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On Christmas Eve, I gave each of the children three pieces of stationery （文具） with envelopes．At the （36） of each page were the （37）, “What I love about my sister Mia”, “What I love about my brother Kris”, “What I love about my sister Lisa” and “What I love about my brother Erik”．The （38） were 16,14,10 and 8, and it （39） some time to make it clear to them that they could find just one thing they （40） about each other．As they wrote in privacy, I went to my bedroom and wrapped their few store-bought （41）．
When I returned to the kitchen, the children had finished their （42） to one another．Each name was written on the outside of the envelope．We （43） hugs and goodnight kisses and they hurried off to bed．Lisa was given special （44） to sleep in my bed, with the promise not to steal a （45） at the gifts until Christmas morning．
Early in the （46）, we all got up and sat around the tree and opened the few wrapped presents．（47） the children were given their （48） envelopes．We read the words with （49） eyes and red noses．Erik, at 8, wasn’t expecting to hear anything （50）．His brother had written: “What I love about my brother Erik is that he’s not （51） of anything．” Mia had written, “What I love about my brother Erik is that he can talk to （52）! “Lisa had written．“What I love about my brother Erik is that he can （53） trees higher than anyone!”
I felt a gentle pull at my sleeve, and then a small hand cupped around my ear and Erik “（54）, “Gee, Mom, I didn’t （55） know they like me!”
36．A．top B．end C．middle D．side
37．A．phrases B．sentences C．words D．demands
38．A．boys B．girls C．daughters D．kids
39．A．spent B．took C．cost D．paid
40．A．liked B．talked C．hated D．learned
41．A．products B．clothes C．gifts D．flowers
42．A．homework B．thanks C．tasks D．letters
43．A．exchanged B．spared C．enjoyed D．attempted
44．A．order B．permission C．request D．duty
45．A．notice B．watch C．look D．note
46．A．evening B．moon C．afternoon D．morning
47．A．Afterwards B．Therefore C．However D．Fortunately
48．A．two B．three C．four D．many
49．A．sad B．bright C．teary D．happy
50．A．strange B．funny C．nice D．terrible
51．A．sure B．certain C．kind D．afraid
52．A．anybody B．somebody C．nobody D．teachers
53．A．feel B．climb C．reach D．touch
54．A．shouted B．cried C．whispered D．screamed
55．A．ever B．yet C．never D．even
If you think you are sick, you are no matter what anyone else says. On the other hand, if you believe in your , and if he tells you that you are going to feel better, you probably will. The effect of the mind upon the body and sometimes can be powerful. It exists one is aware of it or not.
Take the case of Mrs. Green, for example. She get to sleep at night and was too tired during the day to do some things that she used to enjoy doing. She had headaches more often which prevented her from reading or watching TV. The more she thought about her conditions, she felt. At last she went to see her doctor, whom she had known . The doctor listened to her and gave her a very . Then he said to her. “There is wrong with you physically, I accept the fact that you don’t feel well. I’m going to give you some that should help. I want you to one after dinner and one half an hour going to bed tonight. Call me tomorrow and tell me you feel.”
The next day Mrs. Green , “Doctor, I had the first night’s sleep in two months last night. is in these pills?” The doctor said, “It’s an old formula(配方)I have for years. Just keep on taking them for a week.” Turning to the nurse, he said, “It’s what a little baking soda(苏打) can do!”
