The sun was shining when I got on No.151 Bus. We passengers sat jammed together in heavy clothes. No one spoke. That’s one of the rules. we see the same faces every day, we prefer to behind our newspapers. People who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their .
As the bus came near the Mile, a suddenly rang out “ !This is your driver speaking.” We looked at the back of the driver’s head. “Put your papers down. All of you.” The came down. “Now, turn and face the person next to you. Go .”
Surprisingly we all did it. Still no one smiled. I faced an older woman, her head wrapped in a red scarf(围巾).I saw her every day. Our eyes met We waited for the next from the driver. “Now repeat after me. Good morning neighbor!”
Our voice were .For many of us, these were the words we had spoken that day. But we said them together, like ,to the strangers beside us. We couldn’t help .There was the feeling of relief(解脱), that we were not being held up（抢劫）. But more, there was the sense of ice being . “Good morning ,neighbor.” It was not so after all. Some of us repeated it, others shook hands ,many laughed. The bus driver said nothing more. He didn’t to. Not a single newspaper went back up. I heard laughter, a warm sound I had never heard before in .
When I reached my stop, I said to my seatmate, and then jumped off the bus. That day was off better than most.
A．unwritten B． strict C． bus D．city
A．As B． Because C． When D．Although
A．read B． sit C． talk D．hide
A．ways B． methods C． respect D．distance
A．message B． warning C． suggestion D．voice
A．Attention B． Minding C． Help D．Listen
A．papers B． passengers C． driver D．tears
A．on B． round C． ahead D．down
A．still B． nearly C． even D．hardly
A．turn B． talk C． order D．remark
A．loud B． neat C． slow D．weak
A．first B． last C． best D．only
A．passengers B． citizens C． patients D．schoolchildren
A．shouting B． crying C． smiling D．wondering
A．formed B． heated C． broken D．frozen
A．sad B． hard C． ordinary D．shy
A．need B． want C． like D．begin
A．my life B． Bus No.151 C． public D．other words
A．good morning B． good-bye C． hello D．thanks
A．starting B． seeing C． taking D．turning
Mr. Hadley was my 6th grade teacher. I was a tall thin girl weighing barely a hundred pounds. I ended up taking a lot of 36 especially from the boys, because of my appearance. I became an extremely 37 young lady.
One day 38 in the 6th grade class was told by Mr. Hadley that we would be 39 to stand up in front of the class and read the 40 that we had completed.
When my turn came, I 41 to stand up in front of all those students and 42 to their tricks. Mr. Hadley came over to me and again 43 me to read my report. I gave it back to him. He walked to the front of the 44 and said, "Yvonne has a very good report here and I think everyone 45 to hear her read it. If I hear anyone making 46 noises or making fun of her in any way, I will let you fail right here and now. Understood?"
Mr. Hadley walked back to me and 47 me the paper, asking me to go to the front of the class. I walked to the front of the class on legs 48 were shaking and I felt a(n) 49 in my chest. Everyone were all quiet, including those boys. I stood there trying to gain 50 .
Mr. Hadley walked over to me putting his arm around me, "You can do it. I have 51 in you!" His words helped calm me. I 52 the report and instead of the kids laughing at me and 53 me, they all stood up and clapped their hands.
From that day on the kids never made fun of me again and some 54 made friends with me. I continued to be quite shy all through school 55 from that day on I knew if I had to stand up in front of class again. I could do it.
A．exercise B．interests C．trouble D．tricks
A．brave B．shy C．graceful D．selfish
A．someone B．everyone C．none D．anyone
A．allowed B．required C．advised D．warned
A．newspapers B．reports C．experiences D．texts
A．refused B．decided C．promised D．pretended
A．show off B．look back C．open up D．put down
A．asked B．forced C．ordered D．permitted
A．teacher B．classroom C．blackboard D．class
A．likes B．hates C．needs D．dares
A．quiet B．strange C．special D．little
A．left B．dropped C．offered D．handed
A．which B．what C．where D．that
A．rabbit B．idea C．warmth D．coldness
A．strength B．excuse C．calm D．encouragement
A．dependence B．support C．confidence D．result
A．read B．recited C．announced D．described
A．looking down upon B．making fun of C．losing interest in D．breaking away from
A．definitely B．fortunately C．surprisingly D．actually
A．but B．and C．so D．though
It was just getting dark. There was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road. 36 I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I got to Salistury .
I was going along 37 at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a 38 scream--- “ Help! ” I looked round, but the only 39 of life was a large, black, rather suspicious--looking（可疑的）car just 40 a bend in the road about a hundred yards away. That was where the cry had come from. I 41 speed and went after it. I think the driver saw what I was doing, for he did the same and began to draw 42 me. As I drew near, the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but trembling with 43 .
“Let me go, you coward; you’re hurting me. Oh ! Oh ! ”
I felt my 44 boil. The fog was coming down 45 now, and the countryside was lonelier. I had no 46 that the murderous guy in the car noticed this. Again came a cry.
“Drop that knife, you fool. Oh ! ” Then a cry and a groan（呻吟）.
If I was to save her, it was now or 47 . Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would at least try to bring the murderer to 48 . The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across its 49 , and its brakes（刹车）screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and 50 into the ditch（沟）at the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out .
“You fool!” he shouted as he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was 51 than he. I put all I could into 52 that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It 53 him right on the point of the chin; his 54 slowly bent under him, and he dropped to the ground without a sound. I rushed to the car, 55 open the door and looked inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice.
