I was tired and hungry after a long day of work.
When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked ____at me and said, “I love you.” I didn't know what to say. ____ several seconds all I could do was to stand there and ____ down at him . My first thought was that he must need ____ with his homework or he was trying to __5 __ me for some news.
Finally I asked, “What was that all about?”
“Nothing,”he said. “My teacher said we should____ our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s ____
The next day I called his teacher to find out more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had ____.
“Most of the fathers had the___ reacting as you did,”the teacher said. “When I first ___ we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble. The _ is,”the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of ___It is something all people__. What I'm trying to tell the children is that it's too ___ we don't all express those feeling. A boy should be ____ to tell his dad he loves him.
The teacher, a middle - aged man, understands how ____ it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.
When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for ____second. And just ____ he pulled away , I said in my deepest , most manly voice , “Hey , I love you , too . ”
I don't know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time one of my children said “I love you”, it would not take me a whole ____to think of the right ____.
A．down B．away C．out D．up
A．After B．For C．At D．On
A．sit B．get C．look D．knock
A．rest B．time C．help D．paper
A．report B．prepare C．answer D．excuse
A．help B．tell C．ask D．make
A．a matter B．an experiment C．a word D．a sentence
A．said B．reacted C．done D．explained
A．same B．different C．usual D．common
A．suggested B．agreed C．allowed D．planned
A．point B．idea C．way D．cause
A．body B．health C．life D．study
A．have B．know C．take D．need
A．bad B．good C．late D．early
A．fit B．ready C．worth D．able
A．easy B．much C．often D．difficult
A．a more B．after C．an exact D．an extra
A．before B．after C．because D．if
A．day B．week C．afternoon D．night
A．answer B．result C．reason D．experiment
I noticed the woman when I entered the newsroom. My secretary told me she wanted to put an ad to 36 a baby. So I suggested several 37 lines for these ads to her: 38 , Baby to love; or Dear Birth Mother, Let Us Help You. The ad would contain 39 about her and her husband: they were 40 , could afford to raise a child. But then something 41 me: the major newspapers carried ads like this and their 42 were larger than ours. “Have you tried the major ones?” I asked. “Yes, but all failed and one more wouldn’t 43 .” She handed me a check and left with a 44 smile.
A week later the woman called in a 45 of delight: “Please don’t run the ad again. We ’ve connected with 46 . The baby is due in a month.” Good news. I asked her if she 47 keep in touch if the adoption 48 to have a happy ending. She agreed but added when the adoption was final she was 49 to give me the story.
One day my phone rang. I 50 her voice immediately. “The adoption is final. Would you like to come and meet him?” Happily, I made a (an ) 51 with her for the next day. “His name is Ben,” she said, as I started to take 52 . “He slept through the night from the start. Now he’s smiling and starting to turn over. Of course I’m not 53 him. If he is a little slow.” She paused. “ Oh, I should tell you Ben has Down’s Syndrome.(唐氏综合症)” I stopped writing . I wasn’t sure how to 54 . But she smiled “Ben was meant for us, don’t you see? He needs me more than a 55 developing child would.” She sat on the sofa, holding her son. Both of them smiled. “You wanted a story with a happy ending,” said the woman “ You got it.”
A．afford B．affect C．adopt D．adapt
A．ordinary B．standard C．effective D．ridiculous
A．Wanted B．To Want C．Wanting D．Want
A．address B．data C．picture D．information
A．rich B．stable C．considerate D．lonely
A．occurred to B．turned to C．referred to D．wrote to
A．titles B．circulations C．names D．columns
A．kill B．work C．hurt D．do
A．warm B．weird C．weak D．wild
A．spirit B．tone C．way D．sound
A．a birth mother B．a lovely baby C．an ad company D．an orphanage
A．might B．should C．would D．dared
A．turned over B．turned up C．turned out D．turned down
A．safe B．comfortable C．brave D．honest
A．classified B．identified C．picked D．recognized
A．look B．appointment C．appearance D．call
A．pains B．pictures C．clues D．notes
A．rushing B．speeding C．pressing D．running
A．reply B．react C．restore D．release
A．steadily B．gradually C．normally D．regularly
I learned how to accept life as it is from my father.__36____ , he didn't teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was__37___ and ill.
