When I was growing up, I seldom heard the words “I love you” from my father. If your father never 1 them to you when you are a 2 , it gets more and more 3 for him to say those words as you get older. To tell you the truth, I could hardly 4 when I heard those words from my father. Neither could I remind when I had last said those words to 5 . I decided to 6 my shyness aside and make the first move. 7 hesitating for some time, in our next 8 conversation, I spoke out the words suddenly, “Dad ... I love you!”
There was a 9 at the other end. It wasn’t after a while did he awkwardly(笨拙地) reply, “Well, 10 to you!” I laughed and said, “Dad, I 11 you love me, and when you are ready, I know you will say what you want to say.”Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 12 asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad 13 our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was at work during this conversation and the 14 was (were) rolling down my cheeks as I finally “ 15 ” the love. As we both sat there in tears, we 16 that this special moment had taken our father and son 17 to a new level.
A short while after this special moment, my father 18 escaped death from the following heart surgery. Many times since his return to the usual state of health, I have 19 , if I did not take the first step and Dad did not 20 the surgery, I would have never heard him say those words.
A．speaks B．says C．offers D．provides
A．man B．mother C．child D．father
A．easy B．possible C．delighted D．difficult
A．forget B．remember C．mind D．decide
A．him B．her C．me D．them
A．drop B．let C．set D．lose
A．Before B．After C．When D．Since
A．phone B．email C．letter D．record
A．smile B．voice C．cry D．silence
A．same B．difficult C．true D．similar
A．hope B．know C．wonder D．doubt
A．crazily B．delightedly C．nervously D．terribly
A．concluded B．disturbed C．broke D．carried
A．hairs B．water C．sweat D．tears
A．understood B．expressed C．heard D．saw
A．discussed B．considered C．believed D．realized
A．decision B．development C．relationship D．situation
A．narrowly B．easily C．unlikely D．generally
A．said B．thought C．dreamed D．apologized
A．think B．fight C．fail D．Survive
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。
I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early__1___of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to ___2____my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with __3___at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish her, “something else to ___4___!”Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something___5_____to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found____6___,I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily（百合花）seeds in the yard. But they failed to ___7___.I continued to sunflower seeds and roses, Wild ____8_____joy,I found the first rose bloom（开花）.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.__9___,I was touched by this land of wonder.
___10___,my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even___11_____at me because found it was ___12___to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s ___13__,I put her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds____14___flowers.
Regardless of their ____15___,I kept on planting my garden and ___16___to enjoy the pleasure gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they____17____to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ____18___my parent .Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very____19_.And now I could say it is my affection for____20___that makes me a real gardener.
A．memory B．dream C．intention D．design
A．please B．change C．help D．annoy
A．doubt B．appreciation C．surprise D．excitement
A．collect up B．care about C．clean up D．come in
A．equal B．similar C．superior D．opposite
A．painful B．valuable C．upsetting D．interesting
A．come up B．break out C．hold on D．get through
A．to B．with C．in D．by
A．Luckily B．Cheerfully C．Regularly D．Eventually
A．Inetead B．However C．Therefore D．Besides
A．should B．laughed C．glanced D．jumped
A．convenient B．troublesome C．enjoyed D．dangerous
A．sadness B．displeasure C．delight D．relief
A．other than B．more than C．rather than D．less than
A．dislike B．encouragement C．threat D．suggestion
A．decided B．stopped C．continued D．struggled
A．devote B．turn C．respond D．challenge
A．defeat B．satisfy C．respect D．lead
A．proud B．comfortable C．strange D．disappointed
A．freedom B．life C．growth D．nature
Being on the road at 3:15 a. m. to drive 450 kms wasn’t in my plans for the weekend. I had been looking forward to a couple of 1 days to prepare myself for the following busy 2 .
My son, Simon, and his good friends were heading for the 3. Due to the last-minute issue（问题）with transportation, I 4 my car to make sure that everyone could get to the 5 point so that they could get together and enjoy their week’s 6 by snowboarding and skiing.
