A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into complaints about ____ in work and life. Offering his__ coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and ____ with a large pot of coffee and a ____ of cups---porcelain(陶瓷), plastic, glass, crystal(水晶), some plain-looking, some expensive, some beautiful—telling them to ____ themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said,“If you have ____all the nice-looking expensive cups have been ____, leaving behind the plain and ____ ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves , that is the ____ of your problems and stress.”
“Be assured that the cup ____ adds no quality to the coffee. ____ it is just more expensive and in some cases ____ hides what we drink.”
“____ all of you really want is coffee, not the cup, ____ you consciously went for the best cups…. And then you began ____ each other’s cups.”
Now consider this:__ __ is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. ____ are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the ____ of life we live. Sometimes , by concentrating only on the cup, we ____ to enjoy the coffee. Value the coffee, not the cups! Don’t let the cups ____ you...enjoy the coffee instead.
A．stress B．dream C．sorrow D．truth
A．friends B．customers C．fellows D．guests
A．carried B．returned C．arrived D．reached
A．kind B．variety C．sort D．number
A．devote B．expose C．help D．apply
A．searched B．witnessed C．noticed D．discovered
A．taken up B．brought in C．sold out D．cut down
A．expensive B．cheap C．beautiful D．usual
A．point B．answer C．source D．result
A．by itself B．on its own C．for itself D．itself
A．At no time B．At times C．In no case D．In most cases
A．ever B．even C．never D．hardly
A．What B．That C．Which D．Whether
A．but B．so C．and D．for
A．looking B．liking C．envying D．looking at
A．Love B．Life C．Future D．Failure
A．They B．We C．You D．What
A．quantity B．style C．quality D．standard
A．have B．hesitate C．forget D．fail
A．force B．drive C．puzzle D．amaze
I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I'm left . Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other ?
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, children from different races and religions played and studied in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone's from Ismail's. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just our differences. Perhaps，our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we 'd the countryside on our bicycles，hoping to the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his .
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail's family later returned to their village, and I touch with him. One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I my destination. The driver acknowledged my but did not move off. Instead, he looked at me. “Raddar?" he said, using my childhood nickname (绰号).I was astonished at being so addressed (称呼).Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something to describe.
If we can allow our children to be without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people，regardless of race or religion, who will be their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, “We happy few. We band of brothers".
A．interested B． pleased C． puzzled D．excited
A．parties B． cities C． villages D．races
A．why B． which C． how D．when
A．together B． around C． alone D．apart
A．drop B． throw C． move D．roll
A．refused B． made C． sought D．accepted
A．paid B． meant C． preserved D．treated
A．explore B． search C． discover D．desert
A．get through B． deal with C． come across D．take away
A．arrival B． choice C． effort D．company
A．lost B． gained C． developed D．missed
A．stated B． ordered C． decided D．chose
A．attempts B． instructions C． opinions D．arrangements
A．anxiously B． carelessly C． disappointedly D．fixedly
A．familiarly B． strangely C． fully D．coldly
A．departures B． months C． years D．decades
A．possible B． funny C． hard D．clear
A．them B． themselves C． us D．ourselves
A．from B． by C．with D．against
A．still B． otherwise C． then D．instead
When I settled in Chicago，my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a problem and had to go to hospital for a check-up.
It seemed a small compared to the one I was about to face, but things started to go right from the beginning. Not having a car or the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B. I’d left myself plenty of time, soon it was I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly got on a bus that was taking me in the direction.
I the bus and stood on the pavement(人行道) not knowing what to do, I looked into the eyes of a , who was trying to get past me. , instead of moving on, she stopped to ask if I was . After I explained my to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street, where a bus would take me back into the city to my . Sitting there waiting, I felt that someone had been willing to help. , hearing a horn （喇叭）nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend at me to get in. She had returned to offer me a to the hospital.
Such unexpected from a stranger was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose , for all things are possible.
A．social B．traveling C．physical D．housing
A．former B．medical C．scientific D．final
A．challenge B．chance C．success D．mistake
A．ahead B．fast C．easy D．wrong
A．appreciating B．knowing C．visiting D．leaving
A．Since B．Although C．Once D．Unless
A．necessary B．strange C．important D．obvious
A．right B．same C．opposite D．general
A．got off B．ran into C．looked at D．waited for
A．gentleman B．stranger C．friend D．driver
A．Surprisingly B．Especially C．Normally D．Probably
A．OK B．dangerous C．nervous D．excited
A．aim B．idea C．situation D．excuse
A．station B．direction C．apartment D．appointment
A．disappointed B．certain C．grateful D．afraid
A．Perhaps B．Without doubt C．Right away D．Then
A．waving(招手) B．shouting C．staring(盯着) D．laughing
A．bike B．guidance C．drive D．suggestion
A．kindness B．news C．appearance D．results
A．hope B．power C．support D．heart
These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as “white-collar workers” for the simple reason that they wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a（an） for the Ellesmere Corporation.
