Mearl Jacobs’ body was at the funeral home. The memorial service was 31 for the next day. We 32 in the family room to tell stories, sharing 33 of her. She had lived a life 34 with stories. Most people didn’t know that she had worked for thirty years at Rockwall International to help the homeless, or that 35 she really didn’t care much for baseball, she loved listening to the 36 because her son loved baseball.
Before long the 37 turned from stories about Mearl to stories of how she changed and 38 the lives in the room.
Her daughter Carol, said, “Just a few hours before Mom died she said she wanted to go home. I asked her if she 39 back to her apartment. She said, ‘NO!’ I asked, ‘Home in Heaven?’‘YES!’”
A series of love and 40 was realized that night. Mearl had lived a life that affected the young and old 41 . When she did so, you became a different person, a 42 and reformed person. She was 43 that way. She knew how to show the things that really 44 in the life. She 45 for values that she held dear and she always seemed to know how to influence people and to accept them “as is”. He grandkids talked of her 46 acceptance of them, no matter what.
Some things have to be seen to be understood, such as love, forgiveness and acceptance. Mearl knew how to help you 47 . She had always shown total 48 to the family and friends – to people.
The next day Mearl was 49 the topic. We buried the body, but she lives in all those, present and 50 . She is always there, giving and lovin
g.
A．canceled B．ordered C．set D．left
A．gathered B．waited C．cried D．consulted
A．dinner B．memories C．possessions D．success
A．mixed B．combined C．compared D．filled
A．unless B．until C．if D．although
A．games B．songs C．operas D．stories
A．argument B．comment C．background D．conversation
A．rescued B．shaped C．lost D．prevented
A．meant B．moved C．dated D．went
A．curiosity B．envy C．kindness D．sympathy
A．equally B．hopefully C．eventually D．properly
A．happier B．better C．milder D．ruder
A．interested B．shocked C．puzzled D．gifted
A．lacked B．troubled C．mattered D．admitted
A．made up B．stood up C．watched out D．reached out
A．unnecessary B．unusual C．unconditional D．unfamiliar
A．see B．improve C．explain D．remove
A．appreciation B．devotion C．determination D．operation
A．almost B．still C．ever D．even
A．beyond B．behind C．within D．outside
In 1985 a France television company sent its reporters to the Paris Metro（地铁）．They took ___21___ to see what passengers would do if they saw someone ___22___ on the platform or trains．The incidents looked ___23___ and they were all done with the help of actors．However, very ___24___ people tried to help, and most passengers ___25___ not to notice．In one of the ___26___, a foreigner was attacked by three men．The attack was on a ___27___ which was quite full, and although the man tried to get ___28___ passengers to help, they all refused．This is not only a French ___29___．A British newspaper reported in 1991 that a professor of Social Psychology in New York had ___30___ his students out to rob their own cars．The students didn’t try to ___31___ what they were doing．About 80 people ___32___ 250 car thefts, and only twelve of them tried to ___33___ the student robbers．In a typical incident, one man stopped, looked, and then put his hands over his ___34___ and shouted “I didn’t see that!” About forty people ___35___ to help the thieves, and two people ___36___ sat down next to the car and ___37___ to buy a camera and a television set a student was ___38___ from the back seat of his own car．The professor ___39___ whether it is a problem of big cities or would be the ___40___ thing as happens anywhere．
A．notes B．trains C．cameras D．newspapers
A．attacked B．stolen C．wounded D．struck
A．great B．real C．serious D．terrible
A．many B．old C．few D．large
A．pretended B．seemed C．managed D．asked
A．passengers B．actors C．accidents D．incidents
A．plane B．train C．truck D．bus
A．another B．all C．more D．the other
A．situation B．agreement C．problem D．accident
A．brought B．sent C．took D．put
A．expose B．hide C．tell D．find
A．watched B．discovered C．found D．realized
A．help B．refuse C．stop D．report
A．face B．head C．eyes D．ears
A．expected B．offered C．hated D．liked
A．bravely B．surely C．actually D．certainly
A．wanted B．loved C．needed D．waited
