It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight 36 .
I worked in a 37 doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 38 than usual. It seemed I was going to be late 39 home and my husband, being the 40 person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe 41 I hurried, I could still make it home.
I was heading inside to 42 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for 43 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just 44 a few minutes ago.
The young man at the counter was trying to be 45 in explaining how to get there, with two other people making 46 . One of them was 47 trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the 48 ?”
A look of 49 crossed the woman’s face.
“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a(an) 50 since I had just made up my mind to do 51 that.
I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 52 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 53 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.
Later, as I arrived home, my husband 54 , “So you aren’t ever late any more.”
I said, “Sometimes it’s 55 to be late.”
A．break B．fever C．cold D．headache
A．foreign B．common C．busy D．noisy
A．earlier B．later C．easier D．simpler
A．getting B．cooking C．calling D．working
A．tough B．punctual C．generous D．careful
A．as B．since C．while D．if
A．pay B．change C．wait D．search
A．opinions B．trouble C．directions D．money
A．reached B．visited C．called D．left
A．skilled B．helpful C．experienced D．active
A．comments B．promises C．jokes D．offers
A．only B．still C．even D．ever
A．station B．office C．hospital D．hotel
A．panic B．relief C．sadness D．peace
A．duty B．fact C．reason D．lie
A．partly B．properly C．exactly D．perfectly
A．across B．before C．beside D．behind
A．go up B．die down C．speed up D．turn down
A．teased B．shouted C．burst D．laughed
A．possible B．special C．good D．safe
I wished I had known earlier the fact that I was a low achiever because there was a reason beyond my control. Then I have worked so hard in my late twenties and early thirties. But I just didn’t that. I was writing and writing. I was working for no other reason than to hear people praise me.
Most people who university read at least twice as fast as I do. I can never tell my left my right. I avoid dialing a telephone if I can help it, because I sometimes have to try three times before getting the number . I hear that recording “The number you have reached is not ” more than any man on earth.
Despite my I view my dyslexia(difficulty in reading) as a gift, not a curse(诅咒). Many dyslexics are good at right brain, namely abstract thought ,and that is my king of creative writing is. I’m starting with and coming up with something that didn’t exist before. That’s my strong point. I my career to Ralph, Salisbury, my writing instructor at the university of Oregon, who looked past my misspellings and gave me and hope. I just carried on and never looked . I’m also very“visual”(视觉的).This means nothing in school, but when I write books or scripts, I’m seeing everything in my imagination. I write . I go like the wind and can up to 15 pages a day. Writing is not the . I have no problem downloading; it is inputting things get messed up.
The real I have for dyslexics is not that they have to with messy input, but that they will quit on themselves before they finish school. Parents have to create victories whenever they can, it is music, sports or the arts. You want your dyslexic child to be able to say, “Yeah, reading is . But I have these other things I can do.”
A．can’t B．needn’t C．mustn’t D．oughtn’t
A．notice B．understand C．know D．recognize
A．get over B．go for C．get along D．go through
A．from B．between C．to D．on
A．well B．down C．right D．clear
A．in service B．in need C．on line D．on duty
A．mistakes B．weaknesses C．faults D．difficulties
A．when B．why C．how D．what
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
A．attach B．devote C．owe D．thank
A．adjustment B．acknowledge C．requirement D．encouragement
A．ahead B．out C．back D．forward
A．frequently B．regularly C．neatly D．quickly
A．get B．do C．live D．pick
A．point B．problem C．reason D．purpose
A．where B．that C．how D．what
A．experience B．story C．fear D．advice
A．compete B．struggle C．handle D．go
A．whether B．unless C．either D．until
A．necessary B．easy C．wonderful D．hard
A new study found that inner-city kids living in neighborhoods with more green space gained about 13% less weight over a two-year period than kids living among more concrete and fewer trees. Such tell a powerful story. The obesity epidemic(流行病) began in the 1980s, and many people believe increased portion sizes and inactivity are to , but that can't be everything. Fast foods and TVs have been us for a long time. "Most experts agree that the changes were to something in the environment," says social epidemiologist Thomas Glass of The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. That something could be a of the green.
