As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were staring 36 at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with 37 , beautiful and dangerous.
The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had 38 the top, using the southern route. But no one had ever dared to try a winter climbing up the 39 side. But now one man was daring to try the 40 route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy.
For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him 41 . Now they were waiting to see his 42 . If he planned to 43 the next day, he would light a green signal. A red light would mean that he was 44 .
A tiny green light 45 high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people 46 .
The next day he 47 his way upward. He was so lonely and so tired! But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the 48 light.
In the morning, Bonatti looked up. He could not see the top, but he knew he was 49 there. 50 the climb was painful, he moved up.
Bonatti had spent months 51 for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and 52 to climb to the top?
He was finally at the top! News about his 53 was radioed to the world.
The trip down the southern 54 was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the " 55 ", and would be well remembered as a climber of all time.
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A.up B.down C.back D.forward
A.green trees B.flowers C.rocks D.ice and snow
A.passed B.reached C.climbed D.watched
A.eastern B.western C.northern D.southern
A.different B.difficult C.easy D.same
A.anxiously B.carefully C.patiently D.eagerly
A.signal B.flag C.face D.figure
A.go down B.come back C.go on D.give up
A.turning around B.turning back C.moving up D.in danger
A.raised B.rose C.disappeared D.appeared
A.cheered B.shouted C.laughed D.jumped
A.stopped B.abandoned C.continued D.ended
A.green B.yellow C.blue D.red
A.already B.surely C.almost D.no longer
A.Because B.Though C.Since D.When
A.asking B.planning C.preparing D.training
A.money B.wish C.effort D.skill
A.victory B.climb C.courage D.thing
A.pace B.route C.path D.passage
A.necessary B.great C.important D.impossible
Once a man and his wife worked for a businessman. There was a big box in the businessman’s living room. The businessman pointed at the box and said, “There’s only one thing you mustn’t do. Don’t open the box.” After saying this, he the living room.
The woman said to her husband, “There must be something expensive in the box. Let’s it, shall we?” Her husband said no to her.
The woman didn’t give up her . One day, she decided to find out what was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box and looked .She found nothing in the box and tried hard to close it, she failed.
That evening the businessman came home and found the box was .He was very angry and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.
“But there was nothing in the box,” the woman said. “We haven’t taken anything .” The businessman shouted at them, “The box is not important. I cannot believe you. That’s important!”A.leftB.enteredC.went to
A.openB.closeC.clean
A.workB.adviceC.idea
A.insideB.outsideC.down
A.soB.andC.but
A.lostB.openC.empty
A.at onceB.at lastC.at all
It took place at the Biltmore Hotel, which, to my eight-year-old mind, was just about the fancies place to eat.My , my mother, and I were having lunch after a morning spent shopping.I ordered a Salisbury steak.When brought to the table, it was by a plate of peas.I do not like peas now.I did not like peas then.I have always hated peas.And I was not about to eat them now."Eat your peas," my grandmother said.
"Mother," said my mother in her voice."He doesn't like peas.Leave him alone."
My grandmother did not reply.She in my direction, looked at me in the eye, and said the words that changed my life: "I'll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas."
I had absolutely no idea of the coming . I only knew that five dollars was an enormous, nearly amount of money, and as awful as peas were, only one plate of them stood between me and the of that five dollars.I began to force the terrible things down my .
My mother was very angry.My grandmother had that look of someone who has thrown down an unbeatable trump card(王牌)."I can do what I want, Ellen, and you can't stop me." My mother glared at her mother.She glared at me.
I, of course, kept shoving peas down my throat.The made me nervous, and every single pea made me want to throw up, but the magical image of that five dollars before me, and I finally swallowed down every last one of them.My grandmother handed me the five dollars in a(n) way.My mother continued to glare in silence.And the ended.Or so I thought.
My grandmother left for Aunt Lillian's a few weeks later.That night, at dinner, my mother served my favorite foods.Along with them came a big, steaming bowl of peas.She offered me some peas, and I certainly .My mother fixed me with a cold as she put a huge pile of peas onto my plate.Then came the words that were to me for years.
"You ate them for ," she said."You can eat them for love."
What possible argument could I gather against that? There was none.I ate them that day and every other time they were thereafter.
A.grandmother B.sister C.brother D.father
A.covered B.accompanied C.replaced D.ruined
A.passively B.particularly C.sincerely D.certainly
A.warning B.pleasant C.terrific D.bored
A.came B.walked C.leaned D.waved
A.harmful B.fateful C.truthful D.grateful
A.appetite B.doom C.fortune D.criticism
A.unacceptable B.uncertain C.unimaginable D.undeniable
A.possession B.thought C.reference D.offer
A.mouth B.face C.stomach D.throat
A.interested B.surprised C.offensive D.self-satisfied
A.peas B.glares C.words D.gestures
A.floated B.faded C.escaped D.rolled
A.peaceful B.showy C.hurried D.encouraging
A.incident B.silence C.lunch D.shopping
A.hesitated B.accepted C.declined D.complained
A.hand B.voice C.look D.eye
A.push B.benefit C.trouble D.cheer
A.money B.pressure C.fun D.love
A.awarded B.refused C.served D.mentioned
At the edge of a forest, stood a big tree. Its branches spread out majestically (庄严地) and so did its roots. It people from the sun under its shady leaves, and provided to countless birds and other small creatures in its branches. It was very excited with activity all the time.
At the foot of the tree grew a little plant. The plant was tall, thin, graceful and easily , and tended to fall over at the of the slightest wind.
One day, the two neighbours were having a little chat.
“ Well, little one, ” said the tree to the plant, “ Why do you not plant your feet deeply in the ground, and raise your head in the air as I do?”
“ I see no need to do so,” the plant with a smile. “ , I think I may be safer this way.”
