I live in a big city with a lot of homeless(无家可归的) people. Luckily there’re small ways of helping them and you needn’t have a lot of 31 . One way to help is to buy their monthly magazine. By doing this one day, I got to 32 a young homeless man. He was often 33 the magazine at the train station.
He was a poor farmer from another country. After a while, I discovered that his 34 was close to mine. It 35__ that we were born in the same month.
I met him last year shortly 36 his birthday, and after congratulating(祝贺) him, without thinking, I asked if he had had a good day. He 37 and said that he hadn’t really celebrated(庆祝). I felt so 38__.
I just couldn’t help(情不自禁) thinking of this nice, young man being 39 on his 25th birthday with no presents, no cake, nothing! So I went home and looked in my yarn(毛线) basket. 40 for me, I had enough yarn left. I set to work and knitted(编织) a 41 for the young man. The yarn had become a little dirty 42 I didn’t knit very often. Then I washed the yarn so the scarf(围巾) would be clean when he got it.
I met him on my own birthday as I was going shopping. I had 43 to meet him so I had carried the scarf and a piece of my own birthday 44 around with me. He was very happy with these gifts and so was I. The 45 in his eyes was the best present he could have given me!
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One dark stormy night, an elderly couple hurried into a hotel and asked whether they could be put up for the night. “I’ m very 31 ,” the clerk(职员) on night shift（值晚班） said politely, “we are all 32 tonight. But you could stay in my room if you don’t 33 . As I’m on duty, I’ll be staying up in the office anyway,” The young man gave the 34 _ advice.
The elderly couple 35 his offer with gratitude(感激). They 36 for the inconvenience(不便) they had caused him. The next day, the rain stopped and it cleared up. When the old gentleman went to pay his 37 , the clerk behind the counter was that same helpful young man. “The room you and your wife stayed in is not a proper guest room in this hotel, 38 you don’t need to pay,” said the clerk, with the same friendly smile.
The old gentleman nodded in 39 , “You are an employee that every boss in the hotel business would 40 . Perhaps 41 I’ll build a hotel for you. ” The clerk was surprised but, deciding that the guest must have been joking, he gave the words no more 42 .
Two years later, the young man received a registered letter(挂号信) from the old gentleman, in which he 43 the experience of that dark stormy night. The letter also enclosed（附上） a formal 44 and a round-trip air ticket to New York, asking the young man to pay a visit.
At a street comer in Manhattan, the young man met his 45 guest. The old gentleman, pointing to a beautiful new 46 towering over(耸立) the crossroads, said, “Look, that is the hotel I 47 to build for you. I hope you will manage it for me. Remember what I said then? Well, I was serious about it.”
“But…will there be any conditions, sir? Why do you choose me? And who are you?”
“My name is William Aster. There’s not any condition. 48 I told you before, you are the best employee…!”
This building was 49 the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Starting business in 1931, this hotel has been a symbol of honor in the city of New York. The young man who became its first 50 was George Boldt, the man who turned Waldorf into one of the best hotels in the world.
A．sorry B．happy C．anxious D．lucky
A．advertised B．decided C．booked D．taken
A．mind B．bother C．trouble D．complain
A．bad B．valuable(贵重的) C．beautiful D．sincere(真诚的)
A．accepted B．thanked C．refused D．weighed
A．affected B．prepared C．balanced D．apologized(道歉)
A．service B．house C．food D．bill
A．but B．however C．so D．yet
A．comfort B．gratitude C．surprise D．silence
A．give up B．dream of C．devote to D．fight for
A．any time B．another day C．the other day D．some day
A．guidance B．thought C．freedom D．argument
A．called on B．called at C．called for D．called up
A．invitation B．check C．card D．letter
A．old B．interesting C．former D．new
A．house B．building C．room D．park
A．wanted B．agreed C．promised D．liked
A．Since B．Once C．If D．Though
A．just B．only C．anyhow D．finally
A．professor B．manager C．waiter D．president
I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too. I wasn’t 36 watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went 37 our way after saying goodbye.
But at 38 , a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I 39 the meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I 40 knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown (皱眉). She stepped away silently, with her little heart 41 . I didn’t realize how rudely I had spoken.
