19.
In giving advice,you must learn to understand the person's level of judgment.There will be some people who come to you with unconnected knowledge,talking about,say,Vitamin B12and other modern(41)concepts.When they ask advice,begin at that level.Unless you start at their own level,they will not be able to understand.You must explain to them in scientific terms the effects of the food they eat,and how they need to (42)changeit.
You have to train yourself to be very(43)flexible.Staying at one level is not being a free man.If we stay at a very high level all the time,that is not practical.A limitless person goes (44)freelyfrom one level of thinking to another,according to his circumstances.To do this we must get rid of our unwillingness to change our way of thinking or behavior,become friends with everyone,and have the same loving feelings for everyone.Then we can give advice to all kinds of people.If there is someone or something you dislike,you are still(45)limited,and your ability to give advice is reduced.For anyone,the same.A free person acts like that.
You cannot stay with a sick person all the time.You must (46)respect a person's freedom as much as you can.If people really want to die,let them-it is their freedom.The point is never to become an authority(47)figure; remain a friend or advisor.People should not come back (48)repeatedlyfor consultation; if they do,your advice has been incomplete-you did not know how to give the (49)properadvice about freedom.If they do not understand that,sick people become slaves; they are still afraid inside,and are(50)dependent.That is no way to build a healthy world and help people become happy and free.
A.change B.repeatedly C.dependent D.limited E.flexible F.proper G.respect H.concepts I.explained J.freely K.figure |
You have to train yourself to be very(43)flexible.Staying at one level is not being a free man.If we stay at a very high level all the time,that is not practical.A limitless person goes (44)freelyfrom one level of thinking to another,according to his circumstances.To do this we must get rid of our unwillingness to change our way of thinking or behavior,become friends with everyone,and have the same loving feelings for everyone.Then we can give advice to all kinds of people.If there is someone or something you dislike,you are still(45)limited,and your ability to give advice is reduced.For anyone,the same.A free person acts like that.
You cannot stay with a sick person all the time.You must (46)respect a person's freedom as much as you can.If people really want to die,let them-it is their freedom.The point is never to become an authority(47)figure; remain a friend or advisor.People should not come back (48)repeatedlyfor consultation; if they do,your advice has been incomplete-you did not know how to give the (49)properadvice about freedom.If they do not understand that,sick people become slaves; they are still afraid inside,and are(50)dependent.That is no way to build a healthy world and help people become happy and free.
18.
Camping wild is a wonderful way to experience the natural world and,at its best,it makes little environmental influence.But with (41)increasing numbers of people wanting to escape into the wilderness,it is becoming more and more important to camp unobtrusively (不引人注目地) and leave no mark.
Wild camping is not permitted in many places,(42)particularly in crowded lowland Britain.Wherever you are,find out about organizations (43)responsible for managing wild spaces,and (44)contact them to find out their policy on camping and shelter building.For example,it is fine to camp wild in remote parts of Scotland,but in England you must ask the landowner's (45)permission,except in national parks.
Camping is about having relaxation,sleeping outdoors,(46)experiencing bad weather,and making food without modern conveniences.A busy,fully-equipped campsite seems to go against this,so (47)seek out smaller,more remote places with easy (48)access to open spaces and perhaps beaches.Better still,find a campsite with no road access:walking in makes a real adventure.
Finding the right spot to camp is the first step to (49)guarantee a good night's sleep.Choose a campsite with privacy and minimum influence on others and the environment.Try to use an area where people have (50)obviously camped before rather than creating a new spot.Always consider what influence you might have on the natural world.Avoid damaging plants.A good campsite is found,not made-changing it should be unnecessary.
A.permission B.particularly C.experiencing D.contact E.identified F.seek G.increasing H.obviously I.responsible J.guarantee K.access |
Wild camping is not permitted in many places,(42)particularly in crowded lowland Britain.Wherever you are,find out about organizations (43)responsible for managing wild spaces,and (44)contact them to find out their policy on camping and shelter building.For example,it is fine to camp wild in remote parts of Scotland,but in England you must ask the landowner's (45)permission,except in national parks.
Camping is about having relaxation,sleeping outdoors,(46)experiencing bad weather,and making food without modern conveniences.A busy,fully-equipped campsite seems to go against this,so (47)seek out smaller,more remote places with easy (48)access to open spaces and perhaps beaches.Better still,find a campsite with no road access:walking in makes a real adventure.
Finding the right spot to camp is the first step to (49)guarantee a good night's sleep.Choose a campsite with privacy and minimum influence on others and the environment.Try to use an area where people have (50)obviously camped before rather than creating a new spot.Always consider what influence you might have on the natural world.Avoid damaging plants.A good campsite is found,not made-changing it should be unnecessary.
