Mr. Hadley was my 6th grade teacher. I was a tall thin girl weighing barely a hundred pounds. I ended up taking a lot of 36 especially from the boys, because of my appearance. I became an extremely 37 young lady.
One day 38 in the 6th grade class was told by Mr. Hadley that we would be 39 to stand up in front of the class and read the 40 that we had completed.
When my turn came, I 41 to stand up in front of all those students and 42 to their tricks. Mr. Hadley came over to me and again 43 me to read my report. I gave it back to him. He walked to the front of the 44 and said, "Yvonne has a very good report here and I think everyone 45 to hear her read it. If I hear anyone making 46 noises or making fun of her in any way, I will let you fail right here and now. Understood?"
Mr. Hadley walked back to me and 47 me the paper, asking me to go to the front of the class. I walked to the front of the class on legs 48 were shaking and I felt a(n) 49 in my chest. Everyone were all quiet, including those boys. I stood there trying to gain 50 .
Mr. Hadley walked over to me putting his arm around me, "You can do it. I have 51 in you!" His words helped calm me. I 52 the report and instead of the kids laughing at me and 53 me, they all stood up and clapped their hands.
From that day on the kids never made fun of me again and some 54 made friends with me. I continued to be quite shy all through school 55 from that day on I knew if I had to stand up in front of class again. I could do it.
A．exercise B．interests C．trouble D．tricks
A．brave B．shy C．graceful D．selfish
A．someone B．everyone C．none D．anyone
A．allowed B．required C．advised D．warned
A．newspapers B．reports C．experiences D．texts
A．refused B．decided C．promised D．pretended
A．show off B．look back C．open up D．put down
A．asked B．forced C．ordered D．permitted
A．teacher B．classroom C．blackboard D．class
A．likes B．hates C．needs D．dares
A．quiet B．strange C．special D．little
A．left B．dropped C．offered D．handed
A．which B．what C．where D．that
A．rabbit B．idea C．warmth D．coldness
A．strength B．excuse C．calm D．encouragement
A．dependence B．support C．confidence D．result
A．read B．recited C．announced D．described
A．looking down upon B．making fun of C．losing interest in D．breaking away from
A．definitely B．fortunately C．surprisingly D．actually
A．but B．and C．so D．though
We convince ourselves that life will be better once we are married, have a baby, then another. Then we get frustrated because our children are not old enough, and that __1__ will be well when they are older. Then we are frustrated __2__ they reach adolescence and we must deal with them. Surely we’ll be __3__ when they grow out of the teen years.
We tell ourselves our __4__ will be better when our spouse(配偶)gets his/her act together, when we have a nicer car, when we can take a __5__， when we finally retire. The truth is that there is no better time to be happy than __6__.If not, then when? Your life will always be full of challenges. It is better to admit as much and to decide to be happy __7__it all. For the longest time, it seemed that life was about to start—real life.
But there were always some obstacles along the way, an ordeal(苦难) to __8__， some work to be finished, some time to be given, a bill to be __9__.Then life would start. It finally dawned on me that those __10__ were part of life. Little by little, that point of __11__ also helped me see that there isn’t any road to happiness.
Happiness is the road. So, enjoy every moment. And bear in mind that __12__ waits for no one. So stop __13__ school to end, for a return to school, to lose ten pounds, to __14__ ten pounds, for work to begin, to get married，...before deciding to be happy.
Happiness is a voyage, not a destination. There is no __15__ time to be happy than...NOW! Live and enjoy the moment.
A．we B．they C．all D．nothing
A．because B．but C．so D．and
A．luckier B．happier C．older D．healthier
A．life B．study C．children D．condition
A．rest B．bath C．breath D．vacation
A．before B．ever C．just then D．right now
A．instead of B．in addition to C．in spite of D．up to
A．meet with B．go ahead C．turn to D．get through
A．paid B．got C．asked D．printed
A．achievements B．obstacles C．duties D．opinions
A．view B．life C．position D．condition
A．happiness B．time C．age D．road
A．asking for B．supposing C．waiting for D．hoping for
A．gain B．reduce C．weigh D．enjoy
A．worse B．better C．more D．less
There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book 26 hand. Of course, we may 27 with our guide-books the history and 28 developments of a town and get to know them.
29 then, if we take our time and 30 in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we 31 it as a whole, we begin to have some 32 , which even the best guide-books do not
answer. Why is the town just 33 this —— this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets 34 in this particular way, and not in any 35 way?
