My life as a little person is filled with stories. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.It has taken many years of 36 my confidence to be able to do that.
I didn’t 37 how short I was until I started school.As time went on,I just tried to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be 38 my whole life.I was determined to make my 39 an advantage rather than a disadvantage.My friends became increasingly 40 . They’d help me up the bus steps.If people were cruel,they would take them aside and 41 them.
42 I lacked in height,I 43 in personality my ability to laugh,even at myself.For example,one time I was 44 the washing machine at my parents’ house to grab the wet clothes.I fell 45 in and yelled for Mother,who was sitting nearby reading the paper.Watching feet 46 everywhere,she laughed and said,“I should leave you in there.” I 47 her.
I’m 47 now,and the 48 have not reduced as I’ve grown older.People ask my friends if I live in a dollhouse.They look 49 when they see me get out of my car on the driver’s side.During those times,I try to keep a good 50 . When people are rude,I 51 myself,“Look what else I have --a great family,nice friends.”
And it’s the children’s questions that make my life 52 .“Why are you so short? How old are you? Are you a mommy?” When I talk with children,they are left 53 that their questions have been answered.My hope is that in taking time with them,I will 54 them to accept their peers,whatever size and shape they come in, 55 treat them with respect.
A.developing B.recognizing C.regaining D.fulfilling
A.think B.realize C.mind D.feel
A.looked B.laughed C.noticed D.remembered
A.appearance B.character C.age D.uniqueness
A.protective B.angry C.bored D.friendly
A.correct B.punish C.beat D.push
A.When B.As C.What D.Though
A.made up for B.made up of C.made a mistake D.made my way
A.reaching into B.reaching for C.reaching out D.reaching at
A.down and over B.all the way C.completely apart D.almost alone
A.flying B.floating C.shaking D.dancing
A.laughed with B.got angry with C.made fun of D.looked down upon
A.height B.words C.children D.stares
A.in dishonesty B.in disbelief C.in satisfaction D.in horror
A.relationship B.impression C.attitude D.image
A.ask B.recall C.remind D.teach
A.special B.miserable C.uncertain D.changeable
A.content B.happy C.surprised D.curious
A.force B.encourage C.keep D.make
A.then B.so C.yet D.and
When I was in primary school, I got into a major argument with a boy named Tom in my class. I can’t remember what it was about, 21 I have never forgotten the 22 I learned that day.
I was 23 that I was right and he was wrong--and he was sure that I was wrong and he was right. The 24decided to teach us a very important lesson. My English teacher, Ms Green 25 both of us up to the 26 of the class and 27 him on one side of her desk and me on 28 . In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could 29 see that it was black. She asked the boy what 30 the object was. “White,” he answered.
I couldn’t believe he said the object was white, 31 it was obviously black! Another 32 started between my classmate and me, this time about the 33 of the object.
The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed 34 and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I 35 answer, “White.” It was an object with two 36 colored sides, and from his side it was white. 37 from my side was it black.
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must 38 in the other person’s shoes and look at the 39 through their eyes in order to 40 understand their view.
A.and B.but C.so D.or
A.text B.lecture C.class D.lesson
A.told B.wished C.convinced D.allowed
A.officer B.worker C.doctor D.teacher
A.told B.came C.brought D.woke
A.front B.back C.middle D.side
A.planted B.placed C.had D.fixed
A.another B.other C.the other D.others
A.clearly B.fortunately C.happily D.nearly
A.width B.shape C.color D.size
A.if B.unless C.until D.when
A.fight B.argument C.conversation D.game
A.color B.shape C.size D.weight
A.places B.seats C.attitudes D.glasses
A.needed to B.was able to C.hoped to D.had to
A.similarly B.differently C.beautifully D.surprisingly
A.Still B.Also C.Since D.Only
A.seat B.stand C.lie D.put
A.movement B.situation C.condition D.behavior
A.truly B.suddenly C.quietly D.unexpectedly
People always say that if God closed a door in front of you, there must be a window opened for you. Yes, people always say that, but 36 is the window for me?
