1 . Nothing in life is more exciting than the sudden insight that leaves one a changed person - not only changed, but changed for the
One cold afternoon I was in a restaurant feeling extremely
Then my neighbor, an old psychiatrist (精神科医生),
The three voices all
“That is poisonous,” the old man
“What should I do?” I inquired.
“Change ‘if only’ to ‘next time’,” he smiled. “This phrase will help you to
| A．sharper | B．busier | C．better | D．fewer |
| A．positive | B．emotional | C．wise | D．sensitive |
| A．frightened | B．moved | C．excited | D．depressed |
| A．worries | B．advantages | C．requests | D．mistakes |
| A．appeared | B．served | C．fell | D．volunteered |
| A．unfairly | B．sorrowfully | C．hardly | D．suddenly |
| A．invited | B．adapted | C．limited | D．appointed |
| A．debates | B．recitations | C．lectures | D．recordings |
| A．differently | B．frequently | C．visually | D．reasonably |
| A．selected | B．scared | C．blamed | D．distinguished |
| A．explained | B．supported | C．inquired | D．apologized |
| A．copy | B．change | C．express | D．separate |
| A．curiosity | B．chance | C．motivation | D．trouble |
| A．imagine | B．forget | C．describe | D．reproduce |
| A．shape | B．medicine | C．action | D．effect |
2 . California Public Schools gave the students the day off to celebrate the Lunar New Year. This afternoon, I took my daughter to go ice skating. I grew up ice skating, a(n)
Seconds later, my daughter
I’ve thought about that afternoon a lot since. Falling is part of the process. It’s part of any new attempt, if you think about it.
1.| A．fact | B．story | C．skill | D．experience |
| A．noticed | B．dreamed | C．agreed | D．remembered |
| A．feared | B．sensed | C．thought | D．guessed |
| A．doing | B．playing | C．cutting | D．creating |
| A．cold | B．tired | C．eager | D．anxious |
| A．skied | B．headed | C．walked | D．rushed |
| A．fell | B．backed | C．stopped | D．advanced |
| A．get to | B．get up | C．get down | D．get through |
| A．care | B．send | C．reach | D．apply |
| A．feet | B．back | C．legs | D．hands |
| A．shock | B．anger | C．trouble | D．need |
| A．seek | B．leave | C．circle | D．approach |
| A．see | B．put | C．take | D．make |
| A．Hardly | B．Finally | C．Quickly | D．Terribly |
| A．wide | B．kind | C．forced | D．hard |
13-year-old Ryan was a lazy video game addict who always required the help of the housekeeper for everything. His father, Alex, noticed how spoiled(宠坏的) his son was, so he decided to set things right.
One day, Ryan was running late for school, but he was still busy playing video games. He was so distracted that he had no time to put on his socks and shoes, so the housekeeper did it for him.
“Dad, I’m ready. Let’s go!” he finally shouted, taking his school bag. Alex had always driven him to his school even though it was just a seven-minute walk from their home. For Ryan, that would seem like a hundred tiring miles.
That morning, to Ryan’s surprise, Alex asked him to walk to school instead. “What? No! I can’t carry this heavy bag to school on foot. Please drop me off, Dad,” Ryan said. But Alex turned a deaf ear. “You’re a grown-up boy now, Ryan! Just walk. Get used to it,” he said.
Ryan had no choice but to walk along the road. He was out of breath when he got to the school gate. He came into his classroom and sat on the chair quickly. He was tired. He wasn’t used to walking, even for a few minutes. What a lazy and weak boy Ryan was!
When Ryan was still resting, he found a boy he didn’t know entering the classroom in a wheelchair. The boy was Mike, who was new to Ryan’s neighborhood and lived very close to Ryan’s house. He moved in with his grandparents recently after he lost his ability to walk in a car crash that killed his parents. Regardless of his extremely bad luck, Mike decided to be strong, optimistic, confident, brave and independent.
Although Mike was new in class, all classmates welcomed him warmly. Ryan never made a single friend all these years. Nobody liked him because he was lazy. The attention Mike got that day made him more upset.
The next day, Ryan begged his dad to drive him to his school again. But Alex just shook his head. Quite disappointed, Ryan had to walk to school,
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Just as he left home, he saw Mike alone on the road, pushing his wheelchair.
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Encouraged by Mike’s words, Ryan decided to try to be independent.
