My mother let go of me when I could not let go of her .In one last brave moment she was strong for me ,thus making me strong ,too.
I was in the kitchen when called and told me to make a quick decision .They could only hold a place for my until the next morning.
The thought of being from my Alzheimer’s stricken (早老性痴呆)mother when she needed me most me .Dad died when I was a teenager ,Mom and I had many hard times together .Mom taught me to laugh my way through bad experiences and sing through days .But in recent years , except for extremely moments of consciousness , she’d become lost in her own private world .I knew that Mom needed nursing and medical care ,yet the possibility of a complete stranger coming to her at night ,when she would around like a sleepwalking child ,filled me with a feeling of .
Two bitter days passed we left for the nursing home .I hugged and kissed her with tears ,I’d always planned the best golden years for Mom in her old age ,but now I was saying .
Suddenly there was something shining in her , a look of recognition .“Stop crying now”,she said firmly ,“Say goodbye and get going .Don’t about me .”
I stood with and stared into her face .“Mom!”I cried and reached out for her .But as quickly as my “real ”Mom had appeared ,she again into her world of a little child . ,at that very moment I realized the mother ,that familiar Mom who knew and understood ,who and sang with me in hard times ,would always be there , giving me when I needed it most .
A．the hospital B．the nursing home C．the kindergarten D．the school
A．Dad B．Mom C．brother D．husband
A．freed B．protected C．forbidden D．separated
A．relaxed B．comforted C．pained D．struck
A．braved B．feared C．escaped D．followed
A．unforgettable B．comfortable C．smooth D．tough
A．regular B．rare C．usual D．common
A．casual B．limited C．professional D．general
A．wander B．dream C．sleep D．look
A．love B．sacrifice C．warmth D．shame
A．before B．after C．until D．since
A．happy B．helpless C．thankful D．salty
A．hello B．goodnight C．goodbye D．thanks
A．hands B．mind C．voice D．eyes
A．worry B．wonder C．puzzle D．hesitate
A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．amazement D．recognition
A．disappeared B．broke C．returned D．left
A．Meanwhile B．Therefore C．Besides D．However
A．laughed B．cried C．talked D．cooked
A．confidence B．strength C．safety D．relief
I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early __36___of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to ___37____my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with __38___at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, "something else to ___39___!" Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something ___40___to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found ____41___, I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily（百合花）seeds in the yard. But they failed to ___42___.I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild ___43___joy, I found the first rose bloom（开花）.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. __44___, I was touched by this land of wonder.
___45___, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even ___46___at me because he found it was ___47___to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother's ___48__, I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds ____49___flowers.
Regardless of their ___50___,I kept on planting my garden and ___51___to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they ___52____to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ___53___my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very ___54_ . And now I could say it is my affection for ___55___that makes me a real gardener.
| 1． |
A．memory B．dream C．intention D．design |
| 2． |
A．please B．change C．help D．annoy |
| 3． |
A．doubt B．appreciation C．surprise D．excitement |
| 4． |
A．collect up B．care about C．clean up D．come in |
| 5． |
A．equal B．similar C．superior D．opposite |
| 6． |
A．painful B．valuable C．upsetting D．interesting |
| 7． |
A．come up B．break out C．hold on D．get through |
| 8． |
A．to B．with C．in D．by |
| 9． |
A．Luckily B．Cheerfully C．Regularly D．Eventually |
| 10． |
A．Instead B．However C．Therefore D．Besides |
| 11． |
A．shouted B．laughed C．glanced D．jumped |
| 12． |
A．convenient B．troublesome C．enjoyable D．dangerous |
| 13． |
A．sadness B．displeasure C．delight D．relief |
| 14． |
A．other than B．more than C．rather than D．less than |
| 15． |
A．dislike B．encouragement C．threat D．suggestion |
| 16． |
A．decided B．stopped C．continued D．struggled |
| 17． |
A．devote B．turn C．respond D．lead |
| 18． |
A．defeat B．satisfy C．respect D．challenge |
| 19． |
A．proud B．comfortable C．strange D．disappointed |
| 20． |
A．freedom B．life C．growth D．nature |
One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __26__ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and __27__ what to do, she began crying. After a while. She__28__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __29__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __30__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the __31__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __32__.
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __33__ that his mistrees（女主人）was in danger. He jumped __34__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __35__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He __36__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __37__ into the air, the dog __38__ through the woods until he found the __39__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __40__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __41__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __42__.
When she opened her eyes and 43 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 44 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of 45 . That night Laddy had a heror’s supper: a huge meal of steak
A．before B．since C．while D．as
A．wondering B．forgetting C．remembering D．regretting
A．preferred B．expected C．failed D．decided
A．When B．Until C．If D．Because
A．carelessly B．cautiously C．hopelessly D．unwillingly
A．trees B．bushes C．woods D．grasses
A．stream B．rock C．tree D．house
A．found B．sensed C．heard D．smelt
A．at B．through C．in D．onto
A．terrible B．strange C．pleasant D．familiar
A．missed B．discovered C．followed D．ignored
A．calmly B．loudly C．merrily D．gently
A．searched B．wandered C．looked D．travelled
A．window B．girl C．house D．hero
A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．embarrassment D．delight
A．jumped B．climbed C．walked D．flew
A．awake B．abandoned C．available D．asleep
A．spotted B．watched C．observed D．saw
A．disturbed B．comforted C．rescued D．scared
A．pain B．shock C．sorrow D．relief
A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor. They talked about the 36 topic-happiness. But soon their conversation turned into complaints about 37 in work and life.
