My friends and I have just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to rain heavily. When it got , I decided to brave the drizzle(毛毛雨) and get my car, which was parked at my office three streets away.
My friends that I shouldn’t go, as I was seven months pregnant. I told them that I’d be very . One of them wanted to come with me but I insisted that she stay with another friend who help with her baby.
I walked out of the hotel and started making my to the car. At the traffic lights, a van and the passenger came out with an umbrella. I knew what was happening, he walked right me and told me he’d go with me to my . I was very embarrassed and said politely that he didn’t need to, but he was very .
During our walk, he kept telling me to walk , as the ground was wet. When we got to the car park, I thanked him and he left. I did not get his name and may not even him now, after all these years. Did he stop for me? I’ll never know.
So how did I move after the event? I was at home when I noticed two Indian builders walking in the heavy rain. They were probably on their way to the site near my house, which was a long . I went out and passed them an umbrella. They were shocked by my gesture and could not at once. I told them they take it and keep it. They were very grateful and me, probably wondered why a stranger would be offering such .
A．heavier B．stronger C．lighter D．smaller
A．wished B．promised C．denied D．argued
A．careful B．anxious C．busy D．late
A．received B．wanted C．needed D．provided
A．call B．way C．mark D．excuse
A．passed B．stopped C．left D．started
A．Until B．When C．After D．Before
A．round B．past C．beside D．near
A．hotel B．destination C．street D．car
A．gentle B．tough C．stubborn D．persistent
A．slower B．faster C．directly D．cheerfully
A．accept B．remember C．know D．recognize
A．purposely B．socially C．willingly D．morally
A．forward B．onwards C．back D．past
A．developing B．exhibition C．camping D．construction
A．drive B．walk C．area D．length
A．respond B．greet C．understand D．interrupt
A．had to B．should C．must D．might
A．beyond B．except C．like D．with
A．treatment B．advice C．warmth D．kindness
Flood damage cleanup is an unforgettable experience for me. I have seen a number of news reports on television showing houses that have been by natural flooding and how the different there are coping and starting their flood damage cleanup. I have always felt for the families that have become victims of flooding however I couldn’t imagine what they were because I have never experienced flooding or flood damage cleanup at first until two years back.
My experience happened when I woke up early one morning because of the of water. As I started to get out of bed to turn on the light, I felt cold muddy water at my . I then realized that the power was . This probably happened due to the heavy and strong wind that were brought by a hurricane during the .
As the rains stopped, I decided to do my flood damage cleanup . Because I had only moved in the house and had only a few belongings, the amount of damage was . It involved only washing shoes and bags soap and water.
It was a good thing that most of my things were inside plastic buckets and most of the furniture that I bought was made of and plastic. This made my flood damage cleanup a lot easier. My cleanup work only the removal of mud from the apartment floors. It was also a good thing that the had hardwood floors. Had the apartment been covered with carpet, I would have had to a lot having the carpet cleaned if not replaced with a new one.
A．drowned B．washed C．affected D．removed
A．citizens B．householders C．owners D．residents
A．sorry B．worried C．excited D．glad
A．feeling B．doing C．speaking D．thinking
A．view B．hand C．thought D．sight
A．cleanup B．flooding C．earthquake D．landslide
A．smell B．shape C．taste D．sound
A．head B．neck C．feet D．breast
A．out B．in C．on D．down
A．rain B．snow C．frost D．fog
A．morning B．afternoon C．evening D．night
A．slowly B．gradually C．quickly D．frequently
A．unfolded B．unpacked C．uncovered D．unloaded
A．great B．big C．small D．tiny
A．with B．by C．through D．in
A．thrown B．dipped C．displayed D．stored
A．wood B．metal C．paper D．leather
A．undertook B．began C．involved D．engaged
A．bedroom B．kitchen C．building D．apartment
A．spend B．cost C．pay D．take
Ten years ago, my family moved to a new city, therefore I studied in the new primary school.. Sometimes, I felt very unhappy and lonely. Then one of my classmates invited me to her house for a dinner . I was a little anxious, but finally I gladly .
Not really knowing how the bus ride should be, I when I saw the landmarks on my friend’s hand-drawn map. But when I got close enough to the , I found none of the streets were shown on the map. I was on a busy road with cars driving past without a person in sight. I had no when the next bus would come, when a bus did come by, I got on. I told the bus driver where I wanted to go and he said that I had caught the bus, but he let me stay on. After he had finished his scheduled bus route, he to help me out. I gratefully showed him my little hand-drawn map but did not help much.
He finally me off at a main road to catch a different bus and was that he could not help me more. After a few minutes of walking, I noticed a bus pull up beside me. It was the bus driver. He explained that he didn’t want to leave me there . He sent out a call and someone radioed back, saying that the bus I needed to catch was about ten minutes away. At last I made it to the dinner party I was over an hour late.
I am forever thankful for the that this bus driver had for me. His act of kindness left a on my heart.
