My dad was a very busy man. After he retired, every morning he’d get up, take a shower, prepare a breakfast, and then draw up his to-do ______ for the day.
In the summer he planted and ______ the garden. In the winter he made sure the pile of logs for the wood-burning stove never got too small. ______ at daylight saving time, he’d make sure to ______ every clock in the house, from the digital one to the old clock he’d ______ Mom on their 15th anniversary. Dad never let a task slip from his ______. Dad took care of everything around our house. If it was on his schedule, it got ______.
Dad passed away in mid-November, 2006. What would we do then? I ______ the clock. It was an hour ahead. Dad never had the ______ to change the time from then on. Both Mom and I ______ to fix every clock except for one — that anniversary clock. It was a ______ — the chimes (钟声) needed to______ perfectly with the numbers on the face of the clock. If not, it would ring out the ______ number of chimes on the hour. We were about to begin our attempt ______ we heard a loud pop and all the lights went out.
My God! I thought. This ______ was already falling apart without Dad. It took the electric company about 40 minutes to come and ______ the lights. We were in no ______ to work on the clock. “Let’s just wait until tomorrow and try again,” I said to Mom.
The next morning the power went out again.______, the electric company responded in half the time it had taken them the night before. With the lights back on we started getting ready for the day. A loud, musical sound ______ the silence. The anniversary chime now has been set to just the right time.
Dad may not be here anymore, I thought, but I should make a ______ for every day.
A．contract B．list C．address D．letter
A．tended B．defended C．visited D．admired
A．Moreover B．Yet C．Even D．Still
A．remove B．paint C．clean D．reset
A．promised B．bought C．told D．reminded
A．idea B．decision C．mind D．feeling
A．done B．known C．hidden D．taken
A．threwaway B．showedoff C．lookedat D．forgotabout
A．hope B．ability C．courage D．chance
A．advised B．hated C．managed D．permitted
A．chall enge B．try C．lesson D．skill
A．run B．match C．prepare D．move
A．right B．same C．wrong D．opposite
A．because B．though C．so D．when
A．place B．country C．world D．time
A．buy B．produce C．repair D．study
A．doubt B．mood C．money D．sense
A．Curiously B．Particularly C．Strangely D．Thankfully
A．opened B．ended C．broke D．mixed
A．noise B．plan C．bid D．choice
What would life be like without television？Would you spend more time __ _，reading，or studying？Well，now it's your chance to turn off your TV and ___ __！TVTurnoff Week is here.
The goal of TVTurnoff Week is to let people leave their TV sets ____ ___ and participate in activities ___ __ drawing to biking.The event was founded by TVTurnoff Network，a nonprofit organization which started the event in 1995.In the ____ __，only a few thousand people took part. Last year more than 7.6 million people participated，__ ___ people in every state in America and in more than 12 other countries！This is the 14th year in which ___ ___are asking people to “turn off the TV and turn on ___ __.”
According to the TVTurnoff Network，the average ____ _ in the US spend ___ __ time in front of the TV (about 1,023 hours per year) than they do in school (about 900 hours per year)．Too much TV ___ ___ has made many kids grow fat.___ __，in 2001's TVTurnoff Week, US Surgeon General David Satcher said，“We are raising the most __ ___ generation of youngsters in American history. This week is about saving lives.”
Over the years，studies have shown that watching a lot of TV ____ ___ poor eating habits，too little exercise，and violence. Frank Vespe of the TVTurnoff Network said that turning off the TV “is or ____ __，part of a healthy lifestyle”．
“One of the great lessons of ____ ___TVTurnoff Week is the realization that ___ __ I turn on the TV，I'm deciding not to do something else，”Vespe said.
TVTurnoff Week seems to be making a ____ ___.Recent US Census(人口普查) data____ ___ that about 72 percent of kids under 12 have a limit on their TV time. That's ____ ___ about 63 percent ten years ago.
A．drinking B．sleeping C．washing D．playing outside
A．find out B．go out C．look out D．keep out
A．away B．off C．on D．beside
A．like B．as C．from D．such as
A．end B．event C．beginning D．total
A．besides B．except for C．including D．except
A．governments B．parents C．organizers D．businessmen
A．the light B．the radio C．life D．the Internet
A．grownups B．kids C．clerks D．parents
A．less B．enough C．little D．more
A．programs B．screen C．hours D．watching
A．However B．On the contrary C．In fact D．As a result
A．overweight B．overeaten C．overgrown D．overseen
A．leads to B．results from C．develops D．keeps away
A．will be B．should be C．may be D．could be
A．organizing B．taking part in C．participating D．asking for
A．wherever B．every day C．every time D．this time
A．living B．choice C．difference D．sense
A．shows B．says C．reads D．writes
A．rising B．down from C．up to D．up from
Things have been kind of tough lately for Shannon Baker and her little family. They have each other’s parents and young daughter and for that they are . But she and her husband are both currently . And their car is in great need of . And then there is the matter of their second child, who is soon. So things are a little tense for the Baker family these days.
