Rose watched as her friend, Melissa, and three other girls practiced their dance moves. Rose told her mom, “I want to take ballet(芭蕾)lessons!” Her mom was happy and bought her a dress. Rose went to the lessons. But she found it boring to do the same movements(动作) again and again. After a few lessons, Rose told her mom, “I’m not going to the lessons anymore.” Bored, she drew a picture of a lovely “ballerina”. She said to herself,” I’m not good at anything.”

One day after school, Rose visited Amanda. Amanda was practicing the guitar. Rose told her mom when she came back home, “I want to play the guitar!” Her mom bought a secondhand guitar for her. She tried to play it, but the strings(弦) hurt her fingers and she had to rest. Bored, Rose drew a picture of a girl playing the guitar. She sighed and thought, “ I’m not good at anything.”

“Charlie, what should I do? Tomorrow is Talent Day at school, but I don’t have talent for anything,” she asked her brother. “Well, you could take your drawings,” Charlie suggested.

Rose sighed. What else could she do? The next day, she put her drawings in her bag and went to school with heavy steps.

Ms Smith announced Rose to be the winner and asked her to come to the front of the room. “I didn’t know you could draw so well, Rose. Would you tell us your secret?”

Rose thought and thought. At last she had the answer. Rose smiled and said, “Practice!”

46. W    hy did Rose want to learn how to dance?

  A. Because Melissa and some other girls do so.

  B. Because she felt bored to do the same movements.

  C. Because the teacher said she could be good at it.

  D. Because her mother want her to learn how to dance.

47. Who can play the guitar?

  A. Charlie    B. Melissa   C. Amanda    D. Rose.

48. The underlined part “with heavy steps” in the fourth paragraph means Rose is_______?

  A. Happy     B. Worried   C. Excited    D. Hopeful.

49. What do you learn about Rose’s mother？

  A. She was willing to help Rose to try new things.

  B. She wanted Rose to be a dancer.

  C. She never helps Rose to try new things.

  D. She wanted Rose to be busy.

50. What’s the passage mainly tell us?

  A. Give up the things that you aren’t good at.

  B. Adults shouldn’t give kids too much pressure.

  C. To be good at something takes practice.

  D. We should learn from others.

Rose watched as her friend, Melissa, and three other girls practiced their dance moves. Rose told her mom, “I want to take ballet(芭蕾)lessons!” Her mom was happy and bought her a dress. Rose went to the lessons. But she found it boring to do the same movements(动作) again and again. After a few lessons, Rose told her mom, “I’m not going to the lessons anymore.” Bored, she drew a picture of a lovely “ballerina”. She said to herself,” I’m not good at anything.”

One day after school, Rose visited Amanda. Amanda was practicing the guitar. Rose told her mom when she came back home, “I want to play the guitar!” Her mom bought a secondhand guitar for her. She tried to play it, but the strings(弦) hurt her fingers and she had to rest. Bored, Rose drew a picture of a girl playing the guitar. She sighed and thought, “ I’m not good at anything.”

“Charlie, what should I do? Tomorrow is Talent Day at school, but I don’t have talent for anything,” she asked her brother. “Well, you could take your drawings,” Charlie suggested.

Rose sighed. What else could she do? The next day, she put her drawings in her bag and went to school with heavy steps.

Ms Smith announced Rose to be the winner and asked her to come to the front of the room. “I didn’t know you could draw so well, Rose. Would you tell us your secret?”

Rose thought and thought. At last she had the answer. Rose smiled and said, “Practice!”

46. W       hy did Rose want to learn how to dance?

  A. Because Melissa and some other girls do so.

  B. Because she felt bored to do the same movements.

  C. Because the teacher said she could be good at it.

  D. Because her mother want her to learn how to dance.

47. Who can play the guitar?

  A. Charlie    B. Melissa   C. Amanda    D. Rose.

48. The underlined part “with heavy steps” in the fourth paragraph means Rose is_______?

  A. Happy     B. Worried   C. Excited    D. Hopeful.

49. What do you learn about Rose’s mother？

  A. She was willing to help Rose to try new things.

  B. She wanted Rose to be a dancer.

  C. She never helps Rose to try new things.

  D. She wanted Rose to be busy.

50. What’s the passage mainly tell us?

  A. Give up the things that you aren’t good at.

  B. Adults shouldn’t give kids too much pressure.

  C. To be good at something takes practice.

  D. We should learn from others.

How was your brother’s w_______?

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There are four people in my family. Every day my parents are very busy t 73  to make money in order to pay  the high tuition(学费）for my brother and me. They hardly say "I love you" or send f74   to each other. Besides，my father has a bad temper(脾气）．It is easy for him to lose his temper w 75   he's very tired from the hard work. I didn't know whether there was love between them u  76 one spring. At that time，my father suddenly got badly sick .My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital，they both  looked very w 77as if both of them had a serious illness.

After they were back，my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road every day in the morning and dusk. H 78  ，after two months my father still couldn't walk by h  79_ ．All of us were worried about him.

"Dad，how are you f  80  now?" I asked him one day.

"Susan，don't worry about me.”he said i 81a low voice.“I just like walking with your mom. I like  this kind of  life.”Reading his eyes，I know he loves my mother very much.

   Once I thought love m  82 flowers，presents and sweet k83  . But from this experience，I understand   that love is inside，making life strong and warm.