19.For most people,graduation is an exciting day,but my graduation day was not.
I remember that weekend two years ago.Family and friends had flown in from across the country to (41)A the celebration.But just like everyone else in my class,I had watched the (42)Bturn from bad to worse in my senior year.Almost all of us graduates had degrees,but very uncertain(43)D.
The weeks ahead weren't (44)C.I knew my small university town couldn't offer me any opportunities,(45)AI packed up my car and drove to Southern California to find work.But what I thought would take a (46)Bdragged into two,and then four,and 100job applications later,I found myself in the exact same (47)Cas I was before.
You know that feeling when you wake up in(48)B?That feeling became a constant in my life.Days felt like weeks,weeks like months,and those many months felt like everlasting(49)D.And the most annoying part was no matter how much I tried,I just couldn't seem to make any(50)B.
So what did I do to keep my good sense?I decided to (51)C.Something about putting words on a page made everything seem a little clearer-a little brighter.Something about writing gave me (52)A.And if you want something badly enough,sometimes a little hope is all you (53)D!
I put my (54)C into a children's book.Beyond the River was the story of an unlikely hero,a little fish,who (55)A to give up his dream.
And then one day,without any sort of writing degree or contacts in the writing world-just a lot of hard work and determination-I was offered a (56)Ccontract (合同) for my first book!After that,things slowly began to fall into (57)B.I was offered a second book deal.Then,a few months later,I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company and was (58)Dshortly after.
Don't give up.Even if things look (59)D now,don't give up.If you work hard,things will always get better.Often times our dreams lie in wait just a little further upstream…all we need is the (60)Ato push beyond the river.
I remember that weekend two years ago.Family and friends had flown in from across the country to (41)A the celebration.But just like everyone else in my class,I had watched the (42)Bturn from bad to worse in my senior year.Almost all of us graduates had degrees,but very uncertain(43)D.
The weeks ahead weren't (44)C.I knew my small university town couldn't offer me any opportunities,(45)AI packed up my car and drove to Southern California to find work.But what I thought would take a (46)Bdragged into two,and then four,and 100job applications later,I found myself in the exact same (47)Cas I was before.
You know that feeling when you wake up in(48)B?That feeling became a constant in my life.Days felt like weeks,weeks like months,and those many months felt like everlasting(49)D.And the most annoying part was no matter how much I tried,I just couldn't seem to make any(50)B.
So what did I do to keep my good sense?I decided to (51)C.Something about putting words on a page made everything seem a little clearer-a little brighter.Something about writing gave me (52)A.And if you want something badly enough,sometimes a little hope is all you (53)D!
I put my (54)C into a children's book.Beyond the River was the story of an unlikely hero,a little fish,who (55)A to give up his dream.
And then one day,without any sort of writing degree or contacts in the writing world-just a lot of hard work and determination-I was offered a (56)Ccontract (合同) for my first book!After that,things slowly began to fall into (57)B.I was offered a second book deal.Then,a few months later,I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company and was (58)Dshortly after.
Don't give up.Even if things look (59)D now,don't give up.If you work hard,things will always get better.Often times our dreams lie in wait just a little further upstream…all we need is the (60)Ato push beyond the river.
