I devote myself to music because of my grandmother. My mom and I lived with my grandparents from the time I was two _ ___ I was eight. And even then, I was at their house before and after school every day while my mother was .
Grandma loved music. It was she that first __ Elvis Presley (猫王) to me as a very young child，and once I heard his music，I was truly in ______ with it . Most five-year-olds ask for _____ for birthdays, but I wanted Elvis’ albums. I would play them non-stop and dance to the music in my grandma’s family room though my movement didn’t look good.
Grandma played the piano and ______ me to sing “America the Beautiful” and “Somewhere over the Rainbow” .Finally I started playing music on the , and soon Grandma was ______ for me to take piano lessons from a lady living in the neighborhood. I would come home from school and walk three houses down for my lesson. I ______ took about nine months of lessons, but it was enough to give me a foundation (基础）and allow me to continue to myself.
Last month when I came home to visit Grandma in the hospital, I ____ along my guitar with me. She was in a lot of pain, but the music seemed to comfort (抚慰）her soul. She had me sing some songs and when I started to sing “Somewhere over the Rainbow”, her weakened ______ joined in with mine for a few lines. That experience was one of the most touching (感人的) of my lifetime and one I will certainly cherish (珍爱）forever. I told her of my music career and she was very ______ and said，“That’s wonderful!” I continued to play for throughout the week when I was at home.
My grandma passed away two days ago. In my opinion, part of her will live on through every I write or sing in my life.
A． unless B． after C． until D． when
A． at work B． in trouble C． in danger D． in hospital
A．sent B．left C．remembered D．introduced
A．joy B．love C．agreement D．doubt
A．music B．space C．gifts D．toys
A．taught B．prepared C．allowed D．advised
A． violin B．piano C．guitar D．object
A．asking B．paying C．caring D．looking
A．exactly B．also C．only D．seldom
A． teach B．enjoy C．kill D．face
A．brought B．walk C．came D．went
A．sound B．voice C．body D．mind
A．sad B．calm C．bored D．happy
A．myself B．her C．him D．it
A．book B．article C．song D．e-mail
In the USA, children start school when they are five years old. In some states(州) they must stay in school they are sixteen. But most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they secondary(中等的) schools. There are two kinds of schools in the USA: public schools and private(私立的) schools. children go to public schools. Their parents don’t have to their education because the school get from the government（政府）.
If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents like private schools though they are much more expensive.
Today about half of the high school students in universities after they finish secondary schools. A student at a state university doesn’t have to pay very much his parents live in that state. Many students while they are studying at universities. In this way they get into working habits(习惯) and live by their own hands.
A．and B．so C．until D．since
A．leave B．enter C．reach D．pass
A．Several B．Most C．A few D．Few
A．look up B．pay for C．ask for D．think over
A．books B．teachers C．food D．money
A．still B．never C．surely D．already
A．play B．change C．study D．meet
A．before B．because C．because of D．though
A．smoke B．drink C．fight D．work
A．good B．bad C．happy D．wrong
There once was a master who went to India. In those times, we didn't have airplanes or many kinds of transportation that we do now. So the master went to India . And when he got there, he saw a lot of fruit. In India they have plenty of fruit to sell, but much of it is because they can't grow much the water situation. So he saw one basket, a big basket of some very red, long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop, not expensive at all.
So he and asked, "How much per kilo?" And the shopkeeper said, "Two rupees."(印度货币) Two rupees in India is ; it's like dirt (尘土). So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it: Oh, my God! His __ watered, his mouth watered and burned, his eyes were burning, his head was burning and his face became . As he coughed terribly , he up and down, saying, "Ah! Ah! Ah!"
But he still continued to eat the fruit! Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, "You're crazy, man. Those are chilies（辣椒）! You can't eat so many; they're not good for you! People use them a condiment（作料）, but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can't just eat them by the handful like that; they're not !" So the silly master said, "No, I can't stop! I paid money for them, now I'll eat them. It's my !"
And you think that master was silly, right? Similarly, we sometimes do a lot of things like that. we still continue just because we've money, time, effort and love into it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn't stop because he didn't want to waste the money he'd paid.
So you've lost something, let it go and move on. That's better than continuing to .
