1、At that moment my mind flashed back to 30 years ago. I was 8 as a busboy in a restaurant much like the one we were in now. It was long hours of 9 work for low pay. I went home just only making enough for my young family. I also remembered more than once I saw the waitresses counting their little tip
2、s while 10 how they were going to buy their kids the things they needed. I remembered the sadness in their 11 at the end of the day.I was back in the present again. My fingers touched the smaller bill in 12 wallet. I smiled, pushed it back down, and picked out the much larger bill.As we all got up f
3、rom the 13 , I handed the gift card and the bill to the hard-working waitress. You keep the 14 . I said with a smile.We are all one 15 in this world. We are all children of the same earth. We live together, enjoy together, and suffer together. Do your best to be kind then.1Amorning Bafternoon Ceveni
4、ng Dnight2Apark Bhotel Crestaurant Dshop3ATime BFood CPeople DMoney4Adown Bup Caround Dout5Apacket Bpocket Cbag Dwallet6Aone Btwo Cthree Dfour7Asmaller Blarger Clighter Dheavier8Adriving Beating Cplaying Dworking9Alazy Beasy Cinteresting Dhard10Aknowing about Bplanning about Cworrying about Dtalking
5、 about11Ahands Bfaces Carms Dfeet12Amy Byour Chis Dher13Abed Btable Cfloor Driver14Agift Bbill Cjob Dchange15Aclass Bcountry Cfamily Dfriend 第2篇 Have you ever complained（抱怨）why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes 16 dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer u
6、p and 17 all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling at you.On a sunny morning you plan to have a walk to relax yourself. Just before you go out, it 18 starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear f
7、riends, why 19 sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops（庄稼）in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest（收成）. 20 everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, life isnt a bed of roses. Its very common to meet diffic
8、ulties on the way to success. 21 , difficulty isnt terrible. The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it. Difficulty is 22 a spring（弹簧）: If you are 23 , it will be strong. So when you meet difficulties, dont give up. Instead, you should face them with a smile.Attitude 24 everything. With an
9、optimistic（乐观的）attitude, life is easy and 25 . If you want to be happy, try to remember these five easy rules. Free your heart from hate; Free your mind form worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect less. The quickest way to receive happiness is to smile, and the fastest way to lose it is to co
10、mplain.16Aseem Bseems Cseemed Dto seem17Acry Bsmile Ccomplain Dshout18Asuddenly Bfinally Chardly Dhard19Adont Bnot Cdidnt Ddoesnt20ABut BFor CAlthough DHowever21AIn fact BFrom early on CFor example Dsuch as22Aunlike Blikes Clike Ddislike23Apowerful Bweak Cconfident Dsad24Adecides Bdeciding Cto decid
11、e Ddecide25Aplease Bpleased Cpleasant Dpleasure 第3篇 “Who would you like to change your life with if possible?” Last week, we asked many middle school students this question. The following are some of their 26 .Zhang Yike, 12I want to change my life with my friend, Wang Xiaohui. She is studying in En
12、gland now. She has been to many countries, such as the USA 27 France. They are the places I wish to visit. Whats more, she 28 much better English than me. If I change my life with her, I can visit many beautiful countries, eat delicious 29 and meet different kinds of people there.Qiu Haoran, 14Id li
13、ke to change my life with my Chinese teacher Miss Zhao. Miss Zhao is a very kind lady. She 30 a lot, so she always has so many 31 stories to tell us. We all like her classes. I also want to be such an excellent teacher and be 32 with my students.Tan Bo, 13I will change my life with my elder brother.
