In the early 1800,s, a boy named John lived in an orphanage(孤儿院) with several other children. Every day was 1     working and Christmas was the one day of the year when the 2      did not work and received a gift ― an orange. The children 3      it so much that they kept it for weeks, and even 4      smelling it, 5      it and loving it. Usually they tried to preserve(保护) it for so 6      that it often went bad before they ate it.

  This year John knew he would soon be 7      enough to leave. He would save the orange until his birthday in July. If he preserved it 8     ,he might be able to eat it on his birthday.

  Christmas day finally came. The children were so 9      as they entered the dining hall. In his excitement, John knocked over something, causing a big 10      . Immediately the master shouted, "John,leave the hall and there will be no orange for you.”John's heart 11      . He turned and ran back to the 12      room so that the children wouldn't see his tears.

  Then he heard the door open and the children entered. Little Elizabeth with a 13      on her face held out her small hands. "Here John," she said, "this is for you. " As John 14      his head,he saw a big juicy 15      all peeled and quartered ... Each child had sacrificed(舍弃) their own orange by 16      a quarter and had created a big,beautiful orange for him.

  John never forgot the sharing,love and personal 17      his friends had shown him that Christmas day. 18      that day,after he became rich,every year he 19      send oranges all over the world to children everywhere. His 20      was that no child would ever spend Christ?mas without a special Christmas fruit!

(   ) 1. A. forced    B. passed    C. taken    D. spent

(   ) 2. A. parents    B. children    C. nurses    D. keeper

(   ) 3. A. needed    B. wanted    C. valued    D. missed

(   ) 4. A. months    B. days    C. years    D. seasons

(   ) 5. A. tasting    B. watching    C. pressing    D. touching

(   ) 6. A. much    B. soon    C. long    D. far

(   ) 7. A. old    B. strong    C. tall    D. experienced

(   ) 8. A. seriously    B. carefully    C. secretly    D. softly

(   ) 9. A. nervous    B. excited    C. pleasant    D. eager

(   ) 10. A. cry    B. disappointment    C. surprise    D. noise

(   ) 11. A. jumped    B. stopped    C. broke    D. settled

(   ) 12. A. cold    B. small    C. old    D. lonely

(   ) 13. A. look    B. tears    C. comfort    D. smile

(   ) 14. A. shook    B. lifted    C. put    D. turned

(   ) 15. A. gift    B. surprise    C. orange    D. wonder

(   ) 16. A. sharing    B. breaking    C. eating    D. taking

(   ) 17. A. feelings    B. affairs    C. relation    D. sacrifice

(   ) 18. A. In return for    B. In case of    C. In memory of    D. In search of

(   ) 19. A. must    B. would    C. might    D. should

(   ) 20. A. desire    B. idea    C. meaning    D. thinking

It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away,and my feet1      The loaded plates I carried 2      to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged,I didn't seem able to do anything 3      . As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream 4      a dozen times,I was ready to stop. Then the father 5      at me as he handed me my tip. "Well done," he said, "you've 6      us really well.”Suddenly my tiredness 7      I smiled back,and later, when the man?ager asked me how I'd like my first day,I said, " 8      !" Those few words of praise had 9      everything. Praise is like 10      to the human spirit;we cannot flower and grow without it. And 11      ,while most of us are only too 12      to apply(应用) to others the cold wind of criticism(批评) ,we are 13      to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why― when one word of praise can bring such 14      

It's strange how chary(吝啬) we are about praising. Perhaps it's because 15      of us know how to accept it. It's 16      rewarding(值得做的) to give praise in areas in which

17      generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. An artist gets admired for a glorious picture,

a cook for a 18      meal. But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are 19      just right? In fact,to give praise 20      nothing but a moment's thought and a moment's effort.

(   ) 1.A. refused   B. broke   C. hurt   D. slipped

(   ) 2.A. remained   B. seemed   C. became   D. appeared

(   ) 3.A. new   B. special   C. wrong   D. right

(   ) 4.A. order   B. price   C. material   D. boxes

(   ) 5.A. stared   B. smiled   C. glanced   D. nodded

(   ) 6.A. called on   B. looked after   C. passed by   D. thought of

(   ) 7.A. reduced   B. continued   C. disappeared   D. developed

(   ) 8.A. Tiring   B. Well   C. Fine   D. Terrible

(   ) 9.A. made   B. changed   C. found   D. improved

(   ) 10.A. wind   B. warmth   C. snowstorm   D. sunlight

(   ) 11.A. but   B. thus   C. therefore   D. yet

(   ) 12.A. ready   B. doubtful   C. satisfied   D. disappointed

(   ) 13.A. unable   B. unwilling   C. likely   D. anxious

(   ) 14.A. attention   B. choice   C. pleasure   D. difficulty

(   ) 15.A. few   B. many   C. some   D. none

(   ) 16.A. finally   B. especially   C. silly   D. fortunately

(   ) 17.A. effort   B. attempt   C. deed   D. feeling

(   ) 18.A. daily   B. light   C. perfect   D. poor

(   ) 19.A. done   B. sold   C. chosen   D. given

(   ) 20.A. adds   B. leaves   C. offers   D. costs

Time is very important in our lives. It 1      our everyday moments. However,time never had any 2       in my life until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more 3       .

