My dad's company used to provide rental accommodations for its employees. Usually the accommodations were in building and we were on Level 4.
For two years, my dad had been trying his application for a level house to make the
more easier for my mom who had __
__ complications(并发症) after her second operation. She was advised to have outdoor
but going up the stairs every day was
for her. As luck had it, my dad's ground level application was
. Hearing the good news, Mum and Dad were extremely
to move into the ground level accommodation in a separate building.
Without wasting time they did the big the following Saturday and Mum's
was removed. The following Monday, when my dad was about to enter the house, he saw old lady and her old husband
to bring a wheelchair down the stairs. He was
and moved. When he ran quickly to
them, the old lady said, "Don't worry, son. We are used to it now .We have been doing the same thing for our
daughter during the past 15 years." Her kind and yet sad words
my dad in the heart.
The following Saturday, my mum and dad the apartment with the old couple and they were back to Level 4 in their previous building.
My father was dead for twenty years, it is still in my memory that every time the old couple
my dad and me anywhere, they would just look at us with
in their tearful eyes and say to me, “You have an angel for a father!”and it brought tears of
to my eyes every time.
A. commercial B. multi-level
C. three-story D. historic
A. ground B. top
C. fourth D. higher
A. work B. treatment
C. climb D. visit
A. cured B. lessened
C. suffered D. treated
A. practice B. education
C. training D. exercise
A. confusing B. different
C. exciting D. difficult
A. approved B. delayed
C. rejected D. developed
A. serious B. eager
C. proud D. curious
A. job B. offer
C. return D. move
A. anxiety B. excitement
C. happiness D. illness
A. stopping B. waiting
C. learning D. struggling
A. satisfied B. shocked
C. interested D. encouraged
A. inform B. greet
C. help D. serve
A. disabled B. intelligent
C. lucky D. careless
A. inspired B. struck
C. broke D. disappointed
A. sold B. shared
C. compared D. exchanged
A. since B. for
C．but D. so
A. described B. met
C. reminded D. praised
A. appreciation B. sadness
C. regret D. envy
A. sorrow B admiration
C. pride D. guilt
My husband hasn’t stopped laughing about the thing that happened to me. It’s 26 now but it wasn’t that time.
Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I 27 a rest before catching the train, so I bought a 28 and some chocolate and went to the station coffee shop that was a cheap, self-service place with long 29 to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to 30 a place and went to get a cup of coffee.
When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the 31 seat. It was one of those 32 young man, with dark glasses and torn clothes, and hair colored bright 33 at the front, not so unusual these days. What did 34 me was he’d started to eat my chocolate! Naturally, I was annoyed. However, to avoid trouble—then really I was rather uneasy about him—I just35 down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me 36 . then he took another piece of my chocolate. I could hardly 37 it. Still I didn’t want to start an argument. When he took a38 piece , I felt more 39 than annoyed. I thought, “ Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I 40 it.
The boy gave me a 41 look, and then stood up. As he left, he shouted out, “This woman is mad!” Everyone42 . That really made me feel silly, but it was43 when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face went red—as red as his hair when I44 I’d made a mistake. It wasn’t my chocolate he’d been taking. There was mine, unopened, just under my 45 .
A．serious B．wonderful C．funny D．exciting
A．enjoyed B．took C．had D．wanted
A．cake B．newspaper C．magazine D．bag
A．chairs B．tables C．benches D．beds
A．order B．find C．keep D．visit
A．very B．same C．free D．next
A．wild-looked B．wild-looking C．good-looking D．good-looked
A．red B．black C．brown D．white
A．interest B．surprise C．frighten D．hurt
A．looked B．lay C．sat D．put
A．eagerly B．friendly C．closely D．shyly
A．believe B．hear C．notice D．stop
A．last B．big C．single D．third
A．angry B．lucky C．happy D．curious
A．covered B．threw C．got D．wrapped
A．strange B．exhausting C．nervous D．pleasant
A．agreed B．promised C．stared D．followed
A．better B．worse C．later D．easier
A．wondered B．realized C．decided D．recognized
A．bags B．clothes C．book D．newspaper
When I settled in Chicago，my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a 26 problem and had to go to hospital for a27 examination.
It seemed a small 28 compared to the one I was about to face ,but things started to go 29 right from the beginning , Not having a car or 30 the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B. 31 I’d left myself plenty of time, soon it was 32 I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the33 direction.
I 34 the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do. I looked into the eyes of a 35 , who was trying to get past me. 36 , instead of moving on ,she stopped to ask if I was 37 . After I explained my 38 to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street , where a bus would take me back into the city to my 39 . Sitting there waiting, I felt 40 that someone had been willing to help . 41 , hearing a horn （喇叭） nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend42 at me to get in, She had returned to offer me a43 to the hospital.
Such unexpected44 from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose 45 , for all things are possible.
A．physical B．traveling C．social D．housing
A．scientific B．final C．previous D．thorough
A．chance B．challenge C．success D．error
A．wrong B．easy C．fast D．ahead
A．leaving B．visiting C．knowing D．appreciating
A．Although B．Since C．Unless D．Once
A．strange B．necessary C．obvious D．important
A．same B．right C．general D．opposite
A．looked at B．waited for C．got off D．ran into
A．driver B．friend C．stranger D．gentleman
A．Especially B．Surprisingly C．Probably D．Normally
A．nervous B．excited C．OK D．dangerous
A．idea B．motivation C．excuse D．situation
A．appointment B．apartment C．direction D．station
A．afraid B．grateful C．certain D．disappointed
A．Thus B．Then C． Perhaps D．Surely
A．staring B．laughing C．waving D．shouting
A．lift B．suggestion C．bike D．guidebook
A．results B．news C．kindness D．appearance
A．power B．faith C．touch D．support
An old man found a sparrow with a broken wing. He brought it home and nursed it back to26 . Afterwards, though it could fly, the sparrow 27 to leave the house. The old man`s wife asked her husband to get rid of the bird as it was 28 the house.But he wouldn`t listen.
