Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man. He gained much __36__ while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so __37__ that he was afraid he would spend his life __38__ and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n) __39__ way.
One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting __40__. He realized that he still had partial __41__ of his right hand and could write with __42__. Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?”
He __43__ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in __44__. Many of them had hope of regaining their __45__. Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to __46__ them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be __47__. However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.
__48__ with the intention, the man began sending __49__ messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, __50__ his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul into his words, __51__ his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.
It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any__52__. Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone __53__ read his letters. However, this was his __54__ chance，so he determined to continue.
At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they almost fall to __55__!”
We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.
A．wealth B．faith C．experience D．confidence
A．depressed B．embarrassed C．ashamed D．thrilled
A．writing B．suffering C．weeping D．wandering
A．abnormal B．regular C．comfortable D．meaningful
A．presents B．e-mails C．letters D．prizes
A．sense B．strength C．shape D．function
A．affection B．caution C．difficulty D．confidence
A．evaluated B．doubted C．assumed D．wondered
A．hospitals B．churches C．prisons D．charities
A．families B．letters C．freedom D．conscience
A．release B．reach C．defend D．know
A．acceptable B．reasonable C．prohibited D．considered
A．Faced B．Filled C．Satisfied D．Annoyed
A．holy B．daily C．one-way D．round-way
A．holding B．making C．doing D．testing
A．sharing B．learning C．gaining D．enriching
A．success B．reply C．help D．progress
A．curiously B．patiently C．carefully D．actually
A．only B．better C．extra D．lost
A．ruin B．pieces C．the ground D．the bottom
Beware of those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is 36 , but leaves out important information that should be 37 , he can create a false impression.
For example, someone might say, “I just 38a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and 39 it in for one hundred dollars!”
This guy’s a winner, 40 ? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred 41 , and only one was a winner. He’s really a big 42 !
He didn’t say anything that was 43 , but he deliberately left out some important44 . That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically 45 , but they are just as not 46 .
Untrustworthy candidates in 47 campaigns often use this tactic（策略，手段）. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and48 three million jobs. Then she 49 another term. One of her opponents runs an ad 50 , “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true. 51 , an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of 52 million jobs.”
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s 53 the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the 54 . An ad might boast, “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples.” It 55 to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.
This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
A．false B．true C．interesting D．boring
A．included B．contained C．involved D．referred
A．lost B．found C．donated D．won
A．changed B．took C．turned D．made
A．right B．well C．really D．though
A．books B．papers C．tickets D．balls
A．winner B．loser C．fighter D．thinker
A．true B．real C．doubtful D．false
A．details B．information C．mistakes D．errors
A．stories B．truth C．facts D．lies
A．pleasant B．exciting C．honest D．clever
A．political B．commercial C．personal D．public
A．stopped B．found C．avoided D．gained
A．seeks B．gets C．achieves D．searches
A．writing B．reading C．saying D．speaking
A．Otherwise B．However C．In fact D．This way
A．one B．two C．three D．four
A．for B．to C．against D．in
A．words B．facts C．data D．truth
A．fails B．tries C．manages D．plans
Two years ago ,Shirley, wife, mother and doctor, found herself worn out. She got up earlier, and went to bed later, just to meet everyday 36 _____ , but lacked 37 _____ for the things that mattered most She and her husband, a lawyer, began searching for ways to 38 _____ their lives. “We had to decide what was really 39 _____” says Shirley. They knew they wanted more time to 40 _____ with their three- year -old son, to exercise and eat right, and to develop friendship.
So the couple chose to live more simply，shopping with care for necessities and enjoying inexpensive 41 _____ such as reading, cooking and going to the park.
Then Shirley 42 _____ her job and began working part time. She printed business cards that 43 _____
“At your service, buy 44 _____ a little time” and helped clients (客户）with personal tasks like shopping, paying bills and 45 parties. “I still work hard, but being able to control my hours makes a 46 _____，” she says，“ I can spare time to take my son to the 47 _____ or play basketball with him. My stress and headaches are 48 _____ ’’
Shirley and her husband are 49 _____ alone in wanting to 50 _____ and live a satisfying Life. A survey found that 54 percent of parents say they have little time with their children, and 47 percent of married couples 51 _____that they lack time together. 52 _____does the time go?
For most people， 53 _____ and commuting (通勤)take up most of the day. Simplifying means becoming 54 _____ of the ways we use money, time and energy, and finding ways to make things easier. Then we have to gain 55 _____ over Life and have time for the pleasures.
A．activities B．services C．demands D．exercises
A．lead B．simplify C．adapt D．consider
A．study B．help C．meet D．play
A．pleasures B．places C．tasks D．goods
A．found B．received C．took D．quit
A．read B．wrote C．showed D．told
A．life B．result C．balance D．difference
A．office B．hospital C．park D．school
A．gone B．better C．strong D．obvious
A．a bit B．far from C．much too D．more than
A．keep pace B．settle down C．take off D．slow down
A．How B．When C．Where D．Why
A．aware B．afraid C．proud D．sure
A．value B．control C．success D．experience
When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment. On a Friday night I 36 at the dinner table, “My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines on Monday”.
Mother said, “We’ll see,” and she continued eating.
What did “We’ll see” mean? I had to have that box, 37 my second grade Valentine’s Day would be a disaster. Maybe they didn’t love me enough to help me with my 38 .
