A trip to the bookstore with my granddaughter is always a big event. She __36__ in it for hours, touching the books, running her hands over the covers, looking at a few ___37___ here and looking at a few pages there.
I never ___38__ the full importance my five-year-old Grand Angel placed on these trips, until the day I suggested she pick the book she liked best, __39____ we could go home for dinner. Her response（答复） was __40___.
“But Grammy, I ___41___ them all the best. All the covers are be-yoo-tiful and all the pictures are bee-yoo-tiful and they’re all __42___. Just like people. Remember when you told me about people?”
I most certainly __43___ when I told her about people. I had explained that we are all __44___ in our own different way. Each of us has a story to ___45___ and no two stories are similar. We learn by ____46__ our stories and listening to the stories of others. Difference is the thing that makes each and every one of us __47___. I had no idea that she’d connected the lesson with ___48___. Actually, no one book was ___49___ than any other book. They were equally beautiful and equally special(特别的).
With dinner still ___50___ and our stomachs beginning to make noise, ___51___ time was finally at hand. But how to choose? I suddenly ___52___ the right question when I asked, “Which book wants to go home the most with you today?” After a short moment of ___53___, her eyes lit up. She ran to a specific book and ___54___ it from its place on the shelf. The main __55____ was the picture on the cover, a turtle with sad eyes. “We need to find out why the turtle is sad,” she said.
A．reason B．act C．question D．problem
Norman Bethune is one of China’s most famous heroes, but he wasn’t Chinese—he was Canadian. He gave his life to helping the Chinese people Norman Bethune 1 born in 1890. He became a 2 in 1916, and he went to the front to look after injured soldiers in the First World War. He saw many soldiers die in the war. Later he invented new treatments to 3 soldiers, and medical tools to use outside hospital.
In 1938 he came to treat the Chinese soldiers in the mountains north of Yan’an. There were 4 doctors, so he had to work very hard. He opened hospitals to give treatment to local people and soldiers, and to train doctors and nurses. He also wrote books so that doctors could learn about new treatments.
Dr Bethune worked very hard without stopping to 5 . Once, he preformed operations 6 69 hours without stopping, and saved 112people. He 7 working in spite of cutting his hand during an operation. In the end, he died because he did not take care of his 8 .
Dr Bethune’s work with the Chinese soldiers made 9 a hero in China. There are books and films about him, and he is 10 remembered in both Canada and China.
A．is B．was C．has been D．be
A．doctor B．nurse C．teacher D．worker
A．understand B．believe C．help D．count
A．little B．few C．much D．many
A．rest B．act C．agree D．think
A．from B．since C．with D．for
A．allowed B．continued C．forgot D．stopped
A．face B．leg C．foot D．hand
A．his B．he C．him D．one
A．still B．never C．hardly D．Regularly
Two brothers worked together on a farm. One was married and had a large 41 .The other had no wife yet. Although they lived in different houses, they shared everything they got from their farm.
One day, the single brother said to himself, “It’s not 42 that we share all the rice. I’m 43 and I need less than my brother.” So, every night he took a bag of rice from his store-room and 44 across the field 45 their houses, putting it into his brother’s store-room.
At the same time, the married brother thought, “It’s not fair to share all the rice. I’m married and I have my wife and children to 46 me when I am 47 . However, my brother has no one to take care of his 48 .” So, each night he also took a bag of rice and put it into his brother’s store-room.
Several months passed by. They found 49 strange that their rice never became less. Then, one dark night the two brothers ran into each other. Slowly they began to understand what was happening. Their bags fell onto the ground and tears 50 their eyes at once.
A．group B．family C．class D．team
A．right B．popular C．interesting D．wrong
A．poor B．happy C．alone D．rich
A．jumped B．played C．went D．rode
A．from B．through C．off D．between
A．look after B．look for C．look out D．look at
A．worried B．old C．healthy D．dead
A．hope B．children C．farm D．future
A．them B．this C．it D．that
A．appeared B．filled C．dropped D．rose
When Mr Smith retired(退休), he bought a small 41 in a village near the sea. He 42 it and hoped to live a quiet life in this house.
But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most 43 building in the village. From morning to night there were 44 outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and 45 of them even went into Mr Smith’s garden. This was too much for Mr Smith. He decided to ask the visitors to 46 . So he put a notice on the window. The notice said, “If you want 47 your curiosity(好奇心)，come in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr Smith was sure that the visitors would 48 coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr Smith had to 49 every day showing them around his house.“I came here to 50 not to work as a guide（导游）,”he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.
