“The only thing holding you back is yourself. Never say never”, said a rising 17-year-old singer, Justin Bieber, who was just an ordinary boy in Canada a few years ago.

After the accident of falling from the 18^th floor and lying in the snow for three hours, my hands were frozen and my spinal cord (脊髓)was seriously injured. All the doctors and professors in the famous hospitals in Beijing told me that there was little chance for my hands and my body to recover (康复).

After half a year of medical treatments and recovering exercises, I could not make any more progress for over a year. What was worse , I suffered a lot from depression (绝望). On top of this, I suffered from insomnia, making every minute of the night seem to last forever. Hopelessly, mom and I came back to my hometown, which is small town in Guangdong.

At that time, I thought that I would never be able to walk again. I would never love and be loved. I would never be able to earn even a penny. I would never be able to repay the kindness I got from my parents and many nice people. Life was meaningless.

Now two years has passed. My hands are 80% recovered. I can even type faster than a healthy person! Up to now, I have worked for a law firm as an interpreter for half a year already. Although I don’t earn as much as before, I am able to pay for the food and clothes I need. What’s more, I even have extra money to buy thanksgiving presents for my parents and my boyfriend. Through my blogs (博客) , many people get to know me and like me. I can bring happiness to them. I can help those who are still suffering from depression and the pain of illnesses by chatting with them….You see, I am living a meaningful life and I am happier than ever I could have dreamed.

So, my friends, never say never. As long as you are alive, there is always hope and possibilities. It is never too late to take action to realize your dreams.     (382 words)

1.What’s the writer’s present job?

  A. A singer.              B. A typist .               C. A professor .     D. An interpreter.

2.What does the underlined word “insomnia” in the third paragraph mean in Chinese?

  A. 失眠                B. 失忆                  C. 麻木           D. 低烧

3.All of the following words can be used to describe the writer’s present life EXCEPT___________.

   A. helpful              B. meaningful              C. painful         D. hopeful

4.According to the passage, which of the following statements about the writer is TRUE?

   A. She gets a lot of help through her blogs.         

B. She is in love with a young man at present.

   C. She got medical treatment soon after the accident. 

D. She had no job and earned little before the accident.

Although it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet (西藏).Our legs were so heavy and cold that    felt like big pieces of ice. Have you     seen snowmen ride bicylces? That’s what we looked like! Along the way children who were      long wool coats stopped to look at us. In the late      we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze (结冰).However, the lakes     like glass in the setting sun and loooked wonderful.

Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She was in high spirit and I knew I didn’t need to     her. To climb the mountains was hard work but as we     us, we were surprised by the view. We seemed to be able to see for miles, and we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds. After a while, we began going      the mountains. It was great fun especially as it slowly became much       .At the foot of the mountains, colourful butterflies flew around us and we saw many sheep eating green grass. Then we had to      our caps, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts.

In the early evening we stopped to make camp .We       our tent（帐篷）and then we ate. Afte supper Wang Wei went to sleep but I stayed       .        midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter.As I        below the stars I thought about how far we had already travelled.

We will reach Dali in Yunan Province soon, where our cousins will join us. We      hardly wait to see them!

1.A.we              B.you               C.they               D.it

2.A.never                        B.ever                                    C.even                             D.yet

3.A.dressed in                B.put on                                C.taken off                           D.dressed up

4.A.morning                         B.afternoon                        C.evening                    D.night

5.A.shine                     B.shining                               C.shines                                D.shone

6.A.follow                   B.encourage                        C.remind                              D.discover

7.A.looked at                  B.looked after                       C.looked for                         D.looked around

8.A.up                                   B.down                                 C.around                              D.into

9.A.colder                            B.drier                                  C.warmer                             D.wetter

10.A.charge                         B.check                                 C.chase                                 D.change

11.A.put out                  B.put away         C.put up                             D.make up

12.A.alive             B.alone                                   C.away                                  D.awake

13.A.At                           B.On                              C.In                                   D.From

14.A.lie                                 B.lied                                     C.lay                             D.laid

15.A.may                         B.can                                     C.must                                   D.shall

Thank you            me the snow globe            the monster.

On very cold winter days , a group of Japanese children travelled a long way and arrived at a small island where nobody lived. After setting up a camp, they caught fish in the sea, and walked on the snow to find firewood , wild fruit and fresh water. Then they made a fire to do some cooking. They were not homeless children or modern Robinson. They were all pupils from a primary school and campers of special “ hardship (艰苦) camp”.
Every year primary and middle schools in Japan organize such camps to train the children’s spirit of bearing (忍受) hardship. Such places as thick forests and far-off mountains are chosen as camp places.
The Japanese education circles usually think it necessary to give children chances of suffering hardships. Children in Japan now may hardly find times of hardships, because of the rapid growth of national economy and improvement in the people’s living conditions. The experts think that such hardship camps can help children learn to live and develop in the struggle against nature in modern society.
It’s said that such hardship camps are warmly accepted by both Japanese school children and their parents.
【小题1】Many Japanese children set up camps in far-off mountains or forests to ____________.