Here even the best guide-book 36 us. One can’t find the information in it about how a town has developed to the 37 appearance. It may not describe the original 38 of a town. However, one may get some idea of what it 39 look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine 40 the town was first planned and built. Then one can learn more about in what direction the town 41 to develop.
What is the 42 of studying towns in this way？For me, it is 43 a matter that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes. A 44 visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive 45 just reading about it in a guide-book.
A．in B．at C．by D．on
A．write B．study C．tell D．remember
A．strange B．similar C．separate D．special
A．But B．Before C．Since D．Until
A．march B．work C．stay D．wait
A．look at B．1ook after C．1ook for D．1ook up
A．ideas B．opinions C．feelings D．questions
A．of B．for C．1ike D．as
A．open B．run C．begin D．move
A．one B．more C．other D．such
A．helps B．tricks C．fails D．satisfies
A．old B．normal C．first D．present
A．capital B．meaning C．design D．change
A．used to B．seemed to C．had to D．happened to
A．what B．how C．when D．where
A．stops B．appears C．starts D．continues
A．point B．view C．problem D．difficulty
A．nearly B．simply C．generally D．hardly
A．costly B．formal C．group D．personal
A．from B．than C．through D．with
There at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass, my l4-year-old son, John, and I noticed the coat. While the other coats drooped (低垂), this one looked as if it were 41 itself up. The coat was beautifully made, with a Fifth Avenue label and an 42 price of $28, which was popular just then with 43 , but could cost several hundred dollars new. John tried it on and the 44 was perfect.
John 45 the coat to school the next day and came home with a big smile. “Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said, 46 folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a 47 came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness (作对) and 48 discussion replaced fierce argument. He became more mannerly and 49 , eager to please. He would generously lend his younger brother his tapes and lecture him 50 his behavior. When I mentioned this 51 to his teacher and wondered what caused the changes, she said laughing. “It 52 be his coat!” Another teacher told him she was giving him a good mark not only because he had earned 53 but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran 54 a friend. “Could this be John?” he asked surprisingly, 55 John’s new height, appreciating the cut of his coat and holding out his hand, one gentleman to another.
John and I both know we should never 56 a person’s clothes for the real person within them. 57 , there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for 58 what is on the inside with what is on the outside.
For John, it is a time when it is as easy to try on different 59 to life as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape 60 all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.
A．turning B．holding C．showing D．hanging
A．unreasonable B．unbearable C．unbelievable D．unfair
A．teenagers B．adults C．women D．men
A．color B．price C．style D．fit
A．sent B．carried C．brought D．wore
A．casually B．comfortably C．carefully D．quickly
A．happiness B．change C．smile D．matter
A．reasoned B．heated C．wild D．strong
A．considerate B．handsome C．hopeful D．curious
A．of B．on C．in D．at
A．incident B．accident C．affair D．event
A．can B．must C．will D．should
A．this B．them C．it D．one
A．down B．with C．into D．after
A．looking up at B．looking down on C．putting up with D．coming up with
A．change B．mistake C．trade D．turn
A．However B．Moreover C．Therefore D．Besides
A．attaching B．joining C．relating D．matching
A．mean B．methods C．approaches D．measures
A．where B．why C．how D．when
About five years ago I began to study at a new school, when my family moved to Iowa. I was just a little 1 ,wondering whether I could get on well with my classmates.
Lucy, a girl in my 2 , who I thought wasn’t ready to accept a 3 girl, didn’t like me from the start. 4 ,I was pretty sure she hated me. When I asked her a question, I could __5__ she thought I was a total fool.
My teacher made us 6 next to each other for the last term. Lucy was not happy. However, I kept 7 at her, though she rolled her eyes, and I kept telling her that she was beautiful.
Finally, Lucy let me 8 to her, even when her friends were around. She ___9___ telling me how beautiful I looked. I still remember the ___10___ time when she smiled at me and said that, and I smiled right back, saying 11 to her. One day Lucy invited me over to her house, and talked to me all the time 12 her other friends. That day Lucy , the girl who had hated me, called me her best deskmate. After that, we 13 friends for years.
I moved to Arizona later, but I will never 14 Lucy. I still remember she considered me her 15 at first. During that time it felt like I was 16 my time, and losing my dignity(尊严)，but I still smiled at Lucy even when she 17 me. I’m not stupid; I didn’t think she was 18 in doing those things, but I still put up with it. And finally we became great friends.
