My father enjoys bike riding. Ever since I was little, I’ve always loved going biking with my dad. 36 , as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my37. It became important to do things with 38. I saw my dad every evening at home. Why did I have to 39 my Sundays to all-day bike trips with him , too? If my indifference(冷漠) hurt him, my father kept 40 , but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip 41 I wanted to come.
It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low 42 Two of m
y friends had gone to the movies without inviting me. Just then my father 43 my room. “It’s a beautiful day. Want to go for a 44 today, Beck?” “Leave me alone! ” I impatiently 45 . Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that 46 .
Several hours later, the police called us, 47 us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father’s injuries were serious. It took several days before he could 48 speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently, 49 of hurting him.
“Daddy … I’m sorry …”
“It’s OK, sweethea
rt. I’ll be OK.”
“No,” I said, “I 50 what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”
“Sweetheart, I don’t 51 anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He 52 a weak smile.
I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I 53 wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once told me that 54 have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the 55 to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.
A．However B．Instead C．Besides D．Therefore
A．sight B．effort C．attention D．energy
A．Dad B．brothers C．teachers D．friends
A．start B．devote C．save D．waste
A．asleep B．busy C．silent D．awake
A．unless B．even if C．so that D．in case
A．spirits B．conditions C．emotions D．hopes
A．left B．checked C．knocked D．entered
A．walk B．ride C．picnic D．game
A．whispered B．warned C．shouted D．announced
A．morning B．moment C．afternoon D．evening
A．convincing B．informing C．reminding D．phoning
A．eventually B．generally C．strictly D．broadly
A．tired B．sorry C．aware D．afraid
A．mean B．think C．care D．discuss
A．hate B．forget C．like D．remember
A．managed B．expressed C．exchanged D．got
A．often B．once C．even D．never
A．words B．promises C．smiles D．apologies
A．experience B．power C．honor D．desire
One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __ __ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and ____ what to do, she began crying. After a while, she____ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. ____ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and ____ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the ____. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a ____.
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy ____ that his Mistress（女主人）was in danger. He jumped ____ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn't find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a ____ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He ____ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking ____ into the air, the dog ____ through the woods until he found the ____ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his ____ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He ____ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was ____.
When she opened her eyes and her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “You me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of . That night Laddy had a Hero's supper: a huge meal of steak.
A．before B．since C．while D．as
A．wondering B．forgetting C．remembering D．regretting
A．preferred B．expected C．failed D．decided
A．When B．Until C．If D．Because
A．carelessly B．cautiously C．hopelessly D．unwillingly
A．trees B．bushes C．woods D．grasses
A．stream B．rock C．tree D．house
A．found B．sensed C．heard D．smelt
A．at B．through C．in D．onto
A．terrible B．strange C．pleasant D．familiar
A．missed B．discovered C．followed D．ignored
A．calmly B．loudly C．merrily D．gently
A．searched B．wandered C．looked D．traveled
A．window B．girl C．house D．hero
A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．embarrassment D．delight
A．jumped B．climbed C．walked D．flew
A．awake B．abandoned C．available D．asleep
A．spotted B．watched C．observed D．saw
A．disturbed B．comforted C．rescued D．scared
A．pain B．shock C．sorrow D．relief
A couple of years ago, I decided it was time to take a break. I was about to ,and I wanted to reward myself for all those college years.
As I was curiously different websites and guidebooks, getting ready for my little adventure, I that besides getting all the necessities, I also needed to get a sun .
When I got to the shop, it occurred to me that in the middle of planning my ,I somehow hadn’t paid much attention to the calendar. It was Feb.14, and Valentine’s fever had the whole shopping center.
I finally a rack(货架) with summer hats hanging on it .I walked over and tried on a couple. I really liked one .I just couldn’t decide whether I wanted to get the one with a pink ribbon or a blue ribbon decoratively around it.
“You looked really great on those hats, ”a middle-aged man there waiting to be helped…and said to me.
“Oh, thank you.” I answered and increased my pace. I was in no mood to have a with a stranger. I stopped by a sale rack and looked through colorful shirts.
“Excuse me.” A voice suddenly my dreamy state of mind. I turned around and that man was standing right behind me. He looked but determined.
Before I could do or say anything, he continued with what he wanted to say. “I’m sorry to you, but those hats looked really nice on you. You see, I don’t anybody to buy a Valentine’s gift for this year, so I got you one of the hats. I you don’t mind.” he said while handing me a plastic bag and disappeared immediately.
“Thank you!” I finally breathed out ,feeling quite surprised. Who would imagine that a would walk up to you and give you a present?
I do hope the man found his Valentine .And most of all--I no longer feel blue on Valentine’s Day, even when I’m alone, because I remember my hat story.
A．retire B．speak C．defeat D．graduate
A．searching B．searching for C．looking D．looking for
A．announced B．suggested C．realized D．declared
A．hat B．glass C．shirt D．bag
A．proudly B．suddenly C．curiously D．patiently
A．study B．reward C．trip D．present
A．handed over B．taken over C．given out D．turned out
A．bought B．made C．kept D．saw
A．on business B．in particular C．at work D．in danger
A．formed B．tied C．collected D．torn
A．lying B．stopping C．standing D．following
A．angrily B．politely C．unhappily D．sadly
A．bargain B．trade C．cooperation D．conversation
A．continued B．interested C．attracted D．interrupted
A．tired B．shy C．surprised D．sorry
A．bother B．satisfy C．meet D．fit
A．catch B．ask C．have D．advise
A．think B．consider C．find D．hope
A．lover B．patient C．teacher D．stranger
A．in time B．on time C．at times D．over time
Mr. and Mrs. Moore were invited to a Christmas party at a hotel one year. They their car outside and went in. Mr. Moore had never got drunk (醉) before, so he was not to drink too much, his friends asked him to drink more .
