2.What would I do for Carol's 50th birthday?It was(36)B that she didn't want a party,certainly not a surprise party (that was an agreement at our marriage).
"How about a small dinner with(37)C?"I asked.
"No,"she said,"I hate being the center of(38)A."
Still,the milestone had to be marked.(39)D wasn't going to let her get away with a Stouffer's frozen dinner and a movie video,(40)C this was all she said she wanted.
I thought and thought,and(41)B making my decision,I sent a letter to her friends,asking them for photos,poems,and letters."Carol doesn't (42)A a party in person…but I'm hoping to(43)D her a party in a book."I bought a(n)(44)A with a friend's advice,and what I wanted(45)B.For a few minutes at the end of every workday,I(46)C pull out the marking pens and make up the(47)D,Carol's.
Photos of her in junior high,pictures of us (48)C the boys,original songs,notes,cards,and poems.It made me(49)A for all the years we had had together.The(50)B was more than the album.It was the friendship and love she had given to me and to our kids and to all her friends and family.You could (51)B it on every page.
I wrapped it up and(52)A it home."Happy birthday,sweetie,"I said."It's not a frozen dinner or a video,but it's (53)D you deserve."She cried.She doesn't(54)C like to cry,but I think she likes the book.She's said so many times.And every time I remind her(55)B putting it together was a gift to me.
"How about a small dinner with(37)C?"I asked.
"No,"she said,"I hate being the center of(38)A."
Still,the milestone had to be marked.(39)D wasn't going to let her get away with a Stouffer's frozen dinner and a movie video,(40)C this was all she said she wanted.
I thought and thought,and(41)B making my decision,I sent a letter to her friends,asking them for photos,poems,and letters."Carol doesn't (42)A a party in person…but I'm hoping to(43)D her a party in a book."I bought a(n)(44)A with a friend's advice,and what I wanted(45)B.For a few minutes at the end of every workday,I(46)C pull out the marking pens and make up the(47)D,Carol's.
Photos of her in junior high,pictures of us (48)C the boys,original songs,notes,cards,and poems.It made me(49)A for all the years we had had together.The(50)B was more than the album.It was the friendship and love she had given to me and to our kids and to all her friends and family.You could (51)B it on every page.
I wrapped it up and(52)A it home."Happy birthday,sweetie,"I said."It's not a frozen dinner or a video,but it's (53)D you deserve."She cried.She doesn't(54)C like to cry,but I think she likes the book.She's said so many times.And every time I remind her(55)B putting it together was a gift to me.
36.A.amazing | B.clear | C.unusual | D.important |
37.A.neighbours | B.children | C.friends | D.classmates |
38.A.attention | B.comment | C.view | D.interest |
39.A.She | B.It | C.He | D.I |
40.A.for | B.or | C.and | D.when |
41.A.before | B.after | C.when | D.once |
42.A.want | B.have | C.hold | D.attend |
43.A.make | B.choose | C.find | D.give |
44.A.album | B.novel | C.mirror | D.overcoat |
45.A.went on | B.poured in | C.turned back | D.got away |
46.A.could | B.should | C.would | D.might |
47.A.decision | B.story | C.mind | D.book |
48.A.for | B.around | C.with | D.except |
49.A.grateful | B.worried | C.nervous | D.special |
50.A.meaning | B.gift | C.party | D.world |
51.A.count | B.read | C.express | D.improve |
52.A.took | B.sent | C.placed | D.packed |
53.A.how | B.why | C.which | D.what |
54.A.normally | B.merely | C.really | D.obviously |
55.A.whether | B.that | C.when | D.who |
1.There is one thing I will never forget,mainly because I learned the meaning of kindness then.
One day when I was in junior school,I went running on a (26)Dday.It was my favorite activity because the (27)Cwere so clean when it rained. (28)D,I saw an old man with (29)B clothes picking cans out of a rubbish bin.When I ran past him,I didn't know (30)A I should give him my umbrella.As I was thinking,I was still (31)C.But I finally decided to give him my umbrella,as I knew he needed the umbrella much more than I needed it,(32)D I ran back,give him the umbrella and said,"You (33)B this more than I do."To my (34)D,he took it with a big smile on his face and repeated,"Thank you!Thank you!God bless you."I hadn't expected he would (35)Cit so much.I walked away feeling (36)B.I turned back on last minute and (37)A him still smiling."It was just an umbrella."I thought,not (38)C that it was the (39)Dthat made him happy.He might feel that he wasn't (40)Bin the world.
A few weeks later,when I was running on the same street on a bright sunny day,I (41)C the same man in the same clothes sitting down resting.The only (42)Dwas my umbrella right beside him,looking like he (43)Ait.It was very clean and neatly placed.At that moment,I realized it didn't (44)D that I couldn't give him a house or a job.I only did what I was able to and it made a whole lot of (45)Bseem to go away.