That night, when I lay 42 in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While 43 with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are quick to excite. Go to look around on the kitchen floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the 44 . Those are the flowers she brought for you. She 45 them herself — pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly and you never saw the 46 in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt (跪) by her 47 . “Wake up, my dear,” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree, I 48 them in a napkin（纸巾）, just for you. I knew you’d like them, especially the 49 .” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today. And I 50 have fussed (大惊小怪) at you that way. ”
And she whispered, “Mommy, that’s OK… I still love you 51 .” I hugged her and said, “I love you, too and I love the flowers.”
Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the 52 you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family you leave 53 will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our 54 than into our families--- an unwise investment (投资) indeed.
Remember that 55 =" (F)ATHER" + (A)ND + (M)OTHER + (I ) + (L)OVE + (Y)OU.
A．ever B．even C．just D．right
A．to B．in C．on D．for
A．school B．work C．home D．office
A．cooked B．had C．ate D．took
A．already B．hardly C．rudely D．nearly
A．lost B．missed C．beaten D．broken
A．asleep B．awake C．afraid D．alive
A．dealing B．meeting C．going D．talking
A．floor B．kitchen C．window D．door
A．grew B．bought C．picked D．fetched
A．tears B．expressions C．smiles D．joy
A．desk B．bed C．body D．knees
A．wrapped B．covered C．put D．help
A．pink B．yellow C．blue D．black
A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．mustn’t D．can’t
A．indeed B．besides C．anything D．anyway
A．company B．country C．place D．state
A．for B．with C．behind D．to
A．books B．loss C．meal D．work
A．RESPECT B．WARMTH C．FAMILY D．FRIEND
One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel. Life seemed 36 . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their 37 for granted, just as he 38 himself. Now, however, he felt 39 －and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his 40 .
Seeking more personally satisfying 41 , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate （命运）played a cruel 42 on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was 43 to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy . He began to 44 the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only 45 . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated （带插图的）books.
According to Jimmy, you are 46 you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world 47 seems unfair, your choice can change your life.
This idea can be 48 in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel 49 making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is 50 . Though the world may make us feel small, we must be 51 . Everything will be all right for us －as it is for the “small people”in Jimmy’s books－if we make choices that are 52 for us.
In spite of his new 53 and wealth, Jimmy prefers working 54 at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could 55 .
A．unhappy B．unusual C．unfair D．uneasy
A．health B．wealth C．happiness D．illnesses
A．ought to B．had to C．needed to D．used to
A．ashamed B．disappointed C．helpless D．endless
A．crying B．painting C．imagination D．consideration
A．home B．condition C．situation D．work
A．game B．trick C．role D．part
A．unable B．impossible C．unfit D．difficult
A．understand B．face C．refuse D．recognize
A．failures B．efforts C．choices D．interests
A．that B．what C．which D．whoever
A．always B．seldom C．sometimes D．usually
A．found B．drawn C．written D．accepted
A．after B．about C．with D．before
A．powerful B．hopeful C．useful D．successful
A．great B．strong C．brave D．equal
A．scientific B．basic C．right D．simple
A．product B．fame C．name D．job
A．rapidly B．separately C．slowly D．quietly
A．offer B．gain C．gather D．earn
Dear Ralph,
I’m a girl in Grade Two in senior middle school. In junior middle school I did very well in my studies. But when I entered senior middle school I began to __41__ the bitterness (苦涩) of failure.
A girl who was not as good as me in __42__ middle school surpassed (超过) me. My mother often scolds me. I can’t __43__ her, so when I return home I don’t want to talk to her. When I do a good job, she __44__ says, “Don’t be so __45__. Think of XXX, she did better than you.” Am I proud? __46__. I just want to give __47__ confidence. When I do something bad, she says, “What are you doing? Think of XXX, she is always better than you.” I had a(an) __48__talk with her. But she just said __49__, “When you grow up, you will know that I have done good for you.”
I can’t __50__ with her. I don’t want to go with her. What should I do?
