Big things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents my entire world and turned it upside down they told me they were getting a divorce. I couldn’t believe that our family was going to . Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often , I still wanted my family to stay the same.
My life changed completely the divorce. My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town, my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house. I now became a whenever I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my soon-to-be stepfather, Dan, whom I showed no in. I was depressed, especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no that things could change back to the way they were.
Even though I all Dan’s attempts to get to know me and wasn’t very to him, he never gave up on me. , I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in , especially when it came to movies and TV shows. We a lot of time together hanging out watching TV. That gave us a chance to talk and get
to know each other.
Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had never experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed on school or friends. Once I began to warm up to Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and took short trips. , I discovered that I had the happy family that I had always wanted.
I now realize my parents were about getting the divorce. Their divorce was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness—he and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle.
At 13, I learned an important —change is not always the worst thing that can . Sometimes, it is just what we need the most.
A．created B．shook C．entered D．occupied
A．unless C．when D．until
A．break up B．hold up C．keep up D．show up
A．whispered B．fought C．talked D．competed
A．throughout B．beyond C．before D．after
A．where B．although C．while D．that
A．visitor B．relative C．neighbor D．stranger
A．confidence B．interest C．fear D．anger
A．doubt B．difference C．point D．way
A．forgot B．supported C．resisted D．valued
A．serious B．nice C．bad D．generous
A．Gradually B．Immediately C．Usually D．Regularly
A．mind B．trouble C．common D．order
A．spent B．wasted C．lost D．saved
A．experience B．information C．impression D．advice
A．However B．Besides C．Eventually D．Occasionally
A．wrong B．confident C．guilty D．right
A．remarried B．returned C．changed D．left
A．method B．truth C．skill D．word
B．remain C．continue D．happen
Recently I gave my adult students homework. It was to "go to someone you love and tell them you love them. It has to be someone you have 36 said those words to before or at least haven't 37 those words with for a long time. "
Since most of the men were over 35 and were raised in the 38 of men that were taught 39 feelings is not "manly", this was very 40 homework for some.
In our next 41 , I asked if someone wanted to share his story with us. I fully _42 one of the women to volunteer, as was 43 the case, but on this evening one of the men raised his hand. As he 44 out of his chair (all 1.85 meters of him), he began by saying, "Dennis, I was quite 45 with you last week when you gave us this homework. 46 were you to tell me to do something so personal? But as I began driving home my heart started talking to me, telling me that I knew 47 who I needed to say 'I love you' to. "
"My father and I had a severe 48 five years ago, and since then we had 49 seeing each other unless we had to at Christmas. But even then, we hardly 50 to each other. So last Tuesday I drove to my parents' house after work and said, 'Dad, I just 51 to tell you that I love you. '"
"Dad reached out and 52 me and said, 'I love you too, son, but I've never been able to say it.' Two days after my visit, my dad had a heart attack and I don't know if he will 53 it. So, I'm here to tell all of you that my 54 in this is: Don't wait to do the thing 55 it is too late. Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now!"
A．ever B．always C．never D．even
A．said B．shared C．talked D．discussed
A．year B．occasion C．period D．generation
A．explaining B．hurting C．devoting D．expressing
A．interesting B．threatening C．interested D．exciting
A．class B．term C．holiday D．week
A．asked B．disliked C．advised D．expected
A．often B．probably C．not D．seldom
A．sat B．rose C．jump D．struggle
A．bored B．amused C．curious D．angry
A．How B．Why C．Who D．What
A．exactly B．immediately C．directly D．simply
A．condition B．discussion C．disagreement D．experiment
A．hated B．avoided C．reduced D．continued
A．spoke B．smiled C．looked D．turned
A．dropped out B．ran across C．came over D．came across
A．touched B．tested C．inspired D．hugged
A．get B．make C．deserve D．overcame
A．sense B．point C．thought D．message
A．until B．when C．before D．as
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When I was in middle school, I was one of the smaller players on the basketball team. In our first game of the season, we were 31 to face a good team, all of whom were tall guys. Naturally, at my 32 , it would have been easy to be 33 by our competitors.