One day when I was in junior school,I went running on a (26)Dday.It was my favorite activity because the (27)Cwere so clean when it rained. (28)D,I saw an old man with (29)B clothes picking cans out of a rubbish bin.When I ran past him,I didn't know (30)A I should give him my umbrella.As I was thinking,I was still (31)C.But I finally decided to give him my umbrella,as I knew he needed the umbrella much more than I needed it,(32)D I ran back,give him the umbrella and said,"You (33)B this more than I do."To my (34)D,he took it with a big smile on his face and repeated,"Thank you!Thank you!God bless you."I hadn't expected he would (35)Cit so much.I walked away feeling (36)B.I turned back on last minute and (37)A him still smiling."It was just an umbrella."I thought,not (38)C that it was the (39)Dthat made him happy.He might feel that he wasn't (40)Bin the world.
A few weeks later,when I was running on the same street on a bright sunny day,I (41)C the same man in the same clothes sitting down resting.The only (42)Dwas my umbrella right beside him,looking like he (43)Ait.It was very clean and neatly placed.At that moment,I realized it didn't (44)D that I couldn't give him a house or a job.I only did what I was able to and it made a whole lot of (45)Bseem to go away.
26.A.snowy | B.sunny | C.cloudy | D.rainy |
27.A.parks | B.paths | C.streets | D.gyms |
28.A.Hopefully | B.Unfortunately | C.Surprisingly | D.Suddenly |
29.A.nice | B.wet | C.funny | D.clean |
30.A.whether | B.when | C.why | D.how |
31.A.smiling | B.looking | C.running | D.walking |
32.A.for | B.when | C.since | D.so |
33.A.care | B.need | C.enjoy | D.like |
34.A.excitement | B.disappointment | C.joy | D.surprise |
35.A.favor | B.love | C.appreciate | D.admire |
36.A.high | B.good | C.scared | D.amused |
37.A.saw | B.heard | C.imagined | D.sensed |
38.A.expecting | B.watching | C.realizing | D.feeling |
39.A.trust | B.confidence | C.respect | D.kindness |
40.A.small | B.alone | C.bothered | D.useless |
41.A.cared about | B.called on | C.passed by | D.looked after |
42.A.achievement | B.sign | C.choice | D.difference |
43.A.valued | B.remembered | C.honored | D.washed |
44.A.change | B.occur | C.hurt | D.matter |
45.A.happiness | B.suffering | C.rudeness | D.feeling |
18."Everything happens for the best."my mother said whenever I felt disappointed."(36)B,and one day something good will happen.Then you'll realize it wouldn't have happened(37)Cthe disappointment you had experienced(38)A."Mother was right,(39)DI discovered after graduating from college,I had decided to try for a job(40)Aradio,then(41)Bmy way up to a sports announcer.I hitchhiked (搭免费车) to Chicago and tried every station,but got(42)A.In one studio,a kind lady told me big stations couldn't risk hiring inexperienced persons."Try your luck in the(43)C"she said.
I hitchhiked home to Dixon,Illinois,where there was no radio-announcing jobs.My father said a store wanted a local(44)Bto manage its sports department.Since Dixon was (45)CI had played high school football,I(46)D.The job sounded just(47)Afor me.But l wasn't hired.
My disappointment(48)Bhave shown."Everything harem for the best."Mother(49)C.Then I tried WOC Radio in Davenport,Iowa.The program director,Peter MacArthur,told me they had already hired an announcer.As I left his office,my disappointment boiled(50)D.I asked aloud."How can a fellow become a sport announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?"
I was waiting for the(51)Awhen I heard MacArthur calling,"What was that you said about sports?You know something about football?"Then he(52)Bme before a(53)Dand asked me to broadcast a(n)(54)Cgame.
On my way home,as I have many times(55)B,I thought of my mother's words.
I hitchhiked home to Dixon,Illinois,where there was no radio-announcing jobs.My father said a store wanted a local(44)Bto manage its sports department.Since Dixon was (45)CI had played high school football,I(46)D.The job sounded just(47)Afor me.But l wasn't hired.
My disappointment(48)Bhave shown."Everything harem for the best."Mother(49)C.Then I tried WOC Radio in Davenport,Iowa.The program director,Peter MacArthur,told me they had already hired an announcer.As I left his office,my disappointment boiled(50)D.I asked aloud."How can a fellow become a sport announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?"
I was waiting for the(51)Awhen I heard MacArthur calling,"What was that you said about sports?You know something about football?"Then he(52)Bme before a(53)Dand asked me to broadcast a(n)(54)Cgame.
