It is the duty of every man to work. The life of a lazy (懒惰的) man is of no use to himself and to others. If
the man is too lazy to work, he will usually become a unuseful man. Everyone, when he is young, should learn
some useful work.
    But it is not enough for a man to learn some kind of work. He should put his heart and soul(精力) into his
work, and not waste (浪费) his spare time. "Work while you work and play while you play" is as good rule for
young people as old.
    There is no better to help to diligence(勤奋) than the habit(习惯) of early rising, and this, just like all other
good habits, is most easily formed in youth. There is an English saying "Lost time never returns." This means
that everyboby must be diligent, and make good use of time. One must study hard when one is young so that
one can make great progress, succeed in life and become useful to one's country. So we can say that diligence
is the mother of success.

1. After reading the passage we know that a diligent man will ______.

[     ]

A. lose time
B. succeed in life
C. lose his life
D. make little progress

2. If a man wants to be of use to himself and to the people, he should ______.

[     ]

A. learn some useful work
B. do something in his spare time
C. put his heart and soul into everything
D. try his best to work without rest.

3. In order to learn to be diligent, it' s very important for the young people to ______.

[     ]

A. work while they work and play while they play
B. work all the time without playing
C. form the habit of getting up early
D. learn some good subjects

4. One will be successful(成功的) in life if he ______ when he is young.

[     ]

A. spends some time learning
B. is diligent in his study
C. loves his school
D. gets up early

5. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

[     ]

A. Lazy Boy Can Learn to Be Diligent
B. Young People Should Rise Early
C. Diligence, the Mother of Success
D. Lost Time Never Returns

     A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a $100
bill (纸币). Then he said to the three hundred students, "Who would like this $100 bill?" The students began to
put up their hands at once. Then he said,"I am going to give this $100 bill to one of you, but first, let me do
this." He then made the bill into a ball. Then he said,"Who wants it now?" The hands went back into the air.
     "Well," he said, "What if I do this?" and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty,
crumpled (弄皱的) bill and said,"Who still wants it?" Hands went back into the air.
     "My friends," he said,"you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter (无论) what I did to the money,
you still wanted it because it did not go down in value (价值). It was still worth $100!
     Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things
that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value: you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn't come
from what you do or whom you know, but WHO YOU ARE. You are special and valuable. Don't ever forget
it!"

1. Even though it was dirty, the money _____.

A. still went up in value
B. was still ours
C. was worth nothing
D. didn't go down in value

2. We are always valuable to the people _____.

A. who love us
B. who call us
C. who hate us
D. who pay us

3. Your value doesn't come from what you do but _____.

A. who you know
B. who made you
C. who you are
D. who you remember

4. The sentence "Hands went back into the air." Means _____.

A. the students put up their hands again
B. the students put down their hands
C. the students put their hands behind their backs
D. the students put their hands in front of them

5. Why did the famous teacher use a $100 bill at his lesson?

A. Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball
B. Because he was going to give the bill to one his students
C. Because he wanted to make the students know what value was
D. Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it

     We are learning English, but how can we learn English well? A student can know a lot about English, but
maybe we can't speak English.
     If you want to know how to swim, you must get into the river. And if you want to be a football player,
you must play football.
     So, you see, you can learn by using it, You should listen to your teacher in class. You should speak English
to your classmates every day and also you could write something in English. Then one day you may find your
English very good.

1.You know a lot about English, but maybe ______ it.

A. you can speak
B. you can study
C. you can't speak

2. You must get into the river ________.

A.to learn how to swim
B.to play
C.to jump

3. Do you want to be a football player? Please _______.

A. buy a football
B. play football
C. have some lessons

4. You can learn by using it. For example:_______.

A. listen to your teacher in class
B. Speak English to your classmates every day
C. A and B

5. Which do you think is the best title for this article?

A. How to swim
B. How to play football
C. How can we learn English well

                                                                  Never give up
      Since I was young, my mother has always spent lots of time sitting be-hind a sewing machine (缝纫机)
with a happy look on her face. For all the three kids in our family, she has made all the clothes.
      My mother makes it look so easy, but the first time I tried to make something, I just couldn't do it. I
worked too quickly, and when I finished, it looked bad. Soon, I just gave up.
      This summer, I really wanted to make a dress to wear at a party. I picked out some nice cloth, and I
found a nice style in a book. I got so excited about sewing that I couldn't even sleep.
       I started early the next morning. My mother was at a meeting, so if I had questions, there could be no
one to ask.
       I started sewing slowly and carefully, and I tried to do everything right. When I was sewing the top, I
made the neck too small. But the rest was fine.
      "I finally made it!" I shouted two hours later. And it fit! For the first time, I couldn't wear something I
had made with my own hands!
      If you want to learn something, my advice is: Don't give up when you can't do it well. Start with
something easy, and try your best.

