People say one man's trash(垃圾) is another man's treasure. That comes to me as I the house purchased in 1962 by my parents. My mother passed away in 1996. My father left the house my sister and me when he died a few months ago.
After Dad was , we looked around the house where we grew up and that Dad loved so much. At first we felt so all the stuff(东西) left. Like so many of their generation, my parents everything. And like many in my generation, we faced anxious about what to abandon and what to keep.
As we started throwing out old phone books and every medical bill from every my parents ever saw, I also many hidden treasures. Mom's pocketbook was in their bedroom closet, which had everything in it, her hairbrush with hair, as if she were still here. And Dad, who was a World War II veteran(退伍兵) and a world traveler, everything -- from little spoons from all over the world to every letter he wrote to his parents while in the . The letters he wrote during the war his thoughts as a young man. Later, in the basement, I our old kitchen table, which brought back of my parents and sister and me having breakfast together.
I'm realizing all these things my parents' life journey. Each time I go to , I find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something about my parents I knew. , from the shabby furniture to all the hidden treasures, means more to me than all the money in the world.
A．coincidence B．goal C．principle D．thought
A．looked for B．looked through C．looked into D．looked after
A．to B．for C．with D．by
A．retired B．ill C．gone D．injured
A．clean B．strange C．empty D．modern
A．pleased with B．familiar with C．astonished at D．disappointed at
A．saved B．enjoyed C．purchased D．designed
A．decisions B．bargains C．challenges D．responsibilities
A．person B．doctor C．neighbor D．child
A．bought B．discovered C．buried D．lost
A．just B．even C．only D．yet
A．liked B．bought C．kept D．lost
A．countryside B．school C．college D．army
A．receive B．direct C．sense D．describe
A．repaired B．cleaned C．spotted D．set
A．introductions B．memories C．descriptions D．communications
A．represented B．recognized C．instructed D．confirmed
A．the supermarket B．church C．my office D．the house
A．merely B．always C．really D．never
A．Everything B．Nothing C．Anything D．Something
What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right? Perhaps you don't even try any more because you think what you do is not enough．
Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time, however hard we work, it seems that there is someone else who can do it much better．
I have always enjoyed music and it is to me that every musician has a of their own．My father _ several instruments and when he played with other people, it was not difficult to his sound in a group．Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own sound．
I heard of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student, " else can make the sound that you make．" The sound that you make may not be the same as someone else's, but who is to say which is ．It is said that, " is in the eye of the beholder .” . Perhaps it could be said that a delightful sound is in the ear of the ．
Every person has a different tone of voice that only to them, we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of that is unique to them．It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all．It be the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps．
Each person has a（an） on the world in some way．Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it in the same way that you do it．The next time you feel , remember nobody else can make the sound that you make．
A．easy B．good C．simple D．hard
A．because B．although C．when D．if
A．seldom B．always C．never D．sometimes
A．satisfying B．convincing C．inspiring D．interesting
A．gift B．sound C．life D．song
A．played B．designed C．created D．checked
A．turn down B．call up C．pick out D．give off
A．loud B．powerful C．perfect D．special
A．once B．yet C．even D．still
A．Anybody B．Somebody C．Nobody D．Everybody
A．bigger B．better C．deeper D．lower
A．Beauty B．Interest C．Patience D．Honesty
A．speaker B．receiver C．listener D．looker
A．devotes B．adds C．adapts D．belongs
A．but B．yet C．and D．for
A．running B．walking C．jumping D．speaking
A．must B．might C．would D．should
A．choice B．opinion C．duty D．effect
A．exactly B．carefully C．cautiously D．seriously
A．annoyed B．puzzled C．discouraged D．bothered
In the process of my growing up I cannot remember hearing the words ‘‘I love you” from my father．When your father never says them to you when you are a child，it gets for him to say those words as he gets older．In fact，I could not honestly remember when I had last my love to him either．I decided to my pride and make the first ．After some hesitation，in our next phone conversation I burst out the words．“Dad．．．I love you!”
