As far back as I can remember, I’ve always known that my brother was different. At first I thought this was a 31 thing. But when I got older I learned the truth. My brother had autism (孤独症) and Attention Deficit Disorder (儿童多动症) — serious 32 conditions. At 15, he 33 like a 7-year-old child. When he was little, I didn’t 34 it as much. But as he got older, it became more obvious. When something didn’t go his 35 , he got angry and it took hours to 36 him down. He would talk to himself and play with string. We could never 37 to give him his medicine, otherwise he’d go wild. I was always 38 when we took him anywhere, and I never wanted to bring any of my friends 39 with me.
When I was 10, I felt like I couldn’t 40 it any more. I’d shout at him for being different and would ask 41 he couldn’t be normal. Of course, he had no 42 what I was talking about. It became very hard, 43 when a friend of mine didn’t want to come over 44 her mom had said my brother was dangerous. Our fights 45 up until one day he came up to me. He gave me a big 46 , like he was saying, “I don’t know what I did 47 , but I hope you still love me.” At that moment I realized that I’d better learn to 48 him.
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned how 49 I really am. Having him as a brother has made me kinder and more patient. No matter how busy my 50 is, he’ll always listen to my problems. I worry about his future, but I know he’ll always be loved.
A.discouraged B.serious C.good D.pitiful
A.mental B.physical C.medical D.normal
A.experienced B.behaved C.impressed D.expressed
A.watch B.see C.observe D.notice
A.road B.way C.path D.side
A.take B.bring C.calm D.set
A.want B.remember C.allow D.forget
A.embarrassed B.grateful C.tiresome D.comfortable
A.here B.home C.out D.away
A.see B.hear C.bear D.believe
A.what B.how C.when D.why
A.mind B.idea C.thought D.principle
A.especially B.probably C.nearly D.partly
A.though B.if C.because D.while
A.gave B.sent C.called D.kept
A.hug B.hit C.shock D.kick
A.right B.perfect C.gentle D.wrong
A.accept B.receive C.persuade D.advise
A.terrible B.bad C.clever D.lucky
A.teacher B.brother C.father D.friend
Despite the great progress in medical science, human beings are constantly attacked by cancer, which means death. A woman named Bonnie suffered a 36 of discomforts caused by the treatment of cancer. She didn’t regard cancer as a 37 disease, but a laughing matter. She treated it in a humorous way. To put it in 38 way, she is teaching people that even though cancer isn't 39 , we can treat it in a humorous way.
Her second child was going to be born three months away 40 she was diagnosed with cancer. Suddenly, a 41 mother turned into a helpless woman afraid for her own 42 . It was after she had had her baby 43 that she had an operation. 44 came chemo(化疗)and her life seemed to be made up of fears and 45 . But the 46 moment in her life came after she lost all her hair and a free wig(假发) arrived. She 47 it on as her older son Kyler watched.
“That was when I decided how to 48 it: crying over this bad wig or laughing about it. 49 way would make 50 remember it.” Bonnie said. She spent a lot of time looking for anything funny from cancer patients. She got a lot out of collecting 51 stories. She started laughing a lot, finding it the perfect medicine. Using herself as a bald (光头) model, Bonnie 52 to design her own greeting cards and calendars, making fun of the sufferings of chemo.
"To have joy, we badly 53 to laugh," she said.
Clearly, you can increase your confidence to 54 over any disease and trouble 55 laughing.
A.set B.way C.series D.pack
A.deadly B.seriously C.terribly D.fearfully
A.the other B.another C.other D.others
A.serious B.painful C.fierce D.fun
A.before B.when C.while D.until
A.happy B.sad C.fortunate D.sick
A.son B.illness C.life D.operation
A.made B.delivered C.attended D.opened
A.Here B.Later C.Thus D.Then
A.failures B.loneliness C.tears D.wonders
A.highest B.lowest C.great D.ugly
A.wore B.carried C.fastened D.tried
A.deal with B.do with C.go with D.meet with
A.All B.Any C.Either D.Both
A.myself B.my son C.everyone D.my husband
A.set out B.get down C.set about D.set down
A.need B.ought C.want D.long
A.think B.get C.run D.take
A.in terms of B.by the way of C.through the method of D.by means of
When my twin sons, Chad and Brad, were born, I was concerned about everything. Five years later, our little girl, Becky, 21 our family.I wanted everybody to be healthy and happy.I worked hard to see that they 22 .
