When Pat Jones finished college，she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could 21 she was young．Pat wanted to visit Latin America 22 ，so she got a job 23 an English teacher in a school in Bolivia．Pat spoke a little Spanish 24 she was able to communicate with her students even when they didn't 25 much English．
A sentence she had read somewhere stuck in her mind：if you dream 26 a foreign language, you have really mastered(掌握)it. Pat repeated this sentence to her students and 27 that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in 28 ．
One day，one of her 29 students came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework. He had 30 early, but had slept 31 .
“What does this have to do with your 32 ?” Pat asked．
“I dreamed all night，Miss Jones. and my dream was in English?”
“In English?” Pat was very 33 ，since he was such a bad student．She was 34 secretly jealous(嫉妒的)．Her 35 was still not in Spanish．But she encouraged(鼓励)her young student．“Well，36 me about your dream．”
“All the people in my dream 37 English.” the student said．“And all the signs were in English．All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English．”
“Great. That's 38 ，”said Pat．“What did all the people say to you?”
“I'm sorry，Miss Jones．That's 39 I slept so badly．1 didn't 40 a word they said．It was a nightmare(噩梦)!”
A．although B．while C．if D．since
A．first B．at first C．1ast D．at last
A．for B．of C．as D．1ike
A．and B．but C．so D．yet
A．say B．know C．read D．write
A．in B．about C．of D．for
A．thought B．realized C．hoped D．wanted
A．English B．Spanish C．Russian D．German
A．bright B．excellent C．best D．worst
A．got up B．gone to bed C．in bed D．woken up
A．well B．soundly C．badly D．heavily
A．English B．1anguage C．dream D．homework
A．surprised B．worried C．pleased D．excited
A．yet B．seldom C．also D．hardly
A．study B．class C．work D．dream
A．answer B．write C．tell D．ask
A．read B．liked C．spoke D．learned
A．wonderful B．terrible C．funny D．strange
A．how B．why C．when D．because
A．hear B．understand C．like D．remember
I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother who owned a bookshop hired me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very to earn my own pocket money and my parents never interfered (干涉) with I spent it, even when I was spending it foolishly. They that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the , I would become more mature (成熟的) and responsible about how to handle work, relationships others, and money.
Like many parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they
a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around Europe. My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great
for me. In the end, my father won the on the condition (只要) that I limited my traveling to France, my mother’s home, I had many uncles, aunts and cousins spread out through the country who could shelter (住处) and help if I needed them.
Three years later, my younger brother decided to a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not eager to see my brother leave school, but my father him and my brother had a(n) year working his way on trains and ships to earn passage (获得自由通过权) to different ports and cities, and many fascinating places and people.
These kinds of experiences are probably rare (少有的) for children in many countries in the US they are fairly common. Most parents start their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had jobs, traveled around the US or other countries , have selected the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.
A．anxious B．sad C．proud D．meaningful
A．how B．what C．that D．why
A．wondered B．believed C．guessed D．suggested
A．work B．mistakes C．others D．books
A．for B．to C．by D．with
A．American B．Japanese C．Chinese D．British
A．helped B．supported C．shared D．worried
A．joined B．worked C．entered D．arrived
A．visit B．experience C．experiment D．possibility
A．argument B．game C．discussion D．plan
A．when B．which C．who D．where
A．promise B．afford C．provide D．serve
A．leave B．make C．take D．prepare
A．discouraged B．encouraged C．prevented D．agreed
A．unusual B．hard C．strange D．hopeful
A．earning B．discovering C．traveling D．reaching
A．so B．when C．if D．but
A．making B．keeping C．pushing D．protecting
A．part-time B．full-time C．good D．well-paid
A．on time B．on their own C．on the contrary D．on purpose
One day, my mother and I were in a shop to buy Christmas gifts. There, I saw a telephone and I liked it very much. ___________lovingly up at my mother, I asked, “Mama, can I have that telephone?” She replied, “Baby, not now.” “But Mama, I want it.” She was a little ___________ and said, “Nora, you can’t have that telephone today.” ___________ we were waiting to pay for the things we had bought, I ___________on the ground and began screaming, “I want it.” Other people looked but my mother calmly said, “Nora, you’d better get up by the ___________ of three or else. One … two … three … ”I didn’t stop. Then she lay down __________me on the floor, and began kicking and screaming, “I want a new car. I want a new house … I want …”___________, I stood up. “Mama, stop. Mama, get up,” I tearfully said. She stood up, and many people began to clap. Her face turned ___________ and she said ___________to others. People said to me, “Your mom got you ___________. Never try that again.” And I didn’t. I would never forget that experience.
A．Crying B．Speaking C．Looking D．Talking
A．disappointed B．angry C．hungry D．happy
A．When B．Before C．Until D．Unless
A．laid down B．lay down C．fell down D．put down
A．number B．figure C．sound D．count
A．besides B．beside C．over D．ahead
A．Excited B．Disappointed C．Shocked D．Puzzled
A．red B．blue C．gray D．yellow
A．thanks B．sorry C．hello D．ok
A．wrong B．good C．lesson D．reason
The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was really small for her age of 12. The boys in my class often about her and laughed at her a lot. She would open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the open page.
All I knew was that she was an orphan (孤儿), from Africa. She had just been adopted (收养) by a family in town who that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids. I looked down at this girl, and promised myself that somehow I would help her.
But how I would help her in with us? There had to be a .
One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a (an) copy.
I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming show. So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Park, and showed her what Suzy had . “Why, it's wonderful,” said Miss Park, who then showed us a poster she had painted the talent show. “I need more of these, but I just don't have enough . Could you help me, Suzy?”