There was a silence at the other end and he replied，“Well，same back at ya!”
I chuckled and said，“Dad，I know you love me，and when you are ，I know you will say what you want to say．’’
Fifteen minutes later my mother and nervously asked，“Paul，is everything okay?’’
A few weeks later，Dad our phone conversation with the words，“Paul，I love you．’’I was at work during this conversation and the tears were rolling down my cheeks as I “heard’’ the love．As we both sat there in tears we realized that this special moment had taken our father-son relationship to a new ．
A short while after this special moment，my father escaped death following heart surgery．Many times since，I have whether l would have ever “heard” the love if I had not taken the first step and Dad had not the surgery．
A．rougher B．tougher C．shyer D．severer
A．conveyed B．left C．passed D．devoted
A．get across B．put up C．set aside D．take on
A．assumption B．move C．decision D．remark
A．fearfully B．excitedly C．cheerfully D．awkwardly
A．cautious B．casual C．relaxed D．ready
A．called B．dropped C．removed D．glanced
A．continued B．performed C．concluded D．obtained
A．naturally B．finally C．indirectly D．gradually
A．1evel B．situation C．class D．rank
A．slightly B．nearly C．narrowly D．hardly
A．realized B．wondered C．understood D．believed
A．operated B．performed C．tolerated D．survived
When I was a small boy my family was very poor. My father always used his savings to my mother to visit her parents who lived far away. There was just my younger brother and myself in the house. One evening Dad came home from and there was no food in the house, not a piece of bread. Although we were , my brother and I went to bed without eating anything.
My father had no money, but I knew from the on his face that he could not let us have an empty stomach. He the house and about two hours later returned and quickly us up. He had in his hand two small potato pies, which he gave us to eat. I don't know where he got the but somehow he to get us something to eat.
My father had not eaten and had worked all day he sat there with great satisfaction watching us eat. This has stayed in my mind and left more of an impression than any amount of he may ever have given me.
At that moment, I felt happy knowing that he was there and would not let us .
I guess the I am trying to make is that in difficult times it is not to show weakness but strength and character. If a is the cement (粘合剂) that holds a family together, then the father is that strengthens that cement.
It is his values and and memories that have carried me forward and helped me to my own problems in life. In my own I have learned that it is the valuable time you spend with your children and the values you give to them that will remain with them always.
A．force B．encourage C．send D．teach
A．hospital B．work C．school D．shop
A．quite B．just C．only D．even
A．nervous B．hungry C．sleepy D．busy
A．worry B．pleasure C．disappointment D．surprise
A．cleaned B．observed C．left D．searched
A．brought B．put C．called D．woke
A．chance B．food C．support D．recipe
A．managed B．decided C．agreed D．waited
A．so B．or C．but D．and
A．normally B．always C．shortly D．softly
A．cost B．time C．salary D．money
A．suffer B．know C．leave D．cry
A．decision B．promise C．point D．apology
A．strange B．important C．difficult D．common
A．father B．brother C．sister D．mother
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．words B．records C．actions D．failures
A．work out B．carry out C．run into D．look into
A．opinion B．home C．order D．turn
I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a person.
I think my started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I to help. That was really a big for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my . Every time I came into her room, she was so because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never her, so I took her place. She let me that making others feel good made me feel good, too, when she died, I was , but I was very grateful to her.
I think I am a much person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not these experiences. They have me to care about other people more than about myself. I who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
A．before B．since C．or D．unless
A．famous B．simple C．different D．skilled
A．education B．career C．change D．tour
A．balance B．homework C．interest D．degree
A．talked B．wrote C．lied D．reported
A．careful B．lonely C．curious D．guilty
A．argument B．game C．experiment D．defence (防御)
A．offered B．dared C．hesitated D．happened
A．dream B．problem C．duty D．step
A．us B．which C．them D．whom
A．attitude B．hobby C．hope D．luck
A．friend B．partner C．guide D．guest
A．polite B．happy C．strange D．confident
A．bothered B．answered C．visited D．trusted
A．explain B．guess C．declare D．see
A．homeless B．hopeless C．bad-tempered D．heartbroken
A．quieter B．busier C．better D．richer
A．forget B．face C．improve D．analyze
A．forced B．preferred C．ordered D．taught
A．miss B．like C．wonder D．expect
What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I_____an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against _____of 100, scored 160.
