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My husband Jack hated Christmas. He didn’t hate the true meaning of ___16___, but the commercial aspects of it. Knowing he felt this ______17___, I decided one year to___18___the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something _____19__just for Jack. The idea came in an unusual way.
Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was______20______at the junior level at the school he attended and shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match____21_____a team sponsored by a church.
These youngsters from the church, dressed in shoes so_______22_____that shoestrings seemed to be the only thing holding them together,____23______our son’s team were in their beautiful new wrestling shoes.
As the match began, I was_____24_____to see that the other team was wrestling without a helmet designed to____25_____a wrestler’s head. They clearly could not_____26_____ them. Well, our son’s team ended up defeating them and took every weight class. But as the other team ______27_____up from the mat, they walked around with a sense of pride that couldn’t admit______28______.
Jack, seated beside me, shook his head_____29_____, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential, but______30_____like this could take the heart right out of them.” Jack loved_____31_____and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball. That’s when the ____32______for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and _____33______some wrestling helmets and shoes and sent them to the church.
On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Jack what I had done and that this was his_______34_____from me. His smile was the_______35______ thing about Christmas that year.
A．the gift B．an envelope C．the wrestling D．Christmas
A．way B．joy C．music D．fear
A．buy B．wear C．avoid D．give
A．beautiful B．expensive C．new D．special
A．wrestling B．weightlifting C．shooting D．boxing
A．at B．against C．for D．on
A．big B．small C．worn D．cheap
A．because B．if C．while D．so
A．frightened B．disappointed C．pleased D．surprised
A．cover B．surround C．hide D．protect
A．carry B．afford C．design D．expect
A．dressed B．got C．turned D．cheered
A．defeat B．evidence C．charge D．mistake
A．gently B．sadly C．nervously D．gladly
A．running B．winning C．losing D．shaking
A．workmates B．parents C．friends D．kids
A．invitation B．care C．idea D．money
A．return B．sold C．bought D．left
A．gift B．warning C．praise D．love
A．brightest B．funniest C．ugliest D．darkest
Suzie goes to her art class on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. She always those days when she can do things all afternoon. What Suzie likes best is the good feeling she gets when she has finished working on a piece of . And then when she takes it home to her parents, she feels so proud of what she has made.
On Wednesday afternoons Suzie writes articles for the newspaper. When she first moved to her school, she wrote an article about how it to be a new student in a new school. Her article in the newspaper was about a(n) ____ from her school who had just finished writing a book.
Suzie the teacher what it feels like to be a published author. And then she what she found out with the rest of the school.
Another time she wrote an article about she thought the school should have two short a day instead of a long one. Lots of her friends thought that this would be a good idea too. Many teachers also with Suzie’s suggestion.
Would you believe the principal (校长) of the school asked everyone to have a about Suzie’s suggestion? The principal always thinks that students should help decide how the school should be .
During the vote, each person in the school voted. At last, the school that two short breaks would be better than one long break. And all of that because Suzie wrote about her in the school newspaper.
On the day the newspaper each month, the first thing Suzie does is to where her article is in the newspaper. And each time at the beginning of her article are the words: By Suzie Jefferson.
A．gets tired of B．looks forward to C．deals with D．makes use of
A．real B．fresh C．true D．creative
A．cloth B．art C．article D．picture
A．show B．explain C．introduce D．reward
A．national B．Local C．school D．educational
A．feels B．experiences C．seems D．appears
A．first B．second C．last D．latest
A．author B．artist C．student D．teacher
A．told B．asked C．examined D．obeyed
A．described B．recorded C．shared D．forgot
A．why B．when C．whether D．which
A．classes B．breaks C．activities D．sports
A．discussed B．argued C．disagreed D．agreed
A．vote B．choice C．question D．decision
A．performed B．run C．achieved D．established
A．imagined B．expected C．decided D．requested
A．happened B．failed C．passed D．recovered
A．belief B．dream C．idea D．judgment
A．puts off B．puts up C．gives out D．comes out
A．consider B．check C．read D．place
When the weather turns warm, everyone wants to be in or around the water. Hanging out at the pool the beach on a hot day is a great way to beat the heat.
