I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d ?” Just when I started to that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn’t . Somebody had thought of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my Christmas t
here special and memorable, I remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I a plan 
and gathered forty people from my company to
help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they 
were . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I them that they couldn’t open their presents every child had 
come forward. Finally the they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three. Open your present
s!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles up the room. The in the room was obvious, and wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling – the feeling I knew that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
A．sending B．making C．receiving D．exchanging
A．got B．prepared C．found D．expected
A．doubt B．hope C．accept D．suggest
A．broke in B．turned up C．settled down D．showed off
A．achievement B．loss C．relief D．justice
A．blamed B．forgotten C．loved
A．enough B．little C．poorly D．highly
A．present B．recent C．first D．previous
A．hardly B．occasionally C．regularly D．instantly
A．importance B．independence C．strength D．safety
A．kept up with B．came up with C．caught up with D．put up with
A．none B．few C．each D．some
A．fine B．normal C．helpful D．special
A．convinced B．guaranteed C．reminded D．promised
A．until B．after C．when D．since
A．chance B．gift C．reward D．moment
A．took B．lit C．burned D．cheered
A．atmosphere B．sympathy C．joy D．calmness
A．such B．it C．something D．everybody
A．from B．till C．for D．by
Sumo wrestlers (相扑选手) are usually big, heavy men. The biggest sumo wrestler of all the time is Koni-shiki, who now 16 about 230 kg. Born in Hawaii, he was 17 a big boy. When he was a teenager, some people 18 he go to Japan and become a sumo wrestler.
Although he took their advice, at first it was a 19 life. “I had to clean the toilets and 20 the rubbish (垃圾),” Konishiki remembered, “I knew I had to 21 to life in Japan. I said to myself, ‘I 22 learn Japanese.’ Soon I could 23 it quite well.”
Konishiki’s career started 24 , and he was soon upgraded to a higher rank. But despite his 25 he soon had health problems. The doctors told him that he should 26 some weight. “I started dieting. I 27 to do it. But I did it too 28 ,” he said, “I lost some of my strength, too.”
He lost a lot of fights, and then his parents got 29 in a car crash. “I must go and 30 them,” he thought. Though it was only three days 31 a big tournament (锦标赛), he flew back to Hawaii. Despite his 32 , they were not badly injured.
When he returned, he knew that he had to do well. The newspapers said, “Konishiki must win, 33 he will go down in rank.”
Though he had many problems, Konishiki won 14 of his 15 fights, and won the Emperor’s Cup. He was so 34 that he cried. “You ought not to show your feelings,” he said, “but I couldn’t 35 it.”
A．means B．measures C．weighs D．has
A．always B．hardly C．sometimes D．once
A．promised B．allowed C．considered D．suggested
A．real B．hard C．comfortable D．rich
A．sell B．bring C．take D．empty
A．adapt B．respond C．devote D．lead
A．would B．can C．must D．may
A．speak B．say C．learn D．tell
A．bad B．well C．suddenly D．similarly
A．failure B．success C．effort D．fame
A．gain B．lose C．save D．spare
A．failed B．began C．had D．refused
A．stupidly B．carefully C．slowly D．quickly
A．shocked B．destroyed C．ruined D．injured
A．visit B．care C．meet D．serve
A．after B．since C．before D．until
A．joy B．worry C．surprise D．regret
A．because B．but C．or D．and
A．sad B．nervous C．curious D．happy
A．do B．help C．feel D．leave
Mr. Hall was a rich businessman and lived in a big house beside a beautiful river.
The river usually __16__ over in winter, and one year __17__ happened very early, so that by Christmas time it was covered with really __18__ ice. People could walk across it safely.
The sight of this ice gave Mr. Hall __19__. He decided to have a big Christmas party on the ice. He would have all the furniture in his living-room _ 20 _ out onto the ice. He would have pretty colored lights _ 21 _ all around
, and they would have a wonderful party. So he sent out __22__ to all his important friends, and on Christmas Eve they all began to _ 23 his house and then went onto the ice. They were all in very good _ 24 and thought that it _25_
a wonderful idea of Mr. Hall to have a party on the ice.
The party 26 until late at night, and as the _ 27 guests said their merry Christmas, Mr. Hall was pleased with himself for the __28 party.
He had drunk rather 29 at the party, so he did not wake up very early __30 morning. In fact, it was 31 midday when he got up and looked out of the window at the spot where the party was held last night. __32__ he saw there made him wonder whether he was still 33 _. He closed his eyes, opened them again but there was no mistake! The ice had __34 up in the early sunshine and had carried all his living-room furniture out to __35 .
A．flows C．freeze D．froze
A．freezing B．ice C．snow D．rain
A．thin B．thick C．deep D．shallow
A．a wish B．an idea C．a hope D．a plan
A．selling B．carrying C．sold D．carried
A．lay B．lain C．hung D．hanged
A．introductions B．invitations C．informations D．lights
A．look for B．come to C．see D．leave
A．spirit B．strength C．condition D．manners
A．would be B．had been C．had had D．would have
A．went to B．kept on C．happened D．took place
A．first B．last C．most D．important
A．big B．new C．interesting D．successful
A．many B．little C．a lot D．more
A．next B．the next C．following D．followed
A．most B．mostly C．near D．nearly
A．Where B．What C．That D．Which
A．afraid B．awake C．asleep D．alive
A．dried B．come C．frozen D．broken
A．his house B．the sea C．the river D．land
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The angels were 26 a small space in the cold basement instead of in the comfortable guestroom. As they made their 27 on the hard floor, the older angel saw a 28 in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked 29 , the older angel replied, "Things aren’t always what they seem."
