Every December the radio station in my city makes a program in which all the poor children can send letters asking for some Christmas presents. One day, as I was 1 the radio, I decided to do something, so I asked four of my friends if they wanted to help a poor child. They 2 .
After several days, we learned about a 3 from a little child called Juan. In his letter, he 4 some blankets and some clothes and also wanted somebody to help his father 5 the house because it was in bad 6 .
We told the radio station that we wanted to 7 Juan. After that, we started to think about how to 8 all the money to buy all that Juan 9 . After 5 days, we collected much money and bought many things for Juan. We 10 bought some toys as a little 11 for Juan.
12 , on December 22 the radio station gave a party in which all the children who asked for help were 13 , and all those helping these children.
In the party we 14 Juan. We played some games with him and gave him the 15 we prepared for hm. He was very excited and happy, so were my 16 and I.
That day was one of the most 17 days in my life, and I learned something 18 from it. Giving help to those in need is one of the most meaningful things that you can do 19 this makes you feel good and also makes the persons who you are helping 20 .
I am going to keep doing that all my life!
A．thinking of B．listening to C．searching for D．looking after
A．agreed B．refused C．hesitated D．admitted
A．note B．telephone C．message D．letter
A．asked for B．cared about C．looked at D．laughed at
A．build B．repair C．rent D．buy
A．choice B．situation C．condition D．place
A．praise B．visit C．help D．teach
A．save B．collect C．spend D．keep
A．lost B．hated C．needed D．wasted
A．hardly B．also C．never D．still
A．surprise B．change C．promise D．comfort
A．Nearly B．Suddenly C．Immediately D．Finally
A．told B．shown C．invited D．allowed
A．forgot B．met C．ignored D．caught
A．presents B．signals C．plans D．tips
A．parents B．neighbors C．friends D．classmates
A．difficult B．official C．peaceful D．meaningful
A．lucky B．funny C．important D．interesting
A．though B．but C．unless D．because
A．happy B．angry C．peaceful D．wealthy
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, ____ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, ____ , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the ____ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe, ___ as high as he could, but even at his tallest ____ he was unable to touch it. He began to ____ up and down, as high as he could, at the ___ of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of ____.
Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to ____ on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to ____the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Game boy. Looking ____ he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, ____ luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think to do. ____ seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk ____ . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his ____, and how he really wanted that apple. The more he _ __ like this, the more unhappy he became.
____, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted. He started to say to himself. This isn’t ____. I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s ____ more I can do to get the apple. That is unchangeable, but we are supposed to be able to ____ our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better.
A．receiving B．offering C．preferring D．allowing
A．so B．but C．then D．or
A．sadder B．angrier C．tastier D．hungrier
A．expanding B．swinging C．stretching D．pulling
A．length B．strength C．range D．height
A．glance B．look C．walk D．jump
A．tip B．top C．stage D．level
A．reach B．hand C．sight D．hope
A．put B．hold C．get D．stand
A．take B．shake C．break D．strike
A．around B．forward C．down D．up
A．for B．on C．with D．of
A．After B．Without C．Through D．Upon
A．back B．down C．up D．away
A．efforts B．beliefs C．wishes D．goals
A．imagined B．thought C．tried D．claimed
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．However
A．helpful B．cheerful C．harmful D．skillful
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
A．forget B．express C．change D．remember
One Bite at a Time
Stephen was on campus（校园）to register when I first met him.
One summer day I was headed over to the administration building, I heard someone call my name. I around and saw Philip, one of my colleagues standing with another young man. As Philip introduced me to the young man, named Stephen, he reminded him that he would be taking one of my , Introduction to Literature. With a somewhat expression, Stephen asked if my class was going to be “hard”. Would he be able to pass? I he was concerned about failing before the day of classes. We talked about what the class would and I saw Stephen’s eyes getting big with .
Then I remembered a bit of classical dialog:
Question: “How do you eat an elephant?”
Answer: “One bite at a time.”
I told him to his work that way. To do his assignment（作业）, all of them, and to get them in on time. I added that most students I knew made a timetable of all the assignment so they could their workload.
As time went on, I learned more of Stephen’s story. He had in middle school. It had taken him longer to finish than most young people. Family members, including his mother, kept reminding him that he was a . Now, in the face of their negative-saying he had been admitted into college. He told me that before coming to our campus no one had believed he had much .
