I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early __36___of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to ___37____my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with __38___at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, "something else to ___39___!" Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something ___40___to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found ____41___, I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily（百合花）seeds in the yard. But they failed to ___42___.I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild ___43___joy, I found the first rose bloom（开花）.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. __44___, I was touched by this land of wonder.
___45___, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even ___46___at me because he found it was ___47___to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother's ___48__, I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds ____49___flowers.
Regardless of their ___50___,I kept on planting my garden and ___51___to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they ___52____to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ___53___my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very ___54_ . And now I could say it is my affection for ___55___that makes me a real gardener.
A．memory B．dream C．intention D．design
A．please B．change C．help D．annoy
A．doubt B．appreciation C．surprise D．excitement
A．collect up B．care about C．clean up D．come in
A．equal B．similar C．superior D．opposite
A．painful B．valuable C．upsetting D．interesting
A．come up B．break out C．hold on D．get through
A．to B．with C．in D．by
A．Luckily B．Cheerfully C．Regularly D．Eventually
A．Instead B．However C．Therefore D．Besides
A．shouted B．laughed C．glanced D．jumped
A．convenient B．troublesome C．enjoyable D．dangerous
A．sadness B．displeasure C．delight D．relief
A．other than B．more than C．rather than D．less than
A．dislike B．encouragement C．threat D．suggestion
A．decided B．stopped C．continued D．struggled
A．devote B．turn C．respond D．lead
A．defeat B．satisfy C．respect D．challenge
A．proud B．comfortable C．strange D．disappointed
A．freedom B．life C．growth D．nature
A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a disease made his leg lame （破的）. He played with his classmates. When the teacher asked him to answer questions, he always his head without a word.
One the boy's father asked for some saplings （树苗）from the neighbor. He wanted the to plant a sapling each person in front of the house. The father said，"Whose sapling grows best, I will buy him or her a favorite . " Seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, however, the boy had an idea. He hoped that the tree he planted would soon. So, after watering it once or twice, he never （7） it.
A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was to find that it didn't fade but grew some fresh leaves. the trees of his brothers and sisters, his tree was even greener. His father kept his ，bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tree he planted, he would become an out-standing when he grew up.
Since then, the little boy slowly became . One night, he lay on the bed but could not sleep. Then he got up and came to the . To his surprise, his was splashing（喷洒）something onto his tree. ，he understood——his father had been fertilizing （施肥）his small tree ！
He returned to his room， running down. passed. The little boy didn't become a botanist（植物学家），but he was elected President of the United States.
His name was Franklin Roosevelt. Love is the nourishment（营养）of life. it is just a drop of clear water, it can still help the tree of life thrive（笛壮成长）.
A．bravely B．seldom C．freely D．always
A．raised B．nodded C．lowered D．knocked
A．spring B．moment C．winter D．week
A．neighbors B．friends C．children D．boys
A．sapling B．tree C．gift D．toy
A．die B．grow C．break D．survive
A．led to B．attended to C．belonged to D．objected to
A．pleased B．upset C．worried D．surprised
A．Compared with B．Similar to C．Connected to D．Popular with
A．request B．schedule C．promise D．secret
A．president B．botanist C．artist D．researcher
A．smart B．desperate C．optimistic D．practical
A．field B．courtyard C．park D．farm
A．brother B．sister C．father D．neighbor
A．All of a sudden B．For a moment C．In time D．From then on
A．busily B．quietly C．cautiously D．secretly
A．water B．tears C．sweat D．rain
A．Hours B．Months C．Decades D．Centuries
A．last B．only C．least D．best
A．Even if B．Now that C．If only D．What if
"I love you, Bob. " " I love you, too, Nancy. " My parents' loving reassurances were sweet, touching and surprising.
They married on September 14th，1940，after several she was
30 and knew it was time to start a（n）
. The hand-some, well-educated man who came by her office was
by her figure, her blue eyes.
The didn't last long.
Seeds of started to grow almost immediately. She liked to travel; he
the thought. He loved golf; she did not. He was a Republican; she was a Democrat. They
at the bridge table, at the dinner table, over money, and so on.
