Not many foreigners can say that they have lived in China for as long as I have. Perhaps some can hack(应对) it for about two or three years and then they want to either go back home or move on to another country. As for me, I cannot get 36 of this place. I love it here so much and I honestly believe that I am very comfortable here. It feels just like 37. And, here 38 the story.
It was August 2001 and I had just said 39 to my family and friends as I 40 to Los Angeles International Airport to catch my 41 to Incheon, South Korea which would then 42 me to Beijing. When I arrived in LA I was very excited and a little 43 because I didn't know what to 44 when I arrived in China. It 45 like receiving a wrapped gift and you had no idea what was in it 46 you opened it. As I 47 the Korean Airlines 48 desk I gave the attendant(空乘人员) my ticket. He looked at me and said, "I'm sorry, sir. This flight was yesterday." I was in 49 and lost for words. The attendant told me I had to wait several hours until they could 50 whether I could get onto another flight.
I was so afraid at this time that I called my mother and frantically(狂乱地) told her," I missed my flight! I don't think I can go to 51! I'm better off going back to Washington, DC!" That's when she 52 I call my leader in China and ask whether I could still go there. Looking 53 all of the papers I found a phone number and called the Beijing office. 54, my leader was there and assured me I could still join the group. Also, KAL had a seat for me on the next flight. So, after 24 hours and a 55 in Korea, I arrived in Beijing. I don't know what my feeling was, but I wasn't tired because I had finally arrived and I just wanted to look around the city. As I traveled to the hotel in the car I saw all the wonderful buildings, friendly people and interesting sites. I was so happy to be here.
A．many B．much C．enough D．little
A．home B．family C．house D．country
A．says B．goes C．tells D．talks
A．hello B．sorry C．good D．goodbye
A．headed B．walked C．settled D．jogged
A．train B．flight C．bus D．ship
A．adjust B．lead C．conduct D．adapt
A．surprised B．annoyed C．adsurd D．nervous
A．happen B．see C．expect D．know
A．felt B．looked C．seemed D．sounded
A．after B．when C．while D．until
A．got B．arrived C．approached D．sat
A．check-in B．office C．check-out D．examine
A．shock B．trouble C．danger D．difficulty
A．sure B．confirm C．construct D．ask
A．Korea B．Washington C．Los Angeles D．China
A．explained B．suggested C．ordered D．requested
A．around B．back C．through D．for
A．Luckily B．Seriously C．Honestly D．Sadly
A．visit B．living C．stopover D．stay
It’s difficult for doctors to help a person with a hurt brain. 36 enough blood, the brain can live only three to five minutes. Usually doctors can’t fix the hurt 37 such a short time.
Dr Robert White thinks he knows a 38 of help. He thinks doctors should make the hurt brain 39 to live for 30 minutes without blood. This gives the doctor 40 time to do something for the brain. Dr White experimented his 41 on fifteen monkeys. 42 he taught them to do different jobs. Then he operated on them. He made the monkeys’ blood go 43 a machine. When the brains’ 44 was 10℃, he stopped the blood to the brain. After 30 minutes, he turned the blood back on. He 45 the blood again. After their operations, the monkeys were almost 46 before. They were healthy and busy. Each one could still do the job the doctor 47 them.
Dr White’s idea works well on monkeys. He thinks it will work on 48 . He think it will help with heart problems. A person 49 die when his heart stops; doctors can 50 it again. The problem comes: when the brain is without blood for about 5 minutes, it 51 . If doctors start the heart again after 5 minutes, the person has 52 body but a dead brain. Maybe in the future, doctors will 53 Dr White’s idea. When the person’s heart stops the doctor will 54 cool the brain. They will have 30 minutes to start the heart again. Maybe there will be no 55 the brain.
A．Don’t have B．Without C．Having not D．Only with
A．for B．after C．in D．since
A．way B．brain C．doctor D．man
A．too cool B．enough cool C．cool enough D．that cool
A．a longer B．enough C．a shorter D．another
A．medicine B．manners C．idea D．brain
A．Besides B．Instead C．However D．First
A．to B．across C．through D．onto
A．heat B．temperature C．coolness D．feeling
A．cooled B．operated C．warmed D．stopped
A．the same as B．different from C．used to D．cleverer than
A．was taught B．was teaching C．was to teach D．had taught
A．other people B．human beings C．other things D．more people
A．doesn’t have to B．needn’t C．will be able to D．is afraid to
A．start B．take C．make D．begin
A．loses B．goes C．kills D．dies
A．no B．a dead C．a living D．a lively
A．get B．accept C．keep D．try
A．soon B．quickly C．slowly D．rapid
A．use for B．wrong with C．value to D．problem with
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Who buy the presents? How much should we spend? Questions about money like these ___50___ during the holidays, and they can turn this wonderful season into the most ___51___ time of the year.