A．sending B．taking C．offering D．robbing
A．knows B．wonders C．learns D．asks
A．former B．different C．same D．small
My experience as a first year camp instructor held many things I was expecting, but also a number of things I was not expecting．My 36 came from lower-income neighborhoods and schools for an 8-week summer day camp．Many of the kids seemed to 37 each other before arriving and those who didn't certainly became friends with each other by the second week of camp．
During the third week of camp, a new camper 38 us．He had just gotten out of year-round school, 39 he joined the summer camp a little late．The first week he would 40 every morning because he wanted to go home．He complained （报怨）of not having any 41 and he didn't think he would have any fun．
One day the following week he didn't 42 to camp．Many of the kids had come up to me and asked me 43 he was and if he was OK．When I told them he stayed home then and that he didn't think anyone 44 him, some of the kids had a 45 look on their face because they knew they hadn't made him feel 46 Thankfully this camper 47 the next day．As he walked over to the area where our group of kids were in the morning times, the entire group stood up and clapped and 48 for him．All that day, the kids asked him to 49 with them at lunch, be on their teams for games, and stayed in 50 with him when we moved to new activities．The．rest of that day, he was happy．
I had the pleasure of 51 his mother a few days ago, and she gave me the biggest hug and thanked me for helping him to 52 ．She said, "My son told me that you are the instuctor who's always 53 to make him feel welcome, and he knows that you 54 care for him．And last week for the first time since he's been here, he didn't call me to pick him up 55 from camp．Thank you．"
A．teachers B．workmates C．campers D．employees
A．meet B．help C．comfort D．know
A．contacted B．joined C．disturbed D．visited
A．but B．before C．so D．since
A．smile B．hesitate C．exercise D．cry
A．friends B．families C．programmes D．goals
A．come B．travel C．drive D．fly
A．how B．where C．what D．who
A．pleased B．pardened C．noticed D．liked
A．quiet B．guilty C．pleasant D．strange
A．relaxed B．respected C．welcome D．extraordinary
A．showedup B．ranaway C．rangup D．brokeaway
A．waited B．prepared C．cheered D．arranged
A．play B．sweep C．agree D．sit
A．circle B．line C．time D．advance
A．meeting B．serving C．consulting D．understanding
A．loseheart B．settledown C．fitin D．dropout
A．tried B．directed C．promised D．decided
A．nearly B．truly C．finally D．suddenly
A．hurriedly B．safely C．late D．early
A Love Note to My Mom
When I was a little girl，I would often accompany you as you modeled for fashion photographers. It was years later that I finally understood what role modeling__21__ in your life. Little did I know you were_22__ every penny you earned to go to__23__ school.
I cannot thank you enough for__24__ you told me one autumn afternoon when I was nine. After finishing my homework, I wandered into the dining room where you were buried__25__ piles of law books. I was __26__.Why were you doing what I do—memorizing textbooks and studying for__27__？ When you said you were in law school, I was more puzzled. I didn’ t know Moms__28__be lawyers too. You smiled and said，“In life, you can do anything you want to do.”
As young as I was，that statement kept___29__ in my ears. I watched as you faced the___30_of completing your studies, starting companies with Dad, while still being a_31__ and a Mom of five kids. I was exhausted just watching you__32__.With your words of wisdom in my__33__mind, I suddenly felt unlimited freedom to dream. My whole world__34__.I set out to live my life filled with__35__，seeing endless possibilities for personal and professional achievements.
Your words became my motto. I__36__found myself in the unique position of being either the first (woman doctor in Maryland Rotary) __37__one of the few women (chief medical reporters) in my field. I gained strength every time I said, “Yes, I’ ll try that.”
Encouraged by your__38___， I have forged ahead (毅然前行) with my life’ s journey, less afraid to make mistakes, and__39__meeting each challenge. You did it, and now I’ m__40__ it. Sorry, got to run. So much to do, so many dreams to live.