As the kids grew older, I worried about headaches, throat infections and many other 23 childhood illnesses.I didn't like it when the boys spent time "warming the bench (板凳)" during Little League football games.I worried about Becky when she 24 the ball while playing softball.Before long, the teen years were upon us.I stayed 25 late t night waiting for the boys to return home.Many times the 26 crossed my mind that I would call the police if they weren't home on time._27_, they always arrived home safe and sound 28 I had to take such measures.
"Please don't ever call the police," one of the boys said when I 29 him after a late arrival.The day the boys moved away to college was a 30 day indeed.I worried about their being able to take care of themselves.Would they starve?
A few months after the boys left college, our 31 rang in the middle of the night. It startled (惊醒)us when we looked at the clock.It was 3 o'clock in the morning." 32 must be wrong," I shouted to my husband, Roy, as we both jumped up.We ran to the door, opened it, and there 33 a police officer.
"You need to 34 your sons," he seriously announced.I picked up the telephone, but unfortunately, it was 35.A line outside had been accidentally (偶然) cut.Roy and I jumped into the car and 36 to the nearest telephone.My stomach ached.My husband was 37 so badly that he could hardly dial the number.
On the first 38 , Chad answered the telephone."What's wrong?" Roy shouted into the receiver (听筒).
"We were worried about you," Chad told him."We've been trying to call you all night, but you didn't 39 We called the police and asked them to go and check on you."
For the first time in their lives, the boys were worried about us.And they were the ones who 40 had to call the police.
A.completed B.visited C.tested D.appreciated
A.did B.had C.were D.would
A.serious B.common C.unusual D.incurable
A.hit B.threw C.got D.missed
A.down B.up C.out D.in
A.plan B.advice C.worry D.thought
A.Strangely B.Probably C.Luckily D.Exactly
A.after B.when C.before D.since
A.threatened B.told C.surprised D.reminded
A.nice B.embarrassing C.happy D.sad
A.phone B.clock C.alarm D.doorbell
A.Something B.Anything C.Everything D.Nothing
A.stood B.greeted C.turned D.came
A.call B.email C.see D.educate
A.gone B.useless C.dead D.stolen
A.rushed B.headed C.went D.moved
A.looking B.shaking C.suffering D.seeing
A.night B.arrival C.try D.ring
A.talk B.answer C.wake D.care
A.frequently B.suddenly C.actually D.rarely
I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old.My brother and his friends were all ____ of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday.When they ____ that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought ____ for performance.However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn't go, so my brother ____ me the ticket.I was really ____!
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our ____.After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became ___.I could barely make out the stage in the ____.We waited.Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band ____ the stage.My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn't ___ what he was saying.The first song was already starting and the music was as ____ as a jet engine.I could ____ the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can't recall any of the songs that the band played.I just ____ that I really enjoyed the show and didn't want it to ____.But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished.We left the ____ and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement.I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just ___from a long sleep.My ears were still ____with the beat of the last song.
After the____, I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music.Once in a while,____, I listen to one of their songs and ____I'm back at that first show.
A.members B.friends C.fans D.volunteers
A.guessed B.discovered C.thought D.predicted
A.flowers B.drinks C.clothes D.tickets
A.booked B.offered C.returned D.found
A.relaxed B.embarrassed C.excited D.encouraged
A.seats B.entrance C.spots D.space
A.comfortable B.quite C.serious D.nervous
A.silence B.noise C.darkness D.smoke
A.fell upon B.got through C.broke into D.stepped onto
A.forget B.hear C.repeat D.bear
A.loud B.heard C.sweet D.fast
A.feel B.touch C.enjoy D.digest
A.realize B.understand C.believe D.remember
A.continue B.delay C.finish D.change
A.party B.theatre C.opera D.stage
A.escaped B.traveled C.benefited D.woken
A.aching B.burning C.ringing D.rolling
A.competition B.performance C.interview D.celebration
A.though B.otherwise C.instead D.besides
A.decide B.regret C.conclude D.imagine
I tend to accept any idea put forward by experts on TV. One day, a sociologist(社会学家) proposed that the 36 society has been consuming modern humans little by little. For fear that I would become a victim of the consumer society, I 37 hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood. 38 the shopkeeper Mr. Johnson was selling me the bicycle, he said, “This is the best thing you 39 have done. Life has become hopelessly 40 . A bicycle is simple, and it brings to you 41 things: fresh air, sunshine and exercise.” I agreed. Happy as a child, I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets. After some time, I 42 at the other end of the town. I was 43 that this simple vehicle could let me 44 long distances in a fairly short time. But how 45 did I really go?
