I am a team leader in an insurance company. We are going through a lot of changes right now, which is 36 much stress for all of us.
A few weeks ago I was having a day so 37 that I even doubted if I had the ability to do this challenging work, and was about ready to change to a less stressful job 38 . Something happened that day to change my way of 39 and I am so appreciative of this young lady. I want to let her know that the small act 40 .
On the top of my cubicle (工作隔间) I have a small collection of lighthouses (灯塔) to let people know where I am sitting 41 my team members have to find me for emergencies.
That day I came into the office and was about to get the day 42 when Crystal came over. I asked if she needed anything. And she said, “I 43 you something.” I looked at her with a 44 look and said, “Well, thank you, but why 45 you buy me anything?” I had never spoke to this young lady 46 . She said, “Every day I stand up and look across the 47 and see your lighthouses. Then I feel I am not alone and I encourage myself that there are always 48 things in life. I saw this on the way to work and thought 49 would like it. I wish it would have the same 50 as your lighthouses do.” In her hand she had a small globe with a lighthouse and a ship on it. I gave her a hug and 51 her. I don’t think she knows how much that small act of 52 changed my day: I remained 53 the rest of the day.
For anyone that reads this, I hope you remember, no matter what the 54 is, you could change someone’s day, 55 even his views on life.
A．preventing B．reducing C．causing D．suffering
A．funny B．nice C．bad D．dull
A．everywhere B．elsewhere C．anywhere D．nowhere
A．working B．behaving C．speaking D．thinking
A．broke my heart B．touched my heart C．lost my heart D．tore my heart
A．in case B．so that C．as if D．even though
A．ended B．started C．changed D．avoided
A．borrowed B．lent C．sold D．bought
A．delighted B．puzzled C．thankful D．worried
A．might B．dare C．could D．would
A．before B．then C．since D．after
A．dorm B．office C．ship D．tower
A．bright B．challenging C．bad D．stressful
A．colleagues B．leaders C．you D．I
A．opinion B．cause C．expectation D．effect
A．praised B．thanked C．scolded D．refused
A．justice B．courage C．kindness D．tolerance
A．careful B．encouraged C．tired D．alone
A．present B．work C．act D．intention
A．so B．for C．or D．nor
Are dreams of any use to the dreamer or to anybody else? We may remember the traveler who __36__ the ship Waratah at Durban because of his terrible _37__. The Waratah later disappeared entirely, with everyone on _38_. The traveler’s dreams helped him and saved him from 39_, but they didn’t help the other people. Why was this man treated _40__ from everyone else? Another man _41__ had a dream about the Black Forest in Germany. In his dream he was walking in the f
orest _42__ two men ran out and tried to throw him to the _43___. He ran off as fast as he could, but they followed. He reached a place _44__he saw two _45__ roads in front of him, one to the right and the other to the left. Which road ought he to _46__ ? He heard the two men _47____ him, getting nearer and at the same time he heard a voice in his ear. It told him to go to the _48__ , and he did so. He ran on and soon came to a small hotel. He was _49___ here kindly and given a room, and so he was _50__ from the two men.
That was the dream. Twenty years later 
he was _51___ in the Black Forest and as it _52___ in the dream long before, two men ran out and tried to throw him down. He ran off, and came to a place with two roads as in the dream.He_53___ the dream and took the road to the right. He soon _54___a small hotel, was taken in, and so was safe. His dream of twenty years _55__ had Saved his life.
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A．left B．got C．drove D．enter
A．ideas B．suggestions C．dreams D．words
A．board B．ship C．sea D．deck
A．life B．death C．illness D．disease
A．similarly B．differently C．strangely D．unfortunately
A．alone B．once C．still D．even
A．while B．as C．before D．when
A．floor B．earth C．soil D．ground
A．which B．that C．where D．who
A．same B．separate C．divided D．crossed
A．take B．bring C．carry D．go
A．next to B．in front of C．beside D．behind
A．house B．hotel C．left D．right
A．accepted B．received C．refused D．closed
A．killed B．murdered C．saved D．robbed
A．exactly B．really C．sincerely D．actually
A．happened B．performed C．acted D．chose
B．remembered C．missed D．noticed
A．arrived B．left C．reached D．got
A．front B．before C．later D．after
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“But what if I break my arm again?” My five-year-old daughter asked. I knew how much she wanted to learn to 41 .Yet ever since she fell off her bicycle and broke her arm, she’d been 42_ .
“Oh, honey,” I said. “I don’t think you’ll break 43 arm.”
“But I could, couldn’t I?”
