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My fiance (未婚夫) and I were excited about shopping for our first home. But our funds were , and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.
One agent a house in particular. Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was our range, so we declined. But she kept urging us to have a look .
We finally did and it was at first sight. It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and of the marriage within that home. As perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us. But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of it would be like to live there.
Days later, we made a(n) —far below the asking price. Surprisingly, they didn’t us. They renewed their offer . It was also much more than we could afford, but far than the original asking price.
The next day, we got a message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so, we decided to talk with the directly. We made our final offer, which was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer’s bid. We knew it, we had to try.
“Sold!” said the owner. Then he : He’d seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that we’d the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there. He told us to consider the in the price “an early wedding present.”
That’s how we found our home and how I learned that when people are they are not strangers, only friends we haven’t yet met.
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The simplest way to say it is this ： I believe in my mother. My began when I was just a kid. I becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic (佣人）. Through her work, she observed that people spent a lot more time reading than they watching television. She announced that my brother and I watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week.
With our free time, we each had to read two books from the Detroit Public Library and written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a . My mother was illiterate.
When I entered high school I was a(n) ，but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a Cstudent. One night my mother came home from her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said，"Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week by scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy food and pay the bills. With everything ，you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want. "I was very with that arrangement, but once I got through allocating(分配）money, there was left. I realized my mother was a financial gen-ius to be able to our heads and any kind of food on the table， buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me any-where. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my and became an A-student again, and eventually I my dream and became a doctor.
My story is really my mother's story—a woman with formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job than parenting. This I believe.
A．belief B．work C．education D．promise
A．majored in B．got used to C．dreamed of D．got tired of
A．lazy B．easy-going C．successful D．reliable
A．spent B．paid C．took D．did
A．could only B．could not C．must not D．should often
A．read to B．present C．teach D．explain to
A．joke B．means C．tool D．trick
A．A-student B．B-student C．C-student D．D-student
A．get rid of B．hang out with C．break away from D．keep in touch with
A．making B．stopping C．doing D．getting
A．your brother B．yourself C．your sister D．the family
A．left over B．paid off C．used up D．carried out
A．angry B．pleased C．disappointed D．bored
A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing
A．put an idea into B．give an impression on C．have a roof over D．have eyes in the back of
A．let alone B．let out C．let in D．leave alone
A．guys B．mother C．studies D．play
A．made B．fulfilled C．changed D．tried
A．little B．much C．few D．high
A．more interesting B．less important C．more important D．less interesting
Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn't ，they would have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who ，but Jane didn't want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year， just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was about her. She went to bed too . The night before the first exam, Barbara that she have an early night and take a(n) pill(药丸）. She promised to wake up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of ，she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination ，but she couldn't answer any of the questions. around her was writing pages and pages. she thought hard, she couldn't find anything to write She kept looking at her . Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences， and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she up. She was still in bed and it had all been a dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.
A．teachers B．students C．classmates D．schools
A．prepare B．miss C．join D．pass
A．succeeded B．failed C．ended D．called
A．but B．so C．and D．because
A．excited B．frightened C．worried D．pleased
A．early B．late C．heavily D．eagerly
A．insisted B．hoped C．ordered D．wished
A．sleeping B．resting. C．exciting D．breathing
A．him B．her C．them D．herself
A．hand B．eye C．mind D．body
A．her sister B．her parents C．the lessons D．the medicine
A．result B．marks C．desk D．paper
A．The teacher B．The students C．No one D．Everyone
A．If B．Though C．So D．How
A．with B．about C．on D．to
A．watch B．textbook C．sister D．subject
A．gave up B．put off C．look around D．think over
A．examining B．leaving C．copying D．crying
A．raised B．woke C．stood D．cheered
A．nice B．wonderful C．terrible D．special
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
(2012年陕西卷)One sunny afternoon，a sevenyearold girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods ____ she realised that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and ____ what to do，she began crying. After a while，she ____ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes.____ it was getting dark，she saw a small，dark wooden house. She opened the door and ____ stepped in. Suddenly，she heard a strange noise，and she ran out the door and back to the ____.Cold and tired，she fell asleep near a ____.
The girl's parents were out and her dog，Laddy，was at home. Laddy ____ that his mistress(女主人)was in danger. He jumped ____ a window，breaking the glass. He looked in the fields，but he couldn't find his mistress anywhere. However，from the ground came a ____ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He ____ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking ____ into the air，the dog ____ through the woods until he found the ____ .But the girl was not there，so he headed back to the woods. Much to his ____ ，he saw his mistress' blue shirt in the distance. He ____ over some bushes and saw the little stream，where the girl was ____.
When she opened her eyes and ____ her dog standing beside her，the girl said，“you ____ me，Laddy，”and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back，the parents burst into tears of ____ .That night Laddy had a hero's supper：a huge meal of steak.
