The day finally came, when I had to leave the warm home where I’d grown up. I ran to the back yard, as tears came up from my heart. Suddenly I 36 a hand rest on my shoulder. I looked up to 37 my grandfather. “It isn’t 38 , is it, Billy?” he said softly.
He gently 39 my hand in his, and then we walked, hand in hand, to the front yard, 40 a huge red rose-bush sat alone.
“What do you see here, Billy?” he asked. I looked at the flowers, not knowing 41 to say, and then answered, “I see something soft and 42 , grandpa.”
He pulled me 43 . “It isn't just the roses that are beautiful, Billy. It’s that special place in your heart that makes them so.” “Billy, I 44 these roses when my first son was born. It was my 45 of saying ‘thank you’ to God. I 46 to watch him pick roses for his mother. Then, as a young man of only 20, a terrible war robbed him of his life.” Grandpa slowly stood up. “Never say good-bye, Billy. Never 47 to the sadness and the loneliness. Instead, I want you to remember the joy and the 48 when you first said hello to a friend.”
A year later, my grandpa became very 49 .Then all members of the family
were 50 back, and I returned to the old house. When it came to my 51 , I took his hand as 52 as he had once taken mine.
“Hello, grandpa,” I 53 .His eyes slowly opened and said, “Hello, my friend.” With a brief 54 he died. Suddenly, and truly, I knew what he had 55 about never saying good-bye — about refusing to give in to sadness.
A．watched B．fixed C．felt D．heard
A．watch B．interview C．see D．discover
A．easy B．hard C．difficult D．comfortable
A．took B．made C．led D．carried
A．when B．where C．which D．while
A．whether B．how C．who D．what
A．beautiful B．tasty C．funny D． red
A．far B．hard C．close D．around
A．planted B．bought C．treated D．discovered
A．approach B．way C．method D．solution
A．preferred B．wanted C．used D．referred
A．give up B．give off C．give away D．give in
A．happiness B．word C．sight D．memory
A．weak B．ill C．old D．serious
A．ordered B．called C．delivered D．sent
A．pleasure B．duty C．wish D．turn
A．happily B．sadly C．gently D．carefully
A．laughed B．shouted C．whispered D．added
A．sign B．sigh C．wave D．smile
A．thought B．meant C．worried D．cared
There was once a boy who was very rich and clever but nothing could make him feel happy. He had almost everything a boy could ever want, so he was only _36_ in the most rare things. One day his parents bought him a very strange _37_. When the boy went to see his reflection (映像) in it, he looked very_38_. He tried smiling, _39_ his reflection continued with its sad expression.
_40_, the boy went off to buy sweets and lots of toys. He came home as happy as he could be, but he _41_ looked sad in that mirror.
“What a(n) _42_ mirror! It’s the first time I’ve seen a mirror that didn’t _43_ properly!”
That afternoon he went out to buy some toys and on his way he saw a little girl who was _44_. The boy went over to see what had __45_ to her. The little girl said that she couldn’t find her parents. Together the two children set off _46_ them. As the little girl wouldn’t stop crying, the boy spent all of his money buying her sweets to _47_ her up. After much walking, they _48_ her parents who were looking for her, very worried.
Then the boy said _49_ to the family. When seeing the time, he _50_ to head for home, without toys and without _51_. In his room, to his great surprise, he found a(n) _52_ face in the mirror. And so he understood the _53_ of that mirror. The mirror could only reflect the _54_ feelings of its owner. He felt really happy at having _55_ that little girl.
