I lost my sight when I was four years old when falling off a train to Atlantic City．But I was ．My parents and my teachers saw something in me -a potential to live, you might call it -which I didn't see, and they encouraged me to blindness． The hardest lesson I had to was to believe in myself．If I hadn't been able to do that, I would have walked with a stick for the rest of my life．When I say belief in myself I am not talking about the kind of self-confidence that helps me down an staircase alone．That is part Although imperfect in some aspect, I place where I can make myself fit．of it．But I mean something bigger than that．am a real! positive person．There is a special It took me years to discover and this self-confidence．It had to start with the most basic things．Once a man gave me an indoor baseball．I thought he was making fun of me and I was ．
“I can't use this," I responded．“Take it with you," he urged me, and roll it around．" The words stuck in my head．“Roll it around!" By rolling the ball I could where it went． This gave me an how to achieve a goal I playing baseball．At Philadelphia's Overbrook School for the kind of baseball．We called it ground ball．
All my life I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to one by one．I also knew my limitations．It was no good trying something that I knew at the start was wildly out of reach because that only the bitterness of failure．I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made ．
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On their wedding day, a young farmer decided to give his wife a present.The present was a mirror,and it made his wife very 26 because she had never seen herself before 27 in the waters of a pond or stream. When she looked in the mirror and saw her lovely 28 , the young woman laughed with 29 .The farmer was joyful, too. He knew he was lucky to have such a beautiful 30 .
After a few years,the young wife gave birth to a baby girl. But the birth was 31 and the young woman died. The farmer felt 32 sad that he put all his wife’s things 33 in in a box, including her 34 mirror.
The mirror 35 in the box for many years.
The daughter 36 , and with each year she 37 more and more like her mother. One day, her father took her to a quiet garden and 38 her about her mother and the mirror she so loved. The girl was so __39__ what her father said that she could not control (控制) herself. She took out her mother’s old things and __40_the mirror. She 41 the mirror in front of her face and looked 42 into it:“Father,father,come here,”she 43 ,“It’s mother. Her face is in the mirror.”
The face in the mirror is the girl’s face, 44 her father didn’t say a word.
He could not 45 . Tears were streaming down his face.
A．concerned B．proud C．happy D．anxious
A．near B．except C．between D．from
A．picture B．face C．hands D．legs
A．kindness B．excitement C．joy D．sadness
A．decision B．present C．mirror D．wife
A．difficult B．long C．wonder D．usual
A．very B．so C．rather D．such
A．up B．away C．down D．off
A．favourite B．new C．strange D．broken
A．put B．held C．lay D．kept
A．thought B．studied C．worked D．grew
A．acted B．looked C．laughed D．sounded
A．told B．asked C．begged D．persuaded
A．amazed at B．frightened by C．tired of D．interested in
A．felt B．found C．cleaned D．watched
A．lifted B．tried C．dropped D．shook
A．carelessly B．clearly C．slowly D．carefully
A．answered B．cried C．asked D．smiled
A．but B．and C．as D．since
A．sit B．believe C．speak D．stand
Here is a picture where we can see grass growing in stones strongly． This picture 36 me of my father, a most determined man． He was born in a very 37 black family in the country, and both of my grandparents were 38 ．My father began to work in the cotton(棉花) fields when he was seven years old． He had a strong desire to change his own fate（命运） ever since he was a little boy． He 39 himself how to read and write in the evening． Later with his parents' 40 he managed to go to school where he studied computer science at Yale University． He later became a professor of Stanford University and was an expert in programming． He could 41 programs (程序) for supermarkets, restaurants, hotels, parks and bookstores all by himself． I'm 42 of my father 43 of his determination.
The best way to know a strong man, I think, is to let him 44 a severe test． Whenever we want to test a man's character, we should find out whether he can 45 __ adversity （逆境）, because adversity can always prove the 46 character of a man．Only when we make up our own mind can we overcome any 47 ． Some people would give up halfway． Such men can hardly expect to succeed． If we do not give up hope, nothing is impossible．
A．supposes B．demands C．warns D．reminds
A．old B．poor C．large D．happy
A．farmers B．workers C．doctor D．teachers．
A．respected B．forced C．taught D．prepared
A．love B．help C．wish D．care
A．show B．design C．learn D．play
A．fond B．confident C．proud D．certain
A．because B．differed C．suffered D．dated
A．send for B．go through C．get up D．try out
A．stand B．choose C．expect D．tear
A．lovely B．live C．true D．weak
A．danger B．difficulty C．question D．mistake
A woman came out of her house and saw three old men sitting in her front yard. She said, "I don't think I know you, but you must be 36. Please come in and have something to eat."
"Is the man of the house home?” they asked. "No", she replied, "He's out." "Then we cannot come in", they replied.
In the evening when her 37 came home, she told him what had happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite them in!" The woman went out and invited the men in. "We do not go into a 38 together," they replied. "Why is that?" she asked.
One of the old men gave an 39 that their names were Wealth, 40 and Love. Then he added, "Now go in and 41 with your husband which one of us you want in your home."
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was 42and he suggested inviting Wealth to fill their home with money，talking and laughing.“With riches，we buy new houses，expensive furniture，and colourful clothing. We will look much better in the eyes of both ourselves and our neighbours ”he said. And his wife wanted to invite Health; but their daughter-in-law 43 they should invite Love so that their home would be full of warmth. “With that，we will feel much better in our family and our neighbourhood as well. That’s of more importance.”she argued. 44 the husband said to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest."