Cinderella
Cinderella,
First analyze (分析) by yourself __51__ you have fallen behind. Is there something wrong with you, __52__ is the girl who surpassed you an outstanding person who is always at the __53__. And does it matter? Can you be number two and __54__ do well in exams and get into a good university?
To communicate, ask your __55__ about her own life. Did someone surpass her? If she regrets any experiences, she may hope you will realize her own __56__. This wish is common among __57__.
__58___, don’t blame that she should seek success. If she scolds but cannot help, she clearly knows study is important but does not know how to study__59__.
Do __60__ you think is best.
A．meet B．taste C．understand D．see
A．junior B．high C．senior D．super
A．trust B．realize C．stand D．believe
A．always B．seldom C．hardly D．sometimes
A．satisfied B．happy C．proud D．excited
A．Never B．Yes C．Hardly D．Almost
A．myself B．me C．herself D．her
A．warm-hearted B．open-hearted C．kind-hearted D．broken-hearted
A．warmly B．nervously C．firmly D．coldly
A．talk B．communicate C．stay D．sit
A．why B．when C．whether D．where
A．but B．or C．and D．yet
A．head B．top C．ceiling D．front
A．ever B．still C．either D．even
A．classmate B．fellow C．teacher D．mother
A．experience B．failure C．dream D．regret
A．students B．people C．teachers D．parents
A．However B．But C．Though D．And
A．fast B．busily C．effectively D．hard
A．all which B．that C．all what D．what
In fact, everyone has an angel（天使）protecting himself forever.
If this 36 feels that your life is full of 37 and you always feel terribly sad. She would 38 someone else beside you. Maybe it’s a friend of you, or your lover, 39 a net-friend you have never met or a 40 you just met only once. These persons quietly __ 41 in your life, accompany (陪伴) you with a happy time and 42 he could leave silently. And thus your life is full of happy 43 . Even the future path is covered with storm or snow, 44 remembering those happy stories he 45 to you, you can still be brave.
For those 46 have left you without any 47 , 48 they are angels returning to the heaven. For example, your lost friends, the strangers who ever gave you help, those separated but 49 love you, those artists who used to sing good songs to you, the good writer and etc.., they are all 50 angels.
Perhaps sometimes you 51 feel sad or lost because of their 52 , and would look for them everywhere to 53 where they’re going. But in the end, you’ll be certain that they stay in 54 place of this world with a peaceful and thankful life. 55 , all the feelings of loss and sadness will no longer exist since time has been the greatest therapist(理疗师).
A．angel B．person C．friend D．stranger
A．love B．fun C．pain D．happiness
A．turn into B．turn to C．turn back D．turn up
A．and B．or C．together with D．as
A．stranger B．relative C．neighbor D．friend
A．so B．yet C．then D．thus（因此）
A．moment B．times C．histories D．memories
A．once B．while C．since D．but
A．took B．supplied C．brought D．offered
A．that B．who C．whom D．which
A．information B．saying C．word D．news
A．actually B．usually C．gradually D．truly
A．had to B．used to C．liked to D．needed to
A．reliable B．cold-blooded C．kind-hearted D．healthy
A．could B．would C．should D．must
A．deaths B．illnesses C．disappearance D．sufferings
A．find B．find out C．get out D．look out
A．certain a B．certain C．some D．some a
A．Luckily B．Finally C．Generally D．Exactly
Let me take you back a couple of years. Come with me as we relearn a lesson, one that has stuck with me, in my present memory, and 36 me yet. We walked into Elida Road Hardware, an old-fashioned hardware 37___ . No automatic door, not a computer in the building. It was one that I went to fairly often. As we entered the door, two sounds 38 us. The sleigh bells of last year made that sweet, peaceful tinkle as we opened the door. The other sound was the electronic beeper that reminded Andy of our 39 .
“Good afternoon, Ryan,” 40 the cheerful greeting. Andy was a very 41 sort of owner. He was of medium build and height, and the smile on his face welcomed us.
We walked across the old wood floor. Andy asked us what he could help us with. I told him we were 42 a spring(弹簧). He very patiently replied, “l have lots of springs. You’re going to need to be more specific.”
“Just a spring for an old-fashioned screen door.”
