It was a cold winter day that Sunday. The parking lot to the 36 was filling up quickly. I noticed, as I got out of my car, fellow church members were 37 among themselves as they walked in the church. As I got 38 , I saw a man leaning up against the wall outside the church. He was almost lying down 39 he was asleep. His hat was 40 down so you could not see his face. He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too 41 for his feet, with holes all over them and his toes 42 out. I guessed this man was 43 and asleep, so I walked on 44 through the doors of the church. We all talked for a few minutes, and someone 45 the man lying outside. People whispered but no one took 46 to ask him to come in, 47 me. A few moments later church began. We were all waiting for the Preacher(牧师) to take his 48 and to give us the Word, 49 the doors to the church opened. In 50 the man walking down the church with his head down. People gasped and whispered and made 51 . He made his way down the church and up onto the pulpit(讲坛) where he took off his hat and coat. My heart 52 .
There stood our preacher……he was the “homeless man”. The preacher took his Bible and 53 it on his stand.
“ 54 , I don’t think I have to tell you what I am preaching about today. If you 55 people by their appearance, you have no time to love them.”
A．school B．lecture C．park D．church
A．arguing B．whispering C．stating D．speaking
A．closer B．clearer C．lower D．farther
A．even though B．so that C．as if D．even if
A．dragged B．pulled C．dropped D．pushed
A．big B．bad C．ugly D．small
A．reached B．went C．stuck D．ran
A．homeless B．hopeless C．helpless D．careless
A．out B．by C．across D．from
A．invited B．mentioned C．took D．called
A．pleasure B．measure C．courage D．trouble
A．except B．besides C．without D．including
A．turn B．place C．time D．seat
A．when B．before C．as D．after
A．rushed B．hurried C．came D．entered
A．decision B．choices C．faces D．jokes
A．sank B．fell C．broke D．failed
A．threw B．set C．laid D．folded
A．Brothers B．Folks C．Supporters D．Members
A．judge B．hate C．treat D．test
I live in Albuquerque and I used to give much money to the homeless around, feeling sorry for their misfortune. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge ---36--- and hardly any income. ---37---, I stopped giving and became very bitter.
Several years later, things started to ---38---. I became ---39--- enough to have a home, and ---40--- a backyard, and I started to pull myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the ---41---, “ Will work for food. ” I ---42---. My daughter asked why I no longer helped the people in ---43---. I replied, “ Honey, they just use that money for ---44--- or other bad things. ” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was ---45--- to pick up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner and something deep inside ---46--- me to help him. So I stopped my car , and he ran over with enthusiasm. He said, “ God bless you, I only need 77 cents. ” I ---47--- into my ashtray and ---48--- enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.
Greatly shocked by this ---49---, I gave him all the money in the ashtray. He ---50--- with joy and tears in his eyes, “ You just made it ---51--- for me to see my mom for Christmas ! The bus offering this great sale is ---52--- right away ! ” It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best ---53--- in life_____giving. It also ---54--- me that nothing is a coincidence, ---55--- everything has meaning.
Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the ___11___ had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t __12___, they would have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who ___13___, but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, but just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was ___14___ about her. She went to bed too__15___. The night before the first exam, Barbara __16___ that she have an early night and take a __17___ pill（药丸）. She promised to wake her up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her ___18___ kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of ___19___, she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination ___20____, but she couldn’t answer any of the questions. Everyone around her was writing pages and gages. Though she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write about . She kept looking at her ___21____. Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences, ___22____ and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started ___23___. Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she ___24___ up. She was still in bed and it had all been a ___25____ dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.
A．teachers B．students C．classmates D．schools
A．prepare B．miss C．join D．pass
A．succeeded B．failed C．ended D．called
A．excited B．frightened C．worried D．pleased
A．early B．late C．heavily D．eagerly
A．insisted B．hoped C．ordered D．wished
A．sleeping B．resting C．exciting D．breathing
A．hand B．eye C．mind D．body
A．her sister B．her parents C．the lessons D．the medicine
A．result B．marks C．desk D．paper
A．watch B．textbook C．sister D．subject
A．gave up B．put off C．look around D．think over
A．examining B．leaving C．copying D．crying
A．raised B．woke C．stood D．cheered
A．nice B．wonderful C．terrible D．special
Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Brett’s jeans and full of burn holes.
Tired and defeated, I 31 to the floor. The clothes were just one more thing Brett had 32 . He often got almost everything in the house out of 33 . Many windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking 34 to steal money when he chose to live on the street. Yet none of this could compare to the emotional 35 Brett had done to our once quiet home.
Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. During the next few years I had dealt with Brett a 36 as possible, but inside I was shouting. “I don’t want him in my house another day, Lord! I just can’t 37 him!” Having wiped my tears, I continued 38 him as before.
When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall(少管所). After that, my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping 39 teens.
At the 40 ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had41 the most to him or her. Brett spoke 42 to his parents and then spoke to me, “You did so much. You were always there, no matter 43 . My mom and dad, I was their kid. But you,44 troubled enough by me, always 45 me such love. And I want you to know I love you for it.”
46 , I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me 47 .
At that moment, tears 48in my eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for 49 . Although I had struggled with silent 50 toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions. Love is action. We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives, but we can love them.
