When my son unexpectedly volunteered for the Marines（美国海军陆战队）, I was busy writing my novels and giving little thought to the men and women in the army .
My son John Schaeffer, recently came home from the Middle East. He slowly appeared from a broken car. John all night from a base near Washington, he had landed the day before. He did not want me to him there. “I need time to myself,” my son said calling from Kuwait on the way home.
I gave my wife a head start. Mother son. “I was so worried,” Genie said. She pulled away to look up again and again to he was really there.
My wife gave me a great gift: alone with my boy. John was tired and lay on his bed. I lay down next to him and was grasping his hand the whole time. I just wanted to be certain that the nightmares I’d had about John being killed were .
I kept holding my son, the way I when he was two and came into our bed after a dream. I asked John if he’d rather sleep than talk, and he said there would be time for later.
With the over, under and around me came incredible tiredness. I slept with his voice dying away. It was the first good I’d had in months. I woke and John was asleep next to me. Sitting by his bed watching him breathe, I found myself praying and for all the fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, husbands and wives of those who were not coming home. For the first time in my life, I was weeping for .
Before my son went to war I would never have shed tears for them. My son me. He taught me that our men and women in uniform are not the “ ”. They are our sons, daughters, brothers and sisters. Sometimes shedding tears for strangers is a holy . Sometimes it’s all we can do.
A．angry B．alive C．frightened D．excited
A．drove B．was driving C．had driven D．would have driven
A．when B．where C．which D．who
A．meet B．congratulate C．permit D．accept
A．once B．when C．unless D．since
A．abandoned B．patted C．concluded D．embraced
A．make sure B．set down C．get across D．make sense
A．period B．chance C．time D．moment
A．expanded B．stretched C．extending D．spreading
A．facts B．truth C．proofs D．lies
A．used to B．ought to C．should D．must
A．happy B．cheerful C．scary D．dull
A．advice B．discussion C．talk D．sleep
A．chat B．worries C．meeting D．curiosity
A．conversation B．observation C．sleep D．difficulty
A．crying B．cursing C．screaming D．regretting
A．friends B．neighbors C．strangers D．soldiers
A．persuaded B．changed C．frightened D．accused
A．another B．other C．others D．one
A．function B．adventure C．duty D．shame
Nowadays, any traveler might be treated as a terrorist (恐怖分子) by the immigration (入境) officers in the USA.
We returned from Iraq and landed safely. My heart 16 when I was asked to the back room by the immigration officer. My 17___, with his very American last name, had no trouble at all. In fact, I am 18____ American born and raised, but they weren’t quite ready to let me in 
yet. The only reason was 19___ they thought my name looked like the one of 20___ who’s on their wanted list (通缉令) and I had to wait till they checked me out 21___ Washington.
Time passed 22___ . One hour, one hour and a half…I could not wait any longer and 23___ my cellphone out to call the friend I had planned to meet that evening. An officer 24___ over. “No Phone!” he said, “For all we know you could be calling terrorists and giving them 25___.”
Oh, my God! I was just a university professor. I had no 26___ but to put my phone away. My husband and I were getting hungry and 27_____. I wanted to cry, to 28____ onto a chair and shout: “I am nothing but an American professor!”
After two hours in the back room, without explanation and 29____, I was allowed to go after he gave me a piece of paper with a(n) 30_____ on it and told me I could write to the department if I wasn’t 31____ with the 
treatment. He also 32___ that nothing could stop it from happening again.
I shared my experience w
ith my friends and the 33____ was I should change my name. But name is personal, like the town you were born in.
Even though I had a troublesome experience at the airport, which made me realize being American could ever be so 34_____, like my father, I’ll keep the 35____.
A．ached B．beat C．sank D．rose
A．son B．daughter C．friend D．husband
A．still B．also C．already D．never
A．that B．because C．why D．whether
A．everyone B．anyone C．someone D．all
B．to C．through D．of
A．quickly B．carefully C．dangerously D．slowly
A．put B．pulled C．used D．caught
A．went B．came C．cried D．rushed
A．news B．truth C．information D．reply
A．response B．voice C．choice D．face
A．silent B．tired C．comfortable D．clear
A．sit B．run C．jump D．lie
A．expressions B．words C．thanks D．apologies
A．address B．name C．number D．map
A．sad B．disappointed C．happy D．angry
A．added B．spoke C．talked D．argued
A．advice B．result C．way D．agreement
A．easy B．long C．hard D．high
A．experience B．name C．story D．passport
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Using All Your Strength
A young boy was walking with his father along a country road. When they came across a large tree branch 11 the pathway, the boy asked, “Do you think I could 12 it?”
