I didn’t cry when I learned I was the parent of a disabled child. I just sat still and didn’t say anything.
When Jenny was old enough, I sent her to a kindergarten（幼儿园）. On the first morning, Jenny spent hours playing by herself. It seemed that she felt very(41).
However, to my joy, Jenny’s classmates always (42) her, “You got al your speling words right today!”In fact, her speling list was the (43). Later, she faced a very painful (44) —— at the end of the term, there was a game which had (45) to do with physical education. But Jenny was (46) in it.
My husband and I were anxious about the day. I wanted to let my child stay home! But my heart wouldn’t let me off that easily. So I (47) a pale, unwiling Jenny onto the school bus.
At the kindergarten, I was quite worried because of her (48) action, Jenny would probably hold up her team. The game went wel until it was time for the sack（麻袋）race. Surely Jenny would find it (49). Now each child had to climb into a sack, jump to the finishing line, return and climb out of the sack. I noticed Jenny standing near the end of her line of players.
But as it was her turn to join, a change took place in her (50). The talest boy behind Jenny placed his hands on her waist（腰）. Two other boys (51) in front of her. The moment the player before Jenny stepped out from the sack, the two boys (52) the sack suddenly and kept it open while the tal boy lifted Jenny and (53) her into it. A girl nearby took her hand and supported her (54) Jenny got her balance. Then she jumped forward, smiling and proud. In the cheers of the teachers, schoolmates and parents, I silently thanked the warm, understanding people in life who made it (55) for my disabled daughter to be like her felow human beings. Then I finaly cried.
A．excited B．lonely C．happy D．weak
A．greeted B．expected C．encouraged D．folowed
A．easiest B．longest C．smalest D．tidiest
A．choice B．problem C．result D．exam
A．nothing B．anything C．everything D．something
A．forward B．fast C．behind D．up
A．threw B．pushed C．knocked D．fixed
A．slow B．quiet C．quick D．secret
A．school B．family C．team D．heart
A．ran B．lay C．walked D．stood
A．picked up B．gave up C．cut up D．made up
A．drove B．hid C．put D．hit
A．when B．until C．after D．unless
A．popular B．special C．necessary D．possible
Every Friday night, Winston would stand at the gate of the railway station, playing his violin . He smiled to everyone and many people put money into the in front of him. One day, Winston showed up and put his hat on the ground as usual. But from what he always did in the past days, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground.
It --Last night, a gentleman named George Miller left an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come soon, Mr. Miller. About half an hour later, a middle-aged man rushed to Winston in a hurry and said, “It’s you! I know you are an man and will certainly be here.”
Winston asked, “Are you Mr. Miller? Did you lose anything?” “A lottery ticket!” answered the middle-aged man. Winston then it to the man. Yesterday when the man knew that his was worth $ 500,000, he was so _______! Then he realized that he threw the ticket together with the money into the young man’s hat!
Someone asked Winston, “You play the violin to make . Why didn’t you keep the ticket and take the prize for yourself?” Winston replied, “Though I don’t have much money, I live happily now. But if I honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”
A．angrily B．silently C．happily D．confidently
A．hat B．bag C．paper D．ground
A．usual B．different C．free D．tired
A．said B．told C．spoke D．talked
A．interestin B．able C．energetic D．honest
A．returned B．offer C．sent D．sold
A．watch B．clothes C．ticket D．car
A．puzzled B．excited C．nervous D．sad
A．friends B．fun C．money D．mistake
A．have B．remove C．find D．lose
Everyone is good at something, but some people are truly talented(有天赋的). It’s always interesting other people show their talents. Today talent shows are getting more and more popular. All these shows have one thing in common: They try to look for the best singers, the most talented dancers, the most exciting magicians, the actors and so on. All kinds of people join these shows. But can play the piano the best or sing the most beautifully? That’s up to you to decided. people watch a show, they usually play a role in deciding the winner. And the winner always gets a very good prize.
However, not enjoys watching these shows. Some think that the lives of the performers up. For example, some people say they are poor farmers, but fact they are just actors. , if you don’t take these shows too seriously, are fun to watch. And one great thing about them is that they give people way to make their dreams come true.
