Four years ago,an accident took my wife away and I had to take care of our youny child . There was one particular night, when I had an __36__ at work. Therefore, I __37_ cooked an egg and left my sleepy child alone at home.
It was very late when I __38__. With just a brief hug and kiss for my child, I went stright into the room, without having dinner. __39__, when I jumped into my bed , all I heard and felt was broken sounds and __40__ liquid. I opened my blanket, and there _41__ the source of the “problem”—a broken bowl with noodels and a mess on the bed.
I was so _42_ that I rushed into Loe’s room and gave him a good spanking. He __43__ cried but didn’t ask for mercy, except a short explanation.
“Dad, I was _44__, but you were not back yet, so I wanted to cook some noodles.But I remembered that you __45_ me not to touch or use the kitchen without any __46__ around; therefore, I __47__ the shower and used the hot water to cook the noodles.However, I was __48__ that the noodles would turn cold, so I put it under the__49__ to keep it warm __50__ you return. But I forgot to remind you.”
I went towards my son to give him a(n) __51__ hug and asked him to sleep. Then I began to _52__ the mess on the bed. When everthing was done, I passed my son’s room, and saw that he was still __53__ while looking at his mother’s photo.He cried not for the __54__ on his little body. After this _55__, I have tried to give him both the love of dad and mum.
A．accident B．emergency C．action D．excuse
A．easily B．slowly C．carefully D．hurriedly
A．returned B．left C．completed D．remembered
A．Otherwise B．Besides C．Therefore D．However
A．warm B．cold C．smelly D．boiling
A．found B．lay C．formed D．linked
A．excited B．sad C．moved D．angry
A．merely B．never C．hardly D．really
A．thirsty B．hungry C．curious D．anxious
A．threatened B．reminded C．astonished D．suggested
A．child B．partner C．adult D．friend
A．put on B．picked up C．set off D．turned on
A．afraid B．sad C．surprised D．sorry
A．desk B．blanket C．chair D．bed
A．after B．if C．till D．unless
A．brief B．abrupt C．tight D．friendly
A．clear up B．put down C．take on D．send off
A．sleeping B．writing C．reading D．crying
A．wound B．effect C．comfort D．pain
A．fight B．quarrel C．incident D．communication
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
As a child, I started learning to play the piano, my favorite musical ,but I was forced to give up when I started my middle school I could concentrate more on my studies.
It’s one of my biggest to stop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today. During the following years, I kept telling my piano teacher that I would . However, I didn’t keep my promise because I was with my study. I lost touch with my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. I was very sad because I lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gentle person. It hurts me to think she may have been that I never returned. I haven’t taken lessons since then but to be honest, I to. Sitting at the piano, I couldn’t help recalling many -- times of my practising at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher me after I played entire pieces of music wrong in front of her colleagues. I was so that I could hardly say anything. But her helped ease my shame. These memories, , good or bad, never caused my for playing the piano again.
This thought then led me to think that is like music, and that we all try to play different in the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch(音高) is when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. that we sing the songs of joy, quietness and love. Though I may never make it back to piano lessons, it doesn’t that I’ve stopped making music.
A．instrument B．performance C．room D．stage
A．because B．so that C．now that D．for
A．successes B．regrets C．decisions D．hobbies
A．play B．graduate C．leave D．return
A．occupied B．angry C．satisfied D．patient
A．Actually B．Constantly C．Suddenly D．Gradually
A．astonished B．glad C．disappointed D．amazed
A．liked B．needed C．wanted D．decided
A．dreams B．expressions C．words D．memories
A．instructed B．hurt C．punished D．respected
A．frightened B．moved C．embarrassed D．excited
A．happiness B．satisfaction C．comfort D．sigh
A．instead B．meanwhile C．therefore D．however
A．hope B．courage C．feeling D．effort
A．life B．learning C．attitude D．enjoyment
A．cards B．sports C．roles D．games
A．hard B．wonderful C．surprising D．complex
A．unique B．boring C．common D．similar
A．necessary B．strange C．possible D．important
A．matter B．mean C．report D．appear
It was a beautiful and sunny spring day. I had just finished my daughter to the airport to catch an early morning flight. My sons and I went to a restaurant for breakfast before we home. After eating we got into the car and of the parking lot. The restaurant was at the of a hill. At the bottom was a stop sign, so we found at the end of a long line of traffic waiting while only one car onto the main road at a time.