A．before B．since C．while D．as
A．wondering B．forgetting C．remembering D．regretting
A．preferred B．expected C．failed D．decided
A．When B．Until C．If D．Because
A．carelessly B．cautiously C．hopelessly D．unwillingly
A．trees B．bushes C．woods D．grasses
A．stream B．rock C．tree D．house
A．found B．sensed C．heard D．smelt
A．at B．through C．in D．onto
A．terrible B．strange C．pleasant D．familiar
A．missed B．discovered C．followed D．ignored
A．calmly B．loudly C．merrily D．gently
A．searched B．wandered C．looked D．travelled
A．window B．girl C．house D．hero
A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．embarrassment D．delight
A．jumped B．climbed C．walked D．flew
A．awake B．abandoned C．available D．asleep
A．spotted B．watched C．observed D．saw
A．disturbed B．comforted C．rescued D．scared
A．pain B．shock C．sorrow D．relief
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Today my son Nic and I drove to a town just over from our own. He wanted to watch a ____ for all the hard work he put in this year in school. He was diagnosed with ADHD(多动症)，but ____ to be on the honor roll(光荣榜) for half the school year. I am so incredibly ____ of him！Besides，this child of mine has the most ____ heart and always sends love to others.
We went to the ticket office. We stood in the ____ and waited for our ____.My son looked over and saw a young man in his army uniform. He spotted Nic too and let Nic buy his ticket first when his turn ____.Nic asked me ____ he could give the young man a smile card we made on our own. I nodded my head，so he ____ right up to that man and said “Thank you！” and ____ him the card. I have never ____ two bigger smiles in my life. After we watched the popular game，as we were ____ the football stadium，we walked back through the ticket office. We each had five smile cards left. We just ____ handing them out. I ____ two construction workers who had just gone off work and it was only noon. I will never ____ one of the men's faces. He looked so ____.However，when I just set the ____ before him and said “Have a great day！”，he gave me a warm smile and looked energetic at once. His smile has kept me ____ all day，
This has been one of the ____ and one of the worst days of my life. My son left about an hour ago to ____ his dad，whom I have been divorced from for six months and is now living in a different city，but I know my son and I will remember the happiness of this day，not the sadness!
A．gift B．bargain C．game D．film
A．managed B．remembered C．failed D．dreamt
A．informed B．proud C．aware D．afraid
A．heavy B．weak C．frightening D．loving
A．queue B．dark C．wild D．future
A．freedom B．turn C．guest D．result
A．finished B．came C．waited D．jumped
A．how B．why C．if D．when
A．performed B．climbed C．drove D．marched
A．handed B．bought C．lent D．owed
A．wiped B．returned C．seen D．forced
A．observing B．admiring C．leaving D．introducing
A．started B．minded C．practiced D．regretted
A．trained B．employed C．needed D．chose
A．forget B．recognize C．mention D．require
A．surprised B．tired C．polite D．friendly
A．ticket B．paper C．standard D．card
A．running B．going C．crying D．drinking
A．latest B．coldest C．best D．saddest
A．work for B．laugh at C．argue with D．live with
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg，a ____ of about eighty miles. It was late and I was in a hurry. However，if anyone asked me how fast I was ____，I'd say I was not overspeeding. Several times I got ____ behind a slowmoving truck on a narrow road，and I was holding my fists tightly with ____.
At one point along an open highway，I ____ a crossroad with a traffic light. I was alone on the road by now，but as I ____ the light，it turned red and I braked to a stop. I looked left，right and behind me.Nothing. No cars，no suggestion of headlights，but there I sat，waiting for the light to ____，the only human being for at least a mile in any ____.
I started ____ why I refused to run the light. I was not afraid of being ____，because there was obviously no policeman around，and there certainly would have been no ____ in going through it.
Much later that night，after I ____ a group of my friends in Lewisburg and climbed into bed near midnight，the question of why I'd stopped for that light ____ me. I think I stopped because it's part of a contract(合同) we all have with each other. It's not only the ____，but it's an arrangement we have，and we trust each other to ____ it：we don't go through red lights. Like most of us，I'm more likely to be ____ from doing something bad by the social convention that ____ it than by any law against it.
It's amazing that we ever ____ each other to do the right thing，isn't it？And we do，too. Trust is our ____ preference.
I was so ____ of myself for stopping for the red light that night.
A．flight B．distance C．road D．length
A．thinking B．driving C．complaining D．running
A．stopped B．changed C．stuck D．lost
A．horror B．strength C．understanding D．impatience
A．ran off B．came to C．passed by D．left behind
A．passed B．watched C．approached D．found
A．stop B．change C．turn D．die
A．way B．side C．city D．direction
A．wondering B．suspecting C．struggling D．regretting
A．abused B．fined C．injured D．killed
A．danger B．sign C．time D．record
A．met with B．got over C．got rid of D．called back
A．turned out to B．came back to C．referred to D．occurred to
A．virtue B．suggestion C．law D．order
A．honor B．solve C．break D．judge
A．stopped B．protected C．rejected D．frightened
A．speaks of B．stands by C．takes in D．disapproves of
A．suspect B．trust C．teach D．care
A．only B．first C．lucky D．living
A．sorry B．doubtful C．sure D．proud
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