Every night, my mother would come to my room, lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.
I don't remember when it first started me -----her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did make me annoyed, for they felt work - worn and against my young skin．Finally, one night, I shouted at her: ―Don’t do that any more –your are too rough! She didn’t say anything in . But never again did my mother close out my day with that expression of her love．
Time after time, with the years, my thoughts returned to that night. I'm not a little girl any more．Mom is in her mid - seventies, and those hands I thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my .
Now, my own children are . Mom no longer has Dad. It was late on that Thanksgiving Eve, as I went to sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand before stealing across my face to brush the from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so touched my brow. In my , thousands of times, I the night my young voice complained. Mom’s hand in my hand, I said how I was for that night. I thought she'd remember, as I did, Mom didn't know what I was talking about. She had forgotten — and —long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found．
A．surprising B．hurting C．annoying D．amazing
A．rough B．gentle C．smooth D．strong
A．noises B．words C．hands D．feelings
A．anger B．silence C．fear D．reply
A．healthy B．familiar C．popular D．perfect
A．coming B．remaining C．following D．passing
A．often B．even C．never D．once
A．family B．neighbor C．husband D．home
A．developed B．grown C．moved D．forgotten
A．imagined B．hesitated C．regretted D．trembled
A．hair B．tears C．dirt D．kisses
A．quickly B．roughly C．gently D．slowly
A．memory B．opinion C．history D．diary
A．chanced B．missed C．hated D．recalled
A．Beating B．Catching C．Picking D．Stopping
A．happy B．annoyed C．sorry D．amused
A．and B．while C．because D．but
A．remembered B．faded C．forgiven D．apologized
A．hope B．appreciation C．thought D．approval
A．guilt B．pride C．sorrow D．failure
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy's ____, she said she would go. This ____ be the first time that his classmates and teacher ____ his mother and he felt ____ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar (疤痕) that ____ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to ____ why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were ___ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother ____ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed (尴尬) and ____ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within ____ of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked ____, "How did you get the scar on your face?"
The mother replied, "____ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was ___ afraid to go in because the fire was ____，so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked ____ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us." She ____ the burned side of her face. "This scar will be ____, but to this day, I have never ____ what I did."
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great ____ of the sacrifice (牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand ____ for the rest of the day.
A．enjoyment B．disappointment C．surprise D．excitement
A．would B．could C．should D．must
A．noticed B．greeted C．accepted D．met
A．sick B．ashamed C．afraid D．tired
A．included B．passed C．covered D．shaded
A．talk about B．think about C．care about D．hear about
A．impressed B．surprised C．excited D．comforted
A．in sight of B．by means of C．by way of D．in spite of
A．hid B．protected C．separated D．escaped
A．understanding B．reminding C．hearing D．learning
A．carefully B．seriously C．nervously D．anxiously
A．As B．When C．Since D．While
A．so B．much C．quite D．too
A．out of control B．under control C．in control D．over control
A．helpless B．hopeless C．senseless D．useless
A．pointed B．showed C．wiped D．touched
A．ugly B．lasting C．serious D．frightening
A．forgot B．recognized C．considered D．regretted
A．honor B．sense C．happiness D．pride
A．quietly B．slightly C．tightly D．suddenly
Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could play basketball.
I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.
At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were allowed to play volleyball or badminton.
My parents did not me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said. I went to play basketball with my friends, boys at me on the court as if I were an alien.
I was feeling and had lost hope of playing basketball. , something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They me to get back on the court.
One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about with me almost every day.
I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, for me, even the sky is boundless（无垠的）.
Basketball has become an important part of my . I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also a lot.
I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an . After that, just be confident and going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.
