My grandfather took me to the fish pond on the farm when I was seven. He told me to throw a__21____into the water. And he told me to watch the____22___created by the stone. Then he asked me to__ 23__ of myself as that stone.
“You may24 lots of splashes (飞溅 ) in your life,___ 25___the waves that come from those splashes will ___26____the peace of all your fellow___27_____,”he said.
“Remember that you are ___28____for what you put in your circle and that the circle will also___29____many other circles. You will need to live in the ___30____that allows the good that comes from your circle to ___31____the peace of that goodness to___32____. The splash that comes from anger or jealousy will send those___33_____to other circles. You are responsible for____34_____.”
That was the first time I ___35_____each person creates the inner peace or discord (冲突) that ____36_____out into the world. We cannot create world peace if we are ___37____with inner conflicts, hatred, ____38______, or anger. We radiate (流露) the feelings and thoughts that we hold ____39_____,whether we speak them out or not. Whatever is splashing around inside of us is spilling out into the world, creating beauty or discord with all other circles of life.
We are ____40_____to everything and everyone else around in the universe.
21. A. stick B. brick C. stone D. ball
22. A. holes B. circles C. drops D. waters
23. A. think B. accuse C. regard D. warn
24. A. produce B. damage C. prevent D. create
25. A. but B. because C. while D. for
26. A. cut B. disturb C. bring D. block
27. A. students B. friends C. creatures D. workers
28. A. proud B. helpful C. respectful D. responsible
29. A. hear B. leave C. strike D. touch
30. A. family B. situation C. way D. hurry
31. A. send B. provide C. destroy D. keep
32. A. them B. nobody C. someone D. others
33. A. tastes B. smells C. feelings D. views
34. A. all B. both C. neither D. any
35. A. realized B. recognized C. admitted D. promised
36. A. flows B. takes C. picks D. brings
37. A. prepared B. filled C. presented D. supplied
38. A. honesty B. truth C. doubt D. modesty
39. A. forward B. outside C. inside D. upward
40. A. referred B. intended C. devoted D. connected
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Many of my friends have experienced of a four-day step: on the first day, they meet each other and their mobile numbers; on the second day, he sends her a short saying how he has madly, passionately and hopelessly fallen in love with her; and on the third day, he her out to see a movie, then he holds her hand in ; so on the fourth day, they become a common couple among the thousands of young on campus．
Since I am not the president of university, I don’t want to say that there should be a/an on public display of affection． But I just feel whether it is the best way to our love in publiC． Well, unfortunately, I haven’t __ my Mr． Right now． To tell the truth, I really feel of those young lovers． But deep in my heart, I more than once how I should meet my Mr． Right, and how we should display our love in publiC． My imagination was like this: That would be a rainy Sunday afternoon, and I was in the library． Suddenly, my hands stop at a book called A Beautiful Mind, and at the same time, another boy out his hand for the same book． “Excuse me．” he saiD． Then I my eyes, and I saw a handsome tall boy, just like Beckham, with a high nose and a blushing smile looking at my face． Oh, I was drunk with the beautiful feelings — I really found him． We’ve found our in reading books, and from then on, we should go to the bookstores in our city whenever we were ． And the best scene in my mind to show our love in public is we lie on the grass land on my campus, and I read a part of Jane Eyre to him, and he reads a part of Oliver Twist to me． Don’t you think it is a romantic for the young lovers to show their love to each other?
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Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby．They found out that it was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael ________to his sister in Mommy’s tummy(肚子)．He was building a bond of love with his little sister before he even met her．
The pregnancy progressed ________for Karen until the labor pains came．Soon it was every five minutes ...every minute．But something serious ________during delivery．Finally, Michael’s little sister was born．But she was in serious ________ ．With siren(警报) howling in the night, the ambulance________the infant(婴儿) to the Intensive Care unit at St．Mary’s Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee．
The days passed by．The little girl got________ ．The doctors told the parents, "There is very little hope．"Karen and her husband contacted a local cemetery (墓地) about a burial plot．They had ________a special room in their home for the new baby — now they planned a funeral(葬礼)．
After two weeks in Intensive Care, it looked as if a funeral would come ________the week was over．Michael, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister, “I want to sing to her,” he saiD． Kids were never ________ in Intensive Care．But Karen made up her mind to take Michael ________they liked it or not．If he didn’t see his sister now, he may never see her alive．
She________ him in an oversized suit and ________him into ICU．He looked like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse ________him as a child, “Get that kid out of here now!” The mother rose up strong in Karen, and the usually________ lady glared steel-eyed right into the head nurse’s face, saying in a ________tone of voice, “He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!” Karen towed Michael to his sister’s bedside． He gazed at the tiny baby ________the battle to live．And he began to sing．________the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang:
“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray…”
________the baby girl responded． The pulse rate began to________down and became steady．
“Keep on singing, Michael．” encouraged Karen．“You never know, dear, how much I love you．Please don’t take my sunshine away…”As Michael sang to his sister, the baby's breath became as smooth as a kitten’s purr．
“Keep on singing, Michael．” “The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping…” Michael’s little sister relaxed as rest, healing rest, seemed to sweep over her．
Funeral plans were________．The next day — the very next day — the little girl was well enough to go home!