A．sat B．sank C．bent D．dropped
A．ruined B．lost C．torn D．broken
A．danger B．place C．trouble D．order
A．off B．in C．up D．away
A．pain B．injury C．damage D．harm
A．patiently B．willingly C．strictly D．rudely
A．forgive B．educate C．stand D．control
A．parenting B．pardoning C．comforting D．feeding
A．lazy B．troublesome C．disappointing D．careless
A．opening B．official C．victory D．graduation
A．afforded B．meant C．supplied D．owed
A．lovingly B．sadly C．proudly D．nervously
A．where B．how C．what D．who
A．unless B．although C．because D．when
A．cost B．lent C．taught D．showed
A．Astonished B．Puzzled C．Encouraged D．Interested
A．surely B．roughly C．tightly D．fiercely
A．fell B．flowed C．moved D．gathered
A．pity B．happiness C．luck D．success
A．love B．anxiety C．anger D．car
Twelve years ago yesterday, my mother gave birth to the most beautiful girl. 31 , we were later given the 32 that this little girl, who was three and a half months old, would only have 14 days on the earth. It’s hard to understand what 
kind of33 you have when you find out that you’re 34 something that you don’t even know.
As time went on, the number of days kept growing, which gave us 35 . When the doctors said that we could take her home
, that was 36 reality hit. We had no 37 .
I am from a small town with 38 hospitals, but when you don’t have money, you just don’t have it. My mother tried for days to get the money, but nothing 39 each time. A caseworker(社会工作者) was even doing her best. It’s 40 that it almost felt as if we had to 41 a baby from the hospital.
One day the caseworker walked into her boss’s office to 42 again. As she walked out,43 down yet again, out of nowhere a man walked up to her. He 44
her a handful of money and said, “Please give this to the lady in 45 , so she can take her daughter home.” She looked down at her hand with tears in her eyes. As she looked back up to thank him, he was 46 . They searched all over that hospital and he was no where to be 47 .
Thanks to the guy that I will 48 know, we could take hom
e that 49 baby girl that was only given 14 days to live, and celebrated her 12th birthday yesterday. I am grateful to this man and feel that his act of 50 should be shared with everyone.
A．Besides B．Otherwise C．However D．Therefore
A．idea B．news C．order D．point
A．character B．friendship C．habit D．feeling
A．losing B．wasting C．explaining D．gaining
A．hope B．freedom C．trouble D．information
A．how B．where C．when D．whether
A．car B．knowledge C．shelter D．money
A．modern B．small C．large D．good
A．came up B．set up C．made up D．gave up
A．interesting C．impossible D．sad
A．save B．buy C．visit D．protect
A．apologize B．research C．try D．interview
A．let B．moved C．knelt D．fell
A．took B．paid C．handed D．lent
A．danger B．need C．reward D．advance
A．gone B．shy C．disppointed D．proud
A．avoided B．found C．persuaded D．stopped
A．even B．still C．almost D．never
A．beautiful B．naughty C．nervous D．dangerous
A．courage B．gentleness C．kindness D．politeness
When I smoked with my family, I would feel so 36 and good that nothing else in the world seemed so 37 . I thought that smoking weed (烟草) was okay since many of my family members and people at my school smoked. 38 ever happened to them. 39 I started smoking weed a lot more during lunch and after school. I never thought 40 of it. At that time I just wanted to smoke. Then I began to 41 in school. I would 42 classes, come home late and spend all my money. I would spend 43 8 to 18 dollars a day. I never thought 44 that marijuana (大麻) had a bad effect on those things. Maybe my coming to class high (神智恍惚) was the reason why I was failing or coming home late. As I continued to smoke marijuana, I began to notice that I would always have the strong desire to smoke and that I would get 45 cigarettes if I smoked those, but I don’t. 46 I have learned more about marijuana, I have 47 the amount of marijuana that I use. I don’t want marijuana to be the most important in my life. I’m not smoking every day, and not spending as much money. Since I have 48 on my habit, I am 49 more money. I’m ready to go back to school and do good, so that I can make myself 50 . Everyone is always saying how weed 51 your mind and how it solves problems. I think it only brings more 52 . Marijuana is not good for your body or your brain. I’m not trying to tell you not to smoke, I’m just letting you know that marijuana can be 53 to your health, and 54 it may cause some long term negative (负面的) effects. Help yourself now, before it is too late. I don’t want to lecture anyone, just 55 my experience with you.
A．worried B．relaxed C．disappointed D．moved
A．important B．common C．interesting D．funny
A．something B．Everything C．Nothing D．Anything
A．By the way B．Now and then C．In my opinion D．For a time
A．too much B．a little C．too often D．any more
A．get ahead B．fall behind C．come across D．make up
A．give B．have C．attend D．cut
A．at least B．at most C．no more than D．as little as
A．once B．twice C．again D．further
A．used to B．paid for C．lost in D．ready for
A．as if B．Even if C．Now that D．As long as
A．reduced B．increased C．bought D．continued
A．broken down B．cut down C．turned off D．cut off
A．wasting B．spending C．making D．saving
A．less B．more C．better D．worse
A．excites B．fills C．repairs D．destroys
A．problems B．pleasure C．convenience D．excitements
A．helpful B．useful C．dangerous D．strange
A．in the beginning B．in the distance C．in the long run D．in the past
A．tell B．explain C．regret D．share