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一、friendship

One day, David and his friends talked about who their closest（1 ） were. When it was his turn, he said,“My best friend is Amy, （ 2 ） 81-year-old woman living in Florida.”

Their friendship came（3） a game. In the game, David and Amy were on the same team. After this game, they became good friends. David even told her about his dream of music. However, life was hard for David at that time. He hardly （4） time or money to play music. Most of the time, he had to work in a restaurant. He felt that his dream was hopeless(无望的). （5） he almost lost heart, Amy gave him lots of help and supported his dream. Two years later, he decided （6） to New York for his dream. There he held his first concert successfully.

After the concert, a famous reporter in New York heard of their story. He wanted to know what （7） . So he flew to Florida to interview her. To his surprise, the friendship between Amy and David was（8） than he could imagine.

Later, many people（9） by this story. But Amy thought it was nothing. She said,“As friends, we （10）give a hand when they need.”

1.A.friend B.friends C.classmate D.classmates 2.A.the B./ C.a D.an

3.A.from B.below C.to D.at

4.A.have B.had C.has had D.will have 5.A.Before B.When C.Unless D.If 6.A.go B.going C.to go D.gone

7.A.Amy was like B.was Amy like C.is Amy like D.Amy is like 8.A.beautiful B.beautifully

C.more beautiful D.the most beautiful

9.A.is moved B.are moved C.was moved D.were moved 10.A.should B.would C.mustn`t D.can`t

1.阅读并填写自己的答案， 2.建议笔记记录文中陌生词汇；

句子：“As friends, we （10）give a hand when they need.”

二、job

Before graduating college, Jackie began to look for a job. She aimed at a famous company, but the （1） for such jobs was very strong. The company Jackie chose planned to employ only one person, but more than twenty people applied for the job. （2） , Jackie was one of the three people invited for the final interview. The interview was very （3）. The interviewer asked just a few questions and it was all over in less than 10 minutes. Then the interviewer said to them,“All of you are very good. Please go home and （4） our response.”

Three days later, Jackie received a message saying she would not be （5）the job. She felt deeply disappointed. That evening, however, she received another （6）. This time it said that she got the job.

Jackie later found out that the first message sent to her phone was part of the interview—a （7） to see if she was suitable for the job. All the three people received the （8）text, but only Jackie`s reply （9）the company. Of the three, one did not reply. The other said“goodbye” and Jackie said “thank you”. This reply showed that Jackie was a/an （10） person, so the company offered her the job.

1.A.exam B.work C.competition D.plan 2.A.Thankfully B.Unluckily C.Hopefully D.Immediately

3.A.long B.strict C.interesting D.simple

4.A.pick up B.wait for C.deal with D.think of 5.A.offered B.returned C.refused D.shown 6.A.letter B.e-mail C.call D.message 7.A.guide B.conversation C.test D.lesson 8.A.same B.other C.second D.whole

9.A.reached B.satisfied C.helped D.surprised 10.A.brave B.clever C.polite D.honest

三、grandma

When the Spring Festival falls, red flowers bloom(盛开)on the windows of my home. Of course, these are not（1）flowers. But in the cold of（2） , these wonderful flowers bring warmth to us. They are made of paper by my（3） , who is now aged 70. With a few cuts, she（4） a pieceof paper into a beautiful work of art.

When my grandma was young, she was considered clumsy(笨拙的)in the（5） . But on a cold winter night, she saw some beautiful red paper（6） on her new neighbor’s windows. She was so interested in it and decided to（7） from her neighbor. Tons of paper was wasted, and her fingers were cut many times. But she（8）practicing. It took 10 years（9）my grandma could make paper art skillfully(娴熟地). The red flowers, blooming like burning fire, light up her world. Now,everyone in the village（10） her. 1.A.nice B. real C. full D. sweet

2.A.spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter 3.A.sister B. aunt C. mother D. grandma 4.A.changes B. spreads C. places D. burns 5.A.city B. town C. village D. block 6. A. art B. money C. walls D. books 7. A. buy B. steal C. learn D. borrow

