Growing roots
When l was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor I'd 36 known. When Dr. Gibbs wasn't 37 lives, he was planting trees.
The good doctor had some interesting theories 38 planting trees. He believed in "No pains，no gains". He never 39 his new trees，which was 40 many people. Once I 41 why. He answered that watering plants spoiled them, and that if you water them, each following tree generation will grow 42 . So you have to make things 43 for them. He talked about how watering trees 44 shallow roots，and how trees that weren't watered had to grow deep roots in 45 of water. I took him to mean that deep roots were to be 46 . I planted a couple of trees a few years back and I took good care of them. Two years of devotion has 47 trees that expect to be waited on hand and foot. Whenever a cold wind blows, they 48 and tremble their branches. Funny things about those trees of Dr. Gibbs'. The lack of water seemed to 49 them in ways comfort and ease never 50 .
I used to pray for my sons that their lives will be 51 . But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my 52 . I know my children are going to meet 53 ，and I'm praying they will be strong. The prayer for comfort is 54 met. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots，so when the winds blow, we won't be 55 away.
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We make a living with what we get, but we make a life with what we give.
--- Winston Churchill（温斯顿丘吉尔） I am willing to 36 this saying. I have been 37 at the Boston Children’s Hospital every year since I was thirteen. At the beginning, I only wanted to go 38 I would get praise for entertaining children at the 39 . After giving my time for two months, my 40 changed completely. When I first 41 into the waiting room on the ground floor, I was very 42 that I would be spending my entire summer with kids. As it became 43 for me to show up every day at 8 a.m., many kids began to 44 me. To my surprise, I began looking forward to seeing their 45 faces as well. They were always enthusiastic（热情）about 46 . My heart warmed every time I heard their 47 voices asking me for a story or an answer to a question. I felt 48 and irreplaceable. As I look back, I see the influence that these 49 children have had on me. It is because of them that I have 50a desire to become a psychologist. Recently, I have volunteered for a month. I have been asked to 51 on many different floors besides the waiting room where I 52 . The kids on the floors above are usually there for a longer time.Despite their anxiety and desire to get better and go home, they always offer me a（n）53 smile. I feel renewed about 54a day with them because I realize that there is much more to 55 than money. It is much more important to love and to be loved.
A．know B．believe C．respect D．understand
A．working B．studying C．staying D．volunteering
A．unless B．until C．after D．because
A．hospital B．school C．room D．building
A．plan B．style C．opinion D．life
A．looked B．stepped C．turned D．changed
A．old B．busy C．nervous D．upset
A．special B．curious C．routine D．hopeful
A．notice B．expect C．watch D．annoy
A．foolish B．bright C．dirty D．silent
A．smiling B．sleeping C．learning D．playing
A．loud B．crazy C．deep D．eager
A．valued B．tired C．disappointed D．surprised
A．sad B．harmful C．special D．lazy
A．developed B．remembered C．worked D．improved
A．help out B．drop in C．go around D．turn up
A．found B．stood C．started D．gave
A．willing B．sad C．pitiful D．optimistic
A．spending B．taking C．living D．leaving
A．life B．habit C．nature D．family
Water costs money．In some places water is hard 36 ．What37when a town
has these problems？A small town in California found a happy38 ．
Very 39 rain ever fell there．The town had no water40 ．The water it used was41 from a river 300 miles away．As more people42 live in the town，43 water was needed．Now water44 to be brought in from 600 miles away．All these cost45 money．
The town 46 a plan．It found 47 to clean its “dirty” water．Once the cleaned water was reused 48 many ways．Five49 lakes were built．Here people could swim and fish and go50 ．They51 have picnics in their new parks．Farmers had more water 52 their crops．New factories can be built，now that they have the promise of53 ．
In most places，water is used and thrown 54．The town that saved 55 water
has saved the town！
A．supplying B．getting C．to get D．to supply
A．little B．a little C．few D．a few
A．fetch B．take C．brought in D．guided
A．come to B．came to C．coming to D．came for
A．many B．plenty of C．more D．many more
A．has B．had C．must D．needed
A．many B．a few C．a great many D．a lot of
A．put B．made C．supply D．noticed
A．a way B．ways C．an answer D．a key
A．for B．by C．at D．in
A．man-making B．man-make C．man-made D．man made
A．boating B．to boat C．to boating D．on boating
A．must B．could C．needed D．had to
A．as B．with C．for D．to
A．water enough B．enough water C．crops enough D．enough crops
A．off B．of C．away D．out of
A．it’s B．its C．one’s D．his
Do you wake up every day feeling too tired, or even upset? If so, then a new alarm clock could be just for you．
The clock, called SteepSmart, measures your sleep cycle, and waits ____（36） you to be in your lightest phase of sleep ____（37） rousing you．Its makers say that should ______（38） you wake up feeling refreshed every morning．As you sleep you pass____（39） a sequence of sleep states---light sleep, deep sleep and REM（rapid eye movement） sleep---that ____（40） approximately every 90 minutes．The point in that cycle at which you wake can ____（41） how you feel later, and may ____（42） have a greater impact than how much or little you have slept．Being roused during a light phase ____（43） you are more likely to wake up energetic．
SleepSmart ____（44） the distinct pattern of brain waves _____（45） during each phase of sleep, via a headband equipped _____（46） electrodes and a microprocessor．This measures the electrical activity of the wearer’s brain, in much the ____（47） way as some machines used for medical and research ____（48）, and communicates wirelessly with a clock unit near the bed．You ____（49） the clock with the latest time at _____（50） you want to be wakened, and it _____（51） duly wakes you during the last light sleep phase before that．
The _____（52） was invented by a group of students at Brown University in Rhode Island ____（53） a friend complained of waking up tired and performing poorly on a test．“_____（54） sleep-deprived people ourselves, we started thinking of _____（55） to do about it．” Says Eric Shashoua, a recent college graduate and now chief executive officer of Axon Sleep Research Laboratories, a company created by students to develop their idea．
| B．near B．before B．assure B．into B．reverses B．affect B．ever B．marks B．relieves B．produced B．of B．similar B．prospects B．program B．this B．also B．conclusion B．after B．Despite B．how |
C．for C．towards C．require C．about C．resumes C．reflect C．never C．says C．records C．pronounced C．with C．identical C．proposals C．prohibit C．which C．almost C．concept C．since C．To D．whether |
D．around D．till D．request D．on D．repeats D．perfect D．even D．dictates D．recalls D．progressed D．over D．same D．purposes D．plan D．that D．yet D．explanation D．while D．As D．when |
The sun was shining when I got on No.151 Bus. We passengers sat jammed together in heavy clothes. No one spoke. That’s one of the36 rules, which we take for granted(对…不予重视). 37 we see the same faces every day, we prefer to 38 behind our newspapers. People who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their39 .
