Many people spend their New Year’s Eve getting dressed up and dancing their way to midnight. My brother and I decided to do things a bit .
We each filled a backpack with clothes, shoes and other things and headed out to the . The first person we saw was a 15-16-year-old boy picking up plastic bottles on the train platform(站台). We called him over and started up a(n) .We had a look at his and noticed he had fingernails (手指甲). We explained that it was to keep short nails and then we cutting them for him. When we were , we offered him some chocolate candies, which made him look at us .We talked to him some more and began some of the chocolate ourselves. Finally, he took the chocolate himself and then began telling us his .
His name was Raju. After his mother died, his father remarried. Unable to his stepmother (继母), Raju ran away from and has been living on the streets for 3 years, collecting and empty plastic bottles.
When we met Raju, he wasn’t wearing any . One quick look into our backpacks and we what we were looking for － a pair of Nike shoes. When we dressed him in them — Raju’s eyes were full of . “These shoes are so great, Nothing will hurt my . Thank you so much!” Touched by our actions, he joined us as we walked around and looked for those in need.
A．busily B．differently C．quickly D．carefully
A．shop B．bus station C．train station D．forest
A．empty B．new C．useful D．beautiful
A．trouble B．game C．experiment D．conversation
A．head B．legs C．hands D．face
A．no B．broken C．long D．dirty
A．difficult B．possible C．strange D．important
A．began B．preferred C．enjoyed D．continued
A．asked B．done C．accepted D．advised
A．gladly B．bravely C．doubtfully D．nervously
A．sending B．throwing C．eating D．keeping
A．slowly B．secretly C．directly D．hopelessly
A．wish B．story C．luck D．wealth
A．catch up with B．make use of C．get along with D．take hold of
A．school B．platform C．city D．home
A．borrowing B．selling C．returning D．painting
A．shoes B．shirts C．gloves D．trousers
A．forgot B．described C．found D．checked
A．fear B．happiness C．surprise D．politeness
A．feet B．heart C．belief D．life
As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious(反叛的) on the outside, on the inside I wanted people to like me.
Once I left home to hitchhike (搭便车) to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn’t easy, and there were many times I didn’t feel . One situation in particular me grateful to still be alive. When I home, I was different--not so outwardly(外向地) sure of myself.
I was to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was staying with us, was wearing my clothes. And my family seemed to like her better than . I if I would be missed if I weren’t there. I told my mom, and she explained that Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could me. I pointed out, “ She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful , but I was the only person who could fill my . She made me realize that even with my faults, -- and there were --I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced.
I became a searcher, seeking out who I was and what made me . My of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist(抵制) pressure to in ways that I didn’t like any more, and I celebrated who I really was. I came to feel much more that no one can ever take my .
Each of us 58 a unique place in the world. You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think. So about being replaced. You be.
A．and B．as C．but D．for
A．safe B．dangerous C．content D．worried
A．left B．made C．forced D．let
A．designed B．returned C．contacted D．moved
A．angry B．amazed C．surprised D．happy
A．ever B．before C．me D．everyone
A．stressed B．wondered C．complained D．predicted
A．since B．unless C．while D．because
A．match B．compare C．limit D．replace
A．qualities B．people C．girls D．students
A．form B．task C．role D．character
A．little B．many C．limited D．unconscious
A．simple B．famous C．calm D．unique
A．sense B．idea C．view D．identity
A．act B．change C．learn D．think
A．doubtful B．happy C．lonely D．sure
A．money B．chance C．place D．existence
A．catches B．holds C．takes D．seizes
A．forget B．talk C．care D．argue
A．mustn’t B．needn’t C．can’t D．shouldn’t
A few years ago my husband，my son and I were traveling to visit my cousins. It was about two or three in the morning，when it became clear that we were lost. The country seemed to be going on forever, and the farther we traveled, the worse it seemed to get.
Finally we a truck stop. So we pulled in and I got out of the car for "Does anybody here know how to find Merridale Road?" I asked.