Not long ago, I read the 19 of Abraham Lincoln, “Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?” I smiled, thinking of Lucy. It just 20 me how great a friend I used to have.
A．sad B．surprised C．worried D．eager
A．school B．class C．team D．city
A．positive B．successful C．new D．common
A．Usually B．Actually C．Finally D．Fortunately
A．describe B．prove C．tell D．accept
A．sit B．speak C．stand D．live
A．shouting B．laughing C．pointing D．smiling
A．write B．reply C．talk D．listen
A．started B．minded C．considered D．avoided
A．rare B．next C．last D．first
A．hello B．thanks C．sorry D．bye
A．according to B．thanks to C．except for D．instead of
A．served B．appeared C．seemed D．stayed
A．forget B．leave C．miss D．teach
A．enemy B．hero C．friend D．leader
A．changing B．managing C．wasting D．enjoying
A．took care of B．took the place of C．made fun of D．get away from
A．right B．proud C．interested D．busy
A．books B．words C．stories D．experiences
A．taught B．advised C．warned D．reminded
Jean's father was a farm plane pilot in the little farming community in Northern California where she was raised, and _36_Jean was totallyattracted by airplanes and flying.
In her senior year of high school, her English teacher was Mrs. Dorothy Slaton. Mrs. Slaton was a _37_, demanding teacher with high standards and a low _38_ for excuses. She refused to treat her students like _39_, instead expecting them to behave like the _40_ adults they would have to be to succeed in the real world after graduation. Jean was _41_ of her at first but grew to respect her firmness and fairness gradually.
One day Mrs. Slaton gave the class a written _42_. "What do you think you’ll be doing 10 years from now?” Jean’s dream was to be a pilot like her father, but as the years went by, she had been beaten down by the _43_ and negative words she got whenever she talked about her career, so she unwillingly gave it up and wrote something else. Mrs. Slaton collected the papers and nothing more was said. Two weekslater, the teacher handed back the assignments, _44_ the students to face it down on the desk, and asked this question: "If you had enough finances and unlimited _45_, what would you do? Please write it on the _46_ of your previous assignment paper.”
When the students stopped writing, the teacher asked, "How many of you wrote the same thing on _47_ sides of the paper?" Not one hand went up.
The next thing that Mrs. Slaton said changed the course of Jean’s life. The teacher leaned forward _48_ her desk and said, "I have a little secret for you all. You do have _49_ abilities and talents. You do have access to the finest schools, and you can arrange plenty of finances if you want something _50_ enough. This is it! When you leave school, _51_ you don’t go for your dreams, no one will do it for you. You can have _52_ you want if you want it enough.”
What her teacher said touched Jean so much! In the following years, she tried her best to realize her dream of becoming a pilot. Although it didn’t happen _53_, she finally became one of the first three female pilot trainees ever _54_ by United Airlines. Today, Jean Harper is a Boeing 737 captain.
It was the power of one well-placed _55_ word that gave that uncertain young girl the strength and faith to pursue her dream.
A．so B．therefore C．besides D．otherwise
A．hard-working B．kind C．strict D．lazy
A．interest B．tolerance C．courage D．help
A．children B．boys C．girls D．students
A．responsible B．notable C．knowledgeable D．capable
A．bored B．frustrated C．tired D．scared
A．homework B．assignment C．paper D．lecture
A．approving B．inspiring C．indifferent D．discouraging
A．requiring B．suggesting C．demanding D．hoping
A．work B．chances C．money D．problems
A．title B．back C．right D．front
A．same B．different C．neither D．both
A．in B．on C．over D．under
A．limited B．unlimited C．countable D．reasonable
A．hardly B．badly C．impossibly D．likely
A．if B．unless C．whether D．until
A．that B．what C．which D．when
A．overnight B．some day C．the other day D．fortnight
A．realized B．received C．accepted D．accomplished
A．encouraged B．sensitive C．meaning D．positive
My father often works very hard. And he 1 goes to the movies. Here I’ll tell you a 2 story about him.
One afternoon, when he finished his work, and 3 go home, he found a film ticket under the glass on his desk. He thought he 4 to have not much work to do that day and 5 was quite wonderful to pass the evening at the cinema.
So he came back home and 6 finished his supper. Then he said good－bye to us and left.
But to our 7 , he came back about half an hour later. I asked him what was the 8 . He smiled and told us about the funny thing that happened at the 9 .
