Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list __16__ in our past that we felt __17__ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very __18__ process, but there’ s always some __19__ soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then __20__ that we find ways to __21__ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever __22__ my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my _23__, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff __24__ of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies and I decided to play a __25__ on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a sob.(畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious __26__. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one __27__ found out.”
“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name __28__ on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still __29__. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few __30__, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it？”Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a __31__ discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you __32__ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it __33___ all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to __34__ all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to __35__ the past wrong doings.
A．something B．anything C．somebody D．anybody
A．ashamed B．afraid C．sure D．proud
A．private B．secret C．interesting D．funny
A．foolish B．polite C．simple D．brave
A．expected B．suggested C．ordered D．demanded
A．connect with B．depend on C．make apologise to D．get along with
A．improve B．continue C．realize D．keep
A．notes B．list C．plan D．stories
A．any B．most C．none D．all
A．part B．game C．trick D．record
A．view B．sign C．attention D．remark
A．also B．even C．still D．ever
A．appears B．considers C．presents D．remembers
A．angry B．happy C．doubtful D．alive
A．words B．rings C．repeats D．calls
A．cold B．plain C．nervous D．lively
A．in case B．so long as C．unless D．because
A．around B．out C．on D．away
A．build up B．make up C．clear up D．give up
A．regret B．forgive C．right D．punish
The young boy and his father sat quietly watching the snow fall on a snowy Saturday afternoon.
“Dad, my friend told me that every snowflake is 36 . But they look all the same to me. How can we tell?” the child asked.
Dad felt it was his 37 to give a more satisfying answer. “Son, snowflakes are like people. We are each 38 in a very special way. We can test it right now,” he said.
The child stood up, put out his hands, and 39 as snowflakes landed on his gloves. “These snowflakes are all different on my gloves, but those in the yard look the same. Together they are even more_ 40 and striking. Then if people are like snowflakes, why don't they 41 ?”
“Choice,”Dad said. "Their choices 42 them what they are.”
“ 43 choice is a bad thing?” the boy asked.
“Oh, no. Only when we choose the44 things.”
“How do we tell right from wrong?" the child asked.
Dad was given the chance to build upon the foundation of his son's 45 . He reached down and began to 46 with the snow. He 47 the snow into two sides, three large snowballs on one side and several smaller ones on the other.
“Which side did the right thing?” he asked the boy.
The child looked at both sides but48 answer. Then Dad placed the three larger snowballs on top of each other.
“It’ s a snowman! The side49 made me snowman!” the boy replied with 50
Yes, all these people came together and recognized how special each of them was, so they joined in a(n)51 to build up mankind,” Dad said.
The child then stood up and 52 an arm full of the smaller snowballs. One by one he began to throw them at the other small piles of snow. He said,”This is what happens when people can't work together. They have a(n) 53 .”
Dad was shocked. He stood up, lifted the boy and 54 him tightly, whispering to him, “I hope that your world will learn to work and live together. I hope you will make the right 55
and learn to build the best snowman ever.”
A．similar B．different C．freezing D．special
A．challenge B．trouble C．responsibility D．position
A．private B．associated C．unique D．isolated
A．inspected B．watched C．glanced D．glared
A．beautiful B．effective C．comfortable D．significant
A．get along B．take care C．cheer up D．break up
A．remain B．appear C．become D．make
A．Though B．However C．So D．While
A．exact B．coincident C．fortunate D．wrong
A．interest B．concern C．worry D．faith
A．communicate B．work C．mix D．relate
A．separated B．divided C．distinguished D．parted
A．couldn' t B．shouldn' t C．wouldn' t D．needn' t
A．that B．what C．how D．when
A．disappointment B．frustration C．enthusiasm D．humour
A．power B．effort C．organization D．attempt
A．gathered B．sorted C．threw D．formed
A．war B．debate C．agreement D．negotiation
A．trembled B．swung C．pulled D．held
A．steps B．turns C．choices D．points
I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early 36 of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to 37 my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with 38 at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to 39 !”Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something 40 to whatever my parents did!If gardening were something they found 41 , I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily(百合花)seeds in the yard. But they failed to 42 . I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild 43 joy, I found the first rose bloom(开花). One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. 44 , I was touched by this land of wonder.
