The day before Father’s Day, Mrs. Berry asked her students to make a card for their fathers. She passed out paper and pieces of cloth.
Elizabeth looked for a while at the blue cloth and began to cut it. Then she 36 her paper in half and began writing. When Elizabeth finally looked at the message the teacher gave on the paper, she noticed something else. She felt her 37 grow hot — she hadn’t heard that anyone who didn’t have a father could make one for a grandfather or an uncle.
As her teacher walked to her, Elizabeth tried 38 her card with her arm, but Mrs. Berry gently 39 it so that she could read it. Elizabeth sat 40 , waiting for her to say something, but she saw a 41 roll down Mrs. Berry’s face. She had never made Mrs. Berry so upset.
When school was over, Elizabeth 42 until all the other kids left so that she could
43 . “I’m sorry for not listening. I’ll make another card 44 you want. I’ll do it 45 and bring it tomorrow.” “ 46 are you talking about?” asked Mrs. Berry.
“My Father’s Day card. I know you’re upset because I didn’t do it 47 .”
“Elizabeth, that was the __48 card in the whole class. It was so 49 that it made me cry.”
Elizabeth was so 50 that she ran out of the classroom.
When her mom came home from work that night, Elizabeth 51 to give her the card early. On the front of the card was a 52 of Elizabeth’s mom, with a blue piece of cloth cut like her hair. Inside the card she had written:
Dear Mom,
I know you work really hard to be both a mommy and a(n) 53 . I want to thank you and 54 you a happy Father’s Day!
Love,
Elizabeth
When her mom read the card she started 55 , just like Mrs. Berry did.
A．cut B．tore C．spread D．folded
A．heart B．face C．hands D．body
A．covering B．holding C．doing D．making
A．caught B．left C．lifted D．placed
A．alone B．still C．up D．down
A．tear B．smile C．hair D．sweat
A．worked B．waited C．stood D．sat
A．apologize B．stop C．understand D．stay
A．because B．until C．unless D．if
A．just here B．at once D．at school
A．Who B．Whose C．Which D．What
A．carefully B．quickly C．wrong D．right
A．worst B．best C．favorite D．simplest
A．wild B．useful C．sweet D．hard
A．happy B．regretful C．brave D．rude
B．decided C．refused D．promised
A．recording B．discovery C．drawing D．writing
A．teacher B．sister C．daddy D．aunt
A．wish B．hope C．want D．congratulate
A．laughing B．joking C．worrying D．crying
In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl1 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl 2 __the mother would not return to her eggs and she 3 to take them home. There she carefully 4 the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days 5 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 6 ___.
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 7 , to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they8 , the girl was able to 9 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to10. The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 11 and in her dreams. Later, she had an 12 : She would pilot a plane to guide them in 13 . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（组装）a small aircraft for her.
Caring about 14 safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not 15 or follow him, and 16 slept in the grass.
One day, the girl 17 into the plane, started it and soon left the 18. Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 19 flapped（拍打）their wings and 20 . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.
A．managed B．attempted C．happened D．supposed
A．realized B．expected C．imagined D．admitted
A．helped B．decided C．afforded D．meant
A．placed B．protected C．treated D．examined
A．ago B．out C．later D．long
A．family B．lake C．home D．world
A．But B．Also C．Thus D．Still
A．increased B．improved C．rose D．grew
A．ask B．lead C．want D．allow
A．fly B．race C．swim D．sing
A．asleep B．away C．around D．awake
A．idea B．opinion C．explanation D．excuse
A．sky B．heaven C．flight D．plane
A．his B．her C．their D．its
A．respect B．remember C．recognize D．receive
A．so B．instead C．hardly D．too
A．climbed B．looked C．reached D．fell
A．house B．floor C．water D．ground
A．secretly B．disappointedly C．patiently D．eagerly
A．looked away B．set out C．went by D．turned back
Growing up, I remember my father as a silent, strict man—not the kind of person around whom one could laugh. As a teenager knowing little about life, I wanted a father who could the mysteries of the human journey. In college, when friends called home for , I would become for what I didn’t have.
