Learning to Accept
I learned how to accept life from my father. 1 , he did not teach me to learn to accept when he was strong and healthy, but when he was 2 and ill.
My father was 3 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 4 all that away. Now he can 5 walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair 6 . Even talking is 7 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 8 about life, and I told them about one of my 9 . I said that we must very often give things up as we grow —our youth, our beauty, our friends -- but it always seems that after we give something up, we get 10 in its place. Then suddenly my father spoke up. He said, “But Peter, I gave up 11 ! What did I get?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. 12 , he answered his own question: “I 13 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, 14 hope and thankfulness, I was also 15 by his words.
A．Although B．So C．However D．When
A．tired B．weak C．poor D．slow
A．already B．still C．only D．once
A．took B．threw C．sent D．put
A．any longer B．no longer C．not more D．not longer
A．a day B．all night C．all day D．any day
A．impossible B．difficult C．stressful D．hopeless
A．worrying B．caring C．talking D．asking
A．decisions B．experiences C．instructions D．beliefs
A．anything new B．new anything C．new something D．something new
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．To my surprise B．In surprise C．Be surprised D．To his surprise
A．had B．accepted C．got D．enjoyed
A．without B．in C．of D．with
A．surprised B．moved C．excited D．attracted
A boy carefully took his blind father to a seat in a noodle restaurant.
He called 1 for two bowls of beef noodles. When the restaurant owner was going to 2 the food, the boy suddenly whispered to him,“Only one bowl with 3 , the other without ---just plain noodles.”
In fact, the boy had a light purse and couldn’t afford 4 bowls of beef noodles. He called loudly just to let his 5 know.
When the noodles were sent to them, the father wasn’t in a hurry. He used his chopsticks to search in his bowls, trying to 6 a piece of beef. As soon as he succeeded in finding one, he picked it out 7 put it into his son’s bowl, saying kindly, “Eat some more. Have enough 8 so that you can study well.”
The boy accepted silently(默默地) and then quietly put the beef 9 to his father’s bowl.
When the restaurant owner saw this, he was 10 , then he asked a waiter to bring 11 some dishes from the kitchen. The boy thought 12 the waiter took the dishes to a wrong table, but the owner came up explaining with a smile, “Today is my restaurant’s anniversary(周年庆). The dishes are 13 .”
After the father and son left, the waiter 14 the bowls from the table and found some coins 15 one of them. The sum is just the price of the dishes.
A．quickly B．slowly C．loudly D．quietly
A．ask B．prepare C．eat D．heat
A．pork B．chicken C．beef D．fish
A．five B．two C．three D．four
A．mother B．father C．friend D．waiter
A．look B．listen C．find D．see
A．so B．but C．or D．and
A．money B．book C．food D．work
A．back B．up C．down D．off
A．angry B．afraid C．moved D．nervous
A．us B．him C．her D．them
A．who B．that C．where D．how
A．free B．cheap C．expensive D．best
A．found B．cleaned C．finished D．came
A．out B．in C．on D．under
Each day I took the same route to work and passed by a security guard (保安）. 1 greeted everyone walking by and made small talk with many of the passers-by and wishing them well. His simple “hello” made people feel 2 . His cheerful smile became a part of my day. When he was absent, many people noticed it, and I felt a little bit empty.
The first few times, I didn’t say hello back to him when he greeted me. I was 3 in my own world. On Monday the security guard asked me:“How was your weekend?” I told him about my visit to California, to see my mother, who had colon cancer. I 4 how I visited her each month. “The time with my mother is so precious(珍贵的), 5 I know that each time may be the last.”
He listened like a close friend I’d known for years. He felt my 6 and my love. He shared how he had lost his father to cancer two years before. He said, “I understand what you are going through. My father passed away while I was serving in Germany. Because of some reasons I was unable to fly back in time. I was unable to say goodbye to him. I wish I could have been with him, given him a hug, and told him I loved him. You are really lucky to have the gift of 7 .”
As I walked away, I realized I did not even know his name. The following day, on my way to work, I said: “After we spent all that time 8 yesterday, I still don’t know your name.” He answered, “Gary.” I responded back, “I’m Deborah.”
After that, we talked and shared stories about our weekends, dreams and families.
Later, Gary got 9 a new job and moved away. It’s been several years since I last spoke to him, yet the memory feels like yesterday. Gary reached out to me, 10 me and made my morning the best part of the day. I experienced the beauty of friendship and love.
