Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we realize that those challenges are the very things that us and make us who we are. It is the same with the challenges that come with .
When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two . We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing the challenge isn"t worth the and call it quits. Although there are certainly when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most all that is needed is and communication.
When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to it and work it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. you can say to a friend, "I got my feeling hurt," "You hurt my feelings," you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.
In dealing with the many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for they are: small hurdles you need to jump or on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is to get over, and hurt only to make us stronger. It is all part of growing up, it to everyone, and some day you will all of this and say, "Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing."
| 小题1: | | A．seem to | B．come to | C．hope to | D．try to |
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| 小题2: | | A．design | B．promote | C．direct | D．shape |
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| 小题3: | | A．confidence | B．pressure | C．friendship | D．difficulty |
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| 小题4: | | A．opportunities | B．expectations | C．choices | D．aspects |
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| 小题5: | | A．demanding | B．deserving | C．predicting | D．presenting |
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| 小题6: | | A．comment | B．loss | C．trouble | D．expense |
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| 小题7: | | A．spans | B．times | C．dates | D．ages |
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| 小题8: | | A．cases | B．fields | C．parts | D．occasions |
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| 小题9: | | A．assessment | B．commitment | C．encouragement | D．adjustment |
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| 小题10: | | A．doubtful | B．shameful | C．harmful | D．painful |
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| 小题11: | | A．keep | B．control | C．face | D．catch |
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| 小题12: | | A．space | B．plan | C．topic | D．room |
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| 小题14: | | A．other than | B．rather than | C．or rather | D．or else |
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| 小题15: | | A．what | B．who | C．where | D．which |
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| 小题16: | | A．pass by | B．come across | C．get through | D．run over |
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| 小题17: | | A．unnecessary | B．necessary | C．impossible | D．possible |
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| 小题18: | | A．serves | B．means | C．aims | D．attempts |
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| 小题19: | | A．opens | B．appeals | C．goes | D．happens |
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| 小题20: | | A．look down on | B．look back on | C．look forward to | D．look up to |
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:D
小题20:B |
试题分析：生活中充满了挑战，当我们面对挑战时，我们会作出两种选择——战胜它或逃避它，但更多的时候，我们需要的是承诺与沟通。伴随着友谊出现的种种挑战只是生活中的一个个小小难关，战胜它的同时，会使我们更加成熟、强大。挑战帮助我们成长。
小题1:考查词组： A. seem to 似乎，B. come to意为“渐渐认识到”。C. hope to“希望”；D. try to“努力”。句意：随着年龄的增长我们渐渐认识到这些挑战正是影响我们并形成我们固 有特征的因素。选B
