On my birthday this year, I decided to do something very different. I had been 36 so much and I wanted to reach out to bring happiness to someone else. So, that 37 , I bought some flowers and went to a hospital. I had no 38 who I was going to present the flowers to, but I would find someone who needed 39 .
I asked the nurses in the hospital, who thought it 40 that I didn’t have anyone in particular to see. 41 , they gave me the room number of a(n) 42 lady, who needed some comfort.
I entered the room with the flowers. The elderly woman looked up, staring at me 43 . She was greatly moved when I told her about my 44 in being there. She was an amputee(被截肢者) and she explained to me that she was very worried 45 they were going to fit her with prosthetic leg(假肢). She knew that as she was getting used to the “ 46 ”leg, she would be in 47 .
Later, in the following two hours, we 48 a lot and both felt very happy. I 49 until it was dark. I will always remember how 50 she was the moment she received the flowers from me—a 51 . She called me her angel and said she had no more 52 .
I 53 that story with my neighbor and she 54 that she was going to do the same thing on her birthday. And I hope that she will 55 others to be kind and do the same thing. You never know you might be considered someone’s angel one day.
A．shown B．told C．given D．bought
A．dusk B．afternoon C．hour D．night
A．belief B．sense C．message D．idea
A．paying attention to B．cheering up C．looking after D．looking down upon
A．strange B．lucky C．difficult D．true
A．Instead B．Still C．Besides D．Therefore
A．young B．old C．happy D．strong
A．angrily B．suddenly C．quickly D．confusedly
A．purpose B．experience C．failure D．trouble
A．unless B．but C．because D．until
A．thin B．long C．short D．new
A．surprise B．pain C．need D．sight
A．talked B．asked C．imagined D．smiled
A．left B．stood C．stayed D．rested
A．painful B．shy C．embarrassed D．moved
A．stranger B．friend C．relative D．doctor
A．fun B．interest C．fear D．challenge
A．repeated B．shared C．said D．told
A．agreed B．forgot C．joked D．promised
A．force B．warm C．allow D．encourage
My Teacher in the School of Life
I spent the opening day of school this year at DeMatha Catholic High School in much the same way I spent the first day of classes __1__ 30 years ago; I sat in Dr. Charles E. Offutt's British literature class, listening to him __2__ what his seniors would learn and getting them excited about the journey they would __3__, I'm principal(校长) of the school now, but for a few minutes I was back in 1975, __4__ what the future held. I have been learning from Dr. Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he has been teaching at DeMatha. He not only taught me to think, he __5__me, as much by example as __6__, that it was my moral duty to do so and to serve __7__. Neither of us could know how our __8__would develop over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English, I worked for Dr. Offutt, then department chair. After several years, I was __9__ department chair, and our relationship changed __10__. I thought that it might be __11__ chairing the department, since all of my former English teachers were still there, but Dr. Offutt__12__ me throughout. He knew when to give me __13__ about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me design my own course. In 1997, I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have. __14__, he encouraged me to seize the new __15__.
Five years ago, I became __16__ of DeMatha. Once again, Dr. Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could __17__ on him as I tried to fill such big shoes. I've learned from him that great teachers have a(n) __18__ wealth of lessons to teach. __19__ his students don't know it yet, I know how __20__ they are; I'm still one of them.
A．mostly B．exactly C．only D．simply
A．explaining B．predicting C．speaking D．teaching
A．keep B．achieve C．choose D．take
A．preparing B．discovering C．wondering D．realizing
A．assisted B．reminded C．advised D．convinced
A．words B．action C．explanation D．models
A．the others B．everyone C．others D．anyone
A．relationship B．position C．situation D．condition
A．appointed B．named C．given D．taken
A．already B．yet C．still D．again
A．foolish B．surprising C．uncertain D．challenging
A．promoted B．accepted C．supported D．welcomed
A．advice B．information C．notice D．thought
A．Otherwise B．Therefore C．Furthermore D．Instead
A．choice B．opportunity C．occupation D．possibility
A．teacher B．principal C．officer D．clerk
A．live B．look C．depend D．take
A．rich B．little C．valuable D．endless
A．Once B．Even if C．Unless D．Until
A．fortunate B．curious C．innocent D．satisfied
Years ago,when I was working at a children’s institution,a boy 1 up in the waiting room.It was David.He had 2 his parents.He was very sad 3 to talk to others.