The woman 45 and asked the three old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."
Love 46 and started walking toward the house.
The other two also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Health: "I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?"
The old men replied 47: "If you had invited Wealth or Health, the other two of us would have stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Health!"
A．frightened B．starving C．upset D．confused
A．friend B．adolescent C．husband D．daughter-in-law
A．House B．Dinner C．System D．Scene
A．performance B．approval C．argument D．explanation.
A．Success B．Cash C．Health D．Recovery
A．discuss B．defend C．exchange D．challenge
A．selfish B．overjoyed C．upset D．energetic
A．informed B．suggested C．worried D．included
A．went out B．came in C．stayed out D．went in
A．stayed up B．got up C．mixed up D．looked up
A．together B．properlyly C．altogether D．hard
I was sitting at the bar of a local restaurant having __36__ and taking a break. A pretty girl who looked about 25 walked in and sat down in a booth(饭馆的小隔间) __37__ for her friend. It didn’t take long __38__ I saw she was trying to stay __39__ from other people’s gazes(注视) and my heart sank. You could see her hair was __40__ and, at such a young age, she was receiving chemo(化疗).
I sat there watching her trying to remain composed(镇静的) and she was having a __41__ time of it. I __42__ for her, imagining what it must be like to go through this and yet I know some of her __43__.
You see I __44__ my wife, the love of my life just a few short years ago and watched her slowly fade away. I needed to give a message of __45__ to this girl. But how? What could I do?
Then it __46__ to me! I called over her waitress and explained that I wanted to buy the girl and her friend’s lunch but I also told her not to tell her it was me. I also __47__ the waitress a note to give to the girl.
The note __48__ as follows:
“ Someone today thought you were beautiful; someone today thought your smile glowed __49__ excitement; someone today thought your eyes __50__ up the world; someone today cared and wanted you to know this. Enjoy the rest of your day, pretty young lady.”
About 15 minutes later, the young girl asked for her __51__ and I watched as she was told it was paid for. She asked why? Who? What for? The waitress simply handed her the note and __52__ to her the gentleman who did it left.
I watched as she slowly read the note. Her eyes tore up, for only a moment, and then came the smile! A huge, beautiful, hopeful smile! She lit up the room and then sat up straight, not __53__ who saw her.
It’s not __54__ we look or what we have; it’s not our houses or how many cars we have; nor is it how much money we can earn. It’s all about how much we care and what we do, __55__ it’s making someone feel pretty only for a moment.
A．meal B．lunch 0 C．tea D．breakfast
A．searching B．hoping C．looking D．waiting
A．so B．before C．after D．until
A．hidden B．stubborn C．focused D．sighted
A．falling in B．falling over C．falling out D．falling behind
A．easy B．good C．tough D．great
A．sank B．ached C．trust D．puzzled
A．idea B．view C．trouble D．pain
A．left B．deserted C．buried D．valued
A．dream B．hope C．energy D．wish
A．struck B．happened C．occurred D．hit
A．handed B．presented C．provided D．brought
A．told B．spoke C．read D．wrote
A．for B．on C．of D．with
A．tore B．lit C．cheered D．lifted
A．bill B．meal C．check D．share
A．explained B．informed C．warned D．reminded
A．knowing B．ignoring C．risking D．caring
A．what B．when C．why D．how
A．even though B．as though C．as if D．if only
Like many people in the UK, the team of BBC learning English were 1 and sad at the news of the earthquake in Sichuan Province. They would like to extend their condolences(吊唁) to those affected by this terrible natural disaster. Below was their special report on the earthquake and the 2 operations taking place.
Rescue efforts were underway in Sichuan Province following the terrible 3 , which measured 7.9 on the Richter Scale. According to Xinhua news agency, nearly 15,000 4 died in the disaster, with as many as 24,000 more 5 under ruins and another 14,000 6 .
Chinese troops(军队) were 7 to carry out the rescue operations, and emergency aid was air-dropped into areas that were cut off by the 8 .
Because of the bad weather, in some places 9 had to go into the disaster area on foot and search for trapped survivors by hand as roads were 10 . Some people of the provincial capital Chengdu chose to 11 in tents and government shelters for fear of aftershock causing 12 damage. One witness in Chengdu said that the people there were helping the relief work by donating food and water for those affected in the 13 .
Although full casualty figures (伤亡数字) were not yet 14 , it was clear that the earthquake was the 15 to strike China after the Tangshan earthquake of 1976.
A．shocked B．commanded C．attacked D．rewarded
A．transport B．rescue C．farm D．accent
A．burst B．accident C．earthquake D．flame
A．animal B．miner C．teenager D．people
A．buried B．injured C．trapped D．suffered
A．missing B．recognized C．upset D．frightened
A．helped B．harmed C．taken D．sent
A．event B．principle C．disaster D．canal
A．reporters B．rescuers C．villagers D．journalists
A．blocked B．built C．settled D．tipped
A．serve B．sit C．sleep D．study
A．equal B．many C．straight D．more
A．families B．outdoors C．apartment D．countryside
A．satisfied B．certain C．determined D．ignored
A．worst B．best C．most D．first
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