8.On a Saturday morning,my left arm went numb(麻木的),and I felt dizzy.I was taken to hospital.After a quick (41)B,the doctor said I had a stroke.As waves of paralysis(瘫痪) came over me,I slowly lost (42)D of my body.I was just 50and I couldn't believe it.
After two operations,I was transferred to the Recovery Center(恢复中心).Though I had lost the use of my (43)B arm and leg and couldn't see out of my left eye,the only thought on my mind was to return to my job.But in fact I needed to relearn how to (44)C and see first and this just made me feel like it was (45)C to become well again.
A few days after my first discouraging physical therapy(治疗) session,my mother came into my room with a neatly-typed (46)B written by a nine-year-old boy named Jackson.He told me about the stroke he'd had only a year earlier.He,too,had been paralyzed on his left side.But,beyond telling me what he had lost,Jackson shared what I would (47)D."Do not give up on yourself.All the hard work is worth it."he wrote.
And the advice kept on coming.He told me to (48)A the therapy on the hospital's"grown-up"floor,where"they make you work hard and you get lots of things back fast."Here I was,a grown man and a senator(参议员) of Illinois,getting (49)C from a young boy I had (50)D met.
After a few weeks of writing letters to each other,I arranged for us to meet.He seemed (51)B at first,but the embarrassing situation quickly melted away.Jackson showed me how he could run,and I immediately felt encouraged.One thing I particularly (52)B was the energy and dignity radiating from him.
As for my recovery,it (53)A just as Jackson said it would.After a year of intense physical therapy,I climbed to the top of the Capitol and returned to work.With every step I took,I thought of Jackson and his courage and confidence.Whenever I was tired or (54)A,I thought of him,the world's (55)C boy.
After two operations,I was transferred to the Recovery Center(恢复中心).Though I had lost the use of my (43)B arm and leg and couldn't see out of my left eye,the only thought on my mind was to return to my job.But in fact I needed to relearn how to (44)C and see first and this just made me feel like it was (45)C to become well again.
A few days after my first discouraging physical therapy(治疗) session,my mother came into my room with a neatly-typed (46)B written by a nine-year-old boy named Jackson.He told me about the stroke he'd had only a year earlier.He,too,had been paralyzed on his left side.But,beyond telling me what he had lost,Jackson shared what I would (47)D."Do not give up on yourself.All the hard work is worth it."he wrote.
And the advice kept on coming.He told me to (48)A the therapy on the hospital's"grown-up"floor,where"they make you work hard and you get lots of things back fast."Here I was,a grown man and a senator(参议员) of Illinois,getting (49)C from a young boy I had (50)D met.
After a few weeks of writing letters to each other,I arranged for us to meet.He seemed (51)B at first,but the embarrassing situation quickly melted away.Jackson showed me how he could run,and I immediately felt encouraged.One thing I particularly (52)B was the energy and dignity radiating from him.
As for my recovery,it (53)A just as Jackson said it would.After a year of intense physical therapy,I climbed to the top of the Capitol and returned to work.With every step I took,I thought of Jackson and his courage and confidence.Whenever I was tired or (54)A,I thought of him,the world's (55)C boy.
| 41.A.decision | B.examination | C.description | D.discussion |
| 42.A.hope | B.sight | C.memory | D.control |
| 43.A.right | B.left | C.single | D.only |
| 44.A.speak | B.run | C.stand | D.climb |
| 45.A.important | B.helpful | C.impossible | D.cruel |
| 46.A.book | B.letter | C.novel | D.present |
| 47.A.experience | B.discover | C.lose | D.get |
| 48.A.attend | B.refuse | C.end | D.overcome |
| 49.A.information | B.knowledge | C.advice | D.success |
| 50.A.sometimes | B.seldom | C.ever | D.never |
| 51.A.confident | B.nervous | C.upset | D.serious |
| 52.A.expected | B.admired | C.recalled | D.believed |
| 53.A.came | B.fell | C.stayed | D.disappeared |
| 54.A.discouraged | B.encouraged | C.lazy | D.patient |
| 55.A.kindest | B.oldest | C.strongest | D.earliest. |
3.One day,a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home.A few days later,the boy saw a small (56)C in the cocoon.He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly tried to make (57)B body through that little hole.Suddenly it stopped.
The boy decided to (58)D the butterfly,thinking the butterfly might be thankful.He took out a knife and cut the hole to make it (59)B.The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it looked a little different.It had a weak body and small,thin (60)D.The butterfly didn't start to fly.In fact,the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings.It was (61)A able to fly.