The only thing that 7 to me on my journey was that no sooner had I 8 and said goodbye than I would make the trip 9 ，in total, a round trip of 900 kms in just 10 hours. Such a long drive in one day was frightening, 10 as I was looking forward to relaxationSimon and I 11 , on our way, about his break and a whole lot of his school subjects. It was great to have this time with him as we 12 spent five continuous hours together, other than when we played Saturday cricket (板球).
On my return trip, I 13 a strange sense of loneliness in some heavy morning 14 . Within an hour it 15 . I spent the next four hours listening to some CDs and enjoying the scenery. Surprisingly, after my long trip home I was 16 refreshed and energized even though I was physically exhausted. And I knew that I would have a(n) _17 sleep that evening.
A change 18 your environment, no matter how great, can provide you with the opportunity to 19_ something from different angles（角度）, as well as to be refreshed and energized.
Now I’m looking forward to my next 20 event and many more opportunities to spend quality time with those who are important to me and make my life more rewarding.
A．surprising B．exciting C．moving D．relaxing
A．hour B．day C．week D．month
A．snowfield B．beach C．hotel D．school
A．fueled B．parked C．offered D．lent
A．put-off B．drop-off C．get-off D．take-off
A．freedom B．excitement C．adventure D．break
A．appealed B．happened C．appeared D．occurred
A．rested B．started C．arrived D．left
A．back B．forward C．out D．away
A．even B．just C．particularly D．mostly
A．mentioned B．talked C．complained D．argued
A．always B．usually C．frequently D．rarely
A．developed B．showed C．lost D．kept
A．smoke B．dust C．fog D．snow
A．greatly B．completely C．immediately D．mentally
A．uncomfortable B．uneasy C．sound D．light
A．about B．from C．in D．for
A．give up B．look at C．find out D．carry on
A．planned B．discussed C．unexpected D．prepared
The purpose of a letter of application(求职信) is to help you to "sell" yourself. It should state 36 the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have 37 . It should be simple, human, personal and brief without 38 out any necessary facts.
In writing a letter of application, keep in 39 that the things a possible employer is most 40 to want to know about are your qualifications(条件), your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. 41 the first few sentences fail to 42 the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not be 43 at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not 44 your own need or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your 45 in today’s newspaper,” you might say “I have made a careful 46 of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives 47 your product and why they like it.”
Try to 48 generalities(概述). Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now 49 . College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I 50 in a letter? Employers want experience—which, naturally, no 51 has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is 52 .
It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter. 53 a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent 54 is to enclose(内附) a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it 55 for a possible employer to get in touch with you.
A．easily B．carefully C．obviously D．clearly
A．done B．found C．known D．heard
A．sending B．leaving C．taking D．picking
A．brain B．sight C．mind D．order
A．probable B．possible C．able D．likely
A．While B．Although C．If D．As
A．win B．pay C．show D．fix
A．kept B．read C．written D．continued
A．from B．for C．into D．to
A．article B．report C．advertisement D．introduction
A．watch B．study C．search D．discussion
A．use B．make C．sell D．change
A．gain B．remember C．protect D．avoid
A．applying B．losing C．preparing D．fitting
A．offer B．supply C．provide D．mean
A．worker B．manager C．owner D．beginner
A．success B．experience C．practice D．development
A．State B．Ask C．Make D．Get
A．result B．idea C．promise D．decision
A．easier B．happier C．cheaper D．safer
Sometimes, people are required to fill in personal information when they register online, which may lead to some unexpected trouble. Recently, the BBC is reporting that a 17-year-old girl in Australia posted a(n) of her grandmother at home counting a large sum of cash that she hidden in the house. Just eight hours later, two armed men the girl’s house. They demanded to speak to her to find out where the grandmother’s house was, they could get the money they had seen. , the girl was not home at the time, so the robbers a small amount of cash from the mother and left.
