阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　My father was raised in a fatherless home at a time when the family of five struggled to survive, which caused my father to be extremely tightfisted(吝啬)with money．

　　When we children became 　　1　　 that other children got pocket money from their parents, we made a(n) 　　2　　 to ask our father from some．Immediately his face turned stone-cold, and he said, “If you’re old enough to ask, you’re old enough to 　　3　　．” And we had to seek odd jobs about the neighborhood．

　　He didn't 　　4　　 his attitude as we grew into adulthood．There was a time when 　　5　　 of us had a car, so we had to ride a 　　6　　 whenever we came home．Though the bus stopped about two miles from home, Dad never met us, 　　7　　 in bad weather．If someone 　　8　　 (and my brothers did a lot), he'd say in his 　　9　　 father-voice．“That's what your legs are 　　10　　 !”

　　One spring morning I was on the bus home from 　　11　　．Tests and long hours in labs had 　　12　　 me exhausted．As other students were 　　13　　 at their stops．I looked silently out of the window．Finally, the bus came to a 　　14　　 at my destination, and I 　　15　　 , carrying my suitcase to begin the long journey home．

　　The row of privet hedge(树篱)came into 　　16　　 , which lined the driveway that climbed the hill to our house．I stopped to put a book in the suitcase．When I stood up, I saw something gray

　　　　17　　 along the top of the hedge toward the house．

　　It was the top of my father's head．I 　　18　　 then, each time I came home, he would stand behind the hedge, watching, 　　19　　 he knew I had arrived safely．I held back my tears．He did care, 　　20　　．

　　Upon reaching home, I found my father innocently in his chair．“So! It's you! ” he said, his face lengthening into surprise．

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阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　It was Thanksgiving morning and in the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang．I 　　1　　 the front door and saw two small children in 　　2　　 huddling(挤作一团)together on the top step．

　　“Any old 　　3　　, lady? ”asked one of them．I was busy．I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet．They were 　　4　　 thin little sandals(凉鞋), wet with heavy snow．

　　“Come in and I'll make you a cup of hot 　　5　　”．

　　They walked over and sat down at the table．Their 　　6　　 sandals left marks upon the floor I served them coffee and bread with jam to fight against the cold 　　7　　．Then I went back to the 　　8　　 and started again on my household budget．

　　The silence in the front room 　　9　　 me, so I looked in．The girl held the 　　10　　 cup in her hands, looking at it．The boy asked in a flat 　　11　　, “Lady, are you rich? ” “Am I rich? Mercy, no! ”I looked at my shabby slipcovers(破旧的沙发套)．The girl 　　12　　 her cup back in saucer(茶托)carefully and said, “Your 　　13　　 match you saucers．”Her voice was hungry with a need that large amount of food could supply．They left after that, 　　14　　 their bundles of papers against the wind．They hadn't said “Thank you”．They didn't 　　15　　 to．They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be 　　16　　．Plain blue china cups and saucers were 　　17　　 worth five pence．But they matched．

　　I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room．The muddy 　　18　　 of small sandals were 　　19　　 wet upon my floor．“Let them be for a while, ”I thought．Just 　　20　　 I should begin to forget how rich I am．

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　It was her giggling that drew my attention．Note taking really wasn't all that funny．

　　Walking over to the offender, I asked for the 　　1　　．Frozen, she refused to give it to me．I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet 　　2　　 between teacher and student．When she finally 　　3　　 it over she whispered, “Okay, but I didn't draw it．”

　　It was a hand-drawn 　　4　　 of me, teeth blackened and the words “I'm stupid” coming out of my mouth．

　　I managed to fold it up calmly．My mind, 　　5　　 , was working angrily as I struggled not to 　　6　　．I figured I knew the two most likely candidates for drawing the picture．It would do them some 　　7　　 to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it!