A．interested B．confident C．skilled D．rich
A．book B．mirror C．sweet D．toy
A．shy B．sad C．excited D．beautiful
A．for B．or C．but D．and
A．Proud B．Hungry C．Satisfied D．Surprised
A．already B．once C．still D．never
A．nice B．terrible C．big D．expensive
A．work B．move C．change D．appear
A．studying B．playing C．sleeping D．crying
A．devoted B．referred C．happened D．turned
A．in need of B．in search of C．in honor of D．in charge of
A．put B．bring C．dress D．cheer
A．found B．recognized C．left D．accepted
A．no B．hello C．sorry D．goodbye
A．decided B．agreed C．pretended D．refused
A．effort B．hope C．doubt D．money
A．red B．dark C．angry D．happy
A．meaning B．mystery C．game D．reason
A．general B．strange C．true D．good
A．introduced B．helped C．invited D．saved
Linda British was an outstanding teacher who felt that if she had the time, she would like to create great art and poetry. When she was 28, however, she began to get severe 36 . Her doctors discovered that she had an enormous brain tumor (瘤). They told her that her 37 of surviving an operation were about 2 percent. Therefore, 38 operate immediately, they chose to wait for six months.
The night before the operation after six months, she 39 to give herself away. She made a 40 , in which she would donate all of her body parts to those who needed them in 41 of her death.
42 , Linda died after the operation. Afterwards, her eyes went to an eye 43 in Bethesda, Maryland, and from there to a recipient in South Carolina. A young man, aged 28, went from darkness to 44 . That young man was so 45 that he wrote to the eye bank thanking them for existing.
46 , he said he wanted to thank the parents of the donator. They must 47 be magnificent people to have a child who would 48 her eyes. He was given the 49 of the British family on Staten Island. He arrived unannounced and rang the doorbell. After hearing his introduction, Mrs. British 50 and hugged him. She said, “Young man, if you’ve got 51 to go, my husband and I would love you to spend your weekend with us.”
He stayed, and 52 he was looking around Linda’s room, he saw that she’d read Hegel. He’d read Hegel in Braille as well.
The next morning Mrs. British was looking at him and said, “You know, I’m sure I’ve seen you somewhere before.” All of a sudden she 53 . She ran upstairs and pulled out the last picture Linda had drawn. It was a portrait of her ideal man.
The picture was almost the same as this young man who had received Linda’s eyes.
Then her mother read the 54 poem Linda had written on her deathbed. It 55 :
Two hearts passing in the night
Falling in love
Never able to gain each other’s sight.
A．heartaches B．headaches C．stomachaches D．backaches
A．risks B．happenings C．chances D．moments
A．more than B．other than C．better than D．rather than
A．decided B．suggested C．prepared D．liked
A．will B．letter C．notice D．poem
A．spite B．case C．charge D．view
A．Actually B．Unbelievably C．Surprisingly D．Unfortunately
A．hospital B．center C．school D．bank
A．silence B．daytime C．sight D．delight
A．excited B．joyful C．grateful D．proud
A．However B．Therefore C．Furthermore D．Yet
A．partly B．hardly C．seldom D．indeed
A．give up B．give away C．give off D．give out
A．news B．address C．gift D．hometown
A．ran out B．stood out C．reached out D．turned out
A．somewhere B．anywhere C．everywhere D．nowhere
A．as B．after C．until D．since
A．shouted B．laughed C．waked D．remembered
A．last B．first C．past D．recent
A．wrote B．spoke C．said D．talked
I met Ryan, a young man with cerebral palsy (脑瘫), in my biology class. My simple "Hello!" and his cheerful reply were the 36 to our friendship from the first day of school. There was a time when Ryan was not able to come to school. He was in a great deal of 37 after having a surgery on his legs, but he 38 his sufferings from everyone.
In our junior year, we found that we didn't 39 a single class. This was not a problem, though. We just talked a little more in the hallway 40 passing periods. That year seemed to fly by. One day, Ryan asked me to hold the torch (火炬) runner's flag that would 41 the spot where Ryan would 42 his Olympic torch run. He gently explained that he would be honored 43 I would accept this position for him. The Olympic committee sent a letter saying that the person that holds the flag for him must be someone 44 to him. He said I was the only true friend he had 45 made that talked to HIM and not to his wheel chair. How could I 46 such a request?
On the morning of June 5th, as I walked down the sidewalk, my heart 47 and my mind became a factory of questions. I kept wondering how everything was going to happen and how Ryan would 48 the huge crowd of thousands of people.
