It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I was triage nurse (分诊护士) that day. I didn’t _36_many patients, so I was not happy about having to _37_ on Christmas. Just then, five bodies _38_at my desk: a pale woman and four small children.
“Are you all sick?” I asked _39_.“Yes,” the woman said weakly. But when they got to describe their problems, things got a little _40_. Two of the children had headaches, _41_ they weren’t holding their heads like headache sufferers _42_ do. Two children had earaches, but only one could tell me which ear was affected. The mother complained of a cough but seemed to work to _43_ it.
_44_ was wrong, but I didn’t say anything except that it might be a little while before a doctor saw her. She _45_ , “Take your time; it’s _46_ in here.”
Then I checked the chart after the admitting clerk had finished registering the family. No _47_–- they were homeless. The waiting room was warm.
I looked out at the family huddled by the Christmas tree. The smallest one was pointing at the television and exclaiming something to her mother. The oldest one was looking at an ornament on the tree.
I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a _48_ family in the waiting room. The nurses, irritated about having to work on Christmas, suddenly felt _49_ for a family just trying to get warm on Christmas. The team went into _50_, much as we do when there’s a medical emergency. Only this time it was a Christmas emergency.
We were each entitled to a free meal in the hospital cafeteria on Christmas Day, so we _51_ that meal and prepared a banquet for our Christmas guests. We needed presents. We put together oranges and apples in a basket. From various departments, we _52_candies, crayons and other suitable items. As seriously as we met the physical _53_ of the patients that came to us that day, our team worked to meet the needs, and go beyond the _54_ , of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas Day.
Later, as the family walked to the door to _55_, the four-year-old came running back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.”
A．like B．expect C．imagine D．recognize
A．work B．wait C．return D．repeat
A．turned back B．looked around C．showed up D．showed off
A．patiently B．carefully C．jokingly D．doubtfully
A．strange B．smooth C．natural D．difficult
A．as B．and C．but D．so
A．sometimes B．seldom C．never D．usually
A．reflect B．produce C．tolerate D．prevent
A．Something B．Anything C．Everything D．Nothing
A．advised B．added C．explained D．responded
A．fun B．warm C．busy D．lucky
A．phone B．work C．address D．money
A．funny B．friendly C．jobless D．homeless
A．care B．duty C．compassion D．dissatisfaction
A．panic B．action C．research D．discussion
A．claimed B．cooked C．paid D．accepted
A．shared B．selected C．discovered D．collected
A．problems B．needs C．illnesses D．standards
A．power B．control C．expectations D．understanding
A．leave B．enter C．thank D．talk
There once was a king in a faraway country. One day, he decided to______a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of______. So many artists______. The king looked at all the pictures.______there were only two he really liked, and he had to______between them. One picture was of a______lake. The lake was a perfect mirror with peaceful huge mountains all around it. Above was a______sky with light white clouds. All who______this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had______, too. But these were not flat at all. Above was an______sky, from which rain fell heavily and in which lightning played______. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall with loud sound. This did not look______at all.
But when the king looked ______ , he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush______in a crack（裂缝） in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had______her nest. There, with the current of angry water, the mother bird was______her hungry children in the nest, taking no attention to its______ surroundings — in perfect peace.
Which picture do you think______the prize? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why?
“Because,” said the king. “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no_____, trouble or hard work. Peace means although you are surrounded by noisy things you______ keep calm in the heart. That is the real meaning of peace.”
A．take B．offer C．send D．leave
A．peace B．silence C．beauty D．honesty
A．managed B．tried C．succeeded D．went
A．And B．Or C．For D．But
A．like B．choose C．give D．need
A．calm B．noisy C．beautiful D．dirty
A．black B．blue C．gray D．dark
A．saw B．liked C．painted D．had
A．sky B．mountains C．peace D．clouds
A．gentle B．angry C．calm D．sunny
A．wildly B．gently C．slowly D．happily
A．peaceful B．noisy C．happy D．beautiful
A．closely B．strictly C．quickly D．seriously
A．planting B．growing C．rising D．coming
A．bought B．built C．left D．lain
A．beating B．touching C．feeding D．speaking
A．silent B．beautiful C．noisy D．faraway
A．want B．lost C．won D．received
A．silence B．noise C．shock D．joy
A．still B．again C．even D．just
Don and his 11-year-old son, Allen, love basketball very much. On Allen’s birthday, Don _______ to drive him to Chicago, more than two hours’ distance, for the first game of the World Championships. They had no __________but hoped to buy two from other people.