The new research, in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, isn't the first to associate greenery with better health, but it does get us close identifying what works and why. At its most straightforward, a green neighborhood means more places for kids to play – which is since time spent outdoors is one of the strongest correlates(相关的事物) of children's activity levels. But green space is good for the mind : research by environmental psychologists has shown that it has cognitive（认知的） for children with attention-deficit disorder. In one study, just reading in a green setting improved kids' symptoms.
to grassy areas has also been linked to stress and a lower body mass index (体重指数) among adults. And an of 3,000 Tokyo residents associated walkable green spaces with greater longevity (长寿) among senior citizens.
Glass cautions that most studies don't prove a causal link between greenness and health, but they're nevertheless helping spur action. In September the U. S. House of Representatives the delightfully named No Child Left Inside Act to encourage public initiatives aimed at exposing kids to the outdoors.
Finding green space is not easy, and you may have to work a bit to get your family a little grass and trees. If you live in a suburb or a city with good parks, take of what's there. Your children in particular will love it – and their bodies and minds will be to you.
A．findings B．essays C．assumptions D．abstracts
A．scold B．blame C．charge D．criticize
A．among B．along C．beside D．with
A．glued B．related C．associated D．opposed
A．scratching B．denying C．depressing D．shrinking
A．published B．contributed C．illustrated D．circulated
A．at B．to C．for D．over
A．fully B．simply C．seriously D．uniquely
A．vital B．casual C．fatal D．mental
A．still B．already C．too D．yet
A．benefits B．profits C．revenues D．awards
A．outward B．apart C．aside D．outside
A．Solution B．Reaction C．Exposure D．Addiction
A．much B．less C．more D．little
A．article B．expedition C．analysis D．option
A．curiously B．negatively C．necessarily D．comfortably
A．relieved B．appointed C．approved D．performed
A．merely B．always C．mainly D．almost
A．advantage B．exception C．measure D．charge
A．regretful B．merciful C．joyful D．grateful
Every night, my mother would come to my room, lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.
I don't remember when it first started me -----her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did make me annoyed, for they felt work - worn and against my young skin．Finally, one night, I shouted at her: ―Don’t do that any more –your are too rough! She didn’t say anything in . But never again did my mother close out my day with that expression of her love．
Time after time, with the years, my thoughts returned to that night. I'm not a little girl any more．Mom is in her mid - seventies, and those hands I thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my .
Now, my own children are . Mom no longer has Dad. It was late on that Thanksgiving Eve, as I went to sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand before stealing across my face to brush the from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so touched my brow. In my , thousands of times, I the night my young voice complained. Mom’s hand in my hand, I said how I was for that night. I thought she'd remember, as I did, Mom didn't know what I was talking about. She had forgotten — and —long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found．
A．surprising B．hurting C．annoying D．amazing
A．rough B．gentle C．smooth D．strong
A．noises B．words C．hands D．feelings
A．anger B．silence C．fear D．reply
A．healthy B．familiar C．popular D．perfect
A．coming B．remaining C．following D．passing
A．often B．even C．never D．once
A．family B．neighbor C．husband D．home
A．developed B．grown C．moved D．forgotten
A．imagined B．hesitated C．regretted D．trembled
A．hair B．tears C．dirt D．kisses
A．quickly B．roughly C．gently D．slowly
A．memory B．opinion C．history D．diary
A．chanced B．missed C．hated D．recalled
A．Beating B．Catching C．Picking D．Stopping
A．happy B．annoyed C．sorry D．amused
A．and B．while C．because D．but
A．remembered B．faded C．forgiven D．apologized
A．hope B．appreciation C．thought D．approval
A．guilt B．pride C．sorrow D．failure
My father was a self-taught mandolin player. He was one of the best string_______ players in our town. He could not______ music, but if he heard a tune a few times, he could play it.
