1. 对你很重要的人是谁；
2. 对你很重要的原因；
3. 你想如何回报他（她）。
注意：词数100左右。（文章的标题和开头已给出， 不计入总词数）
An Important Person in My Life
On the journey of my growth, there were many people who cared about me and helped me when I was in trouble.
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2 . Tristin Stewart, 15, of Northern Ireland, has no right knee after undergoing an operation. Now, his right leg connects directly to a right foot backward, which fits more
Tristin said he began experiencing
“Tristin was scared firstly before receiving the operation,” Mandy said. “When we went in to see him after the operation, you could
In spite of a
“At the start it was uncomfortable and I wasn’t used to it because of the weight and my foot — you know, it felt
“I can
Unexpectedly, many people are now
“Friends have been just as
| A．comfortably | B．differently | C．dangerously | D．commonly |
| A．sorrow | B．pain | C．surprise | D．strength |
| A．expecting | B．leading | C．following | D．increasing |
| A．gradually | B．sorely | C．obviously | D．fortunately |
| A．beds | B．covers | C．clothes | D．knives |
| A．damages | B．matters | C．keeps | D．memorizes |
| A．successful | B．deadly | C．frustrating | D．rare |
| A．feet | B．way | C．behalf | D．side |
| A．great | B．ugly | C．amazing | D．strange |
| A．study | B．walk | C．swim | D．run |
| A．bed | B．car | C．wheelchair | D．field |
| A．raising | B．making | C．stealing | D．printing |
| A．take | B．give | C．break | D．participate |
| A．healthy | B．smart | C．hard | D．usual |
| A．smooth | B．magnificent | C．steep | D．difficult |
3 . When I was ten, my mother worked all day, so I had to take care of my younger brother. At that time, my little brother was about four years old and he
One day, after I had given him his dinner, he started crying for mum. He was so young and really needed mum. So I dressed him, put on his
During my whole life, I have received the
| A．loved | B．missed | C．called | D．praised |
| A．clothes | B．coat | C．shoes | D．trousers |
| A．lost | B．destroyed | C．found | D．bought |
| A．sell | B．make | C．afford | D．change |
| A．get up | B．move out | C．sit down | D．go back |
| A．after | B．before | C．until | D．while |
| A．how | B．what | C．when | D．why |
| A．way | B．mum | C．brother | D．shoe |
| A．letters | B．kindness | C．sadness | D．presents |
| A．poem | B．song | C．skill | D．lesson |
4 . The Friends of Charles Dickens
Dickens was born in 1812. His father, a clerk in the navy pay office, was thrown into debtors' prison. The miserable treatment of children and the institution of the debtors' jail became topics of several of Dickens, novels。.
Wilkie Collins (1824-1889)
Although twelve years younger than Dickens Wilkie Collins became one of Dickens best friends. Collins was a popular novelist who developed the mystery novel style. The Moonstone is one of his best. He and Dickens wrote The Frozen Deep . Wilkie was the son of the painter William Collins. He was born in London and lived in Italy and France as a child.
John Elliotson (1791-1868)
Elliotson was Dickens's family doctor for many years and thus they became good friends. Elliotson was an early advocate for the use of the stethoscope (听诊器). He also believed in the use of acupuncture (针灸).
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
Poe was an American author best known for his poems and short fiction. The Fall of the House of Usher and The Murders in the Rue Morgue are two of his most popular works Dickens and Poe's friendship began in Philadelphia while Dickens was on his first tour of the United States. They talked about literature and seemed to enjoy one another's company However，two years later Poe broke off the relationship because he was angry about an article on American poetry. The article was written by Thackeray, but Poe believed that Dickens was behind the article.
William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863)
William Makepeace Thackeray was a novelist His best known work is Vanity Fair. He was also a friend of Charles Dickens. While Dickens and Thackeray were friends, the relation ship wasn't always smooth. They had several serious quarrels. One quarrel involved Dickens siding with Edmund Yates after Yates insulted Thackeray.
