I used to live in a separate room. I loved living 36 . But one day it all changed when my brother Mike asked to 37 my room. At first, my parents said “no” to him, but at last my mother 38 . I cried and begged my parents not to do this, 39 it didn’t work.
As soon as Mike entered my room, my room began to become 40 . To my anger, he often left his unwashed clothes everywhere!
One evening, I was doing my homework on my computer while Mike was listening to music. Later, I left my 41 to get some water. A shock was 42 me when I returned. He had used my computer to play games. I had 43 to save the homework. Sadly, he closed the program 44 saving it--- all my effort had disappeared! I shouted at him at the top of my 45 . He cried a lot as my mother 46 him. My mother also asked him to leave my room 47 .
Then I did my homework once again. At 11:00PM, I 48 it. I was about to turn off my computer when I saw the 49 of my brother that he had put on my table. I looked at his lovely face and remembered how he was crying when my mom punished him. I really felt 50 for him.
I went to him. He was 51 in my parents’ bed. I kissed his forehead. He woke up, 52 and said, “I’m sorry, I won’t bring you 53 again.”
I was so 54 and I hugged him, saying, “From now on, my room is not only 55 . It is ours!”
A．somewhere B．alone C．sadly D．differently
A．clean B．paint C．visit D．share
A．left B．agreed C．smiled D．moved
A．as B．if C．but D．so
A．dirty B．empty C．beautiful D．dark
A．office B．TV C．book D．seat
A．waiting for B．looking through C．looking after D．thinking of
A．decided B．forgotten C．wanted D．tried
A．on B．for C．after D．without
A．water B．desk C．voice D．head
A．surprised B．praised C．served D．beat
A．at once B．on time C．by chance D．after all
A．dropped B．finished C．improved D．changed
A．coat B．toy C．photo D．gift
A．good B．sorry C．lucky h D．appy
A．playing B．crying C．sleeping D．eating
A．showed up B．gave up C．went away D．got up
A．information B．trouble C．advice D．news
A．moved B．angry C．upset D．nervous
A．his B．ours C．theirs D．mine
As a kid, I spent my summers with my grandparents in Texas. And every few summers, we’d __16__ the caravan (旅游团队), a group of Airstream trailer owners who __17__ together around the U.S. and Canada．
I loved and worshipped my grandparents and I really looked __18__ to these travels. On one particular __ 19__ ，I was about 10 years old. I was rolling around in the backseat. My grandfather was __20__ . And my grandmother had the passenger seat. She smoked throughout these trips, and I hated the __21__.
At that age, I’d take any excuse to make estimates(估计) and do minor __22__．At any rate, I decided to do the math for my __23__. I estimated the number of cigarettes per days, estimated the number of __24__ per cigarette and so on. When I was satisfied that I’d come up with a reasonable number, I poked my head into the __25__ of the car, tapped my grandmother __26__ the shoulder, and proudly proclaimed, “At two minutes per puff, you've taken nine years off your __27__!” Because the ad said, every puff of a cigarette takes some number of minutes __28__ smoker’s life．
I expected to be applauded for my __29__ and arithmetic skills. That’s not what happened．__30__, my grandmother burst into __31__. I sat in the backseat and did not know what to do. My grandfather was a highly intelligent, __32__ man. He had never said a harsh word to me. He pulled __33__ onto the shoulder of the highway. He stopped and got out of the car, __34__ me, and after a bit of silence，he gently and __35__ said, “Jeff, one day you’ll understand that it’s harder to be kind than clever.”
A．take B．join C．attend D．visit
A．work B．study C．travel D．explore
A．forward B．backward C．toward D．upward
A．holiday B．research C．trip D．return
A．talking B．reading C．training D．driving
A．scene B．smell C．band D．type
A．arithmetic(算数) B．question C．game D．problem
A．grandfather B．grandmother C．visitor D．car
A．cases B．smokes C．kinds D．puffs(烟头)
A．window B．seat C．back D．front
A．at B．in C．on D．under
A．tour B．life C．distance D．date
A．away B．from C．with D．off
A．cleverness B．coolness C．happiness D．ability
A．Eventually B．Instead C．Unfortunately D．Though
A．words B．laughters C．tears D．screams
A．stubborn B．determined C．lonely D．quiet
A．over B．in C．away D．up
A．noticed B．looked C．glared D．glanced
A．angrily B．excitedly C．calmly D．coldly
The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane（杖，手杖） made her way carefully up the steps. She 36 the driver and, using her hands to feel the 37 of the seats, walked down and found the 38 which the driver had told her was empty. Then she settled in.
