There was once a boy who was very rich and clever but nothing could make him feel happy. He had almost everything a boy could ever want, so he was only _36_ in the most rare things. One day his parents bought him a very strange _37_. When the boy went to see his reflection (映像) in it, he looked very_38_. He tried smiling, _39_ his reflection continued with its sad expression.
_40_, the boy went off to buy sweets and lots of toys. He came home as happy as he could be, but he _41_ looked sad in that mirror.
“What a(n) _42_ mirror! It’s the first time I’ve seen a mirror that didn’t _43_ properly!”
That afternoon he went out to buy some toys and on his way he saw a little girl who was _44_. The boy went over to see what had __45_ to her. The little girl said that she couldn’t find her parents. Together the two children set off _46_ them. As the little girl wouldn’t stop crying, the boy spent all of his money buying her sweets to _47_ her up. After much walking, they _48_ her parents who were looking for her, very worried.
Then the boy said _49_ to the family. When seeing the time, he _50_ to head for home, without toys and without _51_. In his room, to his great surprise, he found a(n) _52_ face in the mirror. And so he understood the _53_ of that mirror. The mirror could only reflect the _54_ feelings of its owner. He felt really happy at having _55_ that little girl.
A.interested B.confident C.skilled D.rich
A.book B.mirror C.sweet D.toy
A.shy B.sad C.excited D.beautiful
A.for B.or C.but D.and
A.Proud B.Hungry C.Satisfied D.Surprised
A.already B.once C.still D.never
A.nice B.terrible C.big D.expensive
A.work B.move C.change D.appear
A.studying B.playing C.sleeping D.crying
A.devoted B.referred C.happened D.turned
A.in need of B.in search of C.in honor of D.in charge of
A.put B.bring C.dress D.cheer
A.found B.recognized C.left D.accepted
A.no B.hello C.sorry D.goodbye
A.decided B.agreed C.pretended D.refused
A.effort B.hope C.doubt D.money
A.red B.dark C.angry D.happy
A.meaning B.mystery C.game D.reason
A.general B.strange C.true D.good
A.introduced B.helped C.invited D.saved
People say one man's trash(垃圾) is another man's treasure. That comes to me as I the house purchased in 1962 by my parents. My mother passed away in 1996. My father left the house my sister and me when he died a few months ago.
After Dad was , we looked around the house where we grew up and that Dad loved so much. At first we felt so all the stuff(东西) left. Like so many of their generation, my parents everything. And like many in my generation, we faced anxious about what to abandon and what to keep.
As we started throwing out old phone books and every medical bill from every my parents ever saw, I also many hidden treasures. Mom's pocketbook was in their bedroom closet, which had everything in it, her hairbrush with hair, as if she were still here. And Dad, who was a World War II veteran(退伍兵) and a world traveler, everything -- from little spoons from all over the world to every letter he wrote to his parents while in the . The letters he wrote during the war his thoughts as a young man. Later, in the basement, I our old kitchen table, which brought back of my parents and sister and me having breakfast together.
I'm realizing all these things my parents' life journey. Each time I go to , I find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something about my parents I knew. , from the shabby furniture to all the hidden treasures, means more to me than all the money in the world.
A.coincidence B.goal C.principle D.thought
A.looked for B.looked through C.looked into D.looked after
A.to B.for C.with D.by
A.retired B.ill C.gone D.injured
A.clean B.strange C.empty D.modern
A.pleased with B.familiar with C.astonished at D.disappointed at
A.saved B.enjoyed C.purchased D.designed
A.decisions B.bargains C.challenges D.responsibilities
A.person B.doctor C.neighbor D.child
A.bought B.discovered C.buried D.lost
A.just B.even C.only D.yet
A.liked B.bought C.kept D.lost
A.countryside B.school C.college D.army
A.receive B.direct C.sense D.describe
A.repaired B.cleaned C.spotted D.set
A.introductions B.memories C.descriptions D.communications
A.represented B.recognized C.instructed D.confirmed
A.the supermarket B.church C.my office D.the house
A.merely B.always C.really D.never
A.Everything B.Nothing C.Anything D.Something
Flood damage cleanupis anunforgettableexperienceforme. I have seen a number of news reports on television showing houses that have been by natural flooding and how the different there are coping and starting their flood damage cleanup. I have always felt for the families that have become victims of flooding however I couldn’t imagine what they were because I have never experienced flooding or flood damage cleanup at first until two years back.
