A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot(弹弓)to 21 in the woods. He practiced and practiced but could never 22 the target. Becoming somewhat 23 , he headed back for dinner.
As he was returning, he saw Grandma’s 24 duck. Without thinking, he shot his slingshot, hit the duck right 25 the head and killed it. He was shocked and sad. Quickly, he 26 the dead duck in the wood pile, only to see his 27 watching. Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.
After 28 that day, Grandma said, “Sally, you wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me that he wanted to 29 in the kitchen today, didn't you, Johnny?” And then she 30 to him, “Remember, the duck?” Then Johnny did the dishes.
Later, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to __31__ fishing, and Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I __32__ Sally to help me make supper.” But Sally smiled and said, “Well, that’s all right. Johnny told me he wanted to __33__.” And she whispered again, “Remember, the 34 ?” So Sally went fishing and Johnny 35 at home.
After several days, Johnny finally couldn't 36 it any longer. He went to Grandma and 37 that he had killed her pet duck and asked for her 38 .
Hearing this, Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug, and said, “Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the 39 and saw the whole thing from the house. And because I 40 you, I forgive you, but I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make you her slave.”
A.work on B.carry out C.look after D.play with
A.get B.hit C.find D.miss
A.discouraged B.nervous C.helpless D.foolish
A.pet B.big C.pretty D.little
A.to B.at C.by D.in
A.took B.got C.hid D.found
A.grandpa B.grandma C.sister D.brother
A.lunch B.supper C.breakfast D.school
A.support B.cook C.help D.stay
A.shouted B.spoke C.nodded D.whispered
A.go B.play C.discover D.find
A.make B.have C.punish D.need
A.stay B.do C.help D.beat
A.farm B.duck C.supper D.slingshot
A.waited B.smiled C.stayed D.cried
A.stand B.keep C.face D.hide
A.promised B.explained C.admitted D.described
A.apology B.advice C.forgiveness D.permission
A.window B.roadside C.kitchen D.farm
A.punished B.mistook C.love D.respect
In 1957, Jane Goodall first met the famous anthropologist (人类学者) Dr Louis Leakey, who later played an important role in her life. With the 32 of gaining insight into humans’ evolutionary (进化的) past, Dr Leakey 33 a pioneering long-term field study on 34 chimps. Even though Jane had no formal 35 , her patience and determination to understand animals 36 him to choose her for the study. 37 it was unusual for a woman to work in the forest of Africa, going there 38 the fulfillment (实现) of her childhood dream. In the summer of 1960 she 39 in Tanzania(坦桑尼亚) on Lake Tanganyika’s eastern shore. This marked the 40 of the longest continuous field study of animals in their 41 habitat(栖息地). Five years 42 , she earned a doctor’s degree at Cambridge University and then 43 to Tanzania to found the Gombe Stream Research Center. And in 1977, to provide on-going 44 for chimp research, Dr Goodall 45 The Jane Goodall Institute.
Today, she 46 most of her time traveling around the world, giving lectures on her 47 at Gombe and speaking to school groups about Roots &Shoots, her environmental education and humanitarian program for the 48 .
“Chimps have given me so 49 . The long hours spent with them in the 50 have enriched my life beyond measure. What I have learned from them has shaped my 51 of human behavior, of our place in nature.”
A.way B.idea C.knowledge D.method
A.suggested B.achieved C.argued D.changed
A.modest B.special C.rude D.wild
A.exercise B.training C.living D.practice
A.devoted B.let C.made D.led
A.If B.Because C.Although D.Once
A.meant B.stopped C.intended D.inspired
A.arrived B.left C.reached D.went
A.end B.beginning C.happening D.achievement
A.new B.old C.man-made D.natural
A.later B.before C.ago D.behind
A.connected B.referred C.returned D.turned
A.environment B.evidence C.time D.support
A.created B.built C.founded D.set
A.costs B.spends C.pays D.devotes
A.bravery B.presence C.experiences D.appearance
A.animals B.youth C.human D.adults
A.little B.many C.much D.few
A.field B.university C.institute D.forest
A.imagination B.desire C.understanding D.protection
Around 5:30 p.m., I was on the bus one day and everybody on the bus was quiet. People had just 36 from work, students had just finished their 37 class and everybody was a little 38 from a long day. It wasn't a particularly good day for me as I was feeling quite tired too. I was just looking outside of the 39 without any specific thought in my mind. It was the same 40 I had seen many times before, people hurrying home.
