Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. They are very busy working to 1 the family. They don’t act in the 2 ways that I read in books or I see on TV. 3 flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more 4 .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt(床罩). I 5 sat down beside her and looked at her. “Mom, is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a 6 voice.
My mother stopped and raised her head with 7 in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. Then she 8 her head and continued to sew the quilt. At last my mother said:
“Susan,” she said, “Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it 9 in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and 10 . If life is a quilt, then love should be a 11 .It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there. Love is 12 .”
The next spring, my father suddenly got sick seriously. When they returned from the hospital, mother looked rather pale and it seemed 13 of them had had a serious illness. Every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 14 slowly on the country road. My father had never been so 15. Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently glistened through the leaves. All of these 16 the most beautiful picture in the world.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day. He said gently. “ 17 , I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” ___18 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
19 I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this 20 ,I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
1. A. hold B. support C. live on D. keep
2. A. romantic B. friendly C. lovely D. active
3. A. Taking B. Passing C. Buying D. Sending
4. A. no problem B. out of question
C. out of the question D. in question
5. A. silently B. eagerly C. peaceful D. anxiously
6. A. loud B. low C. gentle D. tender
7. A. interest B. fear C. excitement D. surprise
8. A. bowed B. raised C. hang D. lower
9. A. lost B. turned out C. disappeared D. came up
10. A. cold B. lasting C. long D. comfortable
11. A. needle B. cloth C. thread D. sheet
12. A. in the quilt B. out of the quilt C. outside D. inside
13. A. either B. both C. neither D. every
14. A. walk B. run C. stand D. exercise
15. A. rude B. polite C. gentle D. careful
16. A. came up B. turned up C. called up D. made up
17. A. In other words B. To tell the truth C. In my opinion D. On the contrary
18. A. Seeing B. Reading C. Watching D. Observing
19. A. Once B. Though C. When D. Unless
20. A. process B. way C. matter D. experience
The story goes that some time ago, a man had a very lovely little daughter. One day the man ____ his 3-year-old daughter for ____ a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became ____ when the child tried to decorate a ____ to put under the Christmas tree. ____, the little girl brought the gift to her ____ the next morning and said, “ This is for you , Daddy.”
The man was ____ by his earlier ____, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was ____. He yelled at her, stating, “Don’t you know when you give someone a present, there is ____ to be something inside?” The little girl looked ____ at him with tears in her eyes and cried, “ Oh, Daddy, it is not empty ____. I blew kisses into the box. They are all for you, Daddy.”
The father was crushed. He ____ his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her ____. Only a short time later, an ____ took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many ____ and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an ____ kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each one of us, as human beings, has been given a gold container ____ unconditional love and kisses… from our children, family members, friends and God. There is simply no other ___, anyone could hold, more ____ than this.
A.asked B.praised C.begged D.punished
A.wasting B.stealing C.selling D.holding
A.glad B.angry C.sad D.upset
A.room B.hall C.box D.ball
A.Nevertheless B.But C.Therefore D.And
A.father B.mother C.teacher D.sister
A.puzzled B.surprised C.scared D.embarrassed
A.overwork B.overreaction C.event D.overpass
A.empty B.heavy C.full D.wet
A.happened B.seemed C.supposed D.used
A.down B.back C.up D.forward
A.at all B.after all C.above all D.in all
A.put B.turned C.handed D.gave
A.kindness B.forgiveness C.sadness D.carelessness
A.event B.incident C.accident D.action
A.days B.months C.nights D.years
A.imaginary B.kind C.gentle D.warm
A.filled with B.pleased with C.crowded with D.equipped with
A.world B.feeling C.possession D.love
A.expensive B.precious C.comfortable D.interesting
There is an English saying: “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the _ _ it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can _ _ people’s health.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films __ __ doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to exercise. It decreases blood pressure, the heart beat and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter the body, it must be beneficial.
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated the pain for the time was the groups which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish( 减少 ) both stress and pain.
As a of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by __ them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects to those caused by laughter.
A.harm B.strength C.effect D.good
A.help B.improve C.increase D.damage
A.if B.but C.while D.since
A.mental B.physical C.practical D.medical
A.guarantees B.applies C.maintains D.exercises
A.overlooked B.produced C.preserved D.ensured
A.remaining B.rest C.longest D.adequate
A.fact B.matter C.result D.sign
A.encouraging B.allowing C.assisting D.reminding
A.respectful B.subtle C.adaptable D.similar
When I was 8, a gentleman came to my orphanage(孤儿院)and taught us how to do woodworking projects.
I remember my first project—a small table. I was so of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(an) . It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a . She was the head mistress of our orphanage, who was always with us.
As the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. But I was just so and happy that I couldn’t wait. I dashed out like a , carrying my table, smiling from ear to ear.
When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table beside my bed. I was it when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand it, she noticed that it was still wet.
“Were you to bring this home?” she asked.
“No, ma’am,” I with my head down.
She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. There was stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but it would not come off.
I hid the table in my closet and never it. A year later while cleaning up, I gave the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent(宿管员), thinking that she would it away.
Thirty years later at a reunion, I that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her to get something important. I followed her into a dark corner. She picked something up. she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.
Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.
Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of to Mother Henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to .