45 , my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even 46 at me because he found it was 47 to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s 48 , I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds49 flowers.
Regardless of their 50 , I kept on planting my garden and 51 to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they 52 to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to 53 my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, which makes my parents feel very 54 . And now I could say it is my affection for55 that makes me a real gardener.
A．memory B． dream C． intention D． design
A．please B． change C． help D． annoy
A．doubt B． appreciation C． surprise D． excitement
A．collect up B． care about C． clean up D． come in
A．equal B．similar C． superior D． opposite
A．painful B． valuable C． upsetting D． interesting
A．come up B．break out C． hold on D． get through
A．to B． with C． in D． by
A．Luckily B．Cheerfully C． Regularly D． Eventually
A．Instead B． However C． Therefore D． Besides
A． shouted B． laughed C． glanced D． jumped
A．convenient B． troublesome C． enjoyable D． dangerous
A．sadness B． displeasure C． delight D． relief
A．other than B． more than C． rather than D． less than
A．dislike B． encouragement C． threat D． suggestion
A．decided B． stopped C． continued D． struggled
A．devote B． turn C． respond D． lead
A．defeat B． satisfy C． respect D． challenge
A．proud B． comfortable C． strange D． disappointed
A．freedom B． life C． growth D． nature
As a child, I was told that a wise person is the one who learns from everyone. It is a great way to live by this 1 ----One begins to look at people very 2 and he no longer puts others 3 in order to feel good about himself.
Living in China 4 me with many wonderful opportunities to put this theory (理论) into practice, China is quite 5 and as a Westerner, it’s easy for me to consider many of the local habits as “strange” and even “rude”. However, slowly I began to 6 a lot about the culture and about where many of their 7 came from. I decided to make an effort to meet people and 8 from them.
I am living in Harbin now, a city in the Northern part of China, near Russia. Yesterday I 9 to get money from the ATM and have a good cup of coffee after lunch. But I can’t speak Chinese yet and there are no signs in English 10 the nearest supermarket or coffee shop. There are signs in Russian. 11 “espaciba” which means thanks, I don’t know much else. 12 I decided to smile at my every attempt（尝试) to 13 and ask for information that would 14 me to an ATM and a coffee shop. It turned out that my efforts and my 15 were met with more smiles. I learned that 16 is to be found everywhere even17 I cannot communicate, and that people will 18 depending on what I give.
Look around you for opportunities to learn from the most 19 people. You will be surprised at what they can 20 you!
A．principle B．plan C．strength D．reason
A．excitedly B．doubtfully C．anxiously D．differently
A．up B．down C．away D．out
A．helps B．compares C．impresses D．provides
A．special B．modern C．beautiful D．powerful
A．ignore B．forget C．understand D．create
A．names B．habits C．behaviors D．beliefs
A．escape B．suffer C．hear D．learn
A．needed B．refused C．managed D．failed
A．heaving for B．setting up C．looking for D．pointing to
A．Except for B．As for C．According to D．Instead of
A．Yet B．Or C．So D．Besides
A．relax B．command C．explain D．discuss
A．force B．lead C．transport D．follow
A．thanks B．signs C．questions D．smiles
A．illness B．weakness C．kindness D．happiness
A．before B．when C．because D．after
A．react B．gain C．doubt D．benefit
A．famous B．useful C．unexpected D．familiar
A．charge B．teach C．lend D．require
One fine afternoon I was walking along the Fifth Avenue, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks．I 36 the first sock shop that caught my eye, and 37 , not more than 17, came forward. "What can I do for you, sir?" "I wish to 38 a pair of socks." 39 glowed. "Did you know that you had come into 40 in the world to buy socks?" I had not been 41 that, as my entrance had been accidental．"Come with me,”"said the boy happily．He began to 42 down from the shelves box after box．
" 43 , boy, I'm going to buy only one pair!" "I know that, but I want you to see how beautiful these are．Aren't they wonderful?" There was 44 an expression of joy, 45 he were revealing(透露） to me the 46 of his religion．I became far more interested in him than in the socks．"My friend,"said I, "if this is 47 the enthusiasm from freshness, and you can keep it up 48 , in ten years you’ll own every sock in the United States．"
