Mary was seven years old. Her parents recently moved to a new town, and so Mary was going to a school, which was a few kilometers from the house they lived in now. A school bus going around picked up every morning and brought them back to their every afternoon, and as both of Mary’s parents to go to work, she always went on this bus.
Mary’s parents always their alarm clock for seven o’clock so that none of them would be . But one morning the alarm to go off, and it was not until a quarter past eight that Mary’s mother suddenly , looked at the clock and said, “What’s ever happened to that clock?” and then into Mary’s room to wake her up.
“I’m sorry, dear,” she said, “ you’ll have to wash and dress very quickly, have an even break-fast and then I’ll you to school on my way to the office.”
“But how can you find the , Mum?” Mary said, “You’ve been to school only once.”
“Yes,” her mother answered, “but you’ve done the several times now on the bus, so you can be my guide to get there, can’t you?”
“Oh, yes,” said Mary, “I suppose so.” She washed, and and had a quick breakfast, and then they set off. Mary told her mother to turn each time they came to a place she . In this way she made her mother drive round most of the town they got to her school. When they arrived, her mother saw that it was not really very far from her house.
“Why ever did you make me go such a long way round, Mary, instead of the most way?” her mother asked her.
“Well, Mum,” answered Mary, “it was because I didn’t know else to get here. That’s the way our bus always goes to the other children to school.
A．big B．nice C．different D．distant
A．pupils B．teachers C．parents D．passengers
A．offices B．towns C．classrooms D．homes
A．seemed B．had C．refused D．used
A．found B．set C．cleaned D．fixed
A．late B．ready C．lazy D．asleep
A．started B．stopped C．failed D．continued
A．stood up B．stayed up C．put up D．woke up
A．rushed B．stepped C．escaped D．jumped
A．but B．and C．so D．then
A．later B．quicker C．easier D．heavier
A．bring B．fetch C．leave D．drive
A．truth B．bus C．way D．guide
A．homework B．shopping C．trip D．reading
A．rose B．dressed C．moved D．showed
A．wondered B．realized C．recognized D．designed
A．unless B．after C．if D．before
A．comfortable B．helpful C．important D．direct
A．how B．when C．what D．which
A．look for B．pick up C．drop by D．deal with
Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to have a seat by myself．Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind 26 your seat? A couple would like to sit together．” The only 27 seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts（石膏），a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression．“ 28 am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately．But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help．” Finally, I 29 to move to that seat．
The girl was named Kathy．She 30 in a car accident and now was on her way for 31 When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to 32 that Kathy would not be able to 33 herself．I considered 34 to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too 35 to offer a service to a 36 ．But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more 37 than any of my discomfort．I offered to help her eat, and 38 she was uncomfortable to accept, she 39 as I expected．We became closer and closer in a short period of time．By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart 40 , and the 41 was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself．
I was glad I had reached 42 my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her．Love 43 flows beyond human borders and remove the fears that keep us 44 ．When we 45 to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world．
A．losing B．changing C．taking D．giving
A．comfortable B．suitable C．available D．favorable
A．No problem B．No way C．Nowhere D．No doubt
A．decided B．wanted C．regretted D．promised
A．was B．would be C．used to be D．had been
A．treatment B．travel C．pleasure D．business
A．know B．say C．realize D．recognize
A．eat B．feed C．choose D．support
A．offering B．needing C．stopping D．trying
A．impolite B．far C．close D．fast
A．girl B．neighbor C．passenger D．stranger
A．unusual B．direct C．important D．shameful
A．when B．although C．since D．as
A．refused B．wondered C．cried D．did
A．had warmed B．had jumped C．had broken D．had cheered
A．life B．money C．time D．energy
A．below B．through C．across D．beyond
A．seldom B．never C．hardly D．sometimes
A．separate B．independent C．silent D．upset
A．happen B．stretch C．wait D．continue
One day a police officer managed to get some fresh mushrooms(蘑菇). He was so 26 with what he had bought that he offered to 27 the mushrooms with his brother officers. When their breakfast arrived the next day, each officer found some mushrooms on his plate. "Let the dog _28__a piece first," suggested one__29_ officer who was afraid that the mushrooms might be poisonous(有毒的).
