A wise man was visiting the Ganges, a river which flows through northern India to take a bath. He found a group of family members on the 26 , shouting angrily at each other. He___27 his disciples(弟子), smiled and asked, “Why do people shout in 28 at each other ?” The disciples 29 for a while and one of them said, “ Because we 30__ our calm平静 we shout.” “But, why should you shout 31 the other person is just next to you ? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a(n) 32 manner,” asked the wise man. Some disciples gave some other answers, but none 33 the other disciples. Finally the wise man explained, “When two people are angry at each other, there is a distance between their ___34 . To cover that distance they must shout to be able to 35 each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to __36 that great distance. What 37_ when two people fall in love ? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very 38 . The distance between them is either nonexistent不存在的or very small.”
The wise man 39 , “When they love each other even more, they do not _40 loudly , but only whisper私语and they get even closer to each other. Finally they 41 need not whisper. They only look at each other and that’s 42 . That’s how close people are when they love each other.”
He looked at his disciples and said, “So, when you 43 , do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance疏远each other more. 44 there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not 45 the path to return. You may end up becoming enemies, for instance.”
A．roof屋顶 B．platform站台 C．bank岸 D．street
A．referred to B．attended to C．shouted to D．turned to
A．anger B．excitement C．disappointment D．surprise
A．thought B．relaxed C．listened D．waited
A．control B．disturb打扰 C．lose D．enjoy
A．as long as B．in case C．when D．unless
A．soft B．impressive C．weak D．hard
A．encouraged B．satisfied C．entertained D．bothered
A．directions B．bodies C．goals D．hearts
A．hurt B．attack C．understand D．hear
A．keep B．measure C．cover D．shorten
A．matters B．happens C．works D．succeeds
A．close B．huge C．special D．open
A．doubted B．continued C．replied D．promised
A．pass B．cry C．care D．speak
A．sometimes B．still C．even D．ever
A．nothing B．all C．one D．something
A．argue B．apologize C．criticize D．explain
A．Worse still B．Therefore C．Or else D．Besides
A．beat B．follow C．walk D．find
Zach drove over to Christine’s place. Christine, who was engaged to him, was in China, visiting her parents. Her son Bradley hadn’t gone with her. Bradley was a junior in high school. He neither liked nor disliked Zach, even though he had (1) Zach for three years. Zach was still trying to Bradley over. He called Bradley to tell him that he was . Bradley said OK. When Zach got there, he all of Christine’s mail to see if there were any bills to pay. There were none.
He asked if Bradley wanted to drive the car. Bradley had a driver’s , and was always asking his mom to let him drive her car. Bradley said . Zach told him not to speed, but he could drive anywhere he wanted. Bradley the 210 freeway and headed northwest. Zach gave Bradley a few driving : Don’t drive next to big trucks, you never know when they might turn over and crush you. Don’t drive (10) trucks with loads, because you never know when in the truck will fall out and come flying through your windshield (挡风玻璃).
On their way back, Zach that they stop at a golf field. He wanted to show Bradley how to play golf. Bradley wasn’t . He preferred his video games. But Bradley soon found that golf was ! He hit a large bucket of balls. Zach told him that he had a natural . The next day, Bradley, for the first time ever, (16) Zach. He had a few blisters (水泡) on his hands; Zach said that was . Then Bradley （18) if Zach would come next Saturday so they could take a and hit golf balls again. Zach said of course, with a feeling in his heart.
A．understood B．met C．known D．found
A．take B．win C．turn D．hand
A．dropping out B．leaving behind C．staying away D．coming over
A．checked B．tested C．examined D．sent
A．passport B．card C．receipt D．license
A．nothing serious B．no way C．all right D．never mind
A．turned up B．got on C．took on D．got off
A．tips B．reasons C．preparations D．routes
A．while B．though C．because D．despite
A．beyond B．between C．behind D．ahead of
A．something B．passengers C．rocks D．birds
A．suggested B．promised C．decided D．agreed
A．patient B．enthusiastic C．silent D．optimistic
A．boring B．disappointing C．fun D．annoying
A．swing B．attitude C．condition D．move
A．liked B．criticized C．called D．visited
A．normal B．good C．terrific D．typical
A．learned B．asked C．ensured D．doubted
A．sport B．drive C．journey D．match
A．bitter B．sad C．normal D．happy
Ted spent seven years as a prisoner of war. There he discovered the power of ___.
