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
完形填空,短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
You Did More Than Carry My Books
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark________ down and helped the boy pick up these articles.________ they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark,_________ the boy's name was Bill, that he _________ computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of ________with his other subjects and that he had just broken ________ with his girl friend.
They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was ________ in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed ________ with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They ________ to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before ________, Bill asked Mark if they ________ talk. Bill ________him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you ________ wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I _________ out my locker（寄物柜） because I didn't want to leave a mess （脏乱）__________anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to ________ my things. But after we spent some time together ________ and laughing, I realized that ________ I had done that, I would have ________ a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You ________ my life.”
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A couple of months ago I was renting a house to work from. I was fairly well set up, _____ didn’t own a lawn mower(割草机) and after a week I realized I had to find some way to deal with the growing _____! But I was on a fairly ____ budget(预算) which couldn’t pay a lawn-mowing company.
I was thinking about this one Sunday as the “Mr. Whippy” ice cream van (货车) _____ outside on the street. I hadn’t had a Mr. Whippy ice cream for years, and I _____ my coin purse and headed _____. On the pavement were three young _____ playing. They may have been from next door, but I was new there and hadn’t really met anyone yet.
It was a _____ day and I asked them if they’d like an ice cream. “Yes, please,” they replied _____. At that moment a fourth boy ___ them from the neighboring house. And there was just enough change to cover _____ ice creams. As I left the van, I heard the lady serving the boys say, “that was a really ______ thing that lady did for you boys. Don’t forget to _____ her.” I smiled as I went inside to carry on ____.
I left for work that evening, and didn’t _____ until Tuesday morning. As I drove into the drive, I realized something was _____. Yes, my lawns had been mowed. I felt this huge _____ rush into my heart. I knew my _____had done this for me.
This act of _____ not only made a big difference to me, but it also ____ me to act further in our community. Thank you so much neighbors.
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完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Some people are afraid of starting a casual conversation with a stranger because of a fear of not having anything interesting to say. Fear of rejection is also a for keeping silent. Small talk in a conversation can as a way of warming up and getting to each other. Most people, no matter successful they are at work, will find the process of________ small talk uncomfortable, even pointless. , you will have a pretty small world _______ you refuse to let others in. Starting off with a casual comment or question will make others________ , and even just greeting them with a simple “hello” will often be enough.
Once you have made the first ________ , there is no turning back. You need to keep things ________ before you can gracefully say goodbye. Think about what you would like to ________ with a new friend and that is what you can ask the other person about. Work, family, hobbies or interests are some ________ points of discussion. To keep the ball rolling, you can show that you are really ________ in what they are saying. Once you find common ________ of interest, things will definitely ________ off from there.
Small talk can ________ out to be a pleasant experience. The conversation ________ be brief and casual without turning into a long and boring discussion. Do not let yourself ________ the conversation. Stop worrying about how big of a fool you may appear to be. You may ________ find out later on that you have the “ ________ ” of getting people to open up to you by engaging them in the small talk.
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完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due to begin in a few ________ On their faces was confidence（自信）. This was their last exam—then on to ________ and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they ________ get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take ________ of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) ________ task. The professor had said they could bring ________ books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not________ each other during the test.
________ , they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles ________on the students’ faces as they noted there were only five essay-type questions.
Three hours had passed ________ the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the ________ faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?” ________ a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hands.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished ________ .” But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I ________ ,” He said. “I just want to impress upon you that ________ you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the ________ you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively________ in everyday practice.” Then smiling, he added, “You will all ________ this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education has just ________ .”
Over years they have ________ the name of his professor, but not the lesson he taught.
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完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There Really Was a Santa Claus
Ann worked for a big company. One of the duties of her ________ was to go to the post office every day and ________ the company mail. One day in December, she________ a beggar making himself up as a Santa Claus ________ on the corner of the street. Each day she ________ her coins and dropped them in his bowl. He would smile and ________ her a Merry Christmas.
At night the temperature dropped below 0℃, but the Santa Clause ________ stood in the cold wind. ________ she dropped her coins into his bowl, she handed him a pair of gloves.
A week later, a(n) ________ Santa Claus was standing there. “What happened to the other Santa Claus?” she asked. He told her, “He’s very ________ today.” She prayed for his health.
Later that day, a colleague came into her office ________ . “I don’t know what I’m going to do.” “What’s wrong?” she asked. “It’s my ex-husband,” her colleague ________ , “I don’t have any money to buy my boys anything for Christmas, ________ my ex-husband refuses to send money to them. It breaks my heart that they won’t have anything this year.” The lady ________her colleague, “I’m sure everything will ________ . It’s Christmas. Believe in miracles(奇迹).”
That evening, she told her husband about her colleague’s ________, “I know we don’t have much money to ________ , but I’d like to give her fifty or a hundred dollars. We’ll just get ourselves less this year. Last year we couldn’t afford to buy anything for ________ but we still had a wonderful Christmas.” Her husband smiled, “Give her one hundred dollars. She needs it more than we do.”
She reached up and held him. Warmth spread ________ her body. He held her and realized that there really was a Santa Claus – and he had ________ her!
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