Each of us fails from time to time．If we are wise, we accept these failures as a  1  part of the learning process．But all too often as parents and teachers we disallow this  2  right to our children．

When I see a child  3  to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie．

    Donnie was my youngest third grader．His  4  of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed．He  5     answered questions — he might be wrong．

I tried my best to build his  6．But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned （安排）to our classroom．

   She was young and pretty, and she loved children．My pupils, Donnie included,7  her．

   One morning, we were working math problems at the chalkboard．Donnie had 8  the problems with painstaking neatness．Pleased with his progress, I 9  the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials．When I returned, Donnie was in 10 ．He’d missed the third problem．

   My student teacher looked at me in despair．Suddenly her face  11．From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils．

   "Look, Donnie," she said, kneeling beside him and gently 12 the tear stained face from his arms．"I’ve got something to13 you．" She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk．

   "See these 14 , Donnie," she continued．"They belong to Mrs. Lindstrom and me．See how the erasers are 15 ? That’s because we make mistakes too．But we erase the mistakes and try again．That’s what you 16  learn to do, too．"

    She kissed him and stood up．"Here," she said, "I’ll leave one of these pencils on 17 desk so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, 18 teachers．" Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile．

    The pencil became Donnie’s  19  possession．That, together with Mary Anne’s frequent encouragement, gradually 20  him that it’s all right to make mistakes — as long as you erase them and try again．

2．A．correct                 B．same                   C．important        D．natural

3．A．suffering               B．object                  C．fall                      D．subject

4．A．fear                      B．lesson                 C．chance               D．sense

5．A．always                  B．often                   C．never          D．seldom

6．A．self-protection       B．self-improvement C．self-confidence    D．self-learning

7．A．respected              B．disliked                C．avoided               D．mined

8．A．worked out           B．copied                 C．gone over            D．leaned

9．A．left                       B．offered                C．missed            D．parted

10．A．surprise               B．astonishment        C．anger                  D．tears

11．A．darkened             B．brightened           C．pulled                  D．loosened

12．A．lifting                  B．picking                C．holding                D．pushing

13．A．help                    B．show                  C．reward                D．promise

14．A．pencils                B．mistakes              C．marks                 D．containers

15．A．used                   B．built                    C．worn                  D．damaged

16．A．may                    B．must                   C．will                     D．can

17．A．my                     B．someone’s           C．the teacher’s        D．your

18．A．still                     B．also                     C．even                   D．not

19．A．prized                 B．own                    C．kept                    D．expected

20．A．warned               B．informed             C．persuaded      D．reminded

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While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one rainy evening．The overhead light outside my door was  1  and I had difficulty finding the keyhole．When I finally  2  to open the door, I  3  around the wall for a light switch．I found a  4  where a switch was once installed．．．but no switch．
No discouraged easily, I remembered seeing a  5  by the bed when I put away my luggage  6  in the day．I found the bed in the dark and felt around until I found the lamp, but when I switched it on,  7  happened! Now what?
Though I knew that it was dark outside my window  8  the outdoor light was burned out, I thought that  9  if I opened the curtains I might be able to use the light from the  10  to find another lamp．So I  11  my way slowly across the room to the curtains and．．．no draw-string!
I finally stumbled （跌跌撞撞） around until I found a desk lamp that actually  12 ! That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world can be and how necessary  13  is．
But even more necessary than  14  light is the light that shines from people—the light of
love, sympathy and 15 ．Because, for many people, the world is a dark and  16  place．
It is the shining that is important, for someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or fear and in  17  of some light．
So let your light shine．Whatever light you  18  may be a beacon （灯塔） of hope and encouragement in someone’s darkness．And if you feel that your light is 19  a candle in a forest, remember this—there isn’t enough darkness in the world to 20  the light of one small candle．

It is reported that conservation groups in North America have been arguing about the benefits and dangers of wolves. Some groups believe wolves should be killed. Other people believe wolves

Must be protected so that they will not disappear from the wilderndss(荒野)

                            For Killing Wolves

  In Alaska，the wolf almost disappeared a few years ago，because hunters were killing hundreds

0f them forsport .However．1aws were established to protect the wolves from sportsmen and people who catch the animals for their fur．So the woIf population has greatly increased. Now there are so many wolves that they are destroying their own food supply．