A．found B．played C．kept D．provided
A．saving B．making C．donating D．receiving
A．business B．fashion C．law D．medical
A．what B．that C．which D．where
A．at B．to C．upon D．under
A．amused B．worried C．puzzled D．disappointed
A．roles B．tests C．positions D．shows
A．must B．ought to C．need D．could
A．ringing B．blowing C．falling D．beating
A．choices B．chances C．challenges D．changes
A．professor B．doctor C．reporter D．model
A．in danger B．in action C．in trouble D．in charge
A．weak B．powerful C．youthful D．empty
A．came back B．closed down C．went by D．opened up
A．hope B．hardship C．harmony D．sadness
A．constantly B．shortly C．hardly D．nearly
A．and B．but C．or D．for
A．description B．statement C．praise D．introduction
A．secretly B．curiously C．carelessly D．eagerly
A．doing B．considering C．correcting D．reading
Nearly two decades has passed, I still remember my favourite professor, James Sehwartz. Whenever he smiles, it’s as if you’d just been told the funniest joke on earth. Almost all his students are his friends, and almost all his students know his life story.
When James was a teenager, his father 36 him to a fur factory where he worked . This was during the Great Depression. The 37 was to get James a job.
James entered the factory, and immediately felt as if the 38 had closed in around him. The room was dark and hot, the windows covered with dust, and the 39 were packed tightly together, running like trains. The fur hairs were flying, 40 a thickened air, and the workers, 41 the pieces of fur together, were bent over their needles 42 the boss marched up and down the rows, searching for them to go faster .James could hardly 43 . He stood next to his father, frozen with fear, hoping the boss wouldn’t 44 at him, too.
During lunch break, his father took James to the boss and pushed him in front of him, 45 if there was any work for his son. But 46 there was hardly enough 47 for the adult labours, for no one would give it up once he took a job.
Thus, for James, it was a 48 . He hated the place. He made a 49 that he kept to the end of his life: he would never do any work that brought 50 to someone else, and he would never allow himself to 51 money off the seat of others.
“What will you do?” his mother, Eva, would ask him.
“I don’t know,” he 52 say. He ruled out law, because he didn’t like 53 , and he ruled out medicine, because he couldn’t take the 54 of blood.
“What will you do?”
55 , my best professor I ever had became—he thought it was the job not to hurt anybody.
A．sent B．carried C．took D．admitted
A．idea B．condition C．situation D．way
A．lights B．walls C．chances D．doors
A．goods B．workers C．vehicles D．machines
A．sending B．creating C．taking D．disturbing
A．collecting B．pulling C．sewing D．drawing
A．as B．after C．if D．though
A．see B．breathe C．walk D．hear
A．scream B．scold C．rush D．attack
A．doubting B．asking C．questioning D．demanding
A．even B．still C．yet D．also
A．time B．office C．work D．occupation
A．comforting B．blessing C．regretting D．forgiving
A．request B．arrangement C．plan D．promise
A．injury B．harm C．damage D．inconvenience
A．make B．save C．pay D．let
A．should B．might C．could D．would
A．police B．lawyers C．judges D．government
A．sense B．feel C．sight D．scenery
A．Eventually B．Luckily C．Generally D．Basically
I work as a volunteer（志愿者）for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to 36 him.
Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and 37. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too 38 for a 17-year-old. Then, on Day three, as we were 39 over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned（咧嘴笑）, “Pretty hard. ”
After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes 40 large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized （着迷）. He couldn’t stop 41 . Later he said 42. “I wish I could speak French.” I was 43－this from a boy who hated and 44 French classes throughout school.
Usually silent, he 45 Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed（活泼起来）.
46 , the moment that really took 47 breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was 48 a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in 49 . Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and 50 to become part of the leadership of the 51 .
Learning her story, Barrett was as 52 as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a 53 of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.
When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay 54 as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This 55 achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He’ll be a man.
A．comfort B．please C．attract D．educate
A．rough B．dangerous C．troublesome D．violent
A．little B．much C．fast D．slow
A．moving B．running C．climbing D．looking
A．too B．very C．even D．so
A．joking B．crying C．shouting D．smiling
A．patiently B．regretfully C．lightly D．cheerfully
A．ashamed B．disappointed C．determined D．surprised
A．took up B．went in for C．fought against D．called off
A．befriended B．disregarded C．avoided D．recognized
A．Thus B．Even C．Meanwhile D．However
A．my B．his C．our D．her
A．asking B．interviewing C．arranging D．describing
A．brain B．wish C．will D．health
A．appeared B．struggled C．hesitated D．failed
A．village B．city C．organization D．state
A．pleased B．bored C．puzzled D．touched
A．combination B．composition C．connection D．satisfaction
A．in B．behind C．out D．away
A．interview B．flight C．article D．trip
One of the most common social fears is that we are not good enough. Perhaps you feel you won’t 21 others because they are more confident, successful, intelligent or attractive than you. Such thinking is misguided. The 22 of doing well is accepting yourself as you are.
