Last Sunday turned out to be more exciting than I had expected. We were at our grandparents’ house for a visit as 31 . My cousin and I had made an appointment to go in-line skating in the nearby park. He could do some neat stunts (特技)and had promised to show me 32 .
We managed to persuade our parents to 33 us go in-line skating on our own. 34 it soon started to rain and we had to seek shelter on the empty deck (place) of a block of flats. It really dampened my 35 .
Suddenly, we heard a 36 and saw a man dashing out of a lift. Just as he ran 37 us, we saw an old woman coming out of the same lift and crying, “Thief! Thief!” My cousin immediately went after the thief in his 38 . To be honest, I was extremely 39 at the beginning .Then I heard a honk. It was my uncle and aunt. I jumped into their car and told them about the robbery. We 40 off in the thief’s direction while my aunt stayed with the old woman.
Soon, we 41 up with my cousin. He was still in hot pursuit of the thief. Seeing his 42 , my uncle sped up and turned suddenly to the right to 43 just in front of the thief. The man was 44 and fell to the ground. My uncle got out of the car and 45 the man down with his body.
By this time, we could hear the siren of a police car approaching, 46 , my aunt had phoned the police and told them the 47 in which we were heading, so they were able to locate us .
We handed the thief over to the police officers who took down our names and 48 . They informed us that we would be called up to give our 49 . After that, we returned to the empty deck in our uncle’s car to 50 my aunt up .
When we reached there, the old woman had already left to give a report to the police. Our family members were all proud of us for our courageous deed.
A．known B．usual C．well D．far
A．what B．that C．where D．how
A．make B．have C．let D．see
A．And B．But C．As D．So
A．spirits B．ideas C．intentions D．imaginations
A．scream B．noise C．story D．news
A．after B．over C．past D．to
A．place B．boots C．clothes D．skates
A．proud B．frightened C．brave D．excited
A．sped B．put C．ran D．took
A．looked B．kept C．picked D．caught
A．luck B．chance C．risk D．hope
A．stand B．move C．stop D．stay
A．tired B．anxious C．confused D．shocked
A．pinned B．pulled C．threw D．broke
A．Surprisingly B．Obviously C．Certainly D．Immediately
A．park B．place C．situation D．direction
A．problems B．pictures C．particulars D．possessions
A．statements B．decisions C．suggestions D．protections
A．take B．get C．pick D．lift
I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a person.
I think my started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I to help. That was really a big for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my . Every time I came into her room, she was so because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never her, so I took her place. She let me that making others feel good made me feel good, too, when she died, I was , but I was very grateful to her.
I think I am a much person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not these experiences. They have me to care about other people more than about myself. I who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
A．before B．since C．or D．unless
A．famous B．simple C．different D．skilled
A．education B．career C．change D．tour
A．balance B．homework C．interest D．degree
A．talked B．wrote C．lied D．reported
A．careful B．lonely C．curious D．guilty
A．argument B．game C．experiment D．defence (防御)
A．offered B．dared C．hesitated D．happened
A．dream B．problem C．duty D．step
A．us B．which C．them D．whom
A．attitude B．hobby C．hope D．luck
A．friend B．partner C．guide D．guest
A．polite B．happy C．strange D．confident
A．bothered B．answered C．visited D．trusted
A．explain B．guess C．declare D．see
A．homeless B．hopeless C．bad-tempered D．heartbroken
A．quieter B．busier C．better D．richer
A．forget B．face C．improve D．analyze
A．forced B．preferred C．ordered D．taught
A．miss B．like C．wonder D．expect
I’m sitting in a quiet room at the Millcroft Hotel, a peaceful place hidden back among pine trees about an hour out of Toronto. It’s just past noon, late July, and I’m the desperate (绝望的) sounds of a life-and-death going on a few feet away.
There’s a small burning out the last of its short life’s energies in a (an) to fly through the glasses of the window. , it’s not working. The great effort offers no hope for survival. Ironically (讽刺地), the struggle is part of the trap. It is for the fly to try hard enough to succeed in through the glass. This fly is doomed (注定失败). It will there on the windowsill.
Across the room, ten steps , the door is open. Ten seconds of flying time and this small creature could reach the outside world it . With only a small effort now being , it could be free of this self-set . The breakthrough possibility is there. It would be so.
Why doesn’t the fly try another approach, dramatically different? How did it get so locked in on the ideathis particular route and determined effort offer the most promise for success?
No doubt this way makes to the fly. Regrettably, it is an idea that will kill it.
Trying hard isn’t necessarily the solution achieving your goal. It may not offer any real for getting what you want out of life. Sometimes, in fact, it is a big part of the problem.
If you your hopes like the fly for a break-through, you may your chances for success.
A．seeing B．crying out C．watching D．listening to
A．struggle B．cry C．yell D．test
A．bird B．fly C．insect D．worm
A．experience B．direction C．force D．attempt
A．Thus B．So C．Although D．However
A．usual B．likely C．impossible D．uncommon
A．digging B．breaking C．pushing D．jumping
A．kill B．die C．lie D．stick
A．away B．far C．near D．distant
A．dreams to B．thinks of C．looks after D．longs for
A．done B．owned C．wasted D．planned
A．tunnel B．trap C．cave D．goal
A．easy B．necessary C．hard D．obvious
A．attempt B．anything C．struggle D．something
A．that B．what C．which D．where
A．sense B．trouble C．room D．effort
A．of B．from C．off D．to
A．advice B．support C．hope D．power
A．risk B．get C．make D．take
A．fail B．kill C．overlook D．fulfill
What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I_____an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against _____of 100, scored 160.
