7.Yesterday,I cut hundreds of tomatoes for a free dinner that took place tonight in a party.As I left my home to(36)Bthe party,something came into my mind.I did not feel right leaving only with the (37)A of receiving things.I had a strong (38)Cto continue giving something to those who needed it,(39)BI had worked many hours to prepare the food.
(40)D,I decided to make a gift out of some leftover food I had cooked.I (41)Ba container with the food.Along with a(42)C,I put it in a bag,creating a packed meal.
As I was(43)Bon the street,I kept a watchful eye out for someone who was really (44)C.On my way home,I saw a (45)D man pushing a grocery cart(手推车) full of old things abandoned by others.He wandered aimlessly around the street.This cart (46)Ato be his only home and he really needed any(47)Bhe could get.I(48)Ahim that I had some food that I planned to give to someone who was hungry and I(49)D it to him.He immediately(50)Ait.After a brief conversation,the(51)Cman sincerely thanked me for what I had done.
As I walked away,a(52)Dwalking alone in the street said,"That is so kind of you!"I was really(53)Abecause I was in the area where people have a bad(54)Cand generally do not make friendly statements like that.I smiled at the passer-by and felt(55)D,as if a task had been accomplished.I wonder,though,if this really was a task,who uploaded the order into my mind?
(40)D,I decided to make a gift out of some leftover food I had cooked.I (41)Ba container with the food.Along with a(42)C,I put it in a bag,creating a packed meal.
As I was(43)Bon the street,I kept a watchful eye out for someone who was really (44)C.On my way home,I saw a (45)D man pushing a grocery cart(手推车) full of old things abandoned by others.He wandered aimlessly around the street.This cart (46)Ato be his only home and he really needed any(47)Bhe could get.I(48)Ahim that I had some food that I planned to give to someone who was hungry and I(49)D it to him.He immediately(50)Ait.After a brief conversation,the(51)Cman sincerely thanked me for what I had done.
As I walked away,a(52)Dwalking alone in the street said,"That is so kind of you!"I was really(53)Abecause I was in the area where people have a bad(54)Cand generally do not make friendly statements like that.I smiled at the passer-by and felt(55)D,as if a task had been accomplished.I wonder,though,if this really was a task,who uploaded the order into my mind?
36.A.charge | B.attend | C.serve | D.host |
37.A.aim | B.dream | C.need | D.task |
38.A.will | B.attraction | C.desire | D.ambition |
39.A.because | B.though | C.so | D.but |
40.A.Somehow | B.Besides | C.However | D.Therefore |
41.A.replaced | B.filled | C.enlarged | D.exchanged |
42.A.cup | B.box | C.fork | D.bottle |
43.A.thinking | B.walking | C.driving | D.running |
44.A.old | B.thirsty | C.hungry | D.cold |
45.A.tall | B.sick | C.kind-hearted | D.poorly-dressed |
46.A.seemed | B.proved | C.used | D.happened |
47.A.rest | B.food | C.house | D.job |
48.A.told | B.warned | C.reminded | D.taught |
49.A.moved | B.mailed | C.threw | D.showed |
50.A.accepted | B.refused | C.caught | D.emptied |
51.A.polite | B.lucky | C.homeless | D.cautious |
52.A.kid | B.friend | C.colleague | D.stranger |
53.A.surprised | B.satisfied | C.excited | D.touched |
54.A.environment | B.economy | C.name | D.habit |
55.A.safe | B.inspired | C.warm | D.relaxed |
4.For hours I had been traveling up the Nile Valley,from Luxor to Cairo,on a train jammed with Egypt's working poor.
At I a.m.I(36)ACairo and took a taxi to Tahrir Square.I was(37)Cand,having been to Cairo before,knew that while most of the city was(38)Bat this hour,a couple of fast-food restaurants would be open there.
The taxi dropped me(39)Dacross the street from Hardee's.A moment later,just as I was about to(40)Dthe restaurant door,two street children ran towards me with full(41)Cfor food.