“Yes,” I 44 and found myself struggling for the right thing to say. At times like this, I 45 I had someone who might help me find the right words to make my girl’s problems disappear. But after a painful 46 , I’d decided to remain single.
“ I don’t want to ride,” she said and got off her bike.
“ You know, honey,” I said. “ Almost everything you do comes with 47 . You could break your arm jumping rope. You 48 break
your arm at gymnastics. Do you want to stop going to gymnastics?”
“No,” she said. And with a 49 spirit, she agreed to try it again. I held on to her bike until she found the 50 to say, “Let’s go!” I spent the rest of the afternoon watching a brave little girl overcome a 51 .
As we walked home, she 52 me about a conversation I had. “Why were you and grandma arguing last night?”
My mother wanted me to marry again, 53 I told her I didn’t want to meet the Mr. Perfect she 54 for me. She said she knew Steve was the man for me.
“It’s nothing,” I told her.
She shrugged, “Grandma said she just wanted you to find someone to55 .”
“What grandma wants is for some guy to break my 56 again!” I lost control.
She was 57 for several minutes. Then she said something58 me to think about. “So I think love isn’t like a broken arm.”
Unable to answer, we walked in silence. Later I did what my bra
ve girl did that afternoon. I 59 to meet Steve.
Steve was the man for me. We married soon. It turned out mother and my daughter were 60 .
1.
A．speak B．ride C．walk D．drive
A．disappointed B．satisfied D．afraid
A．both B．the other C．other D．another
A．sighed B．regretted C．admitted D．whispered
A．wished B．thought C．realized D．decided
A．experience B．divorce C．memory D．mistake
A．luck B．surprise C．risks D．results
A．could B．should C．would D．must
A．determined B．frightened C．comforted D．encouraged
A．destination B．sense C．strength D．courage
A．shyness B．fear C．difficulty D．disadvantage
A．told B．said C．asked D．reminded
A．but B．then C．and D．so
A．referred to B．set side C．gave away D．picked out
A．trust B．love C．help D．accept
A．glasses B．habit C．heart D．power
A．nervous B．quiet D．serious
A．for B．of C．with D．by
A．agreed B．pretended C．continued D．stopped
A．interesting B．curious C．careful D．right
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I was standing on stage before 200 people, dressed up as George Washington. I had the lead role in my sixth grade 36 and, for the
past two months, I had walked back and forth in my room37 to say my lines.
Now it was time to give a 38 , and my heart was beating rapidly. At my 39 , I began to speak smoothly and clearly, but then it 40 : I 
stuttered（口吃）. I knew I would, and I did.
From that moment on, I 41 that my role in that play would be my first and my last. My speech problem affected 42 .
As a child, I struggled to say a full sentence, repeatedly hearing the 43 comments of my parents. “Take a deep breath and think about what you’re going to say.” I was too 44 to admit I had a problem.
45 my school career progressed my speech problem became less noticeable, but it never 46 . It held me back.
After realizing that class officers had to speak in front of the entire student body, I 47 running in class elections . I feared reading aloud and meeting new people.
I would 48 sit in my room and cry, imagining what it would be like to be 49 , like everyone else.
Finally, I came to my senses. I read articles about famous people who 50 their speech problems. I 51 the fact that I do have a problem that will always be with me.
It has made me a
52 person and, with time, I know I’ll gain the confidence to stand up and 53 to myself that it will never hold me back. 54 , I know that I’m not the only one who 55 , because nobody is perfect.
