It was a warm March evening, and I"d just taken a seat on the bus that would take me home. It was nearly
6:00 PM, but the bus was not yet full and the driver gave no 1 that he intended to start the bus.
A middle-aged woman took a seat opposite me. She was crying. Not speaking to anyone in particular,
she 2 narrated her story.
She had come to the city to visit her daughter. On the way to the terminal, a thief had 3 one of her bags.
It had contained half of the money she"d brought with her. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so
she 4 still had some money left. The bus conductor, driver, and other passengers listened to her tale.
At this time, an old man 5 got on the bus. He sat in the seat directly in front of the woman. After a few
minutes, all seats were 6 . The driver got behind the wheel and started the engine. The bus conductor collected
tickets and began asking us where we were 7 . When he came to the old man"s seat, he became 8 and asked
the old man Whether he had any money. The old man 9 that he did not. He explained that he 10 all his money
this morning when he"d accidentally got on the wrong bus and now he was trying to go home.
Upon heating this, the bus conductor 11 the old man to get off the bus. The old man was almost in tears as
he begged the bus conductor to let him take that bus 12 he could get home before dark. The bus driver
approached the old man, and repeated the conductor"s 13 to get off the bus.
"Stop troubling him! Can"t you see he"s only trying to get home?" she interfered. "He doesn"t have any money!"
the driver shouted. "Well, that"s no 14 to throw him off the bus," she insisted. Then she said, "How much is his
fare?" The bus conductor mumbled the amount. "Fine," said the woman. She 15 inside her blouse, took out
her 16 money, and handed the fares to the bus conductor. "Here"s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a hard
time."
All eyes turned 17 the woman, who, just minutes before, had been crying over the money she"d lost. "It"s
only money," she shrugged.
By the time the bus rolled out of the terminal, she had given the old man bread and a dollar. She rode the rest
of the way home 18 a Mona Lisa smile of peace and grace, and the money she"d lost 19 was forgotten.
On the road of life, the politeness and smiles of 20 can lighten our loads and lift our spirits. How much
sweeter the journey when we make it a little smoother and richer for others! |
( )1. A. answer
( )2. A. tearfully
( )3. A. got
( )4. A. surprisingly
( )5. A. in rags
( )6. A. had
( )7. A. getting on
( )8. A. conscious
( )9. A. realized
( )10. A. spend
( )11. A. asked
( )12. A. so
( )13. A. arrangement
( )14. A. good
( )15. A. picked
( )16. A. left
( )17. A. in
( )18. A. owning
( )19. A. earlier
( )10. A. customers | B. agreement
B. excitedly
B. snatched
B. peacefully
B. shyly
B. crowded
B. getting down
B. suspicious
B. pretended
B. has spent
B. ordered
B. until
B. command
B. sense
B. removed
B. saving
B. to
B. wearing
B. sooner
B. friends | C. indication
C. helplessly
C. pulled
C. naturally
C. happily
C. full
C. getting off
C. curious
C. admitted
C. had spent
C. led
C. if
C. advice
C. reason
C. touched
C. borrowed
C. down
C. hating
C. later
C. strangers | D. talk
D. proudly
D. caught
D. fortunately
D. in disorder
D. taken
D. getting in
D. anxious
D. remembered
D. was spent
D. begged
D. when
D. decision
D. doubt
D. reached
D. remaining
D. on
D. losing
D. former
D. conductors |
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| Cloze test. | When I was young, my father used to grow carnations. He took care of them with so much love and 1 .
Every day, he came home from work he went 2 to see them. He enjoyed watching them every day. He used
to tell us, "No one should touch my flowers."
One day my elder sister, who 3 my dad very much, had wanted to help him and she 4 the carnations
from their stems one by one and arranged them on the floor. She believed that he would be very 5 to see
them that way.
When mom and I realized what my sister had done, we became completely speechless. However, my sister
had no idea why no one showed her any 6 . When my dad arrived home and saw his flowers 7 on the floor
like dead animals, he was 8 at first. He looked towards the street, to see if it was any of the 9 children who
could have done it. Then he entered the living room and looked at morn in silence.