As I looked down, my eyes an elderly man standing by the stop sign. His clothes were old. The man held a board with the words “Need Help Please!” on it. My heart went out to him and I myself in his situation. As car after car turned onto the road without stopping for him, I my wallet to see whatever cash was left in it. As I was pulling it out of my , I saw a young girl walk up to him. She was carrying a bag full of take-out food from the I was just at. I saw that the old man the young lady and smiled as she gave him a hug.
, a horn (喇叭) from the car behind made me realize that I hadn’t been moving forward, this simple choice for kindness had caught my attention and my heart. By the time I arrived there, both the man and the lady who had helped him were . I felt a bit disappointed. , as I drove home the sun seemed to shine even brighter.
A choice is such a(n) thing. It can touch a heart and change a life. Each day we are given a thousand . May you make all of yours for . May you make your whole life a choice for love and joy.
A．driving B．picking C．calling D．bringing
A．travelled B．walked C．returned D．left
A．took out B．pulled out C．pushed out D．dropped out
A．top B．from C．side D．middle
A．it B．themselves C．itself D．ourselves
A．changed B．turned C．joined D．put
A．stared B．shot C．caught D．focused
A．tired B．poor C．healthy D．strange
A．imagined B．felt C．realized D．woke
A．looked for B．cared for C．paid for D．reached for
A．box B．shirt C．trousers D．pocket
A．airport B．restaurant C．car D．hill
A．thanked B．introduced C．interviewed D．shook
A．Especially B．Carefully C．Luckily D．Suddenly
A．before B．after C．because D．if
A．losing B．gone C．missed D．going
A．Otherwise B．But C．So D．However
A．powerful B．terrible C．unimportant D．useful
A．opinions B．times C．choices D．chances
A．politeness B．kindness C．happiness D．business
Have you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for often. achieving what you set out to do is not the most important thing.
A boy decided to dig a hole behind his house. As he was ,a couple of old boys stopped by to give a/an . “What are you doing？” asked one of the .“ I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” the boy excitedly. The older boys began to , telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was . After a while, the boy picked up a jar(罐子). He it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and ,“Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, ___ look at what I’ve found during this period! ”
The boy’s goal was far too ，but it did cause him to go on. And that is what a goal is____ --to cause us to move in the we have chosen, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you short of your aim, maybe you can say“ Yes, but look at I’ve found along the way! So many wonderful things have my life because I tried to do something!” is in the digging that life is lived. It is a joy on the that really makes sense.
A．small B．big C．deep D．wide
A．working B．playing C．moving D．wondering
A．hand B．look C．tool D．order
A．visitors B．girls C．friends D．neighbors
A．dug B．answered C．admitted D．debated
A．laugh B．shout C．attack D．explain
A．dangerous B．illegal C．impossible D．unnecessary
A．took B．gave C．passed D．showed
A．excitedly B．happily C．confidently D．successfully
A．but B．or C．so D．and
A．good B．difficult C．clear D．common
A．with B．on C．for D．in.
A．road B．way C．path D．direction
A．every B．each C．all D．both
A．begin B．end C．start D．finish
A．reach B．fall C．find D．set
A．whether B．when C．where D．what
A．come i B．got into C．devoted to D．turned to
A．That B．This C．It D．There
A．life B．goal C．failure D．journey
Ban the Band(乐队)
Every year,our school has a dance for all the students.It’s a little funny seeing friends in clean shoes and trousers or colorful ______,instead of the usual school uniform.
Most of us think the dance is great ____ ---even the teachers enjoy being there._____,two weeks ago someone said that there would be no ______ band this year ---only CDs.
“I don’t ____ it!”Amy cried out during the lunch break.
“Someone said the school couldn’t ____ a band,and they think it’s too noisy anyway/”added Daniel.
“Well,I don’t think it’s ____ enough without a band!”declared Angela.”and I’m going to see what can be done.”
Angela was as good as her ____.In the afternoon she went to see the school headmaster who agreed to give the ____ some more thought.And he suggested that one ____for having a band was to increase the price of each ticket from $5 to $10.Angela had to _____ out whether the students would like to do that.