A．garden B．shop C．house D．school
A．liked B．hated C．sold D．built
A．big B．interesting C．small D．clean
A．children B．students C．parents D．tourists
A．no B．none C．many D．much
A．come B．leave C．stay D．play
A．to satisfy B．satisfy C．to satisfying D．satisfying
A．go on B．stop C．continue D．not
A．take B．cost C．spend D．pay
A．play B．work C．watch D．retire
One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He 36 the first interview; the director did the last interview.
The director asked, “Did you obtain any scholarships in school?” The young man answered, “ 37 .”
“Who paid the school fees for you?”
“My father passed away 38 I was born, so my mother paid them all.”
“What did your mother do?”
“A laundry woman.”
The director 39 the youth to show his hands. They were smooth and perfect. The director asked, “Have you ever 40 your mother wash the clothes?” The youth answered, “ 41 . My mother always wanted me to study and read more books. 42 , she can wash clothes faster than me.”
The director said, “Please go and clean your mother’s hands, and then see me tomorrow.”
The youth felt his 43 of getting the job high. When he went back, he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt 44 but happy with mixed feelings.
The youth cleaned his mother’s hands 45 . He cried as he did that. It was the first time he had 46 his mother’s wrinkled hands with so many bruises (伤痕) on them. Some bruises were so painful that his mother 47 when they were cleaned. Only by then did he realize it was this pair of hands that assisted him 48 his academic years.
After finishing cleaning his mother’s 49 hands, the youth quietly washed all the 50 clothes for his mother. That night, they talked for a very long time.
The next morning, the director noticed the youth’s swollen 51 and asked, “Can you tell me what you have done and 52 in your house?”
The youth answered, “I cleaned my mother’s hands and also finished washing all the remaining clothes. I know now what 53 is. Without mother, there would not have been my success today.”
The director said, “This is what I am looking for 54 a manager. I want to hire a person who can value the help of others and who knows the 55 of others. You are hired.”
| 1. |
A. |
qualified |
B. |
failed |
C. |
passed |
D. |
won |
| 2. |
A |
Nothing |
B. |
Few |
C. |
Some |
D. |
None |
| 3. |
A |
since |
B. |
when |
C. |
although |
D. |
once |
| 4. |
A |
requested |
B. |
persuaded |
C. |
demanded |
D. |
begged |
| 5. |
A |
assisted |
B. |
had |
C. |
watched |
D. |
helped |
| 6. |
A |
Seldom |
B. |
Sometimes |
C. |
Never |
D. |
Rarely |
| 7. |
A |
Meanwhile |
B. |
Besides |
C. |
However |
D. |
Somehow |
| 8. |
A |
chance |
B. |
luck |
C. |
desire |
D. |
idea |
| 9. |
A |
strange |
B. |
different |
C. |
excited |
D. |
unfamiliar |
| 10. |
A |
skillfully |
B. |
shyly |
C. |
politely |
D. |
slowly |
| 11. |
A |
glanced |
B. |
noticed |
C. |
accepted |
D. |
considered |
| 12. |
A |
shook |
B. |
shouted |
C. |
moved |
D. |
fell |
| 13. |
A |
during |
B. |
along |
C. |
through |
D. |
with |
| 14. |
A |
damaged |
B. |
ruined |
C. |
broken |
D. |
wounded |
| 15. |
A |
worn |
B. |
used |
C. |
dirty |
D. |
dusty |
| 16. |
A |
hands |
B. |
eyes |
C. |
ears |
D. |
cheeks |
| 17. |
A |
found |
B. |
enjoyed |
C. |
expected |
D. |
learned |
| 18. |
A |
appreciation |
B. |
understanding |
C. |
regret |
D. |
sympathy |
| 19. |
A |
about |
B. |
of |
C. |
in |
D. |
on |
| 20. |
A |
sufferings |
B. |
happenings |
C. |
doings |
D. |
surroundings |
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 a 36 on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from 37 to toe, explained that he had 38 out of petrol about 30 km up the road. He had left his pregnant wife and his two children 39 at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.
Once I had 40 a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both 41 , saying that they were cold. Once the car had started, I suggested that he 42 me back.
Before leaving, I had turned the heater 43 in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and 44 .While the little ones played and ran 45 ,I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the 46 .
