Some people have very good memories, and can easily learn quite long poems by __heart__ . There are other people who can only __remember__ things that they have said again and again.
A _good__ memory is a great help in learning a language. __Everybody__ learns his own language by remembering __what__ he hears when he is a small child. Some children __don’t_live_in their own country, and they seem to learn two languages ___almost__ as easily as one. In school it is not so easy to learn __a__ foreign language because students have so __little __time for it and they are busy with other lessons, too.
A man’s mind is rather like a camera, but it takes photos not only _of_ what we see but also of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo__with__a camera, there is much to do when the photo is finished and __ready__to show to our friends. In the same way there is much work __to be done__ before we can keep a picture __forever__ in our minds.
A.easy B.easily C.interesting D.interestingly
A.heart B.mind C.memory D.attention
A.notice B.recognize C.remember D.learn
A.good B.poor C.rich D.bad
A.Nobody B.Somebody C.Everybody D.Anybody
A.that B.which C./ D.what
A.live B.don’t live C.didn’t live D.lived
A.almost B.mostly C.nearby D.hardly
A.the B.this C.one D.a
A.much B.little C.many D.few
A.about B.at C.with D.of
A.as B.for C.of D.with
A.certain B.ready C.clear D.sure
A.to be done B.to be doing C.having been done D.being done
A.up B.on C.ever D.forever
It was in the hospital that I first saw Tommy.
He must have been crying a lot __21_ his chest was still heaving(起伏)as I __22_ the bed. I knew he was trying to __23_ his tears. I felt helpless, unable to __24_ the pain from the little boy. Suddenly an idea hit me. I wanted to __25_ him the ancient Hawaiian wisdom. __26_ over, I whispered, “Tommy , did you know our Hawaiian Lizards(蜥蜴)grow their tails back and little boys can grow their __27_ back too?” Tommy’s eyes grew wide with __28_ .
“They can?” he asked, obviously __29_ .
“Yes!” I answered with __30_ . “Close your eyes,” I said. He nodded with his eyes closed __31_ .
“Tell your finger every day how much you love it and you need it to __32_ the phone and to write your homework in school.” I paused, __33_ his little face focused in deep __34_ . “Now say, grow for me, finger. I love you. I need you so much.” __35_ later, Tommy opened his eyes. I told him, “Your finger will be perfectly fine. Let’s __36_ until it completely recovers.”
A year later, Tommy came to say good-bye to me. His broken finger was just the same as any other finger should be. Only a(n) __37_ scar(伤疤)remained.
Tommy remains forever in my heart and __38_ me of the possibility of miracle(奇迹). From him, I have learnt to _39_ failure. He inspires me to improve myself and to remember the ancient __40_ : Everything is possible if you truly believe.
A.so B.but C.because D.or
A.left B.approached C.touched D.saw
B.wipe out C.hold up D.hold back
A.remove B.move C.stand D.suffer
A.amuse B.teach C.inspire D.treat
A.Turning B.Watching C.Looking D.Bending
A.hands B.arms C.fingers D.feet
A.ease B.excitement C.fright D.disappointment
A.tired B.confident C.astonished D.worried
A.certainty B.pride C.honesty D.pleasure
A.slightly B.firmly C.loosely D.straight
A.call B.answer C.dial D.receive
A.changing B.noticing C.washing D.covering
A.sadness B.fantasy C.regret D.attention
A.Years B.Weeks C.Minutes D.Hours
A.stay B.stop C.wait D.rest
A.fine B.ugly C.terrible D.big
A.warns B.reminds C.educates D.shows
A.forget B.accept C.refuse D.challenge
A.game B.lesson C.wisdom D.truth
Every morning my friend would stop on the way to work to have a quick breakfast with her 8-year-old son. Then she 36 him off at school. They ate the same thing every morning: an egg sandwich, juice, coffee for her, and milk for him.
One day she ordered a(n) 37 breakfast. Once they finished eating and were heading out of the door, she 38 , said good morning to a homeless man sitting outside of the 39 , and gave him the breakfast she had ordered for him. He 40 her, telling her it was his first meal during the last several 41 . She couldn’t help but feel 42 and was glad she finally took 43 .
She told her son that she had seen the man every day that week there and that 44 , herself included, had offered him 45 , support, food, or drink. She 46 explained that homelessness could happen to anyone and that it was important to 47 needy people.
So her “Tradition of Kindness” 48 . Each day she and her son went on to 49 the homeless man breakfast. The 50 was kept until they moved away several years later, 51 the experience was firmly put into her son’s mind.