I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not ______ have scored more than 80. ____, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him -- and he always _____ it.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man____questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself a _____. In a world where I have to work with my ____, I'd do poorly.
Consider my auto-repair man_____.He had a habit of telling ____. One time he said, "Doe. a deaf-and-dumb (聋哑) man______some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made ______ movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He ______ his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk ______ him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doe. the______man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors. ______ do you suppose he asked for them?" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, "Why, you fool, he used his ______ and asked for them. I've been ______ that on all my customers today, but I knew ______ I'd catch you." "Why is that?" I asked. "Because you are so goddamned educated, Dr. I knew you couldn't be very______.
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.
A．failed B．wrote C．received D．chose
A．an average B．a total C．an exam D．a number
A．always B．possibly C．certainly D．frequently
A．Then B．Thus C．Therefore D．Yet
A．fixed B．checked C．drove D．changed
A．answered B．practised C．designed D．tried
A．teacher B．doctor C．winner D．fool
A．brains B．effort C．hands D．attention
A．again B．as usual C．too D．as well
A．lies B．jokes C．news D．tales
A．bought B．tested C．found D．needed
A．cutting B．hammering C．waving D．circling
A．nodded B．raised C．shook D．turned
A．brought B．packed C．sent D．sold
A．clever B．other C．right D．next
A．What B．How C．Who D．Which
A．imagination B．hand C．voice D．information
A．trying B．proving C．practising D．examining
A．for sure B．at once C．in fact D．right now
A．clear B．silly C．slow D．smart
My son starts school today. It's going to be and new to him for a while. And I wish you would sort of treat him . You see, , he's been king of his own room. He’s been of the back yard. I have always been around to his wounds, and to comfort his feelings. But now things are going to be .
This morning, he is going to walk down the front steps, wave his hand and start on his great that will probably include wars and tragedy and sorrow. To live his life in the world he has to live in faith and love and courage. , World, I you would sort of take him by the hand and teach him that things he will have to know. Teach him, but gently, if you can. Teach him that for every scoundrel (恶棍) there is a hero; that for every dishonest politician, there is a leader; that for every enemy there is a friend. Teach him the wonders of . Give him quiet time to the mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hills. Teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to . Teach him to his own ideas, everyone else tells him he is wrong. Teach him to sell his strength and brains to the highest bidder（出价人）, but never to put a price on his . Teach him to close his ears to a howling mob（暴徒） and to stand and if he thinks he's right. Teach him gently, World, but don't him, because only the of fire makes fine steel. This is a big order, World, but see what you can do. He is such a nice little fellow.
A．interesting B．frightening C．exciting D．strange
A．carefully B．gently C．strictly D．slowly
A．in the past B．from now on C．up to now D．now and then
A．boss B．child C．pupil D．caretaker
A．protect B．repair C．treat D．find
A．tough B．different C．difficult D．upset
A．march B．study C．adventure D．research
A．has to learn B．is full of C．means D．will require
A．So B．However C．And D．Or
A．wish B．request C．order D．hope
A．determined B．satisfying C．hardworking D．devoted
A．books B．families C．world D．friendship
A．deal with B．talk about C．think over D．absorb in
A．succeed B．defeat C．cheat D．compete
A．come up with B．put forward C．be proud of D．have faith in
A．as if B．even if C．in spite of D．the moment
A．heart and soul B．bad behavior C．expensive shoes D．high grades
A．argue B．express C．help D．fight
A．praise B．spoil C．criticize D．push
A．heat B．burn C．test D．exercise
Now you’re a fool for helping. “I don’t want to get involved” seems to have become a national motto. One summer I was driving from my hometown of Tahoe City, California to New Orleans, Louisiana. In the middle of the desert, I passed a young man standing by the roadside. He had his out and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him. There was a time you’d be called a jerk (混蛋) for passing by somebody .
