A businessman was deep in debt (欠债) and could see no way out. He sat on the park bench, _____in hands, wondering if anything could his company.
Suddenly an old man appeared. “I can see ____is troubling you,” he said. After listening to the businessman's , the old man said, “I believe I can you.” He asked the businessman’s name ,and a check (支票), saying , “Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can me back at that time.” Then he left quickly.
The businessman in his hand a check for $ 500,000, signed(签字)by John D. Rockefeller, who was then one of the men in the world! “I can get rid of my money worries now!” he realized. But instead, he to put the check in his case, just knowing it was there to give him the strength to work out a to save his company.
Within a few months, he was out of debt and money once again. Exactly one year later, he returned to the with the check. At the agreed-on , the old man appeared. Just the businessman was about to hand back the check and his successful story, a nurse came running up and grabbed the old man. “I am so I caught him!” she cried, “I hope he hasn't been bothering you. He's escaping from the rest home and people he’s John D. Rockefeller.” And she led him away by the arm. The businessman just stood there, .
Suddenly, he realized it wasn't the money, real or imagined, but his new found self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.
A．money B．hair C．cheek D．head
A．start B．stop C．save D．sell
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
A．programs B．troubles C．wishes D．dreams
A．find B．teach C．help D．protect
A．packed up B．picked up C．took out D．wrote out
A．bring B．pay C．feed D．call
A．saw B．tied C．pulled D．hid
A．tallest B．richest C．strongest D．busiest
A．continued B．refused C．decided D．forgot
A．record B．result C．problem D．way
A．losing B．making C．lending D．raising
A．park B．room C．company D．hospital
A．time B．corner C．price D．weekend
A．if B．as C．after D．because
A．read B．test C．share D．hear
A．sad B．angry C．tired D．glad
A．seldom B．hardly C．never D．always
A．ordering B．warning C．telling D．reminding
A．shocked B．bored C．excited D．interested
Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to her. One day, he went to the farmer to his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that . I’m going to release (释放) bulls（公牛）, one at a time. If you can the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
, the young man got out and stood in the field, the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He that one of the next bulls had to be a better than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull .
A few later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the and eyeing the young man. “What the next was like? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He did nothing but wait silently.
It was quite some time before the door opened. A came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his , the bull had no tail.
Life is full of opportunities. catch the first one.
A．call B．recognize C．respect D．marry
A．remember B．copy C．ask D．answer
A．field B．forest C．river D．building
A．two B．three C．four D．five
A．see B．cut C．catch D．discover
A．Immediately B．Quietly C．Finally D．Proudly
A．talking about B．thinking of C．looking for D．waiting for
A．moved B．opened C．broke D．closed
A．decided B．noticed C．suggested D．learned
A．rule B．help C．choice D．reason
A．get up B．go back C．fall down D．pass through
A．seconds B．days C．hours D．months
A．famous B．big C．short D．beautiful
A．house B．wall C．ground D．door
A．fish B．horse C．bird D．bull
A．pity B．shame C．smile D．tear
A．explained B．said C．sang D．flew
A．jumped B．escaped C．stopped D．shouted
A．surprising B．surprise C．surprised D．surprises
A．Never B．Often C．Seldom D．Always
Is the world really _____ mad? The other day I was sitting in a small restaurant having a quiet drink and a talk with a few friends when it suddenly ____ me that almost everyone in the restaurant was smoking. It wasn’t long ____ the whole room was filled with smoke. I asked with an apology for ____ to open a ____ to stop myself ___!
Nowadays air pollution is something we hardly question any more. ____, I still can’t walk down the streets in any of the big cities without ____ that people are suffering from the air pollution. It is time for the governments in the world to introduce emission (废气排出) controls on all cars and __ __ the public transport system to encourage people to ____ their cars at home. A friend of mine takes flying lessons each morning and it really makes him ____ when he climbs above the smog layer and looks down ___ it and thinks, “I’m breathing that!” This kind of ____ results from the bad management of resources. Waste things should, ____ can, be treated properly. Houses building, road construction and industrial development are all earthmoving (or earth reducing) operations and can change the balances of ____ created even millions of years. I would like to ____ serious study done on all these main works ____ they are built. Also, there should be ____ national parks set up to keep the most beautiful parts of our countries in their natural ____.
