I got off the college shuttle bus and started walking．That's when I heard piano music and singing 1 above the noise of the people and the traffic．I walked a little 2 so I could find out where it was coming from．Through the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a 3 next to her．
She was singing songs about love, keeping on trying．The way she was singing 4 me a bit．I stood there watching her 5 for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must take 6 to perform on her own in the middle of a 7 New York ferry terminal．
So I stood there listening．She must have felt my 8 because she would 9 look in my direction．Having enjoyed her music for several minutes, I walked over and put some money in her carriage and she said, “Thank you．” 10 continuing my way home, I said to her, “I have been going 11 a tough time lately, but you've made me hopeful again．”
“I'm happy that I could help,” she replied．“Why are you so sad?”
“Well, my mum told me she had got 12 from her job, and that made me sad．I'm not
so sure what to do…”
“You see, here’s the problem．” she explained．“When walking, your head was down．Don't look defeated, because 13 comes in different ways and if your head is down you might never see it．You should smile more．．．lift your head up．”
I smiled weakly, amazed by 14 she was encouraging me．So, I asked her why she was playing the piano in the middle of a crowded place．She explained to me that she sees a lot of 15 people in the world and she tries to 16 the pain and bring more positivity by sharing 17 music．She told me that when she wasn't making music she studied 18 ．So, that was how she knew some of the things she was telling me．
I smiled a little 19 because I knew that she was doing a good thing．After that we parted, my heart touched and 20 by a musical soul!
In my third year as a high school athletics coach, I gave a speech telling students and parents about the benefits of football．I gave the same 1 each year, aimin g at recruiting(招收)new team members．I talked about 2 football wasn't just for 3 athletes and how everyone could 4 from it．This year, a 5 looking couple approached me after my speech．They said their son really wanted to play football．They had tried to 6 him out of it, but he had his heart 7 on joining the team．
When they told me his name, my heart sank．Michael was five feet and ten inches tall and weighed about 108 pounds．He was a 8 boy, the constant target of other kids' jokes, and as far as I knew he had never 9 sports．I knew he would never 10 it through football practice, let 11 as a player．But we told them we could give it a try．
On the opening day of practice, Michael was the first player on the field, we did 30 minutes of warming-up 12 starting a one-mile jog around the track．I 13 my eye on Michael．At 50 yards he fell, and I helped him to his feet．“Michael,”I said,“Why don't you just 14 the mile?”He said in tears that he wanted to run with the others, so I let him go on． 15 he fell, but each time 16 himself up．
The same thing happened every day for weeks, and Michael gained strength both 17 and physically．By the last week of practice, Michael could run the mile without falling, we had 18 only one game that season, 19 the team cheered louder for Michael's run than the victory they had, Afterward, Michael approached me, and I told him how 20 I was of him．
A Fool’s Day falls on 1st of April．People 1 forget the significance(意义)of the day．
In March 1980, I was 2 at Durham University with seven other Chinese students．I had 3 to go to another university after graduation and had 4 application(申请)forms to several 5 ．Every morning I arrived at the porter’s office(传达室)and waited my fate．But no 6 came．
On April 1st, as I was eating my 7 , Huang came in, with a toothbrush 8 in his hand． 9 fearing that he might forget the important news, he passed me the 10 ．“Morning, Wu, ”he said, “I saw Mr．G this morning．He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it 11 possible．”I jumped with 12 ．
I even didn’t 13 my breakfast and rushed to Mr．G’s office but he wasn’t 14 ．I then went to the secretary’s room and 15 everything to her．She opened Mr．G’s room．I looked at everything．There didn’t seem to be a letter for me．“If he had asked you to pick it up from here, ”said the secretary, “he would have put it in 16 or simply left it to me．”
Greatly 17 , I walked out of the room and 18 the secretary lock it． 19 the secretary’s eyes 20 ．“Sorry, ”she said．“It’s April Fool’s Day!”
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as fast as
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完形填空
A Fool’s Day falls on 1st of April．People 1 forget the significance(意义)of the day．
In March 1980, I was 2 at Durham University with seven other Chinese students．I had 3 to go to another university after graduation and had 4 application(申请)forms to several 5 ．Every morning I arrived at the porter’s office(传达室)and waited my fate．But no 6 came．
On April 1st, as I was eating my 7 , Huang came in, with a toothbrush 8 in his hand． 9 fearing that he might forget the important news, he passed me the 10 ．“Morning, Wu, ”he said, “I saw Mr．G this morning．He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it 11 possible．”I jumped with 12 ．
I even didn’t 13 my breakfast and rushed to Mr G’s office but he wasn’t 14 ．I then went to the secretary’s room and 15 everything to her．She opened Mr．G’s room．I looked at everything．There didn’t seem to be a letter for me．“If he had asked you to pick it up from here, ”said the secretary, “he would have put it in 16 or simply left it to me．”
Greatly 17 , I walked out of the room and 18 the secretary lock it． 19 the secretary’s eyes 20 ．“Sorry, ”she said．“It’s April Fool’s Day!”
(1)
[ ]
A．
sometimes
B．
never
C．
always
D．
seldom
(2)
[ ]
A．
staying
B．
working
C．
visiting
D．
studying
(3)
[ ]
A．
continued
B．
planned
C．
managed
D．
remembered
(4)
[ ]
A．
returned
B．
taken
C．
handed
D．
sent
(5)
[ ]
A．
people
B．
colleges
C．
cities
D．
offices
(6)
[ ]
A．
application
B．
report
C．
reply
D．
chance
(7)
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A．
dinner
B．
lunch
C．
supper
D．
breakfast
(8)
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A．
still
B．
even
C．
yet
D．
already
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Because of
B．
As if
C．
After
D．
While
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A．
message
B．
sign
C．
letter
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notice
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A．
if
B．
as soon as
C．
when
D．
as fast as
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A．
the news
B．
the letter
C．
joy
D．
luck
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A．
take
B．
finish
C．
complete
D．
have
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A．
anywhere
B．
in
C．
at
D．
away
(15)
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asked
B．
told
C．
explained
D．
answered
(16)
[ ]
A．
the office
B．
his desk
C．
the room
D．
an obvious place
(17)
[ ]
A．
disappoint
B．
disappointed
C．
disappointing
D．
disappointment
(18)
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A．
watched
B．
made
C．
saw
D．
let
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A．
Quickly
B．
Strangely
C．
Finally
D．
Suddenly
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closed
B．
opened
C．
brightened
D．
darkened
完形填空
A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stress management．He 1 a glass of water and asked the audience, “How 2 do you think this glass of water is?”
The students’ answers 3 from 20g to 500 g．
“It does not matter on the absolute 4 ．It depends on how 5 you hold it．If I hold it for a minute, it is OK．If I hold it for a(n) 6 , I will have an ache in my right arm．If I hold it for a day, you will have to 7 an ambulance．It is exactly the 8 weight, but the longer I hold it, the 9 it becomes．” The whole audience became silent, lost in thought．
After a moment, the lecturer continued, “ 10 we carry our burden all the time, 11 , we will not be able to carry on with the burden becoming increasingly heavier, 12 heavy for us to bear．
“What you have to do is to 13 the glass, rest for a while 14 holding it up again．”
As is shown in the story above, we have to put down the burden periodically, 15 we can be refreshed and are able to carry on．
So before you 16 home from work tonight, put the burden of 17 down．Don’t carry it back 18 ．You can pick it up tomorrow．
Whatever burden you are having now on your 19 , let it down for a moment if you can．
