阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was 31 to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She 32 the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old 33 thinking that she wouldn’t live 34 from then on.
Over the years, I 35 and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago ,in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike, 36 a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a(an) 37 trying(难受的)day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang 38 .
A short time later, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair, 39 into my son’s room with a box of 40 .After 16 years, I still 41 Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about 42 since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she 43 the path for those people who were less 44 than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be 45 .
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt 46 .But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was 47 .From this person that I thought would have no 48 of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously(神奇的) 49 and we moved north, but I owe Helen 50 that I can never repay.
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I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, I dreamed of becoming a doctor.
My mother was a . Through her work, she observed that people spent a lot more time than they did watch television. She that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and under-line the important . Years later we realized her marks were only a My mother was a illiterate (文盲). Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be .
When I entered high school I was an A-student, not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang about with the guys. I went from being an A—student then to a B--student then to a C-student, but I didn't . I was cool.One night my mother came home from working her multiple jobs and I about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay, I will give you all the money I make this week by scrubbing floors and bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all that you want." I was very with that arrangement but I got through allocating (分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less to buy clothes. I also that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success intellectual preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A—student
, and eventually I fulfilled my dream and I became a .
A．that B．which C．when D．who
A．woman servant B．teacher C．scientist D．nurse
A．healthy B．successful C．powerful D．clever
A．searching B．reading C．working D．training
A．ordered B．insisted C．suggested D．announced
A．hand in B．turn over C．pick up D．cut down
A．titles B．magazines C．books D．parts
A．game B．trick C．pleasure D．task
A．anybody B．nobody C．somebody D．everybody
A．and B．so C．but D．or
A．know B．care C．face D．stop
A．thought B．chatted C．complained D．worried
A．repairing B．cleaning C．rubbing D．watching
A．encouraged B．puzzled C．moved D．pleased
A．now that B．if C．when D．since
A．wall B．house C．window D．roof
A．realized B．imagined C．believed D．noticed
A．suited B．required C．made D．matched
A．even B．forever C．before D．again
A．professor B．expert C．doctor D．boss
On a cold winter morning I heard someone trying to get their car out of the snow after a snowstorm. After a few minutes I realized they needed a(n) ____, so I got dressed ,went ____, and pushed the car. It only took about a minute and, ____ more cold than sociable(交际的), I walked back to my apartment, ____ really seeing the driver.
Months _____ I was at the corner store and the guy in front of me ___ on paying for the beer I was buying! It felt a bit ____ and I had to refuse repeatedly. When I ____ the cashier she told me my stuff was already _____ and she couldn't take my money.
So, I was walking back home from the store and that ____ guy is fifty feet in front of me, all the way! It ____that he's my neighbor, living in the apartment complex(公寓大楼) just after mine!
As we ____ the stairs of ourseparateapartment buildings I ____, "Thanks for the beer!" He replied, "____. Thanks for helping me push my car that time!"
I didn't ___ him and told him it wasn't me. He said "Oh! Okay. Well, still ... enjoy!"
A few days later I ___ him getting into his car and I realized ____ he was and that it actually had been me who ____ him that day!
Maybe one day soon I'll tell him he bought ____ for the right guy!
Either way, it feels nice to help, and when you put ____ into the world, it eventually comes back to you!
A．entry B．push C．handle D．drag
A．upward B．downstairs C．backwards D．outside
A．feeling B．looking C．proving D．turning
A．unless B．until C．without D．by
A．ago B．later C．within D．away
A．insisted B．depended C．reflected D．held
A．awkward B．joyful C．curious D．pleasant
A．offered B．charged C．reached D．rang
A．turned down B．checked out C．set aside D．paid for
A．strange B．same C．great D．junior
A．finds out B．turns out C．carries out D．works out
A．walked up B．settled down C．dried up D．turned around
A．whispered B．shouted C．declared D．acknowledged
A．No way B．No wonder C．No problem D．No doubt
A．expect B．remember C．mind D．appreciate
A．saw B．heard C．observed D．sensed
A．what B．where C．who D．how
A．offered B．comforted C．rewarded D．helped
A．stuff B．car C．beer D．apartment
A．good B．quality C．benefit D．energy
Everyone needs water and a diet ______healthy foods. These foods should _____some fat, some fiber, a little salt and so on.
People need energy to live. They eat all kinds of foods_____change into energy. Our bodies use different _____of energy. The energy is measured in calories(卡路里).The more _____we take, the more calories we burn. Even when you are ____you are using energy ---about 65calories an hour. While you are at school, or walking home, your body is ____up 100 calories an hour. When playing football or basketball, you might be using 400 calories an hour. On ____Day, during the relay race, you will use most of all, perhaps as_____as 650 calories an hour.
