Alone in the light at the dining room table, surrounded by a nearly dark house, I sat in tears.
Finally, I 36 in getting both kids to bed. As a new single 37 , I had to be both Mommy and Daddy to my two little children.
With full rights of my children, I 38 to give them a normal and comfortable home life. I 39 a happy face for them.
I rose slowly, trying not to 40 even the least sound which might start them up 41 . I tiptoed(蹑手蹑脚地走) out of their room, 42 the door part way, and went downstairs.
And loneliness(孤独). I 43 as thought I were at the bottom(底部) of a great sea of loneliness. It all 44 together and I was at once lost. I sat there, 45 crying.
Just then, a pair of little 46 went around my middle and a little face looked up at me. I looked down into my five-year-old son’s 47 face.
I was shy to be 48 crying by my son. “I’m sorry. Ethan, I didn’t know you were stillo awake.” I don’t know why, but so many people 49 when they cry and I was no exception. “I didn’t 50 to cry. I’m just a little 51 tonight.”
“It’s okay, Daddy. It’s okay to cry; you’re just 52 .”
I couldn’t express(表达) how happy he made me, this little boy, who was simple, gave me 53 to cry. He seemed to be saying that I didn’t have to always be 54 , and that sometimes it was possible to allow myself to feel weak and let out my 55 .
A．succeeded B．escaped C．failed D．helped
A．mother B．worker C．parent D．stepfather
A．followed B．grew C．joined D．tried
A．put on B．took on C．put down D．took in
A．fill B．stop C．make D．end
A．over B．again C．once D．already
A．locked B．fixed C．opened D．closed
A．felt B．thought C．fell D．woke
A．went B．afforded C．came D．agreed
A．loudly B．hardly C．widely D．silently
A．arms B．legs C．hands D．eyes
A．pleased B．helpful C．excited D．angry
A．moved B．seen C．heard D．touched
A．explain B．complain C．apologize D．wonder
A．want B．mean C．appear D．prefer
A．worried B．special C．tired D．sad
A．a person B．a male C．terrific D．nervous
A．decision B．interest C．right D．truth
A．experienced B．strong C．single D．able
A．ideas B．secrets C．words D．feelings
Dear Xiaohua:
I’m very glad to receive your letter. From your letter, I know you have showngreat interest in inventing new things. That’s great. As for how to be an inventor, there is no quick answer to
.
Coming from different cultures and having different backgrounds, inventors do not seem to have much common. But creative thinking,
is greatly valued, is perhaps the basic skill an inventor should have. In order to explore new possibilities, you will have to learn to break
from old thought patterns. When you get stuck, try to look at the problem in
many ways as possible. Each new
may improve your understanding.
More importantly, always keep it in your mind success is no accident. It is the result of a long process of trial and error. Above all, the main task for you is to study hard and try to learn more knowledge. This, of course, will lay a solid foundation.
Hope your future invention will make a difference.
Good luck.
Yours,
Wang Li
As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to 36 down. But moderate relaxation is necessary for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is a 37 part of everyday life and there is no way to 38 it. In fact, it is not the bad thing that it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is important to provide motivation and give 39 to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can bear 40 very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such 41 are obviously chief material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at first 42 of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make a choice between 43 and fight. And in more ancient days the choices made the 44 between life and death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it requires the same response. It is when such a reaction 45 long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes _ 46 . Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have 47 links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives we need to find ways to deal with it. It would be unwise to do so even if we could.
So what do you think of stress? What is your way to deal with it?
A．turn B．get C．calm D．slow
A．terrible B．hard C．natural D．physical
A．accept B．avoid C．solve D．tolerate
A．instruction B．influence C．resource D．purpose
A．spends B．calls C．depends D．insists
A．characters B．situations C．personalities D．patterns
A．impression B．sight C．view D．glance
A．heaviness B．pressure C．fright D．peace
A．choice B．difference C．promise D．decision
A．lasts B．stands C．lives D．continues
A．changeable B．endangered C．injured D．balanced
A．developed B．found C．achieved D．established
For most of the day construction worker Sidney Smith and his brother – in – law Joseph Chambers had been 21 along the banks of Lake Waco with little 22 . Chambers suggested they go home, but Smith 33 that there were still several hours of daylight 24 and there was one other place they might try a bit longer before 25 .
Smith drove his pickup（小货车）a couple of miles along the 26 road to get to the other side of the lake. This road, in the truest sense, was a path wagging in the heavy 27 area. Even with the sun still high in the cloudless sky, the 28 of trees formed a leafy 29 over the road and it suddenly seemed 30 in the evening.
“A guy could get lost and nobody would ever find him,” said Chambers.
Smith smiled, “We’re 31 there.” He said. A few seconds later, the smile was 32 from his face.
“What the hell is that?”
He braked to a stop. Less than twenty feet away was what appeared to be a 33 .
For several minutes the two men sat in the pickup 34 to decide whether they had happened to 35 someone’s bad practical joke or something far more serious. Smith with his brother-in-law got out of the pickup and 36 walked towards that thing some distance before them.
It was a young man who was already dead. They had got to tell 37 . Back into the pickup, Smith backed the pickup down the road 38 he could turn around, then 39 back. With the dead young man still on his mind, Smith felt as if he was going to be sick. God, how he 40 they had given up fishing and gone home early.
