“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of my life. It has brought me      . I learned the law from my father’s      story.
My father was     in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then      in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework      midnight. Life was hard, because they had no      !
At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold, the land where      people can become rich.
“        don’t I go to America?” he said to himself, full of hope.
So, my father came to America. “ I had thought it was easy to     money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire（雇佣） me because I spoke      English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables,      dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was      for the first few years. I worked from 10a.m to 11p.m. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn’t     the schooling(学费).
My father      working hard, and reached his goal.
“Alan,” he often says to me, “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come       in life.” That is what I learned from my father.

小题1:	A．disaster B．loss C．success D．pity

小题2:	A．life B．fashion C．danger D．history

小题3:	A．famous B．lucky C．rich D．born

小题4:	A．taught B．worked C．studied D．slept

小题5:	A．until B．towards C．for D．during

小题6:	A．experience B．energy C．time D．money

小题7:	A．kind B．poor C．strong D．lazy

小题8:	A．What B．How C．Why D．When

小题9:	A．discover B．make C．collect D．spend

小题10:

A．little B．good C．much D．excellent

小题11:

A．giving B．running C．washing D．receiving

小题12:

A．comfortable B．cheerful C．nice D．hard

小题13:

A．borrow B．need C．afford D．pay

小题14:

A．kept B．finished C．minded D．stopped

小题15:

A．really B．easily C．quietly D．slowly

Robert was always busy. One day, some naughty children wanted to make fun of         . One of them said to Robert, “There are birds’ eggs         that tree. Could you please get them for us?”
Robert wanted to help the children,          he knew that the naughty children would take away his boots if he left them on the ground. So he tied (捆) the boots to his body .
“We’ll         your boots for you! You can leave them here,” said the children.
“Thank you!” Robert replied. “But I’m quite busy .As soon as I get the        for you, I’ll go home.”

小题1:	A．her B．him C．you D．me

小题2:	A．in B．with C．for D．without

小题3:	A．so B．or C．but D．because

小题4:	A．put on B．look for C．take off D．take care of

小题5:	A．eggs B．birds C．kits D．leaves

One day, I saw Harry sitting under a tree. He looked very sad. So I asked him what was wrong.
“Nothing,” He said, “I’m too short to join the school basketball team.” “And our P.E .teacher thinks I’ve little hope to be in the team in half a year,” he added.
“Why not join another team?” I asked.
“But my dream is to be an excellent basketball player in the future,” he said.
He told me his father wanted him to change his idea to join the school ping-pong team.
“Good idea.” I agreed. “You’re sure to be popular, because you have a smart head.”
The next day, he joined the school ping-pong team. He worked harder than any other boy. Soon he was very popular in the team and looked happy every day.
At the end of last month, his team took part in the city’s high school ping-pong match. He and his team beat the others and won the championship.
Sometimes your dream may not come true. Then make a small change, and it will bring you another success.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。
小题1:Why did Harry look sad that day?

A．There was something wrong with his leg.

B．His P.E. teacher told him not to play basketball.

C．He was too short to join the school basketball team.

D．He wasn’t well enough for the school basketball team.

小题2:Harry’s father would like him to _______.

A．join the school ping-pong team.

B．take part in another basketball club.

C．take part in the city ping-pong match.

D．beat others and win a championship.

小题3:According to the passage, we know ______.
A. Harry dreamed to be a ping-pong player.
B. Harry worked harder than others in the team.
C. Harry was soon popular in their team.
D. Both B and C.
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Ping-pong made Harry happy.

B．Ping-pong is easier than basketball.

C．Harry is a high school student.

D．Harry and his team won the match.

小题5:The passage tells us that ______.

A．Harry is too short to play basketball.

B．Harry wants to be a basketball player.

C．Making a change may be good for you.

D．a big dream can bring you success.

It was a bright Saturday morning. I stopped at a café to enjoy a cup of coffee and read the morning newspaper. Suddenly, I felt a hand on the back of my jacket and heard someone say, “Hey Steve! How are you doing?”
Looking back, I saw a man. He looked familiar, but I couldn’t remember where we had met.
The young man also held a cup of coffee, so I asked him to join me. Very soon, his story began to thaw out my memory.
Five years earlier, Johnson was traveling home late on a February night. A heavy snow had arrived that afternoon, and by midnight, the snowdrifts(雪堆)were getting deep. His car was stuck in a snowdrift just down the road from my house.
He walked to my house for help. I helped him pull his car out of the snowdrift and up to the street where the snow had been cleaned away.
This was a normal happening here during the winter. I couldn’t count the times someone has helped me to pull my car from a snowdrift. However, it was an unforgettable experience for him. He was only eighteen at that time, and he said he was very afraid. No one wants to be stuck in a snowdrift at night.
Sometimes, one simple kindness at the right moment can change the direction of a life. So, be kind and helpful.
小题1:Where did Steve meet Johnson for the first time?

A．At a café.

B．At Steve’s house.

C．At a bus station.

D．On a street.

小题2:The underlined phrase “thaw out” in Paragraph 3 means “_______” in Chinese.

