1 . Julia found some of her grandmother Georgie’s old design sketches (草图) from the 1940s. Georgie told her granddaughter she was proud of the sketches and wanted them to be
Julia took some pictures of those sketches and made a post. It became
With the help of her grandmother, Julia spent countless hours
“You can have your own
| A．shown | B．checked | C．discovered | D．appreciated |
| A．fashion | B．performance | C．travel | D．play |
| A．slightly | B．greatly | C．poorly | D．hardly |
| A．popular | B．helpful | C．different | D．convenient |
| A．taught | B．forced | C．challenged | D．encouraged |
| A．necessary | B．special | C．limited | D．excellent |
| A．copying | B．protecting | C．judging | D．improving |
| A．recording | B．buying | C．changing | D．praising |
| A．experience | B．freedom | C．pleasure | D．instruction |
| A．service | B．creation | C．story | D．duty |
| A．introduce | B．hand | C．connect | D．present |
| A．promise | B．doubt | C．admit | D．warn |
| A．education | B．surprise | C．interest | D．memory |
| A．natural | B．meaningful | C．peaceful | D．practical |
| A．work out | B．stand out | C．pass down | D．move around |
A few weeks ago, a series of deadly earthquakes
Ali Cakas is a 33-year-old world-famous mountain biker and coach for the Turkish national mountain bike team. He’s also a firefighter, so when
Ali found a little black and white cat and the cat was clearly very happy to see his rescuer. A photo of Ali
It seemed the cat had been trapped for several days and nights
Enkaz has now become the unofficial face of Ali’s fire department! The cat seems to be settling into his comfortable new home very nicely, and Ali
One summer vacation, I allowed my husband and our three sons to take me to go horse-riding. I’d never been on a horse in my life. Horses scare me. “It will be fun,” my kids said. “What if I fall off?” I wanted to add more, but I kept my mouth shut. I was trying to be a good sport.
When we arrived, the coach gave me his gentlest horse. “Nothing to worry about. And kick your feet on the horse’s side to make him go,” he said. I hoped the horse had heard that, too. The horse may look gentle, but he was very big and tall. How on earth was I going to get on this horse using only one little stirrup (马镫) on the side? Well, it took my husband and three sons to do it, but they got me on that horse!
Since the coach knew I had the gentlest horse, he placed me at the very end of the road. I was happy. If I looked silly sitting on this horse, everyone else would be in front of me and couldn’t watch me. We started out just fine. As we got into the woods, my horse was still very gentle. By the time all the other horses were out of the woods, my horse and I were still in the woods! I saw our youngest son waving to me in the distance. This seemed to be the longest ride with this boring horse and me.
Slowly, we got out of the woods and were in a bean field. Suddenly, my horse stopped. Then I remembered one important thing the coach had told me. He said, “Don’t let the horse stop to eat the beans, because then the horse won’t want to go back to the barn (畜棚).” I looked down, and the horse was eating the beans.
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I tried to stop him, but he kept on eating.
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Two days later, my best friend asked me to go to Disneyland. I really wanted to go. That’s when my mom
My
So my mom dropped me off at Tori’s party. Something
When my mom came to
| A．happened | B．pretended | C．afforded | D．promised |
| A．comforted | B．reminded | C．convinced | D．taught |
| A．doubt | B．curiosity | C．excitement | D．confusion |
| A．gone | B．obvious | C．normal | D．endless |
| A．free | B．busy | C．fun | D．long |
| A．Otherwise | B．Besides | C．However | D．Therefore |
| A．suffered | B．complained | C．hesitated | D．disagreed |
| A．predict | B．admit | C．expect | D．ignore |
| A．hurt | B．control | C．reflect | D．inspire |
| A．different | B．voluntary | C．sad | D．right |
| A．conventional | B．practical | C．difficult | D．interesting |
| A．informal | B．amazing | C．strange | D．private |
| A．in return | B．at once | C．at ease | D．in theory |
| A．hurry | B．bring | C．pick | D．cheer |
| A．change | B．throw | C．love | D．miss |
When You Snooze (贪睡), You Lose!
Last Wednesday, I set my alarm for seven o’clock in the morning, just like I always did. But I’d gone to bed a little later than usual, so when it went off, I rolled over and hit the snooze button, thinking I’d have five more minutes of sleep before I got up. For some reason, the snooze alarm didn’t go off. When I saw that it was 7:45, I couldn’t believe it!
Since I was late, I skipped breakfast, and I didn’t make the bed or straighten up my room even though it was part of the “house rules”.
