The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California , USA．
“Police station? A train for Santa Fe hit a truck at the McDonald Street Crossing．Please ________ there at once．With an ambulance, too．A man is badly _________．” said an anxious voice of a young woman．“ And you know I am the …．”
“Please wait! Hi! Hi!” the policeman kept on ________ though the line was cut off．Within a minute , a police car and an ambulance car started off．Before long they got to the crossing, but they _______everything was fine．No accident, no wounded man．
“What a dirty trick!” said the policeman _______．“We must find out that bad________ and …．．”They were just talking about the ________when they heard the whistle of a train which was nearing them quickly．All of a sudden, a truck appeared．It came _______towards them, too．When the truck was passing the crossing, it suddenly _______ to move on．Right then and there, before the eyes of all the policemen _________, the train hit the truck heavily and _______it dozens of meters away．
When Randolph Bruce, the driver, was ________ out of the damaged truck, he was seriously wounded just as the young woman had told on the phone．As he was taken to the _________ in time, his life was saved．
Later the police did whatever they could to _______the man who had telephoned them．It turned out that the young man was a very excellent police officer working far in the neighboring state, who had got the first-hand _______ of this crime as described above．
A．call B．come C．go D．notice
A．beaten B．treated C．needed D．injured
A．talking B．laughing C．crying D．shouting
A．realized B．found C．proved D．wondered
A．nervously B．disappointedly C．angrily D．surprisingly
A．man B．woman C．child D．driver
A．trial B．warning C．program D．punishment
A．passing B．turning C．running D．rolling
A．refused B．stopped C．continued D．began
A．above B．below C．alive D．present
A．struck B．met C．caught D．missed
A．pushed B．helped C．let D．asked
A．company B．house C．station D．hospital
A．meet B．punish C．find D．arrest
A．information B．result C．advice D．news
Recently a Russian friend came to visit me. It was one of her lifelong dreams to visit London. She ______ at lunchtime and we ______ a tiring afternoon going round the Tower of London. ______, by 5 o’clock I couldn’t help ______ that she didn’t seem as enthusiastic as she had been ______. I asked if ______ was wrong and she said, “This is all very interesting but where is the ______ and where are the men in bowler hats (圆顶礼帽)? Why did everyone _____ to get on the bus at the bus stop instead of making a queue? It’s very ______ from the books I’ve read about England.”
Her______ made me think. It’s true that people don’t ______ much any more: nowadays you often find that everyone just jumps on the bus. Or maybe this is only in London. Also the idea of a man standing up and offering his______ to a woman on a train or bus is ______ these days, although my father still does it!
Speaking of the______: well, we all know that a hundred years ago there used to be fog all year round in London, but we______ have much fog; nowadays we have pollution from all the cars! Over the last few years in_____ London had been one of the hottest places in Europe, although we still get more than enough rain in the season.
What about the city men in their working “uniform”? Well, you can still see some city gentlemen in their smart ______ , but men hardly ever_____ bowler hats. A few things don’t ______, though. If you try to______ a conversation with an English person on the underground in London, she or he will probably look at you as if you were mad!
A．left B．went C．arrived D．returned
A．lost B．spent C．took D．wasted
A．However B．But C．So D．And
A．looking B．understanding C．watching D．noticing
A．earlier B．later C．recently D．usual
A．all B．everything C．nothing D．something
A．ticket B．picture C．fog D．uniform
A．wait B．pull C．back D．push
A．different B．similar C．familiar D．strange
A．notes B．records C．comments D．lists
A．stop B．queue C．stand D．wait
A．drink B．book C．seat D．bag
A．unusual B．polite C．different D．common
A．air B．weather C．pollution D．season
A．sooner or later B．no more C．no sooner D．no longer
A．autumn B．spring C．summer D．winter
A．dress B．suits C．jackets D．shirts
A．wear B．mend C．prepare D．buy
A．remain B．continue C．turn D．change
A．finish B．start C．stop D．break
Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts. But people in the streets him, especially those who are .
For those people, he is "Gloves" Greenberg. How did he get that ? He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱). But he's _. His briefcase always has some gloves.
In winter, Mr. Greenberg does not like other New Yorkers, who just look at the sidewalk and the street. He looks around at . He stops when he someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he , looking for more people with cold .
On winter days, Mr. Greenberg gloves. During the rest of the year, he gloves. People who have heard about him him gloves, and he has many in his apartment.
