“You will never walk again．You will have to use a wheelchair．” I heard his 36 fall heavily on my ears, numbing my soul．If I had never felt hopeless before, I felt hopeless then．
The car accident has left me unconscious．When 37 , I found both legs in casts（石膏）．While I had other serious injuries, my 38 were my first concern．Working as a special needs teacher and busy and active by nature, I couldn’t imagine being 39 in a wheelchair．
Lying in my bed, I wondered how I 40 give my ten-year-old son hope that mom would 41 ．He’d been cheerful on every visit, but I saw 42 in his eyes． He needed the ray of hope that I would not be in a wheelchair forever．
Just maybe, I thought, I could use this experience to teach him what to do when misfortune 43 ．
It didn’t take me long to become 44 with my limited movements and even with the pace the doctors were willing to go with me．I was determined to learn everything they showed me．
Every night in my private room, as soon as I knew I wouldn’t be 45 or discovered, I would move myself from the bed to the floor, 46 on to the bed rail（床栏杆） for dear life, and slowly putting my weight 47 my feet．After several weeks of such difficult 48 , my strength and confidence continued to 49 ．
It came the time to share my accomplishments with the person most 50 to me．One night, when I heard my son greet the nurses at the station, I 51 myself up．As he opened the door, I took a few small steps． 52 , he could only watch as I turned and started back to bed．All of the pain, the fear, and the struggle 53 as I heard the words I had longed to hear, “Mommy, you can walk!”
I am now able to walk alone, sometimes using a stick．I am able to take public transportation to shop and visit friends．My life has been blessed with many 54 of which I am proud．But none has ever brought me the satisfaction and joy 55 by those four little words of my son．
A．words B．report C．explanations D．decision
A．hit B．awakened C．asked D．discovered
A．legs B．parents C．activities D．surroundings
A．placed B．caught C．carried D．stuck
A．might B．should C．could D．must
A．change B．recover C．adjust D．succeed
A．curiosity B．surprise C．fear D．puzzle
A．strikes B．passes C．continues D．remains
A．familiar B．strict C．discouraged D．impatient
A．punished B．interrupted C．accepted D．protected
A．falling B．setting C．holding D．ping
A．through B．in C．at D．on
A．efforts B．lessons C．acts D．curs
A．appear B．survive C．build D．add
A．useful B．important C．popular D．pleasant
A．opened B．dressed C．woke D．dragged
A．Disappointed B．Embarrassed C．Frightened D．Shocked
A．faded B．spread C．backed D．sank
A．expectation B．challenges C．achievements D．supports
A．proved B．offered C．taught D．suggested
When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. Myparents took me by train or by car to a hotel by the 26 . All day, I seem to remember, Iplayedon the sands with strange 27 children. We made houses and gardens, and 28 the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, weclimbedover the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days thesun seemed to shine always 29 and the water was always warm. Sometimes weleft beach and walked in the country, 30 ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There weresweets in one’s pockets or good places where one could 31 ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
32 I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a goodholiday is much the same as it was. I 33 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of 34 beating (拍打) the rocks. I no longer wish to 35 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.36 , I still love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I37 what my ideal(理想的) holiday will be like when I amold. 38 I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about39 who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves40 on too many ices creams.
A．sea B．lake C．mountain D．river
A．moved B．excited C．anxious D．nervous
A．made B．brought C．watched D．heard
A．gently B．hardly C．brightly D．carefully
A．in need of B．in search of C．in place of D．in praise of
A．sell B．make C．buy D．offer
A．When B．Although C．If D．But
A．almost B．perhaps C．still D．often
A．waves B．wind C．hands D．feet
A．destroy B．fix C．use D．build
A．But B．However C．Otherwise D．Besides
A．wonder B．feel C．understand D．believe
A．All B．Each C．Both D．Every
A．girls B．boys C．children D．grown-ups
A．happy B．tired C．sad D．sick
When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to 34 water to the runners. I remember being so35 to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I 36 up for the race.
That first 10,000m race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked37, I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining (决定性)38 .
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt39 because I was 50 years younger than he but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt40 for a second.
But then I realizedsomething. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had41 abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my42 was only to finish.
After a minute, it43 me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into 44.
I decidedthat I would not give up on running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare 45 and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my accomplishment. In life we all have those moments where we46 ourselves to others. It’s only natural . Don’t allow those moments to 47 you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to 48anything you want in life.
A．bring out B．pass out C．take out D．pick out
A．excited B．worried C．concerned D．anxious
A．gave B．made C．signed D．dressed
A．At times B．In time C．In all D．After all
A．victory B．decision C．moment D．conclusion
A．embarrassed B．annoyed C．moved D．thrilled
A．relaxed B．defeated C．puzzled D．inspired
A．special B．evident C．common D．different
A．motto B．plan C．goal D．direction
A．worried B．hit C．reached D．hurt
A．attraction B．devotion C．inspiration D．expectation
A．slightly B．hardly C．clearly D．properly
A．introduce B．relate C．present D．compare
A．weaken B．wound C．amuse D．cheer
A．reserve B．deliver C．achieve D．abandon
I went to Beijing this National holiday, and it was an interesting experience of my life.
My friends told us that taking the “hard 16” to Beijing would be really terrible. So we didn’t know what to 17 . But we were pleasantly surprised when we finally boarded the 18 , which was relatively modern and 19 . During the 14-hour ride we ate peanuts and talked. It was not 20 at all.
