At a local bakery I gave the cashier some money．“Please surprise someone by their meal with this today，”I said．
Her dropped open．“Why are you doing this?”she asked．
“To spread a little bit of ，”I said，“It feels like a good day to share love．”
“This is so nice!” she smiled，I smiled too and thinking about how she was going to the rest of the day looking for that “perfect” person.
A little while later I stood，looking , on a subway platform in Times Square．A passer-by his earphones and gently asked，“Where do you need to go?”Then he gave me directions．
Soon afterwards I found myself struggling with a heavy through a downtown subway station．I'd already dragged it up and down a great many staircases. As I in front of a final flight of steps, a young man turned around the corner and without hesitation，said，"Carl I help you with the suitcase?”Before I'd even managed a(n) he lifted my suitcase up．It was a love-filled moment that me how much I love this city-with quiet kindness!
A．paying for B．eating up C．taking away D．clearing up
A．eyes B．mouth C．hands D．face
A．humor B．joke C．kindness D．fun
A．spend B．1ive C．wander D．work
A．satisfied B．lost C．sad D．tired
A．brought up B．got back C．gave away D．pulled out
A．1uggage B．handbag C．umbrella D．suitcase
A．paused B．exercised C．watched D．failed
A．decision B．action C．reply D．support
A．taught B．reminded C．warned D．praised
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The Healing
Jim and his wife, Connie, were shocked by the loss of their four-month-old son—Joshua, whose life was taken by SIDS—sudden infant death syndrome.
Thirty hours ago Jim drove to the baby-sitter’s home to 1 Joshua. It was a 2 trip, like the one he made five days every week. He arrived, and little Joshua could not be 3 from his nap. The next few hours were a time of life and death: the racing ambulance, swift-moving doctors and nurses….but 12 hours later, at children’s Hospital, 4 the doctors had exhausted all 5 , little Joshua was gone. Yes, they wanted 6 of Joshua’s usable organs to be donated. That was not a 7 decision for Jim and Connie, a loving and 8 couple.
The next morning dawned and many things had to be arranged. Telephone calls and funeral plans. 9 one point Jim realized he needed a 10 .When Jim settled into the chair 11 the barber’s, he began to 12 the past hours, trying to 13 some sense of it all. 14 had Joshua, their first-born, the child they had waited so long for, been taken so soon….he had 15 begun his life….The question kept coming, and the pain in Jim’s heart just 16 him.
While talking with the barber, Jim mentioned the organ donations, looking at his watch: “They are transplanting one of his heart valves(瓣膜) right now.”
The 17 stopped and stood motionless. Finally she spoke, but it was only a whisper. “You’re not going to believe this….but about an hour ago the customer sitting in this chair wanted me to hurry 18 she could get to Children’s Hospital. She 19 here so full of joy….her prayers had been answered. Today her baby granddaughter is receiving a 20 needed transplant—a heart valve.”
Jim’s healing began.
A．pick out B．pick up C．set out D．set up
A．routine B．annual C．average D．difficult
A．conveyed B．transplanted C．awakened D．convinced
A．though B．since C．because D．as
A．medicine B．strength C．attempts D．spirits
A．part B．few C．some D．all
A．good B．difficult C．stupid D．wise
A．giving B．tiring C．boring D．thinking
A．Of B．In C．On D．At
A．haircut B．break C．donation D．decision
A．with B．at C．by D．near
A．decide on B．reflect on C．keep on D．focus on
A．get B．take C．hold D．make
A．How B．Why C．Whether D．If
A．barely B．nearly C．seldom D．almost
A．covered B．drew C．enveloped D．choked
A．hairdresser B．customer C．father D．parent
A．since B．as C．so D．and
A．arrived B．left C．stayed D．sat
A．desperately B．disappointedly C．clearly D．obviously
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Wings of Angel
I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could pay on the monkey bars
and ride on a bicycle, but not 41 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder(脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much 42 than others.
I hated going to school and I hated people 43 at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing 44 and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the 45 and seeing my ugly hunchback.(驼背)
My friends found me 46 because I didn’t let others get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life 47 Angela appeared.