My amazement at his pride in 49 will be understood by all who read this article．In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to 50 him．When 51 some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him． 52 possibly that very clerk who is now so 53 began his career with enthusiasm．The freshness 54 ; He became a mechanical salesman．
I’ve observed such change in the lives of so many men in so many occupations that I've come to the 55 that the fastest road to failure is to do things mechanically．
A．turned into B．broke into C．came across D．met with
A．a female clerk B．a boy clerk C．a girl clerk D．an old man
A．buy B．find C．see D．have
A．His face B．The room C．His eyes D．The fire
A．the worst B．the right place C．the wrong D．the best place
A．curious about B．aware of C．sensitive to D．attached to
A．push B．force C．look D．drag
A．Hold up B．Just you wait C．Hold on D．Hang up
A．on his face B．to my surprise C．for some reason D．to some degree
A．when B．as if C．even if D．while
A．beliefs B．stories C．values D．mysteries
A．hardly B．only C．no more than D．not merely
A．day after day B．day by day C．the other day D．to this day
A．passion B．salesmanship C．enthusiasm D．job
A．serve on B．care for C．wait upon D．deal with
A．accidentally B．occasionally C．finally D．disrespectfully
A．Yet B．So C．Then D．For
A．enthusiastic B．unconcerned C．different D．responsible
A．wore of B．wore on C．wore over D．wore off
A．response B．realization C．conclusion D．circumstance
One day I was doing a big clean-up when I 36a knotted handkerchief with an old dark brown coin inside. I took one look and immediately 37 an unforgettable time.
In 1991, I had spent five months in Niger, with sandstorms and great heat. Its 38 and beggars were my biggest and most constant complaint. Street beggars would continually reached out their hands, shouting “Gift! Gift!”
One day, I 39 for neighboring Burkina to work in a health clinic.Arriving by taxi at our destination in Burkina, we began to 40 . Out of the darkness, a motorbike with two men approached slowly. Without 41 , one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorbike swept close by. Within seconds, the two were out of sight, 42 up by the night.
The bag had my passport, money, traveler’s cheques, camera, an airline ticket and other things 43 to me. I was in deep trouble.
In the weeks that followed, I 44 guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded all 45 with suspicion. All I wanted was to leave this place.
Then, walking through Burkina’s streets, I met with an old woman, “Gift! Gift!” she cried. I’d had enough. I was 46 of the country: its poverty, its thieves, the heat, and the dust, I told her angrily, “A thief stole all my money and now I can’t 47 out of your country. I cannot give you anything”.
The beggar woman listened attentively and 48 my words. Then she reached 49 the folds of her dress.
“Then I will give you a gift”, she announced. Kindly, she placed and old, dark brown coin in my hand. I looked at it in 50 . It was a very small amount of money – but for this woman, the coin 51 a meal. At that moment, I felt a shame. In spite of the 52 , she was able to give me something priceless.
I saw then the 53 beauty of the people of Burkina, and appreciated deeply the quiet 54 of the poor. With the old woman’s gift, I hope never to part with the coin she gave me. With one small coin, she 55 my concept completely.
A．cared about B．came across C．looked for D．focused upon
A．presented B．gave C．recalled D．reminded
A．traffic B．dust C．noise D．climate
A．headed B．struggled C．stood D．came
A．move B．unload C．hide D．pass
A．warning B．planning C．thinking D．arranging
A．hung B．put C．swallowed D．cleared
A．obvious B．expensive C．familiar D．previous
A．elegantly B．cautiously C．dependently D．frequently
A．locals B．thieves C．beggars D．motorbikes
A．proud B．conscious C．sick D．aware
A．get B．run C．come D．rush
A．attended to B．looked up C．thought about D．wrote down
A．for B．into C．out D．at
A．order B．vain C．serve D．shock
A．meant B．made C．served D．suggested
A．dirtiness B．poverty C．kindness D．safety
A．updated B．unfolded C．broken D．unexpected
A．moment B．action C．dignity D．life
A．changed B．damaged C．found D．accepted
Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.
