Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his 36 time, he likes to get out in the country and take some 37 of animals.
For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his 38. But his father didn’t take Bill along with him 39 he was fifteen.
He and Bill drove to the farm which 40 to his uncle in the afternoon. They 41 the night there, so that they could 42 out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.
It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm 43 the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember 44 he was. He turned over 45 and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he 46 that he was at the 47 and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got 48 quickly.
He ran downstairs. The others were already in the 49. Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It 50 good.
They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk 51, because they didn’t want to 52 up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle 53 hot coffee and took some sandwiches 54 Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera 55 and started out.
A.busy B.spare C.enough D.limited
A.foods B.drawings C.paintings D.pictures
A.trips B.buses C.holidays D.mountains
A.after B.when C.until D.unless
A.led B.stuck C.got D.belonged
A.cost B.spent C.slept D.took
A.start B.begin C.walk D.step
A.telephone B.machine C.bell D.clock
A.where B.how C.who D.what
A.quickly B.sleepily C.quietly D.suddenly
A.imagined B.pronounced C.forgot D.remembered
A.mountain B.town C.farm D.station
A.dressed B.ordered C.eaten D.prepared
A.bathroom B.kitchen C.dining-room D.sitting-room
A.seemed B.felt C.tasted D.smelled
A.many B.soundly C.much D.highly
A.wake B.go C.put D.come
A.of B.with C.in D.by
A.that B.what C.after D.before
A.cover B.supply C.operator D.equipment
I believe in miracles(奇迹)because I've seen so many of them. One day, a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old. “There’s a 36 in my upper jaw,” she said. “I told my own dentist it's nothing, but he 37 I come to see you.”
Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her. He would 38 to add something, but she stopped him. She wanted to tell everything herself. I found a large cancer that spread over much of the 39 of her mouth. A careful examination later 40 that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer.
During her next appointment, I explained to her the 41 of the problem. She clasped my hand in hers and said, “I know you’re worried about me, but I’m just 42 . ”
I thought otherwise. After considerable 43 on my part, and kindness on her part because she wanted to 44 me, she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon(外科医生). She saw him, but as I expected, 45 treatment.
About six months later she returned to my office, still energetic and 46 .
“How are you?” I asked.
“I’m just fine, honey,” she responded 47 high spirits. “When can I get started on fixing my dentures(假牙)?”
Surprised to see her at all, I answered 48 , “Let me take a look in your mouth and we’ll see about it.”
I couldn’t believe my eyes. The cancer that had 49 nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone—only one small area of redness 50 .
I had read of such things happening, but had 51 seen them with my own eyes. That was my first miracle. Since then I've seen many others, because they keep getting 52 to see. In fact, miracles are daily events for me now. And people are a miracle, 53 through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to 54 the miracles of one another.
Since my first miracle, I've come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is 55 we choose to find it.
A.cut B.pain C.wound D.cancer
A.declared B.suspected C.promised D.insisted
A.refuse B.continue C.attempt D.manage
A.roof B.corner C.bottom D.surface
A.confirmed B.convinced C.considered D.conducted
A.possibility B.importance C.seriousness D.resolution
A.old B.sick C.fine D.glad
A.permission B.support C.approval D.effort
A.persuade B.please C.encourage D.astonish
A.declined B.provided C.received D.required
A.healthy B.elegant C.optimistic D.humorous
A.to B.in C.with D.by
A.worriedly B.confusedly C.patiently D.confidently
A.covered B.reached C.spread D.grown
A.cured B.faded C.expanded D.remained
A.ever B.also C.never D.already
A.easier B.rarer C.happier D.closer
A.or B.so C.yet D.for
A.read B.make C.keep D.see
A.whatever B.wherever C.whoever D.whichever
One day a famous speaker gave a speech to a crowd of people. He held up a 36 bill. He asked, “Who would like this $20 bill ? ” Hands were 37 . Then he said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first let me do this.” He began to crumple(弄皱)the 38 . He then asked the audience, “ 39 still wants it ?” Still the hands went 40 in the air.
“ What 41 I do this? ” He asked, and he 42 it on the ground, and started to step on it. He 43 it up. Now the bill was 44 and crumpled. “ Now who still wants it?” Still the hands went up.
