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　　I woke up the other day to find that 10 inches of freshly fallen snow was waiting for me outside my door．The flakes were still 　　1　　 heavily too．I didn't want my little dogs 　　2　　 in it, so I reluctantly 　　3　　 on my heavy coat and grabbed the snow shovel to make a 　　4　　．I had only gotten a bit done, however, 　　5　　 the handle of my old snow shovel 　　6　　 with a “snap”．Laughing and shaking my head, I 　　7　　 to wait out the storm for a while．

　　It was late in the afternoon when the snow finally 　　8　　 and I trudged(跋涉)over to my Dad's house to borrow his shovel and 　　9　　 again．By then the 10 inches of snow had turned into a foot and a half．I started out slow setting a steady 　　10　　 and stopping to rest whenever my back started to ache．After a while, though, the 　　11　　 finally broke and the sun peeked out to 　　12　　 me on．The work seemed a lot easier then even though it was still 　　13　　．I even sang a few Christmas carols and 　　14　　 while I cleared out the drives, cleaned off the cars, and shoveled out the paths．After an hour of hard work the job was finally done．　　15　　, I let the child that still lives 　　16　　 of me fall back into the snow and 　　17　　 a snow angel for the angels in Heaven to see．It felt good walking back to my house after a job well done．It felt even better 　　18　　 around at this wonderful world of white．

　　I don't know why life sometimes gives us spring days and sometimes dumps a ton of snow in us．I do know, 　　19　　, that we can pray, laugh, love, and choose 　　20　　 through it all．

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

　　Mr．Black lived in a small town．Nobody was 　　1　　 than him there, but he wished to get 　　2　　 money all the time．One day on his way home, he found there was a 　　3　　 on the ground．He thought it was 　　4　　 to him, so he picked it up and put it in his pocket That 　　5　　, after he had supper, he brought it out and began to 　　6　　 it in the room．He was interested in a piece of news on it Some gold 　　7　　 in a desert He was afraid someone would know about it and started off, 　　8　　 telling anybody about it．He tried to find the place 　　9　　 the gold was．

　　The greedy man walked on the 　　10　　 desert for two weeks, but he didn't find any gold and his food and water was 　　11　　．His horse was so weak that he couldn't 　　12　　 it．He had to go back to his hometown, but it was too 　　13　　．His horse at last died and he was too hungry and thirsty to go any 　　14　　．He looked around, there was nothing 　　15　　 sand．Suddenly he saw a man 　　16　　 on the ground far away．He crawled to him and found he was 　　17　　, with a bag in his hand．He hurried to open the bag to find something to 　　18　　,but it was full of gold．He threw it away．As he was 　　19　　, he cried and said,” Now a bag of bread is far more 　　20　　 than a bag full of gold．How unhappy I am!”

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　　When I began planning to move to Auckland to study．my mother was worried about　a lack of jobs and cultural differences, Ignoring these 　　1　　,I got there in July 2010, 　　2　　 I arrived ,I realized the importance of getting a job 　　3　　 my living　experience。Determined to do this 　　4　　, I spent several weeks going door-to-door for a job, but found 　　5　　 response(回应)

　　One afternoon, I walked into a building to ask 　　6　　 there were any job opportunities(机会)．The people there advised me not to continue my job search in that 　　7　　．As I was about to　　8　　 a man who had been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside 　　9　　．Nearly ten minutes later, he 　　10　　．He asked me about my plans and encouraged me to stay 　　11　　．Then he offered to take me to Royal Oak to 　　12　　 a job．

　　I was a little surprised，but had a 　　13　　 feeling about him．Along the way ,I realized that I had 　　14　　 resumes(简历)．Seeing this, the man 　　15　　 at his business partner's office to make me fifteen 　　16　　 copies．He also gave me some 　　17　　 on dressing and speaking．I handed out my resume and went home feeling very 　　18　　．The following day, I received a 　　19　　 from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job．

　　It seems that the world always 　　20　　 to you when you need it．And this time, it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing．

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　　This is my third story．When I was seventeen, I 　　1　　 a quote(引文)that went something like, " If you live each day 　　2　　 it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right．" Since then, for the past thirty-three years, I've looked 　　3　　 the mirror every morning and asked myself, "If today were the last day of my life, what would I do? " And when there was no answer for too many days in a 　　4　　 , I know I need to change something．

　　About a year ago I 　　5　　 from cancer．The doctors told me it was incurable, and that I should 　　6　　 to live no longer than three to six months．They advised me to get my 　　7　　 in order, which is doctors' code(代名词)for "prepare to 　　8　　 "．Later when the doctors 　　9　　 the cells taken from my pancreas(胰腺)under a microscope, they found it turned out to be a very rare form of cancer that is 　　10　　 with surgery．I had the surgery and, 　　11　　 , I'm fine now．

