As I was driving out of the store parking lot, they crossed in front of me．My first reaction was filled with 36 at being delayed for a whole ten seconds．But I quickly became 37 when I realized that it was an elderly 38 ．
The man leaned on his 39 who walked in front of him．He not only used her for 40 but it was obvious that he was blind．The two of them _41 as one—each needing the other to 42 in this fast-changing world．
That little example of true strength 43 my whole personal perception(理解) of life that day．Suddenly I wasn’t so 44 having to work a few extra hours on Saturdays．I had my 45 ，and I was still 46 young．
That picture of those two elderly people walking with dignity(尊严) and strength 47 me the entire week．My 48 wasn’t so bad after all．I had my health and a good job．I had a wonderful， 49 wife．I started to think—not only was I 50 to have these all, but so was that wonderful old couple，who，_51 the trials and sufferings of a long life，still had the love and support of each other to 52 them through this world．
There are so many people out there just like that couple．My wife and I sometimes 53 ourselves in our old age, walking arm in arm into the sunset. That image always gives us a 54 feeling．Just remember, none of us would be here if it wasn’t for our elders．We all should spend a little extra time and patience, 55 helping our elder friends．
A．tension B．anger C．surprise D．puzzle
A．nervous B．worried C．patient D．satisfied
A．couple B．driver C．policeman D．truck
A．friend B．daughter C．wife D．mother
A．fun B．free C．support D．care
A．worked B．stood C．thought D．considered
A．warn B．point C．remind D．function
A．ruin B．remove C．change D．fail
A．sure of B．mad about C．excited with D．curious about
A．courage B．freedom C．dream D．strength
A．similarly B．extremely C．naturally D．relatively
A．agreed with B．stayed with C．happened to D．connected with
A．family B．plan C．life D．salary
A．supportive B．famous C．active D．pretty
A．lucky B．fit C．willing D．eager
A．unless B．despite C．owing to D．since
A．challenge B．value C．carry D．arrange
A．picture B．share C．compare D．teach
A．sad B．bitter C．serious D．warm
A．in case of B．regardless of C．as a result of D．when it comes to
Frank was walking down the 6th Street on a hot sunny day when he saw smoke coming out of the street. He could the smoke, and it was getting thicker. Seeing the smoke coming out of a storm drain(雨水沟), Frank called the fire department immediately. “The storm drain is fire!” he said. The fire department asked for his whereabouts and he said he was near the 6th and Main. They said they be right there to investigate the situation. Frank needn’t to go anywhere, so he waited for the to arrive. He was curious what could be burning beneath the street. As far as he knew, there wasn’t anything beneath the street concrete(混凝土). And everyone that concrete doesn’t burn.
A fire truck arrived a few later. “Are you the man who ?” asked the driver. “Yes. ” Frank answered. By now Frank could not only smell the but also hear crackling sounds, just like wood burning. The firemen didn’t seem to consider it an emergency. “ do you think it could be?” Frank asked the driver. “Oh, we know what it is. We have to a problem like this every few months. It’s the homeless people in their “ ”. ”
Homeless people have been living under the streets for years. their knowledge of the storm drain system, they their own “houses” beneath the streets. These living areas have tables, mattresses, chairs, and sofas. The settlers often “borrow” electricity by connecting to a live wire above ground to their own lights and even TVs underground. Either this electricity or a cigarette can cause an occasional fire.
Frank watched some firemen lifted a manhole cover (井盖) and went beneath the street with a fire hose (消防软管). Then a few minutes later, the smoke turned white. Shortly , the firemen reappeared with a person who seemed to have just been woken up.