Since I hated to be 46 , I went back to Mr. Johnson and asked him to 47 an odometer (里程表) on my bicycle. He agreed, but 48 , “An odometer without a speedometer (速度计) is like a 49 without a knife.” I admitted he was right and in a few minutes, the two devices (装置) were 50 to the handlebars of my bicycle. “What about a horn?” he then asked. “Look, this horn is no larger than a matchbox and has many 51 .” Attracted by these functions, I bought the horn.
“You can’t leave the back part 52 ,” noted Mr. Johnson. He fixed a metal box with buttons 53 the seat, and said, “Is there anything better than this oven(烤箱) when you feel 54 on your way? I can give you a special discount.” I was not strong enough to 55 the offer.
“I congratulate you once more; this is the best thing you could have done,” said Mr. Johnson in the end.
A.adult B.human C.consumer D.bachelor
A.eventually B.immediately C.reluctantly D.gratefully
A.Although B.Because C.As D.Unless
A.would B.should C.must D.could
A.boring B.complicated C.stressful D.tough
A.natural B.mysterious C.complex D.unique
A.gave up B.broke down C.calmed down D.ended up
A.amazed B.amused C.confused D.concerned
A.march B.drive C.cover D.measure
A.far B.long C.fast D.deep
A.unreliable B.impractical C.unprepared D.inaccurate
A.fix B.check C.repair D.lay
A.swore B.added C.replied D.concluded
A.pencil B.fork C.box D.cake
A.distributed B.converted C.applied D.attached
A.shapes B.sizes C.functions D.models
A.loose B.blank C.bare D.incomplete
A.beside B.before C.below D.behind
A.sick B.hungry C.hot D.thirsty
A.consider B.withdraw C.make D.resist
When I was 17,I read a quote that went something like:“If you live each day as if it were your last,someday you’ll most certainly be right” It made a deep 1 on me, and since then, for the past 33 years,I have 2 in the mirror every morning and asked myself:“If today were the last day of my life, 3 I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a 4 ,I know I need to change something.
Remembering that I’ll be 5 soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big 6 in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death, 7 only what is truly important.
About a year ago I was 8 with cancer. My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs 9 order,which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die.I 10 with that diagnosis all day. 11 ,at last an advanced test showed that it was a very rare cancer that is 12 with surgery.I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
13 wants to die.Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all 14 .No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be,because death is very likely the single best invention of 15 .It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to 16 for the new.Right now the new is you.But someday not too 17 from now,you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.Sorry to be so dramatic,but it is quite true.
Your time is 18 ,so don’t waste it living someone else’s 1ife.Don’t be 19 by dogma (教条) —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner 20 .And most importantly,have the courage to follow your heart.
A.joke B.curse C.decision D.impression
A.looked B.seen C.found D.1ost
A.might B.should C.would D.could
A.hurry B.1ine C.row D.moment
A.successful B.dead C.rich D.frustrated
A.choices B.fortune C.impressions D.apologies
A.proving B.confirming C.leaving D.telling
A.treated B.cured C.diagnosed D.round
A.on B.for C.at D.in
A.met B.1ived C.did D.got
A.But B.However C.Therefore D.So
A.incurable B.fatal C.curable D.changeable
A.No one B.Someone C.Anyone D.Everyone
A.want B.avoid C.escape D.share
A.destination B.science C.1ife D.disease
A.make up B.make way C.make our D.make for
A.distant B.long C.short D.away
A.enough B.rare C.limited D.1ost
A.wasted B.cheated C.excited D.trapped
A.love B.voice C.direction D.confusion
As a music teacher for twenty-seven years I have always known that music touches the soul. It can break through all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way. It can be the means for each child to find their light.
