A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a ____ which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few ___ in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his _ _ and dropped them into the hat. He ____ took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He ____ the sign ____ everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to ____. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.
That afternoon the man who had ____ the sign came to see ____ things were. The boy ____ his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, ____ .” What he had written was: “Today is a(n) ____ day and I cannot see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
____ both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so ____ that they were not blind.
Should we be surprised that the second sign was more ____ ?
Be thankful for what you have. ____ life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to ____. Face your past without regret. __ ___ your present with confidence (自信). Prepare for the ____ without fear. Keep the faith and ____ the fear.
A．cover B．sign C．board D．note
A．cashes B．treasures C．pennies D．coins
A．pocket B．can C．backpack D．case
A．still B．then C．already D．yet
A．put on B．put out C．put off D．put back
A．in case B．now that C．so that D．as though
A．mix up B．show up C．fill up D．make up
A．changed B．prepared C．supported D．reached
A．what B．why C．where D．how
A．realized B．recognized C．felt D．discovered
A．though B．but C．yet D．still
A．averag B．successful C．harmonious D．beautiful
A．After all B．In the long term C．Of course D．As a matter of fact
A．happy B．disappointed C．lucky D．strange
A．effective B．brave C．surprising D．scientific
A．Once B．When C．While D．Because
A．smile B．exist C．survive D．prove
A．Look into B．Search for C．Deal with D．Depend on
A．tomorrow B．adventure C．future D．sunrise
A．preserve B．charge C．skip D．drop
Why do people play football? It’s a(n) __16__ game and it’s dangerous too. Twenty-two men fight __17__ ninety minutes to make __18__ many goals as they can. They get __19__ black eyes and broken bones than they do for poi
nts. Football players must be mad. And __20__ do people watch football? They __21__ be mad too. They certainly __22__ and scream like __23__. I’m afraid __24__ near a football field when they are playing a game. The crowds are __25__.
I’d __26__ stay at home and watch TV. But what happens when I turn it __27__ ? They are showing a football game. So I turn on the radio. What do I __28__? The __29__ football scores. And what do I see when I open a newspaper? Pictures of football players, interview with __30__ players, and scores of football games.
A．stupid B．funny C．exciting D．wonderful
A．for B．by C．in D．against
A．so B．to C．as D．very
A．much B．many C．most D．more
A．why B．when C．where D．which
A．mustn’t B．must C．can’t D．can
A．cry B．laugh C．run D．shout
A．gentlemen B．ladies C．madmen D．madams
A．ofgoing B．forgoing C．going D．tobegoing
A．angry B．dangerous C．sad D．tired
A．rather B．better C．like D．fairly
A．off B．down C．up D．on
A．listen B．listento C．hear D．hearof
A．late B．latest C．later D．lately
B．volleyball C．tennis D．football
Charles R. Drew was a medical student at Columbia University in New York. Before he graduated, he wrote an article __41___ blood bank, that is, the storing of blood. Up till then, a lot of people had died from loss of blood __42___ there was no blood bank.
When the United States entered the Second World War, it became __43___ to set up blood banks. Dr Drew became __44___ of the Red Cross’s first blood bank. When the Red Cross __45___ blood banks to collect and store blood for men __46__ in battle, black American gave blood along with the whites. At ___47__ their blood was not accepted. Later blood from the blacks was ___48___ but was stored in a __49___ place from “white” blood. Although the best doctors __50___ that there was __51___ difference at all between the blood of blacks and whites, the Red Cross, with the support of the government, __52___ to separate black blood from white blood.
After the war, Dr Drew was ___53__ from Washington with three other doctors to attend a medical meeting in a southern state. In northern Carolina their car went __54___ a ditch（深沟）and Dr Drew was __55___ hurt. He had lost __56__ blood by the time a passing car took him to the __57___ hospital. But they were stopped at the gate of the hospital. “__58__him to the hospital for blacks.” No matter __59___ they said, they could not get into the hospital. They had to take him to the __60___ hospital, but on the way Dr Drew died because he had lost too much blood.
A．of B．on C．for D．in
A．though B．if C．because D．and
A．possible B．impossible C．unimportant D．necessary
A．visitor B．head C．receiver D．supporter
A．started B．expected C．promised D．forbade
A．died B．killed C．wounded D．fighting
A．most B．least C．first D．last
A．received B．accepted C．lost D．found
A．good B．cool C．hot D．separate
A．discovered B．invented C．insisted D．regretted
A．little B．much C．some D．no
A．began B．refused C．stopped D．continued
A．driving B．walking C．arriving D．running
A．from B．into C．along D．off
A．hardly B．nearly C．badly D．not
A．some B．little C．all D．much
A．biggest B．most modern C．nearest
A．Take B．Bring C．Send for D．Find
A．how B．what C．where D．who
A．colored B．better C．farthest D．same
Today Mr. Johnson, a member of the International Olympic Committee(国际奥委会), visited a high school in Beijing. He made a speech there. In his 36._____, he talked about the history and significance of 37._____. He described the 38._____ Olympic Games. He said that athletes at the ancient games could only be men who spoke Greek, 39._____ today, both men and 40._____from around the world can compete. The modern games, first held in 1896, were designed (设计) to make it possible for countries and people to live 41._____ together.
