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“They’re going to kick me out of my own home,” said Karl Berger, 86 years old. Karl is a widower with no living children. When Karl’s wife died a couple of years ago, he told the Social Security Administration to stop monthly checks to his wife. But the agency to send the checks. Karl called again; a clerk said not to . He told Karl to mail a follow-up that included his wife's of death. But the checks continued to come. Karl needed the money, he cashed his wife’s checks.
When SSA realized its mistake, it sent Karl a letter saying that he SSA $5,900 plus interest. Karl receives only $12,000 a year, which is slightly poverty level. The only that he ever had--$5,000--was on his wife’s funeral. He fought on Iwo Jima, site of one of the most furious battles of World War II. The battle left him in one ear and almost blind in one eye.
His small house used to be in a good neighborhood. He takes the bus once a week to visit his wife's . The rest of his time is spent at home, where he carves military figures that he donates to a local charity. The charity the carvings and uses the money to help feed the homeless.
SSA gave Karl six months to pay the debt in . Otherwise, the SSA letter said, the agency would seize his home. Karl wrote back, asking if it would be okay to $30 a month. That was all he could .
“That’s insufficient,” said William Shatner, an SSA agent. “We know that he is a war veteran, but that doesn’t entitle him to the debt . He knew that his wife was dead, yet he cashed her monthly . That is fraud, pure and simple.”
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On a warm Monday, Jenny Neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees. Rolling down the windows to in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lunch. Suddenly she a big bald(秃顶的)man running through the parking lot. Before she came to what would happen, the man was there, shouting through her window, “Get out!”
Neilson .
Pulling open her door, the man seized her the neck and hair, and threw her out of the car onto the ground. She screamed, her purse and the keys.
Two reporters of the local newspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jackson, just outside their office building on a , heard the screams and began running .
When they Neilson’s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver’s seat and was searching for the keys. Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged the man out. The attacker back. But even in his cornered panic, he was no for the two athletic men.
Reggie Miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too. He rushed back to the office to the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropes —— used to tie up newspapers.
With his arms tightly behind him, the prisoner looked up and said , “I hope you guys feel good about yourselves—— you just caught one of the most wanted men.” They him and waited for the police.
Later, Bruce and Jackson were shocked to learn the man was the carjacker (劫车者)and suspected murderer, whose —— but with a full head of hair—— had been recently printed in their own newspaper.
Neilson considers herself lucky she suffered injuries. She believes the story might have had a ending if those good people had not come to her aid. “Unfortunately,” she says, “many people would have done what they did, and that’s the real truth.”
A.bring B.let C.gather D.send
A.recognized B.watched C.noticed D.met
A.realize B.understand C.imagine D.conclude
A.escaped B.struggled C.refused D.obeyed
A.by B.around C.with D.on
A.burying B.forgetting C.offering D.grabbing
A.trip B.visit C.break D.holiday
A.started B.stopped C.entered D.reached
A.carefully B.madly C.disappointedly D.patiently
A.fought B.turned C.jumped D.shouted
A.match B.target C.equal D.companion
A.remind B.phone C.invite D.beg
A.rolled B.folded C.bent D.tied
A.angrily B.kindly C.coldly D.warmly
A.caught B.thanked C.comforted D.ignored
A.ordinary B.professional C.honest D.outstanding
A.picture B.background C.character D.story
A.and B.but C.though D.when
A.ridiculous B.similar C.strange D.different
A.sometimes B.never C.often D.forever
完形填空:共20题 每题2分 共40分
My three-year-old granddaughter fell from the bicycle before I could catch her. Emily there for a moment, calculating her chances of survival. the chances were in her favor, she sat up with a that quickly turned into tears when she saw the blood on her knee. I took her in my arms, saying words of as I carried her into the house to deal with her hurt.
With much comfort, she let me wash and put ointment (药膏) on her .
I kissed her cheek.“All now, sweetie?”