A few years ago I was blessed with the opportunity to teach pre-school students one afternoon a week. One of my most memorable students was Vanessa. She was five years old ,had difficulty walking and could not speak. We mostly sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to sit on my lap. One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit. It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students clapped two times while singing the repeating phrase “Oh yes!” Vanessa liked to put her hands together with mine and clap with me. We performed that song during every class Vanessa and I clapping together. She never said or sang a word.
One day late in the school year when the song was finished Vanessa turned around, looked at me in the eye, clapped her tiny hands two times and said the words “Oh yes!” I opened my mouth and could not speak. Through music we had made a connection.
Several years later I came across Vanessa on the street in town. I stopped my car and waved to say hello. She waved back with a big smile on her face and then clapped her hands two times mimicking the song we had performed in our music class. This precious little girl through her connection with music left an impression on me that will last forever.
Every child has the ability to learn and grow. It is up to us educators to discover the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each child’s light.
The author thinks music__________.
A.can make children calm down |
B.can connect heart to heart |
C.is difficult for pre-school students |
D.is a good means to find a job |
According to the second paragraph Vanessa_________.
A.got used to singing songs |
B.was too shy to speak |
C.was the youngest in the class |
D.enjoyed the author’s class |
When Vanessa spoke the words “Oh yes!” the author felt________.
A.surprised | B.happy | C.frightened | D.satisfied |
What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?
A.The author has been in touch with Vanessa for several years. |
B.Vanessa became as healthy as other children. |
C.The song made a deep impression on Vanessa. |
D.Being a good educator became Vanessa’s dream. |
Long, long ago, in a dense forest there were thousands of tall and beautiful trees. They were happy, but____ of themselves. Among them there also a(an) ____ tree whose branches were badly twisted. All the trees made ______ of that ugly tree.
“How are you, hunchback?” the other ____ always shouted and their laughter made the ugly tree ____. The ugly tree thought, “I wish I were as ____ as the other trees. Why did God do this to me? Neither can I provide shade to the travelers. Nor can the ____ make their nests on me. Nobody needs me.”
One day, a woodcutter came to the____. He took a look at the trees and said, “These trees are lovely. I must ____ them.” As soon as he picked up his axe, the trees became ____. “Chop, Chop, Chop” went the woodcutter’s axe and one by one the trees started to fall.
“None of us is going to ____,” screamed one of the beautiful trees.
But when the woodcutter came near to the ugly tree. He had just raised his axe when suddenly he noticed how ____ the ugly tree was. “Hmm! This crooked tree seems to no ____ to me.”, he thought. Then he moved towards another beautiful tree. The ugly tree breathed a huge sigh of ____. He realized that by making him ugly, God had actually given him a boon. From that day on, the ugly tree never ____. He was happy with his crooked branches. He never forgot how he had escaped from the woodcutter’s axe, only because he was crooked and ugly.
A.proud B.short C.tired D.full
A.strong B.ugly C.thin D.straight
A.light B.fun C.sense D.use
A.directions B.persons C.trees D.animals
A.surprised B.angry C.sad D.moved
A.short B.long C.hard D.beautiful
A.fish B.pets C.hens D.birds
A.forest B.shop C.office D.hospital
A.cut B.put C.bring D.take
A.puzzled B.frightened C.amused D.satisfied
A.appear B.escape C.remove D.lie
A.soft B.flexible C.bent D.tall
A.doubt B.harm C.use D.way
A.desperation B.anger C.sorrow D.relief
A.complained B.grew C.spoke D.Waited
Yesterday I had a walk with a friend in the street. When we were passing by a house, I 36 a BlackBerry cell phone. I picked it up and it still 37 ! I started checking the contact list and calling numbers. I wanted to see 38 I could get some information about the owner of the phone. 39 , only one person answered and she didn’t recognize the 40 that I was calling from. In the end, she said,” It is just so nice that you are trying to 41 whose phone it is.”
