Patti discovered the meaning of running when she was 23. At that time she was smoking two packs of cigarettes a day and had 36 over 50 pounds. “I decided to 37 ,” she says. She took a clock and started 38 what she did every day, and then she 39 an hour a day as a “be nice to Patti” hour. “I started having bubble(泡沫)baths with a candle 40 , because Cosmopolitan Magazine 41 that this would be good for me. But I got 42 of that soon,” Patti remembers. She wanted to do something really pleasant. She found that the 43 times in her life were times when she was physically active. So she took up 44 .
She decided to start 45 the next day. She ran for an hour, 46a total of 7 miles on her first run. “I couldn’t walk for 2 weeks 47 I felt painful all over!” Patti recalls. “But I felt so wonderful!” Patti wasn’t crazy about running yet, but she was in 48 with the after effects of it.
Within seven months, Patti had run her first marathon, qualified for the Boston Marathon, and placed 25th in the world for 49 distance runners. Over the next years, she 50 records and set standards for women in the sport. She was the first American woman to run a marathon 51 than 2 hours 30 minutes, and then broke another two records 52 an 8-month period.
Patti believes that, if we can 53 standards for ourselves, we can pull ourselves out of the most difficult 54 and come out on top. “Everybody has to be a/an 55 and everybody has that in them.”
A.lost B.gained C.earned D.reduced
A.change B.move C.walk D.cry
A.remembering B.collecting C.sharing D.recording
A.set out B.set up C.set aside D.set about
A.lit B.swung C.surrounded D.burnt
A.spoke B.said C.wrote D.went
A.afraid B.fond C.tired D.ashamed
A.happiest B.saddest C.loneliest D.luckiest
A.smoking B.bathing C.dieting D.running
A.only B.right C.even D.again
A.overcoming B.spreading C.passing D.covering
A.but B.although C.since D.because
A.peace B.line C.love D.touch
A.men B.women C.adult D.children
A.kept B.held C.broke D.cleared
A.faster B.more C.slower D.rather
A.for B.over C.at D.on
A.set B.follow C.require D.seek
A.pleasures B.pities C.challenges D.purposes
A.expert B.runner C.athlete D.champion
I was sitting at the counter having breakfast at a restaurant the other day.It' s a small place. A man walked in and sat next to me.On top of the milk-dispenser ( 自动售货机) is a small 1_ placed there for both the customers' enjoyment and the owners when things get 2 The news was mostly about the local people.There was a little girl 3 through some coats in a shop on the screen now.The reporter asked her if she found something that 4 .She smiled, "I like this store.Mommy said I could have any coat I wanted, 5 I'm getting this one for my friend, Mandy.All I know is that Mandy 6 a coat."
Out of the comer of my eye I could see the man lower his head and begin to 7 his eyes."Hey, don't feel bad," I told him.He turned 8 me.I could still see the 9 .
He said, "I'm Mandy' s father.That's the first time I've seen that."
Oh, my God! My hands 10 and I also wept."It must be raining," he 11 .We spoke for a few more minutes.It turns out that he' s been 12 for more than a year and now does odd (零散的) jobs to pay bills.We said 13 and I went to the cash register.I said in a low voice that I 14 his check."He only gets coffee," the 15 said."Well, here.This is for my meal, his coffee and tell him this is for Mandy."
Many years ago I spoke at my friend' s church in Atlanta.A woman came up to me and gave me everything she had in her 16 .I was shocked and began to 17 it."It isn't very much , but God said it would multiply.Please take it," she said.
It was $ 57.I 18 carried it with me until that very day.I gave it away and replaced it. I turned to walk away and another man sitting at the counter said, " I heard your 19 with that man.I'll help him, 20 ."
His eyes watered and he said," He' s right.It must be raining."
A.radio B.television C.recorder D.computer
A.busy B.easy C.fast D.slow
A.putting B.looking C.waiting D.taking
A.fitted B.happened C.mattered D.started
A.until B.so C.but D.designs
A.needs B.buys C.donates D.designs
A.protect B.close C.describe D.wipe
A.toward B.at C.behind D.for
A.anger B.eyes C.tears D.joy
A.cleaned B.shook C.helped D.touched
A.sighed B.guessed C.screamed D.joked
A.sick B.sad C.jobless D.hopeless
A.okay B.hello C.nothing D.goodbye
A.examined B.wanted C.watched D.accepted
A.clerk B.teacher C.president D.nurse
A.glass B.purse C.house D.basket
A.forget B.praise C.refuse D.advise
A.always B.sometimes C.never D.rarely
A.discussion B.problem C.conversation D.decision
A.though B.yet C.still D.too
A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms, 21 my teacher said again and again that it was important.