That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school--- a spot where no one would 48 me. That’s when I first heard her voice.
“Hi. Can I sit down?”
I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.
“What are you looking at?” she asked.
“Ants.”
“What are they doing?”
“No 49 .”
“I bet they’re playing games and making friends. Don’t you think so?”
That was how our 50 started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun---the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)---until it was sunset.
Then suddenly, she saw my 51 . She just started.
My heart 52 . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would 53 me now.
She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know 54 your back is hunched.”
I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be 55 . I begged in my heart for her to 56 , but she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”
“No,” I answer 57 .
She bent and whispered in my ears.
“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”
I was 58 . I looked into her eyes and her 59 touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to 60 myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.
A．them B．it C．me D．her
A．sadder B．shorter C．weaker D．slower
A．looking B．smiling C．aiming D．glaring
A．still B．alone C．straight D．together
A．street B．sun C．corner D．mirror
A．distant B．stubborn C．hopeless D．unfortunate
A．after B．before C．since D．until
A．disturb B．seek C．interrupt D．ignore
A．wonder B．idea C．sign D．action
A．connection B．competition C．conversation D．comprehension
A．face B．back C．eyes D．shoulders
A．sank B．beat C．broke D．ached
A．care for B．rely on C．look down upon D．put up with
A．that B．how C．whether D．why
A．accused B．arrested C．punished D．sentenced
A．relax B．leave C．stop D．pause
A．shyly B．weakly C．proudly D．firmly
A．astonished B．ashamed C．annoyed D．amused
A．wisdom B．generosity C．honesty D．kindness
A．control B．like C．comfort D．enjoy
In the middle of the night, Peter’s wife suddenly fell ill. She rolled from side to side, crying, “Oh, my stomach! Get the ___31___!”
Peter thought his wife was only having a ___32___dream.
“Stop that noise,” he said to her. He turned over and tried to go to __33___ again. But his wife still cried out, “Oh, help! Help! I’m sure I am ___34___.”
Peter got out of bed and started ___35___, but he could not find his clothes.
“Where is my shirt?” he asked. His wife was __36__ ill to tell him, and she could only cry, “Oh, my poor ___37___!”
As soon as he had put his clothes ___38__, he said, “Now, my dear, are you quite __39___ that you need the doctor? Surely you can wait ___40___next morning, can’t you?”
“No, I can’t, go, go, go!” his wife shouted, “___41__ you will find me dead in the morning!”
So Peter went out into the ___42___street. He had only gone a few steps, when he heard his wife ___43___ him again. “I’m __44___again, and I shall not want the doctor.” She said softly.
Hearing this, he started running as ___45___ as he could towards the doctor’s house. When he arrived there, he knocked at the door with his stick loudly enough to wake ___46___ around.
“Oh, Doctor,” Peter called loudly to the doctor, “I have very ___47___ news for you. My wife ___48___ ill with a terrible stomachache. I was on the way to bring you to her. But she called me back to say that the trouble had suddenly ___49___her. So you need not come. Go back to bed now and ___50___ well.”
A．driver B．nurse C．doctor D．policeman
A．terrible B．interesting C．surprising D．wonderful
A．work B．sleep C．cry D．read
A．working B．dying C．walking D．sleeping
A．dressing B．running C．crying D．working
A．very B．so C．too D．quite
A．head B．teeth C．stomach D．hands
A．down B．off C．up D．on
A．certain B．anxious C．worried D．afraid
A．before B．for C．to D．until
A．and B．but C．therefore D．or
A．bright B．dark C．noisy D．dirty
A．telling B．calling C．wanting D．ordering
A．good B．wrong C．all right D．terrible
A．fast B．slowly C．carefully D．happily
A．everyone B．someone C．no one D．nobody
A．good B．bad C．disappointing D．happy
A．remained B．fell C．grew D．failed
A．comforted B．missed C．wanted D．left
A．work B．say C．think D．sleep
About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn’t want to 21 too much money with me, so I asked the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for me.
The next morning, 22 , the clerk said that he knew nothing about my money. I didn’t have any proof 23 I had given the man the money. There was clearly nothing left to do but go to the 24 lawyer.