Because the is still under investigation(调查), local police aren’t saying else about it. It’s not known yet whether the girl had used privacy setting on the Facebook profile page, and even whether the robbers the girl in the past.
Two other were at home then, a 58-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy, the girl’s father and brother. Luckily, no one was . The robbers left peacefully after that the girl was not home and that no one else there knew anything about the that had appeared in the photo.
Police in both Britain and Australia are using the case to citizens of the dangers of posting personal information on social networks and to suggest users of websites doing so. The police say it is that the girl posted a comment in the past that gave clues to the address, that the robbers knew the girl in another way. , they suggest, a posting by a friend on their site could have such information. To find it, the robbers would only have had to search for those posting on other pages that the girl’s name.
A．picture B．story C．blog D．video
A．kept B．made C．let D．got
A．knocked at B．looked at C．broke into D．ran into
A．even if B．so that C．as soon as D．in case
A．Usually B．Suddenly C．Fortunately D．Finally
A．spent B．left C．asked D．took
A．robber B．family C．case D．girl
A．few B．many C．little D．much
A．ignored B．knew C．remembered D．followed
A．members B．adults C．characters D．neighbors
A．escaped B．harmed C．killed D．buried
A．showing B．realizing C．discovering D．recognizing
A．cash B．grandmother C．house D．website
A．inform B．accuse C．rob D．warn
A．enjoy B．stop C．keep D．consider
A．possible B．important C．necessary D．strange
A．so B．or C．and D．but
A．Besides B．However C．Therefore D．Instead
A．taken up B．set up C．put away D．given away
A．included B．drew C．contained D．attracted
Things of Value
Our area was just a few miles from the largest wildfire in Colorado’s history. We were on “evacuation alert (疏散警报)”. If we got the 1 to evacuate, we would have to leave immediately.
We 2 suitcases with some clothes and set them by the door. We didn’t 3 these things were valuable, but time was. We moved the computers, with which I wrote for newspapers and made a 4 . We took family pictures off the 5 and packed them in boxes. These were truly valuable and could not be replaced.
Then we took a hard look at all that 6 . There was a lamp that belonged to my great grandmother. It was a 7 to my family. And there was the piano my wife 8 to play when she was a little girl. Not of great 9 in itself, but another family connection. It was impractical to move everything from our home and store them for an indefinite (无限的) time. Some important items would have to stay behind.
The thought of 10 something passed down from our families saddened me deeply, 11 I’d never been much attached to things. It’s about what they 12 —family and love. They each had a(n) 13 to tell, and some of them spoke in the 14 of our parents and grandparents.
The fire 15 reached our home. We were lucky. And though I felt grateful that all was 16 , I also realized just how fortunate I had been 17 . I saw just how rich my life had been.
Someone 18 said, “There are people so poor that the only thing they have is money.” And now I 19 I was indeed rich. I was rich in family, rich in memories, rich in everything that really 20 to me. I am wealthier than I ever believed possible.
It took a fire to teach me, I wonder if there is any other kind of wealth worth seeking.
A．answer B．task C．chance D．call
A．packed B．bought C．searched D．sold
A．worry B．think C．care D．doubt
A．mark B．sign C．living D．plan
A．albums B．ceilings C．windows D．walls
A．left B．remained C．burnt D．unmoved
A．connection B．present C．symbol D．treasure
A．forgot B．agreed C．learned D．refused
A．quality B．taste C．sense D．value
A．knocking out B．leaving behind C．giving away D．picking out
A．even though B．unless C．but D．or
A．contained B．included C．represented D．gathered
A．idea B．lie C．right D．story
A．sounds B．speeds C．voices D．feelings
A．once B．never C．seldom D．finally
A．spared B．returned C．stopped D．found
A．at last B．in return C．in another way D．at most
A．curiously B．accidentally C．coldly D．wisely
A．knew B．promised C．announced D．thanked
A．affects B．matters C．helps D．desires
One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students. To make the point 1, he used an illustration.