For more than half of that ___ he was in isolation (隔绝). He lived for ten months in total ___. Those ten months was the longest of his life. When they ___ with wooden boards the window of his little seven-by-seven foot cell, shutting out the light, he ___ if he was going to make it.
Ted spent hours a day exercising and thinking. But at times he felt he could do ___ but scream. Not wanting to give his ___ the satisfaction of knowing they’d ___ him, he placed clothing into his mouth to lessen the noise ___ he screamed at the top of his lungs.
One day Ted got down on the ___ and crawled (爬) under his bed. He found a hole that ___ air from the outside. As he approached the hole, he saw a ___ ray of light. Ted put his eye next to the wall and discovered a small crack in the building. It allowed him to glimpse ___, though all he could see was a ___ piece of grass. But when he saw this, he felt a surge of joy, excitement and ___ that he hadn’t had in years. “It represented life, growth and ___,” he later said. It was the small hope that helped Ted ___ this nearly unbearable experience.
The human spirit is ___. It seems to run forever ___ nothing but a faint (微弱的) hope. Without it, you have nothing. With it, nothing else ___ — even the worst conditions.
A．thought B．scream C．support D．hope
A．prison B．war C．time D．month
A．happiness B．sadness C．darkness D．silence
A．strengthened B．fixed C．covered D．broke
A．reminded B．required C．wondered D．feared
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
A．soldiers B．friends C．enemy D．army
A．wounded B．quitted C．satisfied D．broken
A．till B．since C．as D．after
A．window B．floor C．wall D．board
A．let in B．put out C．took in D．gave off
A．weak B．soft C．strong D．sharp
A．inside B．outside C．above D．below
A．very B．right C．specific D．single
A．gratefulness B．usefulness C．fulfillment D．establishment
A．courage B．perseverance C．choice D．freedom
A．by B．out C．over D．through
A．straight B．strong C．lucky D．interesting
A．against B．from C．on D．over
A．matters B．relates C．changes D．happens
My husband used to be a workaholic(工作狂).Nothing seemed to be more ___ to him than his work，not even his family.
He usually ___ at 6 o’clock，and our ___ and I were still asleep then，and then left ___ having breakfast. I asked him to have breakfast ___，but he said it’s a waste of ___ I didn’t know what kept him so ___. He even couldn’t finish all his work in the office. He came back at ten at night. However，I never expected that he would give me a kiss. ___ he got home，he would start to ___. The kids had already been in bed，of course.
“Mom，where is Dad？Why I ___ see him？”the kids often asked.
“Well，Dad has to work. He is busy，”I always ___ like this. As time went by，they didn’t ask where their dad was again. Perhaps they had ___ that they had a dad. However，the situation changed several months ago.
Jenny，our daughter，suddenly became ___. I sent her to the hospital. The ___told me that she was seriously ill and that she was calling ___ all the time. Tears burst into my eyes when I ___ that. I finally called my ___ and told him about that. Half an hour later，he came to the hospital and held Jenny’s little hands.
He ___ another job two weeks later.
“I just wanted to make as much ___ as possible for you and our kids. But now，I just want to ___ as much time as possible with you and the kids，”he said and that’s what he is doing now.
A．possible B．interesting C．important D．relaxing
A．sat down B．got up C．stoop up D．came up
A．kids B．pets C．neighbors D．parents
A．on B．with C．without D．after
A．in the office B．on the way C．in school D．at home
A．money B．time C．energy D．food
A．tired B．busy C．fast D．excited
A．As soon as B．In the end C．Long before D．Long after
A．eat B．sleep C．work D．write
A．often B．never C．sometimes D．always
A．shouted B．asked C．replied D．cheated
A．thought B．forgotten C．ignored D．minded
A．fine B．worse C．ill D．angry
A．teacher B．boss C．officer D．doctor
A．mom B．sir C．dad D．madam
A．noticed B．realized C．heard D．felt
A．mother B．child C．brother D．husband
A．money B．happiness C．value D．laughter
A．spend B．make C．set D．steal
stop wasting your time on the wrong mountain
I have two friends who are backpackers. There is a portion of New York’s Adirondack Mountains called the High Peaks region. It is made up of 46 mountains with a____of over 4,000 feet.