“My friends,” He continued, “You have all 45 a good lesson . No matter 46 I did to the money, you still wanted it because the bill did not lose its 47 . It was still worth $20. Many times in our 48 , we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on, because we sometimes 49 wrong decisions, or we may 50 with something we do not 51 .When that happens, we feel depressed and think we are 52 . But in fact no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. The worth of our life comes not 53 what we do or whom we know, but in who we are! Don’t forget ‘the worth of a thing does not depend on its outside 54 , but on its inner value.’ This is the 55 of life.
A.20 dollar B.20 dollars C.20-dollars D.20-dollar.
A.risen B.put C.raised D.held
A.bill B.paper C.cash D.change
A.Somebody B.Nobody C.Anybody D.You
A.up B.down C.above D.around
A.should B.can C.if D.whether
A.threw B.dropped C.fell D.put
A.showed B.lifted C.brought D.picked
A.good B.clean C.large D.dirty
A.given B.learned C.taught D.taken
A.that B.how C.what D.why
A.value B.price C.effect D.part
A.studies B.work C.fields D.lives
A.do B.make C.give D.take
A.meet B.deal C.talk D.get
A.like B.hope C.wish D.expect
A.worthless B.weak C.poor D.careless
A.from B.in C.about D.at
A.beauty B.face C.looks D.impression
A.lesson B.truth C.saying D.story
Once a wise man was traveling with some of his disciples(门徒). They 36 to pass a lake and they stopped there for a 37 . The man told one of his disciples,“ I’m
38 . Do get me some water from that lake.”
Just as the disciple reached it, a cart started 39 the lake. As a result, the water became very 40 and muddy. The disciple thought, “ 41 can I give this water to my teacher to drink!” So he came back and said, “The water is very muddy. I don’t think it is 42 to drink.”
After half an hour, the wise man asked the 43 disciple to get him some water. The disciple obediently(顺从地) went back and found the lake was 44 muddy. He returned and 45 the wise man that the water was unfit to drink.
After another hour, the man again asked the disciple to get him a 46 . The disciple reached the lake to find it calm and still. The mud had 47 and the water was clean and clear. So he 48 some water and brought it to the wise man.
The wise man looked at the water, saying, “See what you 49 to make the water clean. You let it be — The 50 settled down on its own and you got the clear water. Our 51 is also like that! When it is disturbed, just let it be, Give it a little 52 . It will settle down on its own.”
So remember, the next time a(n) 53 has you all frazzled(精疲力竭的), just let it be; don’t 54 immediately. Let the Mud settle and come back to the situation 55 .
A.demanded B.wanted C.struggled D.happened
A.discussion B.sleep C.rest D.preparation
A.thirsty B.sick C.tired D.worried
A.covering B.crossing C.cleaning D.filling
A.salty B.fresh C.heavy D.dirty
A.Where B.How C.When D.Why
A.fit B.convenient C.dangerous D.cheap
A.clever B.different C.same D.strong
A.indeed B.even C.also D.still
A.warned B.informed C.showed D.promised
A.drink B.chance C.pot D.hand
A.taken off B.settled down C.broken down D.gone off
A.stored B.found C.collected D.left
A.heard B.discovered C.noticed D.did
A.leaf B.water C.mud D.dust
A.mind B.sight C.sense D.diet
A.room B.time C.money D.care
A.accident B.danger C.situation D.disaster
A.act B.admit C.fail D.advance
A.now B.first C.recently D.later
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。
A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm.He was given a slingshot (弹弓) to play with out in the woods.He 36 in the woods, but he could never hit anything.Getting a little 37 , he headed back for dinner.As he was 38 back he saw Grandma’s pet 39 .Just out of impulse (冲动), he let the slingshot 40 ,
hit the duck right in the head and killed it.He was shocked and 41 .
In a panic, he hid the 42 duck in the wood pile, only to see his sister watching! Sally had seen it all, but she said 43 .After lunch the next day Grandma said, "Sally, let’s wash the 44 ." But Sally said, "Grandma, Johnny told me he 45 to help in the kitchen." Then she 46 to him, "Remember the duck?" So Johnny washed the dishes.Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing.Before they left, Grandma said, "I’m sorry but I 47 Sally to help me make supper."Sally just smiled and said, "Well, you needn’t worry about it 48 Johnny told me he wanted to help."She whispered again, "Remember the duck?" So Sally went 49 and Johnny stayed to help.After several days of doing both his 50 and Sally’s, he finally couldn’t 51 it any longer.He came to Grandma and admitted that he had 52 the duck.
