Anne Frank was born in Germany in 1929. As her family was Jewish, her father found that it was hard for them to continue to live in Germany when the Nazis, who __36__ the Jews very much, came into power in 1933. So they __37__ to Amsterdam, Netherlands when Anne was only four years old.
In May, 1940, the Germans occupied（占领） Netherlands and the Jews there were __38__ to work in certain places. On June 12, 1942, Anne Frank’s parents gave her a small red-and-white-plaid(格子图案)diary __39__ her thirteenth birthday present and on July 6, 1942, her family had to go into hiding. Though they could take very few things with them, Anne brought her __40__ to her new home, which she called “Secret Annex.”
For two years when Anne lived in the Annex (附属建筑物), she __41__ down her thoughts and feelings in her diary. __42__ putting down series of facts __43__ most people do, she wrote about her life with the seven other people in hiding, as well as the war going on around her and her hopes for the future. She __44__ her diary as her best friend and talked to it about whatever she wanted to. But __45__ , on August 4, 1944, the Nazis raided（轰炸）the Secret Annex and Anne was arrested（逮捕）and sent to a concentration camp（集中营）, __46__ she died in March, 1945.
Through thick and thin, Anne’s father __47__ her dairy published in June, 1947 by Contact Publishers, a Dutch firm. Today Anne’s Dairy is available in fifty-five languages and over 24 million copies have been sold.
This page of diary was written on Thursday 15, June, 1944, in which she wrote about her strong love for __48__, which she had hardly been able to see face to face since she began to __49__ from the Nazis. Afraid of being caught, she __50__ go outdoors and had to stay indoors most of the time. On the night of June 15, she stayed awake __51__ until half past eleven just in order to take a good look at the moon for once by herself. She remembered another time five months ago when the dark rainy evening, the wind, the thundering clouds __52__ her entirely in their __53__. She was so crazy about everything to __54__ with nature that she would like to __55__ anything for her freedom, but......
A．loved B．hated C．disagreed D．against
A．had B．came C．moved D．settled
A．forced B．allowed C．promised D．had
A．for B．on C．as D．like
A．dog B．toy C．cat D．diary
A．put B．kept C．went D．turned
A．In place of B．Because of C．In case of D．Instead of
A．while B．as C．so D．if
A．regarded B．thought C．had D．knew
A．happily B．fortunately C．unfortunately D．excitedly
A．which B．there C．where D．what
A．gave B．took C．brought D．got
A．nature B．war C．moon D．wind
A．keep away B．hide away C．stay behind D．hold back
A．didn’t dare B．must not C．was afraid D．should not
A．for purpose B．with purpose C．on purpose D．in purpose
A．kept B．held C．made D．left
A．power B．force C．energy D．strength
A．join B．connect C．concern D．do
A．give in B．give up C．give away D．give out
It was a bitter, 36 evening in northern Virginia. The old man’s beard was 37 by winter’s frost (霜)while he waited for a ride across the river. The wait seemed endless. Then he heard the weak sound of hooves(马蹄) advancing along the frozen path. 38 , he watched as several horsemen rounded the bend. He let the first one pass by, then another. As 39 rider drew near where the old man sat, the old man 40 the rider’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side of the river?”
Reining(勒住) his horse, the rider replied, “Sure thing.” Seeing the old man unable to 41 his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman helped the old man onto the horse and took him to his 42 . On the way, the horseman said: “Sir, I notice that you let several other riders pass by. I'm 43 why, on such a bitter winter night, you would wait and ask the last rider.”
The old man looked at the rider and replied, “I know people pretty good. When I 44 the eyes of the other riders, I immediately saw there was no 45 for my situation. But when I looked into yours, kindness and compassion(同情) were obvious. I knew that your gentle spirit would give me help in my time of 46 .”
Those heart-warming comments 47 the horseman deeply. “I'm most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”
A．warm B．cool C．cold D．windy
A．marked B．covered C．equipped D．filled
A．Happily B．Anxiously C．Appreciatively D．Confidently
A．the second B．the third C．the fourth D．the last
A．stared B．looked C．caught D．attracted
A．lift B．carry C．rise D．jump
A．home B．company C．destination D．office
A．afraid B．excited C．delighted D．curious
A．got into B．ran into C．looked into D．broke into
A．concern B．worry C．envy D．doubt
A．trouble B．need C．danger D．difficulty
A．amazed B．promoted C．touched D．benefited
We all have storms through our lives. But we have no right to make everyone else suffer with our own 31 .
The carpenter I 32 to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a(n) 33 first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his truck 34 to start.
While I drove him home, he sat in stony35 .
On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused 36 at a small tree, 37 tips of the branches with both hands.
