When one door of happiness closes, another opens. However, we often look at the      41       door so long that we can’t see the one that has been opened for       42      .

It’s true that we don’t know       43       we’ve got until we lose it, and it’s also true that we don’t know what we’ve been       44       until it goes away.

Giving someone all your love doesn’t mean that they’ll love you back. Don’t expect love in      45      . Just wait for it to grow in their hearts.

It      46      only an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.

There are many moments in life when you miss someone so      47       that you want to bring them into your dreams and hug them for real!

Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go, and      48      what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

Happiness lies in those who have cried, those who have been hurt, those      49      have searched, and those who have tried, for only they can understand the importance of their lives.

The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past. You can’t go on well in your life       50      you let your past failure and heartaches go.

41. A. open        B. same        C. closed         D. broken

42. A. us          B. them        C. we            D. they

43. A. when       B. what        C. why           D. where

44. A. missing     B. seeing       C. looking for     D. working

45. A. need        B. time        C. line           D. return

46. A. takes       B. costs        C. spends         D. pays

47. A. many       B. much       C. few            D. little

48. A. do         B. be          C. get            D. turn

49. A. he         B. who         C. whom         D. which

50. A. so         B. when        C. until           D. that

As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge.
You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream, the book says.
In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is.
Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, in fact, many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream.
There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead to better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.
【小题1】 Follow Your Heart is         .

A．the first thing you must do to make your dream real

B．the most important dream to have for teenagers

C．the name of a famous Australian writer

D．the name of a book by Andrew Matthews

【小题2】If you want to make your dream real, you should         .

A．remember what your dream is

B．keep telling yourself what you want

C．never be afraid of difficulties

D．try to start with all the things above

【小题3】 From the text, we know the word“challenge”means“       ”.

A．变化

B．挑战

C．决定

D．态度

【小题4】 What shouldn’t be done to make your dream come true?

A．Always remember what your dream is.

B．Watch TV instead of studying.

C．Do what you should do step by step.

D．Save money to buy new books.

【小题5】What is the best title for the text?

A．Make a Big Dream

B．How to Find Your Real Dream

C．Never Stop Dreaming of Success

D．Teenagers Have Many Dreams

I love it at night. It’s peaceful. And when it cools down I sometimes do some ironing. I don’t really care for it. I work full-time and I am too busy for most housework. I remember the old woman who taught me to iron. I was about 15 and I had to get a job taking care of a woman to make a living. She had been an able-bodied, healthy woman until the accident that caused her to be paralyzed.
The woman sat in an electric wheelchair all day. She could only move her head and arms. She would tell me how to do things. She would teach me in great detail on the correct ways to do things. Her home was perfect and beautiful. She would follow me around in her electric wheelchair to make sure I did everything exactly right. I’m sure she had been a perfect homemaker. She would have me fold(折叠) everything, including socks. I would complain silently and wish terrible things on her. She taught me the right way to make the bed. I know sometimes she’d get frustrated(沮丧) and impatient with me. I knew she wanted to do it herself. But she never shouted or scolded. She only insisted I do it right. I didn’t like it much, but I did it.
Today I can iron pretty well. I know where to start on a shirt and the right way to do the trousers. Now when I think about it, I don’t think she is an old lady. I think she might have been about my age now. Anyway, when I iron, I think of her and silently thank her for all the things I learned.
【小题1】The writer used to take care of the lady because ________.

A．she wanted to learn to do housework

B．she was a friend of the lady’s

C．she had to earn some money

D．she couldn’t find a room to live in

【小题2】The underlined word ‘paralyzed’ in the first paragraph may mean ‘______’.

A．destroyed

B．deaf

C．seriously ill

D．unable to walk

【小题3】The little girl was ______ when the lady taught her how to do housework.

A．encouraged to learn	B．unwilling to learn
C．delighted to learn	D．recommended to learn

【小题4】Now the writer ______.

A．is still afraid of the lady	B．hates the strict lady
C．admires the disabled lady	D．is very grateful to the lady

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In most countries of the world,  there is one medicine called aspirin. N_________【小题1】 everyone takes it. People take it when they have an ache or a pain,  and s ________【小题2】when they have a fever(发烧) . Doctors b_________【小题3】it can also help people who have heart disease and some other diseases,  too. Some people,  however,  cannot take aspirin. It must never be given to c_______【小题4】under 12 years old.
Before aspirin was i_________【小题5】 ,  some people made a drink with the bark( 树皮) of the white willow(柳树) . This drink made their pains and fever go away,  but no one knew w_________【小题6】 it helped. Then,  in the 1830s,  scientists in England s_________【小题7】 all the things that were in the bark of the white willow. They found out what thing in the plant s_________【小题8】 pain. Soon people were making medicine with this pain-stopping thing and selling it. Later scientists found out how to make aspirin w_________【小题9】using any plants at all. Aspirin was first s_________【小题10】in 1899 by the Bayer Company of Germany.

My mother was a housewife. She thought that successful people spent a lot more time reading than watching TV. So she asked my brother and me not to watch too much TV, but to read two books every week in our free time. She would check them with marks, though she couldn’t read the book at all.

When I went to high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted cool clothes and hung out with friends. I became a C-student, but I didn’t care. One night I complained about not having enough Italian shirts. Then my mother gave me all the money and said I could get the money left to buy shirts if I finished buying all the things the family needed. I was pleased with that, but after I bought those things, there was no money left. I got to know how difficult it was for my mother to do all these. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. Finally, my dream came true and I became a doctor.

My story is really my mother’s story----a woman with little education greatly changed my life as a parent. So I believe there is no job more important than parenting.

1.What did the writer’s mother do?

A．A worker.         B．A housewife       C．A teacher         D．A writer

2.Why did the mother ask her children to read books in their free time?

A．Because she thought successful people spent more time reading.

B．Because she thought books were interesting.

C．Because she wanted her children to be happy.

D．Because she wanted her children to be doctors.

3.Which was NOT the reason for the writer’s falling behind(落后)?

A．He only cared about clothes and didn’t study.

B．He spent more time hanging out with friends than studying.

C．He didn’t care that he went from being an A-student to a C-student.

D．He spent much time reading storybooks.

4.What was the writer’s dream?

A．To be a doctor.                         B．To be a teacher.

C．To be an A-student                      D．To find a good job.

5.The writer mainly wants to tell us that ______.

A．mothers with little education change their children more.

B．his mother is cruel and unhelpful

C．there is a job more important than parenting.

D．his mother has an important influence（影响）on him.