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，选出可以填人空白处的
最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Last night I wrote an article for the school newspaper that described how I feel right now in honest terms．I emailed it to our wonderful ，and after she it, she asked a very good question：“Do you want the school body，including our senior class and the teaching to read this?”
That question pretty much my thoughts．I’m not a very person；I tend to let only a few friends know what’s going on in my life．I suppose that’s my personality says the opposite to itself, because I’m also an honest person ．
Being honest is ．It involves taking risks-huge risks-and putting on the edge． to someone can be the hardest thing for you in the world and either lead to the hurt of feeling or friendships．During the course of my life，I've experienced ．
In positive ways，being honest can be a ．Pretending is not only difficult， it’s very tiring．Last year， I discovered that I could be open with two people whom I was already good friends with，the load on my shoulders felt much ．Telling someone your feelings is scary；trusting someone your heart and soul is hard．Of course，putting one’s feelings into for the general population to read is also rather frightening．
A．editor B．coach C．e-pal D．supervisor
A．deleted B．read C．forwarded D．reserved
A．entire B．junior C．main D．key
A．member B．clerk C．staff D．fellow
A．agreed B．controlled C．supported D．matched
A．easygoing B．shy C．optimistic D．open
A．exactly B．rarely C．roughly D．usually
A．how B．what C．where D．When
A．exciting B．simple C．boring D．difficult
A．everybody B．yourself C．somebody D．myself
A．Showing off B．Opening up C．Getting down D．Looking up
A．unreliable B．weaker C．permanent D．stronger
A．either B．neither C．both D．nothing
A．burden B．dream C．goal D．release
A．but B．while C．also D．meanwhile
A．in which B．when C．during which D．which
A．heavier B．unpredictable C．1ighter D．unbearable
A．miserable B．secret C．strong D．joyful
A．by B．via C．with D．beyond
A．reality B．use C．practice D．print
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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My father was a self-taught mandolin player. He was one of the best string players in our town. He could not read music, but if he heard a a few times, he could play it.
Occasionally, Dad get out his mandolin and play for the family. We three children would often sing along.
Dad loved to play the mandolin for his family. He knew we enjoyed singing and hearing him play. He was like that. If he could give pleasure to others, he would, his family. He was always there, his time and efforts to see that his family had enough in their life. I had to into a man and have children of my own I realized how much he had sacrificed.
I joined the United States Air Force in January of 1962. Whenever I came home leave, I would ask Dad to play the mandolin. Nobody played the mandolin like my father. He could your soul with the tones that came out of that old mandolin. He seemed to when he was playing. You could see his in his ability to play so well for his family.
In August of 1993 my father was with inoperable lung cancer. He chose not to receive chemotherapy treatments so that he could live out the rest of his life in . About a week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for us. He but said "okay”. He knew it would probably be the last time he would play for us. He tuned up the old mandolin and played a few notes. When I looked around, there was not a eye in the family. We saw before us a quiet humble man with a (n) strength that comes from knowing God, and with him in one's life. Dad would never play the mandolin for us again. We felt at the time that he wouldn't have enough strength to play, and that makes the of that day even stronger. Dad was doing he had done all his life, giving. Sick he was, he was still pleasing others. Dad sure could play that Mandolin!
A．performance B．instrument C．tool D．tube
A．music B．note C．tune D．rhythm
A．might B．would C．could D．should
A．eventually B．especially C．specifically D．occasionally
A．spending B．contributing C．sacrificing D．wasting
A．change B．get C．bring D．mature
A．until B．after C．before D．while
A．off B．for C．at D．on
A．touch B．knock C．hit D．grasp
A．fade B．wake C．improve D．shine
A．pride B．appreciation C．gratitude D．satisfaction
A．suspected B．confirmed C．labeled D．diagnosed
A．comfort B．relief C．dignity D．peace
A．sprang B．rose C．decided D．hesitated
A．dry B．bright C．wet D．gloomy
A．outer B．inner C．outside D．inside
A．working B．contacting C．living D．communicating
A．memory B．impression C．phenomenon D．reminder
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．although B．as C．when D．while
When hard times came, the depression settled over my soul. The park bench was __ __ as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree. A young boy out of breath__ __ me, all tired from play. He stood right before me with his head tilted (倾斜的) down, saying in great ____ ____， “Look what I found！”
In his hand was a flower, and what a ___ ___ sight, with its petals (花瓣) all worn — not enough rain, or too little light. __ ___ him to take his flower and go off to play, I ____ ___ a small smile and then shifted away. But instead of ____ ___, he sat next to my ___ ____ and placed the flower to his nose and declared with surprise, “It surely smells pretty and it's beautiful, too. That's why I __ ____ it; here, it's for you.”
