Coin confusion
Rachel looked through troubled eyes at his sister and said, “1 wouldn't have thought Eric would be a thief. His sister Sarah replied, “Whoa, that's a accusation to make against your best friend!”
Rachel remembered two days ago when he had brought out his coin collection for Eric to .At the end of that day, Rachel's mother had asked him to do her a favor，so he had asked his friend,“1s it okay if I leave you for a few minutes?" Eric had said, "Go ahead. I'll clean up here," at the piles of coins on the floor.
When Rachel had returned, it never occurred to him to his coins until two days later that he realized some quarters were .
Sarah said, “Why don't you just ask him?”
“Ask him what? Hey, Best Friend, did you my coin collection?” Rachel thought for a moment, if that would be a good idea. The theft of his collection left him with a feeling of .“How could I have misjudged my friend's ?"
The next day Rachel went over to Eric's house. Eric was acting funny sort of nervous, like he couldn't be . In fact, Rachel thought Eric acted like someone with a secret. Anger blossomed （产生）as Rachel watched Eric pretend to be kind, Eric had obviously stolen from him. Rachel finally could not stand it anymore and stood up. Suddenly, Eric ,“I can't stand it anymore!” Rachel was astonished at hearing his own burst forth from his friend! Only, instead of sounding , Eric sounded excited. He pulled something from underneath the chair.
"Go to open it! I was going to wait until your birthday, but I can't wait1” Slowly, Rachel lifted the top of the . Laid out in front of him were all of the quarters from his coin collection. Each quarter was in its own in a new collection case. Each quarter shone like it was new.
Rachel felt rush over his neck and ears. He said, “Thank you this means...a great deal to me.” He was grateful that Eric had cut him before he said something he would . Eric was exactly the type of person he wanted as a friend !
A．repeated B．false C．baseless D．serious
A．clean B．store C．choose D．see
A．working B．gesturing C．playing D．glaring
A．seek B．select C．check D．collect
A．destroyed B．messed C．missing D．decreasing
A．replace B．steal C．pick D．remove
A．deciding B．knowing C．asking D．minding
A．stupidity B．abandon C．failure D．betrayal
A．decision B．character C．appearance D．method
A．still B．confident C．generous D．silent
A．when B．so C．after D．if
A．expressed B．condemned C．yelled D．argued
A．purpose B．choices C．desire D．thoughts
A．shocked B．curious C．guilty D．cruel
A．jar B．box C．can D．bag
A．spot B．form C．condition D．style
A．air B．heat C．wind D．sweat
A．absently B．unwillingly C．weakly D．fearfully
A．off B．down C．in D．up
A．suspect B．explode C．tolerate D．regret
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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Is the world really going mad? _____day I was sitting in a restaurant _____ a quick drink and a talk with a few friends when it suddenly _____ me that almost everyone in the restaurant was smoking. It wasn’t long _____ the whole room was _____ with smoke. I asked with an apology for _____ to open a window to stop myself _____!
Nowadays air pollution is something that hardly question any more. However, I still can’t walk down the street in any of the big cities without _____ that people are _____ the air pollution. It is time for the government departments of the world to introduce emission(废气排放) controls on all cars and _____ the public transport system(公共交通体系) to encourage people to _____ their cars at home. A friend of mine takes flying lesson each morning and it really makes him _____ when he climbs above the smog layer(烟雾) and looks down _____ it and thinks: “I’m breathing that!” This kind of _____ results from the bad management of resources. Waste things can _____ should, be treated properly. House building, road _____, and industrial development are all earthmoving(or earth-reducing) operations and can change the balances of _____ created over millions of years. I would like to _____serious studies done on all these main works before they are built. Also, there should be _____ national parks set up to keep the most beautiful parts of our countries in their natural _____.
A．The other B．Another C．Every D．Each
A．asking for B．drinking C．having D．buying
A．seemed B．struck C．sank D．showed
A．ago B．after C．before D．now
A．full B．filled C．crowed D．parked
A．promise B．help C．suggestion D．permission
A．standing B．sitting C．talking D．dying
A．thinking B．persuading C．deciding D．learning
A．suffering B．dying C．walking D．standing
A．increase B．reduce C．improve D．raise
A．wash B．repair C．drive D．leave
A．sick B．tired C．foolish D．excited
A．on B．at C．from D．for
A．discussion B．question C．pollution D．operation
A．but B．yet C．still D．and
A．work B．construction C．building D．setting
A．life B．mind C．human being D．plants
A．see B．start C．enjoy D．pay
A．few B．any C．more D．no
A．situation B．states C．soils D．Places
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard the young voice.
“Mom, come here! There’s this lady here like my !” The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to . I smiled and told her: “It’s okay.” Then I talked to the boy, “Hi, I’m Darry Kramer. How are you?”
He me from head to toe, and asked: “Are you a little ? “Yes, I have a son,” I answered. “Why are you so little?” he asked.
“It’s the way I was ,” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger.” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand, and left.
My life as a little person is filled with like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.
It takes only one glance to see my . I stand 114 cm tall. I was born a dwarf（侏儒）. this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.
I didn’t how short I was until I started school. Some kids laughed at me. Then I began to the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I to climb the school bus stairs.
But I learned to smile and the fact that I was going to be my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I in personality.
I’m 47 now, and the stares have not as I've grown older. People are when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are , I remind myself: “Look what else I have—a great family, nice friends.”
It’s the children's questions that make my life . I enjoy answering their questions. My is that people will accept various peers（同龄人）, whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with .
