My son, Sam, struggled through elementary school. But his sixth grade teacher took the time to ____ Sam’s strengths and inspired him to be a better student.

On Valentine’s Day, my eleven-year-old son Sam ____ me to allow him to buy his teacher an enormous red heart-shaped box filled with chocolates. We compromised，and he ____ her a smaller but respectably sized heart. On his small ____ , $4.99 was a huge investment, and I was touched by his ____ .

Sam has not always loved teachers. He doesn’t yet admit that he ____ school, but he does like to hang out in his classroom after three o’ clock, and he is ____ about some class projects.

Last year, Sam’s most memorable achievement was having the longest “missing assignment” list in the ____ fifth grade. He ____ all year to keep his head above the academic sea. Many nights Sam sank into tears of ____ while working his way through another pile of homework.

I must admit I was ____ when I first met Mrs. Hogan. She was a ____ teacher. She seemed so young and sweet and inexperienced. How was this new teacher going to ____ a boy who had feared school?

As Iobserved this teacher’s ____ with my son at the end of each day, I realized that Sam’s inattentiveness and disorganization were not the ____ things that Mrs. Hogan noticed. She recognized Sam as a knowledgeable, capable student who loved to read. He managed to meet her ____.

Sam began to do his homework without numerous reminders ____ a major search through his crowded backpack. He brought home less and less class work. He ____ six A’s on his second-quarter report card.

I ____ don’t know how much of this miracle is due to the magic of Mrs. Hogan. I do know that my son loves his sixth grade teacher, and I think there is a ____ in relationships that can inspire children when nothing else can.

1.A. improve B. encourage C. push D. drive

2.A. advised B. promised C. allowed D. begged

3.A. bought B. agreed C. rejected D. met

4.A. standard B. Age C. budget D. basis

5.A. will B. cleverness C. generosity D. bravery

6.A. likes B. hates C. attends D. misses

7.A. annoyed B. excited C. surprised D. worried

8.A. remarkable B. favorable C. honorable D. entire

9.A. struggled B. intended C. failed D. continued

10.A. regret B. surprise C. frustration D. pleasure

11.A. interested B. concerned C. moved D. wrong

12.A. working B. caring C. rising D. beginning

13.A. lift up B. stay up C. sit up D. get up

14.A. cooperation B. relationship C. interaction D. discussion

15.A. precious B. interesting C. obvious D. primary

16.A. questions B. requests C. demands D. expectations

17.A. although B. or C. if D. so

18.A. marked B. accepted C. earned D. left

19.A. clearly B. strongly C. yet D. still

20.A. mass B. magic C. handwriting D.plan

Today I received a sweet letter from Brianna, one of my “cookies”. It was wonderful to hear 1.____________her. You see 2._________ I taught kindergarten, I called all 3.___________ sweet children “cookies”. Brianna said that every day she would walk into kindergarten and see a smile 4.__________ my face. I named them “cookies” because I always feel that children can bring great happiness and5.__________ (excite) to my life. I still feel that all children are the 6.___________ (great) joy I could ever have.

So far I 7.____________ (adopt) and taught children for over 35 years. All my children were 8._________ are now a great joy of my life. 9.__________(hope), I feel much fortunate to be able to use my life’s talent to teach children and have fun 10.___________(do) it every day. I am able to spread my wings and help my “cookies” to spread their wings.

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A Frenchman is once visiting London. He wished to take a walk to see a city. But he was afraid he might get being lost because he knew no words of English. So after he left his hotel, he stopped on the first corner and carefully copied in his notebook the names of the street where he was staying. Then he walked on. At last, he got lost. In several hours he found a policeman .The Frenchman tried his best to explain the policeman that he didn’t know the name of his hotel, however he knew the name of the street. He then showed the policeman that he copied in his notebook. It was read: “One-way street”

2014年4月23日是第十九個“世界讀書日”，假定你和你的同學們去市圖書館做了一天的志愿者。請你將出現(xiàn)在某些讀者身上的不良現(xiàn)象寫信反映給某英文報紙，呼吁大家愛護書籍，崇尚知識。要點如下：

1、看完書后隨意擺放； 2、聊天、打電話；

3、吃東西，亂扔垃圾； 4、亂涂亂畫，撕毀書頁。

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Woman Uses Daughter's Key to "Steal" Car

Charlie Vansant, a college student of Athens, Ohio who reported that his car was stolen, got a surprise when he learned a woman had mistaken it for her daughter's car and taken it－using her key.