A．playing B．boating C．fishing D．walking
A．failure B．success C．disappointment D．interest
A．quarreled B．argued C．reasoned D．shouted
A．remaining B．staying C．keeping D．leaving
A．starting off B．running out C．sending away D．giving up
A．winding B．widening C．leading D．blocking
A．grassed B．wooded C．iced D．snowed
A．trunks B．shadow C．shade D．shape
A．hat B．umbrella C．sheet D．overcoat
A．foggy B．late C．early D．rainy
A．almost B．already C．only D．fairly
A．escaped B．lost C．gone D．missed
A．body B．trap C．pile D．stream
A．talking B．hoping C．wanting D．trying
A．come across B．turn out C．bring about D．make up
A．loudly B．quietly C．quickly D．slowly
A．everybody B．somebody C．anybody D．nobody
A．until B．before C．after D．when
A．turned B．ran C．headed D．walked
A．expected B．hoped C．wished D．prayed
One day last month after I received my salary, I went shopping with my little son. 21 in the 22 store, I had my pocket 23 and my whole salary was gone with it. I was so angry that I almost lost 24 of myself. What could I do? We were not very rich. The money was really not a small sum for my family. It would 25 our life greatly. How could I tell my wife?
I felt very sad and even 26 for losing the money then I got home. To make up for my27 mistake, I gathered all my strength to give our house a thorough cleaning and then prepared a wonderful meal and cooked a special dish my wife loved to 28 her.
When she came home, I 29 a smile to 30 her. She was 31 to see the neat house and delicious meal. We sat at the table and began to eat. I told my story 32 . She did not33 .It was as if she had not heard my words.
“I’ve lost my salary,” I murmured to her again.
“I see,” she did not shout at me as I had34 . She didn’t lose her35 . So I was afraid she was trying hard to36 her anger.
A moment later, my wife was still 37 and seemed to be enjoying her favourite dish. At last I could not keep asking, “I’ve lost the money. Why not shout at me?”She38 her eyes, looking at me and said, “oh, on the contrary, I’m thinking about how to39 you. It’s40 who is to blame.
A．Fortunately B．Unfortunately C．However D．Surprisingly
A．big B．modern C．crowded D．new
A．robbed B．stolen C．picked D．harmed
A．control B．heart C．interest D．patience
A．offer B．affect C．please D．improve
A．worried B．sorrow C．ashamed D．guilty
A．careless B．unforgivable C．important D．big[
A．tell B．give C．please D．surprise
A．made B．forced C．pretended D．gave
A．meet B．greet C．receive D．accept
A．glad B．surprised C．pleased D．angry
A．nervously B．gladly C．extremely D．calmly
A．respond B．answer C．hear D．shout
A．wished B．expected C．hoped D．wanted
A．way B．interest C．control D．temper
A．hide B．express C．take D．show
A．sad B．silent C．happy D．worried
A．opened B．closed C．raised D．shut
A．shout at B．beat C．thank D．comfort
A．you B．the thief C．the policeman D．your wife
I was in the queue for the supermarket checkout（付款台） earlier today．All of the checkouts were 46 , and the woman behind me was not happy! Every word that came from her mouth was a（n）47 ! She wasn’t happy with the number of checkouts 48 ; she wasn’t happy with the amount of shopping some people had in their baskets; she wasn’t happy because this supermarket didn’t have a stand where she 49 scan her own shopping．
I listened to her 50 looking around as I loaded（装） my stuff onto the conveyor belt （传送带）．I didn’t want 51 to do with that kind of attitude, and if ever I’d felt like letting someone go 52 of me, it wouldn’t be such a woman!
But then I 53 back．Standing beside the woman was a five-year-old girl, 54 her granddaughter．The girl’s part of the shopping 55 some comic books．
I couldn’t 56 it．I pushed my shopping back to the end of the conveyor belt, 57a space．“After you,” I said to the woman and the girl, and 58 them to a big59 ．The woman was delighted, and even 60 to complain ---- until she was walking away．
So,61 bother（麻烦，费事） having helped? It was because that little girl was probably taking in her granny’s complaint like a sponge（海绵）．She was learning how to 62 situations like that by listening to her granny．I’d seen that I could interrupt that complaining, and put a smile and some 63 into the middle of it．We can all complain; we can all react 64 , but it doesn’t have to be like that．And, even if only for a few 65 , I wanted to leave that little soul with just a glimpse of another way．
A．busy B．big C．free D．empty
A．cry B．argument C．shout D．complaint
A．opened B．closed C．left D．done
A．would B．need C．could D．must
A．beyond B．without C．with D．by
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
A．ahead B．behind C．beside D．back
A．went B．looked C．turned D．jumped
A．only B．surely C．possibly D．luckily
A．got B．included C．conclude D．made
A．think B．help C．believe D．forget
A．taking B．leaving C．bringing D．keeping
A．returned B．pleased C．treated D．served
A．smile B．meal C．joke D．room
A．thanked B．paid C．checked D．forgot
A．how B．what C．why D．who
A．face B．meet C．handle D．improve
A．truth B．kindness C．courage D．money
A．actively B．correctly C．negatively D．patiently
A．hours B．chances C．years D．seconds