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4 . Have you ever felt nervous while doing something for the very first time? If you got dropped off in a new environment with a bunch of strangers, what would you do? It can be extremely difficult, and even frightening at times, to try something
Recently, a popular Chinese vlogger posted videos teaching people how to take the metro and bus in cities. The first reaction of many netizens was
I remember going to college in America for the first time. When younger, I had already learned many
It is not
| A．special | B．new | C．unusual | D．complicated |
| A．confusion | B．relief | C．anxiety | D．admiration |
| A．long-standing | B．expensive | C．inspiring | D．informative |
| A．introductions | B．instructions | C．requirements | D．inspections |
| A．continued | B．seemed | C．failed | D．come |
| A．declare | B．employ | C．feature | D．perceive |
| A．professional | B．fascinating | C．foreign | D．striking |
| A．pick up | B．put up | C．take up | D．make up |
| A．bring | B．allow | C．cause | D．save |
| A．management | B．business | C．household | D．nutrition |
| A．example | B．case | C．occasion | D．event |
| A．common | B．important | C．unique | D．particular |
| A．applying | B．acquiring | C．spreading | D．sharing |
| A．suitable | B．beneficial | C．essential | D．useful |
| A．open | B．active | C．clear | D．honest |
Having held the interschool (校际) story tell g championship for the past two years, I was the shining star of my school. When it came to choosing the right candidate (候选人) to participate in such competitions, I was always the first choice. Naturally, I was once again selected to represent my school in the approaching contest this year.
Upon hearing the fact that I was chosen again, my classmates and friends acknowledged that I would undoubtedly be the champion again. Consequently, I became conceited (自负的). I was so proud that I ignored the importance of practicing for the contest.
A week before the contest, my teacher Ms. Sara asked, “Selena, would you like to stand in front of the class to rehearse (排练) for the contest?” She had tutored me in the past two competitions and knew how important practice was. “Just imagine you are on the stage
in the audience,” she added.“I’m sorry, Ms. Sara,” I replied. “I have a bit of a sore throat.”
This was usually the lie I would tell whenever my teacher requested me to practice in front of the class. I always found excuses to avoid doing it because I believed that I was the best and therefore the practice was unnecessary. On one occasion, I event old Ms. Sara not to worry too much as I was well prepared for the contest. In fact, I did everything but practice my script (讲稿) .I only managed to glance briefly through the story the day before the contest. As the best storyteller among the students of the local secondary schools, I was too vain to practice and expected everything to be fine.
The contest was being held in the local community hall. On the day of the contest, the hall was crowded with people. My schoolteachers and principal were there along with many of my classmates and schoolmates. I was the eighth contestant out of twenty in total. Those who spoke before me did extremely well. On seeing their fascinating and outstanding performance, I began to lose confidence in myself. My palms (手掌) sweated heavily and I started to feel nervous.
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Soon it was my turn to talk.
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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________It was one of those sunny mornings when merely breathing seemed to be an event worth celebrating. I was in a particularly good mood as my mother had just given me RM400(马来西亚币)for my daily expenses during the week that she would be away with my father in China to visit her sick grandaunt. I was wondering if I survived on bread and butter the whole week, I would have RM300 to buy the latest computer games! It was certainly a great way to begin the day.
As I neared the classroom, I heard a loud noise coming from it and quickly rushed in. My classmates were gathered around Tommy’s table as he searched through some personal items. Tommy had always been a popular boy in class. Not only was he bright and well-mannered, but he also came from a wealthy family that provided him with all he could ask for.
My classmates told me that Tommy had lost the money that he had brought as a donation to the welfare home that we were supposed to visit that afternoon. Understanding the situation, I suggested that we organize a search around the classroom and inform the class teacher as soon as possible. In no time, Miss Soh rushed to the classroom. She decided to run a search through everyone’s bag. We quickly stood by our tables and emptied the contents of our bags onto the table. When it came to my turn, I took out all my possessions. As Miss Soh took out the RM400 from my wallet, the class fell into a shock.
Up till then, I had no idea that the amount lost was exactly RM400. Everyone stared at me in horror. Miss Soh was pleased that her efforts had borne fruit. In a loud voice, she demanded to know where the money had come from. I told her the truth, but she appeared not to have heard anything that I had said. She claimed loudly that I was the thief, because my family was poor and could not possibly afford to give me RM400.
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Her cruel words cut me deeply.
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A week later, when taking Miss Soh’s class, Tommy suddenly found the neatly folded RM400 slip out of his notebook.
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It was a sunny summer morning, the breeze blowing gently. As planned, Jackson took a trip into the remote wilds near Olom Village, in the Sakha Republic, Russia. His four-year-old daughter, Karina, found him leaving and wanted to follow him to give her dad a surprise. She slipped out of the house, with nobody realizing it, even Jackson.
Unfortunately, she walked too slowly on her way and soon she was lost in the vast, dangerous Siberian wilderness. Luckily for her, her dog, Naida, followed Karina just as the girl followed her father. The two suddenly found themselves walking with no one in sight, drifting away from their home as the hours went by.
Night fell. Karina’s father returned home, and it didn’t take long after that for the whole family to realize what had happened. They couldn’t find Karina anywhere. They turned to the police for help immediately. And they took action at once in search of the lost girl.
A whole week had gone by and there was no progress of the rescue in sight. The whole family was stuck in desperation, but Karina’s mum never lost hope. “Many stopped believing that she was alive, but as a mother I felt that she would be found soon.”
