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DC Hilton was one of the first Americans to find out that there was money to be made in the middle of the night.42 years ago he bought a small restaurant on US highway 69,in Oklahoma.His main customers were truck drivers and
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lsalesmen who drank coffee and ate cheeseburgers when they stopped to
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their journey.
It was they who first tried to persuade Hilton to remain open all night.He thought about it for a while,and then suddenly made up his mind.He took the door key and threw it across the road.He hasn't closed the door
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.
Over the years his simple burger cafe has expanded into a 24-hour roadside empire,with a 100-seat restaurant,a petrol station,a mini shopping market,a car park
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mobile homes(活动住房) and all night self-help laundry.
Hilton was a pioneer in a 24-hour
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which has now caught on around the world.Today not only restaurants but also banks,supermarkets,mail order firms,travel agencies and many other businesses are
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to be open all night.
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is this really a good thing?
A lot of research has been done in America on the effect of 24-hour working, and
there is growing
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about the long-term dangers of a society that doesn't sleep.Americans are said to be sleeping 20% less than they did 100 years ago,and 55% claim to suffer at least occasionally from over-tiredness.
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of the worst man made disasters happened in the last few hours before dawn ,when even the most experienced night-worker has difficulty
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awake.
1.
A.
travelling
B.
walking
C.
entering
D.
coming
2.
A.
start
B.
continue
C.
break
D.
enjoy
3.
A.
ever
B.
since
C.
later
D.
then
4.
A.
on
B.
at
C.
of
D.
for
5.
A.
working trend
B.
touring business
C.
banking service
D.
delivering system
6.
A.
performing
B.
pretending
C.
beginning
D.
hesitating
7.
A.
Thus
B.
AndBut D Furthermore
8.
A.
concern
B.
understanding
C.
interest
D.
sense
9.
A.
Few
B.
Several
C.
None
D.
All
10.
A.
preserving
B.
becoming
C.
maintaining
D.
staying
Returning from a trip overseas, I sensed that something was wrong between Keith, one of my two sons, and me. So I asked him, “Keith, have I done anything that really
1
your feeling?”
Immediately, he said, “Yes. Last Christmas you promised us a special
2
that I really wanted but you never gave it to me.”
The
3
was that I’d completely forgotten about it. I
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, “Is there anything else I’ve done wrong, but didn’t apologized for?”
Again, his
5
was immediate, “Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the
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because Stephen was going to be born? You left us at home and
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in a hurry. Remember?”
“Well, you left and forgot the suitcase.” I couldn’t believe he
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all the details! “After you came back from the hospital you were
9
. When you got home, the suitcase had been opened and everythinghad been thrown all over the place, and you
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me.”
“And you didn’t do it?” I asked.
“No, I didn’t . I was just searching for my gift.”
My heart sank. I felt
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. I hugged Keith and asked him to
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me. His Honesty made me think of our other son, Kevin. Maybe I’d hurt his feelings, too. I went to ask him the same question. Kevin’s answer was as immediate as his
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, “Last Christmas you promised us a special toy, but you forgot about it.”
Though Christmas had passed, I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The
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thing wasn’t the toy. The problem was I’d made a promise too
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and didn’t keep it as their father.
1.
A.
showed
B.
hurt
C.
attended
D.
expressed
2.
A.
candy
B.
book
C.
picture
D.
toy
3.
A.
challenge
B.
message
C.
idea
D.
fact
4.
A.
complained
B.
apologized
C.
continued
D.
explained
5.
A.
suggestion
B.
answer
C.
memory
D.
blame
6.
A.
hospital
B.
church
C.
school
D.
garden
7.
A.
settled down
B.
went on
C.
set off
D.
got up
8.
A.
knew
B.
imagined
C.
discovered
D.
remembered
9.
A.
angry
B.
worried
C.
happy
D.
satisfied
10.
A.
praised
B.
punished
C.
helped
D.
educated
11.
A.
terrible
B.
hopeless
C.
inspired
D.
encouraged
12.
A.
support
B.
criticize
C.
suspect
D.
forgive
13.
A.
mother
B.
brother
C.
sister
D.
father
14.
A.
strange
B.
interesting
C.
important
D.
difficult
15.