On the day of the talent show, Suzy's were everywhere - all over the hall and all over the school, each one different.
“And finally,” said Mr. Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “we have a (an) award. I'm sure you've all noticed the wonderful posters.” Everyone nodded. “One of your own students them.”
I could hear everyone whispering (窃窃私语), “Who in our school could draw well?”
Mr. Brown waited a while before saying, “ this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves (应得) a , too. Our mystery artist is our new student, Suzy Khan!”
Mr. Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artist's set. “Thank you,” she cried.
I , at that time when I was looking at her excited face, she'd probably never anything in her whole life.
Everyone started to their hands, Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause (掌声) was deafening (震耳欲聋). I knew then Suzy was going to be all right.
A．joked B．cared C．forgot D．worried
A．reported B．thought C．complained D．questioned
A．rich B．proud C．tiny D．popular
A．come B．fall C．fit D．tie
A．manner B．pattern C．choice D．way
A．read B．taken C．opened D．put
A．free B．perfect C．final D．extra
A．art B．talk C．quiz D．talent
A．colored B．written C．carved D．drawn
A．at B．after C．for D．around
A．room B．time C．paper D．interest
A．gifts B．books C．photos D．posters
A．special B．academic C．national D．royal
A．painted B．found C．printed D．collected
A．very B．so C．quite D．too
A．If B．Though C．Unless D．Since
A．prize B．rank C．rest D．Place
A．replied B．realized C．remembered D．regretted
A．offered B．valued C．owned D．controlled
A．clap B．wave C．raise D．Shake
I have been writing for more than 50 years.I still consider myself to it, because I have written only one book. , I have written thousands of letters, more than a hundred e-books and millions of words on the Internet for hundreds of websites.
Though I don’t like foreign languages, I have also been and have learned seven of them. I was to study French, German and Latin for six years at school and Russian for four years at university, yet none of these was as as writing a book of excellent . And I am only talking about here, not plot, although that is obviously too.
Rules change in languages. The strict rules of the 19th century were largely over the following 100 years. However, some rules and that is how it should be too. Rules in writing are very important. And writing is a thing and it involves languages, plots, reader’s preferences, etc. So, who should writing and book competitions? And what rules should they ? Readers buy more books than writers and language experts put together. And writers write for readers, some of might be other writers or teachers. Similarly there has to be a storyline or plot that is of , but who should be the judge of that?
There is an author, John Locke, who sold a million books in five months, yet he was for his style and content by experts, surely he must have been doing something . Currently, most writing competitions are judged by writers and this seems to me. I suggest that if there are five judges, three should be readers, one should be a writer and one should be an English teacher.
A．clear B．familiar C．successful D．new
A．Thus B．Otherwise C．However D．Therefore
A．learned B．left C．met D．formed
A．directed B．guided C．taught D．given
A．forced B．reminded C．invited D．begged
A．quick B．helpful C．simple D．hard
A．quality B．price C．service D．meaning
A．duty B．language C．writers D．reasons
A．difficult B．impossible C．important D．meaningless
A．put away B．found out C．carried out D．broken down
A．work B．remain C．return D．appear
A．challenging B．useless C．hopeful D．boring
A．choose B．operate C．judge D．organize
A．cover B．follow C．notice D．support
A．that B．them C．whom D．these
A．interest B．thought C．benefit D．problem
A．forgotten B．thanked C．criticized D．praised
A．if B．but C．so D．although
A．perfect B．wrong C．impolite D．right
A．confusing B．normal C．useful D．early
Every day as I drove through town, I saw a one-legged man going through the dustbins next to McDonalds looking for food. It was only a month Christmas, starting to get cold and I could not help him.
So I bought a brush, loads of bread, cans of fish, and added a blanket and sweatshirts. I made a box up like a present and went this man. I saw him hobbling (蹒跚) away from the dustbins. I pulled over, took the box and to him. I said, “I would like to give you a Christmas present, and there are some food here and some things you might be able to use.”
He sidestepped around me and said, “No, thank you, I just had lunch. I don’t need .”
Then he hobbled on down the sidewalk, me standing there in tears. I took the box down to a little shop that gave things out to the and homeless and told them what had happened and asked that they should give the to someone who could use it. The person there told me not to be and they thought my feelings were hurt as I was crying. I told her I was not crying for me but for him because what I had done his dignity(尊严) by treating him like a person in need. I was so .
A few years later I was able to in St. Anthony’s Dining Room in San Francisco. These people had to stand in for up to 6 hours to receive the food they could get. We took one tray of food at a time, and treated them they were in a restaurant ordering a meal they were paying for and when we took our , we would sit down with one of them and talk and our food with someone if we had too much.
From my own experience, I have learned a great lesson. help is sometimes harder than giving it.
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A．thinking about B．sending for C．talking about D．calling for
A．in honor of B．in need of C．in case of D．in search of
A．went up B．called off C．went out D．called down
A．things B．items C．events D．presents
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．making B．finding C．keeping D．leaving
A．poor B．rich C．good D．bad
A．box B．shirt C．food D．blanket
A．angry B．upset C．worried D．surprised
A．still B．even C．just D．ever
A．put away B．took away C．put out D．took out
A．ashamed B．desperate C．scared D．disappointed
A．visit B．volunteer C．sponsor D．donate
A．line B．group C．team D．crowd
A．rest B．little C．only D．other
A．even if B．as if C．only if D．if only
A．break B．time C．order D．money
A．share B．exchange C．supply D．enjoy
A．Receiving B．Offering C．Expecting D．Accepting