Mr. Greenberg doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and his behavior. But people who don't know him are sometimes him. They don't realize that he just wants to make them .
It runs in the . Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the . A pair of gloves may be a thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.
A．learn from B．know about C．look down upon D．look after
A．old B．poor C．kind D．busy
A．job B．chance C．name D．message
A．calm B．crazy C．different D．curious
A．feel B．sound C．act D．dress
A．cross over B．drive along C．keep off D．hurry down
A．people B．cars C．street numbers D．traffic lights
A．sees B．chooses C．greets D．helps
A．holds up B．moves on C．hangs out D．turns around
A．eyes B．ears C．faces D．hands
A．searches for B．gives away C．stores up D．puts on
A．buys B．steals C．returns D．borrows
A．call B．send C．lend D．show
A．began B．remembered C．delayed D．enjoyed
A．study B．dislike C．understand D．excuse
A．sorry for B．satisfied with C．proud of D．surprised by
A．smart B．happy C．special D．rich
A．family B．city C．neighborhood D．company
A．honor B．pain C．same D．cold
A．small B．useful C．delightful D．comforting
When Dave was eighteen, he bought a second-hand car for 200 so that he could travel to and from work more than by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but then it got so old, and it was costing him much in repairs that he decided that he had better it.
He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so of them had any desire to buy it. Dave's friend Sam saw that he was when they met one evening, and said, “What's , Dave?”
Dave told him, and Sam answered, “Well, what about advertising it in the paper? You may more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam's was sensible(合理的),he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read “For sale: small car, very little petrol, only two owners. Bargain at 50.”
For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no .But then on Saturday evening he had an enquiry(询问).A man rang up and said he would like to him about the car. “All right,” Dave said, feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be or not. “Fine,” the man said, “and I'll my wife. We intend to go for a ride in it to it.”
The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, to wait there for the people who had his advertisement. Even Dave had to that the car really looked like a wreck(残骸).Then, soon after he had got the car as clean it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Dave's car and then said, “Have you reported this to us yet, sir?”
A．directly B．safely C．properly D．easily
A．so B．such C．very D．too
A．keep B．repair C．sell D．throw
A．anxious B．lucky C．ashamed D．generous
A．some B．neither C．none D．most
A．delighted B．upset C．calm D．astonished
A．on B．up C．it D．that
A．learn B．miss C．get D．find
A．message B．advice C．request D．description
A．uses B．loses C．has D．spends
A．doubt B．help C．trouble D．answer
A．tell B．see C．agree D．call
A．exact B．suitable C．early D．late
A．follow B．meet C．bring D．introduce
A．recognize B．gain C．admire D．test
A．happening B．meaning C．turning D．failing
A．read B．inserted C．answered D．placed
A．forget B．show C．disagree D．admit
A．as B．that C．so D．such
A．bargain B．sale C．accident D．Result
Maybe you know the saying, “When you point one finger, there are three fingers pointing back to you.” One wise man had a version of this when he said, “Don't focus on the dust in your brother's eye while the dirt in your own eye.” Why do we do this? Because criticisms are always ourselves. When we criticize others, we do not expose them, but expose ourselves. We our own weakness and smallness.
A story in the old tales the difference in wisdom between the good and the bad. Once a king both Nelson and Dick. The king asks Nelson to go out into the kingdom and after finding someone less qualified than himself. Then he asks Dick to go out into the kingdom and return after finding someone than himself.
When Fool Dick returns, he tells the king that he couldn't find anyone better than himself. Wise Nelson says that he was to find anyone less qualified than himself on his return.
Moral of the story is something about human . Good people always look at their own and faults and consider themselves less qualified than others. Whereas bad people always look at the shortcomings and faults of others and themselves more qualified than others.
A．problem B．wisdom C．idea D．action
A．dropping B．holding C．ignoring D．neglecting
A．centered on B．put up with C．dealt with D．moved out
A．forget B．kill C．broadcast D．express
A．cancels B．explains C．doubts D．illustrates
A．meets with B．questions about C．worries about D．looks after
A．leave B．return C．wait D．stay
A．better B．faster C．higher D．shorter
A．But B．Although C．Moreover D．Therefore
A．happy B．quick C．disabled D．unable
A．side B．life C．thought D．psychology
A．shortcomings B．excuses C．worries D．advantages
A．consider B．take C．have D．keep
One day I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so sorry!” was my . Then he said, “Excuse me too ... I didn’t even you.” We were very , the stranger and I. Then we went on our ways after saying .
