Signs can sometimes be seen at the entrance of a house, expressing that a tramp（流浪汉）has passed. This special sign-language is frequently 50 by tramps to inform their 51 whether the host of a certain house is friendly or unfriendly, and to 52 them the trouble of making unnecessary calls.
Quite 53 one day, I came across a real tramp. He was such a rare sight these days that I stood some distance away and watched him. He was dressed just as a tramp should be in, old worn trousers, and a jacket many sizes too big for him. On his head there was a battered old hat and his boots were so old and worn; they were almost coming into pieces.
But the man himself looked cheerful as if he had not a 54 in the world. He rubbed his nose with his forefinger, 55 a funny turn, laid a small parcel 56 the front gate, and began 57 a sign made by a former caller. Although the sign was meaningless to me, it must have been 58 , for the tramp’s face lit up with satisfaction. He entered the front gate 59 and rang the bell. When the door opened, I saw him raise his hat 60 couldn’t hear his words. The 61 was very short indeed, for no sooner had he spoken a few words than the door closed fiercely in his face.
I felt 62 for him as he walked sadly out of the house. But just as quickly, his face lit up again and he moved quickly towards the gate. There he stopped, looked at the sign, and shook his head seriously as if he had made a bad mistake. 63 deeply into his pockets, he produced a piece of chalk, rubbed out the existing sign and made a new one in its place. He stared at it for a moment smiling to himself, then gathered his belongings, pushed back his hat and began walking towards the next house at an unhurried 64 , whistling as he went along.
A．employed B．made C．taken D．put up
A．coaches B．classmates C．fellows D．friends
A．share B．save C．give D．urge
A．in a way B．by mistake C．by the way D．by chance
A．success B．care C．failure D．responsibility
A．gave B．launched C．set D．made
A．by B．to C．in D．behind
A．drawing B．kissing C．correcting D．studying
A．sad B．strange C．funny D．exciting
A．confidently B．innocently C．consequently D．consciously
A．and B．but C．however D．therefore
A．conversation B．introduction C．argument D．greeting
A．happy B．frightened C．capable D．sorry
A．Digging B．Stealing C．Putting D．Looking
A．step B．position C．pace D．situation
My friend Jessie and I have known each other since we were very young. After we both got married we seldom had time to get together I always promised myself that I would meet her whenever I was free.
Friendships get more as we get older, and when we reached our forties, we to do something to keep our strong, healthy and growing. We picked out one Saturday a month and to do something together that day. Sometimes we had a long lunch out, and other times we went to see a movie or went shopping. We also promised to have a(n) every few days. In some adventures we drove to our favorite places and a night there. Other times we just , stopping wherever we wanted.
One of our adventures us to a very small town in South Georgia. The people there were a special festival. We were to buy the handmade gifts and to eat the food. There was also a parade. Everyone in the parade and waved to us! It was so great! We had a great time that day!
is always on the menu, whether it’s a weekend trip or a couple of hours’ chat over lunch. We are so happy and have a great on each other’s lives. We share our sorrow and and we ask for and receive advice. We always laugh, too!
Don’t keep promising yourself that “someday” you’ll your friends. Do it now. Pick up your phone and make a for THIS weekend. You’ll be a happier and person for it! You need it and your friends need it, too.
A．as B．unless C．though D．since
A．precious B．difficult C．boring D．interesting
A．refused B．decided C．remembered D．regretted
A．friendship B．connection C．marriage D．life
A．paused B．promised C．prepared D．pretended
A．revision B．adventure C．operation D．appointment
A．consumed B．took C．cost D．spent
A．disappeared B．left C．drove D．ran
A．showed B．took C．pushed D．forced
A．offering B．enjoying C．presenting D．conducting
A．willing B．eager C．delighted D．allowed
A．delicious B．terrible C．awful D．valuable
A．wiped B．stared C．smiled D．announced
A．hardly B．nearly C．really D．probably
A．Fun B．Mercy C．Concern D．Disagreement
A．consideration B．influence C．discussion D．impression
A．weakness B．benefits C．problems D．happiness
A．meet B．impress C．support D．forgive
A．design B．plan C．speech D．record
A．busier B．prettier C．healthier D．cleaner
A businessman was deep in debt (欠债)and could see no way out. He sat on the park bench, 21 in hands, wondering if anything could his company.
Suddenly an old man appeared. “I can see is troubling you,” he said. After listening to the businessman's , the old man said, “I believe I can you.” He asked the businessman’s name ,and a check (支票), saying , “Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can me back at that time.” Then he left quickly.
The businessman in his hand a check for $ 500,000,signed(签字)by John D. Rockefeller, who was then one of the men in the world! “I can get rid of my money worries now!” he realized. But instead, he to put the check in his case, just knowing it was there to give him the strength to work out a to save his company.
Within a few months, he was out of debt and money once again. Exactly one year later, he returned to the with the check. At the agreed-on , the old man appeared. Just the businessman was about to hand back the cheek and his successful story, a nurse came running up and grabbed the old man.“I am so I caught him!” she cried, “I hope he hasn't been bothering you. He's escaping from the rest home and people he’s John D. Rockefeller.” And she led him away by the arm. The businessman just stood there, .
Suddenly, he realized it wasn't the money, real or imagined, but his newfound self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.