Since that lady didn’t know whose phone it was, my friend 42 me to go back to the street. I 43 . We went back to the street and to the house 44 which we had found the BlackBerry cell phone. I 45 the door. Two college students 46 and said they hadn’t lost their phones. But when I told them the story and 47 some names on the contact list, one of them said that he 48 had those names so it must be the phone of one of his 49 .
They said it was 50 that I too the time to find the 51 .I really didn’t have anything to say because in my mind I was just doing the 52 thing. I never considered 53 the phone----it wasn’t mine. I immediately tried to find the owner because that is exactly what I would want 54 to do if any of my family members 55 their phones.
A.bought B.dropped C.repaired D.found
A.rang B.sang C.worked D.shook
A.that B.if C.what D.how
A.Probably B.Interestingly C.Finally D.Unluckily
A.number B.street C.man D.name
A.talk about B.think of C.find out D.care about
A.advised B.pushed C.helped D.showed
A.laughed B.understood C.argued D.agreed
A.at the back of B.in front of C.on the top of D.far away from
A.turned to B.looked for C.knocked on D.broke into
A.answered B.shouted C.ran D.passed
A.spelled B.wrote C.mentioned D.remembered
A.sometimes B.also C.hardly D.always
A.kids B.parents C.students D.friends
A.exciting B.necessary C.wonderful D.impossible
A.phone B.information C.buyer D.owner
A.important B.right C.strange D.brave
A.giving B.borrowing C.mending D.keeping
A.them B.him C.someone D.myself
A.lost B.described C.needed D.lent
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Don and his 11-year-old son, Allen, love basketball very much. On Allen’s birthday, Don________ to drive him to Chicago, more than two hours’ distance, for the first game of the World Championships. They had no ________ but hoped to buy two from other people.
After arriving, they ________ in the streets for two hours carrying a ________ which said, “We need two tickets”. ________ the cheapest ticket was $175 and they could not ________ it. They were about to leave when a man ________ them. He pulled ________ two tickets and handed them to Don. “How much do you want?” “________ ! No money is needed!” said the man.
When asked, the man ________, “I am working for Joe, who hasn’t ________ a World Championships for 16 years. But he is ill and can’t make it this time. So he told me to give the two tickets away. The only ________ he set is to give the tickets to people who I think will be deserving. A lot of people looked as if they might just take the tickets and ________ them right away. Then I saw you. You seemed very ________ and you make me ________ my Dad and myself when I was a child. I ________ wanted to go to see a World Championships game with my father at that time. But I never got the ________ ...”
How important and ________ the game was to Don and his son! Here is what Don said, “It’s the most worth ________ thing that happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other 30 times during the ________ . I can’t forget that night.”
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I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a ________ over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always ________ . Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们) just thought I was ________ . I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t ________ for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big ________ for the kids was the fun of Christmas ________ .
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking ________ what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for ________ to share by all five of us.
The big ________ arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and ________ them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would ________ back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, ________ my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually ________. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies—fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything ________ we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, ________ to be angry again. This is what she told me:
“I was looking ________ thinking of what to buy, and I ________ to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she ________ for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and ________ the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so ________ as I did that day.
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With his leg lame(瘸的)and his teeth uneven(参差不齐的), the boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. ________ did he play with his classmates, and when asked to answer questions, he always ________ his head without a word.
One spring, his father brought home some young trees. ________ of his children would plant a young tree and he promised, “Whoever ________his young tree best shall get a favorite gift.” The boy certainly wanted to get his father’s gift. ________ he seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, an idea ________ him: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never ________ it.
Several days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was ________ to find that not only did it not die, but also grew so many fresh ________ . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his ________, bought the little boy one of his favorite ________ and said that from the tree he planted, he would surely become an outstanding botanist(植物学家)when he grew up.
From then on, the little boy slowly became ________ and confident. One night, he suddenly ________ that his biology teacher once said that plants ________ grow at night. Why not go to see his tree?
When he came to the courtyard, he found his father was working near his tree! Instantly he ________ : his father had been secretly ________ his small tree! He returned to his room, with tears ________ in his eyes.
Decades passed. The little boy didn’t become a botanist. ________ , he became the U.S. president. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.
