Sally’s father is ill in hospital. and her mother has to look after her father there The woman can’t leave their four-year-old son Harry at home. So she asks Sally, “How many classes do you have this afternoon?”
“We have no classes today,” answers the girl. “We’re having a school sports meeting today.”
“That’s great!” says her mother. “Take your brother to your school. Tell your teachers I have a lot of things to do. I’m sure they can let you look after him today.”
Sally does what her mother says. This little boy comes to school for the first time and thinks everything is interesting. He sees some children having a race and asks. “What are they running for, Sally?”
“The first one can get a prize.” answers Sally.
“Now, I see. But why are the others running?”
【小题1】Where is Sally’s father?
【小题2】Who will take care of Sally’s father?
【小题3】How old is Harry?
【小题4】Does Harry often go to school?
【小题5】Why does Sally take her brother to school today?

 We are in a world full of competition. Our parents compete (竞争) with others in their offices, our brothers and sisters compete with others in their colleges, and we compete with our classmates in school. Many of us give up in the face of competition and will never be successful. ①can’t, others, why, we, do, better, than One important reason is that we have no self-confidence (自信).

In fact, everyone is born equal. You can do what others do. Although your classmates may be better than you in some ways, you may be better than them in other subjects. So everyone has his or her own advantages. Don’t look at things from a single (单个的) point of view. Try to discover your own advantages, and believe that you can do better than others in those ways.

Competition is not so terrible. Don’t be afraid of it. And don’t be afraid of those classmates who are better than you. ②Remember that self-confidence is the first step to success. Believe in yourselves, and you will be successful one day.

任务一: 1. Are we living in a world full of competition?

任务二: 2. How can you improve your self-confidence according to the passage?

任务三: 3. 将①处画线部分单词连成一个完整的特殊疑问句。

任务四: 4. 将②处画线部分译成中文。

任务五: 5. What’s the main idea of this passage?

 

Somebody says ,‘‘Time is money.” But I think time is      important than money. Why do I think so? Because when money is over, we can get it back. But when time is      it’ll never     .That’s      we shouldn’t waste time.

It goes with saying that the      is usually limited. Even a second is very important .We should make full use of our time to do      useful.

But a lot of people do not know the importance of time. It is a pity. They spend their limited time smoking, drinking, sleeping and    . They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own      .

In a word, we should save time. We shouldn’t      today’s work for tomorrow. Please remember that we have no time to      .

1.A.much        B. less          C. much less     D. even more

2.A.cost        B. bought        C. gone          D. finished

3.A. return     B. carry         C. take          D. bring

4.A.what        B. that          C. because       D. why

5.A.money       B. time          C. day           D. food

6.A.nothing     B. something     C. anything      D. everything

7.A.reading     B. writing       C. playing       D. working

8.A.time        B. food          C. money         D. life

9.A.stop        B. leave         C. let           D. give

10.A.lose        B. save          C. spend         D. take

 

词汇运用 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空（每空不限一词）

1.My father made a final __________(decide) after thinking it over.

2.This is _________(sad) ending of the film I have seen

3.You shouldn’t keep your worries to         (you), boys.

4.I hate to be like anyone else and try to do everything            (different)

5.–We’ve missed the last bus! – I’m afraid we have no __________(choose) but to take a taxi.

6.It’s silly of you                 (not forgive) others for their faults.

7.We all think a good      (lead)should be confident and imaginative.

8.You are patient enough to wait without _____________ (get) angry.

9.The Chinese Ping-pong team won all of the four gold medals _____________ (success) in the 30^th Olympic Games in London.

10.You should be confident enough ______________ (take) this job.

11.He is an ____________ (energy) man because he always stays up late but he gets up early.

12.Talk to your friends when________(feel) sad and share your worries with them.

13.My dream is_________(become) a great writer like MoYan.

14. He __________(prefer) to play computer games at home yesterday evening.

15.I doubt whether it is worth _______(reply) to the letter.

 

根据短文内容，在短文后的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

Someone says, "Time is money." But I think time is  1.  important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. floweret, when time is  2.  it'll never  3.  . That's  4.  we mustn't waste time.

It goes without saying that the  5. is usually limited (有限的). Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do  6.  useful.

But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the  7.  of time. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking and  8. . They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own 9. . In a word, we should save time. We shouldn't   10.  today's work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to waste.