In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to a different life. It was a transitional(过渡的)time 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 played itself 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 they have to me. Or what he might to face in the years ahead. 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 dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said. “If I could have picked, 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(短须)on his chin as his face pressed
mine. What I had said to Daniel was . it was nothing. And yet, it was .
A．experience B．spend C．enjoy D．shape
A．show B．give C．leave D．instruct
A．last B．first C．very D．next
A．upward B．into C．down D．up
A．sign B．scene C．scenery D．sight
A．interest B．instruction C．courage D．direction
A．failed B．discouraged C．struck D．troubled
A．future B．embarrassing C．obvious D．lost
A．last B．pass C．fly D．remain
A．counted B．meant C．valued D．earned
A．think B．want C．expect D．wish
A．But B．And C．Instead D．So
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．by B．against C．on D．with
A．clumsy B．gentle C．absurd D．moving
A．none B．all C．anything D．everything
A report has recently been published about what the earth might be like 20 years or so from now on. The report is a result of a three-year 46 .
According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2020 is not a 47 one. The world will be more 48 because the population will continue to grow. The population could be 49 9,000 million, almost 3,000 million more than that in 2009. More people would move into cities, especially cities in 50 countries. Cities in India and Thailand probably would 51 have a population of 20 million by then.
Food production will 52 , but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 2009, 53 most of the increase would be in countries that 54 produce enough food for their people. Little increase is 55 in South Asia, Africa or the Middle East. Poor farming ways are 56 large areas of cropland, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is 57 as cities become larger and more houses are built. 58 will get worse as developed countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s 59 could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their 60 of the earth for the year 2020 may be wrong. They only 61 the situation as it is today. By changing the situation, by 62 the problems, the picture can be changed. There is 63 time for the nations of the world to 64 a plan of action. But they considered that 65 too long to make a decision would greatly reduce the chances of success
A．learning B．instruction C．notice D．study
A．dangerous B．beautiful C．crowded D．terrible
A．no more than B．as many as C．so much as D．as large as
A．developing B．developed C．big D．mountainous
A．none B．each C．no D．neither
A．last B．reduce C．increase D．continue
A．so B．but C．or D．however
A．already B．hardly C．partly D．never
A．wanted B．lacked C．found D．expected
A．destroying B．protecting C．bothering D．interrupting
A．saved B．lost C．discovered D．used
A．Air pollution B．Water pollution C．Some diseases D．All farmland
A．animals B．plants C．forests D．people
A．photo B．picture C．aim D．environment
A．stopped B．continued C．exchanged D．prevented
A．solving B．working C．answering D．dealing
A．no B．still C．less D．lots of
A．give up B．carry C．make D．get off
A．visiting B．suggesting C．spending D．waiting
Dear Ralph,
I’m a girl in Grade Two in senior middle school. In junior middle school I did very well in my studies. But when I entered senior middle school I began to __41__ the bitterness (苦涩) of failure.
A girl who was not as good as me in __42__ middle school surpassed (超过) me. My mother often scolds me. I can’t __43__ her, so when I return home I don’t want to talk to her. When I do a good job, she __44__ says, “Don’t be so __45__. Think of XXX, she did better than you.” Am I proud? __46__. I just want to give __47__ confidence. When I do something bad, she says, “What are you doing? Think of XXX, she is always better than you.” I had a(an) __48__talk with her. But she just said __49__, “When you grow up, you will know that I have done good for you.”
I can’t __50__ with her. I don’t want to go with her. What should I do?
Cinderella
Cinderella,
First analyze (分析) by yourself __51__ you have fallen behind. Is there something wrong with you, __52__ is the girl who surpassed you an outstanding person who is always at the __53__. And does it matter? Can you be number two and __54__ do well in exams and get into a good university?
To communicate, ask your __55__ about her own life. Did someone surpass her? If she regrets any experiences, she may hope you will realize her own __56__. This wish is common among __57__.
__58___, don’t blame that she should seek success. If she scolds but cannot help, she clearly knows study is important but does not know how to study__59__.
Do __60__ you think is best.
A．meet B．taste C．understand D．see
A．junior B．high C．senior D．super
A．trust B．realize C．stand D．believe
A．always B．seldom C．hardly D．sometimes
A．satisfied B．happy C．proud D．excited
A．Never B．Yes C．Hardly D．Almost
A．myself B．me C．herself D．her
A．warm-hearted B．open-hearted C．kind-hearted D．broken-hearted
A．warmly B．nervously C．firmly D．coldly
A．talk B．communicate C．stay D．sit
A．why B．when C．whether D．where
A．but B．or C．and D．yet
A．head B．top C．ceiling D．front
A．ever B．still C．either D．even
A．classmate B．fellow C．teacher D．mother
A．experience B．failure C．dream D．regret
A．students B．people C．teachers D．parents
A．However B．But C．Though D．And
A．fast B．busily C．effectively D．hard
A．all which B．that C．all what D．what
In fact, everyone has an angel（天使）protecting himself forever.
If this 36 feels that your life is full of 37 and you always feel terribly sad. She would 38 someone else beside you. Maybe it’s a friend of you, or your lover, 39 a net-friend you have never met or a 40 you just met only once. These persons quietly __ 41 in your life, accompany (陪伴) you with a happy time and 42 he could leave silently. And thus your life is full of happy 43 . Even the future path is covered with storm or snow, 44 remembering those happy stories he 45 to you, you can still be brave.
