I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 36 and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 37 but a failure.” After five years of 38 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the beatific 39 that could have happened to me. I 40 I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to 41 that what people said about me was 42 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s 43 it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my 44 and went to college. My first novel 45 while I was at college. After college I taught during the 46 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 47 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 48 that job to write full time 49 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 50 was a working-class boy who’d 51 school early, now teaching at the university. My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and 52 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 53 what does it mean? I 54 wish all the people that have put me down had 55 : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”
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A．admitted B．decided C．planned D．told
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A．stupid B．right C．wrong D．faulty
A．see B．know C．understand D．face
A．experiment B．practice C．writing D．composition
A．came on B．came in C．came back D．came out
A．day B．night C．month D．year
A．graduation B．pass C．degree D．success
A．giving in B．giving back C．giving out D．giving up
A．while B．if C．or D．when
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A．so B．exactly C．just D．very
A．said B．praised C．answered D．advised
It was Christmas 1961. I was teaching in a small town where my twenty-seven third graders eagerly 36 the great day of gift-giving in advance.
Each day the children produced some new 37 — strings of popcorn, handmade trinkets, and German bell. Through it all she remained alone, 38 from a distance, seemingly miles away. I wondered what 39 happen to this quiet child, once so happy, now suddenly so withdrawn. I hoped the festivities would 40 her. But nothing did. The students made the fried marbles（油炸玻璃弹子）and competed with one anther to bring the 41 ones.
The day of gift-giving finally came. We cheered over our handiwork as the presents were 42 . All along, she sat quietly watching. To see her smile, I had made a special bag for her. She opened it so slowly and carefully. I waited but she 43 . I had not passed through the wall of isolation she had 44 around herself.
After school I sat down in a chair, hardly 45 of what was happening, when she came to me with outstretched hands, bearing a small white box, and slightly soiled, 46 it had been held many times by 47 , childish hands. She said nothing. “For me?” I asked. She said not a word, but 48 her head. I took the box and cautiously opened it. There inside, glistening green, a fried marble 49 from a golden chain. Then I looked into that eight-year-old 50 and saw the question in her dark brown eyes. In a flash I knew — she had 51 it for her mother, who had died just three weeks before and would never hold her or brush her hair or 52 her childish joys or sorrows.
I meant it when I whispered, “Oh, Maria, it is so beautiful. Your mother would 53 it.” Neither of us could stop the 54 . She threw herself into my arms and we wept together. And for that brief moment I became her mother, for she had given me the greatest 55 of all: her trust and love.
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A．prettiest B．wisest C．heaviest D．naughtiest
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A．gave away B．threw away C．carried away D．turned away
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A．when B．while C．as though D．even if
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A．face B．cheek C．hair D．forehead
A．bought B．exchanged C．made D．stole
A．appreciate B．enjoy C．communicate D．share
A．love B．benefit C．dislike D．need
A．laugh B．excitement C．tears D．description
A．joy B．identity C．contribution D．gift
The other day, I had to go to a meeting, which lasted past my daughter’s bedtime. I __46___ home and was brushing teeth when I___47____ , and there on the bedroom mirror was a note in the of a ____48___. It said, “Hi, Mom! I Love You. Laurel.” ____49__, I also cut a heart out of a piece of paper and taped (粘)a ___50___ next to hers, saying, “ I Love You, Too. Mom,” which she _51___ the next morning.
Our family has ___52__ that by integrating (交互式的)writing into our ___53___ activities, we become more thoughtful of each other. Meanwhile, our daughter is learning to ___54____ writing and becoming a skilled writer.
While teaching in a primary school, I ___55____how influential(有影响力的) parents can be as children learn to write. ___56____when our daughter first began to scribble (涂鸦), I became __57___by her work. I offered praise(表扬) for her __58_____, for I found that scribbling is far more complex(复杂的) and important than I had ____59___. It was clear that her scribbles, ____60___ being lovely art objects(艺术品), showed a lot about her____61___ of the world of writing.
Gradually, our family began writing a great deal. I sensed that writing helped Laurel learn ___62___ to read. In fact, by___63____ my own child and her friends and by reading professional (专业的) books, I became more and more ___64___about how writing develops and how ____65___can help children become eager writers.
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“Where would we be right now if I did not have the restaurant? How else would I be able to provide for our family? Who give me, a man without 36 ，a job?” My father 37 s
ay these things on our car rides to the stores that supply our 38.
