Sneaker is a kind of shoe worn by many people all over the world. Some say that the word “sneaker” is another word for tennis shoe, 36 no one really knows where the word came from. 37 say it came from the old English verb “sneak”, which 38 moving silently and quickly. The only thing we are 39 is that when you put on a pair of sneakers, you 40 light-hearted, light-footed and ready to play.
Sneakers of some kind are used by 41 who play tennis, basketball, and other sports. New design has been made 42 for people who run slowly. But perhaps sneakers are 43 used by children in the United States. In fact American children of 44 ages would much rather play in sneakers than anything else, except perhaps 45 at all.
New York City once held a poetry contest (诗歌比赛) for children. The subject was only “sneaker”. Thousands of children sent in their 46 and praised the sneakers they love. One prize winner called 47 poem “The Sneaker and the World Peace”. “When everyone is wearing sneakers,” she said, “it will be impossible to 48 .”
American school children can be seen every day 49 sneakers of all colours. They put them on in the morning and take them off 50 . Sneakers are 51 washed. In fact the older and dirtier they are, the 52 loveable they are. When their sneakers wear out (穿破), children hate to throw them off. How do you explain the closeness between 53 ? Perhaps another young 54 in the New York Poetry Contest said it best. “A shoe is just a shoe,” he said. “But a sneaker is a 55 .”
A．however B．but C．or D．and
A．All B．Some C．People D．The others
A．appears B．remains C．means D．wants
A．excited about B．sure of C．surprised at D．pleased with
A．think B．feel C．consider D．suggest
A．men B．women C．those D．these
A．lovely B．specially C．lively D．cheaply
A．only B．greatly C．hardly D．finally
A．all B．some C．little D．old
A．some shoes B．no shoes C．no children D．some sneakers
A．photos B．compositions C．poems D．drawings
A．her B．his C．its D．their
A．explain B．guide C．hate D．love
A．dressing B．wearing C．putting on D．having
A．the next day B．at noon C．at bedtime D．in the evening
A．forever B．always C．seldom D．sometimes
A．much B．many C．most D．more
A．sneakers and other shoes B．boys and girls C．children and sneakers D．winners and sneakers
A．girl B．man C．woman D．winner
A．sneaker B．friend C．poem D．shoe
Chuck was one of my students in my high school English class. He was a writer of great 36 . So, when he was accepted into 
the journalism program at the University of Missouri, I wasn’t 37 .
During his first year at college, Chuck stopped by the school a few times to keep me informed of his 38 .We recalled that we had worked together several years before to 39 money for 23 sick Cambodian babies who were being cared for by a nurse friend of mine in Thailand, a place far away yet close to our 40 .Chuck donated several hundred dollars. It was an activity that 41 our formal relationship into a friendship.
In his second year at college, it was discovered that Chuck had lung cancer and had only a short while to 42 . I went to see him one day. Seeing me, he was filled with 43 and we talked and laughed for most of the afternoon.
About six weeks later, Chuck died. It was a great 44 for everyone, especially for his family. Chuck was 45 and full of promise. More importantly, he was a good person, a just person.
When I went to his 46 , his father told me that several weeks before, Chuck had asked him to 47 his possessions with him so that he might select a few things to be buried in the coffin(棺木) with him . Chuck 48 six items, including an essay he had written.
He told me that Chuck liked the 49 I had written to him at the bottom of the last page. In that little note, I affirmed his talent as a 50 .
I was grateful for the 51 gift Chuck gave me that day. His taking my note with him offered me a great opportunity to 52 students’ lives. I 
felt a sense of purpose that was greater than ever. Whenever I 53 my purpose, I think of Chuck, and I am reminded of it once again: 54 have the power to affect hearts and 55 for a long time.
