I moved to Chicago ten years ago. As I was new to the area, I had friends and seldom went out to parties. But a month later, I was invited to a party and there I an elderly couple.
The wife and I for a long time. She told me how she was about her husband who was a heart operation. At that time I was working as a researcher in the same where the husband would be going for his operation, I told her to take down my phone number and me to let me know when he was there.
She phoned a few weeks later as and told me that her husband was admitted to the hospital and waiting. I told her that I would go and check on him every day while I was at . I thought that if it was my dad, I would do the same, so I decided to give them some .
Weeks turned into months and it just became my to see them and keep track of how things were going before, during and after the heart operation. Sometimes I'd bring a for him to read, or some food that we would share . As time went by, it seemed like I became part of the . Even after the husband returned from the hospital, we still often each other on holidays.
Now, ten years later, I my own family. Since our parents don’t close by, this couple has become my son’s “local” grandparents. My wife and I often feel truly to have this couple as our “local” parents! Sometimes family comes out of the most unexpected place.
A．few B．some C．several D．many
A．served B．loved C．met D．supported
A．searched B．fought C．worked D．talked
A．regretful B．calm C．worried D．lucky
A．giving up B．waiting for C．paying for D．turning down
A．hotel B．hospital C．restaurant D．office
A．so B．but C．though D．since
A．ask B．call C．help D．invite
A．required B．predicted C．expected D．promised
A．even B．seldom C．still D．sometimes
A．work B．school C．home D．table
A．experience B．company C．luck D．trust
A．risk B．stress C．test D．habit
A．book B．picture C．computer D．tape
A．early B．together C．alone D．everywhere
A．public B．family C．team D．group
A．missed B．followed C．knew D．visited
A．leave B．find C．have D．need
A．live B．come C．move D．drive
A．nervous B．curious C．thankful D．suitable
A boy and a girl were a couple of lovers. The girl liked feeling rain, so the boy was always holding the _________ when it rained and most part of it was _________ the girl.
One day they were walking hand in hand passing a building which was under _________. The girl jumped with excitement and said something. The boy _________ talked only feeling excited ________ she felt looking at her silently. Suddenly, a stone fell down from the building________ the girl's head! At that moment the boy took the girl in his arms so suddenly that the girl ________ a scream. He meant to protect the girl with his body. _______ the boy turned over to make his own body downward________ they dropped on the ground. ________, only the girl's hand was hurt by the stone.
The girl struggled and stood up from the boy's body and slowly ran away _______ glancing at the boy.
At the time, the boy was calling the girl's name in a _______ voice, his lips were already white. He took out his mobile phone and________ the girl's number, but the girl didn't answer. He dialed for several times, at last he ________. But his fingers pressed ________ on the mobile. At that time, beside the boy, the blood spread slowly, his hand hung and the mobile phone lay in the blood, he had no________ to press the “SENT” key yet.
The next day, when the girl heard of the news that the boy was being rescued, she ran to the hospital. When she hurried to the hospital, the doctor had already _________ his death; the ________ of his death was that his lung had ________ too much blood.
It was because, when the boy meant to _________ the girl with his body he found that there was a steel stick under them, so he turned over to make it insert his own body.
A．umbrella B．overcoat C．clothes D．hat
A．on B．with C．over D．above
A．construction B．way C．investigation D．building
A．ever B．even C．otherwise D．seldom
A．as B．if C．when D．after
A．in B．on C．toward D．off
A．let out B．pull out C．take out D．come down
A．So B．But C．And D．Or
A．If B．when C．before D．since
A．In fact B．In a word C．As a result D．What’s more
A．with B．at C．without D．on
A．strong B．weak C．loud D．disappointed
A．dialed B．found C．looked D．called
A．give out B．give away C．give in D．gave up
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．force B．strength C．power D．energy
A．assumed B．recognized C．declared D．found
A．reason B．right C．cause D．behavior
A．miss B．lost C．have D．flow
A．protect B．express C．connect D．survive
阅读下面的短文，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。
Buddy, five years old, is traveling with his parents to enjoy a taste of adventure. He is only 600 miles away from the youngest-ever hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail (阿巴拉契亚山道). they started their journey, they were told that the youngest person to ever the trail was a six-year-old who hiked it in 1980. The couple hadn’t set out to any records. “We don’t know he was setting the record until after we started.” his mother said.
