Peter Fern was crazy about mountains. Climbing was the 1 of his life. Church towers，seaside cliffs, rock faces, ice mountains，anything “If it is there” , he used to say, “then I want to climb it.”
So the news of his marriage gave me a 2 . I’d never known him to take much interest in 3 . Well，Peter Fern a married man! I couldn't 4 it. I 5 whether his wife would try to stop some of his risky 6 .
She was French perhaps--from that place 7 he usually spent his holidays. Chamonix，wasn’t it? From Chamonix he'd climbed Mount Blanc on his seventeenth birthday, and another one the day after! That was it, then: She was French，from a mountaineering family. No 8 . No other explanation.
A month later I met them 9 in town. Anna surprised me—because she was English. She was a dancer in the 10．
“I have 11 climbed more than sixty steps in my life,” she told me. “Peter has his 12 , and I’ve got mine. No 13 ”. “None at all，”Peter said, smiling. “Where did you spend your 14 ?” I askeD．Somewhere far 15 theatres and mountains，was it? “We had a week's holiday,” Anna said, “I flew to New York to see Dirke Dancers on Broadway. A wonderful 16 !” Peter said, “I didn’t want to 17 the good weather. So I went to Switzerland and climbed the north 18 of the Eiger with Allen Dunlop. Great 19 , the Eiger. Grand place for a honeymoon! I’ll show you the 20 we took one day.”
1． A．purpose B．love C．answer D．even
2． A．joy B．thought C．lesson D．shock
3． A．mountains B．churches C．faces D．girls
4． A．accept B．understand C．bear D．tell
5． A．believed B．knew C．wondered D．realized
6． A．jobs B．words C．adventures D．deeds
7． A．where B．when C．which D．how
8． A．one B．reason C．sign D．doubt
9． A．all B．two C．both D．double
10．A．family B．mountain C．theatre D．holiday
11．A．ever B．even C．never D．almost
12．A．interests B．life C．room D．car
13．A．wonder B．way C．time D．problems
14．A．days B．honeymoon C．childhood D．rest of life
15．A．away B．as C．by D．from
16．A．show B．sight C．scene D．game
17．A．miss B．escape C．break D．forget
18．A．position B．face C．point D．line
19．A．programme B．progress C．fun D．invention
20．A．photographs B．roles C．sports D．pains
One morning Raman, a true master of the art of archery (箭术), invited his favorite student to watch a display of his skill. The student had 36 this more than a
hundred times before, but he still obeyed his 37.
Together, they went into a nearby wood and reached a tall 38. Raman picked a rose flower and 39 it on one of the branches of the tree. He 40 opened his bag and took out three objects: his 41, an arrow and a white handkerchief.
Raman stood one hundred paces from the spot where he had placed the 42. Facing his target, he 43 his student to blindfold (蒙住眼睛) him with the handkerchief. The student did as his teacher 44.
“How often have you seen me practice the sport of archery?” Raman asked him 45.
“Every day,” replied his student. “And you have 46 managed to hit the rose from three hundred paces away.”
With his eyes covered by the 47, Raman placed his feet firmly on the ground and 48 the bowstring (弓弦) with all his strength. Aiming at the rose on the 49, he let the arrow fly. The arrow whistled through the air, 50 it did not even hit the tree, missing the target by a few meters.
“Did I 51 it?” said Raman, removing the handkerchief from his eyes.
“No, you missed 52,” replied the student. “I thought you were going to 53 me the power of thought and your ability to perform magic.”
“I have 54 taught you the most important lesson about the power of thought.” replied Raman. “When you 55 something, concentrate only on that: No one will ever hit a target they cannot see.”
A．thought B．seen C．heard D．felt
A．teacher B．boss C．father D．monitor
A．wall B．tree C．pole D．house
A．buried B．educated C．signed D．placed
A．first B．now C．then D．finally
A．bow B．hammer C．apple D．knife
A．arrow B．shoe C．flower D．bag
A．advised B．expected C．encouraged D．asked
A．planned B．imagined C．requested D．promised
A．angrily B．calmly C．disappointedly D．sadly
A．never B．almost C．always D．also
A．cloth B．handkerchief C．paper D．leaf
A．drew back B．brought up C．held back D．took off
A．ground B．branch C．tip D．root
A．and B．for C．so D．but
A．touch B．learn C．miss D．hit
A．completely B．suddenly C．quickly D．carefully
A．show B．give C．offer D．lend
A．again B．even C．just D．seldom
A．buy B．find C．notice D．want
Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more 31 waiting for the final school bell. Upon its 32 everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often 33 what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so34 for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David 35 . I can still remember he was always 36 a smile and willing to help. He always 37 after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He 38 just smile and ask what else he could do ,then thank me for letting him stay and slowly 39 home.
Weeks passed and the 40 over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of 41 before the holiday break. I smiled in 42 as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David43 standing by my desk.
“I have something for you” he said and 44 from behind his back a small box. 45 it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it. ”I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my46 saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said. “The box is nice, David, but it’ s 47 . ”
“ Oh no it isn’t ,” said David “ It’s full of love, my mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there .”
Tears filled my eyes 48 Ilooked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given 49 to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning50 the little empty box set on my desk.
