Jane’s mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark, which just could make ends meet. To make Jane live a 36 life. Mother was very careful about spending money. 37 , Jane didn’t understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her 38 while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoy themselves.
One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even 39 to her, so she decided to go 40 with Jane to make Jane happy.
On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were 41in white clothes, the manager advised them to buy ski clothes. He said 42 there was an accident, they might be easily 43 in their ski clothes. Mother couldn’t 44 them, so she refused.
Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the 45 when suddenly the snowfield began to 46 . It was the snowslide(雪崩). They ran a long way and 47 the snowslide finally, but they couldn’t find their way. Later, a helicopter was flying above, 48 people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was 49 because she had hurt her head s
eriously and 50 dropped on the snow. Just then an idea struck Mother. She pierced (刺破) her wrist 51 and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield. A red SOS was on the snow. At last Jane 52 , but Mother died.
Every time I 53 the blood dropping onto the snowfield, I feel 54 . I believe anyone who hears the tragedy will 55 Mother for her selfless love to her daughter.
A．happy B．healthy C．busy D．meaningful
A．Moreover B．However C．Anyway D．Though
A．writing B．housework C．work D．research
A．unfriendly B．loyal C．kind D．cruel
A．skating B．dancing C．hiking D．skiing
A．all B．both C．either D．every
A．now that B．in case C．as though D．even if
A．searched B．examined C．found D．caught
A．pay B．manage C．afford D．stand
A．mountain B．farmland C．playground D．snowfield
A．change B．melt C．shake D．jump
A．escaped B．passed C．experienced D．overcame
A．but B．so C．since D．while
A．in despair B．in danger C．in peace D．in ruins
A．hair B．blood C．tears D．jewels
A．carefully B．slowly C．immediately D．hardly
A．cried B．died C．woke D．survived
A．find out B．think of C．suffer from D．come across
A．satisfied B．curious C．anxious D．painful
A．admire B．envy C．reward D．thank
I can still remember it as it was yesterday. I was a college freshman and had _______ up most of the night, laughing and talking with friends. Now just before my first _______ of the day, my eyelids were feeling heavier and heavier and my head was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a _______. A few minutes nap(瞌睡) time before class wouldn’t _______, I thought.
BOOM! I lifted my head suddenly and my eyes opened wider than saucers. I looked around with my _______ beating wildly trying to find the cause of the ________. My young professor was looking back at me with a boyish smile on his face. He had ________ dropped the textbooks he was carrying onto his desk. “Good morning!”, he said, still ________. “I am glad to see everyone is _______. Now let’s get started.”
For the next hour I wasn’t sleepy at all. It wasn’t from the _______ of my professor’s textbook alarm clock either. It was instead from the _______ discussion he led. With knowledge and good _______ he made the material come _______. His insights were full of both wisdom and loving-kindness. And the enthusiasm and joy that he _______ with were contagious(富有感染力的). I ______ the classroom not only ______ awake, but a little smarter and a little better as well.
I learned something far more important than not _______ in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life, do it with _______. What a wonderful place this would be if all of us did our work joyously and well. Don’t sleepwalk your way through _______ then. Wake up! Let your love fill your work. Life is too ______ not to live it well.
A．took B．divided C．stayed D．put
A．teacher B．test C．task D．class
A．platform B．pillow C．carpet D．wall
A．lose B．help C．last D．hurt
A．heart B．mind C．thought D．head
A．trouble B．noise C．failure D．incident
A．angrily B．carelessly C．intentionally D．accidentally
A．smiling B．talking C．complaining D．shouting
A．active B．curious C．present D．awake
A．voice B．shock C．interruption D．blow
A．fascinating B．convincing C．puzzling D．encouraging
A．point B．sense C．humor D．look
A．strange B．natural C．true D．alive
A．taught B．spread C．combined D．started
A．decorated B．filled C．left D．entered
A．high B．wide C．narrow D．widely
A．discussing B．speaking C．cheating D．sleeping
A．joy B．speed C．aim D．determination
A．work B．life C．journey D．college
A．hard B．complex C．short D．Simple
Anna lived on the side of a valley. One winter, there was a very big flood, and a lot of houses 36 Anna's were washed away. Anna's house was high enough to escape the flood, so when the water had disappeared and the other houses were __37 there with no roof and no walls and all covered with __38 , her house was 39 quite all right.
Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children , 40 Anna took in one of the families that had lost 41 in the flood and she 42 her home with them until it was 43 for them to rebuild their houses.
Anna's friends were 44 when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give 45 so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to 46 .
"Well," Anna 47 her friends, "at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I 48 lived found herself very poor, because her husband 49 in the war and she had a lot of children, 50 I have now. The day before Christams, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for 51 this year, so I’m going to 52 only one present for all of us. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back 53 a girl who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. ‘Here’s our present, ’ she said to her children. The children were 54 to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl, and she grew up as their sister. 55 was that Christmas present.
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A．rising B．appearing C．falling D．standing
A．water B．trees C．dust D．mud
A．just B．already C．yet D．still
A．so B．but C．for D．since
A．nothing B．everything C．anything D．something
A．made B．found C．shared D．built
A．possible B．necessary C．important D．valuable
A．worried B．disappointed C．puzzled D．impressed
A．them B．herself C．them all D．her
A．support B．supply C．grow D．keep
A．explained to B．asked for C．talked with D．spoke as
A．actually B．then C．before D．later
A．had killed B．might be killed C．had been killed D．killed
A．for B．as C．like D．that
A．you B．us C．Christmas D．your birthday
A．get B．send C．buy D．make
A．for B．from C．like D．with
A．sad B．happy C．worried D．sorry
A．It B．She C．Such D．I
Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to have a relaxation the summer before my busy senior year, ____ my mother asked me to do her a ____. One of her colleagues needed a full- time ____. “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital; why not volunteer to ____ Nick instead？” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a ____ child.
Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders（混乱；失调）. Normal day-care centers would not ____ him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections（感染） which left him with equilibrium(平衡) problems. He couldn't ____ or run properly. I was hesitating ____ I was to take the job when my mother ____, “Don't you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the ____.”
Then I told her I was ____ for the job.
The day started at 7：00 a．m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little ____ , he was quite a mix.
At the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings, the boy's face ____ up—How he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be____ to get a child to go down a slide（滑道；滑坡）. Believe me, it wasn't! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his ____ and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.
Halfway through the summer, he ____ it to the top of the slide. With my arms ___ him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his reaction. After ____ that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big hug and asked, “May I go down again, alone？”
I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and ____ what other children take for granted.
This ____ child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.
A．and B．however C．so D．but
A．service B．business C．favor（支持） D．trade
A．nurse B．waitress C．guard D．guide
A．protect B．attend C．defend D．comfort
A．naughty B．clever C．normal D．happy
A．admit B．receive C．accept D．adopt（采纳）
A．speak B．play C．stand D．walk
A．if B．what C．why D．where
A．suggested B．argued C．challenged D．commented
A．courage B．energy C．faith D．time
A．eager B．sorry C．grateful D．ready
A．awareness B．knowledge C．balance D．control
A．delighted B．cheered C．lit D．shut
A．difficult B．interesting C．simple D．terrible
A．fears B．worries C．chances D．situation
A．climbed B．got C．managed D．made
A．taking B．holding C．bringing D．greeting
A．realizing B．researching C．worrying D．wondering
A．play B．ignore C．enjoy D．share
A．ordinary B．smart C．brave D．special
One cold afternoon a postman was slowly pushing his mail cart (邮车)____the hill that led out of the small town of lane.He was walking very____because there was a lot of ice on the____.He had only one more letter to deliver(传递), and this was for an old lady who lived at the____.Everybody____her “grandma”．
She had lived alone____her daughter had____to Hawaii many years before.She used to invite the postman____for coffee whenever he____her letter, and she would tell him about her two grandchildren in Hawaii，whom she had____seen.However, she had lots of____of them, which she used to____him.
Just as the____came near her gate，a small boy came____down the hill.Suddenly the boy slipped on the ice and fell.The postman stopped his mail cart and hurried____the street to help the boy.After a quick____，he saw that he had hurt his leg very badly.In fact, he was____that the boy's leg had been broken. He knew that “grandma” did not have a____，so he stopped a____driver and asked him to____the boy to Lance Hospital.
