Years ago, I worked in an office in Halifax. We had large windows overlooking a busy street. I stood by one of them. When a woman in a passing car __36__and made eye contact, naturally, I __37__.
It was the beginning of a year of window antics（古怪行径）. When things were __38 _, I stood in the window and waved at the passengers who looked up. And this made me laugh- work __39__ was washed away. It didn't __40__ long to attract the following - a man with a construction truck, the carpool crowd and the business lady with her children…. When waving became ___41___, I made signs: "Hi!", "Hello!", "Be Happy!" I ___42__ them in the window and waved.
Christmas approached. Job cuts were announced. Several co-workers would ___43___their jobs. Stress reached a high point. Everyone was ___44__. We needed something to break the tension. While working a night __45 _, a red lab jacket __46_ my attention. I used my __47__ and turned it into a Santa’s costume. The next day my co-workers gathered around me and __48 _for the first time in weeks. Just then my boss walked through the door. He looked up, saw me, paused, __49__ his head, turned and left.
I __50_ trouble. The phone on the desk rang. It was my boss. "Mike, come to my office!" Entering his office, I felt nervous. "Mike... "That was all he managed to say. Tears _51__ in his eyes, as I sat silent and confused. When he regained __52_ , he said, "Thanks, Mike! With the job cuts, it's been hard to enjoy the __53__season. Thanks for the laugh, I needed it.”
That evening, and every evening of the Christmas season, I stood __54__ in the window and waved to my __55_ . The bus crowd waved wildly, and the little children smiled at the strange Santa. My heart filled with joy. For a few minutes each day, we could forget the loss of jobs.
A．speeded up B．broke down C．looked up D．pulled though
A．shouted B．hid C．left D．waved
A．slow B．bad C．right D．important
A．pleasure B．stress C．experience D．challenge
A．spend B．take C．cost D．pay
A．encouraging B．embarrassing C．moving D．boring
A．saw B．read C．posted D．painted
A．lose B．seek C．finish D．take
A．terrified B．satisfied C．depressed D．exhausted
A．class B．shift C．club D．party
A．pulled B．attracted C．deserved D．attacked
A．imagination B．relation C．experience D．strategy
A．spoke B．laughed C．acted D．returned
A．nodded B．shook C．raised D．lower
A．took B．put C．feared D．avoid
A．fell B．formed C．dried D．disappeared
A．confidence B．balance C．control D．strength
A．Labor B．Christmas C．Thanksgiving D．National
A．luckily B．eagerly C．proudly D．naturally
A．boss B．children C．co-workers D．fans
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One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited 36 for 15 minutes . Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more.After that , he became 37.When he saw a photogragh booth(亭)nearby, he had 38__ .He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage ,which was not 39 in the situation .In a few moments,he was holding four small prints that 40 even him.
He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a 41 behind the desk in the booth.＂ 42 you see a small , dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression ,obviously 43 someone , would you please give her this ?＂he said . He then 44 his office in Morrison Building, 45 that if a picture is worth a thousand words , Then the four photos must be a good 46 ! He sat down with a smile.
His wife 47 those pictures.She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married…….How are you with 48 ? One person calls it “wait training”.It seems that there is always something we are 49 .we wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school.We wait for someone to change his or her mind.
Patience is an important 50 of a happy and rewarding life .51, some things are worth waiting for .52 presents many opportunities for wait training.
We can hate waiting ,53_ it or even get good at it ! But one thing is 54 --- we cannot avoid it . How is your 55 coming along?
A．proudly B．respectfully C．patiently D．curiously
A．angry B．hungry C．frightened D．thirsty
A．a question B．a reason C．an opinion D．an idea
A．serious B．difficult C．regular D．convenient
A．hurt B．encouraged C．attracted D．shocked
A．clerk B．secretary C．passer-by D．friend
A．Since B．Before C．As D．If
A．looking for B．working for C．sending for D．paying for
A．called up B．returned to C．visited D．left
A．worried B．disappointed C．satisfied D．surprised
A．descripion B．preparation C．excuse D．lecture
A．Tore B．Saved C．Develped D．Destroyed
A．your wife B．your family C．patience D．determination
A．hoping for B．waiting for C．ready for D．fit for
A．lesson B．experience C．purpose D．quality
A．For example B．After all C．Right now D．So far
A．Every age B．Every shop C．Every day D．Every office
A．accept B．control C．change D．improve
A．certain B．interesting C．precious D．easy
A．photo taking B．job hunting C．decision D．wait training
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Alice, my friend’s daughter, goes to an expensive private school where she has a friend, Jane, who is on a full scholarship at this school. Jane has 36 economic resources—her father has been dead for years and her mother works 37 a maid. Although her mother works very hard, she can 38 __ support the family. Jane is very bright and gifted at 39 and that’s how she has got the scholarship, which included a(n) 40 for things like lunch, school uniform and music lessons.
Alice became friends with Jane and would 41 talk to her at lunch. She did it that way in order to avoid the other kids 42 her.
On her birthday last month, she 43 her new friend to her birthday party, but Jane said she couldn’t come. Alice wanted her to be 44 so much that she 45 on her coming. Eventually, the girl said, “I don’t have any 46__ clothes that I could wear at your birthday party.” After a brief pause, the girl remembered, “I have a 47 from my piano performance,” and asked, “Could I 48 a skirt from you?”
Alice was happy that her friend would be 49 to come and hurried home to ask her Mum 50 she could lend her friend one of her skirts. To her surprise, her Mum said, “No.” The daughter was very 51 and angrily said to her Mum, “ 52 I could, I would give my friend all my clothes.” The Mother didn’t understand why her daughter should have had such an outburst as she’s normally very well 53 .