In fact, Karina did survive. Although Siberia is an extremely dangerous place even for otherwise fit adults due to its wildlife and climate, she made it. She survived by eating wild fruits and drinking water from nearby rivers, and she faced the freezing nighttime temperatures by cozying up in a bed of grass. Naida did its best too, scaring away the wild animals and keeping each other warm by sleeping close together at night.
After nine days struggling to survive, scared and alone, Karina could only be grateful about one thing: her good friend was by her side. Naida gave its strength, and actively helped the four-year-old to stay alive for that long.
This morning, Naida suddenly walked away and headed back into town, ignoring Karina’s hopeless cry and leaving her completely alone.
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Naida did what it could to lead the rescue team to where Karina was.
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The event that stands out in Tom’s memory happened one morning when Tom was only ten years old.He was at home with his elder sister Jane.Tom was doing his homework when he heard raised voices.At first he thought nothing of it since customers in the motorcycle shop directly below their flat often became loud，but he soon realized this time it was different.
“Quick! Quick! Remove the motorcycles from the shop.” someone shouted.Then a thick burning smell filled the air.When Tom opened the front door of their flat to investigate，a thick cloud of smoke greeted him.The motorcycle shop had caught fire and people were running and crying.
Jane，who had been playing the violin in her room，hurried to the living room.They rushed out of the door and along the corridor (走廊) through the smoke.
They were heading towards the stairway at the far end of the corridor when Jane suddenly stopped in her track.She turned around and headed back the way they came.Tom had no idea what she was doing，but he followed her.
Jane had suddenly remembered the lady in her 70s who lived next door to them，who they called Makcik.Jane began banging on Makcik’s door，but got no answer.As the smoke thickened around them，Tom could see many of their neighbors—some still in their pajamas (睡衣)—running for safety.The thought of fear crossed his mind.
“She would have run for safety like everyone else!” Tom cried.However，Jane refused to give up.“I know Makcik’s still inside.” She said she was familiar with Makcik’s daily routine and was certain she would still be sleeping.She pounded against the door.“Go downstairs.Go now! Go!”
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Luckily，some neighbors passing by stopped and offered help.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9 . Derlin Newey, an 89-year-old pizza delivery driver was in disbelief when the Valdez Family visited him. The local TV station was there to
The Valdez Family always ask for him when
With more than 53,000 followers, they often got comments asking why Newey was delivering pizzas at his
Newey didn’t even know what TikTok was, but was
And if the cash wasn’t enough, the Valdez Family
| A．interview | B．witness | C．advocate | D．call |
| A．held back | B．moved on | C．cleaned up | D．wiped out |
| A．fruit | B．meals | C．pizzas | D．water |
| A．Except | B．Despite | C．Beyond | D．Besides |
| A．artists | B．teenagers | C．parents | D．customers |
| A．picking | B．ordering | C．selecting | D．eating |
| A．admires | B．dislikes | C．hates | D．recognizes |
| A．lunch | B．assignment | C．delivery | D．job |
| A．number | B．house | C．age | D．time |
| A．part | B．donation | C．list | D．meeting |
| A．useful | B．helpful | C．hopeful | D．grateful |
| A．information | B．surprise | C．news | D．article |
| A．kindness | B．sadness | C．eagerness | D．happiness |
| A．drove | B．stole | C．broke | D．lent |
| A．exchanged | B．encountered | C．sweetened | D．detected |
10 . My mother looks just like many grandmothers — short and white-haired. She comes from an old, traditional family in Canada, where she now still lives. She was a civil servant. In short, she didn’t do
That all changed a few years ago. She began to
In early 2015, the year she turned 75, she informed me she’d
My mother paid no attention to me. Off she went. When she returned, she told us it had been a wonderful success. As it
I couldn’t believe her naivety (幼稚) and explained that she had been
Well, I was
To my great shock, her rugs did arrive some weeks later, along with a lovely note from Mustafa. To my even greater surprise, the following year Mustafa himself arrived in Canada.
“I invited him for a cup of tea and he came,” my mother told me. I was
I wondered: “Is she not thinking straight?”
Her
I don’t think Mum knows what her next big “thing” is going to be. But I am sure, she is open to any
| A．complex | B．crazy | C．humorous | D．sensitive |
| A．surprise | B．amuse | C．comfort | D．attract |
| A．founded | B．taken | C．designed | D．canceled |
| A．allow | B．demand | C．chatter | D．delay |
| A．intention | B．knowledge | C．view | D．fear |
| A．turned out | B．came true | C．made sense | D．went ahead |
| A．approving | B．chasing | C．hiring | D．highlighting |
| A．invite | B．consume | C．switch | D．ship |
| A．dominated | B．ignored | C．cheated | D．abandoned |
| A．right | B．lucky | C．serious | D．wrong |
| A．frightened | B．depressed | C．disappointed | D．ashamed |
| A．If | B．Since | C．While | D．Once |
| A．promotion | B．interaction | C．independence | D．preference |
| A．enhanced | B．imitated | C．pretended | D．reminded |
| A．anxiety | B．adventure | C．embarrassment | D．well-being |
