Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important 36 : giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you 37 money.
This is how I 38 with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store 39 to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the 40 . If an accident takes place, the 41 of which I think the local police could use, I 42 him up and tell him about it, though I am not in 43 here. One discovery I made about this world is to give 44 getting something back, though the 45 often comes in an unexpected form.
One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important 46 letter to my home, though it was 47 to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of 48 . More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was 49 . I was told at the window that there were 50 boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long 51 list. As I was about to 52 , the postmaster appeared in the 53 .“Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office 54 we make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get 55 but complaints（投诉）.”
36．A．decision B．research C．speech D．discovery
37．A．earn B．lack C．spend D．steal
38．A．experienced B．connected C．combined D．agreed
39．A．happens B．flashes C．sticks D．leads
40．A．postmaster B．headmaster C．storekeeper D．policeman
41．A．story B．damage C．challenge D．material
42．A．call B．hold C．break D．pick
43．A．need B．trouble C．common D．charge
44．A．within B．without C．for D．before
45．A．process B．goal C．return D．concern
46．A．curious B．immediate C．special D．heavy
47．A．realized B．addressed C．forgotten D．brought
48．A．invitation B．apology C．instruction D．appreciation
49．A．dealing B．providing C．operating D．starting
50．A．enough B．some C．no D．more
51．A．admitting B．relating C．examining D．waiting
52．A．leave B．shout C．guess D．conduct
53．A．window B．doorway C．library D．yard
54．A．in case B．now that C．even if D．as if
55．A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents’ old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter’s wedding. We had to 36 a great climbing plant that had grown 37 a roof beam（房梁），so that we could repair the roof and 38 the walls.
When my husband was taking the plant away, he found a 39 of a blackbird that had made its home in the leaves. He then 40 something 41 among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth around it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his 42 ,saw glittering gold. It was a child’s bracelet（手镯）. He ran into the house to 43 me.
“You won’t believe that the 44 blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we 45 to feed on,” he said,“but they also want their children to 46 in a cradle（摇摆）of gold!”
When my daughter came over on the eve of the 47 ,we told her about this 48 occurrence.
“Don’t you remember, Mother?” she said with a loud 49 .“When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I 50 a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!”
As the bracelet no longer 51 its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping.
In December of the following year, the young couple’s baby son was baptized（受洗礼）.Among the 52 the newborn baby received, I placed his mother’s bracelet, now shining like 53 . I hope that if my grandson 54 loses it, one of the 55 that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby.
36．A．remove B．cover C．grow D．water
37．A．beyond B．over C．across D．through
38．A．build B．paint C．rescue D．print
39．A．nest B．baby C．body D．egg
40．A．moved B．got C．picked D．noticed
41．A．nice B．colorful C．shiny D．special
42．A．horror B．surprise C．delight D．disappointment
43．A．ask B．tell C．show D．give
44．A．working B．cheating C．dreaming D．thieving
45．A．buy B．plant C．store D．collect
46．A．lie B．sing C．listen D．wait
47．A．party B．Christmas C．birthday D．wedding
48．A．important B．strange C．terrible D．funny
49．A．cry B．sigh C．laugh D．sound
50．A．hid B．threw C．lost D．broke
51．A．fitted B．satisfied C．matched D．interested
52．A．jewels B．toys C．clothes D．presents
53．A．attractive B．new C．modern D．golden
54．A．almost B．just C．even D．ever
55．A．blackbirds B．grandchildren C．neighbors D．mice
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s __1__, she said she would go. This __2__ be the first time that his classmates and teacher __3__ his mother and he felt __4__ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar (疤痕) that __5__ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to __6__ why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were __7__ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother __ 8__ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed (尴尬) and __9 __ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within __10__of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked __11__, “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “__12__ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was __13__ afraid to go in because the fire was __14__，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 __15__ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She __16__ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be __17__, but to this day, I have never __18__ 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 __19__ of the sacrifice (牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand __20__ for the rest of the day.
