阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项选项的标号涂黑。
Every day on the way to work I drive down a street lined with pine trees. One tree in particular ____ my attention. It must have suffered some severe ____. Part of its trunk grew nearly parallel(平行) to the ground, and then in an effort to ____ its own course of life, the trunk took a 90 degree turn ____ to stand tall and stretch（伸展） toward the sun.
This tree became a ____ for me. Each day as I drove by, I saw this bent but determined tree and I would be ____. It was a reminder to me that ____ I may not have had the best start in life, I could change ____ in the paths of my life at any time.
I was planning to stop one day to get a perfect ____ of my kindred-spirit(志趣相同的) tree. But that week I was ____. After that busy week, I still didn’t take any action. Every time I drove by the tree I ____ tell myself, “Tomorrow, I’ll stop tomorrow to take one.” Then one day, as I drove by, I glanced over and, much to my ____, I found a lonely sawed-off stump(树桩) ____ the symbolic tree had stood. It was gone! I had ____ my plan until “tomorrow” and tomorrow proved to be too ____.
A picture of a tree is not of great ____. But my lesson rang through clearly ____ I found out one of my colleagues had been diagnosed with stage-four cancer. He may no longer have many ____.
What have you been putting off? What would you do if you knew you would ____ have the opportunity to do it again? Why not do those things ____ that you have been putting off until tomorrow?
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My wife was shouting at Sindu again．I threw the paper away and rushed to the scene．My daughter Sindu looked __．Her eyes were wet with tears．In front of her was a bowl ___with bitter melon．Sindu particularly hated bitter melon, but my wife believed __ in the “cooling effects” of bitter melon. I tried to __ Sindu to take a fewmouthfuls．She __ down a bit and wiped her tears．Then she said she would eat the __bowl of bitter melon on condition that I gave her whatever she asked for．I agreed．Slowly and__ , she finished the whole bowl．After that, Sindu came to me with her eyeswide with__. To our surprise, she wanted to have her head __. “Impossible!”shouted my wife．However, I knew that if I __ on my promise, Sindu would neverlearn to her own．So I decided to keep my promise．
On Monday morning, I _ her off at school．Just then，a boy shouted, “Sindu,wait for me!” struck me was his hairless head．I was about to leave when a ladycame to me and said, “Sir, your is great indeed!” I didn't __. She continued,“That boy is my son．He is __ from Leukemia（白血病）．He lost all his hair_ __the side effects of the chemotherapy（化疗）．He _ to come back to school because hewas afraid that the kids at school would make fun of him．Sindu visited him last week andpromised to help him, but I __ imagined that she would sacrifice her lovely hair for thesake of my son! Sir, you and your wife are blessed to have such a（n）_ soul for achild.”
I didn't know what to say．It was then that I knew what love really was．
A．excited B．frightened C．moved D．disappointed
A．provided B．covered C．filled D．equipped
A．firmly B．angrily C．heavily D．happily
A．permit B．forbid C．persuade D．order
A．went B．calmed C．came D．fought
A．sweet B．entire C．bitter D．little
A．angrily B．worriedly C．painfully D．sadly
A．expectation B．happiness C．satisfaction D．pride
A．nodded B．cut C．washed D．shaved
A．got off B．went back C．looked back D．gave off
A．honor B．remind C．share D．take
A．dropped B．sent C．took D．picked
A．It B．Something C．What D．That
A．wife B．daughter C．view D．life
A．insist B．request C．move D．understand
A．dying B．escaping C．suffering D．recovering
A．according to B．instead of C．thanks to D．because of
A．tended B．promised C．refused D．determined
A．nearly B．never C．ever D．seldom
A．abstract B．simple C．noble D．horrible
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents．Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the tuition fee for my brother and me．They don’t in‘the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV．My father has a bad temper，it’s easy for him to lose his temper．One day，my mother was sewing a quilt．I sat down beside her and looked at her．