A．healthy B．well C．sick D．pleasant
A．doctor B．father C．mother D．nurse
A．exist B．doesn’t exist C．never exist D．does exist
A．whether B．neither C．no matter D．either
A．was unable B．was able to C．was unable to D．could
A．uneasy B．difficult C．simple D．trouble
A．the worse B．worse C．the better D．the less
A．before long B．since years C．for years D．years ago
A．thorough study B．careful examination C．general research D．clear check
A．nothing serious B．serious nothing C．nothing seriously D．Seriously nothing
A．or B．instead C．but D．and
A．pills B．advice C．drinks D．suggestions
A．eat B．take C．drink D．use
A．when B．since C．after D．before
A．what B．whether C．how D．why
A．telephoned B．wrote C．complained D．said
A．bad B．terrible C．good D．right
A．Whoever B．Whichever C．However D．Whatever
A．sold B．written C．read D．used
A．curious B．terrible C．wonderful D．Serious
My wife was shouting at Sindu again．I threw the paper away and rushed to the scene．My daughter Sindu looked __．Her eyes were wet with tears．In front of her was a bowl ___with bitter melon（苦瓜）．Sindu particularly hated bitter melon, but my wife believed_ _ in the “cooling effects” of bitter melon. I tried to __ Sindu to take a fewmouthfuls．She __ down a bit and wiped her tears．Then she said she would eat the __bowl of bitter melon on condition that I gave her whatever she asked for．I agreed．Slowly and __ , she finished the whole bowl．After that, Sindu came to me with her eyeswide with __. To our surprise, she wanted to have her head __. “Impossible!”shouted my wife．However, I knew that if I __ my promise, Sindu would neverlearn to her own．So I decided to keep my promise．
On Monday morning, I __ her off at school．Just then，a boy shouted, “Sindu,wait for me!” struck me was his hairless head．I was about to leave when a ladycame to me and said, “Sir, your __is great indeed!” I didn't __. She continued,“That boy is my son．He is __ from Leukemia（白血病）．He lost all his hair_ __the side effects of the chemotherapy（化疗）．He __ to come back to school because hewas afraid that the kids at school would make fun of him．Sindu visited him last week andpromised to help him, but I __ imagined that she would sacrifice（牺牲）her lovely hair for thesake（缘由）of my son! Sir, you and your wife are blessed to have such a（n） __ soul for achild.”
I didn't know what to say．It was then that I knew what love really was．
A．frightened B．excited C．moved D．disappointed
A．provided B．covered C．equipped D．filled
A．heavily B．angrily C．firmly D．happily
A．permit B．persuade C．forbid D．order
A．went B．calmed C．came D．fought
A．sweet B．entire C．bitter D．little
A．angrily B．worriedly C．sadly D．painful
A．expectation B．happiness C．satisfaction D．pride
A．nodded B．shaved（剃头） C．washed D．cut
A．kept B．broke C．made D．share
A．Keep B．remind C．share D．take
A．sent B．dropped C．took D．picked
A．It B．Something C．That D．What
A．wife B．daughter C．view D．life
A．insist B．request C．understand D．move
A．dying B．suffering C．escaping D．recovering
A．according to B．instead of C．thanks to D．because of
A．tended B．refused C．promised D．determined
A．nearly B．never C．ever D．seldom
A．abstract B．noble C．simple D．horrible
After my doctor’s appointment, I took a seat in the lobby (大厅), waiting for my mom to pick me up. Sitting beside me was a gray-haired woman. I thought she might be a English teacher because she impressed(给…留下印象)me as a person with knowledge and confidence. And as I my library book to read, I could feel her eyes carefully looking in my direction(方向). My thoughts kept moving from the beautiful woman to thoughts of . My classmates had been presents to buy for each other upon graduation. It had never me that kids bought presents for graduation. I had no money. And I couldn’t ask my parents: they had no money either.
My mind was still in thought when I heard some noise at the entrance doors. There was an elderly woman in a wheelchair and another older woman trying to her along. People coming into the lobby were too busy to help them, them to struggle alone. I jumped to help them. I eased them both sets of doors and rode with them on the . Then I made sure they found the right office. They thanked me. I told them it was my . I was on my way down in the elevator I realized that I had left my backpack on the lobby chair. My backpack had of value in it. But then I remembered that my library book was also on the chair.
Luckily they were both safely on the chair, just as I had left them. As I sat down, I could feel the beautiful gray-haired woman’s eyes on me. She seemed proud for some . Then her taxi arrived, and, without a word, she was . I opened my backpack. To my surprise, inside my backpack was a fifty-dollar bill!
The beautiful woman with the look in her eyes suddenly came into my . I had been kind to a stranger, and , a stranger had been kind to me.