I love the motto of the NBA. It can my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"
A．ever B．often C．never D．always
A．when B．before C．after D．since
A．struggled B．cared C．enjoyed D．joined
A．only B．almost C．hardly D．not
A．encourage B．agree C．let D．permit
A．Still B．Yet C．Just D．Even
A．looked B．glared C．glanced D．stared
A．up B．down C．excited D．satisfied
A．Unluckily B．Naturally C．Unexpectedly D．Clearly
A．encouraged B．forbade C．ensured D．explored
A．effort B．way C．business D．direction
A．basketball B．sports C．interests D．dreams
A．stuck B．referred C．turned D．returned
A．but B．though C．and D．however
A．wish B．life C．work D．study
A．experience B．grow C．learn D．play
A．come B．turned C．refused D．happened
A．idea B．aim C．opinion D．effort
A．insist B．remain C．keep D．last
A．inform B．express C．ignore D．connect
People in communities have slowly been pushed apart over the years，mostly because people simply aren’t taking the time to say a simple “hello”．After considering this phenomenon，I decided I was going to the way I was doing things．
My came one morning when I was in the community library . I passed by a girt who her books out of her locker(夹子）．Thinking like most that someone else would help her pick them up，I continued my way．However，when I had to because I stupidly forgot my book，I noticed she had just finished packing them up by herself．No one had stopped to her．
“OK，”I thought to myself，“this is where I should have changed．”
My best opportunity came a few days later when I saw a man by himself waiting for the library to open, so I sat down next to him and began a ．It was difficult to get started，and even when I had to say goodbye，almost every from my new friend had a tone(语气)of doubt in it．And who could blame him?
People aren’t used to making an chat with a stranger．But a change，no matter how it is needed，doesn’t just happen．It takes people like us to make it possible．I you to take a small step out of your comfort zone and try to make someone’s day a little brighter. Together，we can really make society come as a whole．
A．change B．explain C．1earn D．show
A．trouble B．doubt C．wish D．opportunity
A．took B．dropped C．got D．pulled
A．go back B．stand by C．come out D．turn up
A．please B．greet C．help D．praise
A．sitting B．walking C．riding D．running
A．discussion B．lesson C．report D．conversation
A．joke B．cry C．response D．story
A．unchangeable B．Unprepared C．unforgettable D．unfinished
A．desperately B．frequently C．simply D．widely
A．allow B．warn C．order D．advise
A．1ater B．straighter C．closer D．Slower
One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that you’ve done and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级), but you’ll have to your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me for the rest of the night. I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the decisions adults had to make.
For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I’d wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.
During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large apartment, I became how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on family and work. difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn’t know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a attitude.
Back home, I myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be . I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable .
My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the has really taught me. Sacrifices in the end. The separation between us has proved to be for me.
A．attract B．praise C．surprise D．promote
A．little B．much C．well D．wrong
A．refuse B．leave C．contact D．forgive
A．wondering B．sleeping C．explaining D．regretting
A．poor B．timely C．final D．tough
A．nervously B．politely C．eagerly D．curiously
A．patience B．presence C．intelligence D．Influence
A．empty B．expensive C．comfortable D．modern
A．interested in B．doubtful about C．aware of D．satisfied with
A．when B．where C．which D．that
A．abandoning B．balancing C．comparing D．mixing
A．Faced with B．Supplied with C．Depending on D．Insisting on
A．different B．friendly C．positive D．general
A．criticized B．informed C．warned D．reminded
A．offered B．managed C．attempted D．expected
A．grateful B．independent C．energetic D．practical
A．examples B．limits C．rules D．goals
A．question B．experience C．history D．occasion
A．run out B．come back C．pay off D．turn up
A．blessing B．gathering C．failure D．pleasure
Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Brett's jeans and shirt full of burn holes. Tired and defeated, I to the floor. The clothes were just one more thing Brett had . He often got almost everything in the house out of . Many windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking to steal money when he chose to live on the street. Yet none of this could compare to the emotional Brett had done to our once quiet home.
Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. During the next few years I had dealt with Brett as as possible, but inside I was shouting,"I don't want him in my house another day, Lord! I just can't him!" Having wiped my tears, I continued him as before.
