A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting （诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, 1 a bar of chocolate if given the choice, but, as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the 2 he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
3 as high as he could, but even at his tallest 4 , he was unable to touch it. He began to 5 up and down , as high as he could, at the 6 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple . Still it remained out of 7 . Not giving up , he thought , if only he had something to 8 on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to 9 the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and Game boy. Looking around, he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or , with luck , even a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use. He had tried everything he could think to do. Without seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk 10 . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 11 , and how he really wanted that apple .The more he 12 like this , the more unhappy he became.
However ,the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted .He started to say to himself . This isn’t 13 ,I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s 14 more I can do to get the apple-that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to 15 our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?
A．preferring B．offering C．receiving D．allowing
A．sadder B．angrier C．hungrier D．tastier
A．Expanding B．Stretching C．Swinging D．Pulling
A．strength B．length C． range D．height
A．jump B．look C．walk D．glance
A．tip B．stage C．top D． level
A．put B．stand C．get D．hold
A．break B． shake C．take D．strike
A．back B． away C．up D．down
A．wishes B． beliefs C．efforts D．goals
A．thought B．imagined C．tried D．claimed
A．skilful B．cheerful C．harmful D． helpful
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．change B．express C．forget D．describe
Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. Clark and his wife worked and 36 , making plans for their nine children and themselves to travel to 37 . It had taken years, and they had 38 saved enough money and had got passports (护照) and 39 for the whole family to the United States.The entire family was filled with 40 about their new life. 41 , seven days before their departure, the youngest son was bitten by a dog. The doctor sewed up the boy but he42 a yellow sheet on the Clarks’ front door. 43 the possibility of rabies (狂犬病), they should be quarantined (隔离) for fourteen days.The family’s 44 was destroyed. They would not be able to make the trip to America as they had 45 . The father, filled with disappointment and 46 , hurried to the dock to watch the ship leave — without the Clark family. 47 of disappointment came to the father. Five days 48 , the tragic news spread throughout Scotland — the mighty Titanic had sunk. The unsinkable ship had sunk, 49 many lives with it. The Clark family should have been on that ship, 50 because the son had been bitten by the dog, they were51 in Scotland. When Mr. Clark heard the news, he 52 his son and thanked him for saving the family. He thanked God for saving their lives and turning 53 he had felt was a(n) 54 into a blessing.Although we may not always understand, all things 55 for a reason.
A．spent B．counted C．saved D．played
A．America B．Europe C．Japan D．Africa
A．instantly B．obviously C．originally D．finally
A．cars B．ships C．tickets D．rooms
A．creativity B．excitement C．surprise D．imagination
A．However B．Besides C．Instead D．Otherwise
A．signed B．brought C．hung D．raised
A．Apart from B．In spite of C．As for D．Because of
A．passport B．ship C．house D．dream
A．imagined B．planned C．admitted D．claimed
A．tension B．courage C．anger D．doubt
A．Information B．Tears C．Letters D．News
A．later B．after C．late D．over
A．saving B．leaving C．taking D．killing
A．so B．or C．and D．but
A．left behind B．given out C．turned away D．taken over
A．envied B．called C．blamed D．hugged
A．when B．what C．that D．why
B．experience C．comedy D．misery (痛苦)
A．remain B．disappear C．happen D．exist
The story is told about what happened on a flight between a passenger and an air hostess. The passenger rang and told the air hostess (乘务员) that he needed a cup of __21__to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would_22__him the water in ten minutes.
Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for_23__sounded, the air hostess was in a hurry. She was kept so_24__that she forgot to deliver (送) him the water. As a result, the passenger was_25__to take his medicine.She_26__over to him with a cup of water, but he_27__it.
In the following hours on the_28__, each time the air hostess passed by the _29__ she would ask him with a smile_30__he needed help or not. But the passenger__31__paid attention to her.
When the passenger was going to get__32__the plane, he asked the air hostess to__33__him the passengers’ booklet (意见薄). She was very__34__. She knew he would write down_35__words, which might result in the loss of her job. _36__with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she_37__the booklet, and cracked a smile, _38__the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times_39__. How can I refuse your twelve sincere（真诚的） smiles?”
That’s__40__! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?