1. A. enjoyment B. disappointment C. surprise D. excitement
2. A. would B. could C. should D. must
3. A. noticed B. greeted C. accepted D. met
4. A. sick B. ashamed C. afraid D. tired
5. A. included B. passed C. covered D. shaded
6. A. talk about B. think about C. care about D. hear about
7. A. impressed B. surprised C. excited D. comforted
8. A. in sight of B. by means of C. by way of D. in spite of
9. A. hid B. protected C. separated D. escaped
10. A. understanding B. reminding C. hearing D. learning
11. A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. anxiously
12. A. As B. When C. Since D. While
13. A. so B. much C. quite D. too
14. A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control
15. A. helpless B. hopeless C. senseless D. useless
16. A. pointed B. showed C. wiped D. touched
17. A. ugly B. lasting C. serious D. frightening
18. A. forgot B. recognized C. considered D. regretted
19. A. honor B. sense C. happiness D. pride
20. A. quietly B. slightly C. tightly D. suddenly
It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈)from a(n) ___1___ injury. I had ___2___ whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, ___3___ for the 3,000-meter run.
“Ready … set …” The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed ___4___ me. I felt ___5___ as I fell farther and farther behind.
“Hooray!” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest ___6___ I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps (圈) ahead of me when she crossed the finish line. “Maybe I should ___7___,” I thought as I moved on. ___8___, I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran ___9___ and decided not to ___10___ in track next year. It wouldn’t be worth it, ___11___ my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer— ___12___ than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around and ___13___, the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys.” I was leaving ___14___ several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage!” one of them told me.
“Courage? I just ___15___ a race!” I thought. “I would have given up on the first lap,” said another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?”
Suddenly I regained ___16___. I decided to ___17___ track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always ___18___ in medals and victories, but in the ___19___ we overcome(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, ___20___ the people who don’t give up when they lose.
1. A. slighter B. worse C. earlier D. heavier
2. A. expected B. supposed C. imagined D. doubted
3. A. late B. eager C. ready D. thirsty
4. A. from behind B. ahead of C. next to D. close to
5. A. ashamed B. astonished C. excited D. frightened
6. A. cheer B. shout C. cry D. noise
7. A. slow down B. drop out C. go on D. speed up
8. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Besides D. However
9. A. with delight B. with fear C. in pain D. in advance
10. A. play B. arrive C. race D. attend
11. A. even if B. only if C. unless D. until
12. A. weaker B. longer C. lower D. louder
13. A. well enough B. sure enough
C. surprisingly enough D. strangely enough
14. A. while B. when C. as D. since
15. A. finished B. won C. passed D. lost
16. A. cheer B. hope C. interest D. experience
17. A. hold on B. turn to C. begin with D. stick with
18. A. measured B. praised C. tested D. increased
19. A. sadness B. struggles C. diseases D. tiredness
20. A. or B. nor C. and D. but
Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing __1__ was something she picked up by herself. After her first__2__, teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM. __3__, writing stories was simply a __4__ interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher (出版商). __5__, they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long __6__ and paid Tracy a $ 15,000 advance. “A pretty money,” said the publisher, “for __7__ writer.”
__8__ Tracy’s characters (人物) are interesting, her stories sometimes __9__ readers uneasy: those about the supernatural. “My mother believed I could __10__ the afterlife world,” she told a close friend. “She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”
“Can I? I don’t think I can,” Tracy said with a laugh. “But I do have __11__ when things come to me __12__. “Once, she was wondering how to complete a __13__ set in ancient (古代的) China. __14__ the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese __15__. It came without her having __16__ it.
Though she has published 45 books, Tracy has remained __17__ by her fame. She lives in the same __18__ she lived 27 years ago -- although in a more comfortable home. There’s more room for __19__ in her life -- and it wasn’t just __ 20__.
1. A. skill B. experience C. practice D. method
2. A. duty B. effort C. job D. task
3. A. Instead B. Normally C. Certainly D. Then
4. A. general B. deep C. personal D. lively
5. A. Interested B. Anxiously C. Seriously D. Encouraged
6. A. film B. story C. program D. article
7. A. a foreign B. a popular C. an unusual D. an unknown
8. A. Now that B. Even though C. Just because D. Except that
9. A. find B. turn C. leave D. hold
10. A. make up B. connect with C. control D. explain
11. A. events B. chances C. feelings D. moments
12. A. for no reason B. from a distance
C. by accident D. as gifts
13. A. description B. pointing C. scene D. talk
14. A. Surprisingly B. Suddenly
C. Expectedly D. Fortunately
15. A. cooking B. history C. play D. medicine
16. A. known B. sent C. realized D. ordered
17. A. unchanged B. excited C. determined D. unmoved
18. A. life B. city C. house D. way
19. A. success B. work C. joy D. variety
20. A. writing B. reporting C. luck D. fun
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。
When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could __36__ tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he 37 in class.
