One evening, Mr Green was driving his car along a lonely country road. He had ___1___ $10 000 from the bank in town. Suddenly a man in rags stopped him and asked for ___2___. Mr Green told him to get on and continued his way. ___3___ he talked to the man, he ___4___ that he had just broken out of prison. Mr Green was very afraid at the ___5___ of the money. Suddenly he saw a police-car and had a ___6___ idea. He ___7___ speed and drove as quickly as possible. Then he found the police-car running ___8___ him. After a mile ___9___ the police-car passed him and ordered him to stop. A policeman came up. Mr Green had hoped to tell him about the trouble but the man put a gun to Mr Green’s ___10___.
The policeman said he wanted Mr Green’s name and ___11___ and Mr Green obeyed. The policeman wrote it down in his notebook and put it in his ___12___. “You ___13___ appear at the police station. “ He said. Then he talked to Mr Green about ___14___ driving. Mr Green started up his car again. He had ___15___ all hope of his £10,000, but as he reached a more lonely part, the robber said he wanted to ___16___. Mr Green stopped and the man said. “___17___. You’ve been ___18___ to me. This is what I can do in ___19___.” And he handed Mr Green the policeman’s ___20___, which was stolen while the policeman was talking to Mr Green.
1. A. taken B. held C. brought D. drawn
2. A. money B. help C. a lift D. a ride
3. A. As B. Since C. Then D. Because
4. A. recognized B. learned C. supposed D. expected
5. A. sight B. idea C. touch D. thought
6. A. fast B. bright C. strange D. bad
7. A. put on B. got on C. took on D. had on
8. A. behind B. with C. after D. beside
9. A. and so B. or so C. and so on D. or so on
10. A. head B. shoulder C. back D. neck
11. A. number B. home C. place D. address
12. A. car B. pocket C. hand D. trousers
13. A. shall B. will C. would D. need
14. A. careful B. normal C. drunk D. dangerous
15. A. held out B. build up C. given up D. turn over
16. A. run away B. break away C. set out D. get out
17. A. I’m sorry B. You’re welcome C. That’s all right D. Thank you
18. A. kind B. polite C. known D. necessary
19. A. all B. fact C. return D. the end
20. A. gun B. pen C. money D. notebook
Several years ago, well-known writer and editor Norman Cousins became very ill. His body ached and he felt constantly tired. It was difficult for him to even __11__ around. His doctor told him that he would lose the ability to move and eventually die from the disease. He was told he had only a 1 in 500 chance of survival.
__12__ the diagnosis(诊断), Cousins was determined to overcome the disease and survive. He had always been interested in medicine and had read a book, which discussed the idea of how body chemistry and health can be damaged by emotional stress and negative _13__. The book made Cousins think about the possible __14__ of positive attitudes and emotions. He thought, “Is it possible that love, hope, faith, laughter, confidence, and the __15__ to 1ive have positive treatment value?”
He decided to concentrate on positive emotions as a way to treat some of the symptoms of his disease. In addition to his traditional medical treatment, he tried to put himself in situations that would __16__ positive emotions. “Laugh therapy” became part of his treatment. He _17__ time each day for watching comedy films, reading humorous books, and doing other activities that would draw out __18_ emotions. Within eight days of starting his ‘‘laugh therapy” program his pain began to __19__ and he was able to sleep more easily. He was able to return to work in a few months’ time and __20__ reached complete recovery after a few years.
A.run B.pass C.move D.travel
A.Besides B.Despite C.Without D.Beyond
A.attitudes B.beliefs C.goals D.positions
A.shortcoming B.harm C.benefit D.interest
A.emotion B.pain C.fear D.will
A.bring about B.set about C.put up D.make up
A.afforded B.appointed C.offered D.arranged
A.positive B.approving C.strong D.mixed
A.escape B.decrease C.shrink D.end
A.generally B.especially C.actually D.presently
The friendship between us never fades. Mary Allen was my best friend—like a sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding, and so on.
When I was 13, my family moved. Mary and I 36 in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special37 — like my wedding and Mary’s. Soon we were 38 with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less. One day a card that I sent came back, 39 “Address Unknown.” I had no idea how to 40 Mary.
Over the years, I thought of Mary often. I wanted to 41 stories of my children and then grandchildren. I need to share my 42 when my brother and then my mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Mary could 43 .
One day I was reading a newspaper 44 I notice a picture of a young woman who looked a lot like Mary and whose last name was Wagman— Mary’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, 45 I wrote to her anyway.
She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Mary Allen Wagman is my mother”. Minutes later I heard a voice that I46 at once, even after 40 years. We laughed and cried and asked about each other’s 47 .
Now the empty place in my heart is filled, and there is one thing that Mary and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!
A.got B.kept C.lost D.fell
A.places B.occasions C.festivals D.things
A.comfortable B.careful C.easy D.busy
A.saying B.writing C.read D.told
A.know B.stop C.find D.help
A.share B.speak C.write D.remember
A.news B.sorrow C.stories D.failure
A.stay B.hide C.fill D.live
A.when B.while C.if D.though
A.and B.since C.but D.so
A.realized B.received C.contacted D.recognized
A.future B.progress C.lives D.weddings
A group of class friends,highly successful in their careers,got together to visit their old university professor .The conversation soon 36 into complaints about stress in work and life
Offering his guests coffee,the professor went to the 37 and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of 38 —porcelain,plastic,glass,crystal,some 39 -looking,some expensive,some delicate—telling them to 40 themselves to the coffee
When all the students had a cup of coffee in 41 ,the professor said:“If you noticed,all the nice-looking expensive cups were taken up, 42 behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to 43 only the best for yourselves,that is the 44 of your problems and stress.