Stephen didn’t become an “A” student. He didn’t make any honor rolls. Still, he managed to most of his courses by being in class every day, turning in all of his assignment on time and breaking down his studying into digestible parts. By passing course after course he began to gain a measure of self-respect. He was a great singer and he was the school’s cross-country team.
Every time I saw him on campus, he would brighten up and say, “One bite at a time.” Whenever he introduced me to his friends, he would tell them that he was when he was supposed to be failing. His , he said, was that he was what I taught him before classes ever started: “Take it one bite at a time.”
A．after B．when C．until D．once
A．turned B．sat C．moved D．went
A．jobs B．tests C．classes D．projects
A．innocent B．angry C．inspired D．pained
A．sensed B．imagined C．heard D．admitted
A．gathering B．parting C．closing D．opening
A．change B．adjust C．cover D．produce
A．interest B．anger C．fear D．excitement
A．avoid B．continue C．present D．approach
A．quiet B．optimistic C．energetic D．successful
A．plan B．increase C．reduce D．measure
A．fitted B．hesitated C．struggled D．progressed
A．cheat B．failure C．winner D．leader
A．experience B．information C．potential D．honor
A．pass B．begin C．take D．design
A．full-sized B．bite-sized C．pocket-sized D．medium-sized
A．in B．on C．at D．of
A．changing B．recovering C．concentrating D．succeeding
A．secret B．skill C．reply D．theory
A．spreading B．considering C．practicing D．expressing
Ella _____ at the car crash scene in New York last Sunday; she was travelling with me in Hawaii then.
A．shouldn’t have appeared B．couldn’t have appeared C．wouldn’t have appeared D．might not have appeared
My parents had some strange rules when my sister and I were growing up．For example they never us soda or juice．Our choice was water or iced tea no sugar．My mom's for it was that she didn't like kids who only drank sweet drinks，or worse，kids who did not like ! She wanted to teach us to like water or unsweetened drinks that did not come in a bottle．We，on the other hand，wanted to a coke when we ate out．Now I can make my own decision，but I choose juice or soda．I don't it．It's not because I don't like it．I' m just used to drinking water．Many people to think that a kid needs juice．If the child can't get it，he or she will secretly buy this kind of drink elsewhere．I found this really ，since I was raised no juice or soda，and I didn't really only having water．Now people kids to make their own choice， I grew up in a family where the children's opinions were seldom for，and the parents made the final decision．
A．needed B．sold C．bought D．left
A．with B．of C．off D．without
A．decision B．reason C．hobby D．experience
A．soda B．juice C．water D．milk
A．another B．the other C．others D．other
A．order B．reply C．obey D．achieve
A．ever B．never C．always D．sometimes
A．think about B．take care C．pay for D．think out
A．like B．seem C．study D．get
A．excited B．difficult C．interesting D．necessary
A．on B．with C．for D．by
A．give up B．care about C．take pride in D．agree with
A．allow B．design C．teach D．cause
A．as B．since C．but D．though
A．added B．asked C．influenced D．regarded
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so that I decided to write an article about her.
I Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The was almost unbearable. I struggled for days with draft after draft. I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in :
Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t to doubt yourself.
A．joy B．voice C．speech D．smile
A．Proud B．active C．satisfied D．moved
A．Visited B．emailed C．phoned D．interviewed
A．Agreed B．refused C．hesitated D．paused
A．Replied B．Discovered C．explained D．knew
A．Seriously B．patiently C．nervously D．quietly
A．Blaming B．fooling C．inviting D．urging
A．Pressure B．failure C．comment D．hardship
A．Finally B．Luckily C．Publicly D．Gradually
A．Disappeared B．Returned C．spread D．improved
A．Compare B．Struggle C．promote D．compete
A．Ignore B．deliver C．face D．receive
A．Decorating B．repairing C．cleaning D．leaving
A．Disbelief B．anxiety C．horror D．trouble
A．Secure B．related C．private D．reliable
A．Broadcast B．create C．publish D．assess
A．Recover B．prepare C．escape D．forget
A．Energetic B．endless C．typical D．enjoyable
A．Experience B．success C．benefit D．accident
A．attempt B．afford C．expect D．Pretend
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