At the age of 13，I visited a doctor with my parents. As I sat in the examining chair，the doctor looked into my 31 .“She did inherit (继承) it，”he said with coldness.“You need to be prepared. There is no 32 for this disease.”
My father 33 a gene which，in most cases，results in blindness. I’d inherited the gene. He gradually 34 his eyesight and so did I. At last we were both 35 blind—he was fifty-seven years old， 36 I was only twenty-eight.
My world 37 as the darkness fell， 38 the dreams my husband and I had for us and for our three little boys. But 39 I tried to find some hope and 40 ，my eyes were opened to a new realization.
My father had 41 me not just failing eyesight，but an example of 42 in the face of hardships as well. We were all living in Bolivia in 1964 when he decided to 43 the family to America. He worked tirelessly to 44 the right of living in the US.
Alone in the States，he 45 his helplessness and lack of fluency in English. He managed to rent a small apartment，and nine months later，sent airline tickets for my mom，my brother and me.
Decades later， 46 an American citizen，I look back at what he'd shown me. He set an example proving that determination is important to success. His 47 taught me valuable lessons for my own path in the darkness.
I did the same as I stepped into a 48 world. I fulfilled (完成) my own 49 as a wife，mom，Sunday school teacher and Spanish interpreter. What I inherited from my father helped me to 50 my life in a whole new light.
A．mouth B．eyes C．ears D．throat
A．solution B．reason C．excuse D．cure
A．carried B．spread C．infected D．raised
A．damaged B．lost C．recovered D．gained
A．rapidly B．nearly C．completely D．terribly
A．though B．but C．so D．since
A．broke down B．broke off C．broke away D．broke out
A．realizing B．sharing C．disturbing D．destroying
A．when B．before C．unless D．until
A．honour B．beauty C．strength D．failure
A．handed B．rewarded C．given D．taught
A．contribution B．determination C．challenge D．honesty
A．move B．settle C．arrange D．send
A．enjoy B．declare C．apply D．win
A．accepted B．admitted C．overcame D．met
A．as B．like C．for D．to
A．knowledge B．journey C．situation D．event
A．cruel B．inner C．modern D．dark
A．promises B．hopes C．roles D．changes
A．touch B．end C．save D．see
One evening, Mr Green was driving his car along a lonely country road. He had ___1___ $10 000 from the bank in town. Suddenly a man in rags stopped him and asked for ___2___. Mr Green told him to get on and continued his way. ___3___ he talked to the man, he ___4___ that he had just broken out of prison. Mr Green was very afraid at the ___5___ of the money. Suddenly he saw a police－car and had a ___6___ idea. He ___7___ speed and drove as quickly as possible. Then he found the police-car running ___8___ him. After a mile ___9___ the police-car passed him and ordered him to stop. A policeman came up. Mr Green had hoped to tell him about the trouble but the man put a gun to Mr Green’s ___10___.
The policeman said he wanted Mr Green’s name and ___11___ and Mr Green obeyed. The policeman wrote it down in his notebook and put it in his___12___. “You ___13___ appear at the police station. “ He said. Then he talked to Mr Green about ___14___ driving. Mr Green started up his car again. He had ___15___ all hope of his ￡10,000, but as he reached a more lonely part, the robber said he wanted to ___16___. Mr Green stopped and the man said. “___17___. You’ve been ___18___ to me. This is what I can do in ___19___.” And he handed Mr Green the policeman’s ___20___, which was stolen while the policeman was talking to Mr Green.