It was about 5 a.m. before they 47 .The young fellow asked me how much he 48 me and I told him that the petrol pump 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 and 54 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．require 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
When my oldest son was in high school, he planned to attend a Christian contemporary concert with the youth group from our church. To my 36 , Aaron invited me to go along. I 37 accepted; however, by the time the date of the concert arrived, my youngest son had been ill, and I was 38 about him. My husband 39 me to attend the concert, promising he would take care of our youngest. I hesitated.
Finally, it 40 me. Aaron was sixteen years old. How many 41 would I have to do something fun with him 42 he went away to college? And how many youth actually 43 their mothers to attend a concert with them that was clearly for teens? The 44 was made. I would not miss this opportunity.
At the concert, I sat with Aaron in the third row, stuffing (填塞) cotton in my ears to block out the 45 , ear-splitting music of the first performer. I stood when the kids stood, clapped when they clapped, and never let anyone know how 46 I was to feel the floor vibrate (震动) beneath my feet. Aaron and his friends were 47 at my enthusiasm.
By the time we left the concert, my ears were ringing, but it quickly passed. 48 did my son’s teenage years. 49 he was in college and away from home. I missed him more than I could say. On days when I was especially 50 for his ready smile and his teasing manner, I would think back to the concert we attended and be thankful once again that I didn’t 51 an opportunity to spend time with my son.
Aaron is now grown and has a family of his own, but we are still very __52 __ . Some days he calls just to __53__ and tell me about his day. I drop everything and 54 the moment, knowing these times too shall 55 .
A．amazement B．agreement C．argument D．disappointment
A．hardly B．suddenly C．rapidly D．readily
A．crazy B．merciful C．concerned D．patient
A．prevented B．encouraged C．stopped D．refused
A．determined B．hit C．controlled D．annoyed
A．moments B．years C．festivals D．opportunities
A．after B．since C．before D．when
A．advised B．invited C．allowed D．promised
A．invitation B．design C．decision D．demand
A．silly B．loud C．pleasant D．sweet
A．nervous B．excited C．curious D．surprised
A．puzzled B．annoyed C．disappointed D．amused
A．Such B．So C．Neither D．Either
A．In no time B．In time C．At a time D．At the time
A．tired B．worried C．upset D．lonely
A．miss B．have C．obtain D．grasp
A．open B．close C．young D．positive
A．talk B．speak C．communicate D．chat
A．wait B．enjoy C．listen D．spend
A．lose B．gain C．pass D．keep
One day, a train was approaching the small town of Cheekyville. On the train was a 1 man with a big suitcase. He was called William Warbler and he looked very 2 indeed. But what made him most unusual was the fact that whenever he needed to 3 , he did so by singing opera. Even if someone said “good day” to him, he would clear his throat and 4 : “Goood dayyy to youuuuuu..... toooooo!”
Almost everyone considered William unusual, since no one could get a normal 5 word out of him. As no one knew how he made his living — he lived quite 6 , always wearing the same old second-hand suit — they often had no ___7__for him and sometimes even made fun of him.
William had been in Cheekyville for some years, when one day a rumor (谣言) spread that William had received a role in a very important 8 in the nation’s capital, that there had been posters everywhere advertising the event, and that it had been a great 9 . And to everyone’s surprise, when William was being interviewed by reporters, he answered their questions by speaking with good 10 , and with a clear and pleasant voice.
From that day on, William gave up 11 at all hours. Now he sang only during his stage appearances. People wouldn’t have thought him 12 if they had seen what William kept in his big suitcase. It was a large 13 , with a hand-carved message on it.
The message said, “Practice every second, for you never know when your 14 will come.” Little did people realize that he only got the role in the opera because the 15 had heard William singing while out buying a newspaper.
1. A. tall B. sensitive C. handsome D. strange
2. A. common B. concerned C. wealthy D. confident
3. A. appear B. practice C. communicate D. debate
4. A. whisper B. respond C. repeat D. tease
5. A. advised B. printed C. written D. spoken
6. A. simply B. naturally C. calmly D. fortunately
7. A. mercy B. respect C. trust D. money
8. A. concert B. documentary C. opera D. film
9. A. experience B. benefit C. discovery D. success
10. A. movements B. manners C. efforts D. signs
11. A. pretendingB. recording C. singing D. wandering
12. A. mad B. skillful C. artificial D. desperate
13. A. knife B. stone C. medal D. diamond
14. A. solution B. inspiration C. performance D. chance
15. A. neighbor B. visitor C. director D. Teacher
I am Ali. I have always believed in myself. My parents taught me to be 41 and that I could be the best at anything. I 42 challenging my neighbourhood boys to see who could jump the highest and run the fastest. Of course I knew when I made the challenge, I would win. I never even 43 losing.