17.Starting from my early young age,I was a happy child.However,at age twelve,my life had a huge(41)B.I developed obsessive compulsive disorder(OCD).I started to wash my hands ten times an hour to (42)A germs and I frequently checked my kitchen oven to make sure that it was (43)C.This way of life continued for four (44)D years,and by then,my OCD had led to (45)D.I was no longer the happy little girl I had been.I told my mother that I was suffering from depression.So mum took me for a (46)A.The medicine didn't help me very much.I was still (47)D sad,believing that my life no longer (48)B.
One autumn evening two years ago,I (49)B rock bottom.I even thought suicide(自杀)was the only (50)C to my depression problem,so I wrote a suicide (51)Cto my family.As I was folding the note,my (52)D fell on a photograph.It was a picture of a lovely little girl with dark-blue eyes (53)A of adventure and curiosity.It took me a few minutes to (54)B that the smiling girl in the photo was me.The photo had been taken at one weekend at my uncle's house when I was seven.Suddenly I felt a (55)D and it was like my younger self had sent me a message.Once I had been a (56)Alittle girl,and I had to become strong like that again.
I tore up my suicide note and swore that l would have to (57)B the depression with my mind,too.I could make myself happy again.It has been two years (58)D I"rediscovered"myself.I am OCD-and depression-free.I am prepared for whatever (59)Clife may bring.My hero is a seven-year-old girl,(60)Cback at me from a photo on my desk.
One autumn evening two years ago,I (49)B rock bottom.I even thought suicide(自杀)was the only (50)C to my depression problem,so I wrote a suicide (51)Cto my family.As I was folding the note,my (52)D fell on a photograph.It was a picture of a lovely little girl with dark-blue eyes (53)A of adventure and curiosity.It took me a few minutes to (54)B that the smiling girl in the photo was me.The photo had been taken at one weekend at my uncle's house when I was seven.Suddenly I felt a (55)D and it was like my younger self had sent me a message.Once I had been a (56)Alittle girl,and I had to become strong like that again.
I tore up my suicide note and swore that l would have to (57)B the depression with my mind,too.I could make myself happy again.It has been two years (58)D I"rediscovered"myself.I am OCD-and depression-free.I am prepared for whatever (59)Clife may bring.My hero is a seven-year-old girl,(60)Cback at me from a photo on my desk.
41.A.request | B.breakdown | C.outcome | D.drawback |
42.A.avoid | B.breed | C.carry | D.examine |
43.A.down | B.hot | C.off | D.clear |
44.A.boring | B.careful | C.timid | D.painful |
45.A.impression | B.pressure | C.motivation | D.depression |
46.A.doctor | B.stranger | C.teacher | D.schoolmaster |
47.A.generally | B.suddenly | C.occasionally | D.constantly |
48.A.changed | B.mattered | C.succeeded | D.failed |
49.A.lost | B.hit | C.found | D.broke |
50.A.situation | B.method | C.solution | D.relation |
51.A.essay | B.notice | C.note | D.poster |
52.A.hands | B.heart | C.head | D.eyes |
53.A.full | B.free | C.proud | D.fond |
54.A.imagine | B.realize | C.predict | D.guess |
55.A.rest | B.fright | C.wonder | D.chill |
56.A.strong | B.beautiful | C.young | D.curious |
57.A.accept | B.fight | C.relieve | D.distract |
58.A.when | B.after | C.before | D.since |
59.A.concerns | B.demands | C.challenges | D.chances |
60.A.crying | B.shouting | C.smiling | D.going |
16.Grandfather was a wise man.No matter how badly-behaved I had been,I could tell Grandpa anything and my secrets were (36)B.He loved me and would never give them away.
I remember a time when a bunch of us were playing baseball behind Mrs.Ferguson's house.I hit one pitch just right and …slam!It ended up breaking Mrs.Ferguson's kitchen window!We all (37)A!
After I got home,I told Grandpa about it.He knew we had been(38)Cmany times about the dangers of playing where we shouldn't.(39)Dhe just listened.
"I was wrong,"I told him,with my head down."I hate myself for what I did.Is there a way (40)B?"
"Well,"he said,"Mrs.Ferguson has a problem,just like you.If she knew you (41)D and you were afraid of her,she would be sad.I'll bet she wishes you would give her a chance to be (42)D.It's your decision.Are you planning to (43)B nothing happened?Just keep quiet and hide what you're not proud of?"
"I don't know,"I (44)A."Things might get worse…"
"Let's think it through,"he said finally."If you were Mrs.Ferguson,what would you do?"I didn't know what she might do.I had been(45)C that Mrs.Ferguson would stay mad at me,so I ran.On the way home I imagined that she was a mean witch chasing me.