Several days later I was still about the hitchhiker (搭便车的人), about how I didn’t even lift my foot the accelerator (加速踏板) for him. “Does anyone stop any more?” I wondered. I recalled Blanche DuBois’s famous line—”I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” Was that these days? One way to test this would be for a person to journey the US without any money, just on the good will of others. What would happen? Would he find food, shelter and support?
The idea intrigued (激起兴趣) me.
The week I 37, I realized that I had never done something truly crazy. I decided to really do it: travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny. I would only accept of rides, food and places to sleep. For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states. I was treated kindly I went. I was by people’s readiness to help a stranger.
In Oregon, a house painter named Mike the cold weather and asked if I had a coat. I didn’t, so he gave me a big green army-style jacket. A lumber-mill worker in Michigan named Tim invited me to a dinner with his family in their shabby house. Then he offered me a tent. I refused, but Tim insisted, packing it into my bag himself. I found people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought me food or with them whatever they happened to have. Those who had the to give often gave the most.
I’m to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter and their gifts. My faith in ordinary folks was . I was proud to live in a country where people were still willing to help. In spite of everything, you can still depend on the of strangers.
A．thumb B．finger C．foot D．hand
A．that B．where C．which D．when
A．in danger B．in need C．in trouble D．in favor
A．worrying B．considering C．bringing D．thinking
A．off B．on C．away D．from
A．interesting B．possible C．necessary D．important
A．across B．through C．in D．over
A．basing B．relying C．insisting D．relating
A．seemed B．got C．became D．turned
A．But B．So C．And D．Howeve
A．jobs B．supplies C．helps D．offers
A．nowhere B．everywhere C．anywhere D．somewhere
A．frightened B．annoyed C．disappointed D．amazed
A．noted B．saw C．felt D．sensed
A．simple B．rich C．delicious D．interesting
A．supplied B．offered C．shared D．provided
A．fewest B．most C．least D．best
A．careful B．grateful C．hopeful D．helpful
A．created B．reminded C．renewed D．returned
A．kindness B．happiness C．fairness D．brightness
Maybe you've lost your job.Maybe you didn't get the ____ in your job.Maybe your sweetheart ____ with you.People say “Don't take it personally”and “Don't let it get to you”，but that's very ____ to do.
If you're feeling disheartened，___ are some strategies (策略) for making yourself feel better？It's pretty clear that ____“I'm the greatest！”or winning a prize along with every other secondgrade soccer player isn't a good way to ____ healthy selfrespect.
Then what can you do to feel better？Here are some ____ to follow：
Do a good deed.This is as selfish as it is selfless；you'll ____ as much as the person you're helping.I had a friend who ____ a period of vast rejection：she was fired from her ____，she didn't get into the graduate program to which she'd ____，and her boyfriend split up with her.Everything worked out fine ____，and I asked her how she got through such a(n) ____ time.She said，“I was ___ addicted to doing good deeds for other people.It was the only way I could make myself feel like I wasn't a total loser.”
Keep a resolution (决心)．Not only will you benefit from exercising or ____ out your garage，but you'll also get a boost (激励)from the mere fact that you made a ____ and stuck to it.
Boost your ____.Studies show that when you're feeling energetic，you're much more likely to feel good about yourself.Most important：get enough sleep.
Challenge yourself ____.This strategy doesn't work for me，but I know that many people feel great ___ whitewater rafting，bungee jumping，or rollercoasterriding.For the less daring，a great run，or bike ride can do the ____.