“Is there any between you and Dad?”I asked her in a very low voice．
My mother stopped her work and raised her head with in her eyes．She didn’t answer immediately．Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt．
at last I heard my mother say the following words．
"Susan，”’She said . “Look at this thread．Sometimes it appears，but most of it disappears in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable(耐用的)．If life is a ，then love should be a tead．It can be seen anywhere or anytime，but it’s really there．Love is ．”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until the next ．At that time，my father suddenly got sick seriously．My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month． After they were ，every day in the morning and dusk，my mother helped my father walk on the country road．My father had never been so ．Along the country road，there were many beautiful flowers，green grass and trees．The sun gently shone through the leaves．All of these the most beautiful picture in the world．The doctor had said my father would in two months．But after two months he still couldn’t walk alone．We were all worried．
“Dad，how are you feeling now?”I asked him one day．
“Susan，”he said gently，“To tell you the truth，I just like with your mom．I like this kind of life．” his eyes，I knew he loved my mother deeply．
Once I thought love meant flowers，girls and sweet kisses．But from this ，I understand that love is just a in the quilt of our life．Love is inside，making life strong and warm．
A．expensive B．low C．cheap D．high
A．play B．talk C．act D．perform
A．silently B．carefully C．certainly D．happily
A．money B．love C．time D．distance
A．surprise B．joy C．disappointment D．satisfaction
A．So B．But C．And D．For
A．sadly B．excitedly C．regretfully D．thoughtfully
A．trouble B．pleasure C．quilt D．cloth
A．hardly B．often C．always D．ever
A．valuable B．inside C．true D．priceless
A．winter B．autumn C．summer D．spring
A．free B．back C．fine D．ready
A．continuously B．worriedly C．constantly D．slowly
A．gentle B．perfect C．pleased D．thankful
A．put up B．took up C．made up D．set up
A．run B．recover C．stand D．work
A．walking B．1iving C．sitting D．chatting
A．Examining B．Seeing C．Noticing D．Reading
A．practice B．observation C．experience D．activity
A．thread B．thing C．jewel D．light
The letter was a great disappointment to me. It was from Holy Cross, the only school I really wanted to . I scanned the page, “…. We had a great applicant pool this year. …We can’t offer spaces to … and place you on our waiting list.”
“What does it say, honey?” my dad asked, his voice full of for me.
“I didn’t get in, but I’m on the waiting list.”
“Well, at least it isn’t ,” he said brightly.
“Yeah, but , I don’t want to be on the waiting list; I want to be . No one gets in off the waiting list. It’s a way of saying ‘Thanks for ’.”
“Then let’s go out there and tell them so.”
“That sounds lame（站不住脚的）, dad.” I said sadly, “It doesn’t ,.”
Upset and annoyed, I 39 myself in my room. However，my father’s advice kept in my head. I thought about it for a few days, finally coming to the that he was right. And the next day I seated myself across from Mr. Luis Soto, my admissions officer.
“What can I do for you, Nacie?” he asked pleasantly.
“Well, sir, I am here to tell you that I love this school and would love a to be here. I just wanted to tell you how much going here would to me—it is my only dream college— and that I would use my time here to the best . I wanted to let you know that if you gave me a chance and reconsidered my application, you wouldn’t it.” The words had poured out I could stop them or check their desperate tone.
Mr. Soto looked me over for a minute before he smiled broadly.
“OK, that is the kind of thing we love to hear. Congratulations, you’re in.”
It was so and I asked, “I’m sorry?”
“We want people in the class who want to be here, who will the best of this education. I’m glad you came to talk to me. I’m happy to offer you a position in the Class of 2009.”
The whole experience taught me a lesson: if you truly want something, never, ever .
