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I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always . Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们) just thought I was . I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big for the kids was the fun of Christmas .
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for to share by all five of us.
The big arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies— fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, to be angry again. This is what she told me：
“I was looking thinking of what to buy, and I to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees’.One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so as I did that day.
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Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries. Yet much had happened _____. As was discussed before, it was not _____ the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic _____, following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the _____ of the periodical. It was during the same time that the communications revolution _____ up, beginning with transport, the railway, and leading _____ through the telegraph, the telephone, radio, and motion pictures _____ the 20th-century world of the motor car and the air plane. Not everyone sees that process in a right way. Nevertheless, it is _____ to do so.
It is generally recognized, _____, that the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century, _____ by the invention of the integrated circuit during the 1960s, radically changed the process, _____ its impact on the media was not immediately _____. As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became “personal” too, as well as institutional, with display becoming _____ and storage capacity _____. They were thought of, like people, _____ generations, with the distance between generations much _____.
It was within the computer age that the term “information society” began to be widely used to describe the _____ within which we now live. The communications revolution has _____ both work and leisure and how we think and feel both about place and time, but there have been _____ views about its economic, political, social and cultural implications. “Benefits” have been weighed _____ “harmful” outcomes. And generalizations have proved difficult.
A．between B．before C．since D．later
A．after B．by C．during D．until
A．means B．method C．medium D．measure
A．process B．company C．light D．form
A．gathered B．speeded C．worked D．picked
A．on B．out C．over D．off
A．of B．for C．beyond D．into
A．important B．difficult C．honest D．concrete
A．indeed B．hence C．however D．therefore
A．brought B．followed C．stimulated. D．characterized
A．unless B．since C．lest D．although
A．apparent B．desirable C．negative D．believable
A．sharper B．darker C．heavier D．higher
A．decreasing B．increasing C．declining D．flowing
A．by means of B．in terms of C．with regard to D．in line with
A．deeper B．fewer C．nearer D．smaller
A．environment B．distance C．sky D．state
A．regarded B．impressed C．influenced D．effected
A．competitive B．controversial C．conditional D．clumsy
A．above B．upon C．against D．with
Hi，this is Linda，a schoolgirl from New Jersey.My day is full of activities and I seem to be always ____.During the week，I usually get up at half past six ____ I would really prefer to sleep late.After I get up I perform my ____ routine of washing my face，brushing my teeth，and then____ what to wear.After I get dressed，I brush my hair.I usually don't have time for____ in the morning because I have to catch a bus at seven o'clock to ___.The bus is usually___ and it really makes me envy my schoolmates who don't have to ride the bus to school.Classes at school start at a quarter to eight except on Tuesdays____ they start at seven.Each class has its own timetable.Classes are fortyfive minutes long with tenminute ___，except for one“long”break between the third and the fourth classes，which is twenty minutes____.
My classes take place____in our classroom or in various labs or a gym. After class we go for lunch to the___.Some students in their third and fourth____have afternoon classes，afterschool activities or driving lessons.
After school I sometimes go shopping or just ___ around the town for a while.When I get home I like to ____ for some time, I listen to music or watch TV. Then I start my homework or help with some housework.
I___eat dinner at about seven o'clock. At dinner my family____what happened during the day.____dinner，I watch TV or go surfing(冲浪)or watch a film or a video.I usually manage to go to ___ around half past ten.
What do you think of my____？
A．angry B．busy C．early D．happy
A．as B．if C．since D．though
A．day B．night C．morning D．afternoon
A．asking B．deciding C．knowing D．thinking
A．breakfast B．dinner C．lunch D．supper
A．cinema B．hospital C．school D．work
A．cheap B．crowded C．empty D．expensive
A．that B．when C．while D．where
A．breaks B．periods C．pauses D．stops
A．away B．long C．sharp D．short
A．all B．both C．either D．neither
A．dining hall B．library C．living room D．street
A．hour B．week C．month D．grade
A．look B．move C．travel D．walk
A．play B．relax C．sing D．sleep
A．carefully B．immediately C．slowly D．usually
A．discuss B．report C．say D．repeat
A．After B．Before C．Over D．Through
A．bed B．dream C．church D．toilet
A．country B．family C．lifestyle D．school
The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. , recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son .
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long over the hills. They had been this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days . To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some .
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of . “What’s that? ”he asked. “That’s the treasure, ”said the boy. Robert suddenly something of an adventure story in the boy’s . While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd the . But who would be the pirate(海盗)?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to such a man in a story. Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was .
So, thanks to a September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest stories in the English language.
