It was still a long way, especially when a wind was blowing in. Trint reached for his jacket and when he saw the box on the passenger seat. His mother had been him spending Christmas on the road and had given him a box filled with . His mom still him like a kid, though he was a driver now. He reached into the stocking and a toy tractor that looked a lot like his truck. He wondered how many stores his mother had to go before she found such a close match. filled his eyes.
He climbed out of his cab (驾驶室) and ran into the all night café, which many truckers were eating and talking. And a family of three were huddled (挤在一起) in a corner, tired and .
Trint the boy. No kid should have to spend Christmas Eve in a truck stop.
Trint missed his family. His mom raised four kids by herself, no matter how life was, she’d always made sure they had a good Christmas. Then he his box in the truck.
He looked at the kid again and knew what he had to do. He forced himself into the outside to open his truck. He took the out of the cab and hurried back to the warmth of the café. He walked to the family. “I think left this for you,” Trint said and handed the red stocking to the boy. “Tell Santa… well, tell him , ” the boy’s father said and shook Trint’s hand long and hard. The mother smiled gratefully. The boy reached out and caught the stocking and dug inside.
Trint felt good. He had a job he loved, clear weather and miles of open road ahead. He wasn’t any more, or lonely. He loved this life and he wouldn’t a thing.
A．continued B．moved C．left D．stopped
A．worried about B．excited at C．satisfied with D．disappointed at
A．backward B．alone C．together D．ahead
A．flowers B．cakes C．presents D．chocolates
A．blamed B．treated C．thought D．respected
A．put back B．turned over C．brought out D．sold out
A．Tears B．Water C．Blood D．Sweat
A．around B．on C．by D．inside
A．excited B．unhappy C．enthusiastic D．pleased
A．felt proud of B．got tired of C．felt sorry for D．became interested in
A．for B．so C．though D．but
A．hard B．unfair C．hopeless D．boring
A．threw away B．sent back C．thought of D．put down
A．cold B．warmth C．snow D．rain
A．toy tractor B．jacket C．bag D．stocking
A．God B．Santa Claus C．my mother D．someone kind
A．yes B．no C．sorry D．thanks
A．sadly B．weakly C．eagerly D．seriously
A．surprised B．tired C．relaxed D．confused
A．improve B．miss C．throw D．change
In Britain, people have different attitudes to the police. Most people generally them and the job they do-although there are certain people who do not believe that the police
have the power that they do.
What does a policeman actually do? It is not job to describe. After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in
. A policeman often has to control traffic, either
foot in the center of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed, in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend all, or a lot of, his time
up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving, stop
motorists and help when there is an accident.
A policeman has to help keep the , too. If there is a fight or some other disturbance, we
the police to come and restore order. And they often have to
situation at great risk to their own
.
We expect the police to solve crimes, of course, so an ordinary policeman, he is not a detective, will often have to help
and arrest criminals.
And do we call when there is an emergency-an air crash, a
, a road accident, or a robbery? We call the police.
a policeman has to be
to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen in the
world.
The police do an absolutely, necessary job, they do it well and I support them, but I do not envy policeman, I do not think that I could
do the job of a policeman.
A. dislike B. join C. appreciated D. admire
A. should B. would C. could D. must
A. a funny B. a pleasant C. an interesting D. an easy
A. us B. one C. his D. them
A. on B. by C. under D. with
A. walking B. driving C. wandering D. searching
A. resting B. tired C. speeding D. drunken
A. peace B. silence C. situation D. condition
A. wait for B. call C. think of D. expect
A. turn to B. avoid C. deal with D. treat
A. safety B. families C. future D. friends
A. although B. as if C. however D. even if
A. get rid of B. question C. kook for D. sentence
A. how B. where C. what D. who
A. power failure B. fire C. thunder storm D. thief
A. Yet B. Then C. As D. So
A. provided B. promised C. prepared D. presented
A. future B. modern C. real D. whole
A. extremely B. specially C. surprisingly D. particular
A. hardly B. forever C. ever D. never
My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other __ that guests rarely realize that she’s __
anything.
One day, my six-year-old daughter Kayla went to play at her home.. When Kayla came home, she was very __ about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was __
excited about her finger-painting project. “I learned how to __
colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle __
__ with us. She said she liked the way the paint felt through her fingers,” said Kayla.
Something about my child’s excitement caught my __ , and I realized that I had never finger-painted with Kayla. As a result, my child had learned about __
from a blind friend.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never __ in conversation. When I told her, she didn’t __
me at first. “But Mommy, Michelle understood exactly what was in my __
!”Kayla insisted. “Michelle told me that my picture showed joy, __
and a sense of accomplishment. She really __
what I was doing !” Kayla said she had never felt how good finger-painting was __
Michelle taught her. I knew my child was __
--Michelle had listened to Kayla when she __
her artwork. Michelle had also __
Kayla express her pride in her work, and her excitement at her __
of the way colors mix.
We were __ for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my __
.”
