Once in Japan there lived two frogs, one of whom made his home near the town of Osaka, while the other lived in Kyoto. 36 , they didn’t know each other. Bothof them liked to see a little of the world: the Kyoto frog wanted to visit Osaka, and the Osaka frog wished to go to Kyoto.
So one morning they 37. However, the journey was more 38 than they had expected, for they didn’t know much about traveling. Half-way between the two towns, at the top of a mountain, the two frogs 39 each other! Soon they fell into 40 .
“What a(n) 41 we are too small, ” said the Osaka frog. “Otherwise, we could see both towns from here, and 42 if it is worth our going on.”
“Oh, that is easily 43 ,” replied the Kyoto frog. “We have only got to stand up on our hind (后面的) legs, and hold on to each other 44 we won’t fall down, and then we can both look at the towns we are 45 to.”
This idea 46 the Osaka frog; he stood up and put his front paws on the 47 of the other frog, who had risen also. There they both stood, stretching themselves as 48 as they could. The Kyoto frog turned his nose towards Osaka, and the Osaka frog, towards Kyoto, but the 49 frogs forgot that when they stood up, their eyes were in the backs of their heads, and that 50 their noses pointed to their destinations, yet their eyes looked at the places 51 which they had come.
“Dear me!” cried the Osaka frog. “Kyoto is 52 like Osaka. It is certainly not worth such a long journey.”
“If I had known that Osaka was only a 53 of Kyoto I should never have traveled all this way,” 54 the frog from Kyoto. Then they started off for their 55 again.
A.Surprisingly B.However C.Fortunately D.Undoubtedly
A.showed off B.left out C.turned away D.set out
A.wonderful B.dangerous C.exhausting D.exciting
A.endangered B.encouraged C.encountered D.embarrassed
A.conversation B.disagreement C.competition D.consideration
A.shame B.surprise C.shortcoming D.coincidence
A.doubt B.wonder C.show D.tell
A.finished B.managed C.imagined D.prepared
A.as long as B.in case C.so that D.unless
A.turning B.traveling C.settling D.adapting
A.worried B.disturbed C.confused D.pleased
A.legs B.shoulders C.head D.nose
A.high B.wide C.far D.quickly
A.adventurous B.close C.smart D.foolish
A.because B.though C.since D.if
A.from B.to C.around D.in
A.hardly B.partly C.mostly D.exactly
A.corner B.part C.copy D.spot
A.exclaimed B.announced C.hesitated D.thought
A.destinations B.dreams C.homes D.countries
A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms, 41 my teacher said again and again that it was important.
One day, I happened to42 an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to 43 .As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, “You don’t say! You don’t say!” I was44 , I thought, perhaps this is not a 45 topic.Well, I’d46 change the topic.So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? 47 the way, have you ever 48 there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will49 me if I leave China without seeing50 .It was great.” I said, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. It is a place of51 .” Soon I was interrupted again by his words, “52 !” I couldn’t 53 asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do54”, he answered, gently surprised.
I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?”
Hearing this, the Englishman55 to tears.He began to56 ,“‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really?’.It is an 57 of surprise.Perhaps you don’t pay attention 58 English idioms. ”
Then I knew I had made a fool of59 .Since then I have been more 60 with idioms.
A.though B.when C.if D.as
A.look B.meet C.pick up D.find out
A.walk B.talk C.play D.go
A.pleased B.angry C.afraid D.surprised
A.proper B.strange C.safe D.polite
A.to B.better C.not D.like
A.On B.In C.All D.By
A.gone B.visited C.seen D.been
A.look at B.think of C.send for D.laugh at
A.it B.hem C.anything D.something
A.fun B.interest C.business D.mountain
A.Really B.Good C.You don’ t say D.You are right.
A.be B.help C.think D.do
A.this B.so C.anything D.me a favor
A.laughed B.cried C.moved D.came
A.explain B.shout C.prove D.say
A.experience B.expression C.explanation D.example
A.for B.to C.at D.in
A.me B.myself C.him D.somebody
A.helpful B.popular C.careful D.satisfied
I dreamed I had an interview with God.
