My friend John always has something to tell me. He knows so much that 21 men have to have older and more worldly wise men to tell them, 22 , who to trust, how to care for others and how to live life 23 the fullest.
Recently, John lost his 24 Janet. For eight years she fought against cancer, but in the end her sickness had the last 25 . One day John took out a folded piece of 26 from his wallet. He had found it, so he told me, when he 27 up some drawers at home.
It was a 28 love letter Janet had written. The note could look like a school girl’s scrawls(潦草地写，乱涂) about her dream guy. 29 the letter was written by a woman who had had seven children, a woman who fought for her life and who 30 only had a few months left to live.
It was 31 a beautiful recipe (处方，食谱) for how to keep a marriage together. Janet’s 32 of her husband begins like this, “Loved me. Took care of me. Worried about me.”
“Helped me when I was ill.” The next 33 reads. After that she turned 34 the paper and added “Warmth. Humor. Kindness. Thoughtfulness.” And then she writes about the husband she has 35 with and loved most in her life. “ 36 there when I needed you.” The last words she wrote 37 all the others. I can see her for me when she added thoughtfully “Good friend.”
I stand beside John now, and cannot pretend to know how it feels to lose someone who is as close to 38 as Janet was to him. I need to 39 what he has to say much more than he needs to talk.
“John,” I ask. “How do you stick together with someone through 38 years—not to mention the sickness? How do I know 40 I can bear to stand by my wife’s side if she becomes sick one day?”
“You can.” he says quietly, “ If you love her enough, you can.”
A．old B．wise C．young D．foolish
A．for instance B．at no time C．in that case D．as a matter of fact
A．in B．to C．at D．for
A．friend B．colleague C．wife D．sister
A．possibility B．chance C．hope D．word
A．handkerchief B．cloth C．leather D．paper
A．fixed B．looked C．tidied D．put
A．small B．long C．descriptive D．talkative
A．So B．But C．And D．While
A．probably B．surely C．certainly D．definitely
A．only B．firstly C．lastly D．also
A．imagination B．description C．dream D．expectation
A．letter B．note C．line D．paragraph
A．away B．down C．off D．over
A．lived B．dealt C．quarreled D．argued
A．Constantly B．Always C．Never D．Seldom
A．take the place of B．get rid of C．take away D．sum up
A．me B．Janet C．John D．you
A．speak up B．repeat C．discuss D．hear
A．why B．where C．if D．when
Tick，tock，tick，tock. I’m sitting here，watching the movements of my existence pass slowly away. My house has been 21 for such a long time，and I’m lonely and forgotten. Sitting here, by myself, all that I can do is 22 and think about my past. I could tell you stories that only walls would know. But walls can’t speak.
For a time, I was left alone, while people came and 23 the house…. Then, one day a nice couple moved in with a young son. From the beginning, their son Danny liked to stay with me, and I was completely 24 with him. He always looked as if he loved the stories I told, most of which began with. ‘‘Back in my day…” and ‘‘When I was 25 .…”I sometimes had the kind of idea that he didn’t really understand what I was saying，but it felt good to be 26 . When Danny went off to college, my heart broke. Soon afterward, 27 sold the house.…
New owners came and 28 . Then, one day it so happened that I was in when a new family was moving into the house. You can’t even imagine my 29 when, unexpectedly, Danny walked through the front door. He had a 30 and kids now. I was so overjoyed when I saw him that I put all my energy into my daily activities. ... I spent the next twenty years watching his kids grow up, with a mixture of pride and 31 about what would happen next.
The kids finally became 32 and Danny sold the house. That was about five years ago…. Some of the local kids have started the rumor that the house is haunted (闹鬼的)--- and, in 33 way, it is. It is haunted by memories of all the people who have lived in it. Every second has 34 me so much. I have been counting them down and they are almost up for me.... I hope that someday somebody will 35 me, and drop in on me again. Maybe then I’ll get a new home and an opportunity for a whole new set of memories.