“No, Grandma, you haven't said the Mommy ,” she said.
I ran a list of Mommy words through my mind:Please?Thank you?I love you?
“You know, Grandma. Mommy them to make me all better.”Emily took a deep breath and recited, “A little kiss, a little hug, I give you these, with all my love.”
My mind raced and I .It was the same little song that I had said to my ,my mother to me,and her mother to her. My grandmother died when my mother was eight. There had been nothing left but her dear .When she became a mother herself, she the gentle love of her mother and the remembered comfort of the “Mommy words” that made all things go away and only the good remain. Hearing it now, I realized that though I had never met my grandmother, I did her. We were mothers—we were at the heart.
It was my grandmother had written her legacy (遗产) of love on the hearts of four of mothers. I heard my grandmother's, my mother's, my daughter's, my granddaughter's, and my own voice through time.
“Don't , Grandma. I am all better,” Emily said, wiping the tears from my face. We kissed and hugged, and said the Mommy words to each other.
A.lay B.sat C.stood D.slept
A.Doubting B.Wishing C.Proving D.Figuring
A.joke B.reply C.gesture D.smile
A.praise B.comfort C.thankfulness D.encouragement
A.foot B.arm C.knee D.cheek
A.warmer B.better C.nicer D.safer
A.words B.accents C.dialogues D.speeches
A.directly B.cautiously C.quickly D.eagerly
A.says B.keeps C.announces D.teaches
A.failed B.remembered C.refused D.laughed
A.friends B.parents C.children D.neighbors
A.stories B.books C.gifts D.memorie
A.passed on B.took over C.gave up D.showed off
A.hard B.soft C.old D.bad
A.fear B.know C.forget D.believe
A.disappointed B.surprised C.worried D.connected
A.because B.since C.as though D.not until
A.groups B.generations C.types D.pairs
A.mixing B.rising C.shouting D.shaking
A.stop B.move C.cry D.wait
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My daughter is a single parent. She works hard to ______ for herself and her three young sons. She budgets(谨慎花钱) carefully and ______ to plan for the little luxuries (奢侈品) and treats that others take for granted. When her eldest son, David, wanted a ______ so that he could do an after-school newspaper delivery job, she ______ and soon, he was the proud ______ of a good second-hand bike.
One afternoon, my daughter asked David to go to a local shop. He rode his bicycle, ______ foolishly left it outside the shop without _____ it up. When David came out of the shop, it was______. He walked home in _____ and then, together with his frustrated mother, went to the local police station to report the ______.
Imagine their ______ when they arrived at the station: a car parked out front had David’s bike wedged (挤进) in its boot (汽车后部的行李箱). The ______ told them how he’d seen a group of kids ______ the bike once my grandson had gone inside the shop.
The driver – in his late teens himself – had called out to them to “leave that bike ______!” Despite this, one member of the group ______ on the bicycle and rode it away while the others followed. Not to be ______, the teen got in his car, drove after them and ______ that they give the stolen bike back.
He was happy to be able to ______ it to my grandson together with a lecture (echoed(附和) by the policeman and his mother) about the silliness of ______ to use the bike lock. ______, in all the excitement, he slipped away, without even giving them his name or telephone number.
A.stand B.provide C.change D.watch
A.permits B.refuses C.manages D.decides
A.bicycle B.watch C.phone D.backpack
A.gave out B.set aside C.saved up D.worked up
A.driver B.worker C.seller D.owner
A.and B.but C.so D.when
A.locking B.picking C.covering D.hiding
A.left B.missed C.broken D.gone
A.surprise B.trouble C.tears D.peace
A.danger B.theft C.accident D.fight
A.joy B.regret C.anger D.disappointment
A.policeman B.manager C.teacher D.driver
A.ride B.fix C.steal D.knock
A.out B.off C.away D.alone
A.jumped B.touched C.walked D.moved
A.annoyed B.angry C.confused D.discouraged
A.advised B.demanded C.forced D.promised
A.donate B.explain C.return D.pass
A.learning B.teaching C.reminding D.failing
A.Besides B.Then C.Finally D.Therefore
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That was when my son was 6 years old. My son is now 22 but whenever I look at him even as a grown man, I remember the small child with .
