A little boy would come to school early each day to start the fire and warm the classroom with an old-fashioned coal stove before his teacher and his classmates arrived. One morning they to find the schoolhouse in flames. They dragged the boy out of the building and took him to the nearby hospital.
The semi-conscious boy heard the doctor talking to his mother. The doctor told his mother that her son would surely die—which was for the , really—for the terrible fire had the lower half of his body completely.
But the brave boy didn't want to die. He made up his mind that he would survive. , to the amazement of the physician, he did . He again heard the doctor and his mother speaking quietly. The mother was told that he was to be a lifetime cripple (瘸子) with no use at all of his lower limbs. Once more the brave boy made up his mind. He would not be a cripple. He would walk. But from the waist down, he had no motor ability.
Finally he was from the hospital. Every day his mother massage (按摩) his little legs, but there was no feeling. Yet his 41 that he would walk was as as ever. One sunny day his mother him out into the yard to get some fresh air. This day, sitting there, he threw himself from the chair, pulled himself across the grass, his legs behind him. With great , he raised himself up on the fence. Then he began dragging himself along the . He started to do this every day he footed a smooth path all around the yard beside the fence.
At last, he did the ability to stand up, then to walk, and then to run.
This determined young man, who was not to survive, who would surely never walk, who could never hope to run—Dr. Glenn Cunningham, ran the world's fastest mile!
A．rushed B．got C．arrived D．intended
A．scared B．brave C．determined D．unconscious
A．worst B．best C．least D．most
A．damaged B．influenced C．disturbed D．removed
A．Besides B．Somehow C．Though D．However
A．recover B．survive C．insist D．remain
A．sure B．ready C．willing D．upset
A．strangely B．importantly C．gradually D．unfortunately
A．freed B．sent C．protected D．avoided
A．could B．would C．must D．should
A．determination B．confidence C．courage D．attention
A．wonderful B．clear C．strong D．meaningful
A．pushed B．wheeled C．drove D．persuaded
A．instead of B．because of C．despite of D．regardless of
A．raising B．dragging C．holding D．hiding
A．challenge B．strength C．pleasure D．effort
A．yard B．grass C．chair D．fence
A．until B．since C．when D．after
A．prepare B．develop C．discover D．improve
A．encouraged B．required C．expected D．attempted
Sometimes a step-parent has to take a step back. When I was thirty-five, I met my husband and came to ______ his kids, aged 10 and 7. We ______ playing basketball and shopping for cartoon books and became great friends. Then I got ______.
In most ______ ,stepkids live with their mom and stepdad. This makes our case quite ______ . Four years into our marriage, after going between their mom’s place and ours, the boys______ in with us full-time.
I was ______ a part-time friend, so everything changed. For example, ______ the kids to help didn’t appear an important thing before, but now they became unwilling. Once, after I’d asked my elder stepson to set the table, he ______ said, “You’re not my mother; I don’t have to ______ you.”
It was ______ but I realized it was about keeping ______ clear in our new family life. I told him he was right—I wasn’t his mom; I was another person in his life who ______ him, and we needed to get things done ______ .
______ in a life-in situation, a step-parent isn’t the parent. You help with everything and ______ lots of hugs and laughs. But you also have to learn to stand in the ______ . For example, when there were only enough ______ for Mom and Dad to sit up front, I sat in back. It was hurtful, but I realized it wasn’t personal.
Today, my stepsons know where to find me, whether it’s for long chats or a(n) ______ e-mail to say hi. And I know where to find them. The caring is surely there, even if the ______ isn’t.