Being a veteran (老练之人) traveler(42)Bhaving once lived in Egypt for a year,I was no stranger to children (43)Cor people asking me for help.But seldom had I been so(44)D by the sincerity of the request.
I turned back to the(45)Aand asked them to wait while I went inside to buy them food.At the counter I(46)Atwo hamburgers for the boys.
When their food was ready,I walked back(47)Band invited them in to eat with me."No!"they cried(48)C."We do not belong in such a nice place!"
(49)Ato persuade them otherwise,I brought the(50)Bout,and as they took the burgers,they showered me with 30 seconds of nonstop(51)A.praying that Allah would bless me always.
And this is(52)B.five years later,I still ask God's blessings for those two Egyptian boys.I(53)Cas sincerely as they had for me,(54)Dthat while they had nothing material to give,they had given me something (55)A:an awareness of my spiritual poverty and a desire for a softer heart.
At I a.m.I(36)ACairo and took a taxi to Tahrir Square.I was(37)Cand,having been to Cairo before,knew that while most of the city was(38)Bat this hour,a couple of fast-food restaurants would be open there.
The taxi dropped me(39)Dacross the street from Hardee's.A moment later,just as I was about to(40)Dthe restaurant door,two street children ran towards me with full(41)Cfor food.
Being a veteran (老练之人) traveler(42)Bhaving once lived in Egypt for a year,I was no stranger to children (43)Cor people asking me for help.But seldom had I been so(44)D by the sincerity of the request.
I turned back to the(45)Aand asked them to wait while I went inside to buy them food.At the counter I(46)Atwo hamburgers for the boys.
When their food was ready,I walked back(47)Band invited them in to eat with me."No!"they cried(48)C."We do not belong in such a nice place!"
(49)Ato persuade them otherwise,I brought the(50)Bout,and as they took the burgers,they showered me with 30 seconds of nonstop(51)A.praying that Allah would bless me always.
And this is(52)B.five years later,I still ask God's blessings for those two Egyptian boys.I(53)Cas sincerely as they had for me,(54)Dthat while they had nothing material to give,they had given me something (55)A:an awareness of my spiritual poverty and a desire for a softer heart.
36.A.reached | B.saw | C.visited | D.noticed |
37.A.thirsty | B.angry | C.hungry | D.frightened |
38.A.let down | B.closed down | C.got down | D.put down |
39.A.away | B.back | C.out | D.off |
40.A.shut | B.lock | C.cover | D.open |
41.A.smiles | B.hardships | C.cries | D.honors |
42.A.apart from | B.as well as | C.in favour of | D.in return for |
43.A.beating | B.struggling | C.begging | D.trembling |
44.A.surprised | B.regretted | C.appointed | D.moved |
45.A.boys | B.drivers | C.waiters | D.workers |
46.A.ordered | B.demanded | C.requested | D.deserved |
47.A.inside | B.outside | C.forward | D.backward |
48.A.happily | B.cheerfully | C.astonishingly | D.sadly |
49.A.Unable | B.Impossible | C.Ready | D.Willing |
50.A.book | B.food | C.cook | D.look |
51.A.blessings | B.belongings | C.campaigns | D.challenges |
52.A.how | B.why | C.where | D.when |
53.A.tell | B.speak | C.pray | D.bow |
54.A.forgetting | B.following | C.regretting | D.remembering |
55.A.greater | B.fewer | C.less | D.lower |
1.When I became an amputee at age 29,I was forced to rethink the idea of physical perfection.My life became different,as I changed from an acceptably attractive woman to an object of pity and (50)B.
Too busy (51)D physical pain and obvious mobility limitation,I was not aware of this change at first.I was determined to (52)D,feeling good about the progress I had made,as I moved forward.
(53)C,as I made my first excursion outside the hospital,society had already assigned me a new status.Happy to be free of my restriction in the hospital,I rolled through the shopping mall-a (54)C survivor,feeling like a war hero.Unfortunately,I had a rude (55)A as I discovered that others did not view me in the way I had come to view myself.
