My grandma is good at gardening. She could make anything bloom(开花). ____ me. In my eyes, she was inspiring and ____. For most of her life, she lived on a farm, where she brought up four children, and buried my grandpa.
I visited her on weekends. After the gardening work, I was ____ to climb the mountain, singing songs and gathering flowers. Sometimes the plants scratched me. She would say, "Beauty has a ____. I hope it was worth it."
"Yes, ma' ma," I'd say. "____ was."
I loved gathering flowers on my own. But what I loved best was gathering them with her. Even then, as a child, I knew what I wanted most from my grandma was not her flowers, but her ____. She's been gone for years, but sometimes, when I ____down to pick a flower or pull a weed, I see her ____, not mine.
I thought I'd grow up to be a gardener too. I told myself, someday my children had children, I'd be a gardening grandma. Then the grandbabies started showing up, and I discovered 1'd much rather run after them ____ go digging. Actually I'm no gardener. I'm a ____, not a planter. I differ from my grandma in lots of ways, but this: I will always carry ____ me a heart she made from her own.
I needn’t plant a garden. My children are my flowers. They delight and complete me with a beauty that is worth any price. All I need to do is ____ them with time, water them with love, and hope that someday, when they hold their first grandchild, they might see my hand.
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Eighty-year-old retired tailor, James McKay, spent Saturday night in jail after __36__ thirty-year-old Keith Smith over the head __37__ his walking stick．McKay’s wife, Laurence told us that while McKay is usually a __38__ person, he had been __39__ to this act of violence by getting wet just once too often．
Smith lives above the McKays and it appears that not only is he a keen gardener, he is also a __40__ collector．Unfortunately for him, the water he sent over his balcony every day ended up on the McKay’s, or too often, on the McKays __41__．
“For the last fortnight, since Smith moved into the flat above us, we have hardly dared to go to our __42__,” said Laurene．She added that it wasn’t so much the water falling onto their balcony from Smith watering his plant __43__ bothered them, it was more the way he cleaned his fish tanks．“We’d be __44__ there happily reading our newspapers, when __45__ so much water would come from above that we’d be as wet as if we’d __46__ with our clothes on! Neither could we get rid of the __47__ of fish!”
And on Saturday evening it was just too __48__．“It was James’s birthday,” explained Laurene, “and I’d made him a birthday cake．The candles were a great sight as you can imagine, but James didn’t get to blow them out．” __49__, Smith emptied one of his larger tanks over his balcony and both the McKays and the cake were wet __50__．Rarely had Laurene seen McKay move so fast．“I couldn’t __51__ him．He was up there in a flash．It was the fastest I’d seen him move since 1964．”
Smith is not going to take things further with the police．He has also promised to change his__52__ from now on．And what of James McKay? __53__ he left the police station, a large crowd of supporters sang him, “Happy Birthday”．“__54__ the most exciting birthday __55__!” said the cheerful old man．“The best since my adolescence I’d say!”
A．hitting B．tapping C．pushing D．touching
A．by B．with C．through D．via
A．quiet B．sensitive C．stubborn D．peaceful
A．accustomed B．driven C．taken D．attracted
A．fish B．seed C．plant D．newspaper
A．themselves B．itself C．herself D．himself
A．bathroom B．balcony C．bedroom D．kitchen
A．which B．what C．that D．whether
A．sitting B．exercising C．sleeping D．eating
A．regularly B．suddenly C．precisely D．unconsciously
A．swum B．watered C．showered D．drowned
A．taste B．smell C．feeling D．sense
A．little B．soon C．late D．much
A．Otherwise B．Besides C．Instead D．Consequently
A．over B．across C．through D．down
A．stop B．blame C．ignore D．stand
A．views B．attitude C．mind D．ways
A．While B．Since C．Until D．As
A．Sincerely B．Impossibly C．Previously D．Definitely
A．before B．already C．ever D．since
While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one rainy evening．The overhead light outside my door was 36 and I had difficulty finding the keyhole．When I finally 37 to open the door, I 38 around the wall for a light switch．I found a 39 where a switch was once installed… but no switch．
No discouraged easily, I remembered seeing a 40 by the bed when I put away my luggage 41 in the day．I found the bed in the dark and felt around until I found the lamp, but when I switched it on, 42 happened! Now what?
Though I knew that it was dark outside my window 43 the outdoor light was burned out, I thought that 44 if I opened the curtains I might be able to use the light from the 45 to find another lamp．So I 46 my way slowly across the room to the curtains and… no draw-string!
I finally stumbled（跌跌撞撞） around until I found a desk lamp that actually 47 ! That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world can be and how necessary 48 is．
But even more necessary than 49 light is the light that shines from people — the light of love, sympathy and 50 ．Because, for many people, the world is a dark and 51 place．
It is the shining that is important, for someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or fear and in 52 of some light．
So let your light shine．Whatever light you 53 may be a beacon（灯塔）of hope and encouragement in someone’s darkness．And if you feel that your light is 54 a candle in a forest, remember this — there isn’t enough darkness in the world to 55 the light of one small candle．
A．burning B．broken C．shining D．smooth
A．managed B．attempted C．succeeded D．meant
A．touched B．turned C．felt D．looked
A．light B．plate C．lamp D．signal
A．lamp B．switch C．desk D．window
A．later B．earlier C．sooner D．first
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
A．when B．unless C．since D．although
A．certainly B．surely C．absolutely D．perhaps
A．star B．street C．room D．shop
A．forced B．struggled C．made D．pushed
A．worked B．failed C．did D．closed
A．love B．thinking C．dream D．light
A．spiritual B．physical C．mental D．inner
A．faith B．soul C．help D．attention
A．mixed B．fancy C．lonely D．complicated
A．lack B．need C．favor D．face
A．devote B．receive C．offer D．throw
A．only B．even C．ever D．much
A．give out B．leave out C．take out D．put out
Nowadays, we have tons of high-tech gadgets to help us keep connected to our friends and family. Many of us have cellphones to ___16__ calls and write text messages; the Internet to chat with friends and __17__ e-mails. But being in touch with your friends and family also means __18__ in touch with some strangers. We often get spam(网上垃圾邮件) in our inbox, calls from strangers, and messages from __19__ people. So what should we __20__ with all of these?