A．play B．game C．dance D．concert
A．desiring B．waiting C．struggling D．hesitating
A．test B．performance C．suggestion D．judgment
A．sight B．angle C．news D．turn
A．happened B．seemed D．remained
A．urged B．promised C．admitted D．repeated
A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything
A．exciting B．surprising C．puzzling D．annoying
A．ashamed B．willing C．weak D．eager
A．Though B．As C．Before D．Unless
A．failed B．disappeared C．burst D．combined
B．put off C．approved of D．gave up
A．never B．seldom C．sometime D．constantly
A．normal B．special C．usual
A．realized B．refused C．overcame D．avoided
A．doubted B．changed C．hid D．faced
A．stronger B．greater C．wiser D．purer
A．explain B．prove C．respond D．scream
A．On the contrary B．On the other hand C．Above all D．At most
A．attempts B．argues C．suffers D．risks
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My mother knew that she could not send me to college and pay for it．If I wanted to go to college, it was up to roe to find out how to get there．I found that I36 for some grants （助学金）.There was enough to37 school and books, but not enough for room and board．I accepted a job as part of a work-study program．I washed dishes in the school cafeteria．My grades went 38 ．It was the hardest work I had 39 done．
Just when I thought I was going to40 of my college career, a friend told me that his grandmother needed help on the weekends．41 that was required of me was cooking meals． Now I would have time to study．I went to meet his grandmother and accepted the job．My first 42 was his grandmother' s great love of music．One day, she told me I didn't have enough 43 in my life and decided to teach me the art．Grandma was44 with my ability and encouraged me to continue．Weekends became more than just books and cooking; they were 45 the wonderful sounds of the piano and two singers．
When Christmas break came, Grandma got a chest cold46 I was unwilling to leave her．I hadn't been home since Labor Day, and my family was47 to see me．I said my good-bye,48 for her temporary care and returned home．49 I was loading my car to go back to school, the phone rang and my friend told me Grandma died．I hung up the phone feeling like my world had ended．I had50 my friend, and that was 51 worse than knowing I would have to return to dishwashing．
Four weeks later, I asked to begin the work-study program again．The financial aid advisor looked at me 52 I had lost my mind．I 53 my position, then he smiled and slid me an envelope which was from Grandma．She had known how sick she was．In the envelope was enough money to pay for the rest of my school year and a request that I take piano lessons in her 54 ． Now, years later, when I walk by a piano, I 55 and think of Grandma．She is playing the piano in heaven, I am sure．
A．fit B．matched C．suited D．qualified
A．cover B．offer C．contain D．include
A．back to front B．ins and outs C．up and down D．left to right
A．even B．ever C．never D．still
A．cut out B．drop out C．leave out D．turn out
A．Everything B．Something C．All D．Anything
A．idea B．job C．finding D．discovery
A．money B．fun C．energy D．ambition
A．persuaded B．stuck C．impressed D．beaten
A．filled with B．covered with C．dotted with D．equipped with
A．therefore B．then C．or D．and
A．nervous B．surprised C．anxious D．shocked
A．settled B．recommended C．organized D．arranged
A．Before B．As C．After D．Since
A．lost B．missed C．forgotten D．known
A．far B．fairly C．very D．more
A．as long as B．as if C．even if D．now that
A．explained B．expressed C．realized D．announced
A．way B．need C．memory D．response
A．smile B．cry C．leave D．escape
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Stefan and Erika Svanstrom on a four-month honeymoon were hit by several natural disasters, including the Australian floods, Christchurch earthquake and Japanese tsunami.
The 36 couple left Sweden on December 6 and were 37 caught in Munich, Germany, due to one of Europe’s worst snowstorms.
Later, they flew on to Australia which then 38 with one of the most terrible hurricanes in the nation’s history. From there, the couple, 39 , were forced to 40 for 24 hours on the floor of a shopping centre with 2500 others.
“Trees were being 41 and big branches were scattered across the streets,” Stefan told Sweden’s Expressen newspaper. “We 42 escaped”
The couple then flew to Christchurch, New Zealand. 43 their arriving, a massive earthquake 44 magnitude 6.3 hit the city on February 22.
Erika said “We could not visit the city since it was completely in 45 , so instead we travelled around before going to Japan.” But days after the Svanstroms arrived, Tokyo was 46 by Japan’s largest earthquake 47 records began. “The trembling was horrible and we saw roof debris (碎片) fly off the buildings,” Mr. Svantrom said. “ 48 seemed the buildings were swaying 49 .”
The family returned to Sweden on March 29 after a(n) 50 calmer visit to their last destination China.
But Mr. Svanstrom, who also survived the very tsunami 51 hit Southeast Asia in 2004, said “I know marriages have to experience some 52 , but I think we have 53 most of them.” , 54 that the marriage had become strong.
“We’ve certainly experienced 55 our fair share of catastrophes, but the most important thing is that we’re together and happy.” said the couple.
A．new-married B．newly-marry C．newly-married D．new-marry
A．finally B．eventually C．gradually D．immediately
A．met B．faced C．hit D．come
A．in vain B．in panic C．in sorrow D．in depression
A．hide B．stay C．remain D．shelter
A．taken over B．turned over C．got over D．knocked over
A．nearly B．narrowly C．almost D．easily
A．At B．With C．On D．For
A．measuring B．is measured C．measures D．measured
A．mess B．order C．chaos D．control
A．effected B．destroyed C．shaken D．suffered
A．when B．while C．as D．since
A．It B．There C．That D．What
A．in and out B．here and there C．backwards and forwards D．back and forth
A．pretty B．fairly C．much D．even
A．which B．as C．that D．what
A．trials B．tricks C．trips D．triangles
A．looked through B．put through C．come through D．got through
A．added B．adding C．added to D．adding to
A．rather than B．other than C．more than D．less than