One cold rainy evening last October, as a medical student, I was in a hospital, gathering data
for my graduation paper.
Holding a patient questionnaire 34 some simple yes-or-no questions, I walked towards a 43-year-old patient who lay in bed alone. I was worried whether she would approve of my demands at such a late hour. 35 , she treated it with consideration. Soon I finished and prepared to leave. 36 I could stand up, she spoke up in a weak voice asking where I was from and why I was working so late in the evening.
Then she started talking about herself as well as her 37 , "My husband died about a year ago, 38 me the only breadwinner of my family. My pay as a cleaner is 39 enough for me and my three kids. I don't know what my children would be if something bad happened to me."
I didn't know what to say. I desperately tried to remember the lessons from a communication skills class I had taken years earlier, but my mind was 40.
Without realizing it, I had begun 41 her hand. Now that I didn't have anything to say, I just sat quietly while she talked. That's when it occurred to me that she was not expecting any 42 from me. She 43 wanted me to listen. All 1 did was nod my head as a way of showing my 44.
The conversation went on for about 20 minutes. Finally, she stopped talking. "I'm very sorry for keeping you here to listen to my problems, but I feel 45 now. I had no one to 46 out my problems to. Thank you so much, doctor."
Sometimes patients do not need expensive medicine or advanced technology. 47 , they just need someone with the 48 to lend an ear and spare a little of their time. For me, that is one of the best things a doctor can do for a patient, doesn't it?
A．made up of B．fed up with C．put up with D．come up with
A．Calmly B．Excitedly C．Gladly D．Eagerly
A．When B．Before C．As D．After
A．job B．illness C．family D．children
A．causing B．getting C．forcing D．leaving
A．extremely B．exactly C．especially D．absolutely
A．casual B．clear C．steady D．blank
A．holding B．shaking C．carrying D．treating
A．thanks B．praise C．warmth D．reply
A．even B．ever C．just D．still
A．sympathy B．support C．sorrow D．respect
A．relaxed B．awkward C．fragile D．satisfied
A．leave B．pour C．try D．find
A．However B．Otherwise C．Instead D．Besides
A．emotion B．patience C．experience D．preference
Valentine’s Day may come from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia. 36 the fierce wolves roamed nearby, the old Romans called 37 the god Lupercus to help them. A festival in his 38 was held on February 15th. On the eve of the festival the 39 of the girls were written on 40 of paper and placed in jars. Each young man 41 a slip. The girl whose name was 42 was to be his sweetheart for the year.
Legend 43 it that the holiday became Valentine’s Day 44 a Roman bishop named Valentine. Emperor Claudius II 45 the Roman soldiers NOT to marry or become engaged. Claudius felt married soldiers would 46 stay home than fight. When Valentine 47 the Emperor and secretly married the young couples, he was put to death on February 14th, the 48 of Lupercalia. After his death, Valentine became a 49 . Christian bishop moved the holiday from the 15th to the 14th—Valentine’s Day. Now the holiday honors Valentine 50 of Lupercus.
Valentine’s Day has become a major 51 of love and romance in the modern world. The ancient god Cupid and his 52 into a lover’s heart may still be used to 53 falling in love or being in love. But we also use cards and gifts, such as flowers or jewelry, to do this. 54 to give flower to a wife or sweetheart on Valentine’s Day can sometimes be as 55 as forgetting a birthday or a wedding anniversary.
