One winter during college in New York, I took an 8: 00 a.m. history class. The professor was very __36 in class. He just looked at his lecture notes and __37__ looked up at us. I felt that I needed to get rid of my boredom, so I created a little __38__ for myself. I tried to find something from his lecture to ask a question about, forcing me to __39__ rather than letting my eyes close. The first time I raised my hand, he was surprised, but obviously pleased to have a question to answer. __40__ , his answers were always interesting. I continued to do this every day in the course and found my-self ac tually __41__ the material. The professor became a bit more __42__ and some other students also joined me in asking questions. My little game had __43__ me from being bored, __44__ it was expected to do. I learned a lot about world history in the discussions with him. The professor obviously knew his material, but had a hard time __45__ it on to his undergraduates in an interesting way. On the last day of class we gathered our books and headed for the door for the last time. The shy professor stepped directly in front of me as I reached the door. "Thank you for making this class so interesting,"
he said. I was so surprised. To me, it had been a pleasant way to pass the time; I had no idea that my asking questions had an effect on him and the others at all. That moment has stayed with me for 30 years. Each of us can have a(n) __46__ not just on our own experiences, but on those of others, and I’ll never forget the professor who taught me a lesson about the power of acts of kindness, intended __47__ not.
A．peaceful B．accustomed C．nervous D．absent
A．frequently B．suddenly C．nearly D．rarely
A．game B．prize C．toy D．advantage
A．stare B．concentrate C．comment D．present
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．In fact D．On the contrary
A．improving B．writing C．misunderstanding D．enjoying
A．relaxed B．graceful C．serious D．clever
A．separated B．saved C．awoken D．avoided
A．which B．since C．as D．what
A．carrying B．passing C．bringing D．putting
A．idea B．effect C．effort D．power
A．and B．so C．or D．but
Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real. Even New Zealand has quite free rules about children, names beginning with a are not allowed. They decided to call him Superman .
In many countries around the world, names for children are becoming more popular. In Britain, you can call a child almost you like. The only restrictions on parents to offensive(冒犯的) words such as swear words.
parents choose names which come from culture. For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf the character in the Lord of the Rings(指环王) novels and films. , names related to sport are fairly common – 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal(阿森纳) after the football team. Other parents like to names, or combine names to make their own names, a method demonstrated (证实的) by Jordan, the British model, recently invented the name Tiaamii for her daughter by names Thea and Amy (the two grandmothers).
Some names which were previously as old-fashioned have popular again, but the most popular names are not the strange . The top names are fairly , for example, Jack, Charlie and Thomas for boys and Grace, Ruby and Jessica for girls.
A．when B．though C．in D．for
A．calling B．raising C．naming D．educating
A．number B．mark C．letter D．sign
A．however B．instead C．thus D．too
A．unusual B．outstanding C．common D．famous
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．relate B．to relate C．relating D．related
A．Many of B．Some C．A great many of D．Much
A．current B．mysterious C．popular D．present
A．for B．after C．by D．like
A．Equally B．Whereas C．Indeed D．However
A．in B．since C．after D．till
A．make up B．make for C．make use of D．make out
A．well–known B．double C．fantastic D．unique
A．who B．which C．that D．who that
A．changing B．separating C．combining D．dividing
A．thought of B．thought about C．thought D．thought over
A．formed B．sounded C．become D．developed
A．ones B．personalities C．characters D．varieties
A．convenient B．traditional C．classic D．contemporary
Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the in the school had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t , they would have to retake(重考) them in September. There were usually a few who , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was about her. She went to bed too . The night before the first exam, Barbara that she have an early night and take a pill. She promised to wake up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of , she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination , but she couldn’t answer any of the questions. around her was writing pages and pages. she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write . She kept looking at her . Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences, and tried another one. With only half an hour left, she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she up. She was still in bed and it had all been a dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.
A．teachers B．students C．classmates D．poets
A．prepare B．miss C．gain D．pass
A．succeeded B．failed C．ended D．harvested
A．but B．so C．and D．because
A．excited B．frightened C．worried D．satisfied
A．early B．late C．sadly D．eagerly
A．insisted B．admired C．ordered D．wished
A．sleeping B．starving C．exciting D．breathing
A．him B．her C．them D．herself
A．hand B．eye C．mind D．body
A．her sister B．her parents C．the lessons D．the medicine
A．result B．marks C．desk D．paper
A．The teacher B．The students C．No one D．Everyone
A．If B．Though C．So D．How
A．with B．about C．on D．to
A．watch B．textbook C．sister D．subject
A．gave up B．put off C．look around D．thought over
A．examining B．drowning C．copying D．crying
A．raised B．woke C．turned D．cheered
A．nice B．wonderful C．terrible D．special
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so that I decided to write an article about her.
I Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The was almost unbearable. I struggled for days draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in :
Ms. Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some more relevant materials. Please those and return the article immediately. We would like to your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and the chance of having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. this experience, I’ve learned a very important lesson: You can’t to doubt yourself.