Most people don’t think much about water -but they should. For people between the ages of 5 and 24, drowning is the second cause of accidental death.
It doesn’t have to be that way, .By knowing how to stay safe and following a few simple guidelines, most water related accidents can be .
It’s a good idea to swim only in places that are watched over by a lifeguard. can predict changing ocean currents, sudden storms, or other dangers. In the event that something does go wrong, lifeguards are trained in techniques.
Swimming in an body of water(like a river, lake, or ocean) is different from swimming in a pool. You need more to handle the currents and other changing conditions in the open water.
If you do find yourself in a current, don’t panic and don’t fight the current. Try to swim parallel(平行) to the shore until you are able to the current, which is usually a narrow channel of water. try to make your way back to shore as you do so. If you’re to swim away from the current, stay calm and with the current. The current will usually ,then you can swim to shore.
a very good swimmer who tries to swim against a strong current will get worn out. If you’re going to in open water, better take lessons that provide you with tips on unexpected dangers.
Some areas with extremely strong currents are limits when it comes to swimming. Do your research so you know not to swim, and pay attention to any warning signs posted in the area.
A．pollution B．safety C．supply D．shortage
A．changing B．reasonable C．unknown D．leading
A．though B．besides C．therefore D．otherwise
A．ignored B．determined C．avoided D．delayed
A．Nobody B．Everybody C．Anybody D．Some body
A．hidden B．immediate C．obvious D．increased
A．medical B．teaching C．rescue D．managing
A．active B．attractive C．open D．empty
A．time B．energy C．money D．skill
A．flooded B．injured C．impressed D．caught
A．catch up with B．get out of C．take hold of D．keep away from
A．Eventually B．immediately C．Frequently D．Gradually
A．unwilling B．unable C．unlikely D．unfortunate
A．fight B．bargain C．compete D．float
A．set off B．slow down C．break out D．roll over
A．Yes B．So C．Also D．Even
A．swim B．surf C．dive D．relax
A．handling B．foreseeing C．reducing D．identifying
A．within B．above C．beyond D．below
A．why B．when C．where D．how
My father used to like drinking. Every time when he got ____，he would shout loudly and beat my ____，who left my father and I when I was seven.
I went to a boarding(寄宿的)____when I was thirteen，and I finally didn’t have to see my father drunk every day. However，I didn’t talk to anybody and ____all my spare time alone in school because of the pain in my heart. When other boys were ___on the playground，I would sit there alone. This lasted for several weeks until a new____who was about forty came to our class. She，of course，____I was different. She asked me to answer her question in her first class. I ____and answered her question in a very ____voice，with my head down. That noon，after lunch，she found me and had a ____with me. She asked me ___I needed any help. Nobody had ever cared about me like that. I ____told her everything about my family.
“Things won’t get ____，”she said.
From that day on，every time when she saw me，she would give me a ____.She often asked me to answer her questions in class，and she helped me with my ____after class. As time went by，I didn’t feel so ____as before.
The day I left that school，I ____her why she did all that for me.
“My mother ____when I was ten. I know how hard it is ____a mother，”she said.
I will never____her—my dearest teacher.
A．hurt B．drunk C．lost D．bored
A．brother B．grandma C．mother D．aunt
A．class B．factory C．school D．office
A．wasted B．saved C．got D．spent
A．playing B．singing C．performing D．pushing
A．student B．worker C．teacher D．friend
A．ignored B．noticed C．smelt D．felt
A．work up B．went through C．stood up D．calmed down
A．angry B．low C．terrible D．sad
A．meal B．talk C．sentence D．test
A．if B．why C．when D．how
A．firstly B．finally C．interestingly D．strangely
A．better B．smaller C．worse D．higher
A．look B．smile C．hand D．book
A．phrases B．accent C．vocabulary D．studies
A．happy B．dangerous C．hard D．lonely
A．told B．asked C．answered D．troubled
A．died B．married C．appeared D．fell
A．with B．for C．without D．as
A．cheat B．forget C．believe D．upset
“Who did this?” asked my teacher. Thirty children tried to what they had done. “Who did this?” asked my teacher once more. She wasn’t really asking, she was demanding a(n) . She seldom became , but she was this time. She held up a piece of glass and asked, “Who this window?” Unfortunately, I was the one who broke the window. I had not done it . It was caused by an errant (偏离的) throw of a baseball.
