In the morning, Slim got up and prepared breakfast for his wife as usual.Nicole, his wife was
listening to music in the bedroom.__1__, he felt that his body was shaking.Slim had the__2__
response that there was an earthquake! He __3__ quickly: “Dear, earthquake! Go to the toilet!”
Nicole heard the shouting, __4__ the first aid box quickly and ran into the toilet.The house was __5__
even more dramatically (剧烈地).
Bathroom was the next door to the kitchen.Slim picked up a kitchen __6__ and two pieces of
bread outside the kitchen.Slim tried to __7__ along the wall to help Nicole.__8__, it got dark
suddenly with an explosion.The house __9__ down and many things fell from above.Nicole was
quickly buried in __10__.She felt breathing very difficult.She tried to stand up, but __11__.
A few minutes later, the land was __12__.Nicole heard the sound of short __13__ and thought it
was Slim! She shouted to him but no __14__! He probably fainted.Nicole kept saying his name and
she finally heard a response, two people encouraged and __15__ each other.They knew that there must
be a way to __16__.
Slim found that they were close and were __17__ by the fallen stones and some powder.He started
to dig with the kitchen knife.He felt __18__ from his fingers.Finally, he removed the last piece of larger
stones.Slim touched Nicole"s one hand, then dug the __19__ stones of her body.Finally, Nicole had a
__20__ breathing slowly.Two people sat on the ground and hugged together.
( )2.A.recent
( )3.A.warned
( )4.A.used up
( )5.A.burning
( )6.A.tool
( )7.A.walk
( )8.A.However
( )9.A.lay
( )10.A.ruins
( )11.A.senseless
( )12.A.normal
( )13.A.steps
( )14.A.response
( )15.A.touched
( )16.A.relax
( )17.A.wrapped
( )18.A.pain
( )19.A.sticking
( )20.A.complete
B.rapid
B.howled
B.found out
B.shaking
B.cook
B.wander
B.Therefore
B.crashed
B.ashes
B.impractical
B.usual
B.breath
B.sign
B.held
B.communicate
B.separated
B.cold
B.bundling
B.constant
C.late
C.jumped
C.took up
C.falling
C.fork
C.run
C.Instead
C.broke
C.dirt
C.impossible
C.flat
C.movements
C.hope
C.calmed
C.succeed
C.fastened
C.water
C.surrounding
C.steady
D.slow
D.shouted
D.put away
D.moving
D.knife
D.jump
D.Besides
D.bent
D.pieces
D.invaluable
D.silent
D.pauses
D.result
D.called
D.escape
D.limited
D.warmth
D.spreading
D.weak
__1__, as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my __2__.Suddenly, it was important to do
things with __33__.I saw my dad every evening at home.Why did I have to __4__ my Sundays to allday
bike trips with him, too? If my indifference (冷漠) hurt him, my father kept __5__, but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip __6__ I wanted to come.
It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low __7__.Two of my friends had gone to the movies without
inviting me.Just then my father __8__ my room."It"s a beautiful day.What to go for a __9__, today,
Beck?""Leave me alone!" I impatiently __10__.
Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that __11__.
Several hours later, the police called us, __12__ us that Dad had a traffic accident.My father"s injuries were serious.It took several days before he could __13__ speak.Beside his bed I held his hand gently,
__14__ of hurting him.
"Daddy...I"m sorry...""It"s okay, sweetheart.I"ll be okay."
"No," I said, "I __15__ what I said to you that day.You know, that morning?"
"Sweetheart, I don"t __16__ anything about that day.I remember kissing you goodnight the night
before, though." He __17__ a weak smile.
I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I __18__ wanted him to leave me alone.My teacher once told me that __19__ have immeasurable power.They can hurt or they can heal.And we all have the