After the van arrived, the other runners got out and lined up outside the van, chanting his name, "Ryan! Ryan!" Then all of the people 49 in, “Ryan! Ryan!” The lift then lowered Ryan to the ground. There he was, in all his 50 .
It all became slow motion at the sight of the arriving torch. The runner lit Ryan's torch and then Ryan began his 51 . As he took off down the street, the chanting became louder and louder. The 52 filled the air and even I felt like I was on cloud number nine. I could not have been any prouder of Ryan！ He 53 this moment in time --a historic moment--a moment that he was a part of and 54 me to be a part of, too.
Mr. Weinheimer, the next torch runner, bent over and gave Ryan a hug. That moment will last in time forever. It symbolized the whole 55 of the flame: love, excitement, enthusiasm, brotherhood, and life of any man. The flame united us all and showed that love is really what makes this small world go around after all.
A．solutions B．keys C．routes D．responses
A．danger B．fear C．pain D．puzzle
A．hid B．prevented C．released D．relieved
A．change B．miss C．attend D．share
A．except B．for C．during D．before
A．mark B．test C．number D．decorate
A．cover B．begin C．continue D．lead
A．while B．although C．if D．unless
A．polite B．kind C．grateful D．important
A．ever B．never C．also D．even
A．admit B．refuse C．make D．repeat
A．ached B．raced C．stopped D．sank
A．explain to B．differ from C．respond to D．call on
A．joined B．stepped C．poured D．broke
A．potential B．preference C．glory D．surprise
A．training B．journey C．life D．struggle
A．anxiety B．satisfaction C．harmony D．excitement
A．deserved B．recalled C．treasured D．chose
A．promised B．encouraged C．allowed D．followed
A．mystery B．power C．information D．meaning
When you’re a preteen, a huge problem might be that you just have to have a new rock-rap CD, 1 your parents won’t give you the money for it. I thought life was so 2 when things like this happened-----until September 11, 2001.
I was in P.E. when the planes hit the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon. As soon as I got home and for weeks before, I saw the disaster 3 on TV. Seeing the innocent people running for their 4 as the debris(瓦砾) started coming down the fire and smoke rose out of the 5 brought tears to my eyes. I couldn’t help imagining what the people on the 6 and in the buildings were thinking and going through, not 7 what was going on. I admired the courage of the firefighters who rushed in and risked their own lives to 8 others. It tore my heart apart to watch the 9 looks on the faces of so many people who didn’t know if their loved ones were dead or alive while 10 in all the debris.
Then it 11 me: All my life I had thought mainly of myself. I had it easy in life and had been taking it all for granted.
A feeling of coldness 12 down my back, and I cried just thinking of the possibility that it could have easily 13 to my family. My mom or dad could have been killed like that, and I would never, ever see them again. I began to evaluate what a real 14 in life was.
This disaster 15 me that awful things can happen to anyone at any time. Now when my mom or dad or sister go somewhere, even if it’s just 16 the store, I try to remember to tell them that I love them because I know there is a 17 that I may never tell them that 18 .
Not getting a new CD is not going to 19 my life. I can live with those kinds of problems. But losing someone I love would 20 make my life miserable.
9/11 showed me just what I am.
A．or B．so C．but D．for
A．unfair B．uncomfortable C．unbelievable D．uncertain
A．happen B．occur C．strike D．unfold
A．lives B．families C．houses D．friends
A．curtains B．buildings C．gates D．bedrooms
A．seats B．planes C．corners D．streets
A．believing B．thinking C．caring D．knowing
A．join B．save C．meet D．calm
A．puzzled B．severe C．dirty D．desperate
A．hidden B．found C．trapped D．placed
A．hit B．surprised C．rewarded D．told
A．cooled B．dropped C．ran D．passed
A．happened B．compared C．related D．turned
A．relationship B．problem C．need D．fate
A．persuaded B．reminded C．taught D．informed
A．to B．in C．at D．on
A．story B．doubt C．chance D．plan
A．ever B．once C．enough D．again
A．end B．save C．spare D．break
A．rather B．truly C．probably D．frequently
Despite the great progress in medical science, human beings are constantly attacked by cancer, which means death. A woman named Bonnie suffered a 36 of discomforts caused by the treatment of cancer. She didn’t regard cancer as a 37 disease, but a laughing matter. She treated it in a humorous way. To put it in 38 way, she is teaching people that even though cancer isn't 39 , we can treat it in a humorous way.