The next night the pair came to he house of a very poor but 30 farmer and his wife. After 31 what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they 32 have a good night’s rest. When the sun 33 the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife 34 . Their cow, whose milk had been their only 35 , lay dead in the field. The younger angel was angry and asked the older angel, “How could you 36 this happen? The first man had everything, 37 you helped him. The second family had 38 but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die 39 help them. ”
"Things aren’t always what they seem," the older angel replied. "When we 40 in the basement, I 41 there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. 42 the owner was greedy and unwilling to share, I covered the wall so that he wouldn’t 43 it."
"Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came 44 his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem."
Sometimes that is 45 what happens when things don’t turn out the way they should.
A．supplied B．supported C．provided D．given
A．food B．rest C．bed D．room
A．hole B．window C．spot D．circle
A．what B．how C．why D．where
A．gentle B．generous C．modest D．devoted
A．sharing B．cooking C．buying D．delivering
A．should B．must C．could D．may
A．turned up B．came up C．brought up D．sent up
A．in danger B．in rags C．in defence D．in tears
A．food B．budget C．income D．output
A．have permitted B．have got C．have let D．have caused
A．so B．yet C．however D．or
A．none B．much C．some D．little
A．less than B．other than C．more than D．rather than
A．repaired B．stayed C．lived D．settled
A．realized B．recognized C．noticed D．looked
A．Since B．Although C．If D．While
A．discover B．search C．seek D．research
A．to B．for C．over D．around
A．hardly B．exactly C．obviously D．fortunately
Children find meanings in their old family tales.
When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker, 21 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times 22 his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 23 , he loaded his family into the car and 24 them to see family members in Canada with a 25 ,“there are more important things in life than money. ”
The 26 took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a 27 house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 28 that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t. 29 , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they 30 was how warm the people were in the house and how 31 of their heart was accessible.
Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children 32 hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing 33 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.
A university 34 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 35 parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety. The 36 is telling the stories in a way children can 37 . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that 38 , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s 39 , and make eye contact （接触） to create “a personal experience”,. We don’t have to tell children 40 they should take from the story and what the moral is. ”
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A．missed B．lost C．forgot D．ignored
A．when B．while C．how D．why
A．friendless B．worthless C．penniless D．homeless
A．hope B．promise C．suggestion D．belief
A．tale B．agreement C．arrangement D．report
A．large B．small C．new D．grand
A．surprised B．annoyed C．disappointed D．worried
A．Therefore B．Besides C．Instead D．Otherwise
A．talked about B．cared about C．wrote about D．heard about
A．much B．many C．little D．few
A．beyond B．over C．behind D．through
A．argument B．skill C．interest D．anxiety
A．study B．design C．committee D．staff
A．provide B．retell C．support D．refuse
A．trouble B．gift C．fact D．trick
A．perform B．write C．hear D．question
A．means B．ends C．begins D．proves
A．needs B．activities C．judgments D．habits
A．that B．what C．which D．whom
One day I was doing an experiment in front of the classroom, wearing my favorite shirt. A voice came, “Nice shirt”. Then another 1 said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Jimmy’s mother works for my family. We meant to throw the shirt away, but gave 2 to her instead.” Hearing the words, I was embarrassed. It was Mike. Mom worked for his family.
In the evening, I told my mom what had happened. She was silent for a while and then called her employer, “I will 3 work for your family.” That night, she knew her life’s 4 was something greater. She decided to find a more meaningful job.
The next day she 5 with the headmaster of a local public school. She was told that she could not teach without a proper education. So Mom decided to 6 a university.
A year later, she went back to the headmaster. He said, “You are serious, aren’t you? I think I have a 7 for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with some mentally disabled children with little or 8 chance of learning.” Mom accepted the opportunity very 9 .
For almost three years, she saw many teachers give up on the children and 0 , feeling upset. Then one day, the headmaster 11 in her classroom, saying, “We have watched how you 12 the children over the last three years and admire your hard-working spirit. We all agree that you should be the 13 of this class.”
My mom spent over 20 years there. I was proud of her 14 she never gave up and also showed me how to deal with 15 situations. During her career, she was chosen as “Teacher of the Year”.
A．shout B．noise C．sound D．voice
A．it B．them C．one D．this
A．even so B．in reality C．no longer D．more than
A．goal B．trick C．problem D．routine
A．ran B．met C．stayed D．worked
A．visit B．design C．attend D．start
A．condition B．function C．promotion D．position
A．no B．much C．big D．great
A．angrily B．bitterly C．eagerly D．strangely
A．come B．leave C．return D．succeed
A．went up B．took up C．handed up D．turned up
A．accuse B．blame C．treat D．cheat
A．monitor B．teacher C．headmaster D．librarian
A．because B．once C．unless D．if
A．pleasing B．challenging C．exciting D．amazing
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