Russ was a lovable kid with a variety of communication challenges---a speech impediment (语言障碍), dyslexia (诵读困难), and auditory problems. __41__ today he is walking confidently, standing tall to make an acceptance __42__ for having been chosen one of the “Outstanding Young Citizens” in Ocean County, New Jersey __43__ his remarkable volunteer service in the town of Toms River.
As I listened, I closed my eyes. I found myself __44__ those memorable moments. My mind was full of warm images of Russ as a loving, caring youth, a gentle soul, __45__ his challenges. And now, as he stood at the platform, I knew his heart __46__ be racing. As Russ continued to speak, I thought about the fateful day when he was diagnosed with all those impairments(损伤) and how __47__ his tutors would be if they could see him today. Here he was at twenty-nine, being honored for ten years of service as a volunteer __48__. Russ was __49__ for organizing clothing for the homeless, teaching preschool children about fire safety, and for playing Santa Claus for very sick children by driving up in a fire truck.
Russ thanked his parents for providing him with dignity and for teaching him about morals. Then, pausing for a few seconds, he __50__ us by surprise by touching lovingly on the __51__ of his nephew, Austin. Austin was just three years old when he died from an incurable disease. At that moment, I had to close my eyes again __52__ a different set of tears ran down my cheeks. A silence __53__ the room as Russ owed his volunteer award to Austin. He __54__ his address by lifting the audience up with these words, “Austin taught me how to love.”
I have never thought of this day. __55__, no one had ever thought that Russ would make __56__ as the star of the football team, and he had never been voted “most likely to succeed,” but he __57__ to be a true “star” in his community. Russ became a man of strong character __58__ his unselfish service to others. With so many 
impairments, Russ now sees and acts __59__ with his heart. His words and deeds inspire everyone who knows him. It is Russ, our son, who has shown us what __60__ is.
A．And B．While C．As
A．point B．speech C．call D．appeal
A．in spite of B．regardless of C．because of D．in face of
A．recalling B．recording C．seizing D．expecting
A．putting up with B．concerning about C．escaping from D．facing up to
A．could B．must C．would D．might
A．nervous B．excited C．proud D．surprised
A．policeman B．tailor C．fireman D．tutor
A．grateful B．responsible C．anxious D．fit
A．took B．got C．shocked D．moved
A．birth B．achievement C．loss D．disease
A．since B．after C．when D．before
A．dropped down B．fell over C．took off D．got up
A．concluded B．wrote C．delivered D．started
A．Generally B．Surprisingly C．Actually D．However
A．it B．him C．one D．that
A．happened B．rose C．appeared D．reduced
A．at B．on C．by D．in
A．cautiously B．generously C．closely D．clearly
A．sharing B．love C．sacrifice D．confidence
May was born with a cleft palate(腭裂). When she was a little girl, she had to 36 the jikes from naughty chidren who teased her about her misshaped lip. With all the teasing, Mary grew up 37 the fact that she was“diffrernt”. She was 38 that no one, outside her family,could ever love her until she 39 Mrs. Leonard's class.
In Mrs. Leonards' school at that time, it was 40 for teachers to give their children an annual 41 test. However, in Mary's case, 42 her cleft palate, she was hardly able to hear out of one ear. 43 not to let the other children have another“ 44 "to point out, she would 45 when her bad ear was tested each year. The “hearing test”was 46 by having a child walk to the classroom door,turn sideways, 47 one ear with a fingre, and then 48 what the teacher whispered. When Mary had to turn her bad ear towards her teacher she would 49 to cover her good ear. She knew that teachers 50 often say things like,“The sky is blue,”or“What color are your shoes?”But not on that day. Surely, God 51 seven words in
Mrs. Leonard's mouth that 52 Mary's life forever. When the test came, Mary heard:“ I wish you were my little girl.”You can imagine how deeply these words 53 Mary.
Yes, affirming (肯定）words are 54 to say to the people around you. While words from
a godly teacher can soften a heart, words form you can powerfully set the 55 of another
One's life.