It had been a year since Mary, 34, 39 a medical misdiagnosis (误诊), was suddenly thrown into a world of 40 . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Mary with all his heart. He 41 her how to rely on her other 42 , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and 43 to adapt herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend（友好对待） the bus drivers who could 44 for her, and save her a seat.
45 , Mary decided that she was ready to try the 46 on her own. Monday morning, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their 47 ways.
On Friday morning, Mary took the bus to work as usual. As she was 48 the bus, the driver said, “Boy, I 49 envy you.” Mary had no 50 what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you 51 ?”
The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the 52 week, a fine-looking gentleman 53 a military uniform has been standing across the corner 54 you as you get off the bus. He 55 you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady.”
Tears of gratitude poured down Mary’s cheeks.
A．thanked B．asked C．discovered D．paid
A．location B．shape C．size D．cost
A．ticket B．bus C．seat D．bag
A．according to B．instead of C．thanks to D．due to
A．anger B．darkness C．happiness D．light
A．asked B．encouraged C．taught D．praised
A．feelings B．sights C．senses D．abilities
A．how B．when C．where D．who
A．make out B．watch out C．find out D．work out
A．Finally B．Luckily C．However D．Besides
A．visit B．trip C．bus D．work
A．opposite B．separate C．difficult D．usual
A．getting on B．getting in C．getting off D．getting up
A．must B．may C．will D．do
A．idea B．opinion C．way D．thought
A．want B．mean C．say D．suggest
A．next B．old C．past D．following
A．by B．on C．with D．in
A．searching B．watching C．calling D．noticing
A．looks out B．takes up C．believes in D．makes sure
The Price of a Dream
I grew up poor, living with my wonderful mother. We had little money but plenty of love and attention. I was 36 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 37 a dream.
My dream was to be a sportsman. 38 I was sixteen, I had started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and hit anything that moved on the football field. I was also 39 . My high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but taught me 40 to believe in myself. He 41 me the difference between having a dream and realizing the dream. One particular 42 with Coach Jarvis changed my life forever.
It was the summer between my junior and senior years, and a friend recommended (推荐) me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike and new clothes, and the 43 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 44 summer baseball to deal with the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 45 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your playing days are limited. You can’t 46 to waste them.” I stood before him with my head hanging, trying to think of the 47 that would explain 48 him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 49 in me.
“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he asked. “Three twenty-five an hour,” I replied.
“Well,” he asked, “is $3.25 an hour the 50 of a dream?”
That simple question made it 51 to me the difference between 52 something right now and following a dream. I 53 myself to sports that summer, and within the year I was 54 by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 55 a $20,000 contract. In 2000, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
A．happy B．polite C．shy D．honest
A．lose B．have C．make D．need
A．By the time B．The time C．At one time D．At a time
A．right B．popular C．lucky D．confident
A．how B．why C．when D．whether
A．gave B．taught C．brought D．asked
A．accident B．matter C．problem D．experience
A．aim B．idea C．start D．purpose
A．keep up B．put up C．give up D．pick up
A．mad B．happy C．frightened D．shameful
A．adopt B．afford C．affect D．effect
A．answers B．excuses C．words D．ways
A．for B．to C．on D．in
A．sadness B．regret C．hopelessness D．disappointment
A．source B．prize C．price D．allowance
A．direct B．clear C．clean D．straight
A．wanting B．changing C．dreaming D．choosing
A．provided B．devoted C．headed D．imagined
A．worked B．mentioned C．fired D．hired
A．paid B．got C．offered D．signed
The other day I decided to teach my son about the power of small acts of kindness. He had won some lollies(棒棒糖) in a prize machine in the local supermarket, so I asked him if he would like to 46 his prizes with another child. He hesitated(犹豫) for a while because he is a(n) 47 boy, but said yes after I 48 him a bit.
A father and his daughter were 49 . I approached the father and asked if my son could give his 50 a lolly that he had won. The father looked at me in 51 and was unsure what to say. I 52 explained that I was teaching my son about the power of kindness. Eventually he said it was okay.