When my father was sitting in his seat, a 10 came to my father’s seat and said that seat was hers. My father was 11 , he took out the ticket 12 looked at it carefully. It was Row 17, 13 . And then he looked at the seat. It was 14 . So he asked her to 15 her ticket. She took out her ticket at once and the seat 16 in it was Row17, Seat3.
Why? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering, suddenly the woman said, “The 17 of tickets are different.” 18 they looked at the tickets more carefully. After a while my father said, “Oh, I am 19 , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the 20 a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words he left.
A．always B．seldom C．often D．sometimes
A．funny B．sad C．bad D．strange
A．would B．was about to C．had to D．ought to
A．happened B．liked C．pretended D．wanted
A．it B．this C．that D．which
A．early B．quietly C．quickly D．suddenly
A．surprise B．joy C．sorrow D．delight
A．matter B．date C．time D．price
A．hall B．theatre C．office D．cinema
A．man B．woman C．boy D．stranger
A．interested B．surprised C．frightened D．disappointed
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．Seat1 B．Seat2 C．Seat3 D．Seat4
A．different B．unusual C．the same D．strange
A．bring B．get C．see D．show
A．said B．named C．told D．shown
A．designs B．colors C．prices D．owners
A．But B．However C．So D．Yet
A．sad B．sorry C．wrong D．worried
A．exhibition B．play C．concert D．film
“Where is the bus?” I asked myself. I was going to be late and the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. Thank God, here it is! The bus__1__round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the__2__ where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I__3__ the manager doesn’t notice.” But no __4__luck! “Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your__5__ this time?”. “ I’m afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “Get up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your__6__ at the counter, we’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. Behind her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very__7__, and every few seconds he looked __8__the main entrance. The girl__9__about opening a bank account. I gave her the necessary __10__and she walked out. __11__, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something__12__with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was terrified to see a gun__13__ out of his coat. The moment a loud noise __14__ my ears. Everything went black. I was falling…. After__15__seemed a very long time, I opened my eyes and found in bed! __16__shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. As usual, the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “__17__of your excuse! Go start work at once!” To my__18__, the first customer was a girl __19__ a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The __20__! Wasn’t that the surprise of my life?
A．ran B．came C．rode D．drove
A．hotel B．shop C．bank D．restaurant
A．believe B．expect C．guess D．hope
A．much B．such C．more D．this
A．excuse B．idea C．cause D．answer
A．business B．job C．place D．spot
A．nervous B．shy C．calm D．angry
A．down B．for C．towards D．through
A．cared B．talked C．asked D．worried
A．information B．offer C．instruction D．support
A．Again B．Then C．Thus D．However
A．hidden B．rolled C．filled D．covered
A．getting B．aiming C．appearing D．sticking
A．took B．shook C．filled D．covered
A．what B．when C．that D．it
A．Even B．Still C．Just D．Ever
A．Less B．Plenty C．More D．None
A．belief B．surprise C．joy D．regret
A．of B．with C．on D．in
A．dream B．story C．affair D．accident
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On receiving my learner driver license a couple of months ago, I started driving lessons straight away. In New Zealand, the __1__ driving age is 15.
However it wasn’t __2__ two days ago that Dad finally allowed me to drive on the motorway. Our __3__ was Urawa, a seaside town about 60 kilometers away from my home in Auckland. That morning I __4_ sure I had enough to drink and went to the toilet (厕所) about three times __5_ we left. I thought I was totally __6 for the journey, but nothing could have prepared me for my family’s _7__. "Relax! Don’t hold the steering wheel (方向盘) so _8_. The car is going zigzag (弯弯曲曲的), called a nervous voice from the __9__. "Speed up. 70km/h isn’t fast enough. You are holding up the traffic," another voice ordered from the seat next to mine.
How _10__ ! My parents were really starting to get on my nerves. To satisfy them I sped up and within a second, an angry voice began to yell again. "Stop! __11__! Are you crazy? ” Everything did not go fine until I pulled off the motorway and drove into the city, 12__ the speed limit was only 50km/h.
My family seemed relieved (放心的) and __13__ telling me what to do. They all looked out of the windows and enjoyed the scenery. 14__, that silence didn’t last very long. My mum suddenly cried out, "Look at those birds above us. __15 they lovely?"
