Valentine’s Day may come from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia. 36 the fierce wolves roamed nearby, the old Romans called 37 the god Lupercus to help them. A festival in his 38 was held on February 15th. On the eve of the festival the 39 of the girls were written on 40 of paper and placed in jars. Each young man 41 a slip. The girl whose name was 42 was to be his sweetheart for the year.
Legend 43 it that the holiday became Valentine’s Day 44 a Roman bishop named Valentine. Emperor Claudius II 45 the Roman soldiers NOT to marry or become engaged. Claudius felt married soldiers would 46 stay home than fight. When Valentine 47 the Emperor and secretly married the young couples, he was put to death on February 14th, the 48 of Lupercalia. After his death, Valentine became a 49 . Christian bishop moved the holiday from the 15th to the 14th—Valentine’s Day. Now the holiday honors Valentine 50 of Lupercus.
Valentine’s Day has become a major 51 of love and romance in the modern world. The ancient god Cupid and his 52 into a lover’s heart may still be used to 53 falling in love or being in love. But we also use cards and gifts, such as flowers or jewelry, to do this. 54 to give flower to a wife or sweetheart on Valentine’s Day can sometimes be as 55 as forgetting a birthday or a wedding anniversary.
A．While B．When C．Though D．Unless
A．upon B．back C．off D．away
A．honor B．belief C．hand D．way
A．problems B．secrets C．names D．intentions
A．rolls B．piles C．works D．slips
A．cast B．caught C．drew D．found
A．given B．chosen C．elected D．delivered
A．tells B．means C．makes D．has
A．after B．since C．as D．from
A．ordered B．appealed C．imagined D．believed
A．other B．simply C．rather D．all
A．disliked B．resisted C．defeated D．dishonored
A．celebration B．arrangement C．feast D．eve
A．goat B．saint C．model D．weapon
A．because B．made C．instead D．learnt
A．part B．representative C．judgment D．symbol
A．story B．wander C．arrow D．play
A．describe B．require C．demand D．alarm
A．Keeping B．Disapproving C．Supporting D．Forgetting
A．constructive B．damaging C．strengthening D．responding
We arrived at the hospital to find Dad exhausted and weak, but his smile was as sure as ever. My husband and I stayed with him for the weekend but had to return to our by Monday morning. Local relatives would ______that Dad got home from the hospital and look after him regularly and prepare his meals. ___ would make sure he got his daily ____and take him to his doctor appointments. But I wanted to let him know that we too, even when we weren’t with him.
Then I remembered a family ______ I started when our children were small. When ___ their grandparents’ home after a visit, each child would a love note in the house for their grandfather or grandmother to find after we were gone. For several days after our , their grandparents would smile as they these reminders of our love.
So as I tidied Dad’s kitchen and made up a ___ for him downstairs in the living room, I began writing notes. Some were ____. “Dad, I froze the food in the fridge so it would not go bad.” Some expressed my love. “Dad, I ______ you sleep well in your new bed.” _______ notes were downstairs where he would have to remain for weeks he regained strength, but one note I hid under this pillow. “Dad, if you have______this note, you must be feeling better. We are so glad!”
While others cared for Dad’s day—to–day needs, we, of course, would stay in touch by _____. But our notes were a reminder of our love and concern for him. Just like his medicines improved his health _____ , our notes would improve his spiritual health. Several weeks later, in one of our______phone calls, I asked Dad how he was doing. He said, “I will tell you how I’m doing. I just found your note under my upstairs pillow!”
A．power B．holiday C．jobs D．parents
A．know B．see C．think D．report
A．We B．They C．Others D．None
A．treatment B．examination C．work D．medicine
A．cared B．hurried C．changed D．suffered
A．story B．event C．party D．tradition
A．leaving B．reaching C．approaching D．cleaning
A．pick B．hide C．find D．drop
A．appointments B．preparation C．departure D．arrival
A．thought of B．looked for C．discovered D．understood
A．bed B．meal C．table D．plan
A．difficult B．imaginary C．practical D．interesting
A．let B．hope C．guess D．hear
A．All B．Most C．Some D．Few
A．until B．because C．though D．when
A．somewhere B．nearby C．outside D．upstairs
A．found B．missed C．remembered D．forgotten
A．note- writing B．e-mail C．post D．phone
A．thankfully B．academically C．physically D．professionally
A．urgent B．regular C．unexpected D．accidental
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 bos 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
A smart dog in Oklahoma City came home on Saturday __ a dead newborn baby in its mouth.
A house keeper, ___ name has not been reported, was at the home at the time, KOCO said.
The house keeper told KFOR that the dog, __ Luke, turned up at the door with the body of a three to five-pound baby in his ___ .
"He was carrying it just ___ a momma puppy," she told the station, "and laid it at my feet."
The house keeper stressed that the body had no markings or signs of trauma(伤口), and that Luke __ never have hurt anyone. She believes the dog was trying to help the poor baby.
“I believe Luke found it, picked it __ _ and brought it. There was no trauma you could tell he injured the baby," she said.
Experts have determined that the newborn was a girl.
