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On a hot day, I decide to mow our extremely hilly lawn. It was likely to 21 a jungle(丛林)with weeds growing wildly. I need to mow it at once.
After several false 22 , I had to examine it and finally got our old lawn mower 23 . I was mowing and trying hard to push the machine uphill, which was really a hard job, for the machine was too old to work well. I was so 24 that I complained under my breath, so I decided to take a short break.
At the top of a rise, I 25 to see my 12-year-old John Thomas standing there, with a smile on his face and a glass of 26 in his hand. "Here, Mom, "he said, "have a drink, Want me to help you? Dad 27 me work on hte flat places."
I 28 the ice water and went to sit in the 29 of a tall tree. As I took my drink, I 30 my son. To my surprise, he didn't seem to be 31 the normal mowing pattern. And he kept smiling at me 32 he worked. I wondered 33 made him so happy? I thought to myself.
After a while, he 34 mowing and looked in my direction. "Hey, Mom. Could you 35 here? " "He's always naughty like this, lazy again?" I said to myself 36 . Then I stood up and walked across the lawn, noticing that he had missed a sizable spot. "John, you didn't..." My angry words gradually became 37 , for the spot I thought he'd missed had been 38 mowed into the shape of a(an) 39 , suddenly I felt something warm and gentle rising from inside.
"Like it, Mom? It's mine and it's for you." he asked with a big 40 .
"Now I'll finish the job."
21. A. turn on B. turn into C. turn down D. turn up
22. A. starts B. words C. ends D. behavior
23. A. work B. move C. going D. flying
24. A. cheerful B. tired C. cared D. boring
25. A. looked through B. looked over C. looked after D. looked up
26. A. hot tea B. chocolate C. milk D. ice water
27. A. asks B. allows C. lets D. agrees
28. A. drank B. heated C. accepted D. received
29. A. shade B. leaves C. root D. top
30. A. saw B. watched C. observed D. noticed
31. A. feeling B. finding C. following D. feeding
32. A. if B. since C. whether D. as
33. A. what B. that C. all D. it
34. A. continued B. went on C. stopped D. finished
35. A. go over B. turn over C. driver over D. come over
36. A. happily B. angrily C. eagerly D. anxiously
37. A. heavier B. thicker C. louder D. quieter
38. A. carefully B. carelessly C. casually D. comfortably
39. A. heart B. apple C. hand D. foot
40. A. sign B. smile C. surprise D. sigh
查看习题详情和答案>>While most students in the USA are worrying about getting into their dream universities, others worry about a bigger problem. Students brought to the USA illegally, who have to leave a 36 on applications that need their Social Security number, know they will not be accepted 37 their outstanding grades and performance. The young immigrants 38 from the U.S. school system, but only up through high school. Their education often 39 there due to a 1996 federal law that bans states from offering in-state tuition rate(学费) to illegal immigrants 40 the state also offers it to all U.S. citizens. However, there may be some hope because of the DREAM Act, which will be voted on in Congress (国会).
The DREAM Act is a/an 41 aid program for the young illegal immigrants who entered the U.S. before they were 16. Those who apply for this program can get 42 and temporary residing (居住) status, which can be changed, once 43 , to a green card after six years. These immigrants can then use their newly acquired status to seek green cards for their 44 . In this way, it can also provide citizenship for the illegal foreigners who brought their children to the US.
“I don’t live in fear of being driven out of this 45 ,” says Juan, a high school junior born in Mexico. “I live a normal life here 46 that now everyone is getting their driver’s license, and I can’t.”
Juan came to the U.S. with his mother and older brother at eight. He is hoping for the DREAM Act to be 47 . While he admits that there is no obvious prejudice in high school, Juan 48 faces unfair racial treatment.
“It 49 me when people joke around and ask me for my green card,” Juan explains. “I 50 , but deep down I know they are offending me for 51 I have no control over. I was born in Mexico, but my 52 is here.”
His brother now attends a community (社区) college and plans to enter a university. Juan hopes to take a 53 path. “For long, I have no 54 that I can go to university” Juan says. “I know it’s going to be hard, but as long as I stay in this country, I have a/an 55 .”