When I took the first exam, I was 38 to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, 39 English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained_ 40 .
I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that 41 because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I 42 with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his 43 .
One more test before the final exam. One more 44 to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time. 45 The meaning of the word “thorough”. But my 46__ did no good and everything 47 as before.
The last hurdle(障碍) was the final. No matter what 48 I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the 49 goodbye.
I stopped working head. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even 50 myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have 51__with a test.
A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into professor Jayne’s office. He 52__ to be expecting me. “If I gave you the As you 53 , you wouldn’t continue to work as hard.”
I stared at him. 54 That his analysis and strategy(策略) were correct. I had worked my head 55 , as I had never done before.
I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year I received my scholarship. I’ve always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.
36. A. take B. discuss C. cover D. get
37. A. sought B. presented C. exchanged D. obtained
38. A. shocked B. worried C. scared D. anxious
39. A. but B. so C. for D. or
40. A. unchanged B. unpleasant C. unfriendly D. unmoved
41. A. reflected B. meant C. improved D. affected
42. A. quarreled B. reasoned C. bargained D. chatted
43. A. attitude B. mind C. plan D. view
44. A. choice B. step C. chance D. measure
45. A. memorized B. considered C. accepted D. learned
46. A. ambition B. confidence C. effort D. method
47. A. stayed B. went C. worked D. changed
48. A. grade B. answer C. lesson D. comment
49. A. scholarship B. course C. degree D. subject
50. A. helped B. favored C. treated D. relaxed
51. A. fun B. luck C. problems D. tricks.
52. A. happened B. proved C. pretended D. seemed
53. A. valued B. imagined C. expected D. welcomed
54. A. remembering B. guessing C. supposing D. realizing
55. A. out B. over C. on D. off
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Oliver Twist, one of the most famous works of Charles Dickens, is a novel reflecting the tragic fact of the life in Britain in the 19th century.
The author who himself was born in a poor family wrote this novel in his twenties with a view to reveal the ugly masks of those cruel criminals and to 36 the horror and violence hidden underneath the narrow and dirty streets in London.
The hero of this novel was Oliver Twist, an orphan, who was thrown into a world full of 37
and crime. He suffered enormous pain, 38 hunger, thirst, beating and abuse. While reading the tragic experiences of little Oliver, I was shocked by his sufferings. I 39 the poor boy, but at the same time I detested the evil Fagin and the brutal Bill. To my relief, as was written in all the best stories, the goodness eventually conquered 40 and Oliver lived a happy life in the end. One of the plots that attracted me 41 is that after the theft, little Oliver was allowed to recover in the kind care of Mrs Maylie and Rose and 42 a new life.
How can such a little boy who had already suffered oppressive pain 43 pure in body and mind? The reason is the nature of goodness. I think it is the most important information 44 in the novel by Dickens --- he believed that goodness could conquer 45 difficulty.
Goodness is to human what water is to fish. He who is without goodness is an utterly 46 person. On the contrary, as the famous saying goes, “ The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.” He who is with goodness undoubtedly is a happy and useful person. People receiving his help are grateful to him and he also gets gratified from what he has done, and thus he can do 47 to both the people he has helped and himself.
36. A. open B. exploit C. expose D. cover
37. A. honor B. poverty C. glory D. imagination
38. A. such like B. for example C. such as D. for instance
39. A. looked down upon B. made an apology for
C. played a joke on D. felt sorry for
40. A. relationship B. kindness C. carelessness D. devil
41. A. mainly B. most C. mostly D. best
42. A. began B. launched C. set D. changed
43. A. bear B. remain C. hold D. maintain
44. A. contained B. implied C. imported D. added
45. A. every B. some C. little D. much
46. A. gracious B. worthless C. modest D. earnest
47. A. harm B. damage C. good D. justice
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When I passed boys who were playing basketball, I always stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. __36__ as a girl, I once thought that I could never play basketball.