“You have been listening to a radio play, Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. The news will follow immediately . ”
A．And B．Though C．Therefore D．But
A．quietly B．quickly C．carefully D．nervously
A．boy’s B．man’s C．woman’s D．driver’s
A．person B．sign C．sound D．form
A．turning B．crossing C．going D．driving
A．slowed down B．put on C．added to D．took up
A．right behind B．close to C．away from D．near by
A．joy B．sorrow C．fear D．anger
A．tears B．heart C．face D．blood
A．slighter B．thicker C．lower D．harder
A．need B．effort C．trouble D．doubt
A．never B．late C．ever D．then
A．justice B．court C．lawyer D．sentence
A．direction B．path C．front D．nose
A．drove B．ran C．crashed D．sped
A．slower B．quicker C．taller D．heavier
A．an anger B．a fist C．a beat D．a blow
A．caught B．struck C．knocked D．beat
A．chin B．fists C．knees D．body
A．hit B．brought C．pushed D．pulled
My parents ran a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week. And my first real job, when I was six years old, was 36 the diners’ shoes. My father had done it when he was young, so he taught me 37 to do it well, telling me to 38 to shine the shoes again if the customer wasn’t 39 .
I was proud of working in the restaurant 40 I was also working for the good of the family. But my father 41 said that I had to meet certain standards(标准) to be part of the team. I 42 to be on time, hard-working, and polite to the 43 . I was 44 paid for the work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of suggesting to Dad that he 45 give me $10 a week. He said, “OK. How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And for the times you bring in your friends 46 free soft drinks?” He 47 the amount of money I owed him, about $40 a week.
I remember returning to Seattle after being 48 in the US Army for about two years. I had just been promoted（升职） to Captain at that time. And full of pride, I walked into my parents’ restaurant, but the 49 thing Dad said was, “How about your 50 up tonight?” I couldn’t 51 my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But 52 didn’t matter. As far as Dad was concerned, I was just 53 member of the team. I reached for the mop(拖把).Working for Dad has taught me that the devotion(奉献) to a 54 is above all. It has nothing to do with 55 that team is for a family restaurant or the US Army.
A．washing B．shining C．changing D．repairing
A．why B．what C．when D．how
A．offer B．refuse C．continue D．forget
A．interested B．annoyed C．relaxed D．satisfied
A．if B．because C．when D．though
A．anxiously B．strangely C．clearly D．secretly
A．had B．tended C．hated D．pretended
A．family B．workers C．customers D．friends
A．never B．always C．seldom D．already
A．must B．should C．might D．could
A．by B．to C．on D．for
A．worked out B．decided on C．set aside D．cut down
A．absent B．over C．away D．alone
A．usual B．last C．next D．first
A．washing B．going C．cleaning D．turning
A．cover B．follow C．believe D．understand
A．they B．I C．he D．it
A．no B．either C．any D．another
A．team B．family C．leader D．restaurant
A．when B．whether C．how D．why
In a national spelling contest in America，an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her 36 voice the judges were not sure whether she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and 37 decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had 38 the word. But instead of lying，she told the truth that she had said the 39 letter—so she lost the contest.
As the girl walked off the 40 ，the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her 41 . Later，dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s honesty，even when it 42 her the contest. But the fact is that she 43 the biggest contest that day: the contest of her 44 .
Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is that we would do if we knew we would never get 45 . This young girl could easily have 46 and nobody would have known it but herself. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you 47 , you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own 48 and character more than the prize from a spelling 49 . Her respect for herself was more important than any 50 others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the 51 she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.
It’s so true that the choices you make today 52 what you are tomorrow. Our children will 53 our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to 54 to be honest，we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember，our kids are 55 what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.
A．high B．sweet C．tough D．soft
A．finally B．kindly C．secretly D．totally
A．forgotten B．mispronounced C．misspelled D．lost
A．correct B．wrong C．different D．same
A．stage B．studio C．test D．classroom
A．bravery B．honesty C．courage D．cleverness
A．cancelled B．cost C．offered D．wasted
A．achieved B．broke C．won D．defeated
A．reputation B．knowledge C．1ife D．character
A．paid B．awarded C．caught D．reported
A．escaped B．1ied C．changed D．answered
A．accept B．fight C．cheat D．insist
A．conscience B．feeling C．diligence D．modesty
A．contest B．champion C．judger D．expert
A．sense B．pride C．respect D．awareness
A．plan B．conclusion C．discovery D．choice
A．make B．change C．keep D．create
A．give B．take C．follow D．set
A．grow up B．bring up C．take up D．come up
A．recording B．inspecting C．correcting D．watching
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s 21 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so 22 that I decided to write an article about her.
I 23 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She 24 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I 25 I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there 26 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that 27 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The 28 was almost unbearable. I struggled for days 29 draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript 30 . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I 31 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t 32 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While 33 my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in 34 :
Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some 35 materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to 36 your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to 37 . Fear of rejection cost me ly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of 38 writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this 39 , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t 40 to doubt yourself.
A．joy B．voice C．speech D．smile
A．proud B．active C．satisfied D．moved
A．visited B．emailed C．phoned D．interviewed
A．agreed B．refused C．hesitated D．paused
A．replied B．discovered C．explained D．knew
A．seriously B．patiently C．nervously D．quietly
A．blaming B．fooling C．inviting D．urging
A．hardship B．failure C．comment D．pressure
A．with B．by C．on D．in
A．disappeared B．returned C．spread D．improved
A．compare B．struggle C．survive D．compete
A．ignore B．deliver C．face D．receive
A．decorating B．repairing C．cleaning D．leaving
A．disbelief B．anxiety C．horror D．trouble
A．subjective B．relevant C．private D．reliable
A．broadcast B．create C．publish D．assess
A．recover B．prepare C．escape D．concentrate
A．energetic B．endless C．typical D．enjoyable
A．experience B．success C．benefit D．accident
A．attempt B．afford C．expect D．pretend
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