The first two times we met,David didn’t say a word.He sat in the chair and only 4 up at the children’s drawings on the wall.As he was about to leave 5 the second visit,I put my hand on his 6 .He didn’t shrink (退缩) back,but he didn’t look at me either.
“Come back next week,” I hesitated a bit.
He came,and I suggested we play a game of chess.He 7 .After that we played 8 every time,in complete 9 and without making any eye contact.It’s not 10 to cheat in chess,but I admit that I made sure David won 11 .
It seemed as if he enjoyed my 12 .But why did he never look at me？Perhaps he sensed that I respected his suffering.I kept wondering and 13with him,until some months later, 14 ,
he looked up at me.“It’s your turn,” he said.
After that day,David started 15 .He got friends in school.He wrote me a few 16 about how he would try to get into university.After some time,the letters 17 .Now he had really started to live his own life.
I learned how 18cures pain.And David showed me how one—without any 19 —can reach out to another person.All it takes is a shoulder to cry on,a 20 touch and an ear that listens.
A．showed B．went C．rose D．put
A．missed B．lost C．loved D．respected
A．preferring B．trying C．refusing D．expecting
A．glanced B．stared C．woke D．looked
A．after B．when C．before D．until
A．back B．shoulder C．face D．hand
A．cried B．smiled C．nodded D．wondered
A．violin B．cards C．basketball D．chess
A．silence B．surprise C．doubt D．trouble
A．wise B．easy C．right D．wrong
A．now and then B．more or less C．once or twice D．all the time
A．game B．success C．cheat D．company
A．naturally B．suddenly C．impatiently D．angrily
A．laughing B．singing C．talking D．sleeping
A．articles B．compositions C．emails D．letters
A．stopped B．arrived C．posted D．continued
A．money B．time C．hate D．fame
A．hopes B．actions C．words D．complaints
A．gently B．lovely C．lively D．friendly
Only once a year, on his birthday, did Charlie Bucket ever get to taste a bit of chocolate（巧克力糖）. The whole family 1_____ up their money for that 2____ occasion（时刻）, and when the great day arrived, Charles was always 3_____ with one small chocolate bar（条）to eat 4_____. And each time he 5_____ it, on those wonderful birthday mornings, he would place it 6_____ in a small wooden box that he 7_____, and treasure it as though it were a bar of solid 8______; and 9____ the next few days, he would 10_____ himself only to look at it, but never to 11____ it. Then at last, when he could 12____ it no longer, he would peel（剥）back a tiny 13_____ of the paper wrapping at one corner to 14______ a tiny bit of chocolate, and then he would take a tiny nibble（轻咬）——just enough to allow the lovely sweet taste to 15_____ out slowly over his 16_____. Then next day, he would take 17_____ tiny nibble, and so on, and so on. And 18____this way, Charlie would make his six-penny bar of birthday chocolate 19_____ him for more than a 20_____.
A．shared B．earned C．took D．saved
A．special B．common C．excited D．shabby
A．presented B．given C．offered D．gained
A．slowly B．carefully C．alone D．hurriedly
A．bought B．received C．ate D．hid
A．rudely B．nervously C．carefully D．neatly
A．belonged B．imagined C．rejected D．owned
A．wood B．gold C．candy D．ice
A．for B．on C．beyond D．after
A．forbid B．allow C．ask D．force
A．taste B．think C．eat D．touch
A．see B．hold C．stand D．suffer
A．bit B．bar C．little D．piece
A．show B．separate C．expose D．taste
A．stick B．spread C．search D．speak
A．hand B．mouth C．stomach D．tongue
A．the other B．other C．one D．another
A．for B．by C．in D．on
A．remain B．last C．keep D．trouble
A．day B．week C．month D．year
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s ___1___, she said she would go. This ___2___ be the first time that his classmates and t eacher ___3___ his mother and he felt ___4___ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕) that ___5___ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to ___6___ why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were ___7___ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother ___8___ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and ___9___ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within ___10___ of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked ___11___, “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “___12___ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was ___13___ afraid to go in because the fire was ___14___, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked ___15___ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She ___16___ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be ___17___, but to this day, I have never ___18___ what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great ___19___ of the sacrifice(牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand ___20___ for the rest of the day.