Her second child was going to be born three months away 40 she was diagnosed with cancer. Suddenly, a 41 mother turned into a helpless woman afraid for her own 42 . It was after she had had her baby 43 that she had an operation. 44 came chemo（化疗）and her life seemed to be made up of fears and 45 . But the 46 moment in her life came after she lost all her hair and a free wig(假发) arrived. She 47 it on as her older son Kyler watched.
“That was when I decided how to 48 it: crying over this bad wig or laughing about it. 49 way would make 50 remember it.” Bonnie said. She spent a lot of time looking for anything funny from cancer patients. She got a lot out of collecting 51 stories. She started laughing a lot, finding it the perfect medicine. Using herself as a bald (光头) model, Bonnie 52 to design her own greeting cards and calendars, making fun of the sufferings of chemo.
"To have joy, we badly 53 to laugh," she said.
Clearly, you can increase your confidence to 54 over any disease and trouble 55 laughing.
A．set B．way C．series D．pack
A．deadly B．seriously C．terribly D．fearfully
A．the other B．another C．other D．others
A．serious B．painful C．fierce D．fun
A．before B．when C．while D．until
A．happy B．sad C．fortunate D．sick
A．son B．illness C．life D．operation
A．made B．delivered C．attended D．opened
A．Here B．Later C．Thus D．Then
A．failures B．loneliness C．tears D．wonders
A．highest B．lowest C．great D．ugly
A．wore B．carried C．fastened D．tried
A．deal with B．do with C．go with D．meet with
A．All B．Any C．Either D．Both
A．myself B．my son C．everyone D．my husband
A．set out B．get down C．set about D．set down
A．need B．ought C．want D．long
A．think B．get C．run D．take
A．in terms of B．by the way of C．through the method of D．by means of
I was sitting at the counter having breakfast at a restaurant the other day．It' s a small place． A man walked in and sat next to me．On top of the milk-dispenser （ 自动售货机） is a small 1_ placed there for both the customers' enjoyment and the owners when things get 2 The news was mostly about the local people．There was a little girl 3 through some coats in a shop on the screen now．The reporter asked her if she found something that 4 ．She smiled, "I like this store．Mommy said I could have any coat I wanted, 5 I'm getting this one for my friend, Mandy．All I know is that Mandy 6 a coat．"
Out of the comer of my eye I could see the man lower his head and begin to 7 his eyes．"Hey, don't feel bad," I told him．He turned 8 me．I could still see the 9 ．
He said, "I'm Mandy' s father．That's the first time I've seen that．"
Oh, my God! My hands 10 and I also wept．"It must be raining," he 11 ．We spoke for a few more minutes．It turns out that he' s been 12 for more than a year and now does odd （零散的） jobs to pay bills．We said 13 and I went to the cash register．I said in a low voice that I 14 his check．"He only gets coffee," the 15 said．"Well, here．This is for my meal, his coffee and tell him this is for Mandy．"
Many years ago I spoke at my friend' s church in Atlanta．A woman came up to me and gave me everything she had in her 16 ．I was shocked and began to 17 it．"It isn't very much , but God said it would multiply．Please take it," she said．
It was $ 57．I 18 carried it with me until that very day．I gave it away and replaced it． I turned to walk away and another man sitting at the counter said, " I heard your 19 with that man．I'll help him, 20 ．"
His eyes watered and he said," He' s right．It must be raining．"
A．radio B．television C．recorder D．computer
A．busy B．easy C．fast D．slow
A．putting B．looking C．waiting D．taking
A．fitted B．happened C．mattered D．started
A．until B．so C．but D．designs
A．needs B．buys C．donates D．designs
A．protect B．close C．describe D．wipe
A．toward B．at C．behind D．for
A．anger B．eyes C．tears D．joy
A．cleaned B．shook C．helped D．touched
A．sighed B．guessed C．screamed D．joked
A．sick B．sad C．jobless D．hopeless
A．okay B．hello C．nothing D．goodbye
A．examined B．wanted C．watched D．accepted
A．clerk B．teacher C．president D．nurse
A．glass B．purse C．house D．basket
A．forget B．praise C．refuse D．advise
A．always B．sometimes C．never D．rarely
A．discussion B．problem C．conversation D．decision
A．though B．yet C．still D．too
When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you’ll most certainly be right” It made a deep 1 on me, and since then, for the past 33 years，I have 2 in the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life， 3 I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a 4 ，I know I need to change something．
Remembering that I’ll be 5 soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big 6 in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death， 7 only what is truly important.
