It was very cold outside my car. I did not want to get out of it 36 we passed by a cafe. Suddenly I noticed a short old man, covered with some bits of clothes, shaking with the cold. He was waiting for anyone who would 37 him a coin or a cup of hot tea.
I asked my 38 to go over and hand this old man something. He 39 into my husband’s face, smiled and said, “ 40 .” I felt so happy and I wished the old man could live 41 the cold night.
I was sure to meet him again and find out how he was the next 42 , as I have to pass this way every day. I did so the next evening, and he remembered the 43 and came up to my window and 44 at me. This time I offered him a 45 of food. He reached out for the bag and I gave him my hand. He 46 food, smiled and said, “May God bless you.” I looked at the old man and he 47 me think of my father.”
I do hope all of us will remember that maybe one day, it could _48___to one of us, 49 please do not pass by a 5 0 person without offering at least a word of love and a kind smile or an act of kindness of any kind.
A.after B.when C.before D.if
A.send B.leave C.invite D.pick
A.father B.son C.husband D.friend
A.watched B.entered C.came D.looked
A.Excuse me B.Beg your pardon C.Take it easy D.Thank you
A.in B.through C.under D.off
A.year B.month C.week D.day
A.office B.gift C.car D.shop
A.smiled B.pointed C.called D.shouted
A.box B.bag C.bottle D.basket
A.held B.ordered C.dropped D.received
A.got B.forced C.made D.allowed
A.wait for B.surprise at C.ask for D.happen to
A.so B. and C.or D.but
A.quiet B.sick C.poor D.shy
A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had 36 to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well 37 it, so he told him that a sports car was all he wanted.
Then on the morning of his graduation(毕业),he was called to his father’s room. His father told him how 38 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how 39 he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 40 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible(圣经)with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his 41 to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible? " He then 42 out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and the young man was very 43 in business, and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family. 44 that his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him 45 that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a 46 telling him that his father had died. He had to go home immediately and take 47 of the things that his father left him.
When he began to search through his father’s important papers, he saw the still new Bible, 48 as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to 49 the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag(标牌)dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the 50 of his graduation, and the words "PAID IN FULL". Sadness and regret(悔恨)filled his heart.
A.hoped B.believed C.enjoyed D.felt
A.afford B.spend C.cost D.pay
A.excited B.proud C.angry D.afraid
A.far B.much C.long D.often
A.Interested B.Tired C.Surprised D.Relaxed
A.hand B.head C.voice D.sound
A.looked B.moved C.walked D.ran
A.careful B.helpful C.wonderful D.successful
A.Wanting B.Suggesting C.Noticing D.Realizing
A.on B.since C.after D.from
A.bag B.ticket C.phone D.book
A.care B.part C.notes D.time
A.just B.only C.always D.already
A.use B.open C.turn D.close
A.place B.date C.test D.name
Not long ago, I made up my mind to read a lot of books to get more knowledge. So I went to the library and __1___ happily with several books. But after a few days, I felt impatient. The ___2__ of finishing all of them seemed impossible, because I always found it hard to ___3__ down to read a whole book. I didn’t know what to do with it. Then ___4___ one day I thought of “Why not make reading for fun?” it gave me __5___ again. Reading is a journey of spirit. Every time we read a book, we are actually(事实上) talking ___6___ the writer. I tried to put all my effort into his or her books, __7___ I could feel all of his or her happiness and sadness. Now books have become a part of my life.
Attitude (态度) can make a great ___8___. Someone once said, “Even though the situation is bad, people still have one freedom(自由) to __9___ their attitude.” So, don’t complain about study or work. It helps __10___. Try to see things from a different way. I’m sure this will change the situation and help you a lot.
