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During college, I took a history class to fulfill a requirement.
The professor was a 32 fellow with red hair. He would walk 33 into the room wearing his winter coat, once not even 34 the hat during the lecture. He could not feel free in class and controlled the 35 just by looking through his glasses at his students.
So I 36 a little game for myself. I would try to find something in his lecture to ask him an intelligent question about, 37 me to pay attention. He was obviously pleased to have a question to answer. In fact, his answers were always 38 .
I continued to do this every day and found myself actually enjoying the material. The professor seemed to become more 39 and some of the other students even 40 from time to time. My little game had saved me from being bored, as it was designed to do. And, I learned quite a bit about ancient world history. In spite of his strange 41 , he was indeed quite an expert in his field.
On the last day of the class we gathered our 42 and headed for the door. The shy, red-haired professor stepped directly in front of me, 43 I reached the door, and put his hand out. He said, “I want to thank you for making my classes so interesting,” as he shook my hand warmly and 44 for the first time. I was so 45 . To me, it had been a pleasant way to pass the time. I had no idea that all of my questions asked in class had any effect on him or the others at all.
Each of us, through the things we say and do, and the kindness we can freely 46, can have a great effect not just on our own experiences, but on those of others.
32. |
A. strange |
B. patient |
C. popular |
D. proud |
33. |
A. happily |
B. hurriedly |
C. calmly |
D. shyly |
34. |
A. cleaning |
B. noticing |
C. removing |
D. wearing |
35. |
A. lecture |
B. voice |
C. difficulty |
D. speed |
36. |
A. played |
B. continued |
C. created |
D. bought |
37. |
A. reminding |
B. forcing |
C. allowing |
D telling |
38. |
A. special |
B. honest |
C. important |
D. interesting |
39. |
A. relaxed |
B. traditional |
C. reasonable |
D. concerned |
40. |
A. gave up |
B. fell behind |
C. look back |
D. joined in |
41. |
A. explanation |
B. appearance |
C. secret |
D. hobby |
42. |
A. collection |
B. friends |
C. game |
D. books |
43. |
A. though |
B. unless |
C. when |
D. because |
44. |
A. regretted |
B. smiled |
C. cried |
D. required |
45. |
A. worried |
B. surprised |
C. bored |
D. satisfied |
46. |
A. offer |
B. expect |
C. change |
D. reach |
I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs(突破). He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him he thought he was able to be so much more than the average person.
He responded that it all came from a(n) with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to milk from the fridge when he the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.
When his mother came in, shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful you have made! I have seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been . Would you like to get down and in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge.
His mother then said, “ You know, what we have here is a experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can .” The little boy learned that if he the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful !
This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just for learning something new, which is, , what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn't ,” we usually learn something from it.
A.why B.what C.when D.how
A.capable B.able C.creative D.original
A.coincidence B.experience C.incident D.conflict
A.carry B.bring C.remove D.fetch
A.fell B.lost C.escaped D.dropped
A.rather than B.instead of C.other than D.in place of
A.picture B.mass C.map D.mess
A.rarely B.happily C.frequently D.angrily
A.got B.suffered C.done D.received
A.jump B.play C.enjoy D.lay
A.failed B.successful C.fantastic D.painful
A.strong B.tiny C.thin D.weak
A.get it B.put it C.try it D.make it
A.controlled B.possessed C.occupied D.grasped
A.example B.teaching C.lesson D.instruction
A.anxious B.nervous C.fearful D.afraid
A.situations B.opportunities C.occasions D.turns
A.after all B.above all C.first of all D.in all
A.do B.finish C.go D.work
A.worthy B.costly C.valuable D.interesting
Mrs. Barrow, room 501, I repeated to myself as I was looking for the room number. It was my first day of grade and I was really .
Stepping into the room, I felt . I tried to keep calm, but Mrs. Barrow saw through me. “Good morning, Courtni. You may pick your .”