A．voice B．joy C．smile D．speech
A．proud B．moved C．satisfied D．active
A．visited B．emailed C．interviewed D．phoned
A．refused B．agreed C．hesitated D．paused
A．explained B．discovered C．knew D．replied
A．seriously B．nervously C．patiently D．quietly
A．fooling B．blaming C．inviting D．urging
A．hardship B．failure C．comment D．pressure
A．on B．by C．with D．in
A．disappeared B．improved C．spread D．returned
A．compare B．survive C．compete D．struggle
A．face B．deliver C．ignore D．receive
A．decorating B．repairing C．leaving D．cleaning
A．anxiety B．disbelief C．horror D．trouble
A．increase B．replace C．add D．mix
A．broadcast B．create C．assess D．publish
A．concentrate B．prepare C．escape D．recover
A．energetic B．enjoyable C．typical D．endless
A．Holding on to B．Dating back to C．Looking back on D．Dropping in on
A．afford B．attempt C．expect D．pretend
You Are Going Places
I work at a local restaurant in town as cashier, seater and waiter.
I went to work feeling . And to make things worse, I was busy that evening.
It’s the same thing over and over again. with customers who complain about their
food and where they are is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to
a lot of us but we manage to deal with it.
Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very
near where I keep the dirty in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables,
customers leaving and coming in and running all over the house, it was crazy.
these elderly women were watching I was working to make sure every table was clean
and ready for the next customers.
When they their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me
for a while about school, how I was doing, what I was in and what I planned to do in
the future.
they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a
and gentle voice, “You are going places. And that was it.” They left the and I had tears
in my eyes, because they gave me to believe in myself. They my spirit from
being down and gave me a to keep on working hard.
People used to tell me that I couldn’t have a career in until I had a degree. I’m now
a co-anchor(联合支持人)of a student-produced television . And the best thing is:
I’m only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.
A．tired B．excited C．up D．down
A．Dealing B．Helping C．Talking D．Meeting
A．sat B．seated C．laid D．seating
A．attract B．avoid C．adjust D．annoy
A．employees B．customers C．bosses D．employers
A．table B．box C．spot D．kitchen
A．dishes B．rooms C．clothes D．chairs
A．men B．women C．servers D．people
A．And B．Or C．But D．So
A．what B．how C．where D．why
A．finished B．completed C．ordered D．got
A．place B．grade C．mark D．position
A．Before B．While C．As D．After
A．confident B．loud C．low D．pleasant
A．kitchen B．house C．restaurant D．table
A．ability B．courage C．imagination D．time
A．put down B．picked up C．took over D．pointed out
A．cause B．reason C．present D．permission
A．television B．government C．school D．restaurant
A．company B．station C．show D．advertisement
I received a letter from a grandmother who told me about her four-year-old granddaughter Skylar. Ever since Skylar 31 of Disneyland from TV, she 32 her nickels and dimes (零钱) in a piggy bank in 33 of visiting there someday. Her parents 34 her with a trip when she was four, however, and didn't even 35 her to use her own money!
When Skylar returned. It was 36. She decided to buy presents with her 37. But she also learned from announcements on TV about a local 38 shelter called "The Road House". She 39 asked her mother what "homeless" meant and why those children 40 coats and warm clothes. She couldn't seem to get the homeless off her mind.
Her mother took her to the store to buy 41. Instead of buying for herself or her family, however, she 42 to purchase a warm coat, socks and gloves for a little girl in the 43 .She also wanted to buy a doll, but when she 44 she didn't have enough money, she left the doll 45 .
When Skylar got home, she chose one of her 46 dolls and put it into the box with the other items she bought that day. She could hardly wait for Christmas! Skylar was thinking about going to the shelter and giving her carefully 47 gifts to a homeless child. She was much filled with joy at 48 helping someone else.
"Perhaps it's good to have a beautiful mind, 49 an even greater gift is to have a beautiful heart," says Nobel Laureate John Hash. Young Skylar has a beautiful heart. It is one 50 , above all else, which makes beautiful people.
A．learned B．cared C．thought D．reminded
A．saved B．gathered C．took D．spent
A．honor B．favor C．hopes D．search
A．disappointed B．annoyed C．helped D．surprised
A．order B．require C．persuade D．force
A．Christmastime B．payday C．birthday D．school time
A．expenses B．earnings C．savings D．debts
A．poor B．homeless C．big D．famous
A．generally B．curiously C．strangely D．seriously
A．used B．took C．needed D．liked
A．presents B．dolls C．socks D．gloves
A．refused B．decided C．hesitated D．wished
A．shelter B．nursery C．house D．hospital
A．predicted B．promised C．explained D．discovered
A．out B．behind C．aside D．alone
A．expensive B．cheap C．favorite D．useless
A．collected B．bought C．selected D．demanded
A．deeply B．quickly C．truly D．exactly
A．but B．and C．if D．or
A．quality B．expensive C．sense D．expression