Our cat was to give birth. And like all young children, my son was very interested in the birth of the babies. During the following week, he never stopped me for a chance to witness it. At last, I agreed. I answered all his questions and prepared him the best he might not be shocked or frightened.
That when my son arrived home, one baby cat had been born. He was so at what he saw that he would put his hand on the mother cat’s stomach and feel the other babies . When the mother cat began to very loudly, it was clear that the second baby was on its way. My son but never said a word. Then he asked me, “Mum, why does she cry so loudly when the baby comes” I that it was not a hurtful pain but a pain of great pleasure the mother.
When the of the third baby was coming by the crying of the mother cat, my son hugged me with tears his face, saying, “Mum, I’m sorry for the I brought you to have me.” My heart almost stopped. With a(n) choice of words, I told him that his birth had brought me but smiles, and that I would like to it 100 times.
Now my son is a grown man, but he always that night, for it was on that night that he finally what the word “love” meant.
A.smiles B.care C.interest D.tears
A.ready B.determined C.willing D.upset
A.searching B.begging C.thanking D.commanding
A.unless B.until C.so that D.as if
A.morning B.afternoon C.night D.noon
A.amazed B.frightened C.angry D.sad
A.jumping B.sleeping C.growing D.moving
A.laugh B.cry C.cough D.shout
A.watched B.noticed C.found D.responded
A.realized B.expressed C.explained D.added
A.in B.with C.for D.on
A.birth B.loss C.performance D.protection
A.peacefully B.suddenly C.actually D.naturally
A.calming down B.setting down C.rolling down D.turning down
A.trial B.pain C.cruelty D.violence
A.hopeful B.useless C.careful D.informal
A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
A.join in B.go through C.dream of D.suffer from
A.remembers B.regrets C.ignores D.prefers
A.admitted B.decided C.understood D.doubted
Lily , a girl , always thought of losing weight . Although she was twenty-one years old , she stayed at home and did nothing instead of looking for a job . Last year , her father , who was a , made a to go to Guangzhou to do trade with the local people . Lily had never been to Guangdong, so she asked her father to go with her . Lily was only one child in his family , so his father loved her very much . He couldn’t stand her requests and eventually he was forced to show his by smiling .
Lily her father to Guangdong . Several days later , A friend of her father her to work in a . Lily had never thought of being a barber , but she was tired of staying at home all days , she wanted to have a try .
When firstly arriving in the new barbershop, Lily felt it hard to herself to the environment, especially in the of others’ help. Realizing this, her workmates encouraged Lily to practice more in her spare time so that she could . Lily kept to her belief--nothing is impossible, and she cheered herself up the difficulties. She finally adjusted herself to the barbershop one month later and all her workmates her on her success. To put it simply, Lily’s adjustment is the process of helping each other.
A.tall B.strong C.stout D.weak
A.teacher B.merchant C.driver D.professor
A.decision B.suggestion C.friend D.program
A.peaceful B.powerful C.hopeless D.endless
A.idea B.approval C.suggestion D.plan
A.accompanied B.left C.found D.joined
A.refused B.hired C.recommended D.admitted
A.cinema B.bookshop C.supermarket D.barbershop
A.adjust B.make C.enjoy D.help
A.appearance B.front C.absence D.back
A.on air B.on purpose C.on his own D.in purpose
A.get ahead B.get on C.get off D.get ready
A.however B.therefore C.because D.but
A.regardless of B.except C.as well as D.except for
A.wished B.hit C.celebrated D.congratulated
My father was a strong fisherman. He loved the sea and would stay out until he caught enough to the family.