A．club B．conference C．party D．meeting
A．rejected B．accepted C．went D．got
A．long B．soon C．much D．far
A．got out B．got on C．got off D．got in
A．to showing B．showing C．shown D．to show
A．destination B．street signs C．building D．the corner
A．lying B．seating C．seated D．standing
A．know B．question C．idea D．way
A．so B．even C．and D．still
A．fast B．quickly C．happily D．ready
A．correct B．nice C．wrong D．fastest
A．offered B．refused C．supplied D．wanted
A．their B．him C．its D．it
A．kept B．dropped C．drove D．turned
A．sorry B．happy C．unhappy D．disappointed
A．foolish B．nice C．kindly D．same
A．helpful B．lonely C．unaccompanied D．alone
A．before B．although C．so D．as
A．kind B．concern C．attitude D．love
A．thought B．sign C．mark D．words
When my husband and I got married, he worked as a mechanic (机修工) from midnight to 8 a．m. However, I worked during the __ . So as he came home from work each morning, I was getting ready to _ _.
We had very little __ then, so when Valentine's Day came around that first year, I knew we couldn't ___ _ anything for each other. After he left to go to work the night before Valentine's Day, I decided to ___ _ and make a Valentine's Day card for him. I ___ wrote a poem on the front of the card. When he came home the next __ _， I felt foolish as I handed him the card, ___ _ that he wouldn't laugh at it. When he had finished ___ _ it, he slowly raised his head and looked at me. Then he reached down into his pocket. When he pulled his ___ _ out, he was holding __ .
He told me that he had _32_ it for me during his lunch hour, but he had been ___ _ to give it to me because he thought I might think it was ___ _， and that I might laugh at it.
It was a small heart made out of aluminum (铝). ___ _ I had stayed up all night making him a valentine card, he had been cutting out a __ _ for me. I still have the aluminum heart, and I ___ it in my desk. Every time I see it, all those ___ _ come flooding back to me. Over the years, we've been able to buy each other very nice, __ presents for Valentine's Day. But none has ever been as dear or ___ _ as much as those handmade gifts made from our hearts the first year that we were married.
A．day B．night C．weekend D．holiday
A．cook B．leave C．rest D．help
A．time B．chance C．money D．energy
A．buy B．choose C．find D．borrow
A．look out B．call back C．slow down D．stay up
A．still B．only C．even D．again
A．morning B．noon C．afternoon D．evening
A．imagining B．hoping C．guessing D．noticing
A．studying B．reading C．examining D．playing
A．hand B．foot C．arm D．leg
A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
A．written B．drawn C．made D．invented
A．surprised B．happy C．angry D．afraid
A．wrong B．difficult C．dangerous D．silly
A．Before B．Though C．While D．If
A．heart B．card C．toy D．book
A．change B．keep C．cut D．divide
A．problems B．pains C．memories D．choices
A．strange B．special C．expensive D．satisfying
A．meant B．proved C．influenced D．explained
My parents had always prepared for hurricanes. It is what people do in Florida because “you never know”. For us, that a white metal cabinet (储藏柜) in our utility room (杂用间) filled with cans of food. We could eat anything out of the cabinet because “you never know” when a hurricane will come.
As a kid, I was about the white cabinet. I thought it was kind of strange to have food in the utility room. But, one look from my mother me from opening the door to glance inside.
One year, Channel 4 reported that Hurricane Dora was for the northern part of Florida. Soon the storm got and the wind blew. Then, the tall pine trees started to sway. And, “sway”, I meant “ fall over or crash down on anything in their way”. We were lucky, as the went other directions and didn’t take our power out.
However, when my mother started cooking, the power was out. I calculated it was time to crack open that white cabinet. But, Dad thought it was time to up the charcoal grill（烧烤架 ） outside where it was raining and windy. To this day, I never a man’s love for his grill.
Our power came back for a while. So, my mother began cooking everything she could and it away, to the neighbors, to friends without power, to anyone with . I was hoping that the fried chicken was going to find its way to our . But, it didn’t. And, just as the last of the food was sent out and she began to work on our dinner, yes, we lost our . It was time for 20 minutes’ eggs on the grill.
Oh, the white metal cabinet. No. We never it. We weren’t “that bad off” as I understand it. And, for years I how bad off we would have to be to eat out of that cabinet. Perhaps it was just the of it, the thought that it was there watching our backs we wanted a can of beans or some potted meat. I don’t know if that was what was in there. Anyway, I never looked inside.
A．brave B．serious C．generous D．smart
A．said B．meant C．showed D．presented
A．forever B．always C．never D．ever
A．doubtful B．concerned C．anxious D．curious
A．banned B．kept C．defended D．protected
A．reaching B．looking C．heading D．going
A．round B．down C．far D．close
A．by B．with C．for D．to
A．walls B．poles C．trees D．bushes
A．Yet B．Otherwise C．Nevertheless D．So
A．start B．use C．break D．hold
A．question B．mention C．investigate D．appreciate
A．putting B．turning C．giving D．clearing
A．love B．power C．diligence D．difficulty
A．cupboard B．room C．bed D．table
A．food B．power C．water D．money
A．opened B．locked C．fixed D．cleaned
A．examined B．analyzed C．wondered D．imagined
A．purpose B．problem C．thought D．conclusion
A．wherever B．whenever C．however D．whatever
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
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