A．attend B．study C．admit D．visit
A．everyone B．anyone C．someone D．no one
A．trust B．pity C．anxiety D．curiosity
A．admission B．imagination C．restriction D．rejection
A．ever B．again C．also D．still
A．recognized B．received C．accepted D．permitted
A．writing B．trying C．replying D．waiting
A．work B．act C．need D．hope
A．enjoyed B．comforted C．stayed D．buried
A．saying B．ringing C．showing D．reminding
A．point B．conclusion C．agreement D．arrangement
A．chance B．motivation C．degree D．change
A．refer B．turn C．mean D．stick
A．contribution B．condition C．advantage D．result
A．suspect B．disappoint C．refuse D．regret
A．as B．when C．until D．before
A．unbelievable B．unforgettable C．unbearable D．favorable
A．take B．get C．make D．receive
A．patiently B．openly C．carefully D．calmly
A．get through B．give up C．keep on D．try out
Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher? I remember mine. Her name is Mrs White. And I used to she must have something to do with Walt Disney’s Snow White, she had the same bright blue eyes, short dark hair, and fair skin.
I don’t much about what I learned in her class. But my once told me that we used to a lot. To read what I wrote, my mother asked me to it back and she would find there were so many without red corrections. But a star. And sometimes even a Good! It my mother. One day when she met Mrs White, she asked her why she never my mistakes, and why she never spelling or grammatical mistakes. And Mrs White said, “The children are just beginning to get about using words and forming .I don’t want to make them less enthusiastic about . Spelling and grammar can wait. ”
I think that Mrs White had used her red pen more, I wouldn’t be telling you about that now. I now and think she must have been a rather teacher. I used to misspell “beautiful” a lot. Never could I quite remember that the “e” goe the “a”, which made my teacher in high school upset. However, I could put the “e” and “a” into right places in the end. And thanks to Mrs White, I could express what I meant even if I couldn’t quite spell it out.
A．remind B．consult C．think D．admit
A．but B．because C．if D．though
A．remember B．admire C．miss D．benefit
A．teacher B．classmate C．father D．mother
A．read B．speak C．listen D．write
A．leave B．pick C．bring D．look
A．mistakes B．stars C．scores D．subjects
A．seldom B．always C．never D．hardly
A．interested B．worried C．satisfied D．pleased
A．saw B．found C．corrected D．removed
A．looked for B．pointed out C．brought up D．cut down
A．excited B．frightened C．tired D．upset
A．stories B．books C．words D．sentences
A．differences B．marks C．corrections D．stars
A．if B．since C．as D．unless
A．generally B．probably C．actually D．exactly
A．break out B．watch out C．look back D．cheer up
A．lazy B．busy C．honest D．good
A．before B．with C．behind D．on
A．my B．her C．our D．their
Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they after having dinner together. They discussed the they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer（经销商）send a to her.” The third said, “I built a beautiful for Mama.” The fourth said, “You know Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read any more because she can’t very well. I met a who had a parrot（鹦鹉）that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were by his good thought.
After the holidays their mother her thank-you notes, which read:
“Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”
“Marvin, I am too old to . I stay home and have my foods delivered, so I’ll use the car. The was good, although not practical. Thanks.”
“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”
“Dearest Melvin, you were the son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so . I liked it very much. Thank you.”
A．fought B．talked C．studied D．slept
A．gifts B．chances C．wishes D．challenges
A．warm B．big C．safe D．lonely
A．book B．bike C．car D．bag
A．station B．museum C．library D．theater
A．what B．how C．why D．when
A．listen B．feel C．see D．walk
A．nurse B．writer C．businessman D．lawyer
A．protect B．beat C．raise D．teach
A．but B．so C．unless D．although
A．treated B．impressed C．threatened D．hurt
A．sent out B．put up C．took out D．picked up
A．sell B．borrow C．clean D．visit
A．learn B．work C．exercise D．travel
A．never B．often C．regularly D．sometimes
A．future B．hobby C．idea D．program
A．create B．enjoy C．bring D．record
A．lost B．admired C．remained D．discovered
A．same B．last C．next D．only
A．strange B．unpleasant C．bitter D．delicious
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