“ Safer!” sneered (讥讽) the tree. “ Are you that you’re safer than I am? Do you know how deep my roots are , how thick and strong my trunk is? two men hold hands they would not be able to surround my trunk. Who could possibly pull me out by the roots or my head to the ground?”
And the tree turned away from the plant in .
But the tree was to its words very soon. One evening a great hurricane in the region. It threw the trees off their roots and almost completely destroyed the forest. It uprooted the tree and it away with great force.
When the storm had passed, the villagers living nearby the damage. Strong trees that had once almost touched the sky, were now reduced to stumps (残根)or . The dead animals were found everywhere in the .
But there was one . The little plant. The plant had been moved from side to side under the hurricane, and bent completely. But when the hurricane ended, it sighed and stood upright again.
No trace remained of its powerful neighbour .
A.hide B.protect C.prevent D.defend
A.shade B.food C.shelter D.space
A.broken B.destroyed C.grown D.planted
A.reach B.blow C.touch D.knock
A.bravely B.straightly C.gratefully D.delightedly
A.explained B.shouted C.said D.whispered
A.Gradually B.Actually C.Generally D.Finally
A.concluding B.finding C.guessing D.suggesting
A.placed B.hidden C.buried D.planted
A.Even if B.Although C.Because D.When
A.put B.bow C.lead D.get
A.anger B.surprise C.belief D.relief
A.keep B.regret C.break D.follow
A.blew B.arrived C.arose D.appeared
A.turned B.pushed C.threw D.blew
A.counted B.saw C.observed D.surveyed
A.worse B.more C.less D.better
A.tree B.forest C.plant D.plain
A.plant B.example C.exception D.tree
A.then B.finally C.gradually D.Though
When I was in my teens,I knew my mother had problems seeing.Although she had a white cane(拐杖),she to use my sister and me as sighted guides.We were often by other kids and often I found myself why me.
When I reached my sixteenth year,I started having sight problems my own.As I struggled with my impending(即将发生的)sight loss,I gained a new and better of my mother.As a single parent she did things I used to consider ,but now I understand. For example, my sister went out,I had to stay home to help my mom.She to be alone.
As the years passed and I became a parent,my sight ,but I refused to believe that I would go It wasn’t until my oldest son the same illness and needed my support that I accepted my .
Since then I have been actively using the of the CNIB(Canadian National Institute of the Blind).I now use a white cane and I carry a card showing I am a registered blind person.Without the services of the CNIB.I feel 1 wouldn’t have had the to do the things for myself that keep me independent.
Having the love and support from my husband and children has my determination and independence.It has allowed me to pursue my love of writing and to make a for myself.I am very for it.
Going blind is an awful affair, with love and support you can find your inner and overcome it.
A.hated B.preferred C.stopped D.began
A.made fun of B.looked up to C.knocked down D.cheered up
A.wandering B.wondering C.discussing D.telling
A.in B.For C.On D.of
A.understanding B.view C.look D.point
A.unimportant B.necessary C.unfair D.favorable
A.while B.if C.Although D.for
A.Hated B.1iked C.appreciated D.hesitated
A.improved B.lessened C.deepened D.worsened
A.deaf B.dumb C.blind D.lame
A.developed B.infected C.became D.formed
A.situation B.difficulty C.condition D.decision
A.help B.services C.support D.suggestion
A.carefully B.rudely C.frankly D.legally
A.opportunities B.1uck C.ability D.ambition
A.Won B.achieved C.strengthened D.solved
A.plan B.Career C.Promise D.mistake
A.sorry B.helpful C.Grateful D.useful
A.and B.so C.Thus D.but
A.strength B.energy C.force D.Weakness
I recently visited London and traveled on the tube while I was there. Apart from the people , almost everybody else was on their phones, and because of the nature of the tube, it is difficult not to see what they are all doing. Of course, being it is difficult to get any signal, which rules out texting or using the Internet, there is still plenty you can use your phones for. People were playing , reading articles and listening to music, and I’m sure that as soon as they from the train station they would start texting, calling or checking their emails. There is a constant to everyone in the world, you have a mobile phone in your hand.
Recently, my smart-phone broke and had to be to the warehouse for for a week or so. In the meantime I had to use a really , basic phone just to keep in touch with my family and friends. All I could do on this phone was send , make calls and play one game. And I loved it. I loved being free from the Internet, and I really didn’t mind not having constant about what my friends were doing or what the latest celebrity story was. It was quite and it allowed me to spend more time my surroundings—I could my time in London more, for example, and I could watch the people around me and really see what was going on.
, I knew that as soon as I got my smart-phone back I would be one of those people once again, to finding out what everyone is doing and my time playing games or checking social network sites. Perhaps I should just go back to using the basic phone and I ever got my smart-phone back...
A.present B.asleep C.disabled D.opposite
A.exactly B.carefully C.immediately D.sensitively
A.crowded B.faraway C.outdoors D.underground
A.and B.but C.so D.or
A.cards B.records C.games D.jokes
A.survived B.differed C.suffered D.emerged
A.approach B.connection C.access D.communication
A.as far as B.as long as C.as soon as D.as well as
A.given away B.left behind C.sent off D.sold out
A.change B.recycle C.repair D.use
A.cheap B.familiar C.modern D.old
A.e-mails B.massages C.photos D.signals
A.actions B.worries C.updates D.complaints
A.boring B.embarrassing C.inspiring D.refreshing
A.getting across B.looking after C.taking in D.thinking about
A.cost B.enjoy C.waste D.save
A.However B.Instead C.Otherwise D.Therefore
A.opposed B.equal C.addicted D.blind
A.burdening B.devoting C.sparing D.wasting
A.insist B.forget C.deny D.Admit