When we met weather, he would drive me to school with his old truck. And after we arrived, he would bend over and give me a on the face and then tell me to be a good boy. I always felt very shy in front of so many other . I was already a twelve-year-old young man, but my father still kissed me goodbye!
Then on a rainy day I to tell him my feeling. When we stopped at the school gate, the big smile appeared on my father’s face. I what would happen next. I put my hand up and for the first time said “No” to him. The smile on his face immediately changed into a look. He looked at me for a long time, and tears began to appear in his eyes. I was shocked. I had never him cry! Then he said, “You’re right. You are a big boy. . . a man. I won’t kiss you any more. ”
Not long after that, my dad went to the sea on a bad day. Most of the stayed at home, but not Dad, because he had a big family to feed. But after that day, he came back. Later his boat was found with its nets half in and half out. He must have a strong wind and was trying to save the nets.
How I wished I hadn’t my father’s kiss! And from this I have learnt that we should take every chance with our family and friends as the last one in our lives. We can have regrets (遗憾) by doing this.
A.enjoy B.feed C.keep D.save
A.fine B.warm C.cool D.bad
A.kiss B.smile C.touch D.chat
A.passengers B.workers C.schoolmates D.friends
A.decided B.agreed C.advised D.happened
A.strange B.usual C.beautiful D.kind
A.concerned B.wondered C.knew D.remembered
A.curiously B.violently C.patiently D.quickly
A.disappointed B.worried C.surprised D.satisfied
A.wanted B.seen C.gained D.minded
A.physicists B.authors C.customers D.fishermen
A.later B.finally C.never D.often
A.missed B.managed C.met D.hoped
A.refused B.forgotten C.hated D.remembered
A.new B.good C.small D.few
A few years ago my mother asked me to go shopping with her because she needed a new dress. I don’t like to shop with others, and I’m not a person. However, we for the mall together at last.
We visited nearly every , and she tried on dress after dress, them all. As the day went on, I grew tired and my mother grew .
, at our last shop, my mother tried on a lovely blue three-piece dress. The blouse had a bow at the neckline. As I stood in the room with her, I watched as she tried, with much , to tie it. Her hands were so badly crippled from arthritis(关节炎) that she couldn’t do it. Immediately, my impatience to an overwhelming(无法抗拒的) wave of sympathy for her. I turned away to hide the that came up involuntarily.
Regaining my calmness, I turned back to tie the bow for her. The dress was beautiful, and she bought it. Our shopping trip was , but the event was etched(铭刻) in my memory. For the rest of the day, my kept returning to that moment in the dressing room and to the of my mother’s hands trying to tie that bow. Those hands that had fed me, bathed me, dressed me, comforted me, and, , prayed for me, were now touching me in a remarkable .
Later in the evening, I went to my mother’s room, her hands in mine, kissed them and, much to her , told her that to me they were the most hands in the world.
A.simply B.finally C.actually D.normally
A.patient B.honest C.respectful D.trustworthy
A.took off B.kept off C.got off D.set off
A.person B.store C.assistant D.boss
A.remembering B.buying C.rejecting D.recommending
A.frustrated B.worried C.tired D.upset
A.Immediately B.Finally C.Traditionally D.Quietly
A.sitting B.dining C.dressing D.waiting
A.time B.pride C.experience D.difficulty
A.gave off B.gave away C.gave way D.gave up
A.tears B.money C.expression D.feeling
A.off B.out C.on D.over
A.head B.mind C.heart D.brain
A.sense B.belief C.vision D.consciousness
A.loving B.lively C.live D.alive
A.first of all B.most of all C.all in all D.after all
A.style B.fashion C.manner D.form
A.took B.made C.removed D.replaced
A.sorrow B.disappointment C.regret D.surprise
A.common B.effective C.beautiful D.useful
I lay there buried alive under our house when the bomb hit our city. The great started by the bomb came nearer and nearer to us as workers tried to us. “Hurry!” they cried to one another as the flames came nearer. At last they reached us and me and my mother out from under everything the flames reached us.
