My father enjoys bike riding.Ever since I was little, I’ve always loved going biking with my dad.36 , as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my 37.Suddenenly, It was important to do things with 38.I saw my dad every evening at home.Why did I have to 39 my Sundays to all-day bike trips with him , too? If my indifference(冷漠) hurt him, my father kept 40 , but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip 41 I wanted to come.
It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low 42.Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me.Just then my father 43 my room.“It’s a beautiful day.Want to go for a 44 today, Beck?” “Leave me alone! ” I impatiently 45.Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that 46
Several hours later, the police called us, 47 us that Dad had a traffic accident.My father’s injuries were serious.It took several days before he could 48 speak.Beside his bed I held his hand gently, 49 of hurting him.
“Daddy … I’m sorry …”
“It’s OK, sweetheart.I’ll be OK.”
“No,” I said, “I 50 what I said to you that day.You know, that morning?”
“Sweetheart, I don’t 51 anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident.I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He 52 a weak smile.
I felt regretful for my 53 words, for I never wanted him to leave me alone.My teacher once told me that 54 have immeasurable power.They can hurt or they can heal.And we all have the 55 to choose our words.I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

【小题1】
A.ThereforeB.InsteadC.BesidesD.However
【小题2】
A.attentionB.sightC.effortD.energy
【小题3】
A.DadB.friendsC.teachersD.brothers
【小题4】
A.startB.saveC.devoteD.waste
【小题5】
A.silentB.busyC.asleepD.awake
【小题6】
A.unlessB.in caseC.so thatD.as if
【小题7】
A.spiritsB.conditionsC.emotionsD.hopes
【小题8】
A.leftB.checkedC.enteredD.knocked
【小题9】
A.rideB.walkC.picnicD.game
【小题10】
A.whisperedB.warnedC.announcedD.shouted
【小题11】
A.momentB.morningC.afternoonD.evening
【小题12】
A.askingB.remindingC.informingD.warning
【小题13】
A.eventuallyB.generallyC.strictlyD.broadly
【小题14】
A.tiredB.afraidC.awareD.sorry
【小题15】
A.discussB.thinkC.careD.mean
【小题16】
A.hateB.forgetC.rememberD.like
【小题17】
A.gotB.expressedC.exchangedD.managed
【小题18】
A.thoughtlessB.carelessC.powerfulD.cheerful
【小题19】
A.apologiesB.promisesC.smilesD.words
【小题20】
A.experienceB.honorC.powerD.desire

I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked   36   at me and said, “I love you.” I didn't know what to say.   37   several seconds all I could do was to stand there and    38    down at him . My first thought was that he must need   39 with his homework or he was trying to   40  me for some news.
Finally I asked, “What was that all about?” “Nothing,” he said. “My teacher said we should   41 our parents that we love them and sees what they say. It’s   42 .
The next day I called his teacher to find out more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had   43 .
“Basically, most of the fathers had the   44   reaction as you did,” the teacher said. “When I first   45  we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.
“The   46  is,” the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of  47  . It is something all people   48 . What I'm trying to tell the children is that it's too   49  we don't all express those feeling. A boy   50   tell his dad he loves him.”
The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how   51  it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.
When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for a (n)  52  moment. And just   53  he pulled away , I said in my deepest , most manly voice , “Hey , I love you , too . ”
I don't know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time one of my children says “I love you”, it would not take me a whole   54   to think of the right        55  .

【小题1】
A.downB.awayC.outD.up
【小题2】
A.AfterB.ForC.AtD.On
【小题3】
A.sitB.getC.lookD.knock
【小题4】
A.restB.timeC.help D.paper
【小题5】
A.reportB.prepareC.answerD.excuse
【小题6】
A.helpB.tellC.askD.make
【小题7】
A.a matterB.an experiment C.a wordD.a sentence
【小题8】
A.saidB.reactedC.doneD.explained
【小题9】
A.sameB.differentC.usualD.common
【小题10】
A.suggested B.agreedC.allowedD.planned
【小题11】
A.pointB.ideaC.wayD.cause
【小题12】
A.bodyB.healthC.workD.study
【小题13】
A.haveB.knowC.takeD.need
【小题14】
A.badB.goodC.lateD.early
【小题15】
A.mightB.canC.dareD.should
【小题16】
A.easyB.muchC.oftenD.difficult
【小题17】
A.moreB.fullC.exactD.extra
【小题18】
A.beforeB.afterC.becauseD.if
【小题19】
A.dayB.weekC.afternoonD.night
【小题20】
A.answerB.resultC.reasonD.experiment

