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| I was a single parent of four small children,working at a minimum-wage job. Money was always 1 . I never 2 any in the bank. It was Christmas time, and although there wasn't money for a lot of gifts,we planned to decorate our home and celebrate with friends. But the big 3 for the kids was the fun of Christmas shopping at the mall. They talked and 4 for weeks ahead of time,asking each other and their grandparents what they wanted for Christmas. I dreaded it. I had 5 $100 for presents to be shared by all five of us. The _6 day arrived and we started out early. I 7 the money equally among us and reminded them to 8 gifts about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered for shopping. Back in the car driving home, everyone was 9 high Christmas spirits, but my younger daughter, Ginger,was unusually 10 .I could 11 through the plastic bag that she had bought candybars-fifty-cent candy bars! I was so angry. For what did you swap the twenty dollars you 12 from me? I wanted to yell at her,but I didn't say anything 13 we got home.I 14 her into my bedroom and closed the door, ready to be _ 15 again when I asked her what she had done with the money. "I was looking around,thinking of what to buy, and I stopped to . 16 the little cards on one of the Salvation Army's Giving Trees. One of the cards was for a little girl, four years old, and all she wanted for Christmas was a 17 with clothes and a hairbrush. So I 18 the card off the tree and bought the doll and hairbrush for her and took it to the Salvation Army booth. " "I only had 19 money left to buy candy bars for us," Ginger continued, " but we have so much and she doesn't have anything. " I never felt so 20 as I did that day. | ||||
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| One Starry Night I will never forget that night: Sept 26, 1996. I pulled into my driveway after a busy day of school and baby-sitting. I still 1 to write a big chemistry paper. There were many things on my mind. At that time was having many problems with my family and friends,and 2 I was in a very bad mood. And I was unhappy with 3 and the way that my life was going. A major 4 I was struggling with was drug use. For two years I had been smoking marijuana(大麻)and 5 it, but could not stop. I did not let drugs 6 my grades or personality, but it made a(n) 7 in how I thought about myself. I had always been a good kid and still tried to be,but drugs brought me 8 . I frequently thought about how drugs were not something I wanted as part of my life. I wanted to 9 but I was scared to make the transition(改 变). I looked up at the sky as I got out of my 10 . The moon was covered by the earth's shadow in a lunar eclipse(月食). The outer circle of the moon was exposed and gave off tiny beams of light,gleanung in all directions. The sky was a dark,ink-black color 11 with millions of stars. I stood outside in the cool fall air for what seemed a long time of heaven (极乐) and 12 . The joy that I had not 13 for ages came upon me. I closed my eyes to decide if this dream could be 14 . I slowly opened my eyes and caught a shooting star fly over tree tops. Tears fell from my eyes and streamed down my cheeks. I had 15 the true beauty of nature and God. Those few 16 helped me find the 17 to change. It was not easy to make the decision to stop using drugs. It was even harder to 18 stop. Quitting has given me hope and a reason to be 19 myself. It has helped me grow 20 and more nature(成熟). | ||||
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| "This Friday we'll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge," said our science teacher,Mr Baker. "You can work alone or with a partner. " My friend,Cassie,and I smiled at each other. We always worked on projects 1 . The 2 of the challenge was simple-to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when 3 the stadium wall. I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie. 4 the butter-cream gave me an idea. "1 have a brilliant design for our 5 container!"I said when Cassie arrived. "We can 6 the egg with some butter-cream. " "Why not pit the egg in a basket with a parachute(降落伞) 7 ," Cassie rolled her eyes. "The parachute is better than that stupid idea. " I couldn't believe it. Of course we'd had our little 8 in the past,but she'd never called any of my ideas " 9 " before. "Then I'll build mine and you build yours ! " 10 words had been out,our friendship was challenged. When Friday finally arrived,I had to 11 Cassie's Egg Force One looked pretty good. 12 , my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn't look quite scientific. We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. Those whose eggs broke were out;those whose eggs survived 13 three more steps and dropped them again. This would go on till the last egg broke. After four rounds,only Cassie and I were 14 . I let go of my box. I heard someone say "ew" after seconds.Had my egg broken? I raced down the 15 . The side walk was dotted with egg shells(蛋壳) from those 16 drops. Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream. "That looks like egg drop soup,Laura," Cassie said. She was holding her Egg Force One. My 17 raced.Had she won? I looked at her basket. 18 . "My egg bounced 19 ,"she explained,pointing to a broken shell. " A tie (平局 ) , " Mr Baker said. Cassie looked at me,and her glare 20 . I laughed. She smiled… | ||||
