One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant , waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive . Suddenly I 1 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction , 2 he knew me . The man had a newspaper 3 in front of him , which he was 4 to read , but I could 5 that he was keeping an eye on me . when the waiter brought my 6 the man was clearly puzzled by the 7 way in which the waiter and I 8 each other . He seemed even more puzzled as 9 went on and it became 10 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me . Finally he got up and went into the 11 . When he came out ， he paid his bill and 12 without another glance in my direction .
I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 13 . “Well,” he said , “that man was a detective (侦探) . He 14 you here because he thought you were the man he 15 .” “What ?” I said , showing my 16 . The owner continued , “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I 17 say he looked very much like you ! Of course , since we know you , we told him that he had made a 18 .” “Well , it’s really 19 I came to a restaurant where I’m known ,” I said . “ 20 , I might have been in trouble .”
A．knew B．understood C．noticed D．recognized
A．since B．even if C．though D．as if
A．flat B．open C．cut D．fixed
A．hoping B．thinking C．pretending D．continuing
A．see B．find C．guess D．learn
A．menu B．bill C．paper D．food
A．direct B．familiar C．strange D．funny
A．chatted with B．looked at C．laughed at D．talked about
A．the waiter B．time C．I D．the dinner
A．true B．hopeful C．clear D．possible
A．restaurant B．washroom C．office D．kitchen
A．left B．acted C．sat down D．calmed down
A．wanted B．tried C．ordered D．wished
A．met B．caught C．followed D．discovered
A．was to beat B．was dealing with C．was to meet D．was looking for
A．care B．surprise C．worry D．regret
A．must B．can C．need D．may
A．discovery B．mistake C．decision D．fortune
A．a pity B．natural C．a chance D．lucky
A．Thus B．However C．Otherwise D．Therefore
When our restaurant business failed，we headed north in a camping truck to Texas，hoping to have a "fresh start".
At the1of Palo Duro Canyon (峡谷）State Park，I2a job advertisement hiring park hosts. The position offered a3，permanent campsite in the park, and4,the hosts served as a link between the park's guests and the rangers (护林人). It was the perfect solution: a rent-free place to reorganize our lives. We entered the park and I made an5for the following day.
The park was6, so it took us some time to find an available site. That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks (臭鼠由）walking toward our table. We7climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to8our camp.
Having survived that night, we were9that everything else would be all right. The next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our10and gave us a beautiful campsite.
That evening,11, we learned about the canyon12. They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently，and we lay13in the dark until the winds died away.
14the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and15the little money my wife16by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful17For a time after our business18I thought I might lose my family as well.
Living in the tiny19with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One evening, standing under a jeweled sky，I found myself20for all the hardships. We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!
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Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top1, but on their way back conditions were very2. Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon3alone, he would probably get back4. But Simon decided to risk his5and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope（绳）.
As they6down, the weather got worse. Then another7occurred. They couldn't see or hear each other and,8, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice（峭壁）. It was9for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe's10was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice.11, after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to12. In tears, he cut the rope. Joe13into a large crevasse（裂缝）in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn't walk, but he14to get out of the crevasse and started to15towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers16.
Simon had17the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be18, but he didn't want to leave19. Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe's voice. He couldn't20it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.
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Parents feel that it is difficult to live with teenagers. Then again, teenagers have1feelings about their parents, saying that it is not easy living with them. According to a recent research, the most common2between parents and teenagers is that regarding untidiness and daily routine tasks. On the one hand, parents go mad over3rooms, clothes thrown on the floor and their children's refusal to help with the4. On the other hand, teenagers lose their patience continually when parents blame them for5the towel in the bathroom, not cleaning up their room or refusing to do the shopping at the supermarket.
The research, conducted by St. George University, shows that different parents have different6to these problems. However, some approaches are more7than others. For example, those parents who yell at their children for their untidiness, but8clean the room for them, have fewer chances of changing their children's9. On the contrary, those who let teenagers experience the10of their actions can do better. For example, when teenagers who don't help their parents with the shopping don't find their favorite drink in the refrigerator, they are forced to11their actions.