1. A. blank B. track C. name D. message
2. A. because of B. instead of C. in terms of D. regardless of
3. A. suffer B. benefit C. learn D. graduate
4. A. stops B. begins C. continues D. changes
5. A. if B. until C. unless D. after
6.A. legal B. international C. seasonal D. educational
7. A. low B. conditional C. stable D. regular
8. A. denied B. lost C. bought D. earned
9.A. children B. parents C. friends D. relatives
10. A. school B. program C. system D. country
11.A. with B. in C. except D. now
12.A. introduced B. discussed C. passed D. corrected
13.A. almost B. still C. even D. only
14. A. bothers B. worries C. confuses D. surprises
15. A. laugh B. cry C. shout D. sigh
16. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything
17. A. success B. origin C. life D. experience
18. A. similar B. right C. different D. direct
19. A. confidence B. idea C. interest D. doubt
20. A. attempt B. chance C. dream D.choice
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A shopkeeper in England was sent a telegram 1 him of the news 2 his 3 won 100,000 pounds in the Irish Sweepstakes(爱尔兰大马赛). He 4 to be home nursing a heart condition, and his wife opened the message. 5 that the 6 news might 7 a heart failure to her husband, she invited the family 8 to dinner and asked him 9 on the good news with professional tact(策略).After dinner, the doctor 10 his patient to one side.
“How are you 11 on with your business?” the doctor began.
“It could be better. I could use a few hundred pounds,” said the shopkeeper.
“Well,”the doctor said 12 ,“you have a sweepstakes ticket. What would you do if you 13 1,000 pounds?”
“Nobody 14 wins,”the an answered with a sigh(叹息).“But if I win, I will send my family to the seashore, and 15 off our debts.”
“ 16 you win 50,000 pounds…”
“I would buy this house and a villa(别墅) 17 the country.”
“What would you do if you won 100,000 pounds?”
The man looked up.“ Listen, my friend,” he said 18 .“I swear(发誓)I would give you half of it.”
19 this, the doctor gasped(喘粗气), opened his mouth, and dropped 20 .
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I lived in America with my teenage son Karl. After his father died, Karl became very shy, quite and only concerned about his own thoughts. As a 1 parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he 2 . When his report card arrived during his third year , it said that he had been 3 95 times from classes and had six 4 grades for the year. At this rate he would never 5 . I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. 6 worked.
One night I felt so powerless that I got down 7 my knees and pleaded for help. "Please God, I can't do anything more for my son. I'm at the end of my rope. I'm giving the whole thing up to 8 ."
One day, I was at work when I got a (an) 9 . A man introduced himself as the headmaster. "I want to talk to you about Karl's absence ." 10 he could say another word, I was very upset and all my 11 and sadness over Karl came 12 into the ears of this stranger. " I do 13 my son but I just don't know what to do. I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It's out of my 14 . "For a moment there was (a) 15 on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, "Thank you for your time", and hung up.
Karl's next report card showed an obvious 16 in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his 17 year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his 18 were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, 19 that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I'd play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That's 20 I knew I had to make you proud. ”
1. A. happy B. single C. excited D. young
2. A. moved away B. took away C. pulled away D. died away
3. A. present B. lost C. late D. absent
4. A. falling B. improved C. worst D. better
5. A. accomplish B. graduate C. compete D. achieve
6. A. Something B. Nothing C. Anything D. Everything
7. A. to B. with C. on D. below
8. A. him B. me C. you D. them
9. A. message B. phone call C. email D. letter
10. A. Before B. When C. After D. As
11. A. joy B. disappointment C. hatred D. emotions
12. A. pouring out B. flooding back C. crowding out D. squeezing out
13. A. hate B. upset C. love D. disappoint
14. A. reach B. mind C. hand D. luck
15. A. silence B. laughter C. cry D. sigh
16. A. improvement B. backwardness C. preference D. strength
17. A. third B. second C. fourth D. first
18. A. classmates B. teachers C. friends D. directors
19. A. recall B. memorize C. know D. remember
20. A. how B. what C. why D. when
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