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　　Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off．But I was 　　1　　 into stillness by what I saw．Mother was seated at the far end of the sofa, 　　2　　, with the second-hand green typewriter on the table．She told me that she couldn’t type fast and then she was out of work．My shock and embarrassment(尴尬)at finding mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 　　3　　 I understood the pressures on her．Sitting beside her on the sofa．I began very 　　4　　 to understand．“I guess we all have to 　　5　　 sometimes．”Mother said quietly．I could 　　6　　 her pain and the tension(紧张)of 　　7　　 the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival．Suddenly, something inside me 　　8　　．I reached out and put my arms around her．She broke then．She put her face 　　9　　 my shoulder and sobbed(啜泣)．I held her 　　10　　 and didn’t try to talk．I knew I was doing what I should．What I could 　　11　　 it was enough．In that moment, feeling mother’s 　　12　　 with feelings, I understood for the first time, her being so easy to 　　13　　．She was still my mother, 　　14　　 she was something 　　15　　, a person having the ability of bearing fear, 　　16　　 and failure．I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought 　　17　　 in her arms．

　　A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station 　　18　　．“It’s a job I can do, though,”she said simply．But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued．I had a very 　　19　　 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping 　　20　　 across the paper．I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type．

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　　One summer evening Simon was sitting by the window, reading a good but rather 　　1　　 mystery story．After a time it became 　　2　　 dark for him to read, so he put his book down and got up to turn on the light．He was just about to draw the curtain 　　3　　 he heard a loud cry of “Help!Help!” It seemed to come from the trees at the end of the garden．He looked out , 　　4　　 it was now too dark to see 　　5　　 clearly．Almost immediately Simon heard the 　　6　　 again．It sounded like a child who might have climbed a tree and could not get down．He decided, 　　7　　 he ought to go out and have a look in the garden, just in case someone was 　　8　　．He took the torch which he kept for going down into the cellar, where 　　9　　 was no electric light, and picked up a strong walking stick．Simon went on into the garden．Once again he heard the cry．There was 　　10　　 that it came from the trees．”Who is there?” He called out as he walked, rather 　　11　　, down the path leading to the trees．But there was no answer．With the help of the torch he 　　12　　 all that part of the 　　13　　 and the lower branches of the trees．There was no sign of anybody 　　14　　 anything．Simon came to the conclusion that someone was 　　15　　 a rather silly joke on him．

　　Still 　　16　　 rather puzzled, Simon went back to the house and put away the torch and the stick．He had just sat down and 　　17　　 to read my book again when he was surprised by the cry of “Help!Help!”, this time it was from 　　18　　 behind his shoulder．He dropped his 　　19　　 and jumped up．There, sitting on the top of the mantel(壁炉台), 　　20　　 a large green and red bird．It was a parrot．

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中。

It was Friday, Andy Barton was in a bad mood．At six o’clock his 　　1　　 program,” Travel with Us” was on TV．Andy liked to get home 　　2　　 for that．But then, just as he was leaving his office a little 　　3　　, a customer rang up with a few complaints(抱怨)for the next fifteen minutes．“I can 　　4　　 get home in time if I hurry．”Andy told himself as he 　　5　　 out of the office．As he drove off in his car, he 　　6　　 that he was almost out of petrol．“I’ll have to stop at Fenten’s”．Andy thought．He 　　7　　 Fenten’s because it was a self service petrol station．“You do all the work yourself, but you pay 　　8　　 for the petrol．”He used to complain．At Fenten’s, the pump(泵)was not working properly and it 　　9　　 ages to get petrol．So when Andy got 　　10　　, it was already two minutes past six．Just then the phone rang．“Shall I answer it?” Andy thought．He tried to 　　11　　 his attention on the programme and forget the phone．But it 　　12　　 ringing and finally he picked it up, “Mr．Barten?”　　13　　 said．“Fenten’s garage here．”“Fenten’s?” Andy said, “Why, I was at your 　　14　　 only a few minutes ago, getting some petrol．Did I 　　15　　something behind or what?”“No, you didn’t, Mr．Barton．That’s just the 　　16　　!You went off without paying for your petrol, you 　　17　　!Now normally, when that happens, we ring up the police．But 　　18　　 I recognized you and I know it was a 　　19　　．”“I’m really very sorry,” Andy said．“Oh, that’s all right, Mr．Barton．But could you 　　20　　 round now and pay for your petrol?And please hurry!We close at half past six!

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I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week．It was one of the most 　　1　　 and tiring games I’ve ever had．When Ed first phoned and 　　2　　 we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an 　　3　　 victory．After all, Ed’s idea of 　　4　　 has always been nothing more 　　5　　 than lifting a fork to his mouth 　　6　　 I can remember．Ed’s been the least physically fit member in the family, and 　　7　　 proud of himself．His big moustache has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers．Although the family often 　　8　　 about that, Ed refused to buy a 　　9　　 T-shirt or to lose weight．So when Ed 　　10　　 for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly 　　11　　, I was so surprised that I was 　　12　　．My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape．　　13　　, at the point in our game when I’d have predicted the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was 　　14　　 7 to 9－and Ed was 　　15　　．The sudden realization was painful．We 　　16　　 to play like two mad men．When the score was 16 up, I was having serious 　　17　　 about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone 　　18　　 that many points．When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to 　　19　　．In a way, I think we both won：I the game, but cousin Ed my 　　20　　．

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　　Our waitress looked even younger than my daughter．When she 　　1　　 the steamed fish, the dish tilted and the 　　2　　 splashed over my overcoat．My favorite overcoat!