Psychologists say that12is the most important thing in parent-child relationships. Parents should13to their children but at the same time they should lend an ear to what they have to say. Parents may14their children when they are untidy but they should also understand that their room is their own private space. Communication is a two-way process. It is only by listening to and15each other that problems between parents and children can be settled.
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From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital(独奏演唱会). A recital _____I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers. Each year I _____ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And each year he would shake his head, muttering(嘀咕) _________about build self-confidence and working toward a ________.
So it was with really great______that I stood in church one recent Sunday, video camera in hand, and ______my 68-year-old father sweating in his shirt ______rising to play the piano in his very first recital.
My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldn’t _________lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, _______too many of us do. But though he was rooted in his past, he wasn’t ________there. When he retired three years ago, he _____ his church music director to take him as a student.
For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he ______stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the ______? I worried, remembering those split seconds______ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would _______. But then came the beautiful melody(旋律)，from the _____fingers that once baited(装饵于) my fishing lines. And I______he had been doing what music teachers always stress:___ _____the music and pretend the others aren’t there.
“I’m ________of him for starting something new at his age,” I said to my son Jeff.
“Yeah, and doing it so______,” Jeff added.
With his first recital, my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.
A．reflected B．explained C．meant D．proved
A．would B．could C．might D．should
A．nothing B．everything C．anything D．something
A．goal B．stage C．journey D．chance
A．trouble B．satisfaction C．strength D．disappointment
A．kept B．sent C．watched D．felt
A．through B．from C．against D．before
A．miss B．afford C．select D．understand
A．as B．once C．if D．while
A．educated B．protected C．stuck D．spoilt
A．allowed B．invited C．inspired D．persuaded
A．roughly B．simply C．merrily D．curiously
A．words B．videos C．notes D．lessons
A．decades B．weeks C．hours D．moments
A．play B．freeze C．click D．adjust
A．same B．warm C．different D．dirty
A．predicted B．realized C．imagined D．insisted
A．pass over B．turn up C．bring in D．concentrate on
A．ashamed B．aware C．tired D．proud
A．casually B．anxiously C．nicely D．frequently
The Fitting-in of Suzy Khan
The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was really small for her age of 12. The boy in my class often about her and laughed their heads off. She would open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the open page.
All I knew was that she was an orphan (孤儿) from Africa. She had just been adopted by a family in town who that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with american kids. I looked down at this girl and promised myself that somehow I would help her.
But how could I help her in with us? There had to be a .
One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a(n) copy.
I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming show. So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had . “why, it’s wonderful,” said Miss Parker, who then showed us a poster she had painted the talent show. “I need more of these, but I just don’t have enough . Could you help me, Suzy?”
On the day of the talent show, Suzy’s were everywhere ---- all over the hall and all over the school, each one different.
“And finally,” said Mr Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “we have a (n) award. I’m sure you’ve all noticed the wonderful posters.” Everyone nodded. “One of our own students them.”
I could hear everyone whispering. “Who in our school could draw well?”
Mr. Brown waited a while before saying, “ this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves a ,too. Our mystery(神秘) artist is our new student ---- Suzy Khan!”
Mr. Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artist’s set. “Thank you,” she cried.
I , at that time when I was looking at her excited face, she’d probably never anything in her whole life.
Everyone started to their hands. Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was defening. I knew then Suzy was going to ne all right.
A．joked B．cared C．trains D．worried
A．reported B．decided C．complained D．questioned
A．rich B．proud C．tiny D．popular
A．come B．fall C．fit D．tie
A．manner B．pattern C．choice D．way
A．read B．taken C．opened D．put
A．free B．perfect C．final D．extra
A．are B．talk C．quiz D．talent
A．colored B．written C．carved D．drawn
A．at B．after C．for D．around
A．room B．time C．paper D．interest
A．gifts B．books C．photos D．posters
A．special B．academic C．national D．rayal
A．painted B．found C．printed D．collected
A．very B．that C．quite D．too
A．If B．Though C．Unless D．Since
A．prize B．rank C．rest D．place
A．replied B．realized C．remembered D．regretted
A．offered B．valued C．owned D．controlled
A．clap B．wave C．raise D．shake
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