In front of me, there was a man sitting in the seat who didn't look too clean. 41 he was looking out of the window, the man suddenly 42 to me and pointed at something outside. "Hey, look." He had a big smile on his face. I turned to the 43 he was pointing to and there it was ---- the beautiful Catalina mountains burning with a beautiful 44 . The mountains were coated with bright pink light and shadows. He turned to other people on the bus and told them to look at the mountains. He 45
" Wow" and " It's so beautiful" again and again. Everybody on the bus 46 the views indeed.
The 47 view also helped me to 48 my long tiring day with a good feeling in my heart. But, more 49 , I was so inspired (鼓舞)to see that this man wanted to 50 the beautiful view with everybody on the bus, total strangers. His 51 act made me accidentally find something that I had lost which I didn't even know I had lost. He made me 52 that I had lost the feelings and the excitement I 53 have everyday. In my daily life, many things had 54 their color and movement. But he 55 me that things are still there ---- they never get lost.
A.gone by B.got off C.given up D.taken up
A.excited B.tired C.puzzled D.disappointed
A.window B.classroom C.mountain D.city
A.people B.bus C.trouble D.view
A.So B.Once C.As D.If
A.referred B.attended C.turned D.object
A.finger B.driver C.direction D.sky
A.sunset . B.memory C.sunrise D.journey
A.wrote B.followed C.discussed D.said
A.enjoyed B.impressed C.described D.recorded
A.beautiful B.full C.same D.simple
A.save B.hate C.challenge D.end
A.fortunately B.naturally C.beautifully D.importantly
A.share B.connect C.compare D.comment
A.final B.kind C.violent D.direct
A.decide B.believe C.realize D.learn
A.used to B.was used to C.got used to D.used
A.increased B.showed C.faded D.lost
A.warned B.reminded C.advised D.persuaded
Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his 56 time, he likes to get out in the country and take some 57 of animals.
For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his 58 . But his father didn’t take Bill along with him 59 he was fifteen.
He and Bill drove to the farm which 60 to his uncle in the afternoon. They 61 the night there, so that they could 62 out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.
It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm 63 the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember 64 he was. He turned over __65__and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he 66 that he was at the 67 and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got 68 quickly.
He ran downstairs. The others were already in the 69 ,where Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It 70 good.
They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk 71 , because they didn’t want to __72__ up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle(热水瓶) 73 hot coffee and took some sandwiches 74 Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera 75 and started out.
A.busy B.spare C.enough D.limited
A.foods B.drawings C.paintings D.pictures
A.trips B.buses C.animals D.mountains
A.after B.when C.until D.unless
A.led B.stuck C.got D.belonged
A.cost B.spent C.slept D.took
A.start B.begin C.walk D.step
A.telephone B.machine C.computer D.clock
A.where B.how C.who D.what
A.quickly B.sleepily C.quietly D.suddenly
A.imagined B.pronounced C.forgot D.remembered
A.mountain B.town C.farm D.station
A.dressed B.ordered C.eaten D.prepared
A.bathroom B.kitchen C.study D.bedroom
A.seemed B.felt C.tasted D.smelled
A.many B.soundly C.much D.highly
A.wake B.go C.put D.come
A.of B.with C.in D.by
A.that B.what C.after D.before
A.cover B.supply C.operator D.equipment(设备)
I shall never forget the day when the earthquake took place. It was about 5 o’clock in the afternoon and I was 26 to my daughter’s school. Our plan was to go 27 together. I’d stopped at a 28 to get some fresh fruit. We like to have some fruit to eat 29 our swim. I was driving along a high road on the way. 30 my road was another road which was built like a 31 . I was hungry so I put the bag of apples 32 me and started to eat one. 33 I saw the cars in front of me start to 34 from side to side. Then my car started to shake! I didn’t know what was happening. Perhaps something had 35 wrong with my car. I drove a little more slowly and then I 36 the car and at the same moment the road 37 onto the cars in front of me. I found myself in the __38 . I couldn’t move. My legs and feet were hurting badly and I couldn’t move them. All round me was 39 But above me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I memorized what had happened. I had been 40 an earthquake. For about two hours nobody came. Luckily I could reach the bag of 41 , so at least I had plenty to eat. Then I heard people 42 towards me. A team of people had come to 43 if anyone was under the 44 road. I called out, “I’m here!” I heard a shout. Soon a stranger climbed to my car. “How are you 45 ?”He asked. “Not too bad,”I said. They didn’t get me out until the next morning.