A．down B．up C．along D．around
A．bravely B．carefully C．fast D．slowly
A．cart B．ground C．field D．road
A．gate B．bottom C．end D．top
A．named B．shouted C．called D．talked
A．ever since B．just as C．ever after D．until
A．left B．came C．moved D．been
A．in B．there C．up D．to
A．carried B．sent C．wrote D．brought
A．already B．often C．never D．hardly
A．pictures B．letters C．news D．things
A．tell B．show C．give D．send
A．postman B．lady C．children D．boy
A．and ran B．to run C．ran D．running
A．in B．on C．across D．into
A．search B．look C．hurry D．test
A．sad B．angry C．afraid D．disappointed
A．driver B．TV set C．telephone D．radio
A．passing B．careful C．good D．walking
A．send B．bring C．get D．take
Tom was crossing the road the other day when he saw a red car coming in the distance．He thought the car would _____, as the lights had turned red． _____, the car was going too ____ and Tom soon _____ that it couldn’t stop in time．He _____ to move out of its _____ but it was too late．Tom was ____ down by the red car and lay _____ dead on the road． Passers-by ______ went to him and an ambulance（救护车）was _____for．The driver of the red car didn’t stop, ____one of the men had written down the _____ of the car, which he _____ to the police who arrived at the site（现场）．
At the same time, Tom was taken to the ____ and his parents were called for．They were very _____ to hear of the accident and quickly rushed to his ___．For three days Tom was not able to feel or think and his parents were worried that he _____ die．But on the fourth day Tom ____ and spoke softly．His parents were _____．The police by then had _____ the owner of the car and caught hold of him at last．
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Insight Without Sight
At the age of eighteen I couldn’t wait to get my first job, which meant I made the first step toward adulthood.
But it was difficult to get a work permit．One day I was dropped off by my parents at the
, where applicants took their physical tests for work permits．Although I had night blindness, my vision was clearer during the day, which helped me walk by myself．Then the doctor began the ．He looked into my eyes with a bright light．“I your parents take you to an eye specialist,”he said,“I suspect you have a retinal(视网膜) disease．If you do, you’ll never a day in your life…”
My parents did take me to specialists．After much time and money spent seeking an result, it was determined that I had an eye disease that slowly a person of sight．But still, during daylight, I could walk without ．I could read, but not for hours．My eyes began to
and words slipped off the page when I read more than a few pages．However, no matter how tired my eyes became, I never gave up reading．I knew the of great writers as well as I knew the most popular music stars．Their words were powerful, which me to try writing．Soon writing brought me a lot of each time I completed a paper．
Then an important phone call from an editor changed my life．An article I .appeared in a local newspaper．The newspaper, to my , continued to print my work．Next, a book series published several of my essays．I got interested in writing and up with each acceptance．On the pages, readers never knew of my blindness I chose to present it．For me, finding my voice through writing gave me the pride and satisfaction I so many years ago．Now, I have numerous essays and articles in ．
Should I be thanking that misguided doctor? By falsely predicting that I could never work a day, he fueled my into success．He set the bar too .and focused on what I wouldn’t be able to do．Yet I proved what I could do.
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There are many brands of chocolate．If you love it，you can’t forget DOVE --the most famous chocolate brand．But do you know what the meaning of DOVE is?
Dove chocolate is born because of．One day in 1919 Princess Bazaar of Luxembourg's royal family first met the royal kitchen helper Leon．Many nights Leon slipped into the kitchen and various ice creams for Bazaar．They soon fell in love．Unfortunately owing to their quite different social ，both of them had to the deep feelings in heart．
Afterwards Bazaar was made to an arranged royal marriage against her wishes．For many days Leon could not see Bazaar，and he was burning with ．Finally Bazaar turned up at the table a month later．While serving desserts，Leon the letters "DOVE" which is an abbreviation of DO YOU LOVE ME with hot chocolate on Bazaar's ice cream．Leon that Bazaar could understand his feeling．
A few days later，Bazaar got．Leon，broken-hearted，could not the mental suffering and left for America，where he and his own family a candy store years later but lived unhappily．
Many years later，they met again before Bazaar’s death．Bazaar that she did eat the ice cream that afternoon but didn't see the letters and also didn't receive any promise from Leon and she had to to her fate and missed him all her lifetime．
Hearing this，Leon broke down in tears．If that chocolate had been，those letters would never have melted and he would not have lost his last．Leon decided to create a solid chocolate which can a long time．
After lots of research，he succeeded and each piece of chocolate was engraved(刻) with the letters –DOVE．It is a of the love between Leon and Bazaar．
Now more and more people fall in love with this chocolate．Giving someone DOVE means sending the of love DO YOU LOVE ME?
