Tick, tock, tick, tock. I’m sitting here, watching the movements of my existence pass slowly away. My house has been 36 for such a long time，and I’m lonely and forgotten. Sitting here, by myself, all that I can do is 37 and think about my past. I could tell you stories that only 38 would know. 
But walls can’t speak.
I came to this place many years ago，along with an old man…. 39 , he was with me for on1y three short years before he passed on….
For a time, I was left alone, while people came and 40 the house…. Then, one day a nice couple moved in with a young son. 41 , their son Danny liked to stay with me, and I was completely 42 with him. He always looked as if he loved the stories I told, most of which began with. ‘‘Back in my day…” and ‘‘When I was 43 .…” I sometimes had the kind of idea that he didn’t really understand what I was saying, but it felt good to be 44 . When Danny went off to college，my heart broke. Soon afterward, 45 sold the house.…
New owners came and 46 . Then, One day it so happened that I was in when a new family was moving into the house. You can’t even imagine my 47 when, unexpectedly, Danny walked through the front door. He had a 48 and kids now. I was so overjoyed when I saw him that I put all my 49 into my daily activities. ... I spent the next twenty years watching his kids grow up, with a mixture of pride and 50 about what would happen next.
The kids finally became 51 and Danny sold the house. That was about five years ago…. Some of the local kids have started the rumor that the house is haunted（闹鬼的）--- and, in a way, it is. It is haunted by 52 of all the people who have lived in it. Every second has 53 me so much. I have been 54 them all day and they are almost up for me.... I hope that someday somebody will 55 me, and drop in on me again. Maybe then I’ll get a new home and an opportunity for a whole new set of memories.
A．crowded B．empty C．painted D．sold
A．look back B．enjoy food C．have a dream D．chat with friends
A．friends B．learners C．neighbors D．walls
A．Luckily B．Happily C．Sadly D．Surprisingly
A．looked at B．settled in C．bought in D．sold out
A．At last B．At one time C．In the end D．From the beginning
A．tired B．friendly C．taken D．fond
A．older B．healthier C．better D．younger
A．loved B．told C．disliked D．believed
A．settled B．went C．lived D．greeted
A．pity B．pride C．surprise D．sadness
A．friend B．daughter C．son D．wife
A．energy B．time C．life D．ideas
A．happiness B．dream C．anxiety D．disappointment
A．old B．impatient C．adults D．tired
A．families B．furniture C．houses D．memories
A．impressed B．surprised C．encouraged D．inspired
A．putting B．copying C．recalling D．taking
A．call B．remember C．visit D．attend
I decided not to bring in home any other things with the words Made in China on a dark Monday, two days after last Christmas, though I still keep some in my house.
At work my boss, Mr. White, points out that I am ___36__ myself if I think I have been __37_____ Chinese products, in spite of the obvious facts in daily life.
“Chinese ___38___ are everywhere,” he says, “You can’t avoid those, no matter how hard you try, it is impossible.”
That is the __39____, which I have been considering for months, since I have kept the American car with the Chinese ___40__ in it. This week I was __41___ again of the difficulty of avoiding China when I bought earrings from a local artist. I was feeling pleased with myself ___42_____ I got home and noticed the gift box made in China.
My boss continues, “You know what you are doing? You are ___43__ your dependence on China, not __44___ it,” he says, “You are just cheating yourself.”
The boss, a frequent complainer, doesn’t slow down when I ___45___ to stop him to ___46___ that I am writing a __47____ of stories on the boycott for the business magazine.
“Maybe you can ___48____ it a year without Chinese products, ___49_____ sooner or later you will even ___50___ Chinese dishes,” the nice boss says, “There is no getting around it.”
I ____51____ at him as he turns to leave, quite ___52____.
“Thanks for your support,” I say to his ___53____.
The year is nearly half over. I can ___54_____without them. ___55___, it is a little inconvenient to live without a DVD player, a DV camera or a printer made in China. But a better question might be: How hard could it be to live without Made in China with the whole family?
