From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital(独奏演唱会). A recital _____I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers. Each year I _____ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And each year he would shake his head, muttering(嘀咕) _________about build self-confidence and working toward a ________.
So it was with really great______that I stood in church one recent Sunday, video camera in hand, and ______my 68-year-old father sweating in his shirt ______rising to play the piano in his very first recital.
My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldn’t ________lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, _______too many of us do. But though he was rooted in his past, he wasn’t ________there. When he retired three years ago, he _____ his church music director to take him as a student.
For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he ______stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the ______? I worried, remembering those split seconds______ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would _______. But then came the beautiful melody(旋律)，from the _____fingers that once baited(装饵于) my fishing lines. And I______he had been doing what music teachers always stress:_____the music and pretend the others aren’t there.
“I’m ________of him for starting something new at his age,” I said to my son Jeff.
“Yeah, and doing it so______,” Jeff added.
With his first recital, my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.
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My father often works very harD．And he has 1 to see a film. Here I’ll tell you 2 about him.
One afternoon, when he finished his work and 3 go home, he found a film ticket under the 4 on his desk. He thought he 5 to have not much work to do that day and 6 was quite wonderful to pass the 7 at the cinemA．So he came back home and 8 finished his supper. Then he said 9 to us and left.
But to our 10 , he came back about half an hour later, I 11 him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about 12 funny thing that had happened at the cinema.
When my father was sitting in his seat, a 13 came to my father’s and said that the seat was 14 . Ｍy father was surpriseD．He took out the ticket 15 looked at it carefully. It was Row17, 16 . And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked her 17 her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3.
18 ? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering suddenly the woman said, “The 19 of the tickets are different.” So they looked at the ticket more carefully. After a while, my father said, “Oh, 20 , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left the cinema.
1． A．little money B．much money C．little time D．much time
2． A．a funny story B．a good story C．an old story D．a strange story
3． A．was to B．was about to C．had to D．ought
4． A．box B．book C．glass D．paper
5． A．happened B．liked C．pretended D．wanted
6． A．it B．this C．that D．which
7． A．morning B．afternoon C．day D．evening
8． A．early B．quietly C．quickly D．suddenly
9． A．hello B．good-bye C．good evening D．good night
10．A．disappointment B．joy C．sorrow D．surprise
11．A．asked B．explained C．told D．wanted
12．A．a B．one C．some D．the
13．A．man B．woman C．doctor D．nurse
14．A．hers B．his C．taken D．wrong
15．A．and B．but C．or D．so
16．A．Seat1 B．Seat2 C．Seat3 D．Seat4
17．A．it bring B．to get C．to see D．to show
18．A．Why B．How C．When D．where
19．A．designs B．colors C．prices D．owners
20．A．I’m sad B．I’m sorry C．I’m wrong D．I’m worried
During a recent holiday I visited Dusseldorf, a city in the former West Germany. The nine-day trip left a deep impression 1 me. I arrived at Dussedorf airport at 7 pm. It was already 2 outside. The first thing I needed to do was to find a place to 3 . I decided to telephone the youth hotel. But to use the phone I needed some 4 , I asked a lady for help. To my 5 she gave me three coins to use. But all the phones in the 6 needed phone cards. And phone cards could only be bought at post offices during the 7 . I was 8 I would not be able to call the hotel. An old gentleman helped me. He couldn’t speak English 9 understand that I needed to 10 a phone call. He showed me where the phone was and inserted 11 phone carD．I called the youth hotel and found a place to stay that night.
The 12 of the German people made me feel that I was not 13 my first day in Germany wasn’t as 14 as I expecteD．Whenever I went, I asked people for 15 . It surprised me that 16 every young German could speak English fluently. Older Germans couldn't speak English very well, but they would try to help me 17 they coulD．One middle-aged man I asked for directions even 18 me to the place I was looking for.
My 19 in Germany totally changed my impression of Germans. Now I think the people couldn't be more 20 .
1． A．on B．for C．to D．about
2． A．late B．dark C．light D．early
3． A．visit B．eat C．stay D．keep
4． A．cards B．information C．money D．coins
5． A．joy B．disappointment C．emotion D．surprise
6． A．hotel B．airport C．city D．pavement
7． A．night B．daytime C．trip D．rush-hour
8． A．afraid B．sure C．glad D．eager
9． A．or B．but C．and D．so
10．A．make B．have C．do D．answer
11．A．another B．a C．my D．his
12．A．use B．success C．care D．kindness
13．A．really B．nearly out of C．far from D．close to
14．A．interesting B．good C．bad D．busy
15．A．direction B．distance C．travel D．serve
16．A．almost B．even C．only D．already
17．A．whenever B．whatever C．wherever D．however
18．A．drove B．reached C．moved D．came
19．A．experience B．victory C．visit D．memory
20．A．friendly B．unfriendly C．cold-hearted D．valuable
A newly trained teacher named Mary went to teach at a Navajo Indian reservation. Every day, she would ask five of the young Navajo students to __1__ the chalkboard and complete a simple math problem from 2 homework.
They would stand there, silently, 3 to complete the task. Mary couldn’t figure it out. 4 she had studied in her educational curriculum helped, and she 5 hadn’t seen anything like it in her student-teaching days back in Phoenix.
What am I doing wrong? Could I have chosen five students who can’t do the 6 ? Mary would wonder. No, 7 couldn’t be that. Finally she 8 the students what was wrong. And in their answers, she learned a 9 lesson from her young 10 pupils about self-image and a(n) 11 of self-worth.