　　This was the closest I've been to facing 　　12　　 , and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades．Death is the destination we all 　　13　　．No one has ever escaped it．And that is 　　14　　 it should be, because death is very likely the single 　　15　　 invention of life．It clears out the old to make 　　16　　 for the new．Your time is limited, so don't waste it living 　　17　　 life．Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out(盖过)your own inner 　　18　　．And most importantly, have the courage to 　　19　　 your heart and intuition(直觉)．They 　　20　　 already know what you truly want to become．Everything else is secondary．

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　　Michael O’ lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship．The father believed in encouragement．

　　Though Michael was the 　　1　　 of the class when he entered high school, his 　　2　　 continued to encourage him, but also made it very clear that he did not have to play 　　3　　 if he didn't want to．

　　However, Michael loved football and was 　　4　　 to try his best at every practice．All through high school, he never 　　5　　 a practice or a game, but remained a bench warmer(替补队员)all four years．His 　　6　　 father was always in the stands, with words of 　　7　　 for him．

　　It was the end of the football season, and as Michael ran slowly onto the practice field shortly 　　8　　 the big final game, the coach met him with a telegram．Michael 　　9　　 the telegram and became deathly silent－his father died that morning, and the sad man left for 　　10　　 immediately．

　　In the third quarter, when the team was ten points 　　11　　 , a silent young man eagerly 　　12　　 onto the sidelines．The coach and his players were shocked to see their team-mate back so 　　13　　．

　　“Coach, please let me 　　14　　．I have to play today, ” said Michael．Feeling sorry for him, the coach 　　15　　．Before long, nobody could believe their eyes．This small bench warmer played like a(n) 　　16　　．He helped his team win finally．

　　When the team was cheering for their 　　17　　 , Michael was sitting in the corner all alone．The coach came to him and said, “You were fantastic! Tell me 　　18　　 you did it? ”

　　Tears in eyes, Michael said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know he was blind? ” He 　　19　　 a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could 　　20　　 me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it! ”

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阅读下面的短文，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。

　　About one year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me．I never heard any noise from the children．Instead, I often heard the parents yelling 　　1　　 at the kids, not in a nice tone, but in a 　　2　　 one．

　　We often 　　3　　 in the hallway．I always greeted them, but the only 　　4　　 I ever got was a"hello"from the eight-year-old girl．I usually 　　5　　 to see my doctor and one day when I returned they were just 　　6　　 their apartment and the little girl was 　　7　　 the outside door open for the others．I 　　8　　 in the car doing 　　9　　 things because 1 wasn't eager to he snubbed(冷落)again．Finally, I got out of my car and walked towards the door．The parents were telling their daughter to hurry and get into the car, 　　10　　 the little girl was still holding the door, 　　11　　 me！I hurried although I was still in pain from my injury．

　　I forgot to tell her how 　　12　　 I was for her kindness．I wrote a note saying how much her act of kindness had 　　13　　 an old man's heart．

　　The next day there was a 　　14　　 on my door and it was the little girl and her father．She was quite 　　15　　 of her behavior and thanked me．Then I noticed her mother standing there too．Her parents 　　16　　 me．

　　From then on when we met in the hallway we always greeted each other, in a friendly 　　17　　．

　　Last night there was a heavy snow．I looked out at my car and 　　18　　 how I was going to keep my doctor's 　　19　　 because I could only walk for a short time．This morning when I opened the front door, all the snow was removed．

　　Isn't it 　　20　　 that the small kind act of an 8-year-old girl can change so many things for the better？It is said that good things come from small acts．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　It was 4 o'clock in the morning, when I received the phone call．

　　“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just 　　1　　 in with severe(extremely bad or serious)burns on his face, neck and arms．We have called for a(n)　　2　　 and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle．” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was 　　3　　．

　　The doctor described the 　　4　　, which caused the burns．Our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard(庭院)of their apartment．When they 　　5　　the　charcoal(木炭), it burst into flames because they has sprayed too much gasoline(petrol)．The flames 　　6　　 my son's shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head．

　　　　7　　, one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped my son, and 　　8　　 him on the grass．While it saved his life, it was not in 　　9　　 to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars．

　　After he 　　10　　 from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容)for 6 months, 　　11　　 it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking(收缩)and wrinkling(起皱)．So, he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns．

　　When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch, very 　　12　　 scar on her arm, “Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it．It does not mean they will not 　　13　　 it, but it means it will not matter to them if it does not matter to you．”

　　I 　　14　　 this wisdom on to my son．He took my advice to his 　　15　　 and returned to school with his head held high ——glad he was alive．

　　By the end of six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not 　　16　　, so he made the 　　17　　 to give up any plastic surgery．

