9.Mr.Jackson was blind from birth.He owned a fruit (41)A on a very busy street.(42)C he was visually disabled,he ran his business pretty handsomely.He could see nothing and he could only (43)D the things within his reach. (44)B,he was able to handle it and was content with everything he had.
One day his son came to him.He told Mr.Jackson in (45)C that he read in the newspaper of a (46)A who could operate on his eyes and allow him to see.The father and son traveled to the doctor and paid for the (47)D.
After the operation,the doctor asked Mr.Jackson:"What is the first thing you are (48)C to see when I take the bandages off?"He replied,"I really want to see my beautiful (49)C on my stand!"
The doctor and the son (50)B Mr.Jackson down to the busy street where his fruit stand had been located for so many years.The doctor (51)C unwrapped the bandages (52)A he could lay his eyes on the beautiful fruit!Mr.Jackson was so full of (53)B that he could finally see his life's work-taking care of his fruit!After a few hours of (54)A his beautiful fiuit stand,he looked down the street both ways and saw there were quite a few fruit stands in both directions.He looked (55)D the street and saw many other fruit stands.He spent so much time looking at other people's fruit stands and (56)C the competition that soon his own business (57)B.
From Mr.Jackson's failure,we should know that everyone is a (58)C individual with different fingerprints,DNA and thinking.What we need to do is just be ourselves and (59)D everyone else to be who they are.Mind our own business and we should never be afraid of (60)A.
One day his son came to him.He told Mr.Jackson in (45)C that he read in the newspaper of a (46)A who could operate on his eyes and allow him to see.The father and son traveled to the doctor and paid for the (47)D.
After the operation,the doctor asked Mr.Jackson:"What is the first thing you are (48)C to see when I take the bandages off?"He replied,"I really want to see my beautiful (49)C on my stand!"
The doctor and the son (50)B Mr.Jackson down to the busy street where his fruit stand had been located for so many years.The doctor (51)C unwrapped the bandages (52)A he could lay his eyes on the beautiful fruit!Mr.Jackson was so full of (53)B that he could finally see his life's work-taking care of his fruit!After a few hours of (54)A his beautiful fiuit stand,he looked down the street both ways and saw there were quite a few fruit stands in both directions.He looked (55)D the street and saw many other fruit stands.He spent so much time looking at other people's fruit stands and (56)C the competition that soon his own business (57)B.
From Mr.Jackson's failure,we should know that everyone is a (58)C individual with different fingerprints,DNA and thinking.What we need to do is just be ourselves and (59)D everyone else to be who they are.Mind our own business and we should never be afraid of (60)A.
41.A.stand | B.company | C.store | D.center |
42.A.Because | B.As | C.Although | D.When |
43.A.remember | B.describe | C.imagine | D.feel |
44.A.Therefore | B.However | C.Otherwise | D.Besides |
45.A.pride | B.doubt | C.excitement | D.surprise |
46.A.doctor | B.nurse | C.chemist | D.volunteer |
47.A.information | B.medicine | C.service | D.operation |
48.A.nervous | B.1ucky | C.eager | D.afraid |
49.A.flowers | B.vegetables | C.fruit | D.clothing |
50.A.sent | B.accompanied | C.followed | D.invited |
51.A.suddenly | B.curiously | C.carefully | D.firmly |
52.A.so that | B.in case | C.even if | D.if only |
53.A.regret | B.joy | C.courage | D.relief |
54.A.enjoying | B.checking | C.judging | D.making |
55.A.above | B.within | C.through | D.across |
56.A.preparing for | B.focusing on | C.worrying about | D.taking up. |
57.A.improved | B.failed | C.appeared | D.expanded |
58.A.simple | B.reliable | C.unique | D.perfect |
59.A.force | B.require | C.persuade | D.allow |
60.A.competitions | B.changes | C.differences | D.disabilities |
7.Anyone who has been a parent knows that raising children is a tough job.It is filled with as many difficult and(1)Dmoments as with moments of joy.Children don't come with an instruction manual(说明书).And each child is(2)B.So parents sometimes feel(3)C,not knowing what to do.But in raising children-as in all of life-what we do is(4)A by our culture.Naturally then,American parents teach their children basic American(5)D.To Americans,the goal of parents is to help children become(6)C.From childhood,each child may get his or her own room.As children grow,they get more(7)A to make their own choices.Teenagers choose their own forms of entertainment,as well as the friends to share them with.When they reach young adulthood,they(8)Dtheir own jobs and marriage partners.Of course,many young adults(9)Aseek their parents'advice and approval for the choice they make.But once they"(10)Dthe nest"at around 18to 21years old,they want to be on their own,not tied to their mother's apron strings (围裙带).The(11)Bbetween parents and children in America is very informal.American parents try to treat their children as individuals(个体)-not as(12)Dof themselves.They(13)Athem to achieve their own dreams.Americans praise and encourage their children to give them the(14)Dto succeed.When children become adults,their relationship with their parents becomes more like a (15)A among equals.But contrary to popular belief,most adult Americans don't make their parents pay for room and board when they come to visit.Even as adults,they respect and honor their parents.
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1.A.delightful | B.meaningful | C.hopeful | D.painful |
2.A.strange | B.different | C.new | D.similar |
3.A.excited | B.frightened | C.puzzled | D.surprised |
4.A.influenced | B.made | C.controlled | D.changed |
5.A.services | B.standards | C.language | D.values |
6.A.brave | B.active | C.independent | D.optimistic |
7.A.freedom | B.space | C.time | D.money |
8.A.love | B.change | C.design | D.choose |
9.A.still | B.then | C.thus | D.therefore |
10.A.build | B.get | C.enter | D.leave |
11.A.conversation | B.relationship | C.competition | D.gap |
12.A.friends | B.children | C.teenagers | D.extensions |
13.A.allow | B.force | C.forbid | D.persuade |
14.A.dependence | B.trust | C.belief | D.confidence |
15.A.friendship | B.citizenship | C.membership | D.leadership |