I glanced round the room and took a(n) seat near a girl named Wendy. Soon, Wendy and I became good friends. I felt no closeness to Mrs. Barrow, .
Mrs. Barrow had us write a paper what we wanted to be when we grew up. She said that when her students graduated, she liked them to come back and their fifth-grade dreams together, as a memory of their childhood. I decided right then that I liked Mrs. Barrow.
A month later, my grandmother died of cancer. her was so painful for me that I __ some school.
At the funeral(葬礼), I was sitting feeling sorry for myself when I looked and saw Mrs. Barrow standing there. She my hand and comforted me by reminding me that Grandma had no more pain or . had never occurred to me that it was better for my grandma this way.
After the funeral, we went home to see the flowers that had been sent. My mom me a pretty ivy(常春藤) plant. The attached card :
Courtni,
I’m sorry about your grandma. Never forget, I love you.
With love,
Mrs. Barrow
I wanted to . I took the plant home, watered it and put it in my grandma’s old room. I am in eighth grade now and I have that plant. I never thought a teacher could that much about her students: now I know.
A.first B.third C.fifth D.eighth
A.nervous B.sad C.angry D.surprised
A.out of order B.out of mind C.out of control D.out of place
A.chair B.seat C.desk D.book
A.good B.clean C.empty D.pretty
A.though B.although C.if D.while
A.in B.with C.by D.on
A.perfect B.former C.slow D.ordinary
A.spare B.bring C.share D.handle
A.Thinking B.Having C.Attending D.Losing
A.missed B.forgot C.left D.lacked
A.around B.up C.down D.out
A.shook B.waved C.gave D.held
A.delight B.surprise C.suffering D.disappointment
A.It B.She C.They D.He
A.dropped B.handed C.presented D.provided
A.read B.told C.wrote D.informed
A.run B.smile C.cry D.wait
A.even B.yet C.also D.still
A.learn B.care C.serve D.offer
The Little Angel
Sally jumped up the moment she saw the surgeon(外科医生) come out of the operating room. She asked, “How is my little boy?”
The surgeon said, “I’m ____. We did all we could, but your boy didn’t ____ it.”
Sally ____into the chair. The surgeon asked, “Would you like some time with your son before he was transported to the ____?” Sally nodded. While saying goodbye, she ran her fingers ____ through his thick curly hair. “Would you like a lock(一撮)of his hair?” the surgeon asked. Sally nodded yes. The surgeon cut a few hairs, and handed them to Sally. The mother said, “It was Jimmy’s idea to ____ his body to the university for study. He said it might ____ somebody else. “I said no at first, ____ Jimmy said, ‘Mom, I won’t be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom.’”
“My Jimmy had a heart of ____, always thinking of someone else, always wanting to help others if he could.” she went on.
Sally walked out of the hospital. She put the bag with Jimmy’s ____ on the seat beside her in the car. The drive home was ____. It was even harder to enter the ____ house. She carried Jimmy’s belongings, and the lock of his hair to her son’s room. She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room ____ where he had always kept them. She lay down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, ____ herself to sleep.
It was around midnight when Sally ____. Lying beside her on the bed was a letter. The letter said,
“Dear Mom,
I know you’re going to ____ me, and me too. I will always love you, Mom, even more ____ each passing day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to ____a little boy so you won’t be so lonely, that’s OK with me. He can have my room and old toys to play with.
Don’t be sad thinking about me. I don’t hurt any more. The cancer is all ____. I don’t have to stand that ____any more. The angels in Heaven are so tender. They say I’m a Special Angel! I love you, Mom.”