Finally mom, who always taught us to 10 no matter what, looked at dad and said, "We have no bad
neighbors in our area". Then with a nice tone she continued, "No outsider did this great job, only your lovely
daughter Clemence." My dad"s face 11 into a smile and then he said, "Do I have a better helper than my lovely
daughter?" My elder sister smiled and 12 dad tightly. | ( )1. A. devotion
( )2. A. straight
( )3. A. disliked
( )4. A. cut
( )5. A. surprised
( )6. A. reward
( )7. A. destroyed
( )8. A. interested
( )9. A. enemies"
( )10. A. tell the truth
( )11. A. grew
( )12. A. hugged | B. spirits
B. soon
B. understood
B. watered
B. pleased
B. affection
B. standing
B. excited
B. friends"
B. behave ourselves
B. changed
B. kissed | C. gratitude
C. nonstop
C. loved
C. separated
C. disappointed
C. appreciation
C. presented
C. shocked
C. families"
C. follow the rules
C. pulled
C. grasped | D. expectation
D. immediately
D. misunderstood
D. cleaned
D. worried
D. feeling
D. lying
D. struck
D. neighbors"
D. keep secret
D. made
D. patted | | 完形填空。 | I have two friends who are eager for travel, There is a part of New York"s Adirondack Mountains that is
called the High Peaks. It consists of 46 mountains with the height of over 4 000 feet.
The Adirondack Mountain Club gives a small piece of land to anyone who 1 all the 46 mountains. My
two friends decided to go for this 2 . It took them several years to accomplish it; it was hard to achieve.
Many of the 46 mountains have 3 and well-used walkways to their tops. However, others are not marked
at all. These mountains are really hard to climb 4 travelers have to bushwhack (在丛林中开道) them using
a compass and a map.
My 5 had climbed 45 of the mountains. They had one left that was the highest, requiring bushwhacking.
They left their camp site early one 6 and walked to the foot of the mountains. When they reached the foot
they found that they had 7 their compass and the map in the camp. Rather than returning to the camp, they
decided to bushwhack without the compass and map. For nearly ten hours they walked uphill 8 heat, thick
bushes and black flies. Finally, late in the afternoon they found themselves at the top of a mountain. They were
exhausted but excited. But the excitement 9 disappeared. They saw another higher mountain when they
looked across the valley. They had climbed the 10 hill! It was too late that weekend to correct their mistake.
They had to 11 4 months to climb the right mountain because it was also the remotest one.
Often in life we use great effort toward some 12 . But without the right map and personal compass, it is
easy to get lost. Knowing your life purpose gives you a powerful personal map and compass that makes sure
you are always climbing the right mountain. | ( )1. A. researches
( )2. A. praise
( )3. A. well-marked
( )4. A. if
( )5. A. students
( )6. A. morning
( )7. A. noticed
( )8. A. enjoying
( )9. A. quickly
( )10. A. lower
( )11. A. waste
( )12. A. mountains | B. discovers
B. award
B. well-designed
B. because
B. members
B. afternoon
B. mended
B. expecting
B. finally
B. opposite
B. spend
B. goals | C. watches
C. competition
C. well-located
C. as long as
C. friends
C. season
C. hid
C. experiencing
C. slowly
C. wrong
C. count
C. honor | D. climbs
D. privilege
D. well-decorated
D. even though
D. colleagues
D. year
D. left
D. observing
D. totally
D. useless
D. wait
D. reward | | 完形填空。 | In 1990 my husband, Donald, and I were vacationing in Hawaii. Donald and I had been there many times
over the years.
The weather was 1 that day and we practically had the beach to ourselves. The 2 reached its top,
close to shore, and I walked 3 into the surf, waiting for a breaker. Within seconds the huge waves knocked
me off my 4 . My legs suddenly felt powerless. I thrust my arms up. "Help! Help!"
My husband was on the beach with his 5 , ready to take a picture of me riding in on a breaker. "Donald!" I 6 , struggling to signal with my hands. He didn"t 7 . He couldn"t hear my cries. The few others on the
beach were too far away.
8 I knew that if I swam with the current (洋流) I"d stay along the 9 , I panicked and fought to get 10
on the beach. I tried desperately to keep my head 11 water. But I couldn"t get back to shore, no matter how
hard I tried.
Extremely 12 and out of breath, I looked up. A nice-looking young man was beside me He stood solidly,
as if his feet were 13 in the ocean floor. How strong he 14 be, I thought. "Take my hand," he said, "and relax."
I 15 for him and the next thing I knew I was 16 toward my husband.
Donald held me tight, understanding at last that I had been 17 . "I"m so glad you"re safe," he 18 .
"Thanks to this young man," I said, 19 to introduce my rescuer.
