I noticed the woman when I entered the newsroom. My secretary told me she wanted to put an ad to 36 a baby. So I suggested several 37 lines for these ads to her: 38 , Baby to love; or Dear Birth Mother, Let Us Help You. The ad would contain 39 about her and her husband: they were 40 , could afford to raise a child. But then something 41 me: the major newspapers carried ads like this and their 42 were larger than ours. “Have you tried the major ones?” I asked. “Yes, but all failed and one more wouldn’t 43 .” She handed me a check and left with a 44 smile.
A week later the woman called in a 45 of delight: “Please don’t run the ad again. We ’ve connected with 46 . The baby is due in a month.” Good news. I asked her if she 47 keep in touch if the adoption 48 to have a happy ending. She agreed but added when the adoption was final she was 49 to give me the story.
One day my phone rang. I 50 her voice immediately. “The adoption is final. Would you like to come and meet him?” Happily, I made a (an ) 51 with her for the next day. “His name is Ben,” she said, as I started to take 52 . “He slept through the night from the start. Now he’s smiling and starting to turn over. Of course I’m not 53 him. If he is a little slow.” She paused. “ Oh, I should tell you Ben has Down’s Syndrome.(唐氏综合症)” I stopped writing . I wasn’t sure how to 54 . But she smiled “Ben was meant for us, don’t you see? He needs me more than a 55 developing child would.” She sat on the sofa, holding her son. Both of them smiled. “You wanted a story with a happy ending,” said the woman “ You got it.”
A．afford B．affect C．adopt D．adapt
A．ordinary B．standard C．effective D．ridiculous
A．Wanted B．To Want C．Wanting D．Want
A．address B．data C．picture D．information
A．rich B．stable C．considerate D．lonely
A．occurred to B．turned to C．referred to D．wrote to
A．titles B．circulations C．names D．columns
A．kill B．work C．hurt D．do
A．warm B．weird C．weak D．wild
A．spirit B．tone C．way D．sound
A．a birth mother B．a lovely baby C．an ad company D．an orphanage
A．might B．should C．would D．dared
A．turned over B．turned up C．turned out D．turned down
A．safe B．comfortable C．brave D．honest
A．classified B．identified C．picked D．recognized
A．look B．appointment C．appearance D．call
A．pains B．pictures C．clues D．notes
A．rushing B．speeding C．pressing D．running
A．reply B．react C．restore D．release
A．steadily B．gradually C．normally D．regularly
My friend Erica and I went out for lunch and on our way home we came across a paper bag near the subway station. When we it up, we found there were a bunch of checks______a woman named Stacey, and a wallet with her ID card in it. The checks about $3,000！Besides, there were three＄100 bills. Erica suddenly thought up a idea that we would simply deposit（储蓄）the for the woman without saying anything. I alsothought it an interesting and good idea, but I that we ask her to do something good ______. So we decided to go to the where Stacey had deposited her money after some . When we reached the teller（出纳），Erica said “Hey, Madam, at some point during the day a woman named Stacey with a(n) expression on her face is going to come here asking about her lost checks and some cash. her that her checks were found and the person who found them wanted her to read this .”
“Stacey, I found your checks and them to the bank,” the note read, “I don't know whether you take the subway in the morning live nearby, but there is a man that sits outside the every morning. If you would like to pass along the good ，he would love a coffee and some bread tomorrow morning. Have a great day！”
I am to say that the next morning when we came out of the subway station, the homeless man was there with a big cup of coffee and some bread. He also some the following mornings. I guess Stacey was really about having those checks placed into her account.
A．gave B．showed C．turned D．picked
A．leading to B．relying on C．belonging to D．focusing on
A．totaled B．contained C．cost D．judged
A．stupid B．wonderful C．crazy D．practical
A．checks B．cards C．wallet D．bag
A．admitted B．debated C．raised D．suggested
A．in need B．in return C．on purpose D．by hand
A．station B．restaurant C．bank D．company
A．statement B．discussion C．explanation D．introduction
A．anxious B．angry C．frightened D．disappointed
A．Warn B．Persuade C．Advise D．Tell
A．essay B．passage C．note D．notice
A．rented B．exchanged C．showed D．brought
A．or B．and C．but D．nor
A．rich B．disabled C．homeless D．lazy
A．library B．station C．office D．shop
A．deed B．problem C．message D．requirement
A．embarrassed B．delighted C．doubtful D．willing
A．understood B．offered C．had D．expected
A．curious B．worried C．careful D．happy
Once an old villager was reading the Ramayana(罗摩传) while sitting in a railway station waiting for the train to come.
A young man with his was standing nearby and said to the old man, “You old fashioned people read only the Ramayana all the time. Do you not have any other book to ? What is so great in the Ramayana?”
The old man continued to read and smiled without any to the young man. Soon, the train . Everyone, in a hurry, rushed in to get a seat. It that the old man and the young man were next to each other in the train. And the old man to read the Ramayana.
Suddenly the young man that his wife was missing! He shouted anxiously, “My wife! is she? I think she has been left behind on the platform!”
The old man said to him , “If you had read the Ramayana, you would never have made this .”
“What?” said the young man.
The old man :
“It is said in the Ramayana that when Ram Chandra, Sita and Lakshmana were standing on the of the Ganga（恒河）and the boat man came with the , Ram Chandra asked Sita to get in the boat first and only after that did he the boat himself!
