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                                 Future and Today

It is well known that everyone has his own dream as well as his own future. But do you know what future really is ? I have to say that future is now. That is to say we must treasure every minute now. If we want to have a bright future, we should know how important time is and use it well.

There is an old English saying: “Gain time, gain life.” Then what’s time? Time is something that we can’t see or touch, but we can feel it passing by. Time is always with us. When we are at table, time passes; when we play, time goes by unnoticeable. We always say “Time is money”, but time is even more precious(珍贵的)than money, because when money is spent , we can earn it back. But if time is gone away, it will never return. So, some of us even say time is priceless(无价的).

We should always remember: future is now. For us students, we should try our best to work hard in order to create a great future of our own. We should make the best use of every hour and be the master of today.We should do everything before us as well as possible. And never put off what can be done today till tomorrow.

As we all know , “Time and tide wait for no man.” If you waste today, you will regret tomorrow. So from now on, work hard. Tomorrow will be better, and your future will be brighter .Remember: “No pains, no gains.” Today’s hard work is the cause of tomorrow’s harvest.

                 Title: Future and Today

Opinions	Supporting details
Future is now.	Everyone has his own dream as well as his own future. If we want to have a bright future, we should know the 1.           of time and make every minute2.           .
3.       is priceless.	Time is money, but time is even more valuable than money, because when money is spent , we can earn it back. But 4.         time will return no more.
Be masters of today	Today’s hard work5.        to tomorrow’s harvest. As students, we should never put off what can be done today till tomorrow and we should try our6.      to do everything well.

 

Here are two letters to George and his answers.

 Dear George,

      I’m fourteen and I’m much shorter for my age. What’s worse, I’m very fat. I want to lose weight to be 55 kg and to be taller and then I can go to the school basketball team and enjoy myself. Can you help me?

Bob

 Dear Bob,

Don’t warry if you’re shorter than your friends. Teenagers（青少年）grow at different times.

 It doesn’t matter how heavy you are. You are still the same person. Plan your meals with your mum, and she can help you lose weight. Also, try to take more exercise.

 George

 Dear George,

I’m learning French but I don’t get good marks. I don’t know why. Sometimes I want to give up. But I know I shouldn’t because languages are going to be very important. What should I do?

 Alice

 Dear Alice,

You are right. You shold never give up, and I’m sure that you’ve mde more progress than you think. You can talkto your teacher and ask her what you should do to get a better grade. Talk to your friends who are good at French. Find something that helps you.

 George

1.According to the letters, we now that George is ______.

A. a teacherr                         B. a doctor

C. a person who can give others advice    D. Bob and Alice’s friend

2.The weight of Bob is ______ now.

A. about 50 kg  B. 55 kg             C. more than 55 kg     D. less than 55 kg

3.Alic is worring about ______.

A. her friends   B. her marks          C. her height           D. her weight

4.Bob should ______ accroding to George’s letter.

A. take more exercise                  B. talk to his friends

C. join a basketball team                D. learn some French

5.George advises Alice to talk to ______ for help.

A. her mother       B. her teacher      C. Bob’s teacher       D. Bob’s friends

 

When I was a foreign teacher in China, every day I taught English to my students and they taught me about China. One day the topic turned to saying “ I love you”. I was shocked to learn that not one of my students has said this to their mothers, nor had their mothers said it to them. “Does your mother love you?” “ Of course,” they answered.
“ How do you know?” was my logical question. They responded that their moms cooked and always told them what they were doing wrong to show their caring. I was stunned. So mom’s cooking and criticizing read out as “I love you”. “Then do you say‘I love you’to her?” They agreed that getting good grades, followed by good jobs would be how they showed their love.
I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough, so I repeated these questions in classes over time. Gradually, I began to get different responses. Some of them had exchanged those sentiments with their moms.
One of my favourite stories of change came from a girl. When she came home from university, her mother met her at the door and hugged her. This had never happened before, but her mom said, “ Now that you have gone, I have more time to myself. I noticed that in some places mothers and children hug each other and decided it was a good idea and that I would begin hugging you.”
In my family we all say “I love you” a lot. While it is true that we often say the words without having great depth of feelings at that moment, it is almost like a blessing we give each other. Those three words carry a world of meaning, even when said as a greeting, but most especially if they are the last words we say to or hear from those we love.
【小题1】 Chinese people prefer to show love by __________.