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally
A．alone B．next door C．at home D．abroad
A．meeting B．story C．holiday D．job
A．Lloyd B．Robert C．Henley D．John
A．talk B．rest C．walk D．game
A．attempting B．missing C．planning D．enjoying
A．quiet B．dull C．busy D．cold
A．cleaning B．writing C．drawing D．exercising
A．doubted B．noticed C．decided D．recognized
A．the sea B．the house C．Scotland D．the island
A．forgotten B．buried C．discovered D．unexpected
A．saw B．drew C．made D．learned
A．book B．reply C．picture D．mind
A．star B．hero C．writer D．child
A．help B．problem C．use D．bottom
A．praise B．produce C．include D．accept
A．Yet B．Also C．But D．Thus
A．read B．born C．hired D．written
A．rainy B．sunny C．cool D．windy
A．news B．love C．humorous D．adventure
A city man went duck hunting on a friend’s farm, but the first duck he shot fell across the fence line onto the neighbor’s . So he hopped(跳过)the fence to fetch the duck.
As he back for the fence, the old neighbor popped up in an old car and asked him what he was doing with “his” duck.
The city man said, “I shot him but he fell over here on your farm. ”
“Well, it’s my duck. ”the old man said. “But since you say that is yours, we’ll just settle this by the old way—we’ll for it. ”
The younger, , and bigger city man thought he could beat the older man, so he agreed.
Then the old man , “But we’ll fight by country . ”
“I get the first three hits, ”he said, “and the first one to give up will . OK? ”The young man believed he could three hits from the old guy first, so he agreed.
, before he could even put the duck down, the old man kicked him in the face. As he how such an old man made him suffer such , the old man kicked the guy in the side of the head, knocking out two teeth. The young man got . Once the young man fell to the ground, the old man kicked him again.
The young man struggled and to his feet finally. The young man, two of his teeth, slowly smiled as he his first hit on the old guy. “It’s my now. ”He made up his mind to fight back.
To his , the old man smiled as he said, “OK, I give up. According to our rules, you can have the duck now. ”
Wisdom is something powerful than strength.
A．car B．store C．farm D．house
A．headed B．returned C．apologized D．threw
A．country B．common C．strange D．traditional
A．run B．answer C．fight D．hunt
A．cleverer B．stronger C．shorter D．funnier
A．easily B．hardly C．carefully D．closely
A．worriedly B．happily C．difficultly D．patiently
A．asked B．begged C．added D．argued
A．times B．rules C．eyes D．hands
A．leave B．lose C．cry D．stay
A．have B．receive C．stand D．win
A．However B．Therefore C．Although D．Otherwise
A．found B．knew C．believed D．wondered
A．pain B．courage C．luck D．hope
A．sleepy B．injured C．clear D．foolish
A．sat B．lay C．fell D．rose
A．getting B．lending C．using D．missing
A．forgot B．described C．planned D．copied
A．duck B．food C．question D．turn
A．excitement B．surprise C．imagination D．agreement
My son, Sam, struggled through elementary school. But his sixth grade teacher took the time to ____ Sam’s strengths and inspired him to be a better student.
On Valentine’s Day, my eleven-year-old son Sam ____ me to allow him to buy his teacher an enormous red heart-shaped box filled with chocolates. We compromised，and he ____ her a smaller but respectably sized heart. On his small ____ , $4.99 was a huge investment, and I was touched by his ____ .
Sam has not always loved teachers. He doesn’t yet admit that he ____ school, but he does like to hang out in his classroom after three o’ clock, and he is ____ about some class projects.
Last year, Sam’s most memorable achievement was having the longest “missing assignment” list in the ____ fifth grade. He ____ all year to keep his head above the academic sea. Many nights Sam sank into tears of ____ while working his way through another pile of homework.
I must admit I was ____ when I first met Mrs. Hogan. She was a ____ teacher. She seemed so young and sweet and inexperienced. How was this new teacher going to ____ a boy who had feared school?
As Iobserved this teacher’s ____ with my son at the end of each day, I realized that Sam’s inattentiveness and disorganization were not the ____ things that Mrs. Hogan noticed. She recognized Sam as a knowledgeable, capable student who loved to read. He managed to meet her ____.
Sam began to do his homework without numerous reminders ____ a major search through his crowded backpack. He brought home less and less class work. He ____ six A’s on his second-quarter report card.
I ____ don’t know how much of this miracle is due to the magic of Mrs. Hogan. I do know that my son loves his sixth grade teacher, and I think there is a ____ in relationships that can inspire children when nothing else can.
A．improve B．encourage C．push D．drive
A．advised B．promised C．allowed D．begged
A．bought B．agreed C．rejected D．met
A．standard B．Age C．budget D．basis
A．will B．cleverness C．generosity D．bravery
A．likes B．hates C．attends D．misses
A．annoyed B．excited C．surprised D．worried
A．remarkable B．favorable C．honorable D．entire
A．struggled B．intended C．failed D．continued
A．regret B．surprise C．frustration D．pleasure
A．interested B．concerned C．moved D．wrong
A．working B．caring C．rising D．beginning
A．lift up B．stay up C．sit up D．get up
A．cooperation B．relationship C．interaction D．discussion
A．precious B．interesting C．obvious D．primary
A．questions B．requests C．demands D．expectations
A．although B．or C．if D．so
A．marked B．accepted C．earned D．left
A．clearly B．strongly C．yet D．still
A．mass B．magic C．handwriting D．plan
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