A．While B．When C．Though D．Unless
A．upon B．back C．off D．away
A．honor B．belief C．hand D．way
A．problems B．secrets C．names D．intentions
A．rolls B．piles C．works D．slips
A．cast B．caught C．drew D．found
A．given B．chosen C．elected D．delivered
A．tells B．means C．makes D．has
A．after B．since C．as D．from
A．ordered B．appealed C．imagined D．believed
A．other B．simply C．rather D．all
A．disliked B．resisted C．defeated D．dishonored
A．celebration B．arrangement C．feast D．eve
A．goat B．saint C．model D．weapon
A．because B．made C．instead D．learnt
A．part B．representative C．judgment D．symbol
A．story B．wander C．arrow D．play
A．describe B．require C．demand D．alarm
A．Keeping B．Disapproving C．Supporting D．Forgetting
A．constructive B．damaging C．strengthening D．responding
School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very 36 of the crowded bus because of my anxiety(焦虑) to go home. Sitting there makes me 37 like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the 38 , tried to break the uncomfortable 39 by starting a conversation. I tried to mind my manners and politely 40 her, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 41 , her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in 42 , I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. “What’s wrong with him?” I asked. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from fighting the tears, she 43 , “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she continued. “I’ve 44 lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”
I was shocked. My 45 ached for her. And this reminded me of the great 46 my own mother was thrown into when her father 47 . I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to 48 that.
Suddenly I 49 Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a whole world of 50 and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very selfish(自私). I realized I had only thought of people as far as what their purposes were in m
y life. I paid no 51 to Janie 52 she was a bus driver. I had judged(评价) her by her 53 and brushed her off as unimportant.
For all I know, I’m just another person in 54 else’s world, and may not even be 55 . I should not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go to, people to see and appointment to keep. Understanding people is an art.
A．front C．side D．middle
A．stand for B．stand up C．stand out D．stand by
A．doctor B．driver C．teacher D．classmate
A．mood B．condition C．atmosphere D．occasion
A．listen to B．argue with C．explain to D．talk to
A．however B．instead C．therefore D．otherwise
A．surprise B．particular C．purpose D．silence
A．replied B．shouted C．cried D．spoke
A．totally B．already C．completely D．heavily
A．leg B．stomach C．heart D．head
A．pain B．respect C．happiness D．disappointment
A．was lost B．was away C．died D．was sick
A．go against B．go for C．go by D．go through
A．realized B．recognized C．argued D．explained
A．family B．school C．friend D．job
A．money B．attention C．respect D．time
A．unless B．though C．because D．while
A．voice B．job C．family D．look
A．anyone B．someone C．everyone D．nobody
A．happy B．smart C．important D．useful
It was the beginning of a new term. As a(n) 36 teacher in that school, I didn’t know any of the students. A little girl was 37 at the gate of the class
room. She looked very 38 .
I walked up to her and asked 39 she stood there. But she said 40 . Instead, a boy shouted, “She is from Grade Four, the 41 student in her grade.” I looked at the little girl, who didn’t seem to be the smart kind. I 42 why her teacher asked her to stay in Grade Three. I took her hand and 43 her into the classroom.
“Sit here. Now you are my student and I’m your teacher,” I said. She 44 said nothing, but she burst into tears.
I later learnt that her parents 45 in a car accident, and she had 46 talking to others since then. She learnt very 47 . I gave her respect and never 48 her as I know everybody deserves (值得) respect. I 49 her after school, and she was making 50 little by little. I encouraged her and as 51 went by, she was not as shy as before. At the end of the term, she seemed to have forgotten all her 52 . She was not one of the best students when she left that school, 53 at least, she was not that shy and sad little girl any longer.
In the following 54 , she would send me a card on each Thanksgiving Day. Three days ago, I received a(n) 55 to her wedding. And now, I am at her wedding, and she is smiling brightly.
Everyone deserves respect and everyone can be happy!
A．old B．new C．good D．famous
A．smiling B．sitting C．standing D．crying
A．tall B．shy C．beautiful D．kind
A．if B．when C．why D．how
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．worst B．shortest C．ugliest D．smartest
A．remembered B．thought C．asked D．understood
A．threw B．pushed C．pulled D．led
A．firstly B．still C．surprisingly D．finally
A．fought B．disappeared C．met D．died
A．kept B．stopped C．advised D．forgot
A．fast B．widely C．slowly D．quietly
A．played jokes with B．thought highly of C．took care of D．looked down upon
A．helped B．served C．chose D．pleased
A．progress B．happiness C．marks D．surprises
A．dreams B．efforts C．energy D．time
A．joy B．sadness C．past D．anger
A．since B．because C．so D．but
A．hours B．years C．months D．days
A．invitation B．card C．key D．letter
Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read, yet, 21 his reading skills
, Steve had been failing since first grade. Steve was a big boy, yet, he went unnoticed... 22 Miss White.
Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. For the first time in his 23 life, Steve couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet, 24 he failed. In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was 25 for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and 26 to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly. One day, Miss White’s 27 voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve!” Startled (吓了一跳), he 28 to look at her. “Pay attention!” She began to 29 the test results. “You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “ 30 one boy, and it breaks my 31 to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp 32 . “... The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”
After that, Steve still 33 do his homework. “Just try it,” Miss White said one day. “Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school, 34 , that afternoon.
The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a 35 on the wee
kend homework. Steve was the first to 36 his paper. With a look of 37 , Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest.
Miss White’s face was in total 38 ! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just 39 his first test! From that moment 40 was the same for Steve.
A．in honor of B．in spite of C．in addition to D．in case of
A．to B．before C．until D．upon
A．rich B．young C．fresh D．simple
A．still B．even C．also D．forever
A．observed B．corrected C．selected D．tested
A．struggled B．agreed C．continued D．declared
A．cheerful B．impatient C．enthusiastic D．shy
A．decided B．managed C．turned D．forgot
A．go over B．run over C．turn over D．hand over
A．except for B．due to C．as for D．up to
A．will B．record C．heart D．back
A．pain B．stare C．sense D．contrast
A．wouldn’t B．couldn’t C．mustn’t D．shouldn’t
A．amused B．doubtful C．approved D．thoughtful
A．survey B．speech C．report D．quiz
A．give up B．hand in C．turn down D．come across
A．respect B．curiosity C．surprise D．fear
A．victory B．shock C．sadness D．confidence
A．escaped B．taken C．missed D．passed
A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
Once upon a time, there was a group of forest deer. In this group was a wise and respected 36 , smart in the ways of deer. He taught the tricks of 37 to the fawn-the young deer.
One day, his younger sister 38 her son to him, to be taught 39 is so important for deer. The teacher said to the fawn, “Very well, you can come at this time tomorrow for your first 40 .”
At first, the young deer came to the lessons 41 he was supposed to. But soon, he became more interested in 42 with the other young bucks（雄鹿）. He didn’t realize how 43 it could be for a deer who learned 44 but deer games. So he started
45 . Soon he was escaping school all the time.
46 , one day the
fawn who played hooky 47 a snare（陷阱）and was trapped. Since he was 48 , his mother got worried. She went to her brother the teacher, and
49 him if her son had learned something. The teacher 50 ,”My dear sister, your son was disobedient and 51 . Out of respect for you, I 52 to teach him. But he did not want to learn the 53 of deer. He played hooky! How could I possibly teach him?”
Later they heard the sad news. The 54 fawn had been trapped and killed by a hunter. He skinned him and took the meat home to his family.
The 
moral is: Nothing can be learned from a teacher by one who 55 the class.
A．student B．mother C．teacher D．magician
A．perform B．survival C．hunting D．hiding
A．brought B．caught C．arranged D．referred
A．that B．which C．how D．what
A．arrival B．punishment C．prize D．lesson
A．as B．because C．whether D．where
A．learning B．playing C．talking D．fighting
A．interesting B．boring C．dangerous D．useful
A．nothing B．something C．all D．none
A．working hard B．cutting classes C．playing games D．teaching others
A．Luckily B．Unexpectedly C．Definitely D．Unfortunately
A．found out B．set up C．stepped in D．got over
A．dying B．missing C．unhappy D．improving
A．told B．scolded C．asked D．suspected
A．replied B．analyzed C．advised D．questioned
A．unbelievable B．unreachable C．inflexible D．unimportant
A．made up my mind B．tried my best C．gave up D．would like
A．stories B．structures C．games D．tricks
A．proud B．sick C．stubborn D．shy
A．misses B．loves C．forms D．attends
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