Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself”
When I was a young boy, I was 36 shy to like talking to anyone. My classmates often  37 me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, 38 happened, and it changed my life. It was an English contest. My mother encouraged me to 39 it.. What a terrible idea I thought! It meant I had to speak  40  all the teachers and students of my school!
“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to 41  ”Then mother and I talked  about many different topics. At last I 42  the topic “Believe in yourself”. I did the best to remember the whole speech and practiced it over 100 43  .With my mother ’s love, I did 44  in the contest. I could hardly believe my  45 when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers(赞美) 46 the teachers and students. Those classmates  47 once looked down on (瞧不起) me, now all said “Congratulations”  48  me. My mother hugged me tightly for a while and gave me a kiss on my forehead.
 49  then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell  50  to be confident and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.

A true friend is always helpful. I didn’t believe it   36  one thing happened to me when I was in Grade 7.
Li Jie was one of my classmates. He and I were also neighbours. He always listened to his mother   37  I didn’t like listening to my mother. I didn’t think it was necessary for  38  to teach me anything. Li Jie knew all about that but he said   39  to me.
One weekend, Li Jie invited me to watch a film. I liked films very much so I went to the   40  with him happily. The film was about the love between a   41  and her son. After watching it, I began to know how great the love of the mother was. I felt   42  that I didn’t listen to my mother before. I decided to think more about my mother than about   43 . After I told that to him, Li Jie smiled and said, “It’s really necessary for you to watch such a film. That was a good choice (选择) for both you and me.”
Suddenly, I knew   44  he invited me to watch the film. Just at that time, I knew a true friend is always   45 .

I have a nice family. Only 36 people are in it. They’re my 37 , my mother and me. Here is a 38 of my family. This is my father. He likes dogs (狗) and he has a white 39 . The name of it is Tony. Look! Tony is next to (挨着) my father 40 the photo. Look at my mother. She 41 to cook (烹调). She cooks 42 food for us every day. This is me. I’m 11. I’m in a good 43 . I like English and our English classes are 44. I like playing sports and I like 45 sports games on TV.

     My family is nice and I like it.

1.A. two       B. three      C. four        D. five

2.A. aunt       B. brother    C. sister       D. father

3.A. map       B. book      C. name       D. photo

4.A. it          B. one       C. this        D. that

5.A. on         B. of        C. in          D. at

6.A. calls      B. thanks     C. likes        D. takes

7.A. first        B. healthy    C. last         D. Boring

8.A. club        B. family    C. picture       D. School

9.A. boring      B. dear      C. interesting    D. Difficult

10.A. playing   B. having    C. meeting      D. Watching