53 , his daughter, who was looking at us sideways(侧向一边地), 54 accept the lolly! At this moment, my son was rather embarrassed(尴尬) and then he 55 to me, “We go to the same 56 , Mum.”
Rather than say sorry to my son for embarrassing him and give up this 57 , I put a couple of lollies into their shopping bags and 58 them a great day!
When we left the supermarket, I 59 to my son, “People in the world today are not so open to 60 because their thoughts and opinions have been 61 by the past. However, we can reshape their opinions by 62 small acts of kindness. So don’t be embarrassed. Hey, they may have been standoffish(冷淡的), but I’m sure we left them 63 , moved and inspired in some way. Not only that, 64 the young girl will probably remember you as the boy with a 65 heart when she comes across you at school!”
A．give B．show C．eat D．share
A．shy B．outgoing C．handsome D．kind
A．praised B．encouraged C．persuaded D．blamed(责备)
A．far away B．out of sight C．nearby D．lost
A．daughter B．friend C．wife D．mother
A．joy B．sorrow C．surprise D．anger
A．only B．further C．hardly D．difficultly
A．Therefore(因此) B．Besides C．Anyway D．However
A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．wouldn’t D．couldn’t
A．shouted B．whispered(小声说) C．smiled D．cried
A．shop B．school C．hospital D．park
A．moment B．girl C．lolly D．lesson
A．hoped B．helped C．wished D．offered
A．explained B．shouted C．pointed D．cried
A．happiness B．kindness C．luck D．presents
A．turned B．viewed C．tested D．shaped
A．doing B．reading C．learning D．knowing
A．disappointed B．touched C．sad D．angry
A．and B．or C．but D．so
A．small B．big C．cool D．hot
For John and Amy, birthdays have always been a big deal-a welcome excuse to celebrate life.
When their son, Alex, 36 three in 2005, they invited 20 friends to a nearby park. Not long after that the 37 were brainstorming ways to teach Alex about giving to 38 . “We wanted to do something that would have a(an) 39 on our community, and that our young child could 40 in. We started wondering what 41 fortunate kids do on their birthdays. The next day, we called a local shelter, and learnt that 42 children typically didn’t do 43 to celebrate at all. No cake. No gifts. No party.” The couple said.
Several weeks later, 44 held a party at the 45 for the children who had birthdays that month. They decorated, served cake, and danced with 50 kids. Alex helped to 46 presents.
47 that first party, the couple have turned their simple idea_ 48 Birthday Blessings, a nonprofit that hosts monthly parties at 10 shelters.
To date, Birthday Blessings (birthdayblessings.org.) has thrown more than 500 49 at different shelters and handed out 22, 000 party 50 to nearly 4000 homeless children in and around their community.
Birthday Blessings is 51 entirely by volunteers. The charity（慈善）will take almost anything—toys, clothing, candy, baby items— 52 it’s not used. “These kids never get anything new.” John said, “It makes a big 53 to them psychologically.”
Being “part of this labor love” is 54 making an impression on their son Alex. On his seventh birthday, his grandparents sent a check. 55 it, the first thing he said was that he wanted to give half to the birthday kids.
A．turned B．grew C．came D．got
A．shelter B．neighbors C．friends D．couple
A．the other B．another C．others D．each other
A．impression B．influence C．permission D．description
A．participate B．guide C．bring D．move
A．fairly B．less C．rather D．more
A．penniless B．jobless C．homeless D．hopeless
A．nothing B．anything C．everything D．something
A．Alex B．John C．Amy D．the family
A．shelter B．church C．school D．community
A．make out B．hand out C．show out D．leave out
A．Before B．Until C．After D．Since
A．into B．down C．out D．off
A．birthdays B．parties C．presents D．donations
A．cakes B．honors C．gifts D．surprises
A．continued B．analyzed C．operated D．instructed
A．as far as B．as soon as C．as simple as D．as long as
A．difference B．surprise C．benefit D．advantage
A．never B．always C．hardly D．already
A．Folding B．Saving C．Unfolding D．Realizing
A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a 16 , I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it 17 from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles, 18 everywhere. I tried to use a broom, 19 with each swipe they just rolled across the kitchen．
For the next week, every time I was in the 20 , I found a pea---in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept 21 . Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and 22 12 frozen peas hidden underneath．
At the time I found those few remaining 23 , I was in a new relationship with a wonderful 24 I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded 25 those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my 26 had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered（破碎. My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble 27 his new surroundings and the 28 of his mother. I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered．
When life gets you 29 , when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never 30 , remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be 31 , and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas 32 , including the ones that are hardest to find. And when you’ve got them 33 you’ll start to feel whole again．
The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to 34 , and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom, 35 will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?
