The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the ___16___ person.
When I first knew Bill, back in college he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑) people I had ever ___17___. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and ___18___ was never dull(枯燥的) when he was ___19___. With him there was one wild adventure (探险) after another. Sometimes I wonder how we ___20___ to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Huston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. At first I wasn’t ___21___ sure it was him. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He talked most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the ___22___ thing Bill cared about was possessions(财物). Now they seemed to be his main ___23____.
I suppose it’ s ____24____ to expect people to remain the same, especially when I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new one. Maybe he ___25____ the same way about me.
A．proper B．same C．usual D．right
A．considered B．supposed C．met D．expected
A．learning B．life C．work D．fun
A．in B．out C．away D．around
A．decided B．continued C．managed D．hoped
A．more B．less C．still D．even
A．first B．last C．next D．only
A．interest B．event C．subject D．problem
A．unnecessary B．foolish C．common D．unusually
A．felt B．acted C．looked D．discovered
During his college years, Sherman Rogers spent a summer in logging(伐木) camp. When the boss had to leave for 41 days, he put Rogers in charge(掌管).
“What shall I do if the men 42 to follow my orders?” Rogers asked. He thought of Tony, a worker who complained all day, gave the other men a 43 time.
“Fire（解雇） them,” the boss said. Then, as if reading Rogers’ mind, he added, “I suppose you are going to fire Tony if you get the 44 . I’d feel badly about that. I have been logging for 40 years. Tony is one of the best workers I’ve ever had. I know he hates everybody and 45 . But he comes in first and leaves last. There has not been an 46 for eight years on the hill where he works.”
The next day, Rogers went to Tony, “Tony, do you know I’m in charge here today?” Tony said yes. “I was going to fire you the first time we quarreled, 47 I want you to know I’m not,” he told Tony, adding 48 the boss had said.
When he finished, Tony dropped the things in his hand and tears went down his 49 .
“Why didn’t he tell me that eight years 50 ?”
That day Tony worked 51 than ever before – and he smiled!
Rogers went back to 52 after that summer. Twelve years later he met Tony again who was now boss for one of the largest logging companies in the West. Rogers asked him how he came to California and happened to be so 53 .
Tony replied, “Were it not for the one minute you talk to me back that day, I would kill somebody some day. One minute 54 my whole life.”
Have you got one minute to thank someone? One minute to appreciate(欣赏) her or him? One minute. It can make a 55 for a lifetime.
A．few B．a few C．little D．a little
A．decide B．refuse C．want D．ask
A．good B．relaxing C．pleasant D．hard
A．way B．suggestion C．chance D．problem
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．nobody
A．advertisement B．action C．idea D．accident
A．and B．but C．so D．because
A．what B．why C．how D．when
A．head B．hair C．face D．hands
A．before B．later C．old D．ago
A．harder B．less C．lazier D．slower
A．school B．bank C．hospital D．hotel
A．healthy B．friendly C．successful D．careful
A．waited B．changed C．left D．sent
A．speech B．mistake C．decision D．difference
One day something went wrong with a man’s bicycle chain(链条). The man could not repair it, so he looked 36 for help. The only house nearby belonged to a woman who had 37 there a few months earlier. The man knocked at the door, but the woman did not answer. The door had clear glass in it, and the man 38 see that the woman was home. He decided to knock again. Finally the woman came to the door. The man immediately explained his 39 . “I can fix the chain,” the woman said. Later when the bike was 40 to go, the man said, ‘Thanks. I hope I can help you some day.” “I never need help,” the woman said.
The following week the man was riding his bike 41 he noticed the woman walking down the street. A strong wind suddenly lifted her hat and sent it into the branches(树枝) of an old tree. The woman tried to get her hat with a stick, but she failed. She seemed 42 because she clearly was not dressed for tree-climbing. The man hurried over, quickly climbed up to the hat and 43 it into the woman’s waiting hands. When she put on her hat, she 44 the man as he climbed back on his bike. ‘I think I told you I never need help,” the woman said, “I’m glad you didn’t 45 me. Thanks.” Then they both smiled.
