A Strange Greeting, a True Feeling Last week I was invited to a doctor’s meeting at the Ruth hospital for incurables. In one of the wards a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadn't long to 1 , but he came up to me and placed his right foot close mine on the floor.
“Frank！” I cried in astonishment. He couldn’t 2 , as I knew, but all the time 3 his foot against mine.
My 4 raced back more than thirty years to the 5 days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The 6 was an air-raid shelter, in which I and about hundred other people slept every night. Two of the regulars were Mrs. West and her son Frank.
7 wartime problems, we shelter-dwellers got to 8 each other very well. Frank West 9 me because he wasn’t 10 , not even at birth. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had 11 of a mind than a baby has. His “ 12 ” consisted of rough sounds——sounds of pleasure or anger and 13 more. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, capable woman, as she had to be, of course, because Frank 14 on her entirely. He needed all the 15 of a baby.
One night a policeman came and told Mrs. West that her house had been flattened by a 500-pounder. She 16 nearly everything she owned.
When that sort of thing happened, the rest of us helped the 17 ones. So before we 18 that morning, I stood beside Frank and 19 my right foot against his. They were about the same size. That night, then, I took a pair of shoes to the shelter for frank. But as soon as he saw me he came running and placed his right foot against mine. After that, his 20 to me was always the same.
1．A．work B．stay C．live D．expect
2．A．answer B．speak C．smile D．laugh
3．A．covering B．moving C．fighting D．pressing
4．A．minds B．memories C．thoughts D．brains
5．A．better B．dark C．younger D．old
6．A．cave B．place C．sight D．scene
7．A．Discussing B．Solving C．Sharing D．Suffering
8．A．learn from B．talk to C．help D．know
9．A．needed B．recognized C．interested D．encouraged
10．A．normal B．common C．unusual D．quick
11．A．more B．worse C．fewer D．less
12．A．word B．speech C．sentence D．language
13．A．not B．no C．something D．nothing
14．A．fed B．kept C．lived D．depended
15．A．attention B．control C．treatment D．management
16．A．lost B．needed C．destroyed D．left
17．A．troublesome B．unlucky C．angry D．unpopular
18．A．separated B．went C．reunited D．returned
19．A．pushed B．tried C．showed D．measured
20．A．nodding B．greeting C．meeting D．acting
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Eightyyearold retired tailor，James McKay，spent Saturday night in jail after ____ thirtyyearold Keith Smith over the head ____ his walking stick. McKay's wife，Laurene told us that while McKay is usually a ____ person，he had been ____ to this act of violence by getting wet just once too often.
Smith lives above the McKays and it appears that not only is he a keen gardener，he is also a ____ collector. Unfortunately for him，the water he sent over his balcony every day ended up on the McKays'，or too often，on the McKays ____.
“For the last fortnight，since Smith moved into the flat above us，we have hardly dared to go to our ____，”said Laurene. She added that it wasn't so much the water falling onto their balcony from Smith watering his plant ____bothered them，it was more the way he cleaned his fish tanks.“We'd be ____ there happily reading our newspapers，when ____ so much water would come from above that we'd be as wet as if we'd ____ with our clothes on！Neither could we get rid of the ____ of fish！”
And on Saturday evening it was just too ____.“It was James's birthday，”explained Laurene，“and I'd made him a birthday cake. The candles were a great sight as you can imagine，but James didn't get to blow them out.”____，Smith emptied one of his larger tanks over his balcony and both the McKays and the cake were wet ____.Rarely had Laurene seen McKay move so fast.“I couldn't ____ him. He was up there in a flash. It was the fastest I'd seen him move since 1964.”
Smith is not going to take things further with the police. He has also promised to change his ____ from now on. And what of James McKay？____ he left the police station，a large crowd of supporters sang him.“Happy Birthday.”“____ the most exciting birthday ____！” said the cheerful old man.“The best since my adolescence I'd say！”
A．hitting B．tapping C．pushing D．touching
A．by B．with C．through D．via
A．quiet B．sensitive C．stubborn D．peaceful
A．accustomed B．driven C．taken D．attracted
A．fish B．seed C．plant D．newspaper
A．themselves B．itself C．herself D．himself
A．bathroom B．balcony C．bedroom D．kitchen
A．which B．what C．that D．whether
A．sitting B．exercising C．sleeping D．eating
A．regularly B．suddenly C．precisely D．unconsciously
A．swum B．watered C．showered D．drowned
A．taste B．smell C．feeling D．sense
A．little B．soon C．late D．much
A．Otherwise B．Besides C．Instead D．Consequently
A．over B．across C．through D．down
A．stop B．blame C．ignore D．stand
A．views B．attitudes C．minds D．ways
A．While B．Since C．Until D．As
A．Sincerely B．Impossibly C．Previously D．Definitely
A．before B．already C．ever D．since
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(2012年湖北荆州毕业班质检)All 34 of my students I taught at Saint Mary's School in Morris，Minnesota were dear to me，but Mark was one in a million. His happy-to-be-alive attitude made even his occasional naughtiness ____.