，they owned a business together and the
frustrations （挫折）of life at the office came to cause trouble at home.
There was a hope that they would once they retired, and the angry winds did calm somewhat，
what remained made it-self bright, hard bitterness. "I always thought we'd..." my mother
begin, before launching
a long list of my father's faults, which I can still recite today.
he listened, my father would murmur angry threats and curses （辱骂）.
It wasn't the happiest marriage, but as their 60th anniversary ，my sister and I decided to throw a party. Sixty years was a long time，
；why not try to make the best of things? We'd provide the cake, the balloons, the toasts, and they'd abide by one rule ： no
.
The agreement was honored. We had a wonderful . It was an important celebration, because
，things began to change for my parents. As debilitating dementia（老年痴呆症）settled in, their marriage was about the only thing they wouldn't lose.
A. talks B. dates C. interviews D. visits
A. drawing B. getting C. nearing D. becoming
A. family B. firm C. business D. occupation
A. astonished B. moved C. affected D. struck
A. story B. relationship C. romance D. marriage
A. anger B. difference C. confusion D. betrayal
A. hated B. welcomed C. encouraged D. avoided
A. beat B. hit C. struggled D. fought
A. As a result B. To make matters worse
C. To everyone's surprise D. At the same time
A. everyday B. major C. regular D. normal
A. distinguish B. change C. continue D. turn
A. though B. and C. so D. but
A. might B. would C. could D. should
A. for B. by C. with D. into
A. As B. After C. Before D. Once
A. passed B. approved C. approached D. arrived
A. all in all B. at all
C. after all D. as a whole
A. fighting B. attacking C. blaming D. scolding
A. beginning B. life C. try D. day
A. day after day B. soon after
C. now and then D. never before
When I came to my new school three years ago, I was surprised at how lonely I felt. Then one of my classmates invited me to her house for a dinner . I was a little anxious, but finally I gladly
.
Not really knowing how the bus ride should be, I
when I saw the landmarks （路标）
on my classmate's hand-drawn map. But when I got close enough to the
，I found none of the streets were shown on the map. I was
on a busy road with cars driving past without a person in sight. I had no
when the next bus would come，
when a bus did come by, I
got on. I told the bus driver where I wanted to go and he said that I had caught the
bus, but he let me stay on. After he had finished his scheduled bus route, he
to help me out. I gratefully showed him my little hand-drawn map but
did not help much.
He finally me off at a main road to catch a different bus and was
that he could not help me more. After I walked for a few minutes, a bus stopped beside me. It was the
bus driver. He explained that he didn't want to leave me there
. He sent out a call and someone radioed back, saying that the bus I needed to catch was about ten minutes away. At last I made it to the dinner party
I was over an hour late.
I am forever thankful for the that this bus driver had for me. His act of kindness left a
on my heart.
A. meal B. party C. meeting D. time
A. accepted B. refused C. got D. received
A. far B. difficult C. long D. bad
A. drove on B. walked away C. hurried up D. got off
A. pointed B. wrote C. shown D. appeared
A. street signs B. tall buildings C. traffic lights D. bus stops
A. queuing B. sitting C. standing D. waiting
A. meaning B. idea C. problem D. way
A. so B. yet C. but D. still
A. suddenly B. luckily C. finally D. quickly
A. right B. wrong C. best D. fastest
A. supplied B. refused C. offered D. wanted
A. it B. he C. she D. this
A. kept B. dropped C. drove D. turned
A. eager B. worried C. sorry D. disappointed
A. same B. next C. young D. silly
A. helpless B. lonely C. shamefully D. alone
A. after B. although C. until D. when
A. respect B. concern C. help D. love
A. mark B. sign C. symbol D. line
In 1972, I returned to Miami Beach High School to speak to the drama class. Afterward I asked the drama teacher any of my English teachers are still there. Irene Roberts, he tells me, is in the class down the hall.
I was no one special in Miss Roberts’ class — just another student who did okay work. I don’t recall any one special bit of wisdom she passed on. Yet I cannot forget her for language, for ideas and for her students. I now, many years later, that she is the perfect example of a teacher. I’d like to say something to her, I say, but I don’t want to her from a class. Nonsense, he says, she’ll be to see you.