A．going B．coming C．rising D．returning
A．met B．occurred to C．happened D．showed
A．ago B．after C．before D．now
A．leave B．pay C．question D．permission
A．room B．window C．bottle D．hole
A．talking B．killing C．being poisoned D．dying
A．which B．what C．as D．that
A．However B．Although C．Therefore D．So
A．thinking B．persuading C．deciding D．learning
A．increase B．reduce C．raise D．improve
A．wash B．leave C．drive D．repair
A．sick B．tired C．dirty D．excited
A．on B．into C．from D．for
A．discussion B．question C．pollution D．operation
A．but B．yet C．still D．and
A．plants B．mind C．humans D．nature
A．see B．start C．enjoy D．pay
A．after B．before C．since D．beyond
A．few B．any C．more D．no
A．situations B．soils C．states D．places
A man who was out of job applied for the position of office boy at a very big firm. A manager him, then a test: Clean the floor. that, he said, “You are tired. Give me your email address, and I’ll send you the application to .” The man replied, I don’t have a or an email address.”
“I’m ,” said the manager. “You don’t have a . And whoever doesn’t exist cann’t have the .”
The man felt and left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do with only 10 dollars in his pocket. He then to go to buy a 10-kg tomato crate(箱). And he the tomatoes in a door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded in earning 10 dollars. The man realized that he could in this way, and started to go every day and return late. Thus, his doubled or even tripled. Shortly afterwards, he bought a truck to transport his , and then he had own fleet of delivery vehicles.
Five years later, the man became one of the food retailers(零售商) in the US. He started to plan his family’s , and decided to have a life insurance.
He called an insurance broker(经纪人). When the conversation was , the broker asked him his email address. The man replied, “I don’t have one.” The broker replied , “You don’t have an email aggress, and yet have succeeded in building an empire(大企业). Do you what you could have been if you had an email address?”
The man for a while and replied, “An office boy!”
A．examined B．introduced C．interviewed D．employed
A．Besides B．Before C．During D．After
A．check B．fill C．copy D．repeat
A．computer B．tool C．bag D．radio
A．proud B．sorry C．fine D．comfortable
A．arrive B．appear C．exist D．leave
A．test B．address C．company D．job
A．encouraged B．disappointed C．annoyed D．frightened
A．decided B．failed C．remembered D．pretended
A．sold B．showed C．planted D．tasted
A．win B．grow C．survive D．control
A．quickly B．slowly C．later D．early
A．advantage B．money C．interest D．weight
A．tomatoes B．workers C．customers D．animals
A．cleverest B．cleanest C．biggest D．bravest
A．behavior B．education C．location D．future
A．started B．concluded C．paused D．broken
A．curiously B．patiently C．nervously D．angrily
A．plan B．want C．imagine D．ask
A．insisted B．argued C．whispered D．thought
Several years ago a young teacher took a bus to the school where he worked. When he sat down, he that the driver had given him twenty pence too much change by accident. As he what to do, he thought to himself, “I’d better give the twenty pence back. It would be to keep it. ”
Then he thought, “Oh, it, it’s only twenty pence. Who would care about this little amount? , the bus company already gets too much in fares; they will 41 miss it. it as a gift, and keep quiet. These days I have been very because of bad health and I hope the gift can cheer me up.”
When he arrived at his , the teacher paused (暂停) at the door, then he the twenty pence to the driver and said: “Here, you gave me too much .”
The driver smiled and replied: “Don’t you me? I took your science class last year. I am a part-time driver here. I I had given you twenty pence too much. Later I thought why not a joke on you. I just wanted to what you would do I gave you too much change.”
When the young teacher the bus, his knees became weak. He had to catch the nearest street lamp pole (杆) for , and looked up to the sky and cried:
“Oh, I almost lost my , and didn’t pass the !”
A．hoped B．discovered C．regretted D．pretended
A．explained B．discussed C．considered D．knew
A．wrong B．true C．easy D．clever
A．believe B．avoid C．throw D．forget
A．Instead B．Therefore C．Anyhow D．However
A．never B．ever C．forever D．always
A．Bring B．Accept C．Show D．Offer
A．unhappy B．free C．strange D．angry
A．home B．school C．stop D．office
A．introduced B．posted C．lent D．returned
A．change B．help C．time D．confidence
A．find B．doubt C．remember D．refuse
A．realized B．expected C．decided D．admitted
A．hear B．share C．tell D．play
A．ask B．see C．prove D．understand
A．unless B．because C．if D．though
A．ran for B．waited for C．got on D．got off
A．pleasure B．support C．fun D．break
A．face B．sense C．money D．way
A．lesson B．chance C．risk D．test
You may be surprised to see “making sure children never suffer” as a mistake. The following ____ may help you understand how rescuing children from all suffering ____ weakness.