The ___52___ cause of holiday stress is money issues, according to a recent poll by the American Psychological Association (APA). The survey found that 61 percent of Americans ___53___ lack of money as the top cause of family tensions, holiday blues and depression.
“People believe that they can go out and buy gifts because it’s the holidays, ___54___they can’t afford to do so,” says Dorothy Cantor, a noted psychologist and former APA president. “Not only is it stressful to feel that you have to buy everyone an expensive gift, but you will also be stressed for the rest of the year trying to pay your ___55___. You can show love and caring by giving something that you know is meaningful and ___56___ that doesn’t have to cost a lot.”
While managing money issues during the holiday season can be a ___57___, financial experts agree that you can ___58___ pressure by planning ahead, exhibiting patience and managing expectations to make the holiday season enjoyable and worry-free.
For starters, make an agreement with family members to discuss holiday spending and finances before you make any ___59___. The goal here is to learn one another’s thoughts and feelings about priorities and wishes. Be realistic, decide together on a budget and only use cash, rather than using credit cards. Avoid getting ___60___ unreasonable expectations. It makes no ___61___ to buy gifts you can not afford and put additional financial and emotional stress on yourself and your family that will cause problems long after the holidays are over.
Other ways to ___62___ the burden of money-related holiday blues include an understanding that everyone faces money problems at one time or another. It’s important to keep your ___63___ situation in perspective, to learn from experience and then to proceed with your life.
And lastly, make focusing on financial solutions a part of your New Year’s resolution. It’s the perfect time to take a __64___ approach by doing some soul-searching, forgiving yourself, letting go of the past and dealing with your financial problems in a businesslike manner each day.
A．break up B．pop up C．put out D．wipe out
A．ridiculous B．inconvenient C．stressful D．mysterious
A．immediate B．social C．hidden D．leading
A．listed B．felt C．resisted D．charged
A．as if B．even if C．as long as D．if only
A．price B．life C．rates D．bills
A．success B．reminder C．pleasure D．challenge
A．polish B．postpone C．minimize D．preserve
A．excuses B．purchases C．statements D．inquiries
A．caught up in B．ended up with C．put up in D．made up for
A．efforts B．revenge C．desire D．sense
A．ease B．resign C．launch D．transfer
A．inadequate B．financial C．internal D．private
A．reverse B．tender C．grand D．positive
One day my math teacher asked me to help him save back-up copies of his work in the computer. I then realized I was able to 36 the grades for all of his classes. I showed him how to copy files from one disk to another and he 37 me.
A few days later be asked me to help him again, because he 38 how to do it. when I began to show this to him, some students in my class 39 and began to talk among themselves 40 . Later that day, at lunch time, I was 41 by several of them.
“Hey, could you help us change our grades in math? We’ll 42 you…”
I could not believe what I was hearing．I could get paid for something very 43 ．" All right．I'll do it．" The next day my math teacher 44 me to help him out．When he was not paying attention, I began to change their grades from F's to A's．
I soon became very 45 among my friends．They began to treat me like a god with a magical 46 ．I began to change the grades of students．Word 47 quickly and I became very rich．
Everything was going fine 48 I was called into the headmaster's office．When I got there, my teacher was mad, and the headmaster had an angry 49in his eyes． "I have known you for three years now．I don't want to 50 what your teacher said, but I'm afraid that I must．He has too much51 , " he said．" Do you have anything to say 52 yourself?" he asked．
"No．" I said finally．I did not realize how serious my actions had been．I had violated the53 of my teacher, and the headmaster．And there was no way 54 ．I was forced to leave my school．
That was a good 55 for me．
A．access B．assess C．change D．mark
A．guided B．supported C．thanked D．accepted
A．doubted B．remembered C．reminded D．forgot
A．hid B．noticed C．complained D．agreed
A．disappointedly B．quietly C．freely D．angrily
A．appointed B．approved C．approached D．appreciated
A．pay B．praise C．follow D．inspire
A．familiar B．simple C．interesting D．pleasant
A．forced B．advised C．encouraged D．got
A．optimistic B．popular C．sensitive D．grateful
A．energy B．strength C．right D．power
A．escaped B．slipped C．spread D．fled
A．until B．since C．as D．after
A．sight B．look C．light D．feeling
A．believe B．ignore C．oppose D．influence
A．experience B．pressure C．confidence D．evidence
A．to B．by C．for D．of
A．intention B．honor C．promise D．trust
A．on B．in C．back D．down
A．lesson B．skill C．story D．example
Instroduction to Letters to Sam
Dear Reader，
Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my 36 ,Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then,and I have been 37 ill many times.So I wonderfuled if would have the 38 to tell Sam what I had 39 .