I am not disappointed, just a little worried 37 as my roommate said, “ Why are you angry with yourself once you 38 to do anything?” I have no idea. I just can’t 39 me if I can’t understand some easy things. Currently, I just feel__ 40 _with myself because I couldn’t finish the assignment on the lab, and what was 41 worse was that actually I did not understand what the 42 was! Fiona asked me why I didn’t 43 for help. The problem is that if I have to ask some silly questions, I will feel 44 .
Before I came here I was confident. But I have totally lost it. Sometimes I can’t__ 45 find the right words; sometimes I am too shy to 46 others. I have to admit that I am 47 .
The wisest people are always 48 who can take advantage of others’ wisdom. But I was so stupid as to close myself and 49 a lot of time soaking inside the workbook, 50 made me more confused. Why can’t I follow the sentence? I am 51 to get help the next time I have any questions. I can 52 I am not smart, but I shouldn’t hide it. I must 53 it as soon as possible. 54 I will have to waste much more time on it—just like tonight.
Difficulties always go with me. Go 55 ! I can make it.
A.which B.what C.where D.why
A.or B.and C.but D.while
A.want B.decide C.fail D.like
A.believe B.like C.delight D.forgive
A.unsatisfied B.satisfied C.happy D.worried
A.very B.even C.quite D.fairly
A.lab B.assignment C.problem D.question
A.look B.call C.search D.ask
A.shamed B.upset C.comfortable D.sorry
A.still B.even C.yet D.only
A.disturb B.help C.greet D.worry
A.smart B.clever C.wrong D.stupid
A.these B.those C.ones D.the ones
A.spend B.cost C.kill D.waste
A.that B.what C.which D.as
A.determined B.willing C.content D.ready
A.say B.announce C.explain D.admit
A.answer B.solve C.work out D.finish
A.However B.Thus C.Otherwise D.Hopefully
A.ahead B.on C.down D.up
I was blind, but I was ashamed of it if it was known. I refused to use a white stick and 36 asking for help. After all, I was a teenage girl, and I couldn’t bear people to look at me and think I was not 37 them. I must have been a terrible danger on the roads. Coming across me wandering through the traffic, motorists probably would have to step 38 on their brakes. Apart from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work.
One evening, I got off the bus about halfway home where I had to change buses, and as usual I 39 something. “I’m awfully sorry,” I said and stepped forward only to run into it again. When it happened a third time, I realized I had been 40 to a lamppost. This was just one of the 41 things that constantly happened to me. So I carried on and found the bus stop, which was a request stop, where the bus wouldn’t stop 42 passengers wanted to get on or off. No one else was there and I had to try to guess if the bus had arrived.
Generally in this situation, because I hated 43 I was blind by asking for help, I tried to guess at the sound. Sometimes I would 44 a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away. In the end, I usually managed to 45 my pride and ask someone at the stop for help.
46 on this particular evening no one joined me at the stop; it seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus. Of course I heard plenty of buses pass, or I thought I did. But because I had given up stopping them 47 making a fool of myself. I let them all go by. I stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one. Then I gave up. I decided to walk on to the next stop.
A.tended B.liked C.hated D.objected
A.like B.against C.at D.for
A.bravely B.rapidly C.slowly D.cautiously
A.came into B.ran into C.got into D.turned into
A.saying B.talking C.apologizing D.arguing
A.unexpected B.arbitrary C.objective D.stupid
A.if B.when C.unless D.as long as
A.showing B.accepting C.representing D.understanding
A.plan B.stop C.get on D.ask for
A.reveal B.substitute C.submit D.swallow
A.But B.So C.For D.While
A.in spite of B.for fear of C.instead of D.in terms of
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s ___1___, she said she would go. This ___2___ be the first time that his classmates and t eacher ___3___ his mother and he felt ___4___ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕) that ___5___ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to ___6___ why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were ___7___ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother ___8___ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and ___9___ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within ___10___ of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked ___11___, “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “___12___ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was ___13___ afraid to go in because the fire was ___14___, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked ___15___ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She ___16___ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be ___17___, but to this day, I have never ___18___ what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great ___19___ of the sacrifice(牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand ___20___ for the rest of the day.
