A new pet shop called Turtle Dove ope ned on First Street. It sold two kinds of an imals.56 , Bill and Bob. They moved here from the n orther nCalifornia, where they owned an ant farm store. That store was so successful that they sold it after four years and got a lot of mon ey.They took it easy for a few years. Traveli ng through the state. visited “ We almost every zoo in the country, 57 , and partly because we were lookingfor support for our n ext bus in ess, ” said Bill. They fin ally decided on turtles and doves(白鸽). “They' re easy to feed and care for, 58 . ” said Bob.The store will be ope n from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wedn esdays through Saturdays. “ We thi nk those are hours that our customers will find very convenient. What ' s more, the three days off gives us a chanee to go into the woods and find more little ani mals. 59 , we always try to collect themfrom the wild. That way our customers can save more mon ey. Of course, by removing these ani mals from the n ature, we protect them from being eate n by their n ature en emies. So our customers are happy, our ani mals are happy, _ 60_. It ' s a -w i n for all of us. ”Kevin Pearce, snowboard athlete ( 运动员),has come a long way since his accide nt on December 31,2009. ________________ (56), whe n he fell a nd hurt his head.Luckily, he was wearing a helmet ( 头盔). _______ (57). He stayed in hospital forfour mon ths. He still can' Remember several weeks of his life after the accide nt.Today, Pearce is still working hard to get his health back to 100%. ______(58). A year ago, he couldn ' t walk straight. Now, he can not only walk, but hecan also drive aga in.Pearce says he must tha nk his fans, his frie nds and especially his family.His parents and elder brothers have been by his side since the accident. (59). He said he couldn ' t have got well so quickly without them.These days, Pearce is back on the snowboarding circuit (巡回比赛)._____ (60). He is on the road aga in and it is a new begi nning for him.Doctors in Germa ny have warned people that head banging could be bad for your health. __________________ (56). Dancers shake their heads from back to front,and from side to side, very quickly.Doctors say this could injure ( 伤害)the brain. ________ (57). The man hadno history of head injuries but had been headbanging for many years. He bega n to have bad headaches after going to a heavy metal con cert. _____________________(58). They gave him a brain sca n ( 扫描)and found bleed ing in his brain. Heneeded an operation to repair it. Doctors made a hole in his brain to take out some blood. (59).Doctors say the risk of injury to the brain from headba nging is low and heavy metal fans do not n eed to stop doing the dance completely. The head doctor, Ariya n Pirayesh, said: “ We are not aga inst headba nging. Rock‘ n 'will n ever die. _____ (60). We just thi nk if our patie nt had gone to a classical(古典的)con cert, this would not have happe ned. ”roll四The Same But Differe ntMaggie and Sarah are twin sisters. They were born just a few minutes apart, and they look exactly alike. They both have blonde hair and gree n eyes. (56). Sometimes other students at school have a hard time telling them apart.Maggie and Sarah like going to the same school. This is because they are not just twin sisters, but best frie nds too. They have a lot in com mon. ______________(57). Both girls spend a lot of time together with their family, and they both like to play with their dog, Callie._____ (58). Maggie likes to play sports. She is on a soccer team and a basketball team. Sarah doesn ' t really like sports. She likes to dance.There are other differe nces betwee n them too. _____(59). Maggie likesto read mystery books, but Sarah likes to read books about ani mals. Maggie gets better grades in reading and Spanish, but Sarah gets better grades in math and scie nee.Every one is differe nt in her or his own way. Maggie and Sarah like being differe nt from each other as much as they like being similar. ________________ (60).Follow ing Their DreamsFlore nee lived in the coun tryside of Kenya (肯尼亚)in Africa. Whe n shewas 12, she wan ted no thi ng more tha n to finish school. But for many girls likeher, school is not a choice. ______ (56). Families will probably spe nd moneyeducati ng boys. Many girls are forced to marry._____ (57). It was Beads for Educati on, started by Lisa Steve ns, thathelped realize her dream. Beads has provided many girls with the besteducatio n possible. Flore nee was the first of 320 Kenyan girls in third grade._ (58). During her visit, she heard that many wome n made and sold baskets. They used the money to send their daughters to school. Two years later, she started to help sell the Kenyan crafts ( 工艺品)in the U.S. In 1998, Steve ns bega n help ing girls continue their educati on.