1. Who had taken care of Dickens' health for years?| A．Collins. | B．Poe. | C．Elliotson. | D．Thackeray. |
| A．A traffic accident. | B．Their ideas on running companies. |
| C．A poem written by Dickens. | D．An article written by Thackeray. |
| A．Vanity Fair. | B．The Moonstone. |
| C．The Fall of the House of Usher. | D．The Murders in the Rue Morgue. |
5 . My daughter graduated from college this year. I couldn’t be more proud of her. Through countless hours of study, books read, papers written, and tests taken, her hard work has paid off. She is no longer a little girl. She has become a wise, giving, caring, and loving adult. She has learned so much and is ready to start the rest of her life.
I think the things I take most pride in her learning, though, aren’t the ones she learned in the classroom. They are the ones she learned through living her life. My daughter already knows things that it took me much longer to learn. She knows that money can’t buy happiness. She knows that laughter exercises the lungs and love opens up the heart. She knows that doing what you love and loving what you do turns work into play. She knows that children are life’s most precious (珍贵的) gift and that every child should be treated with kindness and love.
My daughter knows that life often isn’t fair, that society often isn’t wise, and that everyone of us will face our share of problems. She also knows, however, that with love in our hearts we can bring learning, laughter, and joy to even the toughest days. She knows that life is a journey taken on a rocky road and that sometimes we stumble. She knows that we can pick ourselves up each time and even help someone else up as well. Most of all she knows that she is still learning, just as we all are. May she always know too just how much I love her.
1. How did the author feel when her daughter graduated from college?| A．Grateful. | B．Satisfied. | C．Calm. | D．Concerned. |
| A．Her daughter is ready to start a new life. |
| B．Her daughter knows a lot about society. |
| C．Her daughter’s knowledge learnt through living her life. |
| D．Her daughter’s achievements in the classroom. |
| A．you should love work as well as play |
| B．it’s important for one to turn work into play |
| C．your work will become interesting if you love it |
| D．what you love and what you do are totally different |
| A．her mother is well educated |
| B．her mother loves her very much |
| C．she is cleverer than her mother |
| D．she has to keep learning all her life |
| A．Fall. | B．Climb. | C．Control. | D．Shock. |
6 . I think a close friend is someone you get on really well with, who helps you when you have problems, who gives you advice, and who always has time for you.I didn't use to have many close friends when I was at school or at university as I was very shy, but now I have several.They are all women—I think it's difficult to have a close friend of the opposite sex (异性)．
—Marie
I don't really have any close friends.I know a lot of people but mainly through work, and the kind of social occasions (场合) when we meet are business dinners and evening parties.I think if you come from a really close family, then friends are a bit unnecessary.I prefer to spend the little free time I have with my family.
—Richard
I think a close friend is someone who you've known for a long time, and who you still get on with.They probably have similar hobbies to you so you can do things together.I've got three close friends whom I was at high school with and we often go away together (without our parents of course).We always go camping and somewhere we can go walking, play football and be outside in the open air.
—David
For me close friends are the people you spend your free time with.I go out at weekends with a group of people—there are about seven of us, and I'd say we are all close friends.We also live near each other.I don't think you can have close friends at a distance (在远处); you need to be able to see each other often. But I don't think you need to be doing the same things.I mean I'm at university but none of my friends are.