In the business of life, we often forget to wish a stranger hello although how easy it is, and how great and lasting a 11 it can make. When you say hello to a stranger you become like a pebble(鹅卵石) thrown into a pond. With each ripple (波纹）you create, you spread love that continues to 12 . Make a point of saying hello to a stranger today. You will give the gift that keeps on giving.
A．She B．They C．He D．I
A．nervous B．funny C．special D．surprised
A．lost B．left C．missed D．dropped
A．wondered B．shared C．realized D．found
A．because B．so C．and D．but
A．weakness B．illness C．sorriness D．sadness
A．god B．time C．nature D．friendship
A．thinking B．calling C．crying D．talking
A．offered B．afforded C．invited D．chosen
A．moved B．touched C．told D． helped
A．progress B．sense C．trouble D．difference
A．receive B．send C．give D．create
A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had 1 to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well 2 it, so he told him that a sports car was all he wanted.
Then on the morning of his graduation(毕业),he was called to his father’s room. His father told him how 3 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how 4 he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 5 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible（圣经）with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his 6 to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible? ” He then 7 out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and the young man was very 8 in business, and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family. 9 that his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him 10 that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a 11 telling him that his father had died. He had to go home immediately and take 12 of the things that his father left him.
When he began to search through his father’s important papers, he saw the still new Bible, 13 as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to 14 the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag（标牌）dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the 15 of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN FULL”. Sadness and regret（悔恨）filled his heart.
A．expected B．believed C．enjoyed D．felt
A．afford B．spend C．cost D．pay
A．excited B．proud C．angry D．anxious
A．far B．much C．long D．often
A．Interested B．Tired C．Surprised D．Relaxed
A．hand B．head C．voice D．sound
A．looked B．moved C．walked D．rushed
A．careful B．helpful C．wonderful D．successful
A．Wanting B．Suggesting C．Noticing D．Realizing
A．on B．since C．after D．from
A．bag B．ticket C．phone D．book
A．care B．part C．notes D．time
A．just B．only C．always D．already
A．use B．open C．turn D．close
A．place B．date C．test D．name
It’s important for everyone to have a good neighbour. In China, there is a saying that a distant relative is not as good as a near neighbor(远亲不如近邻). I agree with it 1 from my experience (经历), I think it’s 2 for each one to have a good neighbor.
First, a good neighbour is a good friend. One winter day when our family moved to a new house, our neighborhood helped us to 3 some furniture(家具) and told us something 4 this neighbourhood. They invited all members of 5 family to their home and have a hot drink. They made us 6 comfortable here.
Next, a good neighbor is a good relative(亲戚).When we travel, our neighbors 7 take care of our house and keep the letters for us. When they 8 , we also help them as they do. In the new neighborhood, we always 9 each other. We are just like good relatives.
Finally, I get a very important 10 from our neighbours that having a good neighbour is being a good neighbor yourself.
A．so B．and C．but D．because
A．easy B．hard C．important D．expensive
A．bring B．take C．carry D．move
A．about B．on C．at D．to
A．my B．your C．his D．their
A．feeling B．feel C．to feel D．feels
A．seldom B．never C．always D．sometimes
A．travel B．study C．sleep D．shop
A．see B．help C．chat D．call
A．video B．card C．present D．lesson
When I was in my first year of middle school, my father died. And my mother was ill just after I started high school, I had to stop 1 school because my mother had no ___2___ to pay for my school bills.
We started working in people’s gardens to save up enough money 3 me to go back to school. After some time, I returned to school. Unluckily, my mother died the next year. Suddenly my world went 4 . I asked my headmaster 5 I could work for the school so I could pay my bills. He was a nice man and let me 6 in the school garden during the 7 . I had not been able to study well because of my mother’s 8 . 9 the end of my second year, I 10 most of my exams and was told I would have to repeat (重复) the year. After 11 summer working in the school garden, I went back to lessons again. But suddenly I fell 12 .
Because of my illness, I was weak and couldn’t work at school. I was hopeless. My headmaster told me not to give up (放弃). And my teachers and classmates helped me a 13 . Now I’m feeling better and will finish my third year.
My life is still not 14 . A few students 15 my poor clothes. They also call me ‘farmer’ because I work in the school garden. But I know I have to do with such problems.
