One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank. There I would 16 the peace and quiet, watch the water rush 17 and listen to the singing of birds and the rustling of 18 in the trees. I would also watch the bamboo trees 19 under pressure from the wind and watch them 20 gracefully to their original position after the wind had 21 .
When I think about the bamboo tree's ability to bounce back to its original position, the word "resilience" comes to mind. When used in 22 to a person this word means the ability to readily 23 from shock, depression or any other situation that stretches the limits of a person's 24 .
Have you ever felt like you are at your 25 point? Thankfully, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it.
During the 26 you probably felt a mix of emotions that threatened your health. You felt emotionally drained, 27 exhausted and you most likely stood 28 physical symptoms.
Life is a 29 of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy 30 that take you close to your breaking point, bend, 31 don't break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you.
A 32 of hope will take you through the unpleasant ordeal (考验). With 33 for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem to be. The unpleasant ordeal may be easier to 34 if the final result is worth having.
If life gets 35 and you are at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo tree, bend, but don't break!
A．see B．hear C．enjoy D．touch
A．downstream B．smoothly C．uphill D．peacefully
A．fruits B．branches C．roots D．leaves
A．move B．bend C．fall D．decline
A．go B．turn C．return D．suffer
A．died down B．died off C．died away D．died out
A．honor of B．reward to C．reference to D．favor of
A．recover B．suffer C．come D．escape
A．thoughts B．mind C．body D．emotions
A．starting B．breaking C．standing D．tiring
A．practice B．experiment C．victory D．experience
A．possibly B．terribly C．mentally D．probably
A．unpleasant B．unreasonable C．exciting D．good
A．result B．change C．wonder D．mixture
A．events B．moments C．adventures D．changes
A．but B．however C．though D．and
A．little B．number C．measure D．little
A．idea B．hope C．imagination D．search
A．deal with B．look into C．depend on D．get stuck
A．acceptable B．wrong C．tough D．cozy
On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to 36 and the subway system almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were 37 to go home. Some battled to 38 a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the 39 bravely, walking miles to get to work.
I 40 to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most 41 had stopped. After making my way 42 crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was 43. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to 44 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 45 . So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train.
Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train 46 my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was 47 through, exhausted and 48 .
My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer 49 I received an email from Garth, my Director:
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 50 went to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their 51 to their jobs. Thank you.
Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that 52 message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of 53 can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic 54 had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately 55 me and put a smile back on my face.
A．confusion B．flood C．sink D．crash
A．forced B．refused C．approached D．gathered
A．order B．pay C．call D．search
A．climate B．scenery C．storm D．burden
A．occurred B．promised C．deserved D．happened
A．practice B．travel C．process D．service
A．to B．through C．over D．for
A．running B．cycling C．turning D．rushing
A．get off B．take off C．take on D．get on
A．street B．ground C．floor D．platform
A．paused B．crossed C．reached D．parked
A．wet B．weak C．sick D．hurt
A．ashamed B．discouraged C．surprised D．helpless
A．while B．when C．where D．after
A．hardly B．definitely C．absolutely D．finally
A．devotion B．permission C．concern D．reaction
A．exact B．urgent C．brief D．humorous
A．promise B．appreciation C．admiration D．guidance
A．troubles B．signals C．rules D．signs
A．corrected B．supported C．amazed D．refreshed
We can’t live without food. Today our knowledge of food and what it does for our bodies is far more advanced than____1_____of the old times. Now we know____2___vitamins and how each kind of vitamins__3_____in the growth of a special part of our body._____4____ on the market all kinds of vitamins which we can take to______5____our lack of certain important things which are needed for good health.____6____ if we eat well and properly, the food that we eat will ___7____ our bodies and so there is no____8_____to take any kind of vitamins ____9____ our doctors tell us that our bodies are_____10____of something which can be supplied by it. Generally speaking, everything we eat ____11____ some good to our bodies, but if we eat ____12____ of one kind of food and pay______13____attention to others, we may have too much of one kind and not____14____ of others. Then we may be ____15___ trouble. We are often told___16_____ we must eat some meat every day in order to get the necessary proteins. That is only____17____true, for proteins are not found only in meat. We can also get them___18____some vegetables. The best advice about ____19___ to eat is that we should eat all kinds of food____20__ never too much of one kind.
