Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to 36 . Now she was Portia, a strong–willed 37 in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing 38 form her.
39 , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She 40 being in front of other people. She was very 41 at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to 42 much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making 43 friends. She had excellent grades, 44 she always thought that something was missing.
Two weeks before the audition, Roberta’s mother had heard about it and 45 her to join in.
“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to 46 the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”
Her mother wouldn’t let the 47 drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕) .Everyone gets scared. You know you 48 do it. The trick is to look past the 49 to find the love of what you’re doing.’’
So Roberta had made an appointment (预约) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the 50 of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part, 51 the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she 52 every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new 53 of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.
On the day of the audition, she 54 two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the 55 was hers.
A．sing B．dance C．speak D．report
A．member B．actress C．player D．character
A．weakly B．rapidly C．smoothly D．slowly
A．At first B．In fact C．After all D．In all
A．hated B．enjoyed C．appreciated D．regretted
A．honest B．shy C．polite D．patient
A．avoid B．focus C．pay D．attract
A．few B．a few C．several D．many
A．or B．so C．for D．but
A．forced B．requested C．encouraged D．reminded
A．accept B．play C．offer D．learn
A．role B．matter C．interest D．grade
A．can B．must C．may D．should
A．anger B．pain C．sadness D．fear
A．purpose B．way C．idea D．importance
A．memorizing B．organizing C．checking D．improving
A．disliked B．loved C．expected D．bore
A．consideration B．description C．selection D．understanding
A．practiced B．planned C．performed D．delivered
A．part B．play C．speech D．position
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My sister and I grew up in a little village in England．Our father was a struggling 36 , but I always knew he was 37 . He never criticized us, but used 38 to bring out our best. He'd say,“If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don't give them water, they die.” I 39 as a child I said something 40 about somebody, and my father said, “ 41 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it's a reflection of yourself.” He explained that if I looked for the best 42 people, I would get the best 43 . From then on I've always tried to 44 the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad's also always been very 45 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 46 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 47 stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 48 any good father would．When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 49 me to go into law. And I've 50 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 51 I didn't pursue my 52 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As 53 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 54 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I'd like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 55 me.
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After my husband died suddenly from a heart attack, my world crashed around me. I was overwhelmed (不知所措) with the of earning a living, the little children.
One evening I came home from work to find a big beautiful German shepherd (牧羊犬) on our . This wonderful strong animal to enter the house and make it his . The children took an instant liking to “German” and begged me to let him in. I agreed to let him sleep in the basement until the next day, we could inquire around the neighborhood for his . That night I slept for the first time in many weeks.
The following morning we to find German’s owner, but with no results. On Sunday I took the children on a picnic and we drove off without him. When we stopped to get gas at a local station, we were to see German racing to the gas station after us. was he going to be left behind.
On Monday morning I let him out for a run when the children got ready for school. As evening came and German didn’t appear, we were all . The next Friday evening, German was back on our doorstep. Again we took him in, and again he stayed Monday morning. This pattern repeated itself every weekend for almost 10 months. We grew more and more of German. We stopped thinking about he belonged — he belonged to us. As German became part of the family, he considered his duty to take up his position by the front door and remained there until the morning.
Each week, between German’s visits, I grew a little stronger, a little braver; every weekend I enjoyed his . Then one Monday morning we his head and let him out for what turned out to be the last time. He never came back. I believe German was sent because he was needed, and because no matter how and alone we feel, somehow, somewhere, someone knows and cares. We are never really alone.
A．duties B．ways C．purposes D．focuses
A．caring for B．looking for C．waking up D．taking up
A．Friday B．Saturday C．Sunday D．Monday
A．gate B．street C．road D．doorstep
A．regretted B．forced C．intended D．encouraged
A．nest B．home C．kitchen D．destination
A．where B．when C．while D．as
A．advice B．gifts C．owner D．situation
A．comfortably B．smoothly C．meaningfully D．peacefully
A．tried B．managed C．succeeded D．failed
A．happy B．glad C．amazed D．pleased
A．No wonder B．No way C．No doubt D．No use
A．wondered B．lost C．worried D．disappointed
A．before B．until C．since D．once
A．aware B．sure C．fond D．anxious
A．who B．where C．whom D．which
A．it B．that C．this D．one
A．friend B．company C．factory D．story
A．beat B．hit C．wounded D．patted
A．excited B．satisfied C．abandoned D．interrupted
My dad has been driving a truck for almost his entire life. He’s usually all the weekdays and comes home only at weekends. Sometimes he stays _____for two weeks at a time. ___I don't get to see him as often as I wish, we remain very _____.