When opening the door, he underwent a(n) 38 transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles, and he 39 his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
The next day my 40 drove me to ask him about what I had seen. “Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied. “I know I can’t 41 having troubles on the job, but the troubles don’t 42 to the house with my family. So I just 43 them up on the tree. Then in the morning I pick them up again.”
“ 44 thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as 45 as I remember the night before.”
Putting 46 around our problems is a really good idea --- it prevents our difficulties from spilling over onto loved people, who can’t do anything about our problems. Why47 them if they can’t help us?
So, plant yourself a trouble tree outside and use it 48 you come home. Be grateful that you have loved ones to go home to 49 your loved one is simply your beloved dog. And when you picked up your troubles on the way each morning, be 50 that they’re not as heavy as they were the night before.
A．unhappiness B．mistakes C．helplessness D．carelessness
A．informed B．hired C．trusted D．recommended
A．enjoyable B．smooth C．rough D．dull
A．intended B．desired C．hesitated D．refused
A．amazement B．astonishment C．embarrassment D．silence
A．regularly B．unusually C．briefly D．directly
A．cutting B．damaging C．watching D．touching
A．exciting B．amazing C．confusing D．annoying
A．hugged B．greeted C．thanked D．waved
A．preference B．sufferings C．curiosity D．doubt
A．avoid B．consider C．continue D．stand
A．lack B．belong C．exist D．stay
A．set B．throw C．give D．hang
A．Sad B．Terrible C．Funny D．Ridiculous
A．many B．few C．good D．light
A．defence B．boundaries C．sympathy D．secret
A．burden B．equip C．expose D．entertain
A．however B．whenever C．wherever D．whatever
A．so long as B．now that C．even if D．in case
A．shameful B．proud C．astonished D．grateful
Eye See You
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. -- Jonathan Swift
I walked into a wild third-grade classroom. Music was playing _36_, children were under tables applying make-up, kids were throwing a football indoors, and students were _37_ wherever they could find _38_. I was a mid-year _39_. The previous _40_ said he could no longer manage these children and _41_ without notice during the holiday break.
As soon as I walked in the room, I realized why he _42_. I sat down _43_ in my chair and began reading their _44_ softly. After each name, I _45_, asking God to help me understand that child. I then nailed a _46_ to the wall next to the chalkboard and began _47_ my name and a reading assignment on the board. I then asked each child to come to me, and tell me their names and what they wanted to learn. It was a _48_ task, because only two children there wanted to learn something! Rules were _49_, boundaries established, parents contacted. But the mirror saved the day -- no, the year! Unbeknownst(不知的) to the children, the mirror allowed me to see their every _50_ while I was writing on the board. They soon became _51_ as to how I knew who was misbehaving while I was writing on the board. When one student finally asked me, I told him I had a special teacher’s eye in the back of my head that my hair _52_. At first they did not believe me. _53_ they did begin to exhibit better behavior, especially while I wrote on the board, thinking I had magical _54_. I never told them differently. Why _55_ a good thing?
A．softly B．clearly C．loudly D．peacefully
A．speaking B．laughing C．standing D．dancing
A．space B．music C．partner D．joke
A．representative B．replacement C．reference D．reward
A．teacher B．headmaster C．director D．leader
A．retired B．remained C．resigned D．returned
A．went B．came C．left D．disappeared
A．angrily B．restlessly C．indifferently D．quietly
A．names B．faces C．figures D．minds
A．prepared B．prayed C．protected D．preferred
A．board B．mirror C．cross D．picture
A．noting B．copying C．writing D．drawing
A．difficult B．different C．distant D．direct
A．dated B．written C．worked D．set
A．make B．move C．matter D．mind
A．pleased B．puzzled C．known D．worried
A．covered B．hooked C．hung D．displayed
A．So B．However C．And D．But
A．view B．scene C．eyes D．vision
A．mix up B．bring up C．mess up D．burn up
The findings come ___36___ a study of nearly 1,000 US people that looked at diet, calorie intake and body mass index (BMI) - a measure of obesity.___37___ is found that those who ate chocolate a few times a week were, on ___38___, slimmer than those ___39___ ate it occasionally. Even though chocolate is loaded with calories, it contains ingredients（材料）that may favour weight loss ___40___ than fat synthesis, scientists believe.___41___ boosting calorie intake, regular chocolate consumption was related to lower BMI in the study, ___42___ is published in Archives of Internal Medicine. The link remained even when other factors, like how ___43___ exercise individuals did, were taken into ___44___.And it appears it is how often you eat chocolate that is important, rather than how much of it you eat. The ___45___ found no link with quantity consumed.
