I was driving around downtown one afternoon in the winter. I 1 a red light and stopped. As I was 2 , I saw a young guy standing on my left. He was 3 in the face and holding a cardboard sign with some 4 on it. When you’re in the heart of downtown, it’s pretty 5 to see homeless people asking for 6 . Generally, I would pass them, but this time when I glanced over the sign, I 7 .
I can’t remember what the sign said exactly, but it was something like: “ 8 money / food, have stomach cancer, homeless, anything helps.”
I didn’t know why, but for some 9 this particular sign struck me. The 10 had just turned green, and there was a line of lunch rush hour traffic behind me. I went back and forth in my 11 a hundred times in that next 12 about whether I should do something. “Should I help? 13 on? Should I do something?”
I didn’t. I did nothing.
The traffic moved 14 , and I went with it. About a block（街区）or two away, my heart had sunk simply for this guy. I felt so 15 for him. So, I decided to go back and ask him 16 I could buy him lunch and hear his story.
It took me about five minutes to 17 and back on to the same street where I had seen him. It was just five minutes — but he was 18 .
“Where did he go so fast?” I wondered. So, there was 19 left to do except drive on.
If you get a special nudge（想做的事）from inside you, 20 consider acting on it. Don’t miss out — for yourself and for that other person.
A．came up to B．came from C．came up with D．came in
A．talking B．walking C．waiting D．resting
A．proud B．pale C．happy D．dirty
A．painting B．saying C．feeling D．writing
A．common B．rude C．special D．unlucky
A．respect B．advice C．money D．equipment
A．stopped B．returned C．continued D．laughed
A．Collect B．Need C．Keep D．Devote
A．condition B．purpose C．goal D．reason
A．car B．sign C．light D．face
A．mind B．pocket C．stomach D．body
A．week B．second C．day D．hour
A．Hold B．Work C．Come D．Drive
A．backward B．upward C．forward D．outside
A．important B．upset C．easy D．wonderful
A．if B．where C．how D．when
A．go out B．turn around C．go away D．turn up
A．blind B．caught C．dead D．gone
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．jokingly B．recently C．usually D．seriously
This is my third story．When I was seventeen, I 36 a quote （引文） that went something like, " If you live each day 37 it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right．" Since then, for the past thirty-three years, I've looked 38 the mirror every morning and asked myself, "If today were the last day of my life, what would I do ?" And when there was no answer for too many days in a 39 , I know I need to change something．
About a year ago I 40 from cancer．The doctors told me it was incurable, and that I should 41 to live no longer than three to six months．They advised me to get my 42 in order, which is doctors' code （代名词） for "prepare to 43 "．Later when the doctors 44 the cells taken from my pancreas （胰腺） under a microscope, they found it turned out to be a very rare form of cancer that is 45 with surgery．I had the surgery and, 46 , I'm fine now．
This was the closest I've been to facing 47 , and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades．Death is the destination we all 48 ．No one has ever escaped it．And that is 49 it should be, because death is very likely the single 50 invention of life．It clears out the old to make 51 for the new．Your time is limited, so don't waste it living 52 life．Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out （ 盖过） your own inner 53 ．And most importantly, have the courage to 54 your heart and intuition （直觉）．They 55 already know what you truly want to become．Everything else is secondary．
A．wrote B．described C．expressed D．read
A．now that B．even though C．as if D．as long as
A．in B．at C．through D．on
A．row B．minute C．sense D．word
A．recovered B．kept C．fell D．suffered
A．desire B．prepare C．expect D．wait
A．office B．affairs C．money D．documents
A．work B．die C．act D．start
A．witnessed B．noticed C．confirmed D．viewed
A．curable B．possible C．acceptable D．suitable
A．immediately B．gradually C．thankfully D．hopefully
A．cancer B．death C．life D．success
A．share B．desert C．admire D．avoid
A．when B．while C．as D．since
A．oldest B．best C．newest D．worst
A．preparations B．progress C．plans D．way
A．your B．anyone else's C．his D．someone else's
A．voice B．world C．heart D．trouble
A．touch B．follow C．open D．accept
A．otherwise B．anyway C．somehow D．therefore
After seating myself in my room and turning on my computer, I noticed a Post-it note stuck to my monitor(显示器). It read, “Don’t 36 your computer. You stayed up until midnight doing your homework last night.—Mom.” I 37 the note into the wastebasket. “Why do they 38 ?” I thought. “They’re never here anyway.”
