Last weekends, my kids along with few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car．My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of 36 other people’s cars as well．It was pretty 37 outside and I had no plans to 38 being in the bright sun．She 39 wanted to give lemonade（柠檬汽水）to passerby for free．I had seen little kids 40 and sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free．Although I felt 41 , I decided to help her.
42 she asked me, “What if we 43 this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold back my tears and 44 her and the other kids to go outside the house and come up with 45 ideas．While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the gang walked up to me with a(n) 46 with beautiful images of smiles．They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the 47 of their exercise was “smile”．It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5-11 years with the 48 to do something for others.
All that seemed 49 and came right from their heart．Nothing seemed to 50 to them: their playtime, the heat outside—they just wanted to 51 others and do something nice in the community!
I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional 52 to help clean cars．Passersby were 53 and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they refused．A pretty heartwarming 54 !
I feel blessed by being 55 by such wonderful and loving souls.
36．A．drying B．repairing C．washing D．decorating
37．A．quiet B．hot C．different D．dirty
38．A．suggest B．avoid C．continue D．practise
39．A．further B．therefore C．already D．hardly
40．A choose B．enjoy C．buy D．serve
41．A．worried B．popular C．confused D．difficult
42．A．Finally B．Simply C．Then D．Luckily
43．A．show B．leave C．make D．order
44．A．challenged B．expected C．invited D．encouraged
45．A．creative B．ready C．changed D．familiar
46．A．board B．picture C．idea D．car
47．A．purpose B．trouble C．secret D．theme
48．A．need B．duty C．imagination D．skill
49．A．important B．disappointing C．hopeful D．natural
50．A．matter B．object C．belong D．refer
51．A．relax B．try C．help D．smile
52．A．friends B．rags C．children D．fruit
53．A．interested B．amazed C．bored D．frightened
54．A．scene B．gift C．story D．explanation
55．A．supported B．understood C．refused D．surrounded
A U.S man found 300 letters to God floating in the Atlantic Ocean last week. He said on Friday he would 1 them to a church instead of selling them on eBay following protests from religious people.
The letters , sent to a late Baptist clergyman (牧师), were 2put in a sealed plastic shopping bag near a 3in Atlantic, New Jersey.
Bill Lacovara, an insurance adjuster from Ventnor, New Jersey, said he got the bag while on a fishing trip last week.
The letters were 4 to the clergyman, who died in 2004. Someone cleaning his house may have 5 the bag, which Lacovara found about 100 miles (160km) from Cooper’s house.
They include one from a teenage girl asking God to 6 her for her wrongdoing, one from a prisoner who said he was 7 and someone had set a trap for him, and 8 from a man who wanted God’s help winning the lottery, according to media reports.
Lavovara said he could have 9 them on eBay for up to $15,000(7,889 pounds) according to his prediction of the compete price and would have given the money to charity. But he has changed his mind because he said the move caused 10 to some religious people.
“They said they were 11 in me, and I didn’t want to do something that’s going to create 12 results.” he told Reuters.
Some 13 him to burn the letters, throw them back in the ocean or give them to a church, Lacovara said.
Lacovara said about a dozen clergymen have offered to take the letters, and he is evaluating the 14 to make sure the letters don’t fall into the 15 hands.
1. A. donate B. show C. sell D. owe
2. A. hurriedly B. privately C. mysteriously D. occasionally
3. A. river B. lake C. hill D. beach
4. A. taken B. offered C. addressed D. given
5. A. collected B. thrown C. opened D. destroyed
6. A. forgive B. punish C. adjust D. charge
7. A. friendly B. correct C. innocent D. energetic
8. A. others B. another C. the other D. one
9. A. auctioned B. bought C. donated D. discounted
10. A. damage B. offence C. injury D. worry
11. A. absorbed B. involved C. interested D. disappointed
12. A. final B. direct C. same D. bad
13. A. forced B. urged C. questioned D. pleased
14. A. requests B. orders C. commands D. invitations
15. A. wrong B. poor C. tight D. firm
Mikio Tanaka is a devoted father----and prove it by taking three months off to care for his baby boy. That makes Tanaka __36__ of a revolutionary in Japan, where men are __37__ known for working long hours and __38__ in the bars with clients than mixing baby milk and changing diapers (尿布).