The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew I must____ ____ it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and ____ ____，“Just what I need.” But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he ___ ____ it midair without reason. It was then that I ____ ____ for the very first time the boy was ____ ___.
I heard my voice shake, tears shone like the sun ____ ____ I thanked him for picking the very best one. He smiled, and then ran off to play, __ ___ of the effect he'd had on my day.
I sat there and ____ ____ how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he know of my____ ____？Perhaps from his heart, he'd been blessed with true ___ ____.
Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not connected with the world; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed (发誓) to see __ __, and appreciate every second that's mine.
A．faded B．unoccupied C． worn D． untidy
A．overlooked B．approached C． understood D． stopped
A．excitement B．sorrow C． trouble D． panic
A．unique B．rough C． bothering D． pitiful
A．Expecting B．Demanding C． Persuading D． Inviting
A．played B．adjusted C． forced D． delivered
A．declining B．accepting C． refusing D． quitting
A．side B．way C． shoulder D． direction
A．spotted B．pulled C． sold D． picked
A．bring B．fetch C． take D． smell
A．shouted B．whispered C． listened D． replied
A．seized B．held C． caught D． grasped
A．convinced B．explored C． noticed D． refused
A．strange B．blind C．deaf D． unimaginable
A．once B．after C． as D． since
A．unaware B． ashamed C． regretful D． regardless
A．doubted B．felt C． found D． wondered
A．embarrassment B．adventure C．discouragement D．effort
A．sense B．sight C． hearing D． ability
A．beauty B．comfort C． fantasy D．love
In my class, there was a really weak-looking guy. I don’t know if his name was Vit or Wit. I will him as Wit in this story of mine. He was a pale, thin guy. Not only his build looked weak, the way he was also weak. He walked slowly but he tried to stay off of everyone’s way. The friends in my class, Jean and Ingrid, would him. Truth to be told, I them as well. We did things like taking his stuff, like his pens and pencils, and them somewhere in the school.
Wit was also really of insects, even butterfly. Jean, Ingrid, and I often put beetle on his clothes and he would run around, trying to it off. There were many beetles in the school so that was the insect we used to scare him with. Other insects such as butterfly were hard to so we pretty much gave up on it. We would often take the when Wit was off-guard and put the insects on him. it was on him, he would run around or jump about. He was too scared to it and pull it off.
Suddenly one day, we were by the school. When I walked into the room, Wit’s mother, as well as Ingrid’s mother, Jean’s father, and mine were in the room silently. Wit’s mother said that Wit went home and the sandbag shouting “Jean!!! Ingrid!!! Archer!!!” every day. I wanted to laugh but didn’t with all the she was putting on us .She asked many things, including things I had no idea about such as “Who put Wit’s bag in the girl toilet?” Apparently, it was Jean who did it. Jean seemed to have bullied Wit quite a lot and got quite a(n) from Wit’s and her own mother.
I think it should have been quite guilty for to see us scolded by the parents. However , we decided to stop bullying Wit and be friendly to him.
A．briefly B．abruptly C．actually D．constantly
A．think of B．focus on C．laugh at D．refer to
A．acted B．operated C．attacked D．responded
A．get close to B．look up to C．get tired of D．make fun of
A．betrayed B．joined C．teased D．rejected
A．hid B．distributed C．threw D．preserved
A．fond B．scared C．cautious D．ashamed
A．see B．set C．shake D．take
A．only B．acute C．main D．rare
A．find B．recognize C．raise D．capture
A．chance B．risk C．trouble D．order
A．While B．Though C．Once D．Unless
A．attach B．touch C．sniff D．defend
A．picked out B．called in C．spied on D．kicked off
A．staring B．sighing C．sitting D．weeping
A．carried B．threw C．filled D．hit
A．nearly B．hardly C．merely D．approximately
A．burden B．pressure C．duty D．doubt
A．forgiving B．understanding C．praising D．scolding
A．Ingrid B．Jean C．Wit D．Mother
I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. My teacher’s last _ of the term was called “ Smile”. I am a very friendly person and always _ at everyone. So I thought this would be very __ .