A．drink B．fruit C．vegetable D．meat
A．moved B．walked C．ran D．slipped
A．rubbed B．rolled C．grew D．existed
A．but B．and C．although D．so
A．bedroom B．living room C．kitchen D．storeroom
A．getting up B．turning up C．taking up D．using up
A．found B．ate C．left D．planted
A．presents B．cans C．vegetables D．peas
A．man B．child C．woman D．boy
A．of B．for C．with D．in
A．wife B．life C．son D．friend
A．turning to B．leading to C．adjusting to D．adding to
A．thank B．love C．help D．loss
A．down B．near C．close D．wide
A．get it B．make it C．take it D．leave it
A．grew B．bought C．collected D．frozen
A．eventually B．fortunately C．properly D．specially
A．both B．all C．either D．each
A．call on B．put on C．bring on D．move on
A．while B．because C．since D．or
Unchangeable Love
One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting．I was expecting a quiet view of the splendid 36 ．
A young 37 viewing the paintings ahead of me 38 nonstop between themselves．I watched them a moment and __39___ the lady was doing all the talking．I admired the man's 40 for putting up with her 41 stream of words． 42 by their noise, I moved on．
I met them several times as I moved through the various rooms of art．Each time I heard her constant flow of words, I moved away 43 ．
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 44 when the couple approached the 45 ．Before they left, the man 46 into his pocket and pulled out a white object．He 47 it into a long stick and then tapped his way into the 48 to get his wife's jacket．
"He's a 49 man．" the clerk at the counter said．"Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age．During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change．
So, as before, he and his wife come in 50 there is a new art show．"
"But what does he get out of the art?" I asked．"He can't see．"
"Can't see! You're 51 ．He sees a lot．More than you and I do," the clerk said．"His wife 52 each painting so he can see it in his head．"
I learned something about patience, 53 and love that day．I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without __54_ and the courage of a husband who would not 55 blindness to change his life．And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, hand in hand．
A．vases B．statues C．paintings D．scenery
A．lady B．couple C．man D．clerk
A．chatted B．argued C．discussed D．spoke
A．found B．finding C．to find D．find
A．knowledge B．confidence C．wisdom D．patience
A．interesting B．boring C．continuous D．funny
A．Interested B．Discouraged C．Surprised D．Interrupted
A．quickly B．seriously C．anxiously D．angrily
A．comment B．decision C．purchase D．list
A．entrance B．exit C．front D．queue
A．reached B．held C．put D．turned
A．made B．lengthened C．brought D．changed
A．shop B．counter C．hall D．coatroom
A．brave B．kind C．rough D．blind
A．wherever B．whatever C．whichever D．whenever
A．silly B．wrong C．humorous D．unique
A．describes B．draws C．shows D．tells
A．curiosity B．pride C．enthusiasm D．courage
A．expectation B．support C．sight D．hesitation
A．get B．hope C．allow D．stop
One evening I was resting in a cafe. I 36 a pair of newly bought white leather shoes, which were rather expensive. Then a boy came to me.
He was in a(n) 37 shirt, looking pale and about eleven. No sooner had I begun to speak than he opened the 38 in his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing. He 39 down, took off my leather shoes, and began to shine them.
He was busy doing his work 40 heavy rain began to pour down. People rushed to the café for 41 from the rain. More and more people crowded 42 and gradually separated the boy from me.
Hours passed, and it turned 43 . I had no shoes on my feet and 44 where the boy had been. I thought he would not 45 my shoes, and I would have to go home on my bare feet.
When it was near midnight the 46 ended, and there were fewer and fewer people in the café. The café was to be 47 . I had to move to the door, head 48 . just as I went to the gate, I 49 found that a boy of about eleven, looking very familiar, was sleeping at the 50 with his head leaning against a box and his upper body being 51 . he held a package made of his shirt tightly in his arms..