Mark ____ constantly in class. I had to remind him again and again that talking without permission was ____.What ____ me so much，though，was his sincere response every time I had to ____ him for misbehaving，“Thank you for correcting me，Madam！”I didn't know what to make of it at first，but before long I became ____ hearing it many times a day.
One morning my ____ was growing thin when Mark talked once too often. I ____ Mark，“If you say one more word，I am going to tape your mouth shut！”
It wasn't ten seconds later ____ Chuck blurted out(脱口说出)，“Mark is talking again.”I hadn't asked any of the students to help me ____ Mark，but since I had stated the ____ in front of the class，I had to act on it.
Taking out a roll of masking tape(胶纸带) from the drawer(抽屉) of my desk，I ____ to Mark's desk，____ two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his ____.I then returned to the ____ of the room.
As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing，he winked(眨眼) at me naughtily. That he did so funnily！I started ____.The entire class ____ as I walked back to Mark's desk，____ the tape，and shrugged my shoulders. His first ____ were，“Thank you for correcting me，Madam！”
Several years passed until one cold rainy day when my father ____ the news to me that Mark was killed in Vietnam war，I broke down and cried in my heart，“Mark，I would give all the masking tape in the world if only you could talk to me！”
A．attractive B．delightful C．striking D．annoying
A．talked B．argued C．quarreled D．disrupted
A．troublesome B．shameful C．irresponsible D．unacceptable
A．annoyed B．impressed C．puzzled D．delighted
A．punish B．blame C．correct D．scold
A．accustomed to B．unbearable of C．fond of D．curious about
A．warned B．advised C．asked D．frightened
A．then B．when C．after D．until
A．criticize B．report C．watch D．inform
A．opinion B．view C．punishment D．evidence
A．threw B．flew C．walked D．pointed
A．tore off B．put up C．cut into D．took out
A．face B．mouth C．hand D．head
A．back B．center C．front D．entrance
A．screaming B．laughing C．complaining D．criticizing
A．cheered B．protested C．froze D．disturbed
A．stuck B．fastened C．recovered D．removed
A．expectations B．actions C．movements D．words
A．indicated B．broke C．presented D．unfolded
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Once a farmer had some puppies to sell. He painted a(n) ____ advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard.____ he was driving the last nail into the post，he felt a sudden pull on his trousers. He____down into the eyes of a little boy.
“Mister，” he said，“I want to buy one of your puppies.”
“Well，” said the farmer，as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his ____，“these puppies come from fine parents and ____ a good deal of money.”
The boy____his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket，he pulled out a handful of ____ and held it up to the farmer.“I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look？”
“Sure，” said the farmer.
And with that he ____ a whistle，“Here，Dolly！” he called.
____ from the doghouse and down the road ran Dolly ____ by four little balls of fur. As the dogs made their ____ to the fence，the little boy noticed something else moving inside the doghouse.____ another little ball appeared，this one noticeably smaller. The little pup began walking unsteadily toward the others，doing its best to ____.
“I want that one，” the little boy said，____ at the runt(矮个子)．
The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said，“Son，you ____ want that puppy. He will never be able to ____ and play with you as other dogs would.”
With that the little boy ____ back from the fence，reached down，and began rolling up one leg of his ____.In doing so he showed a steel brace(支柱) running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a ____ made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer，he said，“You see，sir，I don't run too well myself，and he will need someone who understands.”
The ____ is full of people who need someone who understands.
A．sight B．paper C．information D．sign
A．Then B．Before C．As D．After
A．put B．looked C．knelt D．stared
A．nose B．neck C．head D．face
A．spend B．spare C．make D．cost
A．raised B．lifted C．fell D．dropped
A．notes B．change C．sugar D．goods
A．let out B．carried out C．put out D．left out
A．Up B．Over C．Out D．In
A．came B．followed C．went D．caught
A．step B．way C．walk D．drive
A．Quickly B．Slowly C．Oddly D．Sadly
A．get up B．stand up C．catch up D．move up
A．moving B．pointing C．calling D．turning
A．mustn't B．don't C．can't D．needn't
A．run B．sit C．walk D．stand
A．stepped B．talked C．climbed D．fell
A．clothes B．dresses C．sweaters D．trousers
A．simply B．specially C．carefully D．newly
A．farm B．country C．city D．world
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You have probably heard of homing pigeons，which usually appeared in wars.From 3000 B．C.to the present，homing pigeons have ____ as postmen.They have been especially useful for carrying messages ____ wars.The telegraph is not ____ to carry about.Sometimes only the little pigeon can take a message where it ought to go.
