An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her 31 mother with whispered desperation, " 32 a miracle can save him now", the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She 33 all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she 34 her way six blocks to the local drugstore.
"And what do you want?" asked the chemist.
"It’s 35 my little brother," the girl answered back. "He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a 36 . His name is Andrew and he has something 37 growing inside his head and my daddy says a miracle can save him."
"We don’t 38 miracles here, child. I’m sorry," the chemist said, smiling 39 at the little girl.
In the shop was a 40 customer. He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of miracle does your brother 41 ?"
"I don’t know," she replied. "He’s really sick and mommy says he needs 42 . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my 43 ."
"How much do you have?" asked the man.
"One dollar and eleven cents, 44 I can try and get some more," she answered quietly.
"Well, what a coincidence（巧合）," smiled the man. "A dollar and eleven cents — the 45 price of a miracle for little brothers. 46 me to where you live. I want to see your brother and 47 your parents."
That man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon. The operation was completed without 48 and it wasn’t long 49 Andrew was home again and doing well.
The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the 50 of a little child.
31. A. tearful B. hopeful C. helpless D. kind
32. A. Simply B. Just C. Only D. More than
33. A. drew B. pulled C. put D. poured
34. A. followed B. made C. took D. found
35. A. to B. as C. for D. on
36. A. hope B. doctor C. favor D. miracle
37. A. bad B. small C. extra D. impossible
38. A. have B. offer C. sell D. store
39. A. gently B. sadly C. strangely D. coldly
40. A. well-dressed B. kind-hearted C .cold-blooded D. absent-minded
41. A. have B. need C. care D. like
42. A. a doctor B. a surgeon C. an operation D. a kindness
43. A. savings B. wishes C. ideas D. suggestions
44. A. since B. as C. after D. but
45. A. same B. exact C. proper D. necessary
46. A. Show B. Help C. Take D. Follow
47. A. help B. encourage C. persuade D. meet
48. A. difficulty B. delay C. charge D. result
49. A. until B. unless C. after D. before
50. A. cleverness B. faith C. courage D. devotion
My mother’s loving hands
Night after night, she came to help me sleep, even long after my childhood years.
I don’t remember it first started making me a little angry 一 my mom’s hands pushing my hair that way. But it really made me uncomfortable, for they rough（粗糙的）against my young skin. Finally, one night, I her, ‘‘Don’t do that any more. Your hands are too rough!” She didn’t say anything, she never did it again.
Years later, I missed my mother’s and her goodnight kiss on my face. I’m not a little girl any more. My mom is her mid-seventies, and her rough hands are still doing things for my family and me.
Now my own children have . It was late on Thanksgiving Eve. As I slept in my bedroom, a familiar hand ran across my to push the hair from my head. Then a kiss, ever so softly, touched my brow（额头).
Taking my mom’s hand, I told her how I was for that night I shouted at her. But my mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had forgotten it long ago.
That night, I with a new appreciation（感激）for my mother’s caring hands. And the guilt（内疚）that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.A. when B. where C. why
A. looked B. felt C. seemed
A. nodded at B. shouted at C. seemed
A. so B. or C. but
A. hands B. words C. smiles
A. on B. in C. at
A. stayed up B. woken up C. grown up
A. nose B. face C. mouth
A. sorry B. tired C. relaxed
A. left home B. kept working C. fell asleep
For most children, the most useful way of spending their time is playing a game. It doesn’t matter ____ the game is. Things become better when they need a (n) ____ to play with. On the one hand, it is quite ____ for the development of a child’s personality (个性) to win and to _____ the best ways to get that. On the other hand, if a child only cares about ____ , then for him, playing a game is funny only when he wins. Or if he finds a better partner, he will get ____ and he doesn’t want to go on playing.
It’s parents’ ____ to make their children know that: you can’t always win and there are many unpleasant moments ____ when you have to learn how to lose. The idea is to compete, to prove you are good, not only to win.