As the bus came near the Mile, a40 suddenly rang out “ 41 ! This is your driver speaking.” We looked at the back of the driver’s head. “Put your papers down. All of you.” The 42 came down. “Now, turn and face the person next to you. Go__43 .”
Surprisingly we all did it. Still no one smiled. I faced an older woman, her head wrapped in a red scarf(围巾).I saw her44 every day. Our eyes met .We waited for the next45 from the driver. “Now repeat after me. Good morning neighbor!”
Our voice were46 .For many of us, these were the47 words we had spoken that day. But we said them together, like48 , to the strangers beside us. We couldn’t help 49 .There was the feeling of relief, that we were not being held up（抢劫）. But more, there was the sense of ice being50 . “Good morning, neighbor.” It was not so 51 after all. Some of us repeated it, others shook hands, many laughed. The bus driver said nothing more. He didn’t52 to. Not a single newspaper went back up. I heard laughter, a warm sound I had never heard before in53 .
When I reached my stop, I said 54 to my seatmate, and then jumped off the bus. That day was55 off better than most.
A．unwritten B．strict C．bus D．city
A．As B．Because C．Although D．When
A．read B．hide C．talk D．sit
A．ways B．methods C．respect D．distance
A．voice B．warning C．suggestion D．message
A．Attention B．Minding C．Help D．Listen
A．driver B．passengers C．papers D．tears
A．on B．round C．ahead D．down
A．still B．nearly C．even D．hardly
A．turn B．talk C．order D．remark
A．loud B．neat C．slow D．weak
A．first B．last C．best D．only
A．passengers B．citizens C．patients D．schoolchildren
A．smiling B．crying C．shouting D．wondering
A．formed B．heated C．broken D．frozen
A．sad B．hard C．ordinary D．shy
A．need B．want C．like D．begin
A．my life B．other words C．public D．Bus 151
A．good morning B．good-bye C．hello D．thanks
A．starting B．seeing C．taking D．turning
A 25-year-old student from Hubei was admitted into Tsinghua，China’s most famous university，after an eight-year
36 ．Li Jun comes from a poor family in a small village of Hubei Province．He first 37 going to college in the year 2000 38 he was admitted by a local school after 39 from a secondary technical school at age 17．As a（n） 40 art student，he passed the exam again next year but 41 school due to economic pressures in September 2002．Life seemed 42 but Li didn’t give in．He earned a 43 by working part time in Wuhan’s art rooms and tutoring students．But he never lost sight of his lifelong dream of 44 the Academy of Arts＆Design of Tsinghua University．Li 45 the college entrance examination for five continuous years starting from 2003． 46 ，he missed making the cut one mark last year．
In 2008，his fifth try，Li’s efforts 47 ．He finished the qualifying exam in his province and was finally admitted as a sculpture major into Tsinghua University．Every year，Li took art 48 in Beijing and took exams from December to March．He then took cultural courses in his school till June．The rest of the year he spent on49 work．Li said he hadn’t 50 any money from his family since he graduated from the technical secondary school．Li said the reason he maintained for eight years was that he wanted to change his 51 through knowledge．
52 by his contribution，Li Jun’ s university 53 him 9,000 yuan out of his tuition fees of 11，450 yuan．An eight-year struggle may have come to an end for Li Jun，but a new 54 has now begun．Li said he would not worry about repaying loans at present．He wants to study well and 55 more scholarships．
A．research B．struggle C．service D．expectation
A．talked of B．told of C．dreamt of D．knew of
A．where B．when C．that D．since
A．learning B．separating C．dating D．graduating
A．gifted B．surprised C．interested D．easy going
A．went on with B．watched out for C．dropped out of D．looked forward to
A．unfair B．hard C．practical D．busy
A．value B．respect C．freedom D．living
A．entering B．visiting C．supporting D．pursing
A．turned to B．applied for C．called for D．adapted to
A．Instead B．At times C．However D．Besides
A．took off B．paid off C．gave off D．sent off
A．ways B．programmes C．success D．courses
A．full-time B．part-time C．out-of-door D．all
A．asked for B．looked for C．payed for D．waited for
A．plan B．ideal C．fate D．opinion
A．Encouraged B．Influenced C．Accused D．Impressed
A．funded B．gave C．paid D．cost
A．challenge B．life C．case D．relationship
A．spend B．win C．care D．use
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