On game day, my basketball coach called me over to him. He was a strong and tough coach, and in his 34 rough manner said, “Joel, you’re not that 35 , but let me tell you that size doesn’t matter. Don’t be afraid. What 36 is right down in here.” He pointed his finger at his 37 as he continued, “Joel, you’ve got a big heart, and you’re to 38 it this year.”
When I heard the coach’s 39 , I stood taller than usual! I thought to myself: The coach believes in me! My confidence 40 and I played better that year than I’d ever done before.
It’s 41 what we can achieve when we know somebody really believes in us. That coach took a little time to make a big 42 . He took time to make me confident in myself. If we’re going to 43 the best in people, we need to sow seeds of 44 .
As the saying goes, “Love looks for a way of being constructive.” 45 , love looks for ways to help improve somebody else’s life.
When people are 46 us, they should leave better off than they were before. People should feel 47 and inspired after spending any time with you and me 48 feeling discouraged or defeated.
Remember, there’s 49 greater investment（投资）in life than in being a people builder. Relationships 50 much more to us than our achievements.
A．requested B．arranged C．determined D．accepted
A．age B．size C．weight D．experience
A．injured B．destroyed C．frightened D．cheated
A．common B．normal C．formal D．usual
A．big B．young C．tall D．strong
A．matters B．promises C．attracts D．matches
A．back B．shoulder C．head D．chest
A．pass B．get C．make D．help
A．stories B．words C．advice D．praise
A．built up B．made up C．took up D．turned up
A．interesting B．amazing C．confusing D．convincing
A．sense B．result C．difference D．surprise
A．speak of B．bring out C．put up D．stand out
A．hope B．success C．fortune D．excitement
A．Above all B．On the contrary C．In other words D．In this case
A．around B．against C．above D．below
A．delighted B．challenged C．moved D．respected
A．as well as B．rather than C．in addition to D．except for
A．some B．still C．no D．none
A．influence B．leave C．produce D．mean
People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution, from the last time they had a 36 problem. They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without 37 , they try to find a solution by trial or error. 38 , when all of these methods 39 , the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six 40 in analyzing a problem.
41 the person must recognize that this is a problem. For example, Sam's bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must 42 that there is a problem with the bicycle.
Next, the person must find the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work. For example, he must 43 the parts that are wrong.
Now the person must look for 44 that will make the problem clearer and lead to 45 solutions. For example, suppose Sam decides that his bicycle does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes. 46 , he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes, talk to his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully.
After 47 the problem, the person should have 48 suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an example 49 , his suggestions might be: tighten or loosen the brakes ; buy new brakes and change old ones.
In the end, one 50 seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the 51 idea comes quite 52 because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a different way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum (口香糖) stuck to a brake. He 53 hits on the solution to his problem: he must
54 the brake.
Finally the solution is 55 Sam does it and finds his bicycle work perfectly. In short, he has solved the problem.
A．serious B．usual C．similar D．common
A．considering B．thinking C．supposing D．reflecting
A．Besides B．Instead C．Otherwise D．However
A．fail B．work C．change D．develop
A．ways B．conditions C．stages D．orders
A．First B．Usually C．In general D．Most importantly
A．explain B．prove C．show D．see
A．check B．determine C．correct D．recover
A．answers B．skills C．explanation D．information
A．possible B．exact C．real D．special
A．In other words B．Once in a while C．First of all D．At this time
A．discussing B．settling down C．comparing with D．studying
A．extra B．enough C．several D．countless
A．secondly B．again C．also D．alone
A．suggestion B．conclusion C．decision D．discovery
A．next B．clear C．final D．new
A．unexpectedly B．late C．clearly D．often
A．fortunately B．easily C．clearly D．immediately
A．clean B．separate C．loosen D．remove
A．recorded B．completed C．tested D．accepted
My best friend, Tom, and I live in a senior-citizen apartment in a lovely small town. Tom is a ten-year-old dog and I am a sixty-nine-year-old lady .
Years ago, I __36__ when I retired I would get a dog to __37__ my golden years. From the very beginning, Tom has always been __38_ and I never have to tell him anything more than once. He is extremely __39___ and always puts back the toys where they were after __40__.He is a wonderful companion. We sometimes play a ___41___together. He does many amusing things that make me laugh. As a result, I enjoy his__42___.