____ (59). In January, 2015, she opened the fourth one. “ Want to provide the girls withthe best educati on possible and prepare them for college and bey ond. ” Steve ns said.The new high school is n amed Tembea, which means “ to walk ” . Flore nee is walki ng toward a bright future. _____________ (60). “ Flore nee is the first in her family to fin ish high school and college. ” says Steve ns. “ She is an example for all girls in Kenyan. ”High school life can be terrible if you get it all wrong. Find out how to survive high school with a few easy tips.♦56. _______ .High school is a fun time to make new frie nds and meet new people. Make friends with all kinds of people and not just a group which you are comfortable with. Socialize, but by judging who you can connect to. You will find friends, but stay away from the ones who don ' t want to be your friends.♦Be yourself.Do your own things, and don ' t just follow others. 57. ________ . Just beyourself and create a stro ng self-image.♦Be positive (积极的).There is nothing better than having a smile on your face whenever you can. 58. . Just be brave eno ugh to meet new people or do someth ingyou' ve n ever tried. Mean while, respect your teachers and classmates and try to be helpful if you want the same in retur n.♦Be con fide nt.When you believe in yourself, others will believe in you. 59. _____________ .And people respect you for that. Make sure you won ' t easily get in flue need byothers.Love high school.60. _______ . Make the most out of it, and you will never get those moments back. Come up with funny ideas, top your class, make the bestfrien ds, drink, go to parties, but just make as many memories as youcan!Just in time !“ Come on Sasha , ” my father shouted. clarinet （竖笛）.We have to leave now if you don Clarinet class? I thought to myself. 56 . class.Put the book dow n and get your't want to miss class. ”Yes, I would like to miss“ Comi ng! ”57 rushed to the car.I got out of the bed and picked up my clarinet andMy dad started the engine and we drove off. Hope you have a wonderfulclass, ” Dad said. “In my dreams, ” I spoke very quietly. “Not again. Dad saican grily.I looked out of the win dow. 58 “ Car traffic, I said un der my breathwith a big smile. This is my lucky day because I am going to miss class.While we were waiting for the cars to start driving again. I was sitting in my car seat,singing a song. 59 . What' s important is that I was going to miss class.Great!10 minu tes passed, car started to move. I said excitedly. My dad looked at me an grily. TheFin ally, my dad took a deep breath. We tjoire and I had only missed a few minutes of class. 60 .Just in time, Sasha. I was thinking you might be getting worried that you were going to miss class, ” my teacher made a joke on knowing —ell that Ihated Clari net class!八Bei ng Differe nt Is Great!Shay Mitchell is a Canadian actress and model. She is well-known for her role in Pretty Little Liars, one of the most popular American TV series right now._____ (60). She told her pare nts hon estly that she would make efforts to achieve such a career ( 职业).After her hard work, she Ianded a leading role in Pretty Little Liars in 2010, which made her popular._____ (61). Eve n though Shay had found some success as a tee n model, her self-c on fide nee was low because she looked differe nt from everybody else.“I grewup in a mostly white neighborhood, ”hay explains. “MostDf my schoolmates had white skins with fair hair and blue eyes. So, in my high school, I was un acceptable. (62). ”At that time, Shay lost her con fide nce and felt very sad. It was a few words from her gran dmother that helped her find con fide nce and un dersta nd the situation. (63). That ' s what ' s going to set her apart and make her morespecial!