I shook him slightly and woke him up. He 52 up and rubbed his eyes for a while before he recognized me. Then he opened the package 53 , gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly. I 54 him and wrapped him with his unfit shirt, which had wrapped my leather shoes. On my way home, the 55 of the boy stayed in my mind.
A．took B．wore C．mended D．owned
A．old B．unfit C．small D．dirty
A．bag B．package C．box D．suitcase
A．seated B．bent C．put D．looked
A．when B．after C．because D．since
A．protection B．rest C．hide D．preparation
A．out B．away C．in D．off
A．dark B．light C．dim D．bright
A．thought B．wondered C．guessed D．imagined
A．shine B．keep C．return D．carry
A．rain B．coffee C．time D．work
A．opened B．locked C．stopped D．closed
A．lowered B．dropped C．raised D．held
A．shortly B．surprisedly C．sadly D．immediately
A．table B．door C．bed D．café
A．wet B．bare C．pale D．cold
A．stayed B．stand C．jumped D．got
A．finally B．suddenly C．unfriendly D．hurriedly
A．recognized B．forgave C．paid D．inspired
A．feature B．shirt C．image D．form
I wandered in the park. The park bench was___21___ as I sat down to read beneath the long, straggly (蔓延的) branches of an old willow tree. I was disappointed by life with ___22___ reason to frown, for the world was intent on dragging me down.
___23___ that weren't enough to ruin my day, a young boy out of ___24___ approached me, all tired from play. He stood right before me and said with great excitement, "Look what I found!"
In his hand was a flower, and what a ___25___ sight, with its petals(花瓣) all worn --- not enough rain, or too little light. I faked a small ___26___, wanting him to take his dead flower and leave, and then ___27___.
But instead of leaving he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with surprise, "It surely smells pretty and it's beautiful, too. That's why I picked it; here, it's for you."
The weed before me was dying or dead. Not brilliant colors, orange, yellow or red. But I knew I must ___28___ it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and replied, "Just what Ineed."
But ___29___ him placing the flower in my hand, he held it mid-air without ___30___ or plan. It was then that I noticed for the very first time, that young boy could not see: he was blind.
My ___31___ trembled, and tears shone like the sun as I ___32___ him for picking the very best one. "You're welcome," he smiled, and then ran off to play, not ___33___ of the impact he'd had on my day.
I sat there and wondered how he ___34___ to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he ___35___ my difficult situation? ___36___ from his heart, he'd been blessed with true ___37___.
At last I could see, ___38___ the eyes of a blind child, the problem was not with the ___39___; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been ___40___, I vowed(发誓) to see beauty, and appreciate every second that's mine.
I held that wilted(枯萎) flower up to my nose and breathed in the fragrance of a beautiful rose and smiled as that young boy.
A．equipped B．painted C．deserted D．taken
A．good B．temporary C．opposite D．mistaken
A．For fear B．As if C．Even though D．Now that
A．happiness B．fortune C．question D．breath
A．negative B．serious C．ridiculous D．pitiful
A．gift B．preference C．discussion D．smile
A．turned away B．wandered off C．stood up D．set out
A．take B．adjust C．comfort D．submit
A．in spite of B．instead of C．in case of D．because of
A．connection B．delay C．hesitation D．reason
A．heart B．hands C．voice D．legs
A．praised B．thanked C．approved D．delighted
A．hopeful B．content C．aware D．successful
A．managed B．promised C．desired D．accomplished
A．get across B．know of C．care about D．deal with
A．Actually B．Somehow C．Obviously D．Perhaps
A．love B．experience C．sight D．power
A．With B．Across C．Around D．Through
A．world B．flower C．complaint D．appearance
A．particular B．unforgettable C．blind D．sensitive
Doing community service work, I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a 16 shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.
I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to 17 . She wanted to help, 18 she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to 19 and hand out to people. When getting to the homeless shelter I passed out the remaining meals. I had the containers with my 20 cookies in them and began to 21 , offering them to anyone near me.
I 22 an old gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me 23 in the eye and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I had, and his eyes 24 a little bit and he said, “No one has 25 called me sir.” He was completely taken aback.
It struck me.
I explained I had been raised that 26 color and social status, everyone deserved 27 . It made me 28 to think that just because he was homeless, no one 29 him the honor. It broke my 30 , and I couldn’t help 31 cry. I just didn’t understand 32 no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every 33 person deserves to be treated with dignity. Years later, I still carry that memory and the 34 it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can 35 make a difference in someone’s life.
