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| That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, __1__ home at one in the morning after a(n) __2__ practice at the theatre. With __3__ night only a week away, I was still learning my __4__. I was having __5__ dealing with my parttime job at the bank and my acting at theatre at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about __6__ both acting and San Francisco. __7__ had become too much for me. As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very __8__ and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robber(抢劫犯). Very few people were still out except a few sadlooking homeless people under blankets. About a block from my apartment, I heard a __9__ behind me. I 10 quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was 11 . All I saw was a streetlight. 12 , the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my 13 falling to the sidewalk. 14 I wasn't cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I'd heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk 15 for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found. Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck(垃圾车) 16 to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, "Alisa Camacho?" I thought I was 17 . How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small redhaired man with a(n) 18 look in his eyes. "Is this what you're looking for?" he asked, holding up a small square shape. It was nearly 3 am by the time I got into bed. I wouldn't get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I also had gotten back some 19 of city life. I realized that the city couldn't be a bad place 20 people were willing to help each other. | ||||
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| She walked into the room and his eyes lit up. She didn't have to say a word. Just being there was a proof enough to show that she __1__ him. They had both __2__ someone they loved. So this day, of all days, was a __3__ one. She wanted to make this work. She was hurt, __4__ and afraid. It wasn't supposed to be this way. But the fact was that he knew how she felt. There was an obvious __5__ in his heart, too. So the one thing that __6__ their love for each other was heartache-the most sorrowful kind. Their eyes locked. He __7__ and she responded. He had a special way of __8__ a smile to her face. She stood there in the doorway and he motioned(示意) to her to sit next to him. Not __9__ the childish grin he now had on his face, she hesitated for a moment, but 10 . There was an awkward moment of silence between them. Then suddenly he 11 behind the pillow placed strategically nearby. He pulled out a large red 12 and nervously handed it to her. She snapped back with a look of 13 because she really hadn't expected this. "Wait, this 14 with it, " he said. Then he handed her a small box, 15 perfectly in white tissue paper of hearts and flowers. "Now, " he said, " 16 the card. " It reads as follows: I know that Valentine's Day is a 17 day for people in love. I am sure that you would rather be out at a 18 dinner, I'm sorry. But I want you to know that…I love you. I am so sorry that Dad 19 us, Mom. But I just wanted you to know we 20 have each other. Happy Valentine's Day! Love, Your son, Adam | ||||
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| One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was expecting a quiet 1 of the splendid artwork. A young 2 viewing the paintings ahead of me 3 nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the mans 4 for putting up with her 5 stream of words. 6 by their noise, I moved on. I met them several times as I moved 7 the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away 8 . I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 9 when the couple approached the 10 . Before they left, the man 11 into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He 12 it into a long stick and then 13 his way into the coatroom to get his wifes jacket. "Hes a 14 man," the clerk at the counter said. "Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldnt change. So, as before, he and his wife come in 15 there is a new art show." "But what does he get out of the art?" I asked. "He cant see." "Cant see! Youre 16 . He sees a lot. More than you and I do," the clerk said. "His wife 17 each painting so he can see it in his head." I learned something about patience, 18 and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 19 and the courage of a husband who would not 20 blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined (交缠). | |||
| ( )1. A. touch ( )2. A. lady ( )3. A. chatted ( )4. A. attempt ( )5. A. vivid ( )6. A. Adopted ( )7. A. through ( )8. A. anxiously ( )9. A. comment ( )10. A. entrance ( )11. A. plugged ( )12. A. made ( )13. A. led ( )14. A. brave ( )15. A. wherever ( )16. A. wrong ( )17. A. describes ( )18. A. kindness ( )19. A. support ( )20. A. get |
B. view B. man B. argued B. independence B. constant B. Adapted B. to B. urgently B. decision B. exit B. held B. lengthened B. found B. rough B. whatever B. silly B. draws B. pride B. sight B. hope |
C. wander C. couple C. screamed C. wisdom C. casual C. Conducted C. towards C. quickly C. purchase C. front C. reached C. brought C. forced C. smart C. whichever C. equal C. shows C. enthusiasm C. expectation C. allow |
D. stare D. clerk D. yelled D. patience D. vague D. Disturbed D. from D. sensibly D. profit D. queue D. bent D. broadened D. tapped D. generous D. whenever D. unique D. decorates D. courage D. confidence D. cause |
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| When I was in seventh grade, I volunteered at a local hospital during the summer. I spent most of the time there with Mr Gillespie. I spent many days there__1__ his hand and talking to him. He became a close __2__ of mine, although he was in a coma(昏迷). I left for a week, and when I came back, Mr Gillespie was__3__. I didn't have the courage to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear they might tell me he had died. So with many questions__4__, I continued to volunteer there. Several years later, I was at a gas station when I noticed a __5__face. When I realized who it was, my eyes filled with tears. He was alive! I got the __6__to ask him if his name was Mr Gillespie, and if he had been in a coma about five years ago. With an uncertain look on his face, he __7__yes. I explained how I knew him. His eyes welled up with tears, and he gave me the __8__ hug. He began to tell me how, as he lay there comatose(昏迷的), he could hear me talking to him and could __9__me holding his hand the whole time. He thought it was a(n) __10__, not a person, who was there with him. Mr Gillespie firmly believed that it was my__11__and touch that had kept him alive. We both cried for a while, said our good byes and__12__our separate ways. I know that I made a __13__between his life and his death. More __14__, he has made a very big difference in my life, too. I will never forget him and what he __15__for me: he made me an angel. | ||||
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