14、 My brother is a college student now. He doesnt have to go to class all the time. He can study 33 he is interested in. And he even has a part-time job to make money. To 34 , all of these sound very interesting. I really want a life 35 this.26Aanswers Bproblems Cquestions Dchanges27Aor Bbut Cand Dso2
15、8Asays Bspeaks Ctalks Dtells29Adrink Bair Cfood Dwater30Ateaches Bknows Cthinks Dasks31Along Bshort Cterrible Dinteresting32Abusy Bangry Cpopular Dserious33Athat Bwhich Cwho Dwhat34Ame Bhim Cyou Dthem35Aat Bon Cfor Dlike 第4篇 Last summer, my family and I went to England and we spent two weeks in Corn
16、wall. It 36 us five hours to get there by car. We 37 in a hotel near a lake. We did a lot of different things there: We went for long walks, played games, went shopping and swam 38 the lake. I played happily at first, but then something 39 happened. One morning I went to the forest near the hotel by
17、 40 . I walked and walked. I watched the birds and took some 41 of them. When I got hungry, I wanted to go back to the hotel. 42 I couldnt find the way back. I tried different ways. However, at last I was 43 in the same place. “Oh, God! What should I do? Im so afraid!” I thought. Later it started to
18、 rain. I didnt have a（n） 44 so I was wet and cold. I 45 to stay under a tree and waited for my parents. After a few hours they found me. It was dark and I was cold, hungry and scared. I will never go to the forest again.36Agot Btook Cshowed Dlooked37Astayed Bworked Cstudied Dplayed38Aof Bon Cin Dfro
19、m39Ainteresting Bboring Cterrible Dimportant40Amyself Byourself Chimself Dourselves41Aorders Bphotos Clessons Dbooks42AAnd BOr CBut DSo43Astill Byet Conce Dalso44Aswing Bgift Cumbrella Dbag45Aliked Bhelped Cdecided Dworked 第5篇 Holidays in China are often a great time for celebrations, especially wed
20、dings. When being 46 to a wedding, it is a tradition to give a red envelope（红包）money in a red envelope.In China, red means happy and 47 . Therefore, red envelopes stand for best 48 .The 49 of giving red envelopes dates back to the Qing Dynasty. The elder would thread（穿成串）coins with red or colorful s
21、trings（线）. They thought this could protect their children 50 sickness and death. Later, red envelopes replaced the red strings.Now, red envelopes are more like a way to socialize（与交往）with others. When you give a red envelope, just as 51 everyone else does, you feel a part of the circle. 52 this trad
22、ition also has its downsides. Most young people, who have just started their careers, cant 53 to give a lot of money. They feel stressed. Of course you can choose not to do so. But you may gradually find yourself out of some social activities.Some people are calling for a 54 to the tradition. They a
23、rgue that we dont have to give 55 to show our good wishes. In the UK and the US, people usually just give pretty cards to the married couple. Close friends give gifts, but the gifts are usually household things that are not very expensive.46Aallowed Bsupposed Crefused Dinvited47Alucky Bhot Ccruel Dd
24、angerous48Agifts Bwishes Cparties Dholidays49Ahabit Btradition Cactivity Dhobby50Awith Bwithout Cof Dfrom51Awhat Bwhich Cwhen Dthat52ABecause BAs CBut DTherefore53Aafford Bsupport Cexpect Dadvise54Astart Bincrease Cattention Dchange55Astrings Benvelopes Cmoney Dcards第6篇Songkran Festival（泼水节） is the
25、traditional Thai New Year. Thai people 56 it in April. For Thai people, it is an important 57 .Songkran is a time to visit families, clean away the old year and bring in a fresh one. Many Thais clean away the old year 58 washing their homes and Buddhas （佛像） around the house. They 59 the water that r
26、uns over the Buddhas and pour it onto the shoulders （肩膀） of family members for good luck.In many parts of Thailand, people 60 have a big water fight in the streets during Songkran Festival. You can throw 61 on anyone passing by, and they can do the same to you! Everyone takes part in this 62 . It is
27、 a way to express wishes for good luck. Both children and adults have great fun in the water fight.People in 63 Asian countries like Cambodia and Laos also celebrate Songkran Festival, 64 the celebration in Thailand is the most exciting.Every year, a large number of 65 go to Thailand to welcome the
28、arrival of Songkran. If you plan to visit Thailand, the days of Songkran are a great time to get to know Thai traditions.56Afind Breport Ccelebrate Dwatch57Aperson Bholiday Cexam Dmeal58Aby Bin Con Dwith59Adrink Bprotect Ctouch Dcollect60Anever Balso Calready Dfinally61Afood Bmoney Crubbish Dwater62Aactivity Blesson Csport Dmeeting63Aanother Bother Cany Dall64Aand Bor C