I started my boxing 44 when I was 12. In high school I boasted (自夸) that one day I was 45 to be the champion of the world. As part of my training, I would run down the street. I would rush in and out of shops to 46 them I was training for the Olympics and I was going to 47 a gold medal. I never thought of failing but only glory(光荣) I was going to 48 when I won. When I said I was going to be the "Greatest of All Time", I 49 myself. And I still do.
But I didn’t know that my will would be 50 when I retired. In 1996, I was asked to 51 the cauldron(圣火) at the summer Olympic Games in Atlanta.
When the 52 came for me to set fire to the cauldron, I realized I had the eyes of the world on me. Then I heard an extremely loud 53 . I was reminded of my 1960 Olympic 54 in Rome, when I won the gold medal. I remembered those 36 years between Rome and Atlanta and 55 that I had come full circle. Nothing in life has defeated me. I am still "The Greatest."
A．brave B．confident C．honest D．polite
A．excuse B．avoid C．remember D．suggest
A．gave up B．went on C．heard of D．thought of
A．breaking B．matching C．training D．watching
A．willing B．sure C．hopeful D．active
A．tell B．ask C．wish D．take
A．win B．lose C．find D．buy
A．need B．get C．decide D．make
A．believed in B．cared about C．turned to D．went through
A．forced B．increased C．damaged D．tested
A．protect B．carry C．light D．touch
A．challenge B．chance C．choice D．moment
A．cheer B．laugh C．noise D．shout
A．history B．experience C．devotion D．stage
A．expected B．supposed C．proved D．realized
Dad loved children. And he always wanted a __1__ family. Eventually, he got what he wanted with twelve children in the family. Without fail, he would show us off to visitors.
Once, Dad __2__ presented the first three children in the family, Ann, Mary and Ernestine, to some visitors. Then he picked up a fourth child, and said, "And this is our _3__ model, complete with all the improvements. And don’t think that this is all; we are _4__ the 1953 model some time next month."
But what he _5__ most was taking us out for a drive. On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted _6_ that he had seen eleven people in our car, not __7_ Mum and Dad. _8__, Dad called out over his shoulder, "You 9__ the second baby up from the front here, Mister."
Another time, Dad told us this joke, though we were not sure then whether he was telling us the _10_. Mum, who was a psychologist (心理学家), once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the _11_. When Mum returned, she asked him if everything had been OK. He said everything was fine _12__ one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been _13_. When he pointed at the child that had been __14__, Mum looked at him calmly and said, "That’s not one of ours, dear. He _15_ next door."
A．rich B．lovely C．close D．large
A．surprisingly B．nervously C．kindly D．proudly
A．dearest B．smallest C．latest D．youngest
A．ordering B．selling C．expecting D．improving
A．hated B．enjoyed C．cared D．hoped
A．crazily B．excitedly C．curiously D．directly
A．counting B．naming C．showing D．reaching
A．Immediately B．Carefully C．Angrily D．Easily
A．saw B．missed C．forgot D．left
A．truth B．story C．adventure D．accident
A．lecture B．house C．office D．activity
A．even if B．apart from C．so that D．except that
A．troublesome B．careless C．active D．quiet
A．found B．caught C．punished D．wounded
A．goes to B．belongs to C．works D．plays
Sometimes things happen beyond expectation. A 10-year-old boy decided to study Judo（柔道） __1__ he had lost his left arm in a car accident. He began his __2_ with an old Japanese Judo teacher. He was doing well, but he could not __3__ why the teacher had taught him only one move for quite a long time.
“Sir,” the boy finally said, “I think I should __4__ more moves.”
“But this is the __5__ move you will ever need to know,” the master replied.
Not quite understanding, the boy kept __6__. Several months later, the teacher __7__ the boy to his first tournament（锦标赛）. __8__ himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more __9__. However, after some time, the opponent（对手） became impatient. The boy used his one move to __10__ the match. Now the boy was in the finals.
This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger and more __11__. Concerned that the boy might get __12__, the referee(裁判) wanted to stop the match.