The dog seemed to_30__his mushroom, and the officers then began to eat their meal, saying that the mushrooms had a very strange __31___ quite pleasant taste.
An hour later, however, they were all astonished_32___the gardener rushed in and said_33___that the dog was dead. _34__, the officers jumped into their cars and rushed to the __35___hospital. Pumps(洗胃器) were used and the officers had a very_36___time getting rid of the mushrooms that__37__in their stomachs.
When they_38___to the police station, they sat down and started to__39__the mushroom poisoning. Each man explained the pains(痛苦) that_40___had felt and they agreed that these had grown worse on their_41___to the hospital. The gardener was 42__to tell the way in which the poor dog had died." Did it__43___much before death?" asked one of the officers, feeling very pleased that he had escaped a_44__death himself. "No," the gardener looked rather __45___. "It was killed the moment a car hit it."
A．sure B．careless C．pleased D．disappointed
A．share B．grow C．wash D．cook
A．check B．smell C．try D．examine
A．exciting B．shy C．happy D．careful
A．refuse B．hate C．want D．enjoy
A．besides B．but C．and D．or
A．until B．while C．before D．when
A．cruelly B．traditionally C．seriously D．finally
A．Immediately B．Carefully C．Finally D．Slowly
A．animal B．biggest C．plant D．nearest
A．hard B．busy C．exciting D．unforgettable
A．stopped B．dropped C．settled D．remained
A．hurried B．drove C．went D．returned
A．study B．discuss C．record D．remember
A．they B．anybody C．he D．all
A．road B．street C．way D．direction
A．punished B．called C．promised D．helped
A．suffer B．eat C．harm D．talk
A．strange B．painful C．peaceful D．natural
A．happy B．interested C．surprised D．excited
I was sitting in the surgical waiting area at the hospital waiting for word of my wife's operation. The small room was filled with other families and friends who were 36 waiting to hear how their loved ones were doing.
There was a young boy sitting quietly in the__37__.He held a small box of__38__in one hand and a tablet( 写字板)in the other. Every so often he'd place the tablet on his lap and draw something. As the hours passed I began to see the room almost__39__.And there was a strange silence.
“Daddy，when is Mommy going home？”the young boy asked，breaking the__40__.
“Tomorrow，”his father replied. The boy picked up his crayons and__41__something on the tablet.
I _42__him as he moved his feet back and forth，looking up at the ceiling and then toward the sunshine－filled window.“When's__43__，Daddy？”he asked. His father__44__him over to sit by him. “Come，_45__here next to me，”he said with a gentle tone in his voice.
__46__his things，the little boy walked slowly to his father's side from the corner.
The man_47__out and held his son by his shoulders.
“There are three days in life. Yesterday，today and tomorrow. One is over and done，one we live in，the other we__48__.We can't live in yesterday，but if we are happy enough today，we will be even happier tomorrow，”he said in an attempt to__49__the boy.
The little boy looked at him for a moment and said，“If Mommy is going home tomorrow，I'll be__50__. So，I want it to be tomorrow already, Daddy.”
Now hanging on every word of this__51__，I leaned forward to hear his response. It was__52__.
“Son，the one great thing about today is once it__53__，it is already almost tomorrow.”
I thought about how__54__it was. Even in my adult life. I still live waiting for what tomorrow may__55__.Now I know that it is already “almost tomorrow.”
A．eagerly B．patiently C．happily D．curiously
A．chair B．corner C．distance D．shadow
A．gifts B．toys C．chalks D．crayons
A．dark B．full C．empty D．clean
A．promise B．rule C．record D．silence
A．wrote B．drew C．printed D．carved
A．followed B．found C．watched D．caught
A．today B．yesterday C．future D．tomorrow
A．knocked B．ordered C．called D．pulled
A．stand B．sit C．lie D．sleep
A．Gathering B．Forgetting C．Saving D．Choosing
A．got B．took C．set D．reached
A．spend B．waste C．kill D．expect
A．frighten B．satisfy C．persuade D．warn
A．happier B．calmer C．smarter D．sadder
A．story B．argument C．conversation D．discussion
A．humorous B．silly C．positive D．perfect
A．ends B．starts C．passes D．lasts
A．meaningful B．important C．interesting D．fantastic
A．happen B．come C．bring D．need
It was at a concert that I happened to find David. He was holding his head at a strange 36 as if he were staring down at something. Then the truth 37 me. He was blind. The last thing he remembers seeingwas his daughter being born. Then the whole world went 38 .