A．know B．teach C．understand D．instruct
A．passed time B．agreed on C．had fun D．set about
A．convinced B．separated C．changed D．married
A．places B．ways C．cases D．families
A．unusual B．similar C．positive D．difficult
A．came B．moved C．got D．ran
A．as well B．just now C．once again D．no longer
A．allowing B．getting C．advising D．inviting
A．quietly B．suddenly C．simply D．immediately
A．work for B．listen to C．stay with D．focus on
A．selfish B．impolite C．reasonable D．painful
A．roles B．duties C．quarrels D．records
A．supported B．envied C．loved D．bothered
A．properly B．together C．already D．easily
A．Still B．Even C．Also D．Then
A．have B．expect C．avoid D．share
A．shadows B．positions C．shelters D．sufferings
A．spots B．beds C．chairs D．tickets
A．special B．extra C．quick D．private
A．bloodline B．influence C．comfort D．respect
It was a cold and windy fall day. I, a fourth-grade pupil, jumped out of the car. “Bye Mom! ” I yelled as she ______ away. I ran in the front doors and saw my friends waiting for me. We started to walk down the ______ to our classroom. The hallway was so loud as usual and you could ______ hear yourself think. My friend Casey said to me “Erin, your shoelace is ______. ” “I will tie it when we get in the classroom, thanks though. ” I replied. Well, I was ______.
We were still walking to our class and my friend Jenny was telling us ______. As we were walking and laughing I stepped on my shoelace and ______ on my face. ”Are you okay Erin? ” my friends asked me. Well, I wasn’t because I had a bloody nose and blood ______ on my uniform. I looked up from the floor and I saw everyone was staring at me. I ______ and tied my shoelace, put my backpack back on my back, and ran to my classroom. I didn’t ______ anything to my friends. I put my stuff at my desk when I got in the classroom, got a ______ for my nose, and went up to the teacher and asked for a nurse’s pass to get my nose ______ up. When I left the teacher, I saw my friends. I walked ______ by because I didn’t say anything to them. They were laughing and I thought they were laughing at me so I didn’t talk to them for the rest of the ______.
During lunch they came up to me and asked “So how is your ______? ” “Fine! ” I yelled, “I saw you laughing at me when I was on my way to the ______. ” “We weren’t laughing at you. Jenny told another joke. ” My friends said. “Well, I was ______ at you because I thought you were laughing at me. I’m sorry, do you guys ______ me? ” “Yes, we forgive you. But next time you should ask us ______ you assume something. ” My friends said. “OK guys, want to play soccer? ” I asked, “Sure! ” they said and then we went outside to ______ the soccer ball happily.
A．drove B．walked C．flew D．went
A．road B．hallway C．front door D．path
A．properly B．relatively C．ridiculously D．barely
A．unfitted B．unbearable C．untied D．uncomfortable
A．wrong B．upset C．vain D．sure
A．stories B．jokes C．lies D．facts
A．lay B．slided C．fell D．stood
A．attached B．stuck C．flashed D．got
A．got up B．turned up C．showed up D．took up
A．demand B．tell C．say D．do
A．backpack B．shoelace C．uniform D．tissue
A．bandaged B．cleaned C．washed D．wounded
A．directly B．brilliantly C．elegantly D．cautiously
A．day B．morning C．afternoon D．fall
A．face B．pass C．nose D．foot
A．teacher B．nurse C．classroom D．office
A．mad B．exhausted C．dissatisfied D．rude
A．swear B．punish C．evaluate D．forgive
A．until B．before C．if D．unless
A．squeeze B．seize C．kick D．play
When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He ______ her Inky.
“I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats ______ playmatcs,”Kruger, The sevevty-year-old man,says.“My hearing was damaged by the ______ of farm epuipment, so I learned to connect with ______. They react to what they see and what you do.”
Inky was a gentle cat, ______the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did ______ that would set her apart from ______ cats forever. Kruger had gone down to the basemeng to ______ the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he ______ to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so , he slipped and ______ his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
______ in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt ______ going into shock（休克）. He shouted for help ,______ his wife, Brenda , was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house.______ Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
“Go get Brenda, ” Krugger said to Inky.
Inky ______ to the bedroom door and scratched ______ until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the ______ Brenda found her husband ______the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months ______ therd,” Says kruger. “Although I became lame , I was blessed. ” Sinec the acciedent, Inky has ______ Left Krhger’s side.