“It was __39__, but it was also a lot of fun,” Tanaka said, sitting __40__ the living room floor with his 4-month-old son, Daiki, __41__ on his back. “ I saw the first time he __42__. It was a great experience.”
Tanaka, 31, is one of a __43__ number of fathers in Japan who are taking a bigger __44__ inside the home. Men are a __45__ sight with kids at parks and zoos at weekends, though often __46__ yawning. Books and magazines __47__ fathers on how to play with and care for their kids. For Japan’s __48__ housewives, the changing is too late. In Tanaka’s case, his wife, Ayako, 28, was __49__ to take a full year of leave , for she was a school teacher.
__50__ for Tanaka, a department chief at his company had taken the __51__ leave a few years before, so his plan to __52__ three months unpaid leave was not a total shock to his __53__. Ayako took three months off for Daiki, then it was Tanaka’s __54__ when she went back to work. Daiki started day care full-time at __55__ month. Tanaka said at that time he was able to work again.
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．well B．poorly C．specially D．badly
A．working B．dancing C．drinking D．cooking
A．easy B．interesting C．exciting D．tough
A．beside B．against C．on D．above
A．hanged B．hung C．joked D．sang
A．fell asleep B．stood up C．dressed up D．jumped up
A．growing B．falling C．adding D．fixing
A．step B．action C．hold D．role
A．interesting B．different C．common D．short
A．seen B．said C．observed D．blamed
A．drive B．send C．comfort D．treat
A．self-confident B．overworked C．poorly-dressed D．well-fed
A．unfair B．unwilling C．unfit D．undecided
A．Hardly B．Sadly C．Unluckily D．Fortunately
A．immediate B．short C．sick D．same
A．teacher B．boss C．wife D．child
A．take B．give C．make D．offer
A．duty B．fault C．turn D．decision
A．third B．fifth C．sixth D．tenth
Certainly dustmen prefer to be known as "Reuse Collection and Disposal Officers". You may think that this is rather 36, and it is better to call a spade a spade. But dustmen can be as 37as people of any other occupation, though we must 38that their job is not a 39one in the world. We often take dustmen for granted. Perhaps because they usually come very early in the morning, before most people are 40.We are likely to forget their 41.Our dustbins are 42regularly, but we 43stop to think about the men who do this. However, it is one of the most important jobs in the world, and when there are no dustmen to 44the rubbish, the general 45soon becomes aware that something is wrong. Recently, the dustmen of England went on strike for higher wages.
During the first few days it was regarded as a 46.But when the first two weeks had passed, and the dustbins were overflowing in nearly every backyard in the country, the joke did not seem so 47any more. 48the strike continued, people could not 49the hills of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to 50it. Even Leicester Square, in the heart of West End of London, was 51high with plastic bags full of smelly rubbish. This was a（n） 52attraction that the people of London were not at all 53to see. Even when the strike was over, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely. Perhaps now the English peopleappreciate the work of 54dustmen rather more 55and won't take them for granted any more.
A．clever B．silly C．interesting D．reasonable
A．sensitive B．careless C．hopeful D．shy
A．realize B．believe C．know D．admit
A．necessary B．difficult C．romantic D．heavy
A．away B．up C．down D．in
A．existence B．presence C．absence D．performance
A．cleaned B．filled C．emptied D．burned
A．generally B．frequently C．sometimes D．seldom
A．take away B．take off C．take up D．take on
A．society B．citizen C．public D．community
A．trick B．joke C．trouble D．show
A．pleasing B．excited C．stupid D．funny
A．When B．While C．As D．Because
A．bear B．contain C．manage D．control
A．keep off B．give up C．take care of D．get rid of
A．crowded B．piled C．fixed D．put
A．business B．industrial C．tourist D．agricultural
A．disappointed B．serious C．nervous D．happy
A．its B．her C．his D．their
A．highly B．eagerly C．lowly D．entirely
When I was in the final year of my graduation studies, I visited a friend’s home for lunch. The moment I reached his house, I found the staircases of his building were not so good and his home was not painted very well. I couldn’t 36 in words but it was not even the type of house in which a typical middle-class Indian family lives.