Soon after we were given the project, my _ went out to McDonald’s. We were waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to move away, and even my husband did. There standing behind me were two homeless men_ .
As I looked down at the short gentleman with_ eyes, he said, “Good day.” The second man stood behind his friend. I _ the second man was mentally challenged (智障) and the blue-eyed gentleman was his helper.
The young __ at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all, Miss.” Because that was all they could _ .I smiled and asked the young lady to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray (托盘). I then said to the men, “ I did not do this for you. God is here whispering me to give you hope.” When I joined my husband, he smiled at me, saying, “That is __ God gave you to me, Honey, to give me hope.”
I returned to _ with this story in hand. I_ “my project” and the teacher read it. Then she looked up at me and said, “Can I _ this with the class?”
I slowly _ and she began to read and that was when I knew that we, as human beings, share this to help people and to be helped. In my own way I had _ the people at McDonald’s, my husband, sons, teacher, and every person that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.
A．question B．project C．class D．expression
A．smile B．laugh C．look D．stare
A．difficult B．funny C．important D．easy
A．teacher B．classmates C．family D．children
A．in surprise B．in silence C．in rags D．in fear
A．tearful B．blue C．closed D．black
A．realized B．accepted C．permitted D．admitted
A．helper B．gentleman C．lady D．friend
A．drink B．want C．take D．afford
A．how B．when C．where D．why
A．college B．home C．church D．McDonald’s
A．put up B．handed out C．handed in D．put away
A．publish B．share C．copy D．keep
A．turned B．left C．shook D．nodded
A．touched B．knew C．forgot D．Recognized
IF and WHEN often had lunch together. Their conversation always___ _ on the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them.
This particular Saturday when they met for lunch, WHEN ____ __ IF wasn’t in a great mood（心情）. After they sat at the usual table____ _ for them, WHEN asked IF, “You don’t seem your usual _____ __self?” IF replied,“Yesterday I saw a course I wanted to take, If only I ____ __ the time.”
WHEN knew exactly how IF felt and said, “I too saw a ____ __ and I’ m going to register (登记) when I get _____ __money.” WHEN then questioned IF, “what about the new job you were going to apply for?” IF answered, “I would have applied, but my _____ _ broke down. I couldn’t type my resume(简历).”
“Don’t worry. I’ve been thinking about looking for another job also, ____ ___I’ll wait and when the weather gets ____ __ I will do it then. I hate this awful weather.”
The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that. When he couldn’t ____ _ it anymore, he went to them and said, “I think I know ___ __ you could solve your problems.”
IF smiled and thought that even if he knew the ____ ___ they faced, there was no way he could help! ____ ___, IF asked the man for advice. The man said, “Your conversation reminds me of an old _____ ___: IF and WHEN were planted, and nothing _____ __.”
IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel ____ __ of living their life for the “ifs” and “whens”. Finally they came to a(n) ____ ___: next time they met, there would be no “ifs” or “whens”; they would ___ _ talk about what they had _____ _!
A．agreed B．centered C．relied D．took
A．sensed B．insisted C．declared D．guessed
A．cleaned B．made C．ordered D．reserved
A．sensitive B．honest C．cheerful D．stupid
A．had B．spent C．seized D．valued
A．notice B．job C．course D．chance
A．lucky B．pocket C．enough D．paper
A．computer B．fridge C．camera D．recorder
A．or B．but C．for D．so
A．drier B．colder C．wilder D．nicer
A．take B．decline C．support D．watch
A．what B．where C．why D．how
A．changes B．expenses C．challenges D．possibilities
A．Anxiously B．Curiously C．Surprisingly D．Sadly
A．saying B．story C．habit D．fiction
A．rose B．grew C．removed D．remained
A．tired B．proud C．ashamed D．aware
A．ambition B．conclusion C．description D．agreement
A．even B．only C．still D．thus
A．discussed B．promised C．arranged D．accomplished
I was a reporter of an evening paper in London. One day I was to write a few articles on begging in London. It was then that all my adventures . I decided that the best of collecting facts for my articles is that I would become a beggar myself for just one day. At one time I was an actor, of course, I had all the skills of make-up and I now made good use of them. I painted my face and my upper lip on an ugly twist (扭曲). Red hair and shabby (破旧的)clothes were the only other things . I then myself in one of the busiest streets. I pretended to be a beggar. At home that night I was to find that I had received more than a pound.