The medical staff just called it a miracle．Karen called it a miracle of God’s love!
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A. B. C和D）中，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项。
“Mum，can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night，please？It’s Friday，and we don’t have any .Can I，please？”Mum was sitting at the kitchen table.Dad was next to her，resting his head on his arms.Mum could that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.
“I’m so sorry，James，” she said.
“I’m never allowed to have friends come to the house？Why，Mum？” James asked sadly，almost in .
“I know it’s for you，” Mum said softly.“But I’m just worried other people might think we’re a little...strange.And then they would make fun of you.”
“No，they wouldn’t，Mum，” James protested.“We’re not at all.We’re just ordinary people.”
Mum sighed heavily.“To tell you the truth，James，my neck has been so painful that it’s given me a heavy .And your poor father—he doesn’t feel .He really needs a rest.”
“I can help，Mum！” James said.“ I can make you and Dad feel better，can Brett come over？Please？”
“Well...” Mum began.
“Great！Thanks，Mum！” James almost shouted.“Just sit there，don’t move.” He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and what he needed—two spanners(扳手)．“Hang on，Mum，” he said.“This won’t take a second.” After some ，James was finished.With a smile of on his face he said，“There！How does that feel？” “Oh，James，” Mum said.“That’s much better！How did you do it？”
“Easy，” James said .“Dad had tightened your neck bolts(螺栓) too much！I just them slightly！I learned that in robotic science at school.”
“What about your father？Can you him？” asked Mum.
“I’ll try，” James replied.He up Dad’s hair at the back of his neck，and plugged the electric wire into Dad’s head.Then he turned the on.Dad opened his eyes and immediately.“He just let his run too low，that’s all，” James said.“Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow？”
“I guess so，” replied Mum.“Your friends will just have to that we are a very unusual family.Thanks，son！”
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A. B. C和D）中，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项。
One sunny afternoon，a sevenyearold girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods she realised that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and what to do，she began crying. After a while，she to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. it was getting dark，she saw a small，dark wooden house. She opened the door and stepped in. Suddenly，she heard a strange noise，and she ran out the door and back to the Cold and tired，she fell asleep near a .
The girl’s parents were out and her dog，Laddy，was at home. Laddy that his mistress(女主人) was in danger. He jumped a window，breaking the glass. He looked in the fields，but he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However，from the ground came a scent(气味) as he lowered his head. He the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking into the air，the dog through the woods until he found the .But the girl was not there，so he headed back to the woods. Much to his ，he saw his mistress’s blue shirt in the distance. He over some bushes and saw the little stream，where the girl was .
When she opened her eyes and her dog standing beside her，the girl said，“you me，Laddy，” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back，the parents burst into tears of .That night Laddy had a hero’s supper：a huge meal of steak.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Beginning to learn gymnastics even before she could barely walk，Svetlana had always dreamed to enter the Olympics scene some day．
However，her _________ ended in the car on the winding road when a lorry appeared out of nowhere．The last thing she ________ was a blinding flash of light．In hospital，when told she would never ________ again，she couldn’t believe it．Three months later，she was _______ out of hospital on a wheelchair．Then a friend came to her house to visit her with an old child’s storybook．A bookmark in it made her ________ to page 117．The name of the ________ was‘The Day Clara Walked’．She was determined to return to stage whatever it might cost．
_________，after a year’s hard exercise，Svetlana recovered and was able to display her gymnastics．While she was sitting on the green bench ________ the Athens Stadium，memories ________：first，the pain and the tears，the book under her pillow，the words of relatives full of advice and comfort，and the pity in those eyes that had once held _________for her talent．Then followed the trips to the gym where everyone looked on________，their disbelief transforming slowly to wonder，______she could balance the hoop（健身圈）as well as her teammates．She registered for 2004 Olympic Games，and finally she received________from the Olympic Committee．
Her _________was interrupted by the attendant who said，“It’s time”，two words that she had been_______ to hear for so long．Smoothing her dress，she walked into the stadium，each_________firm and steady．Everything was_________，and the applause rang loud in her ears，her heart________violently against her chest．
Later that night，Svetlana pulled the gold medal out of her pocket and placed it on the old _________on the shelf，which opened to page 117，to the chapter‘The Day Clara Walked’，tears________her vision．
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