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小涂黑。
One day Reuben saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But he couldn’t it at that moment.
However, he opened the shop’s door and went inside. Standing and straight, he told the shopkeeper what he wanted and asked him to it for some time. The shopkeeper .
Reuben walked out into the sunlight and thought he would the five dollars and not tell anybody. Hearing the sound of hammering (敲打), he had a (n) . People built their own homes using nails (钉子) and nail bags outside. He could sell them back to the nail factory for five cents a piece. That day he sold two bags and hid the .
It was evening when Reuben got home. Dora was at the kitchen, ready to serve as Reuben sat at the table. He looked at his and smiled.
Every day after school, Reuben the town, collecting nail bags. On the day the school closed for the summer holiday, Reuben was happier than anyone he would have more time for his . Finally, the time had come! He the coins. It was five dollars in all. Then he headed for the shop. “I have the money,” he told the owner. And he got his .
Racing home, Reuben as he ran to his mother, “Here, Mum! Here!” He a small box in her big hand. She it carefully and saw the golden word “Mother” inside the box. It was Mother’s Day. Dora had never received such a . She smiled happily and held her son in her arms.
A．touch B．send C．use D．afford
A．shy B．proud C．upset D．calm
A．get B．hide C．keep D．share
A．agreed B．ignored C．refused D．received
A．spend B．raise C．borrow D．steal
A．idea B．wish C．decision D．secret
A．sold B．needed C．left D．made
A．nails B．shoes C．bags D．coins
A．lunch B．dinner C．customers D．tea
A．sister B．friend C．mother D．neighbor
A．left B．visited C．cleaned D．searched
A．or B．but C．because D．though
A．plan B．duty C．travel D．result
A．dropped B．counted C．showed D．collected
A．quietly B．worriedly C．cleverly D．happily
A．job B．reply C．treasure D．present
A．shouted B．clapped C．asked D．fell
A．found B．placed C．threw D．took
A．packed B．checked C．picked D．opened
A．gift B．letter C．word D．prize
My grandmother became a widow in 1970. Shortly after that, we went to the shelter to pick out a dog to keep her . Grandma decided on a little dog with a reddish-brown spot above each eye. these spots, the dog was named Penny.
Grandma and Penny quickly became very to each other, but that attachment grew much stronger about three years later Grandma had a stroke（中风）. Grandma could no longer , so when she came home from the hospital, she and Penny were companions.
After her stroke, it became a real for Grandma to let Penny in and out because was at the bottom of a flight of stairs. So a mechanism（机械装置）using a rope and pulley（滑轮）was from the door to a handle at the top of the stairs. Grandma just had to pull the handle to open and close the door. If the store was Penny’s favorite dog food, Grandma would make one of us Penny browned beef with potatoes in it. I can remember my grandmother by saying that she loved that dog better than she loved her family.
As the years passed, it was not for Grandma and Penny to separate each other. If Grandma went to take her nap（打盹）, Penny stayed by her side until she . As Penny aged, she could no longer jump up on the bed, so she on the rug （垫子）beside the bed. If Grandma went into the , Penny would walk along beside her, wait outside the door and accompany her to the bed or chair. Grandma never went anywhere without her _ companion by her side.
The time came when both my grandmother’s and Penny’s were failing fast. After fifteen years of loving companionship, Grandma and Penny passed away within a few hours of each other.
