A man and his girlfriend just got married. The husband didn’t talk much but he was a steady man. The wife was pretty and dreamy. Everyone could tell that the love they had for each other was true.
A few months later, the wife came to the husband with a proposal, “I read in a magazine about how we can 36 our marriage. Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit 37 with the other. Then, we can place them on the table to discuss how we 38 them together and make our life even happier.”
“Are you sure you are about to do this?” the husband sighed and 39 . So each of them went to a(n) 40 room and thought about the things that annoyed them about the other for the rest of the day.
The next morning, at the breakfast table, they decided that they would go over their 41 .
“I’ll start,” offered his wife eagerly. She 42 her list. It had many items on it, enough to fill 3 pages. She read all three pages to her husband and seemed to be quite pleased with her hard “work”. After hearing that, the husband stated 43 , “I don’t have anything on my list. I think that you are perfect the 44 that you are. I don’t want you to 45 anything for me.”
The wife, touched by his honesty and the depth of his love for and his 46 of her without any conditions, turned her head and wept. At that moment, she came to understand the saying: “Beauty lies in the lover's eyes”.
In life, there are enough time when we are disappointed, depressed and annoyed. We don’t really have to go 47 for them. We have a wonderful world that is full of beauty, light and promise. Why waste time seeking the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can look around us, and see the wonderful things before us? If you are accustomed to judging people, you have no time to love them.
A．enrich B．strengthen C．lengthen D．deepen
A．annoying B．surprising C．satisfying D．inspiring
A．fix B．do C．find D．set
A．smiled B．refused C．agreed D．hesitated
A．spare B．separate C．empty D．special
A．dishes B．magazines C．lives D．lists
A．put away B．handed in C．took out D．wrote down
A．disappointedly B．unluckily C．bitterly D．quietly
A．appearance B．way C．situation D．position
A．change B．accept C．decide D．drop
A．advice B．warning C．acceptance D．pride
A．leaving B．waiting C．asking D．looking
My father often works very hard. And he 1 goes to the movies. Here I’ll tell you a 2 story about him.
One afternoon, when he finished his work, and 3 go home, he found a film ticket under the glass on his desk. He thought he 4 to have not much work to do that day and 5 was quite wonderful to pass the evening at the cinema.
So he came back home and 6 finished his supper. Then he said good－bye to us and left.
But to our 7 , he came back about half an hour later. I asked him what was the 8 . He smiled and told us about the funny thing that happened at the 9 .
When my father was sitting in his seat, a 10 came to my father’s seat and said that seat was hers. My father was 11 , he took out the ticket 12 looked at it carefully. It was Row 17, 13 . And then he looked at the seat. It was 14 . So he asked her to 15 her ticket. She took out her ticket at once and the seat 16 in it was Row17, Seat3.
Why? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering, suddenly the woman said, “The 17 of tickets are different.” 18 they looked at the tickets more carefully. After a while my father said, “Oh, I am 19 , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the 20 a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words he left.
A．always B．seldom C．often D．sometimes
A．funny B．sad C．bad D．strange
A．would B．was about to C．had to D．ought to
A．happened B．liked C．pretended D．wanted
A．it B．this C．that D．which
A．early B．quietly C．quickly D．suddenly
A．surprise B．joy C．sorrow D．delight
A．matter B．date C．time D．price
A．hall B．theatre C．office D．cinema
A．man B．woman C．boy D．stranger
A．interested B．surprised C．frightened D．disappointed
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．Seat1 B．Seat2 C．Seat3 D．Seat4
A．different B．unusual C．the same D．strange
A．bring B．get C．see D．show
A．said B．named C．told D．shown
A．designs B．colors C．prices D．owners
A．But B．However C．So D．Yet
A．sad B．sorry C．wrong D．worried
A．exhibition B．play C．concert D．film
Rain was falling as my sister Jill and I ran out of the church, eager to get home and play with the 1 that Santa had left for us. Across the street was a gas station where the bus stopped. It was 2 for Christmas, but I noticed a family standing close to the locked door in an attempt to keep 3 .