The lawyer 25 me to return to the hotel with him and give another hundred dollar bill to the desk. So we did. An hour later, I went 26 to the desk and asked for my money. 27 I had the lawyer as an eyewitness to the 28 hundred dollar bill, the clerk could not say he 29 nothing about it.
Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer’s 30 into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the hotel to 31 for the hundred-dollar bill once again, and 32 the clerk insisted that he had given 33 to me, I said it was not true. The lawyer said to him, “ I 34 this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you don’t hand it 35 immediately, I will be forced to call the 36 ”. The clerk realized he had been 37 , so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.
“ I don’t know 38 to thank you enough for 39 my money back.” I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered? He said, “ Oh, don’t 40 me. That will be one hundred dollars, please.”
A．carry B．lend C．spend D．hold
A．but B．yet C．however D．instead
A．where B．which C．why D．that
A．nearest B．farthest C．good D．native
A．advised B．promised C．agreed D．followed
A．up B．down C．back D．along
A．Though B．When C．Unless D．Since
A．one B．another C．first D．second
A．believed B．had C．knew D．heard
A．law B．way C．plan D．words
A．search B．ask C．make D．beg
A．when B．though C．because D．as
A．these B．this C．them D．it
A．agreed B．saw C．let D．matched
A．over B．in C．up D．out
A．policeman B．officer C．official D．clerk
A．punished B．helped C．cheated D．understood
A．why B．how C．when D．where
A．returning B．giving C．getting D．asking for
A．believe B．thank C．leave D．fool
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It was a cold winter morning. Half asleep at the train station, I stared into the distance, 41 for the train to take me to my 42 in Boston. The world was quiet. The very few people on the street kept to themselves, 43 their steaming cups of coffee.
Reaching into my pocket as the 44 was getting close, my hand searched for the $ 20 bill to pay my fare. The pocket was 45 ! I searched through my bag and then I felt 46 . Unless the money dropped from the sky, I’d be 47 there. “What’s the matter?” A short, elderly man stood before me. “Oh, nothing…. Well, I 48 my money and now I can’t pay for the ticket. I’m going to 49 my match class, and the train is leaving.”
“Here, use this.” The man held a $ 20 bill. I looked up, 5 0 . People just didn’t do that anymore. Everyone worried about their own 51 , rarely stopping to think about others, especially teenage strangers. “Thank you, but no, I can’t.”
“ 52 it – go!” The man pushed me 53 the train. I bought a round – trip ticket, and he refused the change I 54 to give him back. I did not know what to say – a million thoughts raced through my mind, yet I stood 55 .
For the train ride I was wordless. I began to see the world through 56 eyes. That man made a difference with such a simple 57 .
A week later I was at the train station again, with an extra 20$ 58 I saw the man. And there he was. “Excuse me, sir, I believe I owe you this.” I 59 the money into his hand. Failing to refuse, he said, “Just remember to do the same for someone in your shoes someday.” I smiled, content.
The elderly man is my hero. For many, heroes are famous, but my hero is a 60 stranger who taught me a lesson in life. I will never forget his kindness.
A．watching B．looking C．reaching D．arranging
A．home B．class C．office D．factory
A．serving B．carrying C．minding D．making
A．chance B．crowd C．driver D．train
A．deep B．empty C．messy D．tight
A．hopeless B．useless C．relieved D．dissatisfied
A．blocked B．drawn C．stuck D．tied
A．wasted B．counted C．spent D．lost
A．miss B．skip C．fail D．stop
A．frightened B．disturbed C．surprised D．concerned
A．problems B．complaints C．positions D．challenges
A．Bring B．Get C．Catch D．Take
A．in B．beyond C．toward D．on
A．offered B．managed C．happened D．attempted
A．nervously B．silently C．seriously D．uncomfortably
A．curious B．changed C．bright D．widened
A．task B．act C．example D．performance
A．so that B．even if C．now that D．in case
A．dropped B．pushed C．pressed D．threw
A．giving B．encouraging C．promising D．respecting
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