One day, I happened to __22 _ an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to __23 .As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, “You don’t say! You don’t say!” I was 24 ___ , I thought, perhaps this is not a __ 25 __ topic.Well, I’d __26 change the topic.So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? _27 _ the way, have you ever __28__ there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will__29__ me if I leave China without seeing__30 .It was great.” I said, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. It is a place of31 .” Soon I was interrupted again by his words, “ __32 !” I couldn’t _33 __ asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do__34__ ”, he answered, gently surprised.
I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?”
Hearing this, the Englishman _35__ to tears.He began to __36___ ,“‘You don’t say actually means ‘really?’.It is an _37__ of surprise.Perhaps you don’t pay attention __38___ English idioms.”
Then I knew I had made a fool of __39__ .Since then I have been more ___50__ with idioms.
A.though B.when C.if D.as
A.look B.meet C.pick up D.find out
A.walk B.talk C.play D.go
A.pleased B.angry C.afraid D.surprised
A.proper B.strange C.safe D.polite
A.to B.better C.not D.like
A.On B.In C.All D.By
A.gone B.visited C.seen D.been
A.look at B.think of C.send for D.laugh at
A.it B.them C.anything D.something
A.interesting B.interest C.interests D.interested
A.Really B.Good C.You don’ t say D.You are right
A.be B.help C.think D.do
A.this B.so C.anything D.me a favor
A.laughed B.cried C.moved D.came
A.explain B.shout C.prove D.say
A.experience B.expression C.explanation D.example
A.for B.to C.at D.in
A.me B.myself C.him D.himself
A.helpful B.popular C.careful D.satisfied
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
In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a massive grandfather clock. Meals in that dining room were a time for three 36 to become one. The table was always spread with 37 containing love as the main ingredient (成分). And that grandfather clock stood like an old family friend, watching over the 38 that was a part of our lives.
As a child, the old clock fascinated me. I 39 and listened to it during meals. Even more wonderful to me was my grandfather’s ritual (老习惯). He wound (上发条) that clock with a(n) 40 key carefully each day. I remember watching 41 my grandfather took the key from his pocket and opened the hidden door in the clock. He inserted the key and wound — not too much, nor too 42 . He never let that clock wind down and 43 . He showed us grandchildren how to open the door and let us each take 44 winding the key.
After my grandfather died, it was days after the funeral 45 I remembered the clock! The tears 46 freely when I entered the dining room. The clock stood there quiet.
Some time later, my grandmother gave me the key. The old house was 47 . No laughter over the dinner table, no ticking or chiming of the 48 — all was still. I took the key in my shaking hand and 49 the clock door. All of a sudden, I was a 50 again, watching my grandfather with his silver-white hair and blue eyes. He was there, 51 at me, at the secret of the clock's magic, at the key that held so much power.
I stood there, 52in thought for a long time. Then slowly and 53 I inserted the key and wound the clock. It sprang to life. Tick-tock, tick-tock, life and chimes were breathed into the dining room, into the house and into my 54 . With the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather55 again.
A.persons B.generations C.families D.stages
A.water B.soup C.rice D.food
A.embarrassment B.sorrow C.laughter D.depression
A.sang B.laughed C.ate D.watched
A.big B.special C.black D.ugly
A.since B.unless C.as D.until
A.little B.fast C.high D.hard
A.talk B.run C.break D.stop
A.turns B.trouble C.pains D.action
A.once B.when C.before D.that
A.exposed B.flowed C.expressed D.spread
A.cold B.different C.quiet D.full
A.table B.house C.door D.clock
A.locked B.opened C.turned D.closed
A.man B.father C.child D.god
A.winking B.shouting C.glaring D.glancing
A.lost B.lived C.missed D.interrupted
A.nervously B.excitedly C.steadily D.carefully
A.account B.heart C.anxiety D.pocket
A.died B.disappeared C.lived D.smiled
I was feeling a little blue. My mother had been laid off from her job, but she said she was OK since her boss wasn't the nicest person 36 .