九As a teacher, I spent a lot of time creating a good classroom environment.After all, even with great lessons and curriculum, it doesn' Work well if the students in your classroom can ' t 集中)(and don ' t feel valued. Here are a few tips to create the best classroom en vir onment.First, let ' s talk about desk arran geme nt. ________ (60). Pers on ally, I eitherused group seati ng or in a u-shape where every one faced the teacher. I found that these desk arran geme nts helped stude nts work together and feel in cluded in the discussion. This way there weren ' t any students far away. I also madesure to have ple nty of space so I could walk around and easily help all of my student. (61). I hate having piles of paper and school supplieseverywhere, which makes it hard for me to relax at home. The same goes for the classroom. The best way to organize is to have plenty of baskets and organizational units. Having baskets for kids to turn in their work gives them directi on. (62). Having stude nt work posted helps kids feel valued. Ioften changed my notice boards to keep things interesting. I also put up posters and poems to help students with their work. One thing I like is putting up a clothes pin and giving kids the cha nee to choose what work to show._____ (63). Each teacher has to learn about their students and developmental levels. However, these tips are a great place to start.十Tommy had always liked going to the zoo. _____ (60). He decided to goto an animal shelter ( 收容所)near his house.As he arrived, he was surprised, because he heard lions even from the parking lot. The shelter was clean and the volunteers working there were very helpful._____ (61). Zoos had beautiful homes set up for each animal, but you could not get n ear the ani mals at all. At this shelter, he was close eno ugh to reach out and touch some animals, even they were in cages (笼子).There weren' t so many people, either, so it seemed like a more personal experienee.The best part about the place was the stories. _____ (62). These werehard luck stories with happy ending. Some one at this shelter had stepped up to take care of the animals, and now Tommy could enjoy meeting them and learn from them._____ (63). All the visitors tha nked the volun teers and made a don ati on (捐赠)whe n it was fin ally time to go. It made them feel good to be help ing out any way they could.十一A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late. _______________ (60). Sudde nly he felt some one beh ind him. He tur ned his head and saw an Italia n young man who quickly walked past him. The man was n early out of sight whe n the Fren chma n sudde nly found that his watch was gone. He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch. (61) because he wan ted to get the watch back.Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. Neither of them understood the other ' s Ianguage. The Frenchman shook his fist (拳头)in the Italian ' s face and pointed at the watch.________________________________________ (62). In the end he gave up hiswatch to the Fren chma n.When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happe ned. He was greatly surprised whe n his wife poin ted to the watch on the table. Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed (抢劫)the Italian. (63).A. The Italian was afraid.B. It was the Italian ' s watch.C. He decided to follow him.D. The Fren chma n got excited.E. The street was dark and quiet.十二Peter lost his frie nd's book. He felt very sad. Kate broke her mom's favorite cup. __60__. She was so sorry for her mistake.We all make mistakes because we're huma n. And it's not always easy to get on well withevery one all the time. Sometimes we hurt people's feeli ngs although we don't do it on purpose. Sometimes we hurt people's feelings although we don't do it on purpose, __61__. So we apologize（道歉）.An apology tells some one that we're sorry for our mistakes. It's a way to show that we'll try to do better in future.Apologies are one of the tools to build good frie ndships and relati on ships. Whe n you say "I'm sorry", you probably feel bad because what you did or said hurt another person. __62__,you're also saying that you respect the other person, and care about his or her feelings. Apologizing shows you have empathy （同感）.After apologizing, you might feel a little better. __63__. When you apologize in a cari ng way, you may feel good because you are trying to make things right aga in.十三Ci ndy likes parks. _____ （60） She also likes walki ng dow n wooded trails（小路）or riding bikes along gravel （碎石）paths. Parks are a lot more fun to exercise in tha n just walk ing dow n the street, because there is so much to see.She has bee n to many kinds of parks. Some are in mountains, with rivers. Others are in the forest, with paths running un der toweri ng trees. ___________________ （61）There is a lake park near her house. It has a boardwalk trail across a lake.That is the best part. She loves to walk along the brow n wood path and stop along the way, looki ng in the water for frogs and turtles. ______________________ （62）Autumn is the best time to visit the lake park. With the leaves changing color, it is very beautiful. __________________ (63) The flowers and trees along the woodedpaths are beautiful. The lake grasses are tall and green, rustling in the wind. It is a good time to visit.