I’ve often puzzled over something that happened to me one winter when I was eight. Over the years I had been wondering if my 31 was nothing more than a kid’s imagination.
There was a 32 near our house. In winter it was the greatest 33 place in the world. One 34 all I wanted to do was go skating. I had been waiting for weeks 35 the water was frozen solid. Mom had one rule: “Never ice-skate alone.” But I couldn’t 36 any longer that afternoon. So I 37 my skates under my coat and ran to the pond. Several people were skating near the shore, and some kids were playing hockey．I was not really 38 ．
The hockey game had attracted 39 audience, so I skated in the other direction until their cheering 40 . But another noise came soon. The ice was cracking beneath me. Freezing water 41 my body, and I sank like a rock. My feet 42 the bottom. Just when I thought I wouldn’t last another 43 , I felt a tap on my shoulder. “Don’t worry,” someone said. I swung my 44 around. I couldn’t see anybody. But I heard the voice again，“Push your feet into the bottom and you’ll shoot straight up to the surface.” I did as I was told and 45 . I crawled to the shore and lay down, 46 ．The next thing I knew was people were 47 around me, covering me with coats.
When I awoke, I was home in my own bed. Mom sat next to me, 48 
my hand. “I saw nobody there. It must be an angel that came to my 49 ．” I said. Mom smiled, “I just thank God you’re safe.”
For a long time I thought I would 50 a more realistic explanation if I just thought hard, but I never did.
A．attention B．behavior C．explanation D．reason
A．river B．pond C．lake D．dam
A．skating B．fishing C．swimming D．skiing
A．afternoon B．morning C．evening D．night
A．after B．until C．as D．if
A．go B．run C．sit D．wait
A．found B．threw C．took D．hid
A．lonely B．single C．alone D．afraid
A．noisy B．happy C．small D．young
A．changed B．disappeared C．increased D．stopped
A．filled B．controlled C．covered D．loaded
A．hit B．dragged C．set D．tapped
A．day B．hour C．minute D．second
A．head B．hand C．arm D．leg
A．left B．succeeded C．tried D．survived
A．worried B．surprised C．excited D．exhausted
A．lying B．standing C．laughing D．crawling
A．raising B．shaking C．holding D．washing
A．place B．mind C．defense D．rescue
A．take up B．make up with C．bring up D．come up with
People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle. In this sense they mean that the home is very important and 21 . Most people in Britain live in houses 22 flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual(个人的); they can23 them and change them in any way they 24 . In a crowded city the individual knows that he or she has a private spacewhich is 25 for himself or herself and for invited friends.
People usually like to 26 their space. Are you sitting now in your home or in a beach or a train? If you are on the beach you may have spread your27 around you; on the train you may have28 your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may have one corner or chair which is your own.
Once I was traveling on a 29 to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us. The man on the opposite side to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no 30 on my side of the table at all. I was made rather 31 . I thought he thought that he owned the 32 table. I took various papers out of my bag and put them on 33 ! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. I had 34 his space ! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them. He 35 moved his case to his side of the table. ( Of course , it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me !
A．helpful B．personal C．necessary D．useful
A．rather than B．as well as C．as a result of D．or rather
A．buy B．leave C．paint D．offer
A．make B．clear C．like D．prepare
A．only B．already C．ever D．even
A．marked B．decide C．choose D．keep
A．towels B．sands C．papers D．flags
A．found B．given C．put D．stored
A．plane B．train C．way D．street
A．matter B．weight C．light D．space
A．angry B．hurt C．fearful D．busy
A．right B．only C．small D．whole
A．the table B．his case C．the seat D．his side
A．invaded B．shut C．separated D．shared
A．hesitatingly B．immediately C．slowly D．calmly
Many years ago when the world was a simpler place there lived a shoemaker. He used __16__ silk and soft leather(皮革) to make the greatest shoes. Colorful shoes lined the shelves of his store.
One little girl, Rachel, often looked through the _17__ into the store. One day while Rachel was looking again, the shoemaker __18__ at her side. “Well, dear, which shoes would you take?” he said, smiling.
Rachel was __19__ as she hadn’t noticed the little man. “Oh! I …I was just __20__,” Rachel said. “I can’t afford them and I would never take anything that doesn't belong to me.”
