Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the 16 tuition(学费) for my brother and me. They don’t 17 in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. My father has a bad temper（脾气）; it’s easy for him to lose his temper.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt(缝被子). I 18 sat down beside her and looked at her.
“Is there any 19 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.My mother stopped her work and raised her head with 20 in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt. 21 at last I heard my mother say the following words:“Susan,” she said 22 , “Look at this thread（线）. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable（耐用）. If life is a 23 , then love should be a thread. It can 24 be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there. Love is 25.
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until the next 26 . At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. After they were 27, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk 28 on the country road. My father had never been so 29 . Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently shone through the leaves. All of these 30 the most beautiful picture in the world. The doctor had said my father would 31 in two months. But after two months he still couldn’t walk alone. We were all worried.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day. “Susan,” he said gently, “to tell you the truth, I just like 32 with your mom. I like this kind of life.” 33 his eyes, I knew he loved my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this 34 , I understand that love is just a 35 in the quilt of out life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
A．expensive B．low C．cheap D．high
A．play B．talk C．act D．perform
A．silently B．carefully C．certainly D．happily
A．money B．love C．time D．distance
A．surprise B．pride C．disappointment D．satisfaction
A．So B．But C．And D．For
A．sadly B．excitedly C．regretfully D．thoughtfully
A．trouble B．pleasure C．quilt D．cloth
A．hardly B．often C．always D．ever
A．valuable B．inside C．true D．priceless
A．winter B．autumn C．summer D．spring
A．free B．back C．fine D．ready
A．continuously B．worriedly C．constantly D．slowly
A．gentle B．perfect C．pleased D．thankful
A．put up B．took up C．made up D．set up
A．run B．recover C．stand D．work
A．walking B．living C．sitting D．chatting
A．Examining B．Seeing C．Noticing D．Reading
A．practice B．observation C．experience D．activity
A．thread B．thing C．jewel D．light
The world would be a better place if we all had children’s eyes. This is not because children’s eyes are too sharp to allow any blot（污点，瑕疵）to pass without being , but because adults have too many conflicting concerns to keep their eyes open to all wrongdoing.
Not long before, an examination, intended to some police officers to higher positions, was held in Gansu province. Someone with a good idea that 18 primary pupils could be invited to act as invigilators (监考人). At that age, students would do as they are told and act fearlessly. , they caught 25 officers cheating on the spot, which has caused a stir (轰动，搅动) and the question of whether adult invigilators would their duties as well.
The implication of this event goes its impact on the work style of local police officers and the examinations. Most people said what these children have done points to the sad fact of being less trustworthy. If adults acted as invigilators, they would quite turn a blind eye to cheating.
We Chinese have been holding the that human nature was good at birth: as of blot as a sheet of blank paper, which can be with content (good or bad) in the process of growing up. Everything should be done on the basis of certain principles(原则). , nowadays the repeated reports of cheating in examinations, selling ranks and and embezzling (挪用) public funds paint a picture of common social morals. Adults have become too concerned with their own personal gains to basic sense of principles. When no one any principle and the only concern is personal interest, everyone will , not only those who first break the rules.
Besides, cheats are unfair to honest examinees, and when the success of cheats more people to cheat, the consequences will be disastrous.
In a word, we adults need to have our eyes as as children’s on matters of principle.
A．praised B．dismissed C．caught D．thrown
A．develop B．investigate C．prevent D．promote
A．caught up B．came up C．kept up D．put up
A．Surprisingly B．Usually C．Safely D．Slowly
A．hid B．recommended C．raised D．affected
A．accept B．ignore C．refuse D．perform
A．without B．beyond C．into D．for
A．tutors B．pupils C．adults D．teachers
A．probably B．suddenly C．luckily D．gradually
A．opportunity B．dream C．belief D．hope
A．free B．busy C．ugly D．dirty
A．described B．filled C．purchased D．charged
A．Unless B．Therefore C．However D．Thus
A．names B．titles C．goods D．products
A．bright B．beautiful C．pleasant D．sad
A．care about B．put aside C．contribute to D．come across
A．understands B．observes C．possesses D．change
A．act B．exist C．suffer D．survive
A．advises B．encourages C．warns D．informs
A．beautiful B．young C．wide D．clear
One of my happiest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting lazily on the bank.There I would watch the water downstream. There I would also watch the bamboo trees under pressure from the wind and watch them elegantly to their original position after the wind had . When I think about the bamboo tree’s to bounce back(弹回) to its original position, the word flexibility(柔韧) to mind. When used in relation to a person, this word means the ability to from shock, depression or any other situation that extends the limits of a person. Have you ever felt like you are at your point? , you have survived the experience to live to talk about it, though during the experience, you felt emotionally(情感上的) tired, mentally exhausted and you even felt physically.
Life is a of good times and bad times. The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times that take you to your breaking point, bend but don’t break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you.