When I was a student, I kept a diary filled with 23 memories. S
ome were painful memories from 24 when I felt hurt, confused, lonely and insecure. I 25 pieces of dreams and personal feelings of anger and hatred, 26 things I enjoyed such as magic shops and coin dealers.
Then a terrible thing happened. 27 dinner one night I realized I had left my diary in the cloakroom（衣帽间）outside the campus dining hall. 28 that somebody might read it and find out the truth about me, I 29 back, but it was gone.
Weeks passed, and eventually I gave up hope of ever finding it 30 . A month later, I was 31 up my jacket in the same place when I saw my brown 32 diary, just where I’d left it.
33 I read through the pages and found that a 34 had wr
itten the following, “God bless you. I’m 35 like you, only I 36 keep a diary, and I’m 37 to know there are others like me. I hope things turn out well for you.”
Tears came to my eyes. It had never dawned（开始为人所明白）on me that any one could know my inner feelings and also 38 things just like the way I did.
No matter what you are like, whether you’re rich or poor, brilliant or average, attractive or 39 , there are people like you. Discard（抛弃）your fears of not measuring up（符合期望）, and 40 yourself as you are.
A．like B．impress C．consult D．admire
A．idea B．success C．secret D．purpose
A．private B．painful C．wonderful D．simple
A．works B．friends C．neighbors D．childhood
A．described B．hid C．showed D．noticed
A．instead of B．as well as C．in case of D．because of
A．Until B．When C．After D．Since
A．Excited B．Puzzled C．Surprised
A．walked B．searched C．turned D．ran
A．hardly B．soon C．again D．seldom
A．hanging B．looking C．turning D．breaking
A．new B．worn C．broken
A．Nervously B．Happily C．Sadly D．Excitedly
A．friend B．policeman C．stranger D．classmate
A．a lot B．a little C．nearly D．slightly
A．mustn’t B．don’t C．won’t D．can’t
A．sorry B．thankful C．curious D．anxious
A．feel B．enjoy C．remember D．hate
A．strong C．clear D．plain
A．insist B．accept C．help D．balance
It is interesting how NASA(美国航天航空局) chose their astronauts for landing them on the moon. They chose men 36 the ages of twenty and thirty-five. There were about fifty of them. Some were 37 air pilots, and 38 were scientists with two or three degrees. NASA telephoned each man they were going to choose, told him the plans and the 39 they might get into. They then asked him if he was willing to be trained as an astronaut, “How could any man 40 such an exciting job?” One of them said, “Dangerous? Of course. It’s dangerous 41 most exciting.”
The health and physical condition of the people was, 42 , very necessary. Only those in very good health and physical condition were 43 .
While being trained to be astronauts, they went through many 44 . They studied the star and the moon, and they also studied geology, the science of rocks. This was necessary 45 astronauts would have to look for rocks on the moon. They would try to find rocks which might help to tell the 46 of the moon. They were all 47 to fly in helicopters. There helicopters landed straight down to give them some 48 of the way the spaceship would actually land on the 49 . They were also taught the known facts about the 50 in space. They learnt about all the scientists and engineers who 51 spaceships. They visited the 52 where spaceships were repaired. They learnt how every 53 of a spaceship and its instruments work. They also learnt every detail of ground-control 54 .
In a word, to be chosen as astronaut, one must be in good 55 , well-informed in science and good at piloting.
