It amazed me—every time I saw Joe，he was smiling.It didn’t ____ whether he had to stop at a stop light，or if he were the seventh person in ____ at the bank，and the service stopped just before he got there.Joe ___ smiled.It made me wonder why he seemed so ____ every day.
Having observed Joe with other people，I ____ something else also.Joe asked people how they were doing，and really seemed to listen to their ____.If someone were hurting，he had __7__ for him and kind words，and offered to ____ in any way he could.
It made me think...What if I tried to smile more？A(n) ____ of sorts began when I went to the grocery store.I smiled as I went up and down the aisles...and people I didn’t even ___ smiled back at me.Some even ____！The little kid in the cart(购物车) who was giving his mother a ____ time saw me smile and ____ talking...and，you guessed it.He made a shy little attempt at a smile.The man in the handicapped(残疾的) cart ____ a person to reach something...I could get that for him.The smile even transferred over to him，and he ____me.
As I drove home，I was smiling.I ____ what I had just learned，and when someone passed me and gave me a(n) ____，I smiled at him.He looked puzzled.
Now I know a smile is a small thing，but what if we were all to try to smile a few more times each day？I couldn’t believe how ___ I felt.Nothing in my life had changed，____ maybe it had.For what I learned was that such a small thing could ____ not only my spirits，but those around me as well.
A．work B．happen C．matter D．last
A．order B．debt C．hand D．line
A．always B．eventually C．immediately D．still
A．naughty B．happy C．active D．humourous
A．decided B．judged C．noticed D．considered
A．answers B．complaints C．excuses D．comments
A．guidance B．respect C．sympathy D．protection
A．perform B．attempt C．bother D．help
A．experiment B．life C．project D．program
A．meet B．touch C．know D．contact
A．glared B．greeted C．approached D．escaped
A．spare B．long C．hard D．great
A．stopped B．tried C．kept D．enjoyed
A．persuaded B．accepted C．supported D．needed
A．thanked B．changed C．encouraged D．invited
A．worried about B．thought about C．talked over D．looked over
A．gesture B．address C．call D．ticket
A．normal B．great C．reasonable D．complicated
A．so B．for C．but D．till
A．release B．admire C．display D．lift
I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.
We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s 36 rang, it was my mother calling from my 37 . She asked if I had 38 my mobile. I checked my purse. It was 39 !
I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys, 40 it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but 41 it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a 42 near his home.
Later that evening, I went to 43 him there. I didn’t dare to go 44 , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After 45 10km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys 46 .
My 47 were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you 48 my mum?” I asked. He 49 that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts. But all they 50 was my mobile phone number—which didn’t 51 . He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who 52 my house.
I was 53 to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost for ever. I was so 54 to Rhys and offered him some money, but he 55 .
As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.
|
College is a big deal for American students as well as for Chinese students. During the college __41__， some parents become extremely worried. This may only __42__ the pressure.
Before I applied to the college, I told my parents I would get everything __43__ out. If I needed any help, I promised that I would ask them.
As it __44_ out, I had no problem putting everything together on my __45__， including my resume(履历) and a basic outline of my activities in high school. The __46__ part where I asked for my parents' advice was the essays. In writing and revising the essays, I needed feedback(反馈) from an audience. As my parents know me better than __47__ else, they were __48__for the job.
The essays are extremely important in college admissions. In a competitive pool of applicants, the test scores and activities, as well as the recommendations are all going to be very __49__. The essays are the one area in which students can make themselves stand __50__. Essays don't have to be big and complicated. I wrote three essays, all __51__ on small matters and using simple sentences. The admission officers have to read hundreds of essays a day; they are already __52__ of SAT vocabularies and long sentences. __53__， a straightforward writing style is refreshing to their eyes as well as their minds. Essays were the key to my success in the admission game. I just wrote about what I wanted to say, not what I thought the admission officers __54__ to hear.
In my main narrative－style __55__， I told the story of my American journey at the age of 14. During that time, I was not bogged down(陷入) by trying to fit into a new __56__； instead, I looked up to Mother Teresa for guidance and strength. I found my new __57__ and grew to love the name Teresa and the memories it held.
In my two minor essays, I __58__ the major events of my life, why I loved writing and why my dad is the person who has the greatest influence on me. Both provided details of my character. The essay about writing, which is titled, “I Shall Not Live in Vain” (__59__ by an Emily Dickinson poem), earned a lot of praise.
It is __60__ I really looked into my heart and thought deeply in order to reach my answers.