A．courageous B．anxious C．serious D．cautious
A．warning B．calling C．ringing D．yelling
A．scolded B．wondered C．realized D．learned
A．modestly B．naturally C．inappropriately D．inaccurately
A．popular B．special C．upset D．funny
A．expressing B．delivering C．sharing D．wearing
A．practiced B．wandered C．stayed D．studied
A．would B．should C．might D．could
A．aim at B．head for C．put off D．turn to
A．excitement B．argument C．movement D．judgement
A．year B．school C．education D．program
A．vain B．return C．relief D．control
A．quietly B．sadly C．weakly D．helplessly
A．searched B．found C．raised D．pulled
A．Holding B．Sending C．Handing D．Leaving
A．delight B．expectation C．appreciation D．surprise
A．empty B．cheap C．useless D．improper
A．as B．until C．because D．though
A．advice B．support C．command D．attention
A．from B．behind C．over D．towards
My husband Sid and I were never able to have children. I had always wanted a family and that feeling 36 after his death. He was all I had. When he 37 , I felt like I had lost my entire family. I never 38 I would finally get the family I had always wished for. A few years later I met Tom. When we married, I 39 got four grown children and eight grandchildren.
I was 40 about my first meeting with his children. My worries melted away when I realized that they 41 me and were more than willing to bring me into their family. And when his daughters 42 me if their children could call me “Mimi,” I was excited, Tom was divorced, and 43 I was also concerned about the 44 that the children already had two grandmothers. Would the little ones understand 45 I fit into the family？
At our first extended family gathering, I 46 our six-year-old grandson Jim staring at me with a 47 look. He seemed to be thinking about something serious. 48 sporting a big grin(咧嘴笑)，he jumped and said, “I know who you are! You are our 49 grandma!” At that moment, I know it was time to just relax and enjoy my new 50 .
People say when a door close, God opens a window. Now I know what that 51 . I lost so much joy when Sid died, 52 now I have a new happy life. I am enjoying so many things I 53 got to experience before like reading bedtime stories. My refrigerator is covered with drawings, and my walls are 54 with photos of the kids. I may be an instant “extra” grandma in Jim’s eyes, but I am just as 55 any other “regular” grandma I know.
A．disappeared B．deepened C．improved D．worsened
A．died B．returned C．recovered D．divorced
A．dreamed B．found C．forgot D．regretted
A．unwillingly B．merely C．naturally D．surely
A．excited B．crazy C．curious D．anxious
A．doubted B．praised C．liked D．changed
A．challenged B．asked C．promised D．tested
A．as a result B．in other words C．from then on D．in the end
A．trouble B．behavior C．choice D．fact
A．when B．where C．what D．why
A．allowed B．noticed C．ignored D．hated
A．frightened B．sad C．happy D．confused
A．Generally B．Eventually C．Gradually D．Suddenly
A．new B．extra C．distant D．great
A．cause B．partner C．role D．job
A．contains B．determines C．means D．matters
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．ever B．still C．once D．never
A．decorated B．replaced C．covered D．filled
A．proud B．busy C．careful D．healthy
A high school history teacher once told us, “if you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life.” __1___ teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily __2___.
It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for __3___ friendship to __4__. However, there can be _5__ disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want.
To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to have clear in our _6__ the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or __7_ at arm’s length? Do we want to __8_ ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are _9__ enough---and that’s right. But at some point we need to _10__ that our expectations are the same as our friends’ expectations. The sharing of _11__ experience _12__ our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen friendships. But it __13_ be undertaken（进行）slowly and carried on only if there are _14__ of interest and action in return.
What are some of the _15__ of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships __16_ time. Another “major difficulty” is the selfishness to think one “possesses” the other, including his time and attention, Similarly, friendships __17___actions in return, in __18__ words, you must give as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of . Unless you spend __19__ time together, talking on the phone, writing letters doing things together, friendships will die __20__
A．Knowledge B．Teachers C．Experience D．Parents
A．understood B．formed C．realized D．produced
A．true B．common C．deeply D．actual
A．design B．intend C．developed D．appear
A．any B．some C．no D．none
A．hearth B．thoughts C．actions D．minds
A．remained B．left C．kept D．stayed
A．own B．share C．owe D．spare
A．that B．very C．quite D．not
A．make sure B．remember C．expect D．check out
A．social B．ordinary C．good D．personal
A．includes B．to include C．including D．included
A．can B．must C．will D．need
A．marks B．sights C．scenes D．signs
A．difficulties B．differences C．advantages D．things
A．cost B．spend C．ask D．take
A．require B．request C．depend D．suggest
A．some B．many C．other D．different
A．less B．comfortable C．reasonable D．a lot
A．for B．away C．out D．from
My neighbor’s children love playing hide-and-seek (捉迷藏) as all children do, but no one 36 that a game they played last week would be reported in the local newspaper.
One afternoon, they were playing in the vacant lot (空地)down by the corner. Young Paul, who is only five years old, found the perfect place to 37 . His sister, Natalie, had 38 her eyes and was counting to ten when Paul noticed the mail box at the corner and that the metal door was standing open. The mailman had just 39 several bags of mail and had carried them to his truck which was standing a few feet away. Paul climbed 40 the mail box and pulled the door closed so hard that it 41 . Soon realizing what he had done, he became 42 and started crying. At that time, Natalie was looking for him everywhere but could not find him. It was 43 that she happened to stand at the corner for a minute and heard her brother’s cries. She 44 ran to tell the mailman who hurried back from his 45 to unlock the metal door. Paul was now 46 , but he had such a bad fright that he could not stop crying. The mailman, however, soon found a way of making him 47 again. He told him that the next time he wanted to hide in a mail box, he should remember to put a stamp on himself!
A．realized B．warned C．imagined D．wondered
A．hide B．watch C．rest D．sleep
A．opened B．shut C．raised D．wiped
A．lost B．found C．taken out D．put in
A．through B．over C．out of D．into
A．broke B．fell down C．opened D．locked
A．surprised B．frightened C．excited D．angry
A．lucky B．a pity C．possible D．strange
A．suddenly B．slowly C．immediately D．carelessly
A．home B．truck C．mail box D．post office
A．found B．hidden C．happy D．free
A．laugh B．cry C．climb in D．play