A man had a little daughter—an only and much-loved child. He lived ___21__ her—she was his life. So when she became ill, he became like a man moving 22 and earth to bring about her restoration to 23 .
His best efforts, 24 , proved 25 and the child died. The father became a bitter loner, 26 himself away from his many friends and refusing every 27 that might restore his calm and bring him back to his normal self. But one night he had a 28 .
He was in heaven, 29 a grand presentation of all the little child angels. They were 30 in a line passing by the Great White Throne. Every white-robed angelic child 31 a candle. He noticed that one child’s candle was not lighted. Then he saw that the child with the 32 candle was his own little girl. 33 to her, he seized her in his arms, 34 her tenderly, and then asked, “ 35 is it, darling, that your candle alone is unlighted?”“Daddy, they often relight it, but your tears always 36 .”
Just then he awoke from his dream. The lesson was clear, and its effects were 37 . From that hour on he was not a loner, but associated freely and 38 with his former friends and colleagues. 39 would his darling’s candle be extinguished(熄灭) by his 40 tears.
A．in B．with C．out D．for
A．hospital B．planet C．heaven D．doctors
A．health B．happiness C．recover D．consciousness
A．though B．however C．otherwise D．therefore
A．successful B．rewarding C．vain D．admired
A．escaping B．protecting C．preventing D．shutting
A．meeting B．activity C．examination D．donation
A．plan B．dream C．thought D．intention
A．imaging B．informing C．hearing D．witnessing
A．marching B．waiting C．running D．jumping
A．took B．brought C．carried D．fetched
A．bright B．dark C．flash D．splendid
A．Flying B．Advancing C．Rushing D．Moving
A．patted B．touched C．stared D．pointed
A．what B．when C．who D．why
A．put it down B．put it off C．put it out D．put it on
A．immediate B．wonderful C．significant D．emergent
A．contentedly B．cheerfully C．disappointedly D．unhappily
A．No wonder B．Not really C．No longer D．Not likely
A．useless B．sympathetic C．miserable D．pitiful
Last summer, my class and I were lucky to visit the German city of Nuernberg. It was a(n) __________ experience, because we had the chance to do special_________ , to live with the local people, and to see the sights in that beautiful city. The reasons we ___________ there were to work and to improve our spoken _________ . We spent two weeks there, and each of us lived in different homes and had __________ work. I’ll tell you what I did! I ________ in a well-known travel agency that___________people from all around the world and organized___________in the south of Germany, different kinds of events, visits to festivals, and ________ for tourists and businessmen.
I ________ the first week working in a(n) _______ including one Japanese, two Australians and four Americans. The most _______ thing that we experienced was traveling through __________on the Danube(多瑙河) by _____ and visiting the beautiful cities and towns along the way. Besides being a guide, I had to_________files in time, send faxes and _______other services for clients(顾客). In the second week, I worked a lot on the computer and ______ out different little tasks. The people who worked with me were very _________, and helped me explore different interests.
My experience was great, ________ not everybody enjoyed it there. In any case, I _______you arrange a similar experience for yourself. It’s the kind of experience that helps you get to know the world.
A．tiring B．ordinary C．painful D．great
A．trips B．jobs C．holidays D．courses
A．left B．flew C．went D．Sent
A．German B．Japanese C．English D．French
A．different B．same C．similar D．simple
A．taught B．studied C．lived D．worked
A．cared B．accepted C．invited D．received
A．trips B．meetings C．programs D．dinners
A．guides B．charges C．meals D．orders
A．missed B．wasted C．spent D．cost
A．part B．group C．formation D．agency
A．moving B．amazing C．interesting D．admiring
A．Italy B．France C．Europe D．England
A．ship B．bus C．taxi D．train
A．put up B．watch out C．apply for D．deal with
A．prevent B．multiply C．provide D．demand
A．brought B．took C．carried D．worked
A．kind B．strange C．familiar D．humorous
A．but B．and C．thus D．when
A．think B．suggest C．promise D．permit
December was always a busy month for our women’s Sunday school class. However, my classmates and I still wanted to do a special together that would really serve a good cause.
