A couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I 36 that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning 37 the wall. Being a piano music lover and 38 , I asked, if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been
39 lessons at age 54! I told her that it was very 40 that she was pursuing （追求） her passion（热情）to play the piano. . .
Then she asked me 41 question. “I have been playing for 8 years now,” I answered.
“Then you must play a song for me before you leave,” she 42 .I thought she was joking and I simply smiled. At the end of the deal of the vitamins, she 43 me of our musical “ 44 _”. She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room, 45 asked me to play a song for her. I thought 46 and decided to play David Lantz’s “Return to the Heart”, since 
she had so much passion for 47 ,and it was my soul-searching song.
I played the song to the best of my ability, and with my emotions 48 into it as possible. She loved it. 49 I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice ca
lling out, “Young man!”
I turned around. And there was an old lady 50 one little ste
p at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to 51 you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to 52 my bed, but your music made me feel good ”sh
e said. With that, she turned around and walked 53 back to her room.
I was deeply 54 by her appreciation and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one’s 55 for peace and joy.
A．observed B．watched C．noticed D．caught
A．on B．at C．over D．against
A．player B．teacher C．composer D．starter
A．giving C．teaching D．reviewing
A．interesting B．wonderful C．moved D．impressive
A．another B．a different C．the same D．other
A．advised B．ordered C．demanded D．requested
A．warned B．reminded C．asked D．required
A．course B．task C．discussion D．deal
A．and B．but C．as a result D．what’s more
A．for the moment B．at the moment C．for a moment D．at a moment
A．music B．songs C．the piano D．vitamins
A．dropping B．falling C．pouring D．running
A．Since B．As C．While D．Because
A．taking B．making C．having D．giving
A．thank B．praise C．admire D．owe
A．get on B．get up C．get off D．get down
A．quietly B．calmly C．happily D．slowly
A．shocked B．touched C．delighted D．disturbed
A．world B．heart C．brains D．dreams
I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents ______ the necessities of life but couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father for a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them yourself.” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t ______ them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school.
When I ______ from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp (新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S.C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily ______. These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock (模拟的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully ______ discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t ______ whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the ______ of the company.
I went on to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academic and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I ______ most was the consulting (咨询) meetings I ______ with the family members of the men and women in my ______, trying to help them deal with the long periods of ______. These proved popular and word of them spread. Before long I was being asked to give encouraging ______ to business groups, educators and kids across the country.
But I consider the boot camp my first real ______, and my life is still guided by the ______ lessons I learned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to ______ it.
A．provided B．got C．made D．bought
A．pay B．find C．produce D．afford
A．came B．returned C．escaped D．graduated
A．drills B．tasks C．exercises D．reports
A．included B．asked C．required D．met
A．matter B．mean C．exist D．work
A．good B．staff C．rest D．right
A．took B．hated C．enjoyed D．did
A．ended B．began C．continued D．held
A．charge B．situation C．position D．choice
A．lessons B．meetings C．training D．separation
A．gifts B．descriptions C．speeches D．performances
A．vacation B．place C．job D．travel
A．important B．bitter C．normal D．difficult
A．gain B．achieve C．show D．match
I was late, as usual. A friend of mine had invited me to a conference, and I had been in the parking lot for a good fifteen minutes. My mind was .Was my husband able to find the I laid out for the kids? Did the kids eat breakfast? More importantly, would he have enough to look for a parking spot in this jungle of cars in order to meet me here with the later on?
As I was the plan in my mind, I saw a parking space. Since there was not much , I decided to back up my giant truck between the two white lines so that leaving would be after the conference ended.
As I adjusted the of my truck and started reversing(倒车),another car came out of nowhere and to take my parking spot. I signaled to the that I was about to back up into the space, but she squeezed by me and her SUV in my spot! I couldn’t believe how rude she was! It made me so that I got out of my car and stared at the lady. By the way she was dressed, I could she was on her way to the conference.
I at her, “That was not very angelic behavior!”
Much to my surprise, she completely me, and I stormed off.
After a few minutes, I found parking space...behind a smelly dustbin and about a mile away from the conference. Once I myself down and tried to view the matter from a(n) angle, the possibility entered my mind that the woman may have needed the spot I did.
Later, I noticed she was actually one of the vendors(小贩) at the conference. She must have been to get there quickly in order to set up her booth and display her merchandise.
A．suffering B．struggling C．racing D．beating
A．passports B．clothes C．jewels D．cars
A．mind B．principle C．humour D．patience
A．directors B．kids C．managers D．headmasters
A．going through B．pulling through C．breaking through D．getting through
A．wonder B．energy C．room D．material
A．easier B．happier C．harder D．lower
A．circumstance B．attitude C．weight D．direction
A．attempted B．managed C．afforded D．pretended
A．assistant B．driver C．passenger D．actor
A．raised B．lifted C．parked D．pushed
A．fixed B．touched C．reliable D．angry
A．adapt B．tell C．adopt D．receive
A．greeted B．encouraged C．cheered D．shouted
A．persuaded B．presented C．ignored D．followed
A．another B．that C．other D．others
A．turned B．calmed C．broke D．brought
A．necessary B．proper C．attractive D．different
A．other than B．rather than C．more than D．less than
A．desperate B．surprised C．slight D．proud
The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, USA. “ station? A train for Santa Fe collided (相撞) with a at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please come here at once. With an ambulance, too. A man is badly wounded,” said a(n) voice of a young woman.
“OK. We’ll come soon. Please stay there and wait,” replied the .
Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance off. Soon they got to the crossing, but only to find everything was . No collision, no wounded man.