A.enjoyment B.disappointment C.surprise D.excitement
A.would B.could C.should D.must
A.noticed B.greeted C.accepted D.met
A.sick B.ashamed C.afraid D.tired
A.included B.passed C.covered D.shaded
A.talk about B.think about C.care about D.hear about
A.impressed B.surprised C.excited D.comforted
A.in sight of B.by means of C.by way of D.in spite of
A.hid B.protected C.separated D.escaped
A.understanding B.reminding C.hearing D.learning
A.carefully B.seriously C.nervously D.anxiously
A.As B.When C.Since D.While
A.so B.much C.quite D.too
A.out of control B.under control C.in control D.over control
A.helpless B.hopeless C.senseless D.useless
A.pointed B.showed C.wiped D.touched
A.ugly B.lasting C.serious D.frightening
A.forgot B.recognized C.considered D.regretted
A.honor B.sense C.happiness D.pride
A.quietly B.slightly C.tightly D.suddenly
The train shakes back and forth, its wheels making a loud noise against the tracks. Outside the window the freezing cold of winter rules. The carriage is filled with cold, ___1___ passengers.
Suddenly a little boy ___2___ his way through the grown-up legs and sits down by the window. He is all alone among the ___3___ grown-ups. What a brave child, I think. His father ___4___ very strange happens suddenly. The ___5___ little boy slides down from his seat and leans his hand on my knee. ___6___, I think that he wants to ___7___ me and return to his father, so I help him to stand up. But instead he leans forward and holds his ___8___ up towards mine. He wants to say something to me, I think. I lower my head to receive the ___9___. Wrong again! What I do receive is a ___10___ kiss on the cheek.
The boy calmly returns to his seat, leans back and continues looking out of the window. I am ___11___. What just happened? A child is kissing ___12___ grown-ups on the train. How can anybody want to kiss such a man that has so much beard? Soon enough, all of my neighbors are certainly ___13___. Nervous and a little surprised, we ___14___ at the father. When he sees our questioning ___15___ as he gets ready for his stop, he offers a clue(线索).
“He’s so happy to be alive,” the father says. “He has been very sick.”
Father and son ___16___ into the crowd moving toward the exit. The doors close and the train goes on. On my cheek I can still ___17___ the child’s kiss—a kiss that has triggered(触发) some soul-search inside me. How many ___18___ kissing each other from the joy of being alive? How many even give much thought to the privilege(特权)of ___19___?
The little kisser had taught us a sweet but serious lesson: Be careful you don’t let yourself ___20___ before your heart stops!
A.excited B.tired C.pleased D.surprised
A.feels B.fights C.pushes D.picks
A.unfriendly B.friendly C.angry D.kind
A.likes B.promises C.chooses D.agrees
A.impolite B.serious C.lucky D.ugly
A.In no time B.For a moment C.In a while D.Once in a while
A.kick B.strike C.kiss D.pass
A.eye B.ear C.head D.lip
A.news B.message C.kiss D.fortunate
A.loud B.foolish C.strange D.interested
A.pleased B.shocked C.satisfied D.familiar
A.well-known B.smart C.unknown D.persuaded
A.praised B.kissed C.scolded D.whisper
A.stare B.smile C.warn D.whisper
A.glances B.anger C.mouths D.feeling
A.appear B.get C.disappear D.follow
A.touch B.trust C.smell D.feel
A.go around B.come at C.keep on D.insist on
A.a child B.a kiss C.living D.death
A.live B.stop C.die D.sleep
When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books.Half the students sneered(冷笑), the(36)nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, (37)geniuses(天才)can become writers,” the English teacher said , “And you are getting a D this term,” I was so (38)that I burst into tears.
That night I wrote a short(39)poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my(40), they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and(41)writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They (42). “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I tasted (43). I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was (44) with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of (45), letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I (46) from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks filled with my published work. I (47) mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and (48) people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their (49).