A．out B．up C．down D．around
A．left B．moved C．waited D．stopped
A．could B．might C．couldn’t D．didn’t
A．idea B．plan C．problem D．message
A．hard B．ready C．slow D．unable
A．when B．before C．after D．though
A．bored B．relaxed C．frightened D．worried
A．dropped B．put C．collected D．brought
A．saved B．passed C．studied D．chose
A．excuse B．notice C．find D．believe
I had a really busy week. There were too many things for me to do, so I couldn’t 61 to have a rest. My friend said to me, “My dear, you look very 62 . Just sit down and 63 .” But how could I relax myself? 64 Monday to Friday, my schedule(日程安排表) was all 65 . Every day, I have two classes. 66 Monday and Wednesday, I practiced piano 67 the evening party. Thursday was my mother’s birthday. I 68 her and gave her a wonderful birthday party. Friday was the day for meeting in our school. Anyway(不管怎样), the 69 week was over. Now I 70 my happy weekend.
A．come B．sing C．stop D．spend
A．happy B．tired C．boring D．cute
A．work B．relax C．run D．sleep
A．From B．For C．On D．In
A．cold B．busy C．full D．small
A．In B．On C．At D．To
A．for B．at C．in D．after
A．looked B．saw C．visited D．went
A．busy B．sad C．happy D．free
A．enjoy B．enjoyed C．am enjoying D．enjoying
Long long ago, in France, there was a king. He liked to 51 pictures and he thought these pictures 52 good.
No one liked his pictures, 53 they were afraid of him. So they said he drew very 54 .
One day he showed his 55 to an honest man, and said, “How about my pictures?” To his surprise, the honest man said that they were 56 in fact. The king got 57 and put the honest man into prison.
After a month the king sent his man to the honest man to tell him that he was free. When the honest man returned from 58 , the king invited him to his palace to have dinner with him. He showed him some of his new pictures again and 59 him what he thought of them.
The honest man said 60 but turned back to the soldiers and said, “Put me into prison!”
A．draw B．sell C．talk about D．buy
A．is B．are C．was D．were
A．and B．so C．but D．then
A．good B．well C．beautiful D．fine
A．pictures B．books C．money D．cream
A．good B．well C．bad D．badly
A．angry B．glad C．exciting D．funny
A．palace B．park C．station D．prison
A．visited B．asked C．stopped D．taught
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
Next week, Mr. Chen will take his class to the Space Museum. There are many things about 51 there. First, the children 52 a movie about space travel. They will see how a space shuttle(飞机) 53 and later lands on the earth again!
After the 54 , Mr Chen will take them to see some models of rockets and space shuttles. Though the models landed on the moon. They put an American national flag there. Then they came 55 to the earth safely.
The children will also 56 a video about some astronauts’ living and working on a space station. They will stay there for a year or two.
The Space Museum will be a(n) 57 place for the children to know 58 about space. They will have a great time there.
A．animals B．people C．space D．buildings
A．see B．saw C．sees D．will see
A．take off B．take away C．takes away D．takes off
A．travel B．movie C．song D．lesson
A．look B．sound C．hear D．smell
A．read B．seem C．watch D．look
A．boring B．good C．bad D．easy
A．fewer B．less C．lot D．more
Nick likes sports. He _1___basketball every afternoon. He has a brother. __2__name is Bob. Bob __3_playing sports, but he likes sports show(节目).He _4__TV every evening. ___5__like French fries, and they often eat them. But French fries are _6__healthy. __7__boys and girls like ice cream, but they don’t like __8__. ___9__do they like? They like fruit. Nick likes apples and Bob likes __10__. A. play B. plays C. to play
A. Her B. My C. His
A. doesn’t like B. likes C. don’t like
A. looks B. watches C. looks for
A. Bob B. Nick C. Nick and Bob
A. no B. not C. /
A. Many B. Every C. That
A. them B. it C. these
A. What B. How C. Where
A. eggs B. chicken C. strawberries
I had an unusual experience yesterday evening. While I was passing a ___56___ (教堂), I heard a strange ___57___ (噪音) from behind. It seemed that something was trying to ___58___ (捕获) me. I felt very ___59___ (害怕) and ran home as 60 (快) as possible. That strange thing seemed to be chasing me all the ___61___ (路).
By the time I got home, I ___62___ (发现) my father had locked(上锁) the door. I shouted loudly. As soon as he heard the sound, my father ran ___63___ ( 往楼下) and opened the door. At ___64___ (立刻) I rushed in and ___65___ ( 关) the door. After hearing what I said, my father went out to see for ___66___ (他自己). Then he came ___67___ (回来) and laughed, “I think you must have made a 68 (愚蠢的) mistake . It must be the wind.”
Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Do you often 26 late? Yes? Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan invented a 27 bed for you. His bed will wake you up! Here is 28 it works.
There is an alarm clock and a recorder（录音机） in the bed. When the clock 29 a sound, you’ll have a few minutes to wake up. Then the recorder plays light music with a little girls’ 30 voice. She says quietly, “Wake up, my dear.” A few 31 later, a second recording plays. It can be unpleasant sounds, “Wake up, 32 you’ll be late!”
If you don’t get up after the 33 recording, you’ll be sorry. There is a mechanical (机械的) “ 34 ” in the bed. It can kick（踢） you in the head. Then the bed 35 for a few more minutes. What? You’re 36 lying in bed! Slowly the top of the bed goes 37 . The end of the bed goes lower and lower. 38 the bed is straight. You slide off(滑下)the bed and fall onto the 39 . You are 40 the bed and awake.
A．go home B．go to school C．go to bed D．have supper
A．special B．big C．small D．long
A．where B．when C．how D．why
A．needs B．hears C．makes D．gets
A．loud B．unhappy C．terrible D．sweet
A．minutes B．hours C．days D．weeks
A．and B．but C．or D．until
A．first B．second C．third D．fourth
A．mouth B．hand C．arm D．foot
A．asks B．sleeps C．waits D．wakes
A．also B．still C．even D．already
A．higher and higher B．lower and lower C．longer and longer D．shorter and shorter
A．At first B．At last C．As usual D．As well
A．bed B．chair C．table D．floor
A．in B．on C．under D．out of
Mr. Chen is a farmer who 1 in western China with his wife and two sons. One year ago, he discovered that he had cancer. The doctor told him that he needed 2 at once. And he said the operation would 3 thousands of yuan. It was too much money for Mr. Chen and his wife. They had no job and 4 were at school. The situation seemed 5 .
Two weeks later, however, Mr. Chen got some 6 new. He was told about a health care project which provides medical treatment for poor patients in 7 China. They 8 to pay only half the cost or even less. Thanks to the project and the kindness of 9 family and neighbors, he was able to receive an operation just 10 to prevent the illness from getting worse. 11 he has return to his family.
The 12 of this health care project is to improve the situation for poor people in western China. So far, the project has helped more than 5,000 people
13 medical aid. The Chinese government is 14 working together with other countries and international organizations to do this. They hope to develop a new health care model 15 China. As our country develops, we must remember the responsibilities (责任) of caring for the weakest members.
A．live B． lives C．are living D．lived
A．a treatment B． a rest C．an operation D．training
A．pay B．spend C．have D．cost
A．both their sons B．both their daughter C．all their sons D．all the daughters
A．hopeful B．hopeless C．harmful D．harmless
A．sad B．had C．terrible D．good
A．eastern B．southern C．western D．northern
A．want B．need C．prefer D．like
A．my B．your C．his D．her
A．in time B．on time C．all the same time D．for a long time
A．Already B．Just C．Ever D．Now
A．chance B．advice C．example D．goal
A．receive B．receiving C．received D．receives
A．too B．also C．either D．as well
A．to B．at C．for D．on
When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a 26 .
It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. 2 7 a result, no one knew I was. I was very 28 , and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Every time I 29 the other students talking and laughing. I felt my heart 30 . I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problems. An who d I didn’t want my parents to 31 me.
Then one day, my classmates talked 32 with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. 33 , a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know 34 he was. He passed me and then 35 . He looked at me, without a word, but a smile.
36 , I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and 37 .
That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became 38 to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t remember 39 at me!
It doesn’t matter 40 all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
A．kiss B．smile C．hug D．bow
A．For B．Because C．As D．Since
A．lonely B．alone C．along D．lone
A．heard B．listened C．listen to D．heard of
A．sing B．play C．break D．dance
A．look for B．worry about C．feel glad D．know about
A．loudly B．quietly C．sadly D．happily
A．Just time B．At that moment C．By the time D．In that time
A．whose B．that C．which D．who
A．turned on B．turned off C．turned back D．turned over
A．Suddenly B．Luckily C．Hurriedly D．Seriously
A．cool B．warm C．sad D．love
A．near B．nearly C．closer D．closely
A．laughing B．looking C．meeting D．smiling
A．though B．because C．even if D．until
I’m glad it’s Sunday again. I can stay in bed 36 I like, drinking tea and 37 those thick newspapers that are brought 38 the newsboy through the letterbox at 8:30. In this way, I can catch up with all the 39 I haven’t got time to read during my work time.