Kate Anderson became an accidental car thief when picking up her daughter's car near an Ohio University building last week. Anderson spotted the Toyota Camry（豐田凱美瑞）and used her daughter's key to unlock the car, start the engine and drive home-without realizing that the car wasn't her daughter's.

When Charlie Vansant left class a short time later, he found only an empty parking spot. He first assumed the car had been towed, but when the police couldn't find a record of it, they took a theft report.

The morning after Anderson took the car, her daughter discovered the Camry in the driveway wasn't hers. Anderson said she was able to find Vansant's name on paperwork in the glove compartment and look up his phone number on the website for the university.

When Anderson told Charlie the car was in her driveway, "It sounded real suspicious at first, as she wanted to hold the thing for ransom（贖金）,” said Vansant. He eventually went to the house with a police officer, where he was reunited with his car. According to the police report, the case was closed "because of mistaken car identity", Anderson wasn't charged.

Vansant seemed to blame the car company more than the "thief". "Her key fit not only my lock, but my ignition（點火裝置） as well - so high-five for Toyota. I guess." he said.

1.What does the underlined word "towed" mean in paragraph 3?

A. removed. B. damaged.

C. stolen. D. sold.

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Mrs. Anderson's daughter discovered the car her mother drove was not hers.

B. Mrs. Anderson stole Charlie's car at the request of her daughter.

C. Charlie had thought he had to give Anderson money to get his car back.

D. Mrs. Anderson used her daughter's key to unlock Charlie's car and drive home.

3.What does Charlie mean by "high-five for Toyota"?

A.He is blaming Toyota for the poor quality of car keys.

B.He should thank Toyota for returning his car.

C.He wants to celebrate with Toyota for getting his car back.

D.He thinks highly of Toyota for producing large quantities of cars.

4.What is likely to happen next according to the passage?

A. Mrs. Anderson was charged with stealing a car.

B. Charlie blamed Mrs. Anderson for mistakenly taking his car.

C. Charlie would ask the Toyota Company to give him an explanation.

D. The Toyota Company would give Charlie a new car as compensation.

A small piece of fish each day may keep the heart doctor away. That’s the finding of a study of Dutch men in which deaths from heart disease were more than 50 percent lower among those who consumed at least an ounce of salt-water fish per day compared to those who never ate fish.

The Dutch research is one of three human studies that give strong scientific support to the long held belief that eating fish can provide health benefits, particularly to the heart.

Heart disease is the number-one killer in the United States, with more than 550,000 deaths occurring from heart attacks each year. But previous research has shown that the level of heart disease is lower in cultures that consume more fish than Americans do. There are fewer heart disease deaths, for example, among the Eskimos of Greenland, who consume about 14 ounces of fish a day, and among the Japanese, whose daily fish consumption averages more than 3 ounces.

For 20 years, the Dutch study followed 852 middle-aged men, 20 percent of whom ate no fish. At the start of the study, average fish consumption was about two-thirds of an ounce each day, with more men eating lean fish than fatty fish.

During the next two decades, 78 of the men died from heart disease. The fewest deaths were among the group who regularly ate fish, even at levels far lower than those of the Japanese or Eskimos. This relationship was true regardless of other factors such as age, high blood pressure, or blood cholesterol（膽固醇）levels.

1.In which section of a newspaper can we read this passage?

A. Ads B. Movies

C. Briefs D. Health and Diet

2.The passage is mainly about _________.

A. the high incidence of heart disease in some countries

B. the changes in people’s diet

C. the effect of fish eating on people’s health

D. the daily fish consumption of people in different cultures

3.The phrase “this relationship” in paragraph 6 refers to the connection between ____ and the level of heart disease.

A. the amount of fish eatenB. regular fish-eating

C. the kind of fish eaten D. people of different areas

4.From the passage we know the author is most probably ___________.