When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls and the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his . Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found job. He will soon be working in an office. He will earn much less than he used to, but he feels that his rise in is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr. Bloggs' 'Alf'.
A．eventually B．occasionally C．usually D．apparently
A．excited B．willing C．interested D．lucky
A．official B．manager C．salesman D．dustman
A．hopefully B．probably C．simply D．politely
A．wore B．put C．tried D．dressed
A．took B．spent C．cost D．wasted
A．mistake B．secret C．memory D．reputation
A．another B．one C．the other D．other
A．status B．look C．direction D．statue
A．in spite of B．regardless of C．instead of D．in case of
In your life，nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck．Everything to test the limits of your soul．Without these small tests，life would be like a smoothly paved， ，flat road to nowhere．Safe and comfortable but dull and pointless．
If someone you or breaks your heart，forgive them for they have helped you trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart to．If someone loves you，love them back ，not only because they love you，but because they are teaching you to love and opening your heart and to things you would have never felt or seen without them．
Make every day count．Appreciate every and take from it everything that you possibly can，for you will never be able to experience it again．
A．takes B．occurs C．shows D．breaks
A．busy B．muddy C．straight D．enjoyable
A．wins B．interests C．influences D．hurts
A．look through B．1earn about C．watch out D．adjust to
A．unconditionally B．desperately C．intentionally D．instantly
A．arms B．mouth C．brain D．eyes
A．success B．failure C．moment D．challenge
Long long ago, a circle missed one piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its piece. But because it was and therefore could roll only very slowly, it the flowers along the way. It with the worms. It enjoyed the sunshine. It found lots of different pieces, but of them fitted. So it left them all by the side of the road and searching. Then one day the circle found a piece that fitted . It incorporated the missing piece into itself and began to roll. it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, fast to notice the flowers or talk to the worms. After it realized how different the world seemed when it rolled so quickly, it , left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away.
The of the story, I suggest, is that in some strange we are more whole when we are missing something. The man who has is in some ways a poor man. He will never know what it like to nourish his soul with the dream of something . When we accept that is part of being human and when we can continue rolling life and appreciate it, we will have a wholeness that others can only desire, which , I believe, is _ God asks of us — not “Be perfect”, not “Don’t even make a mistake”, “Be whole”.
A．other B．missing C．rest D．remaining
A．incomplete B．ugly C．ordinary D．unusual
A．picked B．watered C．admired D．planted
A．played B．chatted C．sang D．danced
A．neither B．each C．all D．none
A．carried out B．put on C．worked out D．kept on
A．especially B．permanently C．perfectly D．constantly
A．Although B．Now that C．Unless D．As long as
A．very B．too C．so D．how
A．stopped B．continued C．hesitated D．cried
A．lesson B．root C．reason D．cause
A．degree B．level C．sense D．manner
A．nothing B．something C．little D．everything
A．smells B．feels C．looks D．sounds
A．better B．common C．impractical D．worse
A．strength B．kindness C．imperfection D．benefit
A．behind B．at C．of D．through
A．recognized B．searched C．achieved D．founded
A．which B．how C．that D．what
A．but B．while C．and D．otherwise
The person I admire most is not famous at all, yet in my mind his achievements are as important as those of any historical figure. Gary is a fellow classmate of mine at college, and for him this is a major .
We know that Gary suffers from a , which makes it almost impossible for him to his movements. As a result, he will his life in a wheelchair. He cannot write with a pen or a pencil, and speaks so slowly and strangely that it takes to understand what he is saying.
However, behind his appearance, Gary is a warm, fun-loving, intelligent person. His disability affects his muscles, not his mind or . He enjoys the same things as any student does—listening to music, making and so on—and he is not only the best student in our class, but also has a sense of humor and genuine interest in other people.
The main why I admire him so much is that he is determined to lead a life, in spite of his physical difficulties he has to overcome. Although his prevents him from going to school, he gives himself an education by studying at home. Being unable to himself, he uses a special typewriter to write letters to his friends and beautiful poems which the true depth of his thoughts and character. Another reason why I admire Gary is that he never feels sorry for himself. He says, for instance, that being unable to move around gives him more time to think. In fact, he always to see the bright side of any situation, so instead of needing his friends to him, he actually cheers us up when we are or depressed.