“We could at a homeless shelter,” Linda suggested when I asked before class.
“Or send care cards to our soldiers overseas,” said Kelly. “And we could joy to our neighbors right here in town.”
“They’re all good ideas,” I said as we our lesson. “But which one do we pick?”
At the end of the class, as always, we shared our answers again. Katie had made it on time, and she had seemed distracted (分心) during the lesson. But now she told us, “My family could really get your kindness. My husband still hasn’t found full-time work. We’re falling with the rent. I’ve looked everywhere, but I haven’t been able to find a job.” Katie her face in her hands. I knew how she was and how hard their family had .
“We trust you to meet this family’s needs.” our teacher said.
“Poor Katie,” Kelly said to me we walked out to our cars. “On top of everything else, she told me that one of her little had her bike stolen just the other day!”
“I think I know what our special project should be.” I said.
E-mails flew back and forth among class members. Soon we enough money for Katie’s . Linda and Patti bought a shirt for Katie’s husband and a beautiful new for Katie. Kelly found two as good as new, one for each of their girls. Brenda and Diane groceries (食品杂货店) for Christmas dinner and beyond. Stephanie decorated stockings (长袜) with treats. Then, on Christmas Eve, we a person from a neighboring town to send her all of the gifts, so that we could remain Secret Santas.
The first class after Christmas, Katie wore her new dress, and a big smile. By then I think she who her Secret Santas were, but if she hadn’t, the smiles we flashed back surely gave us .
A．project B．task C．gift D．class
A．complain B．stay C．volunteer D．live
A．find B．spread C．feel D．express
A．started B．ended C．prepared D．reviewed
A．finally B．really C．rarely D．actually
A．in B．to C．across D．behind
A．buried B．turned C．showed D．washed
A．selfish B．sad C．smart D．shamed
A．battled B．raised C．struggled D．fought
A．if B．though C．until D．as
A．boys B．girls C．children D．babies
A．spent B．saved C．lost D．collected
A．job B．rent C．house D．car
A．dress B．shirt C．hat D．bag
A．presents B．toys C．books D．bicycles
A．accepted B．received C．donated D．grasped
A．decorated B．preserved C．mixed D．filled
A．attracted B．invited C．employed D．ordered
A．figured out B．picked out C．got out D．looked out
A．up B．away C．out D．in
It was Tom’s first visit to England, and he was looking forward to his first journey on London’s Underground Railway. And against his friends’ , he was determined to travel .
He entered the station shortly after five o’clock in the afternoon. This is a time to travel in London, a lot of people go home from work at this hour. He to join a long line of people waiting for tickets. When at last his came, he had some difficulty in making himself understood by the ticket seller. However, he got the right ticket in the end and asking people the direction, he also found the right . It was people. He did not to get on the first train, but he was able to move nearer to the platform in order to be in a better position to get on the next one. When this train came in, Tom was forward onto the train by the of people from behind. The doors closed and the train moved off. He was unable to see the of the stations where the train , but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth along the line. When the train reached the sixth station, Tom got off, feeling that his journey had been so easy. But he suddenly that he had come to a station he had never . He explained his to a man who was standing on the platform. With a smile on his face, he told Tom that he had caught a train going in the direction.
A．thought B．advice C．relation D．favor
A．alone B．abroad C．alike D．away
A．short B．certain C．possible D．bad
A．for B．and C．so D．but
A．planned B．had C．happened D．hoped
A．luck B．time C．chance D．turn
A．at B．in C．on D．by
A．question B．platform C．station D．direction
A．filled with B．followed by C．covered with D．connected by
A．agree B．try C．manage D．expect
A．fought B．swept C．drawn D．brought
A．speed B．support C．strike D．push
A．signs B．points C．names D．numbers
A．left B．stopped C．started D．moved
A．part B．train C．stop D．position
A．glad B．sick C．sorry D．tired
A．recognized B．realized C．remembered D．recovered
A．heard of B．talked about C．thought of D．dreamt about
A．result B．mistake C．difficulty D．ticket
A．right B．straight C．unclear D．wrong
A farmer went to town to sell his vegetable. But it was snowing that afternoon, and there_ _ few people in the street. So when his vegetable was sold out, it was dark. __ _ _ his way home, he saw a man __ _ in the snow. He put his basket _ _ _ and was going to_ _ the man to get up. At that time he found _ _ was a dead man __ _ _ that there was __ _ blood on the ground. He was _ _ frightened that he ran away __ _ ,_ _ _ his basket away.