"Well,"I said,taking a deep breath,"One solution is to tell Mrs.Ferguson I'm sorry and offer to fix her (46)A."
"If you call her,"asked Grandpa,"What's the (47)B that can happen?"I had to think for a moment.I realized that even if she did not accept my (48)D,it could not be any worse than seeing the (49)Don Mom and Dad's faces.
Grandpa smiled when he knew I had (50)Cit out.
"Doing what's right is not always (51)A,"he said,handing me the (52)B."I'm proud of you."Grandpa did not make me do it.It was always my (53)D.As it turned out,Mrs.Ferguson was very kind and we even became really close friends.
"Admitting what you're not proud of is the hardest thing of all,"said Grandpa."Choosing to be honest makes others (54)Cyou and respect you."
Grandpa passed away a year ago and I miss him so much.He gave me the tools to fix many problems and most of all he showed me I was (55)A.
I remember a time when a bunch of us were playing baseball behind Mrs.Ferguson's house.I hit one pitch just right and …slam!It ended up breaking Mrs.Ferguson's kitchen window!We all (37)A!
After I got home,I told Grandpa about it.He knew we had been(38)Cmany times about the dangers of playing where we shouldn't.(39)Dhe just listened.
"I was wrong,"I told him,with my head down."I hate myself for what I did.Is there a way (40)B?"
"Well,"he said,"Mrs.Ferguson has a problem,just like you.If she knew you (41)D and you were afraid of her,she would be sad.I'll bet she wishes you would give her a chance to be (42)D.It's your decision.Are you planning to (43)B nothing happened?Just keep quiet and hide what you're not proud of?"
"I don't know,"I (44)A."Things might get worse…"
"Let's think it through,"he said finally."If you were Mrs.Ferguson,what would you do?"I didn't know what she might do.I had been(45)C that Mrs.Ferguson would stay mad at me,so I ran.On the way home I imagined that she was a mean witch chasing me.
"Well,"I said,taking a deep breath,"One solution is to tell Mrs.Ferguson I'm sorry and offer to fix her (46)A."
"If you call her,"asked Grandpa,"What's the (47)B that can happen?"I had to think for a moment.I realized that even if she did not accept my (48)D,it could not be any worse than seeing the (49)Don Mom and Dad's faces.
Grandpa smiled when he knew I had (50)Cit out.
"Doing what's right is not always (51)A,"he said,handing me the (52)B."I'm proud of you."Grandpa did not make me do it.It was always my (53)D.As it turned out,Mrs.Ferguson was very kind and we even became really close friends.
"Admitting what you're not proud of is the hardest thing of all,"said Grandpa."Choosing to be honest makes others (54)Cyou and respect you."
Grandpa passed away a year ago and I miss him so much.He gave me the tools to fix many problems and most of all he showed me I was (55)A.
36.A.open | B.safe | C.little | D.special |
37.A.ran | B.jumped | C.hesitated | D.cheered |
38.A.consulted | B.questioned | C.warned | D.bothered |
39.A.And | B.So | C.Or | D.But |
40.A.back | B.out | C.around | D.off |
41.A.finished | B.changed | C.quit | D.cared |
42.A.outgoing | B.confident | C.polite | D.understanding |
43.A.complain | B.pretend | C.admit | D.agree |
44.A.sighed | B.laughed | C.insisted | D.begged |
45.A.confused | B.angry | C.afraid | D.shocked |
46.A.window | B.door | C.roof | D.fence |
47.A.strangest | B.worst | C.fairest | D.rudest |
48.A.blame | B.advice | C.excuse | D.apology |
49.A.tiredness | B.fear | C.surprise | D.disappointment |
50.A.checked | B.put | C.figured | D.took |
51.A.easy | B.great | C.useful | D.suitable |
52.A.baseball | B.phone | C.tool | D.paper |
53.A.problem | B.duty | C.dream | D.choice |
54.A.follow | B.reward | C.trust | D.remember |
55.A.brave | B.active | C.friendly | D.modest |
15.The last thing Jack wanted to do was wake up early and go to work on Monday morning.Getting out of the bus,Jack found there was still 30minutes before his (26)D began,so he (27)A to take a walk around the block to adjust(调整) himself to another busy working day.
(28)C walking,he ran into a young couple talking to each other in a foreign language."Excuse me!Could help us please?"the woman called to him in strange English."We are tourist,lost.Need‘Dolphin'hotel.You know where is?"She was courageous as she spoke a (29)D language.
"I'm sorry,I don't know.I'm in a hurry,"Jack said,and moved off.He was so upset about his problems that he (30)B without thinking.Having walked about 100feet,he felt he was wrong and (31)A back.Luckily,the couple were (32)C there.He walked up to them."I remembered where the‘Dolphin'hotel is.I'm sorry,I just got (33)B:there are hundreds of hotels in New York.It's not far from here.you may (34)B there.Just go straight to that crossroad,then turn to the left,and you will see a white-blue building.That will be the (35)Ayou're looking for."
