Students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressure (壓力) from their parents- Most students are always being told by their 1        to study harder so that they can have a wonderful life. Though this may be a good idea for those very 2        students,it may become heavy pressure for many student because they have 3        in their studies.

  As it's reported,some students killed 4        Some join the groups of troublemakers.Many of them have tried very hard at school but 5        in the exams and it makes their parents 6       . Such students feel that they're hated by 7        they meet and they don't want to go to school 8      ,so they become dropouts (退學(xué)) .

  It's surprising that though most parents 9        their children,they don't help them in any way. Many parents feel that they aren't able to 10        their children and that it's the teachers' 11        to help their children. To make matters worse,a lot of parents send their children to those schools 12        in the evenings and on weekends. Those schools only help students to 13       . It's great surprise that almost three quarters of middle school students have been to such kind of schools.

  Many schools usually have rules about 14       ,from the students hair to their clothes and the things in their schoolbags. In fact,such strict rules may hurt the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to 15        others,how to tell right from wrong,how to show love to others,even to their parents.

(   ) 1. A. friends   B. workmates   C. leaders   D. parents

(   ) 2. A. clever   B. goodlooking   C. slow   D. naughty

(   ) 3. A. homework   B. difficulties   C. question   D. problem

(   ) 4. A. other   B. pets   C. themselves   D. another

(   ) 5. A. disappeared   B. have failed   C. slept   D. did wrongly

(   ) 6. A. lose hope   B. get lost   C. look for   D. become older

(   ) 7. A. someone   B. nobody   C. all   D. everyone else

(   ) 8. A. any longer   B. any more   C. at present   D. on foot

(   ) 9. A. take care of   B. are worried about

       C. want to support   D. give a hand to

(   ) 10. A. help   B. talk to   C. face   D. give up

(   ) 11. A. pride   B. work   C. trouble   D. happiness

(   ) 12. A. opening   B. give lessons   C. bright   D. busy

(   ) 13. A. get online   B. take part in activities

       C. do sports   D. pass exams

(   ) 14. A. everything   B. looks   C. bedtime   D. study

(   ) 15. A. communication with   B. work in groups

       C. enjoy   D. get on with

 Last spring I was walking in a park. In front of me there was a mum and her 3-year-old daughter. The little girl was holding a string (線) ，which had a balloon at the other e 1       

  All of a sudden,a 1 2       wind took the balloon from the little girl. I thought she would cry.

  But,no!As the little girl turned to watch her balloon rise to the s 3       ,she cheerfully shouted out , " Wow！”

  That little girl t 4       me something.

  Later that day,I received a phone call from my friend,he told me an unexpected problem. I felt like r 5       with"Oh no,what should we do?" But remembering that little girl,I found m 6       saying： " Wow,that is interesting!How can I help you?"

  One thing is for sure―life is always going to make us f 7       unexpected problems. However,how to deal with them is our choice. We can choose to be annoyed or i 8       

  No matter what the situation is,a Wow！ ”will always b 9      " Oh,no."

  So the next time you meet one of life's unexpected g 10       ,remember that little girl and make it a "Wow!" experience. The "Wow!" always works.

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  Chinese student went to England to study by plane. His name was Sun,It is spelt S-U-N just 1        the word "sun"，the sun in the sky,is spelt.

  England is a country with 2        weather. It is often cloudy and rainy,so the people there don't get 3        sunlight (陽光) in the year.  When 4        Chinese student arrived at 5        Airport,a tall policeman opened his 6        to check the visa(簽證) .The policeman was 7        to find the Chinese name "Sun" in the passport. He thought it was pronounced just 8        the English word "sun".  So he said to the student, " I see your name is Sun.  You are 9        here！”

  The Chinese student felt 10       So he asked the policeman, "Is there anything wrong with my passport or visa? Do I have to 11        to my country?" " What?" shouted the policeman, "No,we'll never let you go away."

  The Chinese student was worried by now. He thought he was going to be arrested (逮捕) . He was sure 12        he had been in trouble. 13       he wondered whether he had broken the British law. So he asked the policeman again, "What happened? What have I done?"

  It was then that the policeman began to 14        He said, " You don't know what you have done,Mr Sun? You 15        sunlight to England!So we don't want you to go away."