41.A.attend | B.hold | C.prepare | D.enjoy |
42.A.environment | B.economy | C.opportunity | D.climate |
43.A.choice | B.danger | C.desire | D.future |
44.A.quiet | B.busy | C.easy | D.long |
45.A.so | B.but | C.for | D.or |
46.A.day | B.week | C.month | D.year |
47.A.town | B.direction | C.situation | D.habit |
48.A.surprise | B.fear | C.delight | D.peace |
49.A.glory | B.complaint | C.love | D.pain |
50.A.appointment | B.progress | C.commitment | D.decision |
51.A.read | B.think | C.write | D.paint |
52.A.hope | B.wisdom | C.pleasure | D.inspiration |
53.A.lack | B.find | C.bury | D.need |
54.A.disapproval | B.disagreement | C.dissatisfaction | D.disadvantage |
55.A.refused | B.managed | C.failed | D.decided |
56.A.writing | B.translating | C.publishing | D.reviewing |
57.A.ruin | B.place | C.pieces | D.despair |
58.A.rewarded | B.paid | C.fired | D.hired |
59.A.different | B.unimportant | C.strange | D.tough |
60.A.courage | B.chance | C.time | D.dream |
18.The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
-Eric HofferAccording to legend,a young man while walked in the desert came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water.The water was so sweet,he(41)Chis leather canteen so that he(42)Bbring some back to an elder who had been his teacher.After a four-day journey he(43)Dthe water to the old man who took a(44)Adrink,smiled warmly and thanked his student for the sweet water.The young man returned to his village(45)Ba happy heart.
Later,the teacher let another student(46)Cthe water.He spat it out,saying it was (47)D.It apparently had become sour(48)Athe old leather container.The student (49)Bhis teacher:"Master,the water was foul.Why did you(50)Cto like it?"The teacher replied,"You only tasted the water.I tasted the (51)B.The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and (52)Bcould be sweeter."
I think we understand this lesson best(53)Cwe receive innocent gifts of love from young children.(54)Dit's a jewel or a stone the natural and proper response is(55)Aand expressed thankfulness because we love the idea (56)B the gift.
Gratitude doesn't always come naturally.(57)C,most children and many adults value only the thing given (58)Athe feeling in it.We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty and (59)Dof feelings and expressions of gratitude.(60)C,gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.
-Eric HofferAccording to legend,a young man while walked in the desert came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water.The water was so sweet,he(41)Chis leather canteen so that he(42)Bbring some back to an elder who had been his teacher.After a four-day journey he(43)Dthe water to the old man who took a(44)Adrink,smiled warmly and thanked his student for the sweet water.The young man returned to his village(45)Ba happy heart.
Later,the teacher let another student(46)Cthe water.He spat it out,saying it was (47)D.It apparently had become sour(48)Athe old leather container.The student (49)Bhis teacher:"Master,the water was foul.Why did you(50)Cto like it?"The teacher replied,"You only tasted the water.I tasted the (51)B.The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and (52)Bcould be sweeter."
I think we understand this lesson best(53)Cwe receive innocent gifts of love from young children.(54)Dit's a jewel or a stone the natural and proper response is(55)Aand expressed thankfulness because we love the idea (56)B the gift.
Gratitude doesn't always come naturally.(57)C,most children and many adults value only the thing given (58)Athe feeling in it.We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty and (59)Dof feelings and expressions of gratitude.(60)C,gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.
41.A.cleared | B.emptied | C.filled | D.freed |
42.A.should | B.could | C.needed | D.dared |
43.A.contributed | B.delivered | C.posted | D.presented |
44.A.deep | B.long | C.hard | D.broad |
45.A.beyond | B.with | C.without | D.under |
46.A.breathe | B.suck | C.taste | D.lick |
47.A.sweet | B.dirty | C.salty | D.awful |
48.A.because of | B.despite of | C.instead of | D.regardless of |
49.A.offended | B.challenged | C.questioned | D.demanded |
50.A.try | B.intend | C.pretend | D. want |
51.A.feeling | B.gift | C.dish | D.mood |
52.A.something | B.nothing | C.everything | D.anything |
53.A.before | B.after | C.when | D.until |
54.A.Either | B.Neither | C.However | D.Whether |
55.A.appreciation | B.excitement | C.disappointment | D.satisfaction |
56.A.for | B.within | C.about | D.over |
57.A.Luckily | B.Honestly | C.Unfortunately | D.Actually |
58.A.rather than | B.other than | C.more than | D.less than |
59.A.height | B.depth | C.accuracy | D.purity |
60.A.Above all | B.In all | C.After all | D.At all |
17.第一节完形填空
When my kids were small,I started a tradition in our house of giving eight gifts over the course of the eight days of Hanukkah(光明节).I liked the idea of (41)C a candle every night and giving my children a gift to unwrap to (42)A.It was easy to go into a toy store and pick up something (43)B less than 10each,oreven1each (at the Dollar Store).My children didn't ask for anything much in particular and they (44)C whatever they got.
