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阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

"Look, it's Baldy!" A boy shouted in my direction across the playground. I was used to it because of the scars（伤疤 ）on my , it was still horrible to hear. I sighed (叹气) as I headed back to the class.

When I was just 20 months old, I suffered serious after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head. I was sent to hospital and had to stay there for weeks while the doctors to save my life. "Holly's very to be alive," they told Mum and Dad. "But she'll be left with scars on her head, and of course her hair won't grow there."

As a child, I cared much about my scars, so I wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home .If I didn't, people would call me horrible names like Baldy. Although my friends were always comforting me , they never understood how it felt.

Then through the hospital I was to a children's burns camp, where children like me can get any help. There, I 14-year-old Stephanie, whose burns are a lot more serious than mine. But she is so that she never lets anyone put her down. "You shouldn't what people say about what you look like because we're not different from anyone else, Holly," she me, "And you don't need to wear a scarf because you look great it!" For the first time in my life I could speak to someone who'd been through something . So weeks later, at my 13th birthday party, encouraged by her bravery, I gave up my scarf and showed off my scars. It felt amazing not having to hide away behind my scarf.

Now, I am of what I look like and much happier, because I have realized it is your personality that decides who you truly are.

1.A. As B. When C. Although D. While

2.A. head B. ear C. face D. back

3.A. hunger B. cold C. loss D. burns

4.A. learned B. tried C. returned D. decided

5.A. happy B. lucky C. lonely D. poor

6.A. never B. usually C. seldom D. hardly

7.A. correctly B. nicely C. easily D. really

8.A. promised B. introduced C. reported D. carried

9.A. met B. organized C. remembered D. caught

10.A. honest B. strong C. active D. young

11.A. write down B. agree with C. pass on D. listen to

12.A. promised B. encouraged C. ordered D. calmed

13.A. in B. for C. without D. beyond

14.A. similar B. strange C. hard D. important

15.A. sick B. sorry C. tired D. proud

Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days._____ he left school, he found a job in a post office. He worked hard in the _____. Soon he had more money than his friends _____ his hard work. It seemed that he would have a bright future.

When he was 25 years old, however, he began to ____his job . He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months ____ he found a new job in a big company. Workers in this company _____ travelled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the travelling. But after a year, he began to hate it. He had to ____ and he was always in a car or on a train. The worst thing was that he _____ make any new friends. Even so, his boss was not satisfied（满意的）with him. Two years later he had to leave the company.

He was______ at that time so he sold his house. He had to ______ a part--time job in a bookshop. He was surprised to find that he loved ______! He made new friends every day and he enjoyed _____ books. Three years later, he married the shop owner 's daughter. Soon they had their first child. In the next ten years, they had another three ________ and four more bookshops! He became very rich indeed.

“Life is wonderful” he _______ me, “The________ important thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up! "

1.A. While B. When C. Until D. if

2.A. factory B. theatre C. bank D. post office

3.A. because B. because of C. as D. since

4.A. dislike B. .like C. love D. be crazy about

5.A. ago B. before C. later D. after

6.A. almost B. usually C. seldom D. never

7.A. stay in one place B. move around C. make noise D. make a wish

8.A. can ' t B. was able to C. couldn’t D. could

9.A. happy B. energetic C. rich D. poor

10.A. accept B. reduce C. lose D. return

11.A. it B. them C. him D. none

12.A. to read B. reading C. read D. reads

13.A. sisters B. brothers C. children D. cousins

14.A. said B. spoke C. told D. talked

15.A. best B. much C. more D. most

One Sunday afternoon，my younger brother and I were left alone at home．I was doing my homework____my younger brother was watching TV．Suddenly，the doorbell rang．My brother thought it was our parents, so he opened the____quickly．

A tall man stood outside and asked politely____our parents were at home．

____thinking，my brother answered，“No．” When I wanted to close the door，he suddenly____the door very hard and came into our house．He took out a_____and ordered me to tie up my brother’s____with a rope (绳索)．I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie（松开）himself____．The man then tied my hands up and locked____of us in the kitchen．