(   ) 1. A. why   B. how   C. when   D. what

(   ) 2. A. bad   B. nice   C. dry   D. wet

(   ) 3. A. a lot   B. many   C. much   D. a few

(   ) 4. A. an   B. the   C. a   D. /

(   ) 5. A. London   B. Paris   C. Tokyo   D. Beijing

(   ) 6. A. book   B. passport   C. pocket   D. box

(   ) 7. A. scared   B. bored   C. excited   D. interested

(   ) 8. A. like   B. by   C. with   D. in

(   ) 9. A. trained   B. wanted   C. refused   D. accepted

(   ) 10. A. surprised   B. satisfied   C. pleased   D. frightened

(   ) 11. A. go over   B. go on   C. come here   D. go back

(   ) 12. A. to   B. that   C. of   D. those

(   ) 13. A. But   B. Till   C. Or   D. And

(   ) 14. A. complain   B. smile   C. discuss   D. shouted

(   ) 15. A. brought       B. would bring

       C. have brought   D. had brought

  Imagine a life without arms or legs!You can't hold anyone in your 1       You can't walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you 2        at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic,the 29-year-old Australian?

  Nick was born without limbs (四肢) ，so life was not 3        for him.  At school many students played jokes on him 4        he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be 5        friends,so he always felt 6        However,he faced that bravely. He 7      to type and write with two toes (腳趾) at the age of six,and he could 8        surf and play golf. In college,he achieved great success and was among the 9        students in the studies. And he decided on 10        to do later in his life―to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.

  Now Nick is one of the most popular 11        in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story 12        difficulties. " Living life fully is about looking at what you 13       ,not what you don't have," he said. His 14      encourages millions of people.

  "I tell people to keep on getting up when they 15        and to always love themselves ," he said. " If I can encourage just one person,then my job in this life is done."

(   ) 1. A. arms   B. ears   C. eyes   D. teeth

(   ) 2. A. laugh   B. cry   C. smile   D. shout

(   ) 3. A. old   B. easy   C. modern   D. difficult

(   ) 4. A. because   B. if   C. until   D. although

(   ) 5. A. his   B. my   C. their   D. our

(   ) 6. A. happy   B. relaxed   C. lonely   D. surprised

(   ) 7. A. failed   B. forgot   C. helped   D. learned

(   ) 8. A. even   B. ever   C. never   D. hardly

(   ) 9. A. tall   B. lazy   C. sleepy   D. excellent

(   ) 10. A. how   B. who   C. what   D. where

(   ) 11. A. doctors   B. speakers   C. scientists   D. managers

(   ) 12. A. at   B. for   C. into   D. against

(   ) 13. A. make   B. have   C. lose   D. want

(   ) 14. A. story   B. sadness   C. friend   D. family

(   ) 15. A. fall   B. play   C. listen   D. exercise

 An old friend from New York,who was going to spend a few days with me,called from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was not able to leave the office,but I had p 1       for his arrival. After telling him my new house address,I told him that I had 1 2       the key under the doormat (門前檫鞋墊) .Since I knew it would be quite I 3        before I could get back,I said that he could make himself at h 4      and help himself to anything that was in the refrigerator.

  Two hours later my friend p 5       me from the house. At the moment,he said he was 1 6       to some of my records after having had a nice meal. He had found the pan and c 7       some fish,and had also helped himself to some juice and he hoped that I would join him soon. When I asked him if he had any difficulty in f 8       the house,he answered that the only problem was that he had not been able to find the key under the doormat,but 1 9      ,the livingroom window by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in through the window. I listened to all this in great surprise. There are no apple trees outside my windows,but there is only one by the livingroom window of my next door n 10          house！

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  Joe wanted a computer. He asked his 1        for the money and they said he must get it himself. But how did he get it? He 2        about this when he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask children to work for them. Maybe he could take away snow for the neighbors. But this was not 3        He had to wait a long time for that. He couldn't cut grass for their gardens 4        he had no tools (工具) to do the work with.

  Then he saw one of his classmates,Dick,delivering (送) 5      I could do that,he thought. Maybe I could even get the computer 6        away. I could pay 7        it a little each week. He ran to 8        up with Dick. Joe asked him a lot of questions. He learned that it was 9        to get twentyfive dollars each week. He learned that the job took 10        three hours each night. Dick 11      him the phone number of the newspaper manager.

  Joe almost flew home. After he had told his mother 12        he thought,she 13       " I think it is a 14      idea," she said. "I'll call the newspaper..."

  "Wait,Mum," Joe said, "I'll call. After that,I'm going to be a businessman now."