A little boy felt sorry for a butterfly struggling to emerge from its chrysalis(蛹). He decided to ____ the butterfly. So he peeled(剥开) the chrysalis open for the butterfly. The little boy was so ___ to watch the butterfly spread its ____ and fly off into the sky. Then he was horrified ____ he watched the butterfly fall to the ground and die because it did not have the muscle ___ to keep flying. In fact, the butterfly’s struggle to ____ the chrysalis helps the butterfly become stronger.
Like the little boy, ____ too often want to protect their children from struggle in the ____ of love. They don’t realize that their children need to struggle, to experience ____, to deal with disappointment, and to solve their own problems. Only in this way can children ____ their emotional strength, become ____ and develop the skills necessary for the even bigger struggles they will meet throughout their lives. Children experiencing sufferings can ____ the ups and downs of life.
However, it isn’t helpful either in this case when parents ____ blame and shame to what the child is experiencing. Mothers ____ to say, “Stop crying and acting like a spoiled boy. You can’t always get what you want.” These ____ words should be avoided.
Instead, parents can offer loving support. You can say, “Don’t lose ____. Be brave! You will succeed if you try again.” Then comes the tough part — no ____ and no lectures. Simply allow him to discover that he can ___ his disappointment and carry out what he can do to get what he wants in the future.
A．saying B．proverb C．story D．experiment
A．appears B．creates C．burns D．works
A．kill B．feed C．rescue D．help
A．excited B．moved C．puzzled D．depressed
A．body B．feet C．wings D．feather
A．since B．as C．before D．until
A．power B．energy C．force D．strength
A．come up with B．break away from C．get along with D．do away with
A．teachers B．relatives C．parents D．friends
A．name B．charge C．case D．course
A．hardships B．friendships C．relationships D．scholarships
A．require B．lose C．strengthen D．fail
A．warm-hearted B．strong-willed C．absent-minded D．cold-blooded
A．survive B．predict C．expect D．avoid
A．reduce B．adapt C．devote D．add
A．pretend B．happen C．seem D．tend
A．interesting B．inspiring C．discouraging D．touching
A．sight B．face C．heart D．weight
A．parking B．rescuing C．drinking D．smoking
A．turn over B．get over C．come over D．take over
I have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a customer on my newspaper route. Yet it in my memory that she taught me a lesson in that I shall never forget.
On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were stones onto the roof of the old lady's house near her garden. The was to observe how the stones changed to missiles as they to the roof’s edge and fell into the yard like comets（彗星）falling from the . I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and threw it. The stone was too , however, so it slipped from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a small . At the sound of broken glass, we knew we were in . We ran faster than any of our stones flew off her roof.
I was too about getting caught that first night to be about the old lady with the broken window in winter. ,a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn't been discovered, I started to feel for her trouble. She still greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act when seeing her.
I decided that I would save my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I thought would the cost of her window and sent it to her in an envelope.
The next day, I the old lady her paper. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of biscuits she had made herself. I thanked her and ate the biscuits I continued my route.
After several cookies, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the . When I opened the envelope, I was . Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that ,“I'm proud of you.”
A．fails B．fades C．impresses D．remains
A．forgiveness B．value C．honesty D．gratefulness
A．collecting B．putting C．throwing D．placing
A．subject B．theme C．topic D．object
A．shot B．rolled C．got D．dropped
A．earth B．ocean C．sky D．universe
A．smooth B．square C．heavy D．beautiful
A．ceiling B．door C．chimney D．window
A．danger B．trouble C．surprise D．comfort
A．scared B．excited C．disappointed D．confused
A．frightened B．depressed C．puzzled D．concerned
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Furthermore
A．honored B．guilty C．pleased D．pressed
A．proud B．active C．comfortable D．energetic
A．include B．increase C．cover D．mend
A．handed B．turned C．passed D．sent
A．because B．where C．since D．as
A．paper B．pocket C．bag D．wallet
A．annoyed B．surprised C．amused D．delighted
A．attached B．said C．told D．wrote
It’s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification. It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn’t hate the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects. Knowing this, one year I to reach for something special just for Mike. The came in an unusual way.
Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, attended a wrestling match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church shortly Christmas. These youngsters’ sneakers were in and the shoestrings seemed to be the only thing holding them , compared to our boys’ gold uniforms and shoes. I was even shocked to find they had no helmets.
Mike, seated beside me, his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential, but losing could take their dreams away.” That’s when the idea for his came.
That afternoon, I went to a local sports store and bought some wrestling helmets and and sent them anonymously（匿名地） to the inner-city . On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year.
For each Christmas, I the tradition. The envelope became the most exciting part of our Christmas. It was always the thing opened on Christmas morning and our children, ignoring their unwrapped (打开的) new toys, would stand with wide-eyed as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to exhibit its .
As the children grew, the toys more practical presents, but the envelope lost its temptation. The story doesn’t end there.
We lost Mike due to cancer. When Christmas rolled around, I was in . But Christmas Eve found me placing an envelope on the tree, and in the morning, three more it. Each of our , had placed an envelope on the tree for their dad. The tradition has grown and someday will expand further with our grandchildren standing around the tree as their fathers take down the envelope with expectation. Mike’s spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us.
A．decided B．urged C．struggled D．declared
A．story B．Christmas C．inspiration D．affection
A．after B．before C．during D．on
A．ruins B．styles C．chains D．rags
A．apart B．forever C．together D．around
A．nodded B．shook C．waved D．turned
A．word B．note C．envelop D．present
A．shoes B．shoestrings C．gifts D．sports
A．house B．school C．church D．store
A．inside B．outside C．between D．nearby
A．refused B．imagined C．followed D．missed
A．best B．first C．worst D．last
A．comfort B．patience C．satisfaction D．expectation
A．concepts B．contents C．shadows D．shapes
A．gave way to B．keep up with C．get away with D．fit in with
A．once B．never C．ever D．seldom
A．anger B．shock C．sadness D．annoyance
A．attended B．entered C．placed D．joined
A．grandchildren B．children C．friends D．relatives
A．watching B．singing C．smiling D．crying
A businesswoman got into a taxi in midtown. As it was the rush hour and she was in a ____ to catch a train, she ____ a quick way to reach it. “I have been a taxi driver for 15 years！” the driver said ____. “You don't think I know the best way to go？”
The woman tried to explain that she hadn't ____to annoy him, but the driver kept ____. She finally realized that he was too annoyed to be ____， so she changed her ____. “You know, you are right，” she told him. “It must seem _____ for me not to think you know the best way ____the city.”
____， the driver glanced at his ____ in the rearview mirror（后视镜）, turned down the street she wanted and got her to the train on time. “He didn't say another word the rest of the ride，” she said. “_ ____I got out and paid him. Then he thanked me.”
When you find yourself ____with people like the taxi driver, you will always try to ____ your idea. It can lead to longer arguments, lose job chances or ____ marriages. I have discovered one simple ____extremely unlikely method that can prevent the disagreement or other difficult situations from ____in a disaster.
The ____is to put yourself in the other person's shoes and look for the ____in what that person is saying. Find a way to ____， and the result may surprise you.
A．moment B．rush C．hurry D．way
A．Suggested B．made C．found D．chose
A．jokingly B．angrily C．anxiously D．curiously
A．supposed B．expected C．decided D．meant
A．apologizing B．driving C．Shouting D．asking
A．normal . B．thoughtful C．reasonable D．practical
A．road B．direction C．mind D．manner
A．strange B．stupid C．terrible D．wrong
A．through B．in C．across D．along
A．Annoyed B．Worried C．Surprised D．Disappointed
A．speaker B．rider C．helper D．comer
A．after B．until C．because D．since
A．faced B．concerned C．crowded D．satisfied
A．give up B．turn down C．point out D．stick to
A．destroy B．combine C．suffer D．divide
A．and B．that C．though D．but
A．lying B．leading C．setting D．resulting
A．problem B．key C．importance D．reply
A．fact B．truth C．expression D．meaning
A．explain B．argue C．agree D．escape
What would life be like without television？Would you spend more time __ _，reading，or studying？Well，now it's your chance to turn off your TV and ___ __！TVTurnoff Week is here.
The goal of TVTurnoff Week is to let people leave their TV sets ____ ___ and participate in activities ___ __ drawing to biking.The event was founded by TVTurnoff Network，a nonprofit organization which started the event in 1995.In the ____ __，only a few thousand people took part. Last year more than 7.6 million people participated，__ ___ people in every state in America and in more than 12 other countries！This is the 14th year in which ___ ___are asking people to “turn off the TV and turn on ___ __.”
