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I used to abandon myself to despair. Last year my mother from stroke（中风）and had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole world turn upside down and I had no what I could do to help her to relieve her . Tears welled up in my eyes whenever I was alone.
Last month I a precious watch，which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt about the loss.
There have been many like these in my life. I could never figure out how to deal with such tough things I read“If You Have a Lemon，Make a Lemonade" by American writer Dale Carnegie.“When the wise man is handed a lemon，he says，‘What can I get from this? Howcan I my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade？’”he wrote.
I suddenly that life is full of ups and downs，so I need to stay all the time.
Now when I think of my past，I wish I could have handled things ．When my mother was fighting for ，I should have held her hands in mine，telling her things would get better instead of and crying.
Several weeks ago，I took part in a campus singing competition. I didn't a prize. If
I had not this article，I would definitely have felt again. But instead，I smiled
after the competition. I was happy that at least I had got some stage ．
Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns（刺）as well，but these thorns help us Become and strong. When life us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.
A．resulted B．suffered C．survived D．escaped
A．hope B．wonder C．idea D．doubt
A．pain B．anxiety C．fear D．pressure
A．received B．sold C．fixed D．lost
A．unbelievable B．shameful C．angry D．terrible
A．diseases B．memories C．incidents D．difficulties
A．when B．until C．though D．since
A．lesson B．lemonade C．decision D．challenge
A．control B．accept C．improve D．avoid
A．realized B．thought C．discovered D．predicted
A．healthy B．independent C．serious D．positive
A．exactly B．differently C．easily D．practically
A．recovery B．life C．freedom D．happiness
A．shouting B．hiding C．quarreling D．regretting
A．expect B．miss C．win D．refuse
A．figured out B．written down C．found out D．come across
A．embarrassed B．discouraged C．excited D．concerned
A．performance B．experience C．progress D．effect
A．brave B．calm C．great D．clever
A．shows B．makes C．gives D．sends
I drove a school bus as a part-time job. Thirty-nine children all had stories to tell me about their summers. Charlie though __16__me. From the first day on Charlie was __17__. If a fight broke out I didn’t have to turn my __18__to know who had started it. If a girl was crying chances were that Charlie had __19__ her hair. No matter how I spoke to him gently or __20__ he wouldn’t say a word. He’d just __21__ me with those big gray eyes of his. One day I found a small tin heart (小锡心)on the bus was gone. “Does anyone know __22__happened to the little heart here” I asked. Some children cried “Charlie __23__it Search him” When I asked him to come forward his gaze( 注视) __24__ my eyes. I stuck my hand into one of his pockets. Then I felt it—the __25__ outline(轮廓)of the small tin heart. Charlie stared at me for a long time. There were no __26__ in those big gray eyes no plea( 恳求) for mercy. He seemed to be waiting for what he’d come to __27__ from the world. I was about to pull the tin heart out of Charlie’s pocket __28__I stopped myself. Let him keep it, I said “It must have fallen off before I got here.” Without a word Charlie __29__ to his seat. When he got off at his stop, he didn’t so much as glance at me. Several days later just that__30__ Charlie moved away… A dozen years after retirement we met in the street. To my __31__, he hugged me. After he let go, he pulled something from his pocket and held it up for me to see. An old key chain… bent out of __32__, the lettering faded (消褪). You __33__probably guess what it was—the little tin heart. “You were the only one who kept trying.” He explained. We __34__ again and went our separate ways. I am so __35__ I’d done a good job.