On my way home,as I have many times(55)B,I thought of my mother's words.
36.A.Get on | B.Carry on | C.Work on | D.Concentrate on |
37.A.in spite of | B.regardless of | C.but for | D.instead of |
38.A.previously | B.preciously | C.precisely | D.presently |
39.A.it | B.what | C.that | D.as |
40.A.in | B.on | C.by | D.from |
41.A.feel | B.work | C.find | D.push |
42.A.declined | B.accepted | C.reduced | D.received |
43.A.city | B.home | C.country | D.town |
44.A.salesman | B.athlete | C.shop assistant | D.manager |
45.A.in which | B.when | C.where | D.how |
46.A.appealed | B.refused | C.agreed | D.applied |
47.A.right | B.reasonable | C.improper | D.stable |
48.A.should | B.must | C.could | D.might |
49.A.recommended | B.requested | C.reminded | D.required |
50.A.above | B.out | C.in | D.over |
51.A.lift | B.result | C.response | D.offer |
52.A.told | B.stood | C.showed | D.helped |
53.A.radio | B.station | C.TV | D.microphone |
54 A.live | B.ordinary | C.imaginary | D.fierce |
55.A.before | B.since | C.until | D.unless |
13.A U.S man found 300 letters to God floating in the Atlantic Ocean last week.He said on Friday he would(1)Athem to a church instead of selling them on eBay following protests from religious people.
The letters,sent to a late Baptist clergyman (牧师),were(2)C put in a sealed plastic shopping bag near a (3)D in Atlantic,New Jersey.
Bill Lacovara,an insurance adjuster from Ventnor,New Jersey,said he got the bag while on a fishing trip last week.
The letters were (4)C to the clergyman,who died in 2004.Someone cleaning his house may have(5)Bthe bag,which Lacovara found about 100 miles (160km) from Cooper's house.
They include one from a teenage girl asking God to (6)Aher for her wrongdoing,one from a prisoner who said he was (7)C and someone had set a trap for him,and (8)D from a man who wanted God's help winning the lottery,according to media reports.
Lavovara said he could have (9)Athem on eBay for up to£15,000(7,889 pounds) according to his prediction of the compete price and would have given the money to charity.But he has changed his mind because he said the move caused (10)B to some religious people.
"They said they were (11)Din me,and I didn't want to do something that's going to create (12)Dresults."he told Reuters.
Some (13)Bhim to burn the letters,throw them back in the ocean or give them to a church,Lacovara said.
Lacovara said about a dozen clergymen have offered to take the letters,and he is evaluating the (14)Ato make sure the letters don't fall into the (15)Ahands.
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The letters,sent to a late Baptist clergyman (牧师),were(2)C put in a sealed plastic shopping bag near a (3)D in Atlantic,New Jersey.
Bill Lacovara,an insurance adjuster from Ventnor,New Jersey,said he got the bag while on a fishing trip last week.
The letters were (4)C to the clergyman,who died in 2004.Someone cleaning his house may have(5)Bthe bag,which Lacovara found about 100 miles (160km) from Cooper's house.
They include one from a teenage girl asking God to (6)Aher for her wrongdoing,one from a prisoner who said he was (7)C and someone had set a trap for him,and (8)D from a man who wanted God's help winning the lottery,according to media reports.
Lavovara said he could have (9)Athem on eBay for up to£15,000(7,889 pounds) according to his prediction of the compete price and would have given the money to charity.But he has changed his mind because he said the move caused (10)B to some religious people.
"They said they were (11)Din me,and I didn't want to do something that's going to create (12)Dresults."he told Reuters.
Some (13)Bhim to burn the letters,throw them back in the ocean or give them to a church,Lacovara said.
Lacovara said about a dozen clergymen have offered to take the letters,and he is evaluating the (14)Ato make sure the letters don't fall into the (15)Ahands.
1.A.donate | B.show | C.sell | D.owe |
2.A.hurriedly | B.privately | C.mysteriously | D.occasionally |
3.A.river | B.lake | C.hill | D.beach |
4.A.taken | B.offered | C.addressed | D.given |
5.A.collected | B.thrown | C.opened | D.destroyed |
6.A.forgive | B.punish | C.adjust | D.charge |
7.A.friendly | B.correct | C.innocent | D.energetic |
8.A.others | B.another | C.the other | D.one |
9.A.auctioned | B.bought | C.donated | D.discounted |
10.A.damage | B.offence | C.injury | D.worry |
11.A.absorbed | B.involved | C.interested | D.disappointed |
12.A.final | B.direct | C.same | D.bad |
13.A.forced | B.urged | C.questioned | D.pleased |
14.A.requests | B.orders | C.commands | D.invitations |
15.A.wrong | B.poor | C.tight | D.firm |