Soon, he went upstairs．I taught my brother to untie his rope with his hands．He then untied____．We rushed to the telephone to call the police, but the line was cut off．The doors were all locked from outside．It was lucky that the man forgot____the kitchen door．We got out of the house____the window and went to the____pay phone to call the police．

Soon the police came and the man was caught．By the time, my parents had come home．We told them the whole story．My parents were glad that we were not____．They told me that I should stop my brother from____the door to the stranger．I learned a lesson on safety．

1.A. as B. before C. while D. when

2.A. cupboard B. door C. doorbell D. window

3.A. if B. how C. when D. why

4.A. After B. By C. Before D. without

5.A. pushed B. took C. knocked D. closed

6.A. candy B. gift C. knife D. phone

7.A. feet B. legs C. hands D. arms

8.A. difficultly B. easily C. hardly D. suddenly

9.A. all B. both C. each D. neither

10.A. me B. myself C. him D. himself

11.A. locking B. closing C. closed D. to lock

12.A. across B. under C. over D. through

13.A. farther B. nearest C. cheapest D. nicest

14.A. crying B. hurt C. frightened D. lost

15.A. turning on B. sending C. opening D. closing

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Recently, I felt like I reached a very low point in life. My relationships weren't good, I wasn't __ my classes, and I felt like I had nothing to .My life seemed to be full of endless homework, tests and loneliness. Nothing anyone said seemed to me. I wasn't sure what to do about myself. _____ was to be happy again, but I didn't know who or what would that.

During these days, I had trouble _____. I had to take sleeping pills but still woke up in the midnight. I had no but to tell my dad. He the book The Secret. I immediately bought the e-book online and read the whole thing that night. I'm normally quite a stubborn(固执的) person, _____ the influence on my mood after finishing the book was obvious(明显的). Suddenly, I felt like life was __ again. I had never felt such a deep and quick in my life before.

In fact, the book's message was very simple—think positively(积极地).The book had many _____stories about how people were able to money, soul mates(心灵伙伴)and old friends back into their lives. I started learning to thank everything in my life __14them. Little by little, I realized that The Secret could work only I believed these people's success stories.

Now I'm sure I can bring myself happiness.

1.A. playing B. doing C. giving D. enjoying

2.A. take care of B. come up with C. look down on D. look forward to

3.A. helpful B. colourful C. peaceful D. powerful

4.A. I wanted all B. All I wanted C. I all wanted D. All of I wanted

5.A. serve B. offer C. answer D. prevent

6.A. sleepy B. asleep C. sleep D. sleeping

7.A. problem B. idea C. need D. doubt

8.A. borrowed B. collected C. returned D. suggested

9.A. and B. but C. or D. so

10.A. pleased B. common C. beautiful D. serious

11.A. breath B. notice C. surprising D. change

12.A. success B. successful C. succeed D. successfully

13.A. attract B. control C. imagine D. mention

14.A. as B. like C. likes D. for

15.A. until B. When C. since D. before

I was once a fat girl . I weighed 336 pounds and looked as big as my fridge. I was never _______ it. But one day I had a medical examination（体检）. The ______ told me that I was having heart trouble. It ______me up. I began to feel nervous. Then I decided to do something!

In a year and five months, I _____104 pounds. What a great thing I did ! I didn’t have any expensive food, medical treatment（治疗）or camp-style（训练营式的）exercise. What was the secret to my ______?

First I looked through the Internet for do-it-yourself ______ that people could follow on losing weight. Of course I saw countless ads which try to get me to buy their products. But I bought nothing. The only thing I did was to change my bad ______. The following are what I have done. You can try these. Stop drinking something with too much sugar in it. ______sweet cakes. Eat green vegetables. Use only vegetable oil. Never eat after 6:30 pm. Also, do light exercise for 15 to 20 minutes five days a week.

