I shall never forget the day when the earthquake took place. It was about 5 o’clock in the afternoon and I was 16 to my daughter’s school. Our plan was to go 17 together. I’d stopped at a 18 to get some fresh fruit. We like to have some fruit to eat 19 our swim. I was driving along a high road on the way. 20 my road was another road which was built like a 21 . I was hungry so I put the bag of apples 22 me and started to eat one. 23 I saw the cars in front of me start to 24 from side to side. Then my car started to shake! I didn’t know what was happening. Perhaps something had 25 wrong with my car. I drove a little more slowly and then I 26 the car and at the same moment the road 27 onto the cars in front of me. I found myself in the __28 . I couldn’t move. My legs and feet were hurting badly and I couldn’t move them. All round me was 29 But above me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I memorized what had happened. I had been 30 an earthquake. For about two hours nobody came. Luckily I could reach the bag of 31 , so at least I had plenty to eat. Then I heard people 32 towards me. A team of people had come to 33 if anyone was under the 34 road. I called out, “I’m here!” I heard a shout. Soon a stranger climbed to my car. “How are you 35 ?”He asked. “Not too bad,”I said. They didn’t get me out until the next morning.
A．driving B．leading C．walking D．running
A．shopping B．dancing C．swimming D．sightseeing
A．farm B．shop C．park D．school
A．after B．during C．since D．once
A．Under B．Along C．Over D．Beside
A．bridge B．roof C．cover D．top
A．under B．along C．inside D．beside
A．Finally B．Actually C．Suddenly D．Slowly
A．move B．roll C．burst D．jump
A．been B．broken C．gone D．done
A．parked B．started C．moved D．stopped
A．put B．ran C．fell D．jumped
A．dark B．afternoon C．sun D．car
A．noisy B．dusty C．quiet D．blood
A．on B．at C．by D．in
A．food B．sandwiches C．apples D．bread
A．climbing B．shouting C．moving D．driving
A．know B．tell C．understand D．see
A．falling B．broken C．breaking D．dirty
A．sleeping B．feeling C．eating D．going
It happened towards evening, when I was resting in a cafe. I a pair of newly bought white leather shoes, which were rather expensive. Then came to me.
He was in an unfit shirt, pale and weak. He looked about eleven or twelve. No sooner begun to speak than he opened the box in his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing. He bent down, my leather shoes, and began to shine them.
He was concentrating on his job when heavy rain began to pour . People rushed into the cafe for protection from the . More and more people crowded in and gradually the boy from me.
Hours passed, and turned dark. I had no shoes on my feet and wondered the boy had been. I thought he would not my leather shoes, and I would have to walk back home on in the night.
When it was near midnight the rain , people started to go out. The cafe closed. I had to move to the door. I was surprised to see the boy sleeping on the floor with his head leaning a box. He held a package made of his shirt tightly in his arms.
I him slightly and woke him up. He jumped up and rubbed his eyes for a while before he me. Then he opened the hurriedly, gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly.
I paid him and wrapped around him his unfit shirt, which my leather shoes. After saying goodbye to the boy, I was home, with the image of the boy stay in my mind.
A．put on B．dressed C．wore out D．wore
A．agirl B．a woman C．a boy D．an old man
A．looking B．look C．to look D．looked
A．had I B．I had C．I did D．did I
A．taking up B．took on C．taking off D．took off
A．in B．down C．on D．up
A．wind B．rain C．snow D．fire
A．separated B．connected C．joined D．divided
A．this B．that C．what D．it
A．there B．where C．how D．what
A．polish B．clean C．return D．turn
A．feet B．my bare feet C．my foot D．my own foot
A．started B．began C．ended D．came
A．was to be B．was C．had been D．has been
A．over B．with C．under D．against
A．cover B．shook C．grasped D．caught
A．thanked B．made out C．recognized D．passed
A．wallet B．arms C．shoes D．package
A．was wrapping B．was wrapped C．had wrapped D．wrapped
A．on the way to B．on a way C．in my way D．on my way
Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his time, he likes to get out in the country and take some of animals.
For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his . But his father didn’t take Bill along with him he was fifteen.
He and Bill drove to the farm which to his uncle in the afternoon. They the night there, so that they could out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.
It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember he was. He turned over and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he that he was at the and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got quickly.
He ran downstairs. The others were already in the . Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It good.
They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk , because they didn’t want to up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle hot coffee and took some sandwiches Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera and started out.
