After the earthquake his northeast Japan on March 11, 2011, many touching stories that I saw with my own eyes happened around me.
I had to walk home since all the 31 had stopped after the quake. On my way home I 32 an old Japanese lady at the bakery shop who was giving out free bread, which made my heart 33 . A middle-aged Japanese man was holding a sign that said, “Please use our 34 .” He was 35 his house for people to go to the restroom.
My friend wanted to 36 others. He stood in the cold with a sign “If you are okay with a motorcycle, I will 37 you to your house.” And then I saw him take one gentleman home, all the way to faraway place!
Then the next day I drove to 38 my car with gas. There was a 39 gas now and many gasoline stations were either closed or had very 40 lines. I got 41 ,since I was behind 15 cars. Finally, when it was my 42 , the man smiled and said, “ 43 this aituation, we are only giving $ 30 worth gas per person. Is that alright?”“Of course, I’m just glad that we are all able to 44 ,” I said. His smile gave me so much 45 .
I saw a man at the evacuation(疏散) center 46 when people brought food to him, It was the first time in three days that food has been brought to their center. However, after he wiped the tears, his next 47 surprised me. “I am very 48 that we are provided with food. But people in the city next to us haven’t 49 any food at all. Please go to that centre as well.” And when hearing that, I realized there is a bright future on the other side of this 50 .
A．traffic B．rescue C．communication D．businesses
A．missed B．caught C．noticed D．heard
A．hungry B．soft C．broken D．warm
A．toilet B．hotel C．hospital D．house
A．advertising B．opening C．repairing D．decorating
A．encourage B．save C．charge D．assist
A．drive B．follow C．lead D．send
A．start B．fill C．check D．wash
A．plenty B．lack C．variety D．diversity
A．direct B．straight C．long D．short
A．time B．turn C．duty D．decision
A．Apart from B．Together with C．Because of D．Instead of
A．share B．offer C．tolerate D．transform
A．comfort B．pleasure C．trouble D．entertainment
A．waiting B．grabbing C．sleeping D．crying
A．promises B．roles C．actions D．remarks
A．upset B．grateful C．surprised D．proud
A．bought B．supplied C．prepared D．received
A．city B．center C．lesson D．disaster
When you’re a preteen, a huge problem might be that you just have to have a new rock-rap CD, 1 your parents won’t give you the money for it. I thought life was so 2 when things like this happened-----until September 11, 2001.
I was in P.E. when the planes hit the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon. As soon as I got home and for weeks before, I saw the disaster 3 on TV. Seeing the innocent people running for their 4 as the debris(瓦砾) started coming down the fire and smoke rose out of the 5 brought tears to my eyes. I couldn’t help imagining what the people on the 6 and in the buildings were thinking and going through, not 7 what was going on. I admired the courage of the firefighters who rushed in and risked their own lives to 8 others. It tore my heart apart to watch the 9 looks on the faces of so many people who didn’t know if their loved ones were dead or alive while 10 in all the debris.
Then it 11 me: All my life I had thought mainly of myself. I had it easy in life and had been taking it all for granted.
A feeling of coldness 12 down my back, and I cried just thinking of the possibility that it could have easily 13 to my family. My mom or dad could have been killed like that, and I would never, ever see them again. I began to evaluate what a real 14 in life was.
This disaster 15 me that awful things can happen to anyone at any time. Now when my mom or dad or sister go somewhere, even if it’s just 16 the store, I try to remember to tell them that I love them because I know there is a 17 that I may never tell them that 18 .
Not getting a new CD is not going to 19 my life. I can live with those kinds of problems. But losing someone I love would 20 make my life miserable.
9/11 showed me just what I am.