A．play B．make C．bear D．tell
A．hating B．changing C．forgeting D．accepting
A．expected B．requested C．convinced D．informed
A．left B．entered C．admitted D．taught
A．unusual B．common C．admittde D．strange
A．speaking B．reading C．terrible D．hearing
A．instead of B．in addition to C．writing D．in spite of
A．determined B．Supposed C．Delighted D．Satisfied
A．belidf B．mistake C．proof D．difference
A．cheat B．escape C．suffer D．negotiate
A．given B．cancelled C．taken D．passed
A．pull B．close C．touch D．point
A．realize B．recite C．repeat D．create
A．pretend B．refuse C．manage D．decide
A．must B．will C．would D．shall
A．wasted B．put C．take D．write
A．wasted B．cost C．changed D．harmed
A．hurt B．moved C．upset D．scared
A．seldom B．reasonable C．easy D．never
A．purpose B．routine C．result D．course
A U.S man found 300 letters to God floating in the Atlantic Ocean last week. He said on Friday he would 1 them to a church instead of selling them on eBay following protests from religious people.
The letters , sent to a late Baptist clergyman (牧师), were 2put in a sealed plastic shopping bag near a 3in Atlantic, New Jersey.
Bill Lacovara, an insurance adjuster from Ventnor, New Jersey, said he got the bag while on a fishing trip last week.
The letters were 4 to the clergyman, who died in 2004. Someone cleaning his house may have 5 the bag, which Lacovara found about 100 miles (160km) from Cooper’s house.
They include one from a teenage girl asking God to 6 her for her wrongdoing, one from a prisoner who said he was 7 and someone had set a trap for him, and 8 from a man who wanted God’s help winning the lottery, according to media reports.
Lavovara said he could have 9 them on eBay for up to $15,000(7,889 pounds) according to his prediction of the compete price and would have given the money to charity. But he has changed his mind because he said the move caused 10 to some religious people.
“They said they were 11 in me, and I didn’t want to do something that’s going to create 12 results.” he told Reuters.
Some 13 him to burn the letters, throw them back in the ocean or give them to a church, Lacovara said.
Lacovara said about a dozen clergymen have offered to take the letters, and he is evaluating the 14 to make sure the letters don’t fall into the 15 hands.
1. A. donate B. show C. sell D. owe
2. A. hurriedly B. privately C. mysteriously D. occasionally
3. A. river B. lake C. hill D. beach
4. A. taken B. offered C. addressed D. given
5. A. collected B. thrown C. opened D. destroyed
6. A. forgive B. punish C. adjust D. charge
7. A. friendly B. correct C. innocent D. energetic
8. A. others B. another C. the other D. one
9. A. auctioned B. bought C. donated D. discounted
10. A. damage B. offence C. injury D. worry
11. A. absorbed B. involved C. interested D. disappointed
12. A. final B. direct C. same D. bad
13. A. forced B. urged C. questioned D. pleased
14. A. requests B. orders C. commands D. invitations
15. A. wrong B. poor C. tight D. firm
Mikio Tanaka is a devoted father----and prove it by taking three months off to care for his baby boy. That makes Tanaka __36__ of a revolutionary in Japan, where men are __37__ known for working long hours and __38__ in the bars with clients than mixing baby milk and changing diapers (尿布).
“It was __39__, but it was also a lot of fun,” Tanaka said, sitting __40__ the living room floor with his 4-month-old son, Daiki, __41__ on his back. “ I saw the first time he __42__. It was a great experience.”
Tanaka, 31, is one of a __43__ number of fathers in Japan who are taking a bigger __44__ inside the home. Men are a __45__ sight with kids at parks and zoos at weekends, though often __46__ yawning. Books and magazines __47__ fathers on how to play with and care for their kids. For Japan’s __48__ housewives, the changing is too late. In Tanaka’s case, his wife, Ayako, 28, was __49__ to take a full year of leave , for she was a school teacher.
__50__ for Tanaka, a department chief at his company had taken the __51__ leave a few years before, so his plan to __52__ three months unpaid leave was not a total shock to his __53__. Ayako took three months off for Daiki, then it was Tanaka’s __54__ when she went back to work. Daiki started day care full-time at __55__ month. Tanaka said at that time he was able to work again.
