You've been away from us for one year; you told us a lie which I came to know not long ago.
On this special day for teachers across the country, I can _1_keep myself from telling your white lie to those who would lend me an ear.
Do you still remember the happy _2_about six years ago? We fixed our eyes upon you at your _3_.You, a beautiful young lady, _4_ us that you would live in our village.
Soon after, we began to find you were part of your students and their simple honest parents. The villagers found their children _5_more time on their books _6_ after doing their homework and housework. Yet they still _7_ that one day you might leave. You _8_a smile all the time, which reduced to some degree their_9_ of your leaving. You went all out in the _10_ of your students, helping them not only in their studies but also in their tuition(学费).You often emphasized to us the _11_ of one's life, so that must have been what you were _12_ in those five years!
One cold morning when class began, you entered the room _13_ you had been crying _14_.In your class, we _15_ but looked away from your eyes. You _16_for some time as if you were _17_to find this right word…you said you would go away and would never be back to teach because your boyfriend wanted you more…
On the following morning, we _18_ you the very best and the villagers gave you their _19_The train took you away and your broken _20_The other day I happened to hear my parents chatting that you had lung cancer and left the world soon after you waved goodbye.
1. A. forever B. seldom C. hardly D. soon
2. A. scene B. condition C. sign D. sight
3. A. report B. arrival C. explanation D. speech
4. A. promised B. answered C. permitted D. agreed
5. A. shared B. spent C. paid D. devoted
6. A. even B. ever C. soon D. still
7. A. considered B. feared C. supposed D. doubted
8. A. wore B. pretended C. gained D. presented
9. A. pale B. trouble C. question D. fear
10. A. teaching B. middle C. course D. field
11. A. way B. wealth C. value D. cost
12. A. after B. for C. with D. against
13. A. as if B. because C. even though D. before
14. A. happily B. bitterly C. anxiously D. angrily
15. A .listened B .talked C. discussed D. studied
16. A. explained B. stopped C. talked D .spoke
17. A. thinking B. worrying C. crying D. trying
18. A. hoped B expected C. wished D. brought
19. A. thanks B. satisfactions C. expressions D. rewards
20. A. boy B. class C. heart D. memory
When I was in Germany, one day at Christmas-time I went to a post office to send a letter. To my , I found people queuing some paces away from the at the savings deposit (存款) window.
Why so? Each did his business in turn but the line never a step nearer .I was very curious, so I walked to the window to the cause. There was a on which was written “ Thank you for your respect for other's privacy”—a polite to keep people away from nosing into other's affairs (money matters are regarded as privacy in Western countries).I was deeply by the sight and stayed a while to watch: they were so calmly at a distance that they seemed quite to the practice. The thing happened at a public telephone box. Those waiting for their always kept their distance—enough to be out of .It's another typical example! From then on I to watch their ways of doing things, manners, treatment shown towards . I found the Germans always mindful of other's privacy（隐私）. They not to put others in an embarrassing (窘迫) situation. For instance, they never about age, incomes or the place to buy such a coat, nor would they talk about the others or others wore on their necks. Their laws reading diaries or opening letters without . It’s obvious that it shows matters are not allowed to be disturbed.
A．joy B．anger C．thought D．surprise
A．man B．person C．letter D．document
A．stood B．broke C．moved D．skipped
A．find out B．depend on C．apply for D．come to
A．picture B．character C．warning D．sentence
A．disappointed B．impressed C．affected D．supported
A．disappearing B．waiting C．performing D．looking
A．used B．familiar C．comfortable D．polite
A．interesting B．strange C．same D．different
A．money B．arrangement C．challenge D．turns
A．trouble B．sight C．touch D．question
A．took care B．went on C．paid attention D．carried on
A．myself B．them C．others D．another
A．supposed B．ordered C．told D．tried
A．asked B．heard C．worried D．learned
A．smiles B．cloth C．jewelry D．stockings
A．appreciate B．stop C．hate D．forbid
A．permission B．glasses C．help D．alarm
A．public B．personal C．small D．important
Once there was a group of men — a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks（人）, doing a timber (木料) job in a jungle.