A.worried B.sorry C.happy D.grateful
A.make B.pass C.win D.like
A.knocked B.looked C.sank D.got
A.house B.church C.hospital D.university
A.anxiously B.lovingly C.patiently D.angrily
A.donate B.move C.show D.lend
A.affect B.help C.protect D.impress
A.for B.and C.so D.but
A.gold B.stone C.wisdom D.bravery
A.toys B.clothes C.belongings D.letters
A.long B.smooth C.difficult D.dangerous
A.empty B.familiar C.big D.old
A.roughly B.exactly C.especially D.possibly
A.put B.sent C.cried D.buried
A.wrote B.spoke C.slept D.awoke
A.understand B.forgive C.leave D.miss
A.with B.around C.on D.in
A.save B.host C.visit D.adopt
A.lost B.gone C.cured D.spotted
A.depression B.sadness C.pain D.stress
It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on. A came, “Nice shirt,” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to that shirt away, but gave it to her .” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.
I the shirt into the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her , “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s was something greater.
The next morning she with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to a university.
After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are , aren’t you? I think I have a for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of .” Mom accepted the opportunity very .
For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling . Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you be the teacher of this class.”
My mom spent more than 20 years there. her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the comment(评论) made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle situations and never give up.
A.noise B.voice C.sound D.tune
A.get B.take C.carry D.throw
A.otherwise B.anyhow C.instead D.actually
A.settled B.pushed C.stored D.put
A.teacher B.employer C.director D.adviser
A.purpose B.encouragement C.achievement D.victory
A.went B.met C.worked D.stayed
A.visit B.continue C.attend D.prepare
A.serious B.fortunate C.careful D.responsible
A.career B.duty C.position D.part
A.learning B.judging C.obeying D.imagining
A.patiently B.eagerly C.successfully D.skillfully
A.upset B.frightened C.guilty D.ashamed
A.looked up B.went up C.took up D.showed up
A.believe B.protect C.treat D.receive
A.spirit B.intention C.action D.attempt
A.must B.would C.might D.should
A.At B.During C.On D.With
A.worthless B.thoughtless C.hopeless D.helpless
A.challenging B.different C.dangerous D.strange
For several years, we lived at the end of a long Texas country road. Every evening when I was away from home on business, my little boy would ask permission of his mother to take his black and his daddy’s walking stick, to make the half-mile from the house to the fence which the beginning of the dirty driveway.
One day, I was busy with my business and was for about an hour, completely forgetting about the little boy down the road who might be for his daddy.
On my way home, the rain was so thick that I could not ten feet in front of me. All I could was finishing my journey and getting out of the rain. , the downpour began to abate(减弱). It was only a drizzle(细雨) by the time my car turned the last and approached the final street between me and a warm home and nice meal.
, I caught sight of my little boy, who was an umbrella in one hand, a walking stick in the other, and was wearing the biggest and most beautiful smile ever to lighten the of a little boy.
As I stopped the car and the door, he ran into my arms and held me long and hard. He was wet and with cold, but he never the rain, nor the hour-long wait. He simply said, “Daddy, I missed you. I am so glad you are home.”
Last year, we to a wonderful new home provided for a special season in our lives. We no longer have a long country road. , I have never forgotten the rainy day and the little boy and his black dog. Often, perhaps a thousand times, that has occurred in my mind. all events in our lives, it happens once, and must be treasured.
A.bag B.dog C.umbrella D.toy
A.journey B.flight C.effort D.ride
A.discovered B.explained C.marked D.described
A.controlled B.trained C.delayed D.bothered
A.hopeful B.grateful C.careful D.faithful
A.waiting B.sending C.searching D.calling
A.drive B.see C.feel D.hear
A.stick to B.think of C.pick up D.hold on
A.In fact B.In surprise C.At once D.At last
A.moment B.corner C.street D.way
A.All of a sudden B.Believe it or not C.To my pleasure D.For seconds
A.holding B.taking C.folding D.carrying
A.body B.head C.face D.hand
A.closed B.locked C.knocked D.opened
A.worrying B.nervous C.trembling D.anxious
A.noticed B.doubted C.judged D.mentioned
A.moved B.turned C.returned D.traveled
A.Therefore B.Besides C.Otherwise D.However
A.time B.scene C.act D.sight
A.With B.For C.Like D.Among