A．coffee B．tea C．water D．cola
A．take B．bring C．carry D．hold
A．food B．drink C．service D．medicine
A．tired B．silent C．calm D．busy
A．delaying B．delayed C．delays D．delay
A．hurried B．went C．came D．got
A．refused B．accepted C．liked D．hated
A．seat B．air C．floor D．flight
A．customer B．passenger C．guest D．visitor
A．whether B．when C．what D．that
A．never B．often C．always D．seldom
A．on B．to C．off D．from
A．hand B．take C．throw D．lend
A．glad B．angry C．curious D．sad
A．good B．sharp C．polite D．nice
A．So B．Because C．And D．But
A．hid B．tore C．opened D．closed
A．if B．for C．after D．when
A．in all B．above all C．or else D．or so
A．wrong B．wonderful C．impossible D．right
One Saturday afternoon, a six-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __36__ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and __37__ what to do, she began crying. After a while. she__38__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __39__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __40__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the __41__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __42__.
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __43__ that his mistress was in danger. He jumped __44__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __45__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He __46__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __47__ into the air, the dog __48__ through the woods until he found the __49__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __50__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __51__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __52__.When she opened her eyes and 53 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 54 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of55 . That night Laddy had a hero’s supper: a huge meal of steak
A．since B．while C．before D．as
A．wondering B．forgetting C．remembering D．regretting
A．preferred B．expected C．failed D．decided
A．Because B．When C．If D．Until
A．hopelessly B．carelessly C．cautiously D．unwillingly
A．stream B．rock C．tree D．house
A．heard B．found C．sensed D．smelt
A．at B．in C．onto D．through
A．familiar B．strange C．terrible D．Pleasant
A．missed B．discovered C．followed D．ignored
A．calmly B．merrily C．gently D．loudly
A．wandered B．looked C．searched D．traveled
A．girl B．house C．window D．hero
A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．embarrassment D．delight
A．jumped B．climbed C．walked D．flew
A．awake B．asleep C．abandoned D．available
A．saw B．spotted C．observed D．watched
A．disturbed B．comforted C．rescued D．scared
A．pain B．shock C．sorrow D．relief
I will never forget what happened to me that day. That afternoon，I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I 16 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, 17 he knew me. The man had a newspaper 18 in front of him, which he was 19 to read, but I could 20 that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought my 21 the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the 22 way in which the waiter and I 23 each other. He seemed even more puzzled as 24 went on and it became 25 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the 26 . When he came out, he paid his bill and 27 without another glance in my direction.
I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 28 . “Well,” he said, “that man was a detective (侦探). He 29 you here because he thought you were the man he 30 . ” “What?” I said, showing my 31 . The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I 32 say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a 33 ”. “Well, it’s really 34 I came to a restaurant where I’m known,” I said. “ 35 , I might have been in trouble. ”
A．noticed B．understood C．knew D．recognized
A．since B．as if C．though D．even if
A．flat B．open C．cut D．fixed
A．pretending B．thinking C．hoping D．continuing
A．guess B．find C．see D．learn
A．menu B．bill C．paper D．food
A．direct B．funny C．strange D．familiar
A．chatted with B．looked at C．laughed at D．talked about
A．the waiter B．the dinner C．I D．time
A．clear B．hopeful C．true D．possible
A．restaurant B．washroom C．office D．kitchen
A．sat down B．acted C．left D．calmed down
A．wanted B．tried C．ordered D．wished
A．followed B．caught C．met D．discovered
A．was to beat B．was dealing with C．was to meet D．was looking for
A．care B．surprise C．worry D．regret
A．must B．may C．need D．can
A．discovery B．fortune C．decision D．mistake
A．a pity B．natural C．a chance D．lucky
A．Otherwise B．However C．Thus D．Therefore
Michel is a young girl who works for the police 36a handwriting expert (专家). She has helped 37 many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents (天才).
When she was fourteen, Michel was already 38 interested in the differences in her friends' 39 that she would spend hours 40 them. After 41 college she went to France for a 42 two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is 43 for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover 44 of what she needs to know simply 45 looking at the writing with her own eyes, 46 she also has machines 47 help her make 48 different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often 49 great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good 50 of what kind of person the 51 is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow 52 I didn't like his handwriting. " She says. But she 53 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman 54 she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be 55 , however.
A．with B．by C．like D．as
A．search B．follow C．catch D．judge
A．so B．too C．quite D．extra
A．books B．letter C．tongues D．handwriting
A．writing B．studying C．settling D．uncovering
A．attending B．finishing C．starting D．stepping into
A．powerful B．natural C．special D．common
A．main B．safe C．easy D．impossible
A．most B．nothing C．little D．sight
A．with B．by C．of D．about
A．so B．for C．thus D．but
A．they B．in which C．that D．those
A．up B．out C．for D．into
A．of B．to C．with D．for
A．test B．sign(标记) C．means D．habit
A．thief B．criminal C．writer D．policeman
A．whether B．unless C．if D．after
A．adds B．tells C．repeats D．cries
A．before B．after C．so D．and
A．necessary B．all right C．important D．quite easy