A．promotion B．gift C．match D．break
A．kept up B．put up C．broke up D．made up
A．easy B．hard C．dangerous D．pleasant
A．which B．how C．where D．what
A．hearing B．praising C．knowing D．repeating
A．have B．lose C．build D．hurt
A．ideas B．tips C．plans D．methods
A．benefit B．repay C．reject D．demand
A．went through B．came across C．looked for D．waited for
A．house B．incident C．job D．boss
A．appealed B．listened C．reacted D．applied
A．in the beginning B．in the end C．in a moment D．in a sense
A．wonderful B．tough C．unforgettable D．busy
A．practically B．hardly C．carefully D．unwillingly
A．working B．leaving C．finding D．cleaning
A．bet B．difference C．promise D．record
A．energy B．confidence C．courage D．ability
A．mentally B．physically C．successfully D．naturally
A．before B．upon C．until D．after
A．service B．business C．trick D．favor
I used to be a very selfcentered person, but in the past two years I have really changed.I have started to think about other people ____ I think about myself.I am happy that I am becoming a ____ person.
I think my ____ started when I was at Palomar College.At first, I just wanted to get my ____ and be left alone.I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever ____ to anyone in my classes.By the end of my first semester, I was really ____.It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun.So I tried a(n) ___.I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I ____ to help.That was really a big ____ for me.By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of ____ are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new ____， however, came when I took a parttime job at Vista Nursing Home.One old lady there who had Alzheimer's disease became my ____.Every time I came into her room, she was so ____ because she thought I was her daughter.Her real daughter never ____ her, so I took her place.She let me ___ that making others feel good made me feel good too.When she died, I was ____， but I was also very grateful to her.
I think I am a much ____ person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not ____ these experiences.They have ____ me to care about other people more than about myself.I ____ who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
A．since B．before C．or D．unless
A．famous B．simple C．different D．skilled
A．education B．career C．tour D．change
A．balance B．homework C．degree D．interest
A．talked B．wrote C．lied D．reported
A．careful B．lonely C．curious D．guilty
A．argument B．game C．experiment D．defence
A．dared B．offered C．hesitated D．happened
A．dream B．problem C．duty D．step
A．us B．which C．them D．whom
A．attitude B．hobby C．hope D．luck
A．friend B．partner C．guide D．guest
A．polite B．happy C．strange D．confident
A．bothered B．answered C．visited D．trusted
A．explain B．guess C．declare D．see
A．homeless B．heartbroken C．badtempered D．hopeless
A．quieter B．busier C．better D．richer
A．forget B．face C．improve D．analyze
A．forced B．preferred C．ordered D．taught
A．miss B．like C．wonder D．expect
We always want what we cannot have. When we're young, we want to stay out late, have romantic relationships, and be ____. However, when we're ____， we want to go back to being young and we ___ the days when we didn't have to worry about complex love affairs, ___ pressure, and money problems.
Young people believe adulthood ____ freedom from parents and schoolwork. When they get older, they feel that ____ is freedom from work pressure and family responsibilities. To ____ this feeling, people say, “The grass is always ____ on the other side of the fence.”
As ____， we like to be like adults but as young adults, we ____ to be young again. We think about staying out late and ____ our own money to spend. Suddenly, they see that love can result in ____ hearts; staying out late makes it hard to get ready for ____ the next morning. They find out that adult life is not as ____ as they thought it would be and suddenly, ___ becomes very scary.
Life is ____. It gives us time to ____ but also requires us to work. The time will come when we must grow up and we will always look back wishing we ____ being young a bit longer. That time will not come back. It is normal to want what we cannot have but the ____ is that to be happy is to appreciate what we have. That is the first step to grow up. ____ life becomes more complex, we will not regret the time we wasted wishing we were adults.
