The chemist handed me my prescription(处方药)，apologized for the wait,and explained that his register had already closed.He asked if I would 36 using the register at the front of the store.
I told him not to worry and walked up to the front, 37 one person was in line ahead of me,a little girl no more than seven, 38 a bottle of Children’s Motrin on the counter.She 39 a little green and white striped(有条纹的) coin purse closely to her chest.
The purse 40 me of the days when,as a child,I played dress-up in my grandma’s closet.I’d march around the house in 41 clothes,wearing costume jewellery and hats,talking “grownup talk”to 42 who would listen.I remembered the thrill one day when I 43 a pretend dollar to someone,and he handed back some 44 coins for me to put into my special purse.“Keep the 45 !”he told me with a wink(眨眼).
Now the clerk rang up(用收银机记录)the little girl’s 46 ,while she shakily pulled out a coupon(优惠券)，a dollar bill and some coins.I watched her face becoming red as she tried to 47 her money,and I could see right away that she was about a dollar 48 .With a quick wink to the checker,I drew a dollar bill onto the counter and 49 the clerk to ring up the sale.The child put her 50 change into her coin purse,grabbed her 51 and hurried out of the door.
As I 52 for my car,I felt a pull on my shirt.There was the girl, 53 up at me with her big brown eyes.She gave me a 54 ,wrapped her arms around my legs for a long moment,and then stretched out her little hand.It was full of coins.“ 55 ,”she whispered.
“That’s okay,”I answered.I flashed her a smile and winked,“keep the change!”
A．enjoy B．remember C．mind D．regret
A．where B．when C．while D．which
A．about B．with C．as D．like
A．held B．handed C．opened D．closed
A．told B．reminded C．informed D．convinced
A．suitable B．expensive C．oversized D．soft
A．nobody B．someone C．everyone. D．anyone
A．lent B．showed C．left D．gave
A．pretend B．false C．true D．real
A．change B．dollar C．paper D．purse
A．expression B．price C．medicine D．money
A．hold B．count C．get D．save
A．sharp B．short C．enough D．much
A．advised B．begged C．signaled D．got
A．untouched B．separated C．given D．uncounted
A．package B．money C．purse. D．change
A．drove B．started C．headed D．stopped
A．waving B．looking C．nodding D．pointing
A．dollar B．message C．note D．smile
A．Excuse me B．Terribly sorry C．Thank you D．See you
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In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty （贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great 36 . Three of those rich men and their servants were 37 together on a road when they came to a very 38 village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty, 39 he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared 40 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man ,seeing the 41 situation, stopped for a short time and gave 42 all his food and drink, since he 43 see that money would be of little 44 to them. He made sure that they each 45 their fair share and would have enough food to 46 for some time . Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, 47 and went straight through the 48 without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other 49 indifferent(冷漠的)the third rich man was. It was 50 that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they 51 the third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was 52 travelling quickly, but his wagons, 53 the gold and valuables they had been 54 ,were now full of farming tools and bags of 55 . He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
A．loss B．expectations C．success D．problems
A．standing B．travelling C．gathering D．running
A．faraway B．poor C．different D．ancient
A．unless B．because C．so D．if
A．them B．anything C．nothing D．those
A．curious B．worrying C．dangerous D．puzzling
A．the villagers B．his servants C．the others D．the rest
A．could B．might C．should D．must
A．interest B．concern C．use D．attraction
A．returned B．accepted C．offered D．received
A．remain B．last C．supply D．share
A．stopped B．settled down C．showed off D．speeded
A．village B．land C．field D．road
A．whether B．how C．where D．when
A．good B．certain C．true D．strange
A．welcomed B．met C．accepted D．persuaded
A．still B．already C．always D．indeed
A．except B．instead of C．apart from D．along with
A．selling B．treasuring C．carrying D．earning
A．food B．jewels C．money D．seeds
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I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large 1 across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-aged children. At the end of the day, he would 2 his taxi on the road. I 3 why he did not park it in the garage.
Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home 4 work, leave his taxi and go out for his 5 affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was 6 .
I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 7 to be outside one evening two weeks 8 , when the garage door was 9 and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯）! It shook me completely 10 I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But 11 inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（n） 12 . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and 13 him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a (n）14.
We go to bed every night and 15 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a 16 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 17 . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we 18 the social ladder—how much bigger and better a 19 we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on 20 we are than what we do!
A．window B．garage C．door D．yard
A．park B．stop C．check D．repair
A．knew B．understood C．asked D．wondered
A．for B．out of C．without D．from
A．business B．national C．personal D．public
A．wasteful B．useful C．wonderful D．plentiful
A．appeared B．intended C．expected D．happened
A．later B．more C．ago D．before
A．broken B．fine C．shut D．open
A．once B．before C．when D．until
A．far B．deep C．long D．little
A．driver B．engineer C．father D．son
A．called B．made C．elected D．turned
A．experience B．earning C．life D．position
A．stay up B．wake up C．stay home D．go home
A．competition B．performance C．debate D．party
A．family B．company C．team D．whole
A．build B．climb C．stand D．lay
A．garden B．garage C．car D．taxi
A．who B．what C．which D．where
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Would you agree with the statement that a wish is born from an idea, a simple idea imagined in the mind? Back in the 19th century two men had an idea which in the end became their great 36 . The efforts they had made were rewarded(奖赏) with their success that 37 world travel.
In 1903, the Wright Brothers (Wilbur and Orville) achieved their dream. They flew the world’s first power-driven, heavier-than-air machine by which they made free, controlled and sustained(持久的) 38 . Kitty Hawk, North Carolina(美国地名) 39 this important and memorable moment.
The dream started with an idea that was planted in their minds by a 40 given to them by their father. In the words of the boys, “Our father came into the house one evening with some object in his hands, and 41 we could see what it was, he threw it into the air. Instead of falling to the floor, the toy flew across the room 42 it hit the ceiling(天花板), where it finally sank to the 43 .” This simple toy attracted the Wright Brothers and started their lifelong 44 in human flight.
The Wright Brothers 45 learning new things. 46 they opened their own printing office and then in 1893 they opened a company where they repaired bicycles. But Wilbur had his mind set on something more 47 . He decided to pursue(致力于) 48 .
The brothers spent many hours researching, 49 their machines and making improvements. What started out as a 50 soon became a career. With determination and 51 they realized their dream in 1903.
The next time you hear or see an airplane or travel on one, 52 where it all started. A simple idea was developed in the minds of the two young men who didn’t have a university degree. They were not scientists in the 53 sense of the world.
What idea are you working on? Have you limited yourself by saying you are not a scientist or not 54 enough? Whatever the mind can think and believe, it can be 55 .
A．time B．dream C．pressure D．fortune
A．combined B．replaced C．explored D．changed
A．flight B．ride C．contribution D．achievement
A．wanted B．witnessed C．proved D．needed
A．bicycle B．airplane C．document D．toy
A．before B．when C．after D．while
A．until B．since C．if D．but
A．desk B．floor C．street D．road
A．discovery B．trip C．interest D．devotion
A．considered B．enjoyed C．admitted D．imagined
A．Actually B．Finally C．Usually D．Firstly
A．average B．powerful C．exciting D．fortunate
A．dancing B．singing C．flying D．writing
A．testing B．watching C．designing D．examining
A．hobby B．gift C．trouble D．trick
A．distinction B．explanation C．expression D．patience
A．forget B．ask C．remember D．expect
A．hopeful B．true C．wealthy D．energetic
A．funny B．polite C．outgoing D．clever
A．defeated B．achieved C．recognized D．organized
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Most people think of birds as feathered animals that fly. Scientists, 36 , do not define (给…下定义) birds as animals that fly, because some birds do not. Of the 10,000 or so species of birds, 46 cannot 37 . Flight plays a key role in 38 for most birds. It allows them to find food over a 39 area and to get away from enemies. Ancestors of flightless birds may have 40 their ability to fly because they had no regular predators (捕食者) or did not need to fly to find food. Rather than fly, some of these birds developed other 41 to catch food and avoid enemies. Two examples of 42 birds are penguins and ostriches.