I am __37__ playing basketball though I don’t play it well. I've had a basketball since I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one __38__ when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.
At school, __39__ was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were only allowed to play volleyball or badminton.
My parents did not __40__ me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said. Even I went to play basketball with my friends, boys__41__ at me on the __42__ as if I were an alien.
I was feeling __43__ and had lost hope of playing basketball. __44__, something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also __45__ playing basketball. They encouraged me to get back on the court.
One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own __46__, let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about __47__ with me almost every day.
I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion __48__ to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, and for me, even the sky is boundless （无垠的）.
Basketball has become an important part of my __49__. I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only __50__happy and confident, but also __51__ a lot.
I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have __52__ to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You __53__ have an aim. After that, just be confident and __54__ going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.
I love the motto of the NBA．It can __55__ my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"
36．A．Therefore B．So C．But D．And
37．A．into B．onto C．out of D．for
38．A．complained B．cared C．enjoyed D．explained
39．A．they B．this C．that D．it k+s-5#u 
40．A．encourage B．forbid C．let D．permit
41．A．looked B．glared C．glanced D．stared
42．A．field B．court C．course D．campus
43．A．up B．down C．excited D．satisfied
44．A．Unexpectedly B．Naturally C．Unluckily D．Clearly
45．A．disliked B．minded C．enjoyed D．hated
46．A．effort B．way C．business D．direction
47．A．basketball B．sports C．interests D．dreams
48．A．stuck B．referred C．turned D．returned
49．A．dream B．life C．work D．study
50．A．I feel B．I felt C．do I feel D．did I feel
51．A．experience B．grow C．learn D．play
52．A．come B．turned C．refused D．happened
53．A．may B．should C．will D．can
54．A, insist B．remain C．keep D．last
55．A．inform B．express C．ignore D．connect
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There was a stranger at my doorstep this morning. I was a little __36__ at first because my parents warned me not to talk to strangers, __37__ he seemed to be a fellow student in my college so I began to calm down soon after.
__38__ in old but neatly pressed clothes, the tall boy began explaining his __39__. He told me about his school fees and said that the time __40__ his exam was approaching. Though his grades were excellent, he would not be __41__ to take his exams if he failed to __42__ the money for all of the tuition fees. He was studying Computer Applications in my city. __43__ I had friends studying the same course in my college, __44__ meant that I could ask them all about him.
The boy was still $ 2,500 short of the $ 30,000 that his tuition __45__. He was having a hard time, and he had a bad family situation __46__. I didn’t have much money, so I gave him an __47__ foreign book on computer languages. I thought that he __48__ could not afford such a textbook. I also remembered that I had won $ 500 in a contest. I __49__ the entire $ 500 to my newly made friend and __50__ him good luck with his exams.
When you are in college, __51__ is very important __52__ to buy new textbooks or to hang out with friends. When I saw this fellow, I was __53__ of my other friends, many of whom were excellent, but were __54__ to pay for their education. This replaced all the hesitation and __55__ in my mind with generosity.
Since then, I have never wasted even a single coin on anything that I don’t need.
36．A．amused B．interested C．scared D．satisfied
37．A．but B．therefore C．besides D．now that k+s-5#u 
38．A．Dressing B．Dressed C．To dress D．To be dressed
39．A．question B．study C．aim D．problem
40．A．of B．in C．for D．to
41．A．suggested B．allowed C．asked D．required
42．A．catch hold of B．come up with C．make up for D．take possession of
43．A．Fortunately B．Simply C．Sometimes D．Quickly
44．A．where B．what C．that D．which
45．A．used B．needed C．cost D．took
46．A．as usual B．as well C．as yet D．as a whole
47．A．informal B．ordinary C．extra D．expensive
48．A．surely B．finally C．probably D．regularly
49．A．handed in B．handed over C．handed down D．handed out
50．A．wished B．hoped C．wanted D．told
51．A．friendship B．luck C．money D．health
52．A．whether B．how C．if D while
53．A．charged B．accused C．warned D．reminded
54．A．struggling B．studying C．willing D．unwilling k+s-5#u 
55．A．excitement B．doubt C．belief D．faith
We have completed our first month of preschool .Matthew seems to 36 it ,He is catching on to the routine (常规)quite nicely .I didn’t leave him there 37 much the first couple weeks ,I am finding if I’m not there he behaves much better .