When Shannon and her daughter were walking through a store lot recently, Shannon picked up an envelope from the ground that $4,000 in cash. There were a of different interpretations (explanations) that could be considered. Was this a kind of good ? Could it be an attempt by the universe to balance everything? Could it be simply a gift from God? Shannon didn’t know. The only thing she knew was that the cash in that envelope to someone else. Oh, and one other thing she knew: Her young daughter was . “My kid was standing right there I found it,” Shannon told WLS-TV in Chicago. “So basically I wanted to teach my daughter how to be . And for me that was enough.”
Never mind the bills that were , or the car that needed to be fixed, or the baby that would come soon. And forget that when she the money over to the police she was told that there was actually nothing illegal if she it.
The police were able to return the money to the person who it: an old woman. And one can imagine the and relief she felt when the police handed the lost envelop back to her. “She came to my house and she was almost in tears, me,” Shannon said. “She gave me a hug and an envelope with a small in it. But the amount, large or small, wasn’t . What was important was the opportunity to teach my daughter honesty.”
A．restricted B．grateful C．sensitive D．upset
A．disappointed B．appreciated C．unemployed D．removed
A．cash B．protection C．repair D．sale
A．sick B．due C．desperate D．dull
A．parking B．gathering C．cleaning D．begging
A．participated B．contained C．charged D．paid
A．number B．deal C．handful D．flood
A．expense B．prize C．hope D．luck
A．pointed B．reacted C．responded D．belonged
A．watching B．urging C．laughing D．affecting
A．before B．though C．because D．when
A．honest B．loyal C．ripe D．humorous
A．passing by B．giving away C．showing off D．piling up
A．watched B．turned C．got D．collected
A．checked B．made C．kept D．promoted
A．sent B．disliked C．lost D．generated
A．respect B．anxiety C．tension D．joy
A．comforting B．congratulating C．offending D．thanking
A．amount B．present C．envelope D．option
A．important B．necessary C．evident D．Essential
“Wanted: Violin
Can’t pay much
Call … ”
Why did I notice that? I wondered, since I rarely looked at the classified ads． I laid the paper on my lap and closed my eyes, remembering what had during the Great Depression, when my family to make aliving on our farm． I, too, had wanted a violin, but we didn‘t have the ．
When my older twin sisters began showing an interest in music, Harriet Anne learned to play Grandma‘s upright piano, Suzanne turned to Daddy‘s violin, simple tunes soon became 24 melodies as the twins played more and more． in the rhythm of the music, my baby brother danced around while Daddy hummed（哼唱）and Mother whistled． I just ．
When my arms grew enough, I tried to play Suzanne‘s violin, I loved the beautiful sound drawnacross the strings． Oh, how I wanted one! But I knew it was the question．
One evening as the twins played in the school orchestra, I closed my eyes tight to capture the picture firmly in my ． “Someday, I‘ll sit up there．” I vowed（发誓） ．
Unfortunately, it was not a year． At harvest the crops did not bring as much as we had hoped． I, however, couldn‘t any longer to ask, “Daddy, may I have a violin of my own?”
“Can‘t you use Suzanne‘s?”
“I‘d like to be in the orchestra, too, and we can‘t use the same violin at the same time．”
Daddy‘s face looked ． That night, and many following nights, I heard him God in our family devotions: “… and Lord, Mary Lou wants her violin．”
One evening we all sat around the table． The twins and I studied． Mother sewed and Daddy wrote a letter to his friend, George Finkle, in Columbus． Mr．Finkle, Daddy said, was a fine violinist．
As he wrote, Daddy read of his letter out loud to Mother． Weeks later I he‘d written one line he didn‘t read aloud: “Would you watch for a for my third daughter? I can‘t 40 much, but she enjoys music． And we‘d like her to have her own instrument．”
A．managed B．promised C．struggled D．forced
A．luck B．money C．choice D．hope
A．while B．since C．after D．before
A．soft B．fluent C．gentle D．lovely
A．Picked out B．Caught up C．Taken on D．Called for
A．shouted B．laughed C．listened D．cried
A．long B．tough C．old D．slim
A．far from B．next to C．out of D．along with
A．dream B．hand C．life D．mind
A．faithfully B．silently C．frequently D．patiently
A．hopeless B．stable C．good D．difficult
A．stand B．help C．wait D．risk
A．both B．ever C．either D．still
A．angry B．sad C．pale D．weak
A．demand B．inform C．commit D．remind
A．favourite B．private C．own D．individual
A．parts B．lines C．contents D．purposes
A．heard B．conveyed C．discovered D．observed
A．musician B．favor C．gift D．violin
A．owe B．order C．charge D．pay
At an auction (拍卖会) last Thursday, Kevin Lipton paid $2,585,000 for the Birch Cent, a made in 1792 that is its engraver (刻版师), Robert Birch. It’s the most money paid for a one-cent piece. And yes, he said, the purchase made . “It’s like our very first penny,” Lipton, 55, told the Los Angeles Times on Sunday. “It’s such a(n) coin. It’s so important, so rare.”