43 birds that fly, penguins do not have wide wings or large feathers. In order to catch the fish they feed on, penguins use their powerful wings to swim 44 . And when they swim, they look as if they are flying through the water. The 45 of penguins’ bodies makes it possible for them to dive deep underwater, 46 their thick feathers protect them from the cold.
Ostriches are known for their long legs, long necks, and large size. To 47 themselves, they stay in groups and use their excellent sight and hearing to 48 enemies. As soon as 49 approaches, they can run at a speed of more than 65 kilometers per hour to 50 . In addition to using their strong legs to run, they can kick powerfully.
Not all flightless birds have been 51 in protecting themselves. Flightless birds on some islands had no enemies until people 52 . These birds were hunted and easily caught by people and the animals 53 by people. Human land development has 54 the habitats of some birds. A number of flightless birds 55 because they were unable to adapt to new conditions and new enemies.
A．thus B．however C．therefore D．otherwise
A．stand B．fly C．hear D．sing
A．growth B．communication C．health D．survival
A．wide B．familiar C．crowded D．special
A．developed B．improved C．lost D．proved
A．parts B．habits C．ways D．tools
A．wild B．interesting C．rare D．flightless
A．Instead of B．Because of C．Besides D．Unlike
A．quickly B．carefully C．differently D．gradually
A．shape B．color C．bone D．skin
A．if B．and C．but D．so
A．help B．feed C．protect D．hide
A．kill B．notice C．confuse D．frighten
A．dawn B．darkness C．danger D．food
A．look B．escape C．move D．fight
A．successful B．natural C．unusual D．positive
A．realized B．acted C．stopped D．arrived
A．brought B．found C．bought D．hunted
A．provided B．formed C．destroyed D．controlled
A．flew away B．watched out C．gave away D．died out
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My husband Jack hated Christmas. He didn’t hate the true meaning of ___16___, but the commercial aspects of it. Knowing he felt this ______17___, I decided one year to___18___the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something _____19__just for Jack. The idea came in an unusual way.
Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was______20______at the junior level at the school he attended and shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match____21_____a team sponsored by a church.
These youngsters from the church, dressed in shoes so_______22_____that shoestrings seemed to be the only thing holding them together,____23______our son’s team were in their beautiful new wrestling shoes.
As the match began, I was_____24_____to see that the other team was wrestling without a helmet designed to____25_____a wrestler’s head. They clearly could not_____26_____ them. Well, our son’s team ended up defeating them and took every weight class. But as the other team ______27_____up from the mat, they walked around with a sense of pride that couldn’t admit______28______.
Jack, seated beside me, shook his head_____29_____, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential, but______30_____like this could take the heart right out of them.” Jack loved_____31_____and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball. That’s when the ____32______for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and _____33______some wrestling helmets and shoes and sent them to the church.
On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Jack what I had done and that this was his_______34_____from me. His smile was the_______35______ thing about Christmas that year.
A．the gift B．an envelope C．the wrestling D．Christmas
A．way B．joy C．music D．fear
A．buy B．wear C．avoid D．give
A．beautiful B．expensive C．new D．special
A．wrestling B．weightlifting C．shooting D．boxing
A．at B．against C．for D．on
A．big B．small C．worn D．cheap
A．because B．if C．while D．so
A．frightened B．disappointed C．pleased D．surprised
A．cover B．surround C．hide D．protect
A．carry B．afford C．design D．expect
A．dressed B．got C．turned D．cheered
A．defeat B．evidence C．charge D．mistake
A．gently B．sadly C．nervously D．gladly
A．running B．winning C．losing D．shaking
A．workmates B．parents C．friends D．kids
A．invitation B．care C．idea D．money
A．return B．sold C．bought D．left
A．gift B．warning C．praise D．love
A．brightest B．funniest C．ugliest D．darkest
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