阅读下面短文, 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。
Cody was an outgoing black dog with a big tail. Our dog Tasha was a similar spirit. she shared the yard with Cody, they soon became fast friends.
We often saw a ball of black and white fur as they neck and neck toward some unlucky bird that had just landed in the yard. The only time I saw any between them was when we fed Tasha. Cody would jump up, to share. However, Tasha would bare her teeth and shout . Finally, Cody would slip away with his tail between her legs.
One day my husband came home quite . He had just found Cody by the side of the road, killed by a speeding truck. Tasha cleaned Cody’s smooth fur with her nose and mouth and whined(哀鸣). Over the next few weeks, Tasha was in low with her tail between her legs. She missed her old friend.
At the same time, Tasha’s food dish disappeared. We replaced it with another, to have that one disappear as well. There bowls, plates, even an old coffee can. They all disappeared. Finally, the was solved when our neighbor knocked on our door, her arms loaded with the missing dishes, some still half-full of dog .
“Are these yours?” she asked. “I saw Tasha headed toward the , so I followed her. Then I noticed all these dishes in a pile.”
, I asked, “Where were they?”
“It was right by the place where Cody .”
Could Tasha have been begging her old friend back by offering him the one thing she to give him when he was alive?
Even today, the story makes me feel sad. It me that I need to share whatever blessings I’ve received with others — before it’s too late.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I had not seen my parents for a long time. Last Saturday I drove a long way to visit them, neither of them was at home. So I waited patiently at their home their return. Not seeing them made me really .
As I was walking around their bedroom, I little reminders of them. Some Christmas gifts were still in boxes. There were on the wall, which I guess must have a meaning to them. What took my breath away was seeing my dad’s emblems（徽章）from his military service of our country he was young. My father never to us about the Korean Wars. As I looked at those emblems hanging with all the photos that he treasures, I that this was an important part of his life, but I never spent the in talking with him about them. The photos of my mom with her close made me realize her life before she was my mom. I had been so running my business to raise my own family that I the chance to know about their past and experience.
We sometimes don’t realize something is for us until we have lost it, so it’s not too late for us to talk to our parents about their past. I am writing my story to everyone who is fortunate to still have their parents to invest some time to learn about them. I am grateful to have of my parents. So I still have time to talk with them. I hope that readers will from my story and find the time to talk about those things in their life that mean so much to their parents.
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．for B．to C．of D．in
A．frightened B．embarrassed C．upset D．excited
A．sought B．took C．needed D．saw
A．kept B．folded C．hidden D．covered
A．Santa Claus B．family trees C．family photos D．old clothes
A．simple B．real C．past D．special
A．if B．when C．though D．until
A．talked B．explained C．showed D．referred
A．finally B．clearly C．proudly D．openly
A．promised B．declared C．admitted D．realized
A．courage B．time C．chance D．energy
A．friends B．teachers C．students D．children
A．strict B．eager C．busy D．blind
A．rejected B．avoided C．delayed D．missed
A．hopeful B．important C．careful D．original
A．encourage B．demand C．require D．warn
A．away B．awake C．around D．alone
A．one B．neither C．either D．both
A．make B．benefit C．change D．recover
My father left for our native place on Thursday. In fact, he had never traveled by ____ before, so I just took this opportunity to let him ____ his first flight. ____ being asked to book a ticket by train, I got him a ticket on Jet Airways. The moment I handed over the ticket to him, he was surprised. The ____ was very apparent on his face as we waited for the time of the ____. Just like a schoolboy, he was ____ himself on that day, using the trolley (手推车) for his luggage and asking for a window seat. He was ____ enjoying himself and I, too, watching him experience all these things with ____. As he was about to go in for the security check-in, he walked up to me with tears in his eyes and ____ me. He became very ____ for what I had done meant a great deal to him. I told him there was no need to thank me.
Later, I ____ my life. As a child, how many dreams had our parents made come true? Without ____ the financial situation, we asked for dresses, toys, outings, etc. They tried to ____ all our needs. Did we ever say thanks for all they had done for us? Today ____ it comes to our children, we always think we should give them the best. But we tend to ____ that our parents have sacrificed a lot to see us happy, so it is our ____ to make sure their dreams are realized.
Old age is like a second childhood and just as we take care of our children, the same ____ needs to be given to our parents. I want to say sorry for making my father ____ so long for this small dream to be realized.
Just the fact that they are old does not mean that they will have to ____ everything and keep sacrificing. They have ____, too.
Take care of your parents. They are precious.
A．bus B．train C．ship D．air
A．catch B．miss C．experience D．change
A．In spite of B．Because of C．In case of D．Instead of
A．pride B．excitement C．admiration D．ambition
A．appointment B．dream C．travel D．show
A．encouraging B．warning C．teaching D．preparing
A．thoroughly B．slowly C．immediately D．suddenly
A．anger B．joy C．shyness D．curiosity
A．helped B．patted C．thanked D．praised
A．honest B．childish C．nervous D．emotional
A．looked for B．looked down upon C．looked into D．looked back on
A．understanding B．describing C．solving D．improving
A．avoid B．meet C．record D．check
A．unless B．because C．when D．though
A．learn B．express C．promise D．forget
A．ability B．responsibility C．freedom D．fortune
A．song B．advice C．attention D．thing
A．struggle B．wait C．rest D．stand
A．hand in B．pick up C．pay off D．give up
A．wishes B．jobs C．plans D．suggestions
At the airport, I looked closely at the face of my son, Daniel, his backpack by his side. We were saying good-bye. In a few hours he would be flying to France to a different life. It was a transitional（过渡期的）time in Daniel’s life. I wanted to leave him some words of . But nothing came from my and this was not the first time I had let such a moment .