How did she expect me to look up in the __16__? As the driver I had to _17_ . Who knows what would have happened if I had taken my eyes off the 18__? Four hours later we drove home. This time the journey was much __19__ than before as everyone else __20__ fast asleep. So, I just took my time and enjoyed the drive.
A．oldest B．youngest C．best D．worst
A．until B．unless C．after D．when
A．destination B．home C．city D．aim
A．thought B．decided C．kept D．made
A．when B．since C．before D．as
A．disappointed B．prepared C．excited D．upset
A．praises B．encouragements C．complaints D．cries
A．tightly B．lightly C．loosely D．happily
A．front seat B．back seat C．top seat D．empty seat
A．interesting B．moving C．puzzling D．annoying
A．Get out B．Move on C．Slow down D．Speed up
A．where B．while C．which D．why
A．began B．stopped C．continued D．forgot
A．Can’t B．Don’t C．Aren’t D．Won’t
A．air B．water C．ground D．woods
A．see B．concentrate C．check D．care
A．bird B．dog C．road D．car
A．easier B．flatter C．harder D．lower
A．felt B．began C．fell D．kept
Even though it was only October，my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more__36__ waiting for the final school bell. Upon its__37__ everyone would run for their coats and go home，everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often__38__ what kind of home life David had，and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so__39__for the cold winter months without a coat，boots，or gloves. But something made David__40__.I can still remember he was always__41__a smile and willing to help. He always__42__ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much.He__43__ just simply smile and ask what else he could do，then thank me for letting him stay and slowly__44__ home.
Weeks passed and the__45__ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of__46__ before the holiday break. I smiled in__47__ as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David__48__ standing by my desk.
“I have something for you，”he said and__49__from behind his back a small box.__50__ it to me，he said anxiously，“Open it.” I took the box from him，thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my__51__ I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said，“The box is nice，David，but it’s__52__.”
“Oh，no. It isn’t.” said David.” It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes___53__ I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given__54__ to. After that Christmas，David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning__55__the little empty box set on my desk..
A．anxious B．courageous C．serious D．cautious
A．warning B．ringing C．calling D．yelling
A．scolded B．wondered C．realized D．learned
A．modestly B．naturally C．inaccurately D．inappropriately
A．popular B．upset C．special D．funny
A．expressing B．delivering C．wearing D．sharing
A．practised B．wandered C．studied D．stayed
A．would B．should C．might D．could
A．aim at B．turn to C．put off D．head for
A．argument B．excitement C．movement D．judgment
A．school B．year C．education D．program
A．relief B．return C．vain D．control
A．weakly B．sadly C．quietly D．helplessly
A．searched B．found C．raised D．pulled
A．Holding B．Handing C．Sending D．Leaving
A．delight B．expectation C．appreciation D．surprise
A．cheap B．empty C．useless D．improper
A．as B．until C．because D．though
A．advice B．support C．attention D．command
A．from B．behind C．over D．towards
“My name’s Jim Shelley and I’m an addict(有瘾的人)…”
With these words I began to 36 the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people 37 , from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I 38 to be phoned, I wanted to phone. Just one more call.
It started socially-a few calls each day. It seemed 39 , just a quick chat. Gradually though, the 40 got worse. Soon it was 41 use, until, finally, addiction. And it began to affect(影响) my 42 . During the day I would disappear for 43 call. If I couldn’t make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more 44 , in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, 45 myself just one more call.
I was phoning people and 46 messages to make sure 47 calls would see me through the day. I used to arrive at friends’ homes and before the door was closed, go straight for the phone with the 48“Is it OK if I just use the phone…?” At work, I became 49 when my fellow workers tried to 50 me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss (with the phone). Finally, the police caught me 51 a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was 52 to see a psychiatrist(心理医生).
I haven’t 53 a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it’s several days 54 I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are 55 people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.
A．face B．find C．accept D．notice
A．now and then B．all the time C．at home D．at work
A．tried B．asked C．waited D．invited
A．polite B．important C．fine D．special
A．condition B．situation C．result D．effect
A．frequent B．regular C．unusual D．particular
A．friends B．study C．family D．work
A．a quick B．a secret C．an expected D．an extra
A．hopeful B．delighted C．frightened D．anxious
A．forcing B．telling C．giving D．limiting
A．leaving B．taking C．passing D．recording
A．long B．immediate C．enough D．surprising
A．saying B．demands C．wish D．words
A．careful B．mad C．determined D．helpless
A．save B．reduce C．protect D．stop
A．destroying B．using C．stealing D．emptying
A．offered B．guided C．ordered D．reminded
A．missed B．had C．received D．fixed
A．as B．when C．if D．since
A．always B．just C．more D．different
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 ringing of the phone runs through my head, telling me someone needs help. I pick it up and 1 the routine, “Teen Lifeline, this is Amber.” About 45 minutes later I hang up, feeling pleased because I’ve helped another teen. Volunteering at Teen Lifeline has helped me realize how to deal with my own 2 and help others.
