When my daughter Kelsey was a child, she loved to join me in the garden. To 36 chaos(混乱)in my own garden beds, I provided her with a space of her own, so Kelsey’s Corner was born. There she was 37 to dig and plant as she wished. Over time, that small piece of land grew into a favorite place in the 38.
As she approached high school, Kelsey took her 39 off the garden. I didn’t 40 to accept this change. It seemed acceptable that something as boring as working in the dirt gave way to the mystery of a(n) 41 social life, so I began to take care of the space. Even so, I knew it always would be Kelsey’s Corner.
Now my daughter is eighteen and is in the 42 weeks of her high school career. Our mailbox is filled with college admission materials, 43 me that the world has come for this young lady and that she will soon answer its 44. Kelsey is looking forward to her wonderful college life 45 her mother and I are anxious about the coming life 46 our daughter around.
Kelsey’s Corner seems extremely deserted in this early spring 47 Kelsey’s leaving. One morning, when I 48 past Kelsey’s Corner, I noticed some green seedlings had 49 at the foot of some dead stalks(秆).
It’s 50 that life is a cycle. Kelsey’s leaving is 51 one point on the cycle. Now the life wheel will roll with Kelsey as she 52 into her adult life.
Let her live as she will and let her 53 when she can, and whether she comes alone or in 54, she will be welcome home. I’ll take care of Kelsey’s Corner faithfully. It will also cycle annually, rolling on towards a 55 stage of our lives, one that promises a rich harvest.
A．defend B．avoid C．cover D．tolerate
A．willing B．sorry C．free D．sure
A．garden B．family C．corner D．area
A．emotion B．awareness C．mind D．expectation
A．wonder B．support C．realize D．refuse
A．attractive B．peaceful C．complex D．changeable
A．latest B．last C．beginning D．former
A．reminding B．introducing C．promising D．ordering
A．letter B．cry C．notice D．call
A．since B．while C．because D．unless
A．beyond B．except C．besides D．without
A．in spite of B．in case of C．because of D．instead of
A．imagined B．wandered C．performed D．examined
A．existed B．planted C．appeared D．exposed
A．doubtful B．informal C．probable D．true
A．only B．rarely C．always D．seldom
A．looks B．moves C．breaks D．pulls
A．return B．recover C．compete D．join
A．time B．person C．need D．company
A．strange B．proper C．different D．common
Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, But people in the streets him, especially those who are.For those people, he is "Gloves" Greenberg. How did he get that ?
He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱). But he's _. His briefcase always has some gloves.
In winter, Mr.Greenberg does not like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk and the street. He looks around at . He stops when he someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he ,looking for more people with cold .
On winter days, Mr.Greenberg gloves. During the rest of the year, he gloves. People who have heard about him him gloves, and he has many in his apartment.
Mr. Greenberg doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and his behavior. But people who don't know him are sometimes him. They don't realize that he just wants to make them .
It runs in the .Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the .A pair of gloves may be a thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.
A．know about B．learn from C．cheer for D．look after
A．old B．busy C．kind D．poor
A．job B．name C．chance D．message
A．calm B．different C．crazy D．curious
A．act B．sound C．feel D．dress
A．cross over B．drive along C．hurry down D．keep off
A．cars B．people C．street numbers D．traffic lights
A．helps B．chooses C．greets D．sees
A．holds up B．hangs out C．moves on D．turns around
A．hands B．ears C．faces D．eyes
A．searches for B．stores up C．gives away D．puts on
A．borrows B．sells C．returns D．buys
A．call B．send C．lend D．show
A．delayed B．remembered C．began D．enjoyed
A．understand B．dislike C．study D．excuse
A．sorry for B．satisfied with C．proud of D．surprised by
A．smart B．rich C．special D．happy
A．city B．family C．neighborhood D．company
A．honor B．pain C．same D．cold
A．small B．useful C．delightful D．comforting
I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they found that Black Wednesday were going to at our local theatre, they all bought for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother offered me the ticket. I was really !
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became . I could barely make out the stage in the . We waited. Then there was a from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band stepped onto the stage. My brother leaned over and something in my ear, but I couldn’t what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as as a jet engine.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the played. I just remember that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to . But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just woken from a long . My ears were still ringing with the beat of the last song.
After the performance, I became a Black Wednesday fan too.