When I 40 the papers, I then prepare my bath. The Sunday morning bath is 41 of the week. There’s no need to hurry because there’s no bus to 42 and my friends are told not to call me up before noon on Sundays, so there is no danger of 43 by the telephone.
44 spend the afternoon after lunch is always a bit of problem. In summer I can go to the park and sit in a chair 45 boys playing football, while in winter I sit in front of the fire and 46 when reading a book, sometimes I turn on the television and sleep through an old film.
Then there’s the 47 ahead of me. Perhaps I’ll call on some friends or go to the cinema 48 a new film I want to see or to town for a concert. Oh, there are 49 pleasant ways of passing Sunday evenings. The only sad thing is that Monday morning is getting 50 .
A．as long as B．as soon as C．as well as D．as much as
A．read B．reading C．to read D．am reading
A．from B．with C．and D．by
A．things B．books C．information D．knowledge
A．am reading B．have read C．had read D．read
A．the much pleasant B．the more pleasant C．the most pleasant D．the very pleasant
A．sit B．catch C．get in D．take
A．trouble B．being troubled C．troubling D．to be troubled
A．What to B．How to C．When to D．Where to
A．looking B．seeing C．looking at D．watching
A．fall asleep B．go to sleep C．go to bed D．get to sleep
A．supper B．friend C．evening D．work
A．whether there’s B．if there is C．when there has D．if there will be
A．so many B．such many C．a lot D．quite few
A．busier B．longer C．near D．away
I like movies best. Last week, I 36 a movie called I, Robot . It tells us a story about the future with robots. It is the year of 2035 and people can see robots everywhere. Robots can help people do a lot of things, like looking 37 the old people or babies, washing, cooking, cleaning or taking dogs for a walk. Robot does everything people ask them to do 38 . But a policeman 39 Spooner doesn’t like robots. Because he doesn’t think that people can live well 40 robots.
A．watched B．watch C．saw D．see
A．at B．after C．for D．up
A．good B．nice C．well D．fine
A．name B．call C．calling D．called
A．and B．with C．without D．or
One afternoon just before Christmas it was cloudy with strong wind. An old man was walking in the street when he saw a little boy 56 in front of a beautiful shop window. The old man asked 57 he was crying there. The little boy said that he had lost the 58 dollars given by his mother. When the old man heard this, he put his hand 59 his pocket, took out a small wallet and gave the boy what was inside. The little boy looked at 60 and stopped crying. The old man walked away.
An hour 61 , the old man was going back home by the same route. To his surprise, he saw the same boy at the same place. The boy was standing in the 62 wind. He went up to him and asked if he had really lost his 63 . The little boy said that he had found his ten dollars. He was waiting for him there. He wanted to 64 the ten dollars to him. The old man was so moved that he could say 65 .
A．crying B．speaking C．shouting D．looking
A．what B．where C．how D．why
A．ten B．eight C．six D．five
A．on B．behind C．into D．over
A．me B．it C．you D．her
A．ago B．before C．later D．after
A．shy B．hot C．warm D．cold
A．money B．mother C．book D．wallet
A．borrow B．lend C．return D．keep
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
Li Xiang, a junior 2 student, wishes he never got a mobile phone. Last week, he went to see a doctor because there was something wrong with his arms and fingers. The doctor told him that he had “mobile phone disease(疾病)”. Now, more and more teenagers are getting “mobile phone disease” __ 78__of using mobile phones.
Li Xiang got his mobile phone six months __79__. He __80__ messages to his friends with it all the time, even when going to bed. Li Xiang started to do badly in exams because he spent too much time __81__ mobile phone games. His mom felt very __82__ about him, but he didn’t stop playing with the mobile phone __83__ his arms got injured（受伤）.
Yang Ling, a doctor, says that if someone plays his mobile phone too __84__, like Li Xiang, he will get “mobile phone disease”. If teenagers find their arms or fingers hurt (疼痛), they should go to see a doctor as soon as __85__. Yang says teenagers should try to use their mobile phones less, especially at school.
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