A．crowded B．empty C．painted D．sold
A．look back B．enjoy food C．have a dream D．chat with friends
A．looked at B．settled in C．bought in D．sold out
A．tired B．friendly C．taken D．fond
A．older B．healthier C．better D．younger
A．loved B．told C．disliked D．believed
A．Danny B．I C．his parents
A．settled B．went C．lived D．greeted
A．pity B．pride C．surprise D．sadness
A．friend B．daughter C．son D．wife
A．happiness B．dream C．anxiety D．disappointment
A．old B．impatient C．adults D．tired
A．the B．any C．my D．a
A．impressed B．surprised C．encouraged D．inspired
A．call B．remember C．visit D．attend
Tick，tock，tick，tock. I’m sitting here，watching the movements of my existence pass slowly away. My house has been 21 for such a long time，and I’m lonely and forgotten. Sitting here, by myself, all that I can do is 22 and think about my past. I could tell you stories that only walls would know. But walls can’t speak.
For a time, I was left alone, while people came and 23 the house…. Then, one day a nice couple moved in with a young son. From the beginning, their son Danny liked to stay with me, and I was completely 24 with him. He always looked as if he loved the stories I told, most of which began with. ‘‘Back in my day…” and ‘‘When I was 25 .…”I sometimes had the kind of idea that he didn’t really understand what I was saying，but it felt good to be 26 . When Danny went off to college, my heart broke. Soon afterward, 27 sold the house.…
New owners came and 28 . Then, one day it so happened that I was in when a new family was moving into the house. You can’t even imagine my 29 when, unexpectedly, Danny walked through the front door. He had a 30 and kids now. I was so overjoyed when I saw him that I put all my energy into my daily activities. ... I spent the next twenty years watching his kids grow up, with a mixture of pride and 31 about what would happen next.
The kids finally became 32 and Danny sold the house. That was about five years ago…. Some of the local kids have started the rumor that the house is haunted (闹鬼的)--- and, in 33 way, it is. It is haunted by memories of all the people who have lived in it. Every second has 34 me so much. I have been counting them down and they are almost up for me.... I hope that someday somebody will 35 me, and drop in on me again. Maybe then I’ll get a new home and an opportunity for a whole new set of memories.
| A．crowded | B．empty | C．painted | D．sold |
| A．look back | B．enjoy food | C．have a dream | D．chat with friends |
.
| A．looked at | B．settled in | C．bought in | D．sold out |
| A．tired | B．friendly | C．taken | D．fond |
| A．older | B．healthier | C．better | D．younger |
| A．loved | B．told | C．disliked | D．believed |
| A．Danny | B．I | C．his parents | D．the old man |
| A．settled | B．went | C．lived | D．greeted |
| A．pity | B．pride | C．surprise | D．sadness |
| A．friend | B．daughter | C．son | D．wife |
| A．happiness | B．dream | C．anxiety | D．disappointment |
| A．old | B．impatient | C．adults | D．tired |
| A．the | B．any | C．my | D．a |
| A．impressed | B．surprised | C．encouraged | D．inspired |
| A．call | B．remember | C．visit | D．attend |
I was on my lunch break in the city, enjoying a salad at an outdoor café, when a shabby homeless lady came waking towards me. She was _36_ everyone who walked past her for spare_37_ and she looked very dirty. My _38 reaction was fear and I hoped she wouldn’t come near me, but she did.. I was on the phone and when she__39_ , I said “ I’m on the phone” in the nicest way I could, telling myself what she needed was a lesson in _40_. She walked away, mumbling(自言自语), “ I’m_41_ you. I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I’ll leave.” And she turned the corner.
_42_ ,I would feel relieved or satisfied, but something in me couldn’t _43_ . Without another thought, I looked in my _44_ for the spare change I had. I even started searching through my entire purse, the pockets, everything for all of the change I could _45_ find to give. I got up and walked towards this lady and gave her all I _46_. She held my hand and said, “ Thank you!” Her hand was 47 and dirty, but I didn’t mind 48 her hand. I wanted to be there for her , when normally I would 49 the other way. She looked at me and said, “Will you touch my face?” And for some reason, I did. I put my hand on her cheek and she started to 50 . I could 51 it was as if she had not been touched by a loving, soft hand in ages, 52 . And so I held it there, trying to 53 her with my heart open. It was powerful.