“So you would like to interview me?” God asked. “If you have the time,” I said. “My time is eternity(永恒),” God smiled, “What questions do you have(36)_________for me?” “What surprises you most about humankind?” God answered, “That they (37)__________ bored with childhood, they rush to grow up, and then long to be children(38)_________. That they lost their health to make money… and then lost their money to restore their (39)__________. Then by thinking anxiously (40)__________ the future, they forget the (41)___________, so that they live in neither the present nor future. That they live as if they will never die, and die (42)__________ they had never lived.” God’s hand took mine and we were silent for a while.
And then I asked, “(43)__________ a parent, what are some of life’s lessons you want your children to(44) ___________?” He answered, “To learn they (45)__________make anyone love them. All they can do is to let themselves love(46)____________. To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others. To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness. To learn that it only(47)___________ a few seconds to open profound(深的) wounds in those they love, and it can take many years to heal (48)__________. To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most, but is the one who need the (49)___________. To learn that there are people who love them(50)____________, but simply have not yet learned how to express or show their(51)___________. To learn that two people can look at the same thing and (52)___________ it differently. To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one(53)____________, but they must also forgive themselves.”
“Thank you for your(54)___________,” I said humbly. “Is there anything else you would like(55)_____________ to know?” God smiled and said, “Just to know that I am always here.”
A.in life B.by heart C.at hand D.in mind
A.run B.live C.get D.prove
A.either B.too C.further D.again
A.life B.health C.lives D.spirits
A.about B.in C.for D.over
A.children B.living C.time D.present
A.so that B.in order that C.as though D.in case
A.As B.For C.About D.By
A.listen B.study C.learn D.attend
A.can’t B.won’t C.needn’t D.mustn’t
A.others B.anyone C.everyone D.someone
A.gets B.has C.spends D.takes
A.it B.them C.themselves D.these
A.best B.least C.last D.health
A.mainly B.lovely C.dearly D.fairly
A.words B.expressions C.ideas D.feelings
A.see B.watch C.regard D.treat
A.other B.another C.of them D.itself
A.time B.word C.belief D.kindness
A.me B.your humankind C.your life D.your children
My father enjoys bike riding.Ever since I was little, I've always loved going hiking with my dad. 36 , as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my 37 .Suddenly, it was important to do things with 38 .I saw my dad every evening at home.Why did I have to 39 my Sundays:, to all day bike trips with him, too? If my indifference (冷漠) hurt him, my father kept 40 , but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip 41 I wanted to come.
It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low 42 .Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me.Just then my father 43 my room."It's a beautiful day.
Want to go for a 44 , today, Beck?” “Leave me alone!” I impatiently 45 . Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that 46 .
Several hours later, the police called us, 47 us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father’s injuries were serious. It took several days before he could 48 speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently, 49 of hurting him.
“Daddy … I’m sorry…”
“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay.”
“No,” I said, “I 50 what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”
“Sweetheart, I don’t 51 anything about that day. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He 52 a weak smile.
I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I 53 wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once told me that 54 have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the 55 to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.
A.Therefore B.Instead C.Besides D.However
A.attention B.sight C.effort D.energy
A.Dad B.friends C.teachers D.brothers
A.start B.save C.devote D.waste
A.silent B.busy C.asleep D.awake
A.unless B.in case C.so that D.as if
A.spirits B.conditions C.states D.hopes
A.left B.checked C.entered D.knocked
A.ride B.walk C.picnic D.game
A.whispered B.warned C.announced D.shouted
A.moment B.morning C.afternoon D.evening
A.convincing B.reminding C.informing D.phoning
A.eventually B.generally C.strictly D.broadly
A.tired B.afraid C.aware D.sorry
A.discuss B.think C.care D.mean
A.hate B.forget C.remember D.like
A.got B.expressed C.exchanged D.managed
A.often B.never C.even D.once
A.apologies B.promises C.smiles D.words
A.experience B.honor C.power D.desire
Long time ago, there was a seed. Because he was only a seed,36 cared to notice him. Thus, feeling useless, the seed thought he was not important at all.
