A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool.A letter can be enjoyed,read and1. It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart(远离的)；it can keep a2with very little effort.
I will give3. A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting4We had been close as5but had grown apart. Our meetings were not6; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only7our misunderstanding. Then he8a small island in the Caribbean and we9touch .One day he wrote me a letter. He describeb his island and its people, told me what he was doing,said how he felt,and encouraged me to10. Rereading the letter, I was11by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions,These were all qualities for which I had12respected my order brother but13he no longer had them.I had never known he could write so14.And with that one letter we became friends15.
It might never have occurred to16to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no17,For him, writing was a necessity, It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch.Because we live in an age of18communication(通讯),people often19that they don't always have to phone or email. They have a20. And that is to write.
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— Have you ____ your brother to give up smoking?
— No. I talked to him yesterday but he would not listen.
A．persuaded B．advised C．promised D．suggested
I'd been travelling for long hours on a lonely country road when I had a flat tire. So I had to stop and get the tools to the problem. It certainly wasn’t doing this with a white shirt and suit on.
Nightfall was approaching. Suddenly a car pulled from behind me. A man got out and offered to me. Seeing his unpleasant appearance and tattoos(纹身)on his arm, I became as thoughts of robberies flashed through my mind. But I could say anything he had already begun to take the tools to change the . While watching him I happened to look back at his car and noticed someone sitting in the passenger seat. This had me.
Then, without , it began to rain. He suggested that I wait in his car because my car was unsafe. As the rain increased, getting us wet within seconds, I agreed. When I settle into the back seat, a woman’s voice came from the front seat. “Are you all right?” She turned around to me. “Yes, I am.’’ I replied with much when seeing an old woman there. It must be his Mom, I thought. To my , the old woman was a neighbor of the man who was helping me. “Jeff insisted on stopping when he saw you with the tire. ”“I am grateful for his help, ” I said. “Me, too!” she said with a smile. He helped drive her to see her husband twice a week in a nursing home. She also said that he at the church and tutored disadvantaged students.
The rain stopped and Jeff and I changed the tire. I tried to offer him money and of course he it. It was shameful that I judged people by the way they . As we shook hands I began to apologize for my . He said, ‘‘I experience that same often. People who look like me don’t do nice things. I thought about changing the way. But then I saw this as a chance to make a . So I’ll leave you with the same question I ask everyone who takes time to know me. If Jesus returned tomorrow and walked among us again, would you recognize Him by what He wore or by what He did?’’
A．fix B． find C． make D． avoid
A．wise B． useful C． lucky D． easy
A．on B． round C． up D． out
A．drive B． help C． carry D． lift
A．astonished B． disappointed C． frightened D． discouraged
A．as B．before C． when D． until
A．shirt B． suit C． expression D． tire
A．concerned B． embarrassed C． discouraged D． puzzled
A．knowing B． realizing C． warning D． waiting
A．directly B． happily C． unwillingly D． hurriedly
A．fear B． relief C． satisfaction D． excitement
A．regret B． amusement C． delight D． surprise
A．struggling B． repairing C． fighting D． working
A．volunteered B． performed C． grew D． studied
A．left B． kept C． ignored D． refused
A．behaved B． looked C． spoke D． thought
A．selfishness B． weakness C． stupidity D．disability
A．life B． reaction C． incident D． change
A．hardly B． finally C． actually D． probably
A．comparison B． start C． remark D． point
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A daughter to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know whether she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was fighting and struggling. It seemed that if one problem was solved a new one .
Her father, a cook, took her to the . He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a In one he placed , in the second eggs, and in the last ground（磨成粉的）coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
The daughter sucked her teeth and impatiently waited, what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he the burners. He the carrots and eggs out and placed them in a bowl! Then he the coffee into a cup. Turning to her, he asked, "Darling, what do you see?"
"Carrots, eggs and coffee," she replied.
He brought her closer and asked her to the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it After pulling off the , she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip（啜饮）the coffee. She smiled as she its rich aroma（芳香）.
"What does it mean, Father?" she asked.
He that each of them had the same adversity（厄运）, boiling water, but each reacted . The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting, but after being subjected to the boiling water, it and became weak. The egg had been , with its thin outer shell protecting its liquid inside, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique. After they were in the boiling water, they had the water.
"Which are you?" he asked his daughter.
When adversity knocks on your door, how do you ? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?