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。
I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large ________ across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-aged children. At the end of the day, he would________his taxi on the road. I________ why he did not park it in the garage.
Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home ________ work, leave his taxi and go out for his ________ affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was ________ .
I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I ________ to be outside one evening two weeks later, when the garage door was ________ and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯）! It shook me completely ________ I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But deep inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（n） ________ . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. For him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a (n） ________ .
We go to bed every night and ________ every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a party as close friends or go for a vacation as a ________ . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we ________ the social ladder（梯子）And we never use our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on ________ we are than what we do!
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阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day I was in a parking lot when a sincere man came to me asking for help with directions. He had a printout of Google maps from the airport to a ________ on the main street, but couldn’t ________ it. He clearly didn’t have a phone, so after confirming his written directions, I mapped it on my ________ and showed him exactly where he needed to go.
He mentioned that he had ________ going there, but there was no such street number and he couldn’t locate his hotel. I ________ it again for him, he thanked me with a big ________, shook my hand, and took off. I got into my car and he got into his, and we ________ ways. As I drove to the next store and went in, I found something wasn’t right about the ________ so I Googled again and ________ that he was looking for the right ________ but in a city a half hour away!
Unfortunately it had been several minutes, and in the peak rush hour time, the ________ o f finding him was slim to none. But I decided to give it a ________ and took off in that direction. I had barely ________ what his car looked like, and was just about to________ . I parked my car and wa________what else I could do when the man drove right by and ________ over into a nearby parking spot, still ________ about where he was.
When I pulled in next to him, he couldn’t believe it. “________ did you find me? ” he asked. “ I’m not sure, but I ________that you are in the wrong city! ” I showed him the right directions, and after more smiles, laughs and a handshake, we parted ways again. Probably we’ll never ________ again, but that makes it all the more sweet.
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Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his time, he likes to get out in the country and take some of animals.
For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his . But his father didn’t take Bill along with him he was fifteen.
He and Bill drove to the farm which to his uncle in the afternoon. They the night there, so that they could 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 the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember he was. He turned over and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he that he was at the and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got quickly.
He ran downstairs. The others were already in the . Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It good.
They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk , because they didn’t want to up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle hot coffee and took some sandwiches Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera and started out.
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Beginning to learn gymnastics even before she could barely walk，Svetlana had always dreamed to enter the Olympics scene some day．
However，her _________ ended in the car on the winding road when a lorry appeared out of nowhere．The last thing she ________ was a blinding flash of light．In hospital，when told she would never ________ again，she couldn’t believe it．Three months later，she was _______ out of hospital on a wheelchair．Then a friend came to her house to visit her with an old child’s storybook．A bookmark in it made her ________ to page 117．The name of the ________ was‘The Day Clara Walked’．She was determined to return to stage whatever it might cost．
_________，after a year’s hard exercise，Svetlana recovered and was able to display her gymnastics．While she was sitting on the green bench ________ the Athens Stadium，memories ________：first，the pain and the tears，the book under her pillow，the words of relatives full of advice and comfort，and the pity in those eyes that had once held _________for her talent．Then followed the trips to the gym where everyone looked on________，their disbelief transforming slowly to wonder，______she could balance the hoop（健身圈）as well as her teammates．She registered for 2004 Olympic Games，and finally she received________from the Olympic Committee．
Her _________was interrupted by the attendant who said，“It’s time”，two words that she had been_______ to hear for so long．Smoothing her dress，she walked into the stadium，each_________firm and steady．Everything was_________，and the applause rang loud in her ears，her heart________violently against her chest．
Later that night，Svetlana pulled the gold medal out of her pocket and placed it on the old _________on the shelf，which opened to page 117，to the chapter‘The Day Clara Walked’，tears________her vision．
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Arthur Ashe, an African American, was a great tennis player. In his autobiography (自传)Days of Grace, Arthur Ashe an incident that occurred when he was 17years old. He was playing in a match in West Virginia. As was often the case, he was the only of color in the match.
One night, some of the kids broke a gate. They completely it and then decided to say that Authur was . The incident was reported in the newspapers; Arthur his involvement, but the boys would not change their story. The part for Arthur was worrying about what his father would say and do. He made a phone call.
As he imagined, his father had already learned of the . his father’s tone was severe. He asked Arthur only one question. “Arthur Junior,” he asked, “all I want to is--- were you mixed up in that ?”