Grandma knelt down(蹲下), gave him a 53 , and said, "Sweetheart, I know.You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the 54 thing, but because I love you.I forgave you.I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a 55 of you.If you make a mistake, just be brave to admit to it and promise not to make it again.In that way, everyone will forgive you."
A.worked B.practiced C.climbed D.searched
A.pleased B.worried C.puzzled D.discouraged
A.turning B.looking C.walking D.falling
A.dog B.duck C.cat D.rabbit
A.rise B.leave C.stop D.fly
A.sad B.lucky C.angry D.excited
A.happy B.hungry C.fat D.dead
A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything
A.clothes B.dishes C.hands D.floors
A.wanted B.managed C.tried D.willing
A.shouted B.explained C.talked D.whispered
A.command B.request C.need D.allow
A.until B.because C.while D.although
A.fishing B.swimming C.climbing D.shopping
A.exercise B.lesson C.problem D.housework
A.accept B.afford C.stand(忍受) D.support
A.hurt B.killed C.hidden D.wounded
A.kiss B.surprise C.gift D.suggestion
A.strange B.terrible C.serious D.whole
A.enemy B.winner C.slave D.leader
My best friend, Tom, and I live in a senior-citizen apartment in a lovely small town. Tom is a ten-year-old dog and I am a sixty-nine-year-old lady .
Years ago, I __36__ when I retired I would get a dog to __37__ my golden years. From the very beginning, Tom has always been __38_ and I never have to tell him anything more than once. He is extremely __39___ and always puts back the toys where they were after __40__.He is a wonderful companion. We sometimes play a ___41___together. He does many amusing things that make me laugh. As a result, I enjoy his__42___.
One afternoon, Tom started acting ___43__. I was sitting on the floor playing with him, __44___he started sniffing at the right side of my chest. He had never done anything like this before, suddenly he threw his entire__45__at the right side of my chest, and I cried in___46___.
Soon after this, I felt a lump(肿块). After X-rays and tests, doctors told me I __47__cancer. When cancer started, for an unknown __48___, a wall of calcium(钙化壁) built. Then the lump or cancer _49__ itself to the wall. When Tom __50__on me, the force broke the lump away from the calcium wall, which made me ___ 51__the lump. Before that, I couldn’t see or feel it, so there was no way for me to know it was there.
I had a complete __ 52___ and the cancer did not spread. The doctors told me if the cancer had gone unfound even six more months, it would have been too late.
Was Tom ___53__ of just what he was doing? I’ll never really know. What I do
know is that I’ m glad I made a promise to_ 54 __my golden years with this wonderful creature---- for Tom not only shares his life with me; he has made sure that I will be ___55___to share my life with him.
A.suggested B.insisted C.told D.promised
A.take B.bring C.share D.carry
A.well-behaved B.well-built C.well-dressed D.well-known
A.dirty B.neat C.lazy D.sad
A.working B.sleeping C.eating D.playing
A.joke B.fun C.game D.face
A.company B.kindness C.care D.comfort
A.happily B.luckily C.strangely D.sadly
A.while B.when C.as D.before
A.power B.energy C.devotion D.weight
A.joy B.surprise C.pain D.relief
A.enjoyed B.had C.lived D.treated
A.cause B.excuse C.reason D.idea
A.attached B.devoted C.fell D.dropped
A.jumped B.sat C.stood D.put
A.watch B.witness C.observe D.notice
A.task B.work C.operation D.job
A.fond B.aware C.ashamed D.afraid
A.waste B.spend C.cost D.make
A.in B.around C.out D.outside
Just not a long time ago did I finish my blog about the unforgettable snowy storm that I had on Monday night in November. I got another big 36 in Seattle again. But this time, it's not snow, but the wind and rain. I have 37 seen such a strong wind before even though I had 38 the typhoon every summer when I was still in my home country.