A．use B．promise C．height D．assistance
A．disappointed B．amused C．excited D．surprised
A．secret B．job C．progress D．family
A．raise B．borrow C．spend D．save
A．college B．hearts C．village D．friends
A．transformed B．divided C．put D．devoted
A．spare B．act C．live D．sleep
A．worry B．joy C．pain D．tears
A．honor B．comfort C．day D．loss
A．fortunate B．serious C．talented D．unsatisfied
A．funeral B．office C．dormitory D．school
A．go over B．take over C．give away D．throw away
A．added B．bought C．examined D．chose
A．story B．letter C．joke D．message
A．writer B．teacher C．doctor D．comedian
A．excellent B．practical C．extraordinary D．expensive
A．believe B．draw C．know D．influence
A．remember B．forget C．change D．achieve
A．Parents B．Teachers C．Students D．Strangers
A．health B．concentration C．accents D．minds
My husband is an engineer. Since we met, he has always been the rock in my life. I knew he had his feet 36 planted on the ground ,and it seemed that no matter what else went 37 , he would be the constant one.
Three years of romance and two years of marriage later, I began to feel 38 of him because he never brought me flowers , he never 39 me, and nothing had changed in our marriage.
After 40 , I finally told him I wanted to be 41 . He just sat there , speechless and didn’t even know __42__to say to make me stay . Finally , he spoke ,“What can I do to change your 43 ?”
“I’ll stay if you have a good answer 44 this question,” I replied coldly。“If I asked for a 45
growing on a cliff, and getting it for me 46 certain death, would you still do so ?”
His face grew troubled.“Can I give you the answer tomorrow morning ?” With that , my heart 47 . He couldn’t even give me an answer 48 away.
The next morning , I found he was 49 .However, I found a note under a warm glass of milk . My eyes 50 misty as I was reading it
“Dear, I’ll give you my 51 .
After you do typing for a long time , I need my 52 to do it for you.
Every time you leave the house , you forget your keys . I need my legs to run 53 and open the door for you… that’s why I cannot pick the flower for you….”
With tears 54from my eyes , I opened the door. And there he was , with an extremely worried look on his face, waving the packet he had in his hand in front of me.
Just because someone doesn’t love you 55 you want him to, it doesn’t meant that he doesn’t love you heart and soul.A deeply B firmly C slightly D totally
A different B crazy C exciting D excited
A liked B tried C fond D tired
Afrightened
B loved C surprised D lostAsome time B sometime C sometimes D some times
A in B up C down D out
A what B which C how D when
A saying B comment C opinion D mind
A to B of C for D about
Atree B moon
C flower D butterflyAmeant B resulted C caused D led
Asank B settled C rose D worried
A soon B straight C straightly D quickly
Amissed B missing C losing D lost
Afell B changed C grew D got
Adscriptions B causes C lists D reasons
Aheart B fingers C mind D arms
A home B at home C out D in
Asteaming B sretching C streaming D spreading
Alike it B way C how D the way
I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I felt blindly in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had 31 the search of jailers (people who guard prisoners). I found one and because of my shaking hands, I could 32 get it to my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those.
I 33 through the bars at my jailer. He did not make eye contact with me. I called out to him, “Have you got a light?” He looked at me, 34 and came over to light my cigarette. As he came close and 35 the match, his eyes accidentally locked with mine. At that moment, I 36 . I don't know why I did that. Perhaps it was 37 , perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very 38 not to smile. In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was as though a 39 jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn't want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and 40 a smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but stayed 41 , looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile.
I kept smiling
at him, now 42 of him as a person and not just a jailer. “Do you have 43 ?” he asked. “Yes, here.” I took out my wallet 
and nervously felt for the 44 of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes were 45 with tears. I said that I 46 that I'd never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up. 47 came to his eyes, too. 48 , without another word, he 49 my cell and silently led me out. There, at the edge of town, he 50 me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.
My life was saved by a smile. Yes, the smile ― the unaffected, unplanned, natural connection between people.