I have recently completed my college degree. The last project was called “Smile”. The class was asked to go out to smile at three people and document their reactions(反应). I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So, I thought this would be a piece of cake.
My husband, the youngest son and I went out to McDonald. We were standing in line when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away. As I turned around I smelled a horrible body odour(气味) and saw two poor homeless men standing behind me. As I looked at the short blue-eyed gentleman closest to me, he was “smiling”. The second man fumbled(摸索)with his hands as he stood behind his friend.
The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all, Miss,” because that was all they could afford.
Then I really felt it — I embraced(拥抱)the little man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed   all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action. I smiled and asked two more breakfast meals on and gave them to the men.
The blue-eyed gentleman looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.”
I turned in my project. My teacher said, “Can I share this?” I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings share this need to heal people and to be healed.
In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald’s and every soul that heard the story in the classroom. But, I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn.
【小题1】 The underlined part “a piece of cake” in Paragraph 1 means _______.

A.easyB.embarrassingC.movingD.comfortable
【小题2】Why did people around the author in the McDonald step back?
A.Because they were very polite to the two men.
B.Because they were moved by the two men.
C.Because the two men smelt terrible.
D.Because the two men seemed unfriendly.
【小题3】 Why did the two men only buy coffee?
A.Because they didn’t have enough money.
B.Because they didn’t feel hungry.
C.Because they knew others would help them.
D.Because they were looked down upon.
【小题4】How did the teacher think of the author’s project?
A.Hard to believe.B.Interesting to read.
C.Very puzzling.D.Very satisfying.
【小题5】 What did the author think she learn from the story?
A.A friend in need is a friend indeed
B.Helping others can bring pleasure to many people.
C.Nothing is difficult to a willing heart.
D.Don’t judge people according to their appearance.

When I was learning calligraphy (书法), my teacher told me a story.
A calligrapher taught handwriting. One of his students who often practiced handwriting with old sheets of newspaper complained that he made very little progress though he had learned it with the calligrapher for a long time. His teacher said to him, “Try to use the best paper. Maybe you'll write better.”
The student did as he was told. It really worked. He made headway not long afterwards and felt curious. He asked his teacher about the reason. The calligrapher answered,“When you used old newspaper to practice handwriting, you would think you were writing a draft. It didn't matter if you wrote badly as old newspaper was plenty in supply. In that case you wouldn't pay much attention to it. Now you use the best paper and you'll treasure it. Each time you write you feel strongly about the rarity of chances and you'll devote to it with all your heart and soul; you'll do the handwriting much more attentively than practicing. Of course you've made rapid progress.”
Indeed, we spend our ordinary days just as they are worthless “old newspaper”.We don't care if we scrawl and waste it, thinking that it will come endlessly—the “old newspaper” is inexhaustible. In such a mood we may each day pass by opportunities but fail to catch any of them.
Life is not a military exercise but an actual war in which real weapons are used. In everyday life there's no chance for us to draft. That's because what we call “draft” actually is the answer sheet we write that cannot be changed.
Every day of our life is something new. Let us take every day as a sheet of the best paper.
【小题1】The calligrapher in the story told the student to write on the best paper because he thought ________.

A.the student would practice more carefully on the best paper
B.it was comfortable to write on the best paper
C.the student had enough money to buy the best paper
D.the student could write more on the best paper
【小题2】The student didn't make much progress at first because ________.
A.he didn't follow his teacher's advice
B.he was too poor to buy better paper to write on
C.he regarded his writing on old newspaper just as a draft
D.he was not used to the calligrapher's teaching manner
【小题3】We learn from the passage that ________.
A.the student finally gave up
B.the student made rapid progress by practicing more carefully
C.the calligrapher was strict with his students
D.old newspaper is not useful
【小题4】Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.What teachers say is always true.
B.Success calls for attentiveness.
C.Handwriting is easy to practice.
D.New things are always better than old ones.
【小题5】The writer wants to tell us that ________.
A.there are some good ways to practice handwriting
B.life is like old newspaper
C.we should learn from the student in the story
D.life will not give us a chance to draw a draft

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