Usually, carelessness _________ failure.

A. leads to B. happens to C. gets to D. agrees to

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A first-grade student whose best friend is battling cancer thought that hours of playing and telling jokes was not enough - he wanted to show his buddy just how he understood the____time he was going through.

Seven-year-old Vincent Butterfield ______ the only way was to cut off his hair in support of his best friend Zac who lost his hair through chemotherapy(化疗).

Zac Gossage is receiving treatment but _____ goes to Union Central Elementary School in Missouri every day,______ that's where he gets to play on the swing with Vincent. Vincent found out that Zac might ______ his hair because of the chemotherapy treatment. So one day, he showed up in the first grade class wearing a ______ . He said to his teacher Mrs. Koester, "I have a surprise for Zac." And he pulled off his cap and other _____ saw that he already had all his hair ______ off. "I did it just to make Zac feel he's not the only one without any ______." said Vincent.

Vincent has also been raising money for his best friend after learning how ______ his chemotherapy treatments are. He asked his mother to make ______ than 20 scarves and gloves. He and his mother ______ them at the price of 10 dollars each, raising over $200 for Zac. The encouragement from Vincent seems to be working. Though Zac is receiving treatments, he has ______ missed any days of school. He knows that Vincent is out on the playground, waiting for him at break.

When asked ______ friendship was, Vincent looked at his friend Zac, thought for a(an) ______and responded, "It's a beautiful thing."

Clearly, wisdom doesn't always come with age.

1.A. hard B. exciting C. unpleasant D. pleasant

2.A. decided B. refused C. agreed D. disliked

3.A. ever B. never C. just D. still

4.A. though B. but C. because D. so

5.A. raise B. add C. lose D. fall

6.A. mask B. scarf C. glove D. cap

7.A. teachers B. kids C. parents D. patients

8.A. pulled B. sent C. cut D. put

9.A. friends B. money C. clothes D. hair

10.A. expensive B. successful C. important D. meaningful

11.A. fewer B. more C. worse D. better

12.A. made B. donated C. sold D. collected

13.A. already B. always C. nearly D. hardly

14.A. how B. what C. where D. which

15.A. moment B. hour C. morning D. Day

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How do students spend their spare time after finishing their homework? Watch TV, play computer games, or go outside to relax? Here’s a good example.

Tim and Kerry Meek are both teachers. They live in the UK with their two daughters： eleven-year-old Amy and nine-year-old Ella. Recently, the Meek family has become the focus of the whole country after they completed 100 different outdoor activities in one year.

The Meek couple didn’t want their children to spend all their free time in front of the TV and become “couch tomatoes”. So about one year ago, the Meeks decided that watching TV and playing computer games were not permitted. Instead, they set 100 tasks for the two girls to do outside. Although Mr. and Mrs. Meek are not outdoor activity fans, they took part in all the activities to encourage their daughters. It turns out that the two sisters really had a good time joining activities.

Every holiday and weekend, whether it’s sunny, rainy or snowy, the Meeks’ would set off to try the activities on their list, including hiking, sailing, climbing, skiing, and so on. The two little girls not only had a wonderful time, but also learned a lot of skills from the activities. They were even able to stand up in front of their school to give a talk for charity. “Our friends spend a lot of their free time doing things which are harmful to their health. Luckily, we’ve had the chance to experience something different.” Amy and Ella also helped their parents to draw up a new list of challenges for the next 12 months.

So we should do more outdoor exercises to keep healthy in our spare time.

1.What are Tim and Kerry Meek? (不超过4个单词) ________________________________________

2.Why did the Meeks become the focus of the UK? (不超过10个单词)

__________________________________________________________

3.When did the Meeks go out to do the activities? (不超过4个单词) __________________________________________________________

4.What did the two little girls learn from the activities? (不超过4个单词) __________________________________________________________

5.What should we do to keep healthy in our spare time? (不超过6个单词) __________________________________________________________

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Once there was a lovely vegetable field with a very big tree in it. Both the vegetables and the t__1.__ made the garden look wonderful.

