阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处最佳选项。
“Kevin, we are getting a divorce,” said my mother. My heart plunged. I was 9 years old and I thought that my life was going to . My brother and I were going to move with my mother to southern California. My dad was to in New Jersey because of work. My family was splitting apart.
Now that my mom is a single parent, I do my own , make dinner and do extra chores around the house. it was hard at first, I now recognize the positive that this responsibility had on me. My mother gave me these chores and duties so that I would learn to become and trustworthy.
I strive to display these in all aspects of my life, and have seen the benefits. When I was only 11 years old, my told me that he was selecting me as soccer team captain because of my determination and ability to get my teammates to themselves. We lost the championship, but I won the play award for keeping my team together.
I am always to be an individual and not participate in anything that I feel is wrong. I am, for example, extremely proud of my decision not to drink alcohol. , I don’t feel the need to drink to have fun, and I stand by my decision even when others try to me.
My mom and dad both found new and happily remarried. I am close to my father, even though he lives 4,800 km away. I thought my parents’ divorce was going to be the worst thing that happened to me. Ironically (讽刺的是), it turned out to be the . I wasn’t willing to let it ruin my life without putting up a fight, and was my family.
At age 9, I struggled with the confusion and of divorce. Today, at age 16, I understand that can bring opportunity and success, and that hard work, determination and self-control can turn your worst time into your best time.
A．fall apart B．give away C．pick up D．take off
A．drop B．remain C．call D．break
A．housework B．farming C．cooking D．laundry
A．Although B．Because C．If D．Since
A．attitude B．experience C．effect D．situation
A．self-centered B．self-absorbed C．self-disciplined D．self-concerned
A．skills B．difficulties C．emotions D．qualities
A．father B．headmaster C．coach D．brother
A．enjoy B．teach C．prove D．push
A．fierce B．fair C．close D．decisive
A．determined B．reminded C．relieved D．amazed
A．Fortunately B．Surprisingly C．Personally D．Consequently
A．cheat B．pressure C．please D．delight
A．families B．jobs C．kids D．partners
A．still B．not C．rarely D．less
A．never B．ever C．even D．almost
A．best B．worst C．busiest D．first
A．so B．such C．as D．neither
A．significance B．memory C．pain D．emergency
A．families B．barriers C．parents D．routines
The day before Father's Day, Mrs. Berry asked her students to make a card for their fathers. She passed out paper and pieces of cloth. Elizabeth looked for a while at the blue cloth and began to cut it. Then she 21 her paper in half and began writing. When Elizabeth finally looked at the message the teacher gave on the paper, she noticed something else. She felt her 22 grow hot -- she hadn't heard that anyone who didn't have a father could make one for a grandfather or an uncle. As her teacher walked to her, Elizabeth tried 23 her card with her arm, but Mrs. Berry gently 24 it so that she could read it. Elizabeth sat 25 , waiting for her to say something, but she saw a 26 roll down Mrs. Berry's face. She had never made Mrs. Berry so upset.
When school was over, Elizabeth 27 until all the other kids left so that she could 28 . "I'm sorry for not listening. I'll make another card 29 you want. I'll do it 30 and bring it tomorrow."
" 31 are you talking about?" asked Mrs. Berry.
"My Father's Day card. I know you're upset because I didn't do it 32 ."
"Elizabeth, that was the 33 card in the whole class. It was so 34 that it made me cry."
Elizabeth was so 35 that she ran out of the classroom. When her mom came home from work that night, Elizabeth 36 to give her the card early. On the front of the card was a 37 of Elizabeth's mom, with a blue piece of cloth cut like her hair. Inside the card she had written:
Dear Mom,
I know you work really hard to be both a mommy and a（n）38 . I want to thank you and 39 you a happy Father’s Day.
Love,
Elizabeth
When her mom read the card she started 40 , just like Mrs. Berry did.