A.
lightly
B.
rudely
C.
equally
D.
truly
You've just finished you’re a-levels and you've got a place at university, but you'd really like a break from the academic world. Why not think about taking a year out? While most students go
1
lfrom school to university, more and more young people today are choosing to spend a year at“the university? of life”
2
. There are lots of things to choose from. You could work in a bank or do community work. You might even do something challenging ,such as
3
an expedition(探险) to the Amazon rainforest. The experience will
4
your horizons and teach you new skills. It may also give you the chance to earn some money ,which will be very helpful when you
5
start your studies. If you're interested in taking a year out, you must make sure that the university will
6
your place for you till next year. Most are quite happy to do this,
7
they find that year?out students are
8
experienced, confident and independent. But don't forget: it's a year out not a year
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. Your university will want to know what you're going to do. They won't be very pleased if you just
want to do
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for a year. So what would you do with a year out?
1.
A.
easily
B.
simply
C.
fast
D.
straight
2.
A.
last
B.
first
C.
at last
D.
at first
3.
A.
participating
B.
joining
C.
attending
D.
expecting
4.
A.
broaden
B.
spread
C.
improve
D.
raise
5.
A.
hopefully
B.
willingly
C.
eventually
D.
happily
6.
A.
hold
B.
leave
C.
occupy
D.
remain
7.
A.
however
B.
though
C.
as
D.
when
8.
A.
less
B.
much
C.
even
D.
more
9.
A.
in
B.
off
C.
away
D.
through
10.
A.
nothing
B.
something
C.
anything
D.
everything
Once upon a time,a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for
1
up the family's only roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became even more
2
when on Christmas Eve,he saw that the child had pasted the gold paper so as to
3
a shoe box to put under the Christmas tree.
Nevertheless, the next morning the little girl, filled with excitement, brought the gift box to her father and said, “This is for you,Daddy!”Hearing this,the father was
4
by his earlier conversation. But when he opened it, he found it was
5
and again his anger expanded. “Don’t you know, young lady,” he said
6
,“when you give someone a present there’s supposed to be something inside the package !”
The little girl looked up at him
7
tears rolling from her eyes and said: “Daddy, it’s not empty. I blew kisses into it until it was all full.”
The father was deeply moved. He
8
on his knees and put his arms around his precious little girl. He begged her to
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him .
An accident
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the life of the child only a short time later and
11
is told that the father kept that little gold box by his bed for all the years of his life. And
12
he was discouraged or faced difficult problems he
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open the box,take out an imaginary kiss, and
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the love of this beautiful child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each of us as human beings have been given an unseen golden box
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with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family, friends and God.
1.
A.
doing
B.
cutting
C.
tearing
D.
using
2.
A.
worried
B.
shocked
C.
bored
D.
terrified
3.
A.
paint
B.
tie
C.
decorate
D.
hang
4.
A.
bothered
B.
moved
C.
embarrassed
D.
annoyed
5.
A.
empty
B.
ugly
C.
overfilled
D.
expensive
6.
A.
politely
B.
angrily
C.
thoughtfully
D.
eagerly
7.
A.
in
B.
down
C.
with
D.
for
8.
A.
lay
B.
fell
C.
rose
D.
went
9.
A.
punish
B.
blame
C.
forgive
D.
beat
10.
A.
took
B.
risked
C.
cost
D.
destroyed
11.
A.
this
B.
it
C.
she
D.
he
12.
A.
whichever
B.
whatever
C.
wherever
D.
whenever
13.
A.
could
B.
should
C.
would
D.
might
14.
A.
imagine
B.
remember
C.
miss
D.
find
15.
A.
put
B.
carried
C.
covered
D.
filled
At Priya's wedding party, her mother gave her a newly opened bankbook and said, "Priya, keep it as a
1
of your marriage life. When something
2
happens, put some money in and give a brief
3
to it next to the line. The happier the event is, the more money you can put in. When
4
after years, you will know how much happiness you've
5
".
Priya and Hitesh both thought it a great idea and soon made the first deposit(储蓄).
6
, after years, they startedquarrelling and fighting. They both
7
marrying the worst person in the world.
One day Priya talked to her mother, "Mom, we can't
8
it anymore. We decided to get divorce! I can't imagine
9
I decided to marry this Guy!!!" Her mother responded, "Just do whatever you want, but before that do one thing first.
10
the bankbook I gave to you on your wedding party? Take out all the money and
11
it first. You shouldn't keep any record of such a
12
marriage. "Priya thought it was
13
. So she went to the bank,
14
to draw out all the money. While waiting in the queue, she took out the bankbook and recalled the memories of all the previous
15
. Her eyes filled with tears, she left in a (an)
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. When she returned home, she handed the bankbook to Hitesh, asking him to spend the money.
The next day, Hitesh gavethe bankbook back to Priya.
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, she found a new deposit of $5000, with a line next to the record:" This is the day I
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how much I've loved you. How much happiness you've brought me." Much
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, they hugged and cried, putting the bankbook back to their
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.
1.