　　Thankfully, I was able to keep myself 　　8　　．

　　When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture．They were all silent as I told them how 　　9　　 this was for me．I told them there must be a reason 　　10　　 and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me．Then 1 let them write silently while I sniffed in the back of the classroom．

　　As I 　　11　　 the notes later, many of them said something like, “I’ve got nothing 　　12　　 you, ” or “I'm sorry you were hurt．” Some kids said, “We’re afraid of you．” But two notes, from the girls who I 　　13　　 were behind the picture, had a list of issues．I was too 　　14　　 , too strict…

　　Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of 　　15　　 my students, I had begun commanding them to 　　16　　．Where I thought I was driving them to success I was 　　17　　 driving them away．

　　I had some apology to do．But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card．The one 　　18　　 by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke．The one from the girls asked for 　　19　　．

　　This was a lesson for both the kids and me．Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the 　　20　　．

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　　When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship．Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could 　　1　　 tough subjects and really learn something．One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne．I was extremely interested in the ideas he 　　2　　 in class．

　　When I took the first exam, I was 　　3　　 to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, 　　4　　 English was my best subject．I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained 　　5　　．

　　I decided to try harder, although I didn't know what that 　　6　　 because school had always been easy for me．I read the books more carefully, but got another 77．Again, I 　　7　　 with Professor Jayne．Again, he listened patiently but wouldn't change his 　　8　　．

　　One more test before the final exam．One more 　　9　　 to improve my grade．So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, 　　10　　 the meaning of the word "thorough"．But my 　　11　　 did no good and everything 　　12　　 as before．

　　The last hurdle was the final．No matter what 　　13　　 I got, it wouldn't cancel three C-pluses．I might as well kiss the 　　14　　 goodbye．

　　I stopped working hard．I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would．The night before the final, I even 　　15　　 myself to a movie．The next day I decided for once I'd have 　　16　　 with a test．

　　A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A．I hurried into Professor Jayne's office．He 　　17　　 to be expecting me, "If I gave you the A as you 　　18　　, you wouldn't continue to work as hard．"

　　I stared at him, 　　19　　 that his analysis and strategy were correct, I had worked my head 　　20　　 , as I had never done before．

　　I was speechless, when my course grade arrived：A-plus．It was the only A-plus given．The next year I received my scholarship．I've always remembered Professor Jayne's lesson：You alone must set your own standard of excellence．

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　　I am a sales representative and I travel all over England to visit my customers．I always 　　1　　 to meet a client first in the morning and I usually have several visits to 　　2　　 in a day．

　　One cold February morning I was due to 　　3　　 a store at 9 am．I parked my car, wrapped my scarf around me and 　　4　　 up the street towards the shop front．

　　The small lane where the store was 　　5　　 was partially blocked by two workmen who were busy 　　6　　 the broken pavement．I braced myself for the expected catcalls(嘲笑嘘声)．I was up early, out in the cold, and was laughed at by two men I didn't even 　　7　　．

　　Then I stopped and remembered my own father．Both he and my grandfather had 　　8　　 much of their early careers working outside in 　　9　　 jobs before they became engineers．I remembered how hard Dad worked, in all kinds of 　　10　　; how he'd come home with sunburn or frostbite(冻疮)．I 　　11　　 that if I was cold, then these two guys were probably freezing, given that it looked 　　12　　 they'd already been working for hours．

　　My customer's shop wasn't 　　13　　 but I wasn't annoyed at his lateness．I went to a coffee shop around the corner, 　　14　　 myself a hot chocolate, and then I bought two more, with cream．

　　I made my way down the lane 　　15　　 the workmen．One of them turned to with a wide smile and 　　16　　 with a joke, “Oh love, you shouldn't have! ” To his 　　17　　, I passed him the plate with the two steaming hot chocolates．I 　　18　　 ,“Maybe not．But it's too cold to be working outside today．”

　　I got two looks of genuine(真诚的) 　　19　　 from the two strangers, and a timely reminder that it is as easy to be kind as it is to prejudge(怀有成见的), but the former is

　　so much more 　　20　　．From this experience, I received something different：a smile, a feeling of happiness, a sense of friendship with strangers, and the confidence to give more．