A．close B．open C．spread D．folded
A．heart B．face C．eyes D．feet
A．covering B．holding C．doing
A．caught B．left C．lifted D．put
A．alone B．still C．up D．down
A．tear B．smile C．hair D．sweat
A．worked B．waited C．stood D．studied
A．apologize B．stop C．understand D．stay
A．because B．until C．unless D．if
A．just here B．at once C．at home D．at school
A．Who B．Whose C．Which
A．carefully B．quickly C．wrong D．right
A．worst B．best C．favorite D．simplest
A．wild B．ugly C．sweet D．hard
A．happy B．regretful C．brave D．rude
A．seemed B．decided C．refused D．promised
A．address B．phone number C．drawing D．writing
A．brother B．sister C．daddy D．aunt
A．wish B．hope C．want D．congratulate
A．laughing B．joking C．worrying D．crying
Valentine’s Day may come from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia. 36 the fierce wolves roamed nearby, the old Romans called 37 the god Lupercus to help them. A festival in his 38 was held on February 15th. On the eve of the festival the 39 of the girls were written on 40 of paper and placed in jars. Each young man 41 a slip. The girl whose name was 42 was to be his sweetheart for the year.
Legend 43 it that the holiday became Valentine’s Day 44 a Roman bishop named Valentine. Emperor Claudius II 45 the Roman soldiers NOT to marry or become engaged. Claudius felt married soldiers would 46 stay home than fight. When Valentine 47 the Emperor and secretly married the young couples, he was put to death on February 14th, the 48 of Lupercalia. After his death, Valentine became a 49 . Christian bishop moved the holiday from the 15th to the 14th—Valentine’s Day. Now the holiday honors Valentine 50 of Lupercus.
Valentine’s Day has become a major 51 of love and romance in the modern world. The ancient god Cupid and his 52 into a lover’s heart may still be used to 53 falling in love or being in love. But we also use cards and gifts, such as flowers or jewelry, to do this. 54 to give flower to a wife or sweetheart on Valentine’s Day can sometimes be as 55 as forgetting a birthday or a wedding anniversary.
A．While B．When C．Though D．Unless
A．upon B．back C．off D．away
A．honor B．belief C．hand D．way
A．problems B．secrets C．names D．intentions
A．rolls B．piles C．works D．slips
A．cast B．caught C．drew D．found
A．given B．chosen C．elected D．delivered
A．tells B．means C．makes D．has
A．after B．since C．as D．from
A．ordered B．appealed C．imagined D．believed
A．other B．simply C．rather D．all
A．disliked B．resisted C．defeated D．dishonored
A．celebration B．arrangement C．feast D．eve
A．goat B．saint C．model D．weapon
A．because B．made C．instead D．learnt
A．part B．representative C．judgment D．symbol
A．story B．wander C．arrow D．play
A．describe B．require C．demand D．alarm
A．Keeping B．Disapproving C．Supporting D．Forgetting
A．constructive B．damaging C．strengthening D．responding
School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very 36 of the crowded bus because of my anxiety(焦虑) to go home. Sitting there makes me 37 like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the 38 , tried to break the uncomfortable 39 by starting a conversation. I tried to mind my manners and politely 40 her, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 41 , her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in 42 , I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. “What’s wrong with him?” I asked. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from fighting the tears, she 43 , “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she continued. “I’ve 44 lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”
I was shocked. My 45 ached for her. And this reminded me of the great 46 my own mother was thrown into when her father 47 . I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to 48 that.
Suddenly I 49 Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a whole world of 50 and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very selfish(自私). I realized I had only thought of people as far as what their purposes were in m
y life. I paid no 51 to Janie 52 she was a bus driver. I had judged(评价) her by her 53 and brushed her off as unimportant.
For all I know, I’m just another person in 54 else’s world, and may not even be 55 . I should not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go to, people to see and appointment to keep. Understanding people is an art.
A．front C．side D．middle
A．stand for B．stand up C．stand out D．stand by
A．doctor B．driver C．teacher D．classmate
A．mood B．condition C．atmosphere D．occasion
A．listen to B．argue with C．explain to D．talk to
A．however B．instead C．therefore D．otherwise
A．surprise B．particular C．purpose D．silence
A．replied B．shouted C．cried D．spoke
A．totally B．already C．completely D．heavily
A．leg B．stomach C．heart D．head
A．pain B．respect C．happiness D．disappointment
A．was lost B．was away C．died D．was sick
A．go against B．go for C．go by D．go through
A．realized B．recognized C．argued D．explained
A．family B．school C．friend D．job
A．money B．attention C．respect D．time
A．unless B．though C．because D．while
A．voice B．job C．family D．look
A．anyone B．someone C．everyone D．nobody
A．happy B．smart C．important D．useful
It was the beginning of a new term. As a(n) 36 teacher in that school, I didn’t know any of the students. A little girl was 37 at the gate of the class
room. She looked very 38 .