Later, as I thought of the pilot of the plane that the bomb on our city, I cried, “I hate him. I hate him.” The people with marked faces from the of the bomb made me cry, “I hate him.” I saw people suffering a terrible, death. Again and again I cried as I saw these people, “I hate him!”
Some time later, that man appeared in a meeting I . As I looked at him, I him very much. Then I listened to what he told us of his the day when he dropped the bomb on our city. I heard him say, “When I flew over the city we dropped the bomb, I cried, ‘Oh, God, what have I ’.” I could see that he found it to speak of that day.
As this happened I suddenly my hatred (仇恨) of him was . It only made me unhappy also. As I did this, it was as if a heavy load (负担) my shoulders. Then I decided to him. I did so and my life was .
I now help those who suffer from other people. I try to help them to everyone, as I am now able to do.
A.sound B.heat C.fire D.light
A.call B.reach C.find D.help
A.put B.sent C.pulled D.brought
A.after B.as C.when D.before
A.dropped B.made C.attacked D.set
A.noise B.energy C.effect D.power
A.slow B.serious C.sad D.hard
A.joined B.took C.gave D.attended
A.hated B.feared C.honored D.believed
A.activity B.idea C.opinion D.experience
A.when B.after C.as D.before
A.got B.heard C.done D.seen
A.difficult B.easy C.useless D.proud
A.imagined B.realized C.knew D.thought
A.right B.funny C.necessary D.wrong
A.took away B.took off C.fell off D.fell on
A.forgive B.kill C.defeat D.accept
A.balanced B.changed C.continued D.ruined
A.punishing B.hurting C.disliking D.hating
A.respect B.love C.consider D.move
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Three packs of cigarettes were lying there on the pavement. I went down from Shubentsov’s office doorstep, picked them up and pocketed them. Later, in a bar, when I opened the first pack, I found – to my – the twenty cigarettes were there.
I’m still at the bar, telephone in one and the cigarettes in the other. I’m dialing Shubentsov, who told me to call him the moment I felt the urge to . I feel it, feel it even than I felt Shubentsov’s healing(恢复) energy. That’s saying something, since Shubentsov is known around the world for smokers of their nasty habit, using a method. He sent his healing energy from his fingertips, he tells me – something he picked up from another man in Russia. "I help you for free," he told me in his muddy accent. "Just call me ."
I went to see Shubentsov. I think it’s time to because I’m getting old, and I can’t keep doing this to myself. But here’s the real problem. I should quit, but like a lot of you with the same habit, I really don’t want to.
Smoking has been very good to me. Cigarettes have never let me down, never abandoned me on , desperate nights. Smoking my head, helps me . Smoking has started conversations, driven away annoying people. Smoking helps me celebrate victories, get over losses, and comfort the comfortless. It also chases away the mosquitoes.
I will . Soon. My body and my mind are demanding that daily.
I claim to smoke for pleasure, but I realize that slowly I’m losing control of this close, special friend. I that. I realize it’s not just a "habit". I’m .
So here I am, attempting to again, at Shubentsov’s place. I’ve tried all the other quitting techniques . Anytime the urges to smoke , he said, just call him immediately and he’ll help. The funny thing is that I realize I’m not phoning him to stop me from lighting up. I’m phoning him so I can. If I call, I’ll have done my part. Then I can smoke this cigarette. Besides, I know that at 9.30 on a Friday night, I’ll get the answering machine. I do. "The office is open from ten to four. Call me back then. This machine does not take messages."
I put the phone down and I can honestly say I’m . You see, it’s not Shubentsov’s fault or anyone else’s fault that I’m still . It’s mine.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to smoke this cigarette. Whether I’ll really enjoy it, though, is another story.