A.driving B.leading C.walking D.running
A.farm B.shop C.park D.school
A.after B.during C.since D.once
A.Under B.Along C.Over D.Beside
A.bridge B.roof C.cover D.top
A.under B.along C.inside D.beside
A.move B.roll C.burst D.jump
A.been B.broken C.gone D.done
A.parked B.started C.moved D.stopped
A.put B.ran C.fell D.jumped
A.dark B.afternoon C.sun D.car
A.noisy B.dusty C.quiet D.blood
A.on B.at C.by D.in
A.food B.sandwiches C.apples D.bread
A.climbing B.shouting C.moving D.driving
A.know B.tell C.understand D.see
A.falling B.broken C.breaking D.dirty
A.sleeping B.feeling C.eating D.going
I noticed the woman when I entered the newsroom. My secretary told me she wanted to put an ad to 36 a baby. So I suggested several 37 lines for these ads to her: 38 , Baby to love; or Dear Birth Mother, Let Us Help You. The ad would contain 39 about her and her husband: they were 40 , could afford to raise a child. But then something 41 me: the major newspapers carried ads like this and their 42 were larger than ours. “Have you tried the major ones?” I asked. “Yes, but all failed and one more wouldn’t 43 .” She handed me a check and left with a 44 smile.
A week later the woman called in a 45 of delight: “Please don’t run the ad again. We ’ve connected with 46 . The baby is due in a month.” Good news. I asked her if she 47 keep in touch if the adoption 48 to have a happy ending. She agreed but added when the adoption was final she was 49 to give me the story.
One day my phone rang. I 50 her voice immediately. “The adoption is final. Would you like to come and meet him?” Happily, I made a (an ) 51 with her for the next day. “His name is Ben,” she said, as I started to take 52 . “He slept through the night from the start. Now he’s smiling and starting to turn over. Of course I’m not 53 him. If he is a little slow.” She paused. “ Oh, I should tell you Ben has Down’s Syndrome.(唐氏综合症)” I stopped writing . I wasn’t sure how to 54 . But she smiled “Ben was meant for us, don’t you see? He needs me more than a 55 developing child would.” She sat on the sofa, holding her son. Both of them smiled. “You wanted a story with a happy ending,” said the woman “ You got it.”
A.afford B.affect C.adopt D.adapt
A.ordinary B.standard C.effective D.ridiculous
A.Wanted B.To Want C.Wanting D.Want
A.address B.data C.picture D.information
A.rich B.stable C.considerate D.lonely
A.occurred to B.turned to C.referred to D.wrote to
A.titles B.circulations C.names D.columns
A.kill B.work C.hurt D.do
A.warm B.weird C.weak D.wild
A.spirit B.tone C.way D.sound
A.a birth mother B.a lovely baby C.an ad company D.an orphanage
A.might B.should C.would D.dared
A.turned over B.turned up C.turned out D.turned down
A.safe B.comfortable C.brave D.honest
A.classified B.identified C.picked D.recognized
A.look B.appointment C.appearance D.call
A.pains B.pictures C.clues D.notes
A.rushing B.speeding C.pressing D.running
A.reply B.react C.restore D.release
A.steadily B.gradually C.normally D.regularly
My 4-year-old son now enjoys posting letters. He has formed the 36 of drawing pictures, writing his name on them, and then 37 the artwork in an envelope. He then insists on 38 his handwork to the neighbors, and a mail box he 39 belongs to the elderly couple who live next door. To be 40 , I didn’t think much of it, but I had 41 to warn my neighbors of the drawings 42 appearing in their letterboxes—I just didn’t have the 43 to do so, because I was a little busy recently.
