We arrived in Spain for the _36_ time a few weeks ago and I decided to buy a car because we had sold _37_ we had in England before leaving. Yesterday the _38_ office rang us to tell the car was ready. I had _39_ out a model like it before but as I was not yet used to _40_ in this city, my wife did not want me to collect it on my own, so we went _41_ to fetch it. We paid for the car and _42_ the papers. They told us there was enough _43_ to take us to a garage, where we could fill up. (加油)The nearest garage to the _44_ was about 100 yards away and we got there _45_ .But when I turned into the main road I suddenly saw a lot of _46_ racing towards me .I got out of their way as _47_as I could by backing into the garage once more and the man behind _48_ at me . “It’s such a _49_ to remember to drive on the right, isn’t it?” My wife said.“Yes, if only I had _50_ a few lessons for practice,” I replied . “You’d better go carefully on the way_51_ ,” my wife said. “You ’d be _52_ if you had an accident _53_ the first day, wouldn’t you ?” While we were talking, the man behind _54_ out of his car and said in good English, “Would you mind telling me when you are thinking of leaving , _55_ are you going to sit in your car all the day?”
A．second B．first C．third D．other
A．ours B．one C．the one D．it
A．police B．manager’s C．sales D．garage
A．tried B．found C．picked D．sold
A．living B．running C．driving D．staying
A．together B．out C．on foot D．slowly
A．wrote B．bought C．signed D．showed
A．time B．water C．power D．petrol
A．station B．office C．buliding D．house
A．on time B．safely C．in time D．quickly
A．cars B．people C．buses D．horses
A．fast B．soon C．slowly D．hurriedly
A．smiled B．shouted C．laughed D．looked
A．problem B．trouble C．rule D．way
A．taught B．learned C．found D．heard
A．home B．to the garage C．to work D．up
A．lucky B．glad C．sorry D．clever
A．for B．on C．in D．during
A．climbed B．stole C．jumped D．got
A．so B．or C．therefore D．but
I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. “What is it? ”I wondered. I it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled . Immediately my mind back many years ago.
I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of on my shoulder. On my that day, I came to that company finally, whose owner, Mr. Rader, had always taken me there to his workers whether they wanted any magazines.
off the rain like a wet dog, I entered Mr. Rader’s office. After a quick glance he me over to the fireplace. Noticing the in the top of my , he said, “Come with me! ”pulling me into his truck. We before a shoe store. Inside, a salesman me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had seen. I felt about 10 feet tall when I got up them. “We’d like a pair of new socks too, ”Mr. Rader said.
Back in his office, Mr. Rader took out a , wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With tearful eyes, I read, “ to others as you would have them do to you. ”He said affectionately(亲切地), “Jimmy, I want you to I love you. ”
I said goodbye, and for the first time I a flicker of hope that somehow things would be all right. With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope, and love, and that would always make a .
A．read B．thought C．turned D．passed
A．address B．list C．message D．information
A．brought B．approached C．returned D．traveled
A．magazines B．newspapers C．notes D．books
A．returns B．rounds C．trips D．arrivals
A．beg B．demand C．tell D．ask
A．Letting B．Giving C．Turning D．Shaking
A．followed B．led C．watched D．carried
A．hole B．mud C．water D．cover
A．coat B．shoe C．sock D．bag
A．pulled up B．took in C．drove away D．walked up
A．dressed B．fitted C．shared D．comforted
A．never B．already C．ever D．hardly
A．for B．with C．on D．in
A．pen B．paper C．card D．notebook
A．Do B．Give C．Show D．Lend
A．say B．know C．consider D．express
A．sensed B．predicted C．lost D．admitted
A．sadness B．challenge C．kindness D．intension
A．deal B．fortune C．choice D．difference
My brother and I were in Orlando Florida to witness our first Space Shuttle Launch. The Discovery was to soar at 10:14 AM on a blue sky September day. I’d seen it so many times on television, now I was only minutes away from seeing it launch. And it’s the final demonstration of the of success: Success Takes Off Like a Rocket.