A．gave B． chose C． named D．remembered
A．like B． as C． except D．among
A．sound B． alarm C．noise D．voice
A．animals B． friends C．farmers D．neghbors
A．sharing B． visiting C．dividing D．discovering
A．anything B． nothing C．something D．everything
A．familiar B． lovely C．ordinary D．outstanding
A．shut out B． shut off C．shut down D．shut up
A．marched B． flew C．struggled D．climbed
A．bent B． hit C．shook D．pulled
A．Falling B． Lying C．Appearing D．Thinking
A．it B． itself C．him D．himself
A．and B． but C．or D．so
A．Thus B． Otherwise C．Then D．Rather
A．walked B． ran C．returned D．withdrew
A．rapidly B． suddenly C．madly D．urgently
A．at the bottom of B．in the middle of C．at the top of D．in the front of
A．regretting B． resting C．relaxing D．recovering
A．never B． ever C．still D．already
In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23yearold son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to ____ a different life. It was a transitional (过渡的) period in Daniel's life. I wanted to ____ him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the ____ time I had let such moments pass.
When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked,"What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?" Then he walked ____ the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar ____ was played out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him ____ and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words ____ me.
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those ____ opportunities. How many times have I let such moments ____? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what he has ____ to me or what he might ____ to face in the years that followed. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.
What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? ____ as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet I always ____ never hearing him put his ____ into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so ____ to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned ____, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. "Daniel," I said, "if I could have picked one, I would have picked you."That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world ____, and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was ____ of was the stubble (胡子茬) on his chin as his face pressed against mine. What I had said to Daniel was ____. It was nothing. And yet, it was ____.
A．experience B．undertake C．enjoy D．shape
A．show B．convey C．leave D．instruct
A．last B．first C．very D．next
A．How long B．How far C．How D．What
A．sign B．scene C．scenery D．sight
A．interest B．hope C．courage D．wisdom
A．failed B．discouraged C．struck D．disappointed
A．future B．embarrassing C．obvious D．lost
A．counted B．meant C．valued D．cared
A．think B．want C．expect D．wish
A．nothing but B．anything but C．only too D．more than
A．But B．And C．Instead D．Then
A．wondered B．regretted C．minded D．tried
A．views B．actions C．feelings D．attitudes
A．important B．essential C．hard D．complex
A．disappeared B．changed C．progressed D．advanced
A．sensitive B．convinced C．aware D．tired
A．into B．against C．on D．with
A．clumsy B．gentle C．absurd D．moving
A．none B．all C．anything D．everything
One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work. I work at a local restaurant in town as a cashier, seater and waiter.
I went to work feeling ______. And to make matters worse, I was busy that evening. It's the same thing over and over again.______ with customers who complain about their food and where they are ______ is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to ______ a lot of us ______ but we manage to deal with it.
Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very _____ near where I keep the dirty ______ in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming
in and ______ running all over the house, it was crazy.______ these elderly women were watching ______ I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers.
When they ______ their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, what ______ I was in and what I planned to do in the future.
______ they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a ______ and gentle voice, "You are going places. And that was it." They left the ______ and I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me ______ to believe in myself. They ______ my spirit from being down and gave me a to keep on working hard.
People used to tell me that I couldn't have a career in ______ until I had a degree. I'm now a co-anchor (联合主持人)of a student-produced television ______. And the best thing is: I'm only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.
A．tired B．excited C．up D．down
A．dealing B．helping C．talking D．meeting
A．sat B．seated C．laid D．seating
A．attract B．avoid C．adjust D．annoy
A．employees B．customers C．boss D．employers
A．table B．box C．spot D．kitchen
A．dishes B．rooms C．clothes D．chairs
A．men B．women C．servers D．people
A．and B．otherwise C．but D．so
A．what B．how C．where D．why
A．finished． B．completed C．ordered D．got
A．place B．grade C．mark D．position
A．before B．while C．as D．after
A．confident B．loud C．low D．pleasant
A．kitchen B．house C．restaurant D．table
A．ability B．courage C．imagination D．time
A．put down B．picked up C．took over D．pointed out
A．cause B．reason C．present D．permission
A．television B．government C．school D．restaurant
A．company B．station C．show D．advertisement
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