I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. I wrote what I felt. It (50) nine months, just like a pregnant woman. I mailed it without a sell addressed stamped (51) and without making a copy of the manuscript.
A month later I received a(n)(52), and a request to start working on another book. The worst year I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36,000 dollars. (53)years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand. No, it isn’t enough to live (54), but it’s still more than I’d make working part time. People ask what college I(55), what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius.
A.whole B.rest C.most D.other
A.no B.only C.but D.even
A.delighted B.anxious C.upset D.ashamed
A.sad B.innocent C.disappointing D.puzzled
A.delight B.astonishment C.comfort D.happiness
A.borrowed B.lent C.paid D.cost
A.cried B.agreed C.swore D.laughed
A.success B.failure C.coldness D.squeeze
A.fine B.mixed C.compared D.full
A.books B.poets C.novels D.poems
A.dropped out B.left C.graduated D.laid off
A.ever B.never C.seldom D.even
A.if B.unless C.until D.before
A.teachers B.family C.dreams D.friends
A.took B.swapped C.fitted D.changed
A.letter B.envelope C.writer D.cover
A.edition B.agreement C.trade D.patent
A.Recent B.Memorable C.Most D.Several
A.with B.in C.by D.on
A.deserved B.introduced C.founded D.attended
One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work. I work at a local restaurant in town as a cashier and waiter.
I went to work feeling 36 . And to make matters worse, I was busy that evening. It' s the same thing over and over again. 37 with customers who complain about their food andwhere they are 38 is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to 39 a lot of us 40 but we manage to deal with it.
Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very 41 near where I keep the dirty 42 in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming in and 43 running all over the house, it was crazy. 44 these elderly women were watching 45 I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers.
When they 46 their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, what 47 I was in and what I planned to do in the future.
48 they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a 49 and gentle voice, “You are going places.(你前途无量) And that was it.” They left the 50 and I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me 51 to believe in myself.They 52 my spirit from being down and gave me a 53 to keep on working hard.
People used to tell me that I couldn’t have a career in 54 until I had a degree. I'm now a co-anchor (联合主持人) of a student-produced television 55 . And the best thing is: I'm only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.
A.tired B.excited C.down D.up
A.Helping B.Dealing C.Talking D.Meeting
A.seated B. sat C.laid D.seating
A.attract B.avoid C.annoy D. adjust
A.customers B.employees C.boss D.employers
A.table B.box C.kitchen D. spot
A.rooms B.dishes C.clothes D.chairs
A.men B.women C.people D.servers
A.And B.Otherwise C.But D.So
A.how B.what C.where D.why
A.completed B.finished C.ordered D.got
A.grade B.place C.mark D.position
A.Before B.While C.After D.As
A.confident B.loud C.low D.pleasant
A.house B.kitchen C.table D.restaurant
A.courage B.ability C.imagination D.time
A.put down B.picked up C.took over D.pointed out
A.reason B.cause C.present D.permission
A.government B.television C.school D.restaurant
A.company B.factory C.advertisement D.show
There was a woman in Detroit , who has two sons . She was worried ___28___ them , especially the younger one , Ben , __29__ he was not doing well in school . Boys in his class__30__ him because he seemed so __31___ .
The mother __32__ that she would , herself , have to get her sons to do better in school . She __33__ them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a __34__ a week and do a report about it for her .
One day , in Ben’s __35__ , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it . Ben __36__ up his hand and the teacher let him __37__ . “Why did Ben raise his hand ?” they wondered . He _38__ said anything ; what did he possibly want to say ?
Well , Ben not only __39__ the rock ; he said a lot about it . He named other rocks in its group and even knew ___40___ the teacher had found it . The teacher and the students were __41__ . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book __42__ .
Ben later went on to the _43_ of his class . When he finished high school , he went to Yale University __44_ at last became one of the best doctors in the United States .
After Ben had grown up , he __45__ something about his mother that he did not know as a __46__ .
She , herself , had never learned how to __47___ .