A.sadness B.disappointment C.delight D.inspiration
A.pack B.bar C.pocket D.hand
A.smoke B.talk C.drink D.dial
A.weaker B.faster C.stronger D.harder
A.accusing B.helping C.developing D.curing
A.popular B.mysterious C.frightening D.dangerous
A.whenever B.whatever C.however D.whichever
A.start B.continue C.stop D.keep
A.struggling B.beating C.hitting D.playing
A.lovely B.friendly C.lonely D.daily
A.destroys B.hurts C.cuts D.clears
A.breathe B.smile C.see D.think
A.begin B.quit C.report D.study
A.hate B.love C.ignore D.miss
A.ill B.excited C.addicted D.fascinated
A.give out B.give up C.give off D.give away
A.available B.alike C.abnormal D.additional
A.strikes B.attacks C.indicates D.continues
A.disappointed B.unhappy C.satisfied D.relieved
A.living B.working C.smoking D.smiling
This is a true story of Mother’s Sacrifice during the Japan Earthquake. After the earthquake, the rescuers reached the ruins of a young woman’s house. They saw her dead body through the cracks. However, her was strange as she knelt on her knees; her body was forward, and her two hands were supported by an object. The collapsed house had on her back and head.
With many difficulties, the leader of the rescue team put his hand a narrow gap on the wall to reach the woman’s body. He was that this woman would be still alive. However, the cold and stiff body told him that she had passed away .
He and the rest of the left the house and were going to search the next collapsed building. For some reason, the team leader was by a force to go back to the house for the dead woman. This time, he carefully passed his hand through the cracks to search the little space under the dead body. Suddenly, he screamed with , “A child! There is a child!”
The whole team worked together. They carefully the piles of ruined objects around the dead woman. There was a three-month-old boy in his mother’s body. , the woman had used her body to protect her son when the house collapsed. The little boy was still sleeping when the team leader picked him up.
The medical doctor came quickly to examine the little boy. he opened the blanket, he saw a cellphone inside the blanket. There was a text on the screen. It said, “If you , you must remember that I love you.” This cellphone was passed around from one hand to another among the rescuers. Everybody that read the message . As is known, it is mother’s love that protects us from cold and hunger, but at certain points, it is mother’s love that shelters us from danger and death.
A.expression B.position C.pose D.behavior
A.placing B.leaning C.falling D.relying
A.stood B.covered C.slipped D.crashed
A.across B.beyond C.through D.beneath
A.hoping B.confirming C.determining D.predicting
A.in advance B.for sure C.on purpose D. in honour
A.team B.villagers C.doctors D.volunteers
A.arouse B.attacked C.grasped D.driven
A.broad B.smooth C.narrow D.deep
A.sorrow B.excitement C.satisfaction D.disappointment
A.removed B.discovered C.wrapped D.folded
A.delivered B.blocked C.held D.treasured
A.Unfortunately B.Obviously C.Coincidently D.Hopefully
A.helplessly B.unconsciously C.peacefully D.bitterly
A.Until B.Since C.Before D.After
A.telephone B.letter C.information D.message
A.survive B.wake C.live D.spot
A.relieved B.sighed C.signed D.wept
A.unconditional B.permanent C.fundamental D.unbearable
A.mean ingful B.critical C.controversial D.influential
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The Little Angel
Sally jumped up the moment she saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She asked, “How is my little boy?” The surgeon said, “I’m ____ . We did all we could, but your boy didn’t ____ it.”
Sally __ __ into the chair. The surgeon asked, “Would you like some time with your son before he was transported to the __ __?” Sally nodded. While saying goodbye, she ran her fingers ____ through his thick curly hair. “Would you like a lock of his hair?” the surgeon asked. Sally nodded yes. The surgeon cut a few hairs, and handed them to Sally. The mother said, “It was Jimmy’s idea to ____ his body to the university for study. He said it might ____ somebody else. “I said no at first, ____ Jimmy said, ‘Mom, I won’t be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom.’”
“My Jimmy had a heart of ____, always thinking of someone else, always wanting to help others if he could.” she went on.