A．at B．between C．of D．on
A．experienced B．old C．handsome D．retired
A．none B．few C．others D．both
A．dangers B．sadness C．reality D．protection
A．share B．treat C．offer D．refuse
A．but B．if C．though D．when
A．in all B．of course C．so far D．at last
A．noticed B．chosen C．praised D．examined
A．jobs B．places C．courses D．ways
A．so B．because C．as if D．even though
A．size B．scene C．age D．name
A．shown B．trained C．told D．allowed
A．advice B．experience C．surprise D．thought
A．water B．rock C．moon D．earth
A．secrets B．traditions C．theories D．conditions
A．drew B．developed C．designed D．discovered
A．offices B．shops C．colleges D．factories
A．part B．movement C．step D．body
A．method B．difficulty C．system D．trick
A．shape B．position C．order D．health
I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be 1 Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d 2 ?” Just when I started to 3 that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women 4 at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of 5 that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn’t 6 . Somebody had thought enough of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my 7 Christmas there special and memorable, I 8 remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of 9 for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I 10 a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, 11 with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they were special. Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I 12 them that they couldn’t open their presents until every child had come forward. Finally the 13 they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles 14 up the room. The 15 in the room was obvious, and it wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling –the feeling I knew from that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
A．sending B．receiving C．making D．exchanging
A．found B．prepared C．got D．expected
A．doubt B．hope C．suggest D．accept
A．broke in B．settled down C．turned up D．showed off
A．relief B．loss C．achievement D．justice
A．blamed B．loved C．forgotten D．affected
A．present B．first C．recent D．previous
A．hardly B．instantly C．regularly D．occasionally
A．strength B．independence C．importance D．safety
A．kept up with B．caught up with C．came up with D．put up with
A．none B．few C．some D．each
A．reminded B．guaranteed C．convinced D．promised
A．chance B．gift C．moment D．reward
A．lit B．took C．burned D．cheered
A．atmosphere B．sympathy C．calmness D．joy
To my family and friends,
I have just started my tour of the area badly affected by the war. Everything is going really well, so no 16 . The land is beautiful but unfortunately it has a lot of 17 too. Let me 18 .
Last week, 120 school girls were 19 by a gas leak（泄漏）. Most have recovered but six are still in 20 . Even though the local government speaks about the 21 of education, most of the kids here only attend school for four hours a day if they are lucky. They are so excited and 22 to learn, but then have to 23 things like being attacked. Most of these kids are 24 and can’t afford a pencil or even paper. So I’m planning a trip to several schools to talk about 25 and to give these kids some of the 26 they need. That is where all of you can help. If you can 27 whatever school supplies you have available, that would be 28 appreciated.
I know how busy you are so thank you for taking the 29 to do this and I will post pictures of this 30 after I return.
Thank you again.
Todd Tucker
A．wonder B．worries C．doubt D．way
A．surprises B．attractions C．problems D．stories
A．forget B．expect C．explain D．retell
A．surprised B．confused C．discouraged D．poisoned
A．hospital B．school C．prison D．ruin
A．beauty B．importance C．future D．lack
A．afraid B．likely C．unable D．willing
A．receive B．challenge C．suffer D．respect
A．lazy B．clever C．poor D．healthy
A．information B．education C．communication D．medicine
A．things B．clothes C．knowledge D．money
A．send over B．hand up C．give off D．look for
A．actually B．usually C．recently D．greatly
A．time B．chance C．responsibility D．lead
A．advertisement B．email C．party D．trip
Once a man came to a wise man’s house and said, “I have many bad habits. Which one of them should I give up first?” The wise man said, “Never tell lies and always speak the truth.” The man 36 to do so and went home.
At night, the man was about to go out to steal. Before 37 , he 38 for a moment about the promise he made to the wise man. “If he asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say I went out stealing? No, I can’t say that. But nor can I lie. If I tell the truth, everyone will start 39 me and call me a thief. I would be 40 for stealing.” So the man decided not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.
Next day, he wanted to drink wine. He was 41 to do so when an idea stopped him. “What shall I say to the wise man if he asks me what I did during the day? I can’t tell a lie.” And so he dropped the idea of drinking wine.
42 , whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he remembered his promise to tell the truth 43 . One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very good person.
Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you always speak the truth, you can 44 yourself from a lot of trouble and become a person everyone likes and favors.
Make a promise: I 45 always speak the truth.
A．decided B．promised C．settled D．agreed
A．setting out B．putting out C．giving out D．looking out
A．stopped B．remembered C．thought D．forgot
A．hating B．catching C．disliking D．recognizing
A．noticed B．hurt C．ignored D．punished
A．thought B．plan C．about D．expected
A．In a way B．In this way C．In many ways D．On the way
A．at times B．in time C．at all times D．at a time
A．save B．take C．bring D．draw
A．may B．have to C．need D．shall
I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. My teacher’s last 21 of the term was called “ Smile”. I am a very friendly person and always 22 at everyone. So I thought this would be very 23.