The next __ _ the farmer was sent to the police station. After showing him the basket, an officer asked, “Is this yours?” “Yes,sir.” the farmer answered__ _ _.
“When did you see the dead man?”
“At about seven yesterday evening.”
“Did you see who __ _ him?” the officer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” “No, sir.”
The officer became angry and told the policeman _ _ him up and __ _ _ him in prison.
That afternoon the officer went on_ _ _ the farmer. _ _ the knife, the officer asked him again, “Now, listen to me! Did you see it yet?” “Yes,sir.”
“Well,” the officer became _ _ _ and asked, “but when and where?”
“I saw it __ _ this morning, sir.”
A．were B．was C．would have D．had
A．At B．By C．In D．On
A．laying B．lay C．lied D．lying
A．on the ground B．on his shoulder C．on his back D．in the snow
A．hope B．help C．let D．make
A．himself B．him just C．it D．him
A．even B．so C．and D．/
A．many B．much C．quite a few D．a lot
A．very much B．much C．so D．very
A．quickly B．slowly C．happily D．in time
A．taking B．not took C．and took D．without taking
A．evening B．morning C．night D．afternoon
A．proudly B．friendly C．nervously D．loudly
A．helped B．asked C．sent D．killed
A．to beat B．beat C．of beating D．beating
A．send B．sent C．took D．put
A．to try B．to ask C．trying D．ask
A．Pointing to B．To point to C．Pointed to D．Pointed
A．silly B．happy C．angry again D．grey
A．in the snow B．here C．near my basket D．in my basket
Rain was falling as my sister Jill and I ran out of the church, eager to get home and play with the that Santa had left for us. Across the street was a gas station where the bus stopped. It was for Christmas, but I noticed a family standing close to the locked door in an attempt to keep .
We were on the way to our grandparents’ house for the Christmas dinner. We were approaching our destination（目的地） my father U-turned in the middle of the road and said, “I can’t it! They are standing in the rain. They’ve got children. It’s Christmas. ”
When my father the gas station, he rolled down his window. “Merry Christmas. You are waiting for the ?” Father asked.
The man said that they were. They were going to Birmingham, where he had a brother and of a job.
“Why don’t you all get in the car and I’ll you up there. ”
After they settled in, Father looked back over his and asked the children if Santa had found them yet. Their sad faces gave him the .
“Well, I didn’t think so,” my father said, “ when I saw Santa this morning, he told me that he was having finding all, and he asked me if he could leave your toys in my . We’ll just them first before I take you to your destination. ” All at once, the three children’s faces shone with .
When we got out of the car at our house, the children the front door and straight to the Christmas tree. One of the girls picked up Jill’s doll and hugged it to her breast, and the other girl seized（抓住）something of mine.
All this happened many years ago, but the memory of it remains . That was the Christmas when my sister and I learned the of making others happy.
A．balls B．presents C．parcels D．trees
A．open B．familiar C．closed D．unexpected
A．clean B．energetic C．active D．dry
A．while B．when C．now that D．even if
A．understand B．admit C．deserve D．stand
A．pulled into B．drove away C．passed by D．looked at
A．truck B．brother C．bus D．driver
A．chances B．benefits C．emergencies D．discoveries
A．show B．seek C．bring D．drive
A．window B．head C．shoulder D．children
A．sympathy B．answer C．problem D．belief
A．because B．though C．as if D．so
A．pleasure B．trouble C．confidence D．suffering
A．company B．car C．shop D．house
A．recognize B．buy C．fetch D．find
A．doubt B．disappointment C．curiosity D．excitement
A．ran through B．stared at C．watched out D．looked through
A．shyly B．immediately C．quietly D．slowly
A．sensitive B．worthwhile C．fresh D．weak
A．joy B．award C．patience D．attention