Then one night after my move back home, I overheard my father on the telephone. There was some trouble. Later, he the problem with me. Obviously my knowledge of law helped him a lot. I talked through the problem with him, the motives of the people involved and offering several negotiation strategies.
He patiently before finally admitting, “I can’t think like that. I’m a man.”
My father is a scientist who has a good knowledge of the building blocks of nature. , human nature is a mystery to him. That night I realized he was simply not skilled at people. It’s not in his to understand human desires.
It was no one’s that my father showed no interest in human emotions while I placed great importance on them. We are sometimes born more sensitive, and dreamy than our and become more curious, and idealistic than them. I, who knew my father as an intelligent man, had never understood his intelligence didn’t cover all of my feelings.
I believe that coming home has me years of questions and confusion. I nowadays consider my parents as people who have other relationships than just being my parents, relationships that and define them.
Best of all, I nowadays regard my parents as : people who ask me for advice; people who need my and understanding. And I’ve come to see my past in a view. Knowing them makes me feel safe in where I come from and where I’m going.
A．think B．produce C．explain D．explore
A．money B．advice C．love D．agreement
A．unhappy B．unhelpful C．unknown D．unpopular
A．exchanged B．solved C．found D．shared
A．proving B．recording C．analyzing D．guessing
A．replied B．learned C．chatted D．listened
A．simple B．weak C．lazy D．blind
A．special B．lively C．brilliant D．humorous
A．Therefore B．However C．Indeed D．Anyhow
A．meeting with B．dealing with C．talking with D．fighting with
A．nature B．plan C．wish D．major
A．relief B．secret C．pity D．fault
A．relatives B．classmates C．parents D．families
A．Besides B．And C．However D．For
A．strong B．strange C．different D．unique
A．told B．gave C．added D．saved
A．raise B．protect C．shape D．enjoy
A．friends B．teachers C．travelers D．leaders
A．visit B．support C．wisdom D．knowledge
A．richer B．harder C．rougher D．clearer
Sometimes, people are required to fill in personal information when they register online, which may lead to some unexpected trouble. Recently, the BBC is reporting that a 17-year-old girl in Australia posted a(n) of her grandmother at home counting a large sum of cash that she hidden in the house. Just eight hours later, two armed men the girl’s house. They demanded to speak to her to find out where the grandmother’s house was, they could get the money they had seen. , the girl was not home at the time, so the robbers a small amount of cash from the mother and left.
Because the is still under investigation(调查), local police aren’t saying else about it. It’s not known yet whether the girl had used privacy setting on the Facebook profile page, and even whether the robbers the girl in the past.
Two other were at home then, a 58-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy, the girl’s father and brother. Luckily, no one was . The robbers left peacefully after that the girl was not home and that no one else there knew anything about the that had appeared in the photo.
Police in both Britain and Australia are using the case to citizens of the dangers of posting personal information on social networks and to suggest users of websites doing so. The police say it is that the girl posted a comment in the past that gave clues to the address, that the robbers knew the girl in another way. , they suggest, a posting by a friend on their site could have such information. To find it, the robbers would only have had to search for those posting on other pages that the girl’s name.
A．picture B．story C．blog D．video
A．kept B．made C．let D．got
A．knocked at B．looked at C．broke into D．ran into
A．even if B．so that C．as soon as D．in case
A．Usually B．Suddenly C．Fortunately D．Finally
A．spent B．left C．asked D．took
A．robber B．family C．case D．girl
A．few B．many C．little D．much
A．ignored B．knew C．remembered D．followed
A．members B．adults C．characters D．neighbors
A．escaped B．harmed C．killed D．buried
A．showing B．realizing C．discovering D．recognizing
A．cash B．grandmother C．house D．website
A．inform B．accuse C．rob D．warn
A．enjoy B．stop C．keep D．consider
A．possible B．important C．necessary D．strange
A．so B．or C．and D．but
A．Besides B．However C．Therefore D．Instead
A．taken up B．set up C．put away D．given away
A．included B．drew C．contained D．attracted
In the morning, Slim got up and prepared breakfast for his wife as usual. Nicole, his wife was listening to music in the bedroom. ___, he felt that his body was shaking. Slim had the ____ response that there was an earthquake! He ____ quickly: “Dear, earthquake! Go to the toilet！” Nicole heard the shouting, the first aid box quickly and ran into the toilet. The house was even more dramatically (剧烈地)．
Bathroom was the next door to the kitchen. Slim picked up a kitchen ____ and two pieces of bread outside the kitchen. Slim tried to ____ along the wall to help Nicole.____, it got dark suddenly with an explosion. The house _______down and many things fell from above. Nicole was quickly buried in .She felt breathing very difficult. She tried to stand up, but .