I got off the college bus and started walking. That's 37 I heard piano music and singing rising above the 38 of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower 39 I could find out where it was coming from. 40 the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a 41 next to her, singing songs about love. The way she was singing 42 me a bit. I stood there watching her 43 for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must take 44 to perform on her own in public.
Feeling my presence, she looked in my 45 . I walked over and put some money in her carriage. “I have been going through a 46 time lately, but you’re made me hopeful again.”
"I'm happy that I could 47 . Why are you so sad?"
"Well, my mum had got 48 from her job, but I’m not sure what to do….”
"You see, the way you were 49 ," she explained. “Don't look defeated, 50 comes in different ways. If your head is down you might never see it. Smile more ... 51 your head up."
I smiled slightly, amazed by how she was 52 me.
“Why are you playing here?” I asked.
“I am not making music. I study psychology. I often see many 53 people and hope to relieve their 54 and make them think positively by sharing music.”
I smiled a little wider. She was doing a good thing. My heart was touched by a 55 soul.
A.instead B.somehow C.anyway D.either
A.since B.when C.before D.after
A.noise B.view C.scene D.hurry
A.but B.yet C.or D.so
A.Across B.Along C.Beside D.Through
A.plate B.carriage C.basket D.bowl
A.discouraged B.disturbed C.shocked D.comforted
A.playing B.begging C.dancing D.refreshing
A.image B.belief C.courage D.time
A.instruction B.direction C.operation D.intention
A.peaceful B.nice C.rough D.pleasure
A.work B.improve C.stand D.help
A.lost B.fired C.stuck D.tired
A.sighing B.listening C.walking D.talking
A.Opportunities B.Possibilities C.Performances D.Experiences
A.drop B.lift C.pick D.knock
A.depressing B.encouraging C.frightening D.surprising
A.active B.thoughtful C.negative D.surprising
A.pain B.sight C.respect D.attention
A.classical B.serious C.curious D.musical
Dinah is one of the most good-natured children that ever lived, but she is very, very lazy. There is nothing she likes, or used to like, so much as to curl up in some warm corner in the sun and do nothing.
Dinah’s mother wished very much that her child should learn to read, but the lady who tried to teach her soon give it up. “It is no 16 ,” she said, “Dinah 17 not learn. She is not stupid, but too lazy.”
It happened soon that a young man from Massachusetts came to the house where Dinah lived. He brought with him something no one else in the neighborhood had ever seen before-a pair of roller-skates.
When Dinah saw the young man going rapidly up and down the piazza (广场) on his skates she was so 18 . She ran after him like a cat, her black eyes shining.
One day the young man allowed her to 19 the skates. The child was too happy for words. Of course she fell down, but did not 20 at all.
“Look here, Dinah,” said the young man, “I understand that my aunt has been trying to teach you to read. Why didn’t you learn? Now, if you can read, I will send you a pair of good roller-skates.”
For a moment she said 21 , then exclaimed decidedly, “I’ll have those skates, sure.”
And she did. When she 22 her mind on her work, she could always do it well, 23 it was.
The lady who had before this found her 24 difficult a child to teach, now had no trouble. If Dinah showed the least 25 of her former laziness, the word SKATES was enough to draw her attention back to her lesson instantly.
On New Year’s morning she received a box marked in large printed letters:
MISS DINAH MORRIS,
Care of Mrs. Lawrence Delaney,
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
If she can read what is on the outside of this box she can have what is inside.
And as Dinah read every word clearly and quickly, of course she had the fine roller-skates the box held. And now sitting curled up in the sun, doing nothing, is not the thing she likes to do best.
A.need B. way C. use D. importance
A.shall B. will C. must D. can
A.astonished B. terrified C. frightened D. shocked
A.put up B. try out C. try on D. have on
A.move B. hurt C. cry D. mind
A.something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
A.paid B. drew C. bent D. made
A.whenever B. however C. whatever D. wherever
A.such B. so C. still D. very
A. sign B. impression C. mark D. expression
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 h
e 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
A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot(弹弓)to 21in 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 29in 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
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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
Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his 56 time, he likes to get out in the country and take some57 of animals.
For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his58 . But his father didn’t take Bill along with him59 he was fifteen.
He and Bill drove to the farm which60 to his uncle in the afternoon. They 61 the night there, so that they could62 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 alarm63 the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember64 he was. He turned over__65__and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he66 that he was at the67 and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got68 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 talk71 , 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 sandwiches74 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)