“That’s it. A screen door spring, right down there. ” We 43 where he was pointing, and sure enough, there they were. And knew his store, and his products. That was why I came here instead of Meijer. The service couldn’t be beaten. The price; Yes. But service and 44 ;No.
I picked up one and followed him to the 45 .
He figured up the price, doing the math in his head, “ $1.88,with tax comes to $1. 99. ”
“ Put it on my dad’s account. ”
He nodded and smiled, “ Good dad’s account. ” He smiled. “I don’t know what you boys would do 46 dad’s account! ”
He handed me the ticket and as I 47 it, I asked, “You really trust my signature?”
His reply surprised,_ 48 delighted me. “ When I can’t trust Jerry Hoover’s boys, I can trust nobody! ”
We left, and the brain immediately started to forget things, in order of importance. But what Andy said that day rang in my ears. And it rings in my ears today. That’s a tall order to live up to. It’s a high standard of 49 .My father made a fame for that name, and I get to enjoy the benefits. But on account of this, I must maintain that fame. And that’s 50 business.
A．inspires B．excites C．shocks D．amazes
A．restaurant B．store C．park D．factory
A．hugged B．greeted C．heard D．sensed
A．presence B．dependence C．importance D．absence
A．shouted B．said C．went D．came
A．special B．ridiculous C．friendly D．appropriate
A．looking up B．looking for C．looking into D．looking after
A．turned to B．got to C．stuck to D．referred to
A．description B．determination C．satisfaction D．imagination
A．corner B．counter C．bank D．door
A．without B．within C．by D．for
A．saw B．wrote C．signed D．touched
A．yet B．still C．even D．also
A．honesty B．fortune C．consideration D．devotion
A．serious B．optimistic C．silent D．successful
James sat outside the office waiting for the interview（面试）. He felt so 36 that he didn’t know what to do with37 .The person who had gone in 38 him had been there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident when she went in. 39 James. He felt 40 that she had already got the 41 . The problem was that he wanted this job 42 .It meant 43 to him. He had 44 it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself 45 brilliantly at the interview and 46 the job immediately. But now here he was feeling 47 .He couldn’t48 all those things he had 49 to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and 50 .But no—he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t 51 like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry. At last the door of the office opened . The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very 52 with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James. At that moment James 53 her. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr Davis? I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.” James suddenly 54 that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs 55 and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt.
A．healthy B．nervous C．careless D．confident
A．the managing director B．the woman C．himself D．the situation
A．by B．with C．before D．after
A．Not like B．So did C．Do as D．Do like
A．doubtful B．sure C．angry D．astonishing
A．reward B．first C．prize D．job
A．hopelessly B．naturally C．easily D．so much
A．everything B．happiness C．difficulty D．nothing
A．dreamed of B．learned of C．thought about D．talked about
A．explaining B．performing C．answering D．performed
A．offered B．asked for C．being offered D．being asked for
A．crazy B．excited C．probable D．terrible
A．depend on B．afford C．believe in D．remember
A．kept B．been taught C．planned D．been supplied
A．leave B．go in C．prepare D．practise
A．take back B．put off C．give up D．put down
A．ugly B．pleased C．sad D．pretty
A．noticed B．loved C．missed D．hated
A．thought B．hoped C．wished D．regretted
A．shaking B．bending C．walking D．stopping
When I was a little girl, my father loved to play the game of “catch the ball” with me. I wasn’t good at it 21 he didn’t mind at all. He was always telling me to 22 my eyes on the ball; otherwise I would not be able to 23 it when he threw it to me.
As I got older, we didn’t play the game as 24 as before. If I had a 25 , I would go to my father and 26 his advice. He would try to make a joke and say, “Keep your eyes on the ball.” We would both laugh 27 that advice was not usually able to 28 the problem, but he would just try to make me 29 .
My father became 30 in 1995 when I was 23. There were not any more conversations, as he was 31 from a terrible disease. He couldn’t 32 ; he could only move his 33 without making a sound, which was sometimes 34 to understand. I seemed to be 35 good at reading his lips after a while, even better than the nurses that were 36 him.