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A．caught B．broken C．met D．escaped
A．barely B．consequently C．continuously D．constantly
A．saw B．looked C．went D．broke
A．trembled B．ignored C．shrugged D．hesitated
A．struck B．seized C．counted D．found
A．sobbed B．smelled C．sighed D．smiled
A．defence B．delight C．nervousness D．despair
A．hard B．easy C．simple D．clear
A．humor B．spark C．hatred D．sense
A．spread B．generated C．brought D．Forced
A．near B．distant C．away D．up
A．afraid B．sure C．aware D．awake
A．enemies B．pets C．friends D．kids
A．photos B．drawings C．films D．outlines
A．fixed B．blocked C．filled D．packed
A．hoped B．feared C．wondered D．annoyed
A．Anger B．Sadness C．Sympathy D．Tears
A．Accidentally B．Instantly C．Suddenly D．Occasionally
A．grasped B．unlocked C．shut D．fastened
A．offended B．saved C．shot D．released
Dick was born in a small town. He was a very clever boy, but his 36 was very poor, so he had to work in his 37 time, and during his holidays too, to pay for his 38 . In spite of this, he 39 to get to the university. But it was so 40 to study there that during the holidays he had to get two jobs at the 41 time so as to earn 42 money for his studies.
One summer he managed to get a job in a butcher’s shop during the daytime and 43 in a hospital at night, In the shop, he learned to cut meat up quite nicely and the butcher liked him very much and often 44 him do all the serving.
In the hospital, on the other hand, he was, 45 , allowed to do the 46 jobs, like helping to lift 47 and to carry them from one part of the hospital to another.
One evening at the hospital, Dick had to help to carry a woman from he
r bed to the 48 room. The woman 49 to be one of his 50 who used to buy meat at the butcher’s shop. She was already feeling 51 at the thought of the operation 52 he came to get her. And when she 53 Dick, it seemed to her 54 that nearly finished her.
“ No, no!” she cried. “Not the butcher! I won’t be operated on by the butcher!” And she 55 her eyes painfully.
A．home B．house C．family D．village
A．spare B．rest C．active D．lunch
A．toys B．education C．school D．clothes
A．managed B．tried D．wasn’t able
A．free B．hard C．easy D．expensive
A．other B．last C．different D．same
A．enough B．much C．a little D．most
A．the others B．another C．others D．other
A．didn’t have B．helped C．let D．begged
A．in all B．actually C．of course D．sometimes
A．light B．simplest C．difficult D．different[来
A．doctors B．knives C． tools D．people
A．living B．sitting C．operating D．waiting
A．happened B．hated C．seemed D．remembered
A．neighbours B．teachers C．friends D．customers
A．unhappy B．sad C．surprised D．frightened
A．before B．after C．until D．for
A．spoke to B．told C．saw D．refused
A．as if B．even if C．what if D．if only
A．started B．glared C．opened D．shut
I live in a rural area but sometimes we go to the city to go shopping. One day, my daughter and I 21 we needed a day of it. We 22 made the most of it. Like anyone that likes going shopping, we of course had a 23 day.
After we bought all that we needed, it was time to go. On the way to the exit doors, there was a lady 24 the pay phone who wasn’t able to speak English very well. She 25 getting help from people but kept getting 26 all the time. Seeing the 27 in her face, I stopped to see if I could help her. I didn’t really 28 much of what she was saying but I finally got the idea 29 she wanted a 30 . She gave me the coins and I called one of the taxi companies. I 31 that the lady didn’t talk much English but 32 a taxi. They replied they would 33 one out right now. I tried my best to tell that to the lady. Soon she 34 happily. Obviously, she was very 35 to me.
When my kids were 36 , I would do an act of kindness and after we were away from the 37 , I would explain what I did and 38 . I wasn’t trying to 39 but just trying to teach them about acts of 40 . They learned that it was OK to help others and have gone on to do the same.
A．meant B．argued C．accepted D．decided
A．surely B．willingly C．legally D．sadly
A．hopeful B．pleasant C．lucky D．equal
A．by B．on C．with D．from
A．considered B．managed C．begged D．tried
A．turned to B．turned up C．turned down D．turned off
A．calmness B．sadness C．courage D．anger
A．think B．seize C．hear D．understand
A．that B．which C．what D．where
A．company B．taxi C．telephone D．lift
A．apologized B．explained C．repeated D．sentenced
A．escaped B．voted C．needed D．rewarded
A．send B．lend C．give D．leave
A．helpful B．satisfied C．thankful D．loyal
A．generous B．young C．unhappy D．unfair
A．exhibition B．position C．situation D．acceptance
A．where B．when C．how D．why
A．show off B．show around C．blow up D．give up
A．guidance B．kindness C．principle D．willingness
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