One very cold, wet night at about 3:30 a.m., there was a36 on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from 37 to toe, explained that he had38 out of petrol about 30 km up the road. He had left his pregnant(怀孕的) wife and his two children39 at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.
Once I had40a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both41 ,saying that they were cold. Once the car had started, I suggested that he42 me back.
Before leaving, I had turned the heater 43 in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and44 .While the little ones played and ran 45 ,I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the46 .
It was about 5 a.m. before they47 .The young fellow asked me how much he 48 me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵) had 49 $15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”,but I wouldn’t accept it.
About a month later, I received a 50 from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to 51 to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time. It 52 out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most 53 person in the company.
In his letter, he thanked me again and54 me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station. In this 55 ,a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.
A．kick B．hit C．beat D．knock
A．finger B．shoulder C．head D．hand
A．driven B．used C．come D．run
A．away B．behind C．over D．out
A．supplied B．poured C．equipped D．filled
A．sleeping B．crying C．quarrelling D．fighting
A．allow B．ring C．lead D．follow
A．on B．off C．in D．over
A．neat B．hot C．warm D．attractive
A．around B．inside C．nearby D．along
A．drivers B．guests C．customers D．adults
A．left B．arrived C．ate D．disappeared
A．gave B．paid C．owed D．offered
A．appeared B．exhibited C．calculated D．shown
A．call B．letter C．check D．notice
A．get B．force C．requite D．hope
A．pointed B．turned C．worked D．found
A．generous B．successful C．serious D．powerful
A．praised B．persuaded C．informed D．convinced
A．lesson B．business C．aspect D．case
Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very__1__with everything he had. However，when he found his elder brother was_2__than him，he felt disappointed. So he__3_hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to__4__some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money，he started__5_for land.
He__6__that on the neighboring land，there were some nomads (游牧民) living there. He bought some gifts and went to__7__their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the__8__of his visit. The head welcomed him，accepted the gifts and agreed to his_9__to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land__10__giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could__11__by walking through the land before sunset (日落)．He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the__12_，he could have it.
The farmer became very__13__when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of__14__without paying anything. He came_15_the next morning and started running，not walking，__16__he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal，he neither ate food，nor drank water，nor had any rest. He just continued__17__.Without eating，or drinking，or resting he just got very__18__.When he came back to the head in the evening，he__19__right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet.
Don’t be greedy (贪婪的) or you will__20__everything finally.
A．careful B．pleased C．bored D．busy
A．healthier B．stronger C．richer D．cleverer
A．thought B．learned C．tried D．worked
A．borrow B．spend C．make D．save
A．waiting B．looking C．preparing D．caring
A．explained B．hoped C．noticed D．guessed
A．see B．follow C．help D．cheat
A．chance B．result C．condition D．purpose
A．promise B．request C．suggestion D．order
A．for B．by C．without D．before
A．cover B．farm C．buy D．have
A．year B．month C．week D．day
A．interested B．sad C．happy D．calm
A．land B．crop C．experience D．knowledge
A．quietly B．early C．finally D．suddenly
A．so that B．even if C．because D．whether
A．dreaming B．walking C．speaking D．running
A．nervous B．excited C．tired D．worried
A．refused B．died C．appeared D．rested
A．lose B．face C．change D．defeat
Sarah came running in. She shouted happily, "Look what I ____36_____." She put a snake skin on the newspaper I was reading and it came so suddenly that it caused me to ____37_____. "Mom, look! Isn't it ____38_____?" said my seven-year-old daughter. I ____39_____ the snake skin and thought that it really wasn't pretty. Everything children see ____40_____is full of beauty in their eyes; they see only ____41_____ and excellence in the world until educated.
"____42_____ did the snake do this?" Sarah asked. I tried to seize the ____43_____ to teach my children that there was almost always something beyond the obvious. I wanted to tell them that there was something else going on ____44_____ what they saw in front of them. "Snakes shed (蜕) their skin because they need to renew themselves," I ____45_____.
"Why do they have to renew themselves?" Sarah asked.
My son Robert laughed and said, "Because they don't ____46_____ what they are and they want to be someone else." I politely ignored him and said that by shedding skins, we could ____47_____ the hidden reality.