But at home, a different is told. How we treat our ones, the young and the old. Later, in the kitchen, as I cooked our supper, my entered, very still. When I turned, I nearly knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I at her. She left, with her little heart broken. I didn’t how hard I’d spoken.
That , as I lay awake in bed, God’s quiet voice to me and said, “While with strangers, you are polite, with those you love, you didn’t do it properly. Go and look right now on the floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers she for you. She picked them herself--pink, yellow and blue.”
By this time, I felt and small and now my own fell. I quietly went to her bed, “ up, my dear daughter.” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” She smiled, “I found them on the tree. I knew you’d like them, the blue.” I said, “I’m so that I missed them today ... And I shouldn’t have shouted at you that way.” She whispered(低声说), “Mommy, that’s okay. I still you anyway.” I hugged her and said, “I love you too and love your flowers, especially the blue.”
A．rule B．reply C．step D．truth
A．see B．tell C．get D．take
A．nervous B．alike C．polite D．confident
A．welcome B．thanks C．hello D．good-bye
A．story B．message C．notice D．activity
A．crazy B．loved C．blind D．brave
A．mother B．husband C．daughter D．son
A．smiled B．looked C．shot D．shouted
A．lie B．care C．attack D．realize
A．noon B．afternoon C．evening D．night
A．looked B．sang C．spoke D．listened
A．when B．but C．unless D．besides
A．kitchen B．office C．dinning-room D．library
A．brought B．bought C．stole D．sold
A．excited B．sad C．happy D．great
A．leg B．head C．tears D．feelings
A．Look B．End C．Dress D．Wake
A．especially B．specially C．except D．except for
A．brave B．lazy C．sorry D．excited
A．hate B．love C．miss D．beat
Once an old villager was reading the Ramayana(罗摩传) while sitting in a railway station waiting for the train to come.
A young man with his was standing nearby and said to the old man, “You old fashioned people read only the Ramayana all the time. Do you not have any other book to ? What is so great in the Ramayana?”
The old man continued to read and smiled without any to the young man. Soon, the train . Everyone, in a hurry, rushed in to get a seat. It that the old man and the young man were next to each other in the train. And the old man to read the Ramayana.
Suddenly the young man that his wife was missing! He shouted anxiously, “My wife! is she? I think she has been left behind on the platform!”
The old man said to him , “If you had read the Ramayana, you would never have made this .”
“What?” said the young man.
The old man :
“It is said in the Ramayana that when Ram Chandra, Sita and Lakshmana were standing on the of the Ganga（恒河）and the boat man came with the , Ram Chandra asked Sita to get in the boat first and only after that did he the boat himself!
“So why are you me what is good about the Ramayana when you do not even know enough to your own wife and see that she gets onto the train first?
“You see, the Ramayana tells you even this!”
True enough, any time you are and cannot decide what your duty is, just read the Ramayana and you will find the to all your doubts!
Treat with respect all the things held sacred（神圣的）to others, you understand these things or not.
A．wife B．son C．friend D．mother
A．read B．see C．hear D．write
A．key B．reply C．attention D．feeling
A．reached B．arrived C．got D．entered
A．turned on B．turned up C．turned out D．turned off
A．visited B．divided C．waken D．seated
A．continued B．decided C．wanted D．refused
A．felt B．experienced C．understood D．realized
A．How B．When C．Where D．Why
A．luckily B．sadly C．happily D．calmly
A．mistake B．plan C．face D．progress
A．answered B．explained C．introduced D．showed
A．middle B．bank C．coast D．land
A．fish B．ropes C．boat D．goods
A．get up B．get off C．get on D．get in
A．advising B．asking C．telling D．begging
A．take charge of B．take hold of C．take care of D．take advantage of
A．confused B．surprised C．satisfied D．delighted
A．reasons B．stories C．answers D．aims
A．unless B．once C．though D．whether
Once upon a time in a land far far away, there was a ________ old man who loved everything. Animals, spiders, insects...
One day ________ walking through the woods the nice old man found a cocoon (茧) of a butterfly. He ________it home.
A few days later, a small ________appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours _________it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to _______making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go______ farther.
Then the man decided to help the _______ , so he took a pair of scissors and _______the remaining bit of the cocoon.
The butterfly then came out ________.
