Forty years ago Sadie left her drunk and violent husband. Needing shelter（住所）for herself and her young son, she took a job as a doorkeeper in a housing project for ___36___people. It meant she could live “on site” in one of the ___37___.
Eventually, she got to know the residents（居民）. One resident, Archie, didn't have a family of his own, ___38___his nephew’s wife and her naughty kids would drop in from time to time. They were there to help the old guy.
Sadie helped care for Archie as he ___39___illness and it was she who called the ___40___who diagnosed（诊断） his deadly cancer.
___41___time passing, Sadie’s son ___42___up, got married and settled several hundred miles away. Sadie ___43___and moved into a nice little house of her own. To ___44___the loneliness, she took in a series of ___45___over the years.
A heavy fall of snow came a year and a half ago. She was pleased when a neighbor ___46___to walk her current dog, Muffin, until the weather improved. Each day he would ___47___a while talking to her, making sure she was okay, and ___48___if she needed anything.
Although she had known him for a long time, Sadie ___49___thought to wonder what his last name was. This morning she asked. His surname was the same ___50___old Archie’s. It brought back a memory and she talked about the ___51___. She told him about working at the old residents’ flats and was ___52___to discover the man who had been “caring” for her for the past year and a half had been one of the little kids who used to run ___53___on his way to visit “Uncle Archie”.
She had cared for his family, now he was caring for her. ___54___of them knew it until that moment but they were living proof of the old saying, “What goes around comes around, ” and the ___55___of kindness will not be broken.
A．poor B．senior C．disabled D．unfortunate
A．groceries B．stadiums C．flats D．cages
A．otherwise B．but C．though D．because
A．battled B．banned C．cured D．beat
A．servant B．master C．neighbor D．doctor
A．As B．Since C．With D．When
A．grew B．got C．went D．came
A．complained B．retired C．fired D．hesitated
A．refuse B．reduce C．stop D．escape
A．programs B．projects C．birds D．dogs
A．attempted B．declared C．offered D．wished
A．spend B．cost C．take D．spare
A．observing B．requiring C．indicating D．checking
A．often B．never C．sometimes D．once
A．to B．from C．as D．of
A．coincidence B．comprehension C．tradition D．statement
A．puzzled B．frightened C．concerned D．surprised
A．calling B．screaming C．barking D．whispering
A．All B．None C．Neither D．Both
A．custom B．glory C．pattern D．circle
Hi Cindy，
Please don't worry if you feel a little strange around boys.You are in the process of ____ from a little girl into a young woman and there are ____ called hormones（荷尔蒙）that are changing not only your body but your ____.For example，you say you used to feel at ease ____ boys and you would usually run and fight one another for ____.That was Cindy，the little girl.Cindy，the ____ woman，doesn't want to fight boys or even run with them ____ your interests are changing.That is what is making you feel strange and it is also ____ to the other girls around you and also to the boys.Your life is ____ a different stage but you should understand that this is ____ normal，and something that will pass quickly.
I think you should try again to ____ around boys.You can still talk with them about ____you like including sports，movies，websites and celebrities（名人）．I ____ that you not try to fight with them，however，because the ____ are becoming much bigger and stronger.I think you will find that you will ____ being with boys but that your feelings will be different from the ____ they used to be.I know you are not supposed to have a ____ while you are still in school in China，but if you start to find some boys very handsome and you are strongly ____ to some of them，don't be surprised.____，this is all very normal.For now，you should ____ your school work，though you will find that some boys are attracted to you.This will be a new adventure for you and my best advice is to relax and enjoy it.
Good luck!