I would admire Gary he didn’t have any disability; in fact he does, and to let it spoil his life, which makes him the most remarkable person I have known.
A．problem B．impression C．achievement D．joke
A．headache B．defeat C．disability D．pain
A．control B．affect C．remove D．replace
A．spend B．save C．waste D．ruin
A．courage B．chance C．ability D．patience
A．chemical B．medical C．physical D．mental
A．personality B．behavior C．health D．method
A．neighbors B．friends C．drivers D．writers
A．terrible B．similar C．wonderful D．practical
A．problem B．need C．matter D．reason
A．dangerous B．disappointing C．normal D．careful
A．movement B．condition C．choice D．decision
A．explain B．express C．introduce D．enjoy
A．leave B．give C．bring D．show
A．just B．mostly C．hardly D．ever
A．continues B．arranges C．manages D．begins
A．comfort B．help C．forgive D．tease
A．ashamed B．regretful C．worried D．doubtful
A．even so B．ever since C．as if D．even if
A．wants B．refuses C．stops D．Loves
For 20 years, Rocky Abalsamo sat beside his wife's grave, through every snowstorm and every birthday, to _______ the love of his life was never lonesome. At long last, the loving pair will finally reunite, resting in ______ together
Abalsamo died on Wednesday at the age of 97 and is set to be buried ______ his wife, Julia “Julita” Echeverria Abalsamo
Abalsamo's devotion to Julia first received national ______ in 2000, when the Boston Globe _______ on the husband's ongoing vigil（守夜，熬夜）to his wife of 55 years. At that point, Abalsamo had been watching over his partner for_________ years; Julia died in 1993 due to complications from heart surgery.
Devastated by Julia's passing, Abalsamo built a ______ around her. Each morning he ______ walk to St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury, Mass., open his lawn chair next to Julia's plot, greet his wife and then stay beside her, ______ breaks for food or water, until the cemetery closed for the evening. Before returning home, Abalsamo would sprinkle crumbs on Julia's gravesite so the animals would keep his wife _______.
"She is part of me, so here I am _______ " Abalsamo told the Boston Globe in 2000. "Being here makes me feel better. Not good, _______ better. I do it for Julita, and for myself."
The story attracted strangers, who quickly became friends. The _______，concerned and lovelorn would stop by to give the man blankets and extra clothes, and help decorate Julia's grave. In ______, Abalsamo shared stories of his undying romance and helped advise others on _______ of love.
Abalsamo maintained his daily visits ______ 2005, when a death in the family ______ him to spend more time among his living loved ones. He still continued to visit Julia _______ until falling ill in July of last year.
Following Abalsamo's ______, his family will bury him at the left side of Julia's plot, because this was his side ______ the couple walked together. Now, after 20 years of waiting, Abalsamo and his love are side by side for eternity.
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In a Chinese modern dance competition on TV one very unique couple won one of the top prizes.The lady，in her thirties，was a dancer who had ____ since she was a little girl.Later in life，she lost her entire left arm in an accident and fell into a state of ____ for a few years.
Someone then asked her to coach a children’s dancing group.From that point on，she realized that she could not ____ dancing.So，she started to do some of her old routines，but，having lost her arm，she had also lost her ___.It took a while before she could even make simple turns and spins without ____.
Then a few months later she ____ a man in his twenties who had lost a leg in an accident.She was determined to find him and ____ him to dance with her.He had never danced.And to dance with one leg...He said，“Are you ____ with me？No way！”
But，she didn’t ____，and he agreed to think about it.“I have nothing else to do anyway，” he thought.Then she started to ____ him dancing.The two ____ a few times because he had no concept of using muscle，how to ___ his body，and knew none of the ____ things about dancing.When she became ____ and lost patience with him，he would walk out.____，they came back together and started training ____.
They hired a choreographer(舞蹈指导) to ___ routines for them.She would fly high (held by him) with both arms (a sleeve for an arm) flying in the air.He could bend ____ by one leg with her leaning(倚靠) on him，etc.
When I watched this I didn’t ____ realize that she was missing an arm ___ I was focusing on the guy with only one leg.Really quite amazing!