　　We all have “scars” that 　　18　　 people to keep away from us．And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better．

　　But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same 　　19　　 standards．Put your imperfections(缺陷)out of your mind and concentrate on what you value 　　20　　 yourself, and your beauty will shine through．

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　　Mama's voice floated through the apartment as she sang a Mexican folk song that I had heard all my life．“Hola,” she greeted me when she came out of the bedroom．“Please speak to me in 　　1　　,” I interrupted．She paid no attention and 　　2　　 speaking in Spanish．The words 　　3　　 me of my grandparents and birthday parties in Mexico, but I knew my mother's life would be 　　4　　 if she learned to speak English．We had lived in the United States for three years, and she still had difficulty 　　5　　 to store owners and my teachers．I was determined that she should try．“Why won't you speak English?” I 　　6　　．“Don't you want to be 　　7　　 to talk to people here?” “Isabel,” she whispered．Mama always whispered when she was upset with me．“What?” I was not 　　8　　 with her, either．She 　　9　　 for the English words．“Come with me to the, uh －how do you say it? Meeting．” “What kind of meeting? Where is it?” I 　　10　　 her, but now she refused to answer．In 　　11　　, we drove across town to the college, where she pulled into a brightly lit parking lot．I was 　　12　　．I had expected a meeting at someone's 　　13　　－ a garden club or a parents' group．Then I　　14　　 a sign on a door．My mother was 　　15　　 night classes to learn English!

　　“I don't understand．　　16　　 you're learning English, why won't you speak English at home?” I asked．“You'll learn faster if you 　　17　　 with me．” “I speak English here,” she said in her thick accent．She hesitated, putting the words together, and then went on, “I speak Spanish at home 　　18　　 you．”

　　I 　　19　　 understood － she spoke Spanish at home so that I wouldn't forget the words, songs, and 　　20　　 of Mexico．I said, “O．K．, Mama, estabien．”

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完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　One day when my little boy was less than two years old, I had to see the doctor, so I left him to the babysitter．On my way to the hospital, I 　　1　　 that the babysitter was driving around the town．　　2　　 who was taking care of my son, I went to her house to find a stranger there．　　3　　 with the situation, I grabbed my child and left without a word．

　　When I went to put my son in his car seat, I was 　　4　　 to find him taped(用胶带粘住)around his whole body at the elbows and around his ankles．I couldn't 　　5　　 the nightmare．Was it really true?

　　Later I also found my baby wearing three or four diapers(尿布), so there would be no 　　6　　 to change him through the day．We soon 　　7　　 the police and with the help of several people, the 　　8　　 showed she had done this every day over the course of five months．The babysitter was found guilty in the 　　9　　 and was sentenced to seven years in prison．

　　Over the first several months, my husband and I had a hard time 　　10　　 our anger．We eventually started taking it out on one another．　　11　　 , at last we managed to let go of our anger．

　　About a year later, we 　　12　　 a parole(假释)hearing, but not for the reasons everyone there 　　13　　．Of course, others thought we wanted her to stay 　　14　　．Imagine everyone's surprise when we rose to say that we forgave her and wanted her to be 　　15　　．She had a 12-year-old daughter at home in need of her mother．

　　When we 　　16　　 our forgiveness, you could see the weight of the world lift from her．She broke down in tears and looked us in the eye with 　　17　　．

　　Many people today are still shocked by our 　　18　　．But I have to say it was the most 　　19　　 experience of my life．I quickly realized that forgiveness is not so much for the receiver, 　　20　　 the giver is so richly enriched in the

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　　I work as a volunteer for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti．Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to 　　1　　 him．

　　Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and 　　2　　．For the first two days, he said almost nothing．I worried the trip was too 　　3　　 for a 17-year-old．Then, on day three, as we were 　　4　　 over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑), “Pretty hard．”

　　After that there was no turning back．A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes 　　5　　 large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized(着迷)．He couldn't stop 　　6　　．Later he said 　　7　　, “I wish I could speak French．” I was 　　8　　 － this from a boy who hated and 　　9　　 French classes throughout school．

　　Usually silent, he 　　10　　 Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people．He blossomed(活泼起来)．

　　　　11　　, the moment that really took 　　12　　 breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains．I was 　　13　　 a woman villager for an article．135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in 　　14　　．Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and 　　15　　 to become part of the leadership of the 　　16　　．

　　Learning her story, Barrett was as 　　17　　 as I by this tiny woman's achievements．His eyes were wet and there was a 　　18　　 of love and respect on his face．He had finally understood the importance of my work．

　　When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay 　　19　　 as a volunteer．My insides suddenly felt struck．This 　　20　　 achieved all I'd expected．Soon he will celebrate his 18 th birthday．He'll be a man．

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