This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience. It happened about three years ago and it has had a____effect on me. I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know ____ but whose actions gave a new ___ to the words—kind and generous.
I was walking down a busy street on a cold，windy day in early ____.A homeless man，probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes，was ____ for change on a street corner.
A BMW car ___ on the other side of the street and an executive(主管)who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car. He was probably about ____ years old. He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie. He walked____ across the street and over to the homeless man. Without saying anything，he first gave him a lot of ____ and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves(手套)，beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks. Then he ____ them to the homeless man. The homeless man took them and stared with a/an ____ mouth.
As he drove off，I couldn't ____ thinking that it was probably the first time he had ____ the pedal(踏板)of that topbrand BMW car with a ____ foot！I stood there and the looks of ____ appeared on my face and the homeless man's.
Two men of about the same age ____ very different lives had met and the one who was ____ in materials had offered ___ than his shoes. He had left this BMW car and ____ down from his high position. He lifted up the other man when he offered respect，____and real generosity.
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Dear Dad,
I was very upset when I received your letter. I knew you 36 not like my results, but I didn’t realize you and Mum were so 37 with me. This has made me 38 very carefully about myself, and now I 39 how silly I have been.
My poor 40 have come from my own 41 . Of course, I want to do my best. I want you and Mum to be proud 42 me, but somehow when I get to school I just can’t keep my 43 on the subject and I stop 44 the teacher. So many other things seem so much more 45 , but I know that I must not 46 the chance you and Mum have given me. If I don’t work very hard 47 the next few months, I am going to get 48 results. So I am going to study hard this summer. And I will show Mum anything 49 I can’t understand so that she can give me help.
I 50 you will allow me to play some basketball. I think I need some exercise, 51 _ I will control the time I 52 on it properly.
If you want me to stop meeting Cindy, I will — but there is 53 serious. We are just good friends, and she often helps me 54 my schoolwork.
Dad, I am really sorry I have made you angry. I’m going to try my best to 55 my study. I promise that I will make you proud of me soon.
Yours,
Jimmy
A．will B．would C．need D．should
A．angry B．upset C．strict D．happy
A．talk B．speak C．think D．hear
A．receive B．believe C．insist D．realize
A．results B．memories C．parents D．friends
A．stubbornness B．carelessness C．laziness D．illness
A．of B．with C．in D．for
A．head B．mind C．eyes D．heart
A．listening to B．to listen to C．hearing D．to hear
A．boring B．dull C．beautiful D．interesting
A．find B．share C．waste D．afford
A．during B．at C．through D．until
A．better B．best C．poorer D．poorest
A．which B．that C．whom D．what
A．wish B．advise C．hope D．decide
A．and B．but C．so D．because
A．spend B．take C．cost D．pay
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．in B．on C．with D．by
A．develop B．improve C．interest D．finish
A bar manager was so sure that he himself was the strongest man. Thus he made a bet and declared he would offer $1000 if 1 could beat him.
The 2 was that the landlord would squeeze（压榨）a lemon until all the 3 ran out into a beer glass, then hand the lemon to the customer. Anyone who could squeeze even one more __ 4 out of the lemon would win the money.
Over the years many people had tried this, truck drivers, weightlifters, karate masters, and __ 5 had failed. Then one day a geeky little fellow with heavy black rimmed glasses 6 the bar and asked if he could try the challenge.
After the laughter had quieted down the landlord said that it was only fair that the man should be given a 7 at the bet, so he picked up a lemon and started squeezing. Once he had done, he handed the 8 to the little man. Immediately, the little man promptly squeezed out 4 more drops of juice onto the bar!
Everyone looked at the little man in 9 as the landlord handed over the prize and asked
"What do you do for a living that has given you such 10 ? Are you a lumberjack, weightlifter?"
"No." the man replied, "I work for the IRS.( 美国国税局)"
A．anyone B．someone C．every one D．no one
A．fact B．trap C．challenge D．match
A．flesh B．juice C．seeds D．peel
A．water B．lemon C．beer glass D．drop
A．none B．neither C．either D．all
A．rushed into B．came into C．put into D．looked into
A．then B．likely C．fair D．chance
A．container B．money C．remains D．other
A．tears B．amazement C．trouble D．time
A．strength B．bravery C．skill D．bet
Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have 11 how difficult it is to write a 12 children’s book. Either the author has aimed too 13 , so that the children can’t follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, 14 the story seems to be talking to the readers.
The best children’s books are 15 very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the 16 who hears the story and the adult who 17 it. Unfortunately, there are in fact few books like this, 18 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 19 to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as 20 of children’s literature(文学) were in fact written for 21 . “Alice in wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious of this.
Children, left for themselves, often 22 the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a 23 and he will more willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children’s comics(连环画), full of the stories and jokes which are the objections of teachers and right-thinking parents.
Perhaps we parents should stop 24 to brainwash children into accepting our taste in literature. After all children and adults are so 25 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise（妥协） over the bedtime story.
