When growing up, I hadn't the slightest curiosity about the authors of books I read; it was the _ that was important. My mother, and sometimes my father. read _ to us every night. I could hardly wait I could read and write my own books. But in the first grade,
I would sit with a group of while the teacher turned over large sheets of paper. had been written in crayon and seemed to have something to do with in one corner-a cat or dog or a tree in autumn. One by one the other children read aloud those black while I sat unhappy. One day I decided that perhaps was just making stories up. So the next time when the teacher to the words, I eagerly _ a story about a dog attacking a cat a tree in autumn. The teacher looked sad and-shook her _ , and I knew that I still had not discovered the magic secret.
By the time I fifth grade, "writing books" was still my favorite hobby. I rushed home from school each day to write down had been forming in my head. At sixteen my first story was in a church magazine. In college, where I was studying to be a psychologist, was able to pay my by writing stories. When I got my bachelor's degree, I decided to write more than anything else, so I began writing . I have since published books for both children and _ . I'm not happy unless I spend some time writing. Usually I write about six hours each day. I spend three months to a year on a children's book. how well I know the before I begin. A neovel for adults takes a year or two. When my work is going well. I wake early in the mornings, hoping it is time to get up.
A．experience B．story C．process D．class
A．aloud B．loudly C．loud D．widely
A．before B．after C．until D．though
A．teachers B．parents C．children D．writers
A．Lectures B．Rules C．Meanings D．Sentences
A．words B．news C．pictures D．promises
A．pages B．marks C．dots D．grades
A．reading B．listening C．speaking D．playing
A．turned B．picked C．pointed D．intended
A． set up B．told up C．made up D． put up
A．beneath B．over C． above D．inside
A．arm B．head C．leg D．ruler
A．arrived B．finished C．reached D．managed
A．whichever B．however C．whatever D．wherever
A．rewarded B．published C．recalled D．received
A．family B．work C．child D．tuition
A．part-time B．full-time C．sometime D．in time
A．adults B．men C．women D．students
A．figuring out B．carrying on C．depending on D．bringing out
A．readers B．characters C．topics D．chapters
When my parents were alive，they were not very rich．Yet they helped their two older time after time．When Daddy passed away，his notebook showed debts from several of his children．I was not among them．I borrowed money and when I did，I set a repayment plan and to it．It was a matter of with me．I couldn’t stand owing my parents-or anyone else-mmoney because I watched them to help out my older sisters when they were in financial difficulties themselves．
These days，after the death of my parents，I am one of those people who can be to for help when they need it．Just as I can’t stand other people money，I can’t stand saying no to whoever needs help．I don’t helping others，but I would be more than glad if they would make a(n) to handle things themselves，perhaps by doing some planning-like planning not to speend money they don’t have!
Being ready to help others is a ，but sometimes the result will be to what you expect．I remember as a child what my father always said， “If at first you don’t succeed，try，try again!” Helping my children too often has them from learning to keep trying．Use your ：who among my children will to walk if I supply the money to buy a car? Helped often，my children lost gradually the ability to problems themselves．
In most ，when people find you can help，they will ask you more and more．That's human，you know．
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A．stuck B．attached C．agreed D．belonged
A．pleasure B．courage C．pride D．sorrow
A．struggle B．happen C．intend D．move
A．referred B．turned C．seen D．attended
A．cheating B．donating C．1ending D．owing
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A．comment B．mess C．excuse D．effort
A．financial B．flexible C．typical D．particular
A．deed B．deal C．virtue D．task
A．contrary B．essential C．potential D．necessary
A．can B．may C．shall D．must
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A．aHn B．leg C．body D．head
A．wait B．urge C．threat D．choose
A．solve B．assess C．seek D．analyse
A．affairs B．choices C．cases D．events
A．obtain B．attain C．provide D．prefer
There are many taxi drivers in our city．They often like to chat with passengers to time when the taxis are caught in traffic jams．The other day，I went home by taxi．Knowing I was a student，the driver told me that he was once a student twenty years ago． ，his family could not afford the school fees，so he dropped out of school at an early age．He me to work hard and go to a good college．I was moved by his kindness，but what really impressed me next was his ．After arriving home，I soon realized that I had my cell phone in the taxi．Greatly worried，I immediately called my number， the driver would answer．Then came the driver's from tlle other end．He told me he had been my call and that he would gladly return my phone where he dropped me off earlier that day．Thanks to the driver，I got my phone ．I believe honesty is one of the greatest a person should have．Thank you ever so much，Mr．Taxi driver．
A．have B．kill C．spend D．1ive
A．Unfortunately B．Unusually C．Absolutely D．Accurately
A．persuaded B．ordered C．required D．encouraged
A．modesty B．ability C．honesty D．security
A．forgotten B．placed C．left D．dropped
A．begging B．praying C．thinking D．saying
A．whisper B．noise C．sound D．voice
A．making B．expecting C．refusing D．fearing
A．over B．through C．back D．across
A．advantages B．achievements C．qualities D．images
It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.
"Any old papers, lady?" asked one of them.
I was busy. I wanted to say “no” __ __looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin scandals (凉鞋),wet with heavy snow.
“Come in and I'11 you a cup of hot cocoa.”
