I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large 16 across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-age children. At the end of the day, he would 17 his taxi on the road. I 18 why he did not park it in the garage.
Then, one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home 19 work, leave his taxi and go out for his 20 affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was 21 .
I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 22 to be outside one evening two weeks 23 , when the garage door was 24 and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯）! It shook me completely 25 I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But 26 inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（n） 27 . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and 28 him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a（n） 29 .
We go to bed every night and 30 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a 31 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 32 . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we 33 the social ladder(阶梯)—how much bigger and better a 34 we have. And we ignore(忽视)our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on 35 we are than what we do!
A．window B．garage C．door D．yard
A．park B．stop C．check D．repair
A．knew B．understood C．asked D．wondered
A．for B．out of C．without D．from
A．business B．national C．personal D．public
A．wasteful B．meaningful C．wonderful D．plentiful
A．appeared B．intended C．expected D．happened
A．later B．more C．ago D．before
A．broken B．fine C．shut D．open
A．once B．before C．when D．until
A．far B．deep C．long D．little
A．driver B．engineer C．father D．son
A．called B．made C．elected D．turned
A．experience B．earning C．life D．position
A．stay up B．wake up C．stay home D．go home
A．competition B．performance C．debate D．party
A．family B．company C．team D．whole
A．build B．climb C．stand D．lay
A．house B．garage C．car D．taxi
A．who B．what C．which D．where
Mywifediedsevenandahalfyearsago, and I felt very sad. It was the ___ time in my life. I once wanted to kill myself, ___ I didn’t.I went on to work as a ___ in Kilauea, Hawaii. My kids had gone to live with my mother, and I was ___
Two months later on a family trip, we___ the TV and saw the second plane crash into the World Trade Center.I said to my ___,”I’m going to Afghanistan.”And I ___.
The International Medical Corps sent me to build 20 small ___ in provinces where people had no health care.In the end,the hospital were ___ 27,000 patients a month.I was so happy that I could ___ others,and I didn’t feel ___ any longer.I went to many places to help people there.
When my wife passed away,I thought my ___ was over.But really,it was just getting ___.At the end of her life,my wife couldn’t feel ___.I held her head in my hands and told her of all the places we would ___ and the exciting trips we would have.
I ___ that moment many times during my trips.
Everytime I go to a different place,I can ___ my wife is with me.Every time I help a patient,I can feel the encouragement from my wife — She ___encouraged me to help people in ___.I know I am not alone now.What I do is not only for the patients,but also for my wife.I ___ my life meaningful now.
A．busiest B．simplest C．worst D．longest
A．but B．so C．because D．for
A．reporter B．fireman C．teacher D．doctor
A．alone B．happy C．silent D．tired
A．set up B．turned on C．watcher over D．looked into
A．boys B．wife C．kids D．friends
A．refused B．stopped C．kids D．friends
A．houses B．hospitals C．factories D．schools
A．serving B．feeding C．moving D．relaxing
A．repair B．understand C．teach D．help
A．sad B．free C．angry D．worried
A．work B．home C．life D．hobody
A．loved B．started C．lost D．changed
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
A．live B．visit C．remember D．miss
A．think of B．take over C．hold up D．put on
A．hear B．watch C．feel D．know
A．never B．once C．hardly D．always
A．need B．danger C．anger D．sorrow
A．hope B．find C．expect D．dream
Zach drove over to Christine’s place. Christine, who was engaged to him, was in China, visiting her parents. Her son Bradley hadn’t gone with her. Bradley was a junior in high school. He neither liked nor disliked Zach, even though he had (1) Zach for three years. Zach was still trying to Bradley over. He called Bradley to tell him that he was . Bradley said OK. When Zach got there, he all of Christine’s mail to see if there were any bills to pay. There were none.