"He was here a second ago," Donald said. We looked 20 . No one was anywhere near US. | ( )1. A. perfect
( )2. A. beach
( )3. A. anxiously
( )4. A. head
( )5. A. glasses
( )6. A. sighed
( )7. A. understand
( )8. A. Even if
( )9. A. sea
( )10. A. off
( )11. A. into
( )12. A. disappointed
( )13. A. planted
( )14. A. will
( )15. A. pointed
( )16. A. running
( )17. A. in danger
( )18. A. answered
( )19. A. appearing
( )20. A. around | B. wild
B. wave
B. skillfully
B. shoulders
B. friends
B. shouted
B. worry
B. Whenever
B. ship
B. over
B. above
B. painful
B. reflected
B. can
B. asked
B. walking
B. in sight
B. whispered
B. attempting
B. up | C. typical
C. wind
C. proudly
C. hands
C. camera
C. begged
C. react
C. Ever since
C. wave
C. back
C. near
C. tired
C. separated
C. must
C. waved
C. rushing
C. on time
C. screamed
C. beginning
C. down | D. special
D. sun
D. eagerly
D. feet
D. umbrella
D. insisted
D. mind
D. Because
D. shore
D. away
D. toward
D. puzzled
D. stuck
D. may
D. reached
D. jogging
D. on leave
D. laughed
D. turning
D. on | | 阅读理解。 | The sun was just coming up when I headed out to work last May at 6 a.m. Not quite dark, but dark
enough to need my headlights. I turned onto one of the lonely, rural country roads.
Maybe it was because I was listening to the radio, maybe it was because I was already thinking about
some projects at work, but I didn"t spot the dark object on the road until it was too late. I ran over it and
felt the back left tyre pull, and then sink. I stopped and got out of the car.
No mystery here-my back left tyre was cut like a loaf of bread. Back 50 yards was a piece of sharp
iron I"d run over. I"ve never changed a tyre. I looked up the road. Not a car in either direction. The nearest
service station was miles away. I threw up my hands. Then I remembered-my cell phone! I powered it up
before realizing, I didn"t know who to call.
Wouldn"t you know it, I spotted a car coming from the opposite direction. The driver slowed as he
approached. I guess he could see I was in trouble. He stopped his car, got out and immediately saw the
trouble. "Madam, would you like me to change that tyre for you?" he asked. The man couldn"t have been
more friendly. I was so frightened out there and he put me completely at ease. "There," he said, after putting
on the spare, "you"re all set to go."
"Good thing for me that you were driving this way," I told him, as I climbed back into my car.
"Funny you should say that," he said. "Just like you, I was heading to work, but my job"s in the opposite
direction. I made a wrong turn at some point. I don"t know what I was thinking." | | 1. The writer didn"t notice the object on the road because _____. | A. it was rather dark then
B. she didn"t use her headlights
C. there was much traffic
D. she was careless when driving | | 2. From Paragraph 4 we learn that _____. | A. the writer felt quite anxious
B. no one would like to help the writer
C. the writer was a new driver
D. the cell phone should be powered up | | 3. What did the man do when he saw the writer? | A. He stopped and laughed at her.
B. He walked over to frighten her.
C. He helped her without hesitation.
D. He drove away in the opposite direction. | | 4. The end of the story tells us that the man _____. | A. went a wrong way
B. felt the writer funny
C. didn"t know what he was doing
D. knew the writer needed help | | 阅读理解。 | "Christmas comes but once a year" is a familiar phrase, and indeed for many people the 25th of December
is the highlight of the calendar (日历).
But for one British man once a year is not enough. Andy Park, who is better known by his nickname
Mr. Christmas, has celebrated Christmas every single day for the last 14 years.
The 44-year-old electrician claims to have eaten a full roast dinner every day for the last decade and a half,
munching over 5 000 turkeys, 117 000 Brussels sprouts, and around 30 000 roast potatoes in the process.
He also sends himself a Christmas card every day and looks forward to unwrapping a present he has
bought himself each evening, while watching the Queen"s Speech.
Mr. Park estimates his festive love costs him ￡150 (1570 yuan) a week. This year, however, he says he
is short of money for his celebrations due to the global financial crisis.
His Christmas habit is affecting more than just his wallet. Mr. Park was previously warned by his doctor
that his Christmas addiction could kill him. His habit has caused his weight to 121kg.
So how did Andy Park"s strong desire for Christmas begin?
"I"ll never forget the day it started," said Mr. Park. "The sun was shining, but I was just feeling fed up and
bored, so I went home and put the decorations up. Suddenly I was happy. I thought, this is fun. So I did it
again the next day, and the day after that." | | 1. What"s the best title for this text? | A. Mr. Christmas
B. Habit and weight
C. Christmas celebrations
D. A strong desire for Christmas | | 2. Which of the following underlined words in the text has the closest meaning to "eat"? | A. unwrap.
B. munch.
C. claim.
D. estimate. | | 3. What problem does Mr. Christmas now have? | A. His festive love costs him 150 pounds a week.
B. He doesn"t have enough money for Christmas.
C. He often feels fed up and bored with his celebrations.
D. His doctor warned him against celebrating Christmas. | | 4. We can learn from Mr. Christmas"s habit that _____. | A. every coin has two sides
B. all roads lead to Rome
C. there is no smoke without fire
D. an early bird catches worms |
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