Soon after we were given the project, my 24 went out to McDonald’s. We were waiting to be 25, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to 26 , and even my husband did. There standing behind me were two homeless men 27 .
As I looked down at the short gentleman with 28 eyes, he said, “Good day.” The second man stood behind his friend. I 29 the second man was mentally challenged(智障) and the blue-eyed gentleman was his helper.
The young 30 at the counter asked him what they wanted.
He said, “Coffee is all, Miss.” Because that was all they could 31 .
I smiled and asked the young lady to give me two more breakfast meals on a 32 tray(托盘). I then said to the men, “ I did not do this for you. God is here 33 me to give you hope.”
When I joined my husband, he smiled at me, saying, “That is 34 God gave you to me, Honey, to give me hope.”
I returned to 35 with this story in hand. I 36 “my project” and the teacher read it. Then she looked up at me and said, “Can I 37 this with the class?”
I slowly 38 and she began to read and that was when I knew that we, as human beings, share this to help people and to be 39 .
In my own way I had 40 the people at McDonald’s, my husband, sons, teacher, and every person that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.
A．question B．project C．class D．expression
A．smile B．laugh C．look D．stare
A．difficult B．funny C．important D．easy
A．teacher B．classmates C．family D．children
A．ordered B．served C．paid D．called
A．run away B．crowd in C．shout out D．move away
A．in surprise B．in silence C．in rags D．in fear
A．tearful B．blue C．closed D．black
A．realized B．accepted C．permitted D．admitted
A．helper B．gentleman C．lady D．friend
A．drink B．want C．take D．afford
A．big B．separate C．flat D．round
A．whispering B．going C．taking D．carrying
A．how B．when C．where D．why
A．college B．home C．church D．McDonald’s
A．put up B．handed out C．handed in D．put away
A．publish B．share C．copy D．keep
A．turned B．left C．shook D．nodded
A．forgiven B．thanked C．helped D．remembered
A．touched B．knew C．forgot D．recognized
It was an afternoon in the winter, some friends and I were talking at a restaurant. We talked and soon swimming became the 36 . Suddenly I hit upon an idea．“Wouldn’t it be _37_ if we went swimming? Others went swimming in winter, and _38_ couldn’t we? Besides, we could be _39_ if we did．” I told them about this and they all said it was a good idea i
ndeed．
Early in the morning, three days _40_, we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in our hands, _41_ for a bus to take us to the _42_． The sky was clear, the sun was shining, but all the same, it was very cold．_43_ our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us _44_． We all felt that we should go back, but no one wanted to _45_．
We soon reached the sands． There was nobody there, but we were not to be discouraged． _46_ we were proud that we were the _47_ ones that dared to challenge(向……挑战) the weather． Besides, the sun could keep us warm． So we _48_ ourselves quickly．
But things were not going to be so nice as we thought． The sea wind was blowing, we felt _49_ cold and we shook from head to feet． At last, we decided to _50_ the sea water． We put our feet in first, only to take them back _51_．The water was unbelievably cold．The I 52 that we should all jump in at the same time． We all went back ten steps． I gave the order and we all rushed forward．We jumped．I shall never 53 the feeling I had when I was in the water. I got up and rushed against to the seaside. So _54_ my friends．We put on our clothes as quickly as possible and went home．
We four did not go to school the next three days, for we all _55_ a bad cold． We missed the lessons, but we got this unforgettable experience．
A．topic B．object C．center D．opinion
A．lucky B．interesting C．surprising D．happy
A．how B．what C．why D．that
A．ill B．worse C．better D．stronger
A．past B．later C．before D．since
A．meeting B．asking C．looking D．waiting
A．sands B．pool C．river D．lake
A．Though B．Only C．Since D．Even
A．warm B．cold D．hot
A．talk about B．speak out C．think over D．shout at
A．Instead B．Therefore C．Particularly D．Lately
A．lucky B．only C．happy D．younger
A．enjoyed B．helped C．changed D．dressed
A．a little B．such C．a few D．very
A．dive into B．put down C．take off D．walk into
A．quickly B．carefully C．finally D．bravely
A．announced B．promised C．suggested D．told
A．forget B．remember C．tell D．believe
A．do B．did C．had D．was
A．felt B．became C．caught D．turned
We have known for a long time that flowers of different plants open and close at different times of day. This is so 1 that there seems to be no need to ask the reason for it. Yet no one 2 understands why flowers open and close like this at particular times. The process is not as 3 as we might think, as recent experiments have shown. In one study, flowers were kept in constant 4 . We might expect that the flowers, without any information about the time of day, did not open as they 5 do. As a matter of fact, they 6 to open at their usual time. This suggests that they have some mysterious(神秘的) way of k
nowing the 7 . Their sense of time does not 8 information from the outside world; it is, so to speak, inside them, a kind of “inner clock”.