The greatest things I did find there were his parents. We sat on the ground for lunch because they didn’t have a dining 37 . His mother served us very delicious food, smiled throughout and showed care for the 38 lunch session. I can never forget that.
His father worked as a normal 39 and I wondered if he earned enough money to support their two sons. While we were taking lunch, his father returned home to meet us. When he entered their home, his hands were dark black and his clothes were very dirty. My friend had no 40 about his father and made the introductions.
As soon as his father came in, my friend asked me if I wanted “Papad”（a typical Indian food）to eat. Before I could say anything, the father very gently and kindly 41 it for me, after going through many staircases even though he was looking 42 .
Today, my friend is a leader in a big company. He is able to 43 high rent in Hyderabad and have a new beautiful home. Not only that, he helped his brother 44 in his studies and is still helping.
What I want to say is that I consider 45 as richness in a poor family. The amount of money you make won’t 46 other’s hearts; the only way is with love and kindness. Struggle and bad periods are needed for everyone’s life, as they make us strong. If you have strong willpower, goals and also the attitude of hard and smart work, you can 47 be a successful person in some areas of life.
A．describe B．take C．talk D．speak
A．room B．car C．table D．hall
A．desirable B．healthy C．temporary D．entire
A．doctor B．mechanic C．lawyer D．teacher
A．comment B．hesitation C．worry D．expectation
A．borrowed B．bought C．brought D．took
A．tired B．happy C．sad D．excited
A．cost B．spend C．took D．pay
A．dearly B．financially C．highly D．costly
A．familiarity B．relationship C．love D．friendship
A．win B．get C．gain D．defeat
A．possibly B．hardly C．suddenly D．definitely
Fire can 36 many things. It is dangerous to everyone, but it is 37 useful. We cannot live without 38.In other words, fire is both the 39 and enemy of us. This 40 on whether we use it wisely or not.
To the people 41 live in the forest area, fire is particularly dangerous. It is the location 42 most of their houses are made of wood, which 43 catches fire. Especially in winter the air is 44 and the wind is often 45 .If one of these houses is on fire, the wind will 46 the fire to the neighboring houses quickly, and the fire will soon 47 all over the area. If this happens 48 , it may not be too bad. 49 if it happens at night, the situation will be very bad, for most people are 50 ,and many of them can
not run away in time. If they can, they will just 51 all the things behind. Some people even do not know 52 is going on, and they 53 in their dreams.
We should do our best to 54 the breakout of fire, which is mostly caused by people’s carelessness. Therefore, not only the people of the 55 areas but everyone else should be very careful in using fire.
A．make B．build C．lose D．destroy
A．also B．too C．hardly D．not
A．water B．air C．food D．fire
A．help B．friend C．companion D．neighbor
A．happens B．lies C．depends D．decides
A．where B．which C．what D．who
A．because B．so C．why D．that
A．easily B．hardly C．carefully D．friendly
A．thick B．thin C．wet D．dry
A．cold B．freezing C．gentle D．strong
A．make B．let C．blow D．give
A．cross B．pass C．happen D．spread
A．at night B．on Sunday C．in the evening D．in the day time
A．But B．When C．So D．Even
A．careless B．sleeping C．afraid D．frightened
A．leave B．take C．bring D．have
A．that B．what C．who D．which
A．think B．smile C．die D．live
A．help B．prevent C．develop D．keep