Mr. Flower was well-known around for growing the best flowers of the year and his four glass-houses were taken good care of. These glass-houses were close to a public path, which was always used ___36__ children and young people walking to and from __37__. Boys of about thirteen years of age, especially, were often tempted（尝试） to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flower’s __38_ . They managed to resist the temptation(抵制诱惑) when Mr. Flower was around, but the temptation often seemed to be too __39__ when Mr. Flower was __40__ to be seen. For this reason, Mr. Flower did his best to be __41__ his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school days.
However, it was not always possible for him to be on guard at these times. Mr. Flower had tried __42__ to prevent the damage to his glass; but nothing that he had done had been__43__. He had been to the school to complain(抱怨) to the headmaster, but this had not done any__44__. He had hidden in the bushes（灌木丛）and __45__ those boys that threw stones __46__ his garden, but the boys could run __47__ faster than he, and they even __48__ at him at a distance. He had even walked along the path and picked up all those __49__ that he could find so that the boys would have nothing to __50__, but they soon found others, or threw lumps of earth instead.
Then just as he had given __51__ hope of winning the battle, a truly wonderful __52_ came up to him. He set up a large notice board made of good strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses __53__ it could be clearly seen from the path. On the board he painted the __54__ : DO NOT THROW AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flower had no __55__ . The boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice board than at the glass-houses.
A．to B．by C．of D．with
A．factory B．office C．school D．work
A．bed-rooms B．living-room C．reading-room D．glass-houses
A．strong B．weak C．limited D．strange
A．impossible B．unable C．possible D．somewhere
A．far away from B．in or close to C．into or out of D．at or out
A．in no way B．in a way C．in the way D．in many ways
A．successful B．cheerful C．wonderful D．careful
A．harm B．wrong C．good D．wonder
A．watched B．walked to C．waited for D．run after
A．towards B．over C．out of D．into
A．many B．much C．more D．lots of
A．laughed B．looked C．called D．surprised
A．earth B．sticks C．stones D．branches
A．pick up B．catch C．play with D．throw
A．in B．off C．out D．up
A．idea B．friend C．guest D．word
A．where B．there where C．on which D．there
A．announcement B．words C．sentences D．message
A．peaceful times B．further trouble C．more happiness D．questions
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Brother James Kimpton, an Englishman, has been planting trees for a lifetime and doesn't plan on ___ now. The __ of Reaching the Unreached (RTU) has been serving among the poorest and most ___ communities of India for the last 50 years.
It's difficult to ___ Brother Kimpton's work. He digs wells, builds homes, run schools, dresses wounds, helps the disabled, feeds the hungry, trains the unskilled, and shelters the ___ . At 27, he was sent on foreign duty to Sri Lanka. For 12 year, he taught in the slums(贫民窟). In 1964 when the government ordered all foreigners to leave the country, he caught a ship to India and travelled to the city of Madurai. “The_ I got there I knew I’d come home.”
Brother Kimpton founded an orphanage(孤儿院)in Madurai, a huge ___ modeled after Nebraska's Boys Town. But this was only a __ The suffering and ___ he saw in India led him to start RTU. What began as a single, modest medical ___ has today developed into a diverse network of highly efficient programs __ at comprehensive and sustainable (可持续的)rural development.
There're many ___ at RTU. As an architect, artist, educator，economist, medical worker, James did a lot: over 2000 ____ have been dug in this area bringing clean, safe water to the villages; over 6000 homes have been built and __ to the very poor; daycare centers have been______ that now feed and treat close to 2000 poor children every day; over 2000 receive ___ education in the schools he built and runs...
In his last ___ , Brother Kimpton has requested to be buried at Anbu Illam. Speaking to the audience gathered to ___ his 50th year of service in Asia, he said, “I'm an Indian ____ .”
He's smiling, but there's something in his words.