His father answered, “If you use all your strength, I am sure you can.”
The boy tried 13 to lift, pull and push the branch, bu
t it wouldn’t budge. 14 , he said, “Dad, you were wrong. I can’t do it alone.”
“Try again,” his dad said.
This time, as the boy struggled, his father 15 him. Together they pushed the 16
aside.
“Son, the first time you didn’t use all your strength,” his father said. “You didn’t ask me to help.”
This is a valuable 17 . There are many things we can’t do alone, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get them done. We are 18 by resources that can be mobilized (调动) to help us
19 our goals including family, friends and faith.
Sometimes we 20 to ask for help because of 21 or stubbornness. Sometimes we think it is a sign of 22 to admit we need a hand. Sometimes we don’t even 23
asking for help. Whatever the reason is, it is a waste.
It’s 24 that we learn to use all our strength. This includes inner resources such as discipline, courage, and even love. It also includes 25 resources. Just as we should be willing to help others, we should be willing to ask others for help.
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A．falling B．stopping C．blocking D．cutting
A．lift B．move C．carry D．throw
A．mightily B．carefully C．hardly D．painfully
A．Excited B．Surprised C．Discouraged D．Unexpected
A．taught B．joined C．pushed D．praised
A．stone B．branch C．road D．tree
A．job B．way C．lesson D．resource
A．hidden B．cheated C．covered D．surrounded
A．set B．change C．achieve D．discover
A．try B．fail C．manage D．stop
A．pride B．mood C．pity D．strength
B．slightness C．kindness D．weakness
A．use up B．refer to C．think about D．carry out
A．important B．likely C．possible D．acceptable
A．another B．outer C．natural D．further
阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A, B, C,和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A young man, a student in one of our universities, was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly called the students’ friend, for his kindness to those who waited on his instructions．
As they went along, they saw 21 in the path a pair of old shoes, which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a field close by, and who had 22 finished his day’s work．
The student 23 the professor, saying, “Let’s play the man a（n） 24 : we will hide his shoes, and we stay behind those bushes, and wait to see his 25 when he cannot find them.”
“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never 26 ourselves at the expense of the poor．You are 27 , and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by means of helping the poor man．Put a 28 into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch how the 29 affects him.”
The student did so, 30 they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by．
The poor man soon finished his work, and came 31 the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes．While 32 his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something 33 , he bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin．
Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his face．He gazed upon the coin, turned it round, and looked at it again and again．He then looked around 34 on all sides, but no person was to be seen．He now put the money into his pocket, and went on to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was 35 on finding the other coin．
His feelings 36 him; he fell upon his 37 , looked up to heaven and let out a sincere thanksgiving, in which he spoke of his wife, sick and 38 , and his children without bread, whom the timely giving, from some unknown hand, would save from dying．
The student stood there deeply affected, his eyes filled with tears．“Now,” said the professor,
“Are you not much better pleased than if you had played your 39 trick?” The youth replied, “You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget．I feel now the 40 of those words, which I never understood before: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
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A．hanging B．lying C．sitting D．hiding
A．nearly B．seemingly C．closely D．equally
A．looked back B．referred to C．turned to D．puzzled over
A．fun B．amusement C．entertainment D．trick
A．opinion B．confusion C．emotion D．enthusiasm
A．treat B．dedicate C．amuse D．occupy
A．healthy C．mean D．rich
A．coin B．penny C．dollar D．pound
A．pleasure B．discovery C．tiredness D．possibility
A．and B．but C．thus D．therefore
A．around B．across C．into D．toward
A．taking on B．looking on C．putting on D．hanging on
A．hard B．tight C．soft D．loose
A．that B．it C．themselves D．himself
A．folded B．accelerated C．doubled D．improved
A．mastered B．beat C．betrayed D．overcame
A．hands B．knees C．feet D．legs
A．beautiful B．merciless C．hopeful D．helpless
A．intended B．required C．wanted D．interested
B．fact C．truth D．reliability
I think that sleeping is the most wonderful thing in the world. While 36 I do nothing, but close my eyes, leaving all my work behind. In fact, I __37 _get up early nearly every morning.