A. a heart doctor B. a science researcher

C. a supporter of healthy eatingD. a university student

Telepathy: Mind-to-mind Contact

Telepathy is the ability to communicate without the use of the five senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste). It’s an instinct (本能) which can be woken up in times of emergency or need. When we feel that something is happening or about to happen by instinct, we’re using resources within the unconscious mind. When the resources of two persons’ unconscious minds link together into the same frequency, we call it Telepathy.

We can either send or receive Telepathy. If you know who is calling before you answer the ringing phone, you are probably a good receiver. If you think of a person and he/she calls you, you are most likely to be better at sending.

You can easily put your abilities to the test. Think of somebody and will him or her to contact you. Be patient. The other person may not be a good receiver, but they should contact you much earlier than would normally be expected. Or whenever the phones rings, but try “feeling” who is contacting you. Don’t guess, but try to feel it with your mind. However, if neither of these work for you, that doesn’t mean that you have no ability of telepathy. As mentioned earlier, telepathy is most likely to turn up in case of emergency.

Telepathy dreams often contain telepathic messages. Two people may both dream of the other and find that their dreams had a clear connection. These people are probably linking to each other’s unconscious mind.

Telepathy & Relationships. The more people spend time together, the more likely they are to be able to link up to the other’s mind, especially when separated. There are two reasons for this. One is that they understand the other’s mind through time spent together; the other is that there is usually a strong desire to communicate. A mother will often sense that her child is in danger. This is due to the child’s eagerly wanting his or her mother, knowing that this person who would always want to be there for them, and the mother’s deep desire to protect her child from harm.

1.Telepathy turns up when we ____.

A. think of a stranger

B. use the five senses together

C. recall things from our memory

D. sense a close friend in danger

2.You’re better at sending than receiving Telepathy if you ____.

A. can tell who knocks at your door

B. can feel your mom is in danger

C. receive a friend’s call as you wish

D. dream of a friend dreaming of you

3.Which is not the way to help people gain Telepathy?

A. Help them have a strong desire to communicate.

B. Separate them all the time.

C. Help them link up their unconscious minds.

D. Let them spend much time together.

Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sibling. They find out that the new baby is going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael sings to his sister in Mommy's tummy.

The pregnancy progresses normally for Karen. But complications arise during delivery. Finally, Michael's little sister is born. But she is in serious condition. With siren howling in the night, the ambulance rushes the infant to the intensive care unit at St. Mary's Hospital.

The little girl gets worse. The doctor tells the parents, "There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst." Karen and her husband have fixed up a special room in their home for the new baby — now they plan a funeral.

Michael, keeps begging his parents to let him see his sister, "I want to sing to her," he says. But kids are never allowed in Intensive Care. However, Karen makes up her mind. She will take Michael whether they like it or not.  “If he doesn't see his sister now, he may never see her alive.” She dresses him in an oversized scrub suit and marches him into ICU. The head nurse recognizes him as a child and bellows, "Get that kid out of here now! " The mother, the usually mild-mannered lady glares steel-eyed into the head nurse's face, her lips a firm line. "He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!" Karen tows Michael to his sister's bedside. He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live. And he begins to sing.

"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray”

Instantly the baby girl responds. The pulse rate becomes calm and steady.

"You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away "

The ragged, strained breathing becomes as smooth as a kitten's purr.

Keep on singing, Michael. Tears conquer the face of the bossy head nurse as well as Karen.

Funeral plans are scrapped. The next, day — the very next day — the little girl is well enough to go home!

NEVER GIVE UP THE ONE WE LOVE!

1.How did Michal’s feel when he knew that he was going to have a sister?

A. indifferent. B. worried.

C. expectant. D. disappointed.

2.The doctor recommended the family ___________.

A. get ready for the worst result.

B. wait for the hope in the near future.

C. prepare much more money for the infant.

D. prepare for another chance in other hospitals.

3.Which word can best replace the underlined word in Paragraph 4?

A. pointed. B. yelled.

C. whispered. D. ignored.

4.What happened when Michael sang to his little sister?