A．or B．so C．but D．for
A．unfair B．uncomfortable C．unbelievable D．uncertain
A．happen B．occur C．strike D．unfold
A．lives B．families C．houses D．friends
A．curtains B．buildings C．gates D．bedrooms
A．seats B．planes C．corners D．streets
A．believing B．thinking C．caring D．knowing
A．join B．save C．meet D．calm
A．puzzled B．severe C．dirty D．desperate
A．hidden B．found C．trapped D．placed
A．hit B．surprised C．rewarded D．told
A．cooled B．dropped C．ran D．passed
A．happened B．compared C．related D．turned
A．relationship B．problem C．need D．fate
A．persuaded B．reminded C．taught D．informed
A．to B．in C．at D．on
A．story B．doubt C．chance D．plan
A．ever B．once C．enough D．again
A．end B．save C．spare D．break
A．rather B．truly C．probably D．frequently
My name is Scott and I am 36 years old. I have spent most of my adult life doing an 41 job, so I had a very cynical (愤世嫉俗的) view of life and the world around me. I saw no point in trying to 42 my life or the lives of the people around me.
Two years ago my wife 43 me to return to school and work toward a career where I would find satisfaction. So I entered Long Beach City College to pursue a 44 in history. Last term I took a political science class. The 45 Dr. Rock had such a great effect on me. He 46 in the Air Force, worked in the U.S. nuclear program and served in the White House. When I asked another instructor 47 someone who was so overqualified worked at a small community college, she 48 told me because he wanted to.
This 49 me, so I asked Dr. Rock himself why he did not pursue a better role in his career. What he told me has changed my 50 forever. He told me that by working at the college he would be able to 51 the kinds of students he believed would make a 52 in the world. He said that 53 the right motivation and support, the students he taught could become the future leaders of our country. He said that he preferred the inner city 54 because the students there showed the 55 promise and cared deeply for their education.
Dr. Rock paid attention to the needs of the community. He taught me how to care and 56 us to take part in our community in any way we 57 .
I thought that I was the 58 one that was affected by his lessons, but at the end of the term I found that the entire class had felt the same 59 that came over me. Dr. Rock taught us how to 60 our country, our community and ourselves.
A．irregular B．unsatisfying C．impatient D．unfamiliar
A．taste B．feel C．better D．respect
A．convinced B．suggested C．ordered D．informed
A．degree B．reward C．success D．career
A．headmaster B．classmate C．officer D．instructor
A．played B．served C．assisted D．succeeded
A．where B．how C．why D．whether
A．angrily B．hurriedly C．nervously D．simply
A．interested B．frightened C．worried D．troubled
A．feeling B．spirit C．life D．family
A．remember B．reach C．watch D．calm
A．promise B．decision C．difference D．choice
A．beyond B．through C．for D．with
A．environment B．college C．education D．background
A．most B．usual C．deepest D．strongest
A．forced B．warned C．encouraged D．invited
A．could B．did C．should D．had
A．few B．just C．first D．only
A．time B．change C．pressure D．reaction
A．appeal to B．make for C．turn to D．care about
My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the case, we had to pack our belongings into boxes and 36 those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again 37 at the pier（码头）waving good-bye to my father as his 38 pulled him away from us. My mother would turn my brother and me around before the ship was out of 39 , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of 40 in the new environment again.
Throughout the years of changing 41 , schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother. For both my 42 and me, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while 43 some type of part-time job. Leaving a promising career is just one of the 44 which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so. 45 she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother 46 managed to make each house to be the very home that is safe and 47 .
This probably sounds like a depressing way to live, 48 with two small children: “single” parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to 49 a career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this 50 into adventure for us all! Each relocation was a chance to 51 another part of the world. My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a 52 to rearrange furniture, make curtains and 53 pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people.
No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a 54 attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so 55 all those years of my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero.