A．flow B．rush C．go D．come
A．break B．move C．bend D．tremble
A．return B．stay C．give D．fly
A．died from B．died out C．died down D．died off
A．power B．ability C．energy D．strength
A．strikes B．goes C．appears D．comes
A．recover B．calm C．comfort D．sink
A．high B．low C．breaking D．returning
A．Thankfully B．Hopefully C．Surprisingly D．Happily
A．relaxed B．terrible C．strong D．terrified
A．lesson B．mixture C．connection D．stage
A．away B．far C．close D．fast
Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. , sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people . But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are . Friends sometimes don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will and become friends again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very . We miss them very much, but we can call them and write to them. And we can new friends. It is encouraging to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. Being happy helps you well. If someone cares about you, you take care of yourself.
A．Hardly B．Nearly C．Suddenly D．Certainly
A．alone B．away C．all over D．around
A．friendly B．kind C．just the same D．quite different
A．make up B．run away C．get around D．set off
A．angry B．sad C．happy D．alone
A．search B．contact C．make D．know
A．stay B．match C．think D．organize
A．less B．better C．little D．lot
One evening, long after most people had gone to bed, a friend of mine and I happily home through the street. We had been to a music-hall and about the people we had seen and heard in it.
“The show him a star overnight, ” said my friend about one of them. “He was completely before. And now thousands of people him gifts and letters. ” “I thought him quite good, ” I said , “ but not thousands of letters . As a matter of , one of his songs gave me a shock. It was too noisy. ” “What was that?” my friend asked me, “ it to me .” I began to sing. “Do be quiet. You will give everybody a shock and them up for miles , besides, there will be a policeman us. ” My friend gave me a surprised look.
“Never mind. I don’t care. What is the matter?” I said and went on singing the top of my voice .
Suddenly there came a policeman, in front of me , his notebook . “ , sir ,” he said , “You have a very good voice , if I say so . Who taught you singing? I’d very much to find someone who can give my daughter singing lessons. Would you be to tell me your name and address? Then my wife and I would you and we could discuss it .”
A．went B．was coming C．was making our way D．had lost our way
A．calm B．crowded C．silence D．quiet
A．were thinking B．were talking C．knew D．were discussing
A．called B．turned C．named D．made
A．famous B．forgotten C．stranger D．unknown
A．show B．write C．send D．brought
A．worthy B．worth C．received D．accepted
A．fact B．facts C．a fact D．the fact
A．Read B．Sing C．Say D．Tell
A．call B．pick C．wake D．join
A．long B．out C．around D．in
A．observing B．after C．besides D．in front of
A．with B．on C．in D．at
A．stood B．going C．standing D．walking
A．closing B．closed C．open D．gone
A．Wait a minute B．Stop singing C．I’m sorry D．Excuse me
A．may B．like C．must D．don’t
A．liked B．wanted C．like D．eager
A．brave B．kind enough C．willing D．honest
A．try B．drop in C．invite D．visit
Half a year before graduation from college, my son began to seek a job. the financial crisis, fewer companies would like to new staff. My son targeted a company that was to hire only one person there were more than twenty people filling their resumes.
After the interview, there would only be 3 who could enter the final round, which would later one person to be employed. Everything seemed to go quite and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week.
On the day of the final interview, my son and other two arrived at the interview place on time, the test. Unexpectedly, the interview was unbelievably . The interviewer only said to them,
“All of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our . We will tell you the in 3 days. Good luck to all of you!” On the morning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt very .
In nightfall that day, my son suddenly told me on the phone, “Dad, I have been employed!” Greatly surprised, I could not wait to ask him, “What’s the whole ?” My son told me that he received another text saying that he was employed. Actually the first text sent to my son was also of the test in the interview. Three men received the same text this morning and only my son’s was “Thank you” while the others said “Goodbye”.
Only then did I know that my son’s “hope” in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not to say “thank you” to the one who disappoints you. Saying “thank you” shows respect for others’ work and shows your grand . Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of compared with others!
A．As to B．Due to C．Instead of D．Contrary to
A．promote B．train C．employ D．discover
A．encouraged B．allowed C．supposed D．intended
A．while B．since C．though D．if
A．meet B．attract C．decide D．represent
A．slowly B．smoothly C．secretly D．silently
A．members B．students C．friends D．candidates
A．waiting for B．watching over C．thinking about D．looking into
A．formal B．simple C．funny D．strange
A．information B．notice C．order D．return
A．result B．choice C．mark D．idea
A．annoyed B．puzzled C．disappointed D．shocked
A．doubtfully B．excitedly C．calmly D．worriedly
A．matter B．cause C．conclusion D．interview
A．middle B．ending C．part D．course
A．way B．reply C．problem D．question
A．changed B．grew C．came D．developed
A．expect B．forget C．dislike D．regret
A．generosity B．curiosity C．dignity D．personality
A．abilities B．strengths C．challenges D．opportunities