阅读下面短文,从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选取出适合填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
There was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school.Before being sent away this boy was the ___26___ student in his class.He was at the top in every ___27___.He was a champion.
But the boy ___28___ after leaving home and attending the boarding school.His ___29___ started dropping.He hated being in a group.He was ___30___ all the time.And there were especially dark times when he felt like ___31___ himself.All of this because he felt ___32___ and that no one loved him.
His ___33___ started worrying about the boy.But ___34___ they did not know what was wrong with him.___35___ his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him.
They sat ___36___ the bank of the lake near the school.The father started asking him ___37___ questions about his classes, teachers and ___38___.After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son,___39___ I am here today?”
The boy ___40___, “to check my grades?”
“No, no” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me.I want to see you happy.I don’t care about grades.I care about ___41___.I care about your happiness.YOU ARE MY ___42___.”
These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears.He ___43___ his dad.They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had everything he wanted.He knew there was someone on this ___44___ who cared for him deeply.He ___45___ the world to someone.And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!
26.A.richest B.prettiest C.laziest D.brightest
27.A.game B.school C.competition D.group
28.A.changed B.died C.arrived D.regretted
29.A.hair B.tears C.love D.grades
30.A.worried B.careless C.lonely D.busy
31.A.teaching B.killing C.helping D.enjoying
32.A.cold B.worthless C.well D.sick
33.A.parents B.classmates C.teachers D.companions
34.A.even B.now C.yet D.then
35.A.And B.But C.Or D.So
36.A.toward B.along C.opposite D.on
37.A.serious B.casual C.personal D.difficult
38.A.work B.study C.sports D.education
39.A.when B.where C.how D.why
40.A.turned away B.answered back C.whispered softly D.cried out
41.A.it B.you C.myself D.us
42.A.LIFE B.ANXIETY C.CARE D.NEED
43.A.forgave B.hit C.hugged D.begged
44.A.side B.earth C.trip D.day
45.A.meant B.owed C.moved D.left
To celebrate the end of our exams, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant. We ____ hamburgers and Coca Colar at the counter. When our ____ came, I started walking towards an empty table. By bad luck, my purse strap (带子) got ______ on a chair and the tray (托盘) that I was holding slipped ______ my hands and went flying in the air. The tray, and its contents,
_____ on a man who was just about to ______ a bite of his sandwich. I stared, greatly _____, as the drinks soaked (浸湿) his white shirt.
Then I ______ my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of ______. Instead, he said “It’s
OK” to _____ me before he disappeared into washroom. Still shaky and unsure____ to do next,
my friends and I went to a table and sat there, trying our best to look ______. A moment later, the man came out of the washroom and _____ our table. My heart almost stopped _____. I thought he was going to ask for my father’s ______ and call him.
To my surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said, “______ yourself new
hamburgers.” He then walked ______ without even finishing his food.
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse, ______he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still______ in this world. I’ll never______his action.
A.ordered B.made C.arranged D.demanded
A.food B.turn C.bill D.menu
A.fixed B.caught C.cut D.tied
A.by B.in C.from D.out
A.knocked B.fell C.stood D.hung
A.take B.taste C.swallow D.chew
A.discouraged B.disappointed C.shocked D.annoyed
A.rolled B.rubbed C.narrowed D.closed
A.bitterness B.anxiety C.anger D.sorrow
A.satisfy B.comfort C.encourage D.praise
A.how B.who C.what D.where
A.mild B.honest C.calm D.modest
A.pushed B.approached C.drew D.laid
A.beating B.breaking C.sinking D.trembling
A.help B.position C.number D.job
A.Prepare B.Buy C.Find D.Cook
A.on B.around C.up D.away
A.so B.since C.although D.but
A.kindness B.happiness C.politeness D.brightness
A.forget B.refuse C.oppose D.ignore
Life is never easy for any of us. Each time I feel hopeless or ____ I will always tell myself not to give up — just a few more steps and I will get over it.
When I was three, my father died and my mother had to go abroad to earn a living. From that day on I would ___ my mother only once a year. I began a ____life living with my mean uncle. I was made to do lots of ____ that most children don’t have to do. I was____ of my uncle, so I did everything he asked me to. However, my sisters didn’t have to do the same kind of work that I did.
I was the shy quiet younger sister who was always left at home____.I tried very hard to please my sisters so they would play with me and ____ me. I tried very hard to be a good girl for the family so that I could earn their love. It seemed that I was living the life of someone else, just trying to____.
With all I’ve been through, you would think I would be filled with hatred and__ _.But I do not have any hatred in my heart____.Often at the end of each day I would think about the ____ things that I did that day.
In 2002 the man that I once thought would be the one with whom I would ____ my life left me. It has been so long now that the pain has____.The only way I could do this was to focus on the positive things in life and ____ the bad ones.
The attitude that I have has given me the____ to continue my journey and encouraged me to move on whenever there are difficulties in front of me.
A.ashamed B.sad C.amazed D.excited
A.see B.call C.miss D.contact
A.comfortable B.meaningful C.difficult D.strange
A.exercise B.sports C.training D.housework
A.fond B.scared C.tired D.proud
A.personally B.foolishly C.carelessly D.alone
A.feed B.like C.teach D.admire
A.survive B.compete C.complain D.recover
A.danger B.hope C.joy D.anger
A.gradually B.actually C.naturally D.regularly
A.good B.easy C.small D.whole
A.impress B.change C.share D.replace
A.increased B.escaped C.continued D.disappeared
A.blame B.forget C.admit D.keep
A.strength B.knowledge C.chance D.way
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
John has been alone on the road visiting clients(客户) for more than three weeks. He couldn’t wait to back to London to see his family. Mother’s Day was , and on Mother’s Day he managed to go back home on time in the past, but this year he was just too . While he was in a small town just outside of Little Rock, he drove by a shop. He said to himself, “I know I will do; I will send my some roses.”