My classes begin at 8:00, but the teacher asks us to arrive before 7:15 so we have 38 time to prepare for the class. If you are 39 , you’ll lose one point. And when you reach 10 40 , parents’ visit to school will be a must. Though I think it’s 41 , I still don’t want to lose any points.
One 
morning, my alarm clock 42 . I woke up with a 43 and found that it was already 7:00. What was worse. I lost six points in a 44 , that is to say, I was late every day that week. My teacher said that he 45 me to be late. My friends joked that my 46 was coming soon. I finally 47 to do something. I bought a new 48 . It sings songs on time, 49 I shut it down.
It’s perfect for a lazy cat like me. The first time I 50 it I successfully got up at 6:00 the next morning. Proud of 51 , I took a deep breath and found that the early morning air is surprisingly 52_. I did some reading, finding that English is really beautiful. I hadn’t realized __53 that the morning is so wonderful.
“Life is 54 a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get.” Just as Forrest Gump said, sometimes we should break our 55 . You may find that a new way can change things for the better.
A．tired B．asleep C．silent D．awake
A．shall B．can C．used to D．have to
A．enough B．no C．Many D．any
A．lazy B．sleepy C．late D．noisy
A．times B．points C．days D．classes
A．surprising B．impossible C．interesting D．boring
A．failed B．lied C．sounded D．disappeared
A．jump B．thought C．start D．dream
A．class B．day C．week D．month
A．believed B．expected C．advised D．hoped
A．exam B．mistake C．duty D．day
A．decided B．wanted C．offered D．tried
A．alarm clock B．schoolbag C．watch D．bike
A．as if B．if C．even if D．only if
A．had B．used C．watched D．bought
A．itself B．them C．myself D．us
A．cool B．warm C．comfortable D．fresh
A．after B．yet C．ago D．before
A．as B．like C．from D．with
A．rules B．ideas C．habits D．dreams
My First Day
I was still shy in the presence of a crowd. And my first day at the new 36 made me a laughing stock（笑柄） of the classroom .I was sent to the blackboard to write my 37 . I knew my name, and knew how to write it , but standing at the blackboard with the 38 of so many pupils on my back made me 39 inside and I was unable to write a single letter.
“Write your name,” the teacher called to me. I 40 the white chalk to the blackboard, as I was about to write, my mind went blank, I could not remember my name, 41 the first letter. Somebody laughed and I became 42 .
“Just forget us and write your name,” the teacher called and walked to my side, 43 at me to give me confidence.
“What is your name?” she asked.
“Richard,” I 44
“Then write it.”
I turned to the blackboard and lifted my hand to write, but then I was 45 again. I tried to 46 my senses but I could remember nothing. I realized how totally I was 47 and I grew weak and leaned my hot forehead 48 the cold blackboard. The room burst into a loud 49 and my muscles froze. I sat and 50 myself. Why did I always appear so dumb 51 I was called upon to perform in a crowd? I knew how to write as well as any other pupil in the classroom, and there was no 52 I could read better than any of them, and I could talk 53 when I was sure of myself. Then why did strange 54 make me freeze? I sat with my ears and neck 55 , hearing the pupils around me whisper, hating myself.
A．school B．house C．office D．lab
A．address B．name C．website D．hobby
A．presence B．pressure C．eyes D．smiles
A．freeze B．struggle C．fall D．think
A．took B．picked C．carried D．lifted
A．still B．ever C．even D．also
A．delighted B．nervous C．disappointed D．angry
A．pointing B．looking C．smiling D．waving
A．whispered B．explained C．shouted D．nodded
A．empty B．stupid C．quiet D．blank
A．form B．collect C．make D．catch
A．fighting B．feeling C．failing D．falling
A．by B．before C．from D．against
A．laugh B．noise C．cry D．cheer
A．calmed B．hid C．comforted D．blamed
A．where B．that C．when D．because
A．need B．doubt C．wonder D．use
A．correctly B．anxiously C．clearly D．freely
A．faces B．teachers C．places D．classrooms
A．shaking B．suffering C．burning D．hurting
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