One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the 36 _, the couple went to the front desk hoping to 37 for the night.
“Could you 38 give us a room here?” the husband asked.
The clerk, a 39 man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and 40 that there were three conventions(大会) in town.
“All of our 41 are taken,” the clerk said. “But I can’t send a 42 couple like you 43 into the rain at 1 o’clock in the morning. Would you please be 44 to sleep in my room? It’s not exactly a suite（套房）, but it will be good enough to make you 45 for the night.”
The couple said no politely.
“Don’t 46 me. It is just fine with me,” the clerk told them.
As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk, “You are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel. Maybe someday I’ll build 47 for you.” The three of them had a good 48 .
Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten it 49 he received a letter from the old man. It recalled(使回忆) that stormy night and contained a round-trip（双程的） 50 to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit. The old man met him in New York, and 51 him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street.
He then pointed to a great new 52 there, a palace of reddish stone. “That,” said the old man, “is the hotel I have just built for you to 53_ .”
“You must be 54 ,” the young man said.
“I am sure I am not,” said the old man, the name of 55 was William Waldorf Astor, and the magnificent structure was the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The young clerk, George C. Boldt became its first manager.
A．rain B．anger C．snow D．hunger
A．leave B．go C．stay D．look
A．surely B．possibly C．really D．freely
A．lazy B．bored C．nervous
A．shouted B．explained C．believed D．agreed
A．hotels B．desks C．streets D．rooms
A．nice B．famous C．rich D．common
A．beyond B．off C．out D．under
A．kind B．glad C．good D．generous
A．enjoyable B．helpful C．grateful D．comfortable
A．worry about B．take care of C．make use of D．come up with
A．one B．it C．them D．those
A．sleep B．meal C．laugh D．walk
A．after B．before C．while D．when
A．ticket B．bill C．check D．questionnaire
A．made B．told C．treated D．led
A．building B．car C．bedroom D．place
A．live B．sell C．manage D．rent
A．lying B．joking C．dreaming D．cheating
A．whose B．which C．whom D．who
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Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we 36 realize that those challenges are the very things that 37 us and make us who we are. It is the same with the challenges that come with 38 .
When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two 39 . We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing 40 the challenge isn’ t worth the 41 and call it quits. Although there are certainly 42 when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most 43 all that is needed is 44 and communication.
When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how 45 or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to 46 it and work it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a 47 for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. 48 you can say to a friend, “ I got my feeling hurt,”49 “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.
In dealing with the many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for 50_ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or 51 on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is 52 to get over, and hurt only 53 to make us stronger. It is all part of growing up, it 54 to everyone, and some day you will 55 all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”
A．seem to B．come to C．hope to D．try to
A．design B．promote C．direct D．shape
A．confidence B．pressure C．friendship D．difficulty
A．opportunities B．expectations C．choices D．aspects
A．demanding B．deserving C．predicting D．presenting
A．comment B．loss C．trouble D．expense
A．spans B．times C．dates D．ages
A．cases B．fields C．parts D．occasions
A．assessment B．commitment C．encouragement D．adjustment
A．doubtful B．shameful C．harmful D．painful
A．keep B．control C．face D．catch
A．space B．plan C．topic D．room
A．If B．As C．While D．Unless
A．other than B．rather than C．or rather D．or else
A．what B．who C．where D．which
A．pass by B．come across C．get through D．run over
A．unnecessary B．necessary C．impossible D．possible
A．serves B．means C．aims D．attempts
A．opens B．appeals C．goes D．happens
A．look down on B．look back on C．look forward to D．look up to
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In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 36 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl 37 the mother would not return to her eggs and she 38 to take them home. There she carefully 39 the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days 40 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 41 .
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 42 , to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they 43 , the girl was able to 44 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 45 . The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 46 and in her dreams. Later, she had an 47 : She would pilot a plane to guide them in 48 . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（组装）a small aircraft for her.
Caring about 49 safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not 50 or follow him, and 51 slept in the grass.
One day, the girl 52 into the plane, started it and soon left the 53 . Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 54 flapped（拍打）their wings and 55 . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.
A．managed B．attempted C．happened D．supposed
A．realized B．expected C．imagined D．admitted
A．helped B．decided C．afforded D．meant
A．placed B．protected C．treated D．examined
A．ago B．out C．later D．long
A．family B．lake C．home D．world
A．But B．Also C．Thus D．Still
A．increased B．improved C．rose D．grew
A．ask B．lead C．want D．allow
A．fly B．race C．swim D．sing
A．asleep B．away C．around D．awake
A．idea B．opinion C．explanation D．excuse
A．sky B．heaven C．flight D．plane
A．his B．her C．their D．its
A．respect B．remember C．recognize D．receive
A．so B．instead C．hardly D．too
A．climbed B．looked C．reached D．fell
A．house B．floor C．water D．ground
A．secretly B．disappointedly C．patiently D．eagerly
A．looked away B．set out C．went by D．turned back
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Wouldn't it be great if we didn't have to remember passwords (密码) ever again？If we could just sit in front of our computers and be 21 logged in (登录? Crave mentions how NECSoft BiodeLogon system uses face recognition technology to log you on to Windows, rather than using a 22 All you need is a webcam and your pretty face to 23 your PC. No more 24 , confusing passwords to remember or change every few months.