"We don’t know__ _ the baby came from," Police Captain Dexter Nelson told KFOR. "If it was born in the area outside or if someone brought the baby out there to throw it away.”
Medical experts are trying to determine if the baby was born alive or ___ _.
According to KOCO, Luke typically wandered over a large area, which officials are now seeking ___ original place about the dead baby.
All 50 states have some form of "safe shelter" law ___ that allow parents -- or someone with a parent's ___ _ -- to leave a newborn without a name at special __ places but can get away with the action.
The details of such __ are different from state to state. State-by-state laws can__ at ChildWelfare.gov.
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A． that B．which C．how D．whose
A．named B．shouted C．viewed D．reminded
A． belief B．mouth C．trick D．award
A． as B．for C．like D．just
A．would B．must C．should D．need
A． down B．out C．in D．up
A． why B．where C．when D．how
A． obvious B．religious C．dead D．raw
A．for B．of C．from D．away
A．strengths B．papers C．books D．items
A． benefits B．permission C．steak D．cheatings
A．dangerous B．tall C．safe D．frustrated
A．laws B．people C．diets D．manners
A． find B．found C．founded D．be found
A story is told about a soldier who finally came home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from ____ “Mom and Dad, I ____ home ,but I’ve a favor to ask .I have a friend I’d like to bring home with me.” “ ____ ,” they replied, “We’d love to meet him.” “There’s something you should know,” the son continued , “he was ____ in the fighting. He ____ on a land bomb and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go ,and I want him to ____ us.” “I’m sorry to hear that ,son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.” “No, Mom and Dad ,I want him to live with us.” “Son,” said the father , “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone with such ____ would be ____ on us. We have our own lives to live ,and we can’t let something like this ____ with our lives. I think you should just come home and __25__ about this guy . He’ll find a way to live ____ his own.
At that point, the son ____ the phone. The parents heard ____ more from him. A few days later , ____ ,they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building .The police believed it was a ____.They grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco to ____ the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son had ____.
The parents in this story are like many of us .We find it ____ to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around ,but we don’t like people who are ___ to us or make us feel uncomfortable. Thankfully, there’s someone who loves us with an ____ love that welcomes us into the forever family.
A．Chicago B．San Francisco C．Boston D．London
A．am leaving B．was coming C．am coming D．was leaving
A．Sure B．Sorry C．possible D．No way
A．fairly good B．very healthy C．very well D．hurt badly
A．sat B．slept C．stepped D．lay
A．live with B．keep with C．work with D．play with
A．disadvantages B．disabilities C．advantages D．shortcomings
A．a happy family B．pleasant company C．deadly disease D．a terrible burden
A．disturb B．stop C．improve D．strengthen
A．bring B．forgive C．forget D．remember
A．of B．on C．at D．in
A．hung on B．hold on C．hung out D．hung up
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．otherwise B．however C．besides D．and
A．suicide（自杀） B．accident C．murder D．coincidence
A．bring B．take C．identify D．fetch
A．only one arm and one leg B．one arm and two legs C．no arm and no leg D．two arms and one leg
A．simple B．easy C．difference D．difficult
A．friendly B．familiar C．smart D．inconvenient
A．unconditional B．precious C．unique D．valuable
Billy，a hardworking student，is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a parttime job that ____ him up every morning at five o’clock，when most people are still sound ____ .He is a newspaper boy.
Each morning，Billy leaves the house at 5∶15 to go to the ____ where the newspapers always are. The newspapers were ____ to the corner by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon(小推车) to ____ them.
In the winter it is still dark ____ he gets up every day，but during the rest of the year it is ____.Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his___ in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each paper on the porch(门廊) where it will be ____ from wind，rain or snow. Sometimes his customers give him tips，____ him very excited.
Billy earns about $70 per month through hard ____，and he is saving some of the money to go to ____，where he has always been longing to go. Besides that，he ____ the rest of the earnings on records and clothes. Once a month，he has to collect the ____at night since many of them work during the day. That is when he is ___ so that he is full of excitement. Luckily，he gets ____ supported by his family. Sometimes，when Billy is sick，his brother offers to deliver(递送) the newspapers for him. Once，his father was too ____ to help.
Billy has seventy customers now，but he doesn`t feel ____ about the number.
He dreams that he will get ____ customers as possible some day.____，he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy. He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.
A．wakes B．takes C．gets D．picks
A．asleep B．awake C．wake up D．sleepy
A．corner B．street C．room D．department
A．given B．addressed C．handed D．delivered
A．carry B．bring C．send D．load
A．which B．while C．that D．when
A．short B．black C．light D．long
A．road B．way C．route(投递路线) D．path
A．protected B．stopped C．kept D．prevented
A．making B．letting C．leading D．causing
A．attempt B．job C．work D．struggle
A．abroad B．school C．college D．hospital
A．costs B．spends C．pays D．uses
A．paper B．money C．newspapers D．records
A．depressed B．energetic C．satisfied D．moved
A．very B．great C．greatly D．a lot of
A．likely B．reluctant C．tried D．willing
A．satisfied B．pleasant C．contented D．happy
A．many more B．as much C．as many D．much more
A．If that B．If so C．Besides D．What’s more