This young man was very . He always continued to work through his break time and that those old folks were wasting time, having to____ several times a day to drink and chat. As time went by, this young man noticed that he worked through break time and hardly took a , those old folks were chopping the same of trees as he did and sometimes did more. It was as if they worked through the break time as he did. So he to work harder the next day. Unfortunately the were even worse.
One day, one of the old folks him for a drink during their break time. That young man and said that he had no time! Then the old man smiled and said, “It is just a waste of effort to chopping trees（砍树） without re-sharpening your axe（斧子）. Sooner or later you will_____ or be so tired as you have spent too much .”
Suddenly the young man that actually during break time while those old folks were having a chat, they were re-sharpening their axes at the same time! And that's how they could faster than him, yet spending less time!
What we is efficiency（效率） by making use of our skill and ability . Only then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying ... I have no !
A．weak B．clever C．hard-working D．good-looking
A．admired B．complained C．reminded D．predicted
A．plan B．appear C．work D．break
A．even though B．only if C．because D．unless
A．photo B．rest C．step D．bath
A．weight B．height C．amount D．price
A．failed B．pretended C．agreed D．decided
A．marks B．results C．effects D．conditions
A．invited B．blamed C．thanked D．forgave
A．begged B．argued C．nodded D．refused
A．wrong. B．valuable C．extra D．exact
A．mind B．avoid C．practice D．keep
A．speed up B．give up C．watch out D．turn out
A．energy B．money C．life D．skill
A．warned B．expected C．realized D．announced
A．also B．hardly C．seldom D．never
A．talk B．chop C．walk D．climb
A．abandon B．introduce C．need D．teach
A．quickly B．curiously C．seriously D．intelligently
A．time B．tool C．job D．patience
The other day I was having a meal in an Italian restaurant when I got a phone call from a long lost friend. In my excitement I talked slightly than usual and in Spanish, my mother tongue. A few minutes into the the lady sitting at the table beside mine got up, seemingly , and asked the restaurant worker to find for her another as far away as possible from me. I in my seat out of embarrassment（尴尬）, feeling the to go over and apologize（道歉）.
I looked around and the lady was alone and staring out the window at the table furthest away from me. I was about to stand up when it hit me that she might prefer not to be . Right then I up my plans for a conventional（常规的） apology and decided to conduct an experiment. Seeing those Smile cards in my wallet I took one out. On signing my restaurant check I asked my waiter to charge the lady’s meal to my credit card and her a Smile card instead of her bill.
When I was I told the worker I would be back in a few hours to pick up my credit card and close the bill. I returned later as I promised, excited to learn the of the experiment. To my pleasant surprise, things the best possible way. The restaurant worker happily came up to me, telling me that for many times she had had dinner there before had they seen the old lady smile and laugh like she did receiving the Smile card and the $0 . She thanked the workers they explained that someone else did the job.
To top it off, the worker asked me about the Smile cards so as to conduct their own .
It was an interesting, fun experiment which may hopefully result in many more.
A．better B．louder C．more D．faster
A．speech B．quarrel C．fight D．call
A．tired B．worried C．confused D．annoyed
A．chair B．room C．table D．space
A．sank B．lay C．took D．got
A．urge B．pity C．anger D．force
A．heard B．recognized C．found D．told
A．attracted B．watched C．disturbed D．noticed
A．made B．gave C．developed D．had
A．useless B．funny C．ugly D．strange
A．slightly B．deliberately C．instantly D．secretly
A．hand B．draw C．buy D．drop
A．leaving B．starting C．coming D．arriving
A．effects B．result C．procedure D．rules
A．figured out B．worked out C．turned out D．went out
A．ever B．even C．never D．still
A．with B．to C．on D．at
A．gift B．check C．note D．expense
A．even though B．unless C．as though D．because
A．businesses B．restaurants C．shops D．experiments
I was having my dinner at McDonald’s one evening when an old couple slowly walked in. They _ their meal, took a table near the window and started _ food out of the plate. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries and one drink. The man__ the food into two halves and carefully placed_ before his wife.
