Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved．That person was my stepmother．
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia．My father 36 me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is 37 for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no 38 than tomorrow morning．”
My stepmother walked over to me, 39 my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye．Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are 40 ．This is not the worst boy at all, 41 the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm.”
That statement began a（n） 42 between us．No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my 43 as a bad boy．My stepmother changed all that．
She changed many things．She 44 my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors．She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more 45 and my brother and I could be better 46 ．
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand 47 and told me that she believed that I could become a writer．I knew her enthusiasm, I 48 it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives．I accepted her 49 and began to write for local newspapers．I was doing the same kind of 50 that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later．I wasn’t the 51 beneficiary （受益者）．My father became the 52 man in town．My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president．
What power 53 has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is 54 strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never 55 ．
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it．This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm．
A．rushed B．sent C．carried D．introduced
A．distinguished B．favored C．mistaken D．rewarded
A．sooner B．later C．longer D．earlier
A．dragged B．shook C．raised D．bent
A．perfect B．right C．wrong D．impolite
A．but B．so C．and D．or
A．agreement B．friendship C．gap D．relationship
A．opinion B．image C．expectation D．mind
A．begged B．persuaded C．ordered D．invited
A．successful B．meaningful C．helpful D．useful
A．treaded B．entertained C．educated D．respected
A．camera B．radio C．bicycle D．typewriter
A．considered B．suspected C．ignored D．appreciated
A．belief B．request C．criticism D．description
A．teaching B．writing C．studying D．reading
A．next B．same C．only D．real
A．cleverest B．wealthiest C．strongest D．healthiest
A．enthusiasm B．sympathy C．fortune D．confidence
A．deliberately B．happily C．traditionally D．constantly
A．win B．match C．reach D．doubt
On Keeping a Diary in English
Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve our English writing ability. Compared with other forms of writing, it is 36 and takes less time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. 37 we stick to this practice, gradually, we'll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we 38 run up against a lot of difficulties. In the first place, it happens that we have trouble in 39 appropriate words and phrases to give expression to 40 mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely 41 for us to put them into English properly. Surely, there are some other roadblocks we may come across 42 keeping a diary in English.
As far as I am concerned, my suggestion is that we should always have a(n) 43 and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy 44 . Whenever something beats us, we can put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also 45 to English teachers for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is of great use to keep a diary in English for the development of our writing skills.
A．longer B．shorter C．thicker D．better
A．Whether B．If C．When D．Which
A．may B．must C．should D．could
A．found B．finding C．to find D．find
A．us B．we C．our D．ours
A．easy B．hard C．good D．bad
A．in B．to C．with D．on
A．pen B．backpack C．eraser D．notebook
A．hand B．sight C．reach D．ability
A．run B．turn C．fly D．come
The hotel was in a 31 street and seemed to agree with one who 32 a good sleep after a tiring trip. The woman manager 33 me to my room. When I asked her about dinner, she said it was 34 at six and I had 35 it." 36 , I'm not very hungry." I said in a friendly voice. " I'll just have a 37 and then go to a restaurant." "What!" she said, raising her eyebrows (眉毛). "This is a respectable (体面的) hotel, young man. If you want, 38 go somewhere else. " She spoke as if a glass of beer were a 39 liquid. I felt my 40 back through the dark streets after dining outside. I knocked loudly on the door but nobody 41 . It was a long time 42 the lady opened the door. "What's going on?" she said 43 ." Guests are to be back by ten. The rule is for everyone." I went to my room and tried to sleep. The bed was 44 and the sheets and blankets were damp. 45 of all, the whole hotel trembled when the church clock 46 every quarter of an hour. Just before dawn, I finally went to sleep. "Did you sleep well last night, young man?" asked the old lady the next morning. " 47 speaking, I don't think I could 48 another night here." I replied. "I 49 slept at all." "That's because you were 50 all night drinking!" She said disapprovingly.
A．modern B．dark C．crowded D．quiet
A．needed B．took C．slept D．tried
A．called B．showed C．pointed D．sent
A．eaten B．prepared C．cooked D．served
A．forgotten B．taken C．missed D．ordered
A．Thank you B．Never mind C．I'm sorry D．Too bad
A．sleep B．cake C．drink D．rest
A．have to B．must C．rather D．better
A．dangerous B．ugly C．cruel D．strange
A．direction B．feet C．path D．way
A．answered B．heard C．opened D．went
A．before B．when C．after D．until
A．in surprise B．kindly C．coldly D．cruelly
A．hard B．easy C．comfortable D．difficult
A．Above B．Last C．Worst D．First
A．struck B．broke C．beat D．hit
A．Correctly B．Generally C．Really D．Truly
A．need B．spend C．afford D．manage
A．never B．hardly C．seldom D．haven't
A．dreaming B．awake C．up D．down
“You will never walk again．You will have to use a wheelchair．” I heard his 36 fall heavily on my ears, numbing my soul．If I had never felt hopeless before, I felt hopeless then．
The car accident has left me unconscious．When 37 , I found both legs in casts（石膏）．While I had other serious injuries, my 38 were my first concern．Working as a special needs teacher and busy and active by nature, I couldn’t imagine being 39in a wheelchair．
Lying in my bed, I wondered how I 40 give my ten-year-old son hope that mom would 41 ．He’d been cheerful on every visit, but I saw 42in his eyes． He needed the ray of hope that I would not be in a wheelchair forever．
Just maybe, I thought, I could use this experience to teach him what to do when misfortune 43 ．
It didn’t take me long to become 44 with my limited movements and even with the pace the doctors were willing to go with me．I was determined to learn everything they showed me．
Every night in my private room, as soon as I knew I wouldn’t be 45 or discovered, I would move myself from the bed to the floor, 46 on to the bed rail（床栏杆） for dear life, and slowly putting my weight 47 my feet．After several weeks of such difficult 48 , my strength and confidence continued to 49 ．
It came the time to share my accomplishments with the person most 50 to me．One night, when I heard my son greet the nurses at the station, I 51 myself up．As he opened the door, I took a few small steps． 52 , he could only watch as I turned and started back to bed．All of the pain, the fear, and the struggle 53 as I heard the words I had longed to hear, “Mommy, you can walk!”
