Mr Black once decided to travel by air on business because of some reason. He liked 16 beside a window when he was 17 ,so when he got onto the plane, he 18 a window seat. He 19 that all of them had already been taken 20 one, and there was a soldier sitting in the seat beside this one. Mr Black was 21 that he had not taken the one by the window, but, anyhow, he at once went towards 22 .
When he 23 it, however, he saw that there was a notice on it. It was written 24 ink and said,“This is reserved for proper load balance. Thank you.” Mr Black had never seen such a notice in a plane 25 ,but he thought that the plane 26 be carrying something particularly heavy in 27 baggage room which made 28 necessary to have passengers properly balanced, so he walked on and 29 another empty seat, not beside the 30 ,to sit in.
Two or three other people tried 31 in the window seat beside the soldier, but they, too, 32 the notice and went on. Then, when the plane was nearly full, a very beautiful girl stepped into the plane. The soldier, who was 33 the passengers coming in, quickly took the notice off the seat beside him－and 34 that way succeeded in 35 the company of the girl during the whole of the trip.
A．sitting B．to sit C．sat D．sit
A．traveling B．sitting C．flying D．sleeping
A．found B．looked for C．noticed D．searched
A．found B．looked for C．saw D．observed
A．besides B．except C．expect D．except for
A．glad B．pleased C．surprised D．surprising
A．it B．one C．got D．reached
A．get to B．arrived C．got D．reached
A．by B．with C．in D．of
A．past B．then C．ago D．before
A．may B．must C．would D．should
A．her B．plane C．its D．it's
A．that B．this C．it D．everything
A．see B．seeing C．finding D．found
A．one B．window C．soldier D．girl
A．to sit B．sitting C．to seat D．seating
A．watched B．saw C．read D．found
A．seeing B．watching C．seen D．watched
A．in B．by C．on D．for
A．failing B．having C．missing D．helping
My dad's company used to provide rental accommodations for its employees. Usually the accommodations were in building and we were on Level 4.
For two years, my dad had been trying his application for a level house to make the
more easier for my mom who had __
__ complications(并发症) after her second operation. She was advised to have outdoor
but going up the stairs every day was
for her. As luck had it, my dad's ground level application was
. Hearing the good news, Mum and Dad were extremely
to move into the ground level accommodation in a separate building.
Without wasting time they did the big the following Saturday and Mum's
was removed. The following Monday, when my dad was about to enter the house, he saw old lady and her old husband
to bring a wheelchair down the stairs. He was
and moved. When he ran quickly to
them, the old lady said, "Don't worry, son. We are used to it now .We have been doing the same thing for our
daughter during the past 15 years." Her kind and yet sad words
my dad in the heart.
The following Saturday, my mum and dad the apartment with the old couple and they were back to Level 4 in their previous building.
My father was dead for twenty years, it is still in my memory that every time the old couple
my dad and me anywhere, they would just look at us with
in their tearful eyes and say to me, “You have an angel for a father!”and it brought tears of
to my eyes every time.
A. commercial B. multi-level
C. three-storyD. historic
A. ground B. top
C. fourth D. higher
A. work B. treatment
C. climb D. visit
A. cured B. lessened
C. suffered D. treated
A. practice B. education
C. training D. exercise
A. confusing B. different
C. exciting D. difficult
A. approved B. delayed
C. rejected D. developed
A. serious B. eager
C. proudD. curious
A. job B. offer
C. return D. move
A. anxiety B. excitement
C. happiness D. illness
A. stopping B. waiting
C. learning D. struggling
A. satisfied B. shocked
C. interested D. encouraged
A. inform B. greet
C. help D. serve
A. disabled B. intelligent
C. lucky D. careless
A. inspired B. struck
C. broke D. disappointed
A. soldB. shared
C. comparedD. exchanged
A. sinceB. for
C．butD. so
A. describedB. met
C. remindedD. praised
A. appreciationB. sadness
C. regretD. envy
A. sorrowB admiration
C. prideD. guilt
John Perry stood up and looked around again. The island had been a good place to find shells. But now how could he make the move out to sea? If they swam out to sea he could jump in and get to shore they saw him,
He saw the sharks rolling and playing. Their was now gone and they were killing for fun. How could he make them move away?