The Adirondack Mountain Club gives special honor and a patch to __ who climbs all 46 mountains. My two friends decided to go for this _. It took them several years to accomplish it.
My friends had climbed 45 of the mountains. The left one was the farthest, much effort. A hiking trail led past the base of the mountain, from that point they were on their own.
Early one morning they left their and walked 5 miles on the hiking trail to the base of a of mountains. One of the mountains in this chain was the last one they _ for their patch.
When they reached the base of the mountain chain they that they had left their compass and map back in the camp. returning to the camp, they decided to go on without them.
For hours they uphill suffering heat and black flies. Finally, late in the afternoon, they themselves on the top of a mountain. They were tired but .
The excitement was short-lived however. When they the valley, they saw another higher mountain. They had climbed the hill! It was too late that weekend to correct their . They had to wait another 4 months to climb the right mountain.
This story that often in life we make effort toward a but without the right map and personal compass it is easy to get .
Knowing your life purpose gives you a personal map and compass. And that makes sure you are always climbing the right mountain.
A．length B．height C．width D．depth
A．something B．someone C．anything D．anyone
A．fame B．award C．medal D．gift
A．requiring B．making C．wasting D．paying
A．and B．even C．so D．but
A．village B．house C．camp D．cottage
A．series B．lot C．chain D．kind
A．needed B．prepared C．looked D．hunted
A．understood B．thought C．forgot D．discovered
A．Instead B．Rather than C．In case of D．In spite of
A．rushed B．rolled C．walked D．ran
A．relaxed B．congratulated C．enjoyed D．found
A．excited B．surprised C．disappointed D．puzzled
A．looked for B．looked across C．looked on D．looked through
A．high B．right C．wrong D．small
A．direction B．wrong C．decision D．error
A．provides B．brings C．offers D．proves
A．choice B．goal C．promise D．result
A．hurt B．separated C．lost D．bothered
A．beautiful B．famous C．expensive D．powerful
It was a Sunday afternoon and, unlike the past few weekends, the four of us did not sit at the kitchen table playing cards.
That evening, my parents ___ my sister Emily and me down in the living room because they said that they ___ to talk to us.
My father began slowly, as if he was ___ something back. Lines grew ___ in his forehead ___ he told us that he and my mother were getting a divorce(离婚). Tears began to ___ in my mother’s eyes.My father went over and ___ out beyond the view of the backyard.
I always ___ of my parents as being in love, ___ they fought all the time.I saw them as in ___ every way.I looked up to them ___ anyone else,and now they destroyed their ___.I think the ___ came from not having anyone to look up to.
Now I see my father about once a week, and it is ___.I can talk to him more ___ and I have learned to appreciate the time I get to spend with my father. ___ my mother it has changed in a different way.I have come to ___ her more.She works so hard to ___ the family.
It took lots of time for me to know that what they did was for the ___ and to ___ them for it.I now know that parents are not perfect and also make mistakes.
A．sat B．seated C．were sitting D．were seated
A．decided B．ought C．had D．meant
A．getting B．holding C．taking D．stopping
A．deeply B．light C．hard D．deep
A．before B．as C．after D．since
A．build B．fall C．drop D．pile
A．found B．glared C．saw D．stared
A．knew B．heard C．learned D．thought
A．as if B．even though C．so that D．now that
A．perfect B．happy C．confused D．puzzled
A．as much as B．no more than C．not more than D．more than
A．dream B．mind C．image D．figure
A．effect B．thought C．idea D．pain
A．different B．difficult C．distant D．delicious
A．often B．seriously C．openly D．kindly
A．On B．Like C．At D．With
A．respect B．expect C．hope D．refuse
A．help B．afford C．support D．supply
A．best B．better C．most D．more
A．admire B．forgive C．thank D．praise
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