We were on the way to our grandparents’ house for the Christmas dinner. We were approaching our destination(目的地) 4 my father U-turned in the middle of the road and said, “I can’t 5 it! They are standing in the rain. They’ve got children. It’s Christmas. ”
When my father 6 the gas station, he rolled down his window. “Merry Christmas. You are waiting for the 7 ?” Father asked.
The man said that they were. They were going to Birmingham, where he had a brother and 8 of a job.
“Why don’t you all get in the car and I’ll 9 you up there. ”
After they settled in, Father looked back over his 0 and asked the children if Santa had found them yet. Their sad faces gave him the 11 .
“Well, I didn’t think so,” my father said, “ 12 when I saw Santa this morning, he told me that he was having 13 finding all, and he asked me if he could leave your toys in my 14 . We’ll just 15 them first before I take you to your destination. ” All at once, the three children’s faces shone with 16 .
When we got out of the car at our house, the children 17 the front door and straight to the Christmas tree. One of the girls picked up Jill’s doll and 18 hugged it to her breast, and the other girl seized(抓住)something of mine.
All this happened many years ago, but the memory of it remains 19 . That was the Christmas when my sister and I learned the 20 of making others happy.
A．balls B．presents C．parcels D．trees
A．open B．familiar C．closed D．unexpected
A．clean B．energetic C．active D．dry
A．while B．when C．now that D．even if
A．understand B．admit C．deserve D．stand
A．pulled into B．drove away C．passed by D．looked at
A．truck B．brother C．bus D．driver
A．chances B．benefits C．emergencies D．discoveries
A．show B．seek C．bring D．drive
A．window B．head C．shoulder D．children
A．sympathy B．answer C．problem D．belief
A．because B．though C．as if D．so
A．pleasure B．trouble C．confidence D．suffering
A．company B．car C．shop D．house
A．recognize B．buy C．fetch D．find
A．doubt B．disappointment C．curiosity D．excitement
A．ran through B．stared at C．watched out D．looked through
A．shyly B．immediately C．quietly D．slowly
A．sensitive B．worthwhile C．fresh D．weak
A．joy B．award C．patience D．attention
“Where is the bus?” I asked myself. I was going to be late and the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. Thank God, here it is! The bus__1__round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the__2__ where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I__3__ the manager doesn’t notice.” But no __4__luck! “Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your__5__ this time?”. “ I’m afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “Get up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your__6__ at the counter, we’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. Behind her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very__7__, and every few seconds he looked __8__the main entrance. The girl__9__about opening a bank account. I gave her the necessary __10__and she walked out. __11__, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something__12__with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was terrified to see a gun__13__ out of his coat. The moment a loud noise __14__ my ears. Everything went black. I was falling…. After__15__seemed a very long time, I opened my eyes and found in bed! __16__shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. As usual, the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “__17__of your excuse! Go start work at once!” To my__18__, the first customer was a girl __19__ a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The __20__! Wasn’t that the surprise of my life?
A．ran B．came C．rode D．drove
A．hotel B．shop C．bank D．restaurant
A．believe B．expect C．guess D．hope
A．much B．such C．more D．this
A．excuse B．idea C．cause D．answer
A．business B．job C．place D．spot
A．nervous B．shy C．calm D．angry
A．down B．for C．towards D．through
A．cared B．talked C．asked D．worried
A．information B．offer C．instruction D．support
A．Again B．Then C．Thus D．However
A．hidden B．rolled C．filled D．covered
A．getting B．aiming C．appearing D．sticking
A．took B．shook C．filled D．covered
A．what B．when C．that D．it
A．Even B．Still C．Just D．Ever
A．Less B．Plenty C．More D．None
A．belief B．surprise C．joy D．regret
A．of B．with C．on D．in
A．dream B．story C．affair D．accident
A boy walked along Carver Street, singing a sad song. He walked with his head down. Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street, painted on the side of an old house. On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five-mile smile held out a big bottle. “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola.” the sign said.
