1 . During my elementary school years, I used to compare my mum with my best friend Tiffany’s mum.
Tiffany’s mum always
Whenever I didn’t get what I wanted, I would complain to my mum, “Tiffany’s mum would give her that! I wish she were my mum.” Every time, my mum would say
One day, I couldn’t help saying to my mum, “Poor Tiffany? Lucky Tiffany! She gets
She
It took some time,
| A．took | B．gave | C．carried | D．sent |
| A．liked | B．hated | C．admired | D．appreciated |
| A．pocket | B．clothes | C．pants | D．face |
| A．excitedly | B．calmly | C．anxiously | D．nervously |
| A．something | B．nothing | C．everything | D．anything |
| A．tears | B．laughter | C．screaming | D．shouting |
| A．class ` | B．subject | C．book | D．lesson |
| A．in | B．for | C．with | D．beyond |
| A．find out | B．deal with | C．give out | D．put out |
| A．often | B．usually | C．seldom | D．always |
| A．thought | B．continued | C．reminded | D．approached |
| A．raise | B．earn | C．save | D．find |
| A．understand | B．focus | C．respect | D．ignore |
| A．necessary | B．impressive | C．creative | D．important |
| A．and | B．so | C．but | D．for |
2 . A recent story on TikTok showed how two neighbors found companionship (陪伴) and a new spirit in life during COVID-19, thanks to a shared love of the piano.
The heartbreaking story started when Giorgio Lo Porto heard his neighbor playing the piano through their dividing wall. Lo Porto is an Italian living in London. He reached out to his neighbor and left a note, saying if he or she could play My Heart Will Go On. The mystery neighbor agreed, suggesting they play together. Over time the music between two complete strangers became a regular weekend engagement(约会).
A week later, the pair finally met and “it was better than expected,” shared Lo Porto. The mystery pianist happened to be a78-year-old Polish man named Emil. “He lost his wife in December due to COVID-19 and all he has been left is the piano. And he plays at 2 p.m. every weekend because his wife loved it,” shared Lo Porto.
While Emil didn’t want to appear on any of the videos, he did share his thankfulness to Lo Porto for keeping him motivated during a most emotional and lonely time.When the pair offered each other company, Emil also inspired Lo Porto to continue writing his own song. And Emil reported being happier after playing music with Lo Porto and was thankful to those who watched their performance.
The bittersweet story shows the unbelievable influence two complete strangers can have on each other. Emil moved out at the end of February. Lo Porto wrote, “Dear Emil, you changed my life. You gave me back my passion (激情)，and we shared that with the world. You’ll be in my heart. I’ll keep playing, thinking of how powerful music can be. You said I was your light, but you’ve been mine too. Bye, Emil.”
1. What happened after Lo Porto left a note for Emil?| A．Emil helped with Lo Porto’s studies. |
| B．Emil started to share his music online. |
| C．They worked together to create new mu sic. |
| D．They performed music together through the wall. |
| A．To remember his wife. |
| B．To improve his piano skills. |
| C．To express his thanks to Lo Porto. |
| D．To cheer people up during COVID-19. |
| A．They missed their ordinary life in the past. |
| B．They encouraged each other through music. |
| C．They wished to spend more time with their families. |
| D．They wanted to become famous by posting their music online. |
| A．We should be independent in difficult times. |
| B．Young people should do their part to help the old. |
| C．We all can be the light of somebody if reaching out. |
| D．People should take some time to enjoy their hobbies. |
My parents came to the US from India in the 1960s, along with other immigrants from India. Back then, there were few Indians anywhere around the US. My father came to Kansas,where he would get his Ph.D. Six months later, my mother came with the three of us kids — my sister, my brother, and me. We were just six,five and three years old then.
It was the very first winter when we were in Kansas. It was so cold,but we didn’t have heavy coats or warm clothes. We didn’t have a concept of how cold it really could be in the Midwest, and there was a new surprise every day. We didn’t have a car or anything like that, and my dad didn’t have a US driver’s license. But anyway, my father was studying for his Ph.D., and he would walk up and down a big hill to and from the campus on a regular basis.
Since I was three years old, I didn’t go to school, but my sister and brother were in school. My father had to walk down the big hill to take them to school every day and then walk back up the hill to go to university.After about three weeks of living like this, a woman called Valerie,whose son John was in the same class as my brother, started noticing them. On a very cold snowy morning,when they went to school as usual,Valerie passed by. She pulled up and said, “I see you on the way every day. Don’t you feel cold without coats?”My father responded,“We didn’t expect the weather would be so cold in Kansas.”Valerie said,“Maybe I can take your daughter and son to school. Would you like a ride?”
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Hearing that, my dad nodded with great joy.