My friend 52 every time she tells me that this “Tradition of Kindness” goes on with her son, who remembers this 53 tradition. Now working in a company, her son stops every morning at Starbucks for a coffee and offers a homeless person a breakfast before going to the 54 .
What a great tradition that he can 55 to his children as well!
A.sent B.dropped C.called D.drove
A.light B.expensive C.ordinary D.extra
A.stopped B.escaped C.backed D.hid
A.shop B.market C.hotel D.restaurant
A.recognized B.refused C.thanked D.found
A.days B.minutes C.months D.weeks
A.cold B.good C.strange D.nervous
A.action B.time C.care D.effect
A.everyone B.someone C.no one D.anyone
A.education B.information C.comfort D.safety
A.again B.further C.once D.first
A.contact B.encourage C.follow D.help
A.began B.existed C.failed D.changed
A.win B.buy C.show D.award
A.promise B.agreement C.order D.practice
A.although B.so C.but D.because
A.cries B.jumps C.jokes D.smiles
A.school B.childhood C.youth D.adulthood
A.office B.cinema C.store D.library
A.connect B.relate C.pass D.move
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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay (海湾).She stepped into the ________ and rowed(划船) out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and________ to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach ________ side. The waves struck against the side of the boat, ________ and uneven; it became ________ difficult to row. If she ________ for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the ________ .
She wasn' t even halfway, ________ she was already tired and her hands ________ from pulling on the rough wooden oars (船桨). “I'm never going to ________ it”, she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and ________her head helplessly, then looked up as she ________ the boat shift(晃动) against the tide.
The east wind , which had swung(旋转) around from the south-west, ________ her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be ________ . Her hands weren't so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst________.
The lights of the town became ________ . one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she ________ it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just ________ ? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last ________ on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves ________ and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.
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Whenever I recall my childhood, there is one thing I remember clearly. My father used his 36 to let my mother 37 her parents who lived far away. There was just my younger brother and myself in the 38 . One evening, our father came home and there was no 39 , not even a piece of bread. My father had no money and he was as 40 as we were. My brother and I went to bed without having anything.
41 I knew from the expressions on my father’s face that he could not 42 us be hungry for long. He left the house, and about two hours later he 43 and woke us up. He had two small potato pies in his hands. I didn’t know where he got the money for the food but somehow he 44 to find a way. It was clear that he wanted to get his children 45 .
My father did not eat and had 46 all day but he sat there and felt 47 at seeing us eat. This has always stuck in my 48 . At that moment, I felt 49 knowing that he tried his best not to let us 50 , and he wanted us to know he was always there with us.
In 51 times, I think, it is important not to 52 weakness but strength. 53 the mother is the cement(黏合剂)that 54 a family together, then the father is the steel that strengthens that cement.
It is his values and 55 that have carried me forward and helped me deal with my own problems in life.
A.car B.ticket C.savings D.right
A.call B.visit C.bring D.invite
A.classroom B.office C.house D.farm
A.food B.drinks C.electricity D.gas
A.poor B.hungry C.angry D.sleepy
A.So B.Till C.But D.Since
A.hear B.let C.remember D.prevent
A.lost B.hid C.found D.returned
A.managed B.forgot C.needed D.refused
A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything
A.bargained B.worked C.searched D.prepared
A.lucky B.sorry C.pleased D.regretful
A.mouth B.teeth C.mind D.chest
A.excited B.moved C.surprised D.frightened
A.change B.share C.wait D.suffer
A.difficult B.dangerous C.interesting D.comfortable
A.admit B.show C.discuss D.understand
A.Unless B.If C.Though D.Until
A.designs B.places C.takes D.holds
A.permission B.hobbies C.actions D.attitudes
Several years ago, a farmer owned some land along the sea. He advertised for workers, but no one wanted to work for him. Most people didn’t want to work there 31 they didn’t like the bad storms. Finally, a 32 man, who looked weak and more than fifty years old, came to see the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.
“Well, I 33 sleep well when the wind blows.” answered the little man.
Although the answer was strange, the farmer let the man stay to work. The little man worked 34 around the farm, busy from morning till evening. The farmer felt very pleased with his work.
Then one night the wind began to blow strongly. Jumping out of the bed, the farmer 35 into the little man’s room. He shook the little man and cried, “Get up! A 36 is coming!”
The little man said slowly, “No sir, I told you----I can 37 well when the wind blows.”