All eyes were upon me,yet no one dared to make eye contact.Their efforts to(56)D my eyes forced me to realize they saw only my missing legs.Mothers (57)B held their children closer as I passed.Elderly women patted me on the head saying,"God Bless You!"with (58)A in their eyes.
While I sat thinking about what had happened,a small girl came up to me.She stared with unembarrassed (59)A at the empty pants.Finding nothing there,she looked up at me with a puzzled look,she innocently asked,"Lady,where did your legs go?"
I explained that my legs had been sick.Since my legs hadn't been strong and healthy like hers,the doctors had to (60)C them.Leaning her head upwards,she asked,"Did they go to‘Leg Heaven'?"
That incident made me think about how (61)A children and adults react to the unknown.To a child,an odd appearance is an interesting curiosity and a(62)B learning experience while adults often view the same thing with fear and horror.I began to realize that,I,too had been (63)B of the same inappropriate reactions before I knew what life was like for an amputee.
To fulfill the wholeness of my mind and spirit,I now smile warmly,make eye contact,and speak in a confident manner.By using a (64)C approach,I attempt to enlighten society about the fact that having a not-so-perfect body doesn't mean having a poor quality of life.
Too busy (51)D physical pain and obvious mobility limitation,I was not aware of this change at first.I was determined to (52)D,feeling good about the progress I had made,as I moved forward.
(53)C,as I made my first excursion outside the hospital,society had already assigned me a new status.Happy to be free of my restriction in the hospital,I rolled through the shopping mall-a (54)C survivor,feeling like a war hero.Unfortunately,I had a rude (55)A as I discovered that others did not view me in the way I had come to view myself.
All eyes were upon me,yet no one dared to make eye contact.Their efforts to(56)D my eyes forced me to realize they saw only my missing legs.Mothers (57)B held their children closer as I passed.Elderly women patted me on the head saying,"God Bless You!"with (58)A in their eyes.
While I sat thinking about what had happened,a small girl came up to me.She stared with unembarrassed (59)A at the empty pants.Finding nothing there,she looked up at me with a puzzled look,she innocently asked,"Lady,where did your legs go?"
I explained that my legs had been sick.Since my legs hadn't been strong and healthy like hers,the doctors had to (60)C them.Leaning her head upwards,she asked,"Did they go to‘Leg Heaven'?"
That incident made me think about how (61)A children and adults react to the unknown.To a child,an odd appearance is an interesting curiosity and a(62)B learning experience while adults often view the same thing with fear and horror.I began to realize that,I,too had been (63)B of the same inappropriate reactions before I knew what life was like for an amputee.
To fulfill the wholeness of my mind and spirit,I now smile warmly,make eye contact,and speak in a confident manner.By using a (64)C approach,I attempt to enlighten society about the fact that having a not-so-perfect body doesn't mean having a poor quality of life.
50.A.comfort | B.fear | C.hatred | D.sadness |
51.A.crying with | B.figuring out | C.holding back | D.dealing with |
52.A.endure | B.quit | C.revenge | D.succeed |
53.A.Instead | B.Moreover | C.However | D.Therefore |
54.A.calm | B.poor | C.proud | D.rare |
5.A.awakening | B.ending | C.happening | D.proceeding |
56.A.turn | B.hold | C.catch | D.avoid |
57.A.softly | B.protectively | C.reluctantly | D.pleasantly |
58.A.pity | B.anger | C.depression | D.upset |
59.A.curiosity | B.determination | C.enthusiasm | D.satisfaction |
60.A.lose | B.adjust | C.remove | D.stretch |
61.A.differently | B.positively | C.strangely | D.sympathetically |
62.A.painful | B.potential | C.similar | D.common |
63.A.conscious | B.guilty | C.ignorant | D.short |
64.A.creative | B.flexible | C.positive | D.scientific |
20.I was feeling a little blue.My mother had been laid off from her job,but she said she was OK since her boss wasn't the nicest person (36)C.