He drew his knife from his belt. Sharks could blood, he thought. He put the knife against his leg and cut deep into the .The blood ran out and he caught it on his white shirt. When the shirt was red and wet he tied some cloth around his leg to the flow of blood. He then tied a long piece of cloth to the shirt, threw it into the water and
it with the piece of cloth.
The sharks smelled the blood and came toward the shirt. He ran down the sand reef pulling the shirt and the sharks raced after it. He was
them away from the shore. Suddenly he dropped the cloth, turned toward the （10） and ran as fast as he could. He jumped in the water and swam.
He was halfway across he turned to look back. A high bony fin(鳍) was （12） through the water toward him. He put his face in the water, kicked and splashed himself as fast as he could. The shore was near now.
He lifted his head again to and he was the shore very near. From behind he left the water rush toward him, almost pushing him, helping him. And then a great gray body hit him and almost rolled him over in the water. He touched the shore with （15） and he pulled himself up the stones. The sharks, by the smell of blood and the chase(追逐), went wildly after him. Its great body crashed against .
The end came quickly and the water was covered with the shark’s blood. The injured shark was eaten up by others as it tried to escape.
Perry slowly struggled his feet.
“So,” he said,“you did not get me.” And he looked down at the sharks still eating （20） they weren’t hungry. He climbed up the stones and walked toward the village.
A．boats B．sharks C．soldiers D．shells
A．before B．after C．until D．when
A．food B．hunger C．anger D．wish
A．fear B．taste C．drink D．smell
A．sand B．shark C．flesh D．meat
A．stop B．keep C．join D．cause
A．pulled B．wrapped C．connected D．caught
A．running B．racing C．swimming D．jumping
A．driving B．keeping C．preventing D．leading
A．sea B．shore C．island D．sand
A．before B．while C．unless D．when
A．going B．running C．cutting D．swimming
A．forward B．backward C．upward D．downward
A．cry B．breathe C．swim D．escape
A．his feet B．a stick C．his fingers D．the shirt
A．interested B．frightened C．disappointed D．excited
A．the shore B．Perry C．the stones D．the shells
A．lively B．alive C．dead D．friendly
A．on B．by C．to D．with
A．as though B．even though C．as soon as D．as long as
When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He her Inky.
“I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats playmates,” Kruger, the seventy-year-old man, says.“ My hearing was damaged by the
of farm equipment, so I learned to connect with . They react to what they see and what you do.”
Inky was a gentle cat. the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did that would set her apart from
cats forever.
Kruger had gone down to the basement to the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so, he slipped and his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
in a pool of pool on the basement floor, Kruger felt going into shock (休克). He shouted for help, his wife, Brenda, was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house. Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
“Go get Brenda,” Kruger said to Inky.
Inky to the bedroom door and scratched until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the . Brenda found her husband
the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “ I spent six months there,” says Kruger. “Although I became lame, I was blessed.” Since the accident, Inky has left Kruger’s side.
A．gave B．chose C．named D．remembered
A．like B．as C．except D．among
A．sound B．alarm C．noise D．voice
A．animals B．friends C．farmers D．neighbours
A．sharing B．visiting C．dividing D．discovering
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．familiar B．lovely C．ordinary D．outstanding
A．shut out B．shut off C．shut down D．shut up
A．marched B．flew C．struggled D．climbed
A．bent B．hit C．shook D．pulled
A．Falling B．Lying C．Appearing D．Thinking
A．it B．itself C．him D．himself
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．Thus B．Otherwise C．Then D．Rather
A．walked B．ran C．returned D．withdrew
A．rapidly B．suddenly C．madly D．urgently
A．bedroom B．basement C．yard D．house
A．at the bottom of B．in the middle of C．at the top of D．in the front of
A．regretting B．resting C．relaxing D．recovering
A．never B．ever C．still D．already
That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mothers ____me to sleep in. and I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning,___ ___, I felt like getting up early.