Right after high school started, I almost 39 contact with my parents. With all their business 40 , they asked the neighbors to watch over me. Of course, the neighbors didn’t do such a(n) 41 job, as they had kids of their own to worry about. The only means of 42 between me and my parents was through Post-it notes.
After spending about eight hours away from home, I usually came home to find the house 43 empty. It made me sad. I would come home from school to be welcomed by 44 , to talk to no one and to be watched over by my neighbors. That was when I started 45 more clubs and staying after school more often 46 I didn’t have to feel so lonely. Luckily, at school, my friends were there 47 me. They were all there to give me a 48 or talk with me when I wanted to talk. I felt 49 when I was at school. Yet, something was still 50 — my parents.
Now I realize that nobody can 51 my parents. I wish that they would be there at home, 52 me to come back from school. There are 53 things my parents don’t know about me. I wish that they actually had a(n) 54 to understand me. I want them to understand that they’re my parents and I’m their kid and I 55 them.
A．go through B．depend on C．put up D．turn on
A．showed B．threw C．led D．pulled
A．check B．know C．care D．speak
A．lost B．built C．wanted D．regained
A．designs B．dreams C．trips D．partners
A．free B．easy C．careless D．good
A．communication B．behavior C．change D．love
A．suddenly B．almost C．completely D．necessarily
A．everybody B．anybody C．somebody D．nobody
A．creating B．joining C．finding D．serving
A．though B．if C．or D．so
A．in B．after C．for D．without
A．hand B．wish C．suggestion D．reason
A．friendly B．noisy C．useful D．great
A．disappointing B．missing C．hateful D．possible
A．look forward to B．think highly of C．take the place of D．look down upon
A．referring to B．turning to C．looking at D．waiting for
A．too many B．too few C．a couple of D．a few
A．excuse B．chance C．task D．place
A．support B．follow C．hate D．need
I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large 16 across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-age children. At the end of the day, he would 17 his taxi on the road. I 18 why he did not park it in the garage.
Then, one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home 19 work, leave his taxi and go out for his 20 affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was 21 .
I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 22 to be outside one evening two weeks 23 , when the garage door was 24 and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯）! It shook me completely 25 I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But 26 inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（n） 27 . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and 28 him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a（n） 29 .
We go to bed every night and 30 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a 31 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 32 . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we 33 the social ladder(阶梯)—how much bigger and better a 34 we have. And we ignore(忽视)our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on 35 we are than what we do!
A．window B．garage C．door D．yard
A．park B．stop C．check D．repair
A．knew B．understood C．asked D．wondered
A．for B．out of C．without D．from
A．business B．national C．personal D．public
A．wasteful B．meaningful C．wonderful D．plentiful
A．appeared B．intended C．expected D．happened
A．later B．more C．ago D．before
A．broken B．fine C．shut D．open
A．once B．before C．when D．until
A．far B．deep C．long D．little
A．driver B．engineer C．father D．son
A．called B．made C．elected D．turned
A．experience B．earning C．life D．position
A．stay up B．wake up C．stay home D．go home
A．competition B．performance C．debate D．party
A．family B．company C．team D．whole
A．build B．climb C．stand D．lay
A．house B．garage C．car D．taxi
A．who B．what C．which D．where
I woke up the other day to find that 10 inches of freshly fallen snow was waiting for me outside my door. The flakes were still __36__ heavily too. I didn’t want my little dogs __37__ in it, so I reluctantly __38__ on my heavy coat and grabbed the snow shovel to make a __39__. I had only gotten a bit done, however, _40_ the handle of my old snow shovel __41__ with a “snap”. Laughing and shaking my head, I _42_ to wait out the storm for a while.