I got off the college bus and started walking.That's (37)BI heard piano music and singing rising above the (38)Aof the people and the traffic.I walked a little slower (39)DI could find out to where it was coming from. (40)Dthe crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a (41)Bnext to her,singing songs about love.The way she was singing (42)Dme a bit.I stood there watching her (43)Afor about fifteen minutes,thinking that it must take (44)Cto perform on her own in public.
Feeling my presence,she looked in my (45)B.I walked over and put some money in her carriage."I have been going through a (46)Ctime lately,but you're made me hopeful again."
"I'm happy that I could (47)D.Why are you so sad?"
"Well,my mum told got (48)Bfrom her job,but I'm not sure what to do…."
"You see,the way you were (49)C,"she explained."Don't look defeated,(50)A comes in different ways.If your head is down you might never see it..Smile more…(51)B your head up."
I smiled slightly,amazed by how she was (52)Bme.
"Why are you playing here?"I asked.
"I am not making music.Istudy psychology.I often see many (53)Cpeople and hope to relieve their (54)Aand make them think positively by sharing music."
I smiled a little wider.She doing a good thing.My heart was touched by a (55)Dsoul.
She explained to me that she sees a lot of negative people in the world and she tries to alleviate the pain and bring more positivity by sharing motivational music.She told me that when she wasn't making music she studied psychology.So,that was how she knew some of the things she was telling me.
I smiled a little wider because I knew that she was doing a good thing.So,after that we parted,my heart touched and lightened by a musical soul!
I got off the college bus and started walking.That's (37)BI heard piano music and singing rising above the (38)Aof the people and the traffic.I walked a little slower (39)DI could find out to where it was coming from. (40)Dthe crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a (41)Bnext to her,singing songs about love.The way she was singing (42)Dme a bit.I stood there watching her (43)Afor about fifteen minutes,thinking that it must take (44)Cto perform on her own in public.
Feeling my presence,she looked in my (45)B.I walked over and put some money in her carriage."I have been going through a (46)Ctime lately,but you're made me hopeful again."
"I'm happy that I could (47)D.Why are you so sad?"
"Well,my mum told got (48)Bfrom her job,but I'm not sure what to do…."
"You see,the way you were (49)C,"she explained."Don't look defeated,(50)A comes in different ways.If your head is down you might never see it..Smile more…(51)B your head up."
I smiled slightly,amazed by how she was (52)Bme.
"Why are you playing here?"I asked.
"I am not making music.Istudy psychology.I often see many (53)Cpeople and hope to relieve their (54)Aand make them think positively by sharing music."
I smiled a little wider.She doing a good thing.My heart was touched by a (55)Dsoul.
She explained to me that she sees a lot of negative people in the world and she tries to alleviate the pain and bring more positivity by sharing motivational music.She told me that when she wasn't making music she studied psychology.So,that was how she knew some of the things she was telling me.
I smiled a little wider because I knew that she was doing a good thing.So,after that we parted,my heart touched and lightened by a musical soul!
36.A.instead | B.somehow | C.anyway | D.either |
37.A.since | B.when | C.before | D.after |
38.A.noise | B.view | C.scene | D.hurry |
39.A.but | B.yet | C.or | D.so |
40.A.Across | B.Along | C.Beside | D.Through |
41.A.plate | B.carriage | C.basket | D.bowl |
42.A.discouraged | B.disturbed | C.shocked | D.comforted |
43.A.playing | B.begging | C.dancing | D.refreshing |
44.A.image | B.belief | C.courage | D.time |
45.A.instruction | B.direction | C.operation | D.intention |
46.A.peaceful | B.nice | C.rough | D.pleasure |
47.A.work | B.improve | C.stand | D.help |
48.A.lost | B.fired | C.stuck | D.tired |
49.A.sighing | B.listening | C.walking | D.talking |
50.A.Opportunities | B.Possibilities | C.Performances | D.Experiences |
51.A.drop | B.lift | C.pick | D.knock |
52.A.depressing | B.encouraging | C.frightening | D.surprising |
53.A.active | B.thoughtful | C.negative | D.surprising |
54.A.pain | B.sight | C.respect | D.attention |
55.A.classical | B.serious | C.curious | D.musical |
19.During the years when I was a teacher,I learned a lot of things.Perhaps the most important one was the life-changing (36)C of encouraging words.
