When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to Disneyland in America. It wasn’t the first time I had been 36 . Like most English children I learned French 37 school and I had often been to France, so I 38 speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand 39 . But 40 I went to America, I was really looking forward to__41_ a nice easy holiday without any 42 problems.
__43__wrong I was! The misunderstanding began 44 the airport. I was looking for a 45__telephone to give my friend Danny a 46 and tell her I had arrived. A 47 old man saw me looking lost and asked 48 __ he could help me.
“Yes.” I said，“I was to give my friend a ring. ”“Well, that’s nice,” he said. “Are you getting 49 ? But aren’t you a bit young?”“ 50 is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me 51 there’s a phone box?”“Oh!” he said, “there’s phone downstairs.”
When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me. “Don’t worry,”she said to me, “I had so many 52 at first. There are lots of words which the Americans 53 differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to 54 funny things they say. Most of the 55 , British and American people understand each other!”
A．out B．away C．outside D．abroad
A．from B．during C．at D．after
A．get used to B．was used to C．used to D．used
A．English B．French C．Russian D．Latin
A．when B．while C．if D．for
A．buying B．having C．giving D．receiving
A．time B．human C．language D．money
A．Too B．What a C．What D．How
A．with B．to C．over D．at
A．cheap B．popular C．public D．good
A．letter B．ring C．news D．information
A．friendly B．strange C．stupid D．tough
A．that B．if C．where D．when
A．to marry B．to be married C．marrying D．married
A．You B．She C．Who D．He
A．where B．in which C．over there D．that
A．trouble B．difficulties C．things D．fun
A．write B．speak C．use D．read
A．every B．these C．some D．all the
A．chance B．situation C．condition D．time
Brownie and Spotty were neighbour dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you can find in any ____, these two dogs loved each other and played ____ so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their own houses.
One evening, Brownie’s family ____ that Brownie hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him with no ____. Brownie didn’t appear the next day, and, despite their ____ to find him, by the next week he was still missing.
Curiously, Spotty ____ at Brownie’s house alone, barking. Busy with their own lives, they just ignored the ____ little neighbour dog.
Finally, one morning Spotty ____ to take “no” for an answer. Spotty followed Ted about, barking strongly, then running towards a nearby wood, as if to say, “____ me! It’s urgent!”
Ted followed the anxious Spotty. The little dog led the man to a ____ spot a half mile from the house. There Ted found his beloved Brownie ____, one of his hind legs stuck in a steel leg hold trap. Horrified, Ted now wished he’d taken Spotty’s earlier requirement ____. Then Ted noticed something quite remarkable.
Spotty had done more than simply ____ Brownie’s owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the ____ dog, Ted found some dog food---which was later ____ as the remains of every meal Spotty had been fed that ____!
Spotty had been visiting Brownie ____, in a single-minded quest to keep his friend alive by offering his own comfort. Spotty had obviously stayed with Brownie to protect him from being hurt, snuggling (依偎) with him at night to keep him ____ and touching him gently with its nose to keep his spirits up.
Brownie’s ____ was treated by a veterinarian and he recovered. For many years afterwards, the two families watched the faithful friends frolicking (嬉戏) ____ chasing each other down that well-worn path between their houses.
A．village B．story C．neighborhood D．film
A．together B．wildly C．separately D．happily
A．watched B．heard C．feared D．noticed
A．hope B．success C．failure D．information
A．wishes B．demands C．efforts D．worries
A．went up B．showed up C．took up D．put up
A．nervous B．eager C．angry D．clever
A．decided B．refused C．wanted D．pretended
A．Love B．Hit C．Forgive D．Follow
A．beautiful B．distant C．wild D．clean
A．alive B．dead C．brave D．sleepy
A．immediately B．seriously C．directly D．honestly
A．asked B．ordered C．informed D．led
A．injured B．defeated C．frightened D．worried
A．regarded B．determined C．recognized D．showed
A．month B．day C．evening D．week
A．anxiously B．regularly C．sometimes D．calmly
A．fearless B．well C．warm D．hopeful
A．leg B．head C．body D．tail
A．but B．or C．so D．and
As soon as the plane took off, it was clear that something was wrong. People their seats and there were already some terrible shouts. It seemed that we were about to .