He went into the small and saw a young man talking to the clerk. “How many roses can I get six dollars, madam?” the boy . The clerk was trying to explain that roses were . Maybe the young man would be happy with some other flowers.
“No. I to buy roses.” he said. “My mom was sick so much last year and I didn’t get to much time with her. I want to get something . It has to be red because that’s her favorite.”
The clerk looked up at John and was just shaking her head. Something inside of John was by the boy’s voice. He looked at the clerk and said secretly that he would for the boy’s roses. The clerk looked at the man and said, “OK, I’ll give you twelve red roses for your six dollars.” The young man almost up. He took the flowers and ran away from the store. It was worth the money that John gave. And he felt very .
A.look B.take C.go D.give
A.climbing B.putting C.going D.coming
A.never B.seldom C.usually D.hardly
A.crazy B.clever C.happy D.tired
A.cloth B.bread C.flower D.shoe
A.that B.what C.how D.where
A.children B.father C.mother D.wife
A.pool B.field C.shop D.school
A.on B.in C.at D.for
A.asked B.answered C.noticed D.begged
A.cheap B.expensive C.pretty D.essential
A.used B.have C.go D.dare
A.spend B.cost C.share D.waste
A.colorful B.special C.tidy D.single
A.roses B.cloth C.paper D.shoes
A.covered B.offered C.moved D.tired
A.pay B.ask C.hunt D.look
A.young B.smart C.honest D.handsome
A.fell B.sat C.walked D.jumped
A.unhappy B.happy C.bored D.sorry
Life is often like a game of cards—you can’t help the hand you’re dealt, but you can help the way you play it. It’s easy for us to do something without careful thinking, but it’s hard for us to take back what we have done.
There was once a who repeated a bit rumor(谣言) about a neighbor. Within a few days the whole community the story. The person it concerned was deeply and annoyed. Later, the woman responsible for the rumor learned that it was completely . She was very sorry and went to a old man to find out what she could do to the damage.
“Go to the marketplace,” he said, “and a chicken, and have it . Then on your way home, pluck its feathers and drop them along the road.” surprised by this advice, the woman did she was told.
The next day the wise man said, “Now, go and collect all those you dropped yesterday and them back to me.”
The woman the same road, but to her disappointment, the wind all the feathers away. After searching for , she returned with only three in her hand. “You see,” said the old man, “It’s easy to drop them, it’s impossible to get them back. So it is with rumor. doesn’t take much to spread a rumor, but you do, you can never completely make up for the wrong.”
A.boy B.man C.woman D.chicken
A.knew B.found C.realized D.recognized
A.wounded B.hurt C.injured D.attacked
A.collecting B.sparing C.spreading D.sharing
A.polite B.untrue C.suitable D.illegal
A.wise B.famous C.stupid D.noble
A.do B.ruin C.cause D.repair
A.provide B.charge C.bargain D.buy
A.bought B.dropped C.killed D.flown
A.one by one B.all in all C.day by day D.step by step
A.As B.Although C.Despite D.Instead
A.that B.it C.what D.which
A.feathers B.words C.action D.rumors
A.bring B.keep C.hold D.break
A.copied B.followed C.had D.instructed
A.blew B.should blow C.had blown D.blown
A.days B.times C.hours D.periods
A.but B.so C.and D.thus
A.He B.This C.That D.It
A.unless B.once C.until D.whether
Today my husband wanted to have McDonald’s, so I to go to the nearest one and take the food home together with my 10-year-old daughter.
Right behind me was an elder woman who wasn’t and seemed sad, I took out a piece of paper and wrote a note. On this note, it said, “ Everyone should to smile.” I pulled forward to pay for our with my debit card (借记卡), pulled out extra cash and the cashier to let me pay for the lady’s food me. My daughter looked at me , . But all that I told her was to turn around and what random(随意的) acts of kindness could do to someone. She turned around, watched and . I started to get our and the lady pulled forward and started to hand her cashier . The cashier shook her head , smiled, looked at us, and handed her the . The lady was so puzzled at this moment that it was almost . The lady read the note, smiled, and started to dry tears from her eyes.
We got our food and started to when my daughter turned around with tears in her eyes and said, “ Mom, you she was by herself? Maybe we were the ones today to show we cared. We didn’t do anything but just gave her a smile and a sandwich.
I told her that was why we should be because a smile may be all others have. Oh, random acts of kindness, thank you again for me that a smile can worth a million dollars.
A.agreed B.promised C.decided D.advised
A.standing B.smiling C.reading D.laughing
A.so B.though C.but D.for
A.try B.want C.like D.mean
A.meal B.tickets C.vegetable D.clothes
A.ordered B.asked C.persuaded D.begged
A.by B.around C.behind D.without
A.shocked B.disappointed C.educated D.puzzled
A.guess B.believe C.watch D.record
A.ate B.talked C.sat D.waited
A.idea B.message C.present D.order
A.money B.equipment C.a list D.a place
A.card B.note C.menu D.number
A.upset B.mean C.different D.funny
A.discuss B.search C.leave D.look
A.announced B.explained C.understood D.noticed
A.rich B.stupid C.only D.brave
A.big B.equal C.fair D.necessary
A.unique B.kind C.special D.smart
A.praising B.teaching C.challenging D.warning