1. Just accept them for who they are and give them e_________ to live as rich and full a life as you do.

2.Yao Ming is generally a________ as the best basketball player in the world.

3. At weekends she often a_________ her mother to the shops to do some shopping.

4. He has been working so hard, so he is b_________ to pass the test.

5. She was s________ to death when hearing the sound of explosion.

6. Most parents are not a__________ of the danger of their babies’ eating jelly（果冻）, which causes most unfortunate incidents to happen.

7. You’d better give me my book. O________ I’ll fail my test

8. Sometimes I wonder how r_________ chemistry is to these students, most of whom will be going back to their villages after Year 8.

9. The teacher r____________ us to buy an English-Chinese dictionary, which would be a great help to us.

10. His v_______ description of his adventure in the forest made us want to have a try ourselves.

The weather was terrible that night. The summer thunderstorm had knocked out the power. Luckily, there was enough candlelight flickering(闪烁）on the kitchen table. With the candlelight, could see the card I was writing to my husband's cousins in Finland.

Dear Heli and Rislo，

You are on my mind tonight because we are using the candles you gave us when you visited us two years ago. There M^as a horrible summer thunderstorm this evening and the power went out, and your candles were just what we needed. They have lit our dinnertime, the bedrooms and now I am sitting by one in the kitchen ...

What I didn't say to Heli and Risto is that we never burned the candles before because they, well, smell like a campfire. And so they stood in iron candlesticks until we needed them.

I'm so thankful that we had candles on hand that dark night. And I'm equally as thankful that I had a beautiful card on hand, too, or I would have let the opportunity to keep in touch with faraway family escape. It would have turned into another one of those moments when the thought of sending a card crossed my mind but never actually happened.

The candle burned slowly. After I finished my card to Finland, I enjoyed looking through the rest of my ‘‘Someone Cares" greeting cards. The air was fresh and cool, and I had cards and enough light to write. I found a birthday card for my nephew's IOth birthday, a thinking-of-you card for my aunt, and a fun greeting card for an old friend and I began writing. Candles and cards -~ two things that make a thunderstorm into the perfect storm.

1. Why did the writer light the candles that night?

A. Because it was her nephew's 10th birthday.

B. Because she thought of her husband's cousins.

C. Because she wanted to add some fun to her life.

D. Because there was no electricity due to the thunderstorm.

2. By saying "smell like a campfire", the writer wants to show _____.

A. she enjoyed going camping a lot

B. she liked the smell of a campfire very much

C. she didn't like the smell of the burning candles

D. she didn't need to burn the candles in the past

3. In the past, when the writer wanted to send a card, she often _____.

A. immediately wrote one

B. didn't put it into practice

C. didn't know what to write

D. hesitated for a long time

4. Lighting the candles on the stormy night made the writer _____.

A. believe everyone could be happy

B. value her relatives and friends more

C. know how to make her boring life interesting

D. know who was the most important person to her

1. Just accept them for who they are and give them e_________ to live as rich and full a life as you do.
2.Yao Ming is generally a________ as the best basketball player in the world.
3. At weekends she often a_________ her mother to the shops to do some shopping.
4. He has been working so hard, so he is b_________ to pass the test.
5. She was s________ to death when hearing the sound of explosion.
6. Most parents are not a__________ of the danger of their babies’ eating jelly（果冻）, which causes most unfortunate incidents to happen.
7. You’d better give me my book. O________ I’ll fail my test
8. Sometimes I wonder how r_________ chemistry is to these students, most of whom will be going back to their villages after Year 8.
9. The teacher r____________ us to buy an English-Chinese dictionary, which would be a great help to us.
10. His v_______ description of his adventure in the forest made us want to have a try ourselves.

The moment she meets difficult problem, she often ____.

A.scratch surface B. start from scratch C. scratch her head D. scratches her head

Adrian’s “Amazing Race” started early when his parents realized that he, as a baby, couldn’t hear a thing, not even loud noises. In a special school for the hearing-impaired，he learned sign language and got to mix with other disabled children. However, the sight of all the disabled children communicating with one another upset his mother. She wanted him to lead a normal life. So after speaking to an advisor, she sent him to private classes where he learned to read lips and pronounce words.

    Later on, Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school. But the headmaster tried to prevent them from doing so, saying regular school couldn’t take care of a special needs student. His parents were determined to take the risk and push him hard to go through his work every day because they wanted to prove that, given the opportunity, he could do anything. Adrian made the grade and got accepted. It was a big challenge. The pace （节奏）was faster so he had to sit at the front of the class and really pay attention to the teacher, which wasn’t always easy. But he stuck to it and did a lot of extra work after school. 

    The efforts made by Adrian and his parents paid off. Adrian graduated with good grades and got into a top high school. He also achieved a lot in life outside school. He developed a love for the outdoors and went to Nepal to climb mountains. He even entered the World Yacht Race 05/06--- being the first hearing-impaired Asian to do so.

    But none of these achievements would have been possible without one of the most important lessons from his mother.” “If you believe in yourself and work hard, you can achieve great results.” She often said.

1. How did Adrian communicate with other children in the special school?

A. By speaking.                   B. By using sign language

C. By reading lips                  D. By making loud noises

2. Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school because___________.

A. they wanted him to live a normal life    

B. they wanted to prove the headmaster wrong

C. he wouldn’t mix with other disabled children

D. he wasn’t taken good care of in the special school

3. How did Adrian finally succeed in his study?

A. He did a lot of outdoor activities.        

B. He was pushed hard to study every day.

C. He attended private classes after school.   

D. He worked very hard both in and after class

4. Why is Adrian’s life described as an “Amazing Race”?

A. He did very well in his study                 

B. He succeeded in entering a regular school

C. He reached his goals in spite of his disability  

D. He took part in the World Yacht Race 05/06