"We often need to shed our skin, those coatings that we ____48_____ ourselves with," I said to my children, who listened very ____49_____, with their eyes wide open. "This snake ____50_____ needs this skin. It is probably too hard for him, or he probably doesn't think he looks as ____51_____in it as he once did. It's like buying a new ____52_____."
I'm sure this explanation will not ____53_____ the naturalists. But Sarah was getting to understand that renewal is part of ____54_____. She should learn from it what we need to keep and what we need to ____55_____.
A．made B．seized C．caught D．found
A．think B．jump C．run D．struggle
A．interesting B．smooth C．beautiful D．colorful
A．stared at B．took off C．referred to D．brought back
A．by accident B．over and over again C．in the future D．for the first time
A．honesty B．difference C．value D．fear
A．Where B．Why C．How D．When
A．information B．possibility C．opportunity D．question
A．besides B．for C．without D．around
A．talked B．explained C．whispered D．shouted
A．keep B．want C．need D．like
A．see B．guess C．ignore D．remember
A．keep B．store C．cover D．improve
A．properly B．attentively C．sadly D．angrily
A．once more B．at times C．right now D．no longer
A．nice B．healthy C．strong D．big
A．hat B．watch C．suit D．home
A．move B．satisfy C．correct D．defeat
A．experience B．achievement C．progress D．competition
A．throw out B．hope for C．find out D．throw away
Long long ago, there was a small village. This village had a 36 tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of 18 was given land and money to build a home. The boy had to 37 his home before winter. If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not 38 him in any way.
One 39 , Paul and Marc reached their 18. They 40 their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes. In each village, they found the nicest 41 and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered 42 .
After Marc saw several homes, he 43 the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, 44 , continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 45 some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village.
Marc began building his home. He had several false starts, 46 his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc had finished his home. It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could 47 it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 48 with home owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 49 back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 50 . The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to 51 . The villagers mourned for him.
Marc 52 the winter. Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. He became a leader in the village, 53a family, and lived a happy, content life.
We all build and improve our own mental homes. It’s 54 and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually 55 the best ideas.
A．hopeful B．strange C．literary D．cultural
A．find B．make C．buy D．complete
A．encourage B．help C．scold D．persuade
A．winter B．summer C．spring ` D．autumn
A．received B．exchanged C．recognized D．advised
A．girls B．jobs C．presents D．houses
A．rooms B．drinks C．advice D．attention
A．gathered B．expected C．created D．understood
A．similarly B．finally C．furthermore D．however
A．believe B．forget C．replace D．doubt
A．because B．although C．so D．but
A．repair B．rebuild C．improve D．sell
A．achievements B．conversations C．struggles D．arguments
A．rushed B．drove C．flew D．moved
A．funny B．weak C．small D．amazing
A．death B．blindness C．sadness D．illness
A．experienced B．loved C．spent D．survived
A．brought B．earned C．raised D．contacted
A．easy B．slow C．dangerous D．special
A．realize B．bring C．apply D．collect
Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to have a relaxation the summer before my busy senior year, __36__ my mother asked me to do her a __37__. One of her colleagues needed a full－time __38__. “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital; why not volunteer to __39__ Nick instead？” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a __40__ child.
Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders. Normal day-care centers would not __41__ him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium(平衡)problems. He couldn't __42__ or run properly. I was hesitating __43__ I was to take the job when my mother __44__, “Don't you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the __45__.”
Then I told her I was __46__ for the job.
The day started at 7：00 a．m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little __47__ , he was quite a mix.
At the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings, the boy's face __48__ up—How he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be__49__ to get a child to go down a slide. Believe me, it wasn't! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his __50__ and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.
Halfway through the summer, he __51__ it to the top of the slide. With my arms __52_ him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his reaction. After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big __53__ and asked, “May I go down again, alone？”
I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children __54__ for granted.
This __55__ child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.