That 39 storm was so powerful that it 40 the whole big Seattle area out of 41 . 700,000 people had no electricity, and 42 13 people have died. Seattle is famous for its evergreen trees, but those trees made a big 43 this time. They broke down the power line above the ground, 44 the road and streets, and 45 the houses.
As the last storm was still 46 in my mind, I had another personal 47 about this new storm. 48 , this time, it was not good either. I was 49 to have my TOEFL test on the second day of the stormy night. Since the whole city had no electricity, my test had to be 50 off, and I had to prepare for another one later. It was my last test for the 51 , and I already made a plan for the time after the test, but now 52 is changed.
I guess sometimes, the way that the thing 53 is not always what you 54 . And what I can do now is to fit for it. 55 , we got a free hotel room from my husband's cousin and met my lovely nephew from San Francisco.
A.storm B.chance C.trouble D.surprise A.once B.ever C.never D.often A.studied B.heard of C.suffered D.experienced A.snowy B.windy C.icy D.foggy A.saw B.found C.spared D.made A.control B.sight C.power D.order A.so far B.soon after C.at last D.at the same time A.mess B.hole C.scenery D.success A.built B.blocked C.cleaned D.mixed A.affected B.saved C.crashed D.burnt A.new B.fresh C.old D.fearful A.idea B.experience C.knowledge D.way A.Luckily B.Generally C.Personally D.Unfortunately A.expected B.forced C.supposed D.thought A.called B.taken C.put D.broken A.passport B.citizenship C.work D.application A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing A.appears B.exists C.goes D.comes A.say B.want C.see D.describe A.Therefore B.Besides C.Luckily D.Finally |
I lived next door to Debbie and her 84-year-old mother, Nan, for about six months. One night last summer, Debbie asked me to check on her mother because she worked the overnight shift (夜班) at a nursing home.
I was glad to help. But I 1 felt a little funny about it. 2 , I’ve been blind since I was a baby and out of 3 for years. In fact, at 54, I came to wonder if I had any 4 to live.
A bit after 9:00 pm, I heard a sound—over the years my ears have grown super 5 . It was Nan. “Jim, Jim. The house is 6 ! Help!”
I went as far as I could to Debbie’s. I got to the front door, 7 for the key and unlocked the door. “Nan! Where are you?” I called.
“Here, Jim. Help!” her voice was 8 and low.
I felt my 9 inside. “Nan, where are you? Keep 10 !” “Here, Jim, here!” sounds as if she’s 11 in front of me. I reached out and touched her shoulder. We felt our way down the steps. ___12____ in the sweet, fresh summer air.
Later the fire truck arrived. Debbie came too. Nan and I heard the sound of the 13 coming down. Finally, the firefighters 14 the fire.
I heard Nan crying. She said, “I was so 15 and got turned around. I couldn’t find the door. You saved my life.”
Now Debbie’s voice quivered (发抖), “You’re a hero. You rescued my mom.”
I hardly knew what to say. Two hours earlier I was wondering whether I really mattered to anyone. And now I saved a life. Nan and Debbie were thanking me. Truth was, I wanted to thank them. Nan wasn’t the only one who had been saved that day.
A.seldom B.hardly C.also D.soon
A.First of all B.At all C.Above all D.After all
A.sight B.money C.patience D.work
A.value B.pain C.sadness D.good
A.useless B.deaf C.sensitive D.responsible
A.too cold B.on sale C.too hot D.on fire
A.looked B.reached C.searched D.waited
A.afraid B.weak C.calm D.certain
A.way B.key C.heart D.fear
A.talking B.standing C.lying D.staying
A.sill B.even C.right D.away
A.appearing B.breathing C.lost D.driven
A.house B.truck C.fire D.air
A.set out B.put out C.hold up D.put off
Back in 2007, I rented(租) a room in Johor Bahru, Malaysia while studying for my Masters programmed(硕士课程) in Singapore. I travelled daily by 36 across the Johor- Singapore Causeway(穿越湿地的堤道) for my 37 , which were usually in the evening. It was quite 38
by the time I got back to the bus station in Johor Bahru, and I would still need to take another bus home.