A．taken B．held C．brought D．drawn
A．money B．help C．a lift D．a ride
A．As B．Since C．Then D．Because
A．recognized B．learned C．supposed D．expected
A．sight B．idea C．touch D．thought
A．fast B．bright C．strange D．bad
A．put on B．got on C．took on D．had on
A．behind B．with C．after D．beside
A．and so B．or so C．and so on D．or so on
A．head B．shoulder C．back D．neck
A．number B．home C．place D．address
A．car B．pocket C．hand D．trousers
A．shall B．will C．would D．need
A．careful B．normal C．drunk D．dangerous
A．held out B．build up C．given up D．turn over
A．run away B．break away C．set out D．get out
A．I’m sorry B．You’re welcome C．That’s all right D．Thank you
A．kind B．polite C．known D．necessary
A．all B．fact C．return D．the end
A．gun B．pen C．money D．notebook
My mother lived in an old farm house in north Oregon，which was located far from any other neighbors.She lived with her elder brother and sisters.Since there were not enough rooms for them，her two sisters __1__ the bigger bedroom downstairs，her brother in a room down the hall and she slept in the top room of the building.
The first __2__ event that happened in that house was when my mother was about 10 years old.She was staying home sick with her brother.He had gone __3__ to the kitchen when my mother heard a voice calling her name from the bottom of the stairs.The voice was __4__ but that was impossible since the only other person in the house was her brother.That was followed by footsteps __5__ the stairs to the top room.A few hours __6__ her brother came up to see what she was doing.She asked him who the girl on the stairs was.He said there was no one in the house.
A few weeks later the __7__ event happened.My grandmother was cooking supper in the kitchen.She turned around and two of the chairs were __8__.She pushed them in and went back __9__.About ten minutes later she turned around and three of the chairs were pulled out.My grandmother was quite __10__ by this because only my mother's little sister was home at the time.
The last event at the house was the __11__ and the one that made them move away.Her elder sister Josie was babysitting her younger one，Sarah，when there was a knock on the door.Josie went to __12__ it and no one was there.She went to the __13__ for some water and when she returned to the living room，Sarah was __14__！She ran all over the house and __15__ found Sarah sleeping in her bed.This was __16__ because Sarah couldn't __17__ the stairs without help because they were very steep.This frightened her so she woke up Sarah and __18__ her downstairs.Then the phone rang.It was my grandma __19__ to say that my grandfather had died and she wouldn't be coming home that night.She was about to turn on the TV __20__ she heard a woman's footsteps coming towards her.She turned around but nobody was there.
A．shared B．supported C．offered D．afforded
A．interesting B．particular C．strange D．anxious
A．upstairs B．outsides C．downstairs D．indoors
A．male B．other C．female D．another
A．turning up B．coming up C．picking up D．sending up
A．ago B．later C．after D．former
A．last B．second C．third D．final
A．pulled out B．pointed out C．thrown out D．given out
A．turning B．pushing C．cooking D．pulling
A．delighted B．disappointed C．frightened D．satisfied
A．best B．worse C．better D．worst
A．receive B．answer C．reply D．react
A．kitchen B．living room C．sitting room D．bedroom
A．asleep B．lost C．gone D．sleeping
A．in the end B．at first C．firstly D．at the end
A．unnecessary B．desperate C．separate D．impossible
A．run B．walk C．climb D．wander
A．took B．held C．carried D．brought
A．crying B．shouting C．calling D．laughing
A．when B．before C．while D．until
While watching the Olympics the other night,I came across an incredible sight.The 1 was swimming and started with only three men.For one reason or another,two of them had a 2 start,so they were disqualified.That would have been difficult enough,not having anyone to 3 against.
I watched the man 4 off the blocks and knew immediately that something was wrong.Now I’m not an expert 5 but I do know a good dive 6 a poor one,and this was not exactly medal 7 .I listened to the crowd begin to 8 this poor man who was clearly having a 9 time.Finally he made his turn to start back.It was 10 .He made a few desperate strokes (划水) and you could tell he was exhausted.
But in those few 11 strokes,the crowd had changed.No longer were they laughing,but beginning to 12 .Some even began to 13 things like,“Come on,you can do it！”,and he 14 finished his race.The crowd went 15 .Even though he recorded one of the 16 times in Olympic history,this man gave more heart than any of the other 17 .