A．hoped B．realized C．told D．said
A．short B．long C．bad D．good
A．easy B．short C．high D．difficult
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．both B．neither C．either D．very
A．child B．father C．mother D．teacher.
A．hears B．buys C．understands D．reads
A．but B．however C．so D．because
A．hard B．easy C．enough D．fast
A．articles B．work C．arts D．works
A．grown-ups B．girls C．boys D．children
A．become B．show C．find D．add
A．school B．home C．office D．library
A．going B．liking C．trying D．preferring
A．same B．friendly C．different D．common
As I drove my blue Buick into the garage. I saw that a yellow Oldsmobile was 36 too close to my space. I had to drive back and forth to get my car into the 37 space. That left
38 enough room to open the door. Then one day I arrived home 39 , and just as I turned off the engine, the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space － too close to my car, 40. At last I had a chance to meet the driver. My patience had 41 and I shouted at her, “Can’t you see you’re not 42 me enough space” Park father over.” Banging(猛推) open her door into 43 ,
the driver shouted back: “Make me!” 44 this she stepped out of the garage. Still, each time she got home first, she parked too close to my 45 . Then one day, I thought, “What can I do?” I soon found 46 . The next day the woman 47 a note on her windshield(挡风玻璃):
Dear Yellow Oldsmobile,
I’m sorry mistress(女主人) shouted at yours the other day. She’s been sorry about it. I know it because she doesn’t sing anymore while 48 . It wasn’t like her to scream 49 . Fact is, she’d just got bad news and was taking it out on you two. I 50 you and your mistress will 51 her.
Your neighbor,
Blue Buick
When I went to the 52 the next morning, the Oldsmobile was gone, but there was a note on my windshield:
Dear Blue Buick,
My mistress is sorry, too. She parked so 53 because she just learned to drive. We will park much farther over after this. I’m glad we can be 54 now.
Your neighbor,
Yellow Oldsmobile
After that, whenever Blue Buick 55 Yellow Oldsmobile on the road, their drivers waved
cheerfully and smiled.
A．driven B．parked C．stopped D．stayed
A．complete B．close C．narrow D．fixed
A．quite B．nearly C．seldom D．hardly
A．hurriedly B．first C．finally D．timely
A．as usual B．as planned C．as well D．as yet
A．run into B．run about C．run out D．run off
A．keeping B．saving C．offering D．leaving
A．mine B．hers C．itself D．ours
A．For B．With C．From D．Upon
A．room B．area C．front D．side
A．an instruction B．a result C．an answer D．a chance
A．put B．wrote C．sent D．discovered
A．working B．driving C．returning D．cooking
A．on end B．so long C．like that D．any more
A．hope B．know C．suppose D．suggest
A．comfort B．help C．forgive D．please
A．office B．flat C．place D．garage
A．crazily B．eagerly C．noisily D．early
A．neighbors B．friends C．drivers D．writers
A．followed B．passed C．found D．greeted
We make a living with what we get, but we make a life with what we give.
--- Winston Churchill（温斯顿丘吉尔）
I am willing to 36 this saying. I have been 37 at the Boston Children’s Hospital every year since I was thirteen. At the beginning, I only wanted to go 38 I would get praise for entertaining children at the 39 . After giving my time for two months, my 40 changed completely.
When I first 41 into the waiting room on the ground floor, I was very 42 that I would be spending my entire summer with kids. As it became 43 for me to show up every day at 8 a.m., many kids began to 44 me. To my surprise, I began looking forward to seeing their 45 faces as well. They were always enthusiastic（热情）about 46 . My heart warmed every time I heard their 47 voices asking me for a story or an answer to a question. I felt 48 and irreplaceable.
As I look back, I see the influence that these 49 children have had on me. It is because of them that I have 50 a desire to become a psychologist. Recently, I have volunteered for a month. I have been asked to 51 on many different floors besides the waiting room where I 52 . The kids on the floors above are usually there for a longer time.Despite their anxiety and desire to get better and go home, they always offer me a（n） 53 smile. I feel renewed about 54 a day with them because I realize that there is much more to 55 than money. It is much more important to love and to be loved.
A．know B．believe C．respect D．understand
A．working B．studying C．staying D．volunteering
A．unless B．until C．after D．because
A．hospital B．school C．room D．building
A．plan B．style C．opinion D．life
A．looked B．stepped C．turned D．changed
A．old B．busy C．nervous D．upset
A．special B．curious C．routine D．hopeful
A．notice B．expect C．watch D．annoy
A．foolish B．bright C．dirty D．silent
A．smiling B．sleeping C．learning D．playing
A．loud B．crazy C．deep D．eager
A．valued B．tired C．disappointed D．surprised
A．sad B．harmful C．special D．lazy
A．developed B．remembered C．worked D．improved
A．help out B．drop in C．go around D．turn up
A．found B．stood C．started D．gave
A．willing B．sad C．pitiful D．optimistic
A．spending B．taking C．living D．leaving
A．life B．habit C．nature D．family
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