“No,” the teacher __13__, “let him continue.”
Soon his opponent made a mistake. __14__ the boy used his move to attack him. The boy won the match and became the champion.
On the way home, the boy and the teacher __15__ every move in every match. Then the boy asked __16__was really on his mind. “How did I win the tournament __17__ only one move?”
“You won for two reasons,” the teacher answered. “First, you’ve __18__ one of the most difficult moves in Judo. And second, the only known __19__ for that move is to grasp your left arm. But you’ve lost it.” The boy’s biggest __20__ had become his biggest strength.
A．because B．and C．although D．while
A．lessons B．games C．talks D．stories
A．discover B．understand C．examine D．forget
A．learn B．notice C．advise D．change
A．easiest B．only C．best D．first
A．improving B．following C．checking D．training
A．took B．left C．paid D．lost
A．Disappointing B．Frightening C．Surprising D．Worrying
A．serious B．careful C．powerful D．difficult
A．win B．play C．miss D．watch
A．developed B．terrified C．advanced D．experienced
A．bored B．hurt C．changed D．broken
A．insisted B．announced C．reported D．repeated
A．Especially B．Probably C．Actually D．Immediately
A．reviewed B．designed C．suggested D．continued
A．who B．what C．which D．how
A．for B．in C．with D．from
A．ordered B．mastered C．managed D．supposed
A．condition B．influence C．defense D．process
A．kindness B．happiness C．weakness D．sadness
When I was a law professor, a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points. He was 36 , and after thanking him for his honesty, I changed the grade in my 37 . His beaming (欢笑的) face turned to shock. “You’re 38 my grade?” he said angrily. “I would never have come in 39 ……”
He didn’t finish the 40 , but it was obvious that his display of honesty was 41 . He thought he’d have it all—praise and the higher grade.
Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade 42 because all I’d accomplished was to discourage him from being 43 in the future. And every time I tell this story some people agree with this 44 .
But I can’t see how I could give good reason for worsening my 45 in grading by undermining (损害) the honesty of all my grades by failing to 46 an error. The grade itself would be a dishonest 47 of his knowledge and it would have been 48 to other students. How could I 49 give a student a gift of an unearned grade?
I know 50 reporting an error in one’s favor is unusual, but, like 51 too much change, it’s clearly the right thing to do. People of character, those with real honesty, hate to give up 52_ as much as anyone else. The difference is that for them a good conscience and reputation is _53 enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing.
Perhaps lowering the student’s grade did 54 him from being honest in the future, but bribing (贿赂) him to be honest so that he does the right thing when it’s cost-free would have _55
him even more. The duty to be honest is about right and wrong, not risks and rewards.
A．wise B．right C．grateful D．upset
A．files B．books C．records D．notes
A．lowering B．correcting C．changing D．making
A．though B．why C．where D．if
A．sentence B．work C．exam D．lesson
A．good B．false C．special D．impressive
A．remove B．change C．stand D．add
A．brave B．adventurous C．successful D．honest
A．remark B．complaint C．praise D．achievement
A．crime B．mistake C．doubt D．guilty
A．make B．find C．correct D．avoid
A．reaction B．sense C．sign D．reflection
A．unfair B．cruel C．tough D．funny
A．reluctantly B．responsibly C．impossibly D．impatiently
A．actively B．secretly C．voluntarily D．curiously
A．receiving B．paying C．earning D．returning
A．benefits B．honors C．awards D．gifts
A．pleasure B．reward C．content D．honor
A．protect B．influence C．discourage D．separate
A．improved B．encouraged C．blamed D．ruined
In a land far away, once upon a time, there was great poverty （贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great _16_. Three of those rich men and their servants were_17_together on a road when they came to a very_18_village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _19 he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared _20 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man ,seeing the _21 situation, stopped for a short time and gave _22 all his food and drink, since he _23 see that money would be of little _24 to them. He made sure that they each _25 their fair share and would have enough food to _26 for some time . Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _27 and went straight through the _28 without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other_29 the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was _30 that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they 31 the third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was 32 travelling quickly, but his wagons, 33 the gold and valuables they had been 34 ,were now full of farming tools and bags of 35 .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
A．loss B．expectations C．success D．problems
A．standing B．travelling C．gathering D．running
A．faraway B．poor C．different D．ancient
A．unless B．because C．so D．if
A．them B．anything C．nothing D．those
A．curious B．worrying C．dangerous D．puzzling
A．the villagers B．his servants C．the others D．the rest
A．could B．might C．should D．must
A．interest B．concern C．use D．attraction
A．returned B．gained C．offered D．received
A．remain B．last C．supply D．share
A．turned back B．set out C．showed off D．speeded
A．village B．land C．field D．road
A．whether B．how C．where D．when
A．good B．certain C．true D．strange
A．welcomed B．met C．accepted D．persuaded
A．still B．already C．always D．indeed
A．except B．instead of C．apart from D．along with
A．loading B．treasuring C．carrying D．earning
A．food B．jewels C．money D．seeds
Shirley Allen loved to sing and play the piano. She studied music in college and her 36 was to become a concert pianist or blues singer.