Well, you can imagine how it was to settle down to work hard on the at two pounds a week, I knew that I could make as much as that in a single day! I gave my job, though my was hurt. I had advantages. My of make-up helped me a great deal and my clever answers quickly made me a public character. All day and every day, the money into my cap. I usually received at least two pounds in a day. In the end I buy a large house in the country. Nobody had any idea where my money really came from. My dear wife knew that I had business in London: That was .
A．invited B．asked C．suggested D．hoped
A．went B．happened C．started D．ended
A．fun B．idea C．plan D．way
A．when B．although C．because D．since
A．played B．shown C．learnt D．acted
A．changed B．fixed C．bent D．fitted
A．necessary B．proper C．important D．usual
A．found B．expressed C．placed D．begged
A．unhappy B．surprised C．disappointed D．ready
A．hard B．interesting C．sad D．tiring
A．streets B．newspaper C．office D．articles
A．unless B．while C．when D．if
A．in B．out C．up D．off
A．character B．pride C．heart D．future
A．unusual B．ordinary C．good D．excellent
A．love B．knowledge C．research D．study
A．already B．hardly C．possibly D．almost
A．poured B．ran C．came D．threw
A．was able to B．could C．should D．would
A．why B．too much C．all D．my story
Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied(羡慕) them. But as a girl, I once thought I could ___ play basketball.
I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball since I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.
At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were___ allowed to play volleyball or badminton.
My parents did not ___ me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said. However, I still went to play basketball with my friends even though the boys ___ at me on the court as if I were an alien.
I was feeling ___ and had lost hope of playing basketball. Unexpectedly, something changed my first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They ___ me to get back to the court.
One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own ___ , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about ___ with me almost every day.
I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have come to ___ that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an ___ . After that, just be confident and ___ going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.
A．always B．often C．ever D．never
A．struggled B．interrupted C．enjoyed D．joined
A．only B．almost C．hardly D．not
A．allow B．agree C．let D．permit
A．looked B．glared C．glanced D．stared
A．up B．down C．excited D．satisfied
A．encouraged B．forbade C．ensured D．explored
A．effort B．way C．business D．direction
A．basketball B．sports C．interests D．dreams
A．realize B．decide C．grasp D．recognize
A．idea B．aim C．opinion D．effort
A．insist B．remain C．keep D．last
Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, But people in the streets him, especially those who are .For those people, he is "Gloves" Greenberg. How did he get that ?
He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱). But he's _. His briefcase always has some gloves.
In winter, Mr.Greenberg does not like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk and the street. He looks around at . He stops when he someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he ,looking for more people with cold .
On winter days, Mr.Greenberg gloves. During the rest of the year, he gloves. People who have heard about him him gloves, and he has many in his apartment.
Mr. Greenberg doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and his behavior. But people who don't know him are sometimes him. They don't realize that he just wants to make them .
It runs in the .Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the .A pair of gloves may be a thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.
A．know about B．learn from C．cheer for D．look after
A．old B．busy C．kind D．poor
A．job B．name C．chance D．message
A．calm B．different C．crazy D．curious
A．act B．sound C．feel D．dress
A．cross over B．drive along C．hurry down D．keep off
A．cars B．people C．street numbers D．traffic lights
A．helps B．chooses C．greets D．sees
A．holds up B．hangs out C．moves on D．turns around
A．hands B．ears C．faces D．eyes
A．searches for B．stores up C．gives away D．puts on
A．borrows B．sells C．returns D．buys
A．call B．send C．lend D．show
A．delayed B．remembered C．began D．enjoyed
A．understand B．dislike C．study D．excuse
A．sorry for B．satisfied with C．proud of D．surprised by
A．smart B．rich C．special D．happy
A．city B．family C．neighborhood D．company
A．honor B．pain C．same D．cold
A．small B．useful C．delightful D．comforting
I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they found that Black Wednesday were going to at our local theatre, they all bought for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother offered me the ticket. I was really !
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became . I could barely make out the stage in the . We waited. Then there was a from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band stepped onto the stage. My brother leaned over and something in my ear, but I couldn’t what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as as a jet engine.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the played. I just remember that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to . But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just woken from a long . My ears were still ringing with the beat of the last song.
After the performance, I became a Black Wednesday fan too.