I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not ______ have scored more than 80. ____, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him -- and he always _____ it.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man____questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself a _____. In a world where I have to work with my ____, I'd do poorly.
Consider my auto-repair man_____.He had a habit of telling ____. One time he said, "Doe. a deaf-and-dumb (聋哑) man______some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made ______ movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He ______ his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk ______ him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doe. the______man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors. ______ do you suppose he asked for them?" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, "Why, you fool, he used his ______ and asked for them. I've been ______ that on all my customers today, but I knew ______ I'd catch you." "Why is that?" I asked. "Because you are so goddamned educated, Dr. I knew you couldn't be very______.
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.
A．failed B．wrote C．received D．chose
A．an average B．a total C．an exam D．a number
A．always B．possibly C．certainly D．frequently
A．Then B．Thus C．Therefore D．Yet
A．fixed B．checked C．drove D．changed
A．answered B．practised C．designed D．tried
A．teacher B．doctor C．winner D．fool
A．brains B．effort C．hands D．attention
A．again B．as usual C．too D．as well
A．lies B．jokes C．news D．tales
A．bought B．tested C．found D．needed
A．cutting B．hammering C．waving D．circling
A．nodded B．raised C．shook D．turned
A．brought B．packed C．sent D．sold
A．clever B．other C．right D．next
A．What B．How C．Who D．Which
A．imagination B．hand C．voice D．information
A．trying B．proving C．practising D．examining
A．for sure B．at once C．in fact D．right now
A．clear B．silly C．slow D．smart
One day, my father drove his employer to another city for a business meeting. On the outskirts（郊区）of town, they for a sandwich lunch. While they ate, several boys playing in the street passed by their . One of the boys limped（跛行）．Looking more closely, my father’s boss that the boy had a clubfoot（畸形足）．He stepped out of the car and the boy, saying that he was able to help get that foot fixed. The young boy was .The businessman wrote down the boy’s name before the boy joined his friends down the street.
The man and said to my father, “Woody, the boy’s name is Jimmy. Find out where he and do your best to get his parents to let him have his foot operated on. I’ll pay all the costs.” They finished their sandwiches and went on their .
It didn’t take long for my father to Jimmy’s house, a small one that needed paint and repair. For almost an hour, my father explained the plan to Jimmy’s parents. , they looked at each other. When my father they still weren’t quite sure about the generous offer from an unknown benefactor (捐助者).
Later, my father’s employer got in touch with the local government with a to send someone to Jimmy’s home to the family that this was a lawful offer. Soon, with permission papers signed, my father took Jimmy to an excellent in another state. After five operations, his limp disappeared.
His parents watched in as the returned boy stepped lightly toward them. They still could not that a man they had never seen would pay a large sum of money to have a foot corrected for their son.
The benefactor was Mr. Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company. He always said it’s more fun to do something for people they don’t know who did it.
A．waited B．paid C．prepared D．stopped
A．car B．town C．office D．restaurant
A．thought B．observed C．doubted D．worried
A．took care of B．got hold of C．hung out with D．caught up with
A．delighted B．satisfied C．interested D．relaxed
A．laughed B．apologized C．returned D．nodded
A．plays B．studies C．lives D．stays
A．determination B．permission C．help D．plan
A．chat B．ride C．meeting D．holiday
A．build B．decorate C．paint D．find
A．patiently B．briefly C．proudly D．calmly
A．Confused B．Excited C．Ashamed D．Tired
A．visited B．finished C．refused D．left
A．purpose B．decision C．request D．promise
A．warn B．remind C．argue D．convince
A．hotel B．hospital C．school D．store
A．anger B．fear C．amazement D．disappointment
A．agree B．admit C．prove D．believe
A．secret B．polite C．humorous D．cautious
A．until B．when C．unless D．Whom
My son starts school today. It's going to be and new to him for a while. And I wish you would sort of treat him . You see, , he's been king of his own room. He’s been of the back yard. I have always been around to his wounds, and to comfort his feelings. But now things are going to be .
This morning, he is going to walk down the front steps, wave his hand and start on his great that will probably include wars and tragedy and sorrow. To live his life in the world he has to live in faith and love and courage. , World, I you would sort of take him by the hand and teach him that things he will have to know. Teach him, but gently, if you can. Teach him that for every scoundrel (恶棍) there is a hero; that for every dishonest politician, there is a leader; that for every enemy there is a friend. Teach him the wonders of . Give him quiet time to the mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hills. Teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to . Teach him to his own ideas, everyone else tells him he is wrong. Teach him to sell his strength and brains to the highest bidder（出价人）, but never to put a price on his . Teach him to close his ears to a howling mob（暴徒） and to stand and if he thinks he's right. Teach him gently, World, but don't him, because only the of fire makes fine steel. This is a big order, World, but see what you can do. He is such a nice little fellow.
A．interesting B．frightening C．exciting D．strange
A．carefully B．gently C．strictly D．slowly
A．in the past B．from now on C．up to now D．now and then
A．boss B．child C．pupil D．caretaker
A．protect B．repair C．treat D．find
A．tough B．different C．difficult D．upset
A．march B．study C．adventure D．research
A．has to learn B．is full of C．means D．will require
A．So B．However C．And D．Or
A．wish B．request C．order D．hope
A．determined B．satisfying C．hardworking D．devoted
A．books B．families C．world D．friendship
A．deal with B．talk about C．think over D．absorb in
A．succeed B．defeat C．cheat D．compete
A．come up with B．put forward C．be proud of D．have faith in
A．as if B．even if C．in spite of D．the moment
A．heart and soul B．bad behavior C．expensive shoes D．high grades
A．argue B．express C．help D．fight
A．praise B．spoil C．criticize D．push
A．heat B．burn C．test D．exercise