“My mom is always fighting with me. I want to run away.” Some teens feel their 3 is a prison, rather than a place of shelter and safety. They feel parents are only there to make their lives 4 . We try to help the teens realize the danger they could be in 5 giving them advice. All we can do is to ask questions. We also try to find out where the teens would go and how they would survive. We give them a phone number if they 6 don’t want to live in their “prison”.
“I don’t want to 7 any more” is something we hear, and suicide (自杀) calls are some of the hardest to 8 . We try to discover why they want to take their lives and how serious they are by asking them to rate it on a scale of one to ten. One means they are 9 suicide but haven’t decided how, and ten means they are always thinking about it and have a 10 . We ask them to make a promis
e that they will not hurt themselves. And sometimes we ask for their telephone numbers 11 we can call back to make sure that they are okay.
Although many calls are about relatively 12 problems, volunteering at Teen Lifeline has helped me realize I’m not the 13 person with problems, and has taught me how to 14 with my heart. I have made a 15 and sav
ed many lives — possibly even my own, too.
1. A. set B. stop C. change D. start
2. A. decisions B. disadvantages C. problems D. opinions
3. A. school B. home C. bedroom D. classroom
4. A. simple B. unusual C. happy D. terrible
5. A. for B. of C. without D. besides
6. A. even B. almost C. still D. mostly
7. A. live B. study 
C. call D. listen
8. A. carry out B. deal with C. believe in D. find out
9. A. accepting B. considering C. objecting 
D. giving
10. A. plan B. doubt C. purpose D. question
11. A. in case B. if C. so that D. when
12. A. important B. small C. normal D. typical
13. A. very B. only C. exact D. possible
14. A. write B. see C. learn D. listen
15. A. difference B. choice C. promise D. decision
When I was a law professor, a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points. He was 36 , and after thanking him for his honesty, I changed the grade in my 37 . His beaming (欢笑的) face turned to shock. “You’re 38 my grade?” he said angrily. “I would never have come in 39 ……”
He didn’t finish the 40 , but it was obvious that his display of honesty was 41 . He thought he’d have it all—praise and the higher grade.
Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade 42 because all I’d accomplished was to discourage him from being 43 in the future. And every time I tell this story some people agree with this 44 .
But I can’t see how I could give good reason for worsening my 45 in grading by undermining (损害) the honesty of all my grades by failing to 46 an error. The grade itself would be a dishonest 47 of his knowledge and it would have been 48 to other students. How could I 49 give a student a gift of an unearned grade?
I know 50 reporting an error in one’s favor is unusual, but, like 51 too much change, it’s clearly the right thing to do. People of character, those with real honesty, hate to give up 52_ as much as anyone else. The difference is that for them a good conscience and reputation is _53 enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing.
Perhaps lowering the student’s grade did 54 him from being honest in the future, but bribing (贿赂) him to be honest so that he does the right thing when it’s cost-free would have _55 him even more. The duty to be honest is about right and wrong, not risks and rewards.