The coin is 10 similar coins known to exist that were produced after the founding of the U.S. Mint (美国造币厂), said Jim Halperin, co-chairman of Heritage Auctions. It features a profile face Miss Liberty, framed by a motto that was later abandoned, “Liberty Parent of Science & Industry.”
Lipton, who owns a coin wholesaling business (批发业务) in Beverly Hills, had been eyeing the Birch Cent he saw it in 1981 at a New York auction house. That year, Johns Hopkins University consigned (拍卖、寄售) the penny for auction, and it was by New York City developer Donald G. Patrick $200,000. Patrick consigned the coin to Texas-based Heritage Auctions. At the Orlando auction where Lipton the Birch Cent, he bought a quarter dollar from 1792 for $2,232,500. , he paid about $4.8 million for 26 cents.
Lipton has coins since he was 12 years old, and his full-time coin business _ when he was just 17. He that he was nervous about spending so much money, but now he’s his million-dollar coins will mature. “They are a great store value, and will only be worth more ,” Lipton said. ‘‘They are Mona Lisas of our coinage.’’
A．dollar B．note C．coin D．quarter
A．designed for B．sold by C．based on D．named after
A．ever B．even C．still D．yet
A．money B．sense C．changes D．adjustments
A．special B．magical C．artificial D．beneficial
A．between B．within C．among D．of
A．experimentally B．definitely C．finally D．perfectly
A．predicting B．indicating C．representing D．suggesting
A．until B．when C．after D．since
A．sold B．purchased C．borrowed D．lent
A．by B．on C．for D．in
A．set up B．picked up C．made up D．put up
A．also B．thus C．already D．just
A．Altogether B．Anyway C．However D．Besides
A．made B．issued C．displayed D．collected
A．started B．decreased C．failed D．progressed
A．concluded B．declared C．admitted D．swore
A．cautious B．confused C．committed D．confident
A．in the past B．in the future C．for the moment D．at the time
A．merely B．actually C．temporarily D．probably
Bonnie and her husband,Tyrone, were very fond of going on short holidays to new places.
Once, they decided to take a trip in their own car to a nearby which was famous for its historical sites. They started on their journey early in the morning and late evening they had entered the town and checked in at a hotel.
The next morning, they started their new discovery with a road of the town and its suburbs. there were many places to see, it took them the whole day to finish their sightseeing.
By now, they had a suburb with shops selling handmade items. Bonnie was most interested in shopping. Tyrone her to finish before it started getting dark. They were so in their shopping that they forgot about the time until the shops began to .
They took the same route back to their hotel but somehow got on the way and realized they were around in circles. They had to stop the car, their map, and started again but no use. They decided to ask someone for help but no one was out at late hour.
They waited at a street corner for some time, and then decided to try again. Tyrone the car but it wouldn’t move. He got down and but could not find any fault. He sat back , feeling more and more worried about their , while Bonnie was calm saying she was sure they would get help.
They sat , Bonnie praying calmly and Tyrone getting panic. Finally a man walked towards them. It was that he was a car mechanic returning home. With his help, the car was repaired and ready to go. The couple were very grateful and thanked the man . They reached their hotel safely after being directed by the mechanic.
“Trust” and “Faith”helped create a small wonder.
A．city B．town C．village D．district
A．in B．till C．by D．after
A．remark B．instruction C．guide D．map
A．Since B．Unless C．Although D．Once
A．visited B．passed C．reached D．left
A．allowed B．ordered C．persuaded D．warned
A．rich B．rooted C．interested D．absorbed
A．operate B．close C．open D．fall
A．lost B．hurt C．stuck D．rained
A．going B．looking C．hanging D．showing
A．turned over B．brought up C．referred to D．looked down
A．even B．that C．quite D．much
A．pulled B．started C．repaired D．pushed
A．fixed B．checked C．looked D．tested
A．touched B．shocked C．exhausted D．depressed
A．difficulty B．future C．wish D．experience
A．sadly B．noisily C．quietly D．anxiously
A．inferred B．reminded C．learnt D．informed
A．briefly B．orally C．totally D．extremely
A．helpful B．generous C．honest D．active
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