Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room，holding Brett's jeans and shirt full of burnt holes.
Tired and defeated，I____to the floor.The clothes were just one more thing Brett had____.He often got almost everything in the house out of____.Many windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking____to steal money when he chose to live on the street.Yet none of this could compare to the____damage Brett had done to our once quiet home.
Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old.During the next few years I had dealt with Brett as____as possible，but inside I was shouting.“I don't want him in my house another day，Lord！I just can't____him！”Having wiped my tears，I continued____him as before.
When Brett was nearly 18，he landed again in Juvenile Hall(少管所)．After that，my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping____teens.
At the____ceremony，each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had____the most to him or her.Brett spoke____to his parents and then spoke to me，“You did so much.You were always there，no matter__ _.My mom and dad，I am their kid.But you，__ __troubled enough by me，always__ __me such love.And I want you to know I love you for it.”
__ __，I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me__ __.
At that moment，tears__ __in my eyes again，this time not for disappointment but for__ __.Although I had struggled with silent__ __toward my stepson，Brett had seen only my actions.Love is action.We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives，but we can love them.
A．sat B．sank C．bent D．dropped
A．ruined B．lost C．torn D．broken
A．danger B．place C．trouble D．order
A．off B．in C．up D．away
A．physical B．visible C．emotional D．natural
A．patiently B．willingly C．strictly D．rudely
A．forgive B．educate C．stand D．control
A．parenting B．pardoning C．comforting D．feeding
A．lazy B．troublesome C．disappointed D．careless
A．opening B．official C．victory D．graduation
A．afforded B．meant C．supplied D．owed
A．lovingly B．sadly C．proudly D．nervously
A．where B．how C．what D．who
A．unless B．although C．because D．when
A．cost B．lent C．taught D．showed
A．Astonished B．Puzzled C．Encouraged D．Interested
A．surely B．roughly C．tightly D．fiercely
A．fell B．left C．moved D．gathered
A．pity B．happiness C．luck D．success
A．love B．anxiety C．anger D．care
"Remember, your father is only one year older than you．" That was Mom's usual excuse when Dad said the 36 things or did something foolish．
Dad 37 drinking exactly one year before I was born．He 38 a group of other people who had also stopped drinking．I loved my dad but I 39 the way his weekly meetings took him away from me．It seemed they were more 40 to him than I was．But with my 41 coming up I thought Dad would make an exception．"Can" t you 42 it just this time? Saturday is my birthday! " I begged him．He 43 , "I'm chairing the meeting this Saturday．We will have your party on Sunday．"
Saturday evening I sat on my bed, feeling 44 for myself．Dad started to leave, then 45 and said, "Why not come with me tonight? It' s an open meeting．All are 46 ．" What would I do at a meeting? But maybe I needed to see why something Dad did every week 47 so much。
After we arrived, Dad announced the 48 of the meeting was going to be gratitude．"Today I'm 49 seventeen years of stopping drinking, " he continued．"One year after quitting drinking I received the most 50 gift of my life, my daughter．I'm so grateful that she has 51 seen me drunk．" Shame washed over me．
Later, a man called Dave also told his 52 ．Only then did I know it was Dad that saved his life from drinking．Dad was the _53_ he was at the meeting that day．Showing up week after week and 54 with people, Dad was changing lives．I was so 55 of him．
A．wrong B．kind C．careful D．serious
A．considered B．enjoyed C．quitted D．practiced
A．encouraged B．joined C．respected D．mentioned
A．forgot B．explored C．regretted D．hated
A．important B．funny C．successful D．helpful
A．exam B．chance C．fortune D．birthday
A．change B．replace C．miss D．finish
A．declared B．promised C．continued D．refused
A．sorry B．ready C．good D．guilty
A．parked B．paused C．doubted D．wondered
A．surprised B．prepared C．welcome D．excited
A．benefited B．required C．offered D．mattered
A．theme B．result C．origin D．secret
A．facing B．performing C．celebrating D．suffering
A．precious B．expensive C．generous D．attractive
A．Ever B．never C．nearly D．seldom
A．joke B．puzzle C．response D．story
A．value B．result C．purpose D．reason
A．living B．meeting C．arguing D．moving
A．tired B．proud C．fond D．ashamed
It was only in the eighteenth century that people Europe began to think mountains were beautiful .___36___ that time, mountains were ___37__ by the people living on the plains,__38___ by the city people, to whom they were wild and ___39___ places in which one was easily ___40___ or killed by terrible animals.