A．saying “I love you”	B．cooking
C．getting good grades	D．doing something helpful

【小题2】 The underlined word “stunned” mean________ in Chinese.

A．好笑

B．难受

C．震惊

D．有趣

【小题3】 In paragraph 4, what’s the real meaning of the mom’s hugging?

A．She is meeting her daughter at the door.

B．She loves her daughter and misses her.

C．She is glad that she has more time to herself.

D．She finds it interesting to hug her daughter.

【小题4】 Which of the following statements is RIGHT?

A．Chinese people never show love to their mothers.

B．Chinese students express love to their mothers by studying hard and trying to get good jobs.

C．In foreign countries people have great depth of feelings to say “I love you”.

D．People from different countries will never understand each other.

【小题5】 What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Say “I love you” more to your family.

B．Say “I love you” a lot to Chinese people.

C．Say “I love you” as a greeting to others.

D．Say “I love you” without great depth of feelings.

When I was a foreign teacher in China，every day I taught English to my students and they taught me about China．One day the topic turned to saying “I love you”．I was shocked to learn that not one of my students had said this to their mothers，nor had their mothers said it to them．“Does your mom love you?” “Of course，”they answered．
“How do you know it?” was my logical question．They responded that their moms cooked and always told them what they were doing wrong to show their caring．I was strummed. So mom's cooking and criticizing read out as “I love you”. “Then how do you say ‘I love you’ to her?” They agreed that getting good grades, followed by good jobs would be how they showed their love.
I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough，so I repeated these queries in classes over time．Gradually，I began to get different responses．Some of them had exchanged those sentiments with their moms．
One of my favorite stories of change came from a girl．When she came home from university，her mother met her at the door and hugged（拥抱）her．This had never happened before，but her mom said，“Now that you have gone I have more time to myself.”I noticed that in some places mothers and children hug each other and I decided it was a good idea and that I would begin hugging you．”
In my family we all say “I love you” a lot．While it is true that we often say the words without having great depth of feelings at that moment，and it is almost like a blessing we give each other. Those three little words carry a world of meaning，even when said as a greeting, but most especially if they are the last words we say to or hear from those we love．
【小题1】The foreign teacher _________．

A．comes from America	B．is a young woman
C．is expressive enough	D．knows much about China

【小题2】Chinese students prefer to show love by __________．

A．saying “I love you”	B．cooking
C．getting good grades	D．doing something helpful

【小题3】In paragraph 4, what's the real meaning of the mom's hugging?

A．She is meeting her daughter at the door．

B．She loves her daughter and misses her．

C．She is glad that she has more time to herself．

D．She finds it interesting to hug her daughter．

【小题4】In paragraph 5, what can we know from the sentence “ In my family we all say ‘I love you’ a lot” ?

A．“I love you.” is a daily greeting.

B．“ Love” is the most important word in our country.

C．They worry about each other.

D．“I love you” are the last words we say or hear from those we love.

【小题5】What's the main idea of the passage?

A．Say “I love you” more to your family．

B．Say “I love you” a lot to Chinese people．

C．Say “I love you” as a greeting to others．

D．Say “I love you” without great depth of feelings．

My Favorite Sweater
by Bonnie Highswith Taylor
My favorite sweater grew too small.
I love that sweater best of all.
My grandma made it when I was three.
She made that sweater just for me.
I picked the yarn(纱线)， a special blue.
The color of bluebells, wet with dew (露珠).
When I was three I was very small.
But now I’m five and much too tall.
I have a new jacket now that’s green.
So I gave my sweater to our cat Queen.
Queen just had kittens out in the shed (小屋)。
My favorite sweater is now their bed.
【小题1】 Who is the writer of the poem?

A．The grandma.	B．Miss Taylor.
C．Mrs. Taylor.	D．Queen

【小题2】 The girl in this poem is_______ years old now.

A．3

B．4

C．5

D．6

【小题3】 What color is the girl's new jacket?

A．Green.	B．Blue.
C．Red.	D．Purple.

【小题4】 The word "kitten" in this poem most probably means_______.

A．a baby cat	B．a kind of food
C．a kind of drink	D．a bed for a baby