In 1870，when the Prussians surrounded the city of Paris，the city was cut off from all the ____ means of communication.The people ____ many different ways of sending news.One way was to let go small balloons carrying mail.____ of course，they only drifted (漂) ____ the wind carried them.Often they landed inside the enemy’s lines.Even balloons large enough to carry a pilot could hardly be ____ controlled.
It was pigeons that in the end solved the ____.Homing pigeons were brought into the city.Soon they were carrying letters far and wide.The enemy brought ____ to catch pigeons，but the little postmen could fly faster than their ____.Strangely enough，pigeons played an important ____ in war.
During the First World War every army unit had a group of pigeons ____.Many of them were ____.Among them was an American pigeon with a French name Cher Ami，which meant“dear friend”．A group of US soldiers were surrounded by the enemy.They had no food and no bullets.They nearly died of ____.There was little hope for them.Cher Ami made his way ____ the bullets and succeeded.At once planes ____ to drop food and ammunition (军火) to them.With their strength ____，the soldiers fought back to their own army and got saved.
____ can pigeons carry the message？There were various methods.Usually the message is put into a little glass tube.The tube is tied to the leg or hidden under ____ or hung around the neck.
A．considered B．served C．regarded D．made
A．in favour of B．in need of C．during D．in time of
A．easy B．difficult C．necessary D．important
A．present B．past C．usual D．ordinary
A．used B．did C．tried D．managed
A．And B．Though C．Since D．But
A．which B．that C．to which D．where
A．well B．rather C．only D．just
A．questions B．situation C．problem D．thing
A．dogs B．soldiers C．planes D．hawks
A．enemies B．postmen C．balloons D．bullets
A．action B．part C．ball D．game
A．trained B．taught C．bought D．fed
A．killed B．sold C．honoured D．sent
A．the enemy B．hunger C．anger D．war
A．for B．to C．in D．through
A．landed B．found out C．set out D．set about
A．renewed B．arrived C．lost D．missing
A．Why B．How C．When D．Where
A．the head B．a body C．the foot D．a wing
Every year，whenever Spring Festival arrives，a lot of Chinese people cannot wait to go home.They ____for long hours in front of the ticket offices in railway stations，or do ____ they can in order to get a ____.They tolerate the long ____ on the train only to want to have a family ____ with their near and dear ones.
Most Chinese ____ the Spring Festival ____ because they want to follow tradition，there are also some practical reasons to explain Chinese people’s fever for the holiday.Compared with one’s ____，home provides a more humane environment for one to ____ oneself.
Society may do with or without you，but at home，you become ____ and irreplaceable.You may be the father or mother，daughter or son，grandfather or grandmother in the family and the family will be ____ if anyone is absent.
In addition，family provides an ideal environment for one to fully relax oneself.____，one can ____ one’s time to do whatever he or she wants，and one can spend money whenever one likes.In society，____，one needs to do ____ fast and with high efficiency，because society always requires efficiency and ____ profits.Such company principles ____ people merely a tool in modern society.
Chinese people’s strong desire for Spring Festival shows that they feel ____.With the Spring Festival，people can find back the ____ family atmosphere often seen in days ____.
A．expect B．queue C．wish D．call
A．whatever B．what C．whichever D．which
A．present B．ticket C．souvenir D．food
A．journey B．trip C．voyage D．tour
A．dinner B．entertainment C．relationship D．reunion
A．congratulate B．spend C．celebrate D．take
A．only if B．if only C．simply D．not only
A．workplace B．factory C．hospital D．company
A．improve B．relax C．control D．strengthen
A．only B．ordinary C．unique D．common
A．impossible B．incomplete C．irregular D．illegal
A．At home B．In reality C．In society D．In the world
A．take B．spend C．waste D．kill
A．furthermore B．however C．besides D．but
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
A．minimum B．medium C．middle D．maximum
A．make B．take C．get D．bring
A．happy B．pleased C．pleasant D．oppressed
A．hot B．warm C．cold D．cool
A．gone by B．gone out C．gone off D．gone down