Slowly ,however , many of the people who were living ___41__ in the towns began to grow tired of ___42___. They began to feel interested in looking for things that could not be explained , for sights and sounds which produce a feeling of fear and excitement .___43___in the __44___century, people began to turn away from the man-made __45___ to the untouched country, and particulary ___46___a place where it was dangerous and wild. High mountains began to be __47__ for a holiday.
Then , mountain-climbing began to grow popular as a sport. To some people ,there is something greatly __48__about getting to the _49___ of a hight mountain . Struggling against nature is finer than a battle __50____ other human beings. And then, when you are at the mountain top after a long and difficult__51__, what a _52____ reward it is to be able to look _53___on everything within__54___! At such time, you feel happier and prouder than you can ever feel down__55____.
A．After B．In C．At D．Before
A．hated B．liked C．feared D．observed
A．however B．further C．sometimes D．especially
A．exciting B．interesting C．dangerous D．alone
A．fallen down B．lost C．discovered D．caught
A．unhappily B．lonely C．comfortable D．easily
A．them B．it C．themselves D．that
A．Yet B．So C．However D．But
A．last B．recent C．eighteenth D．early
A．country B．houses C．town D．planet
A．to B．at C．in D．for
A．important B．right C．necessary D．popular
A．pleasant B．interested C．dangerous D．terrible
A．foot B．spot C．top D．tip
A．with B．to C．against D．between
A．fight B．climb C．walk D．running
A．surprising B．satisfactory C．disappointing D．worrying
A．behind B．up C．down D．around
A．miles B．minutes C．seeing D．sight
A．above B．below C．under D．away
A rich man was camping alone on a hill. One day it began to rain and the rain made the tent wet.
At last he 1 make his way home. As he passed a beautiful house he 2 to look for rest. A lady in 3
walked past him with her 4 holding up high. Following her were her two pretty daughters. They
stopped and stared at him 5 .
“Who are you? We don’t like tramps（流浪汉）going around 6 our home .”one of them shouted.
“Go away at once. ”cried the other.
“But I’m not a 7 . ”said the man, “All I want is food and stay for the night.”
“How 8 you come here? Go away at once!” they 9 “We don’t like your feet around our house.
Go, go!”
The man moved on and reached a 10 house. On entering it he saw a 11 preparing their
supper. Though the light was 12 and the furniture was poor, it made him feel 13 and comfortable.
“Can I have some 14 and rest for the night?” he asked. “Of course, friend,” said the woman,
bringing forward a little chair for him. “We are going to15 our supper. Come and 16 us.”
The food was not 17 but they shared it with the stranger. That night they let him sleep on their
bed 18 they themselves used the stable（厩）. Early the next morning, the man said good-bye to them. Their 19 left him a memory full of thanks.
When he reached home he 20 ordered a lovely house to be built for the couple in the woods.
A．had to B．must C．should D．would
A．tried B．managed C．asked D．stopped
A．sight B．cloth C．silk D．trouble
A．nose B．head C．eyes D．hands
A．curiously B．suddenly C．surprisingly D．angrily
A．around B．over C．to D．at
A．madam B．tramp C．thief D．stranger
A．do B．can C．will D．dare
A．explained B．continued C．repeated D．announced
A．big B．small C．lovely D．dirty
A．woman B．man C．person D．couple
A．weak B．bright C．dark D．strong
A．sad B．cold C．warm D．clean
A．cloth B．food C．light D．chair
A．prepare B．cook C．buy D．have
A．join B．help C．attend D．enjoy
A．enough B．scary C．short D．lot
A．and B．while C．then D．when
A．coldness B．sickness C．kindness D．thank
A．quickly B．finally C．happily D．quietly
One day, four lawyers were riding along a country road. There had been a(n) 36 , and the ground was soft. The lawyers rode 37 , talking and laughing. As they were passing through a 38 , they heard some noises in the grass.