A few minutes later, the land was __.Nicole heard the sound of short ___ and thought it was Slim! She shouted to him but no ____！ He probably fainted. Nicole kept saying his name and she finally heard a response, two people encouraged and ____ each other. They knew that there must be a way to .
Slim found that they were close and were by the fallen stones and some powder. He started to dig with the kitchen knife. He felt ____ from his fingers. Finally, he removed the last piece of larger stones. Slim touched Nicole's one hand, then dug the ____ stones of her body. Finally, Nicole had a ____ breathing slowly. Two people sat on the ground and hugged together.
A．Suddenly B．Actually C．Unfortunately D．Really
A．recent B．rapid C．late D．slow
A．warned B．howled C．jumped D．shouted
A．used up B．found out C．took up D．put away
A．burning B．falling C．shaking D．moving
A．tool B．cook C．fork D．knife
A．walk B．wander C．run D．jump
A．However B．Therefore C．Instead D．Besides
A．lay B．crashed C．broke D．bent
A．ruins B．ashes C．dirt D．pieces
A．senseless B．impossible C．impractical D．invaluable
A．normal B．usual C．flat D．silent
A．steps B．breath C．movements D．pauses
A．response B．sign C．hope D．result
A．touched B．held C．calmed D．called
A．relax B．communicate C．succeed D．escape
A．wrapped B．separated C．fastened D．limited
A．pain B．cold C．water D．warmth
A．sticking B．beating C．surrounding D．spreading
A．complete B．constant C．steady D．weak
Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A., B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
Girls are born to imagine, particularly those at the age of seventeen or eighteen. , I was one of them and sometimes I would go to extremes. I mean I tended to imagine too much. That was exactly what happened this time, me great embarrassment.
I was waiting for my train home at the station when a boy at my side. His beautifully-curved face, his fashionable clothing and everything else about him, was so that I just couldn’t help looking at him. What was more exciting was that , he was also stealing some at me, which made me blush(脸红) to the ends of my ears! Still, I tried to be calm and that nothing had happened. However, once again when our eyes met, I could hear my heart beating. I lowered my head to escape his eyes, but my thoroughly red face had made known .
To my pleasant surprise, my imagination came true this time, as the handsome guy was drawing near! “Oh, please! Don’t .” Look at me. I am so sweaty and sloppy(不整洁的). Please don’t ask for my telephone number. You know I will give it to you without , and that is so unladylike.
I was still struggling when he stood right in front of me. “Excuse me…” he said with a slight hesitation. His voice was so nice, but I wish I had not it. “I am sorry, but could you please give me my back? Yours is over there.” Oh my God! Nothing could have been more when I handed his bag back to him, as shame almost brought me to tears.
From that , I drew a big lesson: never imagine too much if someone just gives you a few glances.
A．Generally B．Finally C．Undoubtedly D．Recently
A．causing B．leading C．taking D．helping
A．made up B．grew up C．turned up D．rose up
A．attractive B．gentle C．ugly D．rude
A．opinions B．sounds C．smiles D．glances
A．knew B．pretende C．performed D．acted
A．nothing B．everything C．anything D．none
A．arrive B．shout C．approach D．stand
A．hesitation B．concern C．words D．enthusiasm
A．heard B．seen C．smelt D．found
A．luggage B．bag C．cup D．glasses
A．embarrassing B．wonderful C．sorrowful D．disappointing