About a year ago I was 8 with cancer. My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs 9 order，which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die．I 10 with that diagnosis all day． 11 ，at last an advanced test showed that it was a very rare cancer that is 12 with surgery．I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
13 wants to die．Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all 14 ．No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be，because death is very likely the single best invention of 15 ．It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to 16 for the new．Right now the new is you．But someday not too 17 from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away．Sorry to be so dramatic，but it is quite true.
Your time is 18 ，so don’t waste it living someone else’s 1ife．Don’t be 19 by dogma (教条) —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking．Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner 20 ．And most importantly，have the courage to follow your heart.
A．joke B．curse C．decision D．impression
A．looked B．seen C．found D．1ost
A．might B．should C．would D．could
A．hurry B．1ine C．row D．moment
A．successful B．dead C．rich D．frustrated
A．choices B．fortune C．impressions D．apologies
A．proving B．confirming C．leaving D．telling
A．treated B．cured C．diagnosed D．round
A．on B．for C．at D．in
A．met B．1ived C．did D．got
A．But B．However C．Therefore D．So
A．incurable B．fatal C．curable D．changeable
A．No one B．Someone C．Anyone D．Everyone
A．want B．avoid C．escape D．share
A．destination B．science C．1ife D．disease
A．make up B．make way C．make our D．make for
A．distant B．long C．short D．away
A．enough B．rare C．limited D．1ost
A．wasted B．cheated C．excited D．trapped
A．love B．voice C．direction D．confusion
Water costs money．In some places water is hard 31 ．What 32 when a town has these problems？A small town in California found a happy 33 ．
Very 34 rain ever fell there．The town had no water35 ．The water it used was 36 from a river 300 miles away．As more people 37 live in the town 38 water was needed．Now water 39 to be brought in from 600 miles away．All these cost 40 money．
The town 41 a plan．It found 42 to clean its “dirty” water．Once the cleaned water was reused 43 many ways．Five 44 lakes were built．Here people could swim and fish and go 45 ．They 46 have picnics in their new parks．Farmers had more water 47 their crops．New factories can be built，now that they have the promise of 48 ．
In most places，water is used and thrown 49．The town that saved 50 water has saved the town！
A．supplying B．getting C．to get D．to supply
A．little B．a little C．few D．a few
A．fetch B．take C．brought in D．guided
A．come to B．came to C．coming to D．came for
A．many B．plenty of C．more D．many more
A．has B．had C．must D．needed
A．many B．a few C．a great many D．a lot of
A．put B．made C．supply D．noticed
A．a way B．ways C．an answer D．a key
A．for B．by C．at D．in
A．man-making B．man-make C．man-made D．man made
A．boating B．to boat C．to boating D．on boating
A．must B．could C．needed D．had to
A．as B．with C．for D．to
A．water enough B．enough water C．crops enough D．enough crops
A．off B．of C．away D．out of
A．it’s B．its C．one’s D．his
Employers fear they will be unable to recruit (招募) students with the skills they need as the economic recovery kicks in, a new survey ___21___.
