18.My 10-year-old son Arthur loves to help others.He never (41)D to help people in need.His favorite pastime is to volunteer (42)Aat various charities in our community.One day,after purchasing the hamburger Arthur liked most,I tried to hurry him along when he (43)Bnext to our car to look at something.I turned to see what stopped him.
Standing about five feet away was an old (44)Cin rags.Every few seconds he smiled and tried to speak to the people who were walking by.At that moment,he turned around and (45)A my son watching him.
"Hey,do you happen to have any spare (46)B?".he smiled broadly and asked (47)D I could say anything.
Arthur(48)A his empty pockets and then looked at me briefly.I shook my head-I hardly ever(49)Acash anymore.Arthur frowned and then he said something that took my breath away.
"No.I don't.But are you (50)C?Do you like the hamburger?"
Knowing the old man was hungry,Arthur's whole face(51)B."Good,here,you can have (52)C."
I thought about how many people had (53)Cthis man as he walked the streets that day.How many (54)Dto act as if he were invisible?But my son?The one who just moments before had loudly begged me for the hamburger was now (55)A giving his favorite away to a strange man because he was hungry.And he didn't (56)Bgive the food and walk away.He engaged the man in conversation.The smile on the man's face told me this was the real (57)Cfor his happiness.
"I'm really proud of you,Arthur.I think you (58)B his day."
His respond was (59)Amy expectation."It's only logical."
It's true that being kind doesn't have to be difficult or complex.(60)D is logical.
Standing about five feet away was an old (44)Cin rags.Every few seconds he smiled and tried to speak to the people who were walking by.At that moment,he turned around and (45)A my son watching him.
"Hey,do you happen to have any spare (46)B?".he smiled broadly and asked (47)D I could say anything.
Arthur(48)A his empty pockets and then looked at me briefly.I shook my head-I hardly ever(49)Acash anymore.Arthur frowned and then he said something that took my breath away.
"No.I don't.But are you (50)C?Do you like the hamburger?"
Knowing the old man was hungry,Arthur's whole face(51)B."Good,here,you can have (52)C."
I thought about how many people had (53)Cthis man as he walked the streets that day.How many (54)Dto act as if he were invisible?But my son?The one who just moments before had loudly begged me for the hamburger was now (55)A giving his favorite away to a strange man because he was hungry.And he didn't (56)Bgive the food and walk away.He engaged the man in conversation.The smile on the man's face told me this was the real (57)Cfor his happiness.
"I'm really proud of you,Arthur.I think you (58)B his day."
His respond was (59)Amy expectation."It's only logical."
It's true that being kind doesn't have to be difficult or complex.(60)D is logical.
41.A.attempts | B.manages | C.1ikes | D.fails |
42.A.actively | B.carefully | C.seriously | D.curiously |
43.A.ran | B.paused | C.parked | D.walked |
44.A.employee | B.custo mer | C.beggar | D.policeman |
45.A.spotted | B.recognized | C.observed | D.understood |
46.A.food | B.change | C.pocket | D.time |
47.A.after | B.since | C.until | D.before |
48.A.checked | B.mended | C.returned | D.handed |
49.A.carry | B.1ack | C.donate | D.pay |
50.A.angry | B.thirsty | C.hungry | D.worried |
51.A.turned red | B.1it | C.froze up | D.got up |
52.A.his | B.yours | C.mine | D.hers |
53.A.cared | B.welcomed | C.ignored | D.appreciated |
54.A.began | B.demanded | C.regretted | D.chose |
55.A.willingly | B.thankfully | C.basically | D.normally |
56.A.even | B.just | C.yet | D.still |
57.A.excuse | B.doubt | C.reason | D.fear |
58.A.challenged | B.made | C.broke | D.sacrificed |
59.A.beyond | B.to | C.within | D.below |
60.A.Patience | B.Effort | C.Responsibility | D.Kindness |
17.Robby was 10 for his first piano lesson in my class.Much as he tried,he (41)A even the basic rhythm.However,he dutifully reviewed the pieces that I required.