According to the TVTurnoff Network，the average ____ _ in the US spend ___ __ time in front of the TV (about 1,023 hours per year) than they do in school (about 900 hours per year)．Too much TV ___ ___ has made many kids grow fat.___ __，in 2001's TVTurnoff Week, US Surgeon General David Satcher said，“We are raising the most __ ___ generation of youngsters in American history. This week is about saving lives.”
Over the years，studies have shown that watching a lot of TV ____ ___ poor eating habits，too little exercise，and violence. Frank Vespe of the TVTurnoff Network said that turning off the TV “is or ____ __，part of a healthy lifestyle”．
“One of the great lessons of ____ ___TVTurnoff Week is the realization that ___ __ I turn on the TV，I'm deciding not to do something else，”Vespe said.
TVTurnoff Week seems to be making a ____ ___.Recent US Census(人口普查) data____ ___ that about 72 percent of kids under 12 have a limit on their TV time. That's ____ ___ about 63 percent ten years ago.
A．drinking B．sleeping C．washing D．playing outside
A．find out B．go out C．look out D．keep out
A．away B．off C．on D．beside
A．like B．as C．from D．such as
A．end B．event C．beginning D．total
A．besides B．except for C．including D．except
A．governments B．parents C．organizers D．businessmen
A．the light B．the radio C．life D．the Internet
A．grownups B．kids C．clerks D．parents
A．less B．enough C．little D．more
A．programs B．screen C．hours D．watching
A．However B．On the contrary C．In fact D．As a result
A．overweight B．overeaten C．overgrown D．overseen
A．leads to B．results from C．develops D．keeps away
A．will be B．should be C．may be D．could be
A．organizing B．taking part in C．participating D．asking for
A．wherever B．every day C．every time D．this time
A．living B．choice C．difference D．sense
A．shows B．says C．reads D．writes
A．rising B．down from C．up to D．up from
Things have been kind of tough lately for Shannon Baker and her little family. They have each other’s parents and young daughter and for that they are . But she and her husband are both currently . And their car is in great need of . And then there is the matter of their second child, who is soon. So things are a little tense for the Baker family these days.
When Shannon and her daughter were walking through a store lot recently, Shannon picked up an envelope from the ground that $4,000 in cash. There were a of different interpretations (explanations) that could be considered. Was this a kind of good ? Could it be an attempt by the universe to balance everything? Could it be simply a gift from God? Shannon didn’t know. The only thing she knew was that the cash in that envelope to someone else. Oh, and one other thing she knew: Her young daughter was . “My kid was standing right there I found it,” Shannon told WLS-TV in Chicago. “So basically I wanted to teach my daughter how to be . And for me that was enough.”
Never mind the bills that were , or the car that needed to be fixed, or the baby that would come soon. And forget that when she the money over to the police she was told that there was actually nothing illegal if she it.
The police were able to return the money to the person who it: an old woman. And one can imagine the and relief she felt when the police handed the lost envelop back to her. “She came to my house and she was almost in tears, me,” Shannon said. “She gave me a hug and an envelope with a small in it. But the amount, large or small, wasn’t . What was important was the opportunity to teach my daughter honesty.”
A．restricted B．grateful C．sensitive D．upset
A．disappointed B．appreciated C．unemployed D．removed
A．cash B．protection C．repair D．sale
A．sick B．due C．desperate D．dull
A．parking B．gathering C．cleaning D．begging
A．participated B．contained C．charged D．paid
A．number B．deal C．handful D．flood
A．expense B．prize C．hope D．luck
A．pointed B．reacted C．responded D．belonged
A．watching B．urging C．laughing D．affecting
A．before B．though C．because D．when
A．honest B．loyal C．ripe D．humorous
A．passing by B．giving away C．showing off D．piling up
A．watched B．turned C．got D．collected
A．checked B．made C．kept D．promoted
A．sent B．disliked C．lost D．generated
A．respect B．anxiety C．tension D．joy
A．comforting B．congratulating C．offending D．thanking
A．amount B．present C．envelope D．option
A．important B．necessary C．evident D．Essential
“Wanted: Violin
Can’t pay much
Call … ”
Why did I notice that? I wondered, since I rarely looked at the classified ads． I laid the paper on my lap and closed my eyes, remembering what had during the Great Depression, when my family to make aliving on our farm． I, too, had wanted a violin, but we didn‘t have the ．
When my older twin sisters began showing an interest in music, Harriet Anne learned to play Grandma‘s upright piano, Suzanne turned to Daddy‘s violin, simple tunes soon became 24 melodies as the twins played more and more． in the rhythm of the music, my baby brother danced around while Daddy hummed（哼唱）and Mother whistled． I just ．
When my arms grew enough, I tried to play Suzanne‘s violin, I loved the beautiful sound drawnacross the strings． Oh, how I wanted one! But I knew it was the question．
One evening as the twins played in the school orchestra, I closed my eyes tight to capture the picture firmly in my ． “Someday, I‘ll sit up there．” I vowed（发誓） ．
Unfortunately, it was not a year． At harvest the crops did not bring as much as we had hoped． I, however, couldn‘t any longer to ask, “Daddy, may I have a violin of my own?”