___46___ to the researchers, there is only one chance in a hundred that their findings could be explained by chance alone. Lead author Dr Beatrice Golomb, from the University of California at San Diego, said: "Our findings appear to add to a body of information suggesting that the composition of calories, not just the number of them, matters for determining their ultimate impact on weight."This is not the first time scientists ___47___ that chocolate may be healthy for us. Other studies have claimed chocolate may be good for the heart. Consumption of certain types of chocolate has been linked to some favourable changes in blood pressure, insulin（胰岛素）sensitivity and cholesterol（胆固醇）level. And chocolate, ___48___ dark chocolate, does contain antioxidants（抗氧化剂）which can help to mop up harmful free radicals - unstable chemicals that can damage our cells.
Dr Golomb and her team believe that antioxidant compounds, called catechins（儿茶素）, can improve lean muscle mass and reduce weight ___49___ studies in rodents would suggest this might be so. Mice ___50___ for 15 days with epicatechin (present in dark chocolate) had improved exercise performance and observable changes to their muscle composition.They say clinical trials are now needed in humans to see ___51___ this is the case.
But before you reach ___52___ a chocolate bar, there are still lots of unanswered questions. And in the absence of conclusive evidence, experts advise caution.While there's no harm in allowing yourself a treat like ___53___ now and again, eating too much might be harmful because it often ___54___ a lot of sugar and fat too.And if you are looking to change your diet, you are ___55___ to benefit most from eating more fresh fruits and vegetables.
A．to B．in C．from D．with
A．As B．It C．Which D．What
A．whole B．average C．general D．short
A．who B．that C．which D．why
A．other B．rather C．less D．more
A．Though B．Even if C．when D．Despite
A．that B．which C．where D．when
A．much B．often C．long D．many
A．thoughts B．mind C．account D．effect
A．news B．report C．study D．book
A．According B．Based C．Reply D．Response
A．had suggested B．suggested C．have suggested D．suggest
A．specially B．particularly C．luckily D．unfortunately
A．at least B．at most C．in fact D．by accident
A．feeding B．fed C．to feed D．feed
A．if B．what C．why D．that
A．out B．for C．with D．into
A．noodles B．chocolate C．rice D．nuts
A．includes B．takes C．absorbs D．contains
A．probable B．possible C．likely D．about
Always Changing
Mark is leaving, and I’m feeling kind of sad.
You probably don’t know Mark, but you might be lucky enough 36 someone just like him. He’s been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years combining 37 professional skills with a sweet and gentle nature.
And now he’s moving on to an exciting new professional 38 . It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime, and we’re 39 for him. But that doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to him.
Life has a way of throwing these curve(曲线)balls 40 us. Just when we start to get comfortable with a person, a place or a situation, something comes along to 41 the recipe.
Our ability to cope with change 42 to a great degree, our peace, happiness and contentment in life.
But how do we do that? A friend of mine is fond of reminding us that“survivability depends upon 43 .”And then there’s Chris the California surf-rat, who once told me that the answer to life’s problems can be 44 in four words:“Go with the flow.”
I’m not exactly sure , but I think Chris was saying that life is a series of 45 —both good and bad . No matter how excellent your skill , there will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no 46 . The truly successful person expects the unexpected, and is prepared to 47 adjustments should the need arise-as it almost 48 does.
That doesn't mean you don't keep trying to make all your 49 come true．It just means that when things come up that aren't 50 in your plan，you work around them—and then you move on。
“Change，indeed，is painful， 51 ever needful，”said philosopher Thomas Carlyle．“And if memory has its force and worth，so also has 52 .”
we're going to miss Mark. But rather than stay on the 53 of our parting，we'll focus on our hopes for a brighter future－for him，and for us．And then we'll go out and 54
everything we can to make that future happen．55 our plans change--again.
A．know B．greet C．imagine D．recognize
A．extra B．good C．correct D．precise
A．agreement B．destination C．experience D．opportunity
A．pleased B．pity C．anxious D．curious
A．on B．with C．at D．in
A．provide B．use C．change D．try
A．produce B．determine C．protect D．preserve
A．habit B．communication C．belief D．adaptability
A．summed up B．held up C．made up D．put up
A．accidents B．records C．events D．problems
A．difference B．control C．power D．trouble
A．take B．have C．get D．make
A．always B．never C．already D．seldom
A．decisions B．promises C．dreams D．solutions
A．eventually B．exactly C．immediately D．surprisingly
A．yet B．also C．even D．still
A．future B．parting C．attempt D．hope
A．complaint B．attention C．sadness D．sympathy
A．do B．demand C．face D．seize
A．Until B．Before C．If D．After