After doing a little research, I found this type of 25 already available to consumers via a relatively 26 application called FaceCode. The 27 requires the use of a webcam to recog- nize and log PC users into their systems. You can add as many 28 as you want, provided they each have a Windows account. If the system 29 to recognize your 30 , you can recall the Windows user name and password by using a hot-key combination.
A．automatically B．personally C．correctly D．occasionally
A．face B．password C．software D．system
A．access B．connect C．recognize D．remember
A．simple B．complicated C．special D．useful
A．computer B．technology C．password D．application
A．independent B．infrequent C．inexpensive D．instant
A．account B．consumer C．designer D．software
A．users B．passwords C．systems D．computers
A．begins B．tries C．fails D．stops
A．account B．name C．password D．face
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When I was a girl, in the deserts of Somalia（索马里）, my family was nomadic（游牧的）, 36 with our animals, and leading a happy life．
I was about thirteen 37 my father called me at the end of a hot day．“Come and 38 here．” He said．“I’ve found you a 39 ! We have arranged that he will 40 me five camels．“ That night I ran away．I was 41．For almost three weeks, I walked
42 the desert, and finally I got to my auntie’s house in Mogadishu．Auntie’s husband was an ambassador（大使）, and in a few months I 43 Britain to work at his London house．
One day a 44 called Michael Goss saw me in the street．He took my picture and the photographs were 45 ．“You should try and do 46 ,” he told me．When my aunt and uncle 47 Africa, I stayed in London．I found a place to stay and got 48 at McDonald’s before I took Michael Goss’s photographs to an agency one day．They 49 me to a studio, and my picture appeared 50 of the Pirelli calendar．Soon after that, the agency got me 51 in the James Bond film The Living Daylights．
That was seven years ago．Since then I’ve done modeling all over the world and I’ve had frequent52 in magazines such as Vogue and Elle．I have 53 hosted the US music program Soul Train．
Once 54 five camels, now I can 55 up to ₤5000 for one day’s work．I have gone from the bottom to the top．
A．working hard B．living together C．looking after D．moving around
A．when B．after C．as D．before
A．listen B．sit C．work D．see
A．business B．boss C．husband
A．support B．provide C．share D．give
A．excited B．worried C．frightened D．surprised
A．around B．through C．inside D．beyond
A．flew to B．stayed in C．chose D．left
A．director B．editor C．photographer D．writer
A．satisfied B．beautiful C．well-mannered D．young
A．designing B．photographing C．dressing D．modeling
A．moved to B．changed for C．returned to D．started for
A．sent B．wanted C．ordered D．informed
A．in the list B．on the cover C．in the ads D．on the page
A．a rise B．a job C．a part D．an actress
A．interviews B．performances C．visits D．appearances
A．already B．even C．yet D．still
A．looking after B．feeding C．worth D．as much as
A．pay B．spend C．give D．earn
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Red roses were her favorites, her name was also Rose. And every year her husband sent them, tied with pretty bows. The year he died, the roses were still 26 to her door.
Each year he sent her roses, and the 27 would always say, “I love you even more this year, than last year on this day.” My love for you will always 28 , with every passing year. “She knew this was the last time 29 the rose would appear. Her loving husband did not know that he would 30 . he always liked to do things early. Then, if he got too busy, 31 would work out fine.”
A year went by, and it was 32 to live without her mate. Then, the very hour, as on Valentines before, the doorbell rang, and there were roses, sitting by her door. She brought the roses 33 , calling the florist shop. The owner answered, and she asked him , if he would explain, why would someone do this to her, 34 her such pain?
“I know your husband passed away, more than a year ago,” The owner said, “I knew you’d 35 , and you would want to know. “ “ The flowers you received today, were36 in advance.” “Your husband always planned ahead, he left nothing to chance.”
She thanked him and 37 the phone, her tears now flowing hard. Her fingers shaking, as she slowly reached to 38 the card. Inside the card, she saw that he had written her a note. This is what he wrote: “Hello my love, I know it’s been a year 39 I’ve been gone, I hope it hasn’t been too hard for you to overcome.” “I know it must be lonely, and the pain is very 40 . for if it was the other way, I know how I would feel. The love we shared 41 everything so beautiful in life. I loved you more than words can say.”
“You were my friend and lover, I know it’s only been a year, 42 please try not to grieve.
I want you to be happy, 43 when you shed your tears. That is why the roses will be sent to you for years.”
“ When you get these 44 , think of all the 45 that we had together, and how both of us were blessed. I have always loved you and I know I always will. My love, you must go on, you have some living still.”
A．passed B．shown C．presented D．delivered
A．note B．message C．line D．information
A．disappear C．grow D．keep
A．that B．when C．which D．what
A．pass by B．pass away C．pass down D．pass on
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．happy B．meaningful C．hard D．impossible
A．in B．out C．along D．up
B．healing C．causing D．killing
A．ask B．wonder C．doubt
A．booked B．grown C．planted D．designed
A．picked up B．turned up C．held up D．hung up
A．buy B．get C．read D．write
A．when B．that C．before D．since
A．so B．but C．though D．still
A．even B．only C．merely D．just
A．roses B．belongings C．congratulations D．remarks
A．sadness B．disappointment C．happiness D．sufferings