The farmer was very angry, but he had to hurry outside to get ready for the storm. To his 38 , everything was ready outside. 39 could be blown away.
The farmer 40 what the man meant, so he returned to his bed to sleep while the wind was still blowing.
A.so B.but C.because D.although
A.big B.little C.young D.strong
A.can B.must C.need D.should
A.well B.badly C.loudly D.clearly
A.walked B.rushed C.moved D.drove
A.man B.dog C.ship D.storm
A.work B.play C.sleep D.listen
A.anger B.pride C.surprise D.confidence
A.Everything B.Something C.Anything D.Nothing
A.understood B.preferred C.heard D.did
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
It was 4 o’clock in the morning, when I received the phone call.
“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just 1 in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We’ve called for a (n) 2 and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.”
Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was 3 .
The doctor described the accident, which caused the burns. At 6 am, our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers. When they 4 the charcoal (木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed (喷洒) too much gasoline (petrol). The flames 5 my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to his head.
6 , one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped my son, and rolled him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in 7 to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars (伤疤). So, he had to return to college with scars.
When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch, very 8 scar on her arm. “Ann, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It doesn’t mean they won’t 9 it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”
I 10 this wisdom (智慧) on to my son. He took my advice to 11 and returned to school with his head held high — glad he was alive.
By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not matter, so he made the 12 to give up any plastic surgery (外科手术).
We all have “scars” that 13 people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.
But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same 14 standards(标准). Put your imperfections out of your 15 and concentrate (集中) on what you value within yourself, and your beauty will shine through.
A.brought B.given C.turned D.shown
A.doctor B.hospital C.helicopter D.ambulance
A.serious B.terrible C.dangerous D.important
A.got B.lit C.burned D.moved
A.took B.held C.caught D.attracted
A.Personally B.Technically C.Sadly D.Fortunately
A.shape B.place C.fact D.time
A.nervous B.formal C.obvious D.amusing
A.admit B.notice C.hate D.hide
A.passed B.kept C.handed D.sent
A.life B.heart C.consideration D.practice
A.mistake B.survey C.decision D.instruction
A.invite B.cause C.allow D.impress
A.false B.strict C.similar D.amusing
A.head B.heart C.sight D.mind
Dear Annie,
I feel betrayed by my friend Hannah. We have been best friends 31 primary school and spend almost every day with each other.
On Monday, we had a surprise math quiz. I thought it was quite 32 and was not worried about the results. The next day after class, my math teacher told me that I had the lowest grade in the class! I felt so ashamed. I 33 Hannah not to tell anyone else, and she said she would 34 my secret.
35, the next day, I noticed that my classmates were 36 at me as I came into math class and, when I went to sit down, I was shocked to find a piece of paper on my desk that said, ‘Stupid Sarah got a D!’ I thought that Hannah 37 have told my classmates about my grade after promising not to.
I was so angry that I went 38 to Hannah and told her we weren’t going to be friends any more. She was really upset and swore that she hadn’t told 39 , but I didn’t believe her explanation. I don’t think I can ever truly forgive her. Now I have 40 my best friend. What shall I do?
Yours sincerely,
Sarah
A.before B.since C.when D.while
A.difficult B.strange C.usual D.easy
A.ordered B.begged C.wanted D.demanded
A.keep B.break C.find D.hold
A.Besides B.Moreover C.However D.Afterwards
A.talking B.smiling C.laughing D.staring
A.must B.could C.might D.should
A.slowly B.straight C.down D.finally
A.everyone B.no one C.anyone D.someone
A.forgotten B.hated C.lost D.understood
完形填空,阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On the morning of May 18, 2010, Enzo PiscoPo’s alarm clock went off, signaling the start of another workday. Moments later, unbearable pain shot through his back.
“I ________ so loud that I probably woke up the whole neighborhood,” he says. He became paralyzed (使瘫痪,使麻痹) from the waist down, Doctors said he’d likely never ________ again.
The last three years have been a challenging, but equally ________ , journey for Enzo, a Coca-Cola employee since 1966. He has gone through great pain, relearned everyday tasks and got used to life in a ________ .
“These lessons have made me the happiest I’ve ever been,” Enzo says. Nearly every day, someone asks Enzo how he can be so ________ after such a life-changing ________ . It’s a question, he admits; he’s asked himself more than a few times.
One particular ________ changed Enzo. A few weeks after his injury, he was talking to his wife in his hospital room. ________ focusing on what he had, he fixed his attention on what he thought he’d ________.