During the party, Mrs. Moore found that she had to bring her bag, so she asked her husband to go out to the car and it for her. He so, but on his way back to the hotel gate, he heard a car horn(喇叭) blowing near his own car. He thought might be in need of help and went over to the car with the . He found a small black bear sitting in the driving-seat and blowing the horn.
When Mr. Moore the party, he told several people about the bear, but of course they did not believe him and thought he was drunk. When he took them out of the hotel to that his story was , he found that the car with the in it had gone. There were so many____about Mr. Moore's black bear during the next week that he at last put an advertisement(广告) in the newspaper;“If anyone saw a black bear blowing the horn in a car outside the Century Hotel the evening of Christmas Day, please tell…”
Two days later Mrs. Richards called him and said that she and her husband had left their pet (宠物) bear in their car outside the Century Hotel for a few minutes that evening, and that he had blown the horn.
Mrs. Richards did not to think there was anything about that.“Our bear likes blowing car horns,”she said,“and we don't when we are not driving the car.”
A．pulled B．stayed C．left D．hid
A．polite B．careful C．glad D．afraid
A．whether B．until C．Or D．though
A．all along B．once again C．just then D．for ever
A．learned B．known C．remembered D．forgotten
A．buy B．get C．send D．return
A．said B．went C．did D．thought
A．on B．someone C．his wife D．the bear
A．noise B．voice C．cry D．shout
A．was sent to B．was seated at C．got rid of D．got back to
A．show B．notice C．require D．promise
A．interesting B．correct C．true D．exciting
A．horn B．bear C．bag D．driving-seat
A．laughs B．shouts C．smiles D．calls
A．for B．at C．in D．on
A．the B．a C．/ D．some
A．quickly B．completely C．maybe D．almost
A．mean B．have C．know D．seem
A．useful B．strange C．common D．bad
A．agree B．like C．mind D．worry
At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery; we are built not just of flesh and blood but also of time. They were to show that we all have “a body clock” us, which controls the and fall of our body energies, us different from one day to the next.
The of “a body clock” should not be too since the lives of most living things are controlled the 24 hour night-and-day cycle. We feel and fall asleep at night and become and energetic during the day. If the 24 hour-cycle is , most people experience unpleasant . For example, people who are not to working at night can find that of sleep causes them to badly at work.
the daily cycle of sleeping and , we also have other cycles which longer than one day. Most of us would that we feel good on some days and not so good on ; sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they do not exist.
A．anxious B．able C．careful D．proud
A．inside B．around C．between D．on
A．movement B．supply C．use D．rise
A．showing B．treating C．making D．changing
A．invention B．opinion C．story D．idea
A．difficult B．exciting C．surprising D．interesting
A．from B．by C．over D．during
A．dull B．tired C．dreamy D．peaceful
A．regular B．excited C．lively D．clear
A．disturbed B．shortened C．reset D．troubled
A．moments B．feelings C．senses D．effects
A．prevented B．allowed C．expected D．used
A．miss B．none C．lack D．need
A．perform B．show C．manage D．control
A．With B．As well as C．Except D．Rather than
A．working B．moving C．living D．waking
A．repeat B．remain C．last D．happen
A．agree B．believe C．realize D．allow
A．other B．the other C．all other D．others
A．just B．only C．still D．yet
A true apology is more than just acknowledgement of a mistake. It’s recognition that something you’ve said or done has damaged a relationship—and that you care enough about that relationship to want it ____ .
It’s never ____ to acknowledge you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need the art of apology. Look back and think how ____ you’ve judged roughly, said ____ things, pushed yurself ahead at the expense of a friend. Some deep thought lets us know that when ____ a small mistake has been made, your ____ will stay out of balance until the mistake is acknowledged and your regret is ____.
I remember a doctor friend, telling me about a man who came to him with ____ illnesses: headache, insomnia, stomachaches and so on. No physical ____ could be found. Finally the doctor said to the man, “____ you tell me what’s on your conscience, I can’t help you.”
After a short silence, the man told the doctor that he ____ all the money that his father gave to his brother, who was ____. His father had died, so only he himself knew the matter. The doctor made the man write to his brother making an ____ and enclosing a ____. In the post office, the man dropped the letter into the mail box. As the letter disappeared, the man burst into tears. “Thank you, doctor,” he said, “I think I’m all right now.” And he ____.
A．built B．formed C．repaired D．damaged
A．difficult B．easy C．foolish D．shy
A．long B．often C．much D．soon
A．unusual B．harmful C．worthless D．unkind
A．hardly B．even C．only D．such
A．sense B．brain C．weight D．feeling
A．apologized B．explained C．offered D．expressed
A．strange B．fatal C．various D．dangerous
A．sign B．injury C．cause D．symptom
A．Whenever B．Unless C．Suppose D．Although
A．neglected B．accepted C．seized D．wasted
A．mad B．lost C．abroad D．dead
A．order B．excuse C．agreement D．apology
A．note B．card C．check D．photo
A．should B．did C．had D．was