I ran as fast as I could to catch the school bus, but even so, I missed it. Luckily for me, my father hadn’t left for work yet, so I asked him for a ride to school. He wasn’t too happy about it because it meant he would be late for an appointment he had set up. So he was annoyed with me, especially since it was the second time in two weeks that I had missed the school bus. We rode to school in total silence.
By the time I got to school, the bell had already rung, so I had to go to the office to get a “late pass” before I could be admitted to class. That’s when I remembered that I hadn’t asked my father to write a note for my being late. He’d been in such a bad mood, and I knew that this was especially directed at me, so I decided there was no way I could call him now. Besides, he was sure to be in his meeting.
So, there I was, sitting out the first hour in the principal’s office. Things were really starting to snowball but it was only the beginning. Since I was absent from my first-hour class, I missed my science test. My teacher said I couldn’t make up the test since I was absent without leave. But I really needed that test to improve my grade point average. My dad promised to give me half of the money for a car if my grades improved by the end of this semester. So I started thinking about not being able to buy a car, and I got even more upset.
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Then I was preparing for my second-hour class when I discovered my math book was missing.
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Knowing I would surely be scolded for my skipping class, I went home in fear.
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On Saturday, Jan. 20, Betty Brussels
Betty Brussel didn’t get into
Betty finished her 50m backstroke in 1:24.91, which was almost five
“I was surprised by my own
Even though Betty Brussels only just
“I live life every day and
| A．set aside | B．called on | C．headed for | D．engaged in |
| A．group | B．court | C．period | D．department |
| A．challenging | B．demanding | C．appropriate | D．competitive |
| A．regain | B．reach | C．commit | D．recall |
| A．building upon | B．carrying out | C．relying on | D．showing off |
| A．minutes | B．seconds | C．moments | D．meters |
| A．formerly | B．regularly | C．temporarily | D．interestingly |
| A．improving | B．completing | C．raising | D．stopping |
| A．behavior | B．function | C．restriction | D．swim |
| A．fascinated | B．attracted | C．touched | D．affected |
| A．records | B．dreams | C．beliefs | D．failures |
| A．happy | B．anxious | C．sorry | D．thankful |
| A．declined | B．proved | C．revealed | D．marked |
| A．novel | B．advertisement | C．documentary | D．interview |
| A．cue | B．enjoy | C．purchase | D．deserve |
Mary was fond of outdoor activities, especially the beauty of nature. She would often spend her weekends hiking, biking, or simply taking long walks in the countryside. She had a group of close friends who shared the same enthusiasm for the outdoors.
One day, while enjoying a cup of coffee at a local cafe, Mary’s friend Jenny approached her with an exciting idea. “Mary, have you ever thought about stargazing (观星) in the wilderness?” Jenny asked, her eyes shining with excitement. Mary’s eyes widened, and a smile spread across her face. “Stargazing? That sounds incredible! Count me in,” she exclaimed, her voice filled with expectation.
The plan was set for a cool evening when the sky would be at its clearest. As the day turned into night, the two friends gathered their warmest clothes, packed some snacks and hot chocolate, and set off on their adventure. They began their journey from Mary’s house.
As they walked hand in hand, their breath turned into misty clouds in the cool night air. The moon was hidden behind thick clouds, casting a darkness on their path. But instead of feeling scared, they felt a rush of excitement washing over them. The stillness of the night, broken only by the soft whispers of the wind, brought a newfound peace to their mind.
They walked through the streets, little by little, the city lights faded, and the stars above became increasingly obvious. They couldn’t help but feel amazed by the countless stars that decorated the sky. They decided not to choose the well-known path and wandered deeper into the wilderness. Fireflies (萤火虫) danced gracefully, lighting up the night sky.
Mary’s eyes widened with childlike wonder as she watched the tiny creatures create their magical light show. Absorbed in chats and laughter, they failed to notice when the familiar sights started to disappear, slowly getting swallowed by the tall trees of the forest.
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Suddenly, Mary’s heart skipped a beat as she realized they had lost their way.
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My father loves wild strawberries, so for Father’s Day my mother would almost always make him strawberry cakes. While we kids were responsible for the berries, we each got an old jar and spent the Saturday before the celebration in the fields, filling it as more ended up in our mouths. Finally, we returned home and poured them out on the kitchen table to sort out the bugs. I’m sure we missed some, but Dad never mentioned the extra protein.
In fact, he thought that was the best possible present, or so he had us convinced. It was a gift that could never be bought. As children raised by strawberries, we were probably unaware that the gift of berries was from the fields themselves, not from us. Our gift was time, attention, care and “red” fingers.