　　　　3　　 sprang out of her chair and dashed to her．“It doesn’t matter．Never mind,” said my daughter, with a very 　　4　　 smile．

　　Looking at my 　　5　　 overcoat, the panicked waitress stammered,“I, I, let me wipe it off with napkin…．”

　　“It really doesn’t matter．Go on with your work and 　　6　　 it．”My daughter spoke in such a soft voice as if not the waitress 　　7　　 she had done wrong．A relaxed smile came back to 　　8　　 face．She said“Sorry” again and again and left．

　　My daughter stared at me quietly．Alas, her big eyes were covered with 　　9　　!Slowly she began to tell me a story．

　　My daughter had 　　10　　 in London for three years．To develop her 　　11　　, she didn’t go home over the years．Every vacation she would work and earn money for her backpack tours．My daughter was entirely a princess at home, but she worked as an odd-jobber in England．

　　She got into trouble on the first day．

　　Her task was to 　　12　　 cups．The cups were as thin as paper．She had a 　　13　　 time cleaning up piles of them．But before she could sit down and relax, her legs gave 　　14　　 and she fell onto the cups, which crashed to the 　　15　　 into pieces．

　　“Mum, at that time I really had the 　　16　　 of falling into the hell,” even now my daughter’s 　　17　　 trembled．“But, can you guess what the forewoman did to me?She walked up to me and asked concernedly, ‘Are you okay?’ Then she 　　18　　 and told other waitresses to clear the pieces．She didn’t blame it on 　　19　　 at all．”

　　“Since others could forgive your daughter’s fault, why can’t you treat others as your daughter and forgive theirs?”

　　My daughter really 　　20　　 up．

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　　One afternoon, many years ago, I went to pick up my mother from work．I got there a little early so I 　　1　　 the car by the roadside, across the street from where she worked, and 　　2　　 for her．

　　As I 　　3　　 outside the car window, to my fight there was a small park where I saw a little boy around two years old．He was running freely on the 　　4　　 as his mother watched him from a short distance．The boy had a big 　　5　　 on his face as if he had just been set 　　6　　 from some sort of prison．The boy would then fail to the grass, get up, and without looking back at his mother, run as 　　7　　 as he could again, still with a smile on his face, as if 　　8　　 had happened．

　　When kids, especially at an early age, fall down, they don’t see their falling down as a 　　9　　, but instead, they treat it as a 　　10　　 experience．They have the desire to try and try again 　　11　　 they succeed～The answer must be that they have not 　　12　　"falling down” with the word "failure" yet．Thus they don't know 　　13　　 to feel the state which accompanies failure．What’s more, they probably think that it’s perfectly Okay to fall down, and that it's not 　　14　　 to do So．In other words, they give themselves 　　15　　 to make mistakes subconsciously(潜意识地)．Thus they　　16　　 encouraged．

　　While I was touched by the boy’s persistence, I was 　　17　　 touched by the manner in which he ran．With each 　　18　　, he looked so confident, so natural．No 　　19　　 of fear, of nervousness, or of being discouraged－as if he didn’t have a 　　20　　 about the world around him．I learned a lot from that observation and experience, and have successfully brought that lesson with me in my many pursuits in life．

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　　I was having a bad week．Christmas was over and the weather was very cold．　　1　　 was piling up．Every teacher seemed to 　　2　　 lots of homework．I walked home in the 18-degree cold, 　　3　　 overwhelmed(压得喘不过气来)and a little sorry for myself．And then I 　　4　　 him, a man obviously 　　5　　, pushing a shopping cart he no doubt“　　6　　”from a local supermarket．It probably held most of his earthly possessions, which 　　7　　 a disheveled sleeping bag and a few bottles to be returned for a nickel(5分钱)　　8　　．He stood miserably, clapping his hands and stomping his feet, 　　9　　 this action would replace central heating．

　　And then I 　　10　　 how close I was to home and 　　11　　, eventually, I would be warm and safe．It made me 　　12　　 about how lucky I was that my primary focus was not warmth or 　　13　　, but academics．　　14　　 so I thought, I have a lot to be thankful for．

　　I began an alphabetic list of the things I should be thankful for, like April vacation, apple pie, and 　　15　　．My spirits 　　16　　 as I remembered barbecues, babies and birthdays．How glad I was 　　17　　 had caring teachers, and chicken wings．As I slid my key into the door, I realized that I had only 　　18　　 the letter C．I felt warm and grateful．I told myself 　　19　　 the next overwhelming day, I would remember to begin 　　20　　 the letter D．

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　　One day, a young man was cleaning out his late grandfather’s belongings when he came across a bright red envelope．Written on the 　　1　　 were the words,“To my grandson．”　　2　　 it was his grandfather's handwriting, the boy opened the envelope．A letter inside read:

Dear Ronny,

　　Years ago you 　　3　　 to me for help．You said,“Grandpa, how is it that you've 　　4　　so much in your life?You're still full of 　　5　　, but I'm already tired of struggling．How can I get that same enthusiasm that you've got?”