When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall(少管所). After that, my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping teens.
At the ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had the most to him or her.
Brett spoke to his parents and then spoke to me, "You did so much. You were always there, no matter happened. My mom and dad, I was their kid. But you, troubled enough by me, always me such love. And I want you to k I love you for it."
, I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me .
At that moment, tears in my eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for . Although I had struggled with silent toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions. Love is action. We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives, but we can love them.
A．sat B．sank C．bent D．dropped
A．ruined B．lost C．torn D．broken
A．danger B．place C．trouble D．order
A．off B．in C．up D．away
A．pain B．injury C．damage D．suffering
A．patiently B．willingly C．strictly D．rudely
A．forgive B．educate C．stand D．control
A．parenting B．pardoning C．comforting D．feeding
A．lazy B．troublesome C．disappointing D．careless
A．opening B．official C．victory D．graduation
A．afforded B．meant C．supplied D．owed
A．lovingly B．sadly C．proudly D．nervously
A．where B．how C．what D．who
A．unless B．although C．because D．when
A．cost B．lent C．taught D．showed
A．Astonished B．Puzzled C．Encouraged D．Interested
A．surely B．roughly C．tightly D．fiercely
A．fell B．flowed C．moved D．gathered
A．pity B．happiness C．luck D．success
A．love B．anxiety C．anger D．care
Once upon a time when there was a famine (饥荒), a rich baker sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town, and said to them, ''In this basket there is a loaf for each of you. it, and come back to me every at this hour till better times come. ''
The hungry children eagerly around the basket, and quarreled for the bread, each wished to have the largest loaf. At last they went away without even the good gentleman. But Gretchen, a poorly-dressed little girl, did not or struggle with the rest, but remained modestly in the distance. When the ill-behaved children had left, she took the loaf, which alone was left in the basket, the gentleman's hand, and went home.
The next day the children were as as before, and poor, shy Gretchen received a loaf only nearly half the of the one she got the first day. When she came home, her mother cut the open, many new, shining pieces of silver fell out of it. Her mother was very much , and said, ''Take the money back to the good _ at once, for it must have got into the loaf _. Be quick, Gretchen! Be quick! ''
But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother's , he said, ''No, no, my child, it was no . I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to you. Always be as contented, peaceable, and _ as you now are. Go home now, and the is your own. ''
A．Take B．Buy C．Order D．Smell
A．month B．week C．day D．year
A．stood B．sat C．gathered D．looked
A．but B．so C．since D．because
A．hearing B．thanking C．thinking D．looking
A．play B．laugh C．quarrel D．speak
A．crying B．standing C．quarreling D．singing
A．best B．oldest C．largest D．smallest
A．kissed B．took C．seized D．waved
A．hungry B．angry C．eager D．rude
A．size B．number C．length D．amount
A．letter B．bread C．basket D．bag
A．surprised B．pleased C．terrified D．excited
A．policeman B．teacher C．gentleman D．child
A．by accident B．by heart C．by hand D．by itself
A．letter B．apology C．money D．message
A．luck B．use C．good D．mistake
A．test B．reward C．thank D．attract
A．careful B．grateful C．beautiful D．enthusiastic
A．loaf B．basket C．world D．money
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
John wanted a bike. He had asked his parents for the36 and they said he must earn it. But 37 ? He thought about this as he walked home.38 many people wanted to ask boys to work for them. Maybe he could 39 away snow for the neighbors. But this was 40 . He’d have to wait a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for this garden because he had no41 to do the work42 .
Then he 43 one of his classmates, Dick, delivering newspapers. “ I could44 that,” he thought. “ Maybe I could even get the bike45 away. I could pay for it a little each week.” He ran to46 up with Dick. John asked a lot of47 about having a paper48 . He learned that it was possible to earn twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job49 about three hours each 50 . Dick gave him the phone number of this newspaper manager.
