18.I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs and he was always very kind.
When Doctor Gibbs wasn't saving lives,he was planting (16)C.His house sat on ten acres,and his life's(17)D was to make it a forest.He had some (18)D theories about planting trees.He hardly (19)A his new trees,which flew in the face(违背)of conventional wisdom.Once I asked (20)B and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made
them grow (21)C.He said you had to make things (22)A for the trees so that only (23)B could survive.He talked about how watering trees made them (24)D shallow roots and how,if they were not watered,trees would grow (25)B roots in search of water.So,(26)A watering his trees every morning,he'd beat them with a rolled-up newspaper.I asked him why he did that,and he said it was to get the tree's (27)D.
Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home.Every now and then,I walked(28)C
his house and looked at the trees (29)B he planted some twenty five years ago They were all tall,big and robust since they have deep roots now.
I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago.Two years of (30)A these trees meant they grew up weak.(31)D a cold wind blew,their branches trembled.Adversity (逆境) seemed to (32)C Doctor Gibb's trees in way comfort and ease n ever could.
Every night before I go to bed,I check on my two sons.I often (33)A that their lives will be easy.But lately I've been thinking that it's time to (34)B my prayer.I know my children are going to meet with (35)D.There's always a cold wind blowing somewhere.What we need to do is to pray for deep roots,so when the rains fall and the winds blow,we won't be torn apart.
When Doctor Gibbs wasn't saving lives,he was planting (16)C.His house sat on ten acres,and his life's(17)D was to make it a forest.He had some (18)D theories about planting trees.He hardly (19)A his new trees,which flew in the face(违背)of conventional wisdom.Once I asked (20)B and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made
them grow (21)C.He said you had to make things (22)A for the trees so that only (23)B could survive.He talked about how watering trees made them (24)D shallow roots and how,if they were not watered,trees would grow (25)B roots in search of water.So,(26)A watering his trees every morning,he'd beat them with a rolled-up newspaper.I asked him why he did that,and he said it was to get the tree's (27)D.
Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home.Every now and then,I walked(28)C
his house and looked at the trees (29)B he planted some twenty five years ago They were all tall,big and robust since they have deep roots now.
I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago.Two years of (30)A these trees meant they grew up weak.(31)D a cold wind blew,their branches trembled.Adversity (逆境) seemed to (32)C Doctor Gibb's trees in way comfort and ease n ever could.
Every night before I go to bed,I check on my two sons.I often (33)A that their lives will be easy.But lately I've been thinking that it's time to (34)B my prayer.I know my children are going to meet with (35)D.There's always a cold wind blowing somewhere.What we need to do is to pray for deep roots,so when the rains fall and the winds blow,we won't be torn apart.
16.A.forest | B.woods | C.trees | D.weeds |
17.A.pleasure | B.theme | C.topic | D.goal |
18.A.traditional | B.rich | C.same | D.interesting |
19.A.watered | B.cared | C.beat | D.protected |
20.A.how | B.why | C.where | D.when |
21.A.higher | B.stronger | C.weaker | D.taller |
22.A.tough | B.easy | C.simple | D.comfortable |
23.A.the smallest | B.the strongest | C.the youngest | D.the tallest |
24.A.need | B.find | C.build | D.develop |
25.A.long | B.deep | C.weak | D.short |
26.A.instead of | B.because of | C.in spite of | D.but for |
27.A.appearance | B.thinking | C.independence | D.attention |
28.A.between | B.across | C.by | D.into |
29.A.what | B.that | C.where | D.how |
30.A.attending | B.looking | C.beating | D.neglecting |
31.A.However | B.Whoever | C.Wherever | D.Whenever |
32.A.release | B.suffer | C.benefit | D.survive |
33.A.pray | B.wish | C.ask | D.tell |
34.A.keep | B.change | C.continue | D.control |
35.A.strangers | B.competition | C.fighting | D.hardship |
15.Life in the Slow Lane
I always seemed to be rushing through my life.I'd(41)Cmy seatbelt and slam(猛踩) the accelerator to get to where I wanted to go.Or,at the mall,I'd(42)Athe stores like a runner in the hundred-meter dash.There just weren't enough hours in the day and I was afraid I might (43)Bsomething if I didn't hurry up.