A．application B．admission C．competition D．preparation
A．come about B．bring about C．lead to D．add to
A．straight B．direct C．correct D．wrong
A．put B．turned C．found D．went
A．own B．timetable C．schedule D．way
A．next B．first C．only D．exact
A．someone B．no one C．everyone D．anyone
A．wrong B．perfect C．unwilling D．ready
A．similar B．difficult C．familiar D．challenging
A．up B．by C．for D．out
A．writing B．turning C．focusing D．working
A．fond B．tired C．proud D．afraid
A．However B．Yet C．Therefore D．Instead
A．had better B．feel like C．would rather D．would like
A．passage B．advice C．essay D．answer
A．environment B．family C．party D．atmosphere
A．name B．self C．sense D．plan
A．conducted B．explained C．remembered D．experienced
A．read B．inspired C．told D．written
A．as B．since C．for D．because
What’s the secret of success? Is it having loads of money? Good luck? Great
teeth?
Sure, cash, luck, and a nice 36 can’t hurt. But many social scientists agree that what successful people have in common is this: They were 37.
There’s George Washington, the top general of America’s troops in the Revolutionary War, who lost two huge 38 and was nearly fired. 39 Steve Jobs, who developed a lot of failed products---and even got fired from Apple---before 40 to change the world with the iPod, iPhone, and iPad.
The 41 goes on: From Katy and Hall of Fame （名人堂）basketball legend Michael Jordan to Glee(欢乐合唱团 ) star Chris Colfer, the majority of today’s most successful people were 42 losers. They were dropped from record labels, 43_from basketball teams, or bullied in school. They felt humiliated, lost and 44.
But they eventually figured out how to move forward. And that is the key skill: the 45 to dust yourself off and try again. And again. Experts call this resilience(复原力 )---being able to 46 from setbacks. This is what turns losers into winners. Experts say that in terms of future success, resilience is more important than brains or talent. So 47 you fail a test or strike out at bat or sing off-key, don’t give up.
A．gift B．smile C．health D．habit
A．successes B．failures C．talented D．disabled
A．battles B．selections C．quarrels D．arguments
A．He’s B．It’s C．There’s D．They’re
A．doing B．leading C．applying D．returning
A．story B．paper C．research D．list
A．at a time B．at one time C．at times D．at which time
A．cut B．put C．thrown D．taken
A．promising B．happy C．hopeless D．hopeful
A．disability B．ability C．force D．desire
A．come B．resign C．recover D．keep
A．by the time B．next time C．before D．until
Five steps to take if your child is being bullied
51 The worst thing you can do is ignore it. Too often parents feel children and teens need to “work things out” on their own. If the problem is ignored, your child’s self-esteem will become unhealthy, he will be hurt mentally or physically, and he could become a bully himself.
Here are five steps you can take if your child is having problems with a bully:
52 This is an important first step and will help your child trust that you are able to help him with his problem. Accept what he has to say at face value by using your active listening skills.
Let your child know that he is not alone. 53 Reassure your child that he is not the problem. Nothing he did caused the bully to go after him.
If your child is being threatened in a physical or illegal way at school, report the problem. Your child may not want you to do this, or the school may not take it seriously, but violence cannot be tolerated. 54 You will need to model assertive (果断的) behavior by alerting those in charge where the bullying is taking place.
Teach your child assertive behavior and how to ignore routine teasing. Let them know it is okay to say “No.” sometimes even friends bully, so letting your child know they can be true to their own feelings and say “No” can go a long way.
55 Giving up possessions or giving in to a bully in anyway encourages the bully to continue. Identify ways for your child to respond to a bully---showing assertive but not aggressive behavior---and role-play them.
A．Believe what your child tells you. B．Encourage your child not to give in to a bully. C．Praise your child for being brave enough to talk about it. D．Bullying is a terrible situation for a child to have to cope with.
Towards the end of the baseball game, a controversial call was given. At full speed Paul Harvey slid home（本垒）and, thinking he had just ___36___ a game-changing run, he stood up only to face the words, “You’re ___37___!”
Angry, he threw off his helmet and ran over to explain to the ___38___ why the call was wrong. Before his ___39___ really got out of control, someone pulled him away, and he walked to the bench---___40___.
Long after the coaches, players, and fans had gone home, he realized the impact of his ___41___. Like most of us do when we are faced with the __42___ of our actions, he could have just let it go, reasoning, “Everybody ___43___ it.”