Nearly half of the organizations told researchers they were already struggling to find ___22___ with skills in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), ___23___ even more companies expect to experience ___24___ of employees with STEM skills in the next three years.
The Confederation of British Industry___25___694 businesses and organizations across the public and ___26___sectors , which together employ 2.4 million people.
Half are ___27___ they will not be able to fill graduate posts in the coming years, while a third said they would not be able to ___28___ enough employees with the right A-level skills.
“___29___ we move further role recovery and businesses plan ___30___ growth, the demand for people with high-quality skills and qualifications will ___31___.” said Richard Lambert, Director General, CBI. “Firms say it is already hard to find people with the right ___32___ or engineering skills. The new government must make it a top ___33___ to encourage more young people to study science-related ___34___.”
The survey found that young people would improve their job prospects (预期) ___35___ they studied business, maths, English and physics or chemistry at A-level. The A-levels that employers ___36___least are psychology and sociology. And while many employers don’t insist on a ___37___ degree subject . A third prefer to hire those with a STEM-related subject.
The research ___38___ worries about the lack of progress in improving basic skills in the UK ___39___. Half of the employer expressed worries about employees’ basic literacy and numeracy（计算) skills, while the biggest problem is with IT skills, ___40___ two-thirds reported concerns.
A．submits B．reveals C．launches D．relieves
A．audience B．officials C．partners D．staff
A．while B．because C．for D．although
A．exits B．shortages C．absences D．sources
A．surveyed B．searched C．exposed D．expanded
A．collective B．private C．personal D．civil
A．conducted B．combined C．concerned D．confused
A．provide B．reach C．transfer D．hire
A．Lest B．Unless C．Before D．As
A．with B．for C．on D．by
A．control B．stretch C．ensure D．heighten
A．creative B．technical C．narrative D．physical
A．priority B．option C．challenge D．judgment
A．procedures B．academics C．thoughts D．subjects
A．until B．since C．whereas D．if
A．rate B．discuss C．order D．observe
A．typical B．particular C．positive D．general
A．highlighted B．described C．focused D．touched
A．masses B．workforce C．faculty D．communities
A．what B．whom C．where D．why
Dear Dad,
I was very upset when I received your letter. I knew you 46 not like my results, but I didn’t realize you and Mum were so 47 with me. This has made me 48 very carefully about myself, and now I 49 how silly I have been.
My poor 50 have come from my own 51 . Of course, I want to do my best. I want you and Mum to be proud 52 me, but somehow when I get to school I just can’t keep my 53 on the subject and I stop 54 the teacher. So many other things seem so much more 55 , but I know that I must not 56 the chance you and Mum have given me. If I don’t work very hard 57 the next few months, I am going to get 58 results. So I am going to study hard this summer. And I will show Mum anything 59 I can’t understand so that she can give me help.
I 60 you will allow me to play some basketball. I think I need some exercise, 61 _ I will control the time I 62 on it properly.
If you want me to stop meeting Cindy, I will — but there is 63 serious. We are just good friends, and she often helps me 64 my schoolwork.
Dad, I am really sorry I have made you angry. I’m going to try my best to 65 my study. I promise that I will make you proud of me soon.
Yours,
Jimmy
A．will B．would C．need D．should
A．angry B．upset C．strict D．happy
A．talk B．speak C．think D．hear
A．receive B．believe C．insist D．realize
A．results B．memories C．parents D．friends
A．stubbornness B．carelessness C．laziness D．illness
A．of B．with C．in D．for
A．head B．mind C．eyes D．heart
A．listening to B．to listen to C．hearing D．to hear
A．boring B．dull C．beautiful D．interesting
A．find B．share C．waste D．afford
A．during B．at C．through D．until
A．better B．best C．poorer D．poorest
A．which B．that C．whom D．what
A．wish B．advise C．hope D．decide
A．and B．but C．so D．because
A．spend B．take C．cost D．pay
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．in B．on C．with D．by
A．develop B．improve C．interest D．finish
It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members （36） the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of (37) . Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would (38) all my hard work in a dance of performance. Everything would be (39) —so I thought. I waited backstage all (40 ) in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies (41) that my class was next.