8. A. ended up B. kept on C. put off D. thought about 9. A. before B. after C. while D. since

10. A. serves B. pardons C. respects D. warns

四、happy

A wealthy man loved his son very much. As he wanted his son to lead a happy life, he decided to send him to see a wise old man for his advice on happiness. When the old man learnt about his （1） , he handed the boy an empty bowl and said,“Go to the river miles away and （2） it with water. I will tell you about it （3） no water is spilt(洒) when you reach here.”Although the boy was very surprised at this, he had no choice but to （4）this task. The boy （5） on foot for the river and some time later came back with a bowl of water. The old man asked him,“Did you notice the beautiful flowers along the road and the birds singing in the trees? ”The boy could say nothing about them because he gave his （6） attention to the bowl in his hands. The old man smiled and said, “Bring me （7） bowl of water, but this time enjoy the flowers and the singing of birds as well.” When he returned, the boy was able to （8） everything he had seen to the old man. But when he looked down at his bowl, he found （9） that most water was gone. He forgot all about his bowl while enjoying the beautiful things along the road. “Well, young man,” the old man said. “Enjoy the beauty of the world, but never forget the water in your bowl. This is the （10）of happiness.”

1.A.research B.promise C.purpose D.experience 2.A.wash B.fill C.compare D.connect

3.A.if B.until C.unless D.while

4.A.put out B.pick out C.point out D.carry out 5.A.set off B.paid off C.got off D.kept off 6.A.public B.weak C.quick D.full 7.A.any B.every C.another D.the other

8.A.change B.imagine C.examine D.describe 9.A.lazily B.sadly C.luckily D.excitedly 10.A.result B.cause C.secret D.decision

五、 Gift

Emily was an eighth grader. To pass her Civics course(公民课程), she had to do some volunteer service in a nursing home for a week. One Monday, Emily went to the nursing home after school. When she arrived, she was told she would 1 an hour every weekday with an elderly lady, Mrs. Blair. She was then led into a room, where an old lady in a flowery dress was sitting on a sofa. Emily 2 awkwardly(别扭地) in front of the lady.

She cleared her throat and said, “Good afternoon. I’m Emily.” “Good afternoon, Emily. Take a seat, please,” Mrs. Blair replied.

Then, 3 filled the space between them. Emily wondered what to say. “Tell me about yourself, Emily,”Mrs. Blair said suddenly.

“Well,”Emily started, “I don??t have any grandparents, so I can??t relate to elderly people much. I love the performing arts. I??m here mainly because I have to 4 here to get a good grade for my Civics class.”

Mrs. Blair didn’t seem to 5 . “Many people, especially teens, don??t seem to care about old people like me. Now you’re here, and I??m going to change that about you. Ask me anything.”

Emily thought for a moment, and finally decided, “What was your job?” “I was a Broadway star in the 1950s,” Mrs. Blair answered. “Cool! Can you tell me about it?”Emily asked, amazed.

Mrs. Blair smiled. “Back then, only the lead actress had the honor to wear a 6 bracelet. I was the lead in almost all of the plays, so I always wore the bracelet. Till this day, I still have it.”

Emily smiled along with Mrs. Blair and listened to the other stories, attentively. She had become so interested in Mrs. Blair’s 7 that she decided to come earlier the next day.

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday passed by quickly. Then came Friday. As she was leaving, Emily was really 8 to say goodbye.

“Don’t be sad. You can still visit me,”Mrs. Blair comforted her. She then handed a small box to Emily,“It’s my gift to you.”

Emily 9 opened the box and was surprised to see what was inside. “It??s the bracelet that you wore. Thank you!”Emily said, with tears in her eyes. “I??m sure to visit you whenever I’m free.”

On her way home, Emily thought of her own love for the performing arts. She touched the bracelet and made a 10 that she would keep her word to Mrs. Blair.

1.A.waste B.spend C.plan D.exercise 2.A.asked B.sat C.stood D.danced

3.A.warmth B.sadness C.happiness D.silence 4.A.study B.live C.volunteer D.play 5.A.mind B.fear C.insist D.regret