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life’s most valuable 1 .
This summer, I 2 a dance camp organized by the high school dance team. We went to learn new
tricks, techniques and knowledge about the art of dance. I arrived at the camp, being very 3 of my
ability to be a good dancer; of course I was 4 high marks and praise. My rich experience and long
time in the dance team qualified me for the top class, which I felt was a right 5 .
However, when the class began I 6 that I did not know as much as I thought I did. My
over-confidence 7 me to fall flat on my face. It seemed as if every girl in the class could perform
challenging jumps, leaps and other 8 tricks except me. All of that “former experience” got me nowhere. Because of that I became discouraged and wanted to 9 immediately. My frustration kept me from
doing my best. As a result the final performance was nothing but embarrassing. On the stage I 10
forgot how to dance and most of the time I just stood there, looking 11 , while the other girls performed
like professionals. How embarrassing it was!
From this experience I 12 that people are sometimes not as good at something as they think they
are; there is always someone out there that can do it 13 than you. I also learned that there is always
room for 14 , and I should do my best whatever the situation is. I know if I do not try my best, I will
15 even before I begin.
( ) 1. A. lessons ( ) 2. A. attended ( ) 3. A. worthy ( ) 4. A. showing ( ) 5. A. suggestion ( ) 6. A. hoped ( ) 7. A. caused ( ) 8. A. strange ( ) 9. A. perform ( )10. A. completely ( )11. A. happy ( )12. A. remembered ( )13. A. better ( )14. A. improvement ( )15. A. fall | B. jokes B. checked B. confident B. expecting B. method B. pretended B. allowed B. difficult B. struggle B. quickly B. stupid B. lied B. deeper B. experienced B. fear | C. lectures C. supported C. fond C. receiving C. decision C. realized C. cheated C. simple C. survive C. probably C. amazed C. concluded C. faster C. success C. hesitate | D. expressions D. started D. aware D. wasting D. style D. explained D. advised D. funny D. quit D. hardly D. surprised D. wondered D. wider D. creation D. fail | ||||||||||||||||||
1-5: AABBC 6-10: CABDA 11-15: BCAAD | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Cosmo Books Ltd., 14, Woodman Road, Hertford Estate, Two Bridges, Rickmansworth, West Sussex. Middx. 25th February Sir, Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare. Your company, Cosmo books Ltd., offered this set (eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at what was claimed to be a ‘remarkable’ price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing. I had wanted a set of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for them. Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens which I had not ordered. So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare. Two more weeks passed. Then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six book set of the plays of Moliere, in French. Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all. However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice. You did not reply to that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds , and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have. The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside. I have no room for any more books, and even if I read from now until the Last Judgment, I should not finish reading all the books that you have sent me. Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment. Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid. Yours faithfully, SIMON WALKER | |||||||||||||||||||||
1. Simon Walker wrote the letter to ________ | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. show his anger to Cosmo Books Ltd.. B. complain about getting books he didn’t want. C. advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd.. D. urge for the final solution to the problem with the unwanted books. | |||||||||||||||||||||
2. The advertisement that Mr. Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for ____ | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. unlimited number of Cosmo Books. B. a set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare. C. fifteen pounds and fifty pence. D. a book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare. | |||||||||||||||||||||
3. Mr. Walker answered the advertisement because ________ | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. he wanted a set of Shakespeare’s works which was a good bargain B. he claimed that the books were being offered at a remarkable price. C. he had ordered the set and had been waiting for them to come for some time. D. the set he already had was not particularly attractive. | |||||||||||||||||||||
4. It can be inferred that _______ | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. Cosmo Books have sent bills for books that they have not sent. B. Mr. Walker took some action after receiving the books he did not order. C. Mr. Walker hasn’t received the books that he ordered. D. Several sets of books have been sent to Mr. Walker free of charge. | |||||||||||||||||||||
5. The tone of the letter is that of _______ | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. bitterness B. respect C. annoyance D. humor | |||||||||||||||||||||
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I can’t remember a winter being as cold as this in Pennsylvania, but I’m sure there were colder days. Even though the daylight hours are growing longer minute by minute, it’s easy to find an excuse not to go out unless you absolutely must, but then again I often have to push myself to accomplish things. People I speak to have been in all kinds of nasty moods. They say they’re “under the weather,” not feeling good about this time of year. As I stood outside with my two dogs yesterday, it was so cold that my nose and face felt frozen and my ears were stinging. Of course, that doesn’t matter to Ricky and Lucy. They have a routine they must go through to find just the fighting spot no matter how cold or hot it is. So I wait. But this time it was different. As cold as it was, I suddenly was excited thinking about how wonderful this extreme cold really was. Then the sun broke through the clouds and memories of summer’s extremely hot days flashed through my mind. I could remember standing in the heat of the afternoon, with sweat pouring down my brow and the hot, burning sun against my face. I reminded myself then and there that in the cold of the winter I would wish I had this heat. I was grateful for the extremes. Without the extremes in my life, I would never appreciate the days when things were just right. Without the extremes, life would be boring. It’s being pushed to one of the extremes that makes us appreciate the middle more. Health challenges remind us that we need to pay more attention to how we live. Financial extremes remind us that when things go smoothly it’s also time to save for raining days. I’ve come to the conclusion that all too often I find a reason not to be happy with where I am at that moment. Whether it’s hot or cold, good health or bad, in the money or out of it, I always want it to be different. I’m tired of being “Under the Weather!” | |||||||||||||||||||||
1. What is the author’s attitude towards the extremes in life? | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. Grateful. B. Critical. C. Negative. D. Unconcerned. | |||||||||||||||||||||
2. That day the writer waited in the terrible cold because ______. | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. his dogs wanted to hunt B. he wanted to face the cold bravely C. his dogs had a routine D. he wanted to be different | |||||||||||||||||||||
3. The underlined word “nasty” (Paragraph 4) can be replaced by ______. | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. unpleasant B. violent C. favorable D. unusual | |||||||||||||||||||||
4. At last the author drew a conclusion that ______. | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. happiness cannot be gained by complaints B. things will be different whatever the situation is C. happiness will fail to come to you if you can find a reason D. he is disappointed with his present situation | |||||||||||||||||||||
5. What is the best title for this passage? | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. Follow the Routine B. Two Extremes in Life C. Changes should be Expected D. Weather Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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I"d be 16 in six days and was already prepared to deal with failure.I remember when my mum __1__ me up that morning, her voice wasn"t as __2__ as it usually was. I stayed in bed for a few minutes.I was __3__ to leave its warmth and comfort, and didn"t want to face the problem that I"d let myself __4__ for the past six months.Finally, I dragged myself out of __5__. I finished getting ready and tried to __6__.It didn"t work, so I decided that my __7__ should go with me.We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking.I __8__, with the wheel hitting the fence. After that, the little bit of confidence I"d had was __9__.I tried two more times, but didn"t __10__ much. Then we headed to the test site. I went into a room for some paperwork.And I waited for 20 minutes-just __11__ time to make myself believe that I was going to fail.Then, finally, it was my __12__.I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday. I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love.It offered me some __13__ and I realized something: something between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside.I had become __14__ and confident. The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite __15__.The confidence that came with it hit me like a wave.The rest of the test went well too and I __16__ it all.As I drove back, the instructor told me I would not be coming back for a second __17__ next Thursday. Back in the building I didn"t have to say a word.My mum knew just by looking at me.Her __18__ made her face softer.And I"m sure it was at least as big as the smile on my face.Her eyes, __19__, looked kind of tear.I knew she was __20__ for me. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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