We should show respect to everybody,
especially our elders because they are ahead of us — in age, in wisdom and maturity, in experience and education. Our 36 have done a lot for us, directly or indirectly and most of us 37 everything to their kindness and love.
When we 38 them respect, whether it is by bowing to them, or 39 them with a smile, or offering them any help they need, it is one way of 40 our own love and gratitude to them. 41 , elders have also been through all the years you are 42 and know a little more about the world than you do.
It is 43 that you do not agree with the belief of your elders, but this is nothing new. All younger generation
s have always 44 with their e
lders and it is these differences that bring changes in human 45 . However much you disagree with them, give them credit for their 46 .
With changing times and 47 influences, youngsters no longer know what is interpreted as disrespect to elders. Youngsters should 48 express their views and if there are arguments, they should not 49 their voices.
If there is no space on sofas or chairs, child
ren will immediately 50 their places, and sit on the carpet. In buses and trains, youngsters are 51 to give up their places to older people. This is not a 52 of who has more rights. It is simply that those who are younger have the strength to bear 53 , or tolerate unpleasantness, so it is natural to show consideration to those who are older and perhaps at a 54 disadvantage.
When you do simple things as a mark of respect, elders become 55 that youngsters care for them, and they respond with affection and kindness.
A.youngsters B.elders C.parents D.juniors
A.devote B.owe C.pay D.contribute
A.show B.explain C.exhibit D.point
A.greeting B.receiving C.declaring D.showing
A.expressing B.describing C.sending D.suggesting
A.However B.Therefore C.Besides D.Though
A.experiencing with B.going through C.suffering from D.worrying out
A.maybe B.likely C.possible D.probably
A.quarreled B.dealt C.lived D.disagreed
A.community B.organization C.society D.public
A.experience B.reality C.emotion
A.cultural B.special C.environmental D.position
A.quietly B.slightly C.silently D.coldly
A.rise B.raise C.support D.force
A.give away B.get rid of C.give up D.send out
A.expected B.forced C.needed D.reminded
A.doubt B.question C.wonder D.challenge
A.suffering B.upset C.trouble D.discomfort
A.serious B.light C.heavy D.slight
A.aware B.alive C.knowing D.sensible
Some years ago the captain of a ship was very interested 36 medicine. He always 37 medical books to sea and liked to talk about different diseases. One day a lazy sailor on his ship pretended 38 ill. He lay on his bunk(铺位) and groaned as if he 39 very sick. The captain came to see him and was very pleased to have a patient to40 . He told the man to rest for a few days and41 the other sailors do his work. Three days later 42 sailor pretended that he had43 with his chest. 44 the captain looked in his medical books and told the “sick” man 45.
The other sailors were very 46 because they had47 work to do. The patients had the best food and laughed at their friends when the captain was not 48 .49 the mate(大副)decided to punish the sick men and mixed up some soap, soot(烟灰), glue and other unpleasant things. Then he got50 from the captain to give his new medicine to the “sick” men. When they tasted the medicine, they really did feel ill. It was 51horrible that one of the patients jumped out of his bunk, ran up on deck and climbed the 52 mast(桅杆)on the ship. The captain 53 that the men had tried 54 him. So he made them 55 very hard for the rest of the ship on the sea.
A.on B.for C.at D.in
A.fetched B.carried C.had D.got
A.be B.was C.to be D.being
A.will be B.were C.is D.should be
A.look for B.look in C.look back D.look after
A.got B.took C.sent D.made
A.other B.the other C.another D.other’s
A.something wrong B.wrong something C.anything wrong D.wrong anything
A.Before long B.Once more C.Suddenly D.Certainly
A.to drink some water B.to eat something C.to have a rest D.to do more work
A.pleased B.sorry C.angry D.surprised
A.more B.much C.lots of D.little
A.out B.at home C.present D.appear
A.At first B.At the beginning C.At last D.At the end
A.agreement B.permission C.permit D.promise
A.very B.much C.so D.quite
A.highest B.high C.higher D.very high
A.heard B.heard of C.realized D.guessed
A.cheating B.cheat C.cheated D.to cheat
A.worked B.to work C.work D.working
Even though it was only October,my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more__36__ waiting for the final school bell. Upon its__37__ everyone would run for their coats and go home,everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often__38__ what kind of home life David had,and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so__39__for the cold winter months without a coat,boots,or gloves. But something made David__40__.I can still remember he was always__41__a smile and willing to help. He always__42__ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much.He__43__ just simply smile and ask what else he could do,then thank me for letting him stay and slowly__44__ home.
