riding since I 1._____ (be) six. I go horse-riding every Saturday. Now, I can ride quite well. I often 2._____
(spend) all Saturdays at the riding schoo1. I help to get the horses ready. I also help the new students.
Look, there are some people 3._____ (train) horse-riding. The girl named Xinyi 4._____ (walk) the horse
around (遛马) and getting ready to get onto the horse. She is from China. She looks beautiful. She 5._____
(study) here three times. Last time, I helped her move up and down at the same time as the horse
(随着马动的频率) while we were learning how to jump the horse, suddenly she fell off the horse and 6._____
(hurt) her knees badly. I felt sorry that I 7._____ (not help) her at that time. I thought she wouldn"t come this
Saturday. To my surprise.she came again! What a brave girl! Last month, she 8. (invite) to come to
England for a fashion show. She said she was glad to have the chance to come here and she enjoyed herself.
Oh, Xinyi is riding towards me.
"Hi, Xinyi! You"re great! I have never seen such a brave girl like you.
"Thanks. John! I am leaving for Beijing tomorrow. Thanks for helping me these days. I will never forget
the exciting experience. I 9._____ (share) it with my friends."
"I hope 10._____ (meet) you soon."
6. hurt 7. couldn"t help 8. was invited 9. will share 10. to meet
animal as a p 1 . It"s a pity that they don"t have a suitable place to keep them. However, keeping fish may
be the best choice.
Why keep them?
People keep dogs and cats because they enjoy their friendship. Fish can not be friendly, but they have
beautiful shapes and colors. It"s a pleasure to watch as they swim i 2 their tank (水槽).
What do they need?
First of all, the fish need a suitable (合适的) tank, and you must fill the tank w 3 suitable water. It is
also good for t 4 to have a few water plants in the tank to keep the water pure (纯净). Putting a few
snails (蜗牛) in the tank is a good i 5 . They will keep it c 6 .
What about feeding them?
There are many kinds of fish food t 7 you can get in the shops. Most are suitable for all kinds of fish.
You should feed your fish only o 8 a day. It is important not to give them t 9 much food. Just give
them as much as they can e 10 up in about 15 minutes. This will keep them healthy.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Confidence is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude (态度). A study
shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chance to make
themselves successful. But how to be more confident? Here are some suggestions:
·Speak loud When you are not confident, you can"t do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice
so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loud enough so that people can hear you clearly.
The high voice can help you become more confident.
·Play sports Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. 3.A strong body helps you be full
of confidence.
·Encourage yourself Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you
have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself
praise for the good things you"ve done.
·Get rid of (消除) fear Fear comes along with failure (失败). But it"s easy to overcome (克服) if you
know that failure is part of your life. Don"t hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try
to start again and believe you can do better.
·Pick up a hobby If you like singing, sing as much as you can. 4.In some ways, a hobby can make you
outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.
A．根据短文内容简要回答问题。
1．How many suggestions can help you to be more confident?
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2．How do you encourage yourself?
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B．将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
3．________________________________________________________
4．________________________________________________________
C．请给短文拟一个适当的标题。
5．________________________________________________________
You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off (起飞) and it is often late. You can"t open
the window. You can"t choose the food. Planes are fast, but they still take hours to get out of the airport and into
the city.
I like traveling by train. I think trains are safe. Railway stations are usually in cities. When you can"t catch a
train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many
interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time.
I also like cars. You can start your journey (旅行) when you want to, and you don"t need to get to a railway
station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars
on the road.
B. Because you can walk around in the plane.
C. Because it is safe.
D. Because you can carry many things in a plane.
B. It takes a little more time.
C. You can open the windows.
D. You can choose the food.
B. A car.
C. A train.
D. A ship.
B. You can start your journey when you want to.
C. There are too many cars on the road.
D. You have to wait for a long time.
B. He likes to take a car because he has a car.
C. He doesn"t like traveling by plane because he can choose the food on the plane.
D. He thinks it takes a lot of time to go to and get out of the airport.
breakfast at 6:30 and then she goes to school. She goes there by bike. She gets to school at about 7:15 every
day. She doesn"t like to b 2 late. Classes b 3 at 8:00. In class she listens to the teachers c 4 , and she
works hard at her l 5 . She usually has bread and a glass of milk in the middle of the day. Classes are o 6
at 4:30. After class she likes dancing and singing. Sometimes she throws a Frisbee (飞碟) w 7 her
classmates. She gets home at 5:30. In the evening, her parents come b 8 from work. They have supper at
7:00.
In the evening she does her homework. Sometimes she watches TV or r 9 storybooks. She goes to bed
at ten. Her school life is i 10 .
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
2 today he gets up at 6:30 and goes to buy a big cake. After that he helps his grandparents clean their room,
because it is his 3 birthday. His grandpa is going to be 78 years old.
Tom 4 two CDs about Beijing Opera (京剧) 5 his grandpa. He is sure his grandpa would like 6 very
much, because his grandpa likes listening to Beijing Opera.
When Tom 7 home at noon, his mother is making noodles with grandma. They are laughing and talking
about something happily. His grandpa is drinking tea 8 listening to Beijing Opera.
Tom says, "Happy birthday to you, grandpa." Then he cuts the big cake and gives grandpa a 9 piece.
Grandpa is very happy and eats it.
In the evening, Tom watches TV with his grandparents together. He is a little 10 but very happy, because
he can make his grandparents happy.