My Fellow Americans,
I have recently been told that I am one of the millions of Americans who will be suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease (老年痴呆症).
Upon learning this news, Nancy & I had to decide whether as private citizens we would 36 this a private matter or we would make this news known in a 37 way.
In the past Nancy suffered from breast cancer 38 I had my cancer surgeries (外科手术). We found that after we told it to the public, we were able to 39 public awareness(意识). We were happy that 40 many more people went to have a test. They were treated in early stages and able to 41 to normal, healthy lives.
So now, we feel it is 42 to share it with you. In opening our hearts, we hope this might promote greater 43 of this condition. Perhaps it will encourage a clearer understanding of the individuals and families who are 44 by it.
At the moment I feel just fine. I’d 45 to live the remainder of the years God gives me on this earth doing the things I have 46 done. I will continue to share 47 journey with my beloved Nancy and my family. I plan to enjoy the great outdoors and stay in touch 48 my friends and supporters.
Unfortunately, as Alzheimer’s Disease 49 , the family often suffers a lot. I only wish there was some way I could spare Nancy from this 50 experience. When the time comes I am confident that with your help she will 51 it with faith and courage.
At last, let me thank you, the American people for giving me the great honor of 52 me to serve as your President. When the Lord calls me home, 53 that may be, I will leave with the greatest love for this country of ours and endless optimism (乐观) for its future.
I now begin this 54 that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a bright 55 ahead.
Thank you my friends. May God always bless you.
Sincerely,
Ronald Reagan
A．stay B．keep C．hold D．pretend
A．proper B．good C．public D．suitable
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．raise B．make C．take D．turn
A．by the way B．on condition C．in a whole D．as a result
A．repeat B．cover C．return D．replace
A．impossible B．important C．pity D．obvious
A．care B．encouragement C．awareness D．decision
A．protected B．affected C．examined D．effected
A．intend B．want C．love D．continue
A．finally B．seldom C．always D．rarely
A．life’s B．one’s C．other’s D．today’s
A．for B．with C．by D．on
A．progresses B．cures C．removes D．recovers
A．meaningful B．useful C．careful D．painful
A．treat B．see C．face D．consider
A．having B．allowing C．showing D．declaring
A．whoever B．wherever C．whenever D．whatever
A．life B．road C．line D．journey
A．evening B．day C．night D．dawn
I ran into(偶然撞到) a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so sorry ！”was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too. I wasn’t even __36__ you.” we were very polite, this stranger and I.
__37at home, we treat our loved ones differently. While I was cooking, my daughter came up to me quietly. When I turned, I nearly knocked（撞） her __38__. “Get out of the way！”I barked（咆哮）. She ran away with her little heart broken. I didn’t realize how __39_I’d spoken.
That night，as I lay awake in bed，God’s quiet voice spoke to me, “While __40__ with a stranger，you’re calm and polite, but with those you love, it’s easy for you to __41__. Go and look around on the kitchen floor. You’ll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She picked them herself. She stood there __42_， and you never saw the tears in her eyes.”
By this time，I felt sad and my own tears had begun to __43__. I quietly went and knelt by her bed, “wake up, my dear，” I said，“ are these the flowers you picked for me？” I asked. She __44_，“ I found them out by the tree. I knew you’d like them.”I said, “I’m so sorry that I missed them today. And I shouldn’t have shouted at you that way.”She whispered，“ Mommy, that’s okay...I still love you __45__.”I hugged （拥抱）her.
Are you aware that: if you die tomorrow, the company that you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family will feel the __46__ for the rest of their lives. We pour(倾注) ourselves more into our work 47 into our families—an unbalanced investment （投资）indeed.
A．noticing B．knowing C．following D．understanding
A．And B．So C．As D．But
A．off B．down C．up D．at
A．quietly B．clearly C．difficultly D．cruelly(残酷地)
A．dealing B．seeing. C．arguing D．traveling
A．fight B．excite C．talk D．mistake
A．quickly B．excitedly C．quietly D．nervously
A．come B．form C．fall D．fly
A．added B．cried C．smiled D．agreed
A．seldom B．anyway C．however D．therefore
A．loss B．trouble C．problem D．care
A．same B．more C．as D．than
As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are faced with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real 11 . On the Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring them presents quickly and the wish to 12 up late so that they will not 13 the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie 14 for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.
Last Christmas, my wife and I 15 hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I 16 the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bike had come from, but fortunately he did not see it.
On Christmas Eve, 17 took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly 18 when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began 19 stockings. Then I pushed in the 20 I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were 21 to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were 22 by loud sounds coming from the children’s room—they were shouting excitedly! 23 I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage. 24 the baby arrived. He moved on the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon. We were woken up 25 by them at this time.