A．it B．those C．that D．this
A．of B．about C．/ D．for
A．does B．makes C．helps D．works
A．There have B．There are C．They are D．They have
A．have for B．make for C．get for D．make up for
A．Of course B．Then C．But D．And
A．attend B．take care of C．look for D．pay attention to
A．worry B．possibility C．need D．chance
A．when B．if C．unless D．until
A．short B．lost C．part D．full
A．has B．is C．makes D．does
A．too much B．too little C．too few D．too many
A．too little B．too much C．a little too D．much too
A．a little B．little C．many D．enough
A．into B．at C．in D．out of
A．when B．that C．how D．where
A．likely B．partly C．hardly D．really
A．from B．for C．of D．into
A．what B．whether C．why D．which
A．even B．or C．and D．but
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 1 the grades for all of his classes. I showed him how to copy files from one disk to another and he 2 me.
A few days later he asked me to help him again, because he 3 how to do it. When I began to show this to him, some students in my class 4 and began to talk among themselves 6 . Later that day, at lunch time, I was 5 by several of them.
“Hey, could you help us change our grades in math? We’ll 7 you…”
I could not believe what I was hearing．I could get paid for something very 8 ．" All right．I'll do it．" The next day my math teacher 9 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 10 among my friends. They began to treat me like a god with a magical 11 . I began to change the grades of students．Word 12 quickly and I became very rich．
Everything was going fine 13 I was called into the headmaster's office．When I got there, my teacher was mad, and the headmaster had an angry 14 in his eyes． "I have known you for three years now．I don't want to 15 what your teacher said, but I'm afraid that I must．He has too much 16 , " he said．" Do you have anything to say 17 yourself?" he asked．
"No．" I said finally．I did not realize how serious my actions had been．I had violated the 18 of my teacher, and the headmaster．And there was no way 19 ．I was forced to leave my school．
That was a good 20 for me．
A．assess B． access C．mark D．change
A．accepted B．supported C．guided D．thanked
A．doubted B．reminded C．forgot D．remembered
A．noticed B．hid C．agreed D．complained
A．disappointedly B．quietly C．angrily D．freely
A．appointed B．appreciated C．approved D．approached
A．follow B．pay C．inspire D．praise
A．simple B．interesting C．familiar D．pleasant
A．encouraged B．got C．forced D．advised
A．optimistic B．grateful C．popular D．sensitive
A．power B．strength C．energy D．right
A．slipped B．spread C．escaped D．fled
A．after B．since C．until D．as
A．look B．light C．sight D．feeling
A．influence B．ignore C．oppose D．believe
A．experience B．confidence C．evidence D．pressure
A．to B．by C．of D．for
A．trust B．intention C．promise D．honor
A．in B．on C．down D．back
A．story B．skill C．lesson D．example
One cold night，I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco． There I was walking home around one o’clock in the morning after a 26 practice at the theatre． With the opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines by heart．I was having 27 handling my part-time job at the bank in the daytime and my acting at night at the same time． As I walked I thought seriously about 28 both acting and San Francisco．I had 29 too much of city life．
As 1 walked down the 30 streets under the tall buildings，I felt very small and cold, so I began 31 both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers．Very few people were still out 32 a few homeless people under blankets．
About a block from my 33 , I heard a sound behind me． I 34 quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun． The street was empty．All I saw was a shining streetlight． Still，the noise had made me 35 , so I started to run faster． Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I 36 what the noise had been．It had been my wallet 37 to the sidewalk．
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired any more．I ran out of the door and back to where I'd heard the noise．Although I searched the sidewalk 38 for 15 minutes，my wallet was 39 to be found．