In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals,feeling they have 18 been cheated out of gold,or when they act so 19 in front of their competitors,it is nice to watch an underdog (失败者),a man that gave his all—knowing that he had no chance,but competed because of his 20 and the spirit of the games.
A．view B．event C．game D．match
A．false B．nervous C．strange D．violent
A．fight B．struggle C．defend D．race
A．set B．bounce C．dive D．fall
A．swimmer B．coach C．judge D．adviser
A．from B．in C．beyond D．between
A．feature B．quality C．example D．sign
A．break off B．stand by C．laugh at D．focus on
A．happy B．wonderful C．vague D．tough
A．hopeful B．pitiful C．boring D．skillful
A．flexible B．smart C．awkward D．excellent
A．support B．quit C．cheer D．hesitate
A．speak B．present C．conclude D．yell
A．eventually B．hardly C．successfully D．nearly
A．wild B．angry C．sad D．grey
A．fastest B．luckiest C．hardest D．slowest
A．companions B．competitors C．volunteers D．partners
A．somehow B．already C．even D．anyway
A．poorly B．carelessly C．sharply D．proudly
A．advantage B．independence C．determination D．principle
Tom grows the nicest vegetables and fruits and the most beautiful flowers in the village. Plants grow in Tom’s garden all through the __1__ and they are much __2__.
Tom cuts some flowers for his sitting room table, eats some fruits and vegetables, but he __3__ most of them in the market. His vegetables, fruit and flowers are so __4__ and beautiful that they sold much more __5__ in the market than those of other villagers.
How does Tom grow these beautiful things? He is so __6__ that he just sits under his orange tree with his radio.
He __7__ the music all day.
That is quite true. Tom __8__ things in spring, summer, autumn and winter. After that he sits with his radio. And everything __9__. It is the music that does the work. Tom knows more clearly that music makes the biggest vegetables and the most beautiful flowers. Plants love __10__ as much as people.
A．week B．month C．season D．year
A．better B．worse C．less D．later
A．buys B．sells C．borrows D．lends
A．dear B．bad C．big D．small
A．politely B．quickly C．slowly D．carefully
A．angry B．busy C．tired D．lazy
A．listens to B．hears C．watches D．speaks
A．fills B．plants C．throws D．makes
A．does B．moves C．grows D．plays
A．work B．rain C．stories D．music
A Shelter for the Homeless
Last summer I was a volunteer (志愿者) at a shelter for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn’t working that summer and was 36 only two classes in summer school, so I had some 37 time.
Three nights a week, I 38 in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers. We planned and 39 for 45 people hot meals 40 vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit. The homeless people 41 this good food because many of them usually didn’t eat well.
I 42 this volunteer work, making 43 with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a young teacher, and the other a college student, 44 me.
I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories 45 me with sympathy (同情). Some of them had 46 with alcohol (酒) or drugs while others only had bad 47 . One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and 48 she lost her job. She looked for a 49 job,but couldn’t find one, for she was too 50 . She could do nothing but sell her furniture — sofas, chairs, and tables 51 she could pay for her food.The woman 52 on job hunting, but she 53 couldn’t find one.She had no money for her 54 and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone, 55 , and homeless, she finally came to the shelter.
A．studying B．planning C．holding D．taking
A．full B．free C．extra D．long
A．helped B．waited C．appeared D．washed
A．ordered B．bought C．cooked D．finished
A．with B．from C．by D．in
A．demanded B．needed C．collected D．requested
A．wanted B．had C．owned D．enjoyed
A．decisions B．wishes C．friends D．changes
A．as B．like C．except D．besides
A．struck B．filled C．seized D．provided
A．habits B．worries C．difficulties D．problems
A．luck B．pain C．experience D．loss
A．so B．again C．then D．thus
A．good B．fresh C．skilled D．new
A．old B．poor C．sick D．dull
A．if B．because C．so that D．in case
A．went B．moved C．came D．worked
A．also B．still C．almost D．even
A．block B．cottage C．building D．flat
A．afraid B．shy C．shocked D．mad
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