Finally, Alice explained to her Mother her friend’s 54 . Her Mother immediately changed her mind and said, “Yes.” She also encouraged her daughter not to feel like she should secretly be friends with Jane but to feel proud of her 55 with her.
So the true friendship seeks to give, not to take; to help, not to be helped; to minister, not to be ministered to.
A．personal B．extra C．limited D．adequate
A．for B．with C．like D．as
A．hopefully B．obviously C．hardly D．temporarily
A．music B．drawing C．maths D．biology
A．bonus B．allowance C．donation D．pension
A．secretly B．happily C．quietly D．eagerly
A．pointing at B．shouting at C．laughing at D．glaring at
A．took B．invited C．accompanied D．sent
A．happy B．independent C．confident D．present
A．depended B．insisted C．focused D．agreed
A．casual B．comfortable C．nice D．tight
A．shirt B．jeans C．handbag D．necklace
A．get B．copy C．order D．borrow
A．free B．able C．glad D．willing
A．how B．when C．why D．whether
A．stubborn B．upset C．firm D．enthusiastic
A．If B．When C．Unless D．Though
A．treated B．controlled C．educated D．behaved
A．cleverness B．character C．circumstances D．competences
A．study B．friendship C．sympathy D．performance
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Armed with two over-packed suitcases, we arrived at the airport just in time for my flight. As I watched her unload my luggage, I could see the ___36___ in her eyes. One last hug and a final good-bye, and I would be on my way to a new life ___37____. “You'd better go or you'll miss your flight,”she said.
“I'll __38_____ you,”I replied , and with those words I __39___. By the time I reached the customs I was __40__. While boarding the plane I was still crying. I did not have the ___41__ to put my bag in the overhead locker, so I put it on the empty seat next to mine.
Born barely fifteen months __42___, we not only looked alike, we were alike. We both had that same mix of ___43___ and fear of all things unknown to us. One sunny summer day I was playing outside when she came ___44___ to me and said, “Want to come to the attic(阁楼)?”The answer was always “___45__”. We were frightened of the attic but also ___46_____ by its smells and sounds. Together we would flight many spiders and battle through the numerous boxes __47_____ we found what we needed.
The plane shook ___48___ and my bag fell on the floor. My aspirin, hairbrush and some other things were __49___ on the floor. I __50_____ over to gather them up when I saw a (an) ___51___ little book in the middle of my belongings. It was a diary.
Immediately I __52___ my sister's handwriting. “Hi Sis. What a day it has been today. You let me know that you are moving abroad...”Only __53___ did I realize that my sister had been ___54___ a diary for the past month.
I read about my sister's coming and going during the flight. Even though a large ocean ____55___ us, at some point it felt like she was actually there.
A．honesty B．concern C．sadness D．satisfaction
A．abroad B．home C．again D．along
A．remember B．remind C．miss D．think of
A．was cut B．was off C．left off D．left away
A．smiling B．sneezing C．sighing D．sobbing
A．courage B．energy C．idea D．spirit
A．before B．after C．between D．apart
A．curiosity B．anxiety C．sympathy D．worry
A．about B．across C．down D．up
A．No B．Yes C．Sorry D．Certain
A．surprised B．bored C．attracted D．interested
A．until B．unless C．though D．since
A．hardly B．slightly C．weakly D．heavily
A．spread B．thrown C．dropped D．pushed
A．turned B．went C．bent D．looked
A．familiar B．unfamiliar C．important D．unimportant
A．knew B．saw C．observed D．recognised
A．when B．that C．then D．this
A．keeping B．writing C．using D．making
A．faced B．separated C．surrounded D．blocked
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，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for appointment （约会）at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a 36 in the waiting area, 37 him it would be at least 40 minutes 38 someone would be able to see him .I saw him 39 his watch and decided, since I was 40 buy-my patient didn’t 41 at the appointed hour ,I would examine his wound, While taking care of his wound ,I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he 42 to go to the nursing home on eat breakfast with his 43 .He told me that she had been 44 for a while and that she had a special disease, I asked if she would be 45 if he was a bit late. He replied that she 46 knew who he was ,that she had not been able to 47 him for five years now. I was 48 and asked him,” And you 49 go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said .”She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is” I had to hold back 50 as he left.
Now I 51 that in marriages, true love is 52 of all that, The happiest people don’t 53 have the best of everything; they just 54 the best of everything they have .55 isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson's imagination. 16_, recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived _17_ for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a 18 . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 19.
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long _20over the hills. They had been 21_ this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days 22_ . To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some _23.
One morning , the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert _24_ that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 25_ . "What's that?" he asked " “That's the _26_ treasure," said the boy. Robert suddenly 27_ something of an adventure story in the boy’s _28_ . While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the _29_ a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate(海盗)?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the _30_ of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to _31_ such a man in a story. _32_ Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was _33_.
So, thanks to a _34_ September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of greatest _35_ stories in the English language.
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally
A．alone B．next door C．at home D．abroad
A．meeting B．story C．holiday D．job
A．Lloyd B．Robert C．Henley D．John
A．talk B．rest C．walk D．game
A．attempting B．missing C．planning D．enjoying
A．quiet B．dull C．busy D．cold
A．cleaning B．writing C．drawing D．exercising
A．doubted B．noticed C．decided D．recognized
A．the sea B．the house C．Scotland D．the island
A．saw B．drew C．made D．learned
A．book B．reply C．picture D．mind
A．star B．hero C．writer D．child
A．help B．problem C．use D．burden
A．praise B．produce C．include D．accept
A．Yet B．Also C．But D．Thus
A．injured B．born C．hired D．written
A．rainy B．sunny C．cool D．windy
A．news B．love C．humorous D．adventure
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