Over the months he tried and tried while I (42)Aand encouraged him.At the end of each lesson he'd always say,"My mom's going to hear me play some day."(43)B it seemed hopeless.
I only knew his mother from a (44)Cas she waited in her aged car to pick him up.Then one day Robby stopped coming.I was secretly (45)D that he stopped because of his lack of ability.
Weeks later I informed the students,including Robby,of the coming recital(独奏).To my(46)B,Robby asked me if he could be included.I told him he really did not qualify because he had (47)D out.He said his mom had been sick and unable to take him to lessons but he was still(48)C.
"I've just got to play!"he (49)A.Something inside me let me allow him to.
Then came the recital night.The gym was (50)D with parents.I put Robby up (51)D,thinking that I could save his poor performance through my"curtain closer(谢幕)."
The recital went off smoothly.Then Robby came up on stage.His clothes were wrinkled and his hair was(52)A."Why didn't his mother at least make him comb his hair for this special night?"I thought.
Robby pulled out the piano bench and began.I was not (53)C for what I heard next.His fingers were (54)Bon the keys.Never had I heard Mozart played so well by people of his age.After he ended,everyone was (55)Dtheir feet in wild applause.
In (56)B I ran up on stage and put my arms around Robby."I've never heard you play like that,Robby!How did you (57)C it?"
Robby explained,"Well,Miss Hondorf…remember I told you my mom was sick?…(58)D she had cancer and passed away yesterday.She was born deaf,so tonight she could hear me play in heaven.I wanted to make it special."
There wasn't a (59)Aeye in the house.That night I felt he was the teacher and I was the pupil,for it was he who taught me the meaning of perseverance and (60)C.
Over the months he tried and tried while I (42)Aand encouraged him.At the end of each lesson he'd always say,"My mom's going to hear me play some day."(43)B it seemed hopeless.
I only knew his mother from a (44)Cas she waited in her aged car to pick him up.Then one day Robby stopped coming.I was secretly (45)D that he stopped because of his lack of ability.
Weeks later I informed the students,including Robby,of the coming recital(独奏).To my(46)B,Robby asked me if he could be included.I told him he really did not qualify because he had (47)D out.He said his mom had been sick and unable to take him to lessons but he was still(48)C.
"I've just got to play!"he (49)A.Something inside me let me allow him to.
Then came the recital night.The gym was (50)D with parents.I put Robby up (51)D,thinking that I could save his poor performance through my"curtain closer(谢幕)."
The recital went off smoothly.Then Robby came up on stage.His clothes were wrinkled and his hair was(52)A."Why didn't his mother at least make him comb his hair for this special night?"I thought.
Robby pulled out the piano bench and began.I was not (53)C for what I heard next.His fingers were (54)Bon the keys.Never had I heard Mozart played so well by people of his age.After he ended,everyone was (55)Dtheir feet in wild applause.
In (56)B I ran up on stage and put my arms around Robby."I've never heard you play like that,Robby!How did you (57)C it?"
Robby explained,"Well,Miss Hondorf…remember I told you my mom was sick?…(58)D she had cancer and passed away yesterday.She was born deaf,so tonight she could hear me play in heaven.I wanted to make it special."
There wasn't a (59)Aeye in the house.That night I felt he was the teacher and I was the pupil,for it was he who taught me the meaning of perseverance and (60)C.