A．members B．friends C．fans D．volunteers
A．stay B．perform C．sing D．dance
A．flowers B．drinks C．clothes D．tickets
A．relaxed B．embarrassed C．excited D．encouraged
A．seats B．entrance C．spots D．space
A．comfortable B．quiet C．serious D．nervous
A．silence B．noise C．darkness D．smoke
A．shout B．roar C．scream D．whisper
A．put B．found C．shouted D．whispered
A．hear B．forget C．repeat D．bear
A．loud B．clear C．sweet D．fast
A．man B．band C．woman D．musician
A．continue B．delay C．finish D．change
A．theatre B．party C．opera D．stage
A．rest B．walk C．talk D．sleep
As a young boy my family was very poor. I would often help do something for the neighbors to a little pocket money.
One day I on the door of an elderly woman and asked if she needed me to clean the yard. She asked why I was not in and I showed her my worn coat, which no longer kept me warm. She me to work in the yard. When I finished, she looked at me and said, “I suppose you want to be now.” She then took out a jar filled with dollar bills and said, “I’m glad you’ve done a job today but that is not something you should be doing again. I want you to new clothes and get back to school. I also want you to come back to me with your report card and I will you when I see you have worked hard and have some good . Now reach out your little hands and take out as much as you can.”
I put my hands in the jar and grabbed so much money that it was for me to buy what I badly needed. Later, I returned several times to see the woman and she did just as she . She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and some delicious food every time showed her that I had an “A”.
I was twelve years old when I moved from that neighborhood. I will never forget the huge this wonderful lady made over my life with her . This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over again.
A．save B．give C．earn D．change
A．turned B．knocked C．worked D．looked
A．school B．time C．trouble D．bed
A．allowed B．forced C．helped D．stopped
A．punished B．tested C．praised D．paid
A．boring B．new C．fine D．terrible
A．keep B．buy C．remove D．make
A．visit B．forgive C．welcome D．serve
A．recognize B．reward C．understand D．protect
A．goals B．stories C．marks D．ideas
A．room B．money C．food D．time
A．rare B．enough C．simple D．special
A．promised B．discovered C．knew D．admitted
A．decision B．progress C．mistake D．difference
A．courage B．kindness C．honesty D．happiness
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for . Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a fake（假货）. When he was of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, cost nearly 100,000, into pieces hearing Glen’s words. Glen was Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined . For many times of entry-exit he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of , which he would remember as the of his success forever.
A．set up B．took up C．went up D．picked up
A．honors B．mentions C．brings D．owes
A．decided B．refused C．objected D．asked
A．books B．things C．savings D．pounds
A．ordinary B．routine C．regular D．common
A．look B．inspection C．test D．experiment
A．one B．it C．them D．these
A．priceless B．useful C．worthless D．valuable
A．afraid B．proud C．ashamed D．hard
A．that B．what C．as D．which
A．on B．at C．who D．in
A．disappointed B．delighted C．amazed D．satisfied
A．strictly B．quietly C．quickly D．curiously
A．conditions B．experiences C．experiments D．chances
A．stopped B．hoped C．warned D．urged
A．came out B．found out C．sent out D．set out
A．hit B．blamed C．praised D．charged
A．expression B．idea C．thought D．impression
A．honesty B．lies C．goods D．bravery
A．secret B．lesson C．choice D．belief
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to the routine customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for . Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a fake. When he was of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, cost nearly 100,000, into pieces hearing Glen’s words. Glen was . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined . For many times of entry-exit he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if reusing and carrying fake and shoddy（劣质的）goods, he would be according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of , which he would remember as the of his success forever.
A．set up B．took up C．went up D．picked up
A．honors B．mentions C．brings D．owes
A．decided B．refused C．objected D．asked
A．books B．things C．savings D．pounds
A．receive B．accept C．refuse D．agree
A．look B．inspection C．test D．experiment
A．one B．it C．them D．these
A．priceless B．useful C．worthless D．valuable
A．afraid B．proud C．ashamed D．hard
A．that B．what C．as D．which
A．on B．at C．who D．in
A．disappointed B．delighted C．amazed D．satisfied
A．strictly B．quietly C．quickly D．curiously
A．conditions B．experiences C．experiments D．chances
A．stopped B．hoped C．warned D．urged
A．came out B．found out C．sent out D．set out
A．hit B．blamed C．praised D．charged
A．expression B．idea C．thought D．impression
A．honesty B．lies C．goods D．bravery
A．secret B．lesson C．choice D．belief
We were the only family with children in the restaurant. I sat Eric in a high chair and noticed everyone was eating and talking. Suddenly, Eric screamed with and said, “Hi there.” His fat baby hands hit the high chair tray, and his eyes were wide with excitement.