The couple thanked him,and Jack (36)C lightly this time.But when he turned his back,he saw that the couple didn't move,and the look on their faces was the (37)D Maybe I was talking too (38)C,and they couldn't understand me well enough,he thought.All of a sudden,he felt that he could do something more important than sit in his office all day long.He knew that he couldn't (39)D these young people behind:they couldn't possibly get to the hotel by themselves.He walked up to them once again.They looked at him in surprise."I could (40)B you to the hotel,if you still need my help,"Jack said.For the first time since the beginning of this month,he felt relaxed.
(28)C walking,he ran into a young couple talking to each other in a foreign language."Excuse me!Could help us please?"the woman called to him in strange English."We are tourist,lost.Need‘Dolphin'hotel.You know where is?"She was courageous as she spoke a (29)D language.
"I'm sorry,I don't know.I'm in a hurry,"Jack said,and moved off.He was so upset about his problems that he (30)B without thinking.Having walked about 100feet,he felt he was wrong and (31)A back.Luckily,the couple were (32)C there.He walked up to them."I remembered where the‘Dolphin'hotel is.I'm sorry,I just got (33)B:there are hundreds of hotels in New York.It's not far from here.you may (34)B there.Just go straight to that crossroad,then turn to the left,and you will see a white-blue building.That will be the (35)Ayou're looking for."
The couple thanked him,and Jack (36)C lightly this time.But when he turned his back,he saw that the couple didn't move,and the look on their faces was the (37)D Maybe I was talking too (38)C,and they couldn't understand me well enough,he thought.All of a sudden,he felt that he could do something more important than sit in his office all day long.He knew that he couldn't (39)D these young people behind:they couldn't possibly get to the hotel by themselves.He walked up to them once again.They looked at him in surprise."I could (40)B you to the hotel,if you still need my help,"Jack said.For the first time since the beginning of this month,he felt relaxed.
26.A.plan | B.talk | C.trip | D.work |
27.A.decided | B.agreed | C.remembered | D.offered |
28.A.If | B.Though | C.While | D.Once |
29.A.similar | B.special | C.modern | D.foreign |
30.A.calmed | B.lied | C.shocked | D.begged |
31.A.turned | B.gave | C.sent | D.put |
32.A.already | B.almost | C.still | D.even |
33.A.amazed | B.confused | C.bored | D.tired |
34.A.cycle | B.walk | C.point | D.look |
35.A.hotel | B.couple | C.tourist | D.bus |
36.A.answered | B.escaped | C.left | D.passed |
37.A.new | B.good | C.true | D.same |
38.A.strangely | B.loudly | C.quickly | D.nervously |
39.A.get | B.fall | C.stay | D.leave |
40.A.move | B.guide | C.follow | D.introduce |
14.For much of my childhood,my mother filled the evening hours doing something for someone else.Sometimes she knitted (编织) hats for babies,and at other times she cooked chicken soup for sick neighbors.Therefore,I wasn't (21)C when one evening my mother announced she'd start a new project.
"I'm going to telephone neighboring (22)(D every night,"said my mother.
"Every night?But you don't even (23)B these people."
"Doesn't matter,"she said."What's important is that I want to listen."
I was sixteen years old and couldn't figure out why my mother was willing to spend her evenings talking to strangers.She had friends and my two elder sisters to call (24)B she felt lonely.
My(25)A didn't affect my mother's project.That evening after supper,she settled on the sofa with the phone and began making phone calls.
For a while,I listened as she asked the lady on the phone about her day,what she had eaten for dinner,and asked if she had (26)C that the beautiful roses had come out in a neighboring park.When she finished the call,I said,"What do you (27)D whether she had cookie or cream pie for dessert?"
My mother replied,"I'm the (28)A person she talked to today."
It took me nearly thirty years to understand the(29)B of what she was doing.Now,as my mother is nearing sixty,I find myself thinking about those nightly (30)C she used to make.
I am often the only person who telephones my mother,and sometimes I'm the only person she speaks to all day.I ask her what she cooked for dinner,but mostly I just (31)B as she describes a walk she took,or how her dog Lucky stole a piece of cheese from the kitchen.
I (32)A that my mother's calls were lifelines (生命之线 ) that kept lonely seniors connected to the world.Somehow,she managed to work full-time and(33)D a family while improving the lives of others.
That kind of(34)A needs commitment (奉献,投入) and organizational skills that I do not have.While she freed several seniors from(35)C,I struggle to call just one-my mother.
"I'm going to telephone neighboring (22)(D every night,"said my mother.