Witnessing the Take Off:
Standing close to the Space Shuttle home one unforgettable point—the Shuttle is the height of a 15-story building—it 4.5 million pounds—and NASA is trying to lift it 200 miles off the ground. On TV the accomplishments look so much , so much easier.
Crowds of people are standing around with you to watch the Shuttle go. The countdown begins through the small of hundreds of portable radios all tuned to the NASA station. It’s enough to get your heart beating .
When time is up, the side booster rockets are lit up and the eight explosive bolts . The first things you see are large white clouds exploding away. Through the steam, you see the fire power. Then the Space Shuttle begins to inch off the pad and climb its way . Thousands upon millions of pounds of can hardly lift the shuttle at all. But with ever increasing ease, the shuttle picks up and roars into the sky, headed into space attaining a of over 17,000 mph.
It is within the first two minutes to launch the Space Shuttle that the great success lesson is . Fact: 85% of the shuttle’s fuel is consumed within the first 2 minutes just to get the 15-story super structure to its orbital .
And that’s exactly how success : The first steps you take towards launching a successful career are the and will require an enormous consumption of energy—a great big push. However, you persist through the launch period, which can seem almost for quite some time, everything gets easier and easier and your results get bigger and bigger.
A．advised B．hoped C．scheduled D．reminded
A．rise up B．come up C．step up D．go up
A．but B．and C．as D．therefore
A．universe B．world C．nature D．air
A．gets B．drives C．runs D．jumps
A．costs B．weighs C．measures D．sells
A．smaller B．greater C．bigger D．smoother
A．rockets B．workers C．speakers D．actors
A．off your mouth B．out of your stomach C．off your mind D．out of your chest
A．blow B．follow C．glow D．flow
A．gas B．smoke C．mist D．steam
A．downward B．upward C．forward D．outward
A．pull B．lift C．push D．pressure
A．distance B．degree C．height D．speed
A．ordinary B．absolute C．apparent D．present
A．attitude B．altitude C．route D．rail
A．puts off B．pays off C．takes off D．drops off
A．hardest B．easiest C．simplest D．biggest
A．while B．if C．unless D．until
A．useless B．careless C．wireless D．priceless
My brother and I were in Orlando Florida to witness our first Space Shuttle Launch. The Discovery was to soar at 10:14 AM on a blue sky September day. I’d seen it so many times on television, now I was only minutes away from seeing it launch. And it’s the final demonstration of the of success: Success Takes Off Like a Rocket.
Witnessing the Take Off:
Standing close to the Space Shuttle home one unforgettable point—the Shuttle is the height of a 15-story building—it 4.5 million pounds—and NASA is trying to lift it 200 miles off the ground. On TV the accomplishments look so much , so much easier.
Crowds of people are standing around with you to watch the Shuttle go. The countdown begins through the small of hundreds of portable radios all tuned to the NASA station. It’s enough to get your heart beating .
When time is up, the side booster rockets are lit up and the eight explosive bolts . The first things you see are large white clouds exploding away. Through the steam, you see the fire power. Then the Space Shuttle begins to inch off the pad and climb its way . Thousands upon millions of pounds of can hardly lift the shuttle at all. But with ever increasing ease, the shuttle picks up and roars into the sky, headed into space attaining a of over 17,000 mph.
It is within the first two minutes to launch the Space Shuttle that the great success lesson is . Fact: 85% of the shuttle’s fuel is consumed within the first 2 minutes just to get the 15-story super structure to its orbital .
And that’s exactly how success : The first steps you take towards launching a successful career are the and will require an enormous consumption of energy—a great big push. However, you persist through the launch period, which can seem almost for quite some time, everything gets easier and easier and your results get bigger and bigger.