A. The little baby responded to his song and woke up immediately.

B. The baby heard the song and burst into tears.

C. The baby’s physical signs disappeared eventually.

D. The baby recovered from the dangerous state of coma gradually.

How to pass an important test

Whether it's a first grade science test or College Entrance Exam, all tests have one thing in common: you have to pass. 1.________ Stuck in a situation where you don't know what to do? This article can help.

Tips

★1. Once you get the study guide, make plans right away to study as soon as possible. No excuses! Killing time with friends isn't worth it，since you can always hang out with them any other day.

★2. Get plenty of rest. 2.________ If you walk into the classroom sleepily, you'll most likely not finish the test because you are so tired.

★3. Eat a good meal for breakfast. 3.________ Some healthy breakfast suggestions are oatmeal (燕麥片), high fibre food, and grapefruit with the fresh fruit salad.

★4. Bring all necessary materials. 4.________ Bring pencils, pens, pencil sharpeners, snacks (if allowed)，erasers, the calculator (if allowed) and anything else you'll need for the test.

★5.5.________ Showing up late cuts back the time you'll have to take for the test if it's already testing hours. You'll probably miss any important information needed in completing the test. In some tests，late comers are not allowed to take the test.

A．The exam tests vocabulary, reading and maths skills.

B．One piece of cheese probably won't last until test time.

C．Don't forget to set your alarm clock and show up on the test day on time.

D．Studies show that if you get enough sleep, your brain will be much more efficient.

E．Showing up without something as simple as a pencil can make a big effect on your test.

F．Failing the test won't help you in the long run, so it's important to know how to prepare to pass that big test.

G．This test is a challenging one and every year many students are unable to qualify it just because of lack of guidance.

The day I met my best friend for the first time, I was full of anxiety. I was trying to do some __ for an important oral exam in the local library, but people kept me. I was getting annoyed and of course, I was not able to . Suddenly I beard someone singing loudly behind me. I and glared at the person who was singing. It was a tall girl about the same age as me.

She looked like a sensitive and friendly girl, which didn’t matter. If anything, it made me even angrier. “How could she be so selfish?” I thought .

I picked up my books, glared at her and whispered coldly, “Thanks to your , I’ve been unable to study. You’re so !”

I left the library in a hurry, leaving my most important textbook . When I got home two hours later, I found that textbook gone. I was so that I almost cried. Just then, the phone rang. A gentle voice the speaker as Jenny and asked if I was Jane. After __ that I was, she said she had noticed I’d left my book in tile library and as my was in it, she’d asked a librarian to get my phone number. She said she didn’t live far away and could bring it around for me if I needed it.

I sighed with and agreed to meet her at the convenience store down the road. Of course, you’ve who Jenny was. She was just the gift I had shouted at for singing in the library. When I recognized her in the store, I was filled with and apologized for my rude behavior. I felt so , but Jenny just laughed, saying She was glad to see I’d also left my __ in the library! I couldn’t help laughing at this and I invited her to my apartment for a cup of tea.

Ever since then we’ve been best friends and we’re getting along well. To be honest, I trust her more than anyone else. I often think how I am. If Jenny hadn’t been a kind person who was willing to my shortcomings, I would have experienced such true friendship.

1.A. researchB. revisionC. workD. experiment

2.A. watching B. askingC. warningD. disturbing

3.A. speakB. improveC. concentrateD. follow

4.A. turned around B. turned downC. turned offD. turned over

5.A. sadlyB. hopelesslyC. angrilyD. crazily

6.A. practiceB. noiseC. attitudeD. existence

7.A. selfishB. activeC. sensitiveD. stupid

8.A. outB. aroundC. asideD. behind

9.A. nervousB. carelessC. upsetD. forgetful

10.A. introduced B. consideredC. tookD. remembered

11.A. decidingB. confirmingC. realizingD. thinking

12.A. addressB. classC. writingD. name

13.A. comfortB. reliefC. confidenceD. satisfaction

14.A. recognized B. foundC. guessedD. heard

15.A. courageB. energyC. doubtD. shame

16.A. worriedB. sorryC. terribleD. excited

17.A. glareB. expressionC. virtueD. friendship

18.A. considerate B. pleasedC. luckyD. grateful

19.A. overcome B. shareC. hideD. forgive

20.A. everB. neverC. seldomD. still