A．and B．however C．so D．but
A．service B．business C．favor D．trade
A．nurse B．Waitress C．guard D．guide
A．protect B．attend C．Defend D．comfort
A．Naughty B．clever C．Normal D．happy
A．admit B．receive C．Accept D．adopt
A．speak B．play C．stand D．walk
A．if B．what C．why D．where
A．Suggested B．Argued C．Challenged D．commented
A．Courage B．energy C．Faith D．time
A．eager B．sorry C．Grateful D．ready
A．awareness B．knowledge C．balance D．control
A．delighted B．cheered C．Lit D．shut
A．difficult B．interesting C．simple D．terrible
A．fears B．worries C．chances D．situation
A．climbed B．got C．Managed D．made
A．taking B．holding C．bringing D．greeting
A．Kiss B．Clap C．welcome D．surprise
A．play B．do C．take D．enjoy
A．miserable B．smart C．brave D．special
Everyone in the village knew who Ugly was. Ugly was a_1_with many injuries. His left foot appeared to have been badly broken .Ugly only loved two things in this world: eating garbage and ,shall we say ,__2 __.However, every time someone saw Ugly there was the__3__reaction. All the children were warned not to___4_him, and the adult threw rocks at him when he tried to follow them. Whenever he found children, he would come running and putting his head against their hands. If you ever _5___him up he would immediately begin suckling（允吸）.on your shirt, fingers, whatever he could find . One day, Ugly shared his love with the neighbour’s___6_dog . They did not respond __7__,and Ugly was badly treated . Even from the end of the__8_I could hear his screams, and I tired to rush to his aid. By the time I got to where he was __9__,it was clear Ugly’s life was almost at an end. It must be_10__him terribly, I thought . Then I felt a familiar sucking feeling on my _11__. Ugly, in so much ___12_, was trying to suckle my ear. I pulled him closer to me , and he_13___suckled my fingers and watched me .Even in the greatest pain, that ugly cat was asking only for a little love ,perhaps some ___14_.At that moment I thought Ugly was the most 15____and loving creature I had ever seen .Never once did he bite me, or even try to get away from me. He just _16___me completely trusting in me to relieve his pain. Ugly died in my __17__before I could get inside. He taught me more about __18__than a thousand books, lectures, or talk show ever could . He had been __19__on the outside ,__20 I was on the inside .To give my pity and love to those I cared for.
A．cat B．dog C．child D．bird
A．running B．food C．love D．playing
A．interesting B．funny C．immediate D．same
A．touch B．own C．buy D．feed
A．warmed B．brought C．picked D．lifted
A．lovely B．fierce C．gentle D．big
A．politely B．foolishly C．rudely D．kindly
A．village B．house C．street D．woods
A．lying B．sleeping C．playing D．fighting
A．handing B．hurting C．treating D．hitting
A．weakly B．softly C．warmly D．gladly
A．care B．comfort C．garbage D．pity
A．beautiful B．brave C．curious D．miserable
A．waited for B．tore for C．looked up at D．glanced at
A．arms B．room C．car D．mind
A．life B．giving C．bravery D．struggle
A．deserted B．injured C．destroyed D．damaged
A．and B．so C．but D．or
One day Jack broke his mother’s mirror. When she saw the broken___41___ she cried. “Jack, you are too careless and because of that, father is going to punish you.”
“I’m too angry to ___42___ him a beating now,” said Jack’s father as he examined the broken mirror, “I’ll do it after supper.”
When supper was over, his father took ___43____ to the garden. “I’m going to ___44___ a branch that is just the right size,” he said. They looked everywhere but found___45___.
Then Jack had ___46___. “Father, I think your walking stick will be just __47____.”
“Yes, that’s a good idea. Now come along to my room and we’ll try it.”
Up in his room Jack’s father took ___48___ his coat. Jack was __49____. But to Jack’s great surprise, his father turned to his bed and hit it again and again with the walking stick. He hit it like this for a while and then stopped. “Well, I think that’s enough,” said his father. “You must be careful in future. You will be a good boy, won’t you?” Jack __50____ he would be and never forget it because it was such an unusual punishment.
A．glass B．cup C．bottle D．glasses
A．get B．have C．hit
A．it B．him C．that D．them
A．buy B．make C．cut D．do
A．no one B．none C．a big one D．a small one
A．a stick B．an idea C．an act D．a mind
A．long B．short C．right D．thing
A．up B．away C．off D．with them
A．happy B．pleased C．satisfied D．worried
A．promised B．allowed C．was told D．hoped
A Strange Greeting, a True Feeling. Last week I was invited to a doctor’s meeting at the Ruth hospital for incurables. Inoneof the wards a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadn't long to 36 , but he came up to me and placed his right foot close mine on the floor.