This 9 may not seem to be very important. However, it was later found that not just plants but also 10 , including man, have this “inner clock” which 11 the working of their bodies and influences their activities. Men, then, are also influenced by this mysterious 12 . Whether we wish it or not, it affects such things in our life as our need for sleep, our need for food.
In the past, this did not really 13 because people lived in natural condition. In
the 14 world, things are different; now there are spacemen, airplane pilots and, in ordinary life, a lot of people who have to work at night. It would be very 15 , then, to know more about the “inner clock”. Such things as flowers might help us understand more about ourselves.
A．familiar B．strange C．similar D．special
A．partly B．personally C．really D．willingly
A．complex B．simple C．mature D．meaningful
A．quietness B．darkness C．loneliness D．sadness
A．finally B．completely D．normally
A．refused B．decided C．continued D．failed
A．time B．secret C．process D．study
A．deal with B．add to C．give away D．depend on
A．discovery B．activity C．invention D．method
A．beasts B．animals C．strangers D．humans
A．controls B．studies C．measures D．destroys
A．world B．flower C．power D．experiment
A．happen B．exist C．matter D．work
A．ancient B．modern C．wonderful D．peaceful
A．hard B．expensive C．convenient D．important
The young couple had another quarrel. They were sitting silently when the landlady came in and asked, “You don’t 31 the house any more?” He kept silent and she 32 shook her head.
The landlady began 33 the house. After looking around, the landlady screamed, “See how you have 34 my house? The walls are full of nails! How could I rent it to others?”
She began looking around her 35 room. Four years ago on the wedding night, he felt deeply 36 to her, saying, “I feel so sorry to you for 37 you live in this small room. In the future I will buy our own big house.”
This tiny room has two nails on the wall next to the door, one for her bag and the other 38 . At that time, she threw all her stuff such as her bag and umbrella on the 39 once she entered the room, staring at the whole 40 and feeling terribly upset. Then he began 41 more nails into the wall. There were three nails on the left, on which 42 his clothes yesterday and four on the right used to 43 their wedding photo frame.
The landlady started to pull the nails out with a tool. After the nails were 44 , the walls were left with countless holes. Suddenly, she felt heartbroken as if she were 45 nonstop through these holes.
She 46 to her feet and exclaimed, “Stop removing the nails! We will rent the house 47 we buy our own!” He gazed at her surprised, and then turned round, tears over his cheek.
She 48 realized that marriage was like a wall and that all 49 and “cold wars” were like the nails on the wall. 50 , when they were removed, only a wall with holes would remain. But if all the nails were still in their own places, the wall was still complete and reliable.
A．like B．clean C．rent D．keep
A．simply B．barely C．coldly D．proudly
A．observing B．examining C．watching D．spotting
A．shared B．ruined C．kept D．decorated
A．familiar B．dirty C．empty D．bright
A．devoted B．attached C．optimistic D．guilty
A．leaving B．having C．asking D．getting
A．clothes B．pictures C．umbrellas D．hats
A．floor B．wall C．ceiling D．door
A．trouble B．mess C．confusion D．order
A．putting B．striking C．driving D．beating
A．hung B．fastened C．dropped D．swung
A．connect B．fix C．hang D．put
A．replaced B．separated C．unfastened D．removed
A．crying B．aching C．bleeding D．disturbing
A．jumped B．held C．stuck D．got
A．if B．unless C．as D．until
A．especially B．eventually C．fortunately D．sadly
A．chaos B．troubles C．quarrels D．challenges
A．Therefore B．Besides C．Thus D．However
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