英语每日一练（二）Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She ___1___ John very much. In her ___2___ he couldn’t do anything ___3___. Every morning she would give him breakfast ___4___ bed and bring him the papers to ___5___. It isn’t really true that he was too ___6___ to work ?in fact he had tried a few ___7___. First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to ___8___ at least six windows. Then he ___9___ a bus conductor and on his second ___10___ a passenger stole his bag with all the fares(车费) collected. He ___11___ lost his job as a postman ___12___ he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses. It seemed that there was ___13___ suitable work for him. So he ___14___ to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so ___15___ about this that she told the ___16___ to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier,” she said, he is going to be the best soldier there ___17___ was, I can tell you!?Then the great day came ___18___ he was to march past the palace in the parade(接受检阅的队伍). His ___19___ mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good ___20___ in the crowd.The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his ___21___ came in sight some of the people watching ___22___ laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along.But Ella Fant, who was filled with ___23___, shouted at the top of her voice: 揕ook at ___24___！They’re all out of ___25___ except my John! Isn’t he the best! ?1.A. depended on B. waited on C. trusted D. loved2.A. hope B. eyes C. head D. beliefs3.A. wrong B. great C. good D. strange4.A. to B. at C. in D. by5.A. check B. read C. keep D. sign6.A. lazy B. young C. weak D. shy7.A. ones B. years C. tasks D. jobs8.A. rub B. drop C. break D. clean9.A. followed B. met C. became D. found10.A. day B. try C. route D. chance11.A. thus B. even C. once D. only12.A. even if B. so that C. because D. though13.A. some B. such C. less D. no14.A. began B. promised C. managed D. decided15.A. excited B. worried C. anxious D. curious16.A. incident B. change C. news D. matter17.A. yet B. even C. never D. just18.A. where B. since C. when D. till19.A. proud B. kind C. strict D. lucky20.A. time B. position C. experience D. impression21.A. neighbours B. army officer C. mother D. fellow soldiers22.A.couldn’t help B.shouldn’t burst out C. stopped D. kept23.A. sadness B. happiness C. surprise D. regret24.A. them B. those C. that D. him25.A. sight B. order C. mind D. stepFor centuries, the only form of written correspondence (通信)was the letters, letters were, and are, sent by some form of postal service, the history of which goes back a long way .Indeed, the Egyptians began sending letters from about 2000 BC, as did the Chinese a thousand years later.Of course, modern postal service now are much more developed and faster, depending as they do on cars and planes for delivery. Yet they are still too slow for some people to send urgent documents (紧急文件)and letters.The invention of the fax (传真) machine increased the speed of delivering documents even more. When you send a fax，you are sending a copy of a piece of correspondence to someone by telephone service. It was not until the early 1980s that such a service was developed enough for businesses to be able to fax documents to each other.The fax service is still very much in use when copies of documents require to be sent, but, as a way of fast correspondence, it has been largely taken the place of by email, Email is used to describe messages sent form one computer user to another.There are advantages and disadvantages with emails. If you send some one an email , then he will receive it extremely quickly .Normal postal services are rather slow as far as speed of delivery is concerned.However, if you write something by email, which you might later regret ,and send it immediately, there is no chance for second thoughts. At least, if you are posting a letter you have to address and seal(封)the envelope and take it to the post box. There is plenty of time to change your mind .The message is think before you email!41. We can learn from the text that__________.A. email is less popular than the fax serviceB. the postal service has over the years become fasterC. the postal service has over the years become slowerD. the fax service has a history as long as the postal service does42. It can be inferred from the text that_________.A. the fax service had been fully developed by the 1980sB. letters have been used in China for about 1,000 yearsC. the fax machine was invented after the 1980sD. letters have been used in Egypt for about 2,000 years43. In the last paragraph, the writer mentions "think before you email" to show that________.A. you may regret if you don’t your envelopeB. you may regret before you send something by emailC. you’d better not send your email in a hurryD. you need plenty of time to send an email44. The text mainly deal with_________.A. the progress in correspondenceB. the advantage of fax machinesC .the advantage of emails D. the invention of fax machinesKids' health: Four steps for fighting stressEverybody gets stressed time to time. 71.________. Some ways of dealing with stress— like screaming or hitting someone—don't solve much. But other ways, like talking to someone you trust, can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling better.Try taking these four steps the next time you are stressed:(1) Get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk to a trusted adult, such as a parent or other relatives. 72._______. They might have had similar problems, such as dealing with a test, or the death of a beloved pet.(2) Don't take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves. Oh, dear, that's good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you. Don't take it out on yourself. 73._______.(3) Try to solve the problem. After you're calm and you have support from adults and friends, it's time to get down to business. 74. __________. Even if you can't solve it all, you can solve a piece of it.(4) Be positive. Most stress is temporary(暂时的).Remember stress does go away, especially when you figureout the problem and start working on solving it.These steps aren't magic, but they do work. And if you can stay positive as you make your way through a tough time, you'll help yourself feel better even faster.75.___________A. Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situation.B. Notice your friends' feelings and find a way to help them.C. Different people feel stress in different waysD. Ah, it feels so good when the stress is gone.E. You need to figure out what the problem is.F. And don't forget about your friends.G. Then, find a way to calm down。