One night, I 39 the last bus and didn’t have enough money to take a taxi. With no other choice, I decided to 40 the two-kilometer journey home, which would have been fine 41
I were not so tired that day. It also didn’t 42 that the route was pretty rough(凹凸不平的)and dark. But I walked forward with 43 , with the promise of a night’s rest 44 me on. After walking for a few minutes, a car 45 in front of me. The driver, who looked 46 , asked where I was headed. “Not many people walk through here,” he said, and 47 me a ride. He really 48 me up as he went out of his way to get me to my apartment.
What was more 49 , however, was the story behind it. During the ride, the driver told me that when he saw me walking, it made him think of his 50 who used to walk to work by the
51 road and though he often saw his uncle on the way, he had 52 offered a ride as he was headed in a different direction. 53 his uncle passed away because of an illness, and until today he still feels 54 for not being kinder to his uncle. So when he 55 me walking that night, he just had to stop and help.
A.bus B.bike C.car D.train
A.job B.classes C.tasks D.home
A.early B.late C.cold D.hot
A.caught B.took C.missed D.left
A.drive B.enjoy C.run D.walk
A.if B.though C.because D.unless
A.suggest B.help C.say D.mean
A.pleasure B.hunger C.fear D.difficulty
A.pushing B.turning C.holding D.putting
A.pulled B.stopped C.broke D.went
A.concerned B.disappointed C.excited D.worried
A.had B.asked C.offered D.got
A.cheered B.brought C.gave D.picked
A.worse B.interesting C.upset D.meaningful
A.grandfather B.uncle C.father D.mother
A.busy B.new C.main D.same
A.sometimes B.always C.often D.never
A.Sadly B.Exactly C.Gradually D.Actually
A.puzzled B.lucky C.guilty D.grateful
A.knew B.saw C.recognized D.followed
I was very fond of hunting when I was a young man. In the autumn of 1915, I was __16__ in the northwest of India. One evening, after hunting in the forest all __17__, I was returning alone to the place where I had __18__ up my tent. I was tired __19__ hungry. It was getting __20__ and darker, and I was walking slowly __21__ a narrow path. On my right was a wide river; on my left, a __22__, dark forest. All of a __23__ I saw two green eyes looking at me from among the trees. I knew it __24__ be a man-eating tiger. The tiger was getting ready to __25__ on me.
My heart __26__. What could I do? Should I jump __27__ the river and hope to save my life __28__ swimming? I looked to the __29__. In the river there was a __30__ crocodile waiting to welcome me with its mouth __31__ open. I was so __32__ that I shut my eyes. And I thought it would be the end of my __33__. I heard branches moving __34__ the tiger roared (咆哮) and jumped. __35__ then I opened my eyes. What do you think had happened? The tiger had jumped right over me and now in the jaws (嘴) of the crocodile.
A.practicing B.studying C.planting D.travelling
A.day B.night C.the time D.the year
A.turned B.put C.made D.brought
A.but B.and C.or D.nor
A.colder B.warmer C.brighter D.cooler
A.by B.beside C.along D.on
A.thick B.strong C.tall D.short
A.shock B.joy C.sudden D.surprise
A.could B.can C.must D.should
A.live B.depend C.look D.jump
A.beat B.sank C.ached D.jumped
A.across B.over D.from
A.on B.of C.with D.by
A.front B.back C.left D.right
A.big B.tiny C.dead D.dying
A.long B.short C.wide D.narrow
A.tired B.excited C.frightened D.surprised
A.work B.study C.day D.life
A.though B.as C.but D.or
A.Just B.Even C.Still D.Only
When I began married life more than 17 years ago, I weighed 118 pounds. After having two children, and years of ____21____ eating, I weighed 180 pounds. I was unhappy. I considered going on a ____22____, so I gathered information about it.
I ____23____ the South Beach Diet and how well it was ____24____ for some people in our area. I looked it up online and ____25____ for it. Even though I knew my husband loved me no matter how I ____26____ or how much I weighed. I decided that it would be a wonderful ____27____ for my husband to come home and see a new ____28_____, so I kept my South Beach experience a ____29____ from him. Later he left home for a two-week business trip.
I was surprised at all the ____30____ I could eat. It was great to have breakfast, ____31____ and dinner. The food was difficult to eat at first ____32____ I usually didn’t like such food. This made the daily menus hard, ____33____ I overcame (克服) the challenge.
