I arrived in the United States on February 6, 1997, but I remember my first day there very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane____26____at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was_____27____
excited to mind. From the airport, my friend and I ______28_____a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared_____29_____astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their_____30_____beauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then_____31____me because he_____32_____go back to work. He_____33_____to return the next day.
______34____ my friend had left, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I_____35____speak a word of English, I couldn’t ____36____the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset and ____37_____to make some gestures, _____38_____the waiter didn’t understand me. Finally, I______39_____the same thing the man_____40_____the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway______41_____I came to Time Square with its movie theatres, and huge_____42_____people. I didn’t feel tired so I continued to walk_______43_____the city.
When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t sleep because I ______44______hearing the fire and police sirens(汽笛) during the night. I______45_____awake and thought about New York. I decided that I had to learn to speak English.
A．took off B．landed C．got out D．took down
A．too B．so C．very D．much
A．got B．took up C．got on D．took
A．in B．at C．for D．to
A．old-make B．man-made C．newly-make D．natural
A．had left B．would leave C．left D．was leaving
A．must B．had to C．should D．ought
A．agreed B．said C．told D．promised
A．Shortly after B．Long before C．Shortly D．Soon
A．couldn’t B．could C．didn’t D．did
A．ask B．say C．tell D．order
A．begun B．started C．must D．started to
A．and B．so C．then D．but
A．ordered B．booked C．asked D．got
A．on B．for C．at D．to
A．when B．until C．after D．before
A．crowds of B．groups of C．crowd of D．group of
A．around B．in C．by D．near
A．was B．went C．kept D．started
A．was B．lay C．laid D．were
My little angel, you are teaching me how selfless real love is!
My wife called, “How long will you be with that ? Will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food?” I threw the paper away and to the place. My daughter, Sindu, sat there, tears welling up in her eyes. In front of her was a big bowl of rice.
I the bowl and persuaded: “Sindu, why not take a few mouthfuls of this rice?”
“Ok, Dad. I will eat — not just a few mouthfuls, the whole lot of this. But…” Sindu hesitated. “Dad, if I eat this entire rice, will you give me I ask for?”
“Promise.” I .
After eating the rice painfully, Sindu came to me, her eyes wide with . Now I became a bit . “Dear, you shouldn't insist on a computer or any such things. Dad does not have that kind of money right now.” , “I want to have my head shaved off(剃掉), this Sunday!” was her demand(要求), which was far my belief.
On Monday morning, I Sindu at her school and watched her walking towards her classroom. She turned around and . I waved back with a smile. Just then, a boy, who just got out of a car, shouted, “Sindu, please wait for me!” What me was the hairless head of that boy.
“Sir, your daughter is indeed!” Without introducing herself, a lady standing beside me continued, “That boy is my son, who lost all his because of a disease. He to come back to school fearing the unintentional(无意的)but teasing（取笑）of the schoolmates. Sindu visited him last week, and promised him that she would take care of the teasing issue. But, I imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for my son!”
A．bowl B．newspaper C．book D．food
A．rushed B．pulled C．jumped D．shouted
A．took out B．picked up C．broke down D．gave out
A．and B．so C．or D．but
A．what B．where C．which D．how
A．moved B．doubted C．agreed D．disbelieved
A．expectation B．confidence C．worry D．attraction
A．nervous B．bored C．excited D．relaxed
A．making B．selling C．getting D．studying
A．valuable B．useful C．wonderful D．expensive
A．Therefore B．However C．Besides D．Anyway
A．to B．beyond C．of D．within
A．met B．helped C．dropped D．collected
A．shouted B．smiled C．waved D．stared
A．interested B．frightened C．pleased D．surprised
A．careful B．hard-working C．graceful D．great
A．friends B．hair C．hope D．face
A．refused B．wished C．dreamed D．decided
A．kind B．hurtful C．harmless D．funny
A．usually B．ever C．never D．nearly
We always try to include some kind of Smile Card activity during my monthly with my daughter Rachel. The other hot night, after dinner we went to an ice cream shop. When for our ice cream we told the cashier that we would like to buy ice cream anonymously (匿名地) for the person who came to the counter as a random act of . Puzzled but excited, she our money and a Smile Card. We sat down at the table near the counter—Rachel wanted to spy on our one.
