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This is my third story. When I was 17，I read a quote that 1 something like，“If you live each day 2 it was your last，someday you'll most certainly be right.”Since then，for the past thirty?three years，I've looked 3 the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life，would I want to do what I am about to do today？”And whenever the answer has been“No”for too many days in a 4 ，I know I need to change something.
About a year ago I was 5 with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable，and that I should 6 to live no longer than three to six months. They advised me to go home and get my 7 in order，which is doctors' code for“prepare to 8 ”. Later that evening when the doctors 9 the cells taken from my pancreas(胰腺)under a microscope，they started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is 10 with surgery. I had the surgery and，11 ，I'm fine now.
This was the closest I've been to facing death，and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades. Death is the 12 we all share. No one has 13 escaped it. And that is 14 it should be，because death is very likely the single 15 invention of life. It's life's change agent. It clears out the old to make 16 for the new. Your time is 17 ，so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma(信条)—which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of 18 opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly，have the courage to 19 your heart and intuition(直觉). They 20 already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
（1）A. said B. described C. went D. expressed
（2）A. unless B. as if C. even if D. as long as
（3）A. in B. at C. through D. On
（4）A. row B. minute C. sense D. word
（5）A. connected B. infected C. affected D. diagnosed
（6）A. want B. dream C. expect D. imagine
（7）A. duties B. businesses C. affairs D. life
（8）A. work B. start C. talk D. die
（9）A. looked B. viewed C. realized D. noticed
（10）A. curable B. possible C. acceptable D. suitable
（11）A. carefully B. thankfully C. anxiously D. hopefully
（12）A. possession B. destination C. expectation D. position
（13）A. ever B. even C. never D. still
（14）A. when B. while C. as D. since
（15）A. better B. worst C. worse D. best
（16）A. use B. a difference C. sense D. way
（17）A. endless B. repeated C. countless D. limited
（18）A. others' B. others C. anyone's D. some others
（19）A. listen B. follow C. take D. accept
（20）A. however B.whatever C.somehow D.Somewhat
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Recently divorced(离婚), I had no job and was on my way downtown to go the rounds of the employment offices despite the great 36 . My old umbrella was broken, and I could not 37 another one.
I sat down in the streetcar — and there against the seat was a beautiful silk 38 with a silver handle inlaid (镶嵌) with gold. I had 39 seen anything so lovely.
I 40 the handle and saw a 41 . I got off the streetcar and 42 opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I searched a 43 book for the name on the umbrella and found it. I called and a lady answered.
Yes, she said in 44 , that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her for a birthday present. 45 , she added, it had been stolen at school (she was a teacher) more than a year before.
She was so excited that I 46 I was 47 a job and went directly to her house. She took the umbrella, her 48 filled with tears.
I refused the 49 she gave me. We talked for a while, and I must have given her my address. I don’t remember.
The next six months were 50 . I was able to obtain 51 here and there. l reached the lowest point in my 52 . Unless a miracle happened, I would be homeless in January, foodless, jobless.
Christmas Eve came. No money to buy my daughter a gift. I was sobbing (抽泣) in the cold little kitchen 53 the doorbell rang and my daughter Peggy ran to answer it. He was a postman, and his arms were 54 of parcels. “This is a mistake” I said, but he read the name on the parcels and there were for me.
Peggy and I sat on the floor and opened them. I looked for the name of the sender. It was the teacher. The address was 55 “California”, where she had moved.
1.A. cloud B. rain C. wind D. snow
2.A. search B. catch C. afford D. sell
3.A. raincoat B. seat C. book D. umbrella
4.A. never B. ever C. almost D. nearly
5.A. concluded B. examined C. learned D. helped
6.A. name B. address C. card D. demand
7.A. deliberately B. specially C. sadly D. thankfully
8.A. technology B. engine C. telephone D. medicine
9.A. anger B. surprise C. danger D. sorrow
10.A. And B. But C. So D. Or
11. A. forgot B. remembered C. indicated D. decided
12.A. applied for B. watching for C. asking for D. looking for
13.A. face B. nose C. eyes D. ear
14.A. reward B. prize C. present D. umbrella
15. A. freezing B. surprising C. shocking D struggling
16.A. failures B. successes C. jobs D. wages
17.A. heart B. favor C. work D. life
18.A. as B. while C. when D. then
19.A. proud B. full C. careful D. glad
20. A. simply B. directly C. finally D. nearly
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It was not much bigger than a soccer ball and weighed less than 185 pounds. But 50 years ago, when the Russian satellite Sputnik successfully orbited the Earth, it made headlines around the world and marked the beginning of the race for space.