“What a dirty !” said the policeman . “We must find out that and …”
They had not been able to say anything about a when they heard the whistle of a train was nearing them quickly. All of a sudden, a truck appeared. It came running towards them, too. When it was passing the crossing, it suddenly to move on. Right then and , before the eyes of all the people , the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it dozens of metres away.
When Randolph Bruce, the , was helped out of the damaged truck, he was badly wounded just the young woman had foretold (预言) on the phone. As he was taken to hospital in time, he was at last. Later the police did whatever they could to the woman who had them, but failed.
It is really that a foretelling should coincide (巧合) with the fact so .
A．Police B．Weather C．Railway D．Fire
A．train B．bus C．truck D．taxi
A．low B．anxious C．sweet D．angry
A．policeman B．official C．man D．doctor
A．began B．turned C．took D．started
A．fine B．bad C．silent D．pleasant
A．plan B．trick C．project D．idea
A．angrily B．excitedly C．sadly D．calmly
A．driver B．policeman C．boy D．woman
A．punishment B．reward C．praise D．curse
A．stopped B．continued C．refused D．began
A．where B．later C．after D．there
A．away B．present C．alive D．frightened
A．driver B．woman C．policeman D．boy
A．when B．because C．as D．if
A．alive B．awake C．dead D．saved
A．thank B．find C．meet D．punish
A．telephoned B．laughed C．visited D．repeated
A．interesting B．exciting C．surprising D．pleasing
A．carefully B．equally C．truly D．exactly
I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure.
I remember that, when my mum me that morning, her voice wasn’t as screaming as it usually was. She had been for more than one hour getting everything ready, and I could feel she was me at the same time.
I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was to leave its warmth and to face the suffering that I’d rather let myself forget for the past months. Finally, I dragged myself .
The first thing I thought of after getting up was to . I went to the kitchen and prepared a breakfast that was fairly , but was still too big for my appetite(食欲，胃口) that day. I kept telling myself that I eat. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and this wasn’t a(n) day. Besides maybe it would me a little. But I doubted it. I left the kitchen because even the made me feel sick.
I finished getting ready and tried to settle down. It didn’t , so I decided that my mum and I should go. We had time, so I thought we could practise parking. I , with the wheel hitting the pavement(人行道). After that, the little bit of confidence I had was . I tried two more times, but did not improve much. Then we went towards the driving site (地点).
I waited twenty minutes---just enough time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my . I wasn’t sure of myself at all. I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.
The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite well. The that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well and I passed it.
The of my mum made her face softer. I knew her worry was gone and she was happy for me.
A．woke B．cried C．told D．shouted
A．up B．over C．out D．in
A．smiling at B．looking at C．worrying about D．talking with
A．sad B．eager C．willing D．unwilling
A．convenience B．comfort C．quiet D．friendship
A．into bed B．onto bed C．out of bed D．in bed
A．work B．rest C．drink D．eat
A．small B．large C．delicious D．good
A．might B．could C．hated D．should
A．ordinary B．necessary C．lucky D．important
A．like B．hurt C．stop D．calm
A．milk B．smells C．smoke D．bread
A．work B．do C．calm D．use
A．no B．plenty of C．little D．a little
A．cried B．succeeded C．failed D．left
A．back B．greater C．there D．gone
A．start B．office C．test D．race
A．try B．turn C．car D．chance
A．happiness B．Confidence C．pride D．disappointment
A．tears B．lines C．smiles D．eyes
John was very shy. He hated being with others and always kept quiet, what might happen if he opened his mouth.
One day, when some people were visiting, John felt so ashamed that he in a bedroom. Suddenly, a little elf (小精灵) came to him. The elf shouted , “Please! Stop screaming (尖叫) like that.”
The boy was . He forgot his shyness and asked, “Who screamed?”
“Is there anyone else here?”
The boy looked around. They were .
“ I never say anything,” he replied, trying to himself. “How can I shout without opening my mouth?”
Then the elf’s changed from anger to surprise. “Don’t you know? Nobody told you that your eyes, your hands and your whole body all the time?”
The elf began to that each part of the body speaks its own and does so without stopping and how each we make says something. The elf gave John a little bottle and dropped some magic water into his and told him, “Now, you’ll hear with your ears what people are saying without opening their mouth.”
It was . He could hear how everyone two or three conversations, even when completely silent. But what surprised him most was on his birthday when he met a shy girl. His magic ears could hear her loud , “I don’t want to be here! I don’t want to play with anyone!”
John wet the girl’s ears with some magic drops from his bottle. Together, they set out to which gestures to make to ensure their bodies were quieter and more pleasant. And they that smiling, looking into people’s eyes and saying “Hello” meant their bodies stopped yelling, and so they became children.
A．imagining B．fearing C．expecting D．reporting
A．hid B．played C．dreamed D．prepared
A．proudly B．nervously C．angrily D．hopelessly
A．worried B．shocked C．determined D．disappointed
A．alone B．lonely C．strange D．special
A．If B．So C．Although D．But
A．teach B．protect C．excuse D．enjoy
A．theory B．argument C．method D．attitude
A．talk B．act C．lie D．move
A．admit B．explain C．suggest D．comment
A．function B．character C．concern D．language
A．expression B．sentence C．gesture D．performance
A．ears B．eyes C．hands D．mouth
A．boring B．challenging C．surprising D．frightening
A．picked up B．moved up C．put up D．kept up
A．cries B．tears C．laughs D．jokes
A．control B．explore C．turn to D．look at
A．proved B．discovered C．promised D．remembered
A．suddenly B．clearly C．finally D．politely
A．helpful B．useful C．cheerful D．regretful