A．打断

B．珍藏

C．增强

D．唤起

小题3:Johnson asked Steve for help one night because_______.

A．he lost his way home

B．his friend was injured

C．he was caught in a heavy snow

D．his car broke down on the way

小题4:According to Steve, helping Johnson was_______.

A．a normal thing

B．a strange thing

C．an unusual behavior

D．an unforgettable experience

小题5:The writer’s purpose of writing the passage is to tell us_______.

A．friendship is very important

B．even a simple kindness matters

C．meeting an old friend is a pleasure

D．it is better not to drive in a snowy night

This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. As I searched the name, I found that there were two famous people having the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts（花生）, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice; let the coin decide. I flipped(掷) a coin and Ah! Tails (背面)! My report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.
Weeks later, I stood in front of the classroom and proudly read my homework. But things started to get strange. I looked around the room, only to find my classmates with big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes and my stone-faced teacher. I was completely lost. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”
Oh well, I dropped the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American War of Independence.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that my teacher meant that George Washington?
Of course, my subject result was awful. Sad but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to the headmaster Miss Lancelot, but she said firmly: No re-dos; no new score. I felt that it was not fair, and I believed I deserved a second chance. So I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, I sat in the headmaster’s office again, but this time a completely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the terrible moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster told me I was good enough to skip(跳过) the 6th grade and started the 7th grade next term.  
小题1:The task I received was to find information about ________.

A．uses for peanuts	B．American War of Independence
C．George Washington	D．my headmaster Miss Lancelot

小题2:________ helped me decide what my report would be about.

A．The Internet

B．My classmates

C．My grandpa

D．A coin

小题3:People in the class acted strangely because ________.

A．I was too proud of my homework

B．I mistook what the homework was about

C．the whole world suddenly became quiet

D．the teacher’s face turned to a stone

小题4:I ________ after I failed the subject.

A．worked harder to prove my ability

B．started to study from the 7th grade

C．was so frightened at the awful result

D．was given a second chance to redo the work

小题5:We can infer(推断) from the passage that ________.

A．the headmaster didn’t like the writer at all

B．the writer’s classmates felt sad at his mistake

C．the writer knew little about American history

D．the writer’s grandpa was a very wise man

小题6:Which of the following proverbs can best describe the main idea of this story?

A．Seeing is believing.

B．Where there is a will, there is a way.

C．One is never too old to learn.

D．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)
When I was sixteen, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children, I learned French at school. And I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand French. I believed that I wouldn’t have any       problems when I went to America. So I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday there.
How          I was! The misunderstanding (误解) began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to call my friend Danny who had been in America for two years and told her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking confused and asked if he could          me.
“Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.”
“Well, that’s nice,” he said. “Are you getting married ? But aren’t you a bit too       ?”
“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me          the phone box is?”
“Oh! I see. ” he said, “there’s a phone downstairs.”
When Danny and I met up, she explained the misunderstanding to me.
“Don’t worry,” she said to me. “I had so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from the British. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say         . Most of the time British and American people understand each other!

小题1:	A．money B．time C．sleep D．language

小题2:	A．excited B．wrong C．poor D．successful

小题3:	A．know B．help C．select D．teach

小题4:	A．strict B．lucky C．young D．ordinary

小题5:	A．how much B．whose C．where D．how heavy

小题6:	A．at present B．at once C．at the same time D．at last

Hao Xue, a Grade Nine top student had a problem recently. She used to get marks of over 110 points on her math tests. But in the last final exam, her math score was only 90 points.
It was a shock. "I don't know what happened, "said Hao, who kept feeling nervous and frustrated like Hao, many of us have setbacks(挫折) in life. What should you do to deal with these setbacks?
Hao chose to face her problem. Her parents and teachers also gave her help. After some hard work her math marks were between 100 and 110. Although she still wasn't at her original level, she didn't panic anymore."Don't be scared by setbacks, you will beat it. "said Hao.
Chen Xingzhu in Shenzhen also has a story to tell. The 15-year-old girl is not good at doing sit-ups,
which is necessary for the coming high school PE entrance exam. One student has to do at least 35 sit-ups in a minute to pass the test. Most of her classmates can do 40. However, she can only do 20.
Feeling worried, Chen decided to do something. She did sit-ups for half an hour every day after school. Now after a month, she can do 30 sit-ups in a minute."I finally found what made me slow through
continuous practice and then improved little by little."said Chen, "I believe I will be able to do 40 next month."
小题1:Why did Hao Xue keep feeling nervous and frustrated?
A. She lost interest in math.
B. Her math score dropped.
C. She couldn't catch up with her classmates.
小题2:The word "panic" in the fourth paragraph probably means ______.
A. be scared        B. feel relaxed         C. work hard
小题3:How many sit-ups could Chen Xingzhou do at first?
A. 20.          B. 30.                     C. 40.
小题4:We can tell from the story that Hao and Chen both______.
A. turned to their teachers and parents for help
B. felt worried and escaped from their problems
C. faced their problems and worked hard to solve them
小题5:Which of the following is TRUE?
A. When Hao felt down, nobody offered to help her.
B. With hard work, Hao is back to her original level in math.
C. Chen is confident and she will pass the coming PE test.