A．operated B．played C．trained D．competed
A．relief B．depression C．confusion D．recovery
A．learn B．understand C．forget D．face
A．chance B．balance C．advantage D．promise
A．following B．checking C．noticing D．falling
A．heard of B．searched for C．came across D．waited for
A．require B．allow C．lead D．persuade
A．arguing B．joking C．discussing D．agreeing
A．carry on B．give up C．settle down D．set off
A．teach B．show C．leave D．watch
A．broke up B．gave in C．put off D．returned back
A．change B．present C．improve D．control
A．important B．interesting C．basic D．special
A．excited B．annoyed C．moved D．shocked
A．Unfortunately B．Eventually C．Generally D．Jokingly
A．seriously B．differently C．publicly D．gradually
A．discover B．arrange C．perform D．design
A．raised B．kept C．supported D．carried
A．still B．hardly C．nearly D．even
A．because B．if C．before D．though
I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed，but others had their own ways of showing care.
What I ___ most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we ____ ate our meal.With so little conversation I was quick to ____ his family as cold.When we got into the ____ to go home，his father suddenly appeared.___，he began to wash his son’s windscreen.I could feel he is a caring man through the glass.
I learned another lesson about love a few years later.My father often ____ me early in the morning.“Buy Xerox.It’s a good sharp price，” he might say when I answered the phone.No pleasant ___ or inquiry about my life，just financial instructions.This manner of his ___ me and we often quarreled.But one day，I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his ____ morning calls.The next time he called and told me to buy a stock，I ____ him.
When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends，I’ve often felt ___.For example，I always return phone calls ____ and regularly contact my friends.I expect the same from them.I had one friend who rarely called，answering my messages with short emails.I rushed to the ____：She wasn’t a good friend！My anger ____ as the holidays approached.But then she came to a gathering I ____ and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some windowshopping the previous month.I was ____ at her thoughtfulness，and regretful for how I’d considered her to be ____.Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.
Far too often，I ignored their ____ expressions，eagerly expecting them to do things in my ____.Over the years，however，I’ve learned to ____ other persons’ love signs.
A．remember B．enjoy C．value D．admire
A．excitedly B．nervously C．silently D．instantly
A．regard B．treat C．find D．think
A．bus B．train C．car D．plane
A．Punctually B．Carefully C．Proudly D．Coldly
A．visited B．interrupted C．warned D．telephoned
A．greeting B．meeting C．apology D．explanation
A．interested B．angered C．encouraged D．surprised
A．long B．short C．warm D．polite
A．praised B．remembered C．blamed D．thanked
A．content B．guilty C．curious D．disappointed
A．in order B．in turn C．without delay D．without difficulty
A．feeling B．suggestion C．judgment D．belief
A．disappeared B．grew C．helped D．declined
A．opened B．refused C．hosted D．invited
A．depressed B．upset C．fascinated D．shocked
A．uncaring B．dishonest C．unhappy D．discouraged
A．unique B．common C．pleasant D．familiar
A．opinion B．way C．mind D．life
A．send B．read C．give D．express
There was once a man who met with a shipwreck(船只失事) and landed on a deserted island.Every day he prayed，____ someone could pass and rescue him，but to his ____，no one ever came.
Months went by and this man learned to ___ food and firewood from the island and stored them in a hut(棚屋) that he constructed，which helped him ____ on the deserted island.One day when he ____ his hut after hunting for food，____，he saw his hut was on fire，along with everything else he had!
All of his ____ were going up in smoke！The only thing ____ was the clothes on his back.At first he was ___，frozen there and then he was filled with ____！He threw a fist into the air and began yelling, “How unfair！How could this ____ to me？I’ve been praying every day for months but now everything that I have is on fire！”
Later the man grew so ____ that he fell on his hands and knees weeping heavily when he happened to look up and ____ a ship coming in his direction.The man was ____.As they were heading back to civilization，the man asked the captain, “How were you able to ____ me？” The captain ____，“We were voyaging across the ocean when a cloud of ____ going up caught our attention.We ____ to go check it out and that’s when we found you！”
In life we will always be ___ with challenges，problems，and disasters.Always keep in mind that a disaster can sometimes be good ____ in disguise(掩盖)．
A．realizing B．imagining C．hoping D．doubting
A．excitement B．disappointment C．amazement D．embarrassment
A．collect B．receive C．order D．share
A．survive B．suffer C．adapt D．develop
A．visited B．put up C．returned to D．passed
A．naturally B．unexpectedly C．instead D．anyway
A．preparations B．preferences C．feelings D．possessions
A．left B．valued C．lost D．moved
A．touched B．shocked C．bored D．confused
A．anger B．pain C．fear D．shame
A．open B．object C．happen D．appeal
A．unreasonable B．tired C．weak D．desperate
A．spotted B．sought C．caught D．searched
A．rescued B．protected C．rewarded D．welcomed
A．trust B．keep C．seize D．find
A．declared B．explained C．analysed D．added
A．light B．smoke C．water D．sound
A．forgot B．continued C．pretended D．decided
A．supplied B．satisfied C．faced D．equipped
A．experience B．luck C．information D．progress
When I was a small child，during the war，we were very poor and we lived in a faraway village.One day，on the road，I found the ____ pieces of a mirror.There was a motorcycle accident.