The Chinese diet is considered to be the healthiest in the world. It contains a lot of fruit and green vegetables. It is _____in fiber and low in sugar and fat. The Chinese eat less sugar than many______countries in the world. That is _____lots of people in China have white teeth.
People in the western world do no eat _____healthy foods. They eat too much fat and sugar and don’t take _____exercise.Because of this, they ____weight very easily. In order to _____with the quick pace(步伐)of their life and work , they eat a lot of fast food . They eat a lot of sweets, soft drinks, potato crisp, chocolates, butter and ice cream and so on, _____are called ____food by some epicureans (美食家).The result is that many of them become fat. In order to avoid _____fat and _____it is advisable (明智的)to eat a balanced diet and not eat too many foods that have a high calorie rating.
A．above B．Of C．at D．over
A．include B．hold C．contain D．make up
A．which B．what C．Where D．it
A．numbers B．amounts C．plenty D．deal
A．exercise B．lesson C．sport D．games
A．waken B．running C．working D．asleep
A．running B．adding C．burning D．wasting
A．Children B．Work C．Sports D．Teacher
A．much B．many C．few D．little
A．poor B．low C．rich D．plenty
A．more B．other C．rest D．others
A．a number of B．too much C．masses of D．enough
A．lose weight B．put on C．die D．stay healthy
A．keep up B．carry on C．keep on D．go on
A．as B．these C．which D．they
A．bad B．disease C．healthy D．junk
A．to get B．becoming C．to become D．get
A．keep thin B．keep fit C．stay calm D．fall ill
The purpose of a letter of application(求职信) is to help you to "sell" yourself. It should state 36 the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have 37 . It should be simple, human, personal and brief without 38 out any necessary facts.
In writing a letter of application, keep in 39 that the things a possible employer is most 40 to want to know about are your qualifications(条件), your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. 41 the first few sentences fail to 42 the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not be 43 at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not 44 your own need or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your 45in today’s newspaper,” you might say “I have made a careful 46 of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives 47 your product and why they like it.”
Try to 48 generalities(概述). Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now 49 . College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I 50in a letter? Employers want experience—which, naturally, no 51 has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is 52 .
It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter. 53 a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent 54 is to enclose(内附) a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it 55 for a possible employer to get in touch with you.
A．easily B．carefully C．obviously D．clearly
A．done B．found C．known D．heard
A．sending B．leaving C．taking D．picking
A．brain B．sight C．mind D．order
A．probable B．possible C．able D．likely
A．While B．Although C．If D．As
A．win B．pay C．show D．fix
A．kept B．read C．written D．continued
A．from B．for C．into D．to
A．article B．report C．advertisement D．introduction
A．watch B．study C．search D．discussion
A．use B．make C．sell D．change
A．gain B．remember C．protect D．avoid
A．applying B．losing C．preparing D．fitting
A．offer B．supply C．provide D．mean
A．worker B．manager C．owner D．beginner
A．success B．experience C．practice D．development
A．State B．Ask C．Make D．Get
A．result B．idea C．promise D．decision
A．easier B．happier C．cheaper D．safer
One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It's like looking at the tiled(铺瓦的) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is .
Once I heard a bald(秃头的) man said. “Whenever I enter a room, I see is hair." Once you've what your missing tile is, explore whether getting it will make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different , or forget about it and the tiles in your life that are not missing.
We all know people who have had a relatively life, yet are often unhappy while people who have suffered a great deal but remain happy.
The first is gratitude. All happy people are . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to , but it's truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.
The second secret, is that happiness is a byproduct(副产品) of something else. The most obvious are those pursuits(追求) that give our lives purpose—anything studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are to experience.
Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We a spiritual faith, or a philosophy of life. Whatever your philosophy, it should this truth: if you choose to find the in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is your decision to make.
A．different B．missing C．short D．broken
A．nothing B．none C．all D．anything
A．determined B．predicted C．assumed D．imagined
A．completely B．naturally C．hopefully D．really
A．tile B．brick C．ceiling D．house
A．look on B．focus on C．count on D．decide on
A．peaceful B．difficult C．easy D．ordinary
A．certainly B．merely C．hardly D．generally
A．secret B．factor C．rule D．key
A．wealthy B．grateful C．proud D．generous
A．upset B．quarrel C．complain D．depress
A．admitted B．assuming C．proving D．realizing
A．sources B．results C．answers D．goals
A．among B．from C．through D．for
A．probable B．possible C．likely D．capable
A．value B．destination C．survival D．existence
A．need B．lack C．demand D．expect
A．involve B．include C．absorb D．mean
A．worst B．best C．positive D．negative
A．absolutely B．totally C．exactly D．Largely