“Can‘t you use Suzanne‘s?”
“I‘d like to be in the orchestra, too, and we can‘t use the same violin at the same time．”
Daddy‘s face looked ． That night, and many following nights, I heard him God in our family devotions: “… and Lord, Mary Lou wants her violin．”
One evening we all sat around the table． The twins and I studied． Mother sewed and Daddy wrote a letter to his friend, George Finkle, in Columbus． Mr．Finkle, Daddy said, was a fine violinist．
As he wrote, Daddy read of his letter out loud to Mother． Weeks later I he‘d written one line he didn‘t read aloud: “Would you watch for a for my third daughter? I can‘t 40 much, but she enjoys music． And we‘d like her to have her own instrument．”
A．managed B．promised C．struggled D．forced
A．luck B．money C．choice D．hope
A．while B．since C．after D．before
A．soft B．fluent C．gentle D．lovely
A．Picked out B．Caught up C．Taken on D．Called for
A．shouted B．laughed C．listened D．cried
A．long B．tough C．old D．slim
A．far from B．next to C．out of D．along with
A．dream B．hand C．life D．mind
A．faithfully B．silently C．frequently D．patiently
A．hopeless B．stable C．good D．difficult
A．stand B．help C．wait D．risk
A．both B．ever C．either D．still
A．angry B．sad C．pale D．weak
A．demand B．inform C．commit D．remind
A．favourite B．private C．own D．individual
A．parts B．lines C．contents D．purposes
A．heard B．conveyed C．discovered D．observed
A．musician B．favor C．gift D．violin
A．owe B．order C．charge D．pay
At an auction (拍卖会) last Thursday, Kevin Lipton paid $2,585,000 for the Birch Cent, a made in 1792 that is its engraver (刻版师), Robert Birch. It’s the most money paid for a one-cent piece. And yes, he said, the purchase made . “It’s like our very first penny,” Lipton, 55, told the Los Angeles Times on Sunday. “It’s such a(n) coin. It’s so important, so rare.”
The coin is 10 similar coins known to exist that were produced after the founding of the U.S. Mint (美国造币厂), said Jim Halperin, co-chairman of Heritage Auctions. It features a profile face Miss Liberty, framed by a motto that was later abandoned, “Liberty Parent of Science & Industry.”
Lipton, who owns a coin wholesaling business (批发业务) in Beverly Hills, had been eyeing the Birch Cent he saw it in 1981 at a New York auction house. That year, Johns Hopkins University consigned (拍卖、寄售) the penny for auction, and it was by New York City developer Donald G. Patrick $200,000. Patrick consigned the coin to Texas-based Heritage Auctions. At the Orlando auction where Lipton the Birch Cent, he bought a quarter dollar from 1792 for $2,232,500. , he paid about $4.8 million for 26 cents.
Lipton has coins since he was 12 years old, and his full-time coin business _ when he was just 17. He that he was nervous about spending so much money, but now he’s his million-dollar coins will mature. “They are a great store value, and will only be worth more ,” Lipton said. ‘‘They are Mona Lisas of our coinage.’’