A．fooling B．persuading C．beating D．enjoying
A．keeping B．accepting C．avoiding D．admitting
A．advertising B．items C．materials D．business
A．story B．plan C．suggestion D．point
A．parts B．engines C．wheels D．goods
A．asked B．reminded C．troubled D．puzzled
A．as B．when C．since D．until
A．delaying B．losing C．catching D．lacking
A．escaping B．obeying C．objecting D．hating
A．mean B．manage C．try D．intend
A．describe B．suggest C．declare D．state
A．copy B．book C．set D．series
A．do B．get C．make D．have
A．but B．or C．and D．for
A．wash B．break C．serve D．enjoy
A．laugh B．glance C．nod D．stare
A．annoyed B．surprised C．delighted D．satisfied
A．honor B．back C．kindness D．face
A．work B．rescue C．survive D．stay
A．Finally B．Honestly C．Generally D．Directly
Would you like a burger or fried chicken for lunch? No Way! Please pass me the salad 36 ．
Hi, my name is Morgan Jacobs, and I decided to be a vegetarian 37 I love all animals．I have read and seen pictures of 38 happens toanimals that are raised for their meat．It makes me so 39 ．Baby cows and chickens live their 40 lives in places that are too small for them．They have no 41 to move about．This is so 42 ．They suffer and do not get to
43 their lives．
I don't like other animals that also only live to be 44 by people while they are alive and the 45 they are killed．I feel sorry for them．
The best thing 46 being a vegetarian is all the tasty and healthy foods I eat．Vegetables and fruits are healthy for your body．47 , 1 think they taste better than meat．Oranges have vitamin C．I love the 48 of watermelon, peaches, and strawberries．Green vegetables 49 me feel strong．I enjoy drinking lots of soymilk to 50 my bones calcium（钙）．
I have a life threatening allergy（过敏）to nuts, seeds, and peanuts, 51 I eat soy butter to get my protein!
I 52 in being kind and loving to people and animals, being good to the earth, and 53 life, including animals!
54 is known to all, animals are our friends．We should live in 55 with the animals．If we destroyed the animals, we would destroy ourselves．
A．too B．also C．either D．instead
A．because B．unless C．whether D．while
A．that B．which C．what D．how
A．excited B．sad C．glad D．happy
A．short B．long C．colorful D．useful
A．time B．room C．need D．problem
A．cruel B．interesting C．necessary D．probable
A．like B．hate C．enjoy D．love
A．played B．eaten C．looked D．fed
A．style B．road C．way D．type
A．in B．at C．to D．about
A．Besides B．However C．Otherwise D．Therefore
A．smell B．color C．size D．taste
A．force B．make C．cause D．get
A．leave B．take C．bring D．give
A．so B．but C．yet D．or
A．believe B．think C．consider D．imagine
A．inspecting B．respecting C．expecting D．inspiring
A．It B．What C．As D．Which
A．harmony B．memory C．terms D．search
Mother’s Day was coming，but John had been visiting customers．He was now in a small town just outside a flower shop and he knew what to do．
He went into the shop and saw a young man 36 the clerk to sell him some roses for six dollars，but the clerk just explained that roses were 37 and that his money was not enough. The clerk looked up at John, 38 her head．Something inside of John was 39 by the boy’ s voice．John had been 40 with his business，so he looked at the clerk and 41 mouthed that he would pay for the roses．
The clerk told the young man to get the roses for six dollars. The young man almost jumped into the 42 and ran from the store with the 43 ．It was 44 the extra dollars just to see that kind of excitement．
John ordered his own flowers and made sure that the 45 would include a note telling his mother how much he loved her．He drove away from the shop，feeling very 46 ．He caught a traffic light about two blocks away． 47 he waited at the light，he saw the young boy walking down the sidewalk．He watched him cross the street and enter a park through two huge gates．Suddenly，he 48 that it wasn’t a park but a cemetery（公墓）．
Soon, The light 49，and John slowly crossed the intersection．He 50 and on an impuise（冲动）got out and began to follow the boy．The young man stopped by a small monument and went to his 51 . He began to cry after he carefully 52 the roses on the grave．He stared at the little boy’s heaving body and listened to his crying．
John turned with 53 _，and walked back to his car．He drove 54 to the shop and told the clerk he would take the flowers 55 ．He wanted to tell his mother one more time just how much he loved her．
A．begging B．ordering C．forcing D．urging
A．cheap B．worthwhile C．expensive D．special
A．shaking B．waving C．nodding D．holding
A．sensed B．touched C．hurt D．lightened
A．influenced B．ruined C．buried D．blessed
A．loudly B．silently C．gently D．calmly
A．river B．air C．lake D．hole
A．money B．basket C．flowers D．cards
A．worth B．cost C．saved D．wasted
A．delivery B．message C．transportation D．export
A．inspired B．disappointed C．good D．relaxed
A．Before B．As C．Since D．After
A．remembered B．found C．discovered D．realized
A．flashed B．changed C．disappeared D．shone
A．drove back B．pulled over C．broke down D．settled down
A．arms B．palms C．feet D．knees
A．laid B．removed C．set D．decorated
A．laughter B．astonishment C．tears D．happiness
A．slowly B．quickly C．carefully D．excitedly
A．in turn B．in return C．in future D．in person
I’ll never forget my first daughter, who died too early from a bad accident. During those years, life was 36 . One Christmas I found my 3-year-old daughter 37 with a roll of golden wrapping paper. I had bought the paper to finish a rather important project. So I became 38 and scolded her loudly, “You are not good. And you are 39 your father’s money. You don’t know how hard your parents are working.” She was 40 and cried bitterly, running away.