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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，选出最佳选项。

　　In the winter of 1990, I was asked to appear on a television talk show in Toronto, Ontario, Canada．At the end of our first day of taping, I was on my way back to my 24-hour-room-service 　　1　　 when I saw something shocking．

　　On the sidewalk in four inches of snow was a man 　　2　　 with only a cardboard to keep him from being completely 　　3　　 to the freezing cold．What really broke my heart was when I 　　4　　 that he wore no shoes and socks．

　　I wanted to stop and help him, 　　5　　 I was not quite sure what to do．As the traffic light turned green, it seemed life was demanding that I 　　6　　．So I did．Back in "anything I wanted was mine" environment of my hotel, I immediately 　　7　　 about the man on the street．Several days later, I was eating Danish at the station．All of the "important" people had 　　8　　 the room and it was just me and the doorman remaining．

　　I had seen him 　　9　　 go about his business every day without saying a word except 　　10　　．When I asked him how he was 　　11　　 today, he told me that he'd been having to ride his bike to work in the snow and that he'd been feeling rather 　　12　　 for himself．．．that is, until he saw a man sleeping down on the corner of the street with just a 　　13　　 for covering from the cold and no shoes．I almost 　　14　　 on my Danish as I heard him go on to relate how he was so moved with 　　15　　 for the man that he bought the man a pair of socks and shoes．

　　As I heard his stay, I saw in my mind a 　　16　　 that used to be in an old friend's bedroom when I was a teenager．It was a picture of a child 　　17　　 someone a flower and the 　　18　　 below read：'The 　　19　　 deed often exceeds(胜过)the grandest of intentions．" As Mother Teresa 　　20　　 it, "none of us can do anything great on our own, but we can all do a small thing with great love．"

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　　Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents．They are very busy working to 　　1　　 the family．They don't act in the 　　2　　 ways that I read in books or I see on TV．　　3　　 flowers to each other on Valentine's Day is even more 　　4　　．

　　One day, my mother was sewing a quilt(床罩)．I 　　5　　 sat down beside her and looked at her．“Mom, is there love between you and Dad? ” I asked her in a 　　6　　 voice．

　　My mother stopped and raised her head with 　　7　　 in her eyes．She didn't answer immediately．Then she 　　8　　 her head and continued to sew the quilt．At last my mother said：

　　“Susan, ” she said, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it appears, but most of it 　　9　　 in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt strong and 　　10　　．If life is a quilt, then love should be a 　　11　　．It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it's really there．Love is 　　12　　．”

　　The next spring, my father suddenly got sick seriously．When they returned from the hospital, mother looked rather pale and it seemed 　　13　　 of them had had a serious illness．Every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 　　14　　 slowly on the country road．My father had never been so 　　15　　．Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees．The sun gently glistened through the leaves．All of these 　　16　　 the most beautiful picture in the world．

　　“Dad, how are you feeling now? ” I asked him one day．

　　He said gently．“ 　　17　　 , I just like walking with your mom．I like this kind of life．” 　　18　　 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply．

　　　　19　　 I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses．But from this 　　20　　 , I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life．Love is inside, making life strong and warm．

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　　Professor Barry Wellman from the University of Toronto in Canada has invented a term to describe the way many North Americans interact(交流)these days．The 　　1　　 is “networked individualism(网络个体主义)”．This idea is not easy to understand because the two words seem to have 　　2　　 meanings．How can we be individuals and be 　　3　　 at the same time? You need other people for networks．

　　Here is what Professor Wellman 　　4　　．Before the invention of the Internet and e-mail, our social networks are 　　5　　 interactions with relatives, neighbors, and workmates at 　　6　　．Some of the interaction was by phone, but it was 　　7　　 voice to voice, person to person, in 　　8　　 world．

　　A recent research study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project 　　9　　 that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has 　　10　　 this person-to-person interaction．

　　　　11　　 , a lot of people interviewed for the Pew study say that's a 　　12　　 thing．Why?