“Frank！” I cried in astonishment. He couldn’t37 , as I knew, but all the time 38 his foot against mine.
My39 raced back more than thirty years to the 40 days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The41 was an air-raid shelter, in which I and about hundred other people slept every night. Two of the regulars were Mrs. West and her son Frank.
42 wartime problems, we shelter-dwellers got to43 each other very well. Frank West44 me because he wasn’t 45 , not even at birth. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had46 of a mind than a baby has. His “ 47” consisted of rough sounds—sounds of pleasure or anger and 48 more. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, capable woman, as she had to be, of course, because Frank 49 on her entirely. He needed all the 50 of a baby.
One night a policeman came and told Mrs. West that her house had been flattened by a 500-pounder. She 51 nearly everything she owned.
When that sort of thing happened, the rest of us helped the52 ones. So before we53 that morning, I stood beside Frank and 54 my right foot against his. They were about the same size. That night, then, I took a pair of shoes to the shelter for frank. But as soon as he saw me he came running and placed his right foot against mine. After that, his 55 to me was always the same.
A．work B．stay C．live D．expect
A．answer B．speak C．smile D．laugh
A．covering B．moving C．fighting D．pressing
A．minds B．memories C．thoughts D．brains
A．better B．dark C．younger D．old
A．cave B．place C．sight D．scene
A．Discussing B．Solving C．Sharing D．Suffering
A．learn from B．talk to C．help D．know
A．needed B．recognized C．interested D．encouraged
A．normal B．common C．unusual D．quick
A．more B．worse C．fewer D．less
A．word B．speech C．sentence D．language
A．not B．no C．something D．nothing
A．fed B．kept C．lived D．depended
A．attention B．control C．treatment D．management
A．lost B．needed C．destroyed D．left
A．troublesome B．unlucky C．angry D．unpopular
A．separated B．went C．reunited D．returned
A．pushed B．tried C．showed D．measured
A．nodding B．greeting C．meeting D．acting
There was a man who played the piano in a small bar. There were not too many36 , but because he was a good piano player, some people37 came in every night just to hear him play. But one night, a patron (老主顾) told him he didn’t want to hear him play but to sing a song.
The man said, “I have never38 that before in public. I think I’m39 at playing the piano.”
But the customer40 . He told the waiter, “I’m41 listening to the piano day after day. I want to hear something new and I want that guy to sing.”
The waiter42 across the room, “Hey, buddy! If you want to get43 , sing a song. The patrons are asking you to sing!”
44 in order to bring some money home that night, the piano player who had never sung in public did so for the very first time. And45 had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung before 46 that night by Nat King Cole, and it surprised all, including the47 himself!
He had talent he was48 on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar, but because he had to sing, he49 to become one of the best-known entertainers in America.
You, too, have skills and50 . You may not feel as if your “talent” is particularly51 , but it may be better than you think! And with persistence (坚持), most skills can be52 . Besides, you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on whatever talent you53 ! The54 is not “What ability do I have that is useful?” It is 55 “How will I use whatever ability I have?”.
Just think a minute…
A．waiters B．customers C．singers D．players
A．never B．still C．ever D．only
A．practiced B．shown C．dreamed D．done
A．better B．richer C．easier D．sooner
A．agreed B．confused C．insisted D．charged
A．familiar with B．fond of C．used to D．tired of
A．served B．explained C．shouted D．complained
A．changed B．broadcast C．paid D．drunk
A．So B．And C．Because D．But
A．nobody B．anybody C．somebody D．everybody
A．until B．after C．since D．when
A．waiter B．singer C．patron D．owner
A．sitting B．waiting C．depending D．playing
A．went up B．went on C．went off D．went away
A．advantages B．character C．principle D．abilities
A．unique B．surprising C．famous D．great
A．recognized B．wasted C．improved D．impressed
A．imagine B．possess C．expect D．develop
A．decision B．answer C．question D．solution
A．even B．rather C．pretty D．fairly
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