Weeks passed and the__45__ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of__46__ before the holiday break. I smiled in__47__ as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David__48__ standing by my desk.
“I have something for you,”he said and__49__from behind his back a small box.__50__ it to me,he said anxiously,“Open it.” I took the box from him,thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my__51__ I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said,“The box is nice,David,but it’s__52__.”
“Oh,no. It isn’t.” said David.” It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes___53__ I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given__54__ to. After that Christmas,David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning__55__the little empty box set on my desk..
A.anxious B.courageous C.serious D.cautious
A.warning B.ringing C.calling D.yelling
A.scolded B.wondered C.realized D.learned
A.modestly B.naturally C.inaccurately D.inappropriately
A.popular B.upset C.special D.funny
A.expressing B.delivering C.wearing D.sharing
A.practised B.wandered C.studied D.stayed
A.would B.should C.might D.could
A.aim at B.turn to C.put off D.head for
A.argument B.excitement C.movement D.judgment
A.school B.year C.education D.program
A.relief B.return C.vain D.control
A.weakly B.sadly C.quietly D.helplessly
A.searched B.found C.raised D.pulled
A.Holding B.Handing C.Sending D.Leaving
A.delight B.expectation C.appreciation D.surprise
A.cheap B.empty C.useless D.improper
A.as B.until C.because D.though
A.advice B.support C.attention D.command
A.from B.behind C.over D.towards
Cheerful Charlie was a very special boy. When he was still in his mother’s tummy(肚子), she had had an accident, which 36 that Charlie couldn’t walk. But that had never been a(n) 37 for him; he had always been happy. When he became older, they had started calling him Cheerful Charlie because of his joyful and 38 nature. He really brightened everything up for those around him.
There wasn’t a postman, or a taxi driver who wasn’t 39 to see Charlie. “Cheer up, Mr Postman, that way you’ll 40 more letters today!” he would say, or “That was great, Mr Taxi Driver. You 41 that thing better than anyone else.” He also had great ideas and 42 for everything; and he shared them so 43 that, just about every day in that town, someone did a great job, or 44 something new, thanks to Charlie’s ideas.
One day, though, he came up against a real 45 . A young boy came to town on his holidays. He was known as Waterworks and was a real crybaby. No matter what Charlie said to him, Waterworks would always find some 46 to be sad: “I don’t have many sweets…my parents didn’t buy me that toy…” Everything seemed so bad to him. But Cheerful Charlie wasn’t going to be 47 , and he kept spending more time with Waterworks, 48 trying to cheer him up, just as he did with everyone.
Then, one day, when they were together in the street, someone 49a pie from a window above by chance, and it landed 50 on Charlie’s head. He got such a fright that he couldn’t even move his lips. He was speechless, and 51 Waterworks was just about to cry, he 52 Charlie’s happy words so much that he finally said, “Wow, Charlie, that’s a nice clown mask (小丑面具) you just 53 !”
On saying those words, Waterworks felt so 54 that he finally understood why Charlie was always so happy and cheerful. He realized that he was so used to Charlie’s enthusiasm that he couldn’t help but see the fun 55 of everything.
A.reflected B.meant C.told D.predicted
A.problem B.mistake C.excuse D.topic
A.sensitive B.humorous C.responsible D.enthusiastic
A.surprised B.moved C.pleased D.disappointed
A.send B.write C.print D.find
A.paint B.play C.park D.repair
A.theories B.solutions C.comments D.impressions
A.eagerly B.carefully C.quickly D.generously
A.cleared B.noticed C.enjoyed D.invented
A.difficulty B.surprise C.risk D.disaster
A.means B.reason C.method D.value
A.let down B.taken up C.set free D.driven away
A.hardly B.quickly C.constantly D.specially
A.aimed B.moved C.threw D.dropped
A.ahead B.right C.almost D.even
A.because B.but C.therefore D.although
A.missed B.loved C.envied D.disliked
A.set on B.put on C.build up D.make up
A.ordinary B.sorry C.good D.curious
A.result B.wonder C.side D.influence
“My name’s Jim Shelley and I’m an addict(有瘾的人)…”
With these words I began to 36 the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people 37 , from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I 38 to be phoned, I wanted to phone. Just one more call.