A．touch B．hear C．smell D．taste
A．in B．at C．to D．on
A．would B．had C．may D．will
A．policeman B．firemen C．postmen D．powermen
A．excuse B．express C．exact D．except
A．know B．knows C．knew D．knowing
A．seconds B．hours C．minutes D．quarters
A．called B．smelt C．investigated D．saw
A．fire B．smoke C．storm drain D．burn
A．What B．Why C．Which D．Which
A．suffer B．solve C．survive D．survey
A．flats B．apartments C．houses D．sections
A．Learning B．Taking C．Using D．Giving
A．set down B．set out C．set about D．set up
A．power B．strengthen C．force D．energy
A．bought B．brought C．booked D．borrowed
A．for B．as C．with D．since
A．black B．red C．blue D．brown
A．westward B．backward C．afterward D．forward
A．careless B．selfless C．helpless D．homeless
Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father_____me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is___ for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no ___ than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, ___my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are ___ .This is not the worst boy at all, __ the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm.”
That statement began a(n) ___ between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my ___ as a bad boy . My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She ___ my father to go to a dental(牙科) school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more ___and my brother and I could be better_ .
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand___ and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I______it had already improved our lives. I accepted her __ and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of__that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the __ beneficiary (受益者). My father became the __ man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What power __has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is _____strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never ___ .
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
A．rushed B．sent C．carried D．introduced
A．known B．favored C．mistaken D．rewarded
A．sooner B．later C．longer D．earlier
A．dragged B．shook C．raised D．bent
A．perfect B．right C．wrong D．impolite
A．but B．so C．and D．or
A．agreement B．friendship C．gap D．relationship
A．opinion B．image C．expectation D．mind
A．begged B．persuaded C．ordered D．invited
A．successful B．meaningful C．helpful D．useful
A．treated B．entertained C．educated D．respected
A．camera B．radio C．bicycle D．typewriter
A．considered B．suspected C．ignored D．appreciated
A．belief B．request C．criticism D．description
A．teaching B．writing C．studying
A．next B．same C．only D．real
A．cleverest B．wealthiest C．strongest D．healthiest
A．enthusiasm B．sympathy C．fortune D．confidence
A．deliberately B．happily C．traditionally D．constantly
A．win B．match C．reach D．doubt
I was on a long drive last weekend and stopped for a rest．At that moment,I noticed a man in a wheelchair by the stop sign．He held a sign in hand， “Trying to make it home for the holidays”．I looked away from it,because I had no to give him．I watched as people drove by,and either ignored him or stared at him he was a curiosity（怪人）of sorts．I felt really for the poor man．
I know some people wouldn’t like to have the thought of money to such strangers in the street,because they thought these people may use that money for drugs,alcohol,or some other undesirable（不良的） ．I started to drive my car away but soon ．Since I don’t usually have much cash on me,I it would be a good idea to offer some food ．So I asked him if he was ．Hearing my words,he seemed shocked that someone his well-being,but he happily it．He said he would like a sandwich and a can of soda．
Inside the store,I bought a sandwich,soda,some water and chips．I them to the new friend who was quite to receive so many delicious foods． the meal time ,I asked his name．He said he was called Chewie,and he was thankful for my help．I him a Smile Card．He read it with a big smile and said,“I always random（偶然）acts of kindness．”
As I drove away,I said a silent prayer（祈祷）that Chewie makes it home for the holidays,or at least he spends them somewhere safe and ．
A．jumping B．sitting C．running D．climbing
A．asking B．copying C．showing D．reading
A．quickly B．happily C．actively D．finally
A．money B．gift C．time D．sign
A．as long as B．in case C．even though D．as if
A．proud B．happy C．sorry D．strange
A．lending B．giving C．wasting D．throwing
A．purposes B．interests C．views D．roles
A．took off B．gave up C．turned around D．picked up
A．doubted B．refused C．listed D．thought
A．besides B．yet C．instead D．though
A．happy B．sleepy C．tired D．hungry
A．brought about B．talked about C．cared about D．thought about
A．bought B．accepted C．paid D．ate
A．dropped B．donated C．offered D．supported
A．glad B．stressful C．uneasy D．formal
A．Before B．Above C．For D．During
A．handed B．ordered C．borrowed D．sold
A．cut in B．believe in C．take in D．give in
A．cold B．upset C．warm D．afraid
Eighty-year-old retired tailor, James McKay, spent Saturday night in jail after thirty-year-old Keith Smith over the head his walking stick. McKay's wife, Laurence told us that while McKay is usually a person, he had been to this act of violence by getting wet just once too often.
