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广西北部湾经济开发区2018年中考英语试卷（含听力音频）
Once there was a famine（饥荒）.A rich cook sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town and said to them, “In this basket there is a piece of bread for each of you. Take it and come back to me every day at this hour for more.”
In a hurry the hungry children got together around the basket, and fought over the bread because each wanted the largest piece.At last they went away without even thanking the good cook. Mary, a poorly-dressed girl, did not fight with the other children,but stood quietly in distance.When the badly-behaved children had left,Mary took the smallest piece,which was all left in the basket.She kissed the cook's hand and went home.
The next day the children were as badly-behaved as before. Mary got a piece of bread almost half the size of the one she got the first day.When she came home,her mother cut the bread open. Many new, shining pieces of silver fell out of it.
Her mother was very worried, and said, “Take the money back to the cook at once.The silver must have fallen into the dough（面团）by accident. Hurry up, Mary” When the little girl gave the rich man her mother's message, he said, “It was no mistake.I had the silver pieces put into the smallest bread for you as a prize. Always be as satisfied, peaceable and thankful as you now are. Go home now, and tell your mother that the money is yours.”
A. believe B. with C. and D. encourage E. pronunciation F. of G. enough |
How can you practice your spoken English?
The first and the most important thing is to believe in yourself. You should always be full of confidence，or you will never be able to improve your English. You should often {#blank#}1{#/blank#} yourself， "Come on！ Don't be afraid！"
Maybe you are afraid {#blank#}2{#/blank#} losing face， but you should think we are students and we're learning. There's no need to worry about anything. You must always be active in practicing. It's no problem that your {#blank#}3{#/blank#}and intonation（语调） won't be as good as a native（本地的） speaker because we are Chinese {#blank#}4{#/blank#} we haven't had many chances to live in foreign countries and talk with the people there. But you must know that the main goal of studying English is to make ourselves understood and understand others. You should {#blank#}5{#/blank#} native speakers will not laugh at you. Instead， they will encourage you. So if you are brave {#blank#}6{#/blank#} ， you'll certainly make rapid progress in your spoken English.
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