Robeson was born in a very poor family.At seven,he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home,then he sold 26 he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents.He had
27 schooling,for being so poor,how could they 28 school fees?
When he was fifteen,he worked 29 a servant in a school.Looking at other children studying in the classroom,he felt 30 for himself.How he 31 to have the same chance!He decided to study by 32 .In the daytime,after the sweeping and cleaning was over,he 33
stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said.At night,he tried his best to remember what he 34 during the day.He worked 35 hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep.The more he learned,the greater 36 he showed in his lessons.A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and 37 him to sit at the back of the class.In one exam,he was the 38 one in the whole school who reached the highest grade.He would have been given the scholarship if he 39 a regular student of the school.
Robeson 40 rough six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the 41 of some university professors.They admired his talent 42 his diligence.To give him a good chance,they hired him as a librarian and 43 him free guidance.Robeson felt 44 ,for he was sure that before him there was a broad road 45 success.
26.A.whether B.which C.that D.what
27.A.many B.few C.little D.much
28.A.buy B.afford C.send D.read
29.A.as B.like C.for D.by
30.A.angry B.ashamed C.proud D.sorry
31.A.hated B.decided C.wished D.regretted
32.A.the teacher B.himself C.his parents D.his schoolmates
33.A.could B.ought to C.should D.would
34.A.had learned B.has been taught
C.has heard D.had been written down
35.A.very B.so C.too D.quite
36.A.joy B.interest C.time D.taste
37.A.allowed B.agreed C.let D.refused
38.A.worst B.only C.last D.laziest
39.A.had been B.has been C.is D.was
40.A.learned B.listened C.mastered D.struggled
41.A.notice B.influence C.eyes D.attention
42.A.except for B.according to C.as well as D.in spite of
43.A.taught B.offered C.lent D.sent
44.A.sad B.angry C.happy D.disappointed
45.A.leading to B.coming from C.made of D.covered with
A few days ago, I bought some ink for my printer at my favorite $1 Supermarket, which sold everything from fresh produce to birthday cards at one dollar. Then l found a better at a computer store. So I went back to the supermarket to it for some other products. With telling me exactly what to do, I put the ink into a plastic bag, tied it up, placed the bag into a push-cart and started .
I was midway when a clerk suddenly stopped me. "You are not allowed to a bag around in this store. Open it and show me the !" she yelled coldly.
, I opened the bag and the ink to her. "I'm returning it. " I said.
"You should have left the bag with the clerk upon . Let me see your receipt!" she demanded I did as told, looking around, embarrassed everyone was laughing at me. "Perhaps in the future you'll learn how to follow the store . " she added.
By the time I finished shopping, I was angry. How dare she treat me as a ? I went looking for her and asked for her . She mumbled (嘀咕) something. I asked her again, and this time I heard "Ursula. "
"Ursula what?" I asked. She yelled at me, "Ursula! " and stormed away.
"This employee is about to become unemployed, " I when I got home. 1 their headquarters (总部). I described my unpleasant experience to a representative. She was sympathetic, "Our employees are taught to be . Give me your phone number and I will ring you back. "
She did two days later. "I'm sorry," she said, "but there's no Ursula at that supermarket. Can you her so that I can find out who she is? I assure you, we do not tolerate rude behavior, nor do we tolerate to our customers. "
By this time, I had calmed down. l didn't really want the employee to lose her . So I told the representative to forget about it.