On Tuesday of last week, I was walking down to school to collect my son when I 44 Mary, my elderly neighbor, 45 at her mail box. She said, “Jodie, is it your little son that has been posting items in my letterbox to me?” I was at once 46 , “Oh yes, Mary, it is. I’m sorry. I meant to tell you…” She cut me off, “Jodie, I just love his mail. I’ve 47 every item he has sent. You don’t know how much 48 the letters has made my day. I just love them.” While I was walking down to school after our 49 , many thoughts came to me. Mary doesn’t have a lot to fill her days, 50 she was a mother to a number of children herself who receives fairly regular visitors. The small 51 of getting some mail—pictures drawn by the hand of a young child—has brought 52 to her days, just as my visit to my grandparents does.
I have decided that my son should 53 this practice. He should also start sending some items to his grandparents in Perth as well. It will most 54 make their day.
It’s doing the little, simple things that can often make a big 55 in someone’s life.
A.habit B.attitude C.style D.form
A.hiding B.writing C.drawing D.putting
A.handing B.holding C.posting D.writing
A.opened B.set C.chose D.saw
A.kind B.surprised C.careful D.honest
A.meant B.asked C.hated D.refused
A.actually B.suddenly C.hardly D.partly
A.intelligence B.strength C.money D.time
A.met B.visited C.dated D.called
A.crying B.lying C.laughing D.standing
A.humorous B.embarrassed C.confused D.amused
A.copied B.bought C.kept D.examined
A.receiving B.writing C.painting D.exchanging
A.report B.expression C.talk D.discussion
A.unless B.but C.so D.although
A.charge B.offer C.act D.help
A.worth B.happiness C.value D.future
A.add B.method C.continue D.judge
A.certainly B.unfortunately C.accidentally D.confidently
A.point B.difference C.sense D.living
Water costs money.In some places water is hard 16 .What 17 when a town has these problems?A small town in California found a happy 18 .
Very 19 rain fell there.The town had no water of its 20 .The water it used was 21 from a river 300 miles away.As more people 22 live in the town, 23 water was needed.Now water 24 to be brought in from 600 miles away.All these cost 25 money.
The town 26 a plan.It found 27 to clean its “dirty” water.Once the cleaned water was reused 28 many ways.Five 29 lakes were built.Here people could swim and fish and go 30 .They 31 have picnics in their new parks.Farmers had more water 32 their crops.New factories can be built,because they have 33 .
In most places,water is used and thrown 34 .The town that saved 35 water has saved the town!
A.supplying B.getting C.to get D.to supply
A.little B.a little C.few D.a few
A.fetch B.take C.brought in D.guided
A.come to B.came to C.coming to D.came for
A.many B.plenty of C.more D.many more
A.has B.had C.must D.needed
A.many B.a few C.a great many D.a lot of
A.put B.made C.supply D.noticed
A.a way B.way C.an answer D.a key
A.for B.by C.at D.in
A.man-making B.man-make C.man-made D.man made
A.boating B.to boat C.to boating D.on boating
A.must B.could C.needed D.had to
A.as B.with C.for D.to
A.water B.enough water C.crops enough D.enough crops
A.off B.of C.away D.out of
A.it’s B.its C.one’s D.his
I was successful at my job. I worked very hard, but it 36 me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle. I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director. 37 , one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was 38 explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there 39 they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve 40 .” I’d been so well respected, but 41 I was of no value.
For six weeks, I was in a very 42 place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸). I could 43 things needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive (积极的) in everything 44 me.
Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I 45 the same final, so he was 46 when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me 47 him on was unbelievable, From then on, I spent the summer enjoying my some and their passions (激情). I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band — I 48 went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so 49 . My life had been so much devoted to 50 for so long, and I felt 51 that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.