During one of our last 37 I was telling him about a difficulty I was 38 . Once again, I could read his lips. “Keep your eyes on the ball,” he said. We both smiled. That was the last time I saw my father 39 he passed away.
Sometimes now, all those years later when I get into a 40 situation, I just tell myself, “Keep your eyes on the ball.”
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．keep B．leave C．find D．hold
A．watch B．feel C．move D．catch
A．quick B．much C．many D．little
A．surprise B．wound C．danger D．problem
A．pay for B．send for C．look for D．ask for
A．because B．unless C．if D．when
A．settle B．produce C．drop D．realize
A．worry B．smile C．study D．talk
A．advice B．ill C．busy D．wealthy
A．recovering B．thinking C．suffering D．preventing
A．eat B．see C．speak D．jump
A．lips B．face C．hands D．eyes
A．interesting B．boring C．easy D．hard
A．quite B．nearly C．hardly D．still
A．waiting for B．thinking about C．caring for D．worrying about
A．impressions B．experiences C．games D．conversations
A．looking through B．going through C．coming up D．getting along
A．before B．after C．until D．as
A．shocking B．puzzling C．frightening D．troubling
The last time I saw my mother, she didn’t know who I was. Although having 36 from dementia(老年痴呆症) for many years, mother was never 37 . All our family came to the hospital to spend time with her. She didn’t 38 them either, but we wanted to be there with her.
I have just flown back from Texas. Mother 39 looked at me, or past me, and said “Yeah”. That’s 40 she responded to 41 around her. In spite of this, I held her hand and talked to her.
I told her about the big old house in Highland where I 42 . When we first 43 there from Mascoutah when I was 5 years old, I was 44 of that house. The yard was full of 45 and the house was falling apart. But my father and mother were intelligent and 46 and we eight kids helped to turn it into a home. All of a sudden, I wasn’t frightened any more.
I told her she must have been very 47 when I decided to go to college to study journalism 48 being a priest（牧师）, which she thought was the highest 49 for a family. But she didn’t show it. She just saw me 50 with my favorite chocolate chip cookies.
When I told her all about Texas, 51 she and father had been to visit me, mother seemed 52 by that Texas beach on which they had taken a 53 . She 54 the trip and kept the picture in the living room all the time.
We had too many stories to tell. It was time for me to say 55 to mother and I told her I’d see her again. “Yeah,” she answered. But I wasn’t able to.
A．recovered B．suffered C．damaged D．lived
A．healthy B．awake C．unconscious D．alone
A．see B．understand C．recognize D．like
A．never B．just C．excitedly D．seldom
A．because B．when C．how D．what
A．somewhere B．everywhere C．something D．everything
A．experienced B．grew up C．brought up D．worked
A．moved B．visited C．left D．withdrew
A．fond B．afraid C．curious D．tired
A．weeds B．flowers C．trees D．waste
A．fortunate B．easy-going C．hospitable D．hard-working
A．disappointed B．excited C．surprised D．anxious
A．as well as B．instead of C．except for D．in spite of
A．praise B．prize C．honor D．encouragement
A．away B．out C．about D．off
A．which B．that C．where D．when
A．delight B．interested C．happy D．impressed
A．note B．boat C．picture D．bath
A．enjoyed B．hated C．remembered D．accounted
A．thanks B．goodbye C．sorry D．hello
One rainy night many years ago ,an elderly couple entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadephia. The couple walked to the front desk hoping to get some 21 for the night. “Could you give us a 22 here?” the husband asked.
The waiter, a 23 man with a bright smile, looked at the couple and 24 that there were three meetings in town. “All of our rooms are taken,” the waiter said. “ 25 I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you be 26 to sleep in my room? It’s not 27 a suite(套房)，but it will be good enough to make you 28 for the night.”
When then couple refused 39 , he explained, “Don’t worry about me.”So the couple 30 . The next morning, the elderly man said to the waiter, “you are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best 31 in America. Maybe someday I’ll 32 one for you.” The waiter looked at them and 33 .Then they drove away.
Two years passed. The waiter had almost 34 it when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled（提起）that 35 night and enclosed（附上）a round-trip to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.
The old man 36 knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose 37 him in New York and led him to Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. He 38 to a great new building there.