A．to go to B．going to C．living in D．visiting the
A．time B．money C．help D．friends
A．for B．of C．to D．by
A．bright B．late C．dark D．wrong
A．what B．which C．if D．when
A．work B．to work C．working D．study
A．afternoon B．holidays C．night D．morning
A．illness B．death C．rest D．work
A．Near B．In C．At D．By
A．passed B．went through C．failed D．had
A．another B．other C．the other D．more
A．tired B．asleep C．up D．ill
A．little B．few C．lot D．lot of
A．the same B．hard C．difficult D．easy
A．laugh at B．like C．put on D．laugh
Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered(坏脾气的) and never gave way（退让）to 1.
One day the father 2 to ask some friends to dinner in his house. He 3 his son to buy some meat in town. When the son walked towards the town gate, a man was coming from the outside. The gate wasn’t 4 enough to let two men in and out at the same time. But neither of 5 would give way to the other. They stood straight face to face inside the gate hour after hour. But the father was worried. “What shall I do? My son hasn’t 6 yet. I can’t wait any more.” He wanted to know what was the 7 with his son. So he left his friends at home ,and went to town 8 his son.
“You may first take the 9 home for my friends .Let me 10 here against him instead.” he said to his son when he knew what had happened.
A．one B．another C．other D．others
A．decided B．decides C．decide D．decision
A．hoped B．told C． let D．tells
A．their B．they C．them D．theirs
A．gone B．bought C．returned D．been
A．wrong B．accident C．thing D．matter
A．to look for B．looked for C．to find D．found
A．meat B．dinner C．bread D．money
A．stood B．stands C．stand D．standing
When I was five years old, my mother first asked me a 41 . “What’s the most 42 Part（部分）of one’s body（身体）?” she asked me. At the moment, I 43 listening to songs very much, so I answered, “My 44 , Mom.” “I don’t think so,” said my mother. She always asked me this question, but I 45 gave her the right (正确的) answer.
Last year, my grandmother 46 the world. For the first time, I saw my mother 47 so sadly. All the people in my family were very 48 . That night, my mother asked the 49 question again. “You need to 50 this important lesson today, my dear,” she said to me. “The most important part of one’s body is the shoulder (肩膀).”
“ 51 ?” I asked.
“Because your shoulders can hold the head of a friend or one of your family,” my mother said. “Everyone 52 a shoulder to cry on when he or she 53 something sad. I hope that you have 54 love and strong (强壮的) shoulders. Then your friends and family can cry on them.”
“My shoulders are 41 strong now,” I said. “You can cry on each of them, Mom.”
A．joke B．lesson C．subject D．question
A．interesting B．important C．expensive D．dangerous
A．enjoyed B．stopped C．forgot D．disliked
A．feet B．ears C．arms D．hands
A．often B．usually C．never D．always
A．left B．loved C．started D．improved
A．see B．cry C．run D．dance
A．free B．sad C．happy D．relaxed
A．good B．second C．same D．different
A．teach B．watch C．plan D．learn
A．Who B．Why C．How D．What
A．needs B．buys C．sells D．rents
A．keeps B．meets C．takes D．believes
A．no B．a few C．any D．lots of
A．only B．not C．very D．hardly
完形填空
When I was in Grade Three, I was chosen to the heroine in the school play.
For weeks my mother helped me 1 my lines(台词), But once on stage. Every word disappeared 2 my head. My teacher asked me to change 3 and be the narrator.
Although I didn’t tell my mother 4 had happened that day, she 5 my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.
It was a lovely 6 day. It was warm. In the yard all the flowers came out. We could see lots of dandelions dancing among the colorful flowers. How beautiful they were! I watched my mother carelessly bend down by some flowers. “I think I am going to 7 all the useless grass. ” She said.
“But I like dandelions,” I said, “All flowers are 8 — even dandelions”.
My mother looked at me 9 . “Yes, every flower shines in its own way, doesn’t it?” she said. I nodded. “So that is 10 of people, too. ” She added.
She had guessed my 11 . I started to cry and told her the truth.
“You will be a great narrator. ” She said. Then she told me 12 I loved to read stories to her when I was in Grade 1.
Over the next few 13 I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally 14 . A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, passing me a dandelion. After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps 15 person who would keep such a common dandelion.