I am now able to walk alone, sometimes using a stick．I am able to take public transportation to shop and visit friends．My life has been blessed with many 54 of which I am proud．But none has ever brought me the satisfaction and joy 55 by those four little words of my son．
A．words B．report C．explanations D．decision
A．hit B．awakened C．asked D．discovered
A．legs B．parents C．activities D．surroundings
A．placed B．caught C．carried D．stuck
A．might B．should C．could D．must
A．change B．recover C．adjust D．succeed
A．curiosity B．surprise C．fear D．puzzle
A．strikes B．passes C．continues D．remains
A．familiar B．strict C．discouraged D．impatient
A．punished B．interrupted C．accepted D．protected
A．falling B．setting C．holding D．ping
A．through B．in C．at D．on
A．efforts B．lessons C．acts D．curs
A．appear B．survive C．build D．add
A．useful B．important C．popular D．pleasant
A．opened B．dressed C．woke D．dragged
A．Disappointed B．Embarrassed C．Frightened D．Shocked
A．faded B．spread C．backed D．sank
A．expectation B．challenges C．achievements D．supports
A．proved B．offered C．taught D．suggested
When I settled in Chicago，my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a ___1___ problem and had to go to hospital for a ___2___ examination.
It seemed a small ___3___ compared to the one I was about to face, but things started to go ___4___ right from the beginning. Not having a car for ___5___ the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B. ___6___ I’d left myself plenty of time, soon it was ___7___ that I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the ___8___ direction.
I ___9___ the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do. I look into the eyes of a ___10___ who was trying to get past me. __11____ instead of moving on, she stopped to ask if I was ___12___. After I explained my ___13___ to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street, where a bus would take me back into the city to my ___14___. Sitting there waiting, I felt ___15___ that someone had been willing to help. ___16___, hearing a horn (喇叭) nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend ___17___ at me to get in. She had returned to offer me a ___18___ to the hospital.
Such unexpected ___19___ from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose ___20___, for all things are possible.
A．physical B．traveling C．social D．housing
A．scientific B．final C．previous D．thorough
A．chance B．challenge C．success D．error
A．wrong B．easy C．fast D．ahead
A．leaving B．visiting C．knowing D．appreciating
A．Although B．Since C．Unless D．Once
A．strange B．necessary C．clear D．important
A．same B．right C．general D．opposite
A．looked at B．waited for C．got off D．ran into
A．driver B．friend C．stranger D．gentleman
A．Especially B．Surprisingly C．Probably D．Normally
A．nervous B．excited C．OK D．dangerous
A．idea B．motivation C．excuse D．situation
A．appointment B．apartment C．direction D．station
A．afraid B．grateful C．certain D．disappointed
A．Thus B．Then C．Perhaps D．Surely
A．staring B．laughing C．waving D．shouting
A．ride B．suggestion C．bike D．guidebook
A．results B．news C．kindness D．appearance
A．power B．faith C．touch D．support
On their wedding day, a young farmer decided to give his wife a present.The present was a mirror,and it made his wife very 26 because she had never seen herself before 27 in the waters of a pond or stream. When she looked in the mirror and saw her lovely 28 , the young woman laughed with 29 .The farmer was joyful, too. He knew he was lucky to have such a beautiful 30 .
After a few years,the young wife gave birth to a baby girl. But the birth was31 and the young woman died. The farmer felt 32 sad that he put all his wife’s things 33in in a box, including her 34 mirror.
The mirror 35in the box for many years.
The daughter 36 , and with each year she 37 more and more like her mother. One day, her father took her to a quiet garden and 38 her about her mother and the mirror she so loved. The girl was so __39__ what her father said that she could not control (控制) herself. She took out her mother’s old things and __40_the mirror. She 41 the mirror in front of her face and looked 42 into it:“Father,father,come here,”she 43 ,“It’s mother. Her face is in the mirror.”
The face in the mirror is the girl’s face, 44 her father didn’t say a word.
He could not 45 . Tears were streaming down his face.
A．concerned B．proud C．happy D．anxious
A．near B．except C．between D．from
A．picture B．face C．hands D．legs
A．kindness B．excitement C．joy D．sadness
A．decision B．present C．mirror D．wife
A．difficult B．long C．wonder D．usual
A．very B．so C．rather D．such
A．up B．away C．down D．off
A．favourite B．new C．strange D．broken
A．put B．held C．lay D．kept
A．thought B．studied C．worked D．grew
A．acted B．looked C．laughed D．sounded
A．told B．asked C．begged D．persuaded
A．amazed at B．frightened by C．tired of D．interested in
A．felt B．found C．cleaned D．watched
A．lifted B．tried C．dropped D．shook
A．carelessly B．clearly C．slowly D．carefully
A．answered B．cried C．asked D．smiled
A．but B．and C．as D．since
A．sit B．believe C．speak D．stand