For years I have been hosting a program on the 40 and writing articles for a magazine.Being 41 to move freely,I have learned to sit still and keep my heart 42 , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and 43 . So when Sam was born ,I 44 to tell him about school and friendship,Romance and work,Love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these 45 . I hoped that Sam would 46 them sooner or later.
However,that expedition 47 when Sam showed signs of autism(自闭症)at the age of two.He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs.He 48 to communicate with others,even the family members.That was 49 for me but didn’t stop me writing on.I realized that I had even 50 now to tell him.I wanted him to 51 what it means to be “different ”from others,and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll 52 as I myself,his grandfather,did. I just 53 if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.
Now, 54 the book has been published,I have been given the chance.Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam:some about my life,and all about what it means to be a 55 .
Daniel GOttliebe
A．son B．Nephew C．brother D．grandson
A．seriously B．mentally C．slightly D．quietly
A．ability B．Time C．courage D．responsibility
A．written B．suffered C．observed D．lost
A．Radio B．Television C．stage D．bed
A．ready B．unable C．anxious D．eager
A．warm B．broken C．closed D．open
A．hosts B．visitors C．readers D．reporters
A．Began B．stopped C．forgot D．decided
A．Letters B．emails C．books D．diaries
A．find B．read C．collect D．keep
A．developed B．disappeared C．changed D．arrived
A．tried B．refused C．regretted D．hoped
A．exciting B．acceptable C．strange D．heartbreaking
A．less B．everything C．more D．nothing
A．understand B．explain C．believe D．question
A．fear B．face C．know D．cause
A．felt B．guessed C．saw D．doubled
A．as B．once C．though D．if
A．teacher B．child C．man D．writer
A friend of mine was sitting in the living room one day when his cat dragged in a little “gift” in its mouth—a dead animal of some sort. Taking a closer look, he was surprised to 36 it as the bunny(小兔子) that 37 Mary, the young daughter of the family next door. My friend felt 38 , believing his cat had killed Mary’s bunny.
My quick-thinking friend came up with a plan. 39 from the cat’s mouth the dead animal, which by now was a 40 mess, he put it in the kitchen sink. With a little warm water and some shampoo, he tried to 41 the dead bunny as best he could. Then he took a hair dryer and blowdried the bunny 42 it looked pretty good.
Finally, under the cover of darkness, he crept into the next-door garden and placed it 43 in the cage. He managed to make the bunny look very 44 there in his little box.
The next morning, my friend looked out of the window and noticed a crowd of people 45 around the rabbit hutch(笼). Everyone seemed to be talking and pointing. My friend 46 to go over and act like any normal 47 neighbor and find out what was going on.
When he got there, Mary’s mother said to my friend, “You won’t believe this! It’s a(n) 48 thing! Mary’s bunny 49 a few days ago, and we buried that little bunny right over there…”
Have you ever tried to cover up one wrongdoing with another? Covering up only makes matters 50 .
When we get caught doing something 51 , for example, we may 52 to cover it up with a lie. But just like Mary’s bunny, the result is 53 what we expected. We 54 looking foolish. We would have been better off admitting we were wrong and accepting the 55 . What do you think of it?
A．treat B．catch C．appreciate D．recognize
A．looked for B．got along C．belonged to D．resulted from
A．pleased B．terrible C．confused D．excited
A．Looking B．Removing C．Preventing D．Hearing
A．dirty B．lovely C．gifted D．strange
A．dress up B．bring up C．clean up D．make up
A．whenever B．though C．before D．until
A．carefully B．strangely C．espe cially D．wonderfully
A．serious B．accurate C．balanced D．natural
A．cheered B．gathered C．ran D．looked
A．wished B．decided C．hesitated D．meant
A．anxious B．discouraged C．wise D．curious
A．strange B．difficult C．committed D．annoying
A．passed away B．ran away C．set out D．went up
A．more B．worse C．better D．faster
A．exciting B．perfect C．strange D．wrong
A．refuse B．attempt C．promise D．pretend
A．often B．just C．always D．never
A．get down B．end up C．go through D．set out
A．consequences B．opportunities C．expectations D．choices