I ____ to find all the pieces and put them ____，but it was not possible，so I used only the ___ piece and I made it round.I could ____ with it as a toy and became greatly attracted by the ____ that I could reflect light to dark places where the sun would never shine—in ____ holes and some other dark places.It became a game for me to ____ light into the darkest places I could find.
I ____ the little mirror，and，as I grew up，I would take it out ____ I had nothing to do and ____ the game.As I became a man，I grew to realize that this was not ____ a child’s game but a metaphor(暗喻) for what I might ____ my life.I came to ____ that I am not the light or the source of light.But light—truth，understanding，knowledge—is there，and it will shine in many dark places ____ I reflect it.
I am just a single piece of a mirror whose ____ design and shape I do not know.___，with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this ____—into the black places in the ____ of men—and change some things in some people.Perhaps others may see and do the same.This is what I am about.This is the ____ of my life.
A．broken B．wasted C．painted D．sharpened
A．pretended B．tried C．demanded D．hated
A．back B．down C．together D．aside
A．lightest B．longest C．hardest D．largest
A．talk B．play C．deal D．share
A．suggestion B．fact C．decision D．reason
A．deep B．big C．bright D．empty
A．attract B．show C．get D．bring
A．kept B．cut C．used D．mended
A．until B．before C．when D．after
A．watch B．continue C．remember D．change
A．just B．wholly C．really D．even
A．get from B．owe to C．tell about D．do with
A．announce B．doubt C．understand D．expect
A．so that B．now that C．even if D．only if
A．whole B．unique C．special D．other
A．Otherwise B．However C．Besides D．Therefore
A．country B．village C．world D．city
A．hands B．brains C．eyes D．hearts
A．way B．standard C．quality D．meaning
I am a journalist in America.When reporting a story，I sometimes need to find a ____ kind of person—someone who has recently switched banks，or who is ____ cancer，or who owns both a Chevy pickup and Toyota sedan.
At such moments，I ____ my brother Keith，a telecommunication worker in eastern Kansas.Usually he says，“I know just the guy.”
His contacts are so diverse in large part ____ he is offline.At age 52，he’s ____ sent an email，surfed the Web or bought anything online.Without any mobile email system to ____ his attention when he is shopping，he is ____ to make a friend or two before ____.Without Web pages to instruct him on his latest project—how to build a cow fence or how to fix a woodburning stove—he seeks out the help of neighbours who have done it and follows their ____，and during beerdrinking time afterwards he listens carefully to their ____ of health problems，banking habits and newcar ____.
“I like talking to people，” he says.“I do not ____ nowadays people send each other emails instead of talking while they’re in the ___ room.”
My older brother ____ considers himself as an oldfashioned man and the Internet ____ are making him more so，too.As a(n) ____ to the Web，my brother belongs to one of the nation’s fastestdecreasing ____.
During the first half decade of the 21st century，the proportion of Internet users ____ slowly，to 59% of adult Americans from just over 50%，according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project.____ in the second half of the decade，that growth skyrocketed(猛升) and now nearly 80% of adult Americans use the Internet.At that pace，the offline Americans will no longer ____ in the coming decade.
A．rich B．friendly C．brave D．particular
A．battling B．avoiding C．curing D．developing
A．appoint B．call C．miss D．search
A．when B．until C．unless D．because
A．ever B．frequently C．never D．seldom
A．divide B．receive C．pay D．gain
A．willing B．likely C．anxious D．clever
A．settling down B．using up C．setting off D．checking out
A．advice B．plan C．example D．gesture
A．lesson B．speech C．talk D．lecture
A．displays B．purchases C．exchanges D．repairs
A．imagine B．predict C．understand D．recommend
A．big B．new C．same D．special
A．sometimes B．recently C．once D．always
A．values B．trends C．techniques D．benefits
A．stranger B．user C．owner D．beginner
A．workers B．races C．minorities D．teams
A．increased B．developed C．varied D．moved
A．And B．So C．Or D．But
A．change B．exist C．last D．work
I stood there outside of the classroom with the other students，waiting for the supervisor(监考老师) to open the door，and ____ filled the heart.
