I was feeling a little blue because my mother had been laid off from her job and she had lots of bills to pay. It left me wondering what was going to happen to us now.
I got off the college shuttle bus and started walking. That’s 36 I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower so that I could 37 where it was coming from. 38 the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a carriage next to her. She was singing songs about love, keeping on trying, and not underestimating (低估) the power within yourself. The way she was singing 39 me a bit. I stood there watching her play for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must 40 to perform alone in the middle of a crowded place.
She must have felt my 41 because she would 42 look in my direction. Then I walked over and put some 43 in her carriage and she said, “Thank you”. Instead of continuing my way home, I said to her, “I have been 44 a rough time lately, but you’ve made me 45 again.”
“I’m happy that I could help,” she replied. “Why are you so sad?”
“Well, my mum told me she had got 46 from her job, and that made me sad. I’m not so sure what to do …”
“You see, here’s the problem,” she explained. “While you were 47 , your head was down. Don’t look 48 , because 49 comes in different ways and if your head were down, you might lose it.”
She also explained to me that she saw a lot of 50 people in the world and she tried to bring more 51 by sharing motivational (鼓舞人心的) music. She told me that when she wasn’t making music she studied 52 . So, that was how she knew some of the things she was telling me.
I 53 a little wider because I knew that she was doing a good thing. So, after we 54, my heart was 55 and lightened by a musical soul!
A．where B．why C．which D．when
A．turn out B．take in C．find out D．get in
A．Across B．Through C．Between D．Above
A．comforted B．annoyed C．scared D．reminded
A．take time B．take turns C．take action D．take courage
A．absence B．performance C．presence D．regret
A．angrily B．occasionally C．generally D．faithfully
A．cards B．food C．books D．money
A．going through B．getting up C．taking over D．running towards
A．curious B．eager C．sad D．hopeful
A．hired B．promoted C．paid D．fired
A．running B．driving C．walking D．riding
A．proud B．defeated C．absorbed D．puzzled
A．opportunity B．trouble C．difficulty D．dream
A．positive B．active C．energetic D．negative
A．records B．poverty C．positivity D．indifference
A．politics B．psychology C．biology D．art
A．smiled B．changed C．influenced D．sighed
A．responded B．parted C．agreed D．understood
A．hit B．sunk C．tied D．touched
James's New Bicycle James shook his money box again. Nothing ！ He carefully the coins that lay on the bed. $24. 52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90!
on earth was he going to get the
of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no
asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to
.
There was only one way to get money, and that was to it. He would have to find a job.
who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had
on most things.
“Well, you can start right here，” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. ”
That was the of James's odd-job (零工）business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the
of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the
of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the
increased and he knew that he would soon have
for the bicycle he longed for.
The day came when James counted his money and found $94. 32. He
no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode
home, looking for-ward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard
for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more
he had bought it with his own money. He had
what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.
A. cleaned B. covered C. counted D. checked
A. How B. Why C. Who D. What
A. amount B. part C. sum D. rest
A. brave B. hard C. smart D. unfair
A. point B. reason C. result D. right
A. split B. spend C. spare D. save
A. borrow B. earn C. raise D. collect
A. Or B. So C. For D. But
A. decisions B. experience C. opinions D. knowledge
A. beginning B. introduction C. requirement D. opening
A. similarity B. quality C. suitability D. variety
A. brand B. number C. size D. type
A. effort B. pressure C. money D. trouble
A. all B. enough C. much D. some
A. finally B. instantly C. normally D. regularly
A. gave B. left C. took D. wasted
A. patiently B. proudly C. silently D. tiredly
A. applying B. asking C. looking D. working
A. since B. if C. than D. though
A. deserved B. benefited C. achieved D. learned
Every country has its own culture.
Even though each country uses doors, doors may have functions and purposes which lead to differences.
When I first came to America, I noticed that a public building had two different and they had distinct functions. You have to push the door with the word "PUSH" to go out of the building and to pull the door with the word " PULL" to the building. This was new to me, because we use the door in South Korea. For quite a few times I failed to go out of a shopping centre and was embarrassed.
The way of using school bus doors was also to me. I used to take the school bus to classes. The school decided that when the driver opened both the front and back doors， who were getting off the bus should get off first, and students who were getting on should get on . In South Korea, we do not need to wait for people to get off. One morning, I hurried to the bus, and when the bus doors opened, I tried to get on the school bus through the front door. All the students around looked at me. I was totally ，and my face went red.
A．different B．important C．practical D．unusual
A．national B．embarrassing C．cultural D．amazing
A．exits B．entrances C．signs D．doors
A．enter B．leave C．open D．close
A．main B．same C．front D．back
A．annoying B．hard C．satisfying D．strange
A．parents B．students C．teachers D．drivers
A．sooner B．later C．faster D．earlier
A．politely B．patiently C．unconsciously D．slowly
A．embarrassed B．annoyed C．unsatisfied D．excited
More Americans are Googling themselves and many are checking out their friends, coworkers and romantic interests, too.
In a report Sunday, the Pew Internet and American Life Project said 47 percent of U. S. adult Internet users have looked for information about themselves Google or other search engines.
That is the 22 percent of users who did in 2002，but Pew senior research specialist Mary Madden was
the growth wasn't higher.