Gifts from the earth or from each other establish a particular relationship, a duty of sorts to give, to receive, and to exchange. The field gave to us, we gave to my dad, and we tried to give back to the strawberries. When the berry season was done, the plants would send out its red runners to make new plants. So I would weed out little fields of ground where the runners touched down. Sure enough, tiny little roots would emerge from the runner and by the end of the season there were even more plants, ready to bloom under the next strawberry season. No person taught us this — the strawberries showed us. Because they had given us a gift, an ongoing relationship opened between us.
1. What is the author’s belief about a gift?| A．It should be practical and valuable. | B．It should be luxurious and special. |
| C．It should be purchased from a store. | D．It should be made with personal effort. |
| A．Making strawberry cakes. | B．Finding the sweetest strawberries. |
| C．Going strawberry picking. | D．Baking strawberry cookies. |
| A．Making homemade gifts for her father. |
| B．Devoting time and attention to the plant. |
| C．Waiting for the strawberries to get ripe again. |
| D．Searching for fields for the plants to take roots. |
| A．How to cook with strawberries. |
| B．The importance of giving and receiving. |
| C．How to cherish homemade gifts. |
| D．The procedure of growing strawberries. |
9 . It was early spring and my mother worked the soil into a ridge (隆起部分) for sweet potatoes on the edge of her garden. She planted sweet comas next. When I saw the plants, I was really excited. I thought it was really amazing. This gave me an idea. So one day when my mother was working in the garden again, I said to her, “Mum, can I have some space in your garden?”
My mum looked as if she couldn’t believe her ears. I was just six years old then, after all.
“Why do you want some space?” she asked. “I want to grow some plants, too,” I said.
“What plants do you want to grow?” asked my mum.
I thought of some marigold (万寿菊) seeds I had saved from my grandma’s garden, so I told her I wanted to grow that kind of flower.
My mother didn’t answer me immediately. She looked at her plants. All that she had grown were vegetables. I didn’t know what she was thinking back then, but now I do. She didn’t want to waste her garden space. But at last she said, “OK. You can do that.”
I was very happy when I heard that. My mother then gave me a 4-by-4-foot square of space in the garden. With my mother’s guidance, I happily planted the seeds in my small “garden”. Then I watered them. In the following days I waited for the seedlings to appear. When I finally saw some, I let out cries of joy.
I have fallen in love with gardening ever since, I was lucky that I could work in a “garden” of my own when I was little. Today many children living in cities can’t have such fun. But their parents can still take them out to enjoy nature in the wild. It can bring them great joy, believe me!
1. What did the author want to do when she saw the plants grown by her mum?| A．To learn to grow vegetables. | B．To have her own garden space. |
| C．To observe the plants every day. | D．To help her mother in the garden. |
| A．Surprised. | B．Excited. | C．Interested. | D．Worried. |
| A．She should plant some flowers. | B．She should grow more vegetables. |
| C．She would have to waste some space. | D．She had a lot of garden space to spare. |
| A．To introduce marigolds to gardeners. | B．To show today’s children live a boring life. |
| C．To advise people to buy houses with gardens. | D．To encourage parents to take their kids to nature. |
Mr Swales was talking about what people do, and wanted to find out what his students wanted to be when they grew up. Mr Swales was about to call on Jodie when the girls in the back row burst out laughing.
Shirley yelled, “Jodie’s daddy is a garbageman! Pee-yoo!” Everybody in the class laughed out loud except Jodie. She felt her face turn bright red. She looked around the whole classroom. Everyone was laughing. Some kids were even holding their noses. Mr Swales was angry. He almost never raised his voice, but now he did.
“Silence! I want everybody quiet this instant.”
The laughter stopped immediately. “You should be ashamed of yourselves,” Mr Swales said. “Being a garbageman, I mean, a sanitation engineer, is a difficult and extremely useful job. We should all be grateful to Mr Harris. Where would we be without him? Up to our ears in garbage, that’s where. How would you like that?”
“Pee-yoo!” somebody said. A few kids started laughing again.
“It’s not funny,” Mr Swales went on. “Garbage is a serious matter. I think you all owe Jodie an apology. And after that, you’re all going to write Jodie’s father, Mr Harris, a nice letter to tell him how much you appreciate what he does for all of us.” Everybody moaned (抱怨). Everyone said sorry to Jodie, but Jodie could tell they didn’t really mean it.
Her face was burning red and she felt like crying.
Mr Swales came to her and said, “Let’s go out in the hall, so we can have a private talk.” Jodie couldn’t hold back any more. She started crying out in the hall. “I’m sorry this happened,” he said. “But remember, hard work done well is something to be proud of. There’s nothing wrong with being a garbageman… a sanitation engineer, absolutely not.”
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Jodie’s father came to walk her home from school as usual, but she didn’t run up to him the way she always did.
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Next day, Jodie went to work with her father.
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