As he stood in front of the group, he said, “Okay, time for a quiz.” He then pulled out a wide-mouth jar and set it on the table. Then he 2 placed about a dozen fist-sized rocks, one by one, into the jar.
When the jar was filled to the 3 and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, “Is this jar 4?” Everyone in the class said, “Yes.”
“Really?” Then he 5 under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel(石子), dumped some in and 6 the jar, causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the spaces 7 the big rocks. Then he asked the group the same question. “Probably not,” one of them answered. “Good!” He replied.
He reached under the table and 8 a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all the 9 left between the rocks and the gravel. 10 he asked the question. “No!” the class shouted. “Good!” Then he grabbed a can of water and began to pour it in 11 the jar was filled to the brim.
Then the expert in time management looked at the class and asked, “What is the 12 of this illustration?” It is such a seemingly easy question that one 13 student raised his hand and said, “It is, however full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always 14 some more things in it.
“No,” the speaker replied. “The truth it teaches us is that you will 15 get them in at all if you don't put the big rocks in first. 16 the big rocks in your life are, do things that you love and 17 for yourself. In your schedule if you value the little stuff then you’ll fill your life with 18 things and you will never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big, important stuff. So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are 19 on this short story, ask yourself what the ‘big rocks’ in your life are. Then put those in your 20 first. ”
A．harder B．rougher C．clearer D．wiser
A．carefully B．firmly C．actively D．unwillingly
A．full B．pure C．enough D．smooth
A．sent B．reached C．managed D．felt
A．delivered B．shook C．dropped D．held
A．beneath B．across C．beyond D．between
A．threw out B．came out C．brought out D．set out
A．spaces B．caves C．blanks D．holes
A．At last B．shortly after C．Later on D．Once more
A．unless B．until C．before D．while
A．result B．opinion C．point D．comment
A．calm B．awkward C．nervous D．eager
A．add B．fit C．include D．collect
A．never B．even C．still D．ever
A．Whether B．However C．Whatever D．Which
A．conclude B．encourage C．achieve D．value
A．more B．little C．much D．less
A．reflecting B．counting C．deciding D．insisting
A．packet B．can C．jar D．luggage
Growing roots
When l was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor I'd 36 known. When Dr. Gibbs wasn't 37 lives, he was planting trees.
The good doctor had some interesting theories 38 planting trees. He believed in "No pains，no gains". He never 39 his new trees，which was 40 many people. Once I 41 why. He answered that watering plants spoiled them, and that if you water them, each following tree generation will grow 42 . So you have to make things 43 for them. He talked about how watering trees 44 shallow roots，and how trees that weren't watered had to grow deep roots in 45 of water. I took him to mean that deep roots were to be 46 . I planted a couple of trees a few years back and I took good care of them. Two years of devotion has 47 trees that expect to be waited on hand and foot. Whenever a cold wind blows, they 48 and tremble their branches. Funny things about those trees of Dr. Gibbs'. The lack of water seemed to 49 them in ways comfort and ease never 50 .
I used to pray for my sons that their lives will be 51 . But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my 52 . I know my children are going to meet 53 ，and I'm praying they will be strong. The prayer for comfort is 54 met. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots，so when the winds blow, we won't be 55 away.
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My wife called,“will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food ？I rushed to the scene. My only daughter,Sindu , 1 frightened. In front of her was a bowl filled with rice. She 2 disliked rice .
“Sindu ,why don’t you take a few 3of this ？ Just for Dad ’sake . If don’t ,your mom will shout at me .”Sindu softened a bit and 4 her tears with the back of her hands.“OK,Dad.I will eat .But you should ……”Sindu hesitated.“Dad ,if I eat the rice ,will you give 5 I ask for ？”“Oh,sure .”She 6 eating the whole quantity . After the ordeal was through ,Sindu came to me ,“Dad ,I want to have my 7 shaved off this Sunday ！
“Darling ,we will be sad 8 you with a clean-shaved head .”“Dad ,you saw how difficult it was to eat the rice .”Sindu was in tears.“ 9 you promised to give me whatever I ask for.”