The shoemaker said, “I meant to give you a pair as a(n) __21__ .” Rachel stared at the shoemaker. A small pointed(尖尖的) ear could be seen underneath(在…底下) his hat. The guy __22__ Rachel’s curious gaze(凝视) and fixed his hat tightly over his ear _23__.
“Why don't you wear a pair of your own beautiful shoes?” Rachel questioned him, smiling.
“I am always working and have no need of __24__ shoes,” he explained.
Rachel’s smile __25__. “I have no need of good shoes either,” Rachel said in a sad voice and limped (一瘸一拐地走) away.
A few days later, Rachel was walking past the shoe shop when the shoemaker waved her into the shop. Looking around, Rachel said, “You have every color of the rainbow here.”
The shoemaker said, “They are the colors of the rainbow, Rachel.” __26__ a drawer(抽屉), he took out the most beautiful pair of shoes Rachel had ever seen. The shoemaker placed the shoes onto her feet. “Take a __27__, Rachel,” he said.
“I …I can’t,” Rachel said with a tear.
“Yes, Rachel, you can,” the shoemaker __28__.
Rachel stood up staight. Deliberately(小心翼翼地) she took a __29__, followed by another and another. “I can do it. I can do it,” she said, walking easily across the floor, not limping at all.
The shoemaker laughed __30__ and said, “I told you they were magic shoes…”
A．wonderful B．professional C．personal D．skillful
A．floor B．window C．wall D．corner
A．quit B．appeared C．fell D．hid
A．excited B．confused C．interested D．surprised
A．searching B．moving C．waving D．looking
A．collection B．present C．solution D．exchange
A．noticed B．guided C．remembered D．accepted
A．exactly B．quickly C．happily D．kindly
A．clean B．large C．new D．fine
A．disappeared B．wondered C．advanced D．improved
A．Repairing B．Making C．Designing D．Opening
A．rest B．breath C．bath D．walk
A．complained B．questioned C．encouraged D．appreciated
A．step B．smile C．risk D．seat
A．carefully B．heartily C．directly D．quietly
The Price of a Dream
I grew up poor, living with my wonderful mother.We had little money but plenty of love and attention. I was 36 and energetic.I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 37a dream.
My dream was to be a sportsman. 38 I was sixteen, I had started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and hit anything that moved on the football field. I was also 39 . My high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but taught me 40 to believe in myself.He 41 me the difference between having a dream and realizing the dream.One particular 42 with Coach Jarvis changed my life forever.
It was the summer between my junior and senior years, and a friend recommended (推荐) me for a summer job.This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike and new clothes, and the 43 of savings for a house for my mother.Then I realized I would have to 44 summer baseball to deal with the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 45 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your playing days are limited.You can’t 46 to waste them.” I stood before him with my head hanging, trying to think of the 47 that would explain 48 him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 49in me.
“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he asked. “Three twenty-five an hour,” I replied.
“Well,” he asked, “is $3.25 an hour the 50 of a dream?”
That simple question made it 51 to me the difference between 52 something right now and following a dream.I 53 myself to sports that summer, and within the year I was 54 by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 55a $20,000 contract.In 2000, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
A．happy B．polite C．shy D．honest
A．lose B．have C．make D．need
A．By the time B．The time C．At one time D．At a time
A．right B．popular C．lucky D．confident
A．how B．why C．when D．whether
A．gave B．taught C．brought D．asked
A．accident B．matter C．problem D．experience
A．aim B．idea C．start D．purpose
A．keep up B．put up C．give up D．pick up
A．mad B．happy C．frightened D．shameful
A．adopt B．afford C．affect D．effect
A．answers B．excuses C．words D．ways
A．for B．to C．on D．in
A．sadness B．regret C．hopelessness D．disappointment
A．source B．prize C．price D．allowance
A．direct B．clear C．clean D．straight
A．wanting B．changing C．dreaming D．choosing
A．provided B．devoted C．headed D．imagined
A．worked B．mentioned C．fired D．hired
A．paid B．got C．offered D．signed
Learn and Earn
Charlie and Jackie joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard. After several years, the boss made Jackie sales manager but Charlie__36__ a salesman. One day Charlie could not__37__ it any more. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not__38__ hard-working employees, but only raised those who tried to please him. He thought that it was really__39___.