Then I kept doing what I should do. People sometimes say, “You don’t need to tell me ______ to do. I know it already!” But the fact is that knowing what to do and doing what you know are totally ______ . The important thing is to know what to do and then just keep doing it.。

1.A. excited about B. worried about C. proud of D. happy with

2.A. doctor B. friend C. mother D. teacher

3.A. gave B. cheered C. dressed D. woke

4.A. borrowed B. lent C. lost D. got

5.A. happiness B. success C. kindness D. richness

6.A. advice B. news C. food D. medicine

7.A. grades B. look C. wish D. habits

8.A. Accept B. Bring C. Refuse D. Make

9.A. how B. what C. why D. whether

10.A. easy B. difficult C. similar D. different

The best gift I’ve received was from two young boys. At that time, I didn’t have a lot of money or a huge home. As a single mom with three young children of my own, life is so .

They were boys with dirty faces a bit older than my children, but they always my yard. I must feed my children who were thirsty and hungry, so I a lot of time baking so many healthy muffins（松饼）.These two boys almost grew up in our yard, and they were glad to pray with us before they would have a with my family.

We would also food, laughter, books and games with them. And a while later, they . I didn’t know where they had gone and I often wondered what had in their lives, and meanwhile I hoped for the best.

During one of the darkest times in my personal life, no one came to visit me. I felt really lonely these days. I even wondered God had forgotten me. On _, my children arrived home from school. We were sitting together talking when I heard a on the door.

I went to answer it, and there stood two clean-faced, tall, smiling boys holding two bundles of beautiful flowers I had ever seen. They said to me “Do you us? You used to feed us muffins! They were so . We wanted to come back and thank you and say Happy Mother’s Day you were really like a to us!” I was so moved that I couldn’t help crying, and thanked them again and again.

1.A.boring B.exciting C.interesting D.hard

2.A.visited B.repaired C.cleaned D.tidied

3.A.always B.never C.seldom D.hardly

4.A.spared B.saved C.spent D.wasted

5.A.meal B．rest C．drink D．bath

6.A.buy B.share C.collect D.pack

7.A.changed B.agreed C.refused D.disappeared

8.A.happened B.lost C.gone D.changed

9.A.that B.if C.why D.what

10.A.Women’s Day B.Teachers’ Day C.Christmas Day D.Mother’s Day

11.A.shock B.voice C.noise D.knock

12.A.need B.remember C.influence D.greet

13.A.bad B.expensive C.delicious D.cheap

14.A.before B.if C.though D.because

15.A.teacher B.mom C.friend D.sister

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As a teenager， I am often asked what I am going to be in the future．A lawyer? A doctor? Or a scientist? No， my ideal career is to be a teacher．One of the____for that is I want to be a teacher like Mr. Chen.

“Look! Do you know what it is? A-ha， it’s the____! And it will always move around the sun.” Mr. Chen said and pointed to his head．He then touched the nose and____， “Can you tell me the name of this mountain? It is the highest mountain on Earth! What’s the____of it? Yes， it’s 8844.43 metres…” I’ll never forget my first geography lesson．He was____humorous that we all fell in love with his lessons____．It’s Mr. Chen who opened the door of geography for us.

Generally speaking， most of the teachers are strict____students and sometimes a little bit demanding（苛求的）， not so with Mr. Chen．He is a lighthouse， showing us the way to the treasure of knowledge．He is a friend and easy to get____with， always encouraging us to speak out loud without____our shyness and other disadvantages．He is an example， volunteering his time to students and other teachers．

One day I happened to meet him in the hospital．Seeing the cut on his arm， I realized he was donating his____．I was moved and was____another lesson， a lesson of love and devotion.

Every time I see my globe（地球仪）， it would____me of Mr. Chen．He is the most unforgettable teacher I have____met and he will always be．Someday I hope I am____to be a teacher like him.

Thank you， Mr. Chen， thank you for making learning not a job but a joy.

Thank you for helping me to discover what I do best and to do it even____

Thank you for understanding all of us and giving us the time and care each of us needs.