A．write B．practice C．train D．provide
A．from B．in C．on D．over
A．names B．character C．roles D．lines
A．which B．when C．that D．what
A．sensed B．touched C．reached D．heard
A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
A．use up B．eat up C．dig up D．drink up
A．perfect B．lively C．attractive D．natural
A．sadly B．carelessly C．surprisingly D．happily
A．kind B．good C．true D．suitable
A．worry B．stress C．nervousness D．pain
A．how B．how much C．how many D．how long
A．days B．weeks C．months D．years
A．went B．came C．ran D．appeared
A．the only B．the best C．the last D．the worst
完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk, but would never run very well. The first three years of his life was ___1___ in hospital. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he has a problem when you saw him ___2__.
Children in our neighborhood always ran around ___3___ their play, and Joey would jump and ran and play, __4___. We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be ___5___ to run like the other children. So he didn’t know.
In __6___ grade he decided to join the school running team. Every day he trained. He ran more than any of the others, __7__ only the top seven runners would be chosen to run for the __8___. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.
He ran four to five mile every day—even when he had a fever. I was __9___, so I went to ___10___ him after school. I found him running ___11___. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He has two more miles to go. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept ___12___.
Two weeks later, the names of the team ___13___ were out. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had ___14___ the team. He was in seventh grade — the other six team members were all eighth graders. We never told him he couldn’t do it … so he didn’t know. He just ___15___ it.
A．spent B．taken C．cost D．paid
A．talk B．sit C．study D．walk
A．after B．before C．during D．till
A．either B．too C．though D．yet
A．able B．sorry C．glad D．afraid
A．sixth B．seventh C．six D．seven
A．so B．if C．then D．because
A．neighborhood B．family C．school D．grade
A．excited B．tired C．pleased D．worried
A．think about B．hear from C．agree with D．look for
A．alone B．away C．almost D．already
A．riding B．walking C．playing D．running
A．jumpers B．runners C．doctors D．teachers
A．got B．kept C．made D．found
A．made B．played C．had D．took
After Mom died， I began visiting Dad every morning before I went to work. He was weak. He always put a glass of 1 on the kitchen table for me， with a note reading， “Drink your juice.”
As a kid， I once 2 Mom， “Why doesn’t Dad love me？”Mom asked me， “ 3 ？ Why do you think so？”“Well， he never tells me，” I said.“But 4 ， how hard he works to take care of us. That’s how he 5 his love.”
Many years later， after drinking the juice， I hugged（拥抱） my father and said， “I love you， Dad.” From then on， I did that every 6 . My father never told me how he felt about my hugs.
Then one day， I didn’t hug him and just 7 towards the door. Dad said， “Well？”
“Well， what？” I asked. “Well…” he said again， holding out his 8 . Then I hugged him， and told him， “I’m fifty years old， Dad. You’ve 9 told me you love me.” A minute later， Dad said， “All right! I 10 you.” Although he spoke in a very low voice， I heard it clearly. A. water B. juice C. wine
A. asked B. surprised C. told
A. When B. What C. How
A. watch B. look C. see
A. kisses B. does C. shows
A. morning B. afternoon C. evening
A. arrived B. came C. moved
A. arms B. head C. neck
A. always B. never C. usually
A. hate B. miss C. love
完形填空
Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved 1 very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send 2 of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally 3 a plan. They would toss(抛) a coin. The loser would go 4 into the mines (煤矿) and, with his earnings(赚得的钱), 5 his brother studying at the college. Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support the other brother studying at the 6
James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much 7 than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he 8 , he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.
9 James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James 10 up from his seat to drink a toast (举杯祝酒) to his dear 11 He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your 12 will come true. I will take care of you. "
But Jack said 13 , "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it’s too 14 Now I can’t even hold a glass. "
To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother' s hands with 15 towards the sky.
He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later.
A．painting B．books C．school D．money
A．any B．all C．both D．neither
A．looked out B．worked out C．took out D．got out
A．off B．away C．up D．down
A．support B．agree C．follow D．let
A．home B．mine C．college D．school
A．better B．worse C．cheaper D．older
A．arrived B．graduated C．walked D．waited
A．Before B．When C．Though D．While
A．picked B．turned C．looked D．stood
A．brother B．sister C．father D．mother
A．way B．idea C．dream D．practice
A．happily B．surprisedly C．angrily D．softly
A．early B．late C．good D．helpful
A．legs B．feet C．arms D．fingers
完形填空
This morning I got a funny feeling. Today I had to give a report in my __1__ , and I had been doing this for a long time!
Mum came into the kitchen asking,” Are you ready,__2__ ?”
“Yes,” I answered quietly. __3__ in fact I wasn’t really ready!”
