Jadav Payeng is a forestry worker from Jorhat，India．Over the past 38 years，he has planted trees on a sandbar （沙洲）of the Brahmaputra River and has（36） it into a forest．
One day in 1979，16﹣year﹣old Payeng was walking（37） the bank of the Brahmaputra River．He saw many snakes on the sandbars．These snakes died in a few days'time（38 ） the heat and the absence of trees．Payeng felt very（39 ） when he saw this．He decided to plant some trees．Single﹣handedly，he started planting bamboo trees，as only bamboo trees could survive （存活）in the sandbars．
To water the trees was a difficult（40） for one man．With his hard work and great effort，day by day the（41） bamboo trees grew into a forest．His tree planting has changed the soil （土壤）．Now the sandbar is a thick forest and（42） to thousands of plants and animals．A large group of around 100 elephants visit the forest every year and（43） there for a few months．
Payeng is now in（44） fifties．He has planted close to 1，400 acres （英亩）of forests and is（45） as the Forest Man of India．In 2015，he was honored with Padma Shri，one of the top awards in India．
36．A．divided |
B．put |
C．turned |
37．A．along |
B．through |
C．across |
38．A．according |
B．because of |
C．as for |
39．A．lonely |
B．sad |
C．tired |
40．A．task |
B．journey |
C．condition |
41．A．wild |
B．tall |
C．young |
42．A．way |
B．guide |
C．home |
43．A．stay |
B．lie |
C．sit |
44．A．her |
B．his |
C．its |
45．A．invited |
B．served |
C．known． |
Much meaning can be carried clearly, with our eyes, so it is often ____ that eyes can speak.
Do you have such kind of ___? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he ____ that he is being looked at, he may feel uncomfortable. The same in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is ____ wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel _______ toward the person who is looking at you that way. Eyes do speak, right?
Looking too long at someone may seem to be impolite. But sometimes things are different. If a man looks at a woman for more than 10 seconds, it may mean that he wishes to attract(吸引)her attention, to make her understand that he __ her. When two people are in a conversation, the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, ______ make sure that the listener does pay attention ___ what he or she is speaking. Lovers will enjoy looking at each other or being looked at for a long time, to show something that ____ cannot express.
Clearly, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the place ____ you stay.
A．spoken B．said C．told D．talked
A．experience B．eyes C．mind D．news
A．found B．knew C．finds D．saw
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．happy B．angry C．sad D．thankful
A．loves B．hates C．thanks D．looks at
A．in order the B．so that C．in order to D．for
A．for B．of C．with D．to
A．eyes B．words C．minds D．body
A．which B．that C．where D．there
____ books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.
First, reading books is fun. You can always keep yourself ______ if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. It is a ______ hobby too. You can really become lost in a book.
Next, you can read a book anywhere; in a car, in a waiting-room, on a plane, in bed---even in the bath. All you need is a book! Reading is a convenient hobby ____ it is easy to stop and then start again.
Another good reason for ____ books is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby you will get better and better at it. This means that you will read faster and will become better at ____ what you read. As your reading improves, you will probably find your school work becomes much ___ . Many school subjects depend on good reading and, as you read, you learn more and more.
Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You have to be able to read to use a computer and, the better you read, the better your computer skills will be. Reading is ___ out of date!
Book readers are most likely to be good writers, too. They are usually good at ____ as well, and have more things ____ about. Reading books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best. What other hobby could be more useful, or more enjoyable!
A．Read B．Reading C．To read D．Reads
A．amusing B．amuse C．amused D．to amuse
A．relaxing B．relaxed C．relax D．relaxes
A．when B．since C．although D．as
A．reading B．to read C．having read D．reads
A．understands B．to understand C．understanding D．understood
A．easy B．easily C．more easy D．easier
A．hard B．hardly C．harder D．hardest
A．spelling B．spell C．spelled D．spells
A．write B．writing C．writes D．to write
I believe listening is a powerful medicine.
It was Sunday . I had the last to see and I got into her room . She was an old woman , sitting on the bed , trying to her socks . Usually I said something like this : “How are you feeling ? The nurse says your son is visiting you today. I believe you are seeing him.”
She me with a serious voice , “Sit down , doctor . This is my story , not yours .”
I was surprised and . I sat down a helped her with the socks . She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her , she had not seen him for five years . She believed her health problems were worse because of her son . After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks , I asked if there was I could do for her . She her head and smiled . All she wanted me to do was to .
Each story is . Some are clear; others are not. Some are true; others are not , yet all those things do not really . What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard .
Listening to someone’s story costs nothing but it is the key to healing (康复). I often what the woman taught me , and I myself of the importance of stopping , sitting down and truly listening . I the power of listening .
A．doctor B．nurse C．patient D．student
A．take off B．get off C．clean out D．put on
A．looking forward to B．asking for C．going on D．worrying about
A．impressed B．stopped C．aske D．greeted
A．excited B．mad C．embarrassed D．angry
A．or B．so C．but D．if
A．missing B．loving C．understanding D．meeting
A．nothing else B．anything else C．nothing D．everything
A．shook B．dropped C．waved D．moved
A．see B．smell C．listen D．feel
A．terrible B．different C．similar D．true
A．happen B．appear C．matter D．change
A．think of B．dream of C．lead to D．laugh at
A．teach B．ask C．remind D．cheer
A．talk about B．show off C．believe in D．run out of
I am Jackie Lee, an American Chinese. Let me tell you about my grandfather's life story.
My grandfather was in 1932 and grew up in a poor village in Fujian, China. At the age of 14, he first heard of America. It was said to be the land of gold and poor people could easily become
there.
So, my grandfather came to America. "I had thought it was easy to __ money in America," he told me. "But when I
in Los Angeles, I realized it was not true. I couldn't find a good job because I spoke little English. I wanted to go to a language school to learn English,
I couldn't afford it. Later, I worked in a small ___
_ , serving the guests, cleaning up the tables, washing the dishes and sweeping the floors. I was such __
helpful and honest worker that my boss was pleased with me. I was popular with my workmates,
. Life became easier and in the end I entered an evening school to learn English."
My grandfather kept working hard, and finally made dream come true. Things do not come easily in life. That is what I have learned
my grandfather.
Jack was a hard-working student when young but he had some big problems. He used to be shy before his classmates. So he had_________ friends at school. Bob was a new student in his class. All the students were soon familiar 熟悉的 with him and got on well ___________ him except除了Jack.
One day, some boys put some money into Jack’s bag and Bob pretended 假装 to have _________his money. Of course, they found the money in bag at last.
Jack felt shameful 可耻的_________he could not say anything about it. Soon his classmates called him a thief and_________ him in the school. His teachers also_________ that and called his parents to the school, too. Just then, Bob stood out and helped Jack make everything_________.
From that day, Jack and Bob_________ good friends. Bob often took Jack to take part in many activities and Jack became outgoing. Bob was weak in English and Jack often helped him_________it. Now Jack became the monitor in his class, and he had more friends. He enjoyed the nice friendship and the school life.
A．many B．few C．several D．new
A．against B．like C．with D．for
A．lost B．wasted C．found D．made
A．your B．their C．Bob’s D．Jack’s
A．but B．if C．since D．unless
A．agreed with B．laughed at C．dealt with D．got excited about
A．allowed B．faced C．developed D．believed
A．clear B．easy C．hard D．wonderful
A．greeted B．met C．became D．loved
A．to B．in C．by D．with
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