Be assured that the cup itself 45 no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink . 46 all of you really wanted was coffee,not the cup,but you 47 went for the best cups. And then you began 48 each other’s cups.
Now consider this:Life is the 49 ,the jobs,money and 50 in society are the cups . They are Just tools to hold and contain life,and the type of cup we have does not define nor change the quality of life we 51 . Sometimes,by concentrating only on the cup,we 52 to enjoy the coffee God has53 us. God brews the coffee,not the cups…Enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything . They Just 54 the best of everything .
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply . Speak kindly . Leave the 55 to God .
A.stopped B.looked C.challenged D.turned
A.living-room B.waiting-room C.neighbourhood D.kitchen
A.cups B.pans C.bowls D.bottles
A.plain B.clean C.ugly D.fine
A.devote B.help C.blame D.enjoy
A.stomach B.hand C.mind D.mouth
A.falling B.leaving C.hiding D.keeping
A.hope B.wish C.need D.want
A.source B.resource C.energy D.investigation
A.handles B.puts C.adds D.contributes
A.As B.What C.That D.Which
A.consciously B.consistently C.enthusiastically D.cautiously
A.looking B.glaring C.eyeing D.glancing
A.tea B.water C.wine D.coffee
A.position B.situation C.condition D.environment
A.spend B.live C.hate D.love
A.fail B.attend C.tend D.succeed
A.folded B.taken C.sent D.provided
A.keep B.take C.make D.hold
A.opportunity B.remains C.rest D.complaints
I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America.It is said that “The best house is in the U.S.A., the best wife is in Japan and the best food is in China.”So I took 36 and pleasure to 37 “the best food” for my American family.Each day,regardless of my poor skill of cooking,I performed my play in38 way:changing the dishes’colour,the meat’s type or the soup’s style.Thus,my American friends could discover the 39 of eating Chinese food. Because of my“ 40 ” job,I was often rewarded by their 41 of appreciation , such as “very tasty”,“excellent”etc.But the joke was here: yesterday, I cooked Sichuan-style 42 for dinner.I was 43 at my achievement.When all the family members arrived at the table,they first looked 44 at the fish,then looked at me. “Why do all the fish have their 45 ?” they asked,“It’s horrible!” Horrible or beautiful? I don’t know. But I 46 know that fish heads are delicious. The 47 is the best part of fish; in48 only the respectable guest can have the special 49 of enjoying it. Another 50 thing is:the American friends often said to me“51 ”as they52 fruits or other things. According to Chinese tradition,I would simply smile in answer to their kindness53 actually helping myself to any of the food. 54 ,I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits.Dear me,no matter how much or how often I brought home food, as long as it was nice to their taste,they 55 hesitated to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished.
A.worry B.attention C.delight D.pride
A.buy B.fetch C.cook D.leave
A.their B.a new C.the same D.a simple
A.way B.joy C.trouble D.importance
A.hard B.daily C.good D.new
A.expressions B.sentence C.doing D.smile
A.meat B.fish C.soup D.egg
A.praised B.pleased C.bad D.surprise
A.pleasedly B.excitedly C.surprisedly D.worriedly
A.bones B.flesh (人肉) C.tails D.heads
A.do B.will C.want to D.should
A.tail B.head C.soup D.flesh
A.fact B.China C.USA D.the West
A.honour B.seat C.table D.plate
A.real B.exciting C.interesting D.easy
A.please help us B.excuse me C.help yourself D.eat them please
A.brought home B.wanted C.were buying D.were eating
A.not B.but not C.without D.nor
A.At last B.Above all C.After all D.In return
A.usual B.often C.never D.had
I was tired and hungry after a long day of work.
When I walked into the living room, my 12-year-old son 36 up at me and said,“I love you.”I didn't know what to say. For several 37 all I could do was to 38 there and looked down at him.My first thought was that he must need 39 with his homework or he was trying to 40 me for some news.
Finally I asked,“What was that all about?”
“Nothing,”he said.“My teacher said we should 41 our parents that we love them and see what they say.It is 42 .”
The next day I called his teacher to find out more about this “experiment”and how the other parents had 43
“Most of the fathers had the 44 reacting(反应)as you did ,”the teacher said.“When I first 45we try this , I asked the children what they thought their parents would say . Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.“The 46 is,”the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of 47.It is something all people 48 .What I'm trying to tell the children is that it's too 49 we don't all express those feelings.A boy should be 50 to tell his dad he loves him.”
The teacher, a middle-aged man , understands how 51 it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.
When my son came to me that evening ,I held on to(抱着)him for 52 second.And just before he 53 away, I said in my deepest, most manly(男子气慨)voice,“Hey, I love you ,too.”
I don't know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good(感觉很好),Maybe next time one of my children said“I love you”,it wouldn't take me a whole 54 to think of the right 55 .
A.watched B.observed C.looked D.noticed
A.weeks B.days C.hours D.seconds
A.stand B.sit C.see D.play
A.rest B.time C.help D.paper
A.report B.prepare C.answer D.excuse
A.help B.tell C.ask D.make
A.a matter B.an experiment C.a word D.a sentence
A.said B.reacted(反应) C.done D.explained
A.same B.different C.usual D.common
A.suggested B.agreed C.allowed D.planned
A.point B.idea C.way D.cause
A.boy B.health C.life D.study
A.have B.know C.take D.require
A.bad B.good C.late D.early
A.fit B.ready C.worth D.able
A.easy B.much C.often D.difficult
A.a more B.a full C.an exact D.an extra
A.pulled B.ran C.walked D.escaped
A.day B.week C.afternoon D.morning
A.answer B.key C.reason D.experiment