As the years progressed,I (45)D the tradition of eight gifts for each night of Hanukkah.
But this year,Hanukkah (46)B something else.My special-needs son decided that he wanted to (47)A a computer,and it was up to me to buy all the parts of it.When I wouldn't (48)C that,he decided he wanted a PlayStation.Then Amazon gift cards.Then money.And it became clear that it wasn't going to happen,he got (49)D.
I keep(50)A him that Hanukkah isn't about greed or materialism.It's about the miracle of an oil lamp that (51)D for eight days.It's about being (52)B of our heritage.It's about freedom.
But he(53)C.I know deep down that his obsessions(迷恋) are out of his (54)C,and definitely out of mine.Having a special-needs child is as (55)D as it gets.Some days are better than others and not all holidays (56)C the way I hope.But despite his unrealistic requests,he's a(n)(57)B child who is showing me the true meaning of life.
And as we enter a new year and light the (58)A approaching the time,I welcome his differences (59)B I learn how to turn negative requests into (60)D ones.
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When my kids were small,I started a tradition in our house of giving eight gifts over the course of the eight days of Hanukkah(光明节).I liked the idea of (41)C a candle every night and giving my children a gift to unwrap to (42)A.It was easy to go into a toy store and pick up something (43)B less than 10each,oreven1each (at the Dollar Store).My children didn't ask for anything much in particular and they (44)C whatever they got.
As the years progressed,I (45)D the tradition of eight gifts for each night of Hanukkah.
But this year,Hanukkah (46)B something else.My special-needs son decided that he wanted to (47)A a computer,and it was up to me to buy all the parts of it.When I wouldn't (48)C that,he decided he wanted a PlayStation.Then Amazon gift cards.Then money.And it became clear that it wasn't going to happen,he got (49)D.
I keep(50)A him that Hanukkah isn't about greed or materialism.It's about the miracle of an oil lamp that (51)D for eight days.It's about being (52)B of our heritage.It's about freedom.
But he(53)C.I know deep down that his obsessions(迷恋) are out of his (54)C,and definitely out of mine.Having a special-needs child is as (55)D as it gets.Some days are better than others and not all holidays (56)C the way I hope.But despite his unrealistic requests,he's a(n)(57)B child who is showing me the true meaning of life.
And as we enter a new year and light the (58)A approaching the time,I welcome his differences (59)B I learn how to turn negative requests into (60)D ones.
41.A.buying | B.donating | C.lighting | D.drawing |
42.A.celebrate | B.present | C.send | D.play |
43.A.with | B.for | C.of | D.from |
44.A.ate | B.threw | C.liked | D.drank |
45.A.held up | B.gave in | C.handed in | D.kept up |
46.A.made | B.became | C.found | D.designed |
47.A.build | B.buy | C.use | D.watch |
48.A.rely on | B.learn from | C.agree to | D.dream about |
49.A.calm | B.happy | C.selfish | D.upset |
50.A.telling | B.warning | C.promising | D.accusing |
51.A.lays | B.hangs | C.waits | D.burns |
52.A.tired | B.proud | C.afraid | D.lack |
53.A.nodded | B.slept | C.insisted | D.failed |
54.A.mind | B.sight | C.control | D.place |
55.A.wonderful | B.dangerous | C.interesting | D.challenging |
56.A.run out | B.break down | C.work out | D.put down |
57.A.strange | B.amazing | C.bad | D.energetic |
58.A.candles | B.lamps | C.torches | D.lanterns |
59.A.when | B.as | C.unless | D.until |
60.A.relative | B.possible | C.reasonable | D.positive |