_______it had a swollen (浮肿的) body and small, shriveled (枯萎的) wings. The man ________ to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would ________ to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! ______ , the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling (爬) around with a swollen body and shriveled wings.
It never able to ________ .
What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting (限制的) _______and the struggle required for the butterfly to ________ the tiny opening were Nature's way of forcing fluid (液体) from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its________ from the cocoon.
Sometimes _______ are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any challenges, it would weaken us. We would not be as ______as what we could have been.
And we could never fly.
A．cold B．kind C．polite D．tiresome
A．unless B．if C．while D．because
A．took B．moved C．circulated D．dashed
A．sign B．shadow C．shade D．opening
A．and B．until C．as D．then
A．stop B．prevent C．appeal D．adapt
A．any B．more C．no D．much
A．bug B．butterfly C．animal D．fly
A．take down B．take apart C．cut down D．cut open
A．greedily B．easily C．hardly D．quickly
A．Generally B．Even C．So D．But
A．sought B．lasted C．continued D．began
A．enlarge B．shorten C．tighten D．darken
A．In conclusion B．In time C．In fact D．In particular
A．walk B．fly C．flee D．run
A．wing B．tale C．subject D．cocoon
A．get out B．get through C．get away D．get down
A．freedom B．outcome C．balance D．reliability
A．struggles B．passions C．manners D．spirits
A．weak B．intelligent C．gifted D．strong
On a weekday evening, Jane was at home as usual. As her ____swung between what she was going to do with her life and their dinner plans for the evening, she was unexpectedly ___by an urgent call from her sister “Get over here! Turn on NBC and check these guys out. They are just like you…..” One facebook message and a phone interview later, Jane ____herself on a bus with 8 strangers in the middle of the sweltering (令人发昏的)desert heat of Utah, picking up trash and _____ awareness(意识)about zero-waste and climate change.
With a deep ____ of the environment and a desire to make a ____, Jane, Davey, and a group of self ____ “environmental pick-up artists” went on a coast to coast road side trash pick-up. As they walked, sometimes only ____0.9 miles in an entire day, they ____ and steadily made their way across the United States for three years, picking up a total of 201,678 pounds of trash.
Jane and Davey ___ with us wonderful stories of hope and inspiration that fueled their ____to continue their journey. After spending weeks silently ____how she would have enough ____ to fly home for their two-week spring break, Jane found a blank, unidentified envelope ____with $850 cash in the desert. Just enough to get her home and back. After their bus ____ outside of Denver, they unexpectedly got ____and arrived in Yosemite National Park three weeks later, just in time for the “Yosemite Facelift” where ___from all over the state came together with a ____of cleaning up trash all over the park.
Being at the right place at the right time became almost normal, and they realized that much of what they ____was more than just a coincidence. Together, their team learned to simply ____ themselves to their task, and surrender to the journey.
A．hands B．thoughts C．balance D．position
A．blamed B．frightened C．moved D．interrupted
A．found B．cheered C．dropped D．taught
A．abandoning B．raising C．shaking D．hiding
A．pride B．trust C．love D．fear
A．plan B．promise C．mistake D．difference
A．described B．corrected C．repeated D．discovered
A．driving B．covering C．riding D．fixing
A．slowly B．secretly C．helplessly D．frequently
A．heard B．read C．wrote D．shared
A．problems B．costs C．efforts D．choices
A．depending on B．replying to C．worrying about D．meeting with
A．time B．money C．food D．room
A．filled B．supplied C．decorated D．equipped
A．set off B．held on C．headed for D．broke down
A．rest B．practice C．help D．understanding
A．volunteers B．members C．tourists D．reporters
A．question B．purpose C．decision D．lesson
A．introduced B．expected C．examined D．experienced
A．turn B．limit C．devote D．compare
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so that I decided to write an article about her.
I Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The was almost unbearable. I struggled for days with draft after draft. I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in :
Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of writing. Today, I have become a full--time writer. Looking back on this , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t to doubt yourself.
