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It was a bitter, cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. The old man was waiting for a ride across the 36 . The wait seemed 37 .
At last he heard the slight, steady rhythm of approaching hooves (马蹄) coming along the frozen path. Anxiously, he 38 as several horsemen came around the bend (转角处). He let the first one 39 . Then another, and another. Finally, as the 40 rider neared the spot where the old man sat like a snow statue, the old man 41 the rider’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side? There doesn’t appear to be a passage way by 42 .”
The rider replied, “Sure.” Seeing the old man was unable to 43 his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman got down and helped the old man onto the horse. The horseman took the old man not just across the river, but to his destination.
As they neared the tiny but cozy (舒适的) cottage, the horseman’s 44 caused him to ask, “Sir, I notice that you let several other riders go by without making a(n) 45 to get a ride. Then I came up and you 46 asked me for a ride. I’m curious why, on such a bitter winter night, you would wait and ask the last rider. 47 I had refused and left you there?”
The old man replied, “I’ve been 48 here for some time. I think I know people pretty good.” He continued, “I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no 49 for my situation. But when I looked into your eyes, 50 was evident. I knew, 51 , that your gentle spirit would 52 the opportunity to give me help in my time of 53 .”
Those heartwarming comments 54 the horseman deeply.
“I’m most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I 55 to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”
With that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House.
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A. meaningless B. useless C. careless D. endless
A. watched B. asked C. waved D. approached
A. come over B. get off C. pass by D. take off
A. coming B. leaving C. next D. last
A. missed B. caught C. avoided D. saw
A. bus B. car C. foot D. horse
A. feel B. push C. lift D. stand
A. honesty B. courage C. enthusiasm D. curiosity
A. choice B. stop C. effort D. scene
A. immediately B. hurriedly C. friendly D. strangely
A. What about B. What if C. How come D. If only
A. in B. out C. around D. beyond
A. concern B. doubt C. chance D. reason
A. meaning B. kindness C. seriousness D. help
A. then and there B. for a moment
C. all of a sudden D. sooner or later
A. offer B. create C. find D. welcome
A. need B. danger C. fortune D. happiness
A. influenced B. excited C. touched D. hit
A. happen B. try C. disagree D. fail
查看习题详情和答案>>It was a bitter, cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. The old man was waiting for a ride across the 36 . The wait seemed 37 .
At last he heard the slight, steady rhythm of approaching hooves (马蹄) coming along the frozen path. Anxiously, he 38 as several horsemen came around the bend (转角处). He let the first one 39 . Then another, and another. Finally, as the 40 rider neared the spot where the old man sat like a snow statue, the old man 41 the rider’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side? There doesn’t appear to be a passage way by 42 .”
The rider replied, “Sure.” Seeing the old man was unable to 43 his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman got down and helped the old man onto the horse. The horseman took the old man not just across the river, but to his destination.
As they neared the tiny but cozy (舒适的) cottage, the horseman’s 44 caused him to ask, “Sir, I notice that you let several other riders go by without making a(n) 45 to get a ride. Then I came up and you 46 asked me for a ride. I’m curious why, on such a bitter winter night, you would wait and ask the last rider. 47 I had refused and left you there?”
The old man replied, “I’ve been 48 here for some time. I think I know people pretty good.” He continued, “I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no 49 for my situation. But when I looked into your eyes, 50 was evident. I knew, 51 , that your gentle spirit would 52 the opportunity to give me help in my time of 53 .”
Those heartwarming comments 54 the horseman deeply.
“I’m most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I 55 to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”
With that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House.
A. town B. river C. country D. island
A. meaningless B. useless C. careless D. endless
A. watched B. asked C. waved D. approached
A. come over B. get off C. pass by D. take off
A. coming B. leaving C. next D. last
A. missed B. caught C. avoided D. saw
A. bus B. car C. foot D. horse
A. feel B. push C. lift D. stand
A. honesty B. courage C. enthusiasm D. curiosity
A. choice B. stop C. effort D. scene
A. immediately B. hurriedly C. friendly D. strangely
A. What about B. What if C. How come D. If only
A. in B. out C. around D. beyond
A. concern B. doubt C. chance D. reason
A. meaning B. kindness C. seriousness D. help
A. then and there B. for a moment
C. all of a sudden D. sooner or later
A. offer B. create C. find D. welcome
A. need B. danger C. fortune D. happiness
A. influenced B. excited C. touched D. hit
A. happen B. try C. disagree D. fail
查看习题详情和答案>>It was a bitter, cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. The old man was waiting for a ride across the 36 . The wait seemed 37 .
At last he heard the slight, steady rhythm of approaching hooves (马蹄) coming along the frozen path. Anxiously, he 38 as several horsemen came around the bend (转角处). He let the first one 39 . Then another, and another. Finally, as the 40 rider neared the spot where the old man sat like a snow statue, the old man 41 the rider’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side? There doesn’t appear to be a passage way by 42 .”
The rider replied, “Sure.” Seeing the old man was unable to 43 his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman got down and helped the old man onto the horse. The horseman took the old man not just across the river, but to his destination.
As they neared the tiny but cozy (舒适的) cottage, the horseman’s 44 caused him to ask, “Sir, I notice that you let several other riders go by without making a(n) 45 to get a ride. Then I came up and you 46 asked me for a ride. I’m curious why, on such a bitter winter night, you would wait and ask the last rider. 47 I had refused and left you there?”