小题2:考查动词：A. design设计，B. promote促进，提高，C. direct 指导，D. shape“影响……的发展”； 这些挑战正是影响我们并形成我们固 有特征的因素，选D
小题3:考查名词：A. confidence自信，B. pressure压力，C. friendship友谊，D. difficulty困难，第三段中“if you can say to a friend”，以及第四段中的第一句话．..many challenges that friendship will bring to you... 给出了暗示，本文在讨论友谊带给我们的挑战。选C
小题4:考查名词：A. opportunities机会，B. expectations 期待，C. choices选择，D. aspects方面，下文中谈到两种可能的做法：一是克服，战胜挑战；二是决定放弃。故选C
小题5:考查动词：A.demanding要求，B. deserving值得，C. predicting预测，D. presenting呈现，“使发生(to cause sth. to happen)”。句意：我们可能会努力战胜困难，也可能会认为带来麻烦的事情不值得我们为之付出额外的努力，并且决定停止努力。presenting the challenge 作为后置定语修饰 the thing。选D
小题6:考查名词：A. comment评论，B. loss丧失，C. trouble 困难，D. expense费用，麻烦的事情不值得我们为之付出额外的努力，选C
小题7:考查名词： A.spans 寿命，B times 时期，时候，C. dates 日期，D. ages时代，句意：虽然有很多时候决定放弃是正确的做法，选B
小题8:考查名词：A. cases情况，B. fields田野，C. parts部分，D. occasions机会，场合，in most cases意为“大多数情况下”；但在多数情况下我们需要做的是承诺和沟通。选A
小题9:考查名词：A. assessment 评估，B. commitment 投入，C. encouragement鼓励，D. adjustment调整，从下一段第一句话中的 committed 可知该题选 B。选B
小题10:考查形容词：A. doubtful怀疑的，B. shameful 羞愧的，C. harmful有害的，D. painful痛苦的，句意：当我们承诺一件事情时，这就意味着无论这件事多么令人痛苦或者多 么令人头痛，我们总是要选择面对，并努力完成它而不是逃避它。选D
小题11:考查动词：A. keep保持，B. control控制，C. face面对，D. catch抓住，从下文中 instead of running away 可知选 face(面对)。选C
小题12:考查名词：A. space 空间，B. plan计划，C. topic话题，D. room房间，：A make a space for“为……留出空间”；D 项前应无冠词 a。选A
小题13:考查连词：A. If如果，B. As正如，因为，C. While当…时候，D. Unless 除非，句意：如果你对朋友说：“我的感情受到了伤害”，而不是说“你伤害了我 的感情”，你将会很快地解决这个问题。if 引导条件状语从句。选A
小题14:考查词组：A. other than除了，B. rather than 而不是，C. or rather更确切的是，D. or else“或者”。 “我的感情受到了伤害”，而不是说“你伤害了我 的感情”，选B
小题15:考查名词性从句的连接词： for 为介词， A 其后跟名词性从句， 而从句中缺少表语， 并且 they 指代 challenges， 故选 A。
小题16:考查词组：A. pass by通过，B. come across遇上，C. get through接通，D. run over撞上，句意：在处理友谊带给你的许多挑战时，要努力看清它们的实质——它们是 你在生活中需要跳过或克服的一个个小难题。 through—manage to do or complete sth.(设法 get 处理)。选C
小题17:考查形容词：A. unnecessary不必要的，B. necessary必要的，C. impossible 不可能的，D. possible可能的，句意：没有什么挑战如此巨大，以至于我们不可能战胜它。选C
小题18:考查动词：A. serves服务，B. means 意味着，C. aims目标是，D. attempts试图，serve to do sth.“产生……效果；有助于……”。选A
小题19:考查动词：A. opens打开，B. appeals吸引，C. goes去，D. happens发生，句意：挑战就是成长的全部，它发生在每一个人身上，并且将来某一天，当你回顾这一切时，你会说：“虽然挑战很艰巨，但它使我成为今天的我。这确实是一件好 事。”happen to sb. 发生在某人身上。选D
小题20:考查动词短语：A. look down on瞧不起，B. look back on回顾，C. look forward to盼望，D. look up to尊敬，并且将来某一天，当你回顾这一切时，你会说．．．．，选B |
核心考点
试题【Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we realize that those challe】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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The young boy and his father sat quietly watching the snow fall on a snowy Saturday afternoon.
“Dad, my friend told me that every snowflake is . But they look all the same to me. How can we tell?” the child asked.
Dad felt it was his to give a more satisfying answer. “Son, snowflakes are like people. We are each in a very special way. We can test it right now,” he said.
The child stood up, put out his hands, and as snowflakes landed on his gloves. “These snowflakes are all different on my gloves, but those in the yard look the same. Together they are even more_ and striking. Then if people are like snowflakes, why don"t they well?”
“Choice,”Dad said. "Their choices them what they are.”
“ choice is a bad thing?” the boy asked.
“Oh, no. Only when we choose the things.”
“How do we tell right from wrong?" the child asked.
Dad was given the chance to build upon the foundation of his son"s . He reached down and began to with the snow. He the snow into two sides, three large snowballs on one side and several smaller ones on the other.
“Which side did the right thing?” he asked the boy.