A．animal B．toy C．fish D．bird
A．business B．firm C．company D．friend
A．In spite of B．Because of C．Instead of D．In front of
A．linked B．fastened C．attached D．tied
A．before B．while C．until D．when
A．think B．speak C．work D．study
A．contrary B．content C．confident D．constant
A．problem B．question C．practice D．rule
A．the door B．Grandma C．the window D．Penny
A．repaired B．fixed C．bought D．loaded
A．out of B．ahead of C．away from D．apart from
A．show B．hand C．borrow D．cook
A．drawing attention to B．making use of C．breaking away from D．making fun of
A．necessary B．possible C．important D．convenient
A．recovered B．awoke C．slept D．screamed
A．rolled B．stood C．waited D．lay
A．reading room B．bedroom C．shop D．bathroom
A．back B．up C．off D．down
A．splendid B．remote C．faithful D．legal
A．smell B．health C．habit D．living
I was on a plane that was about to take off when my phone rang. I felt something ______ had happened. It was my neighbor saying I needed to get to the ______ at once. She explained that she’d ______ my two boys, George, then five, and Mickey, then four, crying. At first, she had ______ it, but when the crying continued for a long time, she ______ something was wrong. So she came round and discovered my wife, Mary, lying on the ______ floor. She had been emptying the dishwasher ______ a live wire fell and touched her.www. .com
Mary was taken to hospital. When I arrived, doctors were trying to rescue her, but there was no ______. I explained to the boys that Mum had died; I felt it was important to be ______ with them. For a year I was in a suffering ______ of mind. I went through the activities of a father but inside I felt _____. www. .com
Later, I felt I had to honor my love for Mary by not breaking ______. She married me because I was a ______ man and I knew I had to carry on and actively chose to swim rather than ______.
We moved to another city but two years later, I was diagnosed with cancer. The anxiety that had been gone came ______ back—would my boys be left with no parents? ______, the disease was in its early stage and doctors could treat it in time.
______ everything happening to me, I realized merely thinking “why me” doesn’t ______. We have to learn to accept and adapt to the ______it has brought about. It is no use thinking about the past or being worried about the future. Instead, just focus on the ______.
A．amazing B．strange C．awful D．exciting
A．house B．exit C．entrance D．hospital
A．seen B．heard C．recognized D．sensed
A．ignored B．hesitated C．imagined D．confused
A．wondered B．realized C．expected D．predicted
A．bathroom B．bedroom C．toilet D．kitchen
A．while B．when C．until D．as
A．use B．doubt C．breath D．point
A．clear B．familiar C．strict D．pleased
A．situation B．condition C．state D．occasion
A．curiously B．lonely C．coldly D．lively
A．down B．up C．away D．off
A．rich B．considerate C．handsome D．strong
A．dive B．sink C．fall D．float
A．flooding B．returning C．looking D．calling
A．Gradually B．Hopefully C．Thankfully D．Eventually
A．For B．As C．With D．Through
A．matter B．affect C．count D．help
A．changes B．experiences C．disabilities D．decisions
A．activity B．honor C．present D．life
One day my math teacher asked me to help him save backup copies of his work in the computer. I then realized I was able to the grades for all of his classes. I showed him how to copy files from one disk to another and he me.
A few days later he asked me to help him again, because he how to do it. When I began to show this to him, some students in my class and began to talk among themselves . Later that day, at lunch time, I was by several of them.
“Hey, could you help us change our grades in math? We’ll you…”
I could not believe what I was hearing. I could get paid for something very . “All right, I’ll do it.” The next day my math teacher me to help him out. When he was not going paying attention, I began to change their grades from F’s to A’s.
I soon became very among my friends. They began to treat me like a god with magical . I began to change the grades of students. Word quickly and I became very rich.
Everything was going fine I was called into the headmaster’s office. When I got there, my teacher was mad, and the headmaster had an angry in his eyes. “I have known you for three years now. I don’t want to what your teacher said, but I’m afraid that I must. He has too much ,” he said. “do you have anything to say yourself?” he asked.
“No.” I said finally. I did not realize how serious my actions had been. I had violated the of my teacher and the headmaster. And there was no way . I was forced to leave my school. That was a good for me.
A．access B．assess C．change D．mark
A．guided B．supported C．thanked D．accepted
A．doubted B．remembered C．reminded D．forgot
A．hid B．noticed C．complained D．agreed
A．disappointedly B．quietly C．freely D．angrily
A．appointed B．approved C．approached D．appreciated
A．pay B．praise C．follow D．inspire
A．familiar B．simple C．interesting D．pleasant
A．forced B．advised C．encouraged D．got
A．optimistic B．popular C．sensitive D．grateful
A．energy B．strength C．right D．power
A．escaped B．slipped C．spread D．fled
A．until B．since C．as D．after
A．sight B．look C．light D．feeling
A．believe B．ignore C．oppose D．influence
A．experience B．pressure C．confidence D．evidence
A．to B．by C．for D．of
A．intention B．honor C．promise D．trust
A．on B．in C．back D．down
A．lesson B．skill C．story D．example
Around twenty years ago I was living in York. ___ I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find ____ work.
