题目内容
1. Children often show c about everything.
1. curiosity
One day I came home from school,changed my clothes and got ready for work. I worked at a local res?taurant in town as a cashier and waiter.
I went to work feeling 1 .And to make mat?ters worse,I was busy that evening. It's the same thing over and over again,2 with customers who complain about their food and where they are 3 is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to 4 a lot of us 5 but we manage to deal with them.
Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the win?dows. It happened to be the very 6 near where I keep the dirty 7 in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables,customers leaving and coming in and 8 running all over the house,it was crazy.9 these elderly women were watching 10 I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers.
When they 11 their meals,I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me for a while about school,how I was doing,what 12 I was in and what I planned to do in the future.
13 they were leaving,they walked past me and one of them said to me in a 14 and gentle voice, "You are going places. " And that was it. They left the 15 and I had tears in my eyes,because they gave me 16 to believe in myself. They 17 my spirit from being down and gave me a 18 to keep on working hard.
People used to tell me that I couldn't have a career in 19 until I had a degree. I'm now a coanchor (联合主持人) of a studentproduced television 20 . And the best thing is : I'm only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.
1. A. tired B. excited C. up D. down
2. A. dealing B. helping C. talking D. meeting
3. A. sat B. seated C. laid D. dressed
4. A. attract B. avoid C. adjust D. annoy
5. A. employees B. customers C. bosses D. employers
6. A. table B. box
C. spot D. kitchen
7. A. dishes B. rooms C. clothes D. chairs
8. A. men B. women C. servers D. bosses
9. A. And B. Otherwise C. But D. So
10. A. what B. how C. where D. why
11. A. finished B. completed C. ordered D. got
12. A. place B. grade C. mark D. position
13. A. Before B. While C. As D. After
14. A. confident B. loud
C. low D. pleasant
15. A. kitchen B. house C. restaurant D. table
16. A. ability B. courage C. imagination D. time
17. A. put down B. picked up C. took over D. pointed out
18. A. cause B. reason
C. present D. permission
19. A. television B. government C. school D. restaurant
20. A. company B. station .
C. show D. advertisement
Russ was a lovable kid with a variety of communi?cation challenges—a speech impediment (口吃,结巴) , dyslexia(诵读困难) ,and auditory(听觉的) problems.
1 today he is walking confidently,standing tall to make an acceptance 2 for having been chosen as one of " the Outstanding Young Citizens" in Ocean County,New Jersey 3 his remarkable volunteer service in the town of Toms River.
As I listened* I closed my eyes. I found myself 4 those memorable moments. My mind was full of warm images of Russ as a loving,caring youth,a gen?tle soul,5 his challenges. And now,as he stood at the platform,I knew his heart 6 be racing. As Russ continued to speak,I thought about the fateful day when he was diagnosed with all those impairments (损伤) and how 7 his tutors (家庭教师) would be if they could see him today. Here he was at twentynine,being honoured for ten years of service as a vol?unteer 8 . Russ was 9 for organizing clothing for the homeless,teaching preschool children about fire safety,and for playing Santa Claus for very sick chil?dren by driving up in a fire truck.
Russ thanked his parents for providing him with dignity and teaching him about morals. Then,pausing for a few seconds,he 10 us by surprise by touch?ing lovingly on the 11 of his nephew,Austin. Austin was just three years old when he died from an incurable disease. At that moment,I had to close my eyes again 12 a different set of tears ran down my cheeks. A silence 13 the room as Russ owed his volunteer award to Austin. He 14 his address by lifting the audience up with these words , "Austin taught me how to love."
I have never thought of this day. 15 ,no one had ever thought that Russ would make 16 as the star of the football team,and he had never been voted "most likely to succeed", but he 17 to be a true "star" in his community. Russ became a man of strong character 18 his unselfish service to others. With so many impairments,Russ now sees and acts 19 with his heart. His words and deeds inspire everyone who knows him. It is Russ,our son,who has shown us what 20 is.
1. A. And B. When C. As D. But
2. A. point B. speech C. call D. appeal
3. A. in spite of B. regardless of C. because of D. in face of
4. A. recalling B. recording C. seizing D. expecting
5. A. putting up with B. concerning about
C. escaping from D. facing up to
6. A. could B. must C. would D. might
7. A. nervous B. excited
C. proud D. surprised -
8. A. policeman B. tailor C. fireman D. tutor
9. A. grateful B. responsible C. anxious D. fit
10. A. took B. got
C. shocked D. moved
11. A. birth B. achievement C. loss D. disease
12. A. since B. after C. when D. before
13. A. dropped down B. fell over C. took off D. got up
14. A. concluded B. wrote C. delivered D. started
15. A. Generally B. Surprisingly C. Actually D. However
16. A. it B. him C. one D. that
17. A. happened B. rose
C. appeared D. reduced
18. A. at B. on C. by D. in
19. A. cautiously B. generously C. closely D. clearly
20. A. sharing B. love
C. sacrifice D. confidence
1. At the bottom of the ocean it is (complete) dark.
7. She is proud of (she) for not giving up easily.
4. home,he checked up all the electricity and gas carefully.
6. He (克服) all the difficulties at last.
3. Would you like to have a rest first or shall we (开始) business right away?
1. I don't know what I should do next.
I don't know .