A.about B.on C.with D.over
A.because B.so C.but D.though
A.played with B.go through C.took off D.made fun of
A.clever B.hard C.slow D.quick
A.asked B.decided C.forgot D.heard
A.made B.let C.told D.considered
A.notice B.message C.book D.question
A.class B.room C.office D.lab
A.looked B.gave C.took D.put
A.think B.leave C.stand D.speak
A.always B.even C.quickly D.never
A.found B.played C.knew D.threw
A.whether B.when C.where D.why
A.afraid B.surprised C.worried D.unhappy
A.pictures B.exercises C.shops D.reports
A.top B.end C.back D.side
A.so B.and C.or D.however
A.learned B.remembered C.understood D.guessed
A.doctor B.child C.student D.teacher
A.read B.work C.teach D.show
Last week I went to a supermarket. After I 36 the bill and was passing through the door, the alarm suddenly started to ring. Suddenly, a young guard ran toward me and ordered me to 37 him. I felt so upset and 38 . He took me to a small room, but I was 39 frightened that I stopped at the door. Finding me 40 to enter the room, he shouted that I had to go into the room.
He closed the door. I thought he was going to hurt me. Suddenly, a 41 voice said in my ear, “Take out the things you've stolen!” “I stole nothing.” I said. “Do as I tell you. If we find them, you’ll be in trouble.” “There is nothing.” I answered. “I didn't take anything.” I said, taking everything out of my pockets and bag.
42 this point, a guard came in and asked a salesgirl to 43 me. 44 , they found nothing.
But they didn't believe that I hadn't stolen anything. So the young guard ordered me to pass through the door alarm again.
I was 45 when it rang again. I felt 46 and burst into tears. I didn't know how to prove 47 I was innocent.
They made me go into the small room again.
“Take out the stolen things quickly, 48 we will dial 110.” They said.
“OK, call the police. I’ m not afraid.” I said 49 .
Suddenly, they 50 their tone. After a while, a salesgirl asked me to raise my feet. I did 51 she had told me. There was a label (标签) on the bottom of my shoe. That was it! That was the 52 thing that had brought me such great trouble. But it 53 my innocence.
After that, they 54 to me in the small room. But they should have apologized 55 , shouldn't they? A lot of people were there when I was taken away. What did they think of me?
A.buy B.paid C.passed D.spent
A.obey B.beg C.follow D.listen to
A.angry B.excited C.happy D.puzzled
A.very B.much C.such D.so
A.disagree B.unwilling C.voluntarily D.willingly
A.gentle B.cold C.sound D.polite
A.Of B.In C.At D.From
A.look at B.watch C.examine D.keep
A.Needless to say B.So far C.On one hand D.As a result of
A.afraid B.frightened C.shocked D.sad
A.wronged B.annoying C.confused D.unpleasant
A.what B.whether C.that D.how
A.and B.but C.or D.so
A.unhappily B.forcefully C.terribly D.widely
A.changed B.raised C.increased D.closed
A.like B.as C.according to D.as if
A.only B.last C.very D.just
A.tested B.showed C.proved D.gave
A.said B.apologized C.agreed D.promised
A.loudly B.together C.politely D.in public
Dash of Hope
"Dash" is a symbol which represents every day we've spent alive on earth. Therefore, how you spend your "dash" is important.
Recently I 36 about a little girl named Hope. After learning more about her life, I couldn't help but feel it was not by 37 , nor happenstance(意外事件), that she had been named "Hope". The strong feeling of sympathy and generosity 38 in her young heart made a lasting impression on me and countless others. 39 I never had the opportunity to meet her, I wish I had. It seems as though she was wise beyond her tender years and very, very special.
Hope was a twelve-year-old girl who was 40 a "wish" in early December 2010 by the "Make-A-Wish" Foundation after being 41 that she had a rare type of bone cancer. However, when she found out that more than 150 42 in her area were waiting for their wishes to be achieved , she unselfishly used her wish to 43 that those children have their wishes granted. She also asked that it be done 44 January 16, 2011. Unfortunately, however, the organization informed her that her 45 request could not be granted as the funds were simply 46 . They calculated that they would need to raise more than one 47 dollars in thirty days in order to grant her wish. 48 , but not discouraged, she turned her disappointment into an enthusiasm that inspired caring 49 to take up helping grant the wishes of the other children, and eventually 50 as well. Newspaper columnists and reporters for radio and TV stations 51 the story of this caring young girl who had 52 the hearts of so many and as word spread, the community was challenged. Committees were fanned and schools, corporations and various organizations assisted in 53 money to help make Hope's dream come true.