John51 flew home. After he had explained his 52 , his mother smiled. “I think it’s a great 53 ,” she said. “I’ll call the newspaper.”
“Wait, Mom,” John said. “I’ll call.54 , I’m going to be a 55 now.”
A．money B．chance C．permission D．bike
A．when B．where. C．why D．how
A．Few B．A few C．Not D．No
A．get B．take C．throw D．clear
A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
A．time B．tool C．way D．friends
A．with B．for. C．at D．by
A．saw B．heard C．learned D．discovered
A．do B．make C．deliver D．seize
A．far B．right C．out D．back
A．keep B．set C．look D．catch
A．news B．questions C．information D．problems
A．trade B．business C．route D．shop
A．paid B．wasted C．spent D．took
A．mornings B．night C．week D．newspaper
A．almost B．quickly C．even D．obviously
A．dictionary B．suggestions C．act D．plan
A．mistake B．fun C．dream D．idea
A．Above all B．More or less C．After all D．As a matter of fact
A．reporter B．businessman C．newspaper D．salesman
完形填空(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—35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 spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel. Life seemed ___21___. The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their ____22___ for granted, just as he used to himself. Now, however, he felt ____23____ —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his ___24___.
Seeking more personally satisfying ___25___, he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命运）played a cruel ___26__ on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was __27___ to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to ___28____ the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only __29___. Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated（带插图的）books.
According to Jimmy, you are what you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world sometimes seems unfair, your choice can change your life.
This idea can be __30___ in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel before making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is ___31___.
Though the world may make us feel small, we must be __32___. Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the “small people” in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are __33___ for us.
In spite of his new ___34___ and wealth, Jimmy prefers working __35__ at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could offer.
A．unhappy B．unusual C．unfair D．uneasy
A．health B．wealth C．happiness D．illnesses
A．ashamed B．disappointed C．helpless D．endless
A．crying B．painting C．imagination D．consideration
A．home B．condition C．situation D．work
A．game B．trick C．role D．part
A．unable B．impossible C．uncomfortable D．difficult
A．understand B．face C．refuse D．recognize
A．failures B．efforts C．choices D．interests
A．found B．drawn C．written D．accepted
A．powerful B．hopeful C．useful D．successful
A．great B．strong C．brave D．equal
A．scientific B．basic C．right D．simple
A．product B．fame C．name D．job
A．rapidly B．separately C．slowly D．quietly
A gentle wind blew through Jennifer's hair．The golden red sun was 46 ．She was on the beach，looking up at the ball．She was amazed by its 47 ，deep red in the middle， 48 fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the 49 and the seagulls flying up above in the sky．
The atmosphere 50 her．After all she had been through，this is what she 51 ．“ It’s getting late，”she thought，“I must go home，my parents will be 52 where I am．”She wondered how her parents would react，when she got home after the three days she was 53 .
The sun had set by now and it was getting 54 ．She tried to imagine having her favorite 55 on until she saw her front door It seemed different. 56 had taken care of the outside garden for days．She was 57 : her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now…It all seemed 58 ．She couldn't understand what was going on．
She entered the 59 ．First，she went into the kitchen where she saw a(n) 60 written by her father．It said：“Dear Ellen，there is some coffee ready, I went 61 ．”Ellen was her mother but—where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her 62 room．She went in．Then she saw her mother, lying on the bed sleeping．Her 63 looked so tired，as if she hadn’t 64 for days．She was really pale．Jenny just fell asleep beside her．When Jennifer woke up she found something 65 ．She was in her cosy bed in her nightclothes．
It felt so good being back home．Suddenly she heard a voice．“Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared．”
A．rising B．setting C．shining D．smiling
A．shape B．shadow C．size D．color
A．quickly B．partly C．softly D．probably
A．waves B．boats C．trees D．sands
A．relaxed B．puzzled C．disappointed D．interrupted
A．understood B．considered C．needed D．regretted
A．discussing B．finding C．asking D．wondering
A．alive B．asleep C．missing D．hardworking
A．sunny B．warm C．cold D．cloudy
A．glasses B．hat C．skirt D．jacket
A．Somebody B．Nobody C．Mother D．Father
A．shocked B．scared C．exhausted D．comforted
A．beautified B．rearranged C．deserted D．destroyed
A．garden B．bedroom C．yard D．house
A．book B．note C．article D．poste
A．1ooking B．working C．fishing D．sightseeing
A．own B．parents’ C．sister’s D．brother’s
A．gesture B．body C．face D．eyes
A．studied B．slept C．exercised D．moved
A．different B．new C．precious D．dangerous
When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very 1 . Some stories are told 2 they were true. Real people who live in a normal world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not 3 . They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be 4 for us.