The child looked at both sides but answer. Then Dad placed the three larger snowballs on top of each other.
“It’ s a snowman! The side made me snowman!” the boy replied with
Yes, all these people came together and recognized how special each of them was, so they joined in a(n) to build up mankind,” Dad said.
The child then stood up and an arm full of the smaller snowballs. One by one he began to throw them at the other small piles of snow. He said,”This is what happens when people can"t work together. They have a(n) .”
Dad was shocked. He stood up, lifted the boy and him tightly, whispering to him, “I hope that your world will learn to work and live together. I hope you will make the right
and learn to build the best snowman ever.”
| 小题1: | | A．different | B．similar | C．freezing | D．special |
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| 小题2: | | A．challenge | B．responsibility | C．trouble | D．position |
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| 小题3: | | A．private | B．associated | C．unique | D．isolated |
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| 小题4: | | A．inspected | B．watched | C．glanced | D．glared |
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| 小题5: | | A．beautiful | B．effective | C．comfortable | D．significant |
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| 小题6: | | A．cheer up | B．take care | C．get along | D．break up |
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| 小题7: | | A．remain | B．appear | C．become | D．make |
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| 小题8: | | A．Though | B．However | C．So | D．While |
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| 小题9: | | A．exact | B． Wrong | C．fortunate | D．coincident |
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| 小题10: | | A．interest | B．concern | C．worry | D．faith |
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| 小题11: | | A．communicate | B．mix | C．work | D．relate |
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| 小题12: | | A．separated | B．divided | C．distinguished | D．parted |
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| 小题13: | | A．couldn" t | B．shouldn" t | C．wouldn" t | D．needn" t |
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| 小题15: | | A．disappointment | B．frustration | C．enthusiasm | D．humour |
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| 小题16: | | A．power | B．effort | C．organization | D．attempt |
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| 小题17: | | A．gathered | B．sorted | C．threw | D．formed |
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| 小题18: | | A．agreement | B．debate | C．war | D．negotiation |
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| 小题19: | | A．trembled | B．swung | C．pulled | D．held |
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| 小题20: | | A．steps | B．turns | C．choices | D．points |
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A young executive was traveling down a neighborhood street．He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something．As his car passed，no children appeared．Instead，a brick smashed into his door! He slammed on the brakes(make his car stop)．The angry driver then jumped out of the car, caught the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car，shouting，“What was that all about and who are you?”
The young boy was apologetic．“Please，Mister．．．Please，I’m sorry…I didn’t know what else to do．I threw the brick because no one else would stop…”
With tears dripping down his face，the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car．“It’s my brother，”he said．“He fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up．”
Now sobbing(crying silently)，the boy asked the executive，“Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me．’’
Moved beyond words，the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat．He hurriedly lifted the boy back into the wheelchair，then took out his fancy handkerchief and dabbed(a light touch) at the fresh scrapes and cuts．A quick look told him everything was going to be okay．“Thank you and may God bless you．”the grateful child told the stranger．Shaken up for words，the man simply watched the little boy push his wheelchair—bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home．
God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts．Sometimes when we don’t have time to listen，he has to throw a brick at us．Don’t go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!