A．dollar B．note C．coin D．quarter
A．designed for B．sold by C．based on D．named after
A．ever B．even C．still D．yet
A．money B．sense C．changes D．adjustments
A．special B．magical C．artificial D．beneficial
A．between B．within C．among D．of
A．experimentally B．definitely C．finally D．perfectly
A．predicting B．indicating C．representing D．suggesting
A．until B．when C．after D．since
A．sold B．purchased C．borrowed D．lent
A．by B．on C．for D．in
A．set up B．picked up C．made up D．put up
A．also B．thus C．already D．just
A．Altogether B．Anyway C．However D．Besides
A．made B．issued C．displayed D．collected
A．started B．decreased C．failed D．progressed
A．concluded B．declared C．admitted D．swore
A．cautious B．confused C．committed D．confident
A．in the past B．in the future C．for the moment D．at the time
A．merely B．actually C．temporarily D．probably
Bonnie and her husband,Tyrone, were very fond of going on short holidays to new places.
Once, they decided to take a trip in their own car to a nearby which was famous for its historical sites. They started on their journey early in the morning and late evening they had entered the town and checked in at a hotel.
The next morning, they started their new discovery with a road of the town and its suburbs. there were many places to see, it took them the whole day to finish their sightseeing.
By now, they had a suburb with shops selling handmade items. Bonnie was most interested in shopping. Tyrone her to finish before it started getting dark. They were so in their shopping that they forgot about the time until the shops began to .
They took the same route back to their hotel but somehow got on the way and realized they were around in circles. They had to stop the car, their map, and started again but no use. They decided to ask someone for help but no one was out at late hour.
They waited at a street corner for some time, and then decided to try again. Tyrone the car but it wouldn’t move. He got down and but could not find any fault. He sat back , feeling more and more worried about their , while Bonnie was calm saying she was sure they would get help.
They sat , Bonnie praying calmly and Tyrone getting panic. Finally a man walked towards them. It was that he was a car mechanic returning home. With his help, the car was repaired and ready to go. The couple were very grateful and thanked the man . They reached their hotel safely after being directed by the mechanic.
“Trust” and “Faith”helped create a small wonder.
A．city B．town C．village D．district
A．in B．till C．by D．after
A．remark B．instruction C．guide D．map
A．Since B．Unless C．Although D．Once
A．visited B．passed C．reached D．left
A．allowed B．ordered C．persuaded D．warned
A．rich B．rooted C．interested D．absorbed
A．operate B．close C．open D．fall
A．lost B．hurt C．stuck D．rained
A．going B．looking C．hanging D．showing
A．turned over B．brought up C．referred to D．looked down
A．even B．that C．quite D．much
A．pulled B．started C．repaired D．pushed
A．fixed B．checked C．looked D．tested
A．touched B．shocked C．exhausted D．depressed
A．difficulty B．future C．wish D．experience
A．sadly B．noisily C．quietly D．anxiously
A．inferred B．reminded C．learnt D．informed
A．briefly B．orally C．totally D．extremely
A．helpful B．generous C．honest D．active
For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜) across the finish line of a long race. I felt that only when I____ certain things could I finally be happy in my life. Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and____ __would win the race. At other times I would______ _like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous ____ __hoping to reach that banner a little faster._ ____ _，I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it，the banner was never any______ _. I finally decided to_____ __and take a break. It was then that I saw my_____ _sitting beside me.
It had been with me as I_____ _hard to support my family, as I played with my children and heard their______ and even when I was _____ with my wife at my side looking after me. It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner. I just didn’t have the______ _to see it.
There is an old Chinese proverb that says，“Tension is who you think you should be. _____ __is who you are.” Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the______ life we think we should have and ______ __the life we have now. Happiness will never be found under some banner far away. It will be found_____ _your own heart，soul and mind. It will be found when you_____ _that others love you just as you do.
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of______ __with you everywhere you go. ______ _yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness, you are____ _there.
A．forgot B．missed C．overcame D．accomplished
A．safe B．steady C．calm D．quiet
A．act B．run C．jump D．walk
A．place B．height C．speed D．time
A．Generally B．Gradually C．Fortunately D．Firstly
A．clearer B．lower C．closer D．smaller
A．settle in B．start off C．stop by D．sit down
A．happiness B．goal C．success D．friendship
A．studied B．fought C．exercised D．worked
A．laughter B．complaints C．stories D．breathing
A．lonely B．tired C．sick D．hungry
A．courage B．chance C．wisdom D．strength
A．Stress B．Relaxation C．Failure D．Pain
A．real B．perfect C．common D．ordinary
A．enjoy B．change C．improve D．create
A．from B．on C．over D．in
A．realize B．believe C．hope D．admit
A．sorrow B．responsibility C．fortune D．joy
A．Carry B．Make C．Push D．Take
A．never B．still C．already D．ever
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