Lester was walking in the street with two huge and heavy suitcases . A stranger walked up to him and asked ,“Have you got the time ?”
Lester stopped , put down the suitcases and looked at his watch .“It’ s five fifteen ,”he said .
“Hey , what a nice watch !”said the stranger .
Lester smiled a little and said ,“Yes , it’ s not bad . Look at this .”Then he showed the stranger a time display for the 86 largest cities in the world .
He hit a few buttons（按钮）and a voice told the time in Chinese . Lester continued ,“Its voice can be set（设置）for different languages .”
The stranger seemed very interested in the watch .
“That’ s not all ,”said Lester . He then pushed a few more buttons and a small map appeared on the watch .“The map can show where we are ,”explained Lester .
“I want to buy this watch !”said the stranger .
“Oh , no , I’ m not selling it . I have spent nearly two years making it ,”said Lester .
“I’ ll give you $ 1,000 for it !”
“Oh , no , I’ ve already spent more than that .”
“I’ ll give you $ 5,000 for it !”
Lester stopped to think . The stranger quickly gave him a check（支票）and said ,“$ 5,000 . Here it is .”
Lester finally agreed to sell the watch . When the stranger was going to leave with the watch , Lester pointed to the two huge suitcases and said ,“Hey , wait a minute . Don’ t forget your batteries .”
小题1:Lester stopped in the street because _____ .

A．the suitcases were very heavy

B．he felt very tired

C．a stranger wanted to buy his watch

D．someone asked him what the time was

小题2:What was in the suitcases that Lester was carrying ?

A．Money .

B．Batteries .

C．Watches .

D．Paper .

小题3:We can infer from the passage that Lester was a(n) _____ .

A．engineer

B．sportsman

C．artist

D．doctor

小题4:The stranger paid _____ for the watch .

A．nothing

B．$ 1,000

C．$ 5,000

D．$ 4,000

小题5:Which of the following is NOT true about the watch ?

A．It can tell the time in different languages .

B．It can tell you where you are .

C．It is easy to wear and carry .

D．It can show a time display for many large cities around the world .

I used to have little passion（激情，热情）in my life. But what happened the other day changed my mind. It was then that I learned how        it is to have a passion in life.
That day I went home in Mom’s car. When Mom        at a red light, someone on the side of the road caught my eye. It was a man dressed        rags. He was homeless. That didn’t interest me, because I had seen         like him before. Those people usually looked unhappy and hopeless.
But this man was        in some way. He was not sitting down with a        expression. Instead, he had a         in his hand and was dancing happily to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious thing he had.
“Mom, why does that man have a radio        he’s homeless?” I asked.
“He       it, “ she replied.
“But why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes? He       something that he didn’t need.”
“Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren’t the most important.”
That man must care so much about        that he bought a radio instead of food or clothes. I soon realized that        is the key to life.
Since then I am always thinking of        is truly important in life. A home, a meal, clothes – these things are        part of the life. What we often forget is that we all need a joy, a light on a         day. We all need a passion which gives a person the happiness they need to keep going.

小题1:	A．strange B．important C．dangerous D．difficult

小题2:	A．stopped B．walked C．stood D．exercised

小题3:	A．in B．on C．at D．of

小题4:	A．none B．few C．all D．many

小题5:	A．common B．different C．polite D．rude

小题6:	A．sad B．nervous C．polite D．rude

小题7:	A．hat B．phone C．scarf D．radio

小题8:	A．though B．because C．until D．unless

小题9:	A．borrowed B．made C．fixed D．bought

小题10:

A．asked for B．waited for C．paid for D．looked for

小题11:

A．stories B．music C．news D．languages

小题12:

A．knowledge B．health C．happiness D．friendship

小题13:

A．who B．what C．where D．when

小题14:

A．only B．all C．also D．never

小题15:

A．warm B．hot C．dark D．relaxing

Long long ago, in a small, lonely village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog heard of this place and decided to pay a _________.  He ran all of his way with a happy heart. When he _________, he jumped happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. There was a hole in the door. He looked __________ the hole with his ears lifted high and his tail（尾巴） shaking as fast as it ___________. To his great surprise, he found himself looking at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails shaking just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly as__________. As he left the House, he said to himself, "This is a ____________place. I will come back and visit it often."
In this same village, ___________ little dog, who was sad and in blue all the day, decided to visit the house, __________. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the hole in the door. To his great ___________, he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs looking at him, so he growled at them right away. Then he was terrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a terrible place, and I will never come _______ and visit it."
All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?

小题1:	A．travel B．trip C．visit D．ride

小题2:	A．arrived B．got C．reached D．got to

小题3:	A．across B．at C．through D．past

小题4:	A．could B．can C．possible D．would

小题5:	A．him B．his C．it D．he

小题6:	A．terrible B．bad C．wonderful D．strange

小题7:	A．the other B．other C．others D．another

小题8:	A．either B．too C．also D．neither

小题9:	A．surprised B．surprising C．surprise D．surprises

小题10:

A．in B．into C．back D．by