“So why are you me what is good about the Ramayana when you do not even know enough to your own wife and see that she gets onto the train first?
“You see, the Ramayana tells you even this!”
True enough, any time you are and cannot decide what your duty is, just read the Ramayana and you will find the to all your doubts!
Treat with respect all the things held sacred（神圣的）to others, you understand these things or not.
A．wife B．son C．friend D．mother
A．read B．see C．hear D．write
A．key B．reply C．attention D．feeling
A．reached B．arrived C．got D．entered
A．turned on B．turned up C．turned out D．turned off
A．visited B．divided C．waken D．seated
A．continued B．decided C．wanted D．refused
A．felt B．experienced C．understood D．realized
A．How B．When C．Where D．Why
A．luckily B．sadly C．happily D．calmly
A．mistake B．plan C．face D．progress
A．answered B．explained C．introduced D．showed
A．middle B．bank C．coast D．land
A．fish B．ropes C．boat D．goods
A．get up B．get off C．get on D．get in
A．advising B．asking C．telling D．begging
A．take charge of B．take hold of C．take care of D．take advantage of
A．confused B．surprised C．satisfied D．delighted
A．reasons B．stories C．answers D．aims
A．unless B．once C．though D．whether
I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t to start the bus soon because it was not yet . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story , not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked .
When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares(车费). When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s .
The woman was watching the incident. the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered(干预).
“Stop him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”
“He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver .
“Well, that’s no to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.
Then she reached inside her blouse, look out her money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a time.”
All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged.
She rode the rest of the way home a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier .
On the road of life, the help of strangers can our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the will be when we make it a little smoother for others!
A．try B．care C．decide D．intend
A．empty B．full C．crowded D．ready
A．tearfully B．seriously C．carefully D．calmly
A．fare B．possession C．money D．wealth
A．strangely B．happily C．secretly D．fortunately
A．unsatisfied B．weak C．unhappy D．excited
A．explained B．declared C．admitted D．found
A．get off B．start C．get on D．stop
A．begged B．scolded C．praised D．thanked
A．request B．action C．suggestion D．command
A．Unless B．Although C．Until D．When
A．attacking B．bothering C．beating D．wronging
A．warned B．whispered C．shouted D．repeated
A．problem B．need C．matter D．reason
A．spending B．collected C．remaining D．borrowed
A．busy B．cold C．hard D．fearful
A．giving B．wearing C．taking D．forcing
A．forgotten B．used C．earned D．returned
A．move B．increase C．lighten D．carry
A．world B．journey C．smile D．friendship
Yesterday I was invited to attend a party that helps children badly injured in the big earthquake in May. I went because I .
At the party, all the children were given in bright, beautiful colors. After a short time, as I , I saw blue clouds, orange sunrises and purple flowers. The pictures were all bright.
The boy sitting next to me was painting a heart, but it was dark and lifeless. It didn’t have bright colors that his fellow had used.
I thought maybe he took the only paint that was left and it just happened to be dark. But when I asked him about it, he said his was that color. I asked him why and he told me that he was sick. He looked into my eyes and said, “There is nothing anyone can do that will help.”
I certainly understood why he was sad. I said, “It isn’t that there is nothing anyone can do to help. Other people may not be able to make you better but we can do things, like giving bear hugs, which will help when you are feeling sad.” I also told him that I’d be happy to give him one so that he could see what I meant. He immediately gave me a huge hug and I thought my own heart would be with love for this sweet boy.
As the day was coming to an end, I was getting ready to home. I turned around and found that standing there with a smile on his face was the little boy. He said, “My heart is colors. It is getting brighter. Those hugs really do .” On my way home I felt my own heart had changed to a brighter color, too.
A．feared B．frightened C．moved D．cared
A．paper B．paints C．clothes D．toys
A．looked up B．looked down C．looked around D．looked for
A．artists B．doctors C．teachers D．parents
A．heart B．mind C．thought D．memory
A．shyly B．happily C．immediately D．straight
A．wrong B．true C．horrible D．clear
A．reply B．relax C．recover D．receive
A．filled B．taken C．given D．offered
A．arrive B．be C．stay D．go
A．becoming B．changing C．producing D．getting
A．use B．help C．prove D．get
Nowadays we can see more and more electric bikes in the street. Electric bikes are easy . They run fast and make pollution. So they become very in many big cities in China.
But the electric bikes also more traffic accidents. So China plans to make a new rule_ the electric bike riders. If an electric bike is than 40 kilos and can go faster than 20 kilometers an hour, its rider must get a It means riders have to pass driving tests they ride their electric bikes on the road.
People have different ideas about the plan. welcome the plan because they think it will make the street much safer. But some are not the new rules at all. One rider said, “I don’t want to get a license or like that. That’s too much trouble.”
What’s your idea? Have you ridden an electric bike yet? Share your opinion or your own experience us!
A．ride B．to be ridden C．riding D．to ride
A．much B．many C．few D．little
A．popular B．difficult C．strong D．interesting
A．plan. B．cause C．provide D．decide
A．from B．to C．for D．with
A．bigger B．heavier C．longer D．better
A．license B．photo C．ID card D．magazine
A．during B．after C．before D．though
A．None B．Some C．Each D．Every
A．terrified of B．worried about C．sorry about D．happy with
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．to B．with C．by D．on
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