A．joy B．voice C．speech D．smile
A．proud B．active C．satisfied D．moved
A．visited B．emailed C．phoned D．interviewed
A．agreed B．refused C．hesitated D．paused
A．replied B．discovered C．explained D．knew
A．seriously B．patiently C．nervously D．quietly
A．blaming B．fooling C．inviting D．urging
A．pressure B．failure C．comment D．hardship
A．Finally B．Luckily C．Publicly D．Gradually
A．disappeared B．returned C．spread D．improved
A．compare B．struggle C．promote D．compete
A．ignore B．deliver C．face D．receive
A．decorating B．repairing C．cleaning D．leaving
A．disbelief B．anxiety C．horror D．trouble
A．secure B．related C．private D．reliable
A．broadcast B．create C．publish D．assess
A．recover B．prepare C．escape D．forget
A．energetic B．endless C．typical D．enjoyable
A．experience B．success C．benefit D．accident
A．attempt B．afford C．expect D．pretend
Steve, a lawyer, is my older brother. In the ____ of my father who died when I was six, Steve gave me important lessons in ____ that helped me grow into an adult. For example, Steve taught me to face the ____ of my behaviour. Once when I returned in ____ from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who ____ the time to ask me what happened. When I ___ that my baseball had flown through Mrs Holt's basement window, ___ the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to apologized to her. After all, I ___ not have played in the path between buildings. ___ my knees shocked as I explained, I __to pay for the window if she would return my ball.
I also learned from Steve that ___ property is a scared thing. After I found a silver pen in my fifthgrade classroom, I wanted to ___ it, but Steve explained that it might be important to ____ else in spite of the fact that it had little value. He reminded me of ____ I'd hate to lose the small dog my father gave me to someone else. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. David.
Yet of all the ____ Steve gave me, his respect for ____ is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve I killed an old brown sparrow in the park with a BB gun. ____ with my accuracy, I screamed to Steve to come from the house to have a look. I shall never forget the ____ he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird. “Did it ____ you first, Mark？” he asked. I didn't know what to answer. I really felt terrible then, but that moment ___ out as the most important lesson my brother taught me.
A．charge B．absence C．respect D．presence
A．memories B．truth C．hopes D．honesty
A．advantages B．reasons C．realities D．results
A．surprise B．tears C．joy D．smiles
A．took B．spent C．cost D．paid
A．insisted B．introduced C．declared D．explained
A．injuring B．damaging C．destroying D．breaking
A．could B．must C．would D．should
A．Since B．Although C．Because D．But
A．refused B．offered C．afforded D．managed
A．personal B．valuable C．public D．whole
A．save B．keep C．pick D．return
A．no one B．everyone C．someone D．anyone
A．why B．when C．how D．what
A．information B．explanation C．opinions D．instructions
A．life B．people C．family D．things
A．Proud B．Encouraged C．Relaxed D．Excited
A．way B．time C．place D．scene
A．affect B．interrupt C．hurt D．fight
A．stands B．reaches C．turns D．holds
A thing happened me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day I drove to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my stopped. It was out of gas on a road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile I finally found a house near the I was glad to see it because it was getting dark. I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair . She said, “I’ve been for you here for a long time. Come in is almost ready. ”“But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t what she was talking about.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You tea,” said she. I quickly that my car was out of , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept me Alfred and talking about how long it had been she had seen me.
She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I .
Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my , he said, “
Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”
A．Happy B．Strange C．Common D．bad
A．on B．in C．upon D．to
A．and B．so C．but D．That
A．car B．bus C．bike D．Truck
A．narrow B．lonely C．crowded D．busy
A．what B．whom C．who D．how
A．before B．after C．while D．as
A．street B．path C．way D．road
A．came B．answered C．opened D．appeared
A．asking B．looking C．calling D．waiting
A．Gas B．Coffee C．Tea D．Lunch
A．consider B．understand C．accept D．think
A．like B．love C．used to like D．liking
A．answered B．explained C．refused D．promised
A．gas B．tea C．strength D．energy
A．calling B．call C．to call D．called
A．until B．before C．since D．when
A．could B．can C．would D．wanted
A．accident B．incident C．experience D．surprise
A．hit B．injury C．hurt D．frighten
A long time ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and as much land areas as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered. enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was or tired, he did not stop he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was . Then he asked himself, “Why did I myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only a very small area to myself.”
The above story is to the journey of our We push ourselves very hard every day to make more , to gain power or recognition. We neglect(疏忽，忘记) our , time with our family and to appreciate(欣赏) the surrounding and the things we love to do. One day we look back, we will that we don’t really need that much, then we cannot turn back time for what we have .
Life is not about making money. Life is definitely(肯定地) not about work! Work is only to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.