About five minutes later the cashier told us, “Oh, good! Someone's coming!”It was a woman with two little kids. As the woman reached for her , the cashier, handing her the , told her that wanted to, anonymously, buy her family's ice cream. She couldn't it. “Seriously?” she asked. Rachel and I not to notice. It was great. The cashier, aware that we wanted to remain anonymous, came over to “wipe off our table,” leaving our change on our table. She was about as as we were.
After enjoying our ice cream, we took a napkin(纸巾) and wrote a to the cashier thanking her for her assistance. We until she went to the back room, quickly the note, a nice tip, and a second Smile Card on the , and ran out before we were seen.
I treasure every date night with my daughter and the world through her eyes is always for me.
A．date B．game C．dinner D．travel
A．preparing B．looking C．asking D．paying
A．nice B．next C．poor D．last
A．responsibility B．politeness C．understanding D．kindness
A．refused B．changed C．took D．borrowed
A．warm-hearted B．unfortunate C．lucky D．curious
A．quietly B．quickly C．loudly D．slowly
A．wallet B．glasses C．ice cream D．phone
A．money B．napkin C．Smile Card D．change
A．no one B．anyone C．none D．someone
A．accept B．believe C．follow D．doubt
A．decided B．hoped C．pretended D．intended
A．secretly B．seriously C．openly D．friendly
A．nervous B．embarrassed C．surprised D．happy
A．notice B．note C．check D．paragraph
A．ate B．waited C．wrote D．left
A．placed B．gave C．handed D．passed
A．newspaper B．chair C．counter D．floor
A．changing B．seeing C．hearing D．exploring
A．difficult B．funny C．distant D．fantastic
It was silent in Mom’s hospital room. Only the sound of her heart monitor interrupted the moments of what seemed to be a peaceful sleep. It had been several hours since her operation. I wanted her to wake up. I needed to to her. Last night, I shouted at her because she had allowed my sister to visit her when she had our mom for years.
“Shame on you!” she had said firmly. “Moms don’t stop their children just because one of them chose to leave her. A mother always loves more than she’s loved .”
I thought, “Shame on you! When I do something wrong or when a friend is to her, that’s all she will ever say. How about standing up for you for once, Mom?”
My mom’s groaning（呻吟）broke my . she couldn’t speak, her eyes were moving, looking for something. She her notebook and pen next to her bed. I gently handed them to her. She slowly, and then turned the notebook around for me to read.
“I forgive you,” it .
Tears ran down my face. I felt . As I began to speak, I was by the loud arguing of two seemingly angry nurses on the opposite side of the room. My mom suddenly began writing on her notebook, and then stopped to the piece of paper. She handed it to me, signaling me to give it to the nurses. They read it, looked at my mom and quietly left the room.
“What did you write, Mom?” I asked.
She smiled sweetly but said nothing. , I knew what she had written on that piece of paper. How those three little words are!
I kissed my mom goodbye and to find my sister.
A．quiet B．long C．sweet D．important
A．explain B．agree C．refer D．apologize
A．selfish B．poor C．weak D．jealous
A．attacked B．hurt C．abandoned D．criticized
A．helping B．missing C．loving D．protecting
A．in place B．in turn C．in time D．in return
A．unkind B．special C．strange D．new
A．family B．children C．rights D．freedom
A．promise B．sleep C．words D．concentration
A．and B．but C．since D．so
A．pointed to B．picked up C．looked through D．reached for
A．said B．wrote C．read D．moved
A．wrote B．said C．told D．suggested
A．annoyed B．worried C．ashamed D．confused
A．kept B．frightened C．angered D．interrupted
A．check over B．stare at C．tear off D．take out
A．proudly B．gratefully C．coldly D．carefully
A．Suddenly B．Finally C．Gradually D．Clearly
A．easy B．typical C．exact D．powerful
A．left B．tried C．called D．expected
It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves falling with the cool wind. For others, it is a/an season, while for me, it is an annoying season. Tired from preparing for Postgraduate Entrance Examination, I decided to have a along the Yanjiang Road in my university.