__21__ you might want to answer the call from an unknown number, or respond to the message from someone you don’t know, try __22__. You are not sure __23__ they are contacting you, and it could be ill-spirited. It is __24__ not to respond to calls or messages from numbers that you are not familiar __25__. The same rule applies to (应用于) e-mails. There are many people who create viruses that __26__ harm your computer, and these viruses are disguised(假装) as e-mails. __27__ opening these e-mails, you are risking getting a virus __28__ could destroy your computer.
In other words, all the new technology is great for keeping in touch, but also comes with some bad things. __29__ yourself out of trouble, it is best to __30__ from messages and calls that you don’t know.
A．make B．do C．receive D．ring
A．write B．send C．answer D．read
A．to be C．be D．are
A．known B．well-known C．unknown D．better-known
A．manage B．compare C．deal D．do
A．But B．Since C．Because D．Although
A．not B．not doing C．not to do D．not to
A．that B．what C．why D．how
A．most dangerous B．safest C．necessary D．valuable
A．by B．with C．at D．into
A．should B．could C．would D．need
A．In B．By C．With D．At
A．that B．what C．if D．whether
A．To keep B．Keep C．Keeping D．Kept
A．refuse B．get close C．stay away D．stop
The requirements for high school graduation have just changed in my community. As a result, all students must 36 sixty hours of service learning, 37 they will not receive a diploma（文凭）. 38 of service learning include cleaning up a polluted river, working in a soup kitchen, or tutoring a student. During a service experience, students must keep a journal and then write a 39 about what they have learned.
Supporters state that there are many 40 of service learning. Perhaps most importantly, students are forced to think 41 their own interests and become aware of the needs of others. Students are also able to learn real-life skills that 42 responsibility, problem-solving, and working as part of a team. Finally, students can explore possible careers 43 service learning.
For example, if a student wonders what teaching is like, he or she can choose to work in a primary school classroom a few afternoons each month. 44 there are many benefits, opponents （反对者） point out problems with the new requirement. First, they 45 that ,because service learning is time-consuming, students spend 46 time studying the core subjects. Second, they believe that forcing students to work without 47 goes against the law.
In my view, service learning is a great way to 48 to the community, learn new skills, and explore different careers. 49 , I don’ t believe you should force people to help others – the 50 to help must come from the heart. I think the best solution is one that gives students choices. Choice encourages both freedom and responsibility.
A．spend B．gain C．complete D．save
A．and B．or C．but D．for
A．Subjects B．Ideas C．Procedures D．Examples
A．diary B．report C．note D．notice
A．courses B．benefits C．challenges D．features
A．beyond B．about C．over D．in
A．possess B．apply C．include D．develop
A．through B．across C．of D．on
A．So B．Thus C．Since D．While
A．argue B．doubt C．overlook D．admit
A．much B．full C．less D．more
A．cost B．pay C．care D．praise
A．contribute B．lead C．attend D．belong
A．Therefore B．Besides C．but D．However
A．courage B．desire C．emotion D．spirit
Whenever I recall my childhood, there is one thing I remember clearly. My father used his 36 to let my mother 37 her parents who lived far away. There was just my younger brother and myself in the 38 . One evening, our father came home and there was no 39 , not even a piece of bread. My father had no money and he was as 40 as we were. My brother and I went to bed without having anything.
41 I knew from the expressions on my father’s face that he could not 42 us be hungry for long. He left the house, and about two hours later he 43 and woke us up. He had two small potato pies in his hands. I didn’t know where he got the money for the food but somehow he 44 to find a way. It was clear that he wanted to get his children 45 .
My father did not eat and had 46 all day but he sat there and felt 47 at seeing us eat. This has always stuck in my 48 . At that moment, I felt 49 knowing that he tried his best not to let us 50 , and he wanted us to know he was always there with us.
In 51 times, I think, it is important not to 52 weakness but strength. 53 the mother is the cement(黏合剂)that 54 a family together, then the father is the steel that strengthens that cement.
It is his values and 55 that have carried me forward and helped me deal with my own problems in life.
A．car B．ticket C．savings D．right
A．call B．visit C．bring D．invite
A．classroom B．office C．house D．farm
A．food B．drinks C．electricity D．gas
A．poor B．hungry C．angry D．sleepy
A．So B．Till C．But D．Since
A．hear B．let C．remember D．prevent
A．lost B．hid C．found D．returned
A．managed B．forgot C．needed D．refused
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．bargained B．worked C．searched D．prepared
A．lucky B．sorry C．pleased D．regretful
A．mouth B．teeth C．mind D．chest
A．excited B．moved C．surprised D．frightened
A．change B．share C．wait D．suffer
A．difficult B．dangerous C．interesting D．comfortable
A．admit B．show C．discuss D．understand
A．Unless B．If C．Though D．Until
A．designs B．places C．takes D．holds
A．permission B．hobbies C．actions D．attitudes
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