Tina was the best speed-walking partner I could ever meet. But I could never understand my friend's habit of while we walked.
Together we walked all over the town and even entered a marathon(马拉松）together，a full 26 miles, but she did give me a list to take with me. She told me that it her a lot. I thought it would just slow us down. I it along to the starting line. Twenty-six cheering ideas, one for every mile. I wasn’t really planning to slow myself down with all those ideas but I didn’t want to hurt Tina’s feelings, so I kept her .
I walked the first mile of the in 12 minutes—a new personal record. I looked at Tina’s cheering list when I checked my watch. was simply Yourself. It did give me a good start to the race, I thought. I thanked Tina for her cheering list. If I finished the race, I would thank her for the she gave me. By the time I finished the second mile, my husband and kids were cheering me on. It just so happened that “ ” was the next one on Tina’s cheering list. I had lots of things to be ready for them.
The next mile flew by, then the next and the next, each with a cheering idea. But by the time I neared the final mile? I was nearly out of breath. “I don’t know if I can the last mile,” I thought. In despair(绝望）I looked at the final cheering idea on Tina’s list，now sweaty in my hand： You just can make it!
I finished the marathon in less than six hours. I thought the cheering list would slow me down. ______, it carried me past the finishing line.
A．cheering B．smiling C．shouting D．chatting
A．taught B．saved C．calmed D．helped
A．hid B．gave C．moved D．carried
A．promise B．list C．word D．idea
A．round B．circle C．race D．road
A．At the back B．At the top C．In the beginning D．In the past
A．task B．strength C．thought D．way
A．Team B．House C．Family D．Home
A．have B．gain C．finish D．put
A．Besides B．Instead C．Later D．Again
Jim Smith was a poor boy. One day he was very cold and . He came to a house and asked a young only for a glass of water. But the lady was so that she gave him a large glass of hot milk. Jim drank it and then asked, “ should I pay you?” “You don’t need to pay.” She replied. Jim her from the bottom of his heart. Years later, Jim became a . One day, a woman was sent to his hospital. She was seriously ill. He recognized her at once and decided to to save her life. The operation was successful, but the cost was high. After looking at the woman’s bill, Jim wrote on it. When the woman received the bill, she didn’t dare to look at it. , something on the side of the bill caught her attention. She began to the following words:
Paid in full with one glass of milk.
A．hot B．hungry C．cool D．strong
A．woman B．man C．husband D．waiter
A．angry B．beautiful C．lucky D．kind
A．When B．Where C．How much D．Why
A．thanked B．forgot C．missed D．understood
A．teacher B．worker C．doctor D．driver
A．say hello B．do his best C．give away D．get back
A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
A．However B．Whenever C．Especially D．Hardly
A．write B．remember C．read D．guess
I didn’t cry when I learned I was the parent of a disabled child. I just sat still and didn’t say anything.
When Jenny was old enough, I sent her to a kindergarten. On the first morning, Jenny spent hours playing by herself. It seemed that she felt very ______.
However, to my joy, Jenny’s classmates always ______ her, “You got all your spelling words right today!” In fact, her spelling list was the easiest. Later, she faced a very painful ______—— at the end of the term, there was a game which had something to do with physical education. But Jenny was behind in it.
My husband and I were anxious about the day. I wanted to let my child stay home! But my heart wouldn’t let me off that easily. So I ______a pale, unwilling Jenny onto the school bus.
At the kindergarten, I was quite worried because of her slow action, Jenny would probably ______up her team. The game went well until it was time for the sack（麻袋）race. Surely Jenny would find it ______ . Now each child had to climb into a sack, jump to the finishing line, return and climb out of the sack. I noticed Jenny standing near the end of her line of players.
But as it was her turn to join, a change took place in her ______. The tallest boy behind Jenny placed his hands on her waist(腰). Two other boys ______in front of her. The moment the player before Jenny stepped out from the sack, the two boys _____the sack suddenly and kept it open while the tall boy ______ Jenny and put her into it. A girl nearby took her hand and supported her ______ Jenny got her balance(平衡). Then she jumped forward, smiling and proud. In the cheers of the teachers, schoolmates and parents, I silently thanked the warm, understanding people in life who made it ______ for my disabled daughter to be like her fellow human beings. Then I finally cried.
A．excited B．lonely C．happy D．weak
A．greeted B．respected C．encouraged D．appreciated
A．problem B．choice C．result D．exam
A．threw B．pushed C．knocked D．fixed
A．hold B．build C．keep D．take
A．stupid B．simple C．relaxing D．difficult
A．school B．family C．team D．heart
A．ran B．lay C．walked D．stood
A．picked up B．gave up C．looked up D．made up
A．shook B．hid C．lifted D．helped
A．when B．until C．after D．unless
A．popular B．special C．necessary D．possible
I work for a major airline. One afternoon while running through LAX to my plane, I tore (撕破) one of my nylon socks. , there was a convenience store close to my gate. I knew I could buy a new pair. However, as I waited in line, I that I had no money in my purse. I thought to myself that maybe the store manager would sell me a pair and let me pay her back the next time. I have been inside her store a lot, even though we have never been . When it was my to pay, I showed her my socks and explained that I had no money on me. She laughed and said, “Take them.”