“Autumn is a lonely season and life is . The days in this season always get me down ”, I was in deep thought when the sound of a guitar into my ears, like a stream flowing from the mountains. I was so surprised that I ran to see what it was. A young girl, sitting on the lawn, was in playing her guitar. The music was so attractive that I listened quietly.
Lost in the music, I did not realize that I had been standing for so long. But my _ __ did not seem to disturb her. Leaves were still falling. Every day when I passed by the lawn, I would see her playing her guitar. During the rest of the days in the season, life became interesting and I could __ the courses carefully. Though we did not know each other, I thought we were always good friends.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening __, the sound suddenly stopped. To my astonishment, the girl came to me.
“You must like the music,” she said.
“Yes, you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
Suddenly, a ___ expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
“I came here just to have a rest because I failed in the college entrance examination. I felt very disappointed. And it was your listening every day __ encouraged me,” she said, “and I have to go tomorrow.”
“____, it was your playing that gave me a meaningful autumn and helped me believe that I have the ability to pass the Postgraduate Entrance Examination.” I answered, “I think it was God who gave us the chance to know each other and we should be good friends
She smiled and I smiled.
Since then, I have never seen her again. I no longer passed by that ___. Only thick leaves were _ behind. But I will always remember the ___ of the girl. It was her appearance that helped me passed the Postgraduate Entrance Examination.
We may encounter many people in our lives. Some are like a shooting star, but so much light that they guide you in the correct _ ; some are like _ in you, they are always with you, but do not understand you. Just as a famous saying, many people in your life, but only true friends leave footprints.
I shall always ____ the autumn, the girl and the sound of her guitar. I know she will always be my best friend.
A．irrigation B．harvest C．rainfall D．adventure
A．walk B．nap C．rest D．glance
A．stressful B．aimless C．uninteresting D．desperate
A．flowed B．floated C．flew D．fled
A．devoted B．addicted C．engaged D．absorbed
A．exposure B．movement C．existence D．enthusiasm
A．get over B．take over C．pull over D．go over
A．casually B．devotedly C．roughly D．thoroughly
A．along B．down C．over D．back
A．strange B．happy C．special D．sad
A．when B．which C．that D．what
A．In consequence B．In reality C．In addition D．In detail
A．mountain B．stream C．road D．lawn
A．left B．thrown C．fallen D．piled
A．figure B．face C．hair D．eyes
A．give away B．give up C．give in D．give off
A．direction B．destination C．position D．situation
A．clothes B．shadows C．footprints D．wrists
A．broke B．stepped C．approached D．participated
A．remind B．review C．remain D．recall
My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other , including her “sixth sense”, she rarely gives the impression she’s missed anything.
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, except that she doesn’t push too hard on them, who really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often the don't realize she's blind.
I realize this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was excited about her finger-painting project.
“Mom, guess what?”said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle with us.”
To my great my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!
Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really what I was doing!’’ Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never come up in conversation.
When I told her, she was for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla . And I knew my child was because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's pride in her work.
We were silent for a minute.Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my .’’ Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
A．ways B．means C．methods D．senses
A．which B．when C．that D．as
A．guests B．family C．children D．friends
A．excited B．sad C．satisfied D．enjoyed
A．especially B．not so C．a little D．not at all
A．paint B．draw C．mix D．create
A．stayed B．painted C．talked D．played
A．excitement B．encouragement C．delight D．surprise
A．attitude B．color C．picture D．paper
A．touched B．distinguished C．saw D．understood
A．after B．before C．until D．when
A．curious B．quiet C．puzzled D．worried
A．cried B．insisted C．complained D．informed
A．right B．wrong C．worried D．uncertain
A．paper B．pens C．hands D．eyes