The drama teacher Miss Roberts into the hallway where stands this 32-year-old man she last saw at 18. “I’m Mark Medoff,” I tell her. “You were my 12th-grade English teacher in 1958.” She her head to one side and looks at me, as if this angle might remember me in her And then, though armed with a message I want to in many words, I can’t think up anything more memorable than this: “I want you to know,” I say, “you were to me.”
And there in the hallway, this lovely woman, now nearing age, this teacher who doesn’t remember me, begins to weep; and she encircles me in her arms.
this moment, I begin to sense that everything I will ever know, everything I will ever pass to my students, is an inseparable part of a legacy(遗产) of our ancestors.
Irene Roberts holds me in her arms and through her tears whispers my cheek, “Thank you.” And then, with the briefest of looks into my forgotten face, she back into her classroom, to what she has done thousands of days through all the years of my .
Looking back, maybe those were, , just the right words to say to Irene Roberts. Maybe they are the very words I would like to speak to all those teachers through my life, the very words I would like spoken to me one day by some returning student: “I want you to know you were important to me.”
A．that B．if C．as D．when
A．just B．almost C．nearly D．about
A．kindness B．respect C．friendship D．devotion
A．know B．learn C．realize D．believe
A．selfish B．self-confident C．self-conscious D．selfless
A．call B．force C．push D．pull
A．upset B．delighted C．interested D．bored
A．brings B．takes C．fetches D．introduces
A．bows B．raises C．rises D．puts
A．thought B．brain C．attention D．memory
A．announce B．speak C．deliver D．tell
A．useful B．important C．hopeful D．astonishing
A．retirement B．enjoyment C．employment D．amusement
A．Reminding B．Explaining C．Remembering D．Forgetting
A．particularly B．fortunately C．calmly D．briefly
A．against B．with C．off D．beyond
A．escapes B．gathers C．disappears D．fails
A．longs B．continues C．goes D．returns
A．absence B．function C．explanation D．focus
A．or rat B．in addition C．as usual D．after all
A rude kid and his mates were visiting a theme park. They arrived very and everything was empty and clean. A park cleaner came , singing and dancing as he swept. As everything was already so clean, the group of friends found it to see the cleaner working so carefully, and so early in the morning. They had a great time making of him. But the cleaner didn’t , and just kept sweeping the area.
So the gang (一伙人) started bags and bits of paper on the ground, ‘to give him something to do’. When more visitors started , and saw the kids throwing trash about, they thought it was one of the park’s fun activities, so they in. And as more people arrived, the park became covered in . The park cleaner couldn’t .
As time went , the park attractions were emptying, and more people were looking down at the rubbish on the ground. , no one was on any of the park rides (游乐设施). They were all about, looking at the ground. “Well,” said the park authorities, “What is going on here?” Well... Everyone was looking for something!
It out that some time during that day, everyone had dropped something on the ground, but now that it was with trash. Whenever anyone dropped anything, it was almost to find it!
There was no other than to have everyone help to clean the park, so they could find their things. by the park cleaner, the visitors swept the ground singing and dancing all the while. It became so much fun that from that day they a new activity in the park, in which everyone, with brushes and bags, spends a while cleaning, laughing and dancing.
A．late B．early C．tidy D．strange
A．by B．in C．across D．out
A．attractive B．difficult C．amusing D．scaring
A．games B．fun C．face D．sense
A．sing B．dance C．mind D．hear
A．picking B．making C．collecting D．throwing
A．arriving B．leaving C．working D．searching
A．interested B．took C．joined D．came
A．rubbish B．visitors C．cleaners D．addition
A．find B．help C．stop D．cope
A．away B．up C．down D．on
A．Since then B．At last C．Not yet D．Even though
A．standing B．sitting C．playing D．laughing
A．found B．turned C．became D．started
A．blended B．missed C．covered D．changed
A．unreal B．probable C．important D．impossible
A．solution B．cleaner C．service D．activity
A．Attracted B．Encouraged C．Improved D．Served
A．created B．discovered C．celebrated D．hosted
A．prepared B．faced C．armed D．left
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