On my way __4__ school, I could feel my heart beating fast. I hated this.
I went into Mrs. Owen’s class. She is smiling, and saying __5__ to all her students as she did every morning .
“Hi, Sam,” she said to me as I walked __6__ the classroom.
“Hi,” I said and quickly sat in my __7__. I looked at the clock. The class was about to begin. Then Mrs. Owens started , “Sam, it’s time for you to give your speech.” __8__in front of everybody? Oh, no!
I got up slowly, looking __9__ the ground as I walked to the front of the classroom. Then, I looked up , and everyone was looking at me. Mrs. Owens knew I was __10__, so she came beside me, and put her hand on my back.
She said to the class, “Sam has worked very hard on his __11__ and I know it is a very interesting report.” Then she turned to me and asked, “Sam, __12__ did you like best about report on Hawaii?”
I thought about the funny things I had read about surfing , and I started to __13__. I talked and talked __14__ the whole class, and I was not nervous at all. It was great fun. I wasn’t frightened. The class cheered as I finished and Mrs. Owens was __15__.
A．class B．house C．party D．hometown
A．friends B．classmates C．Owens D．Sam
A．Then B．But C．So D．Or
A．on B．from C．to D．in
A．sorry B．hello C．goodbye D．thanks
A．into B．out of C．away from D．far from
A．bed B．seat C．dining- room D．reading room
A．Putting B．Being shy C．Stand up D．Do well
A．for B．over C．at D．after
A．glad B．nervous C．active D．happy
A．dictionary B．magazine C．newspaper D．report
A．what B．who C．where D．whom
A．tell B．say C．talk about D．talk
A．in front of B．over C．beside D．near
A．playing B．dancing C．singing D．smiling
完形填空（本大题有15小题，共15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
One morning, a student was walking with his teacher when they saw a pair of old shoes by the roadside (路边). They thought the shoes might belong 1 a poor man. In fact, the 2 of the shoes was working nearby.
The student wanted to hide (藏) the shoes and see 3 the man would do 4 he couldn’t find them. But the teacher 5 him and said, “ Let’s 6 a coin ( 硬币) in each of the shoes, and watch what he will do.”
The student did so, and then they hid nearby.
The man soon came back to get his 7 , he felt something hard in them. He found the two coins.
Surprise came to his 8 . He looked at the coins for a minute, and then 9 but nobody was there.
He then knelt down (跪下) , looked up to the sky and said 10 aloud, in which he spoke of his 11 wife and children without food.
The student was deeply moved (感动的), with tears in his eyes, “ Dear 12 ,” he said, “You have taught me 13 lesson which I’ll never 14 . I finally understand now: It’s more blessed (神圣的) to 15 than to receive.”
A．to B．for C．at D．behind
A．seller B．owner C．teacher D．maker
A．how B．which C．where D．what
A．although B．until C．when D．because
A．stopped B．helped C．allowed D．agreed
A．play B．drop C．put D．find
A．lunch B．shoes C．drink D．coat
A．hand B．foot C．head D．face
A．looked around B．looked after C．looked like D．looked at
A．yes B．hello C．goodbye D．thanks
A．rich B．poor C．shy D．creative
A．father B．mother C．teacher D．uncle
A．a B．an C．the D．\
A．learn B．forget C．take D．remember
A．work B．refuse C．buy D．give
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Do you think of your parents? “Yes, of course.” You may answer. Maybe you buy a present for your mother on Mother’s Day, and you give your father _ _ 0n Father’s Day, too. Then __the other days of a year? Always remember to think of your parents, not just some important days.
I have a friend who lives _ _.because her parents live in another city. One day I went to visit her. We had a nice chat. Then she wanted to a telephone call. She dialed the number, but then she put the phone down. After about ten .she dialed the number again. “Hi, Mum...”
Later I asked, “why did you dial the number _?”She smiled.“ because my parents are old. They can't get close to the telephone _.I always do so when I call them, I just give them enough ___to answer the call.”
My friend is a good girl . She is always thinking about her parents. What do you think of this? I think: we should do some small things for our parents and make them __every day.
A．it B．one C．this D．chat
A．how about B．how often C．how much D．how long
A．by B．with C．on D．of
A．lonely B．happily C．sadly D．alone
A．take B．make C．play D．buy
A．once B．Twice C．three times D．four times
A．quickly B．slowly C．quietly D．hardly
A．money B．fond C．room D．time
A．please B．pleasure C．pleasant D．pleased
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