  Joe's mother smiled 15      

(   ) 1. A. teachers   B. parents   C. classmates   D. friends

(   ) 2. A. said   B. told   C. thought   D. spoke

(   ) 3. A. spring   B. summer   C. autumn   D. winter

(   ) 4. A. because   B. when   C. while   D. after

(   ) 5. A. newspapers   B. bikes   C. computers   D. tools

(   ) 6. A. now   B. right   C. just   D. only

(   ) 7. A. on   B. to   C. of   D. for

(   ) 8. A.take   B.catch  G. carry   D. get

(   ) 9. A. friendly   B. kind   C. possible   D. wrong

(   ) 10. A. at   B. about   C. before   D. after

(   ) 11. A. taught   B. gave   C. made   D. asked

(   ) 12. A. that   B. when   C. what   D. where

(   ) 13. A. smiled   B. shouted   C. cried   D. worried

(   ) 14. A. big   B. large   C. great   D. bad

(   ) 15. A. sadly   B. happily   C. politely   D. angrily

  On Saturday afternoon,Kate went to buy something for her sister and herself. As Kate was coming out of a 1       ,a young lady walked towards her. She said she was Miss Green,a good friend of Kate's sister's. Kate 2      her. Then she called a taxi to send Kate home. She 3       the driver where she should go. Kate was 4        that it was not in the direction of her home.

  "5      ？" Kate asked. The lady smiled.

  When they came to a quiet road,a big rough (粗暴的) man 6        on the road. He stopped the taxi driver,knocked him down,and threw him out of the 7       At the same time,Miss Green took out a knife and 8        it at Kate. She asked Kate to keep 9       The man then started the taxi.

  "Oh,God!I'm being kidnapped (綁架) ，"Kate said to herself.

  She tried to escape,but not 10       . Suddenly an 11        came to her. She took out a lipstick (口紅) from her pocket,wrote "SOS" on the window,and covered the word with her 12      

  A few minutes later,a police car 13        and the policemen saw the sign. When the kidnappers saw the policemen,they stopped the taxi Jumped into the grass,and ran away.

  The policemen then 14        Kate up and sent her home. When her parents knew what had happened,they were greatly surprised. But they were also 15        because their daughter had finally come back safely.

(   ) 1. A. school   B. taxi   C. shop   D. friend's

(   ) 2. A. knew   B. believed   C. thanked   D. remembered

(   ) 3. A. told   B. asked   C. wondered   D. checked

(   ) 4. A. sure   B. excited   C. surprised   D. pleased

(   ) 5. A. What   B. Where   C. When   D. Why

(   ) 6. A. drove   B. climbed   C. fell   D. appeared

(   ) 7. A. road   B. sight   C. taxi   D. home

(   ) 8. A. shouted   B. played   C. hurt   D. pointed

(   ) 9. A. healthy   B. alive   C. relaxed   D. quiet

(   ) 10. A. happened   B. failed   C. succeeded   D. hurried

(   ) 11. A. idea   B. answer   C. interest   D. order

(   ) 12. A. hands   B. back   C. dress   D. lipstick

(   ) 13. A. stopped   B. left   C. passed   D. turned

(   ) 14. A. lifted   B. held   C. put   D. picked

(   ) 15. A. worried   B. happy   C. proud   D. successful

 Many people do not like to stay at home on holidays. They want to go out to see something different or do something e 1       So people from the country come to the city and people from the city go to the country for holidays. D 2       the holidays,trains,buses and planes are all very busy. It is very d 3       to buy train tickets or air tickets. Many people take cars or buses for t 4       .

  Last May Day my f 5       went to the country by car for our holiday. There was too much t 6       on the road,so we had to move very slowly. It t 7       us about an hour to get out of the town. After some time,we came to a hill. It was green and beautiful. We thought this was a good place for a picnic,so we s 8       and took the food,fruit and drinks out of the car. We sat down and began to eat. S 9       a strong wind blew and soon it started to rain. We had to run back to our car and have our picnic in the car. Then we d 10      back home. What a sad trip！

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  Jennie sat at her window as usual,looking out upon the street,with a look of sadness on her face , " What a long day this is going to be！”

  Then she saw a little boy running down the street,swinging his schoolbag. Looking up to the window,he took off 1        hat and bowed with a bright,pleasant smile.

  "What a nice 2       ," said Jennie to herself,as the boy ran out of sight. "It seems like having the sunshine. I wish everybody who goes by would look up 3        smile."

  George,the little boy,told his mother about that 4        girl when he got back home , " She looks so helpless. I wish I could do something for her."