A．watch B．to watch C．watching D．watches
A．good B．well C．better D．best
A．who B．how C．whose D．which
A．Unless B．After C．When D．Before
A．anybody B．everybody C．nobody D．somebody
A．made B．is made C．are making D．are made
A．on B．with C．by D．in
A．However B．But C．And D．So
A．they B．their C．them D．theirs
A．the B．an C．a D．/
You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. In fact, an English dictionary you today wasn't made until the Qing Dynasty(清朝).Three men did most of the important work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary. The for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in1857.Twenty -two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor(编者)of its new dictionary.
Murray had never been to . At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank . he become a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small house in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o'clock and in the small house several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was adding（增加)words for the letter"A"! He worked on the dictionary he was very old. Forty-four years later, in1928, other editors finished the dictionary.
A．use B．write C．copy D．miss
A．easy B．boring C．early D．dangerous
A．spell B．invent C．collect D．make
A．way B．idea C．use D．prize
A．school B．cinema C．village D．college
A．Later B．Long before C．So far D．Ever since
A．sold B．built C．broken D．drawn
A．read B．wrote C．worked D．thought
A．already B．still C．usually D．always
A．if B．because C．until D．since
My mother only had one eye. And because of this, I never wished her to show up in my school, being afraid that my classmates would I had an ugly mother.
One day, I was terribly ill at school. My mother came.“Your mom only has one eye?!” asked some of my classmates. I was so .I wished my mother would just from this world. “If you make me teased(嘲笑)，why don’t you just die?” I shouted at her, taking no notice of the sad look on her face. My mother just handed me some medicine and left without saying .
At that time, I felt to say what I always wanted to say, and I didn’t think I had hurt her feelings very much. That night I saw my mom in her room, so quietly, as if she was afraid that she might wake me. Even so, I hated her tears from one eye. I made a : I must study hard and leave my mother.
Years later my dream came true. I was quite successful and lived happily. I never thought of going back to see my “ugly” mother one day I got a letter, which said, “My son… I’m sorry I only have one eye. When you were little, you got into a(n) and lost your eye. As a mom, I couldn’t stand watching you live with only one eye. So I gave you . I never regretted what I did because I love you…”
I cried out aloud. Only then did I realize how beautiful my mother was!
A．run out B．put out C．come out D．find out
A．happy B．embarrassed C．cool D．pleased
A．disappear B．change C．come D．go
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．worried B．bad C．good D．angry
A．cooking B．working C．reading D．crying
A．decision B．difference C．suggestion D．mistake
A．if B．unless C．until D．though
A．accident B．appointment C．university D．habit
A．yours B．myself C．mine D．yourself
Bobby was sitting out in his back yard in the snow. The thin shoes he wore had a few holes in them and they did a job of keeping out the cold. Try as he might， he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmas gift.
Ever since his father had passed away three years ago， his mother worked nights at the hospital， but the small money she made could be enough for their needs.
Although the family was short of money， they made up for in love and family unity instead. The children the household (家庭) when their mother was away. All three of Bobby’s sisters had already made beautiful gifts for their mother.
It was Christmas Eve already， and he had nothing. Bobby started to walk down to the street. He walked from shop to shop. Everything seemed so beautiful and so out of . Suddenly he found something shinning on the ground. He reached down and a shiny dime (一角币). Never before has anyone felt so as Bobby did at that moment. He held his new found treasure and went inside a flower shop， but his excitement quickly turned cold when he saw the of flowers.
When the owner asked if he could help him， Bobby the dime and asked if he could buy one flower for his mother as a Christmas gift. The shop owner looked at Bobby and his ten cent ， and said， “You just wait here and I’ll see what I can do for you.”
The shop owner returned holding 12 red roses. “That will be ten cents， young man，” he said.
Bobby’s heart beat fast. Slowly， he moved his hand to give the man his dime and for his home.
Then the shopkeeper’s wife appeared. “Where are the roses you were fixing?”
The shop owner replied， “While I was setting up things to open the shop， I thought I heard a voice telling me to set aside a dozen of my best roses for a special gift. When I saw that little boy tonight， I knew who that voice was.”
A．good B．poor C．serious D．clear
A．nearly B．normally C．typically D．hardly
A．did B．controlled C．ran D．operated
A．reach B．mind C．sight D．breath
A．examined B．checked C．discovered D．received
A．crazy B．safe C．cool D．rich
A．prices B．names C．colors D．kinds
A．noticed B．presented C．explained D．collected
A．allowing B．choosing C．serving D．offering
A．looked B．headed C．searched D．drove