In this class a little German boy ,who does not speak 38 ,cried all the time at first and nor cries occasionally.
The Monday of the second week the little fellow just cried and cried .he was sitting 39 Matthew ,I thought Matthew was going to start 40 and join in ,I stood by and watched ,ready for the rescue ,Matthew kept turning around and 41 the boy ,Then he reached his hand back and 42 him on the leg .He was comforting the boy! Later Matthew was playing with a 43 and the boy with blocks (积木),actually he was just standing by and crying .Matthew drove his truck over to the blocks , 44 it ,picked up a few of the blocks and started handing them to 45 .They then together started 46 towers on the table and the little boy 47 crying ,It seemed 48 Matthew knew what the little guy needed ,Here was the little guy ,who can’t speak English ,and Matthew ,who 49 playing together ,like they were best 50 .
One of the days when I stayed ,they were at lunch and Matthew was 51 at the table ,I pulled up a chair to sit next to him ,He smiled ,then grabbed his book bag and took off running 52 the cafeteria ,I took off after him ,When we reached the wall he wall he just giggled (咯咯笑),turned around and looked at me ,I leaned down to his 53 to blame him for leaving his seat and running ,He suddenly 54 a big wet kiss right on my lips and smiled at me ,All I could do was to take his hand and 55 him back to his seat ,Then I turned my back and couldn’t help laughing.
36． A．escape B．hate C．enjoy D．avoid
37． A．out B．in C．off D．alone
38． A．Spanish B．English C．Chinese D．Japanese
39． A．behind B．beside C．in front of D．far from
40． A．over again B．any moment C．even harder D．loudly
41． A．beating B．shouting at C．looking at D．learning from
42． A．helped B．hit C．held D．patted
43． A．toy B．doll C．truck D．train
44． A．parked B．repaired C．broke D．threw
45． A．me B．the teacher C．himself D．the little boy
46． A．adding B．climbing C．building D．putting
47． A．continued B．enjoyed C．began D．stopped
48． A．where B．as C．when D．as if
49. A．signs B．starts C．teaches D．learns
50. A．brothers B．children C．friends D．people
51. A．standing B．running C．sitting D．jumping
52. A．across B．into C．out of D．through
53. A．table B．level C．hand D．back
54. A．planted B．received C．made D．had
55. A．force B．walk C．push D．drive
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had 36 a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 37 his father could well 38 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 39 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 40 but slightly disappointed, the young man 41 the box and found a lovely book. 42, he raised his voice at his father and said. ” 43 all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the house 44 the book in the study
He did not contact（联系）his father for a whole year 45 one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He 46 he bad to go back home and see his father.
When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to 47 the hospital. he saw on the desk the 48 new book , just as he had left it one 49 ago. He opened it and began to 50 the pages. Suddenly, a car key 51 from an envelope taped behind the book. It had a lag（标签）with dealer’s name, the 52 dealer who had the sports car he had 53 . On the tag was the 54 of his graduation. and the 55 PAID IN FULL.
36.A. expected. B. enjoyed. C. admired. D. owned
37 A. finding B. proving C. deciding D. knowing
38. A. afford. B. offer C. keep D. like
39. A. encouraged. B. comfortable C. proud. D. moved
40. A. Nervous B. Serious C. Careful D. Curious
41. A. packed. B. opened. C. picked up D. put aside
42. A. Angrily B. Eagerly C. Calmly D. Anxiously
43.A. At B. From C. With D. To
44 A. toasting B. putting C. forgetting D. leaving
45 A. until B. as C. before D. unless
46 A. learned . B. realized. C. recognized. D. admitted
47 A. get to B. search for C. turn to D. leave for
48 A. much B. still C. hardly D. quite
49 A. year B. month C. week D. day
50 A. clean B. read. C. turn D. count
51 A. lost B. came C. appeared. D. dropped
52 A. old. B. same C. special D. new
53 A. remembered. B. desired. C. found. D. met
54. A. Picture B. place C. date D. met
55. A. word. B. information C. date D. card
My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other 36 , including her “sixth sense”, that she rarely gives the impression she’s 37 anything.