It was 10 for me to call the shots .“Our promise must be 11 .”
With her head clean-shaven ,Sindu had a round face .On Monday morning , I dropped her at her 12 .Just then , a boy shouted ,Sindu please wait for me ！13 struck me was the hairless head of that boy .
“Sir , your daughter Sindu is great 14 .”a lady said to me ,“That boy who is walking along with your daughter is my son Harish .He is 15 from leukemia（白血病）. He lost all his hair due to the side 16 of the chemotherapy(化疗).He refused to 17 to school for fear of being laughed at . Sindu visited him last week , and promised him that she will take care of the teasing issue. But , I 18 imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for the sake of 19 ” .
“My little angel , you are teaching me 20 selfless real love is ！” I wept.
A．looked B．proved C．sounded D．turned
A．properly B．likely C．formerly D．particularly
A．bowls B．mouthful C．rices D．pieces
A．cleaned B．burst C．wiped D．crashed
A．however B．whenever C．wherever D．whatever
A．enjoyed B．finished C．practiced D．liked
A．hair B．face C．ear D．hand
A．comparing B．looking C．seeing D．watching
A．So B．And C．If D．Though
A．chance B．good C．choice D．time
A．made B．carried C．kept D．broken
A．room B．school C．house D．desk
A．That B．This C．It D．What
A．in fact B．for example C．indeed D．really
A．suffering B．separating C．judging D．affecting
A．illness B．effects C．health D．medicine
A．come back B．turn back C．pay back D．date back
A．such B．even C．ever D．never
A．your daughter B．my son C．me D．you
A．how B．whether C．where D．when
完形填空（共20小题：每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
It was to be our second Christmas in Germany and we decided to avoid the naked tree problem the year before. We wrote to my father, and he 1 to purchase a tree for us in States. He would ship it to us in several smaller 2 .
Two days before Christmas we were in a 3 .All the boxes had arrived except for one. The tree trunk and stand were still 4 .We decided to wait one more day.
5 , in Bremerhaven, a young mail clerk 6 a long thin box under a counter. He picked it up and saw the customs tag(标签)which 7 “artificial（人造的）Christmas tree trunk and stand”. He realized that someone in Mannheim would be 8 a tree for Christmas. He felt 9for them, but there wasn’t much he could do. There was no 10 on Christmas.
He put the package on the 11 shelf and headed for the coffee bar. The place was 12 and he ended up sharing a table. Two men were speaking and the clerk 13 that one of his companions at the table was stationed in Mannheim. He had just picked up the 14 he had shipped from the States and was driving back that afternoon. The clerk thought of the 15 and said to the man,“You could really 16 Santa for someone in Mannheim tonight if you’d like to.”He explained about the lost tree trunk and stand. The man agreed.
The following day, my husband was reaching for his coat 17 the doorbell rang. There stood a 18 holding a long thin carton, our tree trunk and stand. He explained about the clerk and the coffee bar meeting. We invited him in, 19 it was Christmas Eve and he left in a hurry.
The next day as we celebrated the Christmas with the beautiful tree, I whispered：“Bless those two strangers who 20 our Christmas with their kindness.”
A．agreed B．refused C．stopped D．failed
A．bags B．containers C．boxes D．parts
A．hope B．loss C．mess D．panic
A．broken B．separated C．unknown D．missing
A．Meanwhile B．However C．Therefore D．Afterward
A．hid B．forgot C．covered D．found
A．read B．wrote C．signed D．meant
A．except B．by C．along D．without
A．sure B．happy C．painful D．sorry
A．passage B．message C．delivery D．labor
A．safe B．high C．proper D．secret
A．taken B．ordered C．closed D．crowded
A．supposed B．discovered C．expected D．wondered
A．car B．mail C．passenger D．gift
A．difficulty B．family C．package D．accident
A．become B．play C．pretend D．assist
A．before B．while C．until D．when
A．postman B．santa C．stranger D．driver
A．but B．and C．so D．as
A．celebrated B．decorated C．confirmed D．brightened
Are you 1 for a place in the southwest of China? If your answer is “yes”, why not pay a trip to Shangri-la, which is 2 mysteries and beauty.
