After forty-three years I have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a 16 on the newspaper route in my hometown when I was a twelve-year-old boy. Yet it remains in my memory that she taught me a lesson in 17 that I shall never forget.
On a winter afternoon, my fellows and I were throwing stones onto the slanted (倾斜的) roof of the old lady’s house to observe how the stones 18 off the roof’s edge and shot out like missiles. I found a 19 smooth rock and threw it out, but it 20 straight not for the roof but for a small window of the old lady’s house. 21 the sound of broken glass, we knew we were in trouble. We ran faster than any of our 22 flew off her roof.
I was so 23 about getting caught that first night 24 I was not concerned about the old lady with the broken window in winter. 25 , a few days later I started to feel guilty for her misfortune. She 26 greeted me with a smile when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act 27 in her presence.
I 28 my mind that I would save my newspaper delivery money, and in three weeks I had seven dollars. I put the money in an envelop with a 29 explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hope that the seven dollars would 30 the cost for repairing it.
I waited until it was 31 to avoid being seen, and put the letter I didn’t 32 into her yard. To my relief, I could have the 33 of, once again, looking straight into the old lady’s kind eyes.
The next day, I handed the old lady her newspaper. She thanked me and gave me a bag of cookies she had made herself. 34 eating cookies, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. After opening it, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note 35 , “I’m proud of you.”
A．teacher B．customer C．relative D．friend
A．happiness B．carelessness C．forgiveness D．kindness
A．rolled B．flowed C．ran D．floated
A．simply B．mostly C．fairly D．roughly
A．followed B．came C．lay D．headed
A．At B．On C．For D．From
A．athletes B．missiles C．windows D．fellows
A．excited B．disappointed C．embarrassed D．frightened
A．as B．that C．when D．though
A．Therefore B．Meanwhile C．However D．Besides
A．yet B．still C．even D．already
A．cautiously B．constantly C．cheerfully D．comfortably
A．take up B．made up C．set up D．put up
A．paper B．notice C．note D．message
A．cover B．offer C．afford D．pay
A．rainy B．fine C．cloudy D．dark
A．sign B．read C．expect D．want
A．ability B．freedom C．chance D．desire
A．Unless B．Until C．Because D．While
A．saying B．writing C．telling D．explaining
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My heart beat with that feeling, like blood to my body as my fingers flew across the piano keys． As the piece neared the end, I up to take my final bow． For a second, the room was ．Yet, even in that one second, I had enough time to whether I had done perfectly． Then, , the applause (掌声) came.
“Thank you… so much,” I said, to the person standing on my other side． Olga, my piano teacher for six years, smiled back at me．“You’ve been an student all these years,” she said, “I hope that whatever you do, you never stop .”
I leaned forward, I would keep playing because I loved piano, and hugged her.
As it , the promises weren’t as meaningful as I’d hoped． Right after the , I kept up my strict practicing schedule every day． , it began slipping away from me． The reason I had stopped taking was because of my busy schedule with homework． Not long after, I stopped practicing altogether． It was not to have to stress about piano anymore． But something was inside of me． I was empty inside.
One day I met Michelle, who had also taken piano lessons from Olga.
“Are you taking lessons from Olga?” she asked.
“Actually I just quit a while ago,” I replied.
“That’s a ,” she responded, “I remember your performance a year ago; it was .”
Two days after talking to Michelle, I was at a what to do．I moved slowly into the living room unconsciously, but in fact I knew what I was doing.
As the music , a familiar feeling rose inside me.
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Teenage years can be confusing for both teenagers and parents．At about 15, many teens start thinking about how they feel about themselves and out how this matches or mismatches what others think of them．Most teens work through this by the age of 16 or 17.