A．money B．hair C．check D．head
A．start B．stop C．save D．sell
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
A．programs B．troubles C．wishes D．dreams
A．find B．teach C．help D．protect
A．packed up B．picked up C．took out D．wrote out
A．bring B．pay C．feed D．call
A．saw B．tied C．pulled D．hid
A．tallest B．richest C．strongest D．busiest
A．continued B．refused C．decided D．forgot
A．record B．result C．problem D．way
A．losing B．making C．lending D．raising
A．park B．room C．company D．hospital
A．time B．corner C．price D．weekend
A．if B．as C．after D．because
A．read B．test C．share D．hear
A．sad B．angry C．tired D．glad
A．seldom B．hardly C．never D．always
A．ordering B．warning C．telling D．reminding
A．shocked B．bored C．excited D．interested
Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in the town, I wanted to have a rest before catching the train. I ____ a newspaper and some chocolate and ____ into the station coffee shop. It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to ____ at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, ____ the newspaper and the chocolate on the table and then went to get a cup of coffee.
When I came back with the coffee, There was someone ____ in the next seat. ____ was a boy, with dark glasses and old clothes, and ____ bright red at the front. He had started to eat my chocolate!
Naturally, I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn’t want to have any ____. I just read the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me in ____.Then he took a ____ piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still I didn’t say anything to him. When he took a third piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I got it.
The boy gave me a strange look, then ____ up. As he left, he shouted out, “There’s something ____ with that woman!” Everyone looked at me, ____ I didn’t want to quarrel with the boy, so I kept quiet. I did not realize that I had ____ a mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to ____. My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate under the newspaper. The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy’s!
A．stole B．bought C．sold D．wrote
A．went B．sat C．seated D．looked
A．sit B．seat C．lie D．laugh
A．pushed B．took C．put D．pulled
A．jumping B．playing C．sitting D．sleeping
A．He B．It C．Who D．What
A．cut B．washed C．covered D．colored
A．coffee B．trouble C．chocolate D．matter
A．carelessness B．anger C．surprise D．happiness
A．first B．second C．very D．last
A．stood B．took C．cried D．looked
A．strange B．wrong C．OK D．funny
A．and B．but C．so D．while
A．spelt B．corrected C．made D．found
A．finish B．leave C．jump D．shop
Michael Scofield has won fans all over the world. The star of the hit show Prison Break is kind, clever and good-looking. But what about the man the character?
Wentworth Miller, the 35-year-old actor who plays Scofield, is a hard guy to figure out. He does not come from a traditional background and doesn’t a traditional path.
Miller didn’t take a road to fame. He graduated from Princeton University in 1995 with a degree in English, not a degree in or film. He didn’t even act when he was in college. His only experience was in his university’s well-known singing group. Yet, at graduation, Miller still decided to make the to Hollywood.
Miller has always been . Although he is American, he was born in Britain when his father was studying there. His family background is a of cultures. “My father is black and my mother is white. That means I have always been caught in the middle. I could be one, which can make you feel out of place,” Miller says.
Following his unusual path, Miller did not start trying out for films when he got to Hollywood. , he worked as a production assistant. Working on production side, he learned a lot about what makes a good .
In 2002, Miller played a role in the drama Dinotopia. He starred as a shy man. The producers his performance when they were making Prison Break two years later.
A．beside B．behind C．outside D．after
A．share B．know C．follow D．find
A．direct B．special C．wide D．correct
A．engineering B．communication C．literature D．theatre
A．graduation B．performance C．production D．education
A．move B．role C．decision D．movie
A．strange B．outstanding C．different D．successful
A．mixture B．result C．mystery D．representative
A．each B．either C．another D．every
A．Moreover B．Therefore C．Instead D．Finally
A．film B．actor C．drama D．director
A．denied B．made C．recorded D．remembered
A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was treated as the apple of their eyes.
One morning, when the boy was around two years old, the husband saw a bottle open. He was for work, so he the wife to cap the bottle and put it in the cupboard. The mother, in the kitchen, totally the matter.
The boy saw the bottle and went to it and, fascinated with its color, drank it all. It to be a poisonous medicine meant adults in small dosages. When the child fell down, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was shocked; she was . How would she her husband?
When the father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words. What do you think those four words were? The husband just said, "I You Darling", which is totally .
Yet, the father did the very right thing. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no in finding fault with the mother. , if only he had taken time to put the bottle away, this would not have happened. No point in attaching . She had also lost her only child. What she at that moment was comfort and sympathy from the husband. That is what he her.
Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or who's to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know and miss out on the in human relationships we could receive by giving each other support.
A．medicine B．milk C．juice D．beer
A．early B．soon C．late D．punctual
A．asked B．demanded C．begged D．forced
A．concerned B．enjoyed C．fixed D．occupied
A．remembered B．reminded C．forgot D．recalled
A．carefully B．playfully C．personally D．physically
A．occurred B．happened C．used D．seemed
A．to B．for C．by D．with
A．finally B．nearly C．possibly D．immediately
A．terrified B．encouraged C．embarrassed D．touched
A．face B．scold C．call D．inform
A．kind-hearted B．broad-minded C．heart-broken D．good-natured
A．Miss B．Hate C．Support D．Love
A．acceptable B．respectable C．unexpected D．understandable
A．point B．wonder C．use D．need
A．Instead B．However C．Therefore D．Besides
A．praise B．sadness C．blame D．insult
A．thought B．needed C．required D．learnt
A．gave B．owed C．treated D．left
A．peace B．warmth C．coldness D．balance
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