He took a sip of the drink. His wife also took one and then _ the cup down between them. “That ____ old couple. All they can _ is one meal for the two of them,” thought I. __ the man began to eat his French fries, I _ to my feet, went over and said that I was _ to buy another meal for them. But he ___ refused me and said that they made it a _ to share everything.
_ , the lady didn’t take a bite. She sat there _ her husband eat, and taking turns sipping the drink. Again I _ to buy them something but was refused. When the man finished eating and was __ his face with a napkin, I _ no longer stand it. I made an offer to them a third time._ being politely refused, I asked the lady ___, “Madam, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything. _ is it that you are waiting for?” “The teeth,” she answered.
A．served B．requested C．collected D．ordered
A．carrying B．taking C．fetching D．bringing
A．divided B．cut C．changed D．formed
A．it B．this C．that D．one
A．got B．gave C．set D．turned
A．funny B．crazy C．strange D．poor
A．afford B．pay C．demand D．choose
A．While B．Since C．As D．Until
A．came B．struggled C．rushed D．rose
A．anxious B．willing C．satisfied D．quick
A．warmly B．proudly C．kindly D．seriously
A．way B．habit C．case D．model
A．Surprisingly B．Sadly C．Shockingly D．Bitterly
A．seeing B．noticing C．watching D．finding
A．wanted B．offered C．planned D．attempted
A．wiping B．touching C．bathing D．washing
A．should B．could C．might D．would
A．In B．before C．After D．With
A．curiously B．carefully C．naturally D．plainly
A．How B．Who C．Why D．What
Have you ever wished you could fly like a bird? If so, you have to think again. I learned how to fly when I was six years old, and it was not a experience at all!
It happened on the in Belgium. I was happily building a sandcastle when a lady and began to talk with my parents. I that they wouldn’t talk long, because she had a huge horrible dog on a leash! It was its owner by her feet, trying to get her to go. It seemed that even the owner was growing with her dog’s movements, as to my , she turned to me and said, “Would you like to walk my dog?”
ME? I was sure the dog would eat me whole in one bite. I looked at my parents to see if they would rescue me, but they were paying no to me.
A second later it was firmly tied to my wrist and I had no choice but to the dog. At first, it wasn’t so . The “monster” took its time, walking here and there. Then it took off like a rocket. My arm was nearly injured as I found myself being sent into the air.
In a few seconds, everyone on the beach was at me as if I had become some kind of local attraction. I tried hard to the sand with my feet.
Then the dog . And I fell onto the sand. The creature must have been , because it was walking slowly back to my parents and its owner were. When we finally got back, I noticed the looks of on their faces. My parents said, “What took you so ? Little boys shouldn’t wander away that far!” And then I began to loudly.
Is it strange that I have grown up to be a person who likes cats more than dog?
A．secret B．fun C．suitable D．creative
A．road B．radio C．beach D．platform
A．came up B．gave up C．came out D．gave out
A．planned B．pretended C．wished D．guessed
A．carrying B．watching C．cheering D．bothering
A．impatient B．impolite C．unnatural D．unclear
A．horror B．delight C．honor D．regret
A．exactly B．fortunately C．specially D．anxiously
A．money B．debt C．time D．attention
A．beat B．borrow C．follow D．forget
A．boring B．bad C．exciting D．good
A．all of a sudden B．not any more C．in other words D．on the whole
A．working B．staring C．attacking D．shouting
A．find B．move C．reach D．collect
A．appeared B．screamed C．stopped D．escaped
A．tired B．frightened C．interested D．shocked
A．when B．what C．how D．where
A．pride B．anger C．sadness D．hope
A．fast B．long C．high D．hard
A．rest B．play C．walk D．cry