I stood by my window overlooking the _____, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something ______in life.
As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and drive off, I ______and old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its ______and a basket of rags and bottles on its back carriage. He ______from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already ______washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.
Several thoughts ______my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) ______T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern ______would want to be riding on. But he seemed ______with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, ______at passer-by and stopping to chat now and then ______elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.
There was a noticeable touch of ______ in the way he seemed to be doing things—______the windscreen, then standing back to admire it; scrubbing the wheels and ______, standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.
It was a ______ to learn, I left. At no age need one have to beg for a ______if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt ______of myself. Young as I am—just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.
A．forces B．allows C．causes D．forbids
A．otherwise B．therefore C．however D．besides
A．parking lot B．bus stop C．school D．market
A．interesting B．surprising C．awful D．useful
A．noticed B．recognized C．called D．assisted
A．back B．handle C．wheel D．seat
A．searched B．left C．moved D．wandered
A．stopped B．started C．intended D．finished
A．crossed B．slipped C．disturbed D．inspired
A．attractive B．shiny C．simple D．expensive
A．repairman B．businessman C．drivers D．cyclists
A．busy B．content C．careful D．bored
A．waving B．looking C．laughing D．pointing
A．about B．for C．with D．like
A．worry B．respect C．sympathy D．pride
A．cleaning B．fixing C．replacing D．covering
A．still B．yet C．again D．soon
A．lesson B．subject C．skill D．fact
A．business B．living C．success D．right
A．tired B．doubtful C．fearful D．ashamed
Childish Voice
When I was a young child, my parents often told me that it was time that taught a man everything. I didn’t understand and wondered why ______had such a big influence ______a person. I thought I could grow up quickly to find it out as a result. But now, _____i come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel _____to express my own _____on this saying. I know that I’m just a high school student with very _____experience. There are still many things ______me in the future, yet I would like to express myself in a childish voice.
I once read this sentence, “To make this world a happy place to live, you’d better ______yourself and your heart, instead of the whole world.” I was shocked. It made me think about life ______. There are so many things around us that ______our will. We can’t force life ______our wishes. The earth won’t stop turning no matter whether we ______it or not. What we can do is just to make ourselves ______the world. I think we should learn to accept _____life gives us, no matter whether it’s the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to be happy.
Deeply moved by the pop song grandmother, I always try to ______every pleasant thing in life, but now I see I don’t catch most of the pleasant moments. It is more ______ that they slip by and leave you feeling ______. I realized that I’m not just living _____myself and that there are the others around me I should think of. They all pay attention to my growing up, even if it’s just little progress.
Everyone has his or her own attitude towards life, positive or ______. It doesn’t matter, I think. There is one _____ that should be obeyed and that’s to make this world better.
A．man B．time C．thing D．parent
A．about B．with C．on D．in
A．before B．after C．as D．when
A．anxious B．worried C．tired D．glad
A．beliefs B．opinions C．confidences D．expressions
A．a few B．little C．few D．a little
A．waiting for B．sticking with C．dealing with D．doing with
A．ask B．change C．exchange D．force
A．myself B．itself C．oneself D．themselves
A．go with B．go along C．go ahead D．go against
A．being followed B．to be followed C．to be following D．to follow
A．receive B．accept C．refuse D．approve
A．fit B．suit C．beat D．match
A．what B．whatever C．which D．why
A．miss B．catch C．escape D．lose
A．probably B．likely C．possibly D．unlikely
A．regretful B．awful C．successful D．terrible
A．for B．by C．on D．with
A．wrong B．false C．negative D．true
A．point B．rule C．thing D．word