( )1. A. sang B. jumped C. returned D. danced
( )2. A. way B. habit C. suggestion D. idea
( )3. A. calm B. sit C. lie D. turn
( )4. A. sadly B. quickly C. suddenly D. hardly
( )5. A. advice B. hope C. time D. knowledge
( )6. A. with B. about C. of D. at
( )7. A. because B. though C. but D. so
( )8. A. decision B. difference C. discussion D. promise
( )9. A. announce B. choose C. show D. hide
( )10. A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something
I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely(模糊地) 1 the brightness of sunshine and what color red is. It would be wonderful to see things again, 2 a disaster can do strange things to people. It happened to me the other day that I might not have come to love 3 as I do if I hadn’t been blind. I believe in life now. I am not sure that I would believe in it so 4 . I don’t mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes. I 5 mean that the loss of 6 made me enjoy more of 7 I have now.
Life asks us to keep making 8 to reality. If a person is able to get ready for anything changeable his world will 9 more meaningful. I became blind, but I was 10 . My parents and my teachers saw 11 in me-a potential(潜力) to live, you might call it-which I didn’t see, and they make me fight it out with blindness.
The hardest 12 I had to learn was to believe in myself. That was what I had to do at least. If I hadn’t been able to do that, I would become a chair rocker for the 13 of my life. When I say I believe in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self-confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase 14 . That is part of it. But I mean something bigger than that: A belief that I could deal with anything alone; that somewhere in the 15 there is a special place where I can make myself fit.
1. A. imagine B. find C. remember D. guess
2. A. but B. though C. so D. because
3. A. myself B. life C. eyes D. blindness
4. A. that B. therefore C. happily D. deeply
5. A. seldom B. just C. hardly D. always
6. A. them B. it C. blindness D. light
7. A. that B. what C. which D. where
8. A. moments B. encouragements C. improvements D. changes
9. A. become B. change C. look D. end
10. A. brave B. lucky C. sad D. wise
11. A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
12. A. problem B. experience C. difficulty D. lesson
13. A. rest B. whole C. need D. last
14. A. lonely B. alone C. self D. person
15. A. company B. group C. society (社会) D. family
When I was young,my father told me that little acts of kindness may give one great happiness. Since then I have always tried to help people in 16 .
One hot summer afternoon, I was 17 down the highway to New York when another car suddenly 18 into my lane(车道). My car was in the far right lane,so it ran onto the roadside. As a(n) 19 driver,I moved my car quickly and skillfully back onto the highway without causing any accident.
I was 20 with that driver,but I thought that he just did not pay attention to the lane change, and he 2l did not do that on purpose(故意).The car ran away 22 after cutting me off. Very soon it disappeared from sight. After a while,I came around a curve(弯道) and found the 23 car. The driver was walking along the roadside. He was an elderly man and looked 24 . With no telephone nearby and the nearest services twenty miles away. I decided to 25 and see what the problem was.
The man’s car had a flat tire(瘪胎). Although he had a spare tire,he had nothing to work with. I decided to 26 him. I changed the tire for him and allowed him to sit in my Air-conditioned car while I did it. Fifteen minutes later,I 27 the work. I was hot and tired,but I really felt 28 after an act of kindness to the man who had earlier 29 my car ran off the road.
You can really enjoy great 30 from kindness acts, so always lend your hands to others in trouble.
A.need B.school C.danger D.summer
A.walking B.riding C.running D.driving
A.fell B.floated C.came D.climbed
A.active B.experienced C.frightened D.energetic
A.unhappy B.satisfied C.familiar D.friendly
A.even B.certainly C.almost D.simply
A.quickly B.quietly C.politely D.carefully
A.new B.red C.same D.other
A.excited B.relaxed C.surprised D.worried
A.stay B.research C.stop D.hide
A.punish B.train C.help D.encourage
A.began B.finished C.took D.continued
A.good B.sorry C.angry D.shy
A.noticed B.made C.watched D.heard
A.friendship B.success C.excitement D.happiness
My young daughter and I were flying to Miami for holiday. The plane was totally 36 . We couldn’t get seats together and were separated by the aisle. I asked two men if they would like to change 37 with us, so that we could be together. They 38 .
At the same time, a mother 39 three children also had the same problem as us. The mother 40 her baby, but her young son and his older brother were separated from her. She was very concerned about the boys sitting with 41 . She was very worried, but 42 helped her. Suddenly a man said, “I think we can help you.” Then he and his group managed to make enough space for the 43 .