He asked if Bradley wanted to drive the car. Bradley had a driver’s , and was always asking his mom to let him drive her car. Bradley said . Zach told him not to speed, but he could drive anywhere he wanted. Bradley the 210 freeway and headed northwest. Zach gave Bradley a few driving : Don’t drive next to big trucks, you never know when they might turn over and crush you. Don’t drive(10) trucks with loads, because you never know when in the truck will fall out and come flying through your windshield (挡风玻璃).
On their way back, Zach that they stop at a golf field. He wanted to show Bradley how to play golf. Bradley wasn’t . He preferred his video games. But Bradley soon found that golf was ! He hit a large bucket of balls. Zach told him that he had a natural . The next day, Bradley, for the first time ever, (16) Zach. He had a few blisters (水泡) on his hands; Zach said that was . Then Bradley （18) if Zach would come next Saturday so they could take a and hit golf balls again. Zach said of course, with a feeling in his heart.
A．understood B．met C．known D．found
A．take B．win C．turn D．hand
A．dropping out B．leaving behind C．staying away D．coming over
A．checked B．tested C．examined D．sent
A．passport B．card C．receipt D．license
A．nothing serious B．no way C．all right D．never mind
A．turned up B．got on C．took on D．got off
A．tips B．reasons C．preparations D．routes
A．while B．though C．because D．despite
A．beyond B．between C．behind D．ahead of
A．something B．passengers C．rocks D．birds
A．suggested B．promised C．decided D．agreed
A．patient B．enthusiastic C．silent D．optimistic
A．boring B．disappointing C．fun D．annoying
A．swing B．attitude C．condition D．move
A．liked B．criticized C．called D．visited
A．normal B．good C．terrific D．typical
A．learned B．asked C．ensured D．doubted
A．sport B．drive C．journey D．match
A．bitter B．sad C．normal D．happy
Ted spent seven years as a prisoner of war. There he discovered the power of ___.
For more than half of that ___ he was in isolation (隔绝). He lived for ten months in total ___. Those ten months was the longest of his life. When they ___ with wooden boards the window of his little seven-by-seven foot cell, shutting out the light, he ___ if he was going to make it.
Ted spent hours a day exercising and thinking. But at times he felt he could do ___ but scream. Not wanting to give his ___ the satisfaction of knowing they’d ___ him, he placed clothing into his mouth to lessen the noise ___ he screamed at the top of his lungs.
One day Ted got down on the ___ and crawled (爬) under his bed. He found a hole that ___ air from the outside. As he approached the hole, he saw a ___ ray of light. Ted put his eye next to the wall and discovered a small crack in the building. It allowed him to glimpse ___, though all he could see was a ___ piece of grass. But when he saw this, he felt a surge of joy, excitement and ___ that he hadn’t had in years. “It represented life, growth and ___,” he later said. It was the small hope that helped Ted ___ this nearly unbearable experience.
The human spirit is ___. It seems to run forever ___ nothing but a faint (微弱的) hope. Without it, you have nothing. With it, nothing else ___ — even the worst conditions.
A．thought B．scream C．support D．hope
A．prison B．war C．time D．month
A．happiness B．sadness C．darkness D．silence
A．strengthened B．fixed C．covered D．broke
A．reminded B．required C．wondered D．feared
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
A．soldiers B．friends C．enemy D．army
A．wounded B．quitted C．satisfied D．broken
A．till B．since C．as D．after
A．window B．floor C．wall D．board
A．let in B．put out C．took in D．gave off
A．weak B．soft C．strong D．sharp
A．inside B．outside C．above D．below
A．very B．right C．specific D．single
A．gratefulness B．usefulness C．fulfillment D．establishment
A．courage B．perseverance C．choice D．freedom
A．by B．out C．over D．through
A．straight B．strong C．lucky D．interesting
A．against B．from C．on D．over
A．matters B．relates C．changes D．happens
My husband used to be a workaholic(工作狂).Nothing seemed to be more ___ to him than his work，not even his family.