To offer his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 38 with a large pot of coffee and a variety of 39 -plastic glass, metal, porcelain (陶瓷), some plain-looking some very 40 .The professor told his students to help themselves to hot coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in 41 . the professor said:" lf you have noticed, all the nice-looking 42 . cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is 43 for you to want only the best for Your belives, that is the 44 of your problems and stress. The professor continued," Believe that the cup itself adds no 45 to the coffee. ln most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases it even 46 what we drink. What all of you 47 wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went 48 the best cups. Now 49 this: life is coffee, the jobs, money, and 50 in society are the cups， which are just tools to hold and 51 life, and the different types of cups we have don't decide, nor 52 the quality of life. lf we concentrate only on the cups, we will 53 to enjoy the coffee in it. So don't let the cups 54 you...enjoy the coffee instead."
At these words, the graduates looked at each other in 55 embarrassment.
A．hot B．sensitive C．famous D．easy
A．pay B．joy C．experience D．stress
A．cooked B．took C．returned D．met
A．cups B．gifts C．plates D．drinks
A．common B．special C．rare D．delicate
A．order B．time C．hand D．place
A．pretty B．different C．colorful D．expensive
A．necessary B．normal C．good D．possible
A．situation B．answer C．result D．source
A．quality B．energy C．weight D．color
A．makes B．gives C．hides D．includes
A．finally B．really C．especially D．nearly
A．for B．with C．off D．to
A．forget B．discuss C．consider D．try
A．position B．relation C．workmates D．friends
A．create B．support C．contain D．own
A．damage B．determine C．change D．increase
A．come B．stop C．have D．fail
A．drive B．hold C．take D．control
A．quiet B．speechless C．amazing D．reasonable
A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into complaints about 36 in work and life. Offering his 37 coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 38 with a large pot of coffee and a 39 of cups---porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain-looking, some expensive, some beautiful—telling them to 40 themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “if you have 41 , all the nice-looking expensive cups have been 42 , leaving behind the plain and 43 ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 44 of your problems and stress.”
“Be assured that the cup 45 adds no quality to the coffee. 46 it is just more expensive and in some cases 47 hides what we drink.”
“48 all of you really want is coffee, not the cup, 49 you consciously went for the best cups…. And then you began 50 each other’s cups.”
Now consider this: 51 is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. 52 are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the 53 of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 54 to enjoy the coffee. Value the coffee, not the cups! Don’t let the cups 55 you … enjoy the coffee instead.
A．stress B．dream C．sorrow D．truth
A．friends B．customers C．fellows D．guests
A．carried B．returned C．arrived D．reached
A．kind B．variety C．sort D．number
A．devote B．expose C．help D．addicted
A．searched B．witnessed C．noticed D．discovered
A．taken up B．brought in C．sold out D．cut down
A．expensive B．cheap C．beautiful D．usual
A．point B．answer C．source D．result
A．by itself B．on its own C．for itself D．itself
A．At no time B．At times C．In no case D．In most cases
A．ever B．even C．never D．hardly
A．What B．That C．Which D．Whether
A．but B．so C．and D．for
A．suspecting B．liking C．envying D．eyeing
A．Love B．Life C．Future D．Failure
A．They B．We C．You D．What
A．quantity B．style C．quality D．standard
A．have B．hesitate C．forget D．fail
A．force B．drive C．puzzle D．amaze
Being content with yourself and optimistic about your future is not difficult. Whatever is in the past is __36__. Learn from it and move on. When you are enough __37__to do this, you will see that moving ahead is the best definition of __38__.
What can you do now? Sure it is __39__ for me to tell you to forget the past, __40__ it is a whole different __41__ to actually do it. Life is a complex set of events much of which __42__ is real, but a large amount is just your __43__ of what really happened.
Let me __44__ with an example. I know not everyone is a football fan, but I am __45__ most have watched at least __46__of a game on TV. Most games and almost all the important games are __47__ over and over on the TV screen right after the game happened.
When you watched a game, you were __48__ of the outcome, saying the player __49__ the ball. Then while watching the instant replay, you realized you were __50__ wrong. The player dropped the pass. What you were certain of never happened.
In order to __51__ on your future, you should try to minimize the effects of your past. Try to find out how much of the past that you are certain are just __52__. For example, as a teenager, you tried to build a piece of furniture in your father’s workshop. The piece of furniture looked __53__ when you finished, but it fell apart before you could __54__ it to your father. The reality was that the wood you used was faulty. It was not your building ability. So don’t think yourself to be a __55__ carpenter (木匠) and avoid building anything. Forget the past and move on.
A．on B．out C．down D．over
A．ambitious B．bitter C．sad D．desperate
A．work B．life C．death D．leisure
A．boring B．surprising C．easy D．hard
A．so B．as C．yet D．after
A．practice B．theory C．order D．pleasure
A．in all B．of course C．on time D．at last
A．mind B．plan C．fact D．view
A．explain B．deny C．admit D．prove
A．deciding B．remembering C．noticing D．guessing
A．none B．all C．part D．series
A．studied B．played C．wanted D．sold
A．doubtful B．unsure C．conscious D．certain
A．passing B．catching C．getting D．breaking
A．seldom B．slightly C．totally D．fortunately
A．keep B．concentrate C．put D．get
A．mistakes B．successes C．measures D．preparations
A．well B．good C．bad D．big
A．promise B．feed C．offer D．show
A．handsome B．hardworking C．terrible D．helpful
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