Many years ago I drove a taxi for extra money. I drove mainly from the downtown to the 16 , beside the Greenwood Racetrack which was in operation at that time.
Each time a taxi drove up to the station, many kids would run along the 17 to the passenger door. One 18 kid would open the passenger door and say, “ 19 , sir.” The passenger would always say thanks and give the kid a 20 on his way from the taxi to the entrance of the track. It was a routine that everybody knew.
One day I noticed a boy, who was 21 than most of them but was pushed away by even the smallest kid. He never pushed back. 22 , he would even step aside when others pushed forward. But he never 23 .
Then one morning as I was 24 to the sidewalk, all the other kids were running after a taxi 25 mine. They didn’t notice mine.
The boy saw me and walked toward my taxi. As I pulled up I made sure that I stopped in a 26 with the passenger door right beside him. He 27 the passenger door with a flourish(夸张动作) and said, “Good luck at the track, sir.”
28 , the man did not tip him a quarter. Instead he 29 , “Get out of my way!” He pushed him aside so 30 that the boy fell on the sidewalk and I knew he was badly hurt. I got out of my car quickly 31 find that the man disappeared in the crowd.
So I looked for the kid. I decided to give him $20 for all his 32 . But he was far up ahead, walking out of the station 33 . The traffic policeman waved at me to get my car going. 34 , I never saw him again. I’d like to find him one day and tell him that if only he had stuck around a little longer I would have given him a whole $20.
I learned an important lesson from the boy. When things seem so 35 that you are ready to give up, that is the time when things are most likely to turn around for you.
A．school B．station C．office D．hospital
A．sidewalk B．way C．track D．step
A．strong B．tall C．lucky D．active
A．Stop B．Welcome C．Help D．Good luck
A．smile B．tip C．hug D．prize
A．short B．bigger C．weaker D．smarter
A．In fact B．In general C．In total D．In case
A．gave in B．gave away C．gave up D．gave off
A．pushing up B．speeding up C．keeping up D．pulling up
A．above B．beside C．in front of D．over
A．position B．car C．tree D．situation
A．closed B．opened C．kicked D．knocked
A．Therefore B．So C．However D．Then
A．smiled B．wept C．advised D．shouted
A．hard B．softly C．sweetly D．slowly
A．and to B．but to C．only to D．so as to
A．strength B．efforts C．courage D．work
A．nervously B．anxiously C．madly D．silently
A．So far B．From then on C．Once more D．Just then
A．unavoidable B．poor C．hopeless D．challenging
Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe．I had been abroad a couple of times， 36 I could hardly claim to know my way around the continent．Moreover， my 37 of foreign languages was 38 to a little college French．
I 39 ．How would I，unable to speak the language and totally 40 with local geography or transportation systems， 41 interviews and do research? It seemed 42 ，and with much regret I sat down to write a letter begging 43 ．Halfway through，a thought ran through my mind：you can’t learn if you don’t 44 ．So I accepted the assignment.
There were some bad news. But by the time I had 45 the trip I was an experienced46 ．And ever since，I have never hesitated to 47 for even the most remote places，without guides or even 48 bookings，confident that somehow I will 49 .
The point is that the new，the 50 ，is almost by definition scary．But each time you try 51 ，you learn，and as the learning piles up，the world 52 to you.
I’ve 53 to ski at 40，and flown up the Rhine River in a balloon．And I know I’ll go on doing such things．It’s not because I’m 54 or more daring than others. I’m not. But I’ll accept anxiety as another name for 55 and I believe I can accomplish wonders．
A．though B．and C．but D．since
A．knowledge B．view C．target D．experience
A．forced B．limited C．reduced D．increased
A．left B．doubted C．paused D．hesitated
A．get up B．put up C．set up D．cheer up
A．impossible B．possible C．easy D．disturbing
A．away B．down C．off D．for
A．ask B．try C．practice D．accept
A．finished B．started C．reserved D．cancelled
A．traveler B．reporter C．writer D．thinker
A．take B．head C．make D．change
A．careful B．free C．professional D．advanced
A．lose B．win C．manage D．remember
A．different B．same C．old D．bad
A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
A．sticks B．comes C．opens D．drinks
A．learned B．hoped C．forgotten D．attempted
A．weaker B．braver C．worse D．luckier
A．trouble B．failure C．victory D．challenge
------Have you known each other for long?
------ Not very, ________we started to work in the ABC Motor Company.
A．before B．since C．when D．after
It is interesting how NASA(美国航空航天管理局)chose their astronauts for landing them on the moon. They chose men 26 the age of twenty and thirty-five. There were about fifty of them, Many were 27 air pilots. 28 were scientists with two or three degrees. NASA telephoned each man they were going to choose; told him the plans and the 29 they might get in. They then asked him if he was willing to be trained as an astronaut. “How could any man 30 such an exciting job?” One of them said, “Dangerous? Of course. It’s dangerous 31 most exciting”
The health and physical condition of 32 was, of course, very necessary. 33 those in very good health and physical condition were chosen.