Bad luck is no stranger to this 44-year-old man. His mother died of cancer, and his weak father had to 39 11-year-old David to the 40 of the state.
Things seemed always to go for 41 . Two years ago, his beloved guide dog pulled him out of the pathof a truck. David was not 42 . The dog died.
But David does not feel sorry for himself. “These are just little obstacles(障碍困难) you have to 43 in your life,” he said.
He has to make a daily two-hour trip to his working place—the X-ray department of an 44 room. It was a hard job to 45 by. Before he got it, David was determined to escape the workshop run by the Lighthouse, an organization 46 to helping blind people. He wanted a job of developing X-ray film, a job 47 everyone, not just he, must work in the dark, including those with 48 eyesight. The Lighthouse called many hospitals, with no result, 49 they offered to pay his first three months’ salary.
David works alone in a dark room that 50 of chemicals. He doesn’t wear gloves. Otherwise, he could not feel. 51 this is an emergency room, lives can be put either 52 or out of danger. His director says he trusts him 100 percent.
He makes $20,000 a year. But his motivation goes 53 money. “By working I can realize my own 54 . That’s what really counts!” he said.
What a shining example for us to 55 !
A．angle(角度) B．direction C．manner D．way
A．stuck to B．came out C．struck D．occurred
A．blank B．darkness C．wrongly D．emptiness
A．give in B．look after C．leave D．remain
A．attention B．care C．worry D．control
A．better B．worst C．the better D．the worse
A．hurt B．wound C．damaged D．ruined
A．experiment B．get over C．do with D．go over
A．upstairs B．information C．emergency D．underground
A．come B．pass C．go D．stand
A．intended B．aimed C．offered D．devoted
A．that B．where C．which D．how
A．average B．common C．normal D．poor
A．because B．as if C．in case D．even though
A．consists B．smells C．tastes D．makes
A．If B．Although C．Since D．When
A．at risk B．in need C．at ease D．to test
A．into B．beyond C．for D．over
A．disadvantage B．blindness C．purpose D．value
A．set B．take C．give D．follow
I went to my favorite restaurant one evening to have supper. I knew the owner very well. 1 I was waiting for the soup to arrive, I looked around to see if I knew anyone in the restaurant. It was 2 that I noticed a man sitting at the corner table 3 watching in my direction, as if he knew me. The man had a newspaper open 4 him, which he was 5 to read, though all the while I could see that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought the soup, the man was clearly 6 by the familiar way in which the waiter and I talked to each other. He became even more puzzled as time went on and it grew more and more obvious that I was well 7 in the restaurant. In the end he got up and went to the kitchen. After a few minutes he came 8 again, paid his bill and left without 9 looking in my direction.
When I finished and was 10 to pay my bill, I called the owner over and 11 him what the man had wanted. The owner at 12 didn’t want to tell me. I 13 “ Well”, he said “ that man was a detective.” “ 14 ?” I said, much surprised. “ he followed you here because he 15 you were the man he was looking for,” the owner said. “ He showed me a photo of the 16 man. He certainly looked 17 you! Of course since we know you here. I was able to make him 18 that he had made a mistake.” “ It’s 19 I came to a restaurant where I’m where I’m known,” I said, “ otherwise I 20 have been taken to police station!”
A．While B．After C．Before D．Until
A．time B．then C．here D．there
A．began B．enjoyed C．kept D．stopped
A．behind B．over C．in front of D．beside
A．pretending B．seen C．prepared D．hold
A．frightened B．surprised C．puzzled D．pleased
A．treated B．welcomed C．received D．known
A．around B．up C．in D．out
A．another B．all C．any D．each
A．able B．about C．willing D．anxious
A．told B．showed C．asked D．gave
A．last B．first C．least D．once
A．insisted B．apologized C．wondered D．regretted
A．Certainly B．Really C．Why D．How
A．knew B．found C．explain D．thought
A．strange B．famous C．wanted D．curious
A．for B．at C．after D．like
A．believe B．agree C．remember D．learn
A．necessary B．funny C．lucky D．clear
A．need B．will C．can D．might
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