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, 38 that she doesn’t push too hard on them, 39 really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house. She moves around so fast that often 40 don’t realize she’s blind.
I 41 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 42 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was 43 excited about her finger-painting project.
“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. "I learned how to 44 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle 45 with us.
To my great 46 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!
Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my 47 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really 48 what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt 49 Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never 50 in conversation.
When I told her, she was 51 for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla 52 . And I knew my child was 53 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's 54 in her work,
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my 55 .”
Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
A．ways B．means C．methods D．senses
A．enjoyed B．found C．missed D．lost
A．and B．except C．even D．but
A．who B．it C．she D．which
A．guests B．family C．children D．friends
A．realized B．heard C．recognized D．witnessed
A．excited B．sad C．satisfied D．enjoyed
A．especially B．not so C．a little D．not at all
A．paint B．draw C．create D．mix
A．stayed B．painted C．talked D．played
A．excitement B．encouragement C．delight D．surprise
A．attitude B．color C．picture D．paper
A．touched B．distinguished C．saw D．understood
A．after B．before C．until D．when
A．referred to B．turned out C．come up D．talked about
A．curious B．quiet C．puzzled D．worried
A．cried B．insisted C．complained D．informed
A．right B．wrong C．worried D．uncertain
A．shortcomings B．difficulties C．pride D．description
A．paper B．pens C．hands D．eyes
What made Joan Ryan decide to be a sports writer?“Ten years ago, I was 36 news stories at the Orlando Sentinel in Florida—my first job 37 college. I didn't know any female sports writers. But I wanted to be 38 . 39 ,the best writing in the paper was sports.”
“Furthermore, I had the 40 .I grew up in a(n) 41 family: Three boys and three girls and a coach for a dad.”
Soon after describing her ambition to a coworker, the 42 of her paper reassigned Joan to the sports 43 .She started out by editing other people's stories, 44 within a year, she was writing her own sports column.
Today, Joan is the sports 45 for the San Francisco Examiner in California. When she 46 her job eight years ago, she was the 47 woman sports writer on any major American newspaper.
Was it tough to 48 as a female sports writer? 49 !Take, for example, the first time Joan tried to get an interview in the men's locker room. “It was the U.S. Football League. I wanted to interview one of the players—Joe Cribbs, because he had just broken a finger. As soon as I 50 into the locker room 51 all sports writers interview athletes—the room went 52 .Guys started yelling at me—closing in on me. It was really frightening. One guy was sitting on a bench in front of me, tapping up his ankle, 53 a long-handled razor for cutting the tape. Suddenly, I felt something move up my leg. It was the 54 of the razor. I yelled at him and walked out.”
Joan 55 interviewing Cribbs—outside the locker room.“In retrospect(回忆),I feel this was a defining moment for me as a journalist. I went back and wrote my story and made my deadline. Now I know that nothing can interfere with getting the story.”
36. A. writing B. finding C. editing D. sending
37. A. in B. out of C. into D. before
38. A. one B. the one C. it D. that
39. A. However B. Therefore C. Above all D. First of all
40. A. knowledge B. experience C. Background D. interest
41. A. big B. athletic C. athrete D. warm
42. A. editor B. Manager C. Director D. workmate
43. A. column B. field C. department D. paper
44. A. and B. So C. however D. but
45. A. columnist B. writer C. journalist D. female
46. A. did B. left C. landed D. wanted
47. A. abed B. only C. brave D. wisest
48. A. work B. writer C. interview D. pioneer
49. A. You bet B. You believe C. Unbelievable D. You guess
50. A. stepped B. entered C. rushed D. moved
51. A. that B. which C. where D. when
52. A. warm B. crazy C. down D. full
53. A. held B. playing C. used D. using
54. A. cap B. cover C. handle D. movement
55. A. started B. ended up C. Made D. wrote
A Strange Greeting, a True Feeling Last week I was invited to a doctor’s meeting at the Ruth hospital for incurables. In one of the wards a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadn't long to 1 , but he came up to me and placed his right foot close mine on the floor.