Just as 1 was about to quit the 40 , I heard the garbage truck stop to the sidewalk next to 41 ．When a voice came from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?”I thought I was 42 ．How could this man know my name? The door opened and out jumped a small blonde man with an amused look in his eyes, “Is this 43 you’re looking for?” He asked, holding up something like a wallet．
It was already 3 am． by the time I got into bed． I couldn’t get much sleep，but I had got my wallet back． I also had got back some 44 of city life． I realized the city couldn’t be a bad place 45 people were willing to help each other．
A． comfortable B．serious C．tiresome D．fortunate
A． comfort B．desire C．pain D．trouble
A． setting up B．giving up C．holding up D．picking up
A． expected B．changed C．controlled D．possessed
A． deserted B．crowded C．blank D．narrow
A． running B．jumping C．moving D．marching
A． towards B．except C．including D．between
A． bank B．theatre C．apartment D．office
A． stood B．walked C．turned D．1eft
A． satisfied B．confused C．frightened D．annoyed
A． turn out B．figure out C．give out D．pull out
A． belonging B．adding C．sticking D．falling
A． gratefully B．anxiously C．skillfully D．delightedly
A． nowhere B．anywhere C．everywhere D．somewhere
A． instruction B．training C．search D．acting
A． it B．him C．someone D．me
A． thinking B．murmuring C．dreaming D．considering
A． what B．who C．whichever D．whomever
A． production B．judgment C．friendship D．appreciation
A． as soon as B．as long as C．as far as D．as well as
Linda British was an outstanding teacher who felt that if she had the time, she would like to create great art and poetry. When she was 28, however, she began to get severe 36 . Her doctors discovered that she had an enormous brain tumor (瘤). They told her that her 37 of surviving an operation were about 2 percent. Therefore, 38 operate immediately, they chose to wait for six months.
The night before the operation after six months, she 39 to give herself away. She made a 40 , in which she would donate all of her body parts to those who needed them in 41 of her death.
42 , Linda died after the operation. Afterwards, her eyes went to an eye 43in Bethesda, Maryland, and from there to a recipient in South Carolina. A young man, aged 28, went from darkness to 44 . That young man was so 45 that he wrote to the eye bank thanking them for existing.
46 , he said he wanted to thank the parents of the donator. They must 47 be magnificent people to have a child who would 48 her eyes. He was given the 49 of the British family on Staten Island. He arrived unannounced and rang the doorbell. After hearing his introduction, Mrs. British 50 and hugged him. She said, “Young man, if you’ve got 51 to go, my husband and I would love you to spend your weekend with us.”
He stayed, and 52 he was looking around Linda’s room, he saw that she’d read Hegel. He’d read Hegel in Braille as well.
The next morning Mrs. British was looking at him and said, “You know, I’m sure I’ve seen you somewhere before.” All of a sudden she 53 . She ran upstairs and pulled out the last picture Linda had drawn. It was a portrait of her ideal man.
The picture was almost the same as this young man who had received Linda’s eyes.
Then her mother read the 54 poem Linda had written on her deathbed. It 55 :
Two hearts passing in the night
Falling in love
Never able to gain each other’s sight.
A．heartaches B．headaches C．stomachaches D．backaches
A．risks B．happenings C．chances D．moments
A．more than B．other than C．better than D．rather than
A．decided B．suggested C．prepared D．liked
A．will B．letter C．notice D．poem
A．spite B．case C．charge D．view
A．Actually B．Unbelievably C．Surprisingly D．Unfortunately
A．hospital B．center C．school D．bank
A．silence B．daytime C．sight D．delight
A．excited B．joyful C．grateful D．proud
A．However B．Therefore C．Furthermore D．Yet
A．partly B．hardly C．seldom D．indeed
A．give up B．give away C．give off D．give out
A．news B．address C．gift D．hometown
A．ran out B．stood out C．reached out D．turned out
A．somewhere B．anywhere C．everywhere D．nowhere
A．as B．after C．until D．since
A．shouted B．laughed C．waked D．remembered
A．last B．first C．past D．recent
A．wrote B．spoke C．said D．talked