十四Mark was going home after school one day. He saw a boy in front of him fall down, and there were many things on the ground —two sweaters, a basketball and a walkman. Mark stopped and helped the boy pick up those things and smiled to him. Since they were going the same way, ________________________________________________________ (60).When they walked, Mark knew the boy' sname was Bill, and he loved computer games, basketball and history. But he was not good at his other subjects, and he had broken up with his girlfriend last week.They arrived at Bill ' s home and Bill gave Mark some Coke. ___________ (61),and the after noon passed happily with a few laughs and some small talks. Then Mark went home. They often saw each other at school and they had lunch together. Whe n they fini shed middle school, __________________________________ (62).One day, Bill asked Mark to have a talk. Bill asked Mark if he still remembered the first time they met. “ Did you ever thi nk why I wrryiog somany things that day?” asked Bill. “decided to go home to kill myself. But whe n you smiled to me and helped me pick up those books, especially after we spe nt some time together talk ing and laughi ng that after noon, __________________________________ (63).You saved me. ”A. I gave up that ideaB. Then they watched TVC. But they ' re good friendsD. they went to the same collegeE. he helped to carry some of the things十五Time to DanceAre you the kind of person who likes to move with music? It ' s a naturalthing to do. Even little children start jumping up and down when they hear music.Scientists say that animals dance, too ____ 60 _____ . The “ dances ” ofani mals sendmessages to other animals. But when people dance, they express feelings about life and love, or about these very huma n experie nces.Dan ces are good for you in many ways. For one thing, dancing is good for you physically. It makes your heart work and makes you breathe fast. 61 .If you go dancing ofte n, you can keep physically fit. You may feel very tired after dancing, but you ' ll probably also feel relaxed and happy. This is ano ther importa nt point about dancin g. It gives you a cha nee to express your feelings and feel better about yourself ______________________ 62 _____ , dancing helpsthose feeli ngs go away.____ 63 _____ Some dan ces are for couples and some are for groups. But all kinds of dan ces give you a cha nee to meet new people or to do somethi ng enjoyable with frie nds.十六It is lear nt from the experie nces that kids get much more tha n just keep ingfit when they play sports. Many people think that sports will waste time, andkids will not concentrate on their studies. ___________ (60) Exercise improvesmemory, lear ning and concen trati on, which can give active kids an adva ntage in classrooms.Childre n who play sports lear n more about team work. They start lear ning the importa nee of work ing together, ____________________ (61), and how much one shouldstruggle(努力)to reach the goal. Play ing sports builds con fide nee and a positive attitude with in kids._____ (62), and help them to be more social. This practice makes themmen tally and physically stro ng, which keeps their mind healthy. Martial arts ( 武术)ca n teach kids patie nee. ___________________ (63),a nd it makes them stron ger men tally.十七The professor always tried so hard. He had tons of brilliant ideas —butthey never worked. Time after time, he would dream up an amazing idea thatwas sure to change the world —and then it didn ' t. ___________ (60). “Atimemachine! ” he shouted. The professor ' s dream wasn ' t just any old time machine. (61).But his wife wasn ' t so sure about the professor ' s great idea. “It ' ll never workYou can ' t make time, ” she doubted. The professor disagreed. “_____ (62) Ifyou can make money and save money, why can ' t you do the same with time? ” In his workshop, the professor drew lots of plans for his new time machine. He soon lost track(轨道)of time. He created model clocks of every shape and size, (63). Fi nally, he made an amaz ing discovery _____ —a way to save time and give him lots of extra(额夕卜)time. “I ' goe it! ” hraied. “If give up my time machine project,I ' ll have plenty of time for other things! ”。