The group travels . They just have the main item being an iPad Mini that they use to plot (绘制) their route and shelters along the way. They also have a Jeep to get them to the trail heads each day, a that has sheltered them through all kinds of weather, and a Marmot thick jacket to protect Buddy on trails. They post updates about Buddy’s progress and to their website.
Instead of going to 52 Buddy has the outside world as his classroom and listens to CDs. “He hikes with educational music, which is . He’s learning French, he’s learning to count, spell, add and subtract (减去) while he hikes without the of other kids or being in the classroom. He can focus on his study,” his mother said.
The couple that unlike other hikers Buddy’s age gave him the of unlimited energy. “He hurts the next morning like most hikers do. He’s had it than most hikers,” his parents said.
The adventures of the youngster, who has scaled mountains, camped in snow and met wild horses, will be into a children’s book once he has completed the last 600 miles. They plan to finish on New Year’s Eve.
A．meeting B．beating C．confusing D．becoming
A．Unless B．When C．Because D．Though
A．skip B．speed C．complete D．organize
A．make B．break C．lose D．hold
A．finally B．successfully C．proudly D．officially
A．hard B．quick C．light D．more
A．exact B．extra C．extensive D．expensive
A．mark B．show C．search D．find
A．cabin B．tent C．house D．coat
A．windy B．rainy C．sunny D．cloudy
A．route B．health C．photos D．studies
A．office B．work C．school D．toilet
A．international B．educational C．traditional D．original
A．wonderful B．disturbing C．energetic D．enthusiastic
A．attention B．expression C．distraction D．advance
A．accepted B．argued C．admired D．added
A．achievement B．advantage C．amusement D．agreement
A．never B．always C．often D．sometimes
A．easier B．further C．better D．less
A．divided B．looked C．turned D．made
“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen. And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have happened if not that disappointment.”
Mother was right, I discovered after graduating from college in 1932. I had decided to a job in radio, then work my way up to sports . I hitchhiked（搭便车） to Chicago and on the door of every station—and got turned every time.
In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring an person –“Go out in the sticks（偏远地区） and find a small station that will give you a ,” she said.
I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois. there was no radio—announcing job in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I . The job just right for me. But I wasn’t hired.
My disappointment must have . “Everything happens for the best,” Mom me. Dad offered me the car to job hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, my boiled over. I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the elevator I heard Mac Aethur calling, “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to stand before a microphone and to broadcast a (an) game.
On my way home, once again I thought of my mother’s words. I often wonder what dirction my life might have taken if I the job at Montgomery Ward.
A．faced B．received C．considered D．accepted
A．because B．as C．in D．for
A．old B．previous C．original D．early
A．when B．as C．that D．while
A．try out B．try on C．try for D．try over
A．player B．announcer C．manager D．fan
A．knocked B．arrived C．approached D．hunted
A．out B．off C．on D．down
A．unknown B．famous C．inexperienced D．strange
A．choice B．suggestion C．chance D．advantage
A．When B．While C．Which D．So
A．adopt B．receive C．manage D．decide
A．accepted B．agreed C．applied D．promised
A．sounded B．listened C．voiced D．heard
A．come B．shown C．disappeared D．brightened
A．recovered B．discouraged C．upset D．reminded
A．frustration B．determination C．congratulation D．satisfaction
A．after B．as C．before D．when
A．forceful B．close C．imaginary D．ordinary
A．get B．got C．have gotten D．had gotten
Home on the Way
People need homes: children their parents' place as home; call school "home" on weekdays; married couples work together to build new homes; and travelers … have no place to call "home", for a few nights. So how about people who have to travel for _ periods of time? Don’t they have the right to a home? Of course they do.