A．question B．matter C．problem D．business
A．get B．stay C．stand D．wake
A．lose B．break C．miss D．leave
A．awake B．wake C．asleep D．sleep
A．hopeful B．busily C．gladly D．successfully
A．liked B．feared C．surprised D．hated
A．we B．they C．I D．it
A．morning B．midnight C．evening D．daybreak
A．filling B．sewing C．mending D．preparing
A．present B．stocking C．bike D．tree
A．going B．sure C．glad D．excited
A．troubled B．frightened C．woken D．shocked
A．Before B．After C．Until D．Since
A．Even B．And C．Soon D．Then
A．all B．nearly C．happily D．completely
Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final 36 . All the kids had been working hard for some time, reviewing their 37 . If they didn’t pass the exams, they would have to 38 them in September. There were usually a few who _39 , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, but she was working so hard that her mother 40 her. She went to bed too late. The night before the big day, her mother 41 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised to 42 her up in the morning.
Jane was too43 to fall asleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, the 44 did work. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper, but she couldn’t answer45 of the questions. Everyone46___ her was writing pages and pages. 47 , she couldn’t find anything to write about. From time to time she looked at her 48 .
Time was running 49 . There was only an hour to 50 . She started one question, wrote two sentences,51 and tried another. With only half an hour left she wrote52 two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started53 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she woke up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible 54 . A minute later, 55 called her name.
A．harvests B．exams C．reports D．papers
A．exercises B．jobs C．books D．lessons
A．take B．write C．attend D．do
A．cheated B．succeeded C．passed D．failed
A．cared for B．felt proud of C．worried about D．thought highly of
A．insisted B．agreed C．promised D．allowed
A．ring B．wake C．bring D．pick
A．sad B．tired C．happy D．nervous
A．dream B．pill C．suggestion D．music
A．all B．none C．any D．some
A．ahead B．behind C．in the front of D．around
A．Unless B．However C．Though D．As
A．watch B．paper C．teacher D．book
A．up B．down C．out D．over
A．run B．leave C．remain D．go
A．gave out B．gave up C．put off D．put out
A．another B．more C．other D．the other
A．thinking B．dreaming C．crying D．writing
A．exam B．dream C．story D．night
A．her mother B．her teacher C．a classmate D．a friend
Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep？ Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(an) 16 bed for you. Hiroyuki’s bed will get you up in the morning! Here is how it 17 .
The bed 18 an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays 19 music or other pleasant sounds.The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet 20 , "Wake up, darling, please." A few minutes later, a second recording 21 . The sound recording can be loud music or 22 sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss shouts, "Wake up immediately, 23 you’ll be late!"
If you don’t get up24 the second recording, you will be sorry! A mechanical
"foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few 25 minutes. What! You’re still in bed! Slowly the 26 of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. 27 the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and 28 .
Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to 29a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Once every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees---"All-Honda Idea Contest", The employees think of new ideas. If their ideas win, the employees win 30 . Hiroyuki Sugiyama won a lot of money for his bed.
A．expensive B．special C．valuable D．comfortable
A．works B．runs C．happens D．moves
A．is separated from B．is made up of C．is attached to D．is made into
A．loud B．classical C．pop D．soft
A．sound B．voice C．noise D．way
A．sends B．turns C．plays D．appears
A．pleasant B．interesting C．unpleasant D．funny
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．after B．until C．since D．before
A．other B．another C．more D．one
A．end B．middle C．body D．top
A．However B．Finally C．Therefore D．Otherwise
A．angry B．work C．happy D．awake
A．win B．achieve C．gain D．defeat
A．praises B．prizes C．contents D．medals
When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor，a doctor named Gibbs. When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was 1 trees. His house sat on ten acres(英亩), and his life’s goal was to make it a 2 .
The good doctor had some interesting 3 concerning planting trees. He never 4 his new trees. Once I asked why. “Watering plants will 5 them.” He said, “If you water them, each younger generation will grow 6 . So you have to make things 7 for them.”
He talked about how watering trees 8 shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow 9 roots in search of water. He’d planted an oak and, 10 watering it every morning, he’d 11 it with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s 12 .
Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I returned and walked by his 13 and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twenty-five years ago. They’re incredibly 14 now.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two 15 . I stand over them and pray for them. 16 I pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to change my 17.
Iknowmychildrenaregoingtoencounterhardship. Life is tough, whether we want it to be or not. Too many times we pray for 18 , but that’s a prayer seldom met. What we need to do is pray for 19 that reach deep into the earth 20 they won’t be swept apart when the rains fall and the winds blow.
A．planting B．examining C．watching D．cutting
A．hospital B．forest C．park D．garden
A．instructions B．experiences C．theories D．experiments
A．covered B．shook C．watered D．pulled
A．strengthen B．enlarge C．drown D．spoil
A．taller and taller B．faster and faster C．smaller and smaller D．weaker and weaker
A．rough B．easy C．smooth D．pleasant
A．set aside B．made for C．put away D．break down
A．countless B．numerous C．deep D．limited
A．thanks to B．along with C．apart from D．instead of
A．protect B．fasten C．appreciate D．beat
A．patience B．growth C．attention D．movement
A．laboratory B．house C．office D．clinic
A．dead B．broken C．weak D．strong
A．trees B．sons C．works D．houses
A．Mostly B．Occasionally C．Scarcely D．Loudly
A．mind B．decision C．direction D．prayer
A．gifts B．reunion C．ease D．freedom
A．branches B．leaves C．tops D．roots
A．so that B．even though C．now that D．in case