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．well B．poorly C．specially D．badly
A．working B．dancing C．drinking D．cooking
A．easy B．interesting C．exciting D．tough
A．beside B．against C．on D．above
A．hanged B．hung C．joked D．sang
A．fell asleep B．stood up C．dressed up D．jumped up
A．growing B．falling C．adding D．fixing
A．step B．action C．hold D．role
A．interesting B．different C．common D．short
A．seen B．said C．observed D．blamed
A．drive B．send C．comfort D．treat
A．self-confident B．overworked C．poorly-dressed D．well-fed
A．unfair B．unwilling C．unfit D．undecided
A．Hardly B．Sadly C．Unluckily D．Fortunately
A．immediate B．short C．sick D．same
A．teacher B．boss C．wife D．child
A．take B．give C．make D．offer
A．duty B．fault C．turn D．decision
A．third B．fifth C．sixth D．tenth
Certainly dustmen prefer to be known as "Reuse Collection and Disposal Officers". You may think that this is rather 36, and it is better to call a spade a spade. But dustmen can be as 37as people of any other occupation, though we must 38that their job is not a 39one in the world. We often take dustmen for granted. Perhaps because they usually come very early in the morning, before most people are 40.We are likely to forget their 41.Our dustbins are 42regularly, but we 43stop to think about the men who do this. However, it is one of the most important jobs in the world, and when there are no dustmen to 44the rubbish, the general 45soon becomes aware that something is wrong. Recently, the dustmen of England went on strike for higher wages.
During the first few days it was regarded as a 46.But when the first two weeks had passed, and the dustbins were overflowing in nearly every backyard in the country, the joke did not seem so 47any more. 48the strike continued, people could not 49the hills of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to 50it. Even Leicester Square, in the heart of West End of London, was 51high with plastic bags full of smelly rubbish. This was a（n） 52attraction that the people of London were not at all 53to see. Even when the strike was over, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely. Perhaps now the English peopleappreciate the work of 54dustmen rather more 55and won't take them for granted any more.
A．clever B．silly C．interesting D．reasonable
A．sensitive B．careless C．hopeful D．shy
A．realize B．believe C．know D．admit
A．necessary B．difficult C．romantic D．heavy
A．away B．up C．down D．in
A．existence B．presence C．absence D．performance
A．cleaned B．filled C．emptied D．burned
A．generally B．frequently C．sometimes D．seldom
A．take away B．take off C．take up D．take on
A．society B．citizen C．public D．community
A．trick B．joke C．trouble D．show
A．pleasing B．excited C．stupid D．funny
A．When B．While C．As D．Because
A．bear B．contain C．manage D．control
A．keep off B．give up C．take care of D．get rid of
A．crowded B．piled C．fixed D．put
A．business B．industrial C．tourist D．agricultural
A．disappointed B．serious C．nervous D．happy
A．its B．her C．his D．their
A．highly B．eagerly C．lowly D．entirely
When I was in the final year of my graduation studies, I visited a friend’s home for lunch. The moment I reached his house, I found the staircases of his building were not so good and his home was not painted very well. I couldn’t 36 in words but it was not even the type of house in which a typical middle-class Indian family lives.
The greatest things I did find there were his parents. We sat on the ground for lunch because they didn’t have a dining 37 . His mother served us very delicious food, smiled throughout and showed care for the 38 lunch session. I can never forget that.
His father worked as a normal 39 and I wondered if he earned enough money to support their two sons. While we were taking lunch, his father returned home to meet us. When he entered their home, his hands were dark black and his clothes were very dirty. My friend had no 40 about his father and made the introductions.
As soon as his father came in, my friend asked me if I wanted “Papad”（a typical Indian food）to eat. Before I could say anything, the father very gently and kindly 41 it for me, after going through many staircases even though he was looking 42 .
Today, my friend is a leader in a big company. He is able to 43 high rent in Hyderabad and have a new beautiful home. Not only that, he helped his brother 44 in his studies and is still helping.
What I want to say is that I consider 45 as richness in a poor family. The amount of money you make won’t 46 other’s hearts; the only way is with love and kindness. Struggle and bad periods are needed for everyone’s life, as they make us strong. If you have strong willpower, goals and also the attitude of hard and smart work, you can 47 be a successful person in some areas of life.
A．describe B．take C．talk D．speak
A．room B．car C．table D．hall
A．desirable B．healthy C．temporary D．entire
A．doctor B．mechanic C．lawyer D．teacher
A．comment B．hesitation C．worry D．expectation
A．borrowed B．bought C．brought D．took
A．tired B．happy C．sad D．excited
A．cost B．spend C．took D．pay
A．dearly B．financially C．highly D．costly
A．familiarity B．relationship C．love D．friendship
A．win B．get C．gain D．defeat
A．possibly B．hardly C．suddenly D．definitely