41.A.lacked | B.had | C.showed | D.got |
42.A.listened | B.learned | C.checked | D.played |
43.A.And | B.But | C.So | D.Or |
44.A.conversation | B.performance | C.distance | D.picture |
45.A.guilty | B.sad | C.anxious | D.glad |
46.A.relief | B.surprise | C.pleasure | D.satifaction |
47.A.stepped | B.worn | C.run | D.dropped |
48.A.acting | B.performing | C.practicing | D.recording |
49.A.insisted | B.suggested | C.complained | D.threatened |
50.A.lined | B.packed | C.piled | D.filled |
51.A.least | B.most | C.first | D.last |
52.A.messy | B.cool | C.neat | D.dull |
53.A.eager | B.concerned | C.prepared | D.grateful |
54.A.hesitating | B.dancing | C.touching | D.crawing |
55.A.over | B.under | C.in | D.on |
56.A.chaos | B.tears | C.silence | D.return |
57.A.find | B.feel | C.make | D.like |
58.A.Gradually | B.Suddenly | C.Frequently | D.Actually |
59.A.dry | B.curious | C.bright | D.wet |
60.A.regret | B.talent | C.love | D.courage |
16.I promise you,there will never be a perfect time to do anything in your life.(36)B will ever feel 100% certain or make perfect sense to you and everyone else.There will (37)A be a perfect time to fall in love,or to travel the world.You will never have enough training,enough preparation,or enough money.And (38)A this,even when you feel ready to take a brave step into the (39)B,others will likely try to (40)C you out of it.Because they won't feel ready themselves,and your ambition and bravery will (41)D their levels of comfort.But you don't (42)D them an explanation,or any other personal (43)C you don't want to make.This is rather difficult to (44)B at first.
Waiting to feel 100% ready or sure is the (45)C way in which we cheat ourselves out of wonderful life experiences.I challenge you to (46)D free yourself from this self-limiting state of mind.Book that plane ticket,even if you feel lots of (47)A.Sign up for that educational course,even if you have no idea(48)A it will go.Trust me when I tell you it will all come together for the (49)B.
When you meet your dreams with (50)C,when you meet them with mental and physical devotion,you (51)D your trust in the act of LIVING.You make your dreams a (52)B instead of line items on a list.And that's good because your dreams are (53)A to be experiences.You have to(54)D them out in the real world to know if they're possible and worthwhile adventures in the long run.
As you (55)C on this new journey of living,remember that some people around you will naturally be taken aback.But as long as you aren't hurting them,you don't owe them anything that takes away your power to move forward with your life.
Waiting to feel 100% ready or sure is the (45)C way in which we cheat ourselves out of wonderful life experiences.I challenge you to (46)D free yourself from this self-limiting state of mind.Book that plane ticket,even if you feel lots of (47)A.Sign up for that educational course,even if you have no idea(48)A it will go.Trust me when I tell you it will all come together for the (49)B.
When you meet your dreams with (50)C,when you meet them with mental and physical devotion,you (51)D your trust in the act of LIVING.You make your dreams a (52)B instead of line items on a list.And that's good because your dreams are (53)A to be experiences.You have to(54)D them out in the real world to know if they're possible and worthwhile adventures in the long run.
As you (55)C on this new journey of living,remember that some people around you will naturally be taken aback.But as long as you aren't hurting them,you don't owe them anything that takes away your power to move forward with your life.
36.A.Something | B.Nothing | C.Anything | D.Everything |
37.A.never | B.always | C.occasionally | D.forever |
38.A.despite | B.for | C.from | D.after |
39.A.impossible | B.unknown | C.beautiful | D.true |
40.A.help | B.cheat | C.talk | D.get |
41.A.improve | B.remove | C.increase | D.challenge |
42.A.offer | B.give | C.allow | D.owe |
43.A.excuse | B.decision | C.sacrifice | D.profits |
44.A.refuse | B.grasp | C.admit | D.confirm |
45.A.hardest | B.bitterest | C.easiest | D.dullest |
46.A.automatically | B.casually | C.vainly | D.consciously |
47.A.uncertainty | B.comfort | C.anxiety | D.hopelessness |
48.A.how | B.when | C.why | D.whether |
49.A.worse | B.better | C.closer | D.deeper |
50.A.difficulty | B.doubt | C.intention | D.success |
51.A.carry | B.remove | C.experience | D.invest |
52.A.reality | B.priority | C.burden | D.relief |
53.A.meant | B.listed | C.realized | D.entitled |
54.A.check | B.bring | C.work | D.test |
55.A.wander | B.rest | C.progress | D.hesitate |
15.---I'd like to buy this book,dad.
---Sorry,my darling,but the book is _____ adults only.( )
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