The boss knew that Charlie had spared no__40__ for the company all these years, but in order to help Charlie to realize the__41__ between him and Jackie, the boss asked Charlie to do thefollowing. “Go and __42__ if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market.” Charlie went, returned and__43__ said, “Yes.” The boss asked, “How much per kilogram?” Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to__44__, “$ 12 per kg.”
The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the__45__ question. Jackie went, returned and said, “Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $ 12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a__46__of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, __47__ from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good__48__.”
Charlie was__49___ and he realized the difference between himself and Jackie.He decided not to__50__ but to learn from Jackie.
My dear friends, you know, a more__51__ person is more observant, thinks more and understands in__52__. For the same matter, he sees several years ahead,__53__ you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you__54__ ?
Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How__55__ are you?
A．made B．became C．remained D．kept
A．tolerate B．do C．get D．put
A．enjoy B．meet C．repay D．value
A．unusual B．unfair C．careless D．selfless
A．rest B．trouble C．effect D．effort
A．competition B．relationship C．difference D．distance
A．find out B．carry out C．look out D．pick out
A．still B．again C．even D．only
A．offer B．answer C．remind D．repeat
A．difficult B．familiar C．same D．simple
A．total B．lot C．few D．number
A．taken B．come C．bought D．heard
A．value B．quality C．condition D．shape
A．struck B．moved C．puzzled D．encouraged
A．stay B．stop C．work D．leave
A．important B．intelligent C．successful D．hardworking
A．time B．depth C．need D．common
A．while B．though C．unless D．since
A．see B．think C．know D．win
A．hopeful B．thoughtful C．helpful D．meaningful
The popular Korean male artist Rain swept through Asia recently, gaining popularity among both male and female fans. 36 his popularity, Pepsi(百事可乐), which did not 37 to offer any Korean artist the opportunity to be one of its ambassadors (大使), has changed their mind. They now have 38 Rain to be its new “blue blood(蓝血家族)” and have offered him a high price.
For the past two years, Pepsi has 39 an enormous amount of money in signing up world popular mega stars to be the company’s ambassadors. They 40 soccer star David Beckham, Taiwan popular Idols F4, Jay Chou, Hong Kong star Edison Chen, Nicholas Tse, Louis Koo etc. Now with the 41 rising of Korean star Rain, Pepsi was quick to put him on its 42.
According to sources, Pepsi has recently sent a(an) 43 to Korea to discuss details with Rain and they are about to 44 a contract. When a reporter called Ms Li to verify this matter, she didn’t deny it, and 45 that “At this point, we can’t reveal anything”. Also according to sources, Pepsi will be the sponsor of Rain’s October 46 in Hong Kong, but Rain’s Hong Kong manager Ms Chan Ka Ying 47 , “At this moment, it’s not 48 to talk about this. There will be an announcement shortly!”
49 the old Chinese saying goes: “One mountain cannot be ruled by two tigers”, Pepsi has somehow created an internal 50 between Rain and Jay Chou. Rain’s popularity is rising and he has the 51 “single eye-lid” feature as Jay, whose status has somehow been 52. There’s a rumour that the skin product brand DHC is intending to 53 their ambassador from Jay to Rain, in order to capture the Korean, Japanese, Chinese 54.
Rain’s recent Beijing concert was a tremendous hit, 55 in “Korean Fever” in Mainland China.
A．Thanks for B．Due to C．According to D．Based on
A．target B．point C．aim D．intend
A．accepted B．invited C．adopted D．approved
A．spent B．depended C．cost D．paid
A．contain B．include C．cover D．enclose
A．up-to-date B．new C．modern D．recent
A．schedule B．record C．list D．program
A．manager B．artist C．boss D．representative
A．sign B．mark C．get D．keep
A．supplied B．increased C．joined D．added
A．concert B．show C．display D．exhibition
A．recognized B．responded C．reacted D．acknowledged
A．comfortable B．pleasant C．convenient D．relaxed
A．As B．When C．After D．While
A．struggle B．competition C．fight D．conflict
A．same B．alike C．different D．similar
A．infected B．effected C．affected D．caused
A．exchange B．vary C．shift D．switch
A．markets B．shops C．malls D．stores
A．resulting B．causing C．leading D．directing