"Every night?But you don't even (23)B these people."
"Doesn't matter,"she said."What's important is that I want to listen."
I was sixteen years old and couldn't figure out why my mother was willing to spend her evenings talking to strangers.She had friends and my two elder sisters to call (24)B she felt lonely.
My(25)A didn't affect my mother's project.That evening after supper,she settled on the sofa with the phone and began making phone calls.
For a while,I listened as she asked the lady on the phone about her day,what she had eaten for dinner,and asked if she had (26)C that the beautiful roses had come out in a neighboring park.When she finished the call,I said,"What do you (27)D whether she had cookie or cream pie for dessert?"
My mother replied,"I'm the (28)A person she talked to today."
It took me nearly thirty years to understand the(29)B of what she was doing.Now,as my mother is nearing sixty,I find myself thinking about those nightly (30)C she used to make.
I am often the only person who telephones my mother,and sometimes I'm the only person she speaks to all day.I ask her what she cooked for dinner,but mostly I just (31)B as she describes a walk she took,or how her dog Lucky stole a piece of cheese from the kitchen.
I (32)A that my mother's calls were lifelines (生命之线 ) that kept lonely seniors connected to the world.Somehow,she managed to work full-time and(33)D a family while improving the lives of others.
That kind of(34)A needs commitment (奉献,投入) and organizational skills that I do not have.While she freed several seniors from(35)C,I struggle to call just one-my mother.
21.A.interested | B.satisfied | C.surprised | D.excited |
22.A.teenagers | B.children | C.juniors | D.seniors |
23.A.meet | B.know | C.pass | D.find |
24.A.because | B.if | C.though | D.until |
25.A.doubt | B.advice | C.answer | D.praise |
26.A.decided | B.felt | C.noticed | D.imagined |
27.A.hate | B.love | C.mean | D.care |
28.A.only | B.early | C.first | D.last |
29.A.difficulty | B.importance | C.possibility | D.difference |
30.A.visits | B.orders | C.calls | D.cries |
31.A.think | B.listen | C.talk | D.write |
32.A.realize | B.explain | C.express | D.recognize |
33.A.protect | B.start | C.affect | D.support |
34.A.service | B.experience | C.promise | D.tradition |
35.A.hopelessness | B.illness | C.loneliness | D.helplessness |
13.I always knew that I depended way too much on my phone. (36)A I didn't know how much,so I decided to do this(37)Bto find out.
Every morning since I got a smartphone,I've used The Weather Channel App to find out what to(38)C.On the first morning I had to dress without guidance,but(39)B I was able to guess that the day would be cold and foggy by looking out of my window.
I couldn't tell what time it was.I haven't worn a(40)D for more than a year,because my phone(41)B the time.So I was late for(42)A friends who had been on the bus for two hours from Santa Monica to Palos Verdes.I was also(43)Cfor my part-time job.And(44)B,I couldn't call people to tell them that I was running late.
Getting places was harder,too.I got(45)D because I couldn't use the GPS(汽车导航系统) on my phone.My driving,though,got a lot(46)C because I no longer had my phone in one hand checking directions while(47)D with the other.
But the number one trouble was not having my contact list(联络簿).I forgot to write down my friends'and family members'phone numbers before I(48)A the challenge.It was sad to realize that I couldn't(49)D my brother's and my mom's cell phone numbers.Oh,how I(50)C to turn on the phone for just a second to look up phone numbers!
Even with all the problems,however,I found(51)B not worrying about missing a text message or an e-mail.
This challenge was a(52)C learning experience.It surprised me how I'd taken no notice of even the (53)B things like remembering phone numbers.We all should(54)Csome time to think about how we can depend (55)A on our cell phones.
Every morning since I got a smartphone,I've used The Weather Channel App to find out what to(38)C.On the first morning I had to dress without guidance,but(39)B I was able to guess that the day would be cold and foggy by looking out of my window.
I couldn't tell what time it was.I haven't worn a(40)D for more than a year,because my phone(41)B the time.So I was late for(42)A friends who had been on the bus for two hours from Santa Monica to Palos Verdes.I was also(43)Cfor my part-time job.And(44)B,I couldn't call people to tell them that I was running late.
Getting places was harder,too.I got(45)D because I couldn't use the GPS(汽车导航系统) on my phone.My driving,though,got a lot(46)C because I no longer had my phone in one hand checking directions while(47)D with the other.
But the number one trouble was not having my contact list(联络簿).I forgot to write down my friends'and family members'phone numbers before I(48)A the challenge.It was sad to realize that I couldn't(49)D my brother's and my mom's cell phone numbers.Oh,how I(50)C to turn on the phone for just a second to look up phone numbers!
Even with all the problems,however,I found(51)B not worrying about missing a text message or an e-mail.
