You Did More Than Carry My Books
Mark was waking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark down and helped the boy pick up these articles. ____ they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark _____ the boy’s name was Bill, that he __ __computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of __ with his other subjects and that he had just broken with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was_ in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed __ with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They ___ to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before , Bill asked Mark if they talk.
Bill __ him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you __wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day ?” asked Bill. “You see, I ___ out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess __ anyone else. I had panned to run away and I was going home to my things. But after we spent some time together __ and laughing, I realized that ____I had done that, I would have a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together.
So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day you did a lot more. You _ _my life.”
A．fell B．sat C．lay D．knelt
A．Although B．Since C．After D．until
A．discovered B．realized C．said D．decided
A．played B．loved C．tried D．made
A．questions B．ideas C．trouble D．doubt
A．up B．out C．off D．away
A．called B．helped C．invited D．allowed
A．peacefully B．willingly C．freely D．pleasantly
A．continued B．agreed C．forced D．offered
A．graduation B．movement C．separation D．vacation
A．would B．should C．could D．must
A．demanded B．reminded C．removed D．asked
A．ever B．usually C．even D．never
A．checked B．took C．cleared D．put
A．over B．into C．with D．for
A．find B．pick C．pack D．hold
A．talking B．playing C．reading D．watching
A．before B．if C．while D．as
A．forgotten B．passed C．left D．lost
A．helped B．recovered C．improved D．changed
I went to a group activity, “Sensitivity Sunday”, which was to make us more the problems faced by disabled people. We were asked to “ a disability” for several hours one Sunday. Some members, , chose to use wheelchairs. Others wore sound-blocking earplugs（耳塞）or blindfolds（眼罩）.
Just sitting in the wheelchair was a experience. I had never considered before how it would be to use one. As soon as I sat down, my made the chair begin to roll. Its wheels were not . Then I wondered where to put my . It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into . I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of for several hours. For disabled people, “adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary（临时的） .
I tried to find a position and thought it might be restful, kind of nice, to be around for a while. Looking around, I I would have to handle the thing myself? My hands started to ache as I the heavy metal wheels. I came to know that controlling the of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n) task.
My wheelchair experiment was soon . It made a deep impression on me. A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the , both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome.
A．curious about B．interested in C．aware of D．careful with
A．cure B．prevent C．adopt D．analyze
A．instead B．strangely C．as usual D．like me
A．learning B．working C．satisfying D．relaxing
A．convenient B．awkward C．boring D．exciting
A．height B．force C．skill D．weight
A．locked B．repaired C．powered D．grasped
A．hands B．feet C．keys D．handles
A．place B．action C．play D．effect
A．operation B．communication C．transportation D．production
A．exploration B．education C．experiment D．entertainment
A．flexible B．safe C．starting D．comfortable
A．yet B．just C．still D．even
A．shown B．pushed C．driven D．guided
A．realized B．suggested C．agreed D．admitted
A．lifted B．turned C．pressed D．seized
A．path B．position C．direction D．way
A．easy B．heavy C．major D．extra
A．forgotten B．repeated C．conducted D．finished
A．weaknesses B．challenges C．anxieties D．illnesses
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
As a child, I started learning to play the piano, my favorite musical ,but I was forced to give up when I started my middle school I could concentrate more on my studies.
It’s one of my biggest to stop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today. During the following years, I kept telling my piano teacher that I would . However, I didn’t keep my promise because I was with my study. I lost touch with my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. I was very sad because I lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gentle person. It hurts me to think she may have been that I never returned. I haven’t taken lessons since then but to be honest, I to. Sitting at the piano, I couldn’t help recalling many -- times of my practising at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher me after I played entire pieces of music wrong in front of her colleagues. I was so that I could hardly say anything. But her helped ease my shame. These memories, , good or bad, never caused my for playing the piano again.
This thought then led me to think that is like music, and that we all try to play different in the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch(音高) is when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. that we sing the songs of joy, quietness and love. Though I may never make it back to piano lessons, it doesn’t that I’ve stopped making music.
A．instrument B．performance C．room D．stage
A．because B．so that C．now that D．for
A．successes B．regrets C．decisions D．hobbies
A．play B．graduate C．leave D．return
A．occupied B．angry C．satisfied D．patient
A．Actually B．Constantly C．Suddenly D．Gradually
A．astonished B．glad C．disappointed D．amazed
A．liked B．needed C．wanted D．decided
A．dreams B．expressions C．words D．memories
A．instructed B．hurt C．punished D．respected
A．frightened B．moved C．embarrassed D．excited
A．happiness B．satisfaction C．comfort D．sigh
A．instead B．meanwhile C．therefore D．however
A．hope B．courage C．feeling D．effort
A．life B．learning C．attitude D．enjoyment
A．cards B．sports C．roles D．games
A．hard B．wonderful C．surprising D．complex
A．unique B．boring C．common D．similar
A．necessary B．strange C．possible D．important
A．matter B．mean C．report D．appear
It was a beautiful and sunny spring day. I had just finished my daughter to the airport to catch an early morning flight. My sons and I went to a restaurant for breakfast before we home. After eating we got into the car and of the parking lot. The restaurant was at the of a hill. At the bottom was a stop sign, so we found at the end of a long line of traffic waiting while only one car onto the main road at a time.