While being trained to be astronauts. They went through many 34 . They studied the star and the moon, and they also studied geology, the science of rocks. This was necessary 35 astronauts would have to look for rocks on the moon. They would try to find rocks which might help to tell the 36 of the moon. They were all 37 to fly in helicopters （直升飞机）。These helicopters landed 38 down to give them some experience of the way the spaceship would 39 land on the moon , They were also taught the 40 facts about the conditions in space. They learnt all the technical details of the spaceships and rockets. They visited the scientists and engineers who 41 them. They visited the factories where they were 42. They learnt how every 43 of a space-ship and its instruments work. They also learnt every detail of ground-control 44 .
In a word, to be chosen as an astronaut. One must be in good health, 45 in science and good at piloting.
A．at B．between C．of D．on
A．experienced B．old C．trained D．young
A．None B．Few C．Others D．They
A．dangers B．sadness C．hardship D．troubles
A．accept B．receive C．offer D．refuse
A．but B．if C．though D．however
A．the scientists B．men C．pilots D．Young people
A．As B．Only C．If D．Or
A．jobs B．places C．courses D．ways
A．for B．because C．since D．So that
A．story B．Background C．Age D．name
A．shown B．trained C．told D．let
A．straight B．straightly C．indirectly D．directly
A．possibly B．likely C．actually D．really
A．not known B．well-known C．unknown D．known
A．drew B．produced C．designed D．made
A．repaired B．built C．developed D．fixed
A．part B．movement C．machine D．body
A．house B．stop C．system D．station
A．well-done B．well-fed C．well- kept D．well-informed
Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant her life was in constant 1 .
Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very small: finding a donor heart that 2 Maria’s blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept 3 hospitals all over the country.
Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble 4 from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a 5 of the hospital, crying.
“Are you okay?” a man asked.
Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her story. This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t 6 it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to 7 something from herself. Could her
8 go to Carmen’s mother?
After reviewing the data, doctors 9 Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother. They were able to 10 the transplant.
That cold night, when Cheryl was 11 dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was 12 for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried.
On New Year’s Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl’s 13 with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”
One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria 14 with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was 15 in another loving mother’s chest.
A．change B．danger C．disorder D．pain
A．matched B．replaced C．controlled D．cooperated
A．finding B．phoning C．hoping D．interrupting
A．leaving B．taking C．walking D．Carrying
A．corner B．bed C．man D．nurse
A．put B．support C．pass D．make
A．save B．recycle C．donate D．separate
A．heart B．mind C．organ D．spirit
A．informed B．introduced C．congratulated D．reminded
A．give up B．carry out C．search after D．put off
A．noticed B．predicted C．found D．declared
A．praying B．begging C．thinking D．expecting
A．funeral B．operation C．conference D．anniversary
A．passed away B．woke up C．left behind D．went on
A．active B．alive C．conveyed D．Transformed
I’m Monty Don. Though I’m a host and writer now, I had an unhappy study experience actually. I changed 21 many times.
I first went to school at five. None of my teachers or classmates liked me, because I always gave them a lot of 22 . I once put a worm in a girl's pocket. When I was seven, I was asked to 23 the school. Then I was sent off to a boarding school. I missed my 24 very much at first; I didn't want to leave once I returned home. Later I met a very 25 teacher, who cared for me and helped me with study. He was also the 26 person to encourage me to act and write. At 13, I moved to Malvern College, but I was kicked out at 15 for 27 school rules. Then I went to another school where I failed my English A level. In fact, I didn't like studying.
I finally 28 that life shouldn't be like this. So I retook the 29 and got an A grade. And more 30 , I made a decision: to go to college, so I began to 31 for the entrance exam. I 32 passed the exam and went to Cambridge to read English. I met my wife there and I was 33 I made that decision, otherwise I wouldn't have had a happy family. Looking back on what I've 34 , I come to know that if you devote yourself to it, nothing is 35 .
A．schools B．majors C．jobs D．directions
A．attention B．respect C．trouble D．help
A．leave B．join C．visit D．describe
A．friend B．childhood C．teacher D．family
A．rude B．good C．terrible D．new
A．first B．youngest C．last D．right
A．following B．changing C．misusing D．breaking
A．guessed B．doubted C．remembered D．realised
A．lesson B．exam C．photo D．position
A．difficultly B．effectively C．importantly D．likely
A．prepare B．call C．wait D．hope
A．suddenly B．unluckily C．accidentally D．finally
A．sorry B．proud C．glad D．afraid
A．written B．experienced C．seen D．concerned
A．strange B．perfect C．impossible D．false