A．wise B．right C．grateful D．upset
A．files B．books C．records D．notes
A．lowering B．correcting C．changing D．making
A．though B．why C．where D．if
A．sentence B．work C．exam D．lesson
A．good B．false C．special D．impressive
A．remove B．change C．stand D．add
A．brave B．adventurous C．successful D．honest
A．remark B．complaint C．praise D．achievement
A．crime B．mistake C．doubt D．guilty
A．make B．find C．correct D．avoid
A．reaction B．sense C．sign D．reflection
A．unfair B．cruel C．tough D．funny
A．reluctantly B．responsibly C．impossibly D．impatiently
A．actively B．secretly C．voluntarily D．curiously
A．receiving B．paying C．earning D．returning
A．benefits B．honors C．awards D．gifts
A．pleasure B．reward C．content D．honor
A．protect B．influence C．discourage D．separate
A．improved B．encouraged C．blamed D．ruined
Dash of Hope
"Dash" is a symbol which represents every day we’ve spent alive on earth．Therefore, how you spend your "dash" is important．
Recently I 36 about a little girl named Hope．After learning more about her life, I couldn’t help but feel it was not by 37 , nor happenstance, that she had been named "Hope"．The strong feeling of sympathy and generosity 38 in her young heart made a lasting impression on me and countless others． 39 I never had the opportunity to meet her, I wish I had．It seems as though she was wise beyond her tender years and very, very special．
Hope was a twelve-year-old girl who was 40 a "wish" in early December 2010 by the "Make-A-Wish" Foundation after being 41 that she had a rare type of bone cancer．However, when she found out that more than 150 42 in her area were waiting for their wishes to be granted （实现） , she unselfishly used her wish to 43 that those children have their wishes granted．She also asked tW it be done 44 January 16, 2011．Unfortunately, however, the organization informed her that her 45 request could not be granted as the funds （资金） were simply 46 ．They calculated that they would need to raise more than one 47 dollars in thirty days in order to grant her wish． 48 , but not discouraged, she turned her disappointment into an enthusiasm that inspired caring 49 to take up helping grant the wishes of the other children, and eventually 50 as well．Newspaper columnists and reporters for radio and TV stations 51 the story of this caring young girl who had 52 the hearts of so many and as word spread, the community was challenged．Committees were fanned and schools, corporations and various organizations assisted in 53 money to help make Hope’s dream come true．
Her efforts were not in vain as they continue to help others, not only 54 , but spiritually and emotionally as well．At the gathering to celebrate her life, "A Celebration of Hope" on January 16, 2011 , the 55 was made that they had indeed received donations totaling more than one million dollars．Her wish had been granted!
A．heard B．thought C．cared D．talked
A．coincidence B．independence C．convenience D．intelligence
A．lost B．carried C．expected D．housed
A．Until B．Unless C．Though D．If
A．expressed B．offered C．made D．sent
A．recognized B．informed C．reminded D．understood
A．children B．citizens C．villagers D．relatives
A．suggest B．ask C．arrange D．order
A．for B．to C．on D．by
A．final B．formal C．simple D．noble
A．unbearable B．unbelievable C．unavailable D．uncomfortable
A．thousand B．hundred C．million D．billion
A．Disappointed B．Surprised C．Worried D．Embarrassed
A．committees B．individuals C．corporations D．organizations
A．theirs B．ours C．hers D．yours
A．wrote B．read C．broadcast D．shared
A．touched B．examined C．won D．opened
A．finding B．spending C．raising D．borrowing
A．perfectly B．physically C．healthily D．thankfully
A．proposal B．decision C．conclusion D．announcement
In Britain, people have different attitudes to the police. Most people generally 1 them and the job they do-although there are certain people who do not believe that the police should have the power that they do.
What does a policeman actually do? It is not a(n) 2 job to describe. After
all, a policeman has a number of jobs in one. A policeman often has to control traffic,either on foot in the center of a town, or in apolice car on the roads. Indeed, in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend all, or a lot of, his time 3up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving, stop 4 motorists and help when there is an accident.
A policeman has to help keep the 5 , too. If there is a fight or some other
disturbance, we 6 the police to come and restore order. And they often have to7 situation at great risk to their own 8 .
We expect the police to solve crimes, of course; so an ordinary policeman,
9 he is not a detective(侦探), will often have to help 10 and arrest criminals.
And who do we call when there is an emergency-an air crash, a 11 , a
road accident, or a robbery? We call the police. So a policeman has to be 12 to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen in the 13 world.
The police do an absolutely necessary job. They do it 14 well and I
support them, but I do not envy policemen. I do not think that I could 15 do
the job of a policeman.
1.A.dislike B.join C.appreciate D.admire
2.A.funny B.pleasant C.interesting D.easy
3.A.walking B.driving C.wandering D.searching
4.A.resting B.tired C.speeding D.drunken
5.A.peace B.silence C.situation D.condition
6.A.wait for B.call C.think of D.expect
7.A.turn to B.avoid C.deal with D.treat
8.A.safety B.families C.future D.friends
9.A.although B.as if C.however D.even if
10.A.get rid of B.question C.look for D.sentence
11.A.power failure B.fire C.thunder storn D.thief
12.A.provided B.promised C.prepared D.presented
13.A.future B.modern C.real D.whole
14.A.extremely B.specially C.surprisingly D.particularly
15.A.hardly B.forever C.ever D.never
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