The old man replied, “I’ve been 48 here for some time. I think I know people pretty good.” He continued, “I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no 49 for my situation. But when I looked into your eyes, 50 was evident. I knew, 51 , that your gentle spirit would 52 the opportunity to give me help in my time of 53 .”
Those heartwarming comments 54 the horseman deeply.
“I’m most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I 55 to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”
With that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House.
A. town B. river C. country D. island
A. meaningless B. useless C. careless D. endless
A. watched B. asked C. waved D. approached
A. come over B. get off C. pass by D. take off
A. coming B. leaving C. next D. last
A. missed B. caught C. avoided D. saw
A. bus B. car C. foot D. horse
A. feel B. push C. lift D. stand
A. honesty B. courage C. enthusiasm D. curiosity
A. choice B. stop C. effort D. scene
A. immediately B. hurriedly C. friendly D. strangely
A. What about B. What if C. How come D. If only
A. in B. out C. around D. beyond
A. concern B. doubt C. chance D. reason
A. meaning B. kindness C. seriousness D. help
A. then and there B. for a moment
C. all of a sudden D. sooner or later
A. offer B. create C. find D. welcome
A. need B. danger C. fortune D. happiness
A. influenced B. excited C. touched D. hit
A. happen B. try C. disagree D. fail
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___23___ that weren't enough to ruin my day, a young boy out of ___24___ approached me, all tired from play. He stood right before me and said with great excitement, "Look what I found!"
In his hand was a flower, and what a ___25___ sight, with its petals(花瓣) all worn --- not enough rain, or too little light. I faked a small ___26___, wanting him to take his dead flower and leave, and then ___27___.
But instead of leaving he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with surprise, "It surely smells pretty and it's beautiful, too. That's why I picked it; here, it's for you."
The weed before me was dying or dead. Not brilliant colors, orange, yellow or red. But I knew I must ___28___ it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and replied, "Just what I need."
But ___29___ him placing the flower in my hand, he held it mid-air without ___30___ or plan. It was then that I noticed for the very first time, that young boy could not see: he was blind.
My ___31___ trembled, and tears shone like the sun as I ___32___ him for picking the very best one. "You're welcome," he smiled, and then ran off to play, not ___33___ of the impact he'd had on my day.
I sat there and wondered how he ___34___ to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he ___35___ my difficult situation? ___36___ from his heart, he'd been blessed with true ___37___.
At last I could see, ___38___ the eyes of a blind child, the problem was not with the ___39___; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been ___40___, I vowed(发誓) to see beauty, and appreciate every second that's mine.
I held that wilted(枯萎) flower up to my nose and breathed in the fragrance of a beautiful rose and smiled as that young boy.
1.A. equipped B. painted C. deserted D. taken
2.A. good B. temporary C. opposite D. mistaken
3.A. For fear B. As if C. Even though D. Now that
4.A. happiness B. fortune C. question D. breath
5.A. negative B. serious C. ridiculous D. pitiful
6.A. gift B. preference C. discussion D. smile
7.A. turned away B. wandered off C. stood up D. set out
8.A. take B. adjust C. comfort D. submit
9.A. in spite of B. instead of C. in case of D. because of
10.A. connection B. delay C. hesitation D. reason
11.A. heart B. hands C. voice D. legs
12.A. praised B. thanked C. approved D. delighted
13.A. hopeful B. content C. aware D. successful
14.A. managed B. promised C. desired D. accomplished
15.A. get across B. know of C. care about D. deal with
16.A. Actually B. Somehow C. Obviously D. Perhaps
17.A. love B. experience C. sight D. power
18.A. With B. Across C. Around D. Through
19.A. worldB. flower C. complaint D. appearance
20.A. particularB. unforgettable C. blindD. sensitive
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I wandered in the park. The park bench was___21___ as I sat down to read beneath the long, straggly (蔓延的) branches of an old willow tree. I was disappointed by life with ___22___ reason to frown, for the world was intent on dragging me down.
___23___ that weren't enough to ruin my day, a young boy out of ___24___ approached me, all tired from play. He stood right before me and said with great excitement, "Look what I found!"
In his hand was a flower, and what a ___25___ sight, with its petals(花瓣) all worn --- not enough rain, or too little light. I faked a small ___26___, wanting him to take his dead flower and leave, and then ___27___.
But instead of leaving he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with surprise, "It surely smells pretty and it's beautiful, too. That's why I picked it; here, it's for you."
The weed before me was dying or dead. Not brilliant colors, orange, yellow or red. But I knew I must ___28___ it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and replied, "Just what Ineed."
But ___29___ him placing the flower in my hand, he held it mid-air without ___30___ or plan. It was then that I noticed for the very first time, that young boy could not see: he was blind.
My ___31___ trembled, and tears shone like the sun as I ___32___ him for picking the very best one. "You're welcome," he smiled, and then ran off to play, not ___33___ of the impact he'd had on my day.
I sat there and wondered how he ___34___ to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he ___35___ my difficult situation? ___36___ from his heart, he'd been blessed with true ___37___.
At last I could see, ___38___ the eyes of a blind child, the problem was not with the ___39___; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been ___40___, I vowed(发誓) to see beauty, and appreciate every second that's mine.
I held that wilted(枯萎) flower up to my nose and breathed in the fragrance of a beautiful rose and smiled as that young boy.
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