A．ignored B．feared C．greeted D．told
A．active B．troublesome C．independent D．noisy
A．position B．shoulder C．head D．attention
A．pulled B．cut C．stole D．played
A．secretly B．carefully C．proudly D．strictly
A．laugh at B．stare at C．depend on D．concentrate on
A．how B．why C．what D．who
A．did B．made C．wore D．said
A．turned into B．burned into C．stepped into D．flew into
A．shining B．hard C．strange D．familiar
A．tears B．puzzles C．hopes D．ways
A．plea B．ask C．expect D．disappoint
A．while B．when C．as D．if
A．came B．wanted C．intended D．returned
A．summer B．autumn C．spring D．winter
A．delight B．sadness C．surprise D．annoyance
A．shape B．date C．order D．fashion
A．need B．can C．must D．may
A．talked B．looked C．smiled D．hugged
A．happy B．sure C．lucky D．shocked
I had offered to watch my 3-year-old daughter, so that my wife could go out with a friend. I was getting some work done in my study while she ___36___ to be having a good time in the other room. No problem, I figured. But then it got a little too ___37___ and I shouted, “What are you doing?” No response. I ___38___ my question and heard her say, “Oh,…nothing.” Nothing？
I got up from my desk and ran out ___39___ the living room, where I saw her running across the hall. I followed and watched her as her little behind made a quick ___40___ into the bathroom. I had her ___41___! I told her to turn around. She ___42___. I pulled out my big Daddy voice, “Young lady, I said turn around!”
___43___, she turned toward me. In her hand was what was left of my wife’s new lipstick. And every square inch of her face was ___44__ with bright red! As she looked up at me with fearful eyes, I heard ___45__ voice that had been shouted to me as a child. “How could you…You should know…How many times have you been ___46___ … What a bad thing to do…” It was just a matter of my picking out which old ___47___ I was going to use on her so that she would know what a bad girl she had been. But ___48___ I could become angry, I looked ___49___ at the sweater on her. In big ___50___ it said, “I’M A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL(天使)!” I looked back up into her tearful eyes and, ___51___ seeing a bad girl who didn’t listen, I saw a little angel full of ___52___ that I had come dangerously close to ___53___. “Sweetheart, let’s take a picture so Mommy can see how ___54___ you look.” I took the picture and thanked God that I didn’t ___55__ the chance to prove what a perfect little angel she had given me.
A．happened B．liked C．appeared D．pretended
A．long B．quiet C．calm D．strange
A．asked B．answered C．raised D．repeated
A．into B．of C．from D．for
A．way B．turn C．change D．progress
A．followed B．scolded C．cornered D．fooled
A．laughed B．listened C．agreed D．refused
A．Slowly B．Eagerly C．Angrily D．Unfortunately
A．filled B．marked C．printed D．covered
A．every B．such C．any D．one
A．told B．beaten C．frightened D．forbidden
A．reports B．notice C．advice D．words
A．as B．when C．since D．before
A．up B．down C．in D．on
A．signs B．letters C．messages D．figures
A．because of B．instead of C．in spite of D．as a result of
A．values B．sadness C．pities D．tricks
A．preventing B．getting rid of C．destroying D．doing wrong on
A．dirty B．ugly C．special D．silly
A．have B．get C．take D．miss
Once upon a time, a Japanese man wanted to rebuild his house. First he had to tear the walls open .Japanese houses 36 have hollow(空的)spaces between the wooden walls. As he was 37 them down, he found a lizard(蜥蜴) 38 there because a nail(钉子)from the outside had been hammered into one of its feet. Seeing this, he felt 39 for it, and at the same time was curious about it.
He knew very well that the 40 had been hammered 10 years before when the house was first 41 . What had happened since? The lizard had 42 for 10 years! To be stuck in a dark wall for 10 years without 43 —it hardly seems possible, and is hard to 44 . Then he wondered how the lizard could have lived for 10 years without moving a single step —since its 45 was nailed! So he stopped work and began to 46 the lizard. He wanted to know what it had been doing, and what and 47 it had been eating.
A short time later another lizard 48 with food in its mouth. He was shocked, and at the same time deeply 49 . Another lizard had been feeding the stuck one 50 the past ten years.
"What love 51 in this tiny creature! What can love do? It can do 52 ! Just think, one lizard has been 53 another untiringly for 10 long years, without 54 hope that its partner would be saved,"the man marvelled.