A．complained B．told C．reported D．discussed
A．boring with B．fed up C．tired of D．uncertain about
A．rose B．arose C．raised D．was happened
A．kitchen B．restaurant C．dinning room D．market
A．conclusion B．stop C．life D．boil
A．eggs B．carrots C．beans D．coffee
A．knowing B．understanding C．puzzling D．wondering
A．turned on B．turned off C．turned in D．turned up
A．came B．gave C．fished D．figured
A．poured B．painted C．packed D．picked
A．watch B．smell C．feel D．search
A．space B．shell C．surface D．skin
A．digested B．suffered C．measured D．tasted
A．explained B．demanded C．declared D．claimed
A．sat B．boiled C．faced D．fallen
A．immediately B．constantly C．differently D．similarly
A．hardened B．softened C．lightened D．tightened
A．fragile B．round C．thin D．small
A．adjusted B．adapted C．accustomed D．changed
A．change B．face C．represent D．respond
Once a man came to a wise man’s house and said, “I have many bad habits. Which one of them should I first?” The wise man said, “Never tell lies always speak the truth.” The man to do so and went home.
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he for a moment about the promise he made to the wise man. “If he asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say I went out ? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I . If I tell the truth, everyone will start me and call me a thief. I would be for stealing.” So the man not to steal that night, and gave up this habit.
The next day, he to drink wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself. “What shall I say to the wise man he asks me what I did during the day? I cannot tell a lie.” And so he gave up the of drinking wine.
In this , whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he his promise to tell the truth at all times. he gave up all his bad habits and became a very person.
Telling the truth is a very good . If you always speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of and become a person whom everyone and admires.
Make a promise: I shall always speak the truth.
A．give out B．give off C．give up D．give in
A．but B．and C．or D．so
A．persuaded B．preferred C．pretended D．promised
A．drank B．concerned C．thought D．cared
A．stealing B．drinking C．talking D．walking
A．say B．lie C．help D．move
A．catching B．killing C．believing D．hating
A．punished B．ignored C．hurt D．expected
A．forgot B．decided C．pretended D．asked
A．special B．unfair C．funny D．bad
A．wanted B．learnt C．stopped D．promised
A．since B．if C．whether D．before
A．word B．reason C．advice D．idea
A．house B．place C．way D．means
A．planned B．remembered C．broke D．forgot
A．At a time B．At first C．At last D．At present
A．good B．rich C．calm D．poor
A．hope B．helper C．hobby D．habit
A．treasure B．trouble C．pleasure D．wine
A．cheats B．dislikes C．serves D．likes
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将选项标号涂黑。
On the night of my birthday, I went to the nearest drug store to buy vitamins. it was my birthday, I was feeling and a bit lonesome. Maybe I my dad who had passed away four years ago. I just wanted him to be me that day. On my way to the drug store, I was .Once I arrived there, I cleaned my cheek up from the tears and tried to smile when I the vitamin my mom wanted to buy. While I was waiting, I looked the building and my eyes caught a glimpse of a(n) next to the door. She was with her kid, a cute little boy. They were sitting on the street and that kid just wore a(n) T-shirt. I realized it was yet. I felt sorry for them. When I paid for my , I glanced at them and started to have an . “Why don’t I donate some of my ? It’s my birthday,” I thought to myself. I had to something with another that day. Yeah, I decided, I have to do that. I went home in a hurry. I was so to look for some of my smaller clothes.
At home, I told my mom what I had and told her my idea. My mom me and helped me look for some clothes. I returned to the drug store. There, I didn't hand the clothing over myself. I wanted it to be a to that kid. So I asked someone to hand the clothes , then I left that place. But once I went, I heard someone yell "thank you" and I hoped it was for me.
On the road, my heart was overwhelmed with a lot of happiness and warmth. I felt glad that I could share something on my birthday and that was a big gift for me.
A．Even though B．As if C．Now that D．Only if
A．delighted B．depressed C．excited D．scared
A．forgot B．lost C．needed D．missed
A．for B．against C．beside D．without
A．smiling B．crying C．running D．singing
A．checked B．fetched C．dropped D．ordered
A．at B．into C．around D．for
A．performer B．beggar C．actress D．policewoman
A．beautiful B．expensive C．old D．new
A．warm B．cold C．cool D．hot
A．cream B．coffee C．magazines D．vitamins
A．aim B．activity C．idea D．opinion
A．toys B．books C．bags D．clothes
A．discuss B．share C．compare D．change[
A．excited B．tired C．angry D．sorry
A．heard B．done C．experienced D．suggested
A．disappointed B．refused C．blamed D．supported
A．hurriedly B．sadly C．aimlessly D．slowly
A．reward B．present C．prize D．secret
A．over B．up C．out D．down