1.A. replies B. reasons C. rewards D. results

2.A. moon B. earth C. star D. sun

3.A. advised B. announced C. added D. answered

4.A. distance B. weight C. size D. height

5.A. very B. too C. really D. so

6.A. at present B. at once C. at times D. at first

7.A. with B. to C. in D. for

8.A. away B. together C. angry D. along

9.A. thinking B. caring C. considering D. supposing

10.A. money B. blood C. clothes D. time

11.A. taught B. given C. taken D. had

12.A. remembers B. represents C. warns D. reminds

13.A. just B. never C. ever D. yet

14.A. able B. about C. allowed D. available

15.A. well B. good C. better D. best

Jenny feels much more confident about her life after reading about her star sign,Virgo. So she ___ follows the advice that her star sign gives.

One Monday,it said,“Be careful not to answer phone calls this week,___ you could miss a great opportunity(机会).”

“I think I'll be patient enough not to answer the phones for a week,” thought Jenny. Twenty minutes ___,her mobile phone rang.

It was from her company. They were calling to tell her that she was asked to go to the office early that day,___ Jenny did not answer the phone. When she arrived at the office,her boss was very angry with her,but he didn't say anything. He wanted to give her a chance.

However,when the ___ thing happened the next day,Jenny's boss became ___ and told her to go home! During the rest of the week,Jenny still did not ___ any phone calls. She missed more than 20 phone calls on Sunday and felt sad that she even did not speak to anybody to come to her birthday party.

On the following Monday morning,Jenny rushed downstairs to get the newspaper and read her star sign's advice for the new week. After reading an apology(道歉) for last week's ___ in the newspaper,she felt she was very ___.

Virgo's advice should be: “Be careful to answer phone calls this week...” “____” was put in by mistake!

1.A. always B. sometimes C. never D. often

2.A. and B. but C. nor D. or

3.A. late B. later C. ago D. before

4.A. so B. and C. but D. since

5.A. difficult B. different C. same D. quite

6.A. impolite B. impatient C. patient D. polite

7.A. make B. grew C. reach D. answer

8.A. saying B. trouble C. news D. mistake

9.A. clever B. silly C. tired D. happy

10.A. Careful B. To C. Not D. Answer

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In our life, one spends the most time being with oneself. But one has the least understanding of oneself. When you are s1., you may be very proud. When you fail, you may lose heart. If you don’t get a thorough(充分的) understanding of yourself, you may m2.many chances in life.

To get a thorough understanding of yourself is to know well about yourself. You may realize your strong points and weak o3.. You may hope for a wonderful f4., but be sure not to expect(期待) too much because not all dreams can come true. You may be confident e5.to meet challenges(挑战), but first you should know what to do.

To get a thorough understanding of yourself also means to take care of yourself. When you are angry, find a q6.place so that you won’t be hurt. When you are s7., tell your friends about it to change the mood into a good one. When you are tired, get a good sleep. If you don’t know when and how to look after yourself, you w8.be able to stay away from illness.

N9.can tell what will happen in the future. Get a thorough understanding of yourself, and you will get a full control of yourself and f10.your life full of color.

Middle school students in China usually have some problems, such as stress, anger and loneliness. There are different (71) c1.of these problems.

One of them is too much homework. It seems that a student’s homework is never done. Many students can (72) h2.find any time for their hobbies. They all hope to achieve a balance between schoolwork and their hobbies. But it’s difficult to achieve this goal, so they feel (73) s3.about that.

Another is endless (74) e4.. Some of them are too difficult for students to get high marks. Some students even (75) d5.their abilities when they fail in the tests. Many students are afraid of tests and endless tests almost drive them (76) m6..

Students also face the problem of the generation gap (代沟). (77) A7. to a recent report, about 60% of the middle school students think their parents don’t quite (78) u8.them. And their parents often say no to their decisions. (79) P9. their parents want to protect them, but that really makes them sad.

Not all the students know how to (80) d10.with those problems. Can you give them some advice?