A very tired waitress looked up and said, "Lady, I haven't got a clue."
Since she was not , I looked around at the customers．There，sitting nearby, were four of the toughest men I had ever seen in my life. Chains．Black leather. Skulls and crossbones (骷髅).
I immediately thought of my in the car and what these characters might do to us.
"We know you're going," one of them said cheerfully. "Not only that，but we'll take you there."
I could say no, they got up, paid their bill, and were outside on their motorcycles，gesturing,“ us!”
We started to follow them down the dark and quiet country roads. After a few minutes, my son decided it was all for us. "They're taking us to a place, and that will be the end," he said . "I'm never going to see my school or my friends again. How you do this to me?"
I whispered to my husband，"I don't want to scare Jack, but he's right. I am a bit . It's dark. The road is getting very lonely. And these people are tough. Maybe I did the thing."
"No kidding," he replied. "We're just going to have to trust that it's going to be all right."
About an hour later, after through endless back roads deep in the woods，they to us to go left. We looked up, and there was the for Merridale Road. They had put us on the right road after all. And then they good-bye and disappeared from view. If I've learned anything on this
journey of mine, it's that around every bend in the road, and at the end of even the darkest tunnel, there's likely to be a company of .
A．music B．roads C．days D．school
A．found B．called C．missed D．left
A．time B．gas C．water D．directions
A．helpful B．careful C．beautiful D．hopeful
A．maps B．bags C．family D．gifts
A．how B．what C．why D．where
A．If B．Since C．Because D．Before
A．Invite B．Show C．Follow D．Give
A．over B．right C．alone D．around
A．cool B．lonely C．safe D．new
A．uneasily B．cheerfully C．curiously D．uncertainly
A．should B．can C．would D．must
A．annoyed B．excited C．frightened D．amazed
A．same B．bad C．funny D．wrong
A．winding B．looking C．walking D．climbing
A．greeted B．connected C．gestured D．hurried
A．label B．notice C．poster D．sign
A．kissed B．waved C．shook D．blew
A．tiring B．crazy C．interesting D．fancy
A．angels B．friends C．partners D．relatives
Dear Seth,
You are only three years old, and at this point in your life you are not able to understand this letter. But some day when you , I hope you will find something in what I am going to tell you.
Life can be . There will be people in your life who won’t be very nice. They’ll you because you are different, for no good reason. You will also face heartbreak and might be by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face these too much, but such things .
Be open to life anyway. You’ll find cruelty and in your journey through life, but don’t let that you back from finding new things. Don’t retreat (退却) from life, and don’t or wall yourself off. Be open to new things, new experiences, and new people. You will many times, but if you allow that to stop you from trying, you will many chances. Do remember failure is a stepping stone to .
You will meet many people who will try to do than you, in school, in college, and at work. They’ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, and so on. To , life is a competition. However, I believe life is a(n) . If you always try your best to others, you are wasting your life. Learn to enjoy your life and you will make it a journey of , of learning and of love.
Finally, know that I love you and always will. You are a really wonderful journey, and I will always be there for you.
Love,
Dad
A．grow up B．show up C．cheer up D．give up
A．familiar B．amusing C．serious D．valuable
A．unkind B．peaceful C．equal D．simple
A．wave at B．run after C．laugh at D．refer to
A．if B．but C．so D．or
A．hurt B．found C．accepted D．impressed
A．matter B．work C．disappear D．happen
A．luck B．pain C．difference D．hope
A．protect B．stop C．hold D．choose
A．bother B．contract C．compete D．hide
A．leave B．prepare C．escape D．fail
A．enjoy B．form C．miss D．relax
A．success B．life C．action D．enthusiasm
A．earlier B．better C．less D．faster
A．you B．me C．him D．them
A．challenge B．encouragement C．journey D．aim
A．change B．pardon C．follow D．beat
A．somewhere B．instead C．afterwards D．though
A．fortune B．scenery C．happiness D．quietness
A．starting B．exhausting C．finishing D．replacing
Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse(路边小店) on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.