A.reduction B.choice C.introduction D.price
A.change B.return C.receive D.replace
A.somebody B.nobody C.everybody D.anybody
A.bargaining B.storing C.loading D.shopping
A.across B.up C.through D.down
A.carry B.show C.move D.push
A.identity B.contents C.belongings D.ink
A.Depressed B.Shocked C.Amused D.Stressed
A.poured B.mixed C.showed D.fell
A.exit B.admission C.entry D.departure
A.even though B.as if C.so that D.in case
A.lines B.borders C.regulations D.permissions
A.criminal B.blue-collar C.beggar D.colleague
A.number B.career C.explanation D.name
A.calmed down B.thought aloud C.found out D.got through
A.rang B.visited C.questioned D.blamed
A.patient B.clever C.polite D.hardworking
A.recognize B.inform C.describe D.forgive
A.yelling B.pointing C.talking D.lying
A.job B.way C.chance D.business
The day that I met my best friend for the first time, I was full of anxiety. I was trying to do some ______ for an important oral exam in the local library, but people kept ______ me. I was getting annoyed and of course, I wasn’t able to ______. Suddenly I heard someone singing behind me. I ______ and glared at the person who was singing. It was a tall girl about the same age as me.
She looked like a sensitive, friendly girl didn’t matter. If anything, it made me even angrier.” How could she be so selfish?” I thought ______.
I picked up my books, glared at her and whispered coldly, “Thanks to your ______, I’ve been unable to study. You’re so ______!”
I left the library in such a hurry, I left the most important textbook ______. when I got home two hours later, I found that textbook gone. I was so ______ that I almost cried. Just then, the phone rang. a gentle voice ______ the speaker as Jenny and asked if I was Jane. After ______ that I was, she said that she had noticed I’d left my book in the library and as my ______ was in it, she’d asked a librarian to get my phone number f. She said that she didn’t live far away and could bring it around for me if I needed it.
I sighed with ______and agreed to meet her at the convenience store down the road. Of course you’ve ______ who Jenny was. She was the girl I had shouted at for singing in the library. When I recognized her in the convenience store, I was filled with ______ and apologized for my ruled behavior I felt so ______, but Jenny just laughed, saying she was glad to see that I’d also left my ______ in the library! I couldn’t help laughing at this and I invited her back to my apartment for a quick cup of tea.
Ever since then we’ve been best friends and we got along really well. To be honest, I trust her more than any one else. I often think how ______ I am. If Jenny hadn’t been a kind person who was willing to ______ my shortcomings, I would ______ have experienced such true friendship.
A.research B.revision C.work D.experiment
A.watching B.asking C.warning D.disturbing
A.speak B.improve C.concentrate D.follow
A.turned around B.turned down C.turned off D.turned over
A.sadly B.hopelessly C.angrily D.crazily
A.practice B.noise C.attitude D.existence
A.selfish B.active C.sensitive D.stupid
A.out B.around C.aside D.behind
A.nervous B.careless C.upset D.forgetful
A.introduced B.considered C.took D.remembered
A.deciding B.conforming C.realizing D.thinking
A.address B.class C.writing D.name
A.comfort B.relief C.confidence D.satisfaction
A.recognized B.found C.guessed D.heard
A.courage B.energy C.doubt D.shame
A.worried B.sorry C.terrible D.excited
A.glare B.expression C.virtue D.friendship
A.considerate B.pleased C.luck D.grateful
A.overcome B.share C.hide D.forgive
A.ever B.never C.seldom D.Fstill
A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder could be heard, and lightning flashed the dark sky. Rain was pouring down;it looked heaven had been broken open.
Gleams of light(微弱的闪光) appeared from of faraway houses, shining like jewels in all the dark.
A woman dressed in rags(衣衫褴褛) and trembling with cold was on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was her without stop.
She knocked at a door, and a answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while . The boy let her into the sitting room and leave her sitting by the fire.
The woman appeared old and tired under the bright electric light, she was only in her early thirties. She sat for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the . When her eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she up, looking thunderstruck.
Just then, the boy came with his . The man at once recognized the woman as his wife. They had touch with each other during the war, he thought he had lost her forever.
words needed to be spoken. They ran into each other’s arms the boy stared at them,puzzled.
The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually .
A.into B.below C.across D.through
A.only if B.as if C.what if D.even if
A.doors B.roofs C.walls D.windows
A.poor B.pretty C.ugly D.rich
A.crying B.wandering C.struggling D.wondering
A.striking B.beating C.hitting D.flowing
A.boy B.girl C.man D.woman
A.near B.out C.outside D.inside
A.first B.then C.now D.last
A.because B.so C.though D.However
A.still B.thirsty C.hungry D.straight
A.picture B.fire C.room D.house
A.looked B.came C.picked D.stood
A.brother B.father C.sister D.mother
A.made B.got C.kept D.lost
A.who B.which C.but D.and
A.Some B.Not C.No D.Many
A.while B.as C.when D.since
A.happy B.disappointed C.sorry D.calm
A.began B.stopped C.ended D.finished
In a spelling contest (竞赛), an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and finally decided to ask her what she had said. By then, the girl knew she had the word, but instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the letter—so she lost the contest.
As the girl walked off the , the entire audience stood to their feet, clapping to praise her . Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this girl’s honesty. she lost the contest, she the biggest contest that day: the contest of her .
Probably the biggest test of our character is what we should do if we knew we would never get . This young girl could easily have and nobody would have known it herself. However, that’s just it: she would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you cheat, you make yourself .” This young girl was strong and smart enough to value her own character more than the from a spelling contest. Her for herself was more important than any respect others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to with herself and the she made at that moment would have a long-lasting influence.
It’s so true that the choices you make today make you are tomorrow. Our children will follow our behavior. So if we want them to to be honest, we must be honest ourselves. Remember, our kids are what we do even when we don’t know.
A.loud B.sweet C.deep D.soft
A.rarely B.simply C.occasionally D.totally
A.forgotten B.mispronounced C.misunderstood D.misspelled
A.correct B.wrong C.different D.same
A.hall B.building C.stage D.classroom
A.bravery B.courage C.honesty D.cleverness
A.Though B.Unless C.If D.Since
A.defeated B.broke C.won D.achieved
A.character B.knowledge C.life D.ability
A.paid B.caught C.welcome D.injured
A.asked B.lied C.explained D.replied
A.except for B.but C.besides D.as well as
A.cheap B.expensive C.priceless D.brave
A.prize B.gift C.skill D.review
A.sense B.pride C.respect D.love
A.live B.work C.study D.agree
A.plan B.conclusion C.discovery D.choice
A.which B.that C.what D.how
A.grow up B.bring up C.pick up D.come up
A.recording B.watching C.correcting D.accepting
The first ancient Olympic Games for which we still have written records were held in 776 BC. Coroebus won the only event at the Olympics. This made him the first Olympic champion in history. Then the Olympic Games developed and continued to be held every four years. In 393 AD, the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, a Christian, put a stop to the Games.
In 1892, a young Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin suggested starting the Olympic Games again but failed. Two years later, Coubertin organized a meeting with 79 people representing nine countries. At this meeting he got what he wanted. All the delegates at the meeting voted for the Olympic Games. They also decided to have Coubertin found an international committee (委员会) to organize the Games. This committee became the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Demetrious Vikelas from Greece was chosen to be its first president. Athens was chosen for the revival (复兴) of the Olympic Games and the planning began.
The first modern Olympic Games opened in the first week of April, 1896. Since the Greek government didn’t have enough money to build a stadium, a wealthy Greek man, Georgios Averoff, donated over $100,000 to repair the Panathenaic Stadium built in 330 BC.Since the Games were not well publicized (宣传) internationally, athletes were not nationally chosen but rather came by themselves. Some athletes were tourists who happened to be in the area during the Games.
What can we know about the first Olympic Games?
A.There was only one event in it. B.It opened in the first week of April 1896. C.Coroebus was the first man to take part in it. D.It was stopped by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I.
A.776 B.1892 C.1894 D.1896
A.The History of the Olympics B.How Coubertin Set up IOC C.The First Modern Olympic Games D.Great Changes in Olympic Games