His wife told him the things that mattered most to them were ________ intact (完好无损的), and that they would continue to follow their dreams and do everything they ________ to do, including traveling.
“That conversation ________ me that I have the most wonderful wife and four beautiful and healthy kid,” he says.
Enzo, who returned to work three months after his injury, ________ that happiness is a choice. “You can find millions of ________ to either be happy or unhappy. The choice is yours. Many people who seemingly have everything are ________ , while some of the ________ people in the world are deeply happy. The ________ is focusing on the things that really matter. Today I make an effort to ________ all the ‘little things’ that make me happy. I still want to ________ and grow as a person in all aspects of my life, ________ I’m now enjoying the abundance of things I already have much more.
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完形填空,阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A young man stole into a room through an open window. He ________ through all the room, but he didn’t find any money ________ a bankbook(存折). He thought, “If I have some credentials (证件)of the ________ , I’ll be able to get the money in the bank. ” Suddenly to his ________ , he caught sight of an identity card(身份证)on the ________ of the desk just before him. So he snatched it quickly and rushed to the bank with ________ .
________ the bankbook and the identity card, the woman clerk in the bank was so ________ that her face suddenly turned ________ and she sat there dumbfounded (发呆) for a minute. But she tried the best to hide her ________ , and then in a ________ voice said to the uncommon man, “Excuse me, can you tell me what is the ________ between you and the owner of the bankbook?” Being so ________,the young man who was waiting turned red:“He…he…oh, sorry, I ________ she…she is my wife…” “Now I see,”said the woman clerk, and almost at the time, she gave a quick ________ on a button. Immediately an aged policeman came out of a side room.
“Come along with me, young man! ” said the policeman.
“What’s the matter?” the man ________ back in a cold voice.
“Look at this!”it was a woman’s angry voice.
The man couldn’t ________ looking up and to his surprise he found ________ was the woman clerk who was holding the identity card ________ her face. Also, the photo on it suggested she happened to be the ________ owner of the bankbook.
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When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000 m race. My ________ was to pass out water to the runners. I remember being so excited to see all the different kinds of ________who passed by and________a cup of water. The next year I signed up for the race and gave it a ________ .
The first 10,000 m race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. At times, I didn’t ________ if I could finish.
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me very ________ , and I felt embarrassed that I was 50 years younger than him and I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt________ for a second.
But then I ________ something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had ________ capacities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my ________ was only to finish.
After a minute, it ________ me that this was a lesson I could draw from . I learned________ about myself in that moment. I turned my________ into inspiration.
I decided that I would not ________ running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and________ properly and one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running. As I ________ the finishing line, I was proud of my ________ .
In life we all have those moments when we ________ ourselves to others. It’s only ________. Don’t allow those moments to weaken you. Turn them into ________and let them inspire you. Use them to show you what is possible.
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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。
I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter, Emily. ________ to buy a mountain bike, she’d been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to earn extra money. By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “You ________ have your pick from my bicycle _ ________ .” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would ________ choose.
As Christmas ________ near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she ________ a Salvation Army(基督教慈善组织)volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy?” she asked. “Sorry, em, I’m out of change.” I said.
Throughout December, Emily continued to ________ hard. Then one day, she made a ________ announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $58 to a volunteer who was really very ________ .
________ by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute ________ of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children. ________ I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow(发光).Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t ________ the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later ________ the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very ________ , sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re ________ away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”
Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the ________ ? I like to think it was God’s way of ________ a little girl for a sacrifice ________ her years---- while giving her dad a lesson in the ________.
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Jasmine Harman,a famous TV presenter, was sunny and active. Nothing seemed to her down. But nearly a decade on, Jasmine spent the first years of her TV life a secret about her background—one she couldn’t to be made public.
“When I started out in TV, I lived in fear of someone discovering about my ,” she admitted. Because her mother had a illness called hoarding Disorder(囤积症). “Mum would keep batteries, old speakers, broken dolls and baskets she in the street. Nothing would be thrown away. And she’d be if you ever tried to clear them up,” Jasmine recalled. Eventually, the entire family couldn’t have a life.
Two years ago, Jasmine did something . She made a documentary called My Hoarder Mum and Me about her family’s battle to fight against her mum’s disease. “I do our program will shine more light on the issue,” said Jasmine. Then a second program, Britain’s Biggest Hoarders
Luckily, there are diagnostic criteria(诊断标准)now and experts that can help. Jasmine has become a(an) herself in a way. She runs a website to help sufferers and their . “It’s incredible. I spent most of my childhood being ashamed, but now I’d like to make it . People like my mum need help, but not to be made to feel .”