“That is the hotel I have just built for you,” said the elderly man.
“You must be 39 ,” the young man said.
“I’m not,” said the elderly man.
The elderly man was William Waldor-Aster, and that 40 building was the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The young waiter who became its first manager was George Boldt.
A．food B．shelter C．light D．space
A．room B．help C．bed D．chair
A．serious B．patient C．friendly D．careful
A．decided B．thought C．suggested D．explained
A．So B．And C．But D．If
A．ready B．glad C．grateful D．natural
A．clearly B．nearly C．exactly D．simply
A．calm B．special C．successful D．comfortable
A．easily B．politely C．give D．know
A．left B．agreed C．complained D．happened
A．hotel B．shop C．school D．restaurant
A．build B．keep C．find D．invent
A．checked B．excused C．smiled D．changed
A．expected B．realised C．discovered D．forgotten
A．bright B．warm C．cloudy D．stormy
A．ticket B．map C．form D．travel
A．met B．thanked C．missed D．watched
A．waved B．pointed C．moved D．returned
A．laughing B．arguing C．joking D．reporting
A．small B．common C．simple D．beautiful
I was feeling a little blue. My mother had been laid off from her job, but she said she was OK since her boss wasn't the nicest person 36 .
I got off the college bus and started walking. That's 37 I heard piano music and singing rising above the 38 of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower 39 I could find out where it was coming from. 40 the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a 41 next to her, singing songs about love. The way she was singing 42 me a bit. I stood there watching her 43 for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must take 44 to perform on her own in public.
Feeling my presence, she looked in my 45 . I walked over and put some money in her carriage. “I have been going through a 46 time lately, but you’ve made me hopeful again.”
"I'm happy that I could 47 . Why are you so sad?"
"Well, my mum had got 48 from her job, but I’m not sure what to do….”
"You see, the way you were 49 ," she explained. “Don't look defeated, 50 come in different ways. If your head is down you might never see it. Smile more ... 51 your head up."
I smiled slightly, amazed by how she was 52 me.
“Why are you playing here?” I asked.
“I am not making music. I study psychology. I often see many 53 people and hope to relieve their 54 and make them think positively by sharing music.”
I smiled a little wider. She was doing a good thing. My heart was touched by a 55 soul.
A．instead B．somehow C．anyway D．either
A．since B．when C．before D．after
A．noise B．view C．scene D．hurry
A．but B．yet C．or D．so
A．Across B．Along C．Beside D．Through
A．plate B．carriage C．basket D．bowl
A．discouraged B．disturbed C．shocked D．comforted
A．playing B．begging C．dancing D．refreshing
A．image B．belief C．courage D．time
A．instruction B．direction C．operation D．intention
A．peaceful B．nice C．rough D．pleasure
A．work B．improve C．stand D．help
A．lost B．fired C．stuck D．tired
A．sighing B．listening C．walking D．talking
A．Opportunities B．Possibilities C．Performances D．Experiences
A．drop B．lift C．pick D．knock
A．depressing B．encouraging C．frightening D．surprising
A．active B．thoughtful C．negative D．surprising
A．pain B．sight C．respect D．attention
A．classical B．serious C．curious D．musical
It was pouring outside. We all stood there 26 , some patiently , others annoyed 27 nature messed up (弄糟) their hurried day . I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens 28 away the dirt and dust of the world.
“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” a girl’s voice 29 me.
“No, honey. We’ll wait until it 30 down a bit,” Mom replied.
The young girl waited about another minute and 31 : “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.
“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she 32 her Mom’s arm.
“This morning? 33 did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”
“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said,” If God can get us through this, he can get us through 34 .”
The entire crowd turned 35 . Mom paused and thought for a moment about 36 she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being 37 . But then we heard, “Honey, you are 38 . Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,” Mom said. Then 39 they ran.
We all stood 40 , smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were 41 by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the 42 to their cars. Circumstances (境况) or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your 43 . But no one can ever take away your precious 44 . So, don’t forget to make time and take the 45 to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.