One day while her husband was asleep, the woman 29 the sparrow, took it far away from the house,and let it go,warning it never to 30 . The old man missed his friend and hoped it would come back, 31 it never did. Then one day,several weeks later,he was walking past an old house when he heard a 32 sound.He looked up and there was the 33 , sitting on the gate.The sparrow gave the old man a gold 34 it had found in the house.
The old man did not 35 much about money,but his wife was 36 when she saw the coin,and made up her mind to get more from the sparrow. 37 ,early the next morning she slipped out of her house and made her 38 to the old house.When she saw the sparrow she39 it to return.
“If you have found 40 __,bring it along and I`ll spend it all on you.”she promised.
The sparrow brought her an old 41 with the help of its friends.The basket was 42 but the woman did not wait to find out what was in it.She grabbed it and ran, 43 that the sparrow would follow and take up residence(住所）in her house again.
The moment she reached home,she 44 the basket,expecting it to be filled to the eaves(屋檐）with gold and silver.Instead,out 45 dozens of sparrows.
The woman spent the rest of her life trying to drive the sparrows out.
A．danger B．life C．health D．help
A．refused B．decided C．managed D．failed
A．cleaning B．sweeping C．building D．dirtying
A．fed B．noticed C．caught D．killed
A．return B．fly C．stay D．cry
A．and B．if C．but D．until
A．strange B．sweet C．loud D．familiar
A．cat B．sparrow C．basket D．stick
A．coin B．watch C．ring D．cup
A．bring B．take C．care D．put
A．afraid B．sad C．nervous D．excited
A．However B．Therefore C．Instead D．Luckily
A．way B．mark C．picture D．sign
A．forbade B．forced C．begged D．helped
A．food B．treasure C．rooms D．plant
A．bowl B．box C．chair D．basket
A．covered B．empty C．big D．small
A．pleased B．afraid C．anxious D．hopeful
A．laid B．broke C．hid D．opened
A．walked B．ran C．flew D．jumped
The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree. Not 36 with life, I was down. A young boy out of breath 37 me, all tired from play. He stood right before me with his head tilted(倾斜的) down, 38 with great excitement,“Look what I found!”
In his hand was a flower, and what a 39 sight, with is petals(花瓣) all worn—not enough rain, or too little light. 40 him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I 41
a small smile and then shifted away. But instead of 42 he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with 43 ,“It surely smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too. That’s why I 44 it; here, it’s for you.”
The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew Imust45___it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and 46 , “Just what I need.”But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he 47 it mid-air without reason. It was then that I 48
for the very first time the boy was 49 .
I heard my voice shake, tears shone like the sun 50 I thanked him for picking the very best one. He smiled, and then ran off to play, 51 of the effect he’d had on my day.
I sat there and 52 how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he know of my self-indulged(放纵的) 53 ? Perhaps from his heart, he’d been blessed with true 54 .
Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not connected with the world; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see__55___, and appreciate every second that’s mine.
A．excited B．inspired C．satisfied D．disappointed
A．approached B．overlooked C．understood D．talked
A．telling B．saying C．informing D．talking
A．unique B．rough C．bothering D．pitiful
A．Wanting B．Demanding C．Persuading D．Inviting
A．played B．adjusted C．forced D．delivered
A．declining B．accepting C．panicking D．quitting
A．surprise B．embarrassment C．sympathy D．sorrow
A．took B．pulled C．sold D．picked
A．bring B．fetch C．take D．smell
A．announced B．replied C．declared D．whispered
A．grasped B．held C．caught D．seized
A．convinced B．confirmed C．noticed D．refused
A．strange B．blind C．deaf D．unimaginable
A．once B．after C．as D．since
A．unaware B．unbelievable C．regretful D．regardless
A．doubted B．felt C．found D．wondered
A．embarrassmet B．depression C．pleasure D．effort
A．sense B．hearing C．sight D．ability
A．beauty B．disability C．fantasy D．wonder
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had 16 a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 17 his father could well 18 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 19 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 20 but slightly disappointed, the young man 21 the box and found a lovely book. 22 , he raised his voice at his father and said, “ 23 all your money you give me a book?” and rushed out of the house 24 the book in the study.
He did not contact（联系）his father for a whole year 25 one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He26 he had to go back home and see his father.
When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to 27 the hospital, he saw on the desk the 28 new book ,just as he had left it one 29 ago. He opened it and began to 30 the pages. Suddenly, a car key 31 from an envelope taped behind the book .It had a tag（标签）with dealer’s name, the 32 dealer who had the sports car he had 33 .On the tag was the 34 of his graduation, and the 35 PAID IN FULL.
A．expected B．enjoyed C．admired D．owned
A．finding B．proving D．knowing
A．afford B．offer C．keep D．like
A．encouraged B．comfortable C．proud D．moved
A．Nervous B．Serious C．Careful D．Curious
A．packed B．opened C．picked up D．put aside
A．Angrily B．Eagerly C．Calmly D．Anxiously
A．At B．From C．With D．To
A．tearing B．putting C．forgetting D．leaving
A．until B．as C．before D．unless
A．learned B．realized C．recognized D．admitted
A．get to B．search for C．turn to D．leave for
A．much B．still C．hardly D．quite
A．year B．month C．week D．day
A．clean B．read C．turn D．count
A．lost B．came C．appeared D．dropped
A．old B．same C．special D．new
A．remembered B．desired C．found D．met
A．picture B．place C．date D．sign
A．word B．information C．messages D．card
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