I paid 30 yuan for a watermelon the other day. When I ate it at home I found it more bitter than sweet. I was 36 to throw it away for it cost me money 37 . But to eat it was a 38 thing no better than tasting goldthread(黄连)
Things like this 39 occur in our daily life. For example, last week when going on a tour we failed to find the 40 we had been seeking. 41 we were so uncomfortable as if on pins and needles(如坐针毡).In such a case we had better 42 home immediately, but most of us tourists still chose to 43 our way until we finished visiting all the scenic spots, 44 actually we did not quite enjoy them.
If we 45 , we’ll get nothing; we would have spent money 46 .If we don’t give up, what we’ve got is something to cause suffering or pain, or 47 disaster. Since that’s the case, why are we still unwilling to 48 with it? The only 49 _ is: it means money.
Then what 50 __does money contain? Its importance lies in none 51 __the following two aspects: (1) it can be used for our living;(2) it can be used for daily life. When a sum of money that should be able to obtain joy or enjoyment is certain to 52 the purpose, isn’t it wise to give it up? Isn’t it a sort of 53 for money-spending or even for enjoying ourselves?
To abandon and forget a sum of money that is to be of no value or to produce 54 values can be counted as 55 value of money. Isn’t it so?
A．unwilling B．ready C．uncertain D．anxious
A．above all B．after all C．in all D．for all
A．pleasant B．painful C．dangerous D．special
A．regularly B．recently C．hardly D．frequently
A．friendship B．memory C．pleasure D．experience
A．On the whole B．In this way C．In other words D．On the contrary
A．call B．leave C．arrive D．return
A．feel B．continue C．stop D．make
A．because B．since C．although D．unless
A．give away B．give up C．give out D．give in
A．even B．still C．ever D．more
A．stay B．part C．take D．break
A．excuse B．reason C．topic D．ambition
A．value B．message C．secret D．surprise
A．less than B．better than C．rather than D．other than
A．ignore B．serve C．fail D．meet
A．possibility B．mistake C．wisdom D．choice
A．proper B．negative C．wonderful D．various
A．little B．whole C．other D．another
A boy came to a wise man living in a beautiful palace to learn about the secret of happiness. The wise man 31 with everyone in his palace, and the boy had to wait for long before his 32 . But the wise man told him he had no 33 to explain the secret of happiness then. He 34 the boy a teaspoon(茶匙) that held some drops of oil and said, “Please 35 the palace and return in two hours, but 36 this spoon without allowing the oil to spill (洒出).”
The boy wandered around, keeping his eyes 37 the spoon. After two hours, he returned.
“Well”, asked the wise man, “Did you see the wonderful 38 hanging in my dining hall? Did you see the 39 it took the gardener ten years to create? ”The boy’s 40 turned red. He said his only 41 was not to spill the oil.
“Then go back and 42 my palace”, said the wise man, “You cannot 43 a man if you don’t know his house”.
Relieved (放松下来),the boy picked up the 44 and returned to his exploration of the palace; this time observing all of the works of art and all the 45 in the garden. Upon returning to the wise man, he described in 46 everything he had seen.
“But where are the drops of oil I gave you?” asked the wise man. Looking 47 at the spoon he held, the boy saw the oil was48 .
“Well, this is the only 49 I can give you”, said the wise man, “The secret of happiness is to see all the wonders of the world and 50 to forget the drops of oil on the spoon”.
A．argued B．talked C．fought D．played
A．duty B．place C．turn D．distance
A．time B．room C．ability D．idea
A．bought B．made C．lent D．handed
A．get through B．look around C．tear down D．build up
A．carry B．hide C．weigh D．test
A．covered with B．reminding of C．escaping from D．fixed on
A．designs of dishes B．works of art C．vegetables of seasons D．carpets of colors
A．garden B．palace C．city D．hall
A．eyes B．hands C．face D．nose
A．business B．concern C．interest D．regret
A．find B．reach C．protect D．observe
A．trust B．greet C．cheat D．hate
A．chance B．spoon C．oil D．way
A．stones B．marks C．mystery D．beauty
A．trouble B．order C．detail D．return
A．down B．up C．over D．out
A．hot B．cold C．frozen D．gone
A．gift B．news C．advice D．reward
A．also B．even C．never D．always
On my birthday this year, I decided to do something very different. I had been 31 so much and I wanted to reach out to bring happiness to someone else. So, that 32 , I bought some flowers and went to a hospital. I had no 33 who I was going to present the flowers to, but I would find someone who needed 34 .
I asked the nurses in the hospital, who thought it 35 that I didn’t have anyone in particular to see. 36 , they gave me the room number of a(n) 37 lady, who needed some comfort.
I entered the room with the flowers. The elderly woman looked up, staring at me 38 . She was greatly moved when I told her about my 39in being there. She was an amputee(被截肢者) and she explained to me that she was very worried 40 they were going to fit her with prosthetic leg(假肢). She knew that as she was getting used to the “ 41 ”leg, she would be in 42 .
Later, in the following two hours, we 43 a lot and both felt very happy. I 44 until it was dark. I will always remember how 45 she was the moment she received the flowers from me—a 46 . She called me her angel and said she had no more 47 .