It was late in the afternoon when the snow finally __43__ and I trudged(跋涉) over to my Dad’s house to borrow his shovel and _44__ again. By then the 10 inches of snow had turned into a foot and a half. I started out slow setting a steady __45__ and stopping to rest whenever my back started to ache. After a while, though, the __46__ finally broke and the sun peeked out to __47__ me on. The work seemed a lot easier then even though it was still __48__. I even sang a few Christmas carols and __49__ while I cleared out the drives, cleaned off the cars, and shoveled out the paths. After an hour of hard work the job was finally done. _50_, I let the child that still lives __51__ of me fall back into the snow and _52_ a snow angel for the angels in Heaven to see. It felt good walking back to my house after a job well done. It felt even better _53__ around at this wonderful world of white.
I don’t know why life sometimes gives us spring days and sometimes dumps a ton of snow in us. I do know, __54_, that we can pray, laugh, love, and choose _55__ through it all.
A．falling B．floating C．piling D．flying
A．missing B．running C．hiding D．drowning
A．pulled B．dragged C．drew D．pushed
A．difference B．discovery C．path D．snowman
A．until B．when C．once D．as
A．crashed B．bent C．slipped D．broke
A．decided B．hoped C．continued D．hesitated
A．disappeared B．froze C．stopped D．melted
A．clear B．try C．check D．think
A．development B．rate C．step D．pace
A．clouds B．shovel C．sky D．trees
A．overlook B．cheer C．shine D．watch
A．heavy B．cold C．warm D．bright
A．danced B．jumped C．stopped D．smiled
A．Laughing B．Crying C．Resting D．Wandering
A．outside B．inside C．beyond D．above
A．catch B．find C．make D．pretend
A．looking B．walking C．turning D．wondering
A．anyway B．still C．then D．however
A．fate B．determination C．joy D．luck
The inhalation (吸入) of asbestos particles is associated with a number of lung diseases, such as asbestosis and ___50___ cancer.
Asbestosis is caused by the entry of asbestos particles into the wall of the alveoli, causing scarring which limits the functioning of the lungs. The lung ___51___ its elasticity and may change shape. The initial symptoms of asbestosis are a tightness in the chest and breathlessness. In its ___52___ stages, sufferers develop the barrel-shaped chests associated with emphysema, cyanosis, (where the skin takes a bluish ___53___ ) and club fingers.
Lung cancer, the generic ___54___ for malignant tumors（肿瘤）of the alveoli and bronchial tubes, has been shown to be directly ___55___ to the inhalation of asbestos particles. As in the case of asbestosis, there is generally a period of inactiveness which may ___56___ from 25 to 30 years after initial exposure, despite the ___57___of further exposure. Research suggests that there is a direct correlation between the degree of exposure to asbestos ___58___the incidence of lung cancer. Where exposure occurs, the level of risk is further ___59___ by cigarette smoking. Asbestos workers who smoke cigarettes have a 90% greater risk of catching lung cancer than workers who do not ___60___.
Exposure to blue asbestos has been shown to producemesothelioma, a rare cancer of the outer lining of the lung or pleura. In a normal population the incidence of mesothelioma is extremely ___61___. Where epidemiological surveys have revealed a higher incidence of the disease, it is almost always related to ___62___ exposure.
___63___ changes in lung tissue caused by exposure to asbestos are pleural plaques and effusions. The former refer to a thickening of the lining of the chest wall, ___64___ the latter consists of a collection of fluid in the chest region outside the lungs. Pleural plaques commonly remain undiagnosed and generally have no detrimental effect on health.
A．skin B．blood C．liver D．lung
A．loses B．gains C．improves D．tightens
A．early B．formal C．later D．final
A．size B．color C．sound D．smell
A．noun B．term C．way D．approach
A．related B．revealed C．compared D．exposed
A．disappear B．spread C．live D．extend
A．presence B．activeness C．absence D．intensity
A．and B．alongside C．as well as D．plus
A．decreased B．lost C．doubled D．increased
A．diet B．drink C．smoke D．fare
A．high B．low C．common D．frequent
A．lead B．asbestos C．carbon D．hydrogen
A．Three B．Some C．No D．Other
A．in case B．now that C．whereas D．unless
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