“Yes it's doubled, but it's still the case there's a big chunk of Internet users who have
done this simple act of plugging their name with
，” she said. Americans under 50 and
with more education and income were
to self-Google—in some cases because their jobs demand a certain online persona (人物信息）
，Pew found that53 percent of adult Internet users admit
information about someone else, celebrities excluded.
Often, it's to find someone they've touch with. But looking up information about friends, relatives, colleagues and neighbors also was common.
men and women equally searched for online information about themselves, women were slightly more likely to look up information about someone they are
.
，the search is purely (纯粹的）done to find someone's contact information. But a third of those who have conducted searches on others have looked for
，such as bankruptcies and divorce proceedings. A similar number
for someone else's photo. Few Internet users say they Google themselves
—about three-quarters of self-searchers say they have done so only once or twice. And most who have done so consider
they find accurate.
Pew also found that teens were more likely than adults who can see their profiles at an online hangout
Facebook or News Corp. 's My Space.
A. in B. on C. by D. through
A. twice than B. more than twice C. twice more D. more twice
A. excited B. interested in C. addicted to D. surprised
A. that B. which C. what D. where
A. often B. never C. always D. usually
A. Google B. Internet C. search engines D. mouses
A. those B. ones C. that D. they
A. more likely B. less likely C. much likely D. few likely
A. However B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Though
A. to look up B. to looking up C. to look into D. to looking into
A. keeping in B. Lost C. got in D. getting in
A. Although B. Even if C. Since D. While
A. looking for B. Dating C. searching for D. meeting with
A. In the case B. In any case C. In no case D. In many cases
A. public records B. personal records
C. entertainment D. private information
A. has searched B, is searching
C. have searched D. are searching
A. regularly B. Seldom C. sometimes D. now and then
A. what B. which C. that D. when
A. to restrict B. to loosen C. to spread D. to repeal
A. as B. like C. such as D. for example
One Saturday morning a careless car driver a lighted cigarette out of his car ten miles west of the small Canadian town of Stanton. The forest at the side of the road was
because there had been no
for many days. Within a few minutes the trees were
fire.
A truck driver saw the fire when he was on his to Stan-ton. As soon as he reached the town he told
about it. Soon fire fighters were
westwards. When they reached the fire they saw that it was very
. It could not spread to the north because of a lake
to the south because of a wide
. But a
wind was carrying the fire towards Stanton and the fire fighters could not stop it. Then, one of the fire fighters
a message back to the town
radio.
The chief fire officer and of people hurried to a place about a mile
of the town. There they
dynamite to blow down the trees and to clear a wide path through the forest.
the fire reached the path it began to
down because there was
left to burn. After several hours they
to put out the fire and save the town.
A. lit B. threw C. put D. smoked
A. wet B. dry C. thick D. heavy
A. snow B. water C. rain D. wind
A. set B. caught C. on D. in
A. way B. path C. road D. street
A the man B. the police C. the forest D. the fire
A. hurrying B. reaching C. arriving D. getting
A. big B. small C. large D. little
A. and B. or C. but D. even
A. road B. farm C. river D. forest
A. east B. west C. south D. north
A. got B. took C. sent D. carried
A. with B. from C. on D. by
A. many B. most C. hundreds D. a hundred
A. east B. north C. south D. west
A. will use B. use C. would use D. used
A. However B. Though C. When D. If
A. put B. go C. die D. get
A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
A. tried B. succeeded C. managed D. decided
A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a disease made his leg lame （破的）. He played with his classmates. When the teacher asked him to answer questions, he always his head without a word.
One the boy's father asked for some saplings （树苗）from the neighbor. He wanted the to plant a sapling each person in front of the house. The father said，"Whose sapling grows best, I will buy him or her a favorite . " Seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, however, the boy had an idea. He hoped that the tree he planted would soon. So, after watering it once or twice, he never （7） it.
A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was to find that it didn't fade but grew some fresh leaves. the trees of his brothers and sisters, his tree was even greener. His father kept his ，bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tree he planted, he would become an out-standing when he grew up.
Since then, the little boy slowly became . One night, he lay on the bed but could not sleep. Then he got up and came to the . To his surprise, his was splashing（喷洒）something onto his tree. ，he understood——his father had been fertilizing （施肥）his small tree ！
He returned to his room， running down. passed. The little boy didn't become a botanist（植物学家），but he was elected President of the United States.
His name was Franklin Roosevelt. Love is the nourishment（营养）of life. it is just a drop of clear water, it can still help the tree of life thrive（笛壮成长）.
A．bravely B．seldom C．freely D．always
A．raised B．nodded C．lowered D．knocked
A．spring B．moment C．winter D．week
A．neighbors B．friends C．children D．boys
A．sapling B．tree C．gift D．toy
A．die B．grow C．break D．survive
A．led to B．attended to C．belonged to D．objected to
A．pleased B．upset C．worried D．surprised
A．Compared with B．Similar to C．Connected to D．Popular with
A．request B．schedule C．promise D．secret
A．president B．botanist C．artist D．researcher
A．smart B．desperate C．optimistic D．practical
A．field B．courtyard C．park D．farm
A．brother B．sister C．father D．neighbor
A．All of a sudden B．For a moment C．In time D．From then on
A．busily B．quietly C．cautiously D．secretly
A．water B．tears C．sweat D．rain
A．Hours B．Months C．Decades D．Centuries
A．last B．only C．least D．best
A．Even if B．Now that C．If only D．What if
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