If a small creature like a lizard can 55 like this, just imagine how we could if we tried
A．naturally B．normally C．hardly D．actually
A．falling B．putting C．tearing D．cutting
A．left B．struck C．buried D．stuck
A．fool B．curiosity C．relief D．Pity
A．nail B．lizard C．wood D．wall
A．sold B．bought C．built D．Rented
A．originated B．survived C．escaped D．developed
A．dying B．helping C．moving D．eating
A．live B．Move C．imagine D．stay
A．arm B．leg C．tail D．foot
A．observe B．examine C．appreciate D．catch
A．why B．which C．when D．how
A．appeared B．stuck C．wandered D．jumped
A．sighed B．touched C．puzzled D．breathed
A．before B．till C．after D．for
A．feels B．exists C．responds D．returns
A．benefits B．wonders C．forgiveness D．beliefs
A．feeding B．loving C．encouraging D．meeting
A．seeking for B．thinking C．giving up D．destroying
A．love B．live C．fight D．help
When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. 31 , it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so 32 .
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly 33 cold－very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.
With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move 34 that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also 35 . Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something 36 . Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need 37 . I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes. ”
“Airport? You 38 are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers 39 you reach the T-junction. Turn left and 40 for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the 41 to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no 42 you’ll get there in five minutes!”
“Thank you very much, dear.” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry—I’ll 43 in time. ”
The 44 moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it 45 and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something 46 happened. The car began changing. First, its color 47 from black to silvery- grey. And then the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, 48 just above the ground. As the car 49 into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling 50 , the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…
A．However B．Besides C．Therefore D．Otherwise
A．brave B．excited C．curious D．stubborn
A．fell B．seemed C．proved D．grew
A．aside B．around C．forward D．backward
A．arrived B．stopped C．stayed D．started
A．gathered B．existed C．dropped D．moved
A．help B．gas C．rest D．water
A．necessarily B．normally C．basically D．certainly
A．if B．until C．unless D．as
A．drive B．walk C．follow D．march
A．address B．signs C．notices D．guidance
A．doubt B．room C．time D．way
A．have it B．get it C．make it D．finish it
A．door B．window C．headlight D．wheel
A．passed B．rushed C．turned D．continued
A．strange B．sensitive C．imaginable D．horrible
A．developed B．approved C．spread D．faded
A．rolling B．floating C．drawing D．flashing
A．pointed B．returned C．broke D．rose
A．tune B．voice C．sound D．tone
One rainy night many years ago ,an elderly couple entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadephia. The couple walked to the front desk hoping to get some 21 for the night. “Could you give us a 22 here?” the husband asked.
The waiter, a 23 man with a bright smile, looked at the couple and 24 that there were three meetings in town. “All of our rooms are taken,” the waiter said. “ 25 I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you be 26 to sleep in my room? It’s not 27 a suite(套房)，but it will be good enough to make you 28 for the night.”
When then couple refused 39 , he explained, “Don’t worry about me.”So the couple 30 . The next morning, the elderly man said to the waiter, “you are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best 31 in America. Maybe someday I’ll 32 one for you.” The waiter looked at them and 33 .Then they drove away.
Two years passed. The waiter had almost 34 it when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled（提起）that 35 night and enclosed（附上）a round-trip to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.
The old man 36 knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose 37 him in New York and led him to Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. He 38 to a great new building there.
“That is the hotel I have just built for you,” said the elderly man.
“You must be 39 ,” the young man said.
“I’m not,” said the elderly man.
The elderly man was William Waldor-Aster, and that 40 building was the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The young waiter who became its first manager was George Boldt.
A．food B．shelter C．light D．space
A．room B．help C．bed D．chair
A．serious B．patient C．friendly D．careful
A．decided B．thought C．suggested D．explained
A．So B．And C．But D．If
A．ready B．glad C．grateful D．natural
A．clearly B．nearly C．exactly D．simply
A．calm B．special C．successful D．comfortable
A．easily B．politely C．give D．know
A．left B．agreed C．complained D．happened
A．hotel B．shop C．school D．restaurant
A．build B．keep C．find D．invent
A．checked B．excused C．smiled D．changed
A．expected B．realised C．discovered D．forgotten
A．bright B．warm C．cloudy D．stormy
A．ticket B．map C．form D．travel
A．met B．thanked C．missed D．watched
A．waved B．pointed C．moved D．returned
A．laughing B．arguing C．joking D．reporting
A．small B．common C．simple D．beautiful
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