People cried all around. Although I didn’t shout, I couldn’t have spoken . Then two rows to my left, I heard a calm voice, a woman’s voice, speaking in a normal tone nothing serious was happening. The woman, in her mid-30s, was staring into the face of her daughter, who looked to be four years old. The child so carefully that she seemed unaffected by the sounds of 36 around her.
I suddenly remembered another girl who had a terrible plane crash with the protection of her mother. The mother lost her life. , the little girl had to be treated to get rid of the feelings of guilt and unworthiness that often survivors. She was told time and again that it hadn’t been for her that her mother had gone away. I hoped this situation wouldn’t in the same way.
Finally, I leaned over and heard this soft, voice. Over and over again, the mother said, “I love you so much. Do you know that I love you more than anything else?”
“Yes, Mommy,” said the little girl.
“And remember that no matter what happens, I will always be you. And you are a good girl. Sometimes things happen, and they are not your fault. You are a good girl and my love will always be with you.” Then the mother put her over her daughter’s, fastened the seat belt over both of them and was to crash. Everything seemed hopeless. But , the horror was over in seconds. We landed safely.
That mom showed me what a real looked like. And in those few minutes, I heard the voice of .
A．fitted in with B．got out of C．kept out of D．got away with
A．quit B．land C．crash D．withdraw
A．calmly B．loudly C．clearly D．steadily
A．what if B．even if C．as if D．only if
A．followed B．listened C．nodded D．glanced
A．fear B．sympathy C．regret D．shock
A．escaped B．prevented C．suffered D．survived
A．Instead B．Anyway C．However D．Otherwise
A．stress B．trouble C．possess D．remind
A．honor B．responsibility C．fault D．excuse
A．tend B．turn C．stop D．develop
A．firm B．ugly C．hesitant D．tough
A．as usual B．beyond belief C．at all D．for sure
A．in B．on C．for D．with
A．yet B．only C．still D．again
A．arm B．body C．head D．hand
A．engaged B．devoted C．prepared D．involved
A．fortunately B．accidentally C．ridiculously D．desperately
A．educator B．rescuer C．hero D．sponsor
A．belief B．commitment C．faith D．courage
My son Joey was born with club feet(天生特厚的畸形脚). The doctors promised us that with treatment he would be able to walk , but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were in surgery(手术). By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he had a when you saw him walk.
The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during , and Joey would jump right in, run and play, too. We told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to as well as the other children. So he didn’t know.
In seventh grade he to go out for the cross-country team. Every day he with the team. He worked harder and ran than any of the others—perhaps he sensed that the that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the chance to points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.
He to run four to five miles a day, every day —even the day he had a 103-degree fever. I was , so I went to look for him after school. I found him all alone. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He had two more to go. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy（目光呆滞的） from his fever. he looked straight ahead and kept running.
Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were . Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in grade —the other six team members were all eighth-graders. We never told him he shouldn’t to make the team. We never told him he couldn’t do it… so he didn’t know. He just did it.
A．quickly B．slowly C．normally D．comfortably
A．spent B．wasted C．suffered D．lost
A．pain B．problem C．treatment D．surgery
A．holidays B．day C．fun D．play
A．seldom B．never C．always D．once
A．study B．run C．walk D．behave
A．decided B．preferred C．refused D．agreed
A．gathered B．camped C．trained D．competed
A．more slowly B．less C．faster D．more
A．ability B．strength C．power D．energy
A．Since B．Because C．After D．Although
A．increase B．score C．hold D．take
A．continued B．stopped C．liked D．hoped
A．sad B．surprised C．angry D．worried
A．running B．resting C．crying D．sleeping
A．tests B．miles C．lessons D．examinations
A．Otherwise B．So C．Yet D．Thus
A．included B．found C．shown D．called
A．sixth B．eighth C．seventh D．fifth
A．manage B．determine C．expect D．attempt
Every morning at eleven, a bright new car drove through the central park in New York．Inside the car a driver and his boss, a well-known millionaire（百万富翁）.