A．expecting B．stopping C．continuing D．insisting
A．sponsor B．assistant C．founder D．settler
A．disadvantaged B．disappointed C．miserable D．unconcerned
A．subscribe B．describe C．depress D．represent
A．abandoned B．occupied C．respected D．abused
A．point B．stage C．minute D．time
A．community B．department C．team D．organization
A．pausing B．beginning C．ending D．developing
A．loneliness B．carefulness C．hopelessness D．helplessness
A．clinic B．center C．office D．branch
A．ashamed B．aimed C．astonished D．delighted
A．dreams B．advantages C．wonders D．ambitions
A．wells B．streams C．ponds D．lakes
A．pick out B．figure out C．get away D．given away
A．get out B．build up C．set up D．seek out
A．strange B．free C．similar D．familiar
A．will B．step C．process D．plan
A．treat B．convey C．congratulate D．celebrate
A．by choice B．by accident C．by chance D．by mistake
A．guiding B．touching C．caring D．encouraging
I got aboard and sat down in my seat．It was going to be a long flight． Around me were some "Where are you headed?" I asked．
"Lakes Air Base．We'll be there for special training, and then to the front．"
After about an hour, an announcement was made that box lunches were for five dollars． The journey would be several hours, and I decided to buy one．
As I for my wallet, I heard a soldier ask his buddy if he would buy lunch．"No, that seems a lot of money for just a box lunch．" I looked around at the other soldiers．
were buying lunch．I walked to the back of the plane and
the flight attendant a fifty-dollar bill．
"Take a lunch to all those soldiers．" I said．She seized my arms tightly．Her eyes wet with tears, she me, " My son is a soldier in the front．．．it's almost like you are doing it for him．"
Picking up ten boxes, she headed to the soldiers．
After eating, on my way to the rest room I was by a man．"I saw what you did and I want to be
of it．" With this, he handed me twenty-five dollars．
Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming, looking at the seat numbers he walked．When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his
, and said, "I want to
your hand．" I stood and took his hand．With a loud voice he said, "I was a soldier．
, someone bought me a lunch．It was such an act of
that I never forgot．" I was a little bit
when applause rang out from all of the passengers．These soldiers were giving their all for our country．I could only give them a couple of meals．
Later, when I walked to the front of the plane to stretch my legs, a man another twenty-five dollars in my hand．
When we , I gathered my belongings and started to leave．A man stopped me, put something in my pocket, and walked away
a word．Another twenty-five dollars! Seeing the soldiers
at the terminal, I walked over to them and handed them seventy-five dollars．As I walked
to my car, I prayed for their safe
.
A．strangers B．soldiers C．attendants D．passengers
A．available B．reasonable C．convenient D．special
A．prepared B．sent C．reached D．paid
A．None B．Some C．Many D．All
A．lent B．showed C．handed D．charged
A．advised B．greeted C．inspired D．thanked
A．praised B．stopped C．attracted D．discovered
A．one B．kind C．part D．much
A．as B．though C．till D．unless
A．tongue B．arm C．head D．hand
A．feel B．seize C．shake D．check
A．Once B．Later C．Recently D．Frequently
A．performance B．kindness C．bravery D．wisdom
A．embarrassed B．relieved C．overjoyed D．satisfied
A．threw B．found C．took D．left
A．separated B．landed C．paused D．chatted
A．in B．for C．through D．without
A．training B．shouting C．gathering D．marching
A．casually B．anxiously C．disappointedly D．lightheartedly
A．arrival B．return C．flight D．escape
You support someone when you help him or her through a time. _ __, the best part is that when you support others, you are also supporting yourselves. When you __ __ to give support to others, it is usually a __ that you are also stopping giving support to yourself.
One of my friends, Donna, told me a story recently that clearly showed the __ of support. Several years ago, Donna had just _ _her boyfriend of two years and she was having a very__ _ time, accepting the loss. She refused to be _ __ and stayed at home alone, which certainly was not helping. She just couldn’t _ ___ crying all the time.
Early one morning, Donna received a phone call with some __ _ news: a car accident had __her best friend’s brother’s life. Donna had known this friend, Mary, and her brother __ __ her entire life, and the news was destructive. Donna __ her sadness and got in the car as soon as possible, driving to her friend’s house to be with her. During the funeral, Donna held Mary close while she cried, sat by her and slept _ __ Mary’s bed to make sure she did not wake up alone in the middle of the night. During that time she hardly felt any __ _ in her heart. Several weeks later, when life began to return to _ __, Donna realized the level of support she had given Mary far overtook any support she had _ _ herself during her dark time. She was able to use the support she had given her friend as a _ __for the support she needed.
When you find yourself unable to support someone else, _ yourself and see if there is something within yourself that is not supporting. _ _, when you give complete support to others, it will mirror those places within you that require the same level of attention.
A．different B．cheerful C．challenging D．definite
A．Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Meanwhile
A．encourage B．refuse C．begin D．decide
A．sign B．signal C．mark D．sight
A．force B．strength C．power D．energy
A．put up with B．broken up with C．kept up with D．caught up with
A．tough B．excited C．rushed D．strange
A．accompanied B．accomplished C．accelerated D．acknowledged
A．stand B．hide C．stop D．bear
A．terrific B．exciting C．horrible D．terrible
A．killed B．deprived C．seized D．claimed
A．fairly B．nearly C．barely D．rarely
A．overcame B．gathered C．recognized D．changed
A．ahead of B．apart from C．next to D．along with
A．warmth B．happiness C．love D．pain
A．normal B．often C．average D．common
A．reduced B．offered C．protected D．avoided
A．candle B．gift C．torch D．mirror
A．look up B．look back C．look through D．look into
A．In effect B．As a result C．On the contrary D．Likewise
When 24-year-old Hannah Brencher moved to New York after college, she was hit by loneliness. One day she felt so that she want to reach out to someone. And so she put pen to paper and started writing letters-letters to complete .