    A wolf naturally eats animals in the deer family. People in the wilderness also hunt deer for

food．Many of the animals have been destroyed by the very cold winters recently and by changes in the wilderness plant life．When the deer can’t find enough food，they die．

   If the wolves continue to kill large numbers of deer，their prey(猎物)will disappear some

day．And the wolves will．too．So we must change the cycle of life in the wilderness to balance the

ecology．If we killed more wolves，we would save them and their prey from dying out．We’d also

save some farm animals．

    In another northern state，wolves attack cows and chickens for food．Farmers want the

government to send biologists to study the problem．They believe it necessary to kill wolves in some areas and to protect them in places where there is a small woIf population．

                           Against Killing Wolves

  If you had lived long ago，you would have heard many different stories about the dangerous

wolf．According to most stories，hungry wolves often kill people for food．Even today，the stories of the“big bad woIf'＂will not disappear．

    But the fact is wolves are afraid of people．and they seldom travel in areas where there is a

human smell．When wolves eat other animals，they usually kill the very young．or the sick and

injured .The strongest survive .No kind of animal would have survived through the centuries if the

weak members had lived．And has always been a law of nature

  Although some people say it is good sense to kill wolves，we say it is nonsense!Researchers

have found wolves and their prey living in balance．The wolves keep the deer population from

becoming too large,and that keeps a balance in the wilderness plant life．

    The real problem is that the areas where wolves can live are being used bv people．Even if

wilderness land is not used directly for human needs．the wolves can’t always find enough food .So they travel to the nearest source,which is often a farm．Then there is danger．The“big bad wolf”has arrived! And everyone knows what happens next．

1．According to the passage，some people in North America favor killing wolves for all the following reasons EXCET that_____________．

    A．there are too many wolves                  B．they kill large numbers deer

    C．they attack cows and chickens for food        D．they destroy the wilderness plant life

2．Some people are against killing wolves because____________．

    A．wolves help to keep the ecological balance in the wildemess

    B．there is too small a wolf population in the wilderness

    C．there are too many deer in the wilderness

    D．wolves are afraid of people and never attack people

3．According to those against killing wolves，when wolves eat other animals，____________．

A．they never eat strong and healthy ones

    B．they always go against the law of nature

    C．they might help this kind of animals survive in nature

    D．they disturb the ecological balance in the wilderness

4．The last sentence“And everyone knows what happens next”implies that in such cases____________．

    A．farm animals will be in danger and have to be shipped away

    B．woIves will kill people and people will in turn kill them

    C．wolves wilI find enough food sources on famls

    D．people will leave the areas where wolves can live

One thing Britain is famous for is pubs, and no trip to the UK would be complete without a visit to one of the thousands of pubs across the country.

Pubs play an important part in the social structure of the country. They are places where all ages and social classes mix to talk, do business, or just spend a couple of quiet hours before heading home in the evening.

There are many different types of beer available in pubs. Traditional British beer is called bitter, or ale, and is usually served at room temperature. As a result, the British are famous for their ‘warm beer’! If you prefer a cold beer, ask for lager. This beer is light yellow in colour whereas bitter is usually a darker brown. All beers are served as pints （500 ml） or halves （250ml）. To order, you need to ask for a pint or half, and then name the beer. So, you could say “                 .”

Wine, red or white, is normally available in all pubs, such as whisky, gin or vodka.It is not, however, necessary to drink alcohol. Non-alcoholic drinks are called soft drinks. You can have juice, lemonade, cola or among others.

If you visit a pub in a group, it is important to pay for your ‘round’. This means that you buy a drink for everyone in your group. Not buying your round is a big social mistake! Remember that you need to order and pay for your drinks at the bar.

So, follow these tips if you want to get the most out of visiting a pub, and, “cheers!”

1．Please fill in the blank in the third paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. （Please answer within 10 words.） 

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? 

If you don’t buy a drink for everyone in your group, you are socially wrong.

3．If you are in a pub, what would you like to drink? Why? （Please answer within 30 words.）

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----I hear that Tom was badly injured in a car accident and is in hospital now.
-----_________, let’s pay a visit to him.