How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?
A．useless B．careless C．homeless D．hopeless
A．participate B．involve C．choose D．go
A．however B．but C．yet D．so
A．bring B．fetch C．collect D．take
A．classmate’s B．schoolmate’s C．sister’s D．family’s
A．walk around B．knock around C．come around D．stand around
A．went B．came C．approached D．met
A．right B．even C．still D．just
A．watered B．cried C．tore D．dropped
A．already B．ever C．still D．yet
A．in spite B．regardless of C．concerned about D．for fear of
A．happiness B．truth C．respect D．help
A．strong-minded B．sad C．frightened D．pleased
A．handed B．afforded C．provided D．supplied
A．eyes B．mind C．opinions D．heart
A．but B．and C．until D．or
A．what B．when C．whether D．why
A．single B．poor C．ordinary D．normal
A．stories B．lessons C．experiences D．tears
A．equally B．hardly C．really D．finally
On the way to school, a little boy found a cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and watched it everyday. One day, it started to break through a small hole in the cocoon, but it 26 greatly. Finally, it seemed it couldn’t succeed.
The boy felt 27 for the butterfly because he knew it was going to die if it didn’t get out. So he ran into the house and got a pair of 28 and cut the cocoon a little. The butterfly came out and was free.
The only strange thing was that the butterfly has a swollen(肿胀的) body and dry 29 . The boy kept waiting for the swelling to go down and for the wings to grow, but 30 didn’t. The butterfly crawled（爬）around and unable to 31 and then it died an early death.
Therefore, he learnt that the butterfly was supposed to struggle to get out of the cocoon. In fact, the struggle to get out of the cocoon 32 the fluid(液) out of the body and it its wings. 33 the struggle, the butterfly couldn’t grow, and would 34 fly. By trying to help the butterfly, the boy 35 hurt it.
A．shouted B．struggled C．changed D．waved
A．ashamed B．satisfied C．happy D．sad
A．knives B．trousers C．scissors D．shoes
A．wings B．feather C．stomach D．legs
A．it B．you C．they D．he
A．walk B．fly C．move D．run
A．pulled B．dropped C．pushed D．flowed
A．without B．by C．with D．for
A．seldom B．hardly C．ever D．never
A．actually B．gradually C．slowly D．generally
Cure for Sorrow
There is an old story telling about a woman whose only son died in an accident. In her 31 , she went to the wise man that is always 32 for his wisdom in her town and said, “What advice or what 33 ways do you have to bring my son back to life? I will 34 you with all I have if you can.”
Instead of sending her away or 35 with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a mustard(芥末) seed from a home that has never 36 sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life.” The woman went off at once in 37 of that magical mustard seed.
She came first to a splendid apartment, 38 at the door, and said in a 39 voice, “I am looking for a home that has never known sorrow. Is this such a(n) 40 that I want? It is very important to me.”
41 , she didn’t get what she wanted, even without a single word of 42 . They told her that she had come to the wrong place. And they began to 43 all the tragic things that recently had happened to them.
The woman said to herself, “Who is better able to help these poor, 44 people than I, though I also have had misfortune of my own?” She 45 to comfort them till they 46 . Then she went on searching for a home that had never known sorrow. But 47 she turned up, in small cottages or in other places, she found one 48 after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so 49 in helping other people out of their sorrow that finally she forgot about her quest for the special mustard seed, in fact, never 50 that it had driven the sorrow out of her life.
A．joy B．danger C．belief D．sorrow
A．envied B．considered C．respected D．treated
A．strange B．magical C．valuable D．important
A．reward B．supply C．provide D．award
A．quarreling B．discussing C．reasoning D．arguing
A．suffered B．known C．obtained D．forgotten
A．honor B．favor C．need D．search
A．knocked B．broke C．stood D．pointed
A．excited B．confident C．sad D．urgent
A．place B．answer C．apartment D．person
A．Luckily B．Immediately C．Gradually D．Unfortunately
A．praise B．Respect C．comfort D．encouragement
A．exchange B．describe C．simplify D．decorate
A．unfortunate B．unfriendly C．unimportant D．unfamiliar
A．planned B．managed C．continued D．stayed
A．settle down B．break down C．calm down D．get down
A．wherever B．whatever C．however D．whenever
A．excuse B．tale C．lie D．reason
A．curious B．puzzled C．worried D．involved
A．recognizing B．realizing C．remembering D．wondering
One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank. There I would 16 the peace and quiet, watch the water rush 17 and listen to the singing of birds and the rustling of 18 in the trees. I would also watch the bamboo trees 19 under pressure from the wind and watch them 20 gracefully to their original position after the wind had 21 .