“Boy!” The silence was cut by a sudden cry. He turned around quickly to see who had called.
An old woman was standing at her door.
“You boy! Come here this minute.”
Slowly the boy 1 onto the cold flat stones leading to the old woman's house. When he arrived at her house, she 2 out her hand and wrapped her 3 old fingers around his arm.
“Help me inside, boy,” she said. “Help me 4 to my bed. What's your name?”
“Joseph,” he said.
The old woman on the bed tried to 5 up, raising berselfon her elbow (肘) . Water 6 from her eyes and mouth. The sight of her made Joseph feel 7 .
“I'm 8 , Joseph. You can see that, can't you? I want you to write a will(遗嘱) for me. There's paper and pencil on the table there.”
Joseph looked down at the 9 , and then looked out of the window. He saw the sign again, “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola. I want my silver pin to 10 to my daughter."
Joseph bent his small body over the table and 11 the pencil slowly across the paper.
“There's my Bible.(圣经)”The old woman said. “That's for my daughter, too. I want a 12 Christian burial (基督葬礼) with lots of singing. Write that down, too. That's the last - 13 of a poor old woman.”
The boy labored over the paper. Again he looked out of the window.
“Here. Bring it here so I can 14 it.”
Joseph found the Bible, and, 15 the paper inside, laid it next to the bed.
“ 16 me now, boy,” she sighed(叹气).“I'm tired.”
He ran out of the house.
A cold wind blew through the 17 window, but the old woman on the bed
18 nothing. She was dead. The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind. 19 on the paper were some childish letters, which 20 the words, “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola.”
A．rushed B．stepped C．hurried D．struggled
A．pushed B．let C．reached D．pointed
A．firm B．smooth C．dry D．fresh
A．back B．over C．away D．down
A．sit B．get C．stand D．wake
A．rolled B．burnt C．burst D．ran
A．sick B．ill C．unpleasant D．funny
A．dead B．dying C．living D．alive
A．table B．pen C．paper D．woman
A．send B．go C．belong D．come
A．moved B．drew C．used D．pulled
A．great B．merry C．real D．splendid
A．look B．chance C．opinion D．wish
A．sign B．write C．remember D．copy
A．setting B．hiding C．placing D．lying
A．Hold B．Pardon C．Take D．Leave
A．large B．open C．small D．pretty
A．did B．saw C．felt D．knew
A．Described B．Printed C．Recorded D．Written
A．formed B．spelled C．organized D．repeated
Mr. West intended to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very busy, so he was never 1 to find time to go to the shops. At last, when it was the week 2 Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he 3 that he could not wait any longer. He worked in an office, and 4 had lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought some sandwiches, ate them quickly and went out to a big shop near his office during his lunch 5 .The shop was full of women, who were also buying presents during their lunch hour.
Mr. West stood politely at the edge(边)of a crowd of women who were 6 forward to try to get to the people who were 7 necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forward slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were 8 into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly past him.
After half an hour, he was just as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been 9 he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to an end, so he decided to change his 10 of doing things: he put his head down, 11 a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards the 12 of the crowd as hard as he could.
The women around him became very 13 when they saw what he was doing, and began to scold him.” Why can’t you behave like a gentleman?” they shouted.
“Ladies,” he 14 them,” I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has done me no 15 ,so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”
A．sure B．certain C．able D．possible
A．before B．after C．till D．within
A．promised B．decided C．agreed D．insisted
A．never B．sometimes C．seldom D．usually
A．hour B．moment C．minute D．second
A．pulling B．pushing C．gathering D．managing
A．selling B．buying C．choosing D．seizing
A．going B．entering C．fetching D．coming
A．where B．until C．when D．even if
A．habit B．way C．action D．sign
A．caught B．made C．blew D．gave
A．center B．end C．front D．back
A．patient B．angry C．surprised D．nervous
A．hated B．waved C．explained D．answered
A．treasure B．good C．respect D．present
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