A．friendly B．beautiful C．powerful D．generous
A．boring B．strict C．native D．former
A．received B．borrowed C．removed D．lifted
A．school B．hospital C．library D．family
A．discussing B．packing C．ordering D．designing
A．persuaded B．told C．hit D．beaten
A．slowly B．suddenly C．finally D．secretly
A．roll B．carry C．pull D．push
A．helping B．suggesting C．leaving D．hoping
A．wheelchair B．elevator C．taxi D．floor
A．duty B．responsibility C．pleasure D．relief
A．when B．until C．once D．since
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．grateful B．sad C．amazing D．smiling
A．reason B．excuse C．thought D．idea
A．lost B．gone C．missing D．moved
A．sitting B．hiding C．lying D．living
A．funny B．confident C．proud D．foolish
A．mind B．brain C．head D．life
A．in the end B．in a way C．in short D．in turn
There was a small boy living on a farm which seemed like so far away from everywhere. He needed to get up before sunrise(日出) every morning to start his and out again later to do the evening ones.
During sunrise he would take a break and climb up on the fence（篱笆）so in the distance he could see the house with windows. He thought how great it would be to live there and his mind would wander to imagine the modern equipment and appliances(电器) that might exist in the house. “If they could golden windows, then there must have other nice things.” He then himself . “Some day I will go there and see this place.”
Then one his father told him to stay at home and his father would do the chores（杂务）. Knowing that this was his , he packed a sandwich and across the field towards the with the golden windows.
As the afternoon went on, he began to realize how he the distance and something else was very wrong. As he approached the house, he saw golden windows but instead of a place with in bad need of a painting surrounded by a broken down . He went to the tattered (破烂的) screen door and knocked. A small boy very close to his opened the door.
He asked him if he had seen the house with the golden windows. The boy said “Sure, I know.” and invited him to sit on the porch (走廊). As he sat there, he looked from where he just came where the turned the windows of his home to golden.
A．works B．chores C．songs D．jobs
A．white B．yellow C．golden D．red
A．like B．see C．provide D．afford
A．agreed B．talked C．promised D．asked
A．wonderful B．distant C．strange D．accessible
A．day B．evening C．afternoon D．morning
A．chance B．choice C．time D．moment
A．flew B．ran C．moved D．headed
A．place B．house C．field D．farm
A．misjudged B．judged C．misunderstood D．understood
A．few B．many C．various D．no
A．window B．fence C．door D．wall
A．father B．weight C．age D．height
A．forward B．back C．left D．right
A．moon B．sun C．sunset D．sunrise
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Recently, I was driving down a highway at about 60 miles an hour. A car came from the direction at about the same speed. As we passed each other, I looked into the driver’s eyes for a second. I whether he might be thinking, as I was, how we were on each other at that moment. I was relying on him not to fall , not to cross over into my lane (车道) and bring my to a sudden end. He relied on me in just the same way without .
I believe that is the way the world . At some level, we all depend upon one another. Sometimes that dependence requires us simply not to over the double yellow line. Sometimes it requires us to act cooperatively, with friends or even .
As technology makes our world smaller, the need increases for cooperation. In 2003, doctors in five nations were encouraged to the causes of SARS, saving thousands of lives. The threat of international terrorism(恐怖主义) has shown itself to be a similar , one requiring the across the world. We must that our future is not controlled by ourselves alone.
I’ve come to believe that one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of others. So, while alone down a dark road, we must know the coming light may not be a danger, but a moment of trust.
A．same B．opposite C．near D．far
A．asked B．searched C．repeated D．wondered
A．friendly B．strange C．dependent D．confident
A．awake B．asleep C．away D．apart
A．car B．trip C．journey D．life
A．doubt B．success C．difficulty D．feeling
A．forms B．runs C．works D．appears
A．jump B．cross C．take D．go
A．strangers B．relatives C．colleagues D．animals
A．determine B．damage C．consider D．find
A．condition B．problem C．situation D．question
A．efforts B．practice C．fighting D．forces
A．hope B．decide C．realize D．face
A．sitting B．standing C．flying D．driving
A．closed B．shared C．broken D．concerned
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