It seemed that the students 12 each other’s individuality and knew that 13 of them were capable of doing the problems. 14 at their early age, they understood the senselessness of the win-lose approach in the classroom. They believed no one would 15 if any students were shown up or embarrassed at the 16 . So they 17 to compete with each other in public.
Once she understood, Mary changed the system 18 she could check each child’s math problem individually, but not at any child’s expense 19 his classmates. They all wanted to learn, 20 not at someone else’s expense.
1． A．go to B．come to C．get close to D．bring
2． A．his B．their C．his own D．her
3． A．happy B．willingly C．readily D．unwilling
4． A．Anything B．Nothing C．Everything D．Neither
5． A．almost B．certainly C．hardly D．never
6． A．question B．chalkboard C．problem D．homework
7． A．they B．it C．everything D．each
8． A．asked B．questioned C．told D．understood
9． A．outstanding B．surprising C．annoying D．frightening
10．A．sunburned B．tender C．Indian D．naughty
11．A．sense B．image C．way D．aspect
12．A．had B．ignored C．respected D．cared
13．A．none B．no one C．each D．not all
14．A．Especially B．Even though C．Even so D．Even
15．A．lose B．win C．achieve D．answer
16．A．time B．situation C．chalkboard D．condition
17．A．refused B．rejected C．tried D．promised
18．A．if B．so that C．unless D．in case
19．A．in favour of B．of C．by means of D．in front of
20．A．and B．but C．so D．or
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从26－45各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C，D）中选出最佳选项。
On my first day of the sixth grade, I noticed one little girl called Amy on the school bus. “Don’t __26__ her,” Lauren said, who sat beside me. “Or they will make fun of you.”
Amy had many __27__ differences — lots of reasons for other kids to make fun of her. Her eyes weren’t straight. Her glasses were an inch thick. And she had really ugly teeth.
Every day __28__ we drove to and from school, kids would shout insults (侮辱) at Amy. “God, what a (n) __29__ face! Stop looking at me!” “Mr. Rolland (the driver)! Amy took off her __30__, and now her eyes are __31__ me! Make her put them back on!” For a while I shouted my share of insults, just so I’d fit in (合群). __32__, I didn’t want them to treat me the same way they treated Amy.
But while I was insulting her, my heart __33__ for the girl. I could see that the insults were making her look __34__, because she was so ashamed (羞愧) and alone. Then I wanted to __35__ her. I just didn’t know how to stop my schoolmates __36__ the night of our class roller-skating party.
Our whole class was there, including Amy. Amy didn’t know how to __37__, but I could see how much she wanted to __38__ like the rest of us. So I skated over to her and took her by the hand; we began the journey together around the skating rink (溜冰场). She just smiled, and sometimes she would laugh in __39__.
On the school bus the next morning there was much news about Amy and me __40__ together, __41__ nobody insulted her or me. And they didn’t do that for the rest of the year.
After graduation, I never __42__ Amy again. However, I never forget her and I’ve always __43__ if I changed her life for the better. But I know for sure she changed my __44__. After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to impress (给……留下印象) people by trying to __45__ like them. I became myself.
26. A. laugh at B. ask about C. talk to D. be afraid of
27. A. common B. small C. social D. physical
28. A. as B. though C. after D. before
29. A. pretty B. strange C. ordinary D. lovely
30. A. glasses B. coat C. shoes D. hat
31. A. frightening B. interesting C. encouraging D. injuring
32. A. Instead B. After all C. If so D. Therefore
33. A. beat B. lost C. ached D. opened
34. A. happier B. taller C. prettier D. uglier
35. A. give in to B. deal with C. stand up for D. believe in
36. A. until B. except C. before D. after
37. A. stand B. skate C. play D. walk
38. A. catch up B. have fun C. sit down D. fall over
39. A. fear B. surprise C. comfort D. joy
40. A. talking B. chatting C. skating D. travelling
41. A. so B. because C. but D. still
42. A. wrote to B. laughed at C. heard from D. made fun of
43. A. hoped B. wondered C. thought D. considered
44. A. life B. mind C. interest D. friend
45. A. study B. fight C. act D. play
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
Being alone in outer space can be 36 . That is one reason why astronauts on solo(单独的) space flights were given plenty of work to keep them 37 . They were also in constant communication with people on the earth. 38 , being with people from whom you cannot get away might be even harder than being alone. This is what happens on long submarine(潜水艇) voyages. It will also happen on 39 space flights in the future. Will there be special problems of adjustment under such conditions?
Scientists have studied the reactions of men to one another during long submarine voyages. They have also found that the longer the voyage lasts, the more serious the problem of 40 is. When men are 41 together for a long period, they begin to feel 42 . Everyone has little habits of speaking and behaving that are ordinarily acceptable. In the limited space over a long period of time, however, these little habits may become very 43 .
Apparently, although no one wants to be 44 all the time, everyone needs some degree of privacy. When people are enclosed together, they are in what is called stress situation. That means that they are under an unusual amount of 45 or stress.
People who are well-adjusted are able to 46 stress situations better than others. That is one reason why so much care is taken in 47 our astronauts. These men undergo a long period of testing and training. One of the things tested is their behavior under stress, and thus they can do better than ordinary people.
A．excited B．frightening C．confusing D．brave
A．tired B．asleep C．conscious D．busy
A．So far B．After all C．However D．Therefore
A．long B．fast C．dangerous D．direct
A．fuel B．entertainment C．adjustment D．health
A．shut up B．held up C．brought up D．picked up
A．uneasy B．interested C．comfortable D．excited
A．pleasing B．annoying C．common D．valuable
A．noisy B．alone C．personal D．sociable
A．emphasis B．conflict C．power D．pressure
A．handle B．create C．affect D．investigate
A．becoming B．choosing C．ordering D．promoting
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