Smith lives above the McKays and it appears that not only is he a keen gardener, he is also a collector. Unfortunately for him, the water he sent over his balcony every day ended up on the McKay's, or too often, on the McKays .
“For the last fortnight, since Smith moved into the flat above us, we have hardly dared to go to our ,” said Laurence. She added that it wasn't so much the water falling onto their balcony from Smith watering his plant bothered them, it was more the way he cleaned his fish tanks. “We'd be there happily reading our newspapers, when so much water would come from above that we'd be as wet as if we'd with our clothes on! Neither could we get rid of the of fish!”
And on Saturday evening it was just too . “It was James's birthday,” explained Laurence, “and I'd made him a birthday cake. The candles were a great sight as you can imagine, but James didn't get to blow them out.” , Smith emptied one of his larger tanks over his balcony and both the McKays and the cake were wet . Rarely had Laurence seen McKay move so fast. “I couldn't him. He was up there in a flash. It was the fastest I'd seen him move since 1964.”
Smith is not going to take things further with the police. He has also promised to change his from now on. And what of James McKay? he left the police station, a large crowd of supporters sang him, “Happy Birthday”. “ the most exciting birthday !” said the cheerful old man. “The best since my adolescence I'd say!”
A．hitting B．tapping C．pushing D．touching
A．by B．via C．through D．with
A．quiet B．peaceful C．sensitive D．stubborn
A．accustomed B．taken C．driven D．attracted
A．fish B．seed C．plant D．newspaper
A．himself B．itself C．themselves D．herself
A．bathroom B．kitchen C．bedroom D．balcony
A．which B．what C．that D．whether
A．sitting B．exercising C．sleeping D．eating
A．regularly B．unconsciously C．precisely D．suddenly
A．swum B．showered C．watered D．drowned
A．taste B．sense C．feeling D．smell
A．little B．soon C．late D．much
A．Beside B．Instead C．Otherwise D．Consequently
A．over B．across C．through D．down
A．stop B．blame C．ignore D．stand
A．views B．attitude C．ways D．mind
A．While B．Since C．Until D．As
A．Sincerely B．Impossibly C．Definitely D．Previously
A．before B．ever C．already D．since
When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My took me by train or by car to a hotel by the . All day, I seem to remember, I on the sands with strange children. We made houses and gardens, and the tide (潮汐) destroy (破坏, 毁坏) them. When the tide went out, we over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the seemed to shine always brightly the water was always warm. Sometimes we left the beach and walked in the country, ruined (毁灭的) houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were in one's pockets or good places where one could ice-creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good is much the same as it was. I like the sun and warm sand and the sound of _ beating the rocks. I no longer wish to any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make sick on too many ices.
A．teacher B．parents C．nurse D．doctor
A．sea B．lake C．mountain D．forest
A．played B．slept C．sat D．stood
A．moved B．excited C．worried D．nervous
A．made B．brought C．watched D．heard
A．rolled B．jumped C．turned D．climbed
A．light B．sun C．moon D．lamp
A．and B．yet C．but D．or
A．exploring B．examining C．repairing D．measuring
A．sweets B．sand C．ice-creams D．money
A．make B．sell C．buy D．offer
A．house B．holiday C．garden D．tide
A．hardly B．almost C．still D．perhaps
A．waves B．water C．hands D．birds
A．destroy B．fix C．use D．build
A．But B．However C．Or D．Yet
A．wonder B．feel C．understand D．believe
A．strong B．weak C．young D．old
A．children B．boys C．girls D．grown-ups
A．herself B．himself C．itself D．themselves
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