Yes, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
A.ways B.methods C.talents D.senses
A.enjoyed B.succeeded C.missed D.found
A.satisfied B.moved C.excited D.enjoyed
A.hardly B.especially C.really D.mostly
A.mix B.draw C.find D.talk
A.cooked B.played C.stayed D.painted
A.sight B.attention C.interest D.observation
A.color B.art C.finger D.fun
A.come around B.come across C.come through D.come up
A.agree B.accept C.believe D.approve
A.attitude B.picture C.world D.life
A.regret B.sorrow C.pride D.achievement
A.heard B.saw C.touched D.felt
A.until B.after C.when D.since
A.right B.wrong C.confused D.clear
A.created B.described C.designed D.produced
A.heard B.seen C.made D.imagined
A.study B.research C.knowledge D.discovery
A.silent B.worried C.confused D.sad
A.hands B.eyes C.works D.feelings
I recently returned from a trip to Walt Disney World where my wife and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. While traveling ____ at 35,000 feet I could not help but be grateful to the people who __
__ to the incredible flying machine. Looking out of the __
__ , I could see a wide expanse of both earth and sky where limits were not seen in direction or space.
Rivers, valleys, mountains, and colors entered my mind ____ I sat and gazed at a scene that most passengers missed as they either slept or __
__ what was beside them. What if they __
__ being unaware of the world around them? What if they began to gather with focused intent to make a better world, to change the air, and to find __
__ among nations? I saw out of my window nothing that __
_ conflict or strife(斗争). __
__ I saw was a world, a beautiful blue and white world, which surpassed the beauty of my wildest __
__.
I ____ the plane and saw few people take the time to look and see that wonder. Some were reading worrisome news while __
__ tended to their children. The stewardess(空中小姐) went about her duties in a(n) __
__ kind of way. “What would you like to drink?” “What kind of snack would you like?” was her world.
What if we ___ just one minute to focus on the __
of this world and its people? What if we began to remove the walls that separate us __
each other and the outside world? What if peace was the focus of our __
for just that small amount of time? Would our world change? I feel the __
are found in the questions themselves. Why not begin to use focused intent to change, and __
the world of our dreams? It will __
only a few minutes each day. What a difference that would make!
A.over B.back C.through D.abroad
A.referred B.pointed C.used D.contributed
A.door B.window C.seat D.glass
A.before B.since C.as D.though
A.ignored B.appreciated C.valued D.realised
A.refused B.continued C.stopped D.risked
A.conflict B.fault C.peace D.wonder
A.read B.suggested C.said D.created
A. How B. What C. Which D. That
A.imagination B.expression C.mind D.confusion
A.took up B.turned up C.went though D.looked around
A.another B.others C.the other D.the others
A.different B.automatic C.common D.unusual
A.set aside B.set off C.set about D.take off
A.kindness B.wildness C.beauty D.politeness
A.off B.between C.with D.from
A.desire B.thought C.attention D.dream
A.answers B.problems C.ways D.changes
A.increase B.improve C.renew D.control
A.cost B.spend C.kill D.take
In Britain, people have different attitudes to the police. Most people generally them and the job they do-although there are certain people who do not believe that the police
have the power that they do.
What does a policeman actually do? It is not job to describe. After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in
. A policeman often has to control traffic, either
foot in the center of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed, in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend all, or a lot of, his time
up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving, stop
motorists and help when there is an accident.
A policeman has to help keep the , too. If there is a fight or some other disturbance, we
the police to come and restore order. And they often have to
situation at great risk to their own
.
We expect the police to solve crimes, of course, so an ordinary policeman, he is not a detective, will often have to help
and arrest criminals.
And do we call when there is an emergency-an air crash, a
, a road accident, or a robbery? We call the police.
a policeman has to be
to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen in the
world.
The police do an absolutely, necessary job, they do it well and I support them, but I do not envy policeman, I do not think that I could
do the job of a policeman.
A. dislike B. join C. appreciated D. admire
A. should B. would C. could D. must
A. a funny B. a pleasant C. an interesting D. an easy
A. it B. one C. his D. them
A. on B. by C. under D. with
A. walking B. driving C. wandering D. searching
A. resting B. tired C. speeding D. drunken
A. peace B. silence C. situation D. condition
A. wait for B. call C. think of D. expect
A. turn to B. avoid C. deal with D. treat
A. safety B. families C. future D. friends
A. although B. as if C. however D. even if
A. get rid of B. question C. kook for D. sentence
A. how B. where C. what D. who
A. power failure B. fire C. thunder storm D. thief
A. Yet B. Then C. As D. So
A. provided B. promised C. prepared D. presented
A. future B. modern C. real D. whole
A. extremely B. specially C. surprisingly D. particularly
A. hardly B. forever C. ever D. never
That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holiday, mother ______ me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it .On this particular morning, ______, I felt like getting up early.
I stood by my window overlooking the ______, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something______in life.
As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and drive off, I______an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its______and a basket of rags and bottles on its back-carrige.He______from one ear to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already______washing and cleaning about a dozen or more ears. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.
Several thoughts ______my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a (n) ______T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern______would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed ______with life. There he was ,working hard at his small business, ______at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then______elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.
There was a noticeable touch of ______in the way he seemed to be doing things ----______the windscreen(挡风玻璃)，then standing back to admire it，scrubbing(擦净)the wheel and ______, standing back to see what they looked like after the scrub.
It was a ______to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a______if one has good health and is willing to work hard .For a while I felt ______of myself. Young as I am ----just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the Sun appeared above the horizon.
A．forces B．allows C．causes D．forbids
A．otherwise B．therefore C．however D．besides
A．parking lot B．bus stop C．school D．market
A．interesting B．surprising C．awful D．useful
A．noticed B．recognized C．called D．assisted
A．back B．handle C．wheel D．seat
A．searched B．left C．moved D．wandered
A．stopped B．started C．intended D．finished
A．attractive B．shiny C．simple D．expensive
A．repairmen B．businessmen C．drivers D．cyclists
A．busy B．content C．careful D．bored
A．waving B．looking C．laughing D．pointing
A．about B．for C．with D．like
A．worry B．respect C．sympathy D．pride
A．cleaning B．fixing C．replacing D．covering
A．still B．yet C．again D．soon
A．lesson B．subject C．skill D．fact
A．business B．living C．success D．right
A．tired B．doubtful C．fearful D．ashamed
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