Each morning the millionaire a poorly-dressed man on a park bench(长凳)．The man always sat staring at the hotel in which the rich man lived．One day the millionaire was so in the man that he asked his driver to stop the car and he to the bench．He said to the poor man, “Excuse me, I just have to know why you sit staring at my hotel every morning.” “Sir, ”said the poor man, “I’m a failure．I have no job, no family and no ．I sleep on this bench and every night I dream that day I will sleep in this hotel.” The rich man had ．He said to the poor man, “Tonight your dream will come . I’ll for the best room in that hotel for you for .” The millionaire smiled and felt of himself.
A few days , the millionaire went by the poor man’s room to ask him how he himself．To his great , he found that the poor man had moved out of the hotel, back to his park bench．When the millionaire asked why, the man said, “You see, when I’m here sleeping on the bench．I always dream I’m up there in the hotel．It’s a wonderful dream．But when I was up there in the hotel, I dreamed I was here on this cold bench．It was dream and I could not get any sleep at all.”
A．stayed B．stood C．sat D．seated
A．had B．noticed C．laughed D．heard
A．thinking B．lying C．sitting D．resting
A．down B．up C．there D．here
A．interested B．surprise C．strange D．nervous
A．rushed B．swam C．raced D．walked
A．but B．so C．and D．because
A．food B．bed C．home D．shoes
A．each B．one C．that D．every
A．a talk B．an advice C．a friend D．an idea
A．easy B．here C．true D．real
A．pay B．look C．work D．prepare
A．the first time B．two days C．two times D．a whole month
A．pleased B．proud C．glad D．sorry
A．past B．ago C．later D．before
A．liked B．enjoyed C．treated D．satisfied
A．joy B．surprise C．anger D．sorrow
A．down B．below C．up D．under
A．much B．still C．even D．besides
A．a terrible B．a surprised C．a moving D．an exciting
What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right? Perhaps you don't even try any more because you think what you do is not enough．
Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time, however hard we work, it seems that there is someone else who can do it much better．
I have always enjoyed music and it is to me that every musician has a of their own．My father _ several instruments and when he played with other people, it was not difficult to his sound in a group．Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own sound．
I heard of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student, " else can make the sound that you make．" The sound that you make may not be the same as someone else's, but who is to say which is ．It is said that, " is in the eye of the beholder .” . Perhaps it could be said that a delightful sound is in the ear of the ．
Every person has a different tone of voice that only to them, we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of that is unique to them．It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all．It be the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps．
Each person has a（an） on the world in some way．Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it in the same way that you do it．The next time you feel , remember nobody else can make the sound that you make．
A．easy B．good C．simple D．hard
A．because B．although C．when D．if
A．seldom B．always C．never D．sometimes
A．satisfying B．convincing C．inspiring D．interesting
A．gift B．sound C．life D．song
A．played B．designed C．created D．checked
A．turn down B．call up C．pick out D．give off
A．loud B．powerful C．perfect D．special
A．once B．yet C．even D．still
A．Anybody B．Somebody C．Nobody D．Everybody
A．bigger B．better C．deeper D．lower
A．Beauty B．Interest C．Patience D．Honesty
A．speaker B．receiver C．listener D．looker
A．devotes B．adds C．adapts D．belongs
A．but B．yet C．and D．for
A．running B．walking C．jumping D．speaking
A．must B．might C．would D．should
A．choice B．opinion C．duty D．effect
A．exactly B．carefully C．cautiously D．seriously
A．annoyed B．puzzled C．discouraged D．bothered
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