When we were finally inside the classroom，I realized how ____ it was.The heater hadn’t been on and the ____ were as cold as ice.Alright then，the supervisor started to walk around，____ everyone’s calculator to make sure they were “approved devices”(允许使用的工具)．
At around 8∶25，the test started.I was ____ my way through word problems，grammar sections，and reading and ____ sections.The supervisor kept walking around the room，___ each student’s extra pencils and ____ sharpening them for us.
I turned the ____ when instructed to，____ it wasn’t another math section and it wasn’t.It was a reading section——____！I started reading the excerpt(片段) given and was ____ to discover that it wasn’t a boring piece about astrology(星象) or biological science.____，it was an excerpt from a romantic novel.I became little ____ with reading it and at times I wanted to say “Aww” aloud.My heart was ____ swooning(沉醉) and I think I was ____.Hopefully I got the questions from that section ____ because I actually had fun answering them.Who knew the SAT could actually bring ____？
It was about 1∶00 p．m.when the test was over.I got out of the classroom with ____.As I was walking outside the building，I was thinking that the test was no longer a bitter ____ for the first time in my life.
A．happiness B．nervousness C．calmness D．sadness
A．amazing B．disappointing C．tiring D．freezing
A．seats B．walls C．floors D．hearts
A．seeing B．taking C．checking D．preparing
A．looking B．pacing C．making D．showing
A．comprehension B．thinking C．guessing D．recitation
A．bringing in B．putting down C．picking up D．showing off
A．kindly B．slightly C．directly D．slowly
A．door B．direction C．pencil D．page
A．finding B．praying C．deciding D．imagining
A．terrible B．great C．sure D．no
A．frightened B．worried C．shocked D．regretted
A．However B．Therefore C．Also D．Rather
A．carried away B．worn out C．tired D．confused
A．suddenly B．totally C．over D．again
A．reading B．sleeping C．smiling D．whispering
A．right B．ready C．clear D．possible
A．hope B．joy C．interest D．trouble
A．relief B．hunger C．strength D．courage
A．attempt B．fact C．process D．experience
It was 1958. I was eighteen and was working as a nurse in a rural town west of Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days ____ from duty after working overtime for some time. ___， the only train that day back to my hometown, over 270 km away, had already ___. I thought I'd thumb a lift.
I waited by the side of the ____ for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and ____ himself as Gordon. He said that ____ he couldn't give me a lift, I could come to his house, which was across the road, for lunch. He'd been watching me and thought I must be ____ after standing for hours. I hesitated but he assured me I was ____， and he also offered to help me find a ____ home afterwards.
When we arrived at Gordon's ____， he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he stopped a car, which took me to my hometown.
Then I got married, but my husband didn't believe in giving ____ a ride. This made me feel ____ when we'd pass people waiting on the roadside, as I could ____ offer them the lift they hoped for.
Twentyfive years later, in 1983, I was driving alone to a nearby town, when I ____ an elderly man with a small boy, standing in the glaring heat, trying to ____ a ride. I saw my chance to repay someone for the ____ I'd been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked the ____ up. I made them comfortable on the back seat and ____ some water and sweets.
After a few minutes of small talk, the man said to me，“You haven't changed a bit, ____ your red hair is still the same.” I couldn't ____ where I'd met him. He then told me he was Gordon.
A.off B．away
C．out B．up
A．Surprisingly B．Hopefully C．Unfortunately D．Strangely
A．started B．left C．delayed D．arrived
A．town B．station C．railway D．highway
A．considered B．described C．introduced D．named
A．when B．once C．although D．unless
A．tired B．thirsty C．angry D．hungry
A．careful B．safe C．young D．suspicious
A．lift B．way C．train D．bicycle
A．kitchen B．shop C．house D．garage
A．villagers B．strangers C．relatives D．neighbours
A．bad B．nervous C．excited D．anxious
A．ever B．still C．never D．sometimes
A．recognized B．noticed C．knew D．observed
A．offer B．enjoy C．demand D．get
A．support B．debt C．effort D．favour
A．pair B．couple C．group D．team
A．exchanged B．shared C．drank D．brought
A．even B．only C．thus D．just
A．remind B．repeat C．recommend D．recall
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