Everything 37 when she was 20 years old. She became sick with what doctors 38 was typhoid fever(伤寒)and she almost died. Doctors gave her medicine to help her get well, but the medicine 39 her to become 40 deaf. She could no longer hear the music which she had always 41.
Shirley would never give up playing the piano, 42 she did decide to change 43 . She transferred to Gallaudet University and studied English. In 1964 Shirley graduated from Gallaudet and looked for 44 . She wanted to be 45 and work full-time.
For three years, Shirley worked as a clerk in Washington, D.C. 46 , in 1967 she was asked to work at Gallaudet University as a dorm supervisor (宿舍监管员). Shirley supervised young women who 47 in the university during the school year. She also taught English. Somehow she found time to 48 graduate school at Howard University in Washington, D.C. In 1972, Shirley received her M.A. degree.
Always 49 a new challenge, in 1973 Shirley became a professor at National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID),which 50 deaf and hard-of-hearing students technical and professional training.
This 51 woman became the first black deaf female in the world to receive her Ph.D. She made 52 in 1992, 53 she received the highest degree in education from the University of Rochester in New York.
Dr. Shirley Jeanne Allen has traveled many roads and 54 many rainbows searching for her dream. With courage and 55, she never gave up.
A．job B．interest C．dream D．duty
A．changed B．disappeared C．stopped D．ended
A．said B．agreed C．found D．thought
A．allowed B．caused C．encouraged D．enabled
A．almost B．totally C．actually D．gradually
A．played B．loved C．performed D．remembered
A．and B．so C．but D．even if
A．career B．interest C．life D．attitude
A．information B．help C．a job D．an assistant
A．happy B．independent C．free D．confident
A．However B．Therefore C．Then D．Besides
A．worked B．studied C．lived D．played
A．attend B．observe C．describe D．advertise
A．interested in B．busy with C．concerned about D．ready for
A．teaches B．promises C．pays D．offers
A．amazing B．strict C．wealthy D．beautiful
A．progress B．history C．suggestions D．excuses
A．after B．while C．until D．when
A．found B．watched C．followed D．appreciated
A．determination B．intelligence C．strength D．pride
IF and WHEN often had lunch together. Their conversation always 36 on the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them. ]
This particular Saturday when they met for lunch, WHEN 37 IF wasn’t in a great mood（心情）. After they sat at the usual table 38 for them, WHEN asked IF, “You don’t seem your usual 39 self(样子)?” IF replied,“Yesterday I saw a course I wanted to take. If only I 40 the time.”
WHEN knew exactly how IF felt and said, “I too saw a 41 and I’ m going to register when I get 42 money.” WHEN then questioned IF, “What about the new job you were going to apply for?” IF answered, “I would have applied, but my 43 broke down. I couldn’t type my resume(简历).”
“Don’t worry. I’ve been thinking about looking for another job also, 44 I’ll wait and when the weather gets 45 I will look then. I hate this awful weather.”
The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that. When he couldn’t 46 it anymore, he went to them and said, “I think I know 47 you could solve your problems.”
IF smiled and thought that even if he knew the 48 they faced, there was no way he could help! 49 , IF asked the man for advice. The man said, “Your conversation reminds me of an old 50 : IF and WHEN were planted, and nothing 51 .”
IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel 52 of living their life for the “ifs” and “whens”. Finally they came to a(n) 53 : next time they met, there would be no “ifs” or “whens”; they would 54 talk about what they had 55 !
| A. agreed A. sensed |
B. focused B. insisted |
C. relied C. declared |
D. took D. promised |
| A. cleaned |
B. made |
B. bought |
D. reserved |
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