Dad loved to play the mandolin for his ___ ___ for he knew we enjoyed singing, and hearing him play. He was always there, ___ ___ his time and efforts to see that his family had enough in their life. I had to grow into a man and have children of my own ________I realized how much he had sacrificed.
I joined the United States Air _ _ in January of 1962. Whenever I would come home ___ ___ , I would ask Dad to play the mandolin. He could ___ __ _your soul with the tones that came out of that old mandolin. He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his _ ___ in his ability to play so well for his family.
In 1950, our family moved to Maryland. While working at Todd Steel, he was _ ___ in an accident. On that particular day, Dad got the third index finger of his left hand ________ by the machine. He didn't lose enough of the finger ____ it would stop him picking up anything, but it did _ _ his ability to play the mandolin. After the accident, When I came home and asked him to play, Dad would make ______ for why he couldn't play. For the family it didn't make any ___ ___ that Dad couldn't play as well.
In August of 1993, my father was discovered with lung cancer. He chose not to receive treatments so that he could live out the rest of his life ____ dignity. About a week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for us. He made excuses but said "okay". He knew it would probably be the _ ___ time he would play for us. He tuned up the old mandolin and played a few _ __ . When I looked around, there was not a _ _ eye in the family. We saw before us a quiet man with an inner strength. Dad would never play the mandolin for us again. Dad was doing something he had done all his life, _ ______. As sick as he was, he was still pleasing others. Dad sure could play that Mandolin!
A．equipment B．instrument C．musical D．musician
A．read B．see C．look at D．copy
A．audience B．employer C．family D．friends
A．employing B．devoting C．spending D．wasting
A．since B．when C．after D．before
A．Power B．Energy C．Force D．Strength
A．on duty B．on holiday C．on vacation D．on leave
A．feel B．touch C．contact D．keep
A．proud B．pride C．please D．praise
A．involved B．participated C．took part D．joined
A．cut in B．cut up C．cut off D．cut out
A．which B．that C．what D．where
A．destroy B．affect C．effect D．injure
A．uses B．preparations C．excuses D．impressions
A．difference B．sense C．comment D．decision
A．at B．on C．off D．in
A．first B．latest C．last D．longest
A．notes B．bills C．symbols D．signs
A．wet B．dry C．cried D．crying
A．sponsoring B．taking C．distributing D．giving
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy's ____, she said she would go. This ____ be the first time that his classmates and teacher ____ his mother and he felt ____ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar (疤痕) that ____ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to ____ why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were ___ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother ____ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed (尴尬) and ____ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within ____ of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked ____, "How did you get the scar on your face?"
The mother replied, "____ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was ___ afraid to go in because the fire was ____，so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked ____ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us." She ____ the burned side of her face. "This scar will be ____, but to this day, I have never ____ what I did."
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great ____ of the sacrifice (牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand ____ for the rest of the day.
A．enjoyment B．disappointment C．surprise D．excitement
A．would B．could C．should D．must
A．noticed B．greeted C．accepted D．met
A．sick B．ashamed C．afraid D．tired
A．included B．passed C．covered D．shaded
A．talk about B．think about C．care about D．hear about
A．impressed B．surprised C．excited D．comforted
A．in sight of B．by means of C．by way of D．in spite of
A．hid B．protected C．separated D．escaped
A．understanding B．reminding C．hearing D．learning
A．carefully B．seriously C．nervously D．anxiously
A．As B．When C．Since D．While
A．so B．much C．quite D．too
A．out of control B．under control C．in control D．over control
A．helpless B．hopeless C．senseless D．useless
A．pointed B．showed C．wiped D．touched
A．ugly B．lasting C．serious D．frightening
A．forgot B．recognized C．considered D．regretted
A．honor B．sense C．happiness D．pride
A．quietly B．slightly C．tightly D．suddenly