But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only 5 . How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter, we do seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than 6 . Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of 7 . When we read or write something, we do much more than simply look at words on a page. We use our 8 --- which is real --- and our imagination ---which is real in a different way --- to make the words 9in our minds.
Both realism and fantasy use the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read 10 realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we know that we are real and they are not. It sounds 11 , but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and 12 about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by pretending that what we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too.
Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our 13 when we are reading. We 14a book and lose ourselves in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel 15 we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.
A．possible B．easy C．new D．different
A．that B．what C．whether D．as if
A．realistic B．reasonable C．moral D．instructive
A．difficult B．impossible C．important D．necessary
A．thinkable B．designed C．imagined D．planned
A．lessons B．dreams C．experience D．magic
A．working B．thinking C．understanding D．living
A．knowledge B．skill C．words D．grammar
A．come to life B．come to light C．come to the point D．come to nothing
A．a newspaper B．something C．everything D．a story
A．dangerous B．serious C．strange D．terrible
A．talk B．learn C．read D．think
A．mind B．life C．world D．society
A．turn up B．pick up C．cook up D．bring up
A．what B．how C．when D．why
Who is setting your standards for you ?
A true story has it that one elder man 36 to jog around the local high school football field. As he huffed and puffed(气喘吁吁) along, the team was 37 . The players soon started running sprints up and down the field. The man told himself “I will 38 keep running until they quit.”
So he ran. And they ran. And he ran some more. And they kept running. And he kept running until he 39 finally run no more. He stopped in 40 . One of the players, equally out of breath, approached him and said in a crying voice, “Boy, I am so glad that you finally stopped. 41 told us we had to keep running 42 the old guy who was jogging !” He was watching them. They were watching him. He was letting them set his 43 , on the contrary, they allow him to set44 .
My question is this: Are you keeping 45 with somebody else in your daily life? Are you 46 people to set your standards for you? What about your standards, or 47 , for moral behavior or even your way of building up your own characteristics ? Or guidelines for what kind of life 48 you want? Negative or positive? Do you keep pace with those 49 you, or do you decided yourself just 50 you will live your life? The true is that only you are 51 to determine what your standards will be.
Set your standards too low, and you will know only 52 . But set high standards and you can live an immeasurably full and 53 life. For only when you 54 the best that is within yourself, will you experience great living. Just as an old saying goes: “Think big 55 , and win big success.”
Who is setting your standards?
A．planned B．decided C．hoped D．begged
A．in practice B．in order C．in place D．in danger
A．just B．simple C．hardly D．nearly
A．would B．should C．could D．must
A．delight B．despair C．astonishment D．exhaustion
A．Headmaster B．Teacher C．Coach D．Monitor
A．as long as B．as far as C．as soon as D．as good as
A．example B．timetable C．standards D．tricks
A．his B．him C．them D．theirs
A．touch B．pace C．contact D．promise
A．making B．encouraging C．having D．allowing
A．principals B．theories C．principles D．rules
A．way B．method C．technique D．attitude
A．around B．along C．against D．across
A．why B．how C．where D．whether
A．admitted B．educated C．qualified D．demanded
A．dishonest B．discontent C．uncomfortable D．unforgettable
A．selfless B．valueless C．worthwhile D．worthless
A．work for B．long for C．reach for D．run for
A．target B．score C．deal D．goal
I went to a group activity, “Sensitivity Sunday”, which was to make us more the problems faced by disabled people. We were asked to “ a disability” for several hours one Sunday. Some members, , chose to use wheelchairs. Others wore sound—blocking earplugs(耳塞) or blindfolds(眼罩).