However, in the silence of his heart, he knew that just ___44___ everyone else does it, that doesn’t make it all right. And so, long after his friends had gone home, he ___45___ that coach back up to the school—not to ___46___ his car. No, the boy tracked this man down so he could tell him face to face, “I’m sorry, Sir. It was all my___47___.”
It takes true courage to stand up to face the ___48___ we all make and say, “I was wrong. I’m sorry.” What makes this ___49___ unique is that it wasn’t meant for the world to ___50___, it was meant simply as a way to stay ___51___ to his own heart.
The truth is at one time or another we have all been this boy --- ___52___ out in anger, saying hurtful things, and feeling ___53___ for doing so. But the real test comes later when we are ___54___ with the choice to say “sorry” or to walk away thinking, “Ah, they’ll get over it.”
Maybe the “they” is a customer, a friend, or a child. Whoever it is, don’t pass up the opportunity to get right with your own heart. The time for apology is now! Courage is a ___55___ of the heart.
A．broken B．scored C．hit D．completed
A．down B．in C．off D．out
A．judge B．fan C．coach D．player
A．temper B．strength C．mood D．spirit
A．peaceful B．pale C．hopeful D．disappointed
A．explanation B．argument C．performance D．behavior
A．satisfaction B．guilt C．embarrassment D．pride
A．does B．hates C．likes D．receives
A．until B．because C．when D．if
A．accompanied B．sent C．brought D．tracked
A．repair B．clean C．destroy D．drive
A．fault B．rudeness C．mistake D．carelessness
A．promise B．impoliteness C．effort D．attempt
A．situation B．excuse C．announcement D．apology
A．praise B．remember C．hear D．see
A．true B．still C．calm D．sensitive
A．setting B．acting C．looking D．holding
A．regretful B．brave C．nervous D．right
A．offered B．awarded C．presented D．charged
A．matter B．description C．bottom D．expression
A thousand years ago Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest like the forests we now find in Malaysia and Thailand. As more and more ___36___ came to live in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is no forest left, ___37__ there are still some areas covered with trees. We call these __38__.
Elephants, tigers, monkeys and many other animals used to live in the __39__ forests of Hong Kong, and there were even crocodiles in the ___40__ and along the coast. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the animals began to __41___ out. Early farmers grew rice and kept pigs and chickens in the valleys.
They ___42___ the trees and burnt them. They needed fires to keep themselves ___43___ in the winter, to cook their food, and to keep away from dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough ___44___ for them. So did most of the wolves, and tigers. Monkeys, squirrels and many other animals soon died out in the same __45____.
You might think that there are ___46___ any animals in Hong Kong, except in the __47_____. You might think there can’t be any wild animals in such a __48___ place with so many cars and buildings. But there is __49_____ a good deal of countryside in Hong Kong and New Territories, and there are still about thirty-six different kinds of animals living there.
One of the most interesting of Hong Kong’s ____50___ is the barking deer. They are beautiful little creatures with rich, brown coat and a white patch under the tail. They look like deer but they are much ___51___. They are less than two feet high. The male barking deer has two small horns but the female has none. They make a __52____ rather like a dog barking.
Barking deer live in thick shrub（灌木） country and are very good at __53___. They eat grass and shrubs, mainly in the very early morning and late afternoon and evening. This is when you are most likely to see one but you will need to be very quiet and to have very ___54___eyes. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only one ___55_____ ---- man. Although it is illegal, people hunt and trap these harmless little animals. As a result there are now not many left. There are a few on Hong Kong Island but none in the New Territories.
A．people B．children C．ladies D．women
A．as B．since C．though D．because
A．desert B．shades C．fields D．woods
A．thin B．thick C．short D．dying
A．rivers B．hills C．sky D．mountains
A．die B．look C．come D．get
A．planted B．looked after C．cared for D．cut down
A．cold B．cool C．warm D．hot
A．air B．food C．water D．clothes
A．way B．road C．street D．rail
A．never B．always C．no D．no longer
A．zoos B．shops C．kitchens D．parks
A．free B．busy C．big D．large
A．no more B．nearly C．still D．hardly
A．animals B．plants C．fishes D．birds
A．great B．larger C．smaller D．heavier
A．noise B．voice C．song D．living
A．barking B．eating C．planting D．hiding
A．common B．sharp C．clear D．big
A．neighbor B．brother C．enemy D．friend
Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training. Therefore, the choice of an __36__ should be made even before choice of a curriculum in high school. Actually, __37__, most people make several job choices during their working lives, __38__ because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve __39__ position. The "one perfect job" does not exist. Young people should __40__ enter into a broad flexible training program that will __41__ them for a field of work rather than for a single __42__ .
Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans __43__ benefit of help from a competent vocational counselor or psychologist. Knowing __44__ about the occupational world, or themselves for that matter, they choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss __45__. Some drift from job to job. Others __46__ to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not fitted.
One common mistake is choosing an occupation for __47__ real or imagined prestige .
Too many high-school students - or their parents for them - choose the professional field, __48__ both the relatively small percentage of workers in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal __49__. The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a White-collar job is __50__ good reason for choosing it as life's work. __51__, these occupations are not always well paid. Since a large percentage of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the __52__ of young people should take serious __53__ into these fields.
Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants __54__ life and how hard he is willing to work to get it. Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual satisfaction. Some want security; others are willing to take __55__ for financial gain. Each occupational choice has its demands as well as its rewards.
A．identification B．accommodation C．occupation D．entertainment
A．thereby B．however C．though D．therefore
A．thoroughly B．mainly C．entirely D．partly
A．its B．his C．their D．our
A．therefore B．since C．furthermore D．forever
A．fit B．make C．take D．leave
A．means B．job C．way D．company
A．to B．for C．with D．without
A．little B．few C．much D．a lot
A．chance B．purpose C．basis D．opportunity
A．apply B．appeal C．turn D．stick
A．its B．their C．your D．our
A．concerning B．following C．ignoring D．considering
A．preferences B．requirements C．tendencies D．ambitions
A．a B．any C．the D．no
A．Therefore B．Moreover C．Nevertheless D．However
A．majority B．mass C．minority D．number
A．proposal B．suggestion C．approval D．consideration
A．towards B．out of C．against D．without
A．turns B．parts C．risks D．choices
A certain student passed all his examinations. Then he went to college to 1 his studies. There he wrote down his 2 for a course in English, but after the first 3 , he didn’t go to it any more.
The English lecturer 4 this student was always absent (缺席的) and thought he had 5 to another course, so he was 6 when he saw the boy’s name on the list of students who wanted to take the English 7 at the end of this year.
The lecturer had 8 a difficult paper, which followed his 9 closely, and he was eager (急切的) to see 10 this student would answer the questions. He 11 the boy’s answers would be very bad, but when they 12 him and he examined them 13 , he was able to find only one small mistake in them. As this surprised him greatly, he 14 the paper repeatedly but still couldn’t find more than one, so he 15 for the student to question him about it.
When he came and sat down, the lecturer asked him, “I 16 you came to my first lecture and you’ve been absent from all the others. But I’ve examined your 17 carefully and I’ve found only one small mistake in it. I’m curious (好奇的) to know your 18 .”
“I’m very 19 about that mistake,” answered the student. “After the examination, I 20 what I should have done. I would not have made that mistake if I had not been confused by your first lecture.”
A．value B．continue C．improve D．begin
A．questions B．answers C．problems D．name
A．week B．lecture C．meet D．sight
A．heard B．regretted C．noticed D．believed
A．adapted B．devoted C．gone D．changed
A．surprised B．angry C．pleased D．unhappy
A．test B．subject C．note D．course
A．discovered B．prepared C．invented D．found
A．ideas B．reports C．lectures D．texts
A．when B．what C．why D．how
A．hoped B．proved C．expected D．wished
A．showed B．gave C．handed D．reached
A．carelessly B．carefully C．slowly D．happily
A．enjoyed B．kept C．did D．examined
A．cared B．called C．sent D．looked
A．promise B．know C．advise D．guess
A．lessons B．paper C．notebook D．exercises
A．wisdom B．experience C．method D．explanation
A．glad B．nervous C．bitter D．sorry
A．realized B．understood C．remembered D．suffered
Michel is a young girl who works for the police 36 a handwriting expert. She has helped 37 many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents.
When she was fourteen, Michel was already 38 interested in the differences in her friends' 39 that she would spend hours 40 them. After 41 college she went to France for a 42 two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is 43 for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover _44 of what she needs to know simply 45 looking at the writing with her own eyes, 46 she also has machines 47 help her make 48 different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often 49 great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good 50 of what kind of person the 51 is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow 52 I didn't like his handwriting." She says. But she 53 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman 54 she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be 55 , however.