Her efforts were not in vain as they continue to help others, not only 54 , but spiritually and emotionally as well. At the gathering to celebrate her life, "A Celebration of Hope" on January 16, 2011 , the 55 was made that they had indeed received donations totaling more than one million dollars. Her wish had been granted!
A.heard B.thought C.cared D.talked
A.coincidence B.independence C.convenience D.intelligence
A.lost B.carried C.expected D.housed
A.Until B.Unless C.Though D.If
A.expressed B.offered C.made D.sent
A.recognized B.informed C.reminded D.understood
A.children B.citizens C.villagers D.relatives
A.suggest B.ask C.arrange D.order
A.for B.to C.on D.by
A.final B.formal C.simple D.noble
A.unbearable B.unbelievable C.unavailable D.uncomfortable
A.thousand B.hundred C.million D.billion
A.Disappointed B.Surprised C.Worried D.Embarrassed
A.committees B.individuals C.corporations D.organizations
A.theirs B.ours C.hers D.yours
A.wrote B.read C.broadcast D.shared
A.touched B.examined C.won D.opened
A.finding B.spending C.raising D.borrowing
A.perfectly B.physically C.healthily D.thankfully
A.proposal B.decision C.conclusion D.announcement
When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My parents took me by train or by car to a hotel by the 26 . All day, I seem to remember, I played on the sands with strange 27 children. We made houses and gardens, and 28 the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we climbed over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the sun seemed to shine always 29 and the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, 30 ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were sweets in one’s pockets or good places where one could 31 ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
32 I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good holiday is much the same as it was. I 33 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of 34 beating (拍打) the rocks. I no longer wish to 35 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. 36 , I still love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I 37 what my ideal(理想的) holiday will be like when I am old . 38 I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about 39 who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves 40 on too many ices creams.
A.sea B.lake C.mountain D.river
A.moved B.excited C.anxious D.nervous
A.made B.brought C.watched D.heard
A.gently B.hardly C.brightly D.carefully
A.in need of B.in search of C.in place of D.in praise of
A.sell B.make C.buy D.offer
A.When B.Although C.If D.But
A.almost B.perhaps C.still D.often
A.waves B.wind C.hands D.feet
A.destroy B.fix C.use D.build
A.But B.However C.Otherwise D.Besides
A.wonder B.feel C.understand D.believe
A.All B.Each C.Both D.Every
A.girls B.boys C.children D.grown-ups
A.happy B.tired C.sad D.sick
When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to 34 water to the runners. I remember being so 35 to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I 36 up for the race.
That first 10,000m race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked 37 , I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining (决定性) 38 .
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt 39 because I was 50 years younger than he but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt 40 for a second.
But then I realized something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had 41 abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my 42 was only to finish.
After a minute, it 43 me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into 44 .
I decided that I would not give up on running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare 45 and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my accomplishment. In life we all have those moments where we 46 ourselves to others. It’s only natural . Don’t allow those moments to 47 you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to 48 anything you want in life.