My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the (42). All I had to do in the next move was to put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. It really was an (43) move. I was concentrating so much (44) the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look (45) I was going. I missed my partner’s box altogether and (46) .There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles(咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the (47) rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not (48) .I did my best to follow her (49) as I continued with the routine.
When the curtain dropped, so did my (50) for the evening. I (51) bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could (52) me down.
Recently I realized I had been a (53) that night. I was (54) but I fought the urge to run off the stage. (55) I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.
A．filled B．attended C．decorated D．visited
A．impression B．debate C．attention D．pressure
A．show off B．take over C．give up D．look after
A．obvious B．reasonable C．suitable D．perfect
A．mixed up B．dressed up C．folded up D．covered up
A．explained B．suggested C．announced D．predicted
A．music B．audience C．stage D．curtain
A．active B．adventurous C．easy D．extra
A．containing B．hiding C．sharing D．keeping
A．why B．what C．whether D．where
A．slipped B．wandered C．skipped D．waved
A．pride B．pleasure C．tear D．blood
A．leave B．cheer C．notice D．believe
A．advice B．gesture C．example D．plan
A．hopes B．voice C．patience D．doubts
A．argued B．shouted C．begged D．sobbed
A．turn B．calm C．let D．put
A．pioneer B．star C．loser D．fool
A．moved B．embarrassed C．satisfied D．confused
A．Instead B．However C．in return D．In total
What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I 21 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against 22 of 100, scored 160．No one at the base had ever seen a figure like that, and for two hours they made a big fuss over me.
All my life I've been registering scores like that, 23 I have the complacent(洋洋自得的) feeling that I'm highly intelligent, and I expect other people to think so too. Actually, though, don't such scores simply mean that I am very good at answering the type of academic questions that are considered worthy of answers by people who 24 the intelligence tests - people with intellectual bents(天分) similar to mine?
For instance, I once had an auto-repair man, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 25 have scored more than 80,by my estimate. Yet, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always fixed it.
Well，then，suppose my auto—repair man 26 questions for some intelligence tests．By doing every one of them I'd prove myself a 27 ．In a world where I have to work with my 28 ，I'd do poorly．
Consider my auto—repair man 29 ．He had a habit of telling 30 ．One time he said. “Doc, a deaf and dumb man 31 some nails．Having entered a store，he put two fingers together on the counter and made 32 movements with the other hand．The clerk brought him a hammer．He 33 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering．The clerk 34 him some nails．He picked out the right size and left．Well，Doc，the 35 man who came in was blind．He wanted scissors． 36 do you suppose he asked for them?" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers．He burst out laughing and said，“Why, you fool，he used his 37 and asked for them.” Then he said smugly, "I've been 38 that on all my customers today." "Did you catch many?" I asked. "Quite a few," he said, "but I knew 39 I'd catch you." "Why is that?" I asked. "Because you're so goddamned educated, Doc, I knew you couldn't be very 40 ." And I have an uneasy feeling that he had something there．
A．failed B．wrote C．received D．chose
A．an average B．a total C．an amount D．a number
A．then B．but C．so that D．because
A．join in B．make up C．go over D．look through
A．approximately B．possibly C．certainly D．frequently
A．answered B．practiced C．designed D．tried
A．teacher B．doctor C．winner D．fool
A．brains B．efforts C．hands D．abilities
A．again B．as usual C．too D．as well
A．lies B．jokes C．news D．tales
A．bought B．tested C．found D．needed
A．cutting B．hammering C．scissoring D．circling
A．nodded B．raised C．shook D．turned
A．brought B．packed C．sent D．sold
A．clever B．other C．right D．next
A．What B．How C．Who D．Which
A．imagination B．hand C．voice D．information
A．trying B．proving C．practicing D．examining
A．with wisdom B．at once C．in reality D．for sure
A．clear B．silly C．slow D．smart
Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real. Even 36 New Zealand has quite free rules about 37 children, names beginning with a 38 are not allowed. They decided to call him Superman 39 .
