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Bill and John，both seriously ill，lived in the same room at Marie Hospital．John lived next to the only window of the room and was allowed to 36 in his bed and watch for an hour every day．But Bill had to spend all his time 37 on his back．
They became friends soon and talked for hours every day．They spoke of their families，their children，their hobbies，and their 38 in the American army．Each day John would sit up and 39 to his roommate Bill what he could see outside the window．
Through John’s description，Bill’s world was 40 and brightened by all the activities and colors of the outside world．The window overlooked a beautiful park with a lovely 41 ,John told Bill．Ducks played on the water 42 children sailed their model boats．And a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance．As John described all these 43 ,Bill would close his eyes and 44 the picturesque scene．Bill was recovering 45 . However，John became weak day by day．
Late one night，Bill was lying in bed 46 the ceiling when John began to cough seriously．Then doctors and nurses rushed to the room．Thirty minutes later, John 47 coughing．Now，there was only silence— 48 silence．
The following morning，Bill was moved to the bed next to the window at his request．Slowly and
49 ，he supported himself up on one elbow （胳膊）to take the first look．But to his 50 ，he could see nothing but a 51 wall．
Only at that moment did he begin to realize that the pursuit（追求）of happiness was a matter of 52 ．It was a positive attitude we chose to express．It was not a gift that was 53 to our doorstep each morning，nor did it come through the window．It was all inward journey．Whether a man is happy or not depends on his own thoughts 54 anything outward．
So Bill began to describe the 55 world to his new roommate that he saw through the only window of the room.
A．stand up B．sit up C．set up D．stay up
A．1ying B．depending C．going D．relying
A．service B．advice C．appearance D．violence
A．explain B．complain C．describe D．introduce
A．affected B．broadened C．damaged D．expanded
A．tower B．1ake C．statue D．hill
A．while B．though C．unless D．until
A．in addition B．in general C．in brief D．in detail
A．see B．remember C．imagine D．recognize
A．up to now B．1ittle by 1ittle C．sooner or later D．one by one
A．thinking about B．staring at C．holding up D．fixing on
A．stopped B．continued C．avoided D．survived
A．deadly B．dead C．breathless D．aimless
A．regretfully B．fortunately C．particularly D．hopefully
A．surprise B．delight C．relief D．anger
A．simple B．blank C．colored D．painted
A．consideration B．expression C．choice D．practice
A．de1ivered B．decorated C．devoted D．determined
A．more than B．better than C．other than D．rather than
A．friendly B．yearly C．1ively D．1ikely
The afternoon on December 25 in the waiting room, I was the nurse on duty. When I felt sad about having to 1 on Christmas Day, a woman and four small children showed up at my desk.
“Are you all sick?” I asked. “Yes.” the woman said 2 and lowered her head. But when it came to telling me about their 3 , things got a little surprising. They all seemed to be well and there was nothing 4 with their body.
Why did they tell a 5 that they were all sick? I did not say anything but 6 that it might be a little time before a doctor could 7 them . The mother said, “Take your time. We can 8 here. It’s so warm.” When she finished the register chart, I noticed she didn’t write down their address----were they 9 ?
I looked at the 10 around the Christmas tree. The children were excited and 11 to be healthy. The littlest one was pointing at the Christmas tree and said something to the mother. Then I was sure that they came here not because of 12 but only for warmth.
I went back to the nurses’ station and 13 the homeless family. The nurses, 14 about working on Christmas Day like me, turned to feel sorry for the family and decided to 15 .We bought delicious food in the hospital restaurant and 16 a big dinner for our guests. We needed 17 . So we put apples in a basket and collected candies and clothes. Just as we were seriously prepared to meet the physical needs of the 18 , our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be 19 on Christmas Day.
Later, as the family was to 20 , the youngest child ran to me and said, “Thank you very much. Good bye. ”
A．choose B．work C．shop D．clean
A．angrily B．joyfully C．weakly D．loudly
A．plans B．jobs C．habits D．problems
A．wrong B．new C．special D．strange
A．story B．lie C．joke D．secret
A．explained B．agree C．promised D．replied
A．visit B．educate C．see D．encourage
A．sleep B．eat C．dance D．wait
A．careless B．homeless C．impolite D．unhappy
A．family B．team C．class D．police
A．seemed B．wanted C．decided D．happened
A．fun B．hunger C．illness D．tiredness
A．introduced B．mentioned C．reported D．greeted
A．writing B．learning C．worrying D．complaining
A．leave B．stop C．watch D．help
A．prepared B．cooked C．ordered D．started
A．vegetables B．materials C．presents D．fruits
A．doctors B．patients C．leaders D．nurses
A．satisfied B．excited C．warm D．full
A．watch B．sing C．win D．Leave
You are mistaken if you think all Chinese people speak in the same way. Have you ever seen a person from Shanghai try talking to 1________ from Guangzhou? It is quite likely 2________ both of them may feel puzzled! The Chinese language, 3________ a whole, uses the same set of characters, but even the same characters can have 4________ pronunciations. That is 5_______ it is difficult for people to understand each other. Luckily, the widespread use of Putonghua in China has made a great contribution 6________ people’s communication, though people from different areas tend to speak with various accents.