A.bring out B.pass out C.take out D.pick out
A.excited B.worried C.concerned D.anxious
A.gave B.made C.signed D.dressed
A.At times B.In time C.In all D.After all
A.victory B.decision C.moment D.conclusion
A.embarrassed B.annoyed C.moved D.thrilled
A.relaxed B.defeated C.puzzled D.inspired
A.special B.evident C.common D.different
A.motto B.plan C.goal D.direction
A.worried B.hit C.reached D.hurt
A.attraction B.devotion C.inspiration D.expectation
A.slightly B.hardly C.clearly D.properly
A.introduce B.relate C.present D.compare
A.weaken B.wound C.amuse D.cheer
A.reserve B.deliver C.achieve D.abandon
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once, there lived a young short monk in a temple on top of a hill, caring for his vegetable garden. He had one daily task of carryingtwo 1 of water up the hill from a cold stream. Rain or shine, he never 2 a day carrying water up the mountain to the temple. One day, a thin and tall 3 monk passed the temple and the young monk invited him to 4 . Since they would share the water, they went down the mountain together to fetch water. But the carrying pole is only 5 enough for one bucket. The two monks were unable to 6 the shared load on their carrying pole without shaking the contents of the two buckets all over the short monk. They 7 to retain(保留) only a small 8 of water that the young monk would have carried on his own, not mentioning to 9 the garden. When the young monk began to see his guest as 10 , the other monk began to see his host as unreasonable. Then a 11 monk came. The 12 of the third monk urged everyone to expect that someone else would take on the chore. As a result, no one fetched water though everybody was 13 . One night, a rat jumped and knocked the candleholder(烛台), leading to a devastating(毁坏性的) 14 in the temple. The three monks finally united together to put out the fire. Since then they understood the old saying "unity is strength" and begin to live a 15 life. The temple never lacks water again.
A.buckets B.bowls C.bottles D.cups
A.lost B.spared C.missed D.spent
A.traveling B.roaming C.begging D.hiking
A.balance B.fasten C.lift D.hold
A.failed B.managed C.tried D.wished
A.sum B.number C.drop D.amount
A.look for B.look at C.care with D.care for
A.unhappy B.unforgettable C.ungrateful D.unrelated
A.first B.second C.third D.fourth
A.mistake B.arrival C.death D.leaving
A.tired B.hungry C.thirsty D.angry
A.fire B.flood C.storm D.earthquake
A.hard B.poor C.rich D.harmonious
Someone said that encouragement is simply reminding a person of the “shoulders” he’s standing on, the heritage he’s been given. That’s what happened 36 a young man, the son of a(n) 37 baseball player, was chosen by one of the minor league teams. Hard as he tried, his first season was 38 , and by midseason he expected to be removed 39 day. The coaches were 40 by his failure because he possessed all the characteristics of a superb athlete, but he seemed to have become 41 from his potential.
His 42 seemed darkest one day when he had already struck out his first time at bat. Then he stepped up to the batter’s box again and quickly ran up two strikes. The catcher called a 43 and ran for a conference to discuss strategies. While they were busy, the 44 , standing behind him, spoke casually to the boy.
Then play 45 , the next pitch was thrown and the young man knocked it out of the park. That was the turning 46 . From then on, he played the game with a new confidence and power that quickly 47 the attention of the parent team, and he was called 48 to the majors.
On the day he was leaving for the city, one of his coaches asked him what had caused such a turnaround. The young man replied it was the 49 remark the judge had 50 that day when his baseball career had seemed 51 .
“He told me I reminded him of all the times he had stood 52 my dad in the batter’s box,” the boy explained. “He said I was holding the bat just the way Dad had held it. 53 he told me, ‘I can see his genes in you; you have your father’s 54 .’ After that, whenever I swung the bat, I just 55 I was using Dad’s arms instead of my own.”
A.as B.since C.while D.when
A.star B.average C.amateur D.old
A.embarrassing B.disappointing C.satisfying D.rewarding
A.some B.a C.one D.any
A.amazed B.impressed C.puzzled D.ashamed
A.separated B.different C.inconsistent D.divided
A.hope B.future C.dream D.ambition
A.pause B.rest C.break D.stop
A.catcher B.coach C.batter D.judge
A.began B.lasted C.restarted D.moved
A.part B.point C.place D.spot
A.drew B.fixed C.focused D.took
A.in B.for C.up D.out
A.encouraging B.casual C.demanding D.wise
A.said B.made C.given D.pointed
A.fixed B.useless C.endless D.helpless
A.on the right B.on the left C.before D.behind
A.And B.So C.Thus D.Therefore
A.strength B.arms C.body D.talent
A.supposed B.pretended C.imagined D.expected
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