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Later, Valerie and her family became so dear to my family.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4 . After a serious earthquake happened, a father left his wife safely at home and rushed to his sons school, only to find that the building where his son studied had collapsed and looked like a pancake.
He was shocked. He didn’t know what he should do for a while, then he remembered the words he had said to his son, “No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes. He started digging through the ruins.
As he was digging, other helpless parents and the firemen arrived and tried to pull him off the ruins, saying, “It’s too late! They’re all dead! There’s nothing you can do!” To them he replied with one line, “Are you going to help me now?” And then he kept on digging.
No one helped, however. He went on alone because he needed to know for himself, “Is my boy alive or is he dead?” He dug for eight hours…12 hours.….24 hours.….36 hours.. then in the 39th hour, he pulled back a rock and heard his son’s words. He shouted his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad!?! It’s me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you’d save me and when you saved me, they’d be saved. You promised, ‘No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!’ You did it Dad!”
“What’s going on there? How is it?” the father asked.
“There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad. We’re frightened, hungry, thirsty and thankful you’re here. When the building fell down, it made a triangle, and it saved us.”
“Come out, boy!”
“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, because I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”
1. The underlined word “collapsed” probably means_________| A．fallen down | B．shaken violently | C．stood by | D．gone off |
| A．he was mad | B．all the children had died in the earthquake |
| C．he was too dangerous to others | D．it was not his job to dig |
| A．Fourteen. | B．Thirty three | C．Forty seven | D．Nineteen. |
| A．it took the father one day to find his son and other students |
| B．his wife died in the earthquake |
| C．his son was the last one to come out of the ruins |
| D．the son didn’t believe his father would come to save him |
On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the New York railway station, playing his violin. The music was so excellent that many people stopped to put some money into the hat of the young man.
The next day, the young artist came to the same place, and put his hat on the ground gracefully Differently from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it under his hat. Then he began to play the violin. It sounded more pleasant than ever.
Soon he was surrounded with people who were attracted by the words on the paper. It said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim it soon.”
After about half an hour, a middle- aged man rushed through the crowd to the violinist and said, “Yes, it’s you. I knew that you were an honest man and would certainly come here.” The young violinist asked calmly, “Are you Mr. George Sang?” The man nodded. The violinist asked, “Did you lose something?” “It's a lottery ticket,” said the man.
The violinist too out a lottery ticket on which George Sang’s name was seen. “Is this it?” he asked. George nodded and too the lottery ticket and kissed it, then danced with the violinist.
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“I can’t thank you enough for being here.” said George Sang.
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“I was about to leave this morning to Vienna to attend advanced studies.” said the young artist.
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6 . Maria and her parents moved to the US from Brazil one year before the pandemic (流行病). Better education opportunities lay ahead, and they were excited to get Maria into an American high school to prepare for college.
Each parent got a job, and Maria started studying. She also signed up for a service club because she wanted to meet people, practice her English and be a part of the community. “I love to serve,” Maria says. “I think it is my thank-you for the opportunities I have.”
She worked at the local food bank with other kids of her age, organizing bags for families who were having a hard time making ends meet. But when the pandemic hit, she found herself at the food bank for another reason: to bring home groceries to her parents. “We were all shocked when my mother lost her job. My friends at the food bank got me through it,” Maria said.
Luckily, her father kept his job. And with classes moving online, Maria was able to secure a full-time job and do her class work at night. Three of her courses were college prep classes that demanded a lot of work. During her senior year, Maria worked 40-hour weeks and studied even more. Yet, in her spare time, she packed food bags for others before taking hers home.
Just before graduation, Maria came into the food bank. One of the volunteers started getting a bag ready for her. “I don’t need one today,” Maria said. “My mother got a job. I’m here to help.”
Maria supported her family for eight months. She graduated on time and got scholarship offers from three different colleges. She moved to part-time work and has completed her first semester of college.