Some regular travelers take their own : like bed sheets, pillowcases and family photos to make them feel like home they are; some stay for long periods in the same hotel and become very familiar with service and attendants; others may put some flowers by the hotel window to make things more homely. , driving a camping car during one’s travels and sleeping in the vehicle at night is just like home -- only !
And how about maintaining relationships while in ? Some keep with their friends via internet; some send letters and postcards, or even photos; others may just call and say hi, just to let their friends know that they're still and well. People find ways to keep in touch. Making friends on the way helps travelers feel at home. Backpackers in youthhostelsmay become very good friends, closer than siblings.
Nowadays, people are working in their local towns, so how do they develop a of belonging? Whenever we our local boundaries, there is always another "home" waiting . Wherever we are, with just a little bit of effort and , we can make the place we stay "home".
A．assign B．assume C．assist D．associate
A．boarders B．farmers C．scholars D．residents
A．at last B．at most C．at least D．at best
A．expanded B．extended C．exposed D．exploited
A．belongings B．property C．treasure D．furniture
A．no matter when B．no matter where C．no matter how D．no matter who
A．in fact B．as a result C．even though D．on the contrary
A．frequently B．necessarily C．simply D．immediately
A．However B．Insetead C．Furthermore D．Still
A．solid B．fragile C．dynamic D．mobile
A．transform B．transit C．transfer D．translation
A．control B．connection C．contact D．contract
A．busy B．free C．enjoyable D．alive
A．now and then B．whether or not C．more or less D．sooner or later
A．and B．so C．but D．even
A．fewer B．more C．many D．most
A．feeling B．emotin C．sense D．expression
A．keep out of B．drop out of C．step out of D．get out of
A．to find B．to be found C．to be finding D．to have been found
A．preparation B．imagination C．impression D．decision
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
"It can sum up parenthood pretty concisely(简明地). " The boy’s father joked. That's 32-year-old Cramer described a family photo that shows his wife, Elizabeth, the couple's 6-month-old son into the air as she to swing him around for the photo.
"In my family we have about 18 of us, and a lot of kids," Cramer told Good Morning America. com. " We taking the large photo getting everyone to smile. But as you can imagine, getting all those kids to sit and doesn't go so well. "
"When we with that, my 4-year-old was done. He had had enough. But my wife and I were all on the beach in the coordinating outfits and we wanted to get one good picture to our happy family, but it wasn't going so smoothly."
Cramer explains that to get the children to calm down, they try to the boy’s attention with some fun shots. And that's when things went wrong.
We them around a couple times, but the final time I heard my wife just go, "Ahhhh!" so I turn around and I see my son just and peacefully doing this full layout back flip(直体后空翻), landing flat on his back in the sand, Cramer explained. "We were just . "
The couple says the baby cried for about two minutes got over it and fine. "He sniffled a little bit, " said Cramer. "But my dad is a pediatrician(儿童医生) and looked him and said, ''Oh, he's fine."
Once the family realized the baby was , they looked at the photos the photographer had taken and they had Internet gold-the image has already tallied more than 2 million views since being posted on Reddit.
We got this incredible . "It's funny," Cramer said. "Everything could have gone , but it ended as best as possible. Every time I look at the picture, though, my palms still get a little . "
A．how B．what C．when D．why
A．pushes B．carries C．launches D．kick
A．suggests B．attempts C．remembers D．decides
A．run out B．started out C．worked out D．sent out
A．smile B．cry C．observe D．shout
A．did B．started C．finished D．began
A．seldom B．perhaps C．hardly D．really
A．put off B．keep off C．show off D．set off
A．lost B．draw C．share D．wear
A．properly B．perfectly C．horribly D．possibly
A．dropped B．swung C．spread D．handed
A．deliberately B．gracefully C．pitifully D．awfully
A．amazed B．excited C．interested D．shocked
A．though B．because C．but D．therefore
A．over B．in C．for D．after
A．bad B．terrible C．fine D．ill
A．realized B．thought C．understood D．figured
A．film B．photo C．story D．painting
A．plain B．good C．smooth D．wrong
A．empty B．sweaty C．dirty D．guilty
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