Then one day, a37 picked him up and threw him on an open field under the sun. He was38 , thinking, "Why would a wind do such a thing?" But39 any pleasant answers, he was40 with sunlight as well as41 , sometimes light and sometimes heavy.
Time flew by and years later, he saw a 42 sitting by his side. "Thank God for this. I really need some43 ",he heard the traveler say.
"What are you44 ?"The seed asked. He thought the man was45 him. Surely he had seen many people sitting by his side,46 no one ever spoke to him like that.
"Who is this?" The man was47
"This is me, the seed. "
"The seed?" The man looked at the big48 "Are you kidding me? You are not a seed. You are a tree. A big tree !
"49 ?"
"Yes! Why else do you think people50 here?"
"What do they come here for?"
"To51 your shade! Don't tell me you didn't know you had52 over time. "
A moment passed, and the traveler's words made him think a lot.
The seed, now a big tree, thought and53 for the first time in his life. The years of suffering from the sun and the rain were useful to him at last.
"Oh! That means I'm not a(n)54 seed anymore! Wow! I'm a big tree now. That's the55 that I really want !"
A.everybody B.nobody C.someone D.anything
A.wind B.bird C.boy D.man
A.confused B.glad C.excited D.hurt
A.except for B.because of C.instead of D.in case of
A.made B.covered C.heated D.provided
A.food B.rain C.friends D.flowers
A.traveler B.woman C.dog D.god
A.water C.rest D.money
A.thinking of B.preparing for C.looking for D.talking about
A.looking at B.making fun of C.seeing off D.getting away from
A.so B.because C.but D.since
A.angered B.delighted C.moved D.surprised
A.stone B.mountain C.tree D.river
B.Really C.Where D.Who
A.hate B.leave C.live D.come
A.hunt B.like C.enjoy D.steal
A.appeared B.survived C.grown D.risen
A.cried B.smiled C.sang D.danced
A.small B.beautiful C.ugly D.lovely
A.experience B.adventure C.reason D.life
A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile zone(区域), when a 36 came behind him. Right away the man started thinking of 37 to give.
As the policeman came to him, he said, “Hi, officer, I guess you 38 me a little bit over the speed limit(限制). I was in a rush to get 39 , to be with my wife and kids. You know my younger son wasn’t feeling too 40 when I left home this morning. I’m afraid he’s ill.”
The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started 41 something in his notebook. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was 42 writing. When the man was wondering why he hadn’t asked for his driving 43 so far, the policeman came to his window, 44 him a piece of paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word. The man wondered: how much was this 45 going to be? However, the man was 46 it was not a ticket at all and he began to 47 :
“I had a daughter who was 48 by a speeding car at the age of six by a speeding driver. He got a fine, a few months in 49 , and then was free, free to hug(拥抱) his two daughters. I only had one, and now I have to 50 until I get to heaven before I can hug her again. I have tried to 51 that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive (原谅) him. So pray (祈祷) for me, and be52 when you drive again. My son is all I have been left with.”
The man was completely 53 and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove 54 , even a few miles 55 the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.
A.truck B.mail car C.police car D.taxi
A.excuses B.information C.advice D.views
A.remembered B.recognized C.mistook D.caught
A.to school B.home C.out D.to hospital
A.well B.happy C.free D.healthy
A.writing B.looking for C.listing D.looking up
A.even B.really C.still D.never
A.insurance B.license C.journal D.route
A.sent B.handed C.rewarded D.pushed
A.paper B.note C.ticket D.notice
B.upset C.angry D.surprised
A.laugh B.smile C.read D.think
A.hit B.knocked C.trapped D.killed
A.fear B.trouble C.prison D.danger
A.wait B.stay C.remain D.escape
A.attack B.forgive C.educate D.support
A.honest B.thankful C.patient D.careful
A.disappointed B.nervous C.shocked D.frightened
A.quickly B.slowly C.fortunately D.rapidly
A.under B.over C.to D.with