My young daughter, however, was afraid of not being next to a window or her mom. I told her I couldn’t do anything; we had to sit 44 we were. Amazingly, the man sitting next to me turned to me and said he really liked the seat near the aisle, so we changed seats and continued our trip 45 .
Would that man give us his seat if the others hadn’t done so for the mom and her children? I don’t know. Perhaps kindness is contagious.
A.crowded B.uncomfortable C.full D.noisy
A.money B.seats C.minds D.ideas
A.with B.except C.next to D.besides
A.held B.raised C.carried D.brought
A.friends B.waitresses C.strangers D.relatives
A.somebody B.anybody C.everybody D.nobody
A.family B.home C.house D.team
A.that B.what C.where D.when
A.sadly B.hurriedly C.slowly D.happily
The lady with the white fence(篱笆)taught me to leave the gale to life open.. .
My husband died in an accident and I became very angry. I hated being alone. One day, as I was 43 down a busy street, I suddenly noticed a new fence around a house. I pulled off to really watch it. It was such a good 44 that I was deeply touched. I could not send 45 away. The fence still smelled of fresh paint.
“Hello!" I came up and said to a lady in the back garden, “I came to see the fence. It's so beautiful!"
“Oh! The fence is not there for me," the lady explained to me in a calm voice, “I live alone. _ 46_so many people pass by every day, and I think they may be pleased to see something really attractive. 47 stop like you and come up to have a chat. "
"But weren't you sad when they expanded (拓宽) the road and everything changed so much?"
"Change is part of life and takes part in 48 us who we are. When something we do not
like happens to us, we have two choices—to become a 49 person or to become a better person."
Her reply changed my life. I carefully left the gate open and drove on 50 a new feeling inside me. I could not tell 51 it was, but I could feel the thick stone wall around my angry heart breaking off. And 52 a pretty white fence was built. I decided that I would keep the gate open for everything and everyone that came my way.
A.walking B.riding C.driving D.running
A.street B.paint C.house D.job
A.it B.them C.myself D.her
A.But B.Thus C.And D.As
A.Few B.A few C.Everyone D.None
A.finding B.telling C.catching D.making
A.fitter B.bitter C.smarter D.sweeter
A.with B.for C.to D.by
A.when B.where C.who D.what
A.beyond B.once C.instead D.though
Our English teacher was like a friend to us, and we all liked her. One day she came into the classroom and shouted,“Who did this?”She held up a piece of broken glass and asked,“Who ____16____ the window?”She seldom became angry.__17__ this time she was.
I broke the window. I had done __18__ by throwing a baseball. I didn’t want to admit (承认) it __19__ I didn’t have enough money to pay for a big window like that.“My father will be __20__,”I thought. At first I didn’t __21__ my hand, but later something strong in my heart suddenly made me stand up.“I did it,”I said __22__ .How difficult it was for me to say that!
My teacher __23__ a book from one of our book shelves and then began walking __24__ my desk. I was afraid that she was going to punish(惩罚) me.
“I know you like collecting __25__ very much,”she said, looking down at my __26__ face.“Here is the book about collecting stamps that you are looking for. Now, the book is __27__ and I shall not punish you. Remember, it’s because you __28__ the truth.”
I couldn’t believe it! My teacher wasn’t punishing me. I didn’t __29__ to pay for the broken window. And I got my favourite book!
As time goes, the book is __30__,so is my wonderful teacher. But I will never forget the lesson the teacher gave me that day.
A.cleaned B.climbed C.broke D.mended
A.and B.but C.so D.or
A.them B.one C.that D.those
A.because B.if C.when D.though
A.pleased B.excited C.frightened D.angry
A.put on B.put up C.put out D.put away
A.terribly B.honestly C.easily D.hardly
A.read B.wrote D.bought
A.books B.desks C.stamps D.windows
A.nervous B.pretty C.happy D.square
A.you B.your C.yours D.yourself
A.talked B.spoke C.said D.told
A.like B.want C.use D.need
A.opened B.gone C.left D.closed
Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I 16 . I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s day I give my father 17 , too.” But what about the other days of the year?