A．by air B．on foot C．by taxi D．by car
A．delicious B．cheap C．expensive D．fresh
A．because of B．with the help of C．in need of D．as a result
A．got up B．went up C．turned up D．looked up
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
A．eyes B．ears C．mouth D．nose
A．sad B．ugly C．red D．cold
A．searched B．climbed C．jogged D．jumped
A．as B．for C．to D．with
A．medicine B．vegetables C．fruit D．food
A．instead B．and C．but D．also
A．money B．food C．fruit D．drink
A．joined B．spent C．paid D．put
A．as if B．ever since C．even if D．so that
A．fight B．fail C．try D．lose
It was very late when we came out of the cinema. We knew the last train would leave 11:15 , so we ran as as we could to the station. It was just after 11: 15 when we the station, but the trains often leave a little and there was a train standing at Platform 1(第一站台) , so we got in. We for half an hour, then we got . We found the ticket collector and asked him the train was going to leave.
“Tomorrow morning at six o clock,” he told us.
There were taxis outside the station. we walked home. It us nearly two hours. The next morning we felt very tired.
A．in B．for C．at D．on
A．fast B．faster C．fastest D．fastly
A．reached to B．got C．arrived in D．arrived at
A．later B．early C．earlier D．late
A．wait B．are waiting C．waited D．waits
A．out B．in C．off D．on
A．how B．when C．why D．that
A．no B．not C．none D．nothing
A．but B．or C．so D．and
A．spent B．cost C．paid D．took
John Thomas was a student, but he had been a famous champion(冠军). Everybody at Boston University liked this tall, quiet boy. Once he was hurt, everybody at Boston University was . People all over the country about John Thomas and often asked, "Will he ever jump again?"
John's mother went to the hospital to see her son. She looked at his leg. Then she looked into his . She knew what her son would . "You're going to jump again, John, I know it," she said." will be all right."
If John hoped to jump again, he would have a to do. He began at once. Even in his hospital bed John started to exercise. He used a wheel(轮子) and other metal things. Soon his looked like a machine shop!
It was May when John the hospital. "Is it all right if I go camping this summer?" he asked the doctors.
"Yes," the doctors said. "But take it easy on that foot."
John took only walks at first. He was taking it easy on his foot. But not on anything else. He went swimming and did other kinds of exercises. He exercised his body cried for a rest. Some days later, he exercised a little . In late summer John went back to . He asked if he could practise with the football team. Football wasn't his favorite, but he had to get that leg again! He worked hard. "No one pushed him as hard as he pushed himself," said one of his friends. "To a champion fighting back is a wonderful thing to watch."
A．sorry B．scared C．alone D．tired
A．thought B．talked C．heard D．moved
A．broken B．lost C．missing D．dead
A．face B．foot C．eyes D．leg
A．make B．use C．agree D．do
A．Nothing B．Anything C．Something D．Everything
A．little B．lot C．few D．bit
A．chair B．classroom C．home D．bed
A．reached B．called C．left D．found
A．short B．long C．quick D．fast
A．after B．if C．until D．when
A．later B．better C．more D．less
A．school B．hospital C．shop D．church
A．thick B．strong C．straight D．hard
A．look B．hear C．know D．see
I am my mother’s third child. When I was born, the doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was missing, below the elbow(肘). Then he gave her some _________, “Don’t treat her any _________ from the other girls. Demand more.” And she did!
My mother had to work to _________ my family. There were five girls in our family and we all had to help out. Once when I was about seven, I came out of the _________, “Mom, I can’t peel(削……皮) potatoes. I only have one hand.”“You get back to peel those potatoes, and don’t ever use that as a(n) _________for anything again!” Of course I could peel potatoes—with my good hand, while holding them down with my other arm. There was always a way, and Mom knew it. “If you try hard _________,” she said, “you can do anything.” Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bars(攀爬架). When it was my turn, I _________ my head. Some kids laughed. I went home crying. After work the next afternoon, Mom took me back to the school playground.“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by_________ I practiced, and she praised me when I made progress. I’ll never forget the next time I was crossing the bars. The kids were standing there with their mouths open.
It was the way with everything. When I _________ I can’t handle things, I see Mom’s smile again. She had the heart to _________ anything. And she taught me I could, too.
A．warning B．medicine C．help D．advice
A．badly B．differently C．well D．normally
A．care B．help C．support D．feed
A．kitchen B．bedroom C．house D．school
A．idea B．change C．excuse D．tool
A．enough B．too C．again D．often
A．hurt B．nodded C．shook D．turned
A．before B．as C．after D．until
A．know B．fear C．find D．realize
A．face B．teach C．learn D．solve
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