Well, for whatever reason, two months passed, and I had not paid the money back.
Then one day while I was busy doing my usual preflight preparations, a passenger asked me if I would him a newspaper.
I went off the airplane and walked to the same convenience store. I was too embarrassed (尴尬的) to go inside because I had never paid the money back, and I wasn’t carrying my . Then a man with a friendly face came near. he could walk past me, I stopped him and asked him for help. He smiled and said that he would do so gladly but wanted to know why I couldn’t do it . He was rather outgoing and kept saying, “Come on, and tell me.” I needed a newspaper, so I and told him.
Suddenly he said, “Hold on.” and then took me into his arms quickly and carried me into the store. With his free hand he reached into his pocket and out a five-dollar bill and said to the manager, “I’d like to pay for the socks this person owes you for and for a newspaper.”
I later learned that this big, gentle man was Rosie Grier, the former L.A. Rams and Hall of Fame football player.
A．Probably B．Luckily C．Doubtfully D．Hopefully
A．believed B．thought C．felt D．discovered
A．noticed B．mentioned C．introduced D．required
A．turn B．time C．chance D．duty
A．simply B．seriously C．actively D．hurriedly
A．even B．still C．just D．ever
A．return B．pass C．leave D．buy
A．socks B．package C．purse D．passport
A．After B．Until C．Before D．Unless
A．myself B．himself C．ourselves D．itself
A．checked in B．gave in C．broke in D．got in
A．handed B．sent C．carried D．pulled
Sharon has been a serious runner for six years. She has completed three marathons and several shorter races. Each week she runs about 20 miles.
Her favorite shoes? A $25 pair of Champion shoes she bought at Target. “I like running in simple shoes,” she said, “The more you pay, the more trouble you get.” She is right. Money often buys higher-quality goods, but not when it comes to running shoes.
Over the last forty years, running has been popular as a leisure (闲暇的) sport. In 2009, 476,000 runners took part in a marathon. In 1976, the number was just 25,000. Sales of running shoes reached a record $ 2.36 billion in 2009, 60 percent more than ten years earlier.
But some of those dollars may not have been well spent. In 2007, Scottish researchers tested running shoes at three price levels, ranging from $80 to $150, and found that low-cost and mid-cost shoes within the same brand protected runners’ feet just as well as high-cost ones, sometimes even better.
“The common idea is that if you pay more, you will get better shoes,” said Abboud, director of the Institute of Motion Analysis and Research at the University of Dundee in Scotland, “Our research did not show that.” Professor Abboud and his colleagues have just completed a similar study, as not yet published, with nearly the same results.
If you want to run well and run safely, consider fit first and price last. “You want a shoe that helps you keep a balanced position,” said Mark Montgomery, manager of the JackRabbit Sports store in Union Square in New York, “A more expensive shoe is not always the solution.”
“The less you think about a shoe, the better,” said Ms Bakoul, a marathoner.
According to Sharon, ________.
A．expensive shoes will give you more trouble B．higher-quality shoes will protect your feet better C．taking part in marathons is very important for runners D．running about 20 miles a week is the best for your health
A．it was spent on running B．it was spent on high- cost shoes C．running needs the cheapest shoes D．money often buys higher-quality goods
A．running as a leisure sport will be no longer popular B．Professor Abboud thinks the common idea is right C．Ms Bakoul is against the research results D．Mark Montgomery agrees with Sharon
A．The More, the Better B．Run Well and Run Safely C．The Less, the Better D．Fit First and Price Last
There was once a boy whose greatest dream was to have a rocket(火箭), and send it up to the moon. Unluckily, he had little money and couldn’t one. One day, at the side of a path, he found a box for one of his kinds of rocket. Opening it, he found there was only one rocket , made of paper, the result of a factory malfunction(故障). The boy was very disappointed, but at least he now finally had a rocket of sorts. He started his plans. For many days he collected paper of all the shapes, sizes and colours; and with all his soul（灵魂）he ___ __ drawing, cutting, sticking and colouring all the stars and that would turn his rocket into an outer space in paper form.
It wasn’t an easy job, but the final result was so excellent. From then on, the boy playing with his paper rocket every day. One day, a friend came, and in the boy’s bedroom he saw that excellent sight. The friend offered to exchange it with the boy, for a real rocket he had at home. The boy accepted. Since then, each day, playing with his new rocket, the boy would more and more his old paper rocket, with its planets, stars and all the rest. , he had much preferred playing with that one. He realized that it was more fun playing with toys he had made himself, with great and enthusiasm（热情）.
And so it was, that the boy started all his toys by himself, and when he grew up he became the greatest toy-maker in the whole world.
A．make B．borrow C．afford D．sell
A．latest B．favourite C．useful D．best
A．above B．beside C．nearby D．inside
A．giving up B．talking about C．choosing D．preparing
A．set about B．went on C．put off D．worried about
A．moon B．planets C．earth D．sun
A．stopped B．hated C．continued D．enjoyed
A．happily B．sadly C．carefully D．hurriedly
A．take B．care C．miss D．add
A．Really B．However C．Besides D．Interestingly
A．success B．effort C．danger D．difficulty
A．selling B．colouring C．building D．collecting
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