Sally walked out of the hospital. She put the bag with Jimmy’s ___ _ on the seat beside her in the car. The drive home was ___ _. It was even harder to enter the ___ _ house. She carried Jimmy’s belongings, and the lock of his hair to her son’s room. She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room ___ _ where he had always kept them. She lay down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, ___ _ herself to sleep.
It was around midnight when Sally ___ _. Lying beside her on the bed was a letter. The letter said,
“Dear Mom,
I know you’re going to ___ _ me, and me too. I will always love you, Mom, even more ___ _ each passing day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to ___ _ a little boy so you won’t be so lonely, that’s OK with me. He can have my room and old toys to play with.
Don’t be sad thinking about me. I don’t hurt any more. The cancer is all ___ _. I don’t have to stand that ___ _ any more. The angels in Heaven are so tender. They say I’m a Special Angel! I love you, Mom.”
A.worried B.happy C.sorry D.grateful
A.make B.pass C.win D.like
A.knocked B.looked C.got D.sank
A.house B.church C.hospital D.university
A.lovingly B.anxiously C.patiently D.angrily
A.donate B.move C.show D.lend
A.affect B.help C.protect D.impress
A.for B.but C.so D.and
A.gold B.stone C.wisdom D.bravery
A.toys B.clothes C.belongings D.letters
A.long B.smooth C.difficult D.dangerous
A.empty B.familiar C.big D.old
A.roughly B.exactly C.especially D.possibly
A.put B.cried C.sent D.buried
A.wrote B.spoke C.slept D.awoke
A.understand B.forgive C.leave D.miss
A.with B.around C.on D.in
A.save B.host C.adopt D.visit
A.lost B.gone C.cured D.spotted
A.depression B.sadness C.pain D.stress
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。
The family had just moved to Rhode Island, and the young woman was feeling a little depressed on that Sunday in May.After all, it was Mother's Day—and 800 miles her from her parents in Ohio.
She had called them that morning, to wish her a happy Mother's Day and her mother had how colorful their backyard was spring had arrived.Later, she told her husband how she those lilacs in her parents' yard.“I know where we can find some,” he said.“Get the and come on.” So off they went.
Some time later, they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round.The young woman rushed up to the nearest and buried her face in the flowers.Carefully, she some.
Finally, they returned to their car for the home.The woman sat smiling, surrounded by her .
When they were near home, she shouted “stop,” got off quickly and to a nearby nursing home.She went to the end of the porch(门廊), where a(n) patient was sitting in her wheelchair, and put the flowers into her lap.The two , bursting into laughter now and then.Later the young woman turned and ran back to her .As the car pulled away, the woman in the wheelchair with a smile, and held the lilacs .
“Mom,” the kids asked, “ did you give her our flowers?” “It is Mother's Day, and she seems so while I have all of you.And anyone would be by flowers.”
This satisfied the kids, but not the husband.The next day he some young lilacs around their yard.
I was the husband.Now, every May, our yard is full of lilacs.Every Mother's Day our kids purple lilacs.And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman.
A.moved B.kept C.separated D.made
A.learned B.mentioned C.imagined D.realized
A.as if B.so that C.now that D.even if
A.grew B.missed C.watered D.showed
A.cars B.kids C.clothes D.lilacs
A.yard B.hill C.bush D.door
A.bought B.picked C.set D.raised
A.break B.holiday C.trip D.dinner
A.friends B.memory C.honor D.flowers
A.responded B.pointed C.drove D.hurried
A.elderly B.loving C.serious D.sensitive
A.hesitated B.waited C.chatted D.sat
A.family B.mother C.path D.home
A.nodded B.left C.waved D.continued
A.sadly B.politely C.quickly D.tightly
A.why B.when C.how D.where
A.lonely B.confused C.alone D.patient
A.calmed B.persuaded C.disappointed D.cheered
A.arranged B.planted C.dried D.hid
A.find B.gather C.receive D.Sell
Many people spend their New Year’s Eve getting dressed up and dancing their way to midnight. My brother and I decided to do things a bit .