1. How many children are there in the writer's family?
    __________________________________________________________
2. Why did the writer want to make a dress that summer?
    __________________________________________________________
3. Did her mother help her to make the dress?
    __________________________________________________________
4. What was the small problem about her dress?
    __________________________________________________________
5. What's the writer's advice? 
    __________________________________________________________

     Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family,
health, friends and spirit (精神) and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a
rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce (弹跳) back.
     But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glasses. If you drop one of these,
they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your
life. How?
     Don't look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and
each of us is special.
    Don't let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.
    Don't give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop
trying.  
    Don't be afraid to fight difficulties. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
    Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible. The quickest way to receive love is to give it;
the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
     Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but also where you are going.
     Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless. It's a treasure (珍宝) you can always carry easily.
     Don't use time or words carelessly. You can't get them back.
     Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.
     Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery (秘密), and today is a gift: that's why we call it "the present".

1. What are the five balls of life?
    __________________________________________________________________________
2. What's the best way to give love?
    __________________________________________________________________________
3. What's the meaning of the underlined sentence in English?
    __________________________________________________________________________
4. What's the best title of the passage? 
    __________________________________________________________________________

     In today's world many people seem to be hungry of money. Money does have its most useful effect on us. 
     But can love be bought? I'm afraid not. Love means to give, not to take, to every person, health and a long
life are probably the best thing. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is "No".
Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can't be bought,
either. In a word, where money is dreamed too much, it can cause brothers to quarrel, marriage to end, lovers
to hate, and strangers to fight. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make a happy
person. If you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for, that will be very unhappy.

1-2判断正 ( T)误(F) 。
(     )1. Money is the most important thing in the world.
(     )2. If you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for, that will be very unhappy.
3-4回答问题。
3. What can't be bought with money according to the passage?
    _______________________________________________________________________________
4. Where money is dreamed too much, what can it cause? 
    _______________________________________________________________________________
5. 把画线句子译为汉语。 
    _______________________________________________________________________________

     Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are 
your studies sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you see the 
world with your warm heart,  you'll find that the whole world smiles to you.        
     While in school,  sometimes you are tired of your lessons,  but have you ever noticed the happy 
smile on your teacher's face when you did a good job?       
     One day it is fine. Just before you want to go out,  it suddenly starts to rain.  Maybe you would 
feel very sad and start complaining about the weather.  But dear friends,  why don't you sit down and 
listen to the free concert that the nature offers you? And,  with the timely  (及时的) rain,  crops in the 
fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a good harvest.      
     Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failure  (失败)  can't be 
avoided  (避免).  I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give
 up hope.  When we face failure,  we must be confident in ourselves,  draw a useful lesson from it and 
try our best to finish what we have decided to do.  As a popular saying goes,  "Failure is the mother of 
success. "    
     Attitude (态度) decides everything. With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude life is easy and pleasant.  
Let's smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.

1. People sometimes complain _______.              

A.  the sky is always dark               
B.  their studies are successful               
C.  they see the world with their heart              
D.  life is tiring

2. According to the passage, in school,  _______.                

A.  the students don't like their lessons                 
B.  the teachers will be happy if the students do good jobs                 
C.  the teachers don't like their teaching                 
D.  the teachers are tired of their work

3. If there is a timely rain, _______.                

A.  you want to go out                
B.  you can listen to a concert                
C.  crops in the fields will grow better                
D.  farmers can't have a good harvest

4. When we face failure, we _______.                 

A.  must be confident in ourselves                  
B.  shouldn't be afraid of it                 
C.  shouldn't give up hope                 
D.  all of the above

5. The best title of this passage is _______.                

A. Smile and the World Smiles to You                
B.  Complaining About Life                
C.  Failure Is the Mother of Success                
D.  It Is Very Hard to Succeed

     We often hear that children wish they were grown-ups, and that old people wish they were young.    
1_____ The happiest people enjoy what each age gives them without wasting their time in useless
 regrets.     
     Childhood (童年) is a time when there are few duties. A child is fed, looked after and loved by all 
grown-ups like parents or  grandparents. 2 _____  However,  for older people they often lose their 
interest in those things.       
     On the other hand (另一方面) , a child may also have some pains with him.  3_____  He is often
 told not to do something.  He will certainly be shouted at for doing something wrong.      
    When a child grows up, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, clothes, room and many 
other things.  4_____ If he still spends most of his time playing as he used to in childhood, he will go
hungry. If, however, he works hard and has no trouble, he can build up his own position in society with
great happiness.
A.  What's more, life is always giving new things to him.
B.  And he has to work if he wants to live comfortably.
C.  He is not so free to do what he wishes to do.
D.  Each age has its own pleasures and its own pains.

5. What is the best title of the passage?     

A.  Childhood Is a Happy Time     
B.  No Pains at Any Age    
C.  Happy Position in Society     
D.  Enjoy Your Whole Life