One afternoon, Tom started acting ___43__. I was sitting on the floor playing with him, __44___he started sniffing at the right side of my chest. He had never done anything like this before, suddenly he threw his entire__45__at the right side of my chest, and I cried in___46___.
Soon after this, I felt a lump(肿块). After X-rays and tests, doctors told me I __47__cancer. When cancer started, for an unknown __48___, a wall of calcium(钙化壁) built. Then the lump or cancer _49__ itself to the wall. When Tom __50__on me, the force broke the lump away from the calcium wall, which made me ___ 51__the lump. Before that, I couldn’t see or feel it, so there was no way for me to know it was there.
I had a complete __ 52___ and the cancer did not spread. The doctors told me if the cancer had gone unfound even six more months, it would have been too late.
Was Tom ___53__ of just what he was doing? I’ll never really know. What I do
know is that I’ m glad I made a promise to_ 54 __my golden years with this wonderful creature---- for Tom not only shares his life with me; he has made sure that I will be ___55___to share my life with him.
A．suggested B．insisted C．told D．promised
A．take B．bring C．share D．carry
A．well-behaved B．well-built C．well-dressed D．well-known
A．dirty B．neat C．lazy D．sad
A．working B．sleeping C．eating D．playing
A．joke B．fun C．game D．face
A．company B．kindness C．care D．comfort
A．happily B．luckily C．strangely D．sadly
A．while B．when C．as D．before
A．power B．energy C．devotion D．weight
A．joy B．surprise C．pain D．relief
A．enjoyed B．had C．lived D．treated
A．cause B．excuse C．reason D．idea
A．attached B．devoted C．fell D．dropped
A．jumped B．sat C．stood D．put
A．watch B．witness C．observe D．notice
A．task B．work C．operation D．job
A．fond B．aware C．ashamed D．afraid
A．waste B．spend C．cost D．make
A．in B．around C．out D．outside
I made up my mind to drive to South Carolina to meet my friends in my used car. Though I had only been there once 36 and did not know the 37 very well, I was on the 38 after I had made some inquiries (询问).
At Ashvelle, there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or I could take a short cut. The short cut was to 39 several hills and was dangerous, I hesitated (犹豫)for a little while and then chose the main road, for I wanted to be 40 .
Something strange happened after I drove a long 41 and found it was not the correct road that I wanted to 42 , but the hilly road I decided to avoid. I realized that it was at the 43 that I had made the 44 mistake. “What shall I do?” I asked myself. If I went back to take that road again, it would be very late by the time I got to Columbia. Thinking it 45 , I decided to go on. “If 46 people can go along this road, why can’t I?” I 47 myself
The short cut, to my surprise ,was not that 48 . In fact, it was only a very peaceful country road, 49 up and down two low 50 .There was 51 traffic. On both sides of the road, you could see trees, wild flowers, and 52 with cows and horses. My fear was 53 with the wind. Listening to the beautiful country music over my car stereo (立体声), I drove on and 54 the scenery which was so quiet and so natural. Even my used car forgot to give me 55 . It was just in this light heartedness that I arrived at my destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, all said it sounded like an adventure.
A．before B．ago C．already D．still
A．town B．country C．friends D．way
A．train B．car C．highway D．phone
A．have B．go C．ride D．cross
A．safe B．dangerous C．fast D．slow
A．moment B．way C．road D．day
A．come B．leave C．take D．drive
A．crossroad B．corner C．station D．beginning
A．direction B．road C．disappointed D．interesting
A．about B．over C．of D．up
A．another B．the other C．other D．others
A．asked B．forced C．encouraged D．told
A．far B．safe C．dangerous D．dirty
A．going B．coming C．driving D．walking
A．lands B．cars C．farms D．hills
A．heavy B．little C．few D．light
A．farms B．trucks C．houses D．villages
A．together B．gone C．covered D．coming
A．looked B．liked C．enjoyed D．found
A．happiness B．scenery C．joys D．problems
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