He usually ___ at 6 o’clock，and our ___ and I were still asleep then，and then left ___ having breakfast. I asked him to have breakfast ___，but he said it’s a waste of ___ I didn’t know what kept him so ___. He even couldn’t finish all his work in the office. He came back at ten at night. However，I never expected that he would give me a kiss. ___ he got home，he would start to ___. The kids had already been in bed，of course.
“Mom，where is Dad？Why I ___ see him？”the kids often asked.
“Well，Dad has to work. He is busy，”I always ___ like this. As time went by，they didn’t ask where their dad was again. Perhaps they had ___ that they had a dad. However，the situation changed several months ago.
Jenny，our daughter，suddenly became ___. I sent her to the hospital. The ___told me that she was seriously ill and that she was calling ___ all the time. Tears burst into my eyes when I ___ that. I finally called my ___ and told him about that. Half an hour later，he came to the hospital and held Jenny’s little hands.
He ___ another job two weeks later.
“I just wanted to make as much ___ as possible for you and our kids. But now，I just want to ___ as much time as possible with you and the kids，”he said and that’s what he is doing now.
A．possible B．interesting C．important D．relaxing
A．sat down B．got up C．stoop up D．came up
A．kids B．pets C．neighbors D．parents
A．on B．with C．without D．after
A．in the office B．on the way C．in school D．at home
A．money B．time C．energy D．food
A．tired B．busy C．fast D．excited
A．As soon as B．In the end C．Long before D．Long after
A．eat B．sleep C．work D．write
A．often B．never C．sometimes D．always
A．shouted B．asked C．replied D．cheated
A．thought B．forgotten C．ignored D．minded
A．fine B．worse C．ill D．angry
A．teacher B．boss C．officer D．doctor
A．mom B．sir C．dad D．madam
A．noticed B．realized C．heard D．felt
A．mother B．child C．brother D．husband
A．money B．happiness C．value D．laughter
A．spend B．make C．set D．steal
stop wasting your time on the wrong mountain
I have two friends who are backpackers. There is a portion of New York’s Adirondack Mountains called the High Peaks region. It is made up of 46 mountains with a____of over 4,000 feet.
The Adirondack Mountain Club gives special honor and a patch to __ who climbs all 46 mountains. My two friends decided to go for this_. It took them several years to accomplish it.
My friends had climbed 45 of the mountains. The left one was the farthest, much effort. A hiking trail led past the base of the mountain, from that point they were on their own.
Early one morning they left their and walked 5 miles on the hiking trail to the base of a of mountains. One of the mountains in this chain was the last one they _ for their patch.
When they reached the base of the mountain chain they that they had left their compass and map back in the camp. returning to the camp, they decided to go on without them.
For hours they uphill suffering heat and black flies. Finally, late in the afternoon, they themselves on the top of a mountain. They were tired but .
The excitement was short-lived however. When they the valley, they saw another higher mountain. They had climbed the hill! It was too late that weekend to correct their . They had to wait another 4 months to climb the right mountain.
This story that often in life we make effort toward a but without the right map and personal compass it is easy to get .
Knowing your life purpose gives you a personal map and compass. And that makes sure you are always climbing the right mountain.
A．length B．height C．width D．depth
A．something B．someone C．anything D．anyone
A．fame B．award C．medal D．gift
A．requiring B．making C．wasting D．paying
A．and B．even C．so D．but
A．village B．house C．camp D．cottage
A．series B．lot C．chain D．kind
A．needed B．prepared C．looked D．hunted
A．understood B．thought C．forgot D．discovered
A．Instead B．Rather than C．In case of D．In spite of
A．rushed B．rolled C．walked D．ran
A．relaxed B．congratulated C．enjoyed D．found
A．excited B．surprised C．disappointed D．puzzled
A．looked for B．looked across C．looked on D．looked through
A．high B．right C．wrong D．small
A．direction B．wrong C．decision D．error
A．provides B．brings C．offers D．proves
A．choice B．goal C．promise D．result
A．hurt B．separated C．lost D．bothered
A．beautiful B．famous C．expensive D．powerful