Brad
A．starting B．surviving C．changing D．ranging
A．cells B．nutritions C．objects D．chemicals
A．head B．mind C．life D．study
A．against B．for C．with D．without
A．fun B．honor C．good D．praise
A．brave B．young C．smart D．unique
A．before B．when C．until D．because
A．referring B．appealing C．happening D．pointing
A．setting B．entering C．reflecting D．representing
A．perfectly B．possibly C．hardly D．nearly
A．play B．fool C．date D．relax
A．somebody B．anybody C． anything D．something
A．demand B．recommend C．command D．determine
A．girls B．adults C．kids D．boys
A．enjoy B．hate C．avoid D．regret
A．model B．standard C．way D．style
A．girlfriend B．boyfriend C．degree D．job
A．attracted B．opposed C．exposed D．accustomed
A．Rather B．Besides C．Afterwards D．Again
A．depend on B．decide on C．concentrate on D．agree on
Think you can't be happy？You'll think again after reading this story. Barbara Ann Kipfer hated her feet.They were too big and she always seemed to ____ over them when someone was ____ —usually a smart guy.Come to think of it，her teeth were too big，too.The other kids teased(取笑)her because of the way she ____，and because she wanted to be a sportswriter some day.No matter what she did，she was teased for being “____”．
That's ____ she started writing down things that she liked in a notebook.“It was like a friend，and it ____ me that there are good things，____ everything around me is unpleasant，”she says.She copied the list over and over，____ new things every day.
One day，she decided to ____ her list with some of the girls in her class，hoping they would think it was as much fun as she did.But ____，they made her feel stupid again.“They laughed at me，” she remembers，“I was ashamed，and I ____ doing it.” Here comes the ____ part.When she was in 10th grade，Kipfer found her old notebook and decided to ____ where she left off.“It was like a diary，like a photograph of my life，” she says.She started writing to publishers，asking them if they'd be interested in printing her list as a book.
She kept writing to one company ____，because she liked the types of books it printed.“He kept saying，‘It's just a list，what am I supposed to do with it？’” “You're not ____ to do anything with it.It's ____ supposed to remind people of something they did that was really ____.
Finally，the publisher ____ to turn Kipfer's list into a book，which sold more than 1 million copies！14,000 Things to Be Happy About even ____ it to be New York Times Best Sellers List.____ being a bestselling author，Kipfer also went to realize her dream of becoming a sports editor at the Chicago Tribune.
A．jump B．fall C．turn D．push
A．nearby B．around C．watching D．laughing
A．dressed B．lived C．thought D．looked
A．silly B．special C．different D．shy
A．how B．when C．because D．where
A．reminded B．told C．persuaded D．helped
A．because B．but C．unless D．even though
A．adding B．finding C．making D．giving
A．talk B．discuss C．share D．write
A．then B．naturally C．further D．instead
A．continued B．stopped C．enjoyed D．hated
A．cool B．important C．difficult D．funny
A．find out B．pick up C．think of D．give up
A．in general B．at first C．in particular D．at last
A．made B．going C．advised D．supposed
A．often B．just C．also D．always
A．excellent B．successful C．fun D．true
A．hoped B．agreed C．refused D．considered
A．made B．pushed C．improved D．helped
A．Without B．Instead of C．While D．Besides
It was a cool October evening.Excitement and family members____the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of____. Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would____all my hard work in a dance performance. Everything would be____-so I thought. I waited backstage all____in my black tights with a golden belt.In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies____that my class was next.
My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the____. All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. It really was an____move. I was concentrating so much on____the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look____I was going. I missed my partner's box altogether and____. There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes.I could hear giggles(咯咯笑)coming from the audience, and I felt the____rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, "If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not____." I did my best to follow her____as I continued with the routine.
When the curtain dropped, so did my____for the evening. I____bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face.I ran backstage, but no one could____me down.
Recently I realized I had been a____that night. I was____, but I fought the urge to run off the stage.____, I finished the routine with a smile on my face.Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.
A．filled B．visited C．attended D．decorated
A．pressure B．impression C．debate D．attention
A．take over B．show off C．look after D．give up
A．reasonable B．suitable C．obvious D．perfect
A．dressed up B．folded up C．covered up D．mixed up
A．suggested B．explained C．announced D．predicted
A．music B．audience C．curtain D．stage
A．easy B．active C．adventurous D．extra
A．containing B．hiding C．sharing D．keeping
A．why B．whether C．where D．what
A．wandered B．slipped C．waved D．skipped
A．blood B．pleasure C．pride D．tear
A．leave B．cheer C．believe D．notice
A．gesture B．example C．advice D．plan
A．doubts B．hopes C．voice D．patience
A．argued B．shouted C．begged D．sobbed
A．turn B．calm C．let D．put
A．star B．pioneer C．loser D．fool
A．satisfied B．moved C．embarrassed D．confused
A．However B．Instead C．In total D．In return
It was a warm evening and David Fajgenbaum，the 18yearold freshman had just finished his first football practice at Georgetown University. He ____ his parents，letting them know how well things were going. ____，in a soft voice，his father said，“Son，your mom has brain cancer.”