When I think about the bamboo tree's ability to bounce back to its original position, the word "resilience" comes to mind. When used in 22 to a person this word means the ability to readily 23 from shock, depression or any other situation that stretches the limits of a person's 24 .
Have you ever felt like you are at your 25 point? Thankfully, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it.
During the 26 you probably felt a mix of emotions that threatened your health. You felt emotionally drained, 27 exhausted and you most likely stood 28 physical symptoms.
Life is a 29 of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy 30 that take you close to your breaking point, bend, 31 don't break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you.
A 32 of hope will take you through the unpleasant ordeal (考验). With 33 for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem to be. The unpleasant ordeal may be easier to 34 if the final result is worth having.
If life gets 35 and you are at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo tree, bend, but don't break!
A．see B．hear C．enjoy D．touch
A．downstream B．smoothly C．uphill D．peacefully
A．fruits B．branches C．roots D．leaves
A．move B．bend C．fall D．decline
A．go B．turn C．return D．suffer
A．died down B．died off C．died away D．died out
A．honor of B．reward to C．reference to D．favor of
A．recover B．suffer C．come D．escape
A．thoughts B．mind C．body D．emotions
A．starting B．breaking C．standing D．tiring
A．practice B．experiment C．victory D．experience
A．possibly B．terribly C．mentally D．probably
A．unpleasant B．unreasonable C．exciting D．good
A．result B．change C．wonder D．mixture
A．events B．moments C．adventures D．changes
A．but B．however C．though D．and
A．little B．number C．measure D．little
A．idea B．hope C．imagination D．search
A．deal with B．look into C．depend on D．get stuck
A．acceptable B．wrong C．tough D．cozy
The sun was shining when I got on No. 151 bus. We passengers sat jammed in heavy clothes. No one spoke. That’s one of the 36 rules. Although we see the same faces every day, we prefer to 37 behind our newspapers. People who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their 38.
As the bus came near the Mile, a 39 suddenly rang out, “40! This is your driver speaking.” We 41 the back of the driver’s head. “Put your papers down. All of you.” The 42 came down. “Now, turn and face the person next to you. Go 43.”
Surprisingly we all did it. Still no one smiled. I faced an older woman, her head wrapped in a red scarf. I saw her 44 every day. Our eyes met. We waited for the next 45 from the driver. “Now repeat after me. Good morning, neighbor!”
Our voices were 46. For many of us, these were the 47 words we had spoken that day. But we said them together, like 48, to the strangers beside us. We couldn’t help 49. There was the feeling of relief(解脱) that we were not being robbed. Moreover, there was the sense of ice being 50. “Good morning, neighbor.” It was not so 51 after all. Some of us repeated it, others shook hands, and many laughed.
The bus driver said nothing more. He didn’t 52 to. Not a single newspaper went back up. I heard laughter, a warm sound I had 53 heard before in bus No. 151.
When I 54 my stop, I said goodbye to my seatmate, and then jumped off the bus. That day I was 55 off happily.
A．unwritten B．strict C．legal D．important
A．read B．sit C．talk D．hide
A．ways B．methods C．respect D．distance
A．message B．warning C．suggestion D．voice
A．Attention B．Mind C．Help D．Listen
A．found out B．knocked at C．cared about D．looked at
A．papers B．passengers C．neighbors D．tears
A．on B．round C．ahead D．down
A．still B．nearly C．even D．hardly
A．turn B．talk C．order D．remark
A．high B．fast C．slow D．weak
A．first B．last C．best D．only
A．teachers B．citizens C．patients D．schoolchildren
A．shouting B．crying C．smiling D．wondering
A．formed B．heated C．broken D．frozen
A．sad B．hard C．ordinary D．shy
A．need B．want C．like D．begin
A．often B．never C．ever D．always
A．stopped B．reached C．came D．found
A．starting B．seeing C．taking D．turning
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