A.
record
B.
respect
C.
remark
D.
guide
2.
A.
uncertain
B.
unexpected
C.
pleasant
D.
annoying
3.
A.
arrangement
B.
comment
C.
promise
D.
dream
4.
A.
taking up
B.
looking out
C.
taking in
D.
looking back
5.
A.
harvested
B.
bought
C.
offered
D.
wanted
6.
A.
Besides
B.
Anyway
C.
Instead
D.
However
7.
A.
enjoyed
B.
risked
C.
regretted
D.
stopped
8.
A.
help
B.
stand
C.
blame
D.
defeat
9.
A.
what
B.
where
C.
why
D.
when
10.
A.
Return
B.
Lose
C.
Check
D.
Remember
11.
A.
devote
B.
spend
C.
lend
D.
waste
12.
A.
happy
B.
poor
C.
simple
D.
tranditional
13.
A.
reasonable
B.
faithful
C.
hopeful
D.
responsible
14.
A.
planning
B.
pretending
C.
hesitating
D.
preferring
15.
A.
trouble
B.
experiences
C.
quarrels
D.
happiness
16.
A.
panic
B.
ease
C.
hurry
D.
while
17.
A.
Interestingly
B.
Naturally
C.
disappointingly
D.
Surprisingly
18.
A.
admit
B.
search
C.
realise
D.
declare
19.
A.
attracted
B.
tired
C.
puzzled
D.
moved
20.
A.
safe
B.
mother
C.
bank
D.
wedding
Every year, almost 2 million Americans are injured while they're
1
work every day, 240 are killed on the job. The
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job is cutting down trees. Being a policeman is safer than many jobs, including driving a truck, collecting garbage and
3
airplanes. One of the safest jobs is being a librarian.
The government inspects(检查) most factories and offices.
4
have to
5
fines(罚款) if their factories or offices are unsafe. In California, employers often go to prison if one of their workers is
6
because a factory didn't
7
safety measures. But President Bush cut down the number of government inspectors(检查员)
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15 percent.
9
, many people say working is less safe now.
For women workers, the greatest danger so far is murder. Forty--two percent of all
10
who died at work were killed. Many of them work
11
clerks in stores
12
they are alone at night. Experts say they can protect themselves by putting the cash desk in full
13
.
The numbers of deaths and accidents at work don't take into
14
people who become sick from
15
that they are exposed to (暴露)at work. Doctors don't know
16
some chemicals cause illness.There are no government rules for many new chemicals.
Inspectors say employers
17
their backs on safety problems because they don't want to pay the bill for fixing them. They also say some workers don't want to complain about dangers because they may
18
their jobs.
The government should force business to improve safety. There's no
19
for workers dying or
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in an accident that could have been prevented.
1.
A.
in
B.
at
C.
on
D.
during
2.
A.
safest
B.
most dangerous
C.
easiest
D.
most tiring
3.
A.
flying
B.
making
C.
doing
D.
riding
4.
A.
Officers
B.
Workers
C.
Employers
D.
Employees
5.
A.
give
B.
offer
C.
pay
D.
buy
6.
A.
saved
B.
hit
C.
shot
D.
killed
7.
A.
use
B.
do
C.
break
D.
take
8.
A.
to
B.
by
C.
from
D.
at
9.
A.
As a result
B.
As
C.
At last
D.
Then
10.
A.
adults
B.
youths
C.
men
D.
women
11.
A.
for
B.
as
C.
like
D.
to
12.
A.
which
B.
that
C.
where
D.
why
13.
A.
view
B.
opinion
C.
scene
D.
scenery
14.
A.
thought
B.
mind
C.
thinking
D.
consideration
15.
A.
machines
B.
chemicals
C.
air
D.
work
16.
A.
because
B.
when
C.
whether
D.
even if
17.
A.
do
B.
turn
C.
make
D.
refuse
18.
A.
lose
B.
miss
C.
give up
D.
save
19.
A.
need
B.
reason
C.
time
D.
excuse
20.
A.
injuring
B.
being injured
C.
be injuring
D.
be injured
Five years ago, when it was time for my cousin to start college, my 75-year-old grandfather, Rex, decided to do the same. He went to
1
, taking classes twice a week until his death last summer.
As a student, my grandfather spent countless hours in his office
2
and completing assignments. Although he was twice as
3
as his professors, he loved going. He said,“You can never
4
too much, no matter how old you are.”He loved everything about school. Learning new things was truly his passion.
My grandfather’s will to learn was a great
5
for me to do my best in school. We were always
6
with each other, trying to bring home the better grade.