After arriving, they _________ in the streets for two hours carrying a ________ which said, “ We need two tickets”. ______ the cheapest ticket was $175 and they could not ______ it. They were about to leave when a man ________ them. He pulled ________ two tickets and handed them to Don. “How much do you want?” _______! No money is needed!” said the man.
When asked, the man ______ ,”I am working for Joe, who hasn’t _________ a World Championships for 16 years. But he is ill and can’t make it this time. So he told me to give the two tickets away. The only _________ he set is to give the tickets to people I think will be deserving. A lot of people looked as if they might just take the tickets and ________ them right away. Then I saw you. You seemed very _______ and you make me __________ my Dad and myself when I was a child. I ________ wanted to go to see a World Championships game with my father at that time. But I never got the __________...”
How important and ________ the game was to Don and his son! Here is ______ Don said, “It’s the most worth ________thing that happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other 30 times during the game. I can’t forget that night.”
A．refused B．decided C．ordered D．happened
A．tickets B．cards C．passes D．money
A．rode B．ran C．walked D．cried
A．book B．photo C．magazine D．sign
A．But B．And C．Or D．So
A．offer B．afford C．keep D．hold
A．invited B．asked C．stopped D．beat
A．out B．in C．through D．over
A．Cheap B．Expensive C．Terrible D．Free
A．agreed B．explained C．examined D．appeared
A．delayed B．won C．lost D．missed
A．record B．time C．rule D．point
A．lend B．sell C．tear D．make
A．boring B．interesting C．smart D．anxious
A．think of B．care for C．give up D．belong to
A．really B．very C．well D．nearly
A．ability B．right C．chance D．dream
A．unpleasant B．funny C．disappointing D．unforgettable
A．which B．what C．that D．how
A．hating B．discussing C．remembering D．playing
“Billy! It is February 25, 2099, seven o’clock. Time to ____ and go to school.” said the clock-robot _____ a mental voice. Then the kitchen-robot gave him toast and eggs. Billy was _____. While he was eating, the whole wall ____ a TV screen and Billy thought that it was great having robots to do ____ for him. Billy ate his meal watching a TV _____. When he finished eating, the ____ gave him his clothes very fast and ____ him. Then Billy went off to school.
When Billy went outside, he saw a car with no ____ waiting for him. The car said, “Hello, I will be _____ you to school every day. Now would you please _____ your school ID card?” said the car. So Billy showed the car his school ID card and got in. The ______ began to talk to Billy about his school and his schoolwork. After that the car said, “I will ____ your homework today _____ you will have a very, very important lesson to _____ in school today. Please put your homework on the blackboard.” Billy did so.
The car checked Billy’s homework and then said, “You are a(n) _____ student. All of your homework is _____.”When they _____ the school, Billy said to the car, “Goodbye. See you later.” The car said to Billy, “Good luck in your school.” Billy got into the classroom and _____ his seat at the front of the room. Then his teacher came in and said, “Welcome, children! Today we will have a hard but _____ lesson — ‘How do robots help a human being?’...”
A．get up B．show up C．take up D．dress up
A．in B．on C．with D．by
A．angry B．amazed C．worried D．quick
A．changed for B．became of C．looked like D．turned into
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．show B．screen C．set D．box
A．driver-robot B．clock-robot C．kitchen-robot D．clothes-robot
A．dressed B．cleaned C．pushed D．pleased
A．teacher B．student C．robot D．driver
A．driving B．accommodating C．loading D．holding
A．give B．show C．send D．lend
A．teacher B．driver C．robot D．car
A．check B．prepare C．inspect D．do
A．if B．when C．but D．because
A．miss B．learn C．study D．check
A．energetic B．optimistic C．great D．handsome
A．easy B．difficult C．correct D．wrong
A．rushed in B．got to C．turned to D．left off
A．took B．found C．made D．kept
A．easy B．important C．boring D．Influential
I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from and danger of a big city, and where teenagers like me leaving to find something bigger and better.