My dad is the type of person who doesn't let you ____ up anything that you start. When I was eleven, my father bought me a piano. At first I was so ____ about it that I would spend hours and hours learning how to play. Then it got __. I was so tired of it that I asked if I could stop. Much as I tried, he ____me to go on. Now I have been playing for almost five years. I love it and I' m glad I ___my dad's advice.
My dad is ___talented, for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years. Under his influence, I also like now. Sometimes my dad can be my biggest . He makes me smile even when I lose in a talent show . Sometimes he can be my biggest critic(批评家). He ignore the small mistakes I make. He encourages me never to lose , because he thinks that all my efforts will one day.
My dad is generous. Every Thursday night, he to read to the children at a children’s club. When he reads, their light up with curiosity about what will happen next. I feel of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to .
I love Dad with all my heart. He’s a hero in my heart and the most wonderful person in the world.
A．on B．with C．out D．in
A．away B．home C．inside D．alone
A．In case B．Even though C．If only D．As if
A．polite B．kind C．different D．close
A．give B．put C．take D．speed
A．nervous B．anxious C．crazy D．familiar
A．rough B．difficult C．disappointing D．boring
A．promised B．persuaded C．reminded D．suggested
A．received B．challenged C．took D．listened
A．physically B．typically C．musically D．exactly
A．chatting B．dancing C．writing D．drawing
A．director B．supporter C．scholar D．sponsor
A．however B．so C．and D．still
A．ever B．often C．never D．even
A．aim B．dream C．strength D．heart
A．come true B．take risks C．pay off D．let out
A．agrees B．likes C．intends D．offers
A．bodies B．arms C．hands D．faces
A．jealous B．optimistic C．proud D．happy
A．help B．read C．work D．drive
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Reginald Andrews had been out of work for more than a year．This 36 father of five children had deeply known his 37 of family heartaches．A few years earlier, his sister Kedra had been shot in the 38 by a young man who robbed the place where she was working．The young man was caught, but Kedra 39 her sight．As a result of his sister’s 40 , Mr．Andrews cared about blind people.
On December 20, 2001, Mr．Andrews was waiting for a train in New York City．The train pulled into the station and stopped．Andrews was getting ready to get 41 the train when something 42 happened．An old blind man, who had 43 the space between two carriages for a door while 44 his way with a stick, suddenly fell 45 the train．Seeing this, Andrews quickly jumped down to the tracks and 46 the blind man to safety．He 47 all the people on the spot with his courage．The news rapidly 48 all over the country．Messages began to pour in．Some people 49 sent money and food to Andrews.
Andrews had been at the station 50 he was returning from a job talk．He probably would have been hired, and the public praise made it a 51 thing.
Andrews, however, received 52 attention from the public after about a week of newspaper stories and active 53 to his family．Although most people supposed that the story had come to a happy end, it didn’t quite happen that way．Andrews 54 start his new job, but the factory moved to New Jersey．Andrews didn’t have any way to get to work, so he had to leave．It wasn’t long before he was 55 to job hunting again．Few newspapers, however, would tell their readers what happened to Mr．Andrews after he became a hero.
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Big things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents my entire world and turned it upside down they told me they were getting a divorce. I couldn’t believe that our family was going to . Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often , I still wanted my family to stay the same.
My life changed completely the divorce. My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town, my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house. I now became a whenever I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my soon-to-be stepfather, Dan, whom I showed no in. I was depressed, especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no that things could change back to the way they were.
Even though I all Dan’s attempts to get to know me and wasn’t very to him, he never gave up on me. , I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in , especially when it came to movies and TV shows. We a lot of time together hanging out watching TV. That gave us a chance to talk and get
to know each other.
Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had never experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed on school or friends. Once I began to warm up to Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and took short trips. , I discovered that I had the happy family that I had always wanted.
I now realize my parents were about getting the divorce. Their divorce was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness—he and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle.
At 13, I learned an important —change is not always the worst thing that can . Sometimes, it is just what we need the most.
A．created B．shook C．entered D．occupied
A．unless C．when D．until
A．break up B．hold up C．keep up D．show up
A．whispered B．fought C．talked D．competed
A．throughout B．beyond C．before D．after
A．where B．although C．while D．that
A．visitor B．relative C．neighbor D．stranger
A．confidence B．interest C．fear D．anger
A．doubt B．difference C．point D．way
A．forgot B．supported C．resisted D．valued
A．serious B．nice C．bad D．generous
A．Gradually B．Immediately C．Usually D．Regularly
A．mind B．trouble C．common D．order
A．spent B．wasted C．lost D．saved
A．experience B．information C．impression D．advice
A．However B．Besides C．Eventually D．Occasionally
A．wrong B．confident C．guilty D．right
A．remarried B．returned C．changed D．left
A．method B．truth C．skill D．word
B．remain C．continue D．happen
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