I devote myself to music because of my grandmother. My mom and I lived with grandparents from the time I was two until I was eight. And even then, I was at their house before and after school every day while my mother was at work.
Grandma loved music. It was her that first _31 me to Elvis Presley as a very young child, and once I heard his music, I was truly in 32 with it. Most five-year-olds ask for 33 for birthdays, but I wanted Elvis’albums. I would play them non-stop and 34 to the music in my grandma’s family room though my movements didn’t look good.
Grandma played the piano and 35 me to sing “America the Beautiful” and “Somewhere over the Rainbow”. I 36 started playing music on the piano, and soon Grandma was paying for me to take piano lessons from a lady living in the 37 . I would come home from __38 and walk three houses down for my lesson. I _39 took about nine months of lessons, but it was enough to give me a(n) 40 and allow me to continue to teach myself.
Last month when I came home to visit Grandma in the hospital, I brought along my guitar with me. She was in a lot of pain, but the music seemed to _41 her soul. She had me sing some songs and when I started to sing “Somewhere over the Rainbow”, her weakened voice 42 in with mine for a few lines. That experience was one of the most 43 of my lifetime and one I will certainly cherish forever. I told her of my music career and she was very _44 and said, “That’s wonderful!” I _45 to play for her throughout the week I was home.
My grandma passed away two days ago. In my opinion, part of her will live on through every song I write or sing in my life.
A．sent B．left C．remembered D．introduced
A．debate B．love C．agreement D．doubt
A．music B．space C．gifts D．toys
A．wave B．sleep C．dance D．play
A．forced B．prepared C．enabled D．taught
A．generally B．finally C．fortunately D．suddenly
A．hotel B．apartment C．neighborhood D．countryside
A．school B．hospital C．street D．office
A．exactly B．only C．completely D．seldom
A．explanation B．celebration C．translation D．foundation
A．comfort B．blame C．attract D．find
A．joined B．poured C．moved D．fell
A．surprising B．moving C．puzzling D．tiring
A．sad B．calm C．bored D．pleased
A．refused B．expected C．continued D．pretended
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In my mind. ance Armstrong is a real hero. He has ________ so many things and inspired so many people.
He ________ a life-threatening disease, and has lived a very complete life, ________ giving so much to others．
He is a great teammate and leader. He ________ his winnings from races to his ________ . Armstrong knew he could win only with their help. Even though he has retired, he still helps direct the ________ .Many people admire him________ what he has achieved.
Lance Armstrong was ________ with cancer at 25 and didn't just survive but went on to again win the________ cycling race in the world, the Tour de France. He has raised money for cancer patients. He also ________ the lance Armstrong Foundation and has helped the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
He has won the Tour de France seven times, ________ is a great accomplishment for anyone. ________ one who survived calncer.1t is said to be the longest and must ________ race in a11of cycling. He ________ as a helpful teammate and then became a leader. He has also ________the Tour of Georgia.
The Lance Armstrong Foundation has ________ $14.4 million for cancer research and started a center for cancer survivors. His contributions may help find a ________ , I know what's what he is________ for.
As you can see. Lance Armstrong has many ________ that make him a hero. He is a good leader with goals. He is an inspiration to kids and adults. I ________that he will try his hardest to find a way to beat cancer and help its survivors.
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Tina was afraid of the dark. She always went to bed with the light on. She was afraid that the 51 would come and eat her. Her daddy always her closet(壁橱) and under her bed for monsters.
One night, Tina was awakened in the middle of the night by some strange ___coming from her window. She opened her eyes and saw a huge 3-eyed monster ____ to get into her room through the window. She was too scared to even ____ for help.
The monster was able to __ __the window and get in. Tina was ____why her parents didn't wake up from all the noise. Tina's heart was ____ so fast with the monster going straight to her bed. ____ the monster said in a low voice:" Hello there little girl, I hope I didn't ____ you. My name is Mongus. I was wondering if I can get some ____ and cookies." Tina couldn't believe her ____.