52 , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose --- I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being 53 Again. Now I feel more positive about my professional 54 and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how 55 it is to achieve real balance in life.
A.promised B.afforded C.showed D.left
A.Therefore B.Anyhow C.Otherwise D.However
A.quickly B.gently C.partly D.easily
A.until B.after C.as D.so
A.failed B.finished C.tried D.changed
A.suddenly B.finally C.immediately D.shortly
A.secret B.quiet C.lonely D.dark
A.see B.get C.suggest D.understand
A.defended B.directed C.deserted D.disturbed
A.watched B.missed C.lost D.won
A.disappointed B.worried C.honored D.delighted
A.cheering B.taking C.leading D.passing
A.just B.even C.still D.almost
A.hopeful B.meaningful C.difficult D.strange
A.work B.family C.matches D.performances
A.successful B.thoughtful C.thankful D.peaceful
A.Naturally B.Doubtfully C.Disagreeably D.Unexpectedly
A.employed B.comforted C.valued D.encouraged
A.education B.experience C.relationship D.future
A.important B.interesting C.simple D.surprising
I was sitting in class one day when a new kid came in , He was called Christian and he was short and wore a pair of glasses, He walked up to the teacher and told her ,very 36 ,that he was new , The teacher 37 to the empty desk next to me . He sat down , looked briefly at me ,and then looked 38 . I didn’t think he was very nice , and certainly not the 39 I would like to become friends with ,
Over the year,I 40 talked to him,but he smiled at me when our eyes met, always shyly, He never talked to anybody 41 me.
But one day I 42 the unkind kids who were teasing him.We made fun of him 43 in my head I knew it was wrong . “Haven’t you got any friends ?”A kid asked Christian,who had walked past us 44 .“No,he hasn’t got any friends.He’s too 45 .”I said.
Then Christian looked up at me with the saddest eyes I had ever seen. My heart 46 .
In the weeks that followed, he never met my47 in class and never smiled at me. It was really hard for me to 48 to write him a note asking him to 49 it . I knew I had to because I couldn’t 50 the guilt and sadness that I felt 51 I saw him .
The next day in class, I wrote him a note 52 . About five minutes later .I turned and saw tears in his eyes. Later he told me that I would never realize how much my apology had 53 to him. Over the years at high school, we became 54 friends.
Apologies can really change your life , so never55 a chance to tell somebody you are sorry,
A.shyly B.happily C.secretly D.strangely
A.moved B.stuck C.leaned D.pointed
A.out B.up C.down D.away
A.sign B.type C.quality D.problem
A.perhaps B.seldom C.often D.even
A.with B.around C.but D.beside
A.saw B.helped C.joined D.controlled
A.although B.since C.unless D.before
A.again B.alone C.quietly D.fearfully
A.kind B.cross C.young D.stupid
A.sank B.beat C.broke D.jumped
A.greetings B.glances C.apologies D.congratulations
A.decide B.plan C.hope D.learn
A.regret B.refuse C.forget D.mention
A.consider B.include C.make D.take
A.even though B.as if C.right away D.every time
A.explaining B.excusing C.apologizing D.arguing
A.meant B.owed C.contributed D.suggested
A.personal B.close C.family D.foreign
A.give B.stand C.miss D.reduce
Yesterday was my stepmother’s birthday. I haven’t been home for a long time, so I wanted to stop by the house to 36 her on this special day. I have been 37
on a low income so I was afraid that I couldn’t afford the long 38 . Gas is so expensive nowadays! 39 , I filled my tank with gas and set off.
I 40 at a shopping mall and found a present. It was the 41 gift and I knew she would love it. 42 when I got to the cashier, my card was 43 !
I didn’t have enough money to 44 the gift!
So I thought about the 45 for a few minutes. I could put it back and get something 46 , but I knew there was 47 else in the store she would have liked as much. So, I transferred some money from my saving account and was able to buy the gift. It took a 48 part of my savings but I wanted her to have something special.
It turned out that she loved the gift and I 49 that even though I had spent almost all my money, my stepmother 50 the best. I was glad I gave her the best I could.