A．comfortable B．dependent C．independent D．polite
A．older B．defeated C．married D．confident
A．like B．forget C．regret D．miss
A．study B．job C．age D．health
A．creates B．shows C．means D．limits
A．childhood B．adulthood C．parenthood D．neighborhood
A．reduce B．describe C．experience D．understand
A．greener B．thinner C．yellow D．colorful
A．researchers B．teenagers C．adults D．elders
A．wish B．decide C．return D．stop
A．making B．having C．worrying about D．showing off
A．healthy B．ambitious C．broken D．excited
A．breakfast B．school C．exercise D．work
A．rich B．busy C．poor D．easy
A．life B．love C．career D．future
A．long B．short C．fair D．beautiful
A．study B．think C．play D．live
A．stopped B．enjoyed C．imagined D．tried
A．reason B．result C．dream D．truth
A．If B．When C．Unless D．Before
It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. ____ I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed ____. I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls ____ their souls belonged to the ____.
I stood up and walked _______the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man _____ in front of it. “I’m Steve,” he ______ answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I can’t talk with you. I’m ____,” he said. He was chatting online and, ____, he was playing a computer game – a war game. I was ______.
Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried ____ to speak to that computer geek （怪人），____ not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction. I was _____. I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “____!”
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I raised my head, and saw nobody showed any interest.
, I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more interested in having a relationship with the , particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines with people.
I was worried and sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even ____ that the coffee was bad, ____ Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
A．Before B．Since C．Although D．While
A．pain B．loneliness C．sadness D．fear
A．because B．when C．until D．unless
A．home B．world C．net D．café
A．beside B．among C．between D．on
A．sleeping B．laughing C．sitting D．learning
A．finally B．quickly C．patiently D．loudly
A．busy B．thirsty C．tired D．sick
A．first of all B．just then C．at the same time D．by that time
A．surprised B．delighted C．moved D．frightened
A．once B．again C．first D．even
A．but B．so C．if D．or
A．excited B．respected C．afraid D．unhappy
A．Shut up B．Enjoy yourself C．Leave me alone D．Help me out
A．From then on B．At that moment C．In all D．Above all
A．computer B．soul C．shop D．geek
A．tell B．plan C．imagine D．design
A．other than B．instead of C．except for D．as well as
A．pretend B．understand C．insist D．realize
A．as if B．just as C．so that D．even though
I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper has me with plenty of opportunities to make them. In one of my earlier , my mother was telling me“Don’t watch the when you say, ‘I’m sorry’. Hold your head up and look at the person in the , so he’ll know you it. ”
My mother thus made the key point of a(n) apology: It must be direct. You must never to be doing something else. You do not a pile of letters while apologizing to a person in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your . You do not apologize to a hostess, whose guest of honor you treat , by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad .
One of the important things we should do for an apology is a readiness to the responsibility for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no for the other person to us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling about themselves. That, after all, is the of every apology. It little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault. Answering for one’s encourages others to take their share of the blame.
A．provided B．mixed C．compared D．treated
A．dreams B．courses C．memories D．ideas
A．side B．ground C．wall D．bottom
A．mind B．soul C．face D．eye
A．imagine B．enjoy C．mean D．regret
A．useful B．successful C．equal D．basic
A．pretend B．forget C．refuse D．expect
A．hold on B．put away C．look through D．pick up
A．poorer B．weaker C．worse D．lower
A．fault B．reason C．result D．duty
A．cruelly B．freely C．roughly D．foolishly
A．manners B．excuses C．efforts D．roles
A．active B．effective C．extra D．easy
A．raise B．perform C．admit D．bear
A．situation B．need C．sign D．room
A．advise B．forgive C．warn D．blame
A．wiser B．warmer C．better D．cleverer
A．purpose B．method C．end D．advantage
A．cares B．matters C．depends D．remains
A．facts B．states C．rights D．actions
Over the years, thanks to my life’s obstacles(障碍), I understood the meaning of faith and the strong will to survive. It was Hurricane Ike that made me fully____ the beauty of our strength and a human’s motivation to ____.
Mom had a two-week ____ in summer. While we enjoyed our holiday in Southeast Texas, we didn’t realize the fact that Ike ____ cause months and likely years of “labor”. By September 7th, the “eyes of Texas” were watching Hurricane Ike more ____, making the typical mad rush for last-minute hurricane ____. Two days later, both oil and ice were in ____ demand.