I walked up to her and asked 39 she stood there. But she said 40 . Instead, a boy shouted, “She is from Grade Four, the 41 student in her grade.” I looked at the little girl, who didn’t seem to be the smart kind. I 42 why her teacher asked her to stay in Grade Three. I took her hand and 43 her into the classroom.
“Sit here. Now you are my student and I’m your teacher,” I said. She 44 said nothing, but she burst into tears.
I later learnt that her parents 45 in a car accident, and she had 46 talking to others since then. She learnt very 47 . I gave her respect and never 48 her as I know everybody deserves (值得) respect. I 49 her after school, and she was making 50 little by little. I encouraged her and as 51 went by, she was not as shy as before. At the end of the term, she seemed to have forgotten all her 52 . She was not one of the best students when she left that school, 53 at least, she was not that shy and sad little girl any longer.
In the following 54 , she would send me a card on each Thanksgiving Day. Three days ago, I received a(n) 55 to her wedding. And now, I am at her wedding, and she is smiling brightly.
Everyone deserves respect and everyone can be happy!
A．old B．new C．good D．famous
A．smiling B．sitting C．standing D．crying
A．tall B．shy C．beautiful D．kind
A．if B．when C．why D．how
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．worst B．shortest C．ugliest D．smartest
A．remembered B．thought C．asked D．understood
A．threw B．pushed C．pulled D．led
A．firstly B．still C．surprisingly D．finally
A．fought B．disappeared C．met D．died
A．kept B．stopped C．advised D．forgot
A．fast B．widely C．slowly D．quietly
A．played jokes with B．thought highly of C．took care of D．looked down upon
A．helped B．served C．chose D．pleased
A．progress B．happiness C．marks D．surprises
A．dreams B．efforts C．energy D．time
A．joy B．sadness C．past D．anger
A．since B．because C．so D．but
A．hours B．years C．months D．days
A．invitation B．card C．key D．letter
Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read, yet, 21 his reading skills
, Steve had been failing since first grade. Steve was a big boy, yet, he went unnoticed... 22 Miss White.
Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. For the first time in his 23 life, Steve couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet, 24 he failed. In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was 25 for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and 26 to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly. One day, Miss White’s 27 voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve!” Startled (吓了一跳), he 28 to look at her. “Pay attention!” She began to 29 the test results. “You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “ 30 one boy, and it breaks my 31 to tell you this, but...” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp 32 . “... The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”
After that, Steve still 33 do his homework. “Just try it,” Miss White said one day. “Steve! Please! I care about you!” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school, 34 , that afternoon.
The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a 35 on the wee
kend homework. Steve was the first to 36 his paper. With a look of 37 , Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest.
Miss White’s face was in total 38 ! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just 39 his first test! From that moment 40 was the same for Steve.
A．in honor of B．in spite of C．in addition to D．in case of
A．to B．before C．until D．upon
A．rich B．young C．fresh D．simple
A．still B．even C．also D．forever
A．observed B．corrected C．selected D．tested
A．struggled B．agreed C．continued D．declared
A．cheerful B．impatient C．enthusiastic D．shy
A．decided B．managed C．turned D．forgot
A．go over B．run over C．turn over D．hand over
A．except for B．due to C．as for D．up to
A．will B．record C．heart D．back
A．pain B．stare C．sense D．contrast
A．wouldn’t B．couldn’t C．mustn’t D．shouldn’t
A．amused B．doubtful C．approved D．thoughtful
A．survey B．speech C．report D．quiz
A．give up B．hand in C．turn down D．come across
A．respect B．curiosity C．surprise D．fear
A．victory B．shock C．sadness D．confidence
A．escaped B．taken C．missed D．passed
A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
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