As I looked down, my eyes an elderly man standing by the stop sign. His clothes were old. The man held a board with the words “Need Help Please!” on it. My heart went out to him and I myself in his situation. As car after car turned onto the road without stopping for him, I my wallet to see whatever cash was left in it. As I was pulling it out of my , I saw a young girl walk up to him. She was carrying a bag full of take-out food from the I was just at. I saw that the old man the young lady and smiled as she gave him a hug.
, a horn (喇叭) from the car behind made me realize that I hadn’t been moving forward, this simple choice for kindness had caught my attention and my heart. By the time I arrived there, both the man and the lady who had helped him were . I felt a bit disappointed. , as I drove home the sun seemed to shine even brighter.
A choice is such a(n) thing. It can touch a heart and change a life. Each day we are given a thousand . May you make all of yours for . May you make your whole life a choice for love and joy.
A．driving B．picking C．calling D．bringing
A．travelled B．walked C．returned D．left
A．took out B．pulled out C．pushed out D．dropped out
A．top B．from C．side D．middle
A．it B．themselves C．itself D．ourselves
A．changed B．turned C．joined D．put
A．stared B．shot C．caught D．focused
A．tired B．poor C．healthy D．strange
A．imagined B．felt C．realized D．woke
A．looked for B．cared for C．paid for D．reached for
A．box B．shirt C．trousers D．pocket
A．airport B．restaurant C．car D．hill
A．thanked B．introduced C．interviewed D．shook
A．Especially B．Carefully C．Luckily D．Suddenly
A．before B．after C．because D．if
A．losing B．gone C．missed D．going
A．Otherwise B．But C．So D．However
A．powerful B．terrible C．unimportant D．useful
A．opinions B．times C．choices D．chances
A．politeness B．kindness C．happiness D．business
Have you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for often. achieving what you set out to do is not the most important thing.
A boy decided to dig a hole behind his house. As he was ,a couple of old boys stopped by to give a/an . “What are you doing？” asked one of the .“ I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” the boy excitedly. The older boys began to , telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was . After a while, the boy picked up a jar(罐子). He it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and ,“Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, ___ look at what I’ve found during this period! ”
The boy’s goal was far too ，but it did cause him to go on. And that is what a goal is____ --to cause us to move in the we have chosen, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you short of your aim, maybe you can say“ Yes, but look at I’ve found along the way! So many wonderful things have my life because I tried to do something!” is in the digging that life is lived. It is a joy on the that really makes sense.
A．small B．big C．deep D．wide
A．working B．playing C．moving D．wondering
A．hand B．look C．tool D．order
A．visitors B．girls C．friends D．neighbors
A．dug B．answered C．admitted D．debated
A．laugh B．shout C．attack D．explain
A．dangerous B．illegal C．impossible D．unnecessary
A．took B．gave C．passed D．showed
A．excitedly B．happily C．confidently D．successfully
A．but B．or C．so D．and
A．good B．difficult C．clear D．common
A．with B．on C．for D．in.
A．road B．way C．path D．direction
A．every B．each C．all D．both
A．begin B．end C．start D．finish
A．reach B．fall C．find D．set
A．whether B．when C．where D．what
A．come i B．got into C．devoted to D．turned to
A．That B．This C．It D．There
A．life B．goal C．failure D．journey
Ban the Band(乐队)
Every year,our school has a dance for all the students.It’s a little funny seeing friends in clean shoes and trousers or colorful ______,instead of the usual school uniform.
Most of us think the dance is great ____ ---even the teachers enjoy being there._____,two weeks ago someone said that there would be no ______ band this year ---only CDs.
“I don’t ____ it!”Amy cried out during the lunch break.
“Someone said the school couldn’t ____ a band,and they think it’s too noisy anyway/”added Daniel.
“Well,I don’t think it’s ____ enough without a band!”declared Angela.”and I’m going to see what can be done.”
Angela was as good as her ____.In the afternoon she went to see the school headmaster who agreed to give the ____ some more thought.And he suggested that one ____for having a band was to increase the price of each ticket from $5 to $10.Angela had to _____ out whether the students would like to do that.
“I need all of you to help me,”she ____to our group before school the next day.”Mr.Berry gave me a list of all the names,and suggested we ask each one their ____ about the band and the extra cost.”
______ the day we asked around as Angela suggested,and wrote down peoples’s feelings about the band and the cost.We were amazed how much ____ there was for the band and everyone agreed to pay the extra $5.
“I’m surprised,”smiled Mr.Berry,when we gave him the ____.”I realty thought that only a few people ____ their band and that the cost would be too high.OK.Angela,your next ____is to find a good band and line them up for the dance. ”
Angela was all smiles and ____ the news to Amy and Daniel.”You’re ____,”smiled Daniel to Angela as he thought how close they came to having a less than perfect dance.
A．shapes B．dressed C．flowers D．pictures
A．fun B．work C．effort D．progress
A．Besides B．Otherwise C．However D．Therefore
A．new B．live C．foreign D．marching
A．mean B．need C．accept D．believe
A．lead B．serve C．afford D．form
A．good B．clear C．useful D．easy
A．look B．behavior C．mind D．word
A．schedule B．situation C．view D．action
A．possibility B．concern C．decision D．chance
A．call B．find C．carry D．point
A．admitted B．replied C．apologized D．announced
A．knowledge B．instruction C．opinion D．information
A．On B．For C．By D．During
A．trust B．money C．support D．care
A．results B．notices C．questions D．examples
A．welcomed B．wanted C．defended D．invited
A．task B．business C．exercise D．duty
A．showed B．wrote C．broke D．read
A．amusing B．interesting C．exciting D．amazing
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