小题1:The executive slowed down because______. .| A．he saw a boy throw a brick to his car | | B．he saw a boy rush out from between cars | | C．he was afraid some boys suddenly rushed out | | D．a brick smashed into his door |
小题2:The boy threw the brick to the car in order to_________.| A．disturb the driver on purpose | | B．destroy the car of the stranger | | C．ask someone to drive him home | | D．stop someone to help him |
小题3:Knowing the reason why the boy threw the brick at his car the executive must feel .| A．sympathized and excited | | B．regretful and sympathized | | C．ashamed and regretful | | D．angry and regretful |
小题4:After the boy’s brother fell off his wheelchair, .| A．the boy threw bricks at several cars | | B．the boy tried to stop several cars | | C．the boy’s brother was hurt seriously | | D．the boy’s brother wanted to stop a car |
小题5:From the last paragraph we can learn that .| A．you shouldn’t drive so fast that someone throws at you | | B．it is common to throw a brick at a car running too fast | | C．you can’t go through your life without a brick throwing at you | | D．you should pay more attention to others and help them |
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A little part of me thought about going to another checkout line．This one had the shortest ，there was only one guy in it，but he was in a and there seemed to be some difficulties ．
We stepped in behind him．At first, he to be having difficulty getting his groceries onto the counter．But after a while，I realized that what he was actually doing was it into two parts．
I offered to help，but he and the checkout lady had it under ．He asked Julie if she would mind putting his basket away．Then he for his wallet which was in a bag on one side of his chair．The he was positioned and the fact he only had one usable arm this troublesome for him，so I helped there．
The checkout operator came around and gave him his and the goods he needed to have to hand．She one bag of groceries over a handle at the back of his chair．
I offered to get the other bigger bag and he said，“No． you could do me a favor．Take that bag along to the entrance and give it to Angela．"
Angela，it ，was collecting food for people who might go hungry! I hadn’t even her before.
This guy，in spite of the limitations，had bought more than twice as shopping as he needed—and given the bigger bag away to help people!
He didn’t let the fact that he needed help him from being a help．He may have been limited ，but his heart was more than able to overcome all that．
| 小题1: | | A．queue | B．space | C．figure | D．time |
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| 小题2: | | A．supermarket | B．wheelchair | C．helmet | D．uniform |
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| 小题3: | | A．going on | B．holding on | C．paying off | D．setting down |
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| 小题4: | | A．happened | B．seemed | C．used | D．pretended |
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| 小题5: | | A．selecting | B．wrapping | C．handing | D．separating |
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| 小题6: | | A．charge | B．control | C．improvement | D．settlement |
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| 小题7: | | A．empty | B．heavy | C．large | D．broken |
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| 小题8: | | A．felt | B．searched | C．reached | D．seized |
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| 小题9: | | A．spot | B．direction | C．distance | D．way |
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| 小题10: | | A．caught | B．carried | C．made | D．solved |
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| 小题11: | | A．basket | B．bag | C．wallet | D．change |
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| 小题12: | | A．arranged | B．hung | C．loaded | D．connected |
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| 小题14: | | A．turned out | B．found out | C．pointed out | D．put out |
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| 小题15: | | A．already | B．always | C．otherwise | D．fairly |
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| 小题16: | | A．noticed | B．known | C．understood | D．greeted |
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| 小题17: | | A．many | B．much | C．few | D．little |
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| 小题18: | | A．wealthy | B．ordinary | C．other | D．normal |
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| 小题19: | | A．stop | B．require | C．lead | D．persuade |
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| 小题20: | | A．financially | B．morally | C．mentally | D．physically |
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Now you’re a fool for helping. “I don’t want to get ” seems to have become a national motto. One summer I was driving from my hometown of Tahoe City, California to New Orleans, Louisiana. In the middle of the desert, I passed a young man standing by the roadside. He had his thumb and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him. There was a time when you’d be called a jerk (混蛋) for passing by somebody _ ___ .
Several days later I was still _ _ about the hitchhiker (搭便车的人), about how I didn’t even lift my foot _ _ the accelerator (加速踏板) for him. “Does anyone stop any more?” I wondered. I Blanche DuBois’s famous line—”I have always depended on the kindness of .” Was that possible these days? One way to this would be for a person to journey across the US without any money, just __ _ _ on the good will of others. What would happen? Would he find food, shelter and support?
The idea intrigued (激起兴趣) me.
The week I turned 37, I realized that I had never done something truly crazy. __ _ _ I decided to really do it: travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny. I would only accept __ _ of rides, food and places to sleep. For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states. I was treated kindly everywhere I went. I was __ _ _ by people’s readiness to help a stranger.