　　In the past, many people were worried that the Internet 　　13　　 us and caused us to spend too much time in the 　　14　　 world of the computer．But the Pew study discovered that the opposite is 　　15　　．The Internet connects us with more real people than expected-　　16　　 people who can give advice on careers, medical 　　17　　 , raising children, and choosing a school or college．About 60 million Americans told Pew that the 　　18　　 plays an important role in helping them make major life 　　19　　．

　　Thanks to the computer, “networked individuals” are able to be 　　20　　 and together with other people at the same time!

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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　I truly believe in the power of paying it forward and I have always got enjoyment and fulfillment from it．

　　Last year, I was waiting at the traffic lights on my way to work 　　1　　 my car was hit from behind．After pulling over, a(n) 　　2　　 young man admitted his fault and continued to apologize and explain 　　3　　 he had not been “in the moment” while driving．He told me that he had just been driven out of the apartment because of his 　　4　　 to pay the rent and that his 　　5　　 had just run out．I could 　　6　　 his true stress, and as he gave me his details and promised to find a way to pay for it, I tried to 　　7　　 him and told him not to worry too much．

　　When I got to work, my colleagues 　　8　　 me to get a quote quickly and were shocked to find that I had not collected his registration details．The same thing happened when I told my sister what had happened and she 　　9　　 told me not to let him get away with it．She knew that I had a small amount of money in the bank and was worried that I would not 　　10　　 damages(赔偿费)．

　　　　11　　 everyone pressuring me to chase up damages, I was unsure of what to do．I decided to 　　12　　 a small second-hand car and reflect on my dilemma(进退两难的窘境)．After about four months, it was coming up towards 　　13　　 and I started to think about how nervous this young man might be feeling, waiting for me to “sting” him, so I 　　14　　 made my decision and sent him this short message：

　　“Hi Joe,

　　A few weeks back you hit the 　　15　　 of my car．I have managed to pick up another car, so I have been able to get 　　16　　．I want to let you know that I am not going to seek any payment from you．If in future you 　　17　　 help someone, that would be great．Wish you a wonderful Christmas and hope next year is better．”

　　This young man was so 　　18　　 , and I felt that finally a weight had been 　　19　　 from my shoulders．If only I had trusted my own heart earlier, we both could have been 　　20　　 some unnecessary stress!

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　　As long as I can remember, I was a weak child always short of energy．When I 　　1　　 four, everything seemed to go wrong．I had asthma(哮喘)．I was in and out of 　　2　　 offices many times, but they could never 　　3　　 what was wrong．

　　One night, I had a fever．My parents 　　4　　 me to the emergency room, 　　5　　 they were told that I needed my appendix(阑尾)taken out．I was getting worse by the 　　6　　．Finally, my feet became unconscious．My parents 　　7　　 down．At that point, the doctors knew it was 　　8　　 my appendix．

　　The next day, I was taken to the children's hospital．After two weeks of treatment, I was still not 　　9　　．My kidneys were only working 2 percent of the time and if 　　10　　 wasn't done, I would die．

　　My parents were faced with 　　11　　 they never thought they would have to make：steroids(类固醇), dialysis(透析)or a transplant．

　　That night, my dad sat by my bed, thinking it would be too much for me but all of a sudden, I 　　12　　 up and gathering all the 　　13　　 I had-I punched(hit)him on the nose! He knew then that I was not going to give up 　　14　　 a fight．

　　The next morning I was given a transplant．Within 　　15　　 days, I started showing steady 　　16　　 of improvement, but my parents were told, “Krissy will never have as much energy as a normal kid, even if she 　　17　　．”

　　Within four days I was strong enough to return home．Gradually, I was taken 　　18　　 the medicine and my doctors’ visits grew further 　　19　　．But still, I was given no chance of a full recovery．

　　Well, now, ten years later, I do well in everything, and I am a living magic to my doctors, family and friends．I thank God every day for giving me my life．Even if you are only given a two percent chance of 　　20　　, that's all you really need．

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