A．busy B．spare C．enough D．limited
A．foods B．drawings C．paintings D．pictures
A．trips B．buses C．animals D．mountains
A．after B．when C．until D．unless
A．led B．stuck C．got D．belonged
A．cost B．spent C．slept D．took
A．start B．begin C．walk D．step
A．telephone B．machine C．computer D．clock
A．where B．how C．who D．what
A．quickly B．sleepily C．quietly D．suddenly
A．imagined B．pronounced C．forgot D．remembered
A．mountain B．town C．farm D．station
A．dressed B．ordered C．eaten D．prepared
A．bathroom B．kitchen C．study D．bedroom
A．seemed B．felt C．tasted D．smelled
A．many B．soundly C．much D．highly
A．wake B．go C．put D．come
A．of B．with C．in D．by
A．that B．what C．after D．before
A．cover B．supply C．operator D．equipment（设备）
A strange thing happened to me last Sunday．It was such a beautiful day that I drove to go for a look in the country．
On the way back , my car stopped．It was gas on a lonely road far from a town．I decided to walk I found someone who could ome gas．
I had walked almost a mile I finally found a house near the road．I was glad to see it, it was getting dark．
I knocked at the door and a little old lady long white hair answered．She said,
“I waiting for you for a long time．Come in． is almost ready．”“But I only come some gas,”I answered．I couldn’t imagine she was talking about．“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You used to like tea．”
I quickly explained that my car was out of gas, she didn’t seem to hear me．She just calling me Alfred and talking about how long since she had seen me．She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to ． she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I could．
Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed．When I told the man about my he said,“Oh, that’s Miss Emily．She lives herself in that big house．She’s out of her mind, but she wouldn’t hurt ．She is still waiting for the man she was supposed to marry thirty years ago．The day before their wedding he left home and came back because of the war．”
A．school B．home C．town D．country
A．run out of B．out of C．burning D．running out
A．until B．when C．so that D．because
A．fetch B．sell C．buy D．send
A．before B．so C．after D．since
A．if B．but C．because D．though
A．with B．of C．had D．wore
A．was B．am C．had been D．have been
A．Gas B．Coffee C．Tea D．Lunch
A．for B．with C．without D．buy
A．when B．what C．why D．that
A．but B．though C．and D．so
A．suggested B．kept C．stopped D．enjoyed
A．had it been B．it had been C．has it been D．it has been
A．stay B．leave C．speak D．answer
A．Before B．As soon as C．As long as D．After
A．incident B．affair C．experience D．adventure
A．on B．for C．by D．with
A．anyone B．someone C．everyone D．none
A．Soon B．often C．never D．seldom
In a small village, there lived a potter(陶工) who had a donkey. Every day his donkey would carry soil from the ______ to his house. Since the field was quite far off, the potter would ______ under a tree midway, tying(拴) his donkey nearby.
One day, the potter ____ to take the rope with which he tied the donkey every day. When he reached the ____, he became worried and didn’t know what to do. At that time, a saint(圣人) ____ to be passing by. When the potter told the saint what his ____ was, he said, “Take the ____ to the place where you tie him every day. ____ to tie him using an imaginary rope. He won’t run away.” The potter did what the saint had said.
When he woke up, to his ___ and relief, he found the donkey standing in the ____ place. But to his frustration, when he prepared to leave for ____, the donkey did not move. ____, the potter saw the wise saint again and told him about the donkey’s ____ behavior. The saint said, “Go and pretend to untie the rope.” The potter ____ the saint’s advice.
Now the donkey was ready to leave for home. The potter thanked the wise saint and went home ____ his donkey.
A．factory B．garden C．field D．village
A．stand B．rest C．sing D．dance
A．forgot B．decided C．expected D．agreed
A．stone B．tree C．bridge D．house
A．failed B．attempted C．happened D．managed
A．animal B．plant C．problem D．result
A．bird B．flower C．donkey D．rope
A．Believe B．Learn C．Wish D．Pretend
A．surprise B．disappointment C．anger D．regret
A．similar B．special C．same D．wrong
A．field B．school C．home D．hospital
A．Quickly B．Luckily C．Unfortunately D．Badly
A．funny B．foolish C．proper D．strange
A．offered B．followed C．refused D．received
A．happily B．sadly C．seriously D．casually
Joy in the journey
If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.
Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to . “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “We plan to dig a hole all the way through the !” one of the brothers volunteered .
The older boys began to , telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was . After a long silence, one of the picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and many other kinds of insects. He the lid and showed the wonderful to the scoffing（嘲笑的）visitors. Then he said quietly and , “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look at what we have found the way!”
Their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. And that is a goal is for — to cause us to move in the we have chosen, in other words, to keep us ! But not every goal will be fully . Not every job will end . Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every dream will be . But when you fall of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging life is lived. And I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly .
A．rest B．work C．watch D．laugh
A．house B．earth C．wall D．road
A．calmly B．patiently C．excitedly D．impatiently
A．laugh B．think C．stare D．smile
A．important B．difficult C．impossible D．interesting
A．passers-by B．watchers C．visitors D．diggers
A．moved B．removed C．broke D．pushed
A．contents B．scenes C．pictures D．jars
A．properly B．confidently C．carefully D．happily
A．in B．along C．to D．out
A．what B．how C．where D．which
A．way B．direction C．life D．sight
A．thinking B．moving C．digging D．living
A．made B．prepared C．kicked D．achieved
A．hopelessly B．pleasantly C．surprisingly D．successfully
A．come true B．realized C．made D．treasured
A．short B．lost C．out D．behind
A．breaking into B．turning to C．coming into D．holding to
A．when B．where C．which D．that
A．matters B．happens C．appears D．exists