It's round in the center with two silver bands that go around my 4       and all of it is made of silver. This object 5       me the importance of time in my life.

I received this 6       on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 a. m. to 7       up my Uncle Ali and take him to my father's house. 8      ,I was late because I was going out with my friends. Later on that day,around 11 :00 a. m. , I 9       my uncle, but I was very 10       for him. He had 11       the airport and taken a taxi to my father's house.

I got to my father's house at 2:00 p. m. on the same day and looked at my angry father's face. I felt 12       of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my angry father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him 13       he handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, "Essa,did you have 14       with your friends today?" I answered, "Yes, father, and I'm sorry about not picking up my Uncle Ali. " He said, "What you did was not very 15       and you should be sorry for your 16       . ”I was ashamed and said, "Father,I'll never do it again. I promise.”He said, "I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a 17       for you.”He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my 18       .

I learned a very important lesson from my father:to 19       time and never be late to get someone. This watch is 20       to me,not because of its price,but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

(   ) 1.A. appreciates   B. organizes   C. orders   D. explains

(   ) 2.A. importance   B. beauty   C. necessity   D. interest

(   ) 3.A. confident   B. independent   C. excited   D. responsible

(   ) 4.A. finger   B. wrist   C. neck   D. arm

(   ) 5.A. tells   B. makes   C. gives   D. reminds

(   ) 6.A. matter   B. object   C. gift   D. thing

(   ) 7.A. call   B. pick   C. put   D. bring

(   ) 8.A. Otherwise   B. Fortunately   C. However   D. Hopefully

(   ) 9.A. forgot   B. remembered   C. missed   D. visited

(   ) 10.A. anxious   B. nervous   C. early   D. late

(   ) 11.A. reached   B. passed   C. left   D. missed

(   ) 12. A. ashamed   B. frightened   C. disappointed.   D. sorry

(   ) 13. A. where   B. when   C. there   D. then

(   ) 14. A. trouble   B. fun   C. appointment   D. quarrels

(   ) 15. A. bad   B. nice   C. pleasing   D. funny

(   ) 16. A. ideas   B. words.   C. actions   D. promises

(   ) 17. A. lesson   B. hope   C. requirement   D. reminder

(   ) 18. A. life   B. day   C. way   D. thought

(   ) 19. A. waste   B. respect   C. neglect   D. enjoy

(   ) 20. A. useful   B. necessary   C. different   D. important

 As late as 1800, women's only place was in the home. The idea of woman in the business world was unthinkable. Men were certain that no woman could do a good job outside her home. This was such a widely accepted idea that when the well-known Bronte sisters began writing books in 1846, they had to sign their books with men's names instead.

  Teaching was the first profession open to women soon after 1800. But even that was not an easy profession for women to enter because most schools and colleges were open only to men. Oberlin College in Ohio was the first college inAmericato accept women.

  Hospital nursing became respectable work for women only after Nightingale became fa?mous. Seeing that she was not only a nurse but also a rich and well-educated woman,people began to believe it was possible for women to nurse the sick and still be "ladies". Miss Nightin?gale opened England's first training school for nurses in 1860.

  The invention of the typewriter in 1867 helped to bring women out of the home and into the business world. By 1900, thousands of women were working at real jobs in schools, hospitals and offices in both England and America. Some women even managed to become doctors or lawyers. The idea that women could work in the business world had been accepted. 

(   ) 1. Why couldn't women become teachers easily? Because       

   A.the first profession open to them was writing.

   B.most schools and colleges were open only to men.

   C.they wanted to be nurses instead.

   D.they had to work in the business world. 

(   ) 2. The article is mainly about         .

   A.women in the business world

   B.the famous Bronte sisters

   C.schools and colleges inAmerica

   D.rights for American women

(   ) 3. Which fact does the article lead you to believe?

   A.The Bronte sisters thought that they were men.

   B.England's first training school for nurses was in Ohio.

   C.There are more men than women in professional jobs.

   D.Women find it necessary to work harder than before.

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