This challenge was a(52)C learning experience.It surprised me how I'd taken no notice of even the (53)B things like remembering phone numbers.We all should(54)Csome time to think about how we can depend (55)A on our cell phones.
36.A.But | B.And | C.Then | D.Still |
37.A.task | B.challenge | C.duty | D.job |
38.A.carry | B.take | C.wear | D.see |
39.A.hopefully | B.thankfully | C.strangely | D.surprisingly |
40.A.ring | B.hat | C.suit | D.watch |
41.A.locked | B.showed | C.marked | D.called |
42.A.picking up | B.bringing up | C.calling out | D.making out |
43.A.quick | B.easy | C.late | D.happy |
44.A.even so | B.after all | C.in all | D.even worse |
45.A.caught | B.lost | C.changed | D.hurt |
46.A.happier | B.slower | C.safer | D.quieter |
47.A.moving | B.chatting | C.writing | D.driving |
48.A.started | B.forgot | C.supported | D.reported |
49.A.collect | B.copy | C.read | D.remember |
50.A.felt | B.knew | C.wished | D.hated |
51.A.silence | B.peace | C.patience | D.confidence |
52.A.lovable | B.comfortable | C.great | D.common |
53.A.happiest | B.simplest | C.nicest | D.clearest |
54.A.spend | B.enjoy | C.take | D.waste |
55.A.less | B.more | C.little | D.much |
12.Having been out of work for two years because of poor health,I decided to look for a part time job.
I (41)Cand interviewed again and again with no progress.I was getting pretty (42)B.
It was freezing cold last Tuesday evening.I was waiting at a(n) (43)A when I saw a young woman wearing just a T-shirt and no (44)B.I asked if she needed any (45)D.She told me she had lost everything in a big fire and had been (46)D for two days.
I dug in my (47)A and took out$5.00so she could get something to eat.I then took off my (48)B and shoes and gave them to her.She looked at me and said,"Aren't you,going to be cold?"I told her,it would be worth it if they could keep her a little bit (49)C.She was moved to tears and thanked me with a (50)B.
Then as I got on the bus the miracle(奇迹)of (51)A kindness happened.When I was to (52)D the fare,the bus driver said with a smile,"Madam,I saw what you just did and your (53)D is on me."
I (54)D my thanks and was about to sit down when a lady dressed in a business suit said to me,"You just did the most (55)Cthing I have ever seen.What can I do for you?"I jokingly said a (56)A job would be nice.She asked for my name and said she might be able to (57)A something out.
The next day she (58)D me,saying she had a part-time position (59)Bin her company and wanted me to come in and meet with the manager that day.I had started my act of kindness just to make myself feel good,but I never expected to get so much (60)C!
I (41)Cand interviewed again and again with no progress.I was getting pretty (42)B.
It was freezing cold last Tuesday evening.I was waiting at a(n) (43)A when I saw a young woman wearing just a T-shirt and no (44)B.I asked if she needed any (45)D.She told me she had lost everything in a big fire and had been (46)D for two days.
I dug in my (47)A and took out$5.00so she could get something to eat.I then took off my (48)B and shoes and gave them to her.She looked at me and said,"Aren't you,going to be cold?"I told her,it would be worth it if they could keep her a little bit (49)C.She was moved to tears and thanked me with a (50)B.
Then as I got on the bus the miracle(奇迹)of (51)A kindness happened.When I was to (52)D the fare,the bus driver said with a smile,"Madam,I saw what you just did and your (53)D is on me."
I (54)D my thanks and was about to sit down when a lady dressed in a business suit said to me,"You just did the most (55)Cthing I have ever seen.What can I do for you?"I jokingly said a (56)A job would be nice.She asked for my name and said she might be able to (57)A something out.
The next day she (58)D me,saying she had a part-time position (59)Bin her company and wanted me to come in and meet with the manager that day.I had started my act of kindness just to make myself feel good,but I never expected to get so much (60)C!