“I went from being happier than I'd ever been to total ____，”says David.Rushing home，he ____ he was dropping out of college to support his mother through her illness.But Anna Marie Fajgenbaum，just 52 years old，____ her son return to Georgetown.
David threw himself into his studies and grew increasingly ____，feeling he was the only person on campus with a ____ parent. One October evening when David was home visiting，Anna Marie woke up ____.She was anxious about David and his two sisters.
“Mom，I'm going to be ____，”David assured her.“And I'm going to help other kids cope with ____.”A smile spread ____ his mother's face. He ____ a support group called Ailing Mothers and Fathers—based on his mom's initials，AMF.
____ Anna Marie died later that month，David started hearing from friends who'd never even known his mom was ____. Some had gone through the same experience. He invited five students who'd lost ____ or friends to his apartment to talk. They ____ to meet every other week and ____ what they were going through. They participated in the Ironman 10K for cancer research，walked to battle ALS，and ran to ____ lung cancer.
Now the support group has 2000 ____ on 23 campuses.“This organization，” says David，“is about one thing：being there for one another. ____ I see those initials，AMF，I see my mom. I know she would like that.”
A．called B．visited C．amazed D．challenged
A．Firstly B．Finally C．Silently D．Generally
A．failure B．embarrassment C．shock D．awareness
A．demanded B．concluded C．promised D．announced
A．insisted B．suggested C．recommended D．preferred
A．annoyed B．confused C．isolated D．pressed
A．sick B．cruel C．strict D．single
A．laughing B．weeping C．lying D．walking
A．crazy B．upset C．curious D．okay
A．loneliness B．panic C．loss D．puzzle
A．across B．beyond C．in D．from
A．tried on B．decided on C．carried on D．acted on
A．Although B．Until C．Since D．When
A．serious B．anxious C．ill D．awful
A．fathers B．relatives C．mothers D．teachers
A．agreed B．chose C．refused D．struggled
A．debate B．share C．consult D．discover
A．predict B．survive C．defeat D．prevent
A．assistants B．candidates C．applicants D．participants
A．By the time B．Every time C．Next time D．The first time
A couple of years ago, I went to a lady's house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I ________ that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning ________ the wall. Being a piano music lover and ________, I asked if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been ________ lessons--at age 54! I told her that it was very ________ that she was pursuing (追求) her ________ to play the piano.
Then she asked me ________ question. "I have been playing for 8 years now," I answered.
"Then you must play a song for me before you leave," she ________. I thought she was kidding and I simply smiled. At the end of the deal of the vitamins, she ________ me of our musical "________". She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room,________ asked me to play a song for her. I thought ________ and decided to play David Lanz's "Return to the Heart", since she had so much passion for ________, and it was my soul-searching song.
I played the song to the best of my ability, and with my emotions ________ into it as possible. She loved it. ________ I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, "Young man!"
I turned around. And there was an old lady ________ one little step at a time with the help of another woman. "I wanted to come out to ________ you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it's very hard for me to ________ my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good..." she said. With that, she turned around and walked ________ back to her room.
I was deeply ________ by her appreciation and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one's ________ for peace and joy.
A．observed B．watched C．noticed D．caught
A．on B．at C．over D．against
A．player B．teacher C．composer D．starter
A．giving B．attending C．teaching D．reviewing
A．interesting B．wonderful C．moved D．impressive
A．another B．any C．the same D．other
A．advised B．ordered C．demanded D．requested
A．warned B．reminded C．asked D．required
A．course B．task C．discussion D．deal
A．and B．but C．as a result D．what’s more
A．for the moment B．at the moment C．for a moment D．at a moment
A．music B．songs C．the piano D．vitamins
A．dropping B．falling C．pouring D．running
A．Since B．As C．While D．Because
A．taking B．making C．having D．giving
A．thank B．praise C．admire D．owe
A．get on B．get up C．get off D．get down
A．quickly B．calmly C．happily D．slowly
A．shocked B．touched C．delighted D．disturbed
A．world B．heart C．brains D．dreams