No one knew that the vegetables in the field and the tree couldn't get on well with each other. The vegetables h__2.__ the tree. They thought the tree did not leave them e__3.__ light to survive. On the other hand, the tree hated the vegetables. He complained that the vegetables drank nearly all the water b__4.__ it could get to him.

The situation became worse and worse. One day, the vegetables got angry and decided to use up all the w_5._ in the ground so that the tree would dry up. The tree fought back by refusing to give the vegetables shade(树荫) from the hot sun. Soon they both began lo dry up.

Neither of them thought that the gardener would stop watering his vegetable f__6._ when he saw it becoming worse. When the gardener did that, the tree and the vegetables really felt how t__7.__ they were. There seemed to be no ways to solve the problem, but one of the vegetables, a small pumpkin r__8.__ what was going on, and decided to deal with it. Though there was little water and it was too hot, the little pumpkin did all he could to grow. F__9.__ he grew very big, the gardener noticed that and started watering the field again because he wanted to win the beautiful big pumpkin competition. At the same time, the tree and the vegetables grew better. They realize that it was better to help each other than to f__10._.

From then on, they worked together and lived in harmony with these around them.

---Are you going to take part in the speech competition?

---_____. It’s too good a chance to miss.

A. No problem B. Thanks a lot

C. Never mind D. That’s for sure

---We’d better invite Jim and Jack to the party tonight.

---Yes, _____? I’ll give them a call right now.

A. why B. why not C. what for D. How

The thing that_____ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not.

A. minds B. cares C. matters D. Considers

Anne’s father had his daughter’s diary ________after Anne died _______illness.

A. publish ; from B. was published ; of

C. publishing ; from D. published ; of

Jane Austen(1775-1817),an English novelist, started writing young and completed six novels in her life. Today Austen’s books are more popular than ever. In the last 10 years, five of her six novels have been made into Hollywood films, while her books continue to be best-sellers.

Richard Jenkyns, a professor of English at Oxford University, says that her novels are about marriage, friendships and the family, which are still with us today. “The stories are timeless,”Jenkyns said.

Pride and Prejudice(偏见)(1813) is Austen’s most famous work. It is a love story about Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. At first, these two dislike each other. Elizabeth is pretty ,smart and lively. She is proud because Darcy doesn’t know about her family. Mr. Darcy is handsome, rich and has a better family background. So, he is proud as well. At the same time, Darcy holds a prejudice against the Bennet family. He has no nderstanding of why the family, especially its mother and daughters should try so hard to find wealthy and powerful husbands. He thinks they are vulgar. Anyway, Elizabeth and Darcy finally fall in love and become a romantic couple but their families don’t want them to.

In Pride and Prejudice, some of the main things that Jane Austen wants to teach people are as follows. Opposites can attract each other. Lovers should not ony make each other feel relaxed or comfortable, but also educate and improve each other.

Austen is often called the greatest romanti writer,so it is surprising she remained unmarried. ‘Maybe she was too romantic, waiting for the perfect man,” Jenkyns says.

1.From Paragraph 1and Paragraph 2,we can know .

A. Jane Austen passed away in her fifties

B. Austen’s works remain popular today

C. all of Austen’s works have been made into Hollywood films.

D. Austen’s works are mostly about war and the family.

2.Which of the following sentences is True?

A. Elizabeth and Darcy fall in love at first sight.

B. Elizabeth has a better family background than Darcy.

C.Darcy has a first good impression of Elizabeth’s family.

D. Elizabeth and Darcy become a romantic couple in the end.

3.What does the underlined word”vulgar” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.粗俗的 B.鲁莽的 C.吝啬的 D.伪善的

4.From what Jenkyns says,we can learn __________.

A. opposites can attract each other

B. lovers should improve each other.

C. Austen’s works go beyond her times

D.Austen married a perfect man at last

Are you afraid of _____ alone?

A. sleep B. to sleep C. Sleeping