And then one day,as fate would have it,I ran out of(44)D.As my car coasted off the road,I looked at my watch and hit the steering wheel(45)B.I had a meeting in fifteen minutes and I hadn't even finished(46)Dfor it.
But as I got out of my car,a(n)(47)Cthing happened.I looked out towards the east,and the(48)Dwas just beginning to shine over the horizon.There was a low misty (49)Dhanging over the river,and some ducks were cutting thick,smooth trails(痕迹) across the otherwise glass-like surface of the water.A few sailboats(50)Aat anchor,their mirror images extending out before them.
I was shocked.This (51)Cscene had been going on right outside my car every morning and I had never (52)Btime appreciating it.I had been rushing around in such a(53)Athat I had been missing everything.
I was quietly,(54)B,patiently watching as the sun painted a brand new day when a co-worker finally (55)Cmy car and stopped for me.I had somehow been transformed.Life went from a fast break dance into a slow waltz.I began taking long,slow walks(56)Amy yard and neighborhood,noticing for the first time all the neighbors,mysteries and wonders (57)Bwere right there for me to see all the time.Not only were there sights that I had been missing,but I began to hear entire (58)Aall around me:birds singing,wind blowing and leaves rustling.
(59)Cone gives close attention to anything,even a blade of grass,it becomes a mysterious,beautiful and indescribably magnificent(60)Din itself.
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I always seemed to be rushing through my life.I'd(41)Cmy seatbelt and slam(猛踩) the accelerator to get to where I wanted to go.Or,at the mall,I'd(42)Athe stores like a runner in the hundred-meter dash.There just weren't enough hours in the day and I was afraid I might (43)Bsomething if I didn't hurry up.
And then one day,as fate would have it,I ran out of(44)D.As my car coasted off the road,I looked at my watch and hit the steering wheel(45)B.I had a meeting in fifteen minutes and I hadn't even finished(46)Dfor it.
But as I got out of my car,a(n)(47)Cthing happened.I looked out towards the east,and the(48)Dwas just beginning to shine over the horizon.There was a low misty (49)Dhanging over the river,and some ducks were cutting thick,smooth trails(痕迹) across the otherwise glass-like surface of the water.A few sailboats(50)Aat anchor,their mirror images extending out before them.
I was shocked.This (51)Cscene had been going on right outside my car every morning and I had never (52)Btime appreciating it.I had been rushing around in such a(53)Athat I had been missing everything.
I was quietly,(54)B,patiently watching as the sun painted a brand new day when a co-worker finally (55)Cmy car and stopped for me.I had somehow been transformed.Life went from a fast break dance into a slow waltz.I began taking long,slow walks(56)Amy yard and neighborhood,noticing for the first time all the neighbors,mysteries and wonders (57)Bwere right there for me to see all the time.Not only were there sights that I had been missing,but I began to hear entire (58)Aall around me:birds singing,wind blowing and leaves rustling.
(59)Cone gives close attention to anything,even a blade of grass,it becomes a mysterious,beautiful and indescribably magnificent(60)Din itself.
41.A.harden | B.loosen | C.tighten | D.Widen |
42.A.race through | B.pass by | C.come across | D.look into |
43.A.waste | B.miss | C.meet | D.cost |
44.A.money | B.water | C.time | D.gas |
45.A.delightfully | B.in depression | C.bravely | D.in astonishment |
46.A.waiting | B.calling | C.caring | D.preparing |
47.A.confusing | B.amusing | C.amazing | D.embarrassing |
48.A.star | B.light | C.moon | D.sun |
49.A.ice | B.wind | C.smoke | D.fog |
50.A.sat | B.went | C.seated | D.reached |
51.A.disastrous | B.accidental | C.glorious | D.Necessary |
52.A.brought | B.spent | C.taught | D.founded |
53.A.hurry | B.case | C.position | D.Mess |
54.A.regretfully | B.joyfully | C.obviously | D.carelessly |
55.A.memorized | B.borrowed | C.recognized | D.opened |
56.A.around | B.with | C.for | D.from |
57.A.which | B.that | C.who | D.what |
58.A.symphonies | B.fantasies | C.noises | D.cultures |
59.A.Until | B.Although | C.The moment | D.The present |
60.A.space | B.village | C.city | D.world |