In many countries around the world, 40 names for children are becoming more popular. In Britain, you can call a child almost 41 you like. The only restrictions(限制) on parents 42 to offensive(冒犯的) words such as swear words.
43 parents choose names which come from 44 culture. For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf 45 the character in the Lord of the Rings(指环王) novels and films. 46 , names related to sport are fairly common – 47 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal(阿森纳) after the football team. Other parents like to 48 names, or combine names to make their own 49 names, a method demonstrated (证实的) by Jordan, the British model, 50 recently invented the name Tiaamii for her daughter by 51 names Thea and Amy (the two grandmothers).
Some names which were previously 52 as old-fashioned have 53 popular again, but the most popular names are not the strange 54 . The top names are fairly 55 , for example, Jack, Charlie and Thomas for boys and Grace, Ruby and Jessica for girls.
A．when B．in C．though D．for
A．calling B．naming C．raising D．educating
A．letter B．mark C．number D．sign
A．however B．too C．thus D．instead
A．outstanding B．unusual C．common D．famous
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．to relate B．relate C．relating D．related
A．Many of B．Much C．A great many of D．Some
A．popular B．mysterious C．current D．present
A．for B．by C．after D．like
A．However B．Whereas C．Indeed D．Equally
A．in B．after C．since D．till
A．make out B．make for C．make use of D．make up
A．well-known B．double C．unique D．fantastic
A．which B．who C．that D．who that
A．changing B．combining C．separating D．dividing
A．thought B．thought about C．thought of D．thought over
A．become B．sounded C．formed D．developed
A．personalities B．ones C．characters D．varieties
A．traditional B．convenient C．classic D．contemporary
I was feeling a little blue. My mother had been laid off from her job, but she said she was OK since her boss wasn't the nicest person 36 .
I got off the college bus and started walking. That's 37 I heard piano music and singing rising above the 38 of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower 39 I could find out where it was coming from. 40 the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a 41 next to her, singing songs about love. The way she was singing 42 me a bit. I stood there watching her 43 for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must take 44 to perform on her own in public.
Feeling my presence, she looked in my 45 . I walked over and put some money in her carriage. “I have been going through a 46 time lately, but you’re made me hopeful again.”
"I'm happy that I could 47 . Why are you so sad?"
"Well, my mum had got 48 from her job, but I’m not sure what to do….”
"You see, the way you were 49 ," she explained. “Don't look defeated, 50 comes in different ways. If your head is down you might never see it. Smile more ... 51 your head up."
I smiled slightly, amazed by how she was 52 me.
“Why are you playing here?” I asked.
“I am not making music. I study psychology. I often see many 53 people and hope to relieve their 54 and make them think positively by sharing music.”
I smiled a little wider. She was doing a good thing. My heart was touched by a 55 soul.
A．instead B．somehow C．anyway D．either
A．since B．when C．before D．after
A．noise B．view C．scene D．hurry
A．but B．yet C．or D．so
A．Across B．Along C．Beside D．Through
A．plate B．carriage C．basket D．bowl
A．discouraged B．disturbed C．shocked D．comforted
A．playing B．begging C．dancing D．refreshing
A．image B．belief C．courage D．time
A．instruction B．direction C．operation D．intention
A．peaceful B．nice C．rough D．pleasure
A．work B．improve C．stand D．help
A．lost B．fired C．stuck D．tired
A．sighing B．listening C．walking D．talking
A．Opportunities B．Possibilities C．Performances D．Experiences
A．drop B．lift C．pick D．knock
A．depressing B．encouraging C．frightening D．surprising
A．active B．thoughtful C．negative D．surprising
A．pain B．sight C．respect D．attention
A．classical B．serious C．curious D．musical
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