The world “Shangri-la” first appeared in the 1993 novel Lost Horizon 3 the British writer James Hilton. He described a beautiful kingdom where three rivers 4 together and snow-capped mountains reached to the sky, with fields of long grass covering the earth. In this perfect world lived people who had discovered how to stay 5 forever.
Three mountains are covered with snow and tower 6 the land. These snowy mountain tops form 7 beautiful picture that we can’t wait to fly there.
Lakes, 8 by vast grasslands, look like diamonds. Sheep, cows, horses and animals feed 9 on the green grass and the forests around are 10 to lots of birds and animals. In this heavenly world, people live in perfect harmony with nature.
A．tired B．thirsty C．hungry D．angry
A．full of B．lack of C．short of D．fill with
A．with B．by C．for D．to
A．put B．got C．joined D．formed
A．calm B．still C．young D．the same
A．over B．above C．on D．beyond
A．so a B．such a C．such D．so
A．covered B．surrounded C．separated D．divided
A．simply B．deeply C．mostly D．finally
A．family B．room C．space D．home
My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat which was hanging at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass. While the other coats drooped(低垂), this one looked as if it were 36 itself up. The coat had beautiful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label and a(an) 37 price of $28, which was popular just then with 38 , but could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better, bearing that 39 of classic elegance（优雅）. John tried it on and the fit was perfect.
John 40 the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile. “Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said, 41 folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a 42 came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness (作对) and reasoned discussion replaced fierce 43 . He became more mannerly and 44 , eager to please. He would generously loan his younger brother his tapes and lecture him 45 his behavior.
When I mentioned this incident to his teacher and 46 what caused the changes, she said laughing. “It 47 be his coat!” Another teacher told him she was giving him a good 48 not only because he had earned 49 but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran into a friend “Could this be John?” he asked surprisingly, 50 John’s new height, assessing the cut of his coat and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.
John and I both know we should never 51 a person’s clothes for the real person within them. 52 there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for 53 what is on the inside to what is on the outside.
For John it is a time when it is as easy to try on different approaches to 54 as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape 55 all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.
A．turning B．showing C．holding D．hanging
A．unreasonable B．expected C．acceptable D．unbelievable
A．adults B．teenagers C．women D．strangers
A．color B．style C．price D．size
A．wore B．carried C．lent D．sent
A．carefully B．comfortably C．casually D．quickly
A．happiness B．matter C．smile D．change
A．doubt B．argument C．fight D．war
A．thoughtful B．handsome C．hopeful D．curious
A．of B．with C．on D．at
A．discovered B．confirmed C．concluded D．wondered
A．can B．should C．will D．must
A．present B．mark C．word D．result
A．it B．them C．this D．one
A．taking up B．looking down to C．checking up D．looking up at
A．trust B．exchange C．mistake D．regard
A．Though B．But C．Since D．So
A．matching B．attaching C．relating D．connecting
A．career B．life C．study D．success
A．how B．why C．where D．when
In this modern world, we rush around all day, doing things, talking, emailing, sending and reading messages. We are always on, always connected, always thinking, always talking. There is no ___1___ for stillness.
And when we are ___2 ___to be still because we’re in line for something, or waiting at a doctor’s appointment, or on a bus or train, we often ___3 ___something to do. Some will play with mobile devices, others will read something. Being still isn’t something we’re ___4___.
This comes at a ___ 5___: we lose that time for ___6__, for observing and listening. We lose peace.
And ___7___ yet: sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all. You can run around crazily, but get ___ 8___done.
Take a moment to think about ___9__ you spend your days. Are you constantly rushing around? Are you constantly reading and answering ___10 ___, checking on the news and the latest stream of information? Are you always ___11___through your schedule?