“I need all of you to help me,”she ____to our group before school the next day.”Mr.Berry gave me a list of all the names,and suggested we ask each one their ____ about the band and the extra cost.”
______ the day we asked around as Angela suggested,and wrote down peoples’s feelings about the band and the cost.We were amazed how much ____ there was for the band and everyone agreed to pay the extra $5.
“I’m surprised,”smiled Mr.Berry,when we gave him the ____.”I realty thought that only a few people ____ their band and that the cost would be too high.OK.Angela,your next ____is to find a good band and line them up for the dance. ”
Angela was all smiles and ____ the news to Amy and Daniel.”You’re ____,”smiled Daniel to Angela as he thought how close they came to having a less than perfect dance.
A．shapes B．dressed C．flowers D．pictures
A．fun B．work C．effort D．progress
A．Besides B．Otherwise C．However D．Therefore
A．new B．live C．foreign D．marching
A．mean B．need C．accept D．believe
A．lead B．serve C．afford D．form
A．good B．clear C．useful D．easy
A．look B．behavior C．mind D．word
A．schedule B．situation C．view D．action
A．possibility B．concern C．decision D．chance
A．call B．find C．carry D．point
A．admitted B．replied C．apologized D．announced
A．knowledge B．instruction C．opinion D．information
A．On B．For C．By D．During
A．trust B．money C．support D．care
A．results B．notices C．questions D．examples
A．welcomed B．wanted C．defended D．invited
A．task B．business C．exercise D．duty
A．showed B．wrote C．broke D．read
A．amusing B．interesting C．exciting D．amazing
I met Chandra Rekha Shrestha，a visually damaged girl，on the way to Shanti Nagar. She was walking down the road with her white stick，and I saw her walking into a muddy ____.Had she continued，she might have ____ into the water. Not wanting this to happen，I stopped my ____ and called out，“There’s a hole in front of you，Chandra. If it’s all right with you，I’ll ____ you to your place.”
She happily ____.I took her bag so she could climb on my motorbike. We talked about her profession and ____，and I discovered she was on her way to Tinkune for a teacher’s training program.
Chandra had called me a couple of times since our ____ meeting. However，I had been unable to meet her ____ my busy schedules.____，reuniting at the Kathmandu Mall，she said，“If you hadn’t given me your business card，I wouldn’t have called you.” We talked about a range of issues，and I came to ____ that Chandra possessed a deep knowledge which would challenge that of many ____ fit people.
Although she has a mother and three brothers，Chandra has been ____ on her own for the past years. She cooks for herself and washes her own clothes while ____ to teach every morning at Anam Nagar’s Rudramati Primary School. While doing her ____，she tries to remember people，places，and things in order to manage her daily life. She is a(an) ____ person，telling me that she made the decision to live alone after her ____ said they would take turns to look after her each month. Chandra felt this would ____ her. Chandra’s main source of information is through her ____，learning about various news as they are broadcast.
Chandra lost her eyesight as a baby and had to learn how to survive at an early age.I really ____ her confidence and the way she carried herself in her life.Thank you，Chandra Rekha. You have reminded me of what truly matter in life but are ____ lacking in our city.
A．pavement B．passage C．hole D．freeway
A．climbed B．landed C．flown D．fallen
A．car B．truck C．motorbike D．bus
A．pass B．drop C．take D．fetch
A．allowed B．expected C．replied D．accepted
A．study B．job C．celebration D．travel
A．happy B．unexpected C．sudden D．strange
A．due to B．in addition to C．instead of D．in spite of
A．Friendly B．Fortunately C．Finally D．Steadily
A．discover B．encourage C．persuade D．suppose
A．mentally B．appropriately C．physically D．naturally
A．living B．lying C．waiting D．staying
A．managing B．recognizing C．allowing D．reducing
A．practice B．housework C．effort D．homework
A．stubborn B．reliable C．confident D．intelligent
A．sisters B．uncles C．brothers D．aunts
A．hurt B．weaken C．ruin D．frighten
A．TV B．radio C．calculator D．computer
A．follow B．show C．notice D．admire
A．finally B．recently C．mostly D．simply