My experience happened when I woke up early one morning because of the of water. As I started to get out of bed to turn on the light, I felt cold muddy water at my . I then realized that the power was . This probably happened due to the heavy and strong wind that were brought by a hurricane during the .
As the rains stopped, I decided to do my flood damage cleanup . Because I had only moved in the house and had only a few belongings, the amount of damage was . It involved only washing shoes and bags soap and water.
It was a good thing that most of my things were inside plastic buckets and most of the furniture that I bought was made of and plastic. This made my flood damage cleanup a lot easier. My cleanup work only the removal of mud from the apartment floors. It was also a good thing that the had hardwood floors. Had the apartment been covered with carpet, I would have had to a lot having the carpet cleaned if not replaced with a new one.
A.drowned B.washed C.affected D.removed
A.citizens B.householders C.owners D.residents
A.sorry B.worried C.excited D.glad
A.feeling B.doing C.speaking D.thinking
A.view B.hand C.thought D.sight
A.cleanup B.flooding C.earthquake D.landslide
A.smell B.shape C.taste D.sound
A.head B.neck C.feet D.breast
A.out B.in C.on D.down
A.rain B.snow C.frost D.fog
A.morning B.afternoon C.evening D.night
A.slowly B.gradually C.quickly D.frequently
A.unfolded B.unpacked C.uncovered D.unloaded
A.great B.big C.small D.tiny
A.with B.by C.through D.in
A.thrown B.dipped C.displayed D.stored
A.wood B.metal C.paper D.leather
A.undertook B.began C.involved D.engaged
A.bedroom B.kitchen C.building D.apartment
A.spend B.cost C.pay D.take
Ten years ago, my family moved to a new city, therefore I studied in the new primary school.. Sometimes, I felt very unhappy and lonely. Then one of my classmates invited me to her house for a dinner . I was a little anxious, but finally I gladly .
Not really knowing how the bus ride should be, I when I saw the landmarks on my friend’s hand-drawn map. But when I got close enough to the, I found none of the streets were shown on the map. I was on a busy road with cars driving past without a person in sight. I had no when the next bus would come, when a bus did come by, I got on. I told the bus driver where I wanted to go and he said that I had caught the bus, but he let me stay on. After he had finished his scheduled bus route, he to help me out. I gratefully showed him my little hand-drawn map but did not help much.
He finally me off at a main road to catch a different bus and was that he could not help me more. After a few minutes of walking, I noticed a bus pull up beside me. It was the bus driver. He explained that he didn’t want to leave me there . He sent out a call and someone radioed back, saying that the bus I needed to catch was about ten minutes away. At last I made it to the dinner party I was over an hour late.
I am forever thankful for the that this bus driver had for me. His act of kindness left a on my heart.
A.club B.conference C.party D.meeting
A.rejected B.accepted C.went D.got
A.long B.soon C.much D.far
A.got out B.got on C.got off D.got in
A.to showing B.showing C.shown D.to show
A.destination B.street signs C.building D.the corner
A.lying B.seating C.seated D.standing
A.know B.question C.idea D.way
A.so B.even C.and D.still
A.fast B.quickly C.happily D.ready
A.correct B.nice C.wrong D.fastest
A.offered B.refused C.supplied D.wanted
A.their B.him C.its D.it
A.kept B.dropped C.drove D.turned
A.sorry B.happy C.unhappy D.disappointed
A.foolish B.nice C.kindly D.same
A.helpful B.lonely C.unaccompanied D.alone
A.before B.although C.so D.as
A.kind B.concern C.attitude D.love
A.thought B.sign C.mark D.words
When my husband and I got married, he worked as a mechanic (机修工) from midnight to 8 a.m. However, I worked during the __ . So as he came home from work each morning, I was getting ready to _ _.