Often teenagers are treated like bigger children, but they will never become and responsible if they are not allowed to make some decisions for themselves．If parents forbid their children from doing something, chances are that they will do it without permission anyway．The role of a parent must, therefore, change from that of protector and keeper to that of friend and ．
Yet even the most caring parents misunderstand their children sometimes, and some think of teenagers as insecure, stubborn and ．As a result, teenagers always keep their .from their parents．Teens often that their parents repeat the same things over and over again and never listen to them．Parents must understand that teens need to be allowed to their side of any problem and express their point of view．
Thus, more private and level-headed communication is needed for the parents．Every parent should try to schedule time to be with their child, like taking a short trip together．This time allows parents to talk and listen without from work or other family members．It might also be good to encourage teens to important issues at dinner．Discussion time shows teens that parents are interested in them and their lives．
A person’s teenage years are a key time for them to identify their own ,like distinguishing good from evil．Handling and improving communication with teenagers is not easy, but success will be for parents and teens alike．
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Air travel makes some people very nervous． The crowds，the noise and flying itself can cause_______．But there are classes people can take to help them_______the fear of flying．And there is_______training for service dogs that suffer the same problem．
Service dogs almost never______the side of the people they care for．You will see them working on buses，trains and other public_______systems．But the busy environment found at an airport can_______even the best trained working dog．
People with disabilities depend on their dogs．They want the animals to safely_______them through security areas．They also need the dogs to remain_______on duty on the airplane，even when the flying is not_______．This takes special_______．The Air Hollywood K9 Flight School is one place where such help can be found．
The school has a piece of equipment that provides the sights，sounds and even the feel of an airplane in flight． Dog trainers say_______training is based on a simple rule: preparation． Dogs need to be exposed gradually and_______to the environment，to loud noises，to sounds and other dogs so that when this experience happens to them on a daily basis，they're able to act in a way that they're used to acting and that they don't get_______．
Dog owners who_______the training at Air Hollywood K9 Flight School say they now feel much more at ease about future_______．Their dogs also seem ready for take off．
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Money was a constant source of tension and stress when I was growing up. My parents were , well-educated and hard-working, but they lived from paycheck to paycheck. When I was 13, they split up. Then my mom to raise three kids, often relying on free lunch tickets and food stamps. As my mother retirement age, she was filled with over the fact that she hadn’t saved enough for her golden retirement years, she often sighed. My father had always been to work—we had always he’d work less and spend more time with us . But he is just a workaholic(工作狂).
My parents were trying so hard to make ends meet, so I couldn’t become a on them. As a result, I college and spent the next couple of years drifting from one minimum wage job to another. I my broken-down car, went to work on foot, reduced my by sharing a one-bedroom apartment with three other women, and got free food during Happy Hour at our local bar. I learned to do whatever it took to .
One night, while I was working at a donut shop and 34 coffee for a homeless customer, I . that I was one paycheck away from being homeless myself. That was my wake-up . Motivated by fear of an uncertain , I opened the Yellow Pages(电话黄页), . professional dog trainers and negotiated an unpaid apprenticeship(学徒工作). Less than a year later, I was by a dog trainer, and I loved the work. A couple of years later, I started my own dog-training school, which luckily turned out to be . My efforts paid off.
Though I didn’t have rich parents to rely on, I discovered the power of asking for what I want.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I love a good murder mystery. It is so to watch or read an exciting and interesting detective story and try to solve the yourself. Agatha Christie is undoubtedly queen of the detective story considering she over eighty books. Many people have fallen in love with her -----Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective and Miss Marple, an old lady who is also an amateur .
As I am a big of Agatha Christie, I was excited to her house in Devon called Greenway. I travelled to her by steam train. We went through a dark tunnel and there was lots of smoke. It was a setting for a murder like in her famous novel Murder on the Orient Express. , all the passengers arrived safely!
After a pleasant walk through the woods, I the splendid house. I did a tour and I loved seeing where she wrote her . Many first editions were on display in a revolving(旋转的)bookcase. However, my part of the estate(房产) was the boathouse. There was a lovely view of the river the boathouse also served a more special purpose---inspiration for a crime . In the Poirot novel, Dead Man’s Folly, a girl’s body is in the boathouse. They even the TV adaptation of the book at Greenway.
I really my visit to Greenway. It was such a place and I was interested in seeing where Agatha Christie was write so many exciting stories.
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