They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet shoes left on the floor．I __ them cocoa and toast with jam the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget. The silence in the front door __ __me. I looked in. The girl__ the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat ," Lady ．．． are you rich?"
"Am I rich? Mercy, !" I looked at my shabby slipcover(家具套)．The girl put her cup back in its saucer（茶碟） .
“Your cups match your saucers．”
Her voice was ___ __with a need that no amount of food could supply．They left after that, holding their against the wind．They hadn't said thank you．
They didn’t to. They had done more than that. Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they __ __.
I tasted the potatoes and stirred(搅动)the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a __ over our heads, my man with a good steady job—these things matched, too．
I moved the chairs back from the fire and the living room．The muddy prints of small scandals were still on my floor. “ them be for a while,” I thought. Just I should begin to forget how I am.
A．when B．after C．while D．until
A．make B．provide C．do D．cook
A．signs B．signals C．marks D．symbols
A．showed B．served C．carried D．supplied
A．against B．from C．on D．in
A．beat B．struck C．got D．noticed
A．watched B．lifted C．held D．put
A．word B．method C．state D．voice
A．yes B．sure C．no D．always
A．suddenly B．carefully C．quickly D．anxiously
A．hungry B．satisfied C．pleased D．curious
A．books B．papers C．dishes D．drinks
A．dare B．plan C．want D．need
A．shone B．matched C．broke D．equaled
A．house B．ceiling C．roof D．curtain
A．washed B．rubbed C．wiped D．tidied
A．dry B．gone C．wet D．new
A．Made B．Let C．Got D．Kept
A．in case B．as if C．if only D．only if
A．nice B．free C．busy D．rich
Once, my father and I were waiting to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there only one family _ us and the counter, who made a big on me. There were eight children, all probably under 12. You could they weren’t rich. Their clothes weren’t expensive but . The children were well-behaved., standing in line behind their parents and talking about what they would see that night.
One could they had never been to the circus before. The mother was holding her husband’s hand while the father was smiling in . The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly , “Eight for children and two for adults, please.”
The ticket lady told him the price. The man’s wife let go of hand, her head dropped, and his lip began to tremble. The father leaned a little and asked, “How much did you say?”
The ticket lady the price. The man didn’t have enough money. was he supposed to turn and tell his kids that he didn’t have enough to take them to the circus? Seeing this, my father put his hand in his pocket, a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. Then my father _ down, picked up the bill and said the man, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”
The man knew what was going on. He wasn’t begging for it but certainly the timely help in such an situation. He took my father’s in both of his, squeezed(紧捏) tightly onto the , and with a rear running down his cheek, he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really _ a lot to me and my family.”
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A．difference B．effort C．impression D．suggestion
A．tell B．agree C．believe D．suppose
A．clean B．shabby C．simple D．common
A．disappointedly B．bitterly C．excitedly D．carelessly
A．sense B．expect C．doubt D．Recognize
A．surprise B．turn C．silence D．pride
A．laughed B．announced C．commented D．responded
A．my B．his C．her D．their
A．backwards B．away C．closer D．farther
A．refused B．recited C．reduced D．repeated
A．When B．Where C．How D．Why
A．time B．money C．chance D．courage
A．pulled out B．pulled up C．picked out D．picked up
A．jumped B．lay C．knocked D．reached
A．appreciated B．admired C．rejected D．offered
A．interesting B．embarrassing C．enjoyable D．unbelievable
A．pocket B．wallet C．arm D．hand
A．ticket B．bill C．pound D．paper
A．pays B．costs C．means D．gives
It was a normal Monday morning at an assembly(集会)．The headmaster was the students on important things in life and about ourselves to what is important to us．This is the story went: An old man lived in a certain part of London．He would wake up every morning and go to the and would get the train right to Central London，and then sit at the street corner and beg．
He did this every single for almost 20 years．His house was dirty and a stench(恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled horribly．The neighbors could not stand the any-more，so they asked the police officers to clear the place．The officers the door and cleaned the house．There were small bags of all over the house that he had collected over the years．The police the money，and soon realized that the old man was a(n) ．They waited outside，expecting to share the good news with him．
When he arrived home that evening，he was by one of the officers who told him that
there was no need for him to beg any more he was a rich man now. He said ,went into his house and locked the door．The next morning he woke up ,went to the subway, got into the train，and sat at the street comer and to beg.
, this old man had no great plans，dreams or anything for his life．We learn nothing from this story staying focused on the things we enjoy doing，commitment. We should remain to our course. Just keep it in mind that commitment wealth
A．scolding B．consulting C．addressing D．advising
A．exposing B．committing C．comparing D．connecting
A．how B．why C．where D．when
A．market B．office C．subway D．shelter
A．hour B．day C．week D．month
A．smell B．house C．man D．police
A．knocked at B．knocked over C．broke up D．broke into
A．money B．waste C．food D．fish
A．kept B．took C．counted D．presented
A．beggar B．thief C．officer D．millionaire
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A．though B．unless C．until D．as
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
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A．Eventually B．Fortunately C．Generally D．Obviously
A．precious B．complex C．available D．significant
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A．honest B．open C．true D．equal
A．attracts B．keeps C．loses D．possesses
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