People in Northern Europe are much luckier. Even though people from Sweden, Denmark and Norway have their own official languages, it is very convenient for them to communicate with one another. Do you know 7______? That is because their languages are quite similar, though not 8________ small distinctions. Thus, they can communicate easily in their mother tongues.
One big difference between British and American English is in vocabulary. For example, the British use the word “autumn” 1. ________ the Americans use the word “fall”. In this case, the older word is “autumn”. However, about four hundred years ago, the word “autumn” was 2. ________ with “fall”. Later, the British returned to “autumn”, while the 3. ________ still use “fall”.
Of course, people from many different countries came to America and made their 4. ________ to American English. Indeed, in American English there are words from every major 5. ________ spoken on Earth. Many of these words are absent in British English.
6. ________ big distinction between American and British English is spelling. After the Americans defeated the British in 1781 and 7. ________ independence, they wanted to make their spelling of English words 8. ________. Therefore, Americans write “color” 9. ________ “colour”.
Finally, the pronunciations and accents are different. Both countries have slowly 10. ________ the way they say the same words, but in different ways. This process is continuing even today.
There was once a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She 31_everyone, except her boyfriend. He was 32 there for her. The blind girl said that if she could see the world, she would marry him.
One day, someone donated a pair of 33 to the blind girl. She could see everything, including her boyfriend. Her boyfriend asked her, “Now you can see the 34 , will you marry me? ” The girl was surprised when she saw that her boyfriend was 35 ！ So she refused to 36 him. Her boyfriend walked away sadly, and later wrote a letter to the girl saying, “Just take care of my eyes, dear.”
This is how human changes when situations change. Only 37 people remember what life was like before. Only few remember the people who were always there for them.
Hold every person close to your heart because you 38 wake up one day and realize that you have lost a diamond( 钻石) while you were too 39 in collecting stones. You learn to love, not by finding a perfect person, 40 by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.
A．loved B．hated C．helped D．missed
A．always B．never C．seldom D．hardly
A．hands B．heads C．eyes D．faces
A．future B．world C．dream D．gift
A．selfish B．foolish C．deaf D．blind
A．marry B．invite C．visit D．teach
A．many B．a lot of C．few D．some
A．need B．might C．have to D．shall
A．excited B．fond C．full D．interested
A．and B．or C．but D．So
Mr Brown lives in Sydney. His house is about five kilometers ____41___ his office and the bus can ____42___ him there. He likes football very much and wants to ___43___ the football matches. His wife likes to buy nice clothes and ___44___ her husband give all his wages to her and he has to do ___45___ she says. Then she always __46___ some fares (车费) back to him. Of course Mr Brown doesn’t have any money to buy the ___47___. One evening he went to watch a football match. He bought a ticket ___48___ all his money and he ___49__to go home ___50__ foot. When he ___51___ home, he was tired, but felt ___52___. Since then he began to go to work on foot. But he is ___53__ to tell his wife about it.
This morning when he was having breakfast, he ____54__ a piece of news over the radio: the bus fares were going to __55__ in price. He hurried to turn it __56__, but it was too __57___. His wife asked, “What did the radio say?”
He had to ___58__ her all he heard. Then he became sad and said, “ What a Pity!”
“You must be happy, I think,” said his wife. “You will save some ___59___.”
“Sorry, I can’t ___60__ with you.” said Mr Brown. “I won’t be able to watch two matches a month!”
A．far B．away C．far away D．away from
A．send B．bring C．take D．put
A．see B．look C．look at D．watch
A．asks B．let C．makes D．wants
A．what B．that C．which D．like
A．puts B．gives C．gets D．carries
A．tickets B．buses C．football D．clothes
A．with B．for C．to D．by
A．had B．wanted C．liked D．enjoyed
A．by B．on C．with D．for
A．arrived at B．got to C．reached to D．got
A．worried B．sad C．happy D．interesting
A．sorry B．afraid C．ready D．pleased
A．heard B．listened C．saw D．wrote
A．rise B．raise C．drop D．low
A．over B．on C．up D．off
A．hard B．heavy C．fare D．late
A．say B．tell C．speak D．talk
A．time B．work C．idea D．money
A．go B．come C．agree D．Talk
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