The launch of the world's first artificial satellite on October 4, 1957 ignitedBefore Sputnik's launch, the US had plans to send its own satellites into space to study cosmic (宇宙的) rays and gravity, among other things. But the Russians struck first, leaving US scientists and ordinary citizens in shock. To make matters worse, the Russians successfully launched a second satellite less than one month later. This one was much larger, at 1,120 pounds. The Americans were more eager than ever to make their mark in space.
Americans thought their time had finally come on December 6. But what was supposed to be a day to remember quickly turned into a disaster to forget. The US satellite Vanguard rose just four feet off the ground before its engine failed and it burst into flames. Finally, on January 31, 1958, the Americans had the reason to celebrate. The US satellite Explorer 1 blasted into space. During its voyage, it made one of the most significant scientific finds to date—the discovery of magnetic radiation belts around the Earth.
As the consequence of Sputnik, American Congress passed the National Defense Education Act of 1958.The act was aimed at improving education in science, mathematics, and foreign languages. Congress also passed the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958. The federal legislation (立法) created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, most commonly known as NASA.Today, the United States and Russia are no longer in competition. In fact, NASA astronauts and Russian cosmonauts are working together and making important scientific discoveries aboard the International Space Station.
1．How can we conclude the first period of the space race between the US and Russia?
A．A Russian victory. B．A close game.
C．An American honor. D．A hard win for both.
2．The Russians successfully launched the first satellite________ earlier than the Americans.
A．nearly half a year B．about two months
C．less than 100 days D．more than 100 days
3．In 1958 American Congress passed two acts for fear that ________.
A．the US wouldn't get any help from the Soviet Union
B．the Soviet Union would cancel the offer in the competition
C．the Soviet Union would do better than the US in the space race
D．the US would be in want of research forces
4．The underlined word “ignited” here can be replaced by “________”．
A．prepared B．caused C．approved D．compared
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I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that's a ____16____ thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to____17___ it.
The____18____ started when my friend Katy found Grandma's false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I____19____ took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and____20____ to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and____21____ her to shut up so my grandma wouldn't____22____ and get hurt.
After that happened, I____23____ there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing（令人窘迫）.
Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King. ____24____ ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, "They'll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do. " Jill burst out laughing, but I almost____25____.
After a while, I started wishing I could____26____ Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel____27____ in our home.
Then last Wednesday, something happened that____28____ everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and____29____ them about their____30____ for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.
"Volunteer your grandmother," she whispered. "She's____31____ and rich in experience."
That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.
This is how I ended up on____32____ today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合). All my friends and teachers were listening to her____33____ she was a great heroine. I was____34____ of my grandma and hoped she would____35____ know that I had been ashamed of her.
1.A. funny B. common C. terrible D. clear
2.A. admit B. receive C. refuse D. show
3.A. quarrel B. accident C. trouble D. adventure
4.A. already B. always C. simply D. hardly
5.A. enjoying B. pretending C. imagining D. continuing
6.A. warn B. demand C. advise D. beg
7.A. mind B. hear C. see D. fall
8.A. expected B. declared C. realized D. doubted
9.A. Because of B. Except for C. Such as D. Instead of
10.A. died B. cheered C. disappeared D. suffered
11.A. meet B. avoid C. arrange D. hide
12.A. independent B. inconvenient C. unwelcome D. unfamiliar
13.A. changed B. finished C. stopped D. Prepared
14.A. interview B. report C. tell D. write
15.A. news B. lives C. advantages D. achievements
16.A. free B. popular C. interesting D. embarrassing
17.A. show B. stage C. duty D. time
18.A. and then B. even if C. so that D. as if
19.A. sure B. proud C. ashamed D. afraid
20.A. never B. even C. still D. once
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