A．weight B．size C．shape D．age
A．scold B．explain C．apologize D．respond
A．studied B．searched C．inspected D．checked
A．lady B．mommy C．person D．kid
A．raised B．taught C．treated D．born
A．excuses B．pains C．stares D．stories
A．shortcomings B．strangeness C．uniqueness D．shyness
A．Besides B．Despite C．Except D．Beyond
A．admit B．care C．fear D．realize
A．hate B．tolerate C．forget D．ignore
A．determined B．struggled C．managed D．learned
A．refuse B．enjoy C．consider D．accept
A．exposed B．pitied C．noticed D．avoided
A．made up for B．ended up with C．caught up with D．made use of
A．increased B．decreased C．improved D．changed
A．scared B．satisfied C．amazed D．puzzled
A．rude B．curious C．regretful D．cruel
A．disappointing B．meaningless C．embarrassing D．special
A．promise B．suggestion C．hope D．advantage
A．respect B．courage C．pity D．pride
Once there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He loved the tree and the tree loved to with him.
Time went by --- the boy had grown up and he played around the tree. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked .“Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I’m no longer a kid. I play around the tree any more.”the boy . “I want toys. I need to buy them.” “Sorry, I don’t have money. But you can all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left . The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad.
After that the boy returned and asked the tree for again and again. First, he asked the tree for a house, and the tree gave the boy all its . Second, he told the tree he needed a to go sailing, the tree offered its trunk. , the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have for you any more. The only thing left is my dying ,” the tree said with tears.
“Good! Old tree root is the place to lean on and rest”. The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.
This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents. When we were ，we loved to play with Mom and Dad… When we grow up，we them，and come to them when we need something or when we are . No matter what，parents will always give everything they could to make us happy. We may think that the boy is to the tree but that's how all of us are treating our parents.
A．live B．chat C．fight D．play
A．not longer B．often C．always D．no longer
A．sad B．sorry C．delighted D．happy
A．can't B．wouldn't C．didn't D．mustn't
A．asked B．told C．replied D．required
A．apple B．money C．toys D．help
A．buy B．at C．cut D．pick
A．easily B．happily C．sadly D．peacefully
A．help B．house C．meal D．life
A．trunks B．leaves C．branches D．apples
A．car B．boat C．ticket D．sails
A．Then B．Finally C．Soon D．Last
A．all B．something C．anything D．what
A．root B．foot C．body D．tree
A．old B．worst C．best D．new
A．young B．old C．dying D．born
A．love B．leave C．know D．hate
A．always B．often C．only D．seldom
A．in condition B．in return C．in red D．in trouble
A．kindly B．commonly C．cruel D．justly
I often recall those good old days. At that time life was relatively simpler, and people were much more and gentler. Recently, to my surprise, I got the opportunity to experience that same warmth that I thought had from the fast-moving world.
I was out shopping the other day with my husband, two daughters and one . It was a burning hot day, and we were all visibly tired and hungry. We entered a restaurant, looking for some and comfort. To our disappointment, all the tables were and no one seemed in a hurry to . We waited, tired and . After quite some time, one table was vacated(空出), but that could only two of us. My daughter made me sit along with her father, while she and my other daughter alongside. My granddaughter sat on my as we looked all around us, waiting for another table to be soon.
At the next table, two young girls were sitting at a table for four and enjoying their meal. We decided to move to their table, they were finished with their lunch. Since the girls had just got their , I knew it would be a wait. As we were deciding on what to eat, one of the girls got up and their table to us. She said they would move to our table so that my family could sit together.
We were very appreciative of their kind . We thanked them and moved to their table. The girls quickly their plates and glasses and went to sit at our table.
That day, I to myself there still were some kind, civil and helpful youngsters in this non-caring world, and my faith in humanity(人道) was .
A．friendly B．generous C．careful D．sensitive
A．prevent B．removed C．lost D．disappeared
A．niece B．granddaughter C．nephew D．son
A．tea B．food C．fruit D．vegetable
A．fixed B．covered C．occupied D．set
A．start B．wait C．give up D．get up
A．impatient B．nervous C．awkward D．embarrassed
A．serve B．seat C．lay D．hold
A．sat B．followed C．stood D．watched
A．shoulder B．feet C．lap D．table
A．blank B．free C．available D．clean
A．unless B．once C．before D．until
A．order B．bill C．note D．menu
A．long B．short C．boring D．exciting
A．left B．pushed C．shared D．offered
A．treat B．expression C．movement D．gesture
A．personally B．properly C．publicly D．sincerely
A．picked up B．raised up C．put up D．given up
A．turned B．came C．thought D．pointed
A．lost B．rebuilt C．found D．shaken
I used to be a very selfcentered person，but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people before I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a person.
I think my change started when I was at Palomar College. At first，I just wanted to get my and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else，so I hardly ever to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester，I was really . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n) . I started asking people around me how they were doing，and if they were having trouble I to help. That was really a big for me. By the end of the year，I had several new friends，and two of them are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new ，however，came when I took a parttime job at Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my . Every time I came into her room，she was so because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never visited her，so I took her place. She let me that making others feel good made me feel good too. When she died，I was ，but I was also very grateful to her.
I think I am a much person today than I used to be，and I hope I will not forget these experiences. They have me to care about other people more than about myself. I who I am today，and I could not say that a few years ago.
A．famous B．simple C．different D．skilled
A．balance B．homework C．degree D．interest
A．talked B．wrote C．lied D．reported
A．careful B．lonely C．curious D．guilty
A．argument B．game C．experiment D．defence
A．dared B．offered C．hesitated D．happened
A．dream B．problem C．duty D．step
A．attitude B．hobby C．hope D．luck
A．friend B．partner C．guide D．guest
A．polite B．happy C．strange D．confident
A．explain B．guess C．declare D．see
A．homeless B．heartbroken C．badtempered D．hopeless
A．quieter B．busier C．better D．richer
A．forced B．preferred C．ordered D．taught
A．miss B．like C．wonder D．Expect
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