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"When you start to talk about responsibility(责任), I thought of a time in my life when I didn"t want to accept(承担)responsibility for anything," Elena said. "It was one of the most 1 times of my life. I don"t know 2 , but I just felt like I had no control over anything. Part of the problem was that I was 3 very unsure of myself." "I started going around with a group of children who were always in 4 . I guess all of us were unsure, but nobody talked about it. Some of the children were taking drugs(毒品), so I had to prove (证明)how cool I was and 5 them too. I started staying out late, not doing my homework, and arguing with my 6 a lot. And if they tried to talk with me about what was wrong, I"d tell them they didn"t understand me. 7 I didn"t feel that the children I stayed with understood me either. Most of them 8 listened to music all the time and didn"t talk much." "I was really going downhill until an old friend visited me from Toronto-we were the best friends, but she moved away two years ago. We could talk about 9 . She really understood me and looked at me and said, "Elena, what is wrong with you? You"ve 10 so much, and I don"t like that!" She really felt worried about me. I began to know I had 11 taking responsibility for my life. That group of children decided what I should do, but I know they didn"t really care 12 me at all." | |||
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As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class. Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real? "Follow Your Heart" by Australian writer Andrew Mathews tells us that making our dreams real is life"s biggest challenge. You may think you"re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream, the book says. In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what you dream is. Don"t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step (逐步地)and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, in fact, many small dreams. You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead to (导致) better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests. | |||
1. "Follow Your Heart" is ________ . | |||
A. the first thing you must do to make your dream real B. the most important dream to have for teenagers C. the name of a famous Australian writer D. the name of a book by Andrew Mathews | |||
2. If you want to make your dream real, you should_________. | |||
A. remember what your dream is first B. keep telling yourself what you want C. never be afraid of the big difficulties D. try to start with all the things above | |||
3. From the text, we know the word "challenge" means __________ . | |||
A. 变化 B. 挑战 C. 决定 D. 态度 | |||
4. What shouldn"t be done to make your dream come true ? | |||
A. Always remember what your dream is. B. Watch TV instead of studying. C. Do what you should do step by step. D. Read more books, learn more skills and find new interests. | |||
5. What is the best title for the text? | |||
A. Keep your dream in your mind. B. How to find your real dream. C. Never stop dreaming of success. D. Teenagers have many dreams. | |||
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Think back to a time in your life when you tried something new. Being a teenager, I volunteered to give out water at a marathon(马拉松) Watching the different l _ who caught a cup was exciting. The next year I was told about the race. I did little preparation. My only goal was to 2 _. I remember by about the 5th mile, thinking "Never again!" Have you ever felt that way about something? You choose a goal hut soon realize it is 3 than you imagined. Then the most important 4 came. Near the end, an old man ran _5 me, I felt I failed, then I understood something.He was running his race and I was running 6 . How often in life do we compare ourselves to others and feel disappointed when we really 7 ? I decided that I wouldn"t give up running. As I 8 the finishing line, I was proud of myself. Today it is a most joy in my life. It"s natural to compare 9 _ sometimes. Don"t allow those moments to make you _ 10 _. Let them encourage you. If you don"t win the race, but you get the lesson, and grow, you"re truly a winner. | |||
( )1. A. swimmers ( )2. A. finish ( )3. A. taller ( )4. A. day ( )5. A. with ( )6. A. yours ( )7. A. shouldn"t ( )8. A. passed ( )9. A. next to ( )10. A. weak | B. runners B. win B. shorter B. race B. past B. my B. mustn"t B. took B. face to face B. strong | C. drivers C. jump C. harder C. moment C. through C. his C. can"t C. crossed C. in turn C. wet | D. workers D. watch D. easier D. person D. across D. mine D. wouldn"t D. raised D. each other D. slow |
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Do you want to know something about children in Africa? What do they do for fun every day? Find out here. E___1___ School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can"t a___2___ school uniforms or exercise books even t___3___ they don"t have to pay for school. For those l___4___ enough to go to school, they have a lot to learn. Some take two language classes: English or French, and their first language. There is also maths, science, history, social studies and g___5____. Chores take up much of children"s time after school. They have to get water and firewood for the family every day. Also there"s cleaning, washing and helping mum with the meal. Daily fun It"s not all work and no play. Sports are very p___6___. Children can make goals with twigs (嫩树枝) and their o___7___ footballs with plastic and bits of string. They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There"re many football teams for teenagers in Africa. Internet It"s r___8___ expensive to get on the Internet. To surf the net for 20 hours c___9___ over 600 yuan, This is more than the average (平均的) monthly pay per person. Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet. Some schools offer computer lessons but f___10___ students can enjoy computer fun at home. |