__20__ to choose our words.I intend to do that very carefully from now on.
( )2. A. attention
( )3. A. Dad
( )4. A. start
( )5. A. silent
( )6. A. unless
( )7. A. spirits
( )8. A. left
( )9. A. ride
( )10. A. whispered
( )11. A. moment
( )12. A. convincing
( )13. A. eventually
( )14. A. tired
( )15. A. discuss
( )16. A. hate
( )17. A. got
( )18. A. often
( )19. A. apologies
( )20. A. experience
B. sight
B. friends
B. save
B. busy
B. in case
B. conditions
B. checked
B. walk
B. warned
B. morning
B. reminding
B. generally
B. afraid
B. think
B. forget
B. expressed
B. never
B. promises
B. honor
C. effort
C. teachers
C. devote
C. asleep
C. so that
C. states
C. entered
C. picnic
C. announced
C. afternoon
C. informing
C. strictly
C. aware
C. care
C. remember
C. exchanged
C. even
C. smiles
C. power
D. energy
D. brothers
D. waste
D. awake
D. as if
D. hopes
D. knocked
D. game
D. shouted
D. evening
D. phoning
D. broadly
D. sorry
D. mean
D. like
D. managed
D. once
D. words
D. desire
1 me and asked, “Would you mind changing your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only
other 2 seat was next to a woman 3 both arms in casts(石膏), a black-and-blue face, and a
depressed emotion. “ 4 am I going to sit there” was my immediate thought. 5 then a deeper, quieter
voice spoke, “Opportunity.” Finally I took my new seat and discovered that Kathy had been in an auto
accident, and she was on her way for 6 .
When the snack of nuts and juice arrived, 7 did not take me long to realize that Kathy would not be able to 8 herself. I considered offering to feed her but 9 , as it seemed too close and familiar a service
to offer to a stranger. But then I decided that Kathy’s need was more important than my 10 . I offered
to help her eat, and although she too was uncomfortable about 11 it, she did. The experience was
pleasant, and she and I 12 close in a short period of time. 13 the end of the five-hour trip, my heart
was fully 14 , and the time was 15 better spent than if I had just sat by myself.
I was very glad I had reached beyond my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. 16
sometimes flows beyond human borders and dissolves the fears 17 keep us separate. When we stretch
to serve another, we grow to live in a larger, more 18 world.
Help me move 19 the small self so I can connect with the hearts of others.
When I give love to another, I 20 my own soul.
( )2. A. suitable
( )3. A. with
( )4. A. No case
( )5. A. So
( )6. A. holidays
( )7. A. that
( )8. A. help
( )9. A. held up
( )10. A. discomfort
( )11. A. attending
( )12. A. grew
( )13. A. To
( )14. A. awake
( )15. A. increasingly
( )16. A. Love
( )17. A. what
( )18. A. answering
( )19. A. toward
( )20. A. meet
B. available
B. around
B. No way
B. Otherwise
B. treatment
B. what
B. dress
B. kept up
B. guilt
B. accepting
B. kept
B. In
B. alone
B. properly
B. Self
B. that
B. demanding
B. across
B. calm
C. acceptable
C. for
C. No manners
C. And
C. sightseeing
C. this
C. support
C. gave up
C. convenience
C. concerning
C. stayed
C. From
C. alive
C. reasonably
C. Care
C. whether
C. rewarding
C. beyond
C. serve
D. comfortable
D. from
D. No means
D. But
D. interview
D. it
D. drink
D. cheered up
D. situation
D. b ehaving
D. remained
D. By
D. asleep
D. certainly
D. Sympathy
D. when
D. offering
D. through
D. feed
yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. Mr. Johnson took the only escape
route-through the boot (行李箱).
Mr. Johnson’s car had finished up in a ditch (沟渠) at Romney Marsin, Kent after skidding on ice
and hitting a bank. “Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly,” Mr. Johnson said. "I couldn’t
force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in."
Mr. Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other
motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot. Then he began his struggle to escape.
Later he said, "It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the only coin I had in my pocket
and I used it to unscrew(拧开) the back seat to get into the boot. I hammered desperately with a hammer
trying to make someone hear, but no help came."
It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the
boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench and began to work on the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by. "It was the only chance I had. Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud
poured in. I forced the lid down into the mud and climbed out as the car filled up."
His hands and arms cut and bruised, Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked
after by the farmer’s wife, Mrs. Lucy Bates. Huddled in a blanket, he said, “That thirty minutes seemed
like hours.” Only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night. The vehicle had sunk into
two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch.
1. Which of the following objects is the most important to Mr. Johnson?
A. The hammer.
B. The screw.
C. The coin.
D. The horn.
2. "Finally it gave"(Paragraph 5) means that _____.