Author answered, “No, Daddy, I wasn’t. ” his father asked about it again. Arthur learned on that day why he had always been encouraged to tell the . There would come a time when he must be , and this was such a time. Because he had already earned his trust and , he knew his father believed him. From that day on he was , above all else, to live a life of honesty.
, we find examples of modern leaders in every field who have less honesty. we do not need saints(圣人)---we need people like you; people who will be known for their ; people who earn the trust and respect of others, their age or status in life; people who the importance of character. Our world does not need another saint. But it needs you.
A．avoids B．imagines C．relates D．plans
A．competitor B．judge C．passenger D．teacher
A．purchased B．repaired C．discovered D．destroyed
A．cruel B．responsible C．serious D．greedy
A．denied B．forgot C．reported D．kept
A．strangest B．worst C．funniest D．least
A．quietly B．usually C．eventually D．frequently
A．theft B．operation C．tour D．incident
A．promise B．show C．know D．announce
A．mess B．game C．project D．career
A．even B．never C．sometimes D．often
A．truth B．joke C．secret D．news
A．rewarded B．praised C．moved D．believed
A．interest B．strength C．respect D．attention
A．afraid B．unable C．ashamed D．determined
A．Hopefully B．Financially C．Unfortunately D．Traditionally
A．But B．If C．In case D．As if
A．knowledge B．honesty C．humor D．generosity
A．other than B．but for C．because of D．regardless of
A．forget about B．insist on C．turn down D．give away
I had worried myself sick over Simon’s mother coming to see me. I was a new , and I gave an honest account of the students’ work. In Simon’s case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn’t read his own handwriting. he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his .
So when Simon’s mother entered the room, my palms(手掌心) were sweating. I was completely for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech. me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he me, he had began to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had spent an afternoon at a friend’s house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the I had nurtured(培养) in her son. She kissed me again and left.
I sat, stunned (惊呆), for about half an hour, what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without knowing it? What I finally came to was one day, several months before, when some students were reports in the front of the class, Jeanne spoke , and to encourage her to raise her voice, L had said, “Speak up. Simon’s the expert on this. He is the one you have to convince, and he can’t hear you in the of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, more, and became happy. And it was all because he to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed was the one who took the last seat that day.
It taught me the most lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I’m thankful that it came and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.
A．cleaner B．reporter C．teacher D．monitor
A．Or B．And C．So D．But
A．abilities B．courage C．feelings D．dream
A．desperate B．responsible C．unsuitable D．unprepared
A．In spite of B．Because of C．Apart from D．As for
A．envied B．loved C．pleased D．criticized
A．gradually B．constantly C．obviously D．recently
A．self-doubt B．self-respect C．self-pity D．self-defence
A．imagining B．observing C．regretting D．wondering
A．even B．also C．always D．still
A．remember B．expect C．believe D．accept
A．writing B．reviewing C．giving D．editing
A．repeatedly B．quietly C．quickly D．firmly
A．lucky B．lonely C．likely D．only
A．entrance B．middle C．back D．front
A．smiled B．slept C．shouted D．quarreled
A．intended B．pretended C．happened D．refused
A．praise B．change C．thanks D．visits
A．difficult B．painful C．enjoyable D．valuable
A．slowly B．early C．frequently D．occasionally
I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a person.
I think my started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I to help. That was really a big for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my . Every time I came into her room, she was so because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never her, so I took her place. She let me that making others feel good made me feel good, too, when she died, I was , but I was very grateful to her.
I think I am a much person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not these experiences. They have me to care about other people more than about myself. I who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
A．since B．before C．or D．unless
A．famous B．simple C．different D．skilled
A．education B．career C．tour D．change
A．balance B．homework C．degree D．interest
A．talked B．wrote C．lied D．reported
A．careful B．lonely C．curious D．guilty
A．argument B．game C．experiment D．defence
A．dared B．offered C．hesitated D．happened
A．dream B．problem C．duty D．step
A．us B．which C．them D．whom
A．attitude B．hobby C．hope D．luck
A．friend B．partner C．guide D．guest
A．polite B．happy C．strange D．confident
A．bothered B．answered C．visited D．trusted
A．explain B．guess C．declare D．see
A．homeless B．heartbroken C．bad-tempered D．hopeless
A．quieter B．busier C．better D．richer
A．forget B．face C．improve D．analyze
A．forced B．preferred C．ordered D．taught
A．miss B．like C．wonder D．expect
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