A．talking B．waiting C．complaining D．expecting
A．as if B．even if C．because D．when
A．taking B．putting C．driving D．washing
A．caught B．broke C．impressed D．called
A．slows B．comes C．pushes D．calms
A．asked B．repeated C．required D．added
A．pulled B．touched C．waved D．felt
A．Why B．How C．When D．Where
A．the rain B．the disease C．anything D．something
A．still B．silent C．serious D．angry
A．what B．how C．whether D．if
A．dishonest B．silly C．daring D．forgetful
A．right B．wrong C．stupid D．clever
A．off B．along C．on D．over
A．sighing B．joking C．discussing D．watching
A．followed B．guided C．respected D．praised
A．time B．way C．same D．best
A．house B．money C．health D．time
A．children B．memories C．courage D．experience
A．possibilities B．risk C．opportunities D．challenge
The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree. Not 36 with life, I was down. A young boy out of breath 37 me, all tired from play. He stood right before me with his head tilted(倾斜的) down, 38 with great excitement,“Look what I found!”
In his hand was a flower, and what a 39 sight, with is petals(花瓣) all worn—not enough rain, or too little light. 40 him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I 41
a small smile and then shifted away. But instead of 42 he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with 43 ,“It surely smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too. That’s why I 44 it; here, it’s for you.”
The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew Imust 45___it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and 46 , “Just what I need.”But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he 47 it mid-air without reason. It was then that I 48
for the very first time the boy was 49 .
I heard my voice shake, tears shone like the sun 50 I thanked him for picking the very best one. He smiled, and then ran off to play, 51 of the effect he’d had on my day.
I sat there and 52 how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he know of my self-indulged(放纵的) 53 ? Perhaps from his heart, he’d been blessed with true 54 .
Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not connected with the world; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see__55___, and appreciate every second that’s mine.
A．excited B．inspired C．satisfied D．disappointed
A．approached B．overlooked C．understood D．talked
A．telling B．saying C．informing D．talking
A．unique B．rough C．bothering D．pitiful
A．Wanting B．Demanding C．Persuading D．Inviting
A．played B．adjusted C．forced D．delivered
A．declining B．accepting C．panicking D．quitting
A．surprise B．embarrassment C．sympathy D．sorrow
A．took B．pulled C．sold D．picked
A．bring B．fetch C．take D．smell
A．announced B．replied C．declared D．whispered
A．grasped B．held C．caught D．seized
A．convinced B．confirmed C．noticed D．refused
A．strange B．blind C．deaf D．unimaginable
A．once B．after C．as D．since
A．unaware B．unbelievable C．regretful D．regardless
A．doubted B．felt C．found D．wondered
A．embarrassmet B．depression C．pleasure D．effort
A．sense B．hearing C．sight D．ability
A．beauty B．disability C．fantasy D．wonder
Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold 26 he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had 27 schooling, for being so poor, how could they 28 school fees?
When he was fifteen, he worked 29 a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt 30 for himself. How he 31 to have the same chance! He decided to study by 32 .In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he 33 stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he had 34 during the day. He worked 35 hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned the greater 36 he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and 37 him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the 38 one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he 39 a regular student of the school.
Robeson 40 rough six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the 41 of some university professors. They admired his talent 42 his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and 43 him free guidance. Robeson felt 44 ,for he was sure that before him there was a broad road 45 success.
A．whether B．which C．that D．what
A．many B．few C．little D．much
A．buy B．afford C．send D．read
A．as B．like C．for D．by
A．angry B．ashamed C．proud D．sorry
A．hated B．decided C．wished D．regretted
A．the teacher B．himself C．his parents D．his schoolmates
A．could B．ought to C．should D．would
A．learned B．taught C．thought D．wondered
A．very B．so C．too D．quite
A．joy B．interest C．time D．taste
A．allowed B．agreed C．let D．refused
A．worst B．only C．last D．laziest
A．had been B．has been C．is D．was
A．learned B．listened C．mastered D．struggled
A．notice B．influence C．eyes D．attention
A．except for B．according to C．as well as D．in spite of
A．taught B．offered C．lent D．sent
A．sad B．angry C．happy D．disappointed
A．leading to B．coming from C．made of D．covered with
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