Before I 51 my parents’ house, my dad took me to one side and, with our secret handshake, he gave me some money. I hadn’t 52 anything to him about my financial 53 , but I guessed my dad just knew. When I got to the car, I saw the 54 he gave me was three times what I had spent on the gas and the gift! It shows that doing the right thing always comes with great 55 .
A.invite B.help C.see D.drive
A.dreaming B.struggling C.escaping D.improving
A.jump B.meeting C.holiday D.journey
A.Therefore B.Moreover C.Anyway D.Besides
A.stopped B.left C.shouted D.smoked
A.perfect B.ordinary C.handmade D.free
A.Though B.So C.Since D.But
A.gone B.checked C.refused D.opened
A.hang on B.hand out C.make up D.pay for
A.ideal B.problem C.reason D.tour
A.better B.greater C.cheaper D.smaller
A.something B.everything C.nothing D.anything
A.whole B.tiny C.half D.large
A.felt B.advised C.decided D.predicted
A.accepted B.deserved C.offered D.sent
A.entered B.left C.called D.visited
A.written B.promised C.presented D.mentioned
A.memory B.condition C.means D.future
A.benefit B.help C.amount D.knowledge
A.rewards B.awards C.risks D.thanks
When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very 1 . Some stories are told 2 they were true. Real people who live in a normal world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not 3 . They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be 4 for us.
But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only 5 . How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter, we do seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than 6 . Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of 7 . When we read or write something, we do much more than simply look at words on a page. We use our 8 --- which is real --- and our imagination ---which is real in a different way --- to make the words 9 in our minds.
Both realism and fantasy use the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read 10 realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we know that we are real and they are not. It sounds 11 , but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and 12 about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by pretending that what we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too.
Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our 13 when we are reading. We 14 a book and lose ourselves in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel 15 we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.
A.possible B.easy C.new D.different
A.that B.what C.whether D.as if
A.realistic B.reasonable C.moral D.instructive
A.difficult B.impossible C.important D.necessary
A.thinkable B.designed C.imagined D.planned
A.lessons B.dreams C.experience D.magic
A.working B.thinking C.understanding D.living
A.knowledge B.skill C.words D.grammar
A.come to life B.come to light C.come to the point D.come to nothing
A.a newspaper B.something C.everything D.a story
A.dangerous B.serious C.strange D.terrible
A.talk B.learn C.read D.think
A.mind B.life C.world D.society
A.turn up B.pick up C.cook up D.bring up
A.what B.how C.when D.why
Terry was a middle-aged businessman. He was 36 in career and often complained that he had been fooled (欺骗) by others. One day he told his wife he was 37 disappointed with the city that he had to 38.
So his family moved to another city. It was Saturday 39. When Terry and his wife were busily putting their things in their new home, the lights suddenly 40 and they were forced to stop work. Terry was sorry to have 41 to bring along some candles. Just then he heard light 42 on his door.
“Who is it?” he wondered. Terry knew 43 else in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be 44. He opened the door impatiently (不耐烦地). At the door was a little 45, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have 46? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Terry angrily. He shut the door 47.
After a while the door was knocked again. He opened it and 48 the same little girl outside. But this time she was 49 two candles radiating (放光) red light. She said, “My grandma told me the 50 neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to51 you these.”
At that moment Terry suddenly realized what 52 his failure in life. It was his indifference (冷漠) and 53 to other people. The person who had fooled him in life was actually nobody else 54 himself, for his eyes had been covered by his 55 mind.
A.experienced B.unsuccessful C.interested D.unlucky
A.very B.so C.such D.rather
A.leave B.travel C.stay D.choose
A.morning B.afternoon C.noon D.evening
A.went down B.went out C.went by D.went on
A.wanted B.decided C.forgotten D.remembered
A.knocks B.calls C.strikes D.sounds
A.everybody B.anybody C.somebody D.nobody
A.troubled B.followed C.liked D.learned
A.boy B.girl C.postman D.shopper
A.candies B.toys C.lights D.candles
A.easily B.worriedly C.happily D.heavily
A.found B.met C.touched D.knew
A.bringing B.seeing C.holding D.drawing
A.poor B.kind C.new D.young
A.buy B.give C.borrow D.sell
A.made B.caused C.developed D.stopped
A.laziness B.sadness C.unkindness D.unhappiness
A.besides B.except C.but D.than
A.open B.right C.warm D.cold
I saw the old man, with his untidy clothes and messy hair, as he dashed between the rows of the department store. He was trying to be ordinary but he was hard not to __21 .