I was ____ a school bus to make ends meet（使收支相抵）and ____ with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had ____ five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not ___ the job. “Why has my life become so ____?” I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to ___ a little girl, she handed me an earring ____ I should keep it ___ somebody claimed it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.
At first I got angry. Then it ____ me -- I had been giving all of my ____ to what was going wrong with my ____ rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a ____ of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to ____ more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for ____ from a lady who was a director at a larger ____. She asked me if I would ___ a one-day lecture on stress (压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My ____ there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of ____ that I completely changed my life.
A．As B．Though C．If D．When
A．successful B．extra C．satisfying D．convenient
A．driving B．repairing C．taking D．designing
A．working B．travelling C．discussing D．living
A．prepared for B．attended C．asked for D．held
A．lose B．like C．find D．get
A．hard B．busy C．serious D．short
A．wave at B．drop off C．call on D．look for
A．ordering B．promising C．saying D．showing
A．in case B．or else C．as if D．now that
A．hurt B．hit C．caught D．moved
A．feelings B．attention C．strength D．interests
A．opinions B．education C．experiences D．life
A．list B．book C．check D．copy
A．connect B．turn C．keep D．add
A．her B．a passenger C．me D．my friend
A．hospital B．factory C．restaurant D．hotel
A．listen to B．review C．give D．talk about
A．plan B．choice C．day D．tour
A．operation B．speaking C．employment D．thinking
A man wanted to make an investment. An idea struck him: “Why don’t I plant a small mango tree and enjoy the benefits when it grows into a big one?” So he went to the , bought a small tree and took it home. To the pride of his family, he it in the center of his .
He read everything about a mango tree. He got up early every morning, for he was determined to supply the tree with all the necessary nutrients. He watered it, it with manure（粪肥），and took good care of its leaves by removing those ones. He made sure the tree received enough care.
Many times he sat and the beauty of the growing tree while dreaming about the mangos that the tree would . His mind was always filled with the wish to taste the first fruit of the tree.
Years went by …Now, he had a big tree with its leaves shining and healthy, its bark（树皮）healthy and hard. It was a big attraction it decorated his whole garden.
Then one day he noticed a small bud（花蕾）,which in a couple of days grew into a beautiful .Now he could hardly wait for the fruit, so he started to his supply of nutrients and care. Then one day the tree let out its first product—a small green fruit. The man was so .
He waited for a few more weeks till the fruit grew in .The day came when he decided to the first fruit of the tree. He the tree, picked the fruit and then came his .The fruit was not like what he expected. It was hard, big and round. He was puzzled. He was sad.
Seeing this, his came and asked him what happened. He told them that the fruit from his tree was not what he wanted. When the neighbors heard this, they did not know whether to or comfort him, for what he planted years ago was not a mango tree. We can only reap（收获）what we plant.
A．city B．farm C．market D．shop
A．grew B．moved C．planted D．threw
A．garden B．house C．village D．yard
A．buying B．improving C．keeping D．raising
A．decorated B．equipped C．served D．supplied
A．green B．red C．white D．yellow
A．admired B．drew C．greeted D．operated
A．beneficial B．expensive C．healthy D．tasty
A．bear B．burst C．deserve D．make
A．immediately B．quickly C．narrowly D．suddenly
A．because B．if C．though D．when
A．flower B．fruit C．leaf D．nut
A．rise B．increase C．decrease D．decline
A．greedy B．happy C．nervous D．sad
A．age B．length C．size D．width
A．observe B．sell C．steal D．taste
A．climbed B．cut C．hid D．killed
A．anxiety B．cheer C．disappointment D．opinion
A．children B．friends C．neighbors D．relatives
A．complain B．laugh C．motivate D．support
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