He would tell me stories of long, hard hours spent 39 in the hot kitchen and helping all the 40. Now I 41 late on weekends to welcome him， 42 that he will tell me something 43 .He always knows how to inspire me. I could never understand 44 he grew to be so wise without even having the opportunity to complete high school.
“Make sure you get a job 45 you have to wear a tie!” he’d always say with a smile. They were like a paintbrush(画笔) that began 46 this beautiful picture in my head that I have entitled(有资格的)my 47 in life.
My father has worked day in and day out，with few days off, for 20 years, never 48 .He would explain how this is 49 he had to do to make my 50 better. My father worked hard so that I 51 go to the best schools. He worked to supply me with 52 that would provide a job where I had to wear a tie.
My father is a 53 in which I can only hope to catch a reflection(反省)of myself. He is the one I strive to model myself after. 54 , when I make a great name for myself as a doctor, someone will ask, “Where did you get such a great work ethic (道德) ?”
“My father!” I’ ll say, adjusting(调整) my 55 and I’ ll smile.A work B success C money D an education
A used toB would C always D might
A familyB kitchen C restaurant D hotel
A to workB work C works D working
A friendsB cooks C customers D waiters
A hold up B keep up C stand up D stay up
A wishedB wishing C hoped D hoping
A wonderful B interesting C big D wise
A whetherB how C where D when
A whenB where C which D that
A puttingB describing C imagining D painting
A jobB success C goal D future
A complained B complains C complaining D complaint
A whatB that C which D why
A jobB life C days D future
A wouldB could C shouldD must
A opportunities B hopes C occasions D possibilities
A model B mirror C hero D example
A The other day B Another day C Some days D One day
A tie B suit C dress D shirt
Dear Dad,
I was very upset when I received your letter. I knew you 36 not like my results, but I didn’t realize you and Mum were so 37 with me. This has made me 38 very carefully about myself, and now I 39 how silly I have been.
My poor 40 have come from my own 41 . Of course, I want to do my best. I want you and Mum to be proud 42 me, but somehow when I get to school I just can’t keep my 43 on the subject and I stop 44 the teacher. So many other things seem so much more 45 , but I know that I must not 46 the chance you and Mum have given me. If I don’t work very hard47 the next few months, I am going to get 48 results. So I am going to study hard this summer. And I will show Mum anything 49 I can’t understand so that she can give me help.
I 50 you will allow me to play some basketball. I think I need some exercise, 51 _ I will control the time I 52 on it properly.
If you want me to stop meeting Cindy, I will — but there is 53 serious. We are just good friends, and she often helps me 54 my schoolwork.
Dad, I am really sorry I have made you angry. I’m going to try my best to 55 my study. I promise that I will make you proud of me soon.
Yours,
Jimmy
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A．talk B．speak C．think D．hear
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A．results B．memories C．parents D．friends
A．stubbornness B．carelessness C．laziness D．illness
A．of B．with C．in D．for
A．head B．mind C．eyes D．heart
A．listening to B．to listen to C．hearing D．to hear
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A bar manager was so sure that he himself was the strongest man. Thus he made a bet and declared he would offer $1000 if 1 could beat him.
The 2 was that the landlord would squeeze（压榨）a lemon until all the 3 ran out into a beer glass, then hand the lemon to the customer. Anyone who could squeeze even one more __ 4 out of the lemon would win the money.
Over the years many people had tried this, truck drivers, weightlifters, karate masters, and __ 5 had failed. Then one day a geeky little fellow with heavy black rimmed glasses 6 the bar and asked if he could try the challenge.
After the laughter had quieted down the landlord said that it was only fair that the man should be given a 7 at the bet, so he picked up a lemon and started squeezing. Once he had done, he handed the 8 to the little man. Immediately, the little man promptly squeezed out 4 more drops of juice onto the bar!
Everyone looked at the little man in 9 as the landlord handed over the prize and asked
"What do you do for a living that has given you such 10 ? Are you a lumberjack, weightlifter?"
"No." the man replied, "I work for the IRS.( 美国国税局)"
A．anyone B．someone C．every one D．no one
A．fact B．trap C．challenge D．match
A．flesh B．juice C．seeds D．peel
A．water B．lemon C．beer glass D．drop
A．none B．neither C．either D．all
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A．then B．likely C．fair D．chance
A．container B．money C．remains D．other
A．tears B．amazement C．trouble D．time
A．strength B．bravery C．skill D．bet