My father was_38__a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness__39__all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is___40___. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started__41____ about life, and I told them about one of my__42_____. I said that we must very often give things up__43____we grow---our health, our beauty, our friends---but it always__44_____that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father__45____up. He said, "But, Peter, I gave up__46_____! What did I gain?" I thought and thought ,but I couldn't think of anything to say.__47____ ,he answered his own question,"I__48____the love of my family." I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also__49____by his words. After that, when I began to feel angry at someone, I__50____ remember his words and become___51____. If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be__52__to give up my small anger. In this__53__ , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I__54__what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this__55____.
A．Afterwards B． Therefore C． However D．Meanwhile
A．tired B． weak C． poor D． slow
A．already B． still C． only D．once
A．took B． threw C． sent D． put
A．impossible B． difficult C． stressful D．hopeless
A．worrying B． caring C． talking D． asking
A．decisions B． experiences C． ambitions D． beliefs
A．as B． since C． before D． till
A．suggests B． promises C． seems D． requires
A．spoke B． turned C． summed D． opened
A．something B．anything C． nothing D． everything
A．Surprisingly B． Immediately C． Naturally D．Certainly
A．had B． accepted C． gained D． enjoyed
A．touched B． astonished C． attracted D． warned
A．should B． could C． would D． might
A．quiet B． calm C． relaxed D． happy
A．ready B． likely C． free D． able
A．case B． form C． method D． way
A．doubt B． wonder C． know D． guess
A．award B． gift C．lesson D．word
My life as a little person is filled with stories. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents．It has taken many years of 36 my confidence to be able to do that．
I didn’t 37 how short I was until I started school．As time went on，I just tried to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be 38 my whole life．I was determined to make my 39 an advantage rather than a disadvantage．My friends became increasingly 40 . They’d help me up the bus steps．If people were cruel，they would take them aside and 41 them．
42 I lacked in height，I 43 in personality my ability to laugh，even at myself．For example，one time I was 44 the washing machine at my parents’ house to grab the wet clothes．I fell 45 in and yelled for Mother，who was sitting nearby reading the paper．Watching feet 46 everywhere，she laughed and said，“I should leave you in there.” I 47 her．
I’m 47 now，and the 48 have not reduced as I’ve grown older．People ask my friends if I live in a dollhouse．They look 49 when they see me get out of my car on the driver’s side．During those times，I try to keep a good 50 . When people are rude，I 51 myself，“Look what else I have --a great family，nice friends.”
And it’s the children’s questions that make my life 52 ．“Why are you so short? How old are you? Are you a mommy?” When I talk with children，they are left 53 that their questions have been answered．My hope is that in taking time with them，I will 54 them to accept their peers，whatever size and shape they come in， 55 treat them with respect．
A．developing B．recognizing C．regaining D．fulfilling
A．think B．realize C．mind D．feel
A．looked B．laughed C．noticed D．remembered
A．appearance B．character C．age D．uniqueness
A．protective B．angry C．bored D．friendly
A．correct B．punish C．beat D．push
A．When B．As C．What D．Though
A．made up for B．made up of C．made a mistake D．made my way
A．reaching into B．reaching for C．reaching out D．reaching at
A．down and over B．all the way C．completely apart D．almost alone
A．flying B．floating C．shaking D．dancing
A．laughed with B．got angry with C．made fun of D．looked down upon
A．height B．words C．children D．stares
A．in dishonesty B．in disbelief C．in satisfaction D．in horror
A．relationship B．impression C．attitude D．image
A．ask B．recall C．remind D．teach
A．special B．miserable C．uncertain D．changeable
A．content B．happy C．surprised D．curious
A．force B．encourage C．keep D．make
A．then B．so C．yet D．and
Once upon a time, there was no donkey (驴子) in a small village. One day a merchant (商人) brought one to the village. But the __26__ had a __27__master. So one day it__28__a forest and decided to stay there. But soon a tiger saw it and immediately__29__ at it. At once the donkey started to cry__30__ it could. The tiger was so __31__ by the donkey’s action __32__ it ran away with fright（害怕）.