We each filled a backpack with clothes, shoes and other things and headed out to the . The first person we saw was a 15-16-year-old boy picking up plastic bottles on the train platform(站台). We called him over and started up a(n) .We had a look at his and noticed he had fingernails (手指甲). We explained that it was to keep short nails and then we cutting them for him. When we were , we offered him some chocolate candies, which made him look at us .We talked to him some more and began some of the chocolate ourselves. Finally, he took the chocolate himself and then began telling us his .
His name was Raju. After his mother died, his father remarried. Unable to his stepmother (继母), Raju ran away from and has been living on the streets for 3 years, collecting and empty plastic bottles.
When we met Raju, he wasn’t wearing any . One quick look into our backpacks and we what we were looking for - a pair of Nike shoes. When we dressed him in them — Raju’s eyes were full of . “These shoes are so great, Nothing will hurt my . Thank you so much!” Touched by our actions, he joined us as we walked around and looked for those in need.
A.busily B.differently C.quickly D.carefully
A.shop B.bus station C.train station D.forest
A.empty B.new C.useful D.beautiful
A.trouble B.game C.experiment D.conversation
A.head B.legs C.hands D.face
A.no B.broken C.long D.dirty
A.difficult B.possible C.strange D.important
A.began B.preferred C.enjoyed D.continued
A.asked B.done C.accepted D.advised
A.gladly B.bravely C.doubtfully D.nervously
A.sending B.throwing C.eating D.keeping
A.slowly B.secretly C.directly D.hopelessly
A.wish B.story C.luck D.wealth
A.catch up with B.make use of C.get along with D.take hold of
A.school B.platform C.city D.home
A.borrowing B.selling C.returning D.painting
A.shoes B.shirts C.gloves D.trousers
A.forgot B.described C.found D.checked
A.fear B.happiness C.surprise D.politeness
A.feet B.heart C.belief D.life
I still remember the year when I started university. It was a very time for me. Like many other new students I missed my mother’s cooking and my friends, got quite homesick and thought of leaving university and going home.
The time for many students was getting letters from home, and at first my mailbox was full. But the letters gradually became fewer and finally the day came when I found my mailbox was . It made me feel quite miserable(愁苦的,不幸的). Then one day while I was waiting for the postman I saw that I had a postcard in my box. Happily I sat down to read it, that it was from one of my friends. it was of a young woman called Annie and her new baby. I took the card back to my room, put it into my desk drawer and all about it.
Several days later, I another postcard. This time it was about Antonio, Annie’s cousin. Soon later, another card came and then another, full of interesting information about people I had met. I began to really look forward to them, to see what the writer would next. They made me feel unhappy with my own life and I even began to smile. while the cards coming, I joined some societies and made some new friends. At last I was beginning to enjoy life. The postcards had made me feel happy and helped me begin a new life so I all the cards and even now bring them out I feel miserable.
A.easy B.difficult C.good D.bad
A.often B.sometimes C.only D.seldom
A.busiest B.hardest C.happiest D.worst
A.as time went by B.as time going C.with time went D.with time going by
A.open B.closed C.full D.empty
A.enjoying B.expecting C.hoping D.writing
A.So B.Although C.However D.But
A.postcards B.emails C.letters D.news
A.cared B.forgot C.thought D.realized
A.sent B.accepted C.received D.wrote
A.either B.neither C.every D.each
A.ever B.never C.once D.always
A.surprised B.interested C.frightened D.worried
A.write about B.think about C.ask for D.come up
A.more B.most C.less D.least
A.Actually B.At the same time C.Luckily D.Frequently
A.began B.continued C.stopped D.finished
A.college B.home C.hardship D.common
A.sold B.sent C.thrown D.kept
A.whenever B.wherever C.whichever D.when