thought she was so bad that she could not be successful. In fact, Cindy needed care, and most of all, Cindy needed love! There just had to be a way of (73) h_____ her. Day after day, Brenda would pray for Cindy, yet Sunday would come and go and she saw little, if any change.

Then one day Brenda asked Cindy (74) i____ she could play a role in a Christmas program the children were planning to do. Cindy’s answer was, “Don’t you think you can find someone (75) b_____ than me?”

“Better than you?” came Brenda’s reply. “What makes you think there is anyone better than you?”   

“Well, I’ve never been asked to do anything before (76) b______ I’m not good. I won’t get the part right and the everyone will be mad at me for messing up (弄糟) their program.” came Cindy’s answer.

“Oh, Cindy,” said Brenda in a gentle voice. “I am so (77) s______ that you think that, but you are so wrong. Don’t you realize how clever you are?”

“No,” came a reply in a (78) l_____ voice because Cindy was now in tears.

“But Cindy, in my eyes, you are special and you can also do something well like (79) o_____,” Brenda said.

“Really? Do you think so really? Thank you, Miss Brenda! (80) N_____ has believed in me like you. Then I’ll have a try,” said Cindy as she received a hug from her teacher for the first time!