On Christmas Day, I got my wanted radio-controlled truck. But you would not believe the ___36___ and work that went into getting this holy toy.
For over a month I stared at ___37___ magazines I received from my friend until I had made up my ___38___: I wanted a Pumpkin truck. I __39___ to work immediately, dropping hints to my father about it.
My first job was to tell him about how the steering(操纵杆) on my old car didn’t __40___, but he just blamed the problems on my bad ___41__.
My next plan would have to be more __42__. “Look at this, Dad, the truck with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250!” You can’t __43__ to miss out on this bargain!”
His ___44___ was that he certainly could afford to miss this ___45___ and for US$250 you could buy ___46___ educational like a telescope. “A telescope? To look at the moon? I’ll look at it when I’m 97 years old and living in a ___47___ home! This is my youth! I am supposed to run about.”
I went to my room, ___48___ at how mean my father was. It was obvious that he didn’t _49__ that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck.
When I __50__ on Christmas morning I wasn’t excited. I had been __51__. I opened all my presents until there was just one big package ___52__. “The telescope,” I thought. I ___53___ the packaging and looked at the top of the box—it was a Pumpkin truck. I had ___54___! I loved my parents! I felt like I could do anything! I could ___55___ get an A+ in English class.
A．pain B．attempt C．joy D．shyness
A．housing B．fishing C．car D．fashion
A．mind B．idea C．opinion D．head
A．getdown B．setout C．searchedfor D．went on
A．operate B．run C．start D．work
A．riding B．driving C．thinking D．keeping
A．strong B．practical C．ideal D．obvious
A．afford B．pay C．allow D．stand
A．talk B．expression C．face D．response
A．truck B．telescope C．chance D．bargain
A．one B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．heating B．loving C．nursing D．finding
A．pleased B．good C．expert D．angry
A．say B．believe C．care D．learn
A．went off B．woke up C．rang up D．found out
A．pleased B．instructed C．warned D．defeated
A．opened B．wrapped C．left D．faded
A．recovered B．refused C．reopened D．removed
A．won B．done C．beaten D．failed
A．ever B．already C．still D．even
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A young British woman had shortly arrived in Hong Kong and had not yet 36 anything about the Chinese 37 . One day she went to the home of a Chinese friend and was 38 given a cup of Chinese tea. She was not 39 and she also found this type of tea rather 40 . However, since she had been given the tea , she felt she should drink it. Hoping to finish it 41 so that she would not feel about having to drink this tea which she did not 42 , she started to drink as much of it as she could. But as soon as her cup became half - full, the host 43 giving her more. Several times she told the host that she had had 44 , but it seemed to have no 45 . Her cup kept being 46 , and she kept on drinking. During the time of her 47 , she drank about twelve cups of tea. Later she found out that she should have just 48 the tea, and that this would have meant that she had had enough. Influenced by her 49 culture, she felt it too 50 to leave the tea and could not understand why the host took no notice of her protests(抗议) that she had had enough!
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Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person．I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a（n）36 on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy．Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in 37 ．One afternoon, a friend and I were38 rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house39 her backyard．The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they 40 to the roof’s edge and shot out into the 41 ．
I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and sent it for a ride．The stone was too smooth, however, so it 42 from my hand as I let it go and headed 43 for a small window on the old lady’s back wall．
I was too scared about getting 44 that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window．However, a few days later, 45 I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel 46 for her misfortune．
I made up my mind that I would 47 my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I 48 would cover the cost of her window．I put the money in an envelope with a（n）49 explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the 50 for repairing it．
I waited until it was dark, then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door．
The next day, I 51 the old lady her paper and was able to 52 the warm smile that I was 53 her．She thanked me for the paper and said, “Here, I have something for you．” It was a bag of cookies．I thanked her and ate the cookies as I 54 my route．
After several cookies, I 55 an envelope．When I opened the envelope, I was shocked．Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you．”
A．assistant B．customer C．adviser D．neighbour
A．selfishness B．cleverness C．carefulness D．forgiveness
A．picking B．kicking C．throwing D．striking
A．from B．under C．by D．around
A．flowed B．rolled C．dropped D．fell
A．yard B．kitchen C．room D．sky
A．stepped B．stopped C．skipped D．slipped
A．right B．slow C．straight D．fast
A．caught B．trapped C．lost D．hurt
A．but B．when C．before D．though
A．guilty B．nervous C．anxious D．safe
A．borrow B．save C．transfer D．move
A．used B．earned C．chose D．calculated
A．book B．notice C．note D．article
A．period B．distance C．size D．cost
A．handed B．showed C．left D．sold
A．witness B．bring C．return D．wear
A．comparing to B．receiving from C．learning about D．playing with
A．continued B．forgot C．followed D．chose
A．tore B．felt C．bought D．marked
My neighbor Peter Gate’s life was shadowed for years by the memory of his part in an outdoor adventure that resulted in the death of one of his classmates．He and his wife 21 after six years of marriage．Then the news about Peter changed．His wife Betty came back; he 22 a fine position in a company．
One day he told me what had changed his 23 : I used to think, ‘Nothing can undo what I hav
e done.’ The thought of my guilt(罪恶感) would 24 me in the middle of a smile or a handshake．It put a wall between my wife and me．Then I had an 25 visit from the person I 26 most to see —the 27 of the college classmate who died．“Years ago”, she said, “I found it in my heart, through prayer(祈祷), to 28 you．Betty forgave you．So did your friends and employers.” She 29, and then said 30, “You are the one person who hasn’t forgiven Peter Gate．Who do you think you are to 31 the people of this town and God ？” “I 32 her eyes and found there a kind of permission to be the person I might have been _33__her son had lived．For the first time in my adult life I felt 34 to love and be loved.”