Not long afterwards the tiger met a fox. __33__ out of breath（上气不接下气）, it told the fox what _34__. Then the tiger_35__ the fox to the place_36__ it had met the donkey. When the fox saw the donkey, it laughed and said, “That’s only a 37__ donkey and it only eats_38__. Come, let’s kill it__39__ supper. When the donkey saw them_40__, it quickly_41__ a plan. “Hello, old friend! How nice to see you, and how nice__42__ you to bring me supper, my favorite food — tiger meat.”
Hearing this, the tiger was very__43__ as well as angry. “I’ll teach you a lesson.” It __44__ angrily at the fox, and __45__ one jump, killed it. Then it ran away as fast as it could.
A．monkey B．donkey C．tiger D．fox
A．cruel B．good C．kind D．selfish
A．moved to B．ran away across C．ran away into D．went through
A．stared B．came C．saw D．watched
A．as loud as B．so loud as C．as aloud as D．so aloud as
A．surprised B．pleased C．excited D．worried
A．as B．when C．that D．and
A．Hardly B．Almost C．Already D．Mostly
A．appeared B．was happened C．had happened D．was taken
A．carried B．watched C．showed D．led
A．where B．that C．which D．when
A．dangerous B．harmful C．terrible D．harmless
A．tiger meat B．grass C．animals D．birds
A．on B．with C．for D．about
A．coming along B．gone away C．coming in D．going along
A．make B．got C．found out D．thought over
A．for B．with C．about D．of
A．afraid B．fear C．frightened D．horribly
A．spoke B．shouted C．said D．told
A．with B．have C．take D．for
When I was growing up, my father always stopped what he was doing and listened while I'd breathlessly fill him in on my day. __36__ the time I graduated from college, I got a job teaching special education at a school about 170 miles from home. “__37__,” Dad warned me during my visit home. He was __38__ about my living alone.
One evening, I stayed after __39__ to rearrange my classroom. Finished, I realized the gate was __40__! Everyone else had gone home. After checking all the __41__, I found just enough room to squeeze (挤) under the gate. I lay on my back and __42__ edged through. Suddenly, I saw about several boys following me. Quickening my __43__, I reached into my shoulder bag to get my key ring. But the key ring wasn't there! “Hey! Let's __44__ the lady!” one boy shouted.
Suddenly, my fingers wrapped around a __45__ key in my purse. I did not even __46__ if it was for my car. I reached my car and the key __47__! I opened the door, slid in and locked it -- just as the teenagers surrounded the car. __48__, I started the engine and drove away. Some teachers went back to the school with me __49__. With flashlights, we found the key ring on the ground by the gate, __50__ it had fallen as I slid through.
When I returned to my apartment, the phone was ringing. It was __51__. “Oh, I forgot to tell you. I put a (an) __52__ car key into your purse” he said. “in __53__ you ever need it.” Today, I keep that key in my drawer and __54__ it. Whenever I hold it in my hand, I am __55__ of all the wonderful things Dad has done for me over the years.
A．At B．By C．On D．In
A．Be careful B．Watch out C．Look out D．Keep away
A．interested B．considered C．concerned D．scared
A．homework B．dinner C．job D．school
A．locked B．close C．fastened D．opened
A．classrooms B．departments C．doors D．exits
A．leisurely B．quickly C．hurriedly D．slowly
A．pace B．walk C．foot D．running
A．help B．send C．get D．avoid
A．tight B．loose C．light D．golden
A．trust B．doubt C．understand D．know
A．operated B．played C．worked D．managed
A．Trembling B．Laughing C．Crying D．Roaring
A．former B．later C．further D．earlier
A．where B．which C．that D．when
A．Mother B．Dad C．Headmaster D．Leader
A．original B．old C．new D．extra
A．case B．way C．order D．manner
A．respect B．treasure C．appreciate D．worship
A．thought B．informed C．reminded D．regarded
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