A．leave behind B．leave out C．leave off D．leave for
A．living B．staring C．standing D．going
A．car B．ship C．train D．plane
A．range B．shape C．sight D．control
A．adapting B．suiting C．matching D．fitting
A．names B．jobs C．addresses D．directions
A．father B．classmates C．brother D．relatives
A．performing B．seeking C．waiting D．applying
A．programs B．sacrifices C．contribution D．cooperation
A．Once B．While C．When D．Unless
A．somewhere B．somewhat C．sometime D．somehow
A．romantic B．comfortable C．mysterious D．wealthy
A．generally B．actually C．especially D．unfairly
A．desert B．pursue C．affect D．limit
A．lifestyle B．value C．journey D．opportunity
A．acquire B．explore C．occupy D．realize
A．load B．sadness C．result D．challenge
A．hang B．draw C．take D．sell
A．changeable B．cautious C．positive D．negative
A．experienced B．brave C．ordinary D．annoyed
I found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was 36 the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final 37 . During the test，the girl 38 next to me whispered something，but I didn’t understand. So I leaned(倾斜) over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me 39 I had an extra pen. She showed me that 40 was out of ink and would not write．I happened to have an extra one，so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk．
Later, after the test papers had been 41 the teacher asked me to 42 in the room when all the other students 43 . As soon as we were alone, she began to talk to me about 44 it meant to grow up；she mentioned how important it was to stand 45 your own two feet and be responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about __46 _and emphasized the fact that when people do something dishonest，they really 47 themselves．She made me promise that I would think 48 about all the things she had said. Then she told me I could 49 . I walked out of the room wondering 40 she had chosen to talk to me about all those things．
Later on，I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the gir1 next to me, it looked 51 I was copying answers 52 the girl’s test paper. So I came to find her and tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t 53 anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test. 54 I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor 55 letting her use my pen, I was sure she continued to believe that I had cheated on the test．
A．from B．on C．in D．at
A．lesson B．test C．class D．papers
A．seat B．seating C．sitting D．sit
A．whether B．why C．where D．that
A．one B．that C．it D．hers
A．handed B．turned in C．given out D．marked
A．work B．read C．stay D．study
A．gone out B．were studying C．were there D．were dismissed
A．how B．why C．what D．which
A．by B．on C．to D．with
A．honesty B．faith C．confidence D．reliability
A．improve B．punish C．cheat D．help
A．well B．highly C．honestly D．seriously
A．leave B．go on C．sit down D．refuse
A．if B．whether C．why D．how
A．like B．as though C．as D．that
A．for B．by C．from D．at
A．mentioned B．asked C．answered D．realized
A．Long before B．As long as C．Just as D．Even though
A．with B．by C．in D．through
A 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the 1 – five dollars was far beyond Reuben Earle’s money. Five dollars would 2 almost a week’s food for his family.
But hearing the sound of hammering (捶打的声音) from a side street, Reuben had a(n) 3 . He ran towards the sound and discovered he could 4 the hessian sacks (麻袋) which were thrown away and sell them for five cents a piece.
Every day 5 , Reuben walked down the town, collecting 6 . On the day the school closed for the summer, no student was more 7 than Reuben, for he had more time for his “work”. Then one day the time had 8 .
Reuben ran down Water Street to the 9 . “Please, Mister. I have to sell the sacks now.” The man took the sacks, 10 into his pocket and placed four coins in Reuben’s hand. Reuben said a thank you and 11 home. On arriving home, Reuben uncovered the tin can 12 he kept the money. He poured the coins out and began to count. He had 13 .
Then he headed for the shop. “I have the money,” he told the owner 14 . The man went to the window and 15 Reuben’s treasure. He wiped the dust off, carefully wrapped (包裹) it in brown paper and 16 it to Reuben.
Racing home, Reuben shouted, “Here, Mom! Here!” He placed a small 17 in her hands. She unwrapped it carefully. A jewel box 18 . Dora lifted the lid (盖子), tears beginning to fill her eyes. Dora had 19 received such a gift; she had no jewelry 20 her wedding ring. Speechless, she smiled and gathered her son into her arms.
A．price B．cost C．worth D．value
A．buy B．offer C．enjoy D．expect
A．question B．try C．idea D．schedule
A．sell B．collect C．fetch D．bury
A．before dinner B．in class C．at church D．after school
A．the money B．the sacks C．the paper D．the tin cans
A．pleased B．surprised C．worried D．tired
A．passed B．ended C．come D．wasted
A．hotel B．school C．bank D．store
A．hid B．reached C．stole D．put
A．stayed B．walked C．got D．ran
A．when B．which C．while D．where
A．none B．enough C．little D．much
A．calmly B．honestly C．proudly D．angrily
A．took out B．gave out C．set out D．left out
A．lent B．threw C．handed D．took
A．box B．ring C．book D．letter
A．opened B．dropped C．appeared D．broke
A．often B．never C．just D．ever
A．including B．with C．as well as D．except for
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