We had very little __ then, so when Valentine's Day came around that first year, I knew we couldn't ___ _ anything for each other. After he left to go to work the night before Valentine's Day, I decided to ___ _ and make a Valentine's Day card for him. I ___ wrote a poem on the front of the card. When he came home the next __ _, I felt foolish as I handed him the card, ___ _ that he wouldn't laugh at it. When he had finished ___ _ it, he slowly raised his head and looked at me. Then he reached down into his pocket. When he pulled his ___ _ out, he was holding __ .
He told me that he had _32_ it for me during his lunch hour, but he had been ___ _ to give it to me because he thought I might think it was ___ _, and that I might laugh at it.
It was a small heart made out of aluminum (铝). ___ _ I had stayed up all night making him a valentine card, he had been cutting out a __ _ for me. I still have the aluminum heart, and I ___ it in my desk. Every time I see it, all those ___ _ come flooding back to me. Over the years, we've been able to buy each other very nice, __ presents for Valentine's Day. But none has ever been as dear or ___ _ as much as those handmade gifts made from our hearts the first year that we were married.
A.day B.night C.weekend D.holiday
A.cook B.leave C.rest D.help
A.time B.chance C.money D.energy
A.buy B.choose C.find D.borrow
A.look out B.call back C.slow down D.stay up
A.still B.only C.even D.again
A.morning B.noon C.afternoon D.evening
A.imagining B.hoping C.guessing D.noticing
A.studying B.reading C.examining D.playing
A.hand B.foot C.arm D.leg
A.everything B.anything C.nothing D.something
A.written B.drawn C.made D.invented
A.surprised B.happy C.angry D.afraid
A.wrong B.difficult C.dangerous D.silly
A.Before B.Though C.While D.If
A.heart B.card C.toy D.book
A.change B.keep C.cut D.divide
A.problems B.pains C.memories D.choices
A.strange B.special C.expensive D.satisfying
A.meant B.proved C.influenced D.explained
My parents had always prepared for hurricanes. It is what people do in Florida because “you never know”. For us, that awhite metal cabinet (储藏柜) in our utility room (杂用间)filled with cans of food. We could eat anything out of the cabinet because “you never know” when a hurricane will come.
As a kid, I was about the white cabinet. I thought it was kind of strange to have food in the utility room. But, one look from my mother me from opening the door to glance inside.
One year, Channel 4 reported that Hurricane Dora was for the northern part of Florida. Soon the storm got and the wind blew. Then, the tall pine trees started to sway. And, “sway”, I meant “fall over or crash down on anything in their way”. We were lucky, as the went other directions and didn’t take our power out.
However, when my mother started cooking, the power was out. I calculated it was time to crack open that white cabinet. But, Dad thought it was time to up the charcoal grill(烧烤架 ) outside where it was raining and windy. To this day, I never a man’s love for his grill.
Our power came back for a while. So, my mother began cooking everything she could and it away, to the neighbors, to friends without power, to anyone with . I was hoping that the fried chicken was going to find its way to our . But, it didn’t. And, just as the last of the food was sent out and she began to work on our dinner, yes, we lost our . It was time for 20 minutes’ eggs on the grill.
Oh, the white metal cabinet. No. We never it. We weren’t “that bad off” as I understand it. And, for years I how bad off we would have to be to eat out of that cabinet. Perhaps it was just the of it, the thought that it was there watching our backs we wanted a can of beans or some potted meat. I don’t know if that was what was in there. Anyway, I never looked inside.
A.brave B.serious C.generous D.smart
A.said B.meant C.showed D.presented
A.forever B.always C.never D.ever
A.doubtful B.concerned C.anxious D.curious
A.banned B.kept C.defended D.protected
A.reaching B.looking C.heading D.going
A.round B.down C.far D.close
A.by B.with C.for D.to
A.walls B.poles C.trees D.bushes
A.Yet B.Otherwise C.Nevertheless D.So
A.start B.use C.break D.hold
A.question B.mention C.investigate D.appreciate
A.putting B.turning C.giving D.clearing
A.love B.power C.diligence D.difficulty
A.cupboard B.room C.bed D.table
A.food B.power C.water D.money
A.opened B.locked C.fixed D.cleaned
A.examined B.analyzed C.wondered D.imagined
A.purpose B.problem C.thought D.conclusion
A.wherever B.whenever C.however D.whatever