The boy acted with kindness,(62)C he didn't understand why it could be like this.When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon,it must try very hard.The hard work of getting out of the cocoon makes its wings strong.It helps the butterfly be (63)B to fly.If the butterfly doesn't have to try hard to get out of the cocoon,its wings won't get strong enough for it to fly.
In our lives,pain is the key (64)A all windows.Without it,there's no way of life.We can't (65)C difficulties or problems.So,next time you have a problem or difficulty,remember the butterfly.Try hard-then fly!
The boy decided to (58)D the butterfly,thinking the butterfly might be thankful.He took out a knife and cut the hole to make it (59)B.The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it looked a little different.It had a weak body and small,thin (60)D.The butterfly didn't start to fly.In fact,the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings.It was (61)A able to fly.
The boy acted with kindness,(62)C he didn't understand why it could be like this.When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon,it must try very hard.The hard work of getting out of the cocoon makes its wings strong.It helps the butterfly be (63)B to fly.If the butterfly doesn't have to try hard to get out of the cocoon,its wings won't get strong enough for it to fly.
In our lives,pain is the key (64)A all windows.Without it,there's no way of life.We can't (65)C difficulties or problems.So,next time you have a problem or difficulty,remember the butterfly.Try hard-then fly!
| 56.A.dog | B.girl | C.hole | D.bird |
| 57.A.my | B.its | C.your | D.their |
| 58.A.eat | B.kill | C.feed | D.help |
| 59.A.older | B.bigger | C.shorter | D.warmer |
| 60.A.eyes | B.ears | C.hands | D.wings |
| 61.A.never | B.still | C.also | D.often |
| 62.A.or | B.if | C.but | D.because |
| 63.A.used | B.ready | C.glad | D.afraid |
| 64.A.to | B.on | C.in | D.at |
| 65.A.feel | B.find | C.avoid | D.stand. |
2.One evening Mr Harris was on duty when the phone rang.He went to answer it.It was Mrs Green."Please,sir,come to my house.I had 5,000dollars (56)B."
Mr Harris hurried to her house.He asked Mrs Green,"When did you find the money missing?""At (57)A,I put my money on the table in the living-room.Then I went to wash my hair.I came back at seven thirty and the money was gone.""I see"."Mr Harris said,"Were you (58)C in the house?""No.My sister's daughter,Nancy,was here too.""Let's (59)C to Nancy,"said Mr Harris.They went to Nancy's room.
Mr Harris sat on the only chair in the room.The chair was cold.Mrs Green and Nancy sat on the bed.Mr Harris saw some (60)B on the floor."What have you been doing this evening?"
"I've been studying (61)D I will have a test tomorrow.I've been sitting on that chair reading all the time.I (62)D got up and never left my room.But at seven fifty I heard a sound,like someone closing the (63)C.I didn't go out to have a look,for I was too busy.Maybe someone came into the house and took my (64)D money."
After hearing that,Mr Harris was quite (65)B.He said to Mrs Green,"Well,you won't have to be worried,and you'll find the 5,000dollars just in the room."
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Mr Harris hurried to her house.He asked Mrs Green,"When did you find the money missing?""At (57)A,I put my money on the table in the living-room.Then I went to wash my hair.I came back at seven thirty and the money was gone.""I see"."Mr Harris said,"Were you (58)C in the house?""No.My sister's daughter,Nancy,was here too.""Let's (59)C to Nancy,"said Mr Harris.They went to Nancy's room.
Mr Harris sat on the only chair in the room.The chair was cold.Mrs Green and Nancy sat on the bed.Mr Harris saw some (60)B on the floor."What have you been doing this evening?"
"I've been studying (61)D I will have a test tomorrow.I've been sitting on that chair reading all the time.I (62)D got up and never left my room.But at seven fifty I heard a sound,like someone closing the (63)C.I didn't go out to have a look,for I was too busy.Maybe someone came into the house and took my (64)D money."
After hearing that,Mr Harris was quite (65)B.He said to Mrs Green,"Well,you won't have to be worried,and you'll find the 5,000dollars just in the room."
| 56.A.returned | B.stolen | C.lost | D.found |
| 57.A.seven | B.eight | C.nine | D.ten |
| 58.A.worried | B.angry | C.alone | D.lonely |
| 59.A.walk | B.write | C.talk | D.say |
| 60.A.dollars | B.books | C.chairs | D.beds |
| 61.A.so | B.and | C.but | D.because |
| 62.A.sometimes | B.often | C.usually | D.never |
| 63.A.box | B.eye | C.door | D.book |
| 64.A.mom's | B.dad's | C.sister's | D.aunt's |
| 65.A.sad | B.clear | C.proud | D.strong. |