In the early hours of September 11th, some neighbors were planning to ____the storm in their homes, ____ others were making final preparations to get away. At first, we decided to stay. But that afternoon, the Houston-Galveston area would be on the more ____ side of the storm. Mom and I packed some of our most ____ belongings in the car and ____ the East Texas town of Lufkin.
As Ike pushed farther inland, we ____power in Lufkin. On Sunday, our next-door neighbor told us via cell phone that our ____ had remained well. Our hopes could not have been ____. But a few hours later, the neighbors reported that our brick chimney had ____, and it was sitting on our living room, ____ a hole in the roof between two skylights (天窗).
We wouldn’t be allowed to return home ____ September 17th. I climbed upstairs, and looked toward the hole in the roof which showed a beautiful blue sky.
Without hesitation, I shouted, “Wow! A third skylight!”
My neighbors could not believe I was making jokes ____ crying, but ____ is always good medicine. It was with that joke that I knew, given time, everything would be okay.
A．observe B．appreciate C．explore D．improve
A．work B．apologize C．recover D．change
A．vacation B．journey C．meeting D．schedule
A．must B．might C．should D．would
A．closely B．constantly C．warningly D．differently
A．adventure B．equipment C．supplies D．reports
A．basic B．high C．pure D．neat
A．get through B．put away C．test out D．suffer from
A．since B．when C．until D．while
A．dangerous B．abundant C．peaceful D．awesome
A．available B．concrete C．prized D．potential
A．set out B．headed for C．settled down D．watched out
A．provided B．reduced C．produced D．lost
A．garden B．house C．pool D．yard
A．clearer B．wilder C．lower D．higher
A．passed B．stood C．gone D．followed
A．leaving B．digging C．filling D．kicking
A．by B．before C．until D．after
A．in spite of B．instead of C．apart from D．in terms of
A．faith B．will C．strength D．laughter
"Efficiency is the by-product of comfort," says Dr. Erwin Tichauer of New York University. To prove this____, Dr. Tichauer uses his capability to find_____ways to do things. _____, he felt that the traditional kind of pliers(钳子）______a better design. The usual____limited hand movement and used unnecessary force because it bent the_____. So he designed a pair of pliers to allow the wrist to remain in a comfortable position.
To improve the design of______and then make work easier, Dr. Tichauer____the old tools. He asks such questions as: why ____a stepladder have four legs____three are more stable? Why dose a screwdriver (螺丝刀) have to be made with straight handles? After testing his____, he has invented a new tool that causes less muscle injury and is more efficient.
Tichauer is not interested in getting ____ from his inventions. In fact, he says, "We _____ people to steal from us. At New York University, we do not patent(注册专利）knowledge or invention."__ __companies have adopted some of his inventions.
As a biochemist, as well as inventor, Dr Techauer____the effect of stress on areas of the body. Even easy______work may put heavy stress on small areas of body and____causes a serious disease. Thus his studies of workers in factories who use the____tool all day long are extremely____in learning about the damage on human body? Dr. Techauer knows that he can not redesign the ____ so he redesigns the tool!
A．argument B．impression C．statement D．expectation
A．unusual B．easier C．new D．correct
A．Especially B．What's more C．Meanwhile D．For example
A．followed B．showed C．needed D．proved
A．design B．habits C．materials D．work
A．body B．finger C．hand D．wrist
A．pliers B．a tool C．a stepladder D．screwdrivers
A．tests B．uses C．fixes D．destroys
A．could B．will C．would D．must
A．if B．because C．when D．once
A．inventions B．theories C．tools D．questions
A．recognized B．famous C．excited D．rich
A．encourage B．prevent C．warn D．forgive
A．Modern B．Research C．Commercial D．Industrial
A．teaches B．studies C．produces D．discovers
A．physical B．daily C．office D．research
A．in time B．in addition C．immediately D．commonly
A．wrong B．old C．same D．heavy
A．suitable B．valuable C．logical D．practical
A．work B．study C．labor D．body
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