I (37)B what Leo Buscaglia had done with his students in University of Southern California.In one class Leo Buscaglia and his students had made two lists of (38)B,one positive and one negative.Then they (39)A the negative words in the trash and tried to use only the (40)Dwords for one month.They were (41)Cat how much better their lives became just by using words full of (42)B.
I decided to try this as well by (43)Bsomething good to write on each paper my students (44)D.No matter how many mistakes a student's paper (45)A,there was always a (46)D sentence,beautiful thought,or a great idea that I could (47)Bon.I remember glancing over my desk and (48)Csome of the students reading those encouraging words (49)A.It was a joy seeing their eyes shine a little brighter,their (50)C sit up a little straighter,and their learning climb a lot (51)B.
I recently saw one of my (52)D students and we talked for a while.He has got married,and has two children now.As I was saying goodbye,he said,"You know I (53)C have a few of those old papers.I look at them from time to time.I just (54)A my kids have a good teacher like you."I was amazed at the (55)C those few positive words had on his life.
May your own life be forever full of encouraging words in your ears,from your lips and in your heart.
I (37)B what Leo Buscaglia had done with his students in University of Southern California.In one class Leo Buscaglia and his students had made two lists of (38)B,one positive and one negative.Then they (39)A the negative words in the trash and tried to use only the (40)Dwords for one month.They were (41)Cat how much better their lives became just by using words full of (42)B.
I decided to try this as well by (43)Bsomething good to write on each paper my students (44)D.No matter how many mistakes a student's paper (45)A,there was always a (46)D sentence,beautiful thought,or a great idea that I could (47)Bon.I remember glancing over my desk and (48)Csome of the students reading those encouraging words (49)A.It was a joy seeing their eyes shine a little brighter,their (50)C sit up a little straighter,and their learning climb a lot (51)B.
I recently saw one of my (52)D students and we talked for a while.He has got married,and has two children now.As I was saying goodbye,he said,"You know I (53)C have a few of those old papers.I look at them from time to time.I just (54)A my kids have a good teacher like you."I was amazed at the (55)C those few positive words had on his life.
May your own life be forever full of encouraging words in your ears,from your lips and in your heart.
36.A.method | B.ability | C.power | D.approach |
37.A.improved | B.1earned | C.wondered | D.used |
38.A.books | B.words | C.ideas | D.tasks |
39.A.threw | B.collected | C.stored | D.wrote |
40.A.familiar | B.standard | C.common | D.positive |
41.A.curious | B.disappointed | C.amazed | D.confused |
42.A.astonishment | B.encouragement | C.friendship | D.advantage |
43.A.buying | B.finding | C.asking | D.wishing |
44.A.took down | B.put away | C.looked through | D.handed in |
45.A.contained | B.created | C.avoided | D.reduced |
46.A.complete | B.strange | C.simple | D.meaningful |
47.A.agree | B.comment | C.bring | D.depend |
48.A.keeping | B.having | C.seeing | D.1eaving |
49.A.again and again | B.now and then | C.little by little | D.step by step |
50.A.1egs | B.waists | C.backs | D.shoulders |
51.A.further | B.higher | C.deeper | D.wider |
52.A.present | B.clever | C.careful | D.former |
53.A.ever | B.never | C.still | D.merely |
54.A.hope | B.admit | C.complain | D.remember |
55.A.result | B.strength | C.effect | D.importance |
18.Sometimes giving someone a helping hand is just simple.But sometimes it works like a(36)C that opens a door to a whole new world of understanding.