When Daniel was five, I took him to the school-bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He looked at me -- as he did now. “What is it going to be like, Dad? Will I be okay?” And then he walked up the of the bus and disappeared inside. And the bus . And I had said nothing.
A decade or so later, a similar played itself out. I drove him to college. I tried to think of something to say to give him and confidence as he started this new life. Again, words me.
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those opportunities. How many times have we all let such moments pass?
My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always never hearing him put his into words and never having the memory of that moment. Now, I could feel my palms（手掌） and my throat tighten. Why is it so to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words . “Daniel," I said, "if I could have picked, I would have picked you." That’s all I could say. I wasn’t sure he understood what I . Then he came toward me and threw his arms around me. For a moment, the world and all its people vanished（消失）, and there was just Daniel and me. He was saying something, my eyes misted（视线模糊）over, and I couldn’t understand what he was saying. All I was of was the stubble（胡子茬）on his chin as his face pressed mine. And then, the moment ended. What I had said to Daniel was clumsy. It was nothing. And yet, it was .
A．experience B．spend C．enjoy D．shape
A．consultation B．significance C．necessity D．difference
A．head B．lips C．thoughts D．mind
A．fly B．remain C．pass D．last
A．windows B．chairs C．handles D．steps
A．pulled up B．pulled down C．drove away D．drove up
A．sign B．scene C．scenery D．sight
A．interest B．opinion C．courage D．influence
A．failed B．discouraged C．struck D．troubled
A．valuable B．embarrassing C．obvious D．lost
A．wondered B．regretted C．tried D．minded
A．feelings B．views C．actions D．attitudes
A．freeze B．hurt C．sweat D．burn
A．important B．essential C．complex D．hard
A．approximately B．obviously C．clearly D．carefully
A．counted B．meant C．valued D．care
A．but B．and C．instead D．so
A．sensitive B．convinced C．aware D．tired
A．by B．against C．on D．with
A．none B．all C．anything D．everything
Mardy, a special education teacher, wanted to build a playground for kids with disabilities. She knew it wouldn’t long to arouse（引起）interest in the project. But she expected that a third of the town would their sleeves to bring her vision to life!
“A lot of learning comes through play,” said Mardy, “But my students (with special needs) are too often left out because playgrounds will stop wheelchairs dead in their tracks.”
The city committee to mark out a piece of land for the playground.
The Kiwanis Club came through with $7,000 and that’s the grassroots movement really got started. Soon small businesses were giving some money. The local Pieper Foundation to donate half of the remaining $170,000 balance.
Finally Mardy a considerable sum of money that could the construction materials. And what Mardy was 500 volunteers work six 12-hour days.
On the first day of the construction, a lot of people came. Two women heard about the on the way to work and took the day to help. A couple drove the tool truck. Families brought pieces of wood for the fence and bricks for walkways.
“It was truly a(n) week, you know,” said Mardy very proudly. with construction experience became organizers. Those who could power tools formed a separate group. One team served donated from local churches, and another organized activities for children of volunteers.
Today the playground is one of most 3 destination in the area. There’s a rocking ship, a climbing wall, high and low rings, and monkey bars. All children play shoulder to shoulder on the same playground having whether they are able-bodied or disabled. It’s what Mardy imagined. You’ll love it.
A．release B．update C．take D．spare
A．always B．never C．even D．still
A．roll up B．bring up C．keep off D．cut off
A．dishonest B．disabled C．unpleasant D．unknown
A．reasonable B．convenient C．suitable D．traditional
A．failed B．agreed C．demanded D．expected
A．why B．where C．what D．when
A．refused B．demanded C．offered D．required
A．spent B．made C．raised D．saved
A．distribute B．cover C．import D．cost
A．needed B．predicted C．implied D．committed
A．business B．discussion C．experience D．project
A．away B．out C．off D．down
A．interesting B．attracting C．inviting D．amazing
A．Youths B．Children C．Volunteers D．Students
A．afford B．operate C．carry D．donate
A．meals B．fruits C．coffee D．water
A．complex B．casual C．permanent D．popular
A．fun B．money C．materials D．tracks
A．exactly B．accurately C．properly D．barely
One day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me he had a good in Chicago and he wondered if I to know him. For a moment, I thought he might be , but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous to think that all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But, , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a big city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to the subject and talk about something else. But he was silent for a few minutes, and then began to tell me all about his friend.
His friend's main in life seemed to be tennis, and he had his own tennis court. A lot of people have swimming pools, yet only two people have private tennis court and his friend in Chicago was one of . I told him that I knew several people like that, my brother, a doctor in California. He that maybe there were more private courts in the country he realized, Then he asked me my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said that really was a coincidence (巧合) because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had the house next to my brother's house.
“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He and said,“Yes. Would your brother's name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my to laugh.“Yes,” I replied.
A．brother B．friend C．neighbour D．teacher
A．managed B．tried C．happened D．wanted
A．expecting B．lying C．talking D．joking
A．funny B．serious C．careful D．disappointed
A．against B．out of C．beyond D．far from
A．instead B．actually C．indeed D．exactly
A．so B．too C．very D．such
A．begin B．reject C．refuse D．drop
A．problem B．choice C．interest D．work
A．just B．even C．ever D．surely
A．those B．them C．that D．whom
A．included B．including C．includes D．to include
A．admitted B．argued C．advised D．announced
A．as B．that C．than D．when
A．how B．whether C．where D．when
A．if B．because C．then D．though
A．friend B．doctor C．neighbour D．player
A．hired B．visited C．designed D．sold
A．smiled B．nodded C．cried D．laughed
A．chance B．turn C．time D．pleasure
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