41.A.dressed | B.begged | C.applied | D.explained |
42.A.surprised | B.discouraged | C.refreshed | D.frightened |
43.A.bus stop | B.subway station | C.local park | D.office building |
44.A.socks | B.shoes | C.gloves | D.glasses |
45.A.advice | B.work | C.information | D.help |
46.A.walking | B.moving | C.surviving | D.starving |
47.A.purse | B.room | C.book | D.hand |
48.A.glasses | B.coat | C.watch | D.hat |
49.A.happier | B.smarter | C.warmer | D.healthier |
50.A.smile | B.hug | C.jump | D.gift |
51.A.spreading | B.praising | C.enjoying | D.accepting |
52.A.change | B.check | C.borrow | D.pay |
53.A.bill | B.debt | C.rent | D.fare |
54.A.delivered | B.accepted | C.felt | D.expressed |
55.A.unbelievable | B.ordinary | C.inspiring | D.reasonable |
56.A.paying | B.comfortable | C.tough | D.challenging |
57.A.work | B.pick | C.find | D.keep |
58.A.visited | B.met | C.invited | D.called |
59.A.empty | B.open | C.absent | D.free |
60.A.after all | B.for nothing | C.in return | D.by chance |
11.Mike looked at the midday sky.He had been working since sunrise and was taking a(36)A.Mike had been working all summer to earn enough money for a new (37)D.His ancient,beaten-up bike was total embarrassment.But his mom said they couldn't (38)Ca new one.Even though Mike knew she was (39)B,he shouted back at her in great disappointment,"You never (40)Dme anything!"
He only needed fifty more dollars.Mr.Painter had (41)Bhim forty dollars to dig a new drainage ditch(排水沟),and he wanted to stop the (42)Ain his rose garden.Mr.Painter wanted the new ditch to run parallel to the old one,but Mike didn't think that would be (43)Cin heavy rains.So he suggested another plan to (44)Bthe rainwater away from the house.
Mike noticed Mr.Painter(45)Dhim from behind a curtain.He knew Mr.Painter was an old grouch(爱抱怨的人); he would take away that little break from his pay.(46)Bhe returned to his work,Mike waved.Mr.Painter acknowledge the wave and disappeared.
Mike worked (47)Cuntil mid-afternoon without a rest.Then Mr.Painter came out (48)Aan inspection."Why don't you stop for today and get a fresh (49)Btomorrow?""I‘d rather finish up,"replied Mike."It's supposed to (50)Dtonight,and I'd like to have it work before the next storm."
About six-thirty,Mike(51)Athe last pipe in place.As he was returning the tools to the garage,Mr.Painter came out of the house and (52)Dup,"Mike,you're an enthusiastic young man.You don't see many young people these days who (53)Cabout their work."He handed Mike an envelope and left.
When Mike opened the envelope,he found three twenty-dollar bills.He ran to (54)AMr.Painter and started to hand one back to him.Mr.Painter declined the offer,"Take it as (55)Cfor keeping an old man from trouble."And then he went to inspect his roses.
He only needed fifty more dollars.Mr.Painter had (41)Bhim forty dollars to dig a new drainage ditch(排水沟),and he wanted to stop the (42)Ain his rose garden.Mr.Painter wanted the new ditch to run parallel to the old one,but Mike didn't think that would be (43)Cin heavy rains.So he suggested another plan to (44)Bthe rainwater away from the house.
Mike noticed Mr.Painter(45)Dhim from behind a curtain.He knew Mr.Painter was an old grouch(爱抱怨的人); he would take away that little break from his pay.(46)Bhe returned to his work,Mike waved.Mr.Painter acknowledge the wave and disappeared.
Mike worked (47)Cuntil mid-afternoon without a rest.Then Mr.Painter came out (48)Aan inspection."Why don't you stop for today and get a fresh (49)Btomorrow?""I‘d rather finish up,"replied Mike."It's supposed to (50)Dtonight,and I'd like to have it work before the next storm."
About six-thirty,Mike(51)Athe last pipe in place.As he was returning the tools to the garage,Mr.Painter came out of the house and (52)Dup,"Mike,you're an enthusiastic young man.You don't see many young people these days who (53)Cabout their work."He handed Mike an envelope and left.
When Mike opened the envelope,he found three twenty-dollar bills.He ran to (54)AMr.Painter and started to hand one back to him.Mr.Painter declined the offer,"Take it as (55)Cfor keeping an old man from trouble."And then he went to inspect his roses.
36.A.break | B.holiday | C.chance | D.job |
37.A.football | B.computer | C.skateboard | D.bike |
38.A.rid | B.borrow | C.afford | D.make |
39.A.rude | B.right | C.wise | D.cruel |
40.A.pass | B.teach | C.show | D.give |
41.A.handed | B.offered | C.lent | D.saved |
42.A.flooding | B.growing | C.sunlight | D.dirt |
43.A.necessary | B.basic | C.effective | D.natural |
44.A.collect | B.direct | C.pour | D.receive |
45.A.stopping | B.ordering | C.meeting | D.watching |
46.A.Once | B.As | C.While | D.Though |
47.A.nervously | B.confidently | C.steadily | D.angrily |
48.A.for | B.about | C.with | D.during |
49.A.supply | B.start | C.idea | D.look |
50.A.snow | B.blow | C.thunder | D.rain |
51.A.laid | B.hung | C.dropped | D.cut |
52.A.cleaned | B.called | C.stood | D.walked |
53.A.ask | B.set | C.care | D.learn |
54.A.catch | B.beg | C.serve | D.blame |
55.A.spirits | B.excuses | C.thanks | D.requests |
10.A man and his girlfriend were married.It was a large (31)B.All of their friends and family came to see the lovely ceremony and to (32)A the festivities and celebrations.All had a wonderful time.The bride was gorgeous in her white wedding gown and the groom was very dashing in his black tuxedo.(33)C could tell that the love they had for each other was (34)D.
