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I am Jackie Lee,an American Chinese. Let me tell you about my grandfather's life story.

My grandfather was (1) in 1932 and grew up in a poor village in Fujian,China. At the age of 14 ,he first heard of America. It was said to be the land of gold and poor people could easily become ⑵  there.

So,my grandfather came to America. “I had thought it was easy to (3) money in America ,” he told me. “But when I (4) in Los Angeles,I realized it was not true. I couldn’t find a good job because I spoke little English. I wanted to go to a language school to learn English, (5) I couldn’t afford it.Later,I worked in a small (6) ,serving the guests,cleaning up the tables,washing the dishes and sweeping the floors. I was such (7) helpful and honest worker that my boss was pleased with me. I was popular with my workmates, ( 8 ) . Life became easier and in the end I entered an evening school to learn English. ” My grandfather kept working hard,and finally made (9) dream come true.Things do not come easily in life. That is what I have learned (10) my grandfather.

(2014广东)

23. (l) bom (2) rich (3) make (4) arrived (5) but (6) restaurant (7) a (8) too (9) his (10) from

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The Other Side of the Wall There was a young woman who took great pride in her flower garden. She was raised by her grandmother who taught her to love and 1 for flowers. So her flower garden was the best.

One day,while she was looking through a flower list she often 2 from,a picture of a plant caught her eyes. She had never 3 blooms (花) on a flower like that before. “I have to have it. ” she said to herself,and she 4 ordered it.

When it arrived,she already had a 5prepared to plant it. She planted it at the back of her yard. It grew well,with beautiful green leaves all over it,6 there were no blooms. Day after day she continued to water it,feed it,and she even talked to it trying to make it bloom. However,it was 7 .

One morning weeks later,when standing before the vine,she felt very 8 that her plant had not bloomed. She was giving thought to 9 it down and planting something else in its place.

It was at this point that her neighbor,whose 10 joined hers,called over to her. “Thank you so much! You can't imagine how much I have 11 the blooms of that vine you planted. ” The young woman walked 12 the gate into her neighbor's yard,and sure enough,she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was 13 with blooms.

There were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had 14 seen. The vine had grown through the crevices (缝) and it had not flowered on 15 side of the wall,but it had flowered on the other side.

Sometimes one may not see the good result of his effort,but that doesn't mean it isn't successful.

() 1. A. look   B. care

   C. search   D. pay

() 2. A. learned   B. heard

   C. ordered   D. borrowed

() 3. A. seen   B. smelt

   C. sold   D. picked

() 4. A. finally   B. carefully

   C. suddenly   D. immediately

() 5. A. place   B. box

   C. cup   D. room

() 6. A. and   B. so

   C. or   D. but

() 7. A. endless   B. useless

   C. successful   D. hopeful

() 8. A. excited   B. nervous

   C. sad   D. frightened

() 9. A. putting   B. cutting

   C. turning   D. taking

() 10. A. balcony   B. kitchen

   C. bedroom   D. yard

() 11. A. enjoyed   B. dreamed

   C. expected   D. hated

() 12. A. through   B. across

   C. above   D. below

() 13. A. satisfied   B. connected

   C. filled   D. pleased

() 14. A. never   B. ever

   C. seldom   D. usually

() 15. A. its   B. his

   C. her   D. their 

(2014江苏盐城)

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On July 2 ,1937,Amelia Earhart ( an American pilot) and Fred Noonan left New Guinea for Howland Island in the Pacific. This was the longest and most dangerous part of their ( 1 )

t around the world. Earhart had trouble soon after the plane took off. The weather was very bad,so she had to (2) fat 3,000 metres. Going this high,the plane used fuel quickly.

After about 20 (3 ) h ,Earhart and Noonan got close to Howland Island. The island was (4) o about 65 miles (英里) away,but the bright sun was shining in their faces so they couldn’t see it. Near Howland,a ship was

(5) w for the plane. Earhart contacted the ship: “We don't have enough fuel ,” she said. The ship tried to stay in touch with her (6)b got no answer. Finally,the ship called for help. People looked for Earhart and Noonan for days. However,they found nothing.

What happened to Amelia Earhart? No one knows for sure. (7) D the flight,she probably moved in the wrong direction (方向) because the sun was bright and it was ( 8 )

d to see. So she got lost;soon after,her plane ran out of fuel,and she died at sea. Another idea is that she survived (幸存) the plane crash (飞机失事) ,(9) s to a lonely is land,and later died there. Still other think she survived the crash and secretly returned to the U.S. with a new identity (身份) .

Till now,none of these (10) i has been proved. People are still wondering about them. (Noonan's body has never been found either. ) No matter what happened,Earhart probacy died as she wished. “When I go,” she said , “ I'd like best to go in my plane."

(2014天津)

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A young British man called Luke Cameron has done a good deed (行为) every day for more than a year and he says it has completely changed his life.

Luke made a decision at the beginning of 2014. He started by doing one small good thing every single day from January 1st,2014. For example,he greeted the waiter at a cafe on New Year's Day and he bought food and drink for some homeless people the next day.

He set up a website where he could write down all his good deeds,like helping the neighbor take out the rubbish or spending a few hours in helping a disabled lady pick out a dress for a party.

“I've never thought of any return from helping others. Actually,it has given me happiness and I have become more thankful and grateful for the things I have now.Luke said. He has decided to continue doing good deeds in 2015.

Luke won the competition for the job of National Philanthropy (慈善 ) Manager because of his kind deeds. He will travel all over the UK and help 45 different charities in 2015.

"I used to work as a parttime worker in a shop. Now I become the National Philanthropy Manager. ” Luke said, “I think I've helped myself by helping others. ”

() 1. Which of the following is NOT a good deed for Luke?

   A. Walkingthedogforhisneighbor.

   B. Cleaning the house for his old neighbor.

   C. Spending his own money buying food for people in need.

   D. Selling things to customers when he worked in the shop.

() 2. How did Luke win the competition for the job of National Philanthropy Manager?

   A. By having a kind heart.

   B. By doing many good deeds.

   C. By writing down good deeds.

   D. By spending all his money.

() 3. According to the passage,we can know that .

   A. Luke was very rich in the past

   B. Luke has done good deeds for over a year

   C. Luke wrote down his good deeds in a notebook

   D. Luke became more thankful when he began to do good deeds

() 4. The passage is probably from

   A. a newspaper

   B. a novel

   C. an advertisement

   D. a scientific book (2015内蒙古鄂尔多斯)

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