Is this how you want to spend your ___12___? If so, peace be with you. If not, take a moment to be ___13___. Don’t think about what you have to do, or what you’ve done already. ___14___be in the moment.
Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life, and how you’d ___15___ it to be. See your life with less movement, less doing, less rushing. See it with more stillness, more consideration, more ___16___.
Then be that vision.
It’s pretty simple: all you have to do is sit still for a little bit each day. ___17___you’ve gotten used to that, try doing less each day. Breathe when you feel yourself moving too___18___. Slow down. Be present. Find happiness now, in this moment, instead of ___19___ for it.
___20 ___ the stillness. It’s a treasure, and it’s available to us, always.
A．place B．chance C．freedom D．time
A．forced B．ordered C．invited D．told
A．have B．find C．buy D．get
A．familiar with B．curious about C．used to D．interested in
A．cost B．risk C．loss D．danger
A．play B．food C．sleep D．consideration
A．further B．worse C．farther D．deeper
A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
A．how B．where C．why D．whether
A．questions B．problems C．phones D．messages
A．walking B．rushing C．stepping D．going
A．school B．youth C．work D．life
A．silent B．patient C．still D．quiet
A．Nearly B．Ever C．Just D．Already
A．like B．decide C．choose D．need
A．activity B．research C．study D．peace
A．Because B．Until C．Once D．Unless
A．frequently B．slowly C．fast D．quickly
A．asking B．sending C．calling D．waiting
A．Value B．Miss C．Owe D．Hold
Surfing: It’s Not Just for Boys Anymore
If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would 36 : surfing. But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people 37 . Most certainly not.
I started surfing about five years ago and fell in love with the sport on the 38 first day. Riding that first 39 was the best feeling I had ever experienced.
When I try to 40 surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my 41 , there’s nothing like it. It involves body, 42 , and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all 43 us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that 44 , becoming one with the 45 , is like I’m weightless.
The one thing I can 46 from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge. You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean 47 an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and lowing; others are very aggressive (活跃有力的) and 48 . All of these things attract me to surfing and make it 49 from any other sport.
I’ve 50 to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new 51 , so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start 52 the limits of things boys and men used to dominate (主宰)?
There’re women 53 side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys 54 the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to 55 , and they will.
A．tell B．give C．answer D．realize
A．Believe B．understand C．reply D．wonder
A．very B．just C．rightly D．only
A．storm B．wave C．sail D．boat
A．bring B．connect C．tie D．compare
A．work B．study C．holiday D．life
A．effort B．mind C．health D．time
A．along B．around C．above D．by
A．water B．beach C．board D．lake
A．sky B．ocean C．earth D．world
A．take B．make C．get D．keep
A．offers B．includes C．catches D．collects
A．great B．sharp C．hard D．calm
A．known B．right C．far D．different
A．chosen B．learned C．tried D．promised
A．points B．levels C．steps D．parts
A．reaching B．accepting C．pushing D．setting
A．sitting B．walking C．working D．fighting
A．of B．from C．on D．with
A．think B．feel C．perform D．succeed
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 10 km, 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 (联系人）. 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.
A．electric car B．mobile phone C．radio D．doorbell
A．hospital B．company C．school D．home
A．found B．changed C．lost D．bought
A．gone B．new C．busy D．broken
A．accepted B．returned C．got D．answered
A．before B．because C．after D．if
A．coffee shop B．post office C．hotel D．supermarket
A．follow B．meet C．catch D．punish
A．slowly B．back C．alone D．finally
A．driving B．running C．walking D．ridding
A．talked about B．looked for C．heard of D．knew about
A．difficulties B．fears C．diseases D．hopes
A．remember B．know C．tell D．understand
A．realized B．repeated C．explained D．believed
A．had B．noticed C．expected D．finished
A．happen B．matter C．help D．fit
A．called B．visited C．shared D．sold
A．sorry B．glad C．sad D．proud
A．useful B．strange C．grateful D．polite
A．missed B．appeared C．agreed D．refused
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