It started socially-a few calls each day. It seemed 39 , just a quick chat. Gradually though, the 40 got worse. Soon it was 41 use, until, finally, addiction. And it began to affect(影响) my 42 . During the day I would disappear for 43 call. If I couldn’t make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more 44 , in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, 45myself just one more call.
I was phoning people and 46messages to make sure 47calls would see me through the day. I used to arrive at friends’ homes and before the door was closed, go straight for the phone with the 48“Is it OK if I just use the phone…?” At work, I became 49 when my fellow workers tried to 50 me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss (with the phone). Finally, the police caught me 51 a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was 52to see a psychiatrist(心理医生).
I haven’t 53 a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it’s several days 54 I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are 55people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.
A.face B.find C.accept D.notice
A.now and then B.all the time C.at home D.at work
A.tried B.asked C.waited D.invited
A.polite B.important C.fine D.special
A.condition B.situation C.result D.effect
A.frequent B.regular C.unusual D.particular
A.friends B.study C.family D.work
A.a quick B.a secret C.an expected D.an extra
A.hopeful B.delighted C.frightened D.anxious
A.forcing B.telling C.giving D.limiting
A.leaving B.taking C.passing D.recording
A.long B.immediate C.enough D.surprising
A.saying B.demands C.wish D.words
A.careful B.mad C.determined D.helpless
A.save B.reduce C.protect D.stop
A.destroying B.using C.stealing D.emptying
A.offered B.guided C.ordered D.reminded
A.missed B.had C.received D.fixed
A.as B.when C.if D.since
A.always B.just C.more D.different
Mr. Flower was well-known around for growing the best flowers of the year and his four glass-houses were taken good care of. These glass-houses were close to a public path, which was always used ___36__ children and young people walking to and from __37__. Boys of about thirteen years of age, especially, were often tempted(尝试) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flower’s __38__ . They managed to resist the temptation(抵制诱惑) when Mr. Flower was around, but the temptation often seemed to be too __39__ when Mr. Flower was __40__ to be seen. For this reason, Mr. Flower did his best to be __41__ his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school days.
However, it was not always possible for him to be on guard at these times. Mr. Flower had tried __42__ to prevent(阻止) the damage to his glass; but nothing that he had done had been__43__. He had been to the school to complain(抱怨) to the headmaster, but this had not done any__44__. He had hidden in the bushes(灌木丛) and __45__ those boys that threw stones __46__ his garden, but the boys could run __47__ faster than he, and they even __48__ at him at a distance(距离). He had even walked along the path and picked up all those __49__ that he could find so that the boys would have nothing to __50__, but they soon found others, or threw lumps of earth instead.
Then just as he had given __51__ hope of winning the battle(战斗), a truly wonderful __52__ came up to him. He set up a large notice board made of good strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses __53__ it could be clearly seen from the path. On the board he painted the __54__ : DO NOT THROW AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flower had no __55__ .The boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice board than at the glass-houses.
A.to B.by C.of D.with
A.factory B.office C.school D.work
A.bed-rooms B.living-room C.reading-room D.glass-houses
A.strong B.weak C.limited D.strange
A.impossible B.unable C.possible D.somewhere
A.far away from B.in or close to C.into or out of D.at or out
A.in no way B.in a way C.in the way D.in many ways
A.successful B.cheerful C.wonderful D.careful
A.harm B.wrong C.good D.wonder
A.watched B.walked to C.waited for D.run after
A.towards B.over C.out of D.into
A.many B.much C.more D.lots of
A.laughed B.looked C.called D.surprised
A.earth B.sticks C.stones D.branches
A.pick up B.catch C.play with D.throw
A.in B.off C.out D.up
A.idea B.friend C.guest D.word
A.where B.there where C.on which D.there
A.announcement B.words C.sentences D.message
A.peaceful times B.further trouble C.more happiness D.questions