A．use B．cover C．work D．get
A．Good B．Strange C．Sure D．Interesting
A．rode B．ran C．expanded D．struggled
A．kept on B．asked for C．gave up D．succeeded in
A．sad B．excited C．confused D．hungry
A．but B．so C．because D．if
A．sleeping B．arguing C．dying D．smiling
A．push B．make C．destroy D．prove
A．need B．have C．find D．show
A．live B．bury C．support D．sleep
A．useful B．certain C．similar D．special
A．future B．past C．history D．life
A．friends B．progress C．discoveries D．money
A．health B．career C．honor D．freedom
A．things B．condition C．people D．beauty
A．before B．when C．unless D．since
A．realize B．regret C．apologize D．explain
A．or B．until C．however D．but
A．saved B．missed C．reduced D．won
A．possible B．probable C．necessary D．suitable
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Bethany Hamilton, born on February 8, 1990, learned to surf at 7 and began her career as a surfer when she entered her first competition at age 11. ____ age 13, she was an excellent surfer and well-respected in the ____ world. Her lifelong ____ of becoming a professional surfer was ____ on October 31, 2003, as she was ____ by a 14-foot tiger shark while surfing off Kauai’s North Shore. She lost her left arm ____ that did not destroy her ____. And it just made her stronger
“I know I have ____ important to say. Something that people need to hear—but sometimes they get ____ caught up in the story part, that they miss the meaning,” says Bethany Hamilton.
Bethany has chosen to use her ____ to become an inspiration and help others to overcome adversity（厄运）, no matter how ____. She says, “People I don’t even know ____ me. I guess they ____ me as a symbol of courage and inspiration. One thing hasn’t changed—and that’s how I feel when I’m ___ a wave. It’s like, here I am. I’m ____ here. It’s still me and my board—in God's ocean!”
Bethany was presented with a special courage __ __at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards and Best Comeback Awards in 2004 ESPY（卓越体育表现奖）. Bethany ___ to compete in the most challenging waves in the world and amaze everyone by achieving the ____. She dominated（支配） the 2005 National Scholastic Surfing Association Nationals Championships, taking first ____ in the Explorer Women’s division.
Her story continues to be told, with Bethany continuingly ____ to be the best at what ever God calls her to do.
A．For B．Till C．By D．To
A．sports B．sailing C．swimming D．surfing
A．dream B．task C．hope D．interest
A．damaged B．ruined C．interrupted D．destroyed
A．killed B．attacked C．shocked D．bitten
A．for B．and C．but D．so
A．life B．courage C．ambition D．profession
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
A．very B．too C．so D．quite
A．experience B．accident C．suffering D．misfortune
A．large B．much C．great D．serious
A．come up with B．live up to C．put up with D．come up to
A．look B．think C．refer D．see
A．surfing B．riding C．speeding D．sliding
A．even B．still C．also D．already
A．present B．reward C．prize D．award
A．continues B．begins C．hopes D．tries
A．unusual B．unfortunate C．unimaginable D．unique
A．lead B．place C．step D．action
A．struggling B．determining C．supposing D．winning
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was worried because I thought I had her. I was and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread. Sometimes it , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen , but it’s really there. Love is .”
I listened carefully but I her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father on the country road.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t me.” He said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.” his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and . But from this experience, I understand that love is just in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
A．keep fit B．rise early C．earn money D．collect money
A．magic B．romantic C．fantastic D．attractive
A．simple B．easy C．relaxing D．luxurious
A．control B．question C．reach D．the question
A．feeling B．love C．quarrel D．smile
A．raised B．Shook C．nodded D．bowed
A．hurt B．Injured C．wounded D．harmed
A．in great surprise B．in a great embarrassment C．with deep depression D．at extreme sorrow
A．happens B．comes about C．appears D．occurs
A．warm and soft B．hot and hard C．thin and cool D．strong and durable
A．somewhere and sometime B．anywhere or anytime C．more or less D．here and there
A．inside B．outside C．faraway D．nearby
A．could believe B．couldn’t understand C．wouldn’t recognize D．might know
A．got sick B．got stuck C．threw up D．became disabled
A．quite healthy B．very pale C．fairly red D．much surprised
A．jump high B．go hurriedly C．run fast D．walk slowly
A．think about B．talk with C．worry about D．laugh at
A．Reading B．Seeing C．Saying D．Writing
A．fresh roses B．gold ring C．sweet kisses D．beautiful jewelry
A．a thread B．a needle C．the cloth D．the cotton
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