She thanked me and walked away quietly. And I walked away with an open heart, trying to 54
sense of what had just happened. It changed something in me and has made me want to be a 55 person to the people I meet during my day.
A．greeting B．praising C．applying D．begging
A．change B．room C．clothes D．food
A．usual B．instant C．last D．general
A．came across B．came out C．came over D．came through
A．attitude B．trouble C．practice D．manners
A．calling B．injuring C．annoying D．abusing
A．Fortunately B．Normally C．Immediately D．Strangely
A．rest B．appear C．enjoy D．exist
A．car B．table C．wallet D．seat
A．necessarily B．possibly C．mainly D．certainly
A．earned B．searched C．found D．made
A．soft B．rough C．large D．neat
A．washing B．waving C．wiping D．holding
A．lead B．set C．turn D．show
A．cry B．laugh C．scream D．shout
A．doubt B．sense C．determine D．decide
A．if necessary B．if not C．if so D．if ever
A．persuade B．comfort C．entertain D．surround
A．take B．get C．catch D．make
A．kinder B．richer C．wiser D．happier
When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. __21___, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so ___22___.
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly___23__ cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.
With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move __24__ that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also ___25___. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something _26__. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need ___27___. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes. ”
“Airport? You ___28___ are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers ___29___ you reach the T-junction. Turn left and ___20___ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the ___31___ to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no ___32__ you’ll get there in five min
utes!”
“Thank you very much, dear,” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll _33__ in time.”
The ___34___ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it ___35___ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something ___36___ happened. The car began changing. First, its color __37___from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, __38___ just above the ground. As the car ___39___ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling ___40___, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…
A．However B．Besides C．Therefore D．Otherwise
A．brave B．excited C．curious D．stubborn
A．fell B．seemed C．proved D．grew
A．aside B．around C．forward D．backward
A．arrived B．stopped C．stayed D．started
A．gathered B．existed C．dropped D．moved
A．help B．gas C．rest D．water
A．necessarily B．normally C．basically D．certainly
A．if B．until C．unless D．as
A．drive B．walk C．follow D．march
A．address B．signs C．notices D．guidance
A．doubt B．room C．time D．way
A．have it B．get it C．make it D．finish it
A．door B．window C．headlight D．wheel
A．passed B．rushed C．turned D．continued
A．strange B．sensitive C．imaginable D．horrible
A．developed B．appeared C．spread D．changed
A．rolling B．floating C．drawing D．flashing
A．pointed B．returned C．broke D．rose
A．tune B．voice C．sound D．tone
It was a bitter, cold evening in northern Virginia. The old man’s beard was 11 by winter’s frost while he waited for a ride across the river. The wait seemed endless. Then he heard the weak sound of hooves(马蹄) advancing along the frozen path. 12 , he watched as several horsemen rounded the bend. He let the first one pass by, then another. As the last rider drew near where the old man sat, the old man 13 the rider’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side of the river?” Reining(勒住) his horse, the rider replied, “Sure thing.” Seeing the old man unable to 14 his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman helped the old man onto the horse and took him to his 15 . On the way, the horseman said: “Sir, I notice that you let several other riders pass by. I'm 16 why, on such a bitter winter night, you would wait and ask the last rider.”The old man looked at the rider and replied, “I know people pretty good. When I 17 the eyes of the other riders, I immediately saw there was no 18 for my situation. But when I looked into yours, kindness and compassion(同情) were obvious. I knew that your gentle spirit would give me help in my time of 19 .”Those heart-warming comments 20 the horseman deeply. “I'm most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”
A．marked B．covered C．equipped D．filled
A．Happily B．Anxiously C．Appreciatively D．Confidently
A．stared B．looked C．caught D．attracted
A．lift B．carry C．rise D．jump
A．home B．company C．destination D．office
A．afraid B．excited C．delighted D．curious
A．got into B．ran into C．looked into D．broke into
A．concern B．worry C．envy D．doubt
A．trouble B．need C．danger D．difficulty
A．amazed B．promoted C．touched D．benefited
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