A．with B．by C．like D．as
A．search B．follow C．catch D．judge
A．so B．too C．quite D．extra
A．books B．letter C．tongues D．handwriting
A．writing B．studying C．settling D．uncovering
A．attending B．finishing C．starting D．stepping into
A．powerful B．natural C．special D．common
A．main B．safe C．easy D．impossible
A．most B．nothing C．little D．sight
A．with B．by C．of D．about
A．so B．for C．thus D．but
A．they B．in which C．that D．those
A．up B．out C．for D．into
A．of B．to C．with D．for
A．test B．sign C．means D．habit
A．thief B．criminal C．writer D．policeman
A．whether B．unless C．if D．after
A．adds B．tells C．repeats D．cries
A．before B．after C．so D．and
A．necessary B．all right C．important D．quite easy
There was once a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She 31_everyone, except her boyfriend. He was 32 there for her. The blind girl said that if she could see the world, she would marry him.
One day, someone donated a pair of 33 to the blind girl. She could see everything, including her boyfriend. Her boyfriend asked her, “Now you can see the 34 , will you marry me? ” The girl was surprised when she saw that her boyfriend was 35 ！ So she refused to 36 him. Her boyfriend walked away sadly, and later wrote a letter to the girl saying, “Just take care of my eyes, dear.”
This is how human changes when situations change. Only 37 people remember what life was like before. Only few remember the people who were always there for them.
Hold every person close to your heart because you 38 wake up one day and realize that you have lost a diamond( 钻石) while you were too 39 in collecting stones. You learn to love, not by finding a perfect person, 40 by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.
A．loved B．hated C．helped D．missed
A．always B．never C．seldom D．hardly
A．hands B．heads C．eyes D．faces
A．future B．world C．dream D．gift
A．selfish B．foolish C．deaf D．blind
A．marry B．invite C．visit D．teach
A．many B．a lot of C．few D．some
A．need B．might C．have to D．shall
A．excited B．fond C．full D．interested
A．and B．or C．but D．So
What I noticed first about my new parrot, Chico, was that he couldn’t fly. His wings had been cut short and he was stuck on the 1 just like us humans. When the weather turned nice, I took Chico outside. I sat him on a branch of a tree, hoping to make him 2 . At first he seemed 3 . He walked back and forth on the branch looking anxious or nervous. He didn’t even flap his wings in an attempt to fly. Somehow he knew he was 4 .
One day Chico got especially excited . He paced back and forth and made an incredible amount of 5 . Then all of a sudden he stopped and let out an even louder scream. He started 6 flapping his wings for the first time ever － then he lifted off the 7 like a space shuttle! I was amazed and 8 . Little did I know his feathers had been growing back, and Chico had been 9 until the moment was ripe for escape!
Two days later Chico 10 . First I tried to trick him back with food, but he would not come near me. Then I took his 11 and put it away—still he would not come. Finally, I made him a firm promise that I would let him 12 every day the weather was nice if he did come back. 13 , he flew onto my shoulder.
From that day on, whenever the weather was good I would let him out early and he would fly around and be back before dark. The 14 lasted for two months before suddenly Chico became 15 . The vet said that he had been infected with a disease from the pigeons in the neighborhood. Within a few days he died.
I was very sad. The 16 crossed my mind that if I had not set him free to fly, he would be still alive. But what 17 is there in being a bird if you can’t fly?
Chico made his first break for 18 on a late Monday afternoon in April. When will you make yours? You too can take a 19 when the conditions are right, knowing you too, in your own way, were built to fly. If you don’t 20 , what will be the purpose of your life?
A．floor B．earth C．scene D．road
A．smarter B．healthier C．happier D．stronger
A．disappointed B．determined C．frightened D．confused
A．incapable B．disabled C．wrong D．stupid
A．noise B．progress C．energy D．consideration
A．slowly B．gently C．madly D．gracefully
A．ground B．tree C．cage D．branch
A．moved B．shocked C．delighted D．excited
A．struggling B．pacing C．flying D．waiting
A．left B．returned C．survived D．recovered
A．cage B．feather C．chain D．food
A．in B．out C．off D．alone
A．As usually B．At that moment C．Once in a while D．At the same time
A．action B．attempt C．routine D．effort
A．active B．injured C．sad D．ill
A．fact B．concern C．thought D．detail
A．sense B．mistake C．interest D．problem
A．life B．freedom C．fun D．food
A．break B．holiday C．chance D．look
A．keep yourself busy B．cheer yourself up C．let yourself down D．set yourself free
I finished my last work of the week and could hardly wait to get home, take off my nursing shoes, and relax.