“We hadn’t been able to have Christmas dinner at Mum’s for , because you couldn’t get people into the house . But we had one last year, and it was amazing,” Jasmine said. “The still isn’t perfect, and Mum isn’t perfect either. She’s still with it. But I’m so proud that she’s come this far, and I want to tell other people it’s possible.”
A.settle B.take C.beat D.calm
A.making B.discovering C.hiding D.mixing
A.wait B.plan C.cover D.bear
A.work B.mum C.illness D.memory
A.mental B.physical C.final D.social
A.new B.used C.round D.expensive
A.put away B.made out C.picked up D.dug out
A.terrible B.grateful C.OK D.crazy
A.rich B.normal C.simple D.hard
A.special B.dangerous C.hopeless D.impossible
A.hope B.wonder C.fear D.doubt
A.ended up B.broke down C.kept away D.came out
A.patient B.expert C.example D.role
A.friends B.bosses C.families D.mistakes
A.fair B.safe C.false D.public
A.better B.younger C.prouder D.worse
A.years B.months C.centuries D.weeks
A.hardly B.actually C.luckily D.regularly
A.dream B.way C.house D.study
A.struggling B.filling C.turning D.begging
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago,after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 36 his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always 37 his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, 38 to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the 39 made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the 40 customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for 41 . Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 42 for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a 43 fake(假货). When he was 44 of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, 45 cost nearly 100,000, into pieces 46 hearing Glen’ s words. Glen was 47 . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined 48 . For many times of entry-exit 49 he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and 50 him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 51 reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be 52 according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep 53 on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 54 , which he would remember as the 55 of his success forever.
A.set up B.took up C.went up D.picked up
A.honors B.mentions C.brings D.owes
A.decided B.refused C.objected D.asked
A.books B.things C.savings D.pounds
A.ordinary B.routine C.regular D.common
A.look B.inspection C.test D.experiment
A.one B.it C.them D.these
A.priceless B.useful C.worthless D.valuable
A.afraid B.proud C.ashamed D.hard
A.that B.what C.as D. which
A.on B.at C.who D.in
A.disappointed B.delighted C.amazed D.satisfied
A.conditions B.experiences C.experiments D.chances
A.stopped B.hoped C.warned D.urged
A.came out B.found out C.sent out D.set out
A.hit B.blamed C.praised D.charged
A.expression B.idea C.thought D.impression
A.honesty B.lies C.goods D.bravery
A.secret B.lesson C.choice D.Belief
Dick was born in a small town. He was a very clever boy, but his 36 was very poor, so he had to work in his 37 time, and during his holidays too, to pay for his 38 . In spite of this, he 39 to get to the university. But it was so 40 to study there that during the holidays he had to get two jobs at the 41 time so as to earn 42 money for his studies.
One summer he managed to get a job in a butcher’s shop during the daytime and 43 in a hospital at night, In the shop, he learned to cut meat up quite nicely and the butcher liked him very much and often 44 him do all the serving.
In the hospital, on the other hand, he was, 45 , allowed to do the 46 jobs, like helping to lift 47 and to carry them from one part of the hospital to another.
One evening at the hospital, Dick had to help to carry a woman from her bed to the 48 room. The woman 49 to be one of his 50 who used to buy meat at the butcher’s shop. She was already feeling 51 at the thought of the operation 52 he came to get her. And when she 53 Dick, it seemed to her 54 that nearly finished her.
“ No, no!” she cried. “Not the butcher! I won’t be operated on by the butcher!” And she 55 her eyes painfully.
A.home B.house C.family D.village
A.spare B.rest C.active D.lunch
A.toys B.education C.school D.clothes
A.managed B.tried D.wasn’t able
A.free B.hard C.easy D.expensive
A.other B.last C.different D.same
A.enough B.much C.a little D.most
A.the others B.another C.others D.other
A.didn’t have B.helped C.let D.begged
A.in all B.actually C.of course D.sometimes
A.light B.simplest C.difficult D.different[来
A.doctors B.knives C. tools D.people
A.living B.sitting C.operating D.waiting
A.happened B.hated C.seemed D.remembered
A.neighbours B.teachers C.friends D.customers
A.unhappy B.sad C.surprised D.frightened
A.before B.after C.until D.for
A.spoke to B.told C.saw D.refused
A.as if B.even if C.what if D.if only
A.started B.glared C.opened D.shut