Mr. Johnson also talked about some famous 42._____. One example is Michael Jordan who 43._____ his second Olympic gold medal after a long break. He 44._____ mentioned (提到) Deng Yaping who won many gold medals. Mr. Johnson 45._____ his speech by wishing the Olympic movement a successful future. The audience really enjoyed his speech.
A．speech B．book C．newspaper D．magazine
A．Asian Games B．the Olympic Games C．European Games D．African Games
A．late B．new C．ancient D．modern
A．but B．and C．or D．so
A．boys B．teenagers C．adults D．women
A．angrily B．quietly C．peacefully D．sadly
A．dancers B．actors C．singers D．athletes
A．lost B．won C．brought D．missed
A．only B．just C．never D．also
A．started B．ended C．wrote D．found
Several factors make a good newspaper story. First， 1 ，it must be new. But since TV can react to events so quickly, this is often a problem for 2 . They usually respond 3 it in one of three ways.
One by providing 4 detail, comment or background information.
One by finding a new 5 on the day’s major stories.
One by printing completely different stories which 6 doesn’t broadcast.
What else? Well—it also has to be 7 . People don’t want to read about 8 , everyday life. Because of this, many stories 9 some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news seems to be 10 
news, “ Plane lands safely—no-one hurt ”doesn’t sell newspapers. “Plane 11 —200 feared dead !” does .
Next, there’s human interest. People are interested in other 12 —particularly in the rich, famous and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians, 13 , all appear regularly in certain newspapers .
Finally, for many editors, 14 is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know. That’s 15 the stories in Tokyo’s newspapers are often very different from the stories printed in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires.
A．gradually B．extremely C．obviously D．precisely
A．newspapers C．reporters D．broadcasters
A．with B．on C．of D．to
A．extra B．available C．reliable D．memorable
A．direction B．look C．angle D．section
A．TV B．internet C．newspaper D．radio
A．conventional B．dramatic C．professional D．sensitive
A．common B．usual C．ordinary D．special
A．urge B．neglect C．increase D．involve
A．good B．bad C．exciting D．informative
A．crashes B．bumps C．strikes D．drops
A．places B．people C．things D．news
A．in addition B．in any case C．for example D．after all
A．personality B．similarity C．tolerance D．familiarity
A．that B．why C．because D．what
Mom, Dad, I’m going to college! Can you believe it? I never thought it could happen. 16 middle school and part of high school, I 17 to keep up. I was not a bad student，but I just didn’t understand 18 they were teaching because I have a learning 19. I wanted to show everyone I could graduate and go to 20 . I wanted to make something of myself, and 21 I wasn’t a failure.
22 the time came to choose a college, I wasn’t sure which would be the best for me. I knew I didn’t 23 to go to a big school, which narrowed(缩小) my 24 to a small college which could be 25 for me with a learning disability. I looked in Florida and found three schools. I 26 two, but they just didn’t 27.Then I visited Beacon College. Beacon is mainly for students who have learning disabilities and it has small classes.
The day when I was 28 by Beacon College was the happiest day of my life. I received the call from the school 29 me I was accepted just as I was sitting down for dinner. My family was so 30, and I was ready to pack that night and move to Florida. The expectation of going to college 31 the rest of my senior year.
The closer the time came, the more nervous I became about being in a(n) 32 place. Finally my parents and I packed the car and 33 Florida. After a two-day drive, we arrived.
“Welcome to Beacon College! It is so nice to see you!” I heard 34 from the teachers and students, as we were introduced. I felt so 35 to hear those cheerful voices. I knew I had found a perfect（理想的）school. I had found my home for the next four years.
A．During B．Through C．Until D．Under
A．struggled B．started C．forgot D．turned
A．how B．that C．why D．what
A．experience B．advantage C．disability D．habit
A．work B．college C．hospital D．home
A．believe B．prove C．feel D．imagine
A．Because C．When D．Before
A．want B．manage C．decide D．refuse
A．plans B．decisions C．choices D．purposes
A．honorable B．imaginable C．comfortable D．suitable
A．expected B．left C．visited D．dreamed
A．work B．fit C．match D．satisfy
A．asked B．invited C．accepted D．attracted
A．telling B．warning C．advising D．reminding
A．worried B．surprised C．frightened D．excited
A．stopped B．lasted C．saw D．held
A．old B．famous C．familiar D．new
A．cared for B．looked for C．headed for D．asked for
A．day and night B．over and over D．less than
A．warm B．cold C．sad D．sorry
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