I 48 that story with my neighbor and she 49 that she was going to do the same thing on her birthday. And I hope that she will 50 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．week 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．worked B．stood C．stayed D．rested
A．busy B．shy C．disappointed D．moved
A．stranger B．friend C．relative D．doctor
A．fun B．interest C．fear D．challenge
A．repeated B．shared C．learned D．changed
A．agreed B．forgot C．joked D．promised
A．force B．warm C．allow D．encourage
A man was exploring caves by the seashore when he found a bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls．It was like someone had 36 the balls and left them out in the sun to bake．
They didn’t look like much, but they 37 the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him．As he walked along the beach, he 38 the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could．He thought little about it 39 he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open（裂开）on a rock．Inside was a beautiful, precious stone! 40 , the man started breaking open the 41 balls．Each contained a similar treasure．He found thousands of dollars’ 42 of jewels in the 20 or so leftover ones．
Then it 43 him．He’d been on the beach a long time, throwing maybe 50 or 60 of the balls, with their hidden treasure, into the 44 ．Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he 45 have taken home tens of thousands but he had just thrown it away!
It’s like that 46 people．We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, but we 47 see the clay shell．It doesn’t look like much from the 48 ．It isn’t always beautiful or shining, so we 49 it．We see that person as less important than someone more 50 or stylish or well known or wealthy．But we haven’t taken the time to find the treasure 51 inside that person．
There is a treasure in each and every one of us．If we take the time to get to know that person and ask God to show us that person the 52 he sees them, then the clay begins to 53 and the brilliant jewel begins to shine forth．May we not come to the 54 of our lives and find out that we’ve thrown away a 55 in friendships because the gems （宝石） were hidden in balls of clay! May we see the people in our world as God sees them．
A．invented B．rolled C．handled D．bounced
A．confused B．encouraged C．interested D．relaxed
A．dipped B．pushed C．kicked D．threw
A．until B．when C．since D．though
A．Frightened B．Determined C．Excited D．Disappointed
A．shining B．floating C．surviving D．remaining
A．worth B．value C．cost D．wealth
A．shocked B．rejected C．struck D．delighted
A．caves B．waves C．seashore D．storms
A．might B．must C．could D．should
A．with B．towards C．about D．between
A．hardly B．actually C．simply D．luckily
A．distance B．outside C．weight D．pattern
A．removed B．suspected C．ignored D．reserved
A．beautiful B．cautious C．positive D．grateful
A．lost B．hidden C．divided D．mixed
A．moment B．point C．degree D．way
A．come off B．break away C．take over D．fall down
A．sight B．best C．middle D．end
A．relation B．position C．fortune D．memory
I had planted different hot peppers in my garden. A Mexican fellow called Sam worked for me. He_36_ hot peppers, too. It was late summer and a beautiful sunny day. My son, Marcus, eight, and my daughter, Ellen, ten, picked several 37 hot peppers and entered our workroom, with their38 ．They wanted to see if Sam could 39 more hot peppers than I. After a little joking with them we agreed to the contest but they had to 40 ，too. That was not 41 terms for them so they left the room.
They 42 about an hour later with a new proposal and new hot peppers they had just picked． 43 they had reasoned that when a pepper was 44in color it was the hottest kind. Marcus and Ellen would eat the green colored peppers 45 Sam and I would eat the red colored peppers. Giving Sam a wink（使眼色），we 46 . Showing good sportsmanship（体育精神），I had the kids 47 the peppers that Sam and I would eat. They picked the largest two red peppers. Then they picked a 48 green one for themselves. Knowing what was going to 49 ，I told them I would make it 50 for them. I cut one pepper in half and removed the 51 to reduce the heat a little. The contest was one of speed rather than 52 ．Each child had pepper in hand and was 53 to start .
Looking at my 54 I said, OK, on three. One, Two, THREE. So much happened all at once. Tears, screams and spitting running around, the children 55 their mouth with fast waving hands. A short time later, Sam and I agreed that the red tasted better than the green.
A．ate B．liked C．sold D．studied
A．heavy B．colorful C．large D．green
A．proposal B．tricks C．imagination D．plans
A．plant B．pick C．harvest D．eat
A．taste B．participate C．contribute D．share
A．acceptable B．comfortable C．profitable D．tolerable
A．entered B．returned C．responded D．reached
A．Somehow B．Unfortunately C．Unexpectedly D．Anyhow
A．purple B．green C．red D．orange
A．while B．but C．so D．if
A．smiled B．understood C．agreed D．jumped．
A．prepare B．select C．cut D．cook
A．fresh B．small C．delicious D．hot
A．take in B．take on C．take place D．take effect
A．more convenient B．more interesting C．happier D．easier
A．seeds B．leaves C．skin D．flesh
A．time B．skill C．quality D．quantity
A．nervous B．eager C．willing D．glad
A．watch B．children C．partner D．pepper
A．opened B．covered C．fanned D．washed
The day before Father’s Day, Mrs. Berry asked her students to __36 ___ 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 folded (折)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．break B．made C．make D．build
A．face B．heart C．hands D．body
A．doing B．holding C．covering D．making
A．caught B．left C． placed D．lifted
A．alone B．up C．still D．down
A．smile B．tear C．hair D．sweat
A．waited B．worked C．stood D．sat
A． stay B．stop C．understand D．apologize
A．because B．until C．unless D．if
A．just here B．at home C．at once D．at school
A．Who B．What C．Which D．Whose
A．right B．quickly C．wrong D．carefully
A．worst B．favorite C．best D．simplest
A．wild B．useful C．hard D．sweet
A．happy B．regretful C．brave D．easy
A．seemed B．refused C．decided D．promised
A．drawing B．discovery C．recording D．writing
A．teacher B．sister C．daddy D．aunt
A．hope B．wish C．want D．congratulate
A．laughing B．joking C．crying D．worrying