There was a terrible rainstorm unexpectedly. The rain caused the streets 36 and the subway system almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were 37 to go home. Some struggled to __38 a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the ___39_ bravely, walking miles to get to work.
I 40 to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most _41_had stopped. After making my way __42__ crowds of people. I finally found a subway line that was __43_. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to __44 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 45 .So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train __46 my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was _47_ through, exhausted and 48.
My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer __49_I received an email from Garth, my Director:
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 50 reported to work. It is always relaxing, at times like these, when employees so clearly show their 51 to their jobs. Thank you.
Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that 52 message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of __53 can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __54_ had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately __55__ me and put a smile back on my face.
A．break B．flood C．sink D．crash
A．forced B．refused C．adjusted D．gathered
A．order B．pay C．call D．search
A．climate B．scenery C．storm D．burden
A．used B．promised C．deserved D．happened
A．practice B．routine C．process D．service
A．to B．through C．over D．for
A．operating B．cycling C．turning D．rushing
A．check B．carry C．find D．board
A．street B．ground C．floor D．platform
A．paused B．crossed C．reached D．parked
A．wet B．weak C．sick D．hurt
A．ashamed B．discouraged C．surprised D．puzzled
A．hardly B．casually C．absolutely D．eventually
A．devotion B．donation C．connection D．reaction
A．accurate B．urgent C．brief D．humorous
A．promise B．appreciation C．advice D．guidance
A．troubles B．signals C．rules D．signs
A．corrected B．supported C．amazed D．refreshed
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
Known as the Animal Lady in this area which I lived in, I was always asked to lend a hand in animal 36 . One afternoon three little neighbor girls ran up 37 my door, saying a baby squirrel was on the sidewalk. I quickly 38 the kids and they led me to a tiny squirrel still with milk teeth. I 39 and held the little creature up gently in my arms to check it for 40 . It seemed fine. I figured the mother must have been killed, 41 it an orphan(孤儿). Now, the baby was pretty hungry for milk and then left its nest to 42 the neighborhood for help.
I was about to carry it into my 43 when I found several other babies starting to run down the tree from where their nest was. With the first squirrel hid into my 44 , I stood at the base of the tree and was 45 when three more babies ran right down into my hands. Those dear little creatures were so happy to feel safe and 46 ,and they all held each other close in my shirt. I took them home and 47 them bread and milk to eat. The poor starving things went 48 as they swallowed the meal.
I phoned a lady in the next town who 49 a small squirrel shelter. She had a big back yard with large 50 surrounded by a tall wooden fence. She assured me she was well 51 to care for the babies and provide a natural home for them when they were grown.
I love that those little girls cared enough about the squirrels to seek out the 52 of the Animal Lady! And I really 53 getting to help the baby creatures. And then the 54 of caring continued 55 the lady with the squirrel shelter took them in. How wonderful to be part of a chain of kindness.
A．hunt B．love C．cure D．rescue
A．to B．through C．for D．from
A．followed B．glanced C．comforted D．persuaded
A．came down B．bent down C．put down D．broke down
A．fur B．legs C．teeth D．injuries
A．leaving B．keeping C．remaining D．finding
A．research B．hunt C．search D．watch
A．room B．car C．cage D．house
A．shoe B．pocket C．shirt D．drawer
A．puzzled B．astonished C．interested D．satisfied
A．nervous B．cold C．warm D．tired
A．handed B．showed C．gave D．lent
A．hungry B．wild C．sad D．afraid
A．owned B．needed C．sought D．shut
A．ladders B．flowers C．bamboos D．trees
A．organized B．equipped C．built D．known
A．shelter B．information C．advice D．help
A．minded B．regretted C．enjoyed D．appreciated
A．chain B．feeling C．sense D．connection
A．when B．if C．before D．until
My father is a strong fisherman. He loved the sea and would stay out until he caught enough to 16 the family .
When we met 17 weather , he would drive me to school with his old truck . And after we 18 , he would bend over and give me a 19 on the face and then tell me to be a good boy. I always felt very 20 in front of so many other 21 . I was already a twelve-year–old young man , but my father still kissed me goodbye !
Then on a rainy day I 22 to tell him my feeling . When we stopped at the school gate, the 23 big smile appeared on my father’s face . I 24 what would happen next. I 25 put my hand up and for the first time said “ No” to him . The smile on his face immediately changed into a 26 look. He looked at me for a long time and 27 began to appear in his eyes. I was shocked. I had never 28 him cry ! Then he said, “ You’re right . You are a big boy … a man. I won’t kiss you 29 .’’
Not long after that, my father went to sea on a bad day. 30 of the fishermen stayed at home , but not Dad , because he had a big family to feed . But after that day, he 31 came back . Later his boat was 32 with his nets half in and half out . He must have 33 a strong wind and was trying to save the nets.
How I wished I had not 34 my father’s kiss! And from this I have learned that we should take every chance with our family and friends as the last one in our lives. We can have 35 regrets by doing so .
A．enjoy B． feed C．keep D．save
A．fine B． warm . C．cool D．bad
A．left B． arrived C．appeared D．drove
A．kiss B． smile C．touch D．welcome
A．excited B． funny C．glad D．shy
A．passengers B． workers C．schoolmates D．friends
A．decided B． agreed C．advised D．happened
A．strange B． usual C．beautiful D．kind
A．doubted B． wondered C．knew D．remembered
A．clearly B． carefully C．quietly D．quickly
A．disappointed B． worried C．surprised D．tired
A．anger B． tears C．understanding D．happiness
A．wanted B． seen C．liked D．minded
A．forever B． immediately C．sometimes D．any more
A．Most B． All C．None D．Every
A．later B． finally C．never D．seldom
A．caught B． found C．bought D．returned
A．missed B． managed C．met D．hoped
A．refused B． forgotten C．hated D．accepted
A．new B． good C．small D．few
I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And 1 assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always 2 to sit at the back of the classroom.
All this 3 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy 4 because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 5 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would laugh at me. Without the teacher who kept insisting on my “ 6 for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.
Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 7 of it! When I first started 8 the practice sessions (练习赛), I didn’t 9 know the rules of the game, not to mention what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get 10 and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. 11 , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to 12 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t 13 “just yet”.
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the 14 and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive 15 in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the process (过程) — friends who respected my 16 to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!
With my 17 self-confidence comes more praise (赞扬) from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “ 18”in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 19 raising my hand—even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent 20 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.
A．as B．until C．unless D．once
A．hoped B．agreed C．meant D．chose
A．continued B．changed C．settled D．started
A．idea B．plan C．belief D．saying
A．right B．chance C．ability D．patience
A．going B．looking C．cheering D．applying
A．point B．half C．rest D．basis
A．enjoying B．preparing C．attending D．watching
A．even B．still C．yet D．ever
A．terrified B．exhausted C．pleased D．puzzled
A．Interestingly B．Fortunately C．Obviously D．Hopefully
A．focus B．spy C．rely D．try
A．want B．do C．support D．know
A．steps B．orders C．rules D．games
A．roles B．part C．mind D．value
A．efforts B．curiosity C．wish D．strength
A．expressed B．improved C．confirmed D．recognized
A．dreaming B．playing C．relaxing D．hiding
A．by B．for C．with D．to
A．lucky B．happy C．sure D．satisfied
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