I looked around and saw the of his enjoyment. It was an old man with a worn and oily coat. And his hair was uncombed and unwashed. I was sure he . His hand waved. “Hi there, baby; I see you,” the man said to Eric.
My husband and I looks. Eric continued to laugh and answer, “Hi, there.” Everyone in the restaurant noticed this. My husband and I were .
We finally the meal and for the door. My husband went to pay the check and told me to meet him in the parking lot. The old man sat me and the door. “Lord, just let me out of here he speaks to me or Eric,” I prayed. As I drew closer to the man, I turned my back trying to sidestep him and avoid any air he might be . As I did so, Eric leaned over my arm, reaching with both arms in a baby’s “ ” position. Before I could stop him, he had himself to the man’s arms. Eric, in an act of total and love, laid his tiny head upon the man’s ragged shoulder.
His hands full of dirt, pain and hard labor gently, so gently, cradled(轻轻抱着) my baby’s and patted his back. I stood amazed. After a while, he pushed Eric from his chest as though he were in pain, saying “God bless you, ma’am. You’ve given me the best Christmas gift.”
I had just witnessed a genuine love shown through the innocence of a tiny child who saw no sin(罪恶), who made no . The ragged old man, , had reminded me that a genuine love is one in which the meaning of love is realized.
A．hurriedly B．happily C．sadly D．quietly
A．delight B．surprise C．anger D．satisfaction
A．source B．result C．effect D．degree
A．smiled B．smelled C．felt D．cheated
A．turned B．separated C．exchanged D．replaced
A．embarrassed B．shocked C．excited D．curious
A．got up B．got through C．got over D．got off
A．moved B．headed C．reached D．advanced
A．in front of B．against C．next to D．between
A．though B．since C．before D．if
A．holding B．fighting C．taking D．breathing
A．let-me-go B．pick-me-up C．put-me-down D．take-me-on
A．jumped B．devoted C．driven D．thrown
A．independence B．trust C．desire D．devotion
A．beautiful B．strong C．old D．firm
A．legs B．head C．neck D．bottom
A．eagerly B．violently C．unwillingly D．gladly
A．decision B．judgment C．conclusion D．choice
A．strangely B．powerfully C．unknowingly D．gratefully
A．realistic B．false C．loyal D．true
There is one word that is on the lips of Americans , day and night -"Sorry."
Once as I was walling on the street, a young man ran by ,brushing against my handbag. Even as he continued on his .way, he back and said "sorry" to me. Even in a rush, he didn't forget to apologize.
One day, after I bought some apples, the salesman was giving me the change, but I wasn't ready for it And a dropped on the ground. "I'm sorry," he said while bending down to pick it up. I was -why would he apologize when it was my .
Another time ,I stepped a man's foot in a lift At the same time, we both said "sorry"．I thought it interesting at first - was it really for him to apologize?
Later on, an American friend o me that according to the American ideas, the lift is a place everyone should be able to stand in. After someone occupies a position in the lift, making it for someone else to find a place to stand in ,isn't it necessary to an apologize?
During my stay in America ,I gradually that when friction（摩擦）happen in daily life, Americans don't care much about who is responsible. Someone is troubled, a "sorry" is always necessary. The "sorry” would cool tempers the other person is hurt. Perhaps this is why I saw anyone quarreling on the buses, subways or street in America.
A．excitedly B．hurriedly C．happily D．hopefully
A．drove B．held C．watched D．turned
A．coin B．handbag C．wallet D．bill.
A．impressed B．moved C．annoyed D．puzzled
A．duty B．attitude C．fault D．business
A．over B．on C．in D．at
A．necessary B．important C．surprising D．polite
A．lied B．explained C．pointed D．admitted
A．crowded B．common C．public D．free
A．unfit B．impossible C．narrow D．difficult
A．express B．receive C．expect D．tell
A．realized B．remembered C．agreed D．meant
A．Although B．What C．Unless D．If
A．as if B．even if C．as soon as D．before
A．always B．often C．never D．sometimes
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