　　I didn't know what to say to you then．But knowing my days are 　　6　　, I figure that I 　　7　　 you an answer．So here is what I believe．

　　I think it has something to 　　8　　 with how a person looks at things．I call it 'keeping your eyes wide open．

　　First, realize that life is filled with surprises, but many are good ones．If you don't keep 　　9　　 for them, you'll miss half the excitement．Expect to be excited 　　10　　, and you will be．

　　When you meet with 　　11　　, welcome them．They'll leave you wiser, stronger, and more capable than you were the day before．When you make a mistake, be 　　12　　 for the things it taught you．Learn to use that lesson to help you reach your goals．

　　It's also important to 　　13　　 exactly what you want．Then keep your mind focused on it, and be prepared to receive it．

　　As you grow with the years, you'll be given bigger shoes to fill．So be ready for endings as well as challenging 　　14　　．

　　Sometimes we have to be brave enough to move from the familiar to the unfamiliar．Life isn't just reaching peaks．Part of it is moving from one 　　15　　 to the next．If you 　　16　　 too long in between, you might be tempted to 　　17　　．So consider all the pathways ahead, and decide which ones to 　　18　　．Then believe in yourself, get up, and get going．

　　Most important of all, never give up on yourself．The person that ends up a winner is the one who resolves to 　　19　　．Give life everything you've got, and life will give its best 　　20　　 to you．

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　　“Long time no see”is a very interesting sentence．When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s email, I laughed．I thought it was a perfect 　　1　　 of Chinglish．

　　Obviously, it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greetings with a 　　2　　 English grammar and structure!Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American 　　3　　．I was too thrilled(震惊的)to believe her．Her words could not 　　4　　 me at all．So I did a 　　5　　 on google．com．To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages 　　6　　“Long time no see”．This sentence has been 　　7　　 used in emails, letters, newspapers, movies, books, or any other possible place．Though it is 　　8　　 informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily．　　9　　, if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the 　　10　　 will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected．

　　Nobody knows the 　　11　　 of this Chinglish sentence．Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies．In 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully 　　12　　 a world wide famous Chinese detective named“Charlie Chan”on wide screens．Detective Chan liked to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom 　　13　　 quoting(引用)Confucius．“Long time no see”was his trademark．Soon after Charlie Chan,“Long time no see”became a 　　14　　 phrase in the real world 　　15　　 the popularity of these movies．

　　Some people 　　16　　 America to a huge melting pot(大熔炉)．All kinds of culture are 　　17　　 in the pot together, and they 　　18　　 the color and taste of each other．American Chinese, though a minority ethnic(少数的)group in the United States, is also 　　19　　 some changes to the stew!(混杂物)Language is usually the first thing to be 　　20　　 in the mixed pot．

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　　Teaching second grade is always a challenge．Each student arrives at school with his own needs and difficulties．One year a student called Billy 　　1　　 me with his behavior as well as his academic requirements．He struggled daily with his 　　2　　 emotions and often became angry or violent．I knew that, to make 　　3　　 progress, his emotions needed controlling．

　　One 　　4　　 I tried to help Billy was to have him come directly into the classroom when he arrived at school．Billy’s mom would 　　5　　 me to alert(警告)me to a particularly emotional morning at home．Then, I would focus on 　　6　　 his anger and calming him down before the other students arrived．

　　One week our class was studying 　　7　　．I thought one way to bring learning into the classroom was to bring my dog Rocky to school for the day．

　　That day began as normal．I was preparing activities focused on dog themes 　　8　　 I was told that Billy had a 　　9　　 morning at home and I might need to get him 　　10　　．As I was talking to his mom, Billy 　　11　　 into the classroom．To Billy’s 　　12　　, Rocky immediately ran up to his new 　　13　　, wagging his tail and licking Billy’s face with doggy affection．Billy couldn’t 　　14　　 Rocky’s charm(魅力)and began laughing as his anger melted away．

　　Throughout the day, Billy never left Rocky’s side, feeding him, being gentle with him and even 　　15　　 the other students while Rocky was sleeping．

　　Billy was known for doing anything he could to avoid 　　16　　, but on this day he found a good dog story,“Clifford’s Puppy Days,”and read it to Rocky．How 　　17　　 I was at the sight of Billy reading happily！My little dog was able to 　　18　　 Billy’s day from one of anger and frustration to one of laughter, gentleness and 　　19　　．

　　That day Rocky more than helped me with my 　　20　　; he helped to change the life of a child!After that Billy’s behavior definitely improved．

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