A．members B．friends C．fans D．volunteers
A．stay B．perform C．sing D．dance
A．flowers B．drinks C．clothes D．tickets
A．relaxed B．embarrassed C．excited D．encouraged
A．seats B．entrance C．spots D．space
A．comfortable B．quiet C．serious D．nervous
A．silence B．noise C．darkness D．smoke
A．shout B．roar C．scream D．whisper
A．put B．found C．shouted D．whispered
A．hear B．forget C．repeat D．bear
A．loud B．clear C．sweet D．fast
A．man B．band C．woman D．musician
A．continue B．delay C．finish D．change
A．theatre B．party C．opera D．stage
A．rest B．walk C．talk D．sleep
As a young boy my family was very poor. I would often help do something for the neighbors to a little pocket money.
One day I on the door of an elderly woman and asked if she needed me to clean the yard. She asked why I was not in and I showed her my worn coat, which no longer kept me warm. She me to work in the yard. When I finished, she looked at me and said, “I suppose you want to be now.” She then took out a jar filled with dollar bills and said, “I’m glad you’ve done a job today but that is not something you should be doing again. I want you to new clothes and get back to school. I also want you to come back to me with your report card and I will you when I see you have worked hard and have some good . Now reach out your little hands and take out as much as you can.”
I put my hands in the jar and grabbed so much money that it was for me to buy what I badly needed. Later, I returned several times to see the woman and she did just as she . She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and some delicious food every time showed her that I had an “A”.
I was twelve years old when I moved from that neighborhood. I will never forget the huge this wonderful lady made over my life with her . This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over again.
A．save B．give C．earn D．change
A．turned B．knocked C．worked D．looked
A．school B．time C．trouble D．bed
A．allowed B．forced C．helped D．stopped
A．punished B．tested C．praised D．paid
A．boring B．new C．fine D．terrible
A．keep B．buy C．remove D．make
A．visit B．forgive C．welcome D．serve
A．recognize B．reward C．understand D．protect
A．goals B．stories C．marks D．ideas
A．room B．money C．food D．time
A．rare B．enough C．simple D．special
A．promised B．discovered C．knew D．admitted
A．decision B．progress C．mistake D．difference
A．courage B．kindness C．honesty D．happiness
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for. Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a fake（假货）. When he was of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, cost nearly 100,000, into pieces hearing Glen’s words. Glen was Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined . For many times of entry-exit he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of , which he would remember as the of his success forever.
A．set up B．took up C．went up D．picked up
A．honors B．mentions C．brings D．owes
A．decided B．refused C．objected D．asked
A．books B．things C．savings D．pounds
A．ordinary B．routine C．regular D．common
A．look B．inspection C．test D．experiment
A．one B．it C．them D．these
A．priceless B．useful C．worthless D．valuable
A．afraid B．proud C．ashamed D．hard
A．that B．what C．as D．which
A．on B．at C．who D．in
A．disappointed B．delighted C．amazed D．satisfied
A．strictly B．quietly C．quickly D．curiously
A．conditions B．experiences C．experiments D．chances
A．stopped B．hoped C．warned D．urged
A．came out B．found out C．sent out D．set out
A．hit B．blamed C．praised D．charged
A．expression B．idea C．thought D．impression
A．honesty B．lies C．goods D．bravery
A．secret B．lesson C．choice D．belief
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to the routine customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for . Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a fake. When he was of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, cost nearly 100,000, into pieces hearing Glen’s words. Glen was . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined . For many times of entry-exit he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if reusing and carrying fake and shoddy（劣质的）goods, he would be according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of , which he would remember as the of his success forever.
A．set up B．took up C．went up D．picked up
A．honors B．mentions C．brings D．owes
A．decided B．refused C．objected D．asked
A．books B．things C．savings D．pounds
A．receive B．accept C．refuse D．agree
A．look B．inspection C．test D．experiment
A．one B．it C．them D．these
A．priceless B．useful C．worthless D．valuable
A．afraid B．proud C．ashamed D．hard
A．that B．what C．as D．which
A．on B．at C．who D．in
A．disappointed B．delighted C．amazed D．satisfied
A．strictly B．quietly C．quickly D．curiously
A．conditions B．experiences C．experiments D．chances
A．stopped B．hoped C．warned D．urged
A．came out B．found out C．sent out D．set out
A．hit B．blamed C．praised D．charged
A．expression B．idea C．thought D．impression
A．honesty B．lies C．goods D．bravery
A．secret B．lesson C．choice D．belief