The first two weeks there really ____34____ me change the way I thought about ____35____. It wasn’t chocolate or cheese or candy I ____36____, but fruit! Before my husband’s return, my children and I were amazed at how quickly the ____37____ was lost.
When my husband returned, I had ____38_____more than 30 pounds. When I saw my husband’s reaction at the airport I thought it was worth every minute on the diet! I have ____39_____ to lose weight and I am now less than 10 pounds from my final ____40____. I feel better than I have in years and I’m enjoying life much more!
A.unknown B.unhealthy C.unpaid D.unlucky A.diet B.tour C.plan D.way A.cared about B.cheered up C.heard about D.looked for A.seeking B.trying C.acting D.working A.signed up B.brought up C.dressed up D.set up A.felt B.looked C.stayed D.sounded A.gift B.message C.task D.surprise A.face B.sign C.globe D.woman A.lie B.joke C.secret D.story A.things B.vegetables C.meals D.drinks A.supper B.coffee C.lunch D.dessert A.because B.if C.though D.until A.so B.but C.and D.then A.allowed B.helped C.caused D.managed A.work B.rest C.food D.wealth A.pleased B.wanted C.terrified D.bought A.memory B.money C.weight D.confidence A.reduced B.produced C.increased D.gained A.stopped B.led C.referred D.continued A.amount B.belief C.day D.goal |
I was brought up by my grandparents for the first years of my life. We 36 in a very small community and all of my aunts and uncles lived 37_ . Everyone had a hand in taking care of my safety. Of course in those days 38 everyone in the community spoke the beautiful language of my childhood. When my grandfather spoke I would _ 39_ him carefully.
Then at age six my father 40 from the army. I was forbidden to speak that 41 ever again. My grandfather was 42 . He couldn’t speak English, so my grandmother would 43 for him whenever he spoke to me. With my mother and father we 44 from that small community. I was about to enter public school so I had to learn English. My grandfather 45 when I was eight and we returned to that small community for his funeral. He was 46 in the living room, as was the tradition. I went and stood by him and 47 no one was around I spoke to him in a whisper 48 that beautiful language of my childhood. That was the 49 time I spoke those words.
Almost fifty years later, _ 50 _ I had forgotten the beautiful language of my childhood, I had the opportunity to 51 a newly written paper of it. On my first look at it I recognized 52 . I must have looked it over several times in the following weeks. Then one day I read out loud a word from my past. I almost cried. I was 53 reading over other words. Words came 54 back to me after all these years. When receiving something from someone, you don’t take it from their hand, rather you let them lay it in your hand. For me it was 55 ---The beautiful language of my childhood was Michif. It was not only a language but also a way of life.
A.lived B.reached C.made D.put
A.far B.nearby C.inside D.outside
A.never B.already C.seldom D.almost
A.give B.believe in C.listen to D.like
A.returned B.went C.rushed D.swept
A.language B.community C.hand D.safety
A.happy B.joyful C.heartbroken D.warm-blooded
A.look B.translate C.wait D.speak
A.moved into B.move back C.move away D.moved on
A.worked B.traveled C.visited D.died
A.carried out B.laid out C.held out D.pick out
A.when B.if C.even if D.although
A.for B.upon C.at D.in
A.first B.latter C.last D.former
A.long before B.long ago C.before long D.long after
A.beat B.see C.ask D.touch
A.nothing B.something C.anything D.everything
A.sadly B.hardly C.faithfully D.anxiously
A.drawing B.frying C.flooding D.steaming
A.simple B.merciful C.perfect D.bitter
Monty Roberts, owner of a horse ranch (牧场) in San Ysidro, once told us a story. “When a young man was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to __ 36__ and do when he grew up. In his seven-page paper he described his __37__ of someday owning a horse ranch. He drew a __ 38__ floor plan(平面图)for a 4,000-square-foot house that would __ 39__ on a 200-acre dream ranch. Two days later he received his__40__back. On the front page was a __41__red F. The teacher said, “This is an __42__dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. ” Then the teacher__43 __, “If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your __44__.” The boy asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own__45__on this. However, I think it is a very__46__decision for you.” __47__, after a week, the boy__48__the same paper, making no__49__at all. He stated, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my __50__.”