In Oregon, a house painter named Mike __ _ _ the cold weather and asked if I had a coat. I didn’t, so he gave me a big green army-style jacket. A lumber-mill worker in Michigan named Tim invited me to a(n) _ _ _ _ dinner with his family in their shabby house. Then he offered me a tent. I , but Tim insisted, packing it into my bag himself. I found people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought me food or __ _ _ with them whatever they happened to have. Those who had the _ _ _ _ to give often gave the most.
I’m __ _ _ to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter and their gifts. My faith in ordinary folks was __ _ _. I am proud to live in a country where people are still willing to help. Now about the hitchhiker I met the other day, I am feeling __ _ that I did not stop to take him along .
| 小题1: | | A．involved | B．crazy | C．blamed | D．rejected |
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| 小题3: | | A．in danger | B．in need | C．in action | D．in favor |
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| 小题4: | | A．worrying | B．considering | C．concerning | D．thinking |
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| 小题6: | | A．concluded | B．recalled | C．polished | D．submitted |
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| 小题7: | | A．strangers | B．relatives | C．friends | D．colleagues |
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| 小题8: | | A．guide | B．test | C．handle | D．conduct |
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| 小题9: | | A．basing | B．relying | C．insisting | D．relating |
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| 小题11: | | A．jobs | B．supplies | C．helps | D．offers |
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| 小题12: | | A．frightened | B．annoyed | C．disappointed | D．amazed |
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| 小题13: | | A．noted | B．saw | C．felt | D．sensed |
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| 小题14: | | A．simple | B．rich | C．awesome | D．interesting |
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| 小题15: | | A．understood | B．refused | C．paused | D．disobeyed |
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| 小题16: | | A．supplied | B．offered | C．shared | D．provided |
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| 小题17: | | A．grandest | B．most | C．least | D．best |
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| 小题18: | | A．careful | B．grateful | C．hopeful | D．helpful |
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| 小题19: | | A．created | B．reminded | C．renewed | D．returned |
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| 小题20: | | A．guilty | B．sceptical | C．delighted | D．shallow |
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A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had liked a beautiful , and knowing her husband could it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the , her husband told her how he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He her a beautiful gift package (纸盒). She opened it and a Bible. , she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” She was so that she left him.
Many years passed and the lady was very in business. She owned two large companies. She her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to him. But before she could, she a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions (财产) to her. She needed to come back and things.
When she arrived at his house, sadness her heart. She saw the still new , just as she had left it years before. With , she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring from the Bible to the floor and a could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words “LOVE U ALWAYS”.
your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged the way it is! Always appreciate little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched for they must be felt with the .
| 小题2: | | A．afford | B．like | C．design | D．guess |
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| 小题3: | | A．holiday | B．performance | C．birthday | D．meeting |
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| 小题4: | | A．proud | B．kind | C．sorry | D．brave |
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| 小题5: | | A．lent | B．asked | C．gave | D．moved |
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| 小题6: | | A．carried | B．found | C．missed | D．held |
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| 小题7: | | A．Politely | B．Lightly | C．Patiently | D．Angrily |
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| 小题8: | | A．calm | B．upset | C．grateful | D．careless |
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| 小题9: | | A．failing | B．lonely | C．successful | D．poor |
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| 小题10: | | A．wondered | B．hoped | C．realized | D．explained |
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| 小题11: | | A．visit | B．understand | C．catch | D．help |
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| 小题12: | | A．passed | B．wrote | C．sent | D．received |
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| 小题13: | | A．take care of | B．pay for | C．look for | D．give away |
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| 小题14: | | A．covered | B．broke | C．left | D．filled |
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| 小题15: | | A．car | B．Bible | C．letter | D．table |
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| 小题16: | | A．smiles | B．laughter | C．tears | D．interests |
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| 小题17: | | A．hid | B．dropped | C．disappeared | D．made |
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| 小题18: | | A．book | B．pen | C．flower | D．card |
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