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，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for appointment （约会）at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a 36 in the waiting area, 37 him it would be at least 40 minutes 38 someone would be able to see him .I saw him 39 his watch and decided, since I was 40 buy-my patient didn’t 41 at the appointed hour ,I would examine his wound, While taking care of his wound ,I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he 42 to go to the nursing home on eat breakfast with his 43 .He told me that she had been 44 for a while and that she had a special disease, I asked if she would be 45 if he was a bit late. He replied that she 46 knew who he was ,that she had not been able to 47 him for five years now. I was 48 and asked him,” And you 49 go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said .”She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is” I had to hold back 50 as he left.
Now I 51 that in marriages, true love is 52 of all that, The happiest people don’t 53 have the best of everything; they just 54 the best of everything they have .55 isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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My friends and I have just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to rain heavily. When it got , I decided to brave the drizzle(毛毛雨) and get my car, which was parked at my office three streets away.
My friends that I shouldn’t go, as I was seven months pregnant. I told them that I’d be very . One of them wanted to come with me but I insisted that she stay with another friend who help with her baby.
I walked out of the hotel and started making my to the car. At the traffic lights, a van and the passenger came out with an umbrella. I knew what was happening, he walked right me and told me he’d go with me to my . I was very embarrassed and said politely that he didn’t need to, but he was very .
During our walk, he kept telling me to walk , as the ground was wet. When we got to the car park, I thanked him and he left. I did not get his name and may not even him now, after all these years. Did he stop for me? I’ll never know.
So how did I move after the event? I was at home when I noticed two Indian builders walking in the heavy rain. They were probably on their way to the site near my house, which was a long . I went out and passed them an umbrella. They were shocked by my gesture and could not at once. I told them they take it and keep it. They were very grateful and me, probably wondered why a stranger would be offering such .
A．heavier B．stronger C．lighter D．smaller
A．wished B．promised C．denied D．argued
A．careful B．anxious C．busy D．late
A．received B．wanted C．needed D．provided
A．call B．way C．mark D．excuse
A．passed B．stopped C．left D．started
A．Until B．When C．After D．Before
A．round B．past C．beside D．near
A．hotel B．destination C．street D．car
A．gentle B．tough C．stubborn D．persistent
A．slower B．faster C．directly D．cheerfully
A．accept B．remember C．know D．recognize
A．purposely B．socially C．willingly D．morally
A．forward B．onwards C．back D．past
A．developing B．exhibition C．camping D．construction
A．drive B．walk C．area D．length
A．respond B．greet C．understand D．interrupt
A．had to B．should C．must D．might
A．beyond B．except C．like D．with
A．treatment B．advice C．warmth D．kindness
The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two ______ systems on the whole.
The ______ of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated by rivers. In China, the mother river is the Yellow River _____ the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were developed for several thousand years and formed their own _____. Then in Dang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture _____ went overseas to Japan, _____ into the Japanese society and shaped the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it belongs to the same ______.
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was ______ on the Mesopotamian Plain ---- the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known ______ the base of the European culture. Like the Chinese culture, the European one also ______ waters. When the colonists(殖民者) of England _____ in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't _______ from the European one a lot.
At the same time, the difference of the language systems _______ the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system, for example, the one I’m using to write this paper.
Other factors like human race difference counts as well. But what’s more, ______ the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom communicate until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no _____ with the other.
A．connected B．separate C．ancient D．remote
A．preservation B．development C．resource D．origin
A．if B．until C．while D．as
A．styles B．habits C．ways D．means
A．hurriedly B．gradually C．unfortunately D．suddenly
A．made B．emerged C．mixed D．applied
A．culture B．nation C．influence D．system
A．brought up B．brought out C．brought about D．brought along
A．after B．as C．for D．of
A．crossed B．drunk C．swam D．plunged
A．touched down B．put down C．got down D．settled down
A．evolve B．judge C．distinguish D．rise
A．adds to B．results to C．turns to D．takes to
A．as to B．as for C．as a result of D．in spite of
A．impact B．difference C．connection D．familiarity
Four years ago, I felt lucky after escaping one of those terrible 2-mile runs. I hated ; it was just something that came easily to me. At that time, if you had told me that I would one day run a marathon, I’d have told you in all honesty that I had a better of winning the lottery（彩票）.
The turning came when I met Mrs. Green. She was fifty years old, going through chemotherapy(化学疗法)for her cancer, and still to run 30 miles a week. I that if Mrs. Green could run 6 miles at a time, I could run at least two. In February, in cold weather, I started to walk a 2-mile around my neighborhood. Two months later, I the whole route, running for the first time. I felt exhausted, I felt happy.
Over the next several years, I continued to push each run for a few minutes, slowly building my endurance(耐力). I didn’t need to against other runners, for my most important competitor was myself.
After continuing to myself, I knew it was time to step my training up. I I would train for the Detroit Free Press/ Flagstar Marathon.