________ is the best nourishment(滋养品)of life. ________ it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well!
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As I got out of the car, I saw many cars parked around Ah Mah’s house. Uncle Harry stood at the , urging us to go in quickly. I saw all my there. Aunt Lanny, Aunt Nancy, and Aunt Ping were sitting on the sofa choking and wiping their tears. Uncle Harry told me to stay as my parents and my brother went in Ah Mah’s room. During this time some thoughts about my Ah Mah kept racing through my mind.
Ah Mah was my grandmother, but I her because she liked boys more than girls. She had a way of thinking that boys were more than girls. She made her prejudice clear when she announced that she would leave all her to the men of the family and nothing to the women after she . I hated her way of thinking; , she and I never got along.
My thought was suddenly when my parents and my brother came out. Mother was crying.
What happened to Ah Mah? I my way through and forced the door wide open. My eyes fell on her almost hairless head. I froze. After a few seconds, she to me. Slowly, I walked over to her.
She was . She looked tired, and her eyes were open. Most of her hair had fallen out. She held her hands out to me, but I was afraid to her. She pointed to her desk and , “Futju.” The “futju” was her most prized possession, her Buddha beads(佛珠). I went over to her desk and took the “futju.” By now, I was crying, even without my knowing, and I just her. She called my name, breathing quickly with short breaths and . She said, “Keep…forgive me... .”
I ran over to her and tried to seize her out-stretched(伸出) hand but it was too .
A.exit B.table C.door D.stop
A.friends B.companions C.neighbors D.relatives
A.inside B.away C.outside D.down
A.liked B.remembered C.missed D.disliked
A.valuable B.optimistic C.mature D.positive
A.furniture B.belongings C.clothes D.goods
A.passed B.left C.died D.disappeared
A.therefore B.instead C.however D.otherwise
A.awakened B.accepted C.started D.interrupted
A.pushed B.cleared C.explored D.smoothed
A.pointed B.signed C.shouted D.appealed
A.scared B.stubborn C.skinny D.sensitive
A.curiously B.barely C.automatically D.surprisingly
A.strong B.flexible C.dirty D.trembling
A.touch B.meet C.trouble D.shake
A.screamed B.whispered C.announced D.repeated
A.grand B.moral C.holy D.splendid
A.glared at B.glanced at C.smiled at D.stared at
A.struggling B.laughing C.rising D.crying
A.dark B.late C.difficult D.far
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Most of us lose life’s tough battles by starting an unexpected attack—when a touch of humor might well enable us to win. the case of a young friend of mine, who was in a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving a warning about being late for the job. there was a good reason for Sam’s being late—serious illness at home—he that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn’t any longer. His boss was probably already pacing preparing a speech to fire him.
Yes, the boss was. Sam entered the office at 9:35. The place was as as a locker room; was hard at work. Sam’s boss came up to him angrily. Suddenly, Sam and stretched out his hand. “How do you do!” he said. “I’m Sam Maynard. I’m applying for a , which, I understand, became just 35 minutes ago. Does the bird get the worm?”
The room exploded in laughter. The boss a smile and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard had his job—with the only that could win-–a laugh. is a most effective, yet frequently neglected ,means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for making up differences, apologizing, criticizing and the other fellow to do what you want his losing face. For some jobs, it’s the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so that serious dialogue may start a quarrel. , many believe that comedians(喜剧演员) on television are doing more today for racial and religious problems than people in any other field.
A.Think B.Imagine C.Suppose D.Consider
A.dug B.trapped C.erupted D.aimed
A.If B.Because C.Unless D.Although
A.decided B.said C.talked D.urged
A.work B.use C.count D.make
A.here and there B.in and out C.up and down D.now and then
A.silent B.clean C.noisy D.quiet
A.somebody B.everybody C.nobody D.anybody
A.cried B.shouted C.stared D.smiled
A.prize B.patent C.punishment D.job
A.available B.fragrant C.possible D.reasonable
A.lazy B.late C.diligent D.early
A.sent B.hid C.force D.had
A.protected B.saved C.hold D.took
A.tool B.technique C.measure D.instrument
A.Understanding B.Apology C.Humor D.Communication
A.making B.having C.letting D.getting
A.without B.for C.to D.with
A.constant B.easy C.sensitive D.heated
A.After all B.For example C.At length D.Even so
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