A few months later,the wife came to the husband with a(n) (35)D,"I read in a magazine,a while ago,about how we can strengthen our (36)B",she offered."Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit (37)A with the other person.Then,we can talk about how we can fix them together and make our lives happier together."The husband (38)D.So each of them went to a(n) (39)Droom in the house and thought of the things that annoyed them about the other.They thought about this question for the rest of the day and (40)Bwhat they came up with.
The next morning,at the breakfast table,they decided that they would go over their lists."I'll start,"offered the wife.She took out her (41)D.It had many items on it,enough to fill 3pages.(42)A,as she started reading the list of the little annoyances,she noticed that tears were starting to appear in her husband's eyes.
"What's wrong?"she asked."(43)D,"the husband replied,"keep reading your list."The wife continued to read until she had read all three pages to her husband.She neatly placed her list on the table and folded her hands over the top of it.
"Now,you read your list and then we'll talk about the things on (44)Bof our lists,"she said happily.Quietly the husband stated,"I don't have anything on my list.I think that you are
(45)A the way that you are.I don't want you to (46)Danything for me.You are lovely and wonderful and I wouldn't want to try and change anything about you."The wife,touched by his honesty and the (47)B of his love for her and his acceptance of her,turned her head and wept.
In life,there are enough times when we are disappointed,(48)Aand annoyed.We don't really have to go (49)C them.We have a wonderful world that is full of beauty,light and( 50)D.Why waste time in this world looking for the bad,disappointing or annoying when we can look around us,and see the wondrous things before us?
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A few months later,the wife came to the husband with a(n) (35)D,"I read in a magazine,a while ago,about how we can strengthen our (36)B",she offered."Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit (37)A with the other person.Then,we can talk about how we can fix them together and make our lives happier together."The husband (38)D.So each of them went to a(n) (39)Droom in the house and thought of the things that annoyed them about the other.They thought about this question for the rest of the day and (40)Bwhat they came up with.
The next morning,at the breakfast table,they decided that they would go over their lists."I'll start,"offered the wife.She took out her (41)D.It had many items on it,enough to fill 3pages.(42)A,as she started reading the list of the little annoyances,she noticed that tears were starting to appear in her husband's eyes.
"What's wrong?"she asked."(43)D,"the husband replied,"keep reading your list."The wife continued to read until she had read all three pages to her husband.She neatly placed her list on the table and folded her hands over the top of it.
"Now,you read your list and then we'll talk about the things on (44)Bof our lists,"she said happily.Quietly the husband stated,"I don't have anything on my list.I think that you are
(45)A the way that you are.I don't want you to (46)Danything for me.You are lovely and wonderful and I wouldn't want to try and change anything about you."The wife,touched by his honesty and the (47)B of his love for her and his acceptance of her,turned her head and wept.
In life,there are enough times when we are disappointed,(48)Aand annoyed.We don't really have to go (49)C them.We have a wonderful world that is full of beauty,light and( 50)D.Why waste time in this world looking for the bad,disappointing or annoying when we can look around us,and see the wondrous things before us?
31.A.anniversary | B.celebration | C.congratulation | D.get-together |
32.A.take part in | B.join | C.participate | D.attend to |
33.A.Someone | B.Nobody | C.Everyone | D.No one |
34.A.real | B.old | C.new | D.true |
35.A.agreement | B.announcement | C.declaration | D.proposal |
36.A.wedding | B.marriage | C.party | D.home |
37.A.annoying | B.annoyed | C.pleasant | D.pleased |
38.A.disagreed | B.smiled | C.laughed | D.agreed |
39.A.living | B.own | C.individual | D.separate |
40.A.put forward | B.wrote down | C.talked about | D.thought out |
41.A.way | B.thoughts | C.things | D.list |
42.A.In fact | B.Therefore | C.Besides | D.Thus |
43.A.None | B.Something | C.Anything | D.Nothing |
44.A.all | B.both | C.neither | D.either |
45.A.right | B.correct | C.accurate | D.perfect |
46.A.accept | B.fit | C.take | D.change |
47.A.width | B.depth | C.length | D.height |
48.A.depressed | B.enjoyable | C.encouraged | D.delighted |
49.A.looking up | B.looking ahead | C.looking for | D.looking into |
50.A.change | B.marriage | C.life | D.promise |