The race day came and I was filled with excitement and worry. It was the final time to see what I was made of. The ended up incredibly. I did through the last few miles, but after my journey, there was no doubt in my mind that I’d finished. As I the finish line, I experienced the strongest sense of and happiness I had ever had in my life. I am now a marathoner.
As John Bingham once said, “The isn’t that I finished. The miracle(奇迹) is that I had the to start.”
A．studying B．thinking C．running D．teaching
A．never B．always C．usually D．often
A．chance B．belief C．suggestion D．hope
A．case B．point C．situation D．stage
A．devoted B．applied C．led D．managed
A．figured B．agreed C．proved D．ordered
A．race B．route C．site D．test
A．closed B．changed C．finished D．considered
A．and B．or C．so D．but
A．perfect B．extra C．actual D．basic
A．compete B．take C．rely D．argue
A．treat B．entertain C．march D．challenge
A．forced B．decided C．doubted D．seemed
A．certainly B．instantly C．finally D．regularly
A．moment B．atmosphere C．experience D．reward
A．struggle B．manage C．get D．look
A．travelled B．moved C．crossed D．walked
A．touch B．pride C．humor D．hearing
A．miracle B．habit C．view D．way
A．chance B．ability C．idea D．courage
Have you ever heard of the saying , “if you want a friend, be ”? What does it ? There are many different things that you can do to friends. You may find out what they are if you someone make friends.
Here is one new teacher made friends with the in her class on the first day of the school. When the bell , the teacher smiled at all the students. Then she said, “Good morning. How nice it is to have all of you my class this year! I want to each of you very much. I am sure we’ll enjoy working togethe”
The teacher smiled, used a pleasant , and acted a friendly way. She told the students her and wrote it on the blackboard. Then she told them something she liked to and hoped to do with them during the year. The students knew that she liked many of the same things they liked. Everyone felt that she what she said. Each of them wanted to know her and be her friend. Then she let the students tell something about . So they felt that the teacher knew them. Could you make friends as the teacher ?
How do you know and like your classmates? One is to find out more about them. During the you can talk to them. You may ask them their names and the names of the schools they went to last year. As you , the others may be thinking “I like to do the same things you do. It should be fun to be friends with you.”
Remember! Just talking together in a friendly way is one good way to make friends.
A．it B．one C．that D．careful
A．mean B．want C．have D．show
A．make B．meet C．have D．get
A．look B．hear C．listen D．watch
A．what B．how C．why D．when
A．teachers B．students C．workmates D．parents
A．rang B．got C．sang D．spoke
A．on B．in C．with D．about
A．reach B．learn C．know D．like
A．sound B．sentence C．phrase D．voice
A．on B．by C．in D．to
A．family B．father C．work D．name
A．do B．eat C．get D．play
A．was B．liked C．meant D．forget
A．less B．better C．enough D．still
A．themselves B．their names C．the teacher D．the school
A．was B．did C．got D．saw
A．way B．day C．teacher D．class
A．room B．class C．break D．day
A．speak B．say C．tell D．talk
We always want what we cannot have.When we’re young，we want to stay out late，have romantic relationships and be____.However，when we’re____，we want to go back to being young and we____the days when we didn’t have to worry about complex love affairs，____pressure and money problems.
Young people believe adulthood____freedom from parents and schoolwork.When they get older，they feel that____is freedom from work pressure and family responsibilities.To____this feeling，people say，“The grass is always____on the other side of the fence.”
As____，we like to be like adults but as young adults，we ____to be young again.We think about staying out late and____our own money to spend.Suddenly，we see that love can result in ____hearts；staying out late makes it hard to get ready for____the next morning.We find out that adult life is not as____as we thought it would be and suddenly，____becomes very scary.
Life is____.It gives us time to____but also requires us to work.The time will come when we must grow up and we will always look back wishing we____being young a bit longer.That time will not come back.It is normal to want what we cannot have but the____is that to be happy is to appreciate what we have.That is the first step to grow up.____life becomes more complex，we will not regret the time we wasted wishing we were adults.
A．comfortable B．dependent C．polite D．independent
A．defeated B．older C．married D．confident
A．like B．forget C．miss D．regret
A．job B．study C．age D．health
A．creates B．shows C．limits D．means
A．adulthood B．childhood C．parenthood D．neighborhood
A．reduce B．Experience C．describe D．understand
A．thinner B．greener C．yellow D．colorful
A．researchers B．adults C．teenagers D．elders
A．decide B．wish C．return D．stop
A．making B．worrying about C．having D．showing off
A．healthy B．Ambitious C．excited D．broken
A．breakfast B．school C．work D．exercise
A．rich B．busy C．poor D．easy
A．love B．life C．career D．future
A．long B．fair C．short D．beautiful
A．study B．think C．live D．play
A．stopped B．imagined C．enjoyed D．tried
A．reason B．Result C．truth D．dream
A．When B．If C．Unless D．Before
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