It was morning when we arrived. We stepped out of the railway station, having sat in hard seats and not getting much 21 . However, we had energy. First, we tried to get return tickets to Shanghai, but the tickets seller 22 us that tickets would not be on 23 for another two days. We were a little worried about getting 24 , but we made up our minds to 25 for the hotel to put our bags down. After fighting our way 26 the “gypsy” taxi driver who tried to 27 one hundred yuan for the ride, we found another taxi and it 28 cost us thirty yuan to get 29 we had planned to go. When we reached the hotel, there was a window for airplane and train tickets. 30 , the man behind the counter could get tickets that day, which we 31 . The most important lesson about China I ever 32 is to get someone to do your work for you, and it seems to work out much 33 . We were not able to get tickets, but the 34 agents could.
While in Beijing we saw a lot of places of interest, most of which were very 35 . It was fun to be with thousands of people in one place. There aren’t any words to describe it.
A．chair B．bed C．bench D．seat
A．provide B．happen C．expect D．think
A．plane B．train C．ship D．bus
A．clean B．dirty C．simple D．long
A．easy B．good C．bad D．hard
A．trouble B．sleep C．food D．help
A．promised B．persuaded C．advised D．informed
A．sale B．show C．duty D．time
A．behind B．out C．back D．through
A．ask B．start C．look D．pay
A．towards B．into C．past D．across
A．charge B．offer C．bargain D．share
A．even B．only C．also D．still
A．where B．which C．what D．how
A．Meanwhile B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．However
A．couldn’t B．wouldn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t
A．heard B．taught C．gave D．learned
A．harder B．earlier C．easier D．later
A．business B．travel C．transport D．hotel
A．interesting B．crowded C．famous D．good
John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose. Thirteen months ago, in a Florida library he took a book off the ___36___and found himself interested in the notes in the margin. The soft handwriting ___37___a thoughtful soul and insightful mind.
In front of the book, he ___38___the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he ___39___her address. He wrote her a letter ___40___himself and inviting her to correspond.
During the next year and one-month the two grew to know each other ___41___the mail. A Romance was budding. John requested a（an） ___42___, but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like. Later they ___43___their first meeting—7：00 pm at Grand Central Station in New York
“You’ll ___44___me, ”she wrote, “by the red rose I’ll be wearing on my lapel. ”So at 7：00 he was in the ___45___looking for the girl with the red rose.
A young woman in a green suit was coming toward him, her ___46___long and slim and her eyes were blue as flowers. Almost ___47___he made one step closer to her, and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell—a woman well past 40. The girl was walking quickly away. He felt as though he split in two, so keen was his ___48___to follow her, and yet so deep was his longing for the woman whose ___49___had truly companioned him and upheld his own.
He did not ___50___. He squared his shoulders and said, “I’m John, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me；may I take you to ___51___?”
The woman smiled. “I don’t know what this is about, son, ”she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit ___52___me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I ___53___tell you that she is waiting for you in the ___54___across the street. She said it was some kind of ___55___!”
It’s not difficult to admire Miss Maynell’s wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in it’s response to the unattractive.
A．exhibition B．shelf C．figure D．diagram
A．represented B．refreshed C．replaced D．rejected
A．transformed B．conveyed C．observed D．discovered
A．located B．expressed C．settled D．evaluated
A．explaining B．introducing C．appointing D．predicting
A．by B．on C．beyond D．through
A．photograph B．E-mail C．measurement D．document
A．separate B．scheduled C．strengthen D．possessed
A．recognize B．witness C．advocate D．tolerate
A．library B．station C．downtown D．square
A．shadow B．shoulder C．appearance D．figure
A．randomly B．mentally C．uncontrollably D．ridiculously
A．desire B．dream C．attempt D．determination
A．carefulness B．wealth C．expectation D．spirit
A．hesitate B．guarantee C．submit D．hurry
A．theatre B．dinner C．shopping D．service
A．advised B．applied C．begged D．required
A．should B．would C．may D．must
A．balcony B．restaurant C．corner D．department
A．patience B．experiment C．test D．decision
One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk．She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods before she realized that she was lost．
Sitting on a rock and __41 what to do, she began crying．After a while, she__42__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes．When it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house．She opened the door and __43__ stepped in．Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out of the door and back to the __44__．Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __45_．
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home．Laddy __46__ that his mistrees（女主人）was in danger．He jumped through a window, breaking the glass．He looked in the fields．But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere．However, from the ground came a __47__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head．He __48__ the scent and walked across the grassland．Barking loudly into the air, the dog _49__ through the woods until he found the __50_．But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods．Much to his __51__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance．He jumped over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __52__．
When she opened her eyes and53 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 54 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times．Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of 55 ．That night Laddy had a heror’s supper: a huge meal of steak
A．forgetting B．wondering C．remembering D．regretting
A．preferred B．expected C．failed D．decided
A．cautiously B．carelessly C．hopelessly D．unwillingly
A．trees B．bushes C．woods D．grasses
A．stream B．rock C．tree D．house
A．found B．heard C．sensed D．smelt
A．terrible B．strange C．pleasant D．familiar
A．missed B．discovered C．followed D．ignored
A．searched B．wandered C．looked D．travelled
A．window B．girl C．house D．hero
A．satisfaction B．delight C．disappointment D．embarrassment
A．awake B．abandoned C．available D．asleep
A．spotted B．watched C．observed D．saw
A．rescued B．disturbed C．comforted D．scared
A．pain B．shock C．relief D．sorrow