A. Luckily the door was torn away in the end
B. At last the wrench went broken
C. The chance was lost at the last minute
D. The lock came open after all his efforts
3. Which statement is true according to the passage?
A. Mr. Johnson’s car stood on its boot as it fell down.
B. Mr. Johnson’s car accident was partly due to the icy road.
C. Mr. Johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam.
D. Mr. Johnson struggled in the pouring mud as he unscrewed the back seat.
4. What is the best title for this newspaper article?
A. The Story of Mr. Johnson, A Sweet Salesman
B. Driver Escapes Through Car Boot
C. Car Boot Can Serve As The Best Escape Route
D. The Driver Survived A Terrible Car Accident
I don"t remember when it first started __2__ me.But it did.Finally one night, I shouted out at her,
" Don"t do that any more-your hands are too __3__!" She didn"t say anything in reply.But never again did my mother __4__ my day with that familiar __5__ of her love.
With the years passing, my thoughts __6__ to that night, when I missed my mother"s hands, missed her goodnight __7__ on my forehead.Sometimes the incident seemed very __8__, while sometimes far away.But always it was hidden in the back of my __9__.Now Mom is in her seventies, and those hands that I
__10__ thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my __11__.And now my own children are grown and gone.One thanksgiving Eve, __12__ I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a __13__ hand
hesitantly run across my face to __14__ the hair from my forehead.Then a kiss, ever so __15__, touched my brow.
In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night and my young voice __16__."Don"t do that any more-your hands are too rough!" __17__, I caught Mom"s hand in hand, saying how __18__ I was
for that night.I thought she"d remember, as I did.But Mom didn"t know __19__ I was talking about.She
had forgotten, and forgiven long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new __20__ for my gentle mother and her caring hands.And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
( )2. A.pleasing
( )3. A.sweet
( )4. A.take up
( )5. A.expression
( )6. A.remained
( )7. A.story
( )8. A.close
( )9. A.brain
( )10. A.once
( )11. A.husband
( )12. A.as
( )13. A.rough
( )14. A.tidy
( )15. A.gently
( )16. A.wept
( )17. A.On time
( )18. A.grateful
( )19. A.where
( )20. A.memory
B. frightening
B. tough
B. give up
B. symbol
B. returned
B. greeting
B. serious
B. mind
B. even
B. children
B. before
B. reliable
B. touch
B. friendly
B. whispered
B. All at once
B. anxious
B. why
B. sense
C. satisfying
C. ugly
C. end up
C. promise
C. occurred
C. kiss
C. different
C. spirit
C. still
C. family
C. although
C. thin
C. brush
C. closely
C. complained
C. Once again
C. sorry
C. what
C. pleasure
D. annoying
D. rough
D. break up
D. experience
D. missed
D. song
D. unusual
D. heart
D. always
D. father
D. since
D. familiar
D. wiped
D. weakly
D. struggled
D. As usual
D. excited
D. whom
D. appreciation
buckets.One was a shiny and new bucket.The other was a very old and dilapidated one, which had seen
many years of service, but was now past its best.
Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets.Then he would carry them along the path,
one on each side, to the flowerbeds.The new bucket was very proud of itself.It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled (溢出).The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before
it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked along the path.
Sometimes the new bucket would say, "See how capable I am! How good it is that the gardener has
me to water the flowers every day! I don"t know why he still bothers with you.What a waste of space you are!"
And all that the old bucket could say was, "I know I"m not very useful, but I can only do my best.I"m
happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me, at least."
One day, the gardener heard that kind of conversation.After watering the flowers as usual, he said,
"You both have done your work very well.Now I am going to carry you back.I want you to look carefully along the path."
Then the two buckets did so.All along the path, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was
carried, there was just bare (光秃秃的) earth; on the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garden.
A. Dirty.
B. Dark.
C. Worn-out.
D. Plain-looking.
2. What was the old bucket ashamed of?
A. His past.
B. His aging.
C. His manner.
D. His leaking.
3. The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to ________.
A. laugh at the old one
B. take pity on the old one
C. show off its beautiful looks
D. praise the gardener"s kindness
4. Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?
A. Because it was used to keep a balance.
B. Because it stayed in its best condition.
C. Because it was taken as a treasure.
D. Because it had its own function.
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