“What’s the matter here?” asked one man.
“Oh, it’s only some old robins (知更鸟)!” said another one, “The 39 has blown them out of the nest. They are too young to 40 .”
“What a 41 ! They’ll die,” said the third one.
“Well! They’re nothing but 42 ,” said the first lawyer.
The three men looked down and saw the mother robin 43 to her mates. Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. In a few minutes they had 44 the birds. But the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln, 45 . He got down from his 46 and gently took the little ones up. They didn’t seem 47 , but chirped (唧唧叫) softly, as if they knew they were safe.
“Never 48 , my little fellows,” said Mr. Lincoln. Then he looked up to find the nest from which they had 49 . It was much higher than he could reach. But Mr. Lincoln could 50 . He put the birds softly, one by one, into their warm home.
In a few minutes, Mr. Lincoln 51 the others. He had torn his coat on the thorny (多刺的) tree. Then all three of them 52 heartily. They thought it so 53 that a strong man should take so much trouble just for some worthless young birds.
“Gentlemen,” said Mr. Lincoln, “I couldn’t have 54 tonight if I had left those helpless robins to die in the 55 grass.”
Abraham Lincoln afterwards became President of America.
A．war B．earthquake C．fire D．rain
A．calmly B．nervously C．slowly D．frequently
A．forest B．room C．street D．city
A．snow B．storm C．light D．flood
A．fly B．speak C．move D．eat
A．success B．shame C．pity D．case
A．trees B．pets C．children D．birds
A．dancing B．pointing C．singing D．crying
A．dealt with B．forgotten about C．cared for D．turned to
A．shouted B．stopped C．considered D．insisted
A．wall B．car C．horse D．truck
A．frightened B．tired C．interested D．touched
A．stay B．mind C．stand D．rest
A．learned B．come C．fallen D．heard
A．drive B．climb C．cook D．run
A．noticed B．blamed C．visited D．joined
A．laughed B．jumped C．worked D．cried
A．lucky B．clear C．foolish D．dangerous
A．changed B．returned C．read D．slept
A．wet B．green C．small D．fresh
“Now ,”Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions .”
The class seems to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be _36 _. “Yes, you will all be searching for your future 37 . Each of you will have to 38 someone in your field, plus give an oral report.”
Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This _39_ I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him_40_ able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”
I shook my head. “How about some 41_ ?” I shook my head again .
Finally , I thought he realized I was 42 , and I got my first big tip as a 43 : “Never,never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you’ll run into. ”After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from 44 in class. I got an A on the entire project.
Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I _45 _Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t __46__me. They just reminded me how competitive the field was and 47 all my life I had to run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my blood. _48__gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was 49 .
For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, __50 __ stories from murders to airplane crashes and 51 choosing my strongest area. 52 _ I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been __53__Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.
I get 54 all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”
“Well, you see, there was a teacher…”I just wish I could 55 her.
A．good B．mad C．careless D．curious
A．university B．family C．professions D．life
A．interview B．find out C．admire D．learn from
A．expressed B．ordered C．expected D．meant
A．hardly B．nearly C．naturally D．eagerly
A．drink B．newspapers C．preparations D．paper
A．satisfied B．comfortable C．terrified D．sorry
A．student B．journalist C．teacher D．writer
A．research B．books C．imagination D．memory
A．called B．recognized C．remembered D．visited
A．answer B．promise C．stop D．persuade
A．how B．whether C．why D．when
A．It B．Virginia DeView C．My parents D．My oral report
A．breaking in B．getting down C．falling off D．going on
A．making up B．listening to C．covering D．writing
A．of course B．finally C．doubtfully D．in all
A．When B．As long as C．Once D．On condition
A．for B．with C．of D．to
A．hurt B．excited C．disappointed D．asked
A．respect B．support C．thank D．favor
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