Why did it have to be me? If I admitted guilt, how would I be able to pay for a big like that? I didn’t want to confess (坦白) it, but something strong inside my body made me my hand. I told the . “I did it.” I said no more. My teacher went to one of our library shelves and took down a . She then began walking towards me. I knew my teacher had never a student, but I she was going to start with me and she was going to use a book for the swatting (重击). “I know how you like ,” she said as she stood looking down at my guilt-ridden face.
“Here is that book about birds that you constantly out. It is yours. It’s time we get a(n) one for the school anyway. The book is yours and you will not be as long as you remember that I am not rewarding you for your misdeed, but I am rewarding you for your .” I couldn’t it! I wasn’t being punished, and I was getting my favorite book, the one that I had been saving up money to buy!
What happened that day has deeply rooted in my memory and the my teacher taught me that day will last .
A．look after B．look over C．get over D．think about
A．letter B．answer C．question D．problem
A．angry B．happy C．excited D．sorry
A．closed B．opened C．broke D．repaired
A．on purpose B．by accident C．in demand D．on time
A．door B．table C．plate D．window
A．give B．raise C．change D．hold
A．lie B．secret C．truth D．question
A．book B．picture C．map D．cartoon
A．fired B．warned C．helped D．beaten
A．wondered B．feared C．regarded D．explained
A．fish B．pets C．birds D．animals
A．check B．take C．put D．watch
A．old B．strange C．new D．beautiful
A．fined B．found C．taught D．punished
A．honesty B．dream C．progress D．study
A．accept B．believe C．guess D．refuse
A．nice B．little C．very D．big
A．lesson B．lecture C．art D．method
A．never B．still C．ever D．forever
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was working in a store three years ago. I remember one girl who started there a few months after me. I remember always meeting her. I don’t know but for a strange reason we would never talk. We would just see each other and smile.
She would smile in a really happy way until one day when we got to work in the department again. She as if she was the happiest girl in the world. But I had a strange feeling. So I went up to her and said, “What’s wrong with you?” She answered, “Why?” I said, “I could feel you’re very today and you’re trying to hide it.”
She was shocked as if I had her deepest secret, so we started . She told me why she was feeling like that and why she was to hide it and we had a good time together. Time and we became good friends. She’d always tell me I had changed her in so many ways, but I could not how it had happened. I would just smile, not understanding what she by that.
Today this girl is one of my best . I really don’t know what I would do her. She has been there for me in every possible way a friend could be.
I guess what I’m trying to say is you know when you’re helping yourself. I this girl never knowing that at the same time I was helping myself by finding a(n) friend.
So the next time you see a , and he looks as if he needs who will listen to him, listen to what he has to say. You never know, you might just end up helping yourself.
A．working B．learning C．playing D．living
A．where B．when C．why D．how
A．secretly B．hardly C．always D．perhaps
A．great B．same C．modern D．small
A．shouted B．cried C．spoke D．smiled
A．happy B．angry C．proud D．sad
A．kept B．told C．discovered D．watched
A．talking B．shouting C．discussing D．arguing
A．planning B．trying C．refusing D．failing
A．went off B．went by C．went up D．went down
A．life B．hobby C．habit D．road
A．introduce B．promise C．suggest D．imagine
A．meant B．wanted C．offered D．received
A．classmates B．sisters C．friends D．workers
A．with B．without C．through D．besides
A．often B．sometimes C．forever D．never
A．helped B．accepted C．recognized D．praised
A．kind B．rich C．true D．honest
A．student B．stranger C．manager D．listener
A．someone B．anyone C．none D．everyone
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