As I approached(走近) my 36 , I saw one of my 37 standing by the bus stop. I thought it would only take a couple of extra minutes to give her a ride home, and besides, it was 38 cold to be standing outside on the coldest 39 in January. I didn’t know where she lived, but I was 40 I would be able to find my way back.
We 41 about our work as I drove and before we knew it, we arrived at 42 house. I started driving back. 43 looked familiar, but at first that didn’t bother me. But soon I 44 something wrong. I 45 nothing. But I told myself to stay 46 .
I was beyond neighborhoods, streets and 47 streetlights. I no longer knew where I was now. How could I be so stupid! I looked down at my 48 . It was now 2:30 a.m. My gas was slowly running out. I 49 the car and turned off the engine. In total defeat, I put my head down on the wheel, 50 . Then I raised my head and 51 a shadow down the road in front of me. I turned my headlights on. A car! I drove a little 52 , got out of my car and knocked on the window of that car. An elderly man 53 rolled his window down.
I said that I didn’t know how to get back into town. In silence, he started driving. I ran back to my car and drove 54 him. Finally I recognized a(n) 55 street. As I turned to head home, the car disappeared. Then I pulled into my driveway (车道) when the warning light for my gas tank (汽油箱) turned on.
Though so many years have passed, I still thank the old man from my deepest heart.
A．car B．bike C．bus D．train
A．classmates B．patients C．workmates D．students
A．not B．exactly C．too D．hardly
A．morning B．night C．noon D．afternoon
A．happy B．afraid C．sorry D．sure
A．cared B．worried C．explored D．talked
A．my B．her C．your D．his
A．Nothing B．Everything C．Something D．Anything
A．existed B．escaped C．realized D．imagined
A．mistook B．came C．missed D．recognized
A．calm B．quiet C．brave D．silent
A．accurately B．briefly C．even D．illegally
A．engine B．wheel C．seat D．watch
A．deserted B．drove C．stopped D．washed
A．excited B．helpless C．delighted D．satisfied
A．begged B．saw C．impressed D．adopted
A．nervously B．faster C．back D．closer
A．slowly B．unlikely C．equally D．carefully
A．under B．before C．above D．behind
A．cautious B．particular C．ordinary D．familiar
When my daughter Kelsey was a child, she loved to join me in the garden. To 36 chaos(混乱)in my own garden beds, I provided her with a space of her own, so Kelsey’s Corner was born. There she was 37 to dig and plant as she wished. Over time, that small piece of land grew into a favorite place in the 38.
As she approached high school, Kelsey took her 39 off the garden. I didn’t 40 to accept this change. It seemed acceptable that something as boring as working in the dirt gave way to the mystery of a(n) 41 social life, so I began to take care of the space. Even so, I knew it always would be Kelsey’s Corner.
Now my daughter is eighteen and is in the 42 weeks of her high school career. Our mailbox is filled with college admission materials, 43 me that the world has come for this young lady and that she will soon answer its 44. Kelsey is looking forward to her wonderful college life 45 her mother and I are anxious about the coming life 46 our daughter around.
Kelsey’s Corner seems extremely deserted in this early spring 47 Kelsey’s leaving. One morning, when I 48 past Kelsey’s Corner, I noticed some green seedlings had 49 at the foot of some dead stalks(秆).
It’s 50 that life is a cycle. Kelsey’s leaving is 51 one point on the cycle. Now the life wheel will roll with Kelsey as she 52 into her adult life.
Let her live as she will and let her 53 when she can, and whether she comes alone or in 54, she will be welcome home. I’ll take care of Kelsey’s Corner faithfully. It will also cycle annually, rolling on towards a 55 stage of our lives, one that promises a rich harvest.
A．defend B．avoid C．cover D．tolerate
A．willing B．sorry C．free D．sure
A．garden B．family C．corner D．area
A．emotion B．awareness C．mind D．expectation
A．wonder B．support C．realize D．refuse
A．attractive B．peaceful C．complex D．changeable
A．latest B．last C．beginning D．former
A．reminding B．introducing C．promising D．ordering
A．letter B．cry C．notice D．call
A．since B．while C．because D．unless
A．beyond B．except C．besides D．without
A．in spite of B．in case of C．because of D．instead of
A．imagined B．wandered C．performed D．examined
A．existed B．planted C．appeared D．exposed
A．doubtful B．informal C．probable D．true
A．only B．rarely C．always D．seldom
A．looks B．moves C．breaks D．pulls
A．return B．recover C．compete D．join
A．time B．person C．need D．company
A．strange B．proper C．different D．common
粤公网安备 44130202000953号