  "Why not give her some 5       ?" said his mother. George agreed.

  The next morning,as Jennie 6        at the window again,she saw George with a handful of beautiful flowers carefully picking his way across the street. He stopped in front of her window,smiling pleasantly,and said, " Can I come in?" Jennie told him 7        to get into the house.

  Opening the door to Jennie's gentle " Come in”，George said , " I've brought you some flowers."

  "Are they for me?" said Jennie 8       " How kind you are”，she continued,as George put the flowers on her lap." I've 9       received any flower since we moved to the town."

  "Did you live in the countryside?" asked George,10       the old,small and empty room."Yes," said Jennie.

  Jennie used to have a happy family and live in a beautiful house in the countryside. However,she lost her right leg in an accident. She 11       walk like other people any longer. Later,her father died,and her mother was sick 12        so many years that their money was all gone. They sold the house,and moved here to get work to do.

  George told his parents 13        They decided to help her. More and more people in the 14        gave Jennie friendly smiles when they passed by her house. She was greatly cheered up.

  A few months later,Jennie and her mother 15       a flower shop. People could always see Jennie sitting in the shop,having a lovely smile on her face.

(   ) 1. A. her   B. his   C. your   D. my

(   ) 2. A. house   B. door   C. smile   D. schoolbag

(   ) 3. A. and   B. but   C. as   D. or

(   ) 4. A. rich   B. lucky   C. bad   D. poor

(   ) 5. A. money   B. flowers   C. clothes   D. food

(   ) 6. A. danced   B. cried   C. sat   D. laughed

(   ) 7. A. how   B. who   C. when   D. why

(   ) 8. A. angrily   B. easily   C. sadly   D. happily

(   ) 9. A. never   B. usually   C. always   D. sometimes

(   ) 10. A. looking for   B. looking around

       C. looking like   D. looking after

(   ) 11. A. shouldn't   B. needn't   C. couldn't   D. mustn't

(   ) 12. A. for   B. in   C. at   D. on

(   ) 13. A. something   B. anything   C. everything   D. nothing

(   ) 14. A. countryside   B. town   C. village   D. city

(   ) 15. A. reached   B. left   C. closed   D. opened

  Susan had long blonde hair and big blue eyes. So did most of the other 1        in her school class,which troubled her a lot. "I look like everyone else!I'm not special!I'm boring！ " Susan 2        to her mother.

  She decided to try to make herself look 3        She painted big pink spots on her neck and when she didn't get attention,she stuck a long plastic nose on top of her real nose. Nobody noticed that,4       She took ink (墨水) and poured it all over her 5       She wore clown (小丑) clothes to school and stuck leaves in her ears. 6       no matter what she did,she still didn't get any 7        and nobody thought she was special. One morning her 8       went to wake her up and told her to get ready for school. She made Susan 9        the ink out oi licr hair and clean her neck. "I'm not going to school 10       !I'm boring！ " She buried (埋藏) her head 11        the quilt and cried.

  "Susan," her mother said, " you are different. You are unique (獨一無二) and special. 12       in the world looks just like you. Some people have blonde hair like you and some have blue eyes like you,but none of them has your smile or the twinkle in your eyes or your pink face. Nobody laughs like you,either. Now 13       and get ready for school."

  Susan went to school that day and looked at all the other kids in her class.  " Mom was 14       Nobody looks just like me. " Susan smiled. "I am special. I am unique and I am not 15      ！”

(   ) 1. A. children   B. boys   C. men   D. women

(   ) 2. A. complained   B. listened   C. talked   D. spoke

(   ) 3. A. beautiful   B. simple   C. different   D. happy

(   ) 4. A. too   B. either   C. also   D. neither

(   ) 5. A. neck   B. nose   C. eyes   D. hair

(   ) 6. A. Though   B. So   C. But   D. And

(   ) 7. A. attention   B. help   C. prize   D. answer

(   ) 8. A. father   B. mother   C. sister   D. brother

(   ) 9. A. pull   B. wash   C. throw   D. turn

(   ) 10. A. tomorrow   B. next week  C. next year   D. today

(   ) 11. A. under   B. on   C. before   D. beside

(   ) 12. A. Everybody   B. Somebody   C. Nobody   D. Anybody

(   ) 13. A. get up   B. get off   C. put up   D. put off

(   ) 14. A. wrong   B. right   C. special   D. common

(   ) 15. A. moving   B. interesting   C. tiring   D. boring