All that one summer night. My friend Lisa, Kim and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house. As they kept alcohol to me, I was pretty drunk. I asked Tyler to take me home. With some , we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. Kim, my friend we were five years old, was killed in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Kim, who was more drunk than me, got into her car and towards the highway to go home. She was driving on the wrong side of the road and never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see her to avoid the car. They hit head on. Kim died immediately, and the driver was thrown the truck windshield (挡风玻璃) and died a week later.
Whenever I back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my to drink so much that night, otherwise things would be different. I know Kim the choice to drink and drive that night , but a part of me will always feel for what happened.
I may not change the with my story, but I do hope that I can make people the responsibility that they have to themselves and others by it. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours . Every choice is like a stone dropped into water—each ripple (波纹) represents someone who your choice . That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?
A．death B．fashion C．crime D．challenge
A．succeeded in B．dreamed of C．applied for D．approved of
A．happened B．continued C．changed D．remained
A．sending B．delivering C．taking D．handing
A．pleasure B．difficulty C．hope D．method
A．before B．until C．when D．since
A．constantly B．frequently C．clearly D．equally
A．headed B．walked C．pushed D．fled
A．in trouble B．in time C．in danger D．in place
A．above B．below C．into D．through
A．look B．hold C．keep D．get
A．desire B．fault C．right D．chance
A．faced B．avoided C．regretted D．made
A．responsible B．disappointed C．embarrassed D．sensitive
A．town B．party C．world D．environment
A．explain B．escape C．limit D．realize
A．remembering B．sharing C．declaring D．stopping
A．alone B．finally C．apart D．perhaps
A．clean B．deep C．still D．fresh
A．affects B．inspires C．attracts D．benefits
As a young girl, I remember a very special doctor named Dr William R. Vincent. When I was eight years old, I was with a serious heart and I needed heart surgery(手术). My mom did not have the to have it done, and the surgery I would not live to be thirteen years old. After several organizations Dr Vincent was to get financial help for me through United Way, a Crippled Children’s Organization.
Dr Vincent was very and caring. I remember when I was in hospital for a(n) before surgery, I was crying hysterically(歇斯底里地). So the medical workers Dr Vincent to calm me down, and he was able to me when no one else could. , the time came for me to have heart surgery; there was a fifty-percent that I would not make it through the surgery. At that time I was only the second or third person to have it. I was really , and again Dr Vincent reassured me he would see that would be all right.
, the surgery was extremely painful but very successful. Dr Vincent came to see me and me a toy animal. I was so surprised to get this from Dr Vincent; I gave him a hug. I had a wonderful doctor who time helping a scared little girl who felt all . This was twenty-eight years ago. So wherever you are, Dr Vincent, I want to thank you for not only my life, but also helping me live a(n) life.
A．problem B．question C．matter D．puzzle
A．condition B．situation C．money D．time
A．beyond B．without C．through D．beside
A．joining B．seeing C．reaching D．contacting
A．able B．ready C．willing D．happy
A．careful B．clever C．honest D．gentle
A．check B．exam C．test D．watch
A．depended on B．searched for C．woke up D．called in
A．prevent B．comfort C．protect D．move
A．Later B．Now C．Instead D．However
A．hope B．choice C．chance D．effect
A．satisfied B．frightened C．pleased D．moved
A．nothing B．something C．none D．everything
A．Fortunately B．Specially C．Fairly D．Hardly
A．lent B．carried C．brought D．held
A．regret B．award C．support D．gift
A．made B．spent C．lost D．wasted
A．alone B．strange C．comfortable D．sick
A．giving B．saving C．sending D．passing
A．exciting B．ordinary C．normal D．rich
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