I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice talk. Then she wanted to 18 . So she dialed the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen 19 , she dialed the number again, “Hi, Mom…”
Later I asked, “ 20 did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old and 21 . They can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them 22 time to answer the call. ”
My friend is a good girl. She is 23 thinking about her parents. You also want to be a 24 child, right? Please remember to 25 your parents in every situation, not just on some important days.
A.do B.will C.won’t D.don’t
A.a cake B.a kiss C.a present D.some money
A.have a rest B.make a call C.pay a visit D.go gor a walk
A.hours B.minutes C.seconds D.days
A.Why B.What C.How D.When
A.fast B.careless C.healthy D.slow
A.enough B.quick C.no D.little
A.never B.always C.seldom D.sometimes
A.bad B.clever C.sick D.good
A.protect B.look after C.think of D.listen to
The poor are very wonderful people. One evening my sisters and I went out and picked up four people from the street. One of them 31 a most terrible condition. I told my sisters, "You 32 the other three. I take care of this one who looks 33 .”So I did for her all that my love can do.I 34 her in bed, and there was such a beautiful smile on her face. She took hold of my hand as she 35 ‘’Thank you" and then she died. I could not help but examined my heart before her. I asked myself 36 I would say if I was in her place. My answer was very simple.1 would say I was hungry, cold, homeless, and I was dying, or something else, but she gave me her 37 love. Then she died with a smile on her face.
I am going to try to make a home for many people who have no home. Because I believe that love begins at home, and if we can create a home for the poor, I think that 38 love will spread(延伸、撒开).Through this love we will be able to bring peace to the poor. So let us always meet 39 with a smile, for the smile is the 40 of love, and once we begin to love each other naturally, we will do something for others.
A.were in B.was in C.were with D.was with
A.look for B.care about C.catch up with D.look after
A.worse B.stronger C.better D.healthier
A.gave B.threw C.put D.pushed
A.spoke B.told C.said D.shouted
A.which B.what C.when D.how
A.grateful B.careful C.hopeful D.powerful
A.less and less B.little and little C.more and more D.fewer and fewer
A.the others B.the other C.another D.each other
A.begin B.beginning C.end D.ending
One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small ___16___in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make ___17___body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.
So the boy ___18___to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be ___19___. He took a pair of scissors(剪刀) and cut the hole ___20___. The butterfly came out of the cocoon, but it ___21___a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin ___22___. The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.
The boy acted with___23___but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawl out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of ___24___out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be ___25___to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.
___26___struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be ___27___ we could have been and we would never fly.
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even ___28___ growth, without it, there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid ___29___ or problems. So, next time you are ___30___ a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little–then fly!
A.hole B.worm C.tail D.snake
A.it B.it’s C.itself D.its
A.decided B.asked C.showed D.ordered
A.afraid B.interested C.surprised D.grateful
A.slimmer B.bigger C.shorter D.smaller
A.touched B.sounded C.looked D.smelt
A.wings B.feet C.eyes D.head
A.success B.excitement C.kindness D.humour
A.get B.getting C.to get D.got
A.ready B.quiet C.glad D.used
A.Somewhere B.Something C.Some time D.Sometimes
A.as helpful as B.as weak as C.as strong as D.as creative as
A.repeats B.recommends C.requires D.represents
A.happiness B.difficulties C.pleasure D.hope
A.served with B.growing into C.bringing in D.faced with
One day, two friends were walking through the desert.__36__ the journey they had a quarrel, and one friend hit __37__ one in the face.
The one who was hit was hurt,__38__ he didn’t say anything. Instead, he wrote in the sand,“Today my best friend hit me in the face.”
They kept on __39__ until they found an oasis(绿洲).They decided to get some water. The one who had been hit fell into the mire(泥潭) and was in danger, but the friend __40__ him.
When he felt all right, he wrote on __41__.“Today my best friend saved my life.”
The one who had hit and saved his best friend asked him,“After I __42__ you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone.__43__”
The other friend replied,“When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness(宽恕) can blow __44__ away. Bt when someone does something __45__ for us, we must write it in stone where no wind can ever blow it away.”