So, you see, it is only through forgiveness of our 35 that we gain the freedom to learn from experience．But forgiving our shortcomings doesn't mean 36 that they exist．37 , it means 38 them honestly, realistically．39 you forgive, you cannot love．And without 40, life has no meaning．Forgiveness is a good quality．
A．divided B．separated C．quarrelled D．left
A．lost B．kept C．earned D．discovered
A．marriage B．job C．family D．life
A．help B．stop C．protect D．attract
A．unexpected B．unwilling C．unfriendly D．unknown
A．hoped B．feared C．terrified D．wished
A．sister B．wife C．mother D．teacher
A．hate B．love C．forgive D．forget
A．stopped B．added C．continued D．paused
A．seriously C．cheerfully D．nervously
A．get along with B．stand out against C．keep in touch with D．live in harmony with
A．looked at B．looked for C．looked into D．looked after
A．if B．when C．unless D．after
A．worried B．worthy C．lonely D．curious
A．adventures B．friends C．mistakes D．classmates
A．ignoring B．admitting C．remembering D．finding
A．To begin with B．On the other hand C．Above all D．On the contrary
A．facing B．recognizing C．returning D．forgetting
A．Although B．If C．Unless D．Because
A．forgiveness B．love C．freedom D．shortcomings
It was pouring outside. We all stood there 21 , some patiently, others annoyed 22 nature messed （弄糟）their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens 23 away the dirt and dust of the world.
“Mom,let’srunthroughtherain,”agirl’svoice24 me.
“No,honey.We’llwaituntilit25 downabit,”Momreplied.
Theyounggirlwaitedaboutanotherminuteand26:“Mom,let’srunthroughthe
rain.”
“We’llgetwetifwedo,”Momsaid.
“No,wewon’t,Mom.That’snotwhatyousaidthismorning,”theyounggirlsaid
asshe27 her Mom’sarm.
“Thismorning?28 didIsaywecouldrunthroughtherainandnotgetwet?”
“Don’tyouremember?WhenyouweretalkingtoDaddyabouthiscancer,yousaid,”IfGodcangetusthroughthis,hecangetusthrough29 .”
Theentirecrowdturned30 .Mompausedandthoughtforamomentabout31
shewouldsay.Nowsomewouldlaughitoffandscoldherforbeing32 .Butthenweheard,
“Honey,youare 33.Let’srunthroughtherain.Ifwegetwet,maybewejustneedwashing,”
Momsaid.Then34 theyran.
We all stood 35 , smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were 36 by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the 37 to their cars. Circumstances （境况）or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your 38 . But no one can ever take away your precious 39 . So, don’t forget to make time and take the 40 to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.
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Learning experience happens to us throughout our lives. Not long ago I had one that I would like to 36 .
I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph 37 we realized we were 38 . Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand-new $ 20 bill. I was so 39 because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on 40 seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. 41 I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I 42 I had not actually handed any money to the cashier . I had just 43 out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.
My conscience opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn't 44 over it. I just couldn't go back to the cashier and 45 for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I 46 to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream in 47 that someone would say “Hey, Jeff, why don't you use the change 48 the pizza instead of that nice, new $ 20 bill?”I was not so 49 of my cash now.
For the next two years, whenever I was 50 of the “Pizza incident”, I would say to myself “Don't think about it any more”.
I have learned two things from this 51 . Maybe I was a fool for 52 in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a 53 pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will 54 up with you.
This reflects the saying “A coward dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “55” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.
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A．say B．talk C．share D．explain
A．as B．then C．while D．when
A．lost B．tired C．hungry D．anxious
A．excited B．eager C．satisfied D．encouraged
A．rest B．food C．travel D．drink
A．Luckily B．Finally C．Immediately D．Actually
A．thought B．recognized C．noticed D．realized
A．walked B．left C．worked D．found
A．look B．get C．turn D．think
A．ask B．pay C．apologize D．send
A．refused B．wanted C．hoped D．meant
A．hope B．surprise C．anger D．fear
A．into B．with C．for D．from
A．sure B．upset C．proud D．pleased
A．warned B．reminded C．thought D．told
A．experience B．experiment C．story D．mistake
A．turning B．talking C．handing D．giving
A．free B．cheap C．plain D．delicious
A．make B．wake C．catch D．put
A．coward B．fool C．loser D．hero