A．enjoyment B．disappointment C．surprise D．excitement
A．would B．could C．should D．must
A．noticed B．greeted C．accepted D．met
A．sick B．ashamed C．afraid D．tired
A．included B．passed C．covered D．shaded
A．talk about B．think about C．care about D．hear about
A．impressed B．surprised C．excited D．comforted
A．in sight of B．by means of C．by way of D．in spite of
A．hid B．protected C．separated D．escaped
A．understanding B．reminding C．hearing D．learning
A．carefully B．seriously C．nervously D．anxiously
A．As B．When C．Since D．While
A．so B．much C．quite D．too
A．out of control B．under control C．in control D．over control
A．helpless B．hopeless C．senseless D．useless
A．pointed B．showed C．wiped D．touched
A．ugly B．lasting C．serious D．frightening
A．forgot B．recognized C．considered D．regretted
A．honor B．sense C．happiness D．pride
A．quietly B．slightly C．tightly D．suddenly
The train shakes back and forth, its wheels making a loud noise against the tracks. Outside the window the freezing cold of winter rules. The carriage is filled with cold, ___1___ passengers.
Suddenly a little boy ___2___ his way through the grown-up legs and sits down by the window. He is all alone among the ___3___ grown-ups. What a brave child, I think. His father ___4___ very strange happens suddenly. The ___5___ little boy slides down from his seat and leans his hand on my knee. ___6___, I think that he wants to ___7___ me and return to his father, so I help him to stand up. But instead he leans forward and holds his ___8___ up towards mine. He wants to say something to me, I think. I lower my head to receive the ___9___. Wrong again! What I do receive is a ___10___ kiss on the cheek.
The boy calmly returns to his seat, leans back and continues looking out of the window. I am ___11___. What just happened? A child is kissing ___12___ grown-ups on the train. How can anybody want to kiss such a man that has so much beard? Soon enough, all of my neighbors are certainly ___13___. Nervous and a little surprised, we ___14___ at the father. When he sees our questioning ___15___ as he gets ready for his stop, he offers a clue(线索).
“He’s so happy to be alive,” the father says. “He has been very sick.”
Father and son ___16___ into the crowd moving toward the exit. The doors close and the train goes on. On my cheek I can still ___17___ the child’s kiss—a kiss that has triggered(触发) some soul-search inside me. How many ___18___ kissing each other from the joy of being alive? How many even give much thought to the privilege(特权)of ___19___?
The little kisser had taught us a sweet but serious lesson: Be careful you don’t let yourself ___20___ before your heart stops!
A．excited B．tired C．pleased D．surprised
A．feels B．fights C．pushes D．picks
A．unfriendly B．friendly C．angry D．kind
A．likes B．promises C．chooses D．agrees
A．impolite B．serious C．lucky D．ugly
A．In no time B．For a moment C．In a while D．Once in a while
A．kick B．strike C．kiss D．pass
A．eye B．ear C．head D．lip
A．news B．message C．kiss D．fortunate
A．loud B．foolish C．strange D．interested
A．pleased B．shocked C．satisfied D．familiar
A．well-known B．smart C．unknown D．persuaded
A．praised B．kissed C．scolded D．whisper
A．stare B．smile C．warn D．whisper
A．glances B．anger C．mouths D．feeling
A．appear B．get C．disappear D．follow
A．touch B．trust C．smell D．feel
A．go around B．come at C．keep on D．insist on
A．a child B．a kiss C．living D．death
A．live B．stop C．die D．sleep