But these weren’t letters about how she was feeling. There were happy letters, all about the other person, not her. She would write messages for people to have a “ day " and tell strangers how brilliant they were, they thought no one else had noticed. Brencher began dropping the all over New York, in cafes, in library books, in parks and on the subway. It made her letter, knowing that she might be making somebody’s through just a few words. It gave her to focus on. And so, The Word Needs More Love Letters was born.
The movement is all about letters—not emails, but handwritten letters. Not love letters, written to a real beloved, but letters for strangers. They don’t necessarily say “I love you”, but they are kindness—telling people they are remarkable and and all-round amazing. It’s the sort of stuff that most people don’t really say out loud even to the people they , let alone a total stranger.
Brencher’s initiative(初衷) has now . There are more than 10,000 people who join in all over the world. Last year, she gave a talk. In it, she talked about a university student who dropped letters around her campus, only to suddenly everyone was writing them and there were love letters hanging from the trees.
It’s a very cute idea. I know that if I was on the end of a letter like that, it almost certainly would put a on my face. So I decided to give it a try and see if I could do the same for someone else.
A．sick B．alone C．comfortable D．great
A．businessmen B．friends C．strangers D．fools
A．formal B．sad C．long D．careless
A．rainy B．cold C．hot D．bright
A．in case B．so that C．as though D．even if
A．notes B．pens C．papers D．books
A．feel B．behave C．study D．play
A．way B．day C．fortune D．dream
A．funny B．sweet C．big D．empty
A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing
A．opening B．reading C．writing D．answering
A．countless B．endless C．public D．conventional
A．official B．polite C．apology D．surprise
A．full of B．short of C．prepared for D．known for
A．strong B．special C．common D．friendly
A．look down upon B．give up on C．care about D．worry about
A．failed B．occurred C．stopped D．exploded
A．find B．forget C．remember D．guess
A．receiving B．sending C．starting D．finishing
A．sign B．wrinkle C．smile D．sticker
It happened last winter, at the end of a difficult year for my family. My brother died suddenly in the spring in 2013.
By Christmas, my family was still _____with the impossibility of “moving on.” Thinking of the holidays____ us of the previous holiday season before Ben died. Attempting a “____” Christmas in Vancouver seemed impossible, we decided to ____ to California for our first Christmas without Ben. My parents and sister would drive there, and I would _____from Ottawa to meet them.
Actually, I found it difficult to ignore my feelings of_ ___ and find any Christmas spirit. I just wanted to stay in Ottawa and avoid pretending the holidays were possible when my family was ______.When I unwillingly began to pack, I couldn’t find my passport.
I searched a file of other _____ papers, my tiny apartment, and I checked everywhere –Nothing.
Frustrated, I curled up in bed, _____ everything I’d said about wanting to stay in Ottawa . “My family really needed this vacation and I’ve spoiled it,” I said to my friends.
Calling the airline. I was warned waiting time for customers were “Over. Three. Hours.” While waiting, I searched the ____ again, no luck.
I checked Air Canada’s website aimlessly when a weather report caught my eye: A Storm Hit Toronto . My heartbeat quickened. I was _____to fly through Toronto that afternoon.
For the first time, I hoped for a storm big enough to ____ my travel plans and buy me enough time to get an emergency passport. After four hours on hold, my_____ was granted. An agent promptly informed me the weather wasn’t promising and_____ me to a Christmas Eve flight.
Hours later I landed and hugged my sister tightly. I felt _____ for friends who supported me through hard times; for my loving and strong family.
A．associating B．struggling C．agreeing D．identifying
A．reminded B．informed C．suspected D．warned
A．common B．typical C．normal D．regular
A．get B．hurry C．escape D．return
A．drive B．fly C．ride D．walk
A．love B．disappointment C．home D．loss
A．divided B．incomplete C．separated D．away
A．worthless B．historical C．valuable D．useless
A．regretting B．imagining C．considering D．retelling
A．kitchen B．airport C．classroom D．apartment
A．able B．supposed C．likely D．sure
A．cancel B．make C．perform D．develop
A．wish B．application C．plan D．promise
A．agreed B．sent C．invited D．switched
A．sympathy B．happy C．grateful D．anxious
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