A.After B.During C.For D.Before
A.some B.each C.another D.the other
A.and B.so C.but D.or
A.walking B.jumping C.singing D.running
A.hurt B.left C.hit D.saved
A.the desert B.a stone C.a tree D.the sand
A.killed B.helped C.hurt D.quarreled with
A.When B.What C.How D.Why
A.it B.these C.them D.this
A.interesting B.good C.dangerous D.harmful
One day an old man went into a cafeteria (自助餐厅) to eat in America for the first time. He sat down at an empty table and waited for 43 to take his order. Of course nobody did. Finally, a woman with a plate full of food sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria 44 .
“Start out at that end,” she said. “Just go along the line and 45 what you want. At the other end they’ll tell you how much you have to pay.”
“I soon learned that’s how everything works in the US,” the old man later told a friend. “ 46 is a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want 47 you are willing(自愿的) to pay the price. You can even get success, but you’ll never get it if you wait for someone to 48 it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”
49 , life everywhere is like a cafeteria. Don’t wait for things to happen to you. Success lies in your own 50 .
A.his friend B.his wife C.a stranger D.someone
A.worked B.painted C.repaired D.planned
A.send out B.give out C.pick out D.look out
A.School B.Life C.Office D.Company
A.if B.because C.though D.until
A.carry B.lend C.move D.bring
A.In peace B.In the end C.In fact D.In a hurry
A.work B.hands C.opinion D.books
One Friday night, a poor young man stood at the train station. He played his violin and many people put 41 into the hat in front of him.
The next day, the young man came to the station 42 . But this time he took out a large piece of paper 43 some words on it. It said “Last night a lady 44 Mrs Sang put an important thing into my hat 45 . Please come for it.”
After about an hour, a middle-aged woman ran to the young man in a hurry and said, “You do come here. I know that you’re a(n) 46 man and will certainly come here.” They had a talk and the young man made sure she was the owner. Then he took out a lottery ticket and 47 it to the woman. Her husband bought a lottery ticket every day. Yesterday when she knew the lottery ticket he bought won, she was very 48 . The prize of the lottery ticket was $ 500,000. When she walked past the young man, she took out $50 and put it in the hat. 49 , the lottery ticket was also thrown in.
Later, someone asked the young man, “You play the violin every day to make money. Why didn’t you just take the prize of the lottery ticket for yourself?” the young man said,“Although I don’t have much money, I live happily. But if I 50 honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”
A. money B. tickets C. paper
A. instead B. differently C. again
A. for B. with C. over
A. introduced B. spelled C. named
A. by mistake B. for mistake C. on mistake
A. crazy B. cool C. honest
A. gave B. lent C. offered
A. surprising B. happy C. exciting
A. But B. However C. Therefore
A. have B. win C. lose
Dear Dad,
Happy birthday to you !
On this special day I’d like to talk to you 16 a special way.
I don’t think I am good at 17 you my thought face to face with you,so I’m writing to show my deep love for you.
You’re not a rich man or a famous person.But in my heart,you are one of the greatest 18 in the world.I am 19 you.
You are 20 interested in fame and wealth.You do 21 things like paying phone bills on time,and working as a worker in your factory.The smile on your face shows you are pleased with the family.You take good care of my grandparents.You help me with my schoolwork and do some shopping with Mom on Sundays.
In the past,I didn’t care 22 you were with me or not.Now I am sorry to say I 23 you the respect before.But I am thankful for what you have done for me. I am quite lucky that I have 24 a great father.And I feel happy that now I can let you 25 how much I love you.You are successful as a son,a husband,a father,and a friend.
Wish you happy forever!
Yours,David
A.in B.at C.by D.on
A.talking B.saying C.speaking D.telling
A.businessmen B.man C.men D.worker
A.worried about B.proud of C.afraid of D.sorry for
A.always B.ever C.already D.never
A.ordinary B.interesting C.wonderful D.popular
A.whether B.that C.what D.where
A.will show B.don’t show C.didn’t show D.have shown
A.too B.so C.very D.such
A.to know B.know C.knew D.knowing