A.tired B.ashamed C.proud D.aware
A.award B.wonder C.record D.product
A.design B.invent C.paint D.complete
A.gift B.reward C.prize D.souvenir
A.satisfied B.strict C.patient D.angry
A.upset B.amazed C.confident D.excited
A.thief B.hero C.sword D.flash
A.drying B.observing C.admiring D.hiding
A.into B.across C.above D.after
A.supposed B.embarrassed C.encouraged D.determined
A.agreed B.sighed C.whispered D.argued
A.dirt B.glue C.paint D.wood
A.removed B.touched C.shook D.split
A.put B.give C.take D.throw
A.learned B.expected C.remembered D.recommended
A.bathroom B.balcony C.basement D.bedroom
A.curiously B.unwillingly C.doubtfully D.worriedly
A.Before B.Since C.As D.Until
A.admiration B.gratitude C.sympathy D.regret
A.adapt B.study C.perform D.please
Tears slid down Ken's cheeks. Their newbom baby was removed from life supprt, taken back to her and her , Charlie. who held their baby. Austin was bom at 12:17 p.m. three months than he should have been. The length of a school ruler. he weighed one pound. nine ounces. Doctors tried that technology and medicine could offer at the baby, but Austin did not respond well. Austin's lung tissue (组织) had probably developing four weeks before. even still . his mother, because of an accident Zero chance of . It was time to let him go, and let him leave in his mother's arms - at peace and in no pain.
In the next few hours, Charlie's parents, and Ken's mother came to meet and say Austin. Charlie and Keri their eyes on the baby as he snuggled(依偎) into Keri's chest. The end, they believed. was coming . Nurse Melissa walked in every so often to check Austin's . If it was time for him t0 . his heart rate would begin to slow. After four hours, , Austin was still breathing. His heart thumped(跳动) at a healthy 120 beats per . He moved his head and wrapped his fingers and toes around the fingers of his . Four hours became five, then six. Austin and his parents remained still . Word about this baby had spread out. Everyone was talking about him. As the minutes and hours ticked away, Austin was going strong The tests showed a(n) level of carbon dioxide in his blood. which meant he was enough oxygen into his body. The clock passed midnight. Austin had the next day. Miracle. a life miracle!
A.Melissa B.Charlie C.Austin D.Keri
A.husband B.nurse C.doctor D.wife
A.sooner B.faster C.later D.earlier
A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
A.young B.tiny C.big D.sick
A.started B.stopped C.delayed D.continued
A.inside B.outside C.beside D.with
A.arrival B.approval C.death D.survival
A.hello to B.sorry to C.goodbye to D.yes to
A.put B.focused C.took D.had
A.steadily B.fast C.slowly D.soon
A.heartbeat B.mouth C.blood D.temperature
A.wash B.live C.die D.eat
A.however B.therefore C.meanwhile D.otherwise
A.second B.minute C.hour D.day
A.friends B.sisters C.relatives D.parents
A.crying B.waiting C.sitting D.sleeping
A.unsatisfied B.unacceptable C.normal D.excellent
A.losing B.getting C.making D.pouring
A.lived into B.waked up C.waited for D.suffered from
On a trip to California, my family stopped for lunch. As we walked toward the entrance to the restaurant, a man, with a beard and dirty hair, jumped up from a bench outside the restaurant and opened the door for us.Regardless of his , he greeted us in a friendly way.
Once inside, my daughters whispered, "Mom, he . " After we ordered our lunch, I explained, telling the kids to look the dirt. We then watched other customers approach the restaurant but many him. Seeing this rudeness truly upset me. The day I became a mother, I had determined to set a good to my children. Yet sometimes when things didn't go right, being a good example was . When our meal arrived, I realized I had left the car-sick pills in the truck.With the windiest trip ahead, the kids needed them, so I myself from the meal and went to get them.
Just then, the "doorman" was opening the door for a couple. They rushed past him without even acknowledging his . Letting them in first, I said a loud "thank you" to him as I .When I returned, we talked a bit. He said he was not allowed inside he purchased food . I went back and told my family his .Then I asked our waitress to add one soup and sandwich.
The kids looked as we had already eaten, but when I said the order was for the "doorman" , they smiled. When it was time to our trip, I found the "doorman" enjoying his meal. Upon seeing me, he stood up and thanked me heartily. He then out his hand for a handshake and I gratefully accepted. I suddenly the tears in his eyes—tears of gratitude (感激) .What happened next drew great astonishment: I gave the " doorman" a _ . He pulled away, with tears down his face.
Back in truck, I fell into deep thought.While we can't choose many things in life, we can choose when to show gratitude.I said thanks to a man who had held open a door for me, and also said thanks for that to teach my children by example.
A.messy B.clean C.pretty D.bright
A.service B.state C.appearance D.attitude
A.smokes B.smells C.sighs D.smiles
A.around B.over C.beyond D.into
A.ignored B.hated C.missed D.refused
A.target B.rule C.record D.example
A.stressful B.accessible C.awkward D.tough
A.excused B.refreshed C.prevented D.forgave
A.company B.presence C.challenge D.attack
A.quitted B.marched C.exited D.approached
A.before B.unless C.though D.since
A.story B.deed C.desire D.demand
A.concerned B.puzzled C.excited D.bored
A.make B.start C.continue D.take
A.waved B.washed C.raised D.reached
A.watched B.inspected C.witnessed D.noticed
A.hug B.nod C.lift D.strike
A.slipping B.rushing C.rolling D.breaking
A.firmly B.simply C.constantly D.politely
A.journey B.wisdom C.community D.opportunity