41 , she brought a gift, a golden 42 made of golden wrapping paper to me the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.” I was 43 of my earlier hurting words, but my anger rose again when I found out the box was 44 . I shouted at her, “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside?” She 45 at me with tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I blew 46 into the box. They’re all for you, Daddy.”
I was completely 47 . I put my arms around her and begged for her 48 . A year later, a serious 49 took the life of my daughter. I was so sad that I 50 in bed for three days and three nights, saying nothing with tears rolling down my cheek. From then on, I hated cars and kept the golden box by my bed for many years. Whenever I was 51 , I would take out an imaginary kiss and 52 the love of my daughter who had put it there.
In a very real 53 , each one of us, as humans beings, has been given a golden container 54 with unconditional love and kisses ... from our children, family members, friends, and God. There are 55 no other possessions that anyone could hold more precious than this.
A．nice B．hard C．instructive D．dull
A．tearing B．littering C．cutting D．busy
A．disappointed B．curious C．angry D．anxious
A．using B．spending C．sparing D．wasting
A．confused B．frightened C．amazed D．calm
A．Therefore B．However C．Thus D．Though
A．box B．tie C．car D．pen
A．scared B．happy C．ashamed D．satisfied
A．full B．broken C．cheap D．empty
A．looked around B．looked away C．looked up D．looked down
A．kisses B．love C．hearts D．prays
A．glad B．touched C．upset D．confident
A．thanks B．gifts C．forgiveness D．explanation
A．event B．illness C．operation D．accident
A．lay B．stood C．knelt D．sat
A．lost B．hungry C．discouraged D．sick
A．realize B．remember C．recognize D．respond
A．way B．state C．direction D．sense
A．decorated B．filled C．covered D．linked
A．only B．naturally C．simply D．actually
Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his 36 time, he likes to get out in the country and take some 37 of animals.
For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his 38. But his father didn’t take Bill along with him 39 he was fifteen.
He and Bill drove to the farm which 40 to his uncle in the afternoon. They 41 the night there, so that they could 42 out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.
It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm 43 the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember 44 he was. He turned over 45 and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he 46 that he was at the 47 and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got 48 quickly.
He ran downstairs. The others were already in the 49. Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It 50 good.
They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk 51, because they didn’t want to 52 up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle 53 hot coffee and took some sandwiches 54 Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera 55 and started out.
A．busy B．spare C．enough D．limited
A．foods B．drawings C．paintings D．pictures
A．trips B．buses C．holidays D．mountains
A．after B．when C．until D．unless
A．led B．stuck C．got D．belonged
A．cost B．spent C．slept D．took
A．start B．begin C．walk D．step
A．telephone B．machine C．bell D．clock
A．where B．how C．who D．what
A．quickly B．sleepily C．quietly D．suddenly
A．imagined B．pronounced C．forgot D．remembered
A．mountain B．town C．farm D．station
A．dressed B．ordered C．eaten D．prepared
A．bathroom B．kitchen C．dining-room D．sitting-room
A．seemed B．felt C．tasted D．smelled
A．many B．soundly C．much D．highly
A．wake B．go C．put D．come
A．of B．with C．in D．by
A．that B．what C．after D．before
A．cover B．supply C．operator D．equipment
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