I met a man in a restaurant. He kept talking after he sat down, complaining his company not to pay him enough money for his hard work, complaining the bad work situation.

Finally, I asked him why ________ change a job. He looked at me as if I was ________ alien(外星人). “Changing? Where should I go? You know that it isn’t ________ to find a job.” I have got it. Actually, his job was not so terrible. After the dinner, he said goodbye to me heartily and left me his telephone number on a piece of paper. However, I have never called him ever. The paper ________ away. For me, it is meaningless to make a friend ________ him.

It reminded me of Arthur Ashe, a well-known tennis player in America. He happened ________ the AIDS(艾滋病) when he was ill in hospital. Many of his fans ________ upset for him. While Arthur Ashe said, “I get a serious illness, ________ I would not complain anything. Because I know that something ________ be avoided. I have no choice but to face when the day comes.”

He didn’t complain, instead, he kept training and in the end became one of the greatest tennis ________ in the world. He has really set a good example for all of us.

1.

A．didn’t he

B．he didn’t

C．he doesn’t

D．doesn’t he

2.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

3.

A．easy

B．easily

C．happy

D．happily

4.

A．throws

B．threw

C．is thrown

D．was thrown

5.

A．like

B．about

C．from

D．behind

6.

A．catch

B．to catch

C．escape

D．to escape

7.

A．felt

B．feel

C．will feel

D．are feeling

8.

A．but

B．and

C．so

D．or

9.

A．needn’t

B．shouldn’t

C．can’t

D．mustn’t

10.

A．coach

B．coaches

C．player

D．players

A boy was out playing in a field with his friends. As they were playing, the boy __________ a stone that looked interesting. It was a little bit shining. But it was still quite __________. The boy picked it up and decided to polish (擦亮) it.

His friends __________ him for this. They said, “Why are you polishing that dirty old stone? It isn’t worth anything at all!” __________   every day, when they went out to play, the boy would bring the stone with him, polishing it whenever they took breaks.

This __________ for some time. Then one day, the boy __________ his home to join his friends as usual and he had quite a surprise for them. When he showed them the stone, they were __________. It was, in fact, not a common stone after all-it was a beautiful diamond (钻石). The boy had stayed up all night the night before, polishing it until it was __________ clean.

There will be times in your life where people will try to discourage you. They will tell you that you’re wasting your time on some meaningless __________. But when they do this, the best thing you can do is let it be and continue to work __________ your goal. You can turn a stone into a diamond if you keep working.

11.

A．came across

B．came out

C．came down

D．came up with

12.

A．different

B．small

C．valuable

D．dirty

13.

A．made friends with

B．connected with

C．made fun of

D．was afraid of

14.

A．Though

B．But

C．And

D．So

15.

A．went down

B．went for

C．went after

D．went on

16.

A．left

B．returned

C．finished

D．developed

17.

A．bored

B．surprised

C．excited

D．interested

18.

A．directly

B．especially

C．certainly

D．completely

19.

A．fact

B．stories

C．tasks

D．decisions

20.

A．towards

B．upon

C．unless

D．till

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A．school name

B．e-mail address

C．year of birth

D．telephone number

22. What is required for the articles wanted according to the passage?

A．They must be fully created by the writers themselves.

B．They must be typed in single space and on both sides.

C．They must be provided with photos and descriptions.

D．They must be sent with the copies of texts and pictures.

23. According to the passage, you can send your articles ________.

A．within 3 weeks

B．in July

C．all the year round

D．during the whole term

24. How many ways can you find in the passage to contact School Life?

A．1

B．2

C．3

D．4

25. Who do you think will write articles for School Life?

A．Parents who wish their kids to be popular writers.	B．Teachers who love writing and taking photos.
C．Students who are interested in writing.	D．Readers who had a happy time in their childhood.