It was a perfect day, just the right kind of day to go fishing
My 13-year-old son Jonathan and I had been this trip for weeks, and now we were sitting on the shore of a beautiful lake.
We and talked, and then, suddenly, I saw small waves my float(浮子）had been. I waited, thinking it would pop right back up again, but the float stayed the water and my heart started to beat ．After a few more seconds, my fishing rod was suddenly pulled off the stick it was leaning on me and it was being towards the water.
I firmly caught hold of the fishing rod and lifted it up. This fish was ! Slowly, my son balanced on two rocks and leaned down to get the giant off the fishhook.
For just one second, he lost his and reached up with his right hand to steady . At that moment, our huge fish got off the fishing line and started to swim
I saw teas streaming down Jonathan's face. "Dad, I'm sorry. I'll never be able to this up to you." I reached out and put my hands on his shoulders. I said the following almost without thinking. "Jon, how did you feel I was reeling(往卷轴上绕起）that fish in? Were you excited?" He nodded and said，"Dad，I've never been so in my whole life!”I repied,
"Jon, wasn’t that about the most fun we've ever had together?" He nodded his head in ．
Then I said, "So, why should we let a fish getting away possibly the best experience we've ever had? Let’s be happy about the fun we did have."
My son, his arms around me, said,"Dad, I love you so much!”1 him back and said softly into his ear, "I love you too, Jon."
We did catch that big fish. But I've known ever since that I didn't let the most important thing get away that day.
A．promoting B．planning C．appreciating D．setting
A．ran B．listened C．lay D．fished
A．where B．which C．in which D．that
A．over B．on C．under D．by
A．heavily B．quietly C．curiously D．regularly
A．on top of B．in front of C．behind D．against
A．taken B．dragged C．carried D．pushed
A．alive B．white C．huge D．beautiful
A．health B．temper C．balance D．bucket
A．him B．it C．himself D．itself
A．away B．beyond C．along D．up
A．pick B．build C．make D．speed
A．comments B．words C．songs D．apologies
A．although B．since C．unless D．while
A．excited B．angry C．forgetful D．puzzled
A．happiness B．surprise C．guilt D．agreement
A．bring B．mend C．shake D．ruin
A．throwing B．getting C．showing D．folding
A．held B．hugged C．followed D．pushed
A．really B．once C．never D．merely
I am now a good student in my class．But you don’t know that 16 I started senior English
in the beginning，I found ___17_____ difficult and quite different from what we had learned in junior school．Now I still remember a teacher who taught me at that time. ___18__ teacher is a good teacher because she always tries her best to be the one _19___ classes are more active and lively with some stories and examples.
__20_ the help of my teacher, I realized the 21 (important) of English，so I was 22 （determine) to learn English well. My teacher suggested that we __23_____(read) more if we want to improve our English, so every day I would do some English reading. She also 24 (tell) us lessons learned in classes could help us deal with exams, but even more valuable were the lessons learned in extra-curricular activities in school. I like my English teacher very much．
Now I have made 25 great progress in my English study that I am more interested in learning it than before．
There once was a King who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists _____1_____. The King looked at all the pictures, but there were only two he ____2_____
liked and he had to choose between them.
One picture was of a ___3___ lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering ___4____ were all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a _____5_____ picture of peace.
The other picture had mountains too. But there were rugged and ____6____. Above was an ____7____ sky from which rain fell, in which lightening ____8____. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look ____9____at all.
But when the King looked, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny ____10____growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her ____11____. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, ____12____ the mother bird on her nest…perfect peace.
Which picture do you think won the prize?
The King ____13____ the second picture.
Do you know why?
“Because,” explained the king, “peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, ___14___, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your ____15___. That is the real meaning of peace.”
A．tied B．tried C．died D．mined
A．probably B．generally C．really D．finally
A．calm B．clean C．clear D．beautiful
A．houses B．mountains C．fields D．deserts
A．awful B．fearful C．terrible D．perfect
A．bare B．thick C．strong D．handsome
A．sunny B．happy C．angry D．kind
A．predicted B．drowned C．expected D．played
A．dreadful B．peaceful C．grateful D．respectful
A．tree B．grass C．bush D．flower
A．room B．kitchen C．toilet D．nest
A．sat B．trembled C．shook D．strained
A．removed B．chose C．abandoned D．postponed
A．excitement B．happiness C．trouble D．joy
A．hand B．mouth C．stomach D．heart
A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting( attracting) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, __36_ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, 37, as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the __38__ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe, _39_as high as he could, but even at his tallest __40__he was unable to touch it. He began to __41__ up and down, as high as he could, at the _42 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of _43_.
Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to 44 on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to 45 the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking 46 , he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, 47 luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighbourhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think to do. 48 seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk 49 . At first, he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 50 , and how he really wanted that apple. The more he 51 like this, the more unhappy he became.
52 , the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t get what he wanted. He started to say to himself, “ This isn’t 53 . I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling sad as well. There is 54 more I can do to get the apple— that is unchangeable —but we are supposed to be able to 55 our feelings. If that is the case, what can I do to feel better.
A．preferring B．offering C．receiving D．allowing
A．jump B．look C．walk D．glance
A．tip B．stage C．top D．level
A．hope B．hand C．sight D．reach
A．put B．stand C．get D．hold
A．break B．shake C．take D．strike
A．up B．forward C．down D．around
A．back B．away C．up D．down
A．wishes B．beliefs C．efforts D．goals
A．thought B．imagined C．tried D．claimed
A．Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Otherwise
A．skilful B．cheerful C．harmful D．helpful
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
Like most English children, I learned foreign languages at 36. When I made my first visit 37 the Unites States, I was 38 I could have a nice easy holiday without any 39 problem. But how 40 I was!
At the American airport, I was looking for a public telephone to 41 my friend Jenny I had 41 . A worker asked if he could 43 me. “Yes,” I said. “I want to give my friend a ring.” “Well, that’s nice. Are you getting married?” he asked. “No,” I answered. “I just want to tell her 44 the phone I have arrived.” “Oh,” he said, “there is a 45 downstairs on the first floor.” “But we’re on the first floor now,” I said. “Well, I don’t know what you are 46 about. Maybe you aren’t feeling too well after your 47,” he said. “You just go and wash up, and you will feel a lot better.” And he went 48 , 49 me wondering where on earth I was: at home we wash up after a 50 to get the cups and plates clean. How can I wash up at an airport?
At last we did 51. She 52 the misunderstanding(误会): American say “to give someone a 53 ”, but we English say “ to give someone a ring”. When we say “to wash your hands”, they say “to wash 54”. And Englishmen start numbering from the floor, so the 55 floor is the second for Americans.
A．work B．school C．home D．table
A．to B．by C．from D．on
A．afraid B．worried C．wondering D．sure
A．food B．life C．language D．travel
A．late B．wrong C．right D．early
A．say B．tell C．mean D．call
A．got B．worked C．spoken D．arrived
A．help B．stay with C．lift D．drive
A．by B．in C．with D．on
A．policeman B．shop C．phone D．gate
A．listening B．talking C．saying D．coming
A．phoning B．arriving C．journey D．drive
A．off B．back C．inside D．down
A．watching B．learning C．bringing D．leaving
A．walk B．sleep C．rest D．meal
A．meet B．quarrel C．get out D．phone
A．showed B．called C．explained D．pardoned
A．visit B．present C．call D．meal
A．down B．up C．out D．back
A．one B．first C．another D．down
One night recently, I was driving down a highway at about 60 miles an hour. A car came from the _21_ direction at about the same speed. As we _22_ each other, I looked into the driver’s eyes for a second. I 23 whether he might be thinking, as I was, how 24 we were on each other at that moment. I was relying on him not to fall 25 , not to cross over into my lane (车道) and bring my 26 to a sudden end. He relied on me in just the same way without doubt.
I believe that is the way the world _27 . At some level, we all depend upon one another. Sometimes that dependence requires us simply not to cross over the double yellow line. Sometimes it requires us to _28 cooperatively, with friends or even 29 .
_30 technology makes our world smaller, the need increases for cooperation. In 2003, doctors in five nations were encouraged to find the causes of SARS, saving thousands of lives. The 31 of international terrorism has shown itself to be a similar problem, one requiring the 32 across the world. We must 33 that our future is not controlled by ourselves alone.
I’ve come to believe that one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of others. So, while 34 alone down a dark road, we must know the coming light may not be a danger, but a 35 moment of trust.
A．same B．opposite C．near D．far
A．passed B．caught C．blamed D．reminded
A．asked B．searched C．repeated D．wondered
A．friendly B．strange C．dependent D．confident
A．ill B．asleep C．away D．apart
A．car B．trip C．journey D．life
A．forms B．runs C．works D．appears
A．act B．walk C．stay D．travel
A．strangers B．relatives C．colleagues D．animals
A．But B．If C．As D．After
A．arrival B．organization C．development D．threat
A．efforts B．practice C．fighting D．forces
A．hope B．decide C．recognize D．face
A．sitting B．standing C．flying D．driving
A．closed B．shared C．broken D．concerned
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