All Saturday I waited 39 and with Sunday arriving, my concern increased. However, I 40 that an enquiry about the box would 41 anger or loud voices, for in my house children only asked once. More than that 42 trouble.
Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with different kinds of colorful 43 . A (n) 44 shoebox rested on top of it. 45 flooded through me when Daddy said, “Let’s get started 46 your project.”
In the next hour my father 47 the shoebox into an impressive valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts 48 to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so delighted that a 49 smile spread across his face. “What do you think of that?” he asked.
I answered him with a hug.
But inside, 50 danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father had devoted so much 51 to me, for his world consisted only of work.
The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal time 52 .
On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to 53 . The love that filled it meant more to me than all the valentines inside.
The valentine box became a symbol of his love that 54 through decades of other Valentine’s Days. My father gave me other gifts through the years, but none 55 compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old, empty shoebox.
A．announced B．appeared C．served D．sat
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．design B．plan C．idea D．project
A．sadly B．anxiously C．disappointedly D．patiently
A．found B．realized C．knew D．imagined
A．start B．cause C．mark D．produce
A．invited B．took C．saved D．had
A．boxes B．gifts C．paper D．food
A．new B．big C．attractive D．empty
A．Relaxation B．Relief C．Cheer D．Calm
A．by B．at C．in D．on
A．folded B．packed C．changed D．pressed
A．joined B．attached C．linked D．connected
A．slight B．brief C．broad D．confident
A．joy B．fun C．interest D．amusement
A．money B．time C．support D．hope
A．reached B．set C．spent D．came
A．accept B．respect C．admire D．recognize
A．carried B．kept C．spread D．lasted
A．ever B．even C．yet D．still
Tom was a middle-aged leather trader (皮货商) whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __21_ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __22__ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily _23_ up their new home, the light suddenly __24_. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along 25__ and had to wait _26_ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant 27_ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __28__ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom was a _29__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __30__, so he went to the door and opened it __31_. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door __32__.“What a nuisance (麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to _33__ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __34_ this time she was _35__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She _36_ me here to give you these.” Tom was very _37__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his _38__ in life. It was his _39_ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was _40__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic （无同情心的）mind.
A．complaining B．telling C．hoping D．pretending
A．pleased B．disappointed C．exhausted D．encouraged
A．looking B．turning C．coming D．tidying
A．went on B．went down C．went out D．went through
A．candles B．matches C．lights D．flashlights
A．happily B．patiently C．hopefully D．helplessly
A．steps B．words C．knocks D．screams
A．dark B．quiet C．noisy D．crowded
A．newcomer B．stranger C．guest D．settler
A．called B．disturbed C．watched D．offered
A．surprisingly B．delightedly C．impatiently D．willingly
A．gently B．kindly C．politely D．violently
A．lend B．sell C．harness D．borrow
A．And B．But C．So D．For
A．holding B．hiding C．fetching D．lifting
A．suggested B．commanded C．sent D．forced
A．frightened B．pleased C．puzzled D．surprised
A．failure B．success C．complaint D．determination
A．warmth B．coldness C．kindness D．nearly
A．doubtfully B．hardly C．actually D．sympathy
Sneaker is a kind of shoe worn by many people all over the world. Some say that the word “sneaker” is another word for tennis shoe, 36 no one really knows where the word came from. 37 say it came from the old English verb “sneak”, which38 moving silently and quickly. The only thing we are 39 is that when you put on a pair of sneakers, you 40 light-hearted, light-footed and ready to play.
Sneakers of some kind are used by 41 who play tennis, basketball, and other sports. New design has been made 42 for people who run slowly. But perhaps sneakers are 43 used by children in the United States. In fact American children of44 ages would much rather play in sneakers than anything else, except perhaps45 at all.
New York City once held a poetry contest (诗歌比赛) for children. The subject was only “sneaker”. Thousands of children sent in their46 and praised the sneakers they love. One prize winner called47 poem “The Sneaker and the World Peace”. “When everyone is wearing sneakers,” she said, “it will be impossible to 48 .”
American school children can be seen every day 49 sneakers of all colours. They put them on in the morning and take them off50 . Sneakers are51 washed. In fact the older and dirtier they are, the52 loveable they are. When their sneakers wear out (穿破), children hate to throw them off. How do you explain the closeness between53 ? Perhaps another young 54in the New York Poetry Contest said it best. “A shoe is just a shoe,” he said. “But a sneaker is a 55 .”
A．however B．but C．or D．and
A．All B．Some C．People D．The others
A．appears B．remains C．means D．wants
A．excited about B．sure of C．surprised at D．pleased with
A．think B．feel C．consider D．suggest
A．men B．women C．those D．these
A．lovely B．specially C．lively D．cheaply
A．only B．greatly C．hardly D．finally
A．all B．some C．little D．old
A．some shoes B．no shoes C．no children D．some sneakers
A．photos B．compositions C．poems D．drawings
A．her B．his C．its D．their
A．explain B．guide C．hate D．love
A．dressing B．wearing C．putting on D．having
A．the next day B．at noon C．at bedtime D．in the evening
A．forever B．always C．seldom D．sometimes
A．much B．many C．most D．more
A．sneakers and other shoes B．boys and girls C．children and sneakers D．winners and sneakers
A．girl B．man C．woman D．winner
A．sneaker B．friend C．poem D．shoe