When he turned 80 and still had a full head of hair, my grandfather felt like he could take on the
7
. He felt like he could beat the unstoppable no matter what came in his way---whether it was his continuing with cancer
8
a tough professor.
Some people look to Superman or Batman as their
9
, but my grandfather will forever be my hero, the
10
who always came to my rescue. My grandfather was made the hall of fame(名人堂) at his high school as one of the school’s most successful football players. When I did some research I
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that his nickname was Atlas. In Greek mythology(神话), Atlas held the heavens on his shoulders. For my grandfather’s football team, he was
12
Atlas, holding the team together. He was my Atlas too, as the foundation of our family.
In my times of need he was always there to
13
me and celebrate my accomplishments. I could count on him to help me out and stand by me. The strength he
14
with me will continue to hold me up as I forever keep his memory
15
in my heart and mind.
1.
A.
college
B.
party
C.
hospital
D.
cinema
2.
A.
teaching
B.
talking
C.
studying
D.
playing
3.
A.
tall
B.
new
C.
thin
D.
old
4.
A.
pay
B.
know
C.
think
D.
work
5.
A.
example
B.
exercise
C.
method
D.
friend
6.
A.
fighting
B.
joking
C.
competing
D.
arguing
7.
A.
world
B.
country
C.
city
D.
class
8.
A.
and
B.
or
C.
so
D.
but
9.
A.
hero
B.
student
C.
professor
D.
grandfather
10.
A.
other
B.
only
C.
one
D.
same
11.
A.
realized
B.
remembered
C.
discovered
D.
recognized
12.
A.
my
B.
his
C.
their
D.
our
13.
A.
surprise
B.
supply
C.
warm
D.
support
14.
A.
enjoyed
B.
shared
C.
afforded
D.
kept
15.
A.
alive
B.
awake
C.
alone
D.
asleep
One March evening I together with my friends was on a bus. The driver didn't
1
to start the bus soon because it was not yet
2
.A mid-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story
3
, not to anyone particular. On her way to the station, half of her
4
was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she
5
still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked
6
.
When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect the fares. When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he
7
that he had spent all his money he accidentally got on a wrong bus and now was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to
8
the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he
9
her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor's side and repeated the conductor's
10
.
The woman was watching the incident.
11
the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she shouted.
“Stop
12
him! Can't you see he's only trying to get home”
“He doesn't have any money!” the driver
13
.
“Well, that's no
14
to throw him off the bus.” She insisted.
Then she reached inside her blouse, took out her
15
money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here's his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a
16
time.
All heads turned to the woman. “ It's only money,” she shrugged.
She rode the rest of her way home
17
a happy smile, with the money she'd lost earlier
18
.
On the road of life, the help of strangers can
19
our roads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the
20
will be when we make it a little smoother for others!
1.
A.
try
B.
care
C.
decide
D.
intend
2.
A.
empty
B.
full
C.
crowded
D.
ready
3.
A.
tearfully
B.
seriously
C.
carefully
D.
calmly
4.
A.
fare
B.
possession
C.
money
D.
wealth
5.
A.
strangely
B.
happily
C.
secretly
D.
fortunately
6.
A.
unsatisfied
B.
weak
C.
unhappy
D.
excited
7.
A.
explained
B.
declared
C.
admitted
D.
found
8.
A.
get off
B.
start
C.
get on
D.
stop
9.
A.
begged
B.
scolded
C.
praised
D.
thanked
10.
A.
request
B.
action
C.
suggestion
D.
command
11.
A.
Unless
B.
Although
C.
Until
D.
When
12.
A.
attacking
B.
bothering
C.
blaming
D.
wronging
13.
A.
warned
B.
whispered
C.
shouted
D.
repeated
14.
A.
problem
B.
need
C.
matter
D.
reason
15.
A.
spending
B.
collected
C.
remaining
D.
borrowed
16.
A.
busy
B.
cold
C.
hard
D.
fearful
17.
A.
giving
B.
wearing
C.
taking
D.
forcing
18.
A.
forgotten
B.
used
C.
earned
D.
returned
19.
A.
move
B.
increase
C.
lighten
D.
carry
20.
A.
world
B.
journey
C.
smile
D.
friendship
It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen
1
for almost a month. The crops were dying. Every day, my husband
2
to get water to the fields. But
3
we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.
However, one day I learned the true lesson of
4
and witnessed the only miracle I had
5
seen before. I was cooking in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy,
6
toward the woods. He was walking
7
with effort, trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the
8
, he came running back. I went on cooking,
9
that whatever he had been doing was finished. Moments later,
10
, he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour. Finally I couldn’t help
11
him and saw the most amazing
12
.
Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I
13
screamed(尖叫) for him to get away, because a huge deer was dangerously
14
to him at that time. But the deer didn’t even move as Billy knelt down(跪下). I saw a tiny
15
lying on the ground, obviously suffering from
16
, lifting its head to drink the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was
17
, Billy ran back to get more. It then became quite
18
to me what my son was doing.
I stood there, watching my
19
boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God himself was weeping with pride. The rain that day
20
our farm.
1.
A.
water
B.
rain
C.
cloud
D.
storm
2.
A.
decided
B.
chose
C.
tried
D.
offered
3.
A.
before
B.
if
C.
until
D.
unless
4.
A.
sending
B.
sharing
C.
forgiving
D.
begging
5.
A.
ever
B.
never
C.
once
D.
yet
6.
A.
running
B.
jumping
C.
walking
D.
riding
7.
A.
slowly
B.
quickly
C.
hurriedly
D.
dangerously
8.
A.
plants
B.
flowers
C.
vegetables
D.
woods
9.
A.
thinking
B.
wondering
C.
worrying
D.
dreaming
10.
A.
though
B.
besides
C.
however
D.
too
11.
A.
beating
B.
following
C.
teaching
D.
hoping
12.
A.
sign
B.
field
C.
world
D.
scene
13.
A.
almost
B.
already
C.
just
D.
even
14.
A.
weak
B.
ill
C.
close
D.
brave
15.
A.
horse
B.
crop
C.
baby
D.
deer
16.
A.
thirst
B.
diseases
C.
heat
D.
pain
17.
A.
lost
B.
cleaned
C.
gone
D.
dried
18.
A.
comfortable
B.
clear
C.
acceptable
D.
simple
19.
A.
kind
B.
clever
C.
naughty
D.
honest
20.
A.
hit
B.
washed
C.
ruined
D.
saved
When I met Mr Jim Lemon I was a seventeen-year-old freshman at Houston's Jackson Junior High.The chances of my finishing high school were
1
. I was a troubled teenage.
Mr Lemon taught American history and was quite
2
from the other teachers I had known. Not only was he
3
, but also he was a great teacher. He pushed and never tolerated the mediocrity(平庸) that had become my standard.
On the occasion of our first semester report cards, Mr Lemon
4
me aside and asked how it was possible that I was a B student in his class and a C student in the
5
of my classes. I passionately told him about my
6
parents, the local gangs, the drugs, the fights, the police---all of the evils I had been
7
to. It was then that Mr Lemon
8
explained that the only person
9
for my situation was me. And the only person with the
10
to change my situation was me. He
11
me that I was failing not because I was a failure. He inspired me to become a better student and he
12
my life.
Ten years later I was preparing to graduate from a university when I spoke to him again .
13
I did get him on the phone, I told him that I had been saving money so that I could invite him to come to Hawaii at my
14
to be a part of my graduation.
I'11 never forget his
15
. He said,"Who is this again?" I was just one of hundreds of the students whose life he changed
16
he had no idea of his influence.
Mr Lemon never came to my graduation, but his
17
taught me another valuable lesson. His final lesson for me was that we will never know or understand the
18
we have on other people's lives. He taught me that we all have the
19
to effect people's lives for the
20
... Or for the worse.
1.
A.
near
B.
ready
C.
great
D.
slim
2.
A.
kind
B.
excellent
C.
different
D.
same
3.
A.
strict
B.
tough
C.
sympathetic
D.
warm-hearted
4.
A.
scolded
B.
called
C.
pushed
D.
dragged
5.
A.
rest
B.
most
C.
others
D.
all
6.
A.
qualified
B.
learned
C.
well-educated
D.
divorced
7.
A.
subjected
B.
addicted
C.
referred
D.
forced
8.
A.
nervously
B.
patiently
C.
strictly
D.
confidently
9.
A.
blamed
B.
capable
C.
struggling
D.
responsible
10.
A.
sense
B.
potential
C.
direction
D.
mood
11.
A.
persuaded
B.
pointed
C.
convinced
D.
confirmed
12.
A.
changed
B.
turned
C.
supported
D.
arranged
13.
A.
While
B.
Before
C.
When
D.
After
14.
A.
cost
B.
expense
C.
treat
D.
invitation
15.
A.
attitude
B.
unwillingness
C.
teaching
D.
response
16.
A.
and
B.
however
C.
or
D.
so
17.
A.
absence
B.
refusal
C.
confusion
D.
decision
18.
A.
importance
B.
ability
C.
impression
D.
influence
19.
A.
duty
B.
opportunity
C.
responsibility
D.
courage
20.
A.
easier
B.
better
C.
happier
D.
simpler
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