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B. working B. forgotten B. crowding B. put B. much B. searched B. up and down B. realized B. draw B. matter B. a note B. make a list B. wrong B. remember B. suddenly B. watch B. occurred B. collected B. unluckily B. surprised |
C. 1uggage C. found C. talking C.looked C. hard C. spoke C. here and there C. heard C. take out C. subject C. a message C. write down C. correct C. read C. hurriedly C. find C. appeared C. taken C. by chance C. satisfied |
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| On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero,Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles. During his talk, Jack__1__his wallet, pulled out ahundred-dollar bill, and said, "Who wants this?"__2__shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whomJack would__3__. But Ijumped up, ran up the __4__tothe stage, and grabbed the bill. As I was launching myself inthe air, thoughts__5__through my mind - was I about tobe humiliated(羞辱)in front of 800 people? Would they__6__security guards and take me f rom the stage?__7__my desire(欲望,要求)for brave action was louder than any__8__voice. As I got the bill from his hand,he said, "That's it ! Wecan't wait for the__9__to come to us. We must take action to__10__what we want!" After his talk, 1 managed to formally meet Jack and bravely asked for his__11__email address. Over the next months, I sent him emails__12__my vision and dreamswith him. He kindly emailed back lots of encouragement. But my life got__13__with other things. I stopped e-mailingJack. A year later, my dreams had worn away. I thought Jackwould inspire me into action, like a gian__14__that would show me the way. I emailed him, and then again---but got no__15__. As I sat down at my computer to check my emails, I_16__woke up. What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd, most likely__17__that hundred- dollar biil, while they sat__18__ to their chairs. Usually we all have a "Jack" for whom we wait-whether it's a person, a place or a thing. We __19__believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and thateverything will come in a(n)__20__way. So we don't try. We give up. But as Wayne cretzky said: "You'll always miss 100% of the opportunities you don't take!" So I stopped waiting and started my writing career.Now what are you waiting for? | |||
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B. reached for B. Shouts B. greet B. road B. started B. call B. So B. doubtful B. times B. accept B. secret B. describing B. busy B. gate B. notice B. suddenly B. announcing B. stuck B. honestly B. impressive |
C. picked out C. Heads C.like C. steps C. appeared C. demand C. But C. meaningful C. results C. repair C. public C. presenting C. full C. exit C. response C. immediately C. begging C. attached C. falsely C. early |
D. handed in D. Hands D. choose D. route D. existed D. order D. ()r D. helpful ,. D. aims D. create D. personal D. sharing D.loose D. entrance D. reaction D. slowly D. valuing D. devoted D. correctly D. natural |
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| The night started our ordinarily enough.Jack and Tara, our__1__, were in their small beds surrounded by toy animals.My husband, Pat, and I went to sleep__2__. __3__after midnight, Jack quietly touched me."Mommy, I want to stay with you.I promise I won't take much room." I shifted__4__to make room.My son soon fell asleep. An hour later, Tara cried and I carefully went downstairs."Mommy, my__5__is all stuffed up (堵住). I can't really breathe very well.Will you please__6__with me a little while?" Tara doesn't often get up at night, __7__I decided to be there for her.She soon fell asleep.I returned to my own bed.I was determined to sleep.But to my__8__, I found Jack sleeping on my side of the bed.He looked so__9__that I couldn't remove him.Quietly and carefully, I lay down between__10__and Jack. I did manage to get some sleep__11__I heard Tara's voice again.I returned to__12__Tara."Mom, please lie down with me a little bit.I had a bad dream, and I'm so__13__.""Of course, honey.It was only a dream.Mommy's here and__14__is okay." We fell asleep__15__each other's arms. Even in my sleepy state, I thought of__16__these nights of merrygoround (一连串的繁忙活动) will be over.In their place, my twins will be grown.__17__before I'm ready, our children's rooms will be much too__18__and empty.So it is especially on days when I'm worn out after a night on this mom's merrygoround that I remind__19__that these very days and nights are, in fact, "the good old days", ever so__20__. | ||||
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