“Frank！” I cried in astonishment. He couldn’t 2 , as I knew, but all the time 3 his foot against mine.
My 4 raced back more than thirty years to the 5 days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The 6 was an air-raid shelter, in which I and about hundred other people slept every night. Two of the regulars were Mrs. West and her son Frank.
7 wartime problems, we shelter-dwellers got to 8 each other very well. Frank West 9 me because he wasn’t 10 , not even at birth. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had 11 of a mind than a baby has. His “ 12 ” consisted of rough sounds——sounds of pleasure or anger and 13 more. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, capable woman, as she had to be, of course, because Frank 14 on her entirely. He needed all the 15 of a baby.
One night a policeman came and told Mrs. West that her house had been flattened by a 500-pounder. She 16 nearly everything she owned.
When that sort of thing happened, the rest of us helped the 17 ones. So before we 18 that morning, I stood beside Frank and 19 my right foot against his. They were about the same size. That night, then, I took a pair of shoes to the shelter for frank. But as soon as he saw me he came running and placed his right foot against mine. After that, his 20 to me was always the same.
1．A．work B．stay C．live D．expect
2．A．answer B．speak C．smile D．laugh
3．A．covering B．moving C．fighting D．pressing
4．A．minds B．memories C．thoughts D．brains
5．A．better B．dark C．younger D．old
6．A．cave B．place C．sight D．scene
7．A．Discussing B．Solving C．Sharing D．Suffering
8．A．learn from B．talk to C．help D．know
9．A．needed B．recognized C．interested D．encouraged
10．A．normal B．common C．unusual D．quick
11．A．more B．worse C．fewer D．less
12．A．word B．speech C．sentence D．language
13．A．not B．no C．something D．nothing
14．A．fed B．kept C．lived D．depended
15．A．attention B．control C．treatment D．management
16．A．lost B．needed C．destroyed D．left
17．A．troublesome B．unlucky C．angry D．unpopular
18．A．separated B．went C．reunited D．returned
19．A．pushed B．tried C．showed D．measured
20．A．nodding B．greeting C．meeting D．acting
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her 1 mother with whispered desperation（绝望）, “ 2 a miracle（奇迹） can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She 3 all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she 4 her way six blocks to the local drugstore（药店）.
“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.
“It’s 5 my little brother,” the girl answered back. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a 6 . His name is Andrew and he has something 7 growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”
“We don’t 8 miracles here, chilD．I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling 9 at the little girl.
In the shop was a 10 customer. He stooped (弯腰) down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother 11 ?”
“I don’t know,” she replieD．“He’s really sick and mommy says he needs 12 . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my 13 .”
“How much do you have?” asked the man.
“One dollar and eleven cents, 14 I can try and get some more,” she answered quietly.
“Well, what a coincidence（巧合）,” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents — the 15 price of a miracle for little brothers. 16 me to where you live. I want to see your brother and 17 your parents.”
That well dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）. The operation was completed without 18 and it wasn’t long before Andrew was 19 again and doing well.
The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the 20 of a little child.
1． A．tearful B．hopeful C．helpless D．kind
2． A．Simply B．Just C．Only D．More than
3． A．drew B．pulled C．put D．poured
4． A．followed B．made C．took D．found
5． A．to B．as C．for D．on
6． A．hope B．doctor C．favor D．miracle
7． A．bad B．small C．extra D．impossible
8． A．have B．offer C．sell D．store
9． A．gently B．sadly C．strangely D．coldly
10．A．well dressed B．kind hearted C．well behaved D．good looking
11．A．have B．need C．care D．like
12．A．a doctor B．a surgeon C．an operation D．a kindness
13．A．savings B．wishes C．ideas D．suggestions
14．A．since B．as C．after D．but
15．A．same B．exact C．proper D．necessary
16．A．Show B．Help C．Take D．Follow
17．A．help B．encourage C．persuade D．meet
18．A．difficulty B．delay C．charge D．result
19．A．happy B．well C．strong D．home
20． A．cleverness B．faith C．courage D．devotion
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