Living in a small all-white (37)A in the Midwest,my family and I were (38)Bthat we were safe from the race riots (暴乱) in some larger cities.That (39)Awhen I began working at a bank in a larger city nearby.My family(40)Dgave me advice on whom to avoid,what situation to stay away,and how to (41)Amyself.
On a snowy(42)Dafter work,I guided my second-hand car out onto the street and knew(43)D I didn't have to stop,it would keep running.The battery needed replacing.However,as I expected the car choked and died at a red light.Fortunately,to my(44)C,I saw a pair of headlights coming up.But(45)A three young black men jumped out of the car,I could hardly(46)B-fear filled me.
The driver came to my windows and asked if I needed help.I (47)Bfor a moment and then nodded.The fellows crowded around at once and(48)
C working.As one of them connected the two engines by cables,my nerve (神经) jumped with so much electricity I think I could have charged the(49)Aand brought it back to life.But thankfully they(50)Bcompleted the project.
I pulled out a few(51)D from the purse,"It's all I have but it's yours,I appreciate the help.Thank you."
The driver must have seen the (52)D still in my eyes because he smiled,seeming to be(53)Cby my panic,and then waved his hand,"You(54)Cit.Just glad to help."
This experience taught me that I should never simply (55)Banyone according to their skin color or race or wealth.
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Living in a small all-white (37)A in the Midwest,my family and I were (38)Bthat we were safe from the race riots (暴乱) in some larger cities.That (39)Awhen I began working at a bank in a larger city nearby.My family(40)Dgave me advice on whom to avoid,what situation to stay away,and how to (41)Amyself.
On a snowy(42)Dafter work,I guided my second-hand car out onto the street and knew(43)D I didn't have to stop,it would keep running.The battery needed replacing.However,as I expected the car choked and died at a red light.Fortunately,to my(44)C,I saw a pair of headlights coming up.But(45)A three young black men jumped out of the car,I could hardly(46)B-fear filled me.
The driver came to my windows and asked if I needed help.I (47)Bfor a moment and then nodded.The fellows crowded around at once and(48)
C working.As one of them connected the two engines by cables,my nerve (神经) jumped with so much electricity I think I could have charged the(49)Aand brought it back to life.But thankfully they(50)Bcompleted the project.
I pulled out a few(51)D from the purse,"It's all I have but it's yours,I appreciate the help.Thank you."
The driver must have seen the (52)D still in my eyes because he smiled,seeming to be(53)Cby my panic,and then waved his hand,"You(54)Cit.Just glad to help."
This experience taught me that I should never simply (55)Banyone according to their skin color or race or wealth.
36.A.push | B.key | C.car | D.handle |
37.A.house | B.dry | C.country | D.company |
38.A.grateful | B.curious | C.upset | D.hopeful |
39.A.crashed | B.improved | C.settled | D.changed |
40.A.cautiously | B.approximately | C.nervously | D.fluently |
41.A.distinguish | B.defend | C.behave | D.express |
42.A.morning | B.noon | C.afternoon | D.evening |
43.A.even if | B.in case | C.as long as | D.now that |
44.A.relief | B.regret | C.content | D.belief |
45.A.because | B.if | C.although | D.when |
46.A.breathe | B.speak | C.drive | D.survive |
47.A.calculated | B.choked | C.hesitated | D.screamed |
48.A.set about | B.set down | C.set aside | D.set up |
49.A.engine | B.battery | C.headlight | D.cable |
50.A.slowly | B.briefly | C.gradually | D.quickly |
51.A.dollars | B.tickets | C.cards | D.pictures |
52.A.interest | B.confuse | C.fear | D.shock |
53.A.amused | B.frightened | C.thrilled | D.disappointed |
54.A.make | B.keep | C.spend | D.earn |
55.A.judge | B.trust | C.attack | D.dislike |