For those 46 have left you without any 47 , 48 they are angels returning to the heaven. For example, your lost friends, the strangers who ever gave you help, those separated but 49 love you, those artists who used to sing good songs to you, the good writer and etc.., they are all 50 angels.
Perhaps sometimes you 51 feel sad or lost because of their 52 , and would look for them everywhere to 53 where they’re going. But in the end, you’ll be certain that they stay in 54 place of this world with a peaceful and thankful life. 55 , all the feelings of loss and sadness will no longer exist since time has been the greatest therapist(理疗师).
A．angel B．person C．friend D．stranger
A．love B．fun C．pain D．happiness
A．turn into B．turn to C．turn back D．turn up
A．and B．or C．together with D．as
A．stranger B．relative C．neighbor D．friend
A．so B．yet C．then D．thus（因此）
A．moment B．times C．histories D．memories
A．once B．while C．since D．but
A．took B．supplied C．brought D．offered
A．that B．who C．whom D．which
A．information B．saying C．word D．news
A．actually B．usually C．gradually D．truly
A．had to B．used to C．liked to D．needed to
A．reliable B．cold-blooded C．kind-hearted D．healthy
A．could B．would C．should D．must
A．deaths B．illnesses C．disappearance D．sufferings
A．find B．find out C．get out D．look out
A．certain a B．certain C．some D．some a
A．Luckily B．Finally C．Generally D．Exactly
As a physician who travels quite a lot, I spend a lot of time on planes listening for that dreaded “Is there a doctor on board?” announcement. I’ve been 16 only once — for a woman who had merely fainted. But the 17 made me quite curious about how 18 this kind of thing happens. I wondered what I would do if 19 with a real midair medical emergency — without access 20 a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment. So 21 the New England Journal of Medicine last week 22 a study about in-flight medical events, I read it 23 interest.
The study estimated that there are a(n) 24 of 30 in-flight medical emergencies on U.S. flights every day. Most of them are not 25 ; fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints. 26 13% of them — roughly four a day — are serious enough to 27 a pilot to change course. The most common of the serious emergencies 28 heart trouble, strokes, and difficulty breathing.
Let’s face it: plane rides are 29 . For starters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly 30 they would be if you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level. Most people can tolerate these pressures pretty 31 , but passengers with heart disease 32 experience chest pains as a result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood. 33 common in-flight problem is deep venous thrombosis — the so-called economy class syndrome (综合症). 34 happens, don’t panic. Things are getting better on the in-flight-emergency front. Thanks to more recent legislation (立法), flights with at 35 one attendant are starting to install emergency medical kits to treat heart attacks.
A．called B．addressed C．informed D．surveyed
A．accident B．condition C．incident D．disaster
A．soon B．long C．many D．often
A．faced B．treated C．identified D．provided
A．for B．to C．by D．through
A．before B．since C．when D．while
A．collected B．conducted C．discovered D．published
A．by B．of C．with D．in
A．amount B．average C．sum D．number
A．significant B．heavy C．common D．serious
A．For B．On C．But D．So
A．require B．inspire C．engage D．command
A．include B．limit C．imply D．contain
A．enjoyable B．promoting C．dull D．stressful
A．who B．what C．which D．that
A．severely B．unwillingly C．easily D．casually
A．ought to B．may C．used to D．need
A．Any B．One C．Other D．Another
A．Whatever B．However C．Whenever D．Wherever
A．most B．worst C．least D．best
Yesterday I had a walk with a friend in the street. When we were passing by a house, I 36 a BlackBerry cell phone. I picked it up and it still 37 ! I started checking the contact list and calling numbers. I wanted to see 38 I could get some information about the owner of the phone. 39 , only one person answered and she didn’t recognize the 40 that I was calling from. In the end, she said,” It is just so nice that you are trying to 41 whose phone it is.”
Since that lady didn’t know whose phone it was, my friend 42 me to go back to the street. I 43 . We went back to the street and to the house 44 which we had found the BlackBerry cell phone. I 45 the door. Two college students 46 and said they hadn’t lost their phones. But when I told them the story and 47 some names on the contact list, one of them said that he 48 had those names so it must be the phone of one of his 49 .
They said it was 50 that I too the time to find the 51 .I really didn’t have anything to say because in my mind I was just doing the 52 thing. I never considered 53 the phone----it wasn’t mine. I immediately tried to find the owner because that is exactly what I would want 54 to do if any of my family members 55 their phones.
A．bought B．dropped C．repaired D．found
A．rang B．sang C．worked D．shook
A．that B．if C．what D．how
A．Probably B．Interestingly C．Finally D．Unluckily
A．number B．street C．man D．name
A．talk about B．think of C．find out D．care about
A．advised B．pushed C．helped D．showed
A．laughed B．understood C．argued D．agreed
A．at the back of B．in front of C．on the top of D．far away from
A．turned to B．looked for C．knocked on D．broke into
A．answered B．shouted C．ran D．passed
A．spelled B．wrote C．mentioned D．remembered
A．sometimes B．also C．hardly D．always
A．kids B．parents C．students D．friends
A．exciting B．necessary C．wonderful D．impossible
A．phone B．information C．buyer D．owner
A．important B．right C．strange D．brave
A．giving B．borrowing C．mending D．keeping
A．them B．him C．someone D．myself
A．lost B．described C．needed D．lent
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