He 22 the saleswoman and with a slight 23 , possibly German, asked where the women’s shoes were sold. “Fourth floor.” She responded in a voice I could hear 10 miles away. “Pardon? Where did you say they were?” he asked again, apparently 24 . Clearly the old man was somewhat 25 “Fourth floor, sir,” the friendly saleswoman replied patiently, this time so 26 that customers turned to see what was causing the 27 .
I continued watching as the man thanked the saleswoman and 28 for what I assumed was the fourth floor. But rather than walk to the 29 or the lift, he dashed behind a shelf, took out a notebook and started writing hurriedly, with an almost mad 30 on his face. Then he went straight up to another saleswoman and asked where the women’s shoes were sold. Again he asked her to 31 the answer and once more he walked away and took down some notes.
He did this three more times before a department store 32 , thinking him mad, removed him from the store. But rather than be 33 , the old man departed with a huge smile on his face. Although the incident was 34 , it was not until a year later, during my first year of university, that I gave it any further 35 . I walked into my language classroom and met my professor. It was that very same man.
A.see B.notice C.neglect D.find
A.followed B.interviewed C.chose D.approached
A.doubt B.voice C.accent D.smile
A.confused B.amused C.annoyed D.tired
A.silly B.shy C.deaf D.weak
A.angrily B.loudly C.suddenly D.quickly
A.disturbance B.accident C.pleasure D.quarrel
A.put away B.passed away C.pulled away D.headed off
A.shoes B.stairs C.exit D.sign
A.confusion B.appearance C.pain D.expression
A.reply B.recite C.repeat D.retell
A.security-guard B.customer C.saleswoman D.policeman
A.excited B.embarrassed C.relaxed D.moved
A.unusual B.serious C.dangerous D.unforgettable
A.wonder B.sense C.thought D.idea
Last year was the first year when I taught the fifth grade. Recently, I’ve been 1 by a “graduated ”student for the first time. I was really surprised when he walked into my home.
He hasn’t physically changed much since 2 my class last year and if I had had to guess who would come to visit me first. I wouldn’t have thought of him. Carlos was a student who had a hard time sitting 3 in the beginning of last year. He would often 4 to go to the bathroom, and he’d talk or look like he was falling asleep because of little sleep. He often needed 5 in doing anything that other students could do well on their own.
I found out that the reason for his behavior in my classroom was that he had been 6 nightmares(噩梦)about his border-crossing experience. He was 7 that the immigration office would take him or his parents to prison or back to their 8 . And here he was in my class trying to learn a(n) 9 language, which he had never touched before.
When he was in my class, one thing that stood out was that he had a(n) 10 time speaking English. But when he walked in my room yesterday, all of that was missing. In walked a calm, 11 boy who spoke and understood English far better than when he left me in June. He even 12 to speak to my class in the sixth grade in English. He told me he remembered doing sign language and the video I made to help him 13 his English.
His visit 14 a lot to me not only because he has made great progress, but also because it reminded me what it means to be a teacher ----- to have a lasting influence on 15 .
A.treated B.recognized C.visited D.invited
A.leaving B.attending C.teaching D.organizing
A.promise B.ask C.continue D.plan
A.notice B.help C.time D.work
A.suffering B.making C.receiving D.destroying
A.angry B.sorry C.afraid D.disappointed
A.boss B.school C.street D.country
A.interesting B.new C.easy D.useless
A.unforgettable B.enjoyable C.difficult D.funny
A.hard-working B.naughty C.rich D.confident
A.pretended B.offered C.refused D.feared
A.improve B.copy C.examine D.find
A.threw B.pulled C.took D.meant
A.audience B.parents C.students D.speakers