One cold and wet night at about 3:30 a.m., there was a on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from to toe, explained that he had out of petrol about 30 km up the road. He had left his pregnant （怀孕的） wife and his two children at the car and said that he would hitchhike （搭便车） back.
Once I had a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both , saying that they were cold. Once the car had started, I suggested that he me back.
Before leaving, I had turned the heater in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and . While the little ones played and ran , I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the .
It was about 5 a.m. before they . The young fellow asked me how much he should for it and I toldhim that the petrol pump （加油泵） had ＄15. He offered to pay “call-out fee”, but I wouldn’t accept it.
About a month later, I received a from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time. It out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most person in the company.
In his letter, he thanked me again and __ me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station. In this case, a little bit of was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.
A．kick B．hit C．beat D．knock
A．finger B．shoulder C．head D．hand
A．driven B．used C．come D．run
A．away B．behind C．over D．out
A．supplied B．poured C．equipped D．filled
A．sleeping B．crying C．quarrelling D．fighting
A．allow B．ring C．lead D．follow
A．on B．off C．in D．over
A．neat B．hot C．warm D．attractive
A．around B．inside C．nearby D．along
A．drivers B．guests C．customers D．adults
A．left B．arrived C．ate D．disappeared
A．give B．pay C．owe D．offer
A．appeared B．exhibited C．calculated D．shown
A．call B．letter C．check D．notice
A．get B．force C．require D．dislike
A．pointed B．turned C．worked D．found
A．generous B．successful C．serious D．powerful
A．praised B．persuaded C．promised D．convinced
A．honesty B．success C．confidence D．kindness
Signs can sometimes be seen at the entrance of a house ,expressing that a tramp（流浪汉）has passed．This special sign-language is frequently by tramps to inform their whether the host of a certain house is friendly or unfriendly, and to them the trouble of making unnecessary calls.
Quite one day, I came across a real tramp. He was such a rare sight these days that I stood some distance away and watched him. He was dressed just as a tramp should be , old worn trousers ,and a jacket many sizes too big for him .On his head there was a battered old hat and his boots were so old and worn; they were almost coming into . But the man himself looked cheerful as if he had not been a in the world. He rubbed his nose with his forefinger, a funny turn, laid a small parcel by the front gate, and began a sign made by a former caller. Although the sign was meaningless to me, it must have been , for the tramp’s face lit up with . He entered the front gate confidently and rang the bell. When the door opened, I saw him his hat but couldn’t hear his words. The was very short indeed, for no sooner had he spoken a few words than the door closed fiercely in his face. I felt for him as he walked out of the house. But just as quickly, his face lit up again and he moved quickly towards the gate. There he stopped, looked at the sign, and his head seriously as if he had made a bad mistake. deeply into his pockets, he produced a piece of chalk, rubbed out the sign and made a new one in its place. He stared at it for a moment smiling to himself, then gathered his , pushed back his hat and began walking towards the next house at an unhurried , whistling as he went along.
A．employed B．made C．taken D．put up
A．parents B．classmates C．fellows D．friends
A．share B．save C．give D．put
A．in a way B．by mistake C．by the way D．by chance
A．with B．in C．by D．on
A．a fashion B．a design C．pieces D．blocks
A．success B．care C．failure D．family
A．gave B．got C．set D．made
A．drawing B．kissing C．correcting D．studying
A．pleased B．strange C．funny D．exciting
A．surprise B．satisfaction C．worry D．disappointment
A．rise B．put on C．raise D．throw
A．conversation B．introduction C．quarrel D．greeting
A．happy B．frightened C．worried D．sorry
A．cheerfully B．sadly C．bravely D．eagerly
A．waved B．swung C．shook D．nodded
A．Digging B．Stealing C．Putting D．Looking
A．appearing B．moving C．shining D．existing
A．belongings B．clothes C．umbrella D．stick
A．step B．position C．pace D．situation
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