Monty then turned to us and said, “I tell you this story__51__you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed (装框) over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the __52__is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, “Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was __53__of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. __54__you had enough determination not to give up on yours.”
Don’t let anyone__55__ your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.
A.be B.find C.learn D.see
A.reason B.goal C.purpose D.way
A.rough B.new C.secret D.detailed
A.live B.locate C.sit D.run
A.mark B.paper C.plan D.idea
A.large B.tiny C.beautiful D.long
A.old B.imaginative C.impractical D.interesting
A.shouted B.smiled C.replied D.added
A.grade B.need C.honesty D.ability
A.time B.energy C.mind D.money
A.urgent B.quick C.important D.good
A.Actually B.Finally C.Gradually D.Usually
A.turned down B.turned around C.turned to D.turned in
A.comments B.changes C.judgment D.answer
A.dream B.courage C.interest D.spirit
A.though B.because C.until D.if
A.incident B.event C.story D.lesson
A.anything B.nothing C.everything D.something
A.Fortunately B.Strangely C.Curiously D.Probably
A.forget B.steal C.know D.realize
Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I 31 asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so 32 . He had his wisdom teeth removed. Then the young man asked me why I 33 seemed to be so cheerful.
His question reminded me of something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about 34 you want to approach life that day,” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.”
“Let me give you an example. 35 teaching here, I also teach out at the community college in Henderson, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. One day, I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I 36 the freeway and turned onto College Drive, only another quarter mile ahead to the college. But just then my car died. I tried to start it again, but the engine 37 turn over. So I put my flashers on, grabbed my books, and marched down the road to the college.”
“ 38 getting there I called AAA and arranged for a tow truck to meet me at my car after class. The secretary asked me what had happened. ‘This is my lucky day,’ I replied, smiling.”
“ ‘Your car breaks down and today is your lucky day?’ She was 39 . ‘What do you mean?’ ’’ “I live 17 miles from here.” I replied. “My car 40 have broken down 41 along the freeway. It didn’t. 42 , it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway, 43 walking distance of here. I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class.”
“The secretary’s eyes opened wide, and then she 44 . I smiled back and headed for class.” So ended my story.
I scanned the sixty faces in my class. Despite the early hour, no one seemed to be 45 . Somehow, my story had touched them.
A.calmly B.seriously C.cheerfully D.curiously
A.bad B.good C.exciting D.scary
A.often B.always C.usually D.seldom
A.how B.why C.where D.that
A.As well as B.As to C.In exchange for D.In addition to
A.entered B.left C.found D.hit
A.wouldn’t B.shouldn’t C.couldn’t D.won’t
A.While B.In C.Before D.After
A.surprising B.astonishing C.puzzled D.shaken
A.could B.can C.would D.must
A.somewhere B.anywhere C.nowhere D.wherever
A.However B.Instead C.Though D.So
A.between B.in C.within D.beyond
A.left B.understood C.paused D.smiled
A.clear B.asleep C.tired D.interested
The other day, I had to go to a meeting, which lasted past my daughter’s bedtime. I __46___ home and was brushing teeth when I___47____ , and there on the bedroom mirror was a note in the of a ____48___. It said, “Hi, Mom! I Love You. Laurel.” ____49__, I also cut a heart out of a piece of paper and taped (粘)a ___50___ next to hers, saying, “ I Love You, Too. Mom,” which she _51___ the next morning.
Our family has ___52__ that by integrating (交互式的)writing into our ___53___ activities, we become more thoughtful of each other. Meanwhile, our daughter is learning to ___54____ writing and becoming a skilled writer.
While teaching in a primary school, I ___55____how influential(有影响力的) parents can be as children learn to write. ___56____when our daughter first began to scribble (涂鸦), I became __57___by her work. I offered praise(表扬) for her __58_____, for I found that scribbling is far more complex(复杂的) and important than I had ____59___. It was clear that her scribbles, ____60___ being lovely art objects(艺术品), showed a lot about her____61___ of the world of writing.
Gradually, our family began writing a great deal. I sensed that writing helped Laurel learn ___62___ to read. In fact, by___63____ my own child and her friends and by reading professional (专业的) books, I became more and more ___64___about how writing develops and how ____65___can help children become eager writers.
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