In a word, playing a game is not funny only when you win. It is funny ____ you enjoy it and try your best to win. If you are just a little bit unlucky, don’t ____ a lot. You will surely prove your abilities some other day.
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Before Father’s Day, I found my father was unhappy because he was out of work. I decided to cheer him up by buying him a special Father’s Day gift.
One day after school I to the Agins which was known for fashions and styles. I told Agins that I was looking for a Father’s Day present.
“ Do you think he’d like a ?” she asked. “I think he might.” I told her.
She a Swiss watch and I told her that would like it.
“ How much money do you have?” she asked.
“ dollars.” I replied.
“You’re so lucky!” she told me. “It’s only $11. You still have $1 for the . “ She packed the watch and I thanked for my business, and I rode off home with the gift under my arm.
When my father opened the gift, he asked . “Where did you get it?”
“I bought it at the Agins. I cost me $11.” I said. My father was shocked into silence.
Many years later, I did learn that the watch was worth several hundred dollars, I appreciated(赞赏) how wonderful Agins had been to me. I always felt that I never had chance to thank her.
“What really amazes me to this day…my daughter.” My father said, “Letting you have the watch for 11 dollars was enough. But the fact that she let you leave the store with a dollar for the card was a touch(触动) of . I’ll never forget it.”
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Kierman was born in Sydney, Australia, and grew up near the sea. For more than 40 years, he raced in international sailing competitions.
In 1987, Kierman was competing in an around-the-world race when he began to the huge amount of rubbish in the world’s oceans. When he returned to Australia, he to do something about it.
He organized a community ____ called “Clean Up Sydney Harbour.” On Sunday, January 8, 1989, more than 40,000 volunteers came out to ___ away rubbish. The next year, Kierman made the clean-up a national event. It was a huge ___ . Across Australia, about 300,000 people spent the day improving their local ___ .
Since then, “Clean Up Australia” has got ____ every year. In 2002, for example,800,000 people cleaned up almost 15,000 tons of rubbish from Australia’s beaches, parks and streets.
Kierman was ____ with the success of his project. In 2003, he started an even bigger program. With the ____of the United Nations Environment Program, he introduced “Clean Up the World”, an international program that supports communities around the world in cleaning up and protecting the environment. “Clean Up the World” has grown ____and his wonderful idea has now spread from one city to the whole world.
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When I was in high school, I didn’t know anything about engineering. At that time, when the car I drove needed repairing, I was afraid to take it to the . Because honestly, the mechanic could have me an electric can opener and said, “This is part of your car and it’s -----pay me to fix it.” Then I wouldn’t have known any better.
At the end of my junior year of high school, I heard about a summer program to interest girls in engineering. The six-week program was free, and students were college credits and a dorm room at the University of Maryland. I applied to the program, not because I wanted to be an engineer, but because I was looking forward to and wanted to stay away from my parents for six weeks.
I was accepted to the program and I earned six engineering credits. The next year I entered the university as an engineering student. Five years later I had a degree and three good job offers.
I can’t help shaking I hear about studies that show women are when it comes to math. They imply that I am a little stupid. I’m not, but I know that if I hadn’t met with that summer program, I wouldn’t be an engineer.
When I was growing up, I was told, as many students were, to do what I was best at. But I didn’t know what that was. Most people think that when you are something, it comes easily to you. But this is what I discovered: just because a subject is to learn, it does not mean you are not good at it. You just have to grit your teeth and work hard to get good at it. Once you do, there’s good that you will enjoy it more than anything else.
A．engineer B．salesman C．factory D．mechanic
A．shown B．given C．brought D．taken
A．old B．broken C．fixed D．dirtied
A．designed B．performed C．controlled D．described
A．sent B．afforded C．offered D．awarded
A．independence B．success C．happiness D．beauty
A．until B．when C．since D．before
A．at a disadvantage B．at a loss C．in a trap D．in a shock
A．never B．do C．hardly D．nearly
A．good at B．bad at C．interested in D．devoted to
A．easy B．funny C．difficult D．interesting
A．will B．feeling C．desire D．chance