A．advised B．hoped C．scheduled D．reminded
A．rise up B．come up C．step up D．go up
A．but B．and C．as D．therefore
A．universe B．world C．nature D．air
A．gets B．drives C．runs D．jumps
A．costs B．weighs C．measures D．sells
A．smaller B．greater C．bigger D．smoother
A．rockets B．workers C．speakers D．actors
A．off your mouth B．out of your stomach C．off your mind D．out of your chest
A．blow B．follow C．glow D．flow
A．gas B．smoke C．mist D．steam
A．downward B．upward C．forward D．outward
A．pull B．lift C．push D．pressure
A．distance B．degree C．height D．speed
A．ordinary B．absolute C．apparent D．present
A．attitude B．altitude C．route D．rail
A．puts off B．pays off C．takes off D．drops off
A．hardest B．easiest C．simplest D．biggest
A．while B．if C．unless D．until
A．useless B．careless C．wireless D．priceless
I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while. Yet, I myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway. I had never seen so many people there on a weekday. It seemed someone might have made an announcement, customers to carry as manypackages as they could. I also needed to have my own package . The queue moved very slowly. My patience and I got annoyed. The longer it took,the angrier I became. When I got to the counter finally, I finished my quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past thefront door.
“Excuse me,” I said, trying not to be too pushy. Several people had to move to make room for me to get to the .
I stepped out, about theservice conditions. Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I into the parking lot.
A woman was coming across the lot in my . She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very . Inoticed that she looked as if she could breathe fire. It stoppedme in my tracks. Had I looked like that? Her body languagesaid that she was having a day. My anger melted away. I wished I could wrap her in a but I was astranger. So I did what I could in a minute she hurried past me－I smiled. Ina second everything changed. She was astonished, then somewhat . Then her facesoftened and her shoulders . I saw her take a deep breath. Her pace slowed and shesmiled back at me as we passed each other.
I continued to smile all the way to my car. Wow, it’s amazing a simple smile can do.
From then on, I became aware of people’s and my own, the way we show our feelings. Now I use that every day to let it me that when facing the world, I can try a smile.
A．found B．disliked C．kept D．avoided
A．hoping B．welcoming C．requiring D．ordering
A．paid B．received C．weighed D．bought
A．died out B．faded out C．burst out D．ran out
A．business B．duty C．turn D．part
A．on B．about C．in D．aside
A．counter B．office C．exit D．car
A．talking B．complaining C．worrying D．hearing
A．headed B．looked C．pulled D．turned
A．way B．time C．direction D．course
A．slow B．stable C．light D．heavy
A．rough B．dull C．smooth D．bright
A．smile B．hug C．bag D．touch
A．until B．though C．before D．since
A．excited B．frightened C．cheered D．confused
A．trembled B．raised C．relaxed D．tightened
A．what B．that C．how D．when
A．appearances B．reactions C．behaviors D．expressions
A．treatment B．awareness C．conclusion D．achievement
A．remind B．warn C．convince D．tell
One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small _____in the cocoon, He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make______body through that little hole .Suddenly it stoped.
So the boy _______ to help the butterfly ,thinking the butterfly might be_____ _He took a pair of scissors and cut the hole______.The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it________a little different .It had a weak body and small, thin________.The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact ,the butterfly spent the rest of its life like crawling around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.
The boy acted with _______but he didn’t understand why it could be like this .When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon,it must struggle. The hard work of ______out of the cocoon makes the fluid from the butterfly’s body into its wings It helps the butterfly be________to fly If the butterfly never has squeeze itself out of the cocoon,its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.
_________struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow .We would not be _______we could have been and we would never fly .
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even______growth ,without it ,there’s no way of life .We can’t avoid ______or problems .So ,next time you are _______a problem or difficult ,remember the butterfly .Struggle a little ----then fly！
A．hole B．worm C．tall D．snake
A．it B．it’s C．itself D．its
A．decided B．asked C．showed D．ordered
A．afraid B．interested C．surprised D．grateful
A．slimmer B．bigger C．shorter D．smaller
A．touched B．sounded C．looked D．smelt
A．wings B．feet C．eyes D．head
A．success B．excitement C．kindness D．humour
A．get B．getting C．to get D．got
A．ready B．quiet C．glad D．used
A．Somewhere B．Something C．Some time D．Sometimes
A．as helpful as B．as well as C．as strong as D．as creative as
A．repeats B．recommends C．requires D．represents
A．happiness B．difficulties C．pleasure D．hope
A．served with B．growing into C．bringing in D．faced with