"So, you are not here to ___me?" She asked. Obviously ____, the monster laughed loudly: "Eat you? No, no. You shouldn't be scared of me because I am a ____ monster. Can I have what I want now? Please." Tina got up and went to the ____ where she got some milk and cookies. Later, Mongus left the room the same way he came in.
In the morning, Tina woke up to her father's voice, “Little sweet, time for school.” Tina told her father the ____and how the window got broken. Her father ____her that the whole thing was just a dream ____the window wasn't broken." So Mongus isn't coming back?" Tina asked.
"It is all up to you, honey. You can ____ Mongus anytime you like, all you have to do is dream about him again.”
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The moment happened 30 years ago but it was still fresh in my memory. I was a college freshman and had ________ up most of the night before laughing and talking with friends. Now just before my first ________ of the day my eyelids were feeling heavier and heavier and my head was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a ________. A few minutes’ nap（小睡）time before class couldn’t________ , I thought.
BOOM! I lifted my head suddenly and my eyes opened wider than saucers. I looked around with my ________ beating wildly trying to find the cause of the ________ . My young professor was looking at me with a boyish(孩子气的) smile on his face. He had________ dropped the textbooks he was carrying onto his desk. “Good morning!”, he said still ________ . “I am glad to see everyone is ________. Now let’s get started. ”
For the next hour I wasn’t sleepy at all. It wasn’t from the ________ of my professor’s textbook alarm clock either. It was instead from the ________ discussion he led. With knowledge and good ________ he made the material come ________. His insight （洞察力）was full of both wisdom and loving-kindness. And the enthusiasm and joy that he ________ with were contagious(有感染力的). I ________ the classroom not only wide awake, but a little ________ and a little better as well.
I learned something far more important than not ________in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life，do it well，do it with ________ . What a wonderful place this would be if all of us did our work joyously and well. Don’t sleepwalk(梦游)your way through ________ then. Wake up! Let your love fill your work. Life is too________not to live it well.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Joan and Natty were two young mothers who lived across the street from each other.From their living room windows，each woman was able to the activities of the other woman’s family.
One day，Joan said that she’d been watching what in Natty’s front garden and that she envied her.“I don’t know what you ，” Natty said with a look on her face.
“Well，I often see your husband out in the front garden mowing the lawn(修剪草坪)，and I my husband would do the thing，” Joan said.“Your garden is beautiful！”
Natty and then made her confession(坦白)．“I have been doing the same thing，Joan，” she said.“I watch your in your front garden—and I have you！” Joan shook her head with disbelief.“What do you mean？” she asked.
Natty replied，“I see your husband playing ball with your son so .How I wish Keith，my husband，would do the same thing！He wants our boys in the when he mows.Be honest，Joan.Would you rather have your husband with your son than have a beautiful lawn？”
“I had not that before，Natty. you’re right Natty.I may have tall grass，but Eric，my husband，is about playing with little Johnny，” Joan concluded.
Very often we are blind to our own blessings that are so to others.Let us the habit of concentrating on our several blessings rather than about what we have.
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The two teachers were sitting in the teacher’s room．For a moment there was ．Then one of them, Miss Smith said “I’m afraid I’d have to him．”
“Now, Alice,” said her friend Mrs．Jackson, “is he such a terrible student?”
“That’s just the ,” the other woman replieD． “Tom is my best student．The problem is that he’s now so lazy that he never gets done．He hasn’t handed me of his homework for three weeks and I’d be surprised he did now．”
before had Mrs．Jackson seen Miss Smith look so unhappy．“Have you with him about it?” she askeD．
“Why should I? He knows he has to prepare his lessons and do his homework．I that clear the first day for class．When the course started , he did so that I considered asking the to give him a scholarship (奖学金)．But now he even in class! I’ve never seen such a in a student．”
“You should have a with him．Give him a chance to tell his side of story．”
Miss Smith spoke to Tom and all about it．He was studying all day and most of the night in a factory to pay for his education．Of course he was tired in the and sometimes could hardly keep ．Miss Smith soon arranged for him to have a and he was able to give up his and concentrate (集中精力) on his studies ．
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