Just sitting in the wheelchair was a experience. I had never considered before how it would be to use one. As soon as I sat down, my made the chair begin to roll. Its wheels were not . Then I wondered where to put my . It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest(脚凳) into . I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of for several hours. For disabled people, “adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary .
I tried to find a position and thought it might be restful, kind of nice, to be around for a while. Looking around, I I would have to handle the thing myself! My hands started to ache as I the heavy metal wheels. I came to know that controlling the of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n) task.
My wheelchair experiment was soon . It made a deep impression on me. A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the , both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome.
A．curious about B．interested in C．aware of D．careful with
A．cure B．prevent C．adopt D．analyze
A．instead B．strangely C．as usual D．like me
A．learning B．working C．satisfying D．relaxing
A．convenient B．awkward C．boring D．exciting
A．height B．force C．skill D．weight
A．locked B．repaired C．powered D．grasped
A．hands B．feet C．keys D．handles
A．place B．action C．play D．effect
A．operation B．communication C．transportation D．production
A．exploration B．education C．experiment D．entertainment
A．flexible B．safe C．starting D．comfortable
A．yet B．just C．still D．even
A．shown B．pushed C．driven D．guided
A．realized B．suggested C．agreed D．admitted
A．lifted B．turned C．pressed D．seized
A．path B．position C．direction D．way
A．easy B．heavy C．major D．extra
A．forgotten B．repeated C．conducted D．finished
A．weaknesses B．challenges C．anxieties D．illnesses
I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure.
I remember that, when my mum me that morning, her voice wasn’t as screaming as it usually was. She had been for more than one hour getting everything ready, and I could feel she was me at the same time.
I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was to leave its warmth and to face the suffering that I’d rather let myself forget for the past months. Finally, I dragged myself .
The first thing I thought of after getting up was to . I went to the kitchen and prepared a breakfast that was fairly , but was still too big for my appetite(食欲，胃口) that day. I kept telling myself that I eat. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and this wasn’t a(n) day. Besides maybe it would me a little. But I doubted it. I left the kitchen because even the made me feel sick.
I finished getting ready and tried to settle down. It didn’t , so I decided that my mum and I should go. We had time, so I thought we could practise parking. I , with the wheel hitting the pavement(人行道). After that, the little bit of confidence I had was . I tried two more times, but did not improve much. Then we went towards the driving site (地点).
I waited twenty minutes---just enough time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my . I wasn’t sure of myself at all. I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.
The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite well. The that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well and I passed it.
The of my mum made her face softer. I knew her worry was gone and she was happy for me.
A．woke B．cried C．told D．shouted
A．up B．over C．out D．in
A．smiling at B．looking at C．worrying about D．talking with
A．sad B．eager C．willing D．unwilling
A．convenience B．comfort C．quiet D．friendship
A．into bed B．onto bed C．out of bed D．in bed
A．work B．rest C．drink D．eat
A．small B．large C．delicious D．good
A．might B．could C．hated D．should
A．ordinary B．necessary C．lucky D．important
A．like B．hurt C．stop D．calm
A．milk B．smells C．smoke D．bread
A．work B．do C．calm D．use
A．no B．plenty of C．little D．a little
A．cried B．succeeded C．failed D．left
A．back B．greater C．there D．gone
A．start B．office C．test D．race
A．try B．turn C．car D．chance
A．happiness B．Confidence C．pride D．disappointment
A．tears B．lines C．smiles D．eyes
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
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