—Anna
1. What does Richard say about friends?| A．It's hard to make friends at work. |
| B．They're less important than family. |
| C．Friends need to have a lot in common. |
| D．Women and men can't be close friends. |
| A．Physical activities. |
| B．Parent－child camps. |
| C．Going to evening parties. |
| D．Playing out in the open alone. |
| A．They are college students. |
| B．They are doing the same things. |
| C．They don't live far away. |
| D．They don't see each other often. |
| A．Anna. | B．David. |
| C．Richard. | D．Marie. |
7 . I was 11 when you were born , and in your first few years I often looked after you, bathed and dressed you and took you out for walks. I have
Since we have grown up, I have lived through you, although you may not know it. You had the opportunity I so
I know you have
There is a
But beyond that, even at 12 or )3 I felt as much a mother to you as an older sister. So, on the rare
I wish I, as an adult, could hold you at arm's
| A．vivid | B．admirable | C．awful | D．painful |
| A．coming | B．dressing | C．putting | D．picking |
| A．with | B．as | C．in | D．for |
| A．although | B．because | C．when | D．if |
| A．lunch | B．pies | C．bread | D．sandwiches |
| A．longest | B．farthest | C．simplest | D．loudest |
| A．give in to | B．look away from | C．drop out of | D．go in for |
| A．hardly | B．naturally | C．perfectly | D．badly |
| A．wondered | B．understood | C．regretted | D．believed |
| A．musical | B．traditional | C．official | D．individual |
| A．managed | B．struggled | C．preferred | D．threatened |
| A．Besides | B．Instead | C．However | D．Otherwise |
| A．support | B．choose | C．have | D．follow |
| A．quarrel | B．promise | C．plan | D．distance |
| A．conversation | B．process | C．environment | D．direction |
| A．shocks | B．moves | C．upsets | D．comforts |
| A．dancer | B．conductor | C．professor | D．rock star |
| A．guess | B．see | C．keep | D．remember |
| A．stages | B．vacations | C．spots | D．occasions |
| A．width | B．height | C．length | D．depth |
When an important holiday comes, I usually think of what gifts to buy or prepare for my family members. It is the act
Life is unpredictable, and you never know what will happen tomorrow. When my son came back during the summer vacation, my wife and I, as usual,
Some people say children get too much care and love from their parents,
9 . How to Choose Friends
The word “friend” as well as its meaning is the one that can be related to all generations, age groups, and all types of people.
Then how does a teenager choose his or her friends wisely? You can’t call every building in town your “home”.
Above all, choose friends you can trust.
| A．Friends influence you. |
| B．Friends mirror each other. |
| C．It’s the same with friendship. |
| D．Friends quarrel with each other. |
| E．Then your friends will make that happen to you. |
| F．Whether you’ re young or old, you need friends to survive. |
| G．If you are easy to get angry, choose a friend who has a cool head. |
Desiree, a 4-year-old girl, was sobbing quietly over her father, Ken, who had died nine months earlier. She was hugging a photograph of her father with her fingers running around his face. “Daddy”, she said softly, “Why won't you come back?”
Instead of gradually adjusting to her father's death, Desiree refused to accept it “Daddy will be home soon,” she'd tell her mother. “He's at work.” When she played with her toy telephone, she pretended she was chatting with her father “I miss you, Daddy,” she'd say. “When will you come back?” Desiree's situation made her mother worried.
Days later, it was Ken's birthday. “How will I send him a card?” Desiree asked her mother “How about if we tie a litter to a balloon.” her mother said, “and send it up to heaven?” Desiree's eyes immediately lit up.
Her mother took her to a store and Desiree picked out a balloon with HAPPY BIRTHDAY above a drawing of The Little Mermaid (美人鱼). Desire and her father had often watched it.
The child's eyes shone as they were on the way to Ken's grave. Then Desiree dictated (口述) a letter to her Dad. “Daddy, Happy birthday, I love you and miss you,” she rattled off (快速说). “I hope you get this and can write to me on my birthday in January.”
Her mother wrote the message and their address on a small piece of paper, which was then wrapped in plastic and tied to the end of the string on the balloon. Finally, Desiree let fly the balloon. For almost an hour, they watched the shining spot of silver grow smaller and smaller till disappear. “Now Dad's going to write back to me,” Desiree said confidently.
Every day since they'd flew the balloon, Desiree had asked her mother, “Do you think Daddy has my balloon yet?” Several weeks passed, and she stopped asking.
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Desire's fifth birthday came and later on the afternoon, a package arrived.
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