1. What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us?| A．When Maria decided to go to the US. | B．How Maria managed to get a job. |
| C．Why Maria joined the service club. | D．What Maria did to help her family. |
| A．Leaving the food bank. | B．The help from her friends. |
| C．Taking courses online. | D．The support from her parents. |
| A．Maria’s great efforts paid off. | B．Maria does very well in college. |
| C．Maria likes doing part-time jobs. | D．Maria’s family gave her lots of help. |
| A．Loyal and reliable. | B．Diligent and dedicated. |
| C．Ambitious and creative. | D．Just and knowledgeable. |
7 . When I was ten, I lived in a neighborhood with a public library nearby which opened in the evening. I enjoyed reading and after school I would
The
For five years, I had read most of the books in the library. The librarian, still serious and
After my graduation, I moved away and
| A．rush | B．fly | C．drive | D．think |
| A．smart | B．terrible | C．ready | D．possible |
| A．manager | B．librarian | C．waiter | D．audience |
| A．based | B．impressed | C．dependent | D．hard |
| A．former | B．actual | C．long | D．quiet |
| A．sit | B．imagine | C．leave | D．speak |
| A．unwillingly | B．happily | C．strangely | D．nervously |
| A．ignore | B．touched | C．observed | D．painted |
| A．imagining | B．noticing | C．missing | D．announcing |
| A．spared | B．wasted | C．cost | D．reduced |
| A．fast | B．honest | C．kind | D．limited |
| A．annoyed | B．inspired | C．worried | D．excited |
| A．stand | B．wait | C．search | D．apply |
| A．referred to | B．watched over | C．made use of | D．lost touch with |
| A．order | B．style | C．handwriting | D．design |
Being a 12-year-old girl is hard, and being a 12-year-old girl who has trouble in learning math makes it even harder.
I was standing in front of my mom with my unfinished math homework in my hand, feeling like I was standing in front of a roadblock (路障) that was taller than my imagination.
“I can't do it, Mom! I don't understand it!” Although I couldn't see clearly through my teary eyes, I could still feel my mom's face was filled with concern.
“It's okay. I understand it's hard. You know that 1 struggled with the same issue before, but it can't decide who you are or how smart you are! Now repeat after me!” Mom said in a kind but demanding voice, “I did it!" She waited for me to follow her. When I tried to speak, the only thing that escaped my mouth was a small sob (抽噎). With one strong loving arm around me, my mom used the other hand to dry the tears that I was no longer able to control.
“Can I see your homework, honey?” As instructed, I slowly handed over the paper. After a short while, she excitedly announced, “You got the fifth question right!” Shrugging (耸肩) my shoulders, I replied, “Yeah, but the rest are probably wrong.” Mom smiled, “Although you got some answers wrong, it doesn't make the answer you got right any less important!”
I wanted to believe her. It was almost easy to let her positive words affect me in the moments when it was just her and me. However, every time I was sitting next to the kids of my age and watching them complete work that I couldn't understand, the confidence my mom gave me seemed to disappear suddenly.
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I told that to my mother, feeling upset.
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Hearing my mother's words, I became inspired.
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9 . Woody Davis had always been generous and kind. He never earned much money, but always
Folks in town are
Unfortunately, Woody’s days were
| A．waved | B．pointed | C．apologized | D．appealed |
| A．eager | B．ready | C．grateful | D．concerned |
| A．mercy | B．goodwill | C．choice | D．reward |
| A．fixed up | B．turned in | C．took apart | D．pulled over |
| A．made out | B．stood by | C．took in | D．cared about |
| A．repeated | B．understood | C．repaid | D．accomplished |
| A．love | B．hope | C．memory | D．expectation |
| A．concluded | B．lengthened | C．treasured | D．numbered |
| A．recognized | B．interviewed | C．consulted | D．comforted |
| A．preparing | B．attempting | C．struggling | D．managing |
| A．unreasonable | B．unmoved | C．untouched | D．unstable |
| A．suspect | B．accept | C．appreciate | D．believe |
| A．strange | B．powerful | C．simple | D．awkward |
| A．though | B．because | C．once | D．unless |
| A．fortunately | B．gently | C．normally | D．actually |
10 . Deng couldn’t sleep. Tomorrow was English class. Everyone was supposed to talk about their most precious possession (宝贵的财富). He’d heard the other kids talking. Everyone
Deng had
Perhaps he could be sick. But he knew his mother wouldn’t
Suddenly he had an idea! Mr. Petrovski’s gold watch.
The next day, Deng found something on the back of the watch. It was almost
It was Deng’s
There was
| A．made | B．had | C．brought | D．borrowed |
| A．nothing | B．something | C．anything | D．everything |
| A．serious | B．afraid | C．nervous | D．proud |
| A．Instead | B．Besides | C．However | D．Otherwise |
| A．teach | B．mind | C．admire | D．allow |
| A．disappoint | B．disturb | C．follow | D．satisfy |
| A．Gradually | B．Surely | C．Truly | D．Strangely |
| A．agree | B．promise | C．pretend | D．dream |
| A．given up | B．thrown away | C．run away | D．worn away |
| A．secret | B．turn | C．message | D．error |
| A．leave | B．buy | C．lend | D．show |
| A．because | B．though | C．unless | D．until |
| A．noise | B．strength | C．warmth | D．silence |
| A．clap | B．wash | C．shake | D．raise |
| A．Honour | B．Confidence | C．Family | D．Friendship |
