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
Robison was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine, then he 16 what he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had 17 schooling. 18 so poor, how could they pay for the education?
When he was fifteen, he worked 19 a servant in a school, looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt 20 for himself. How he wished to have the same chance. He 21 to study by himself. In the day time after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he 22 stand by the window outside the classroom trying to 23 what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember 24 he had learned during the day. He worked 25 hard at the lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours’ 26. The more he learned, the 27 he wanted to learn.
A maths teacher 28 him and came to like this diligent(刻苦) boy and 29 him to sit at the back of the class. In 30 exam, he was the one in the whole school who reached the 31 grade.
Robison went on for six years 32 his study of maths and wrote several articles which drew the attention of some university professors. They appreciated (欣赏) his talent and his diligence. 33 him the better chance they employed him as a librarian and 34 him free guidance. Robison was filled with joy. Fro he felt that before him there was a broad road leading to 35.
A．burned B．gave C．sent D．sold
A．any B．less C．no D．small
A．Because B．As C．For D．Being
A．like B．as C．for D．at
A．sorry B．angry C．disappointed D．interesting
A．wished B．wanted C．decided D．considered
A．would B．should C．could D．might
A．do B．catch C．listen to D．hear
A．when B．all C．that D．which
A．such B．too C．so D．very
A．study B．sleep C．work D．time
A．better B．harder C．less D．more
A．punished B．discovered C．liked D．laughed at
A．allowed B．let C．pushed D．tired
A．his B．a C．one D．the
A．highest B．most C．tallest D．largest
A．for B．at C．with D．in
A．To give B．Giving C．Give D．For giving
A．taught B．offered C．sent D．supplied
A．death B．success C．school D．happiness
When I turned 40, my husband secretly planned a surprise party for me. I'll never forget my feeling 1 I entered the restaurant and saw loving friends among flowers and music and a large display of photos. I hurried from one table 2 the next, greeting each guest. Then suddenly at the back of the room I caught sight of a gentle, smiling man with snow-white hair and a kind, blue-eyed woman on his arm.
“Mom, dad,” my 3 became wide. They had flown to Los Angeles from Chicago just hours before. I burst into tears at the sight of these two who, more than 4 else, had taught me that being there for another person is the 5 gift we can give.
A year later, my husband and I were invited to an unusual wedding. The night before the wedding, I decided to 6 my friends and beg off. “Kathy, this is Karen.”
“You're 7 , aren't you?” she broke in, almost begging (乞求). I 8 and at that moment the sight of my parents at my 40th-birthday party came into my mind.
“Yes, of course,” I said. “We'll be there.”
So we 9 And I was grateful we did. We weren't in our seats a minute before Kathy came up, happy but with 10 She told me how much our presence meant to her. Kathy's parents didn't make it as well as her son. I saw 11in her eyes.
I see now that one's presence 12 be a duty. It is, in fact, something that we owe one another, whatever the 13 To be there—in person—for the sad or happy events of our friends and dear ones makes 14 .
When we are truly 15 for other people, important things happen to them and to us. We are renewed in love and friendship.
A．though B．when C．if D．since
A．to B．in C．at D．on
A．nose B．forehead C．eyes D．ears
A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．anybody
A．heaviest B．cheapest C．smallest D．greatest
A．call B．help C．visit D．join
A．driving B．coming C．going D．returning
A．resisted B．prayed C．hesitated D．refused
A．had B．went C．waited D．were
A．tears B．surprise C．smiles D．pride
A．puzzle B．comfort C．hurt D．honor
A．must B．can C．may D．would
A．present B．happy C．thankful D．eager
A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into complaints about 36 in work and life. To offer his guests coffee, the 37 went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of 38 — porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some 39 , some expensive, some delicate — telling them to help themselves to the 40 .
When all the students 41 a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, "If you have 42 , all the nice-looking expensive cups have been taken up, 43 the plain and cheap ones. While it is 44 for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 45 of your problems and stress. "
"Be assured that the cup itself adds no 46 to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even 47 what we drink. "
"What all of you really want is coffee, 48 the cup, but you 49 went for the best cups … And then you began 50 each other's cups. "
"Now consider 51 : Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain 52 , and the type of cup we have does not determine, nor 53 the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 54 to enjoy the coffee. Fully appreciate the coffee, not the cups! Don't let the cups 55 you ... enjoy the coffee instead.
A．stress B．progress C．condition D．pride
A．advisor B．professor C．monitor D．graduate
A．glasses B．bowls C．trays D．cups
A．plain-looking B．beautiful C．modern D．nice-looking
A．pot B．sugar C．milk D．coffee
A．made B．had C．cooked D．served
A．talked B．discussed C．noticed D．decided
A．leaving behind B．falling about C．leaving about D．falling behind
A．strange B．wonderful C．normal D．important
A．source B．purpose C．doubt D．result
A．price B．quality C．sweet D．color
A．proves B．tastes C．hides D．steals
A．more than B．less than C．other than D．rather than
A．consciously B．wisely C．shyly D．carelessly
A．showing B．eyeing C．exchanging D．praising
A．it B．that C．this D．one
A．jobs B．money C．position D．life
A．change B．increase C．discover D．lower
A．try B．manage C．fail D．plan
A．envy B．drive C．support D．assess
A few years ago, when I was about 14,I went out for a walk 31 a rainy summer day. I saw a man 32 small, dirty colthes. He had 33umbrella, and he was picking bottles out of bushes. When he found 34 ,he smiled and put it in his big bag. I thought,“I wish there 35 some way to help him. Well, I could give him my umbrella.” Then I walked to him 36 gave the umbrella to him.“You need this more than I 37 .” The man took it with 38 big smile on his face and said,“Thank you! Thank you!” And then I walked away 39 good, I turned around and saw him 40a lot more, even though he was still picking bottles from bushes. “It was just an umbrella.” I thought, not 41 that it was the kindness 42 made him happy.
A few weeks later I was walking on a sunny day, and 43 the same man with the same clothes, 44 the same big bag 45 of bottles. The only 46 was that my umbrella was right in the corner, looking47 he cherished（爱护） it. It was so clean.
It didn’t 48 that I couldn’t give the man a house and a job and I only did I was able to do. But 50made someone else happier, so that was enough.
A．in B．on C．at D．during
A．wear B．dress C．with D．in
A．no B．not any C．not a D．none
A．it B．one C．some D．anything
A．was B．are C．is D．were
A．and B．but C．so D．such
A．do B．need C．am D．were
A．the B．a C．/ D．some
A．feel B．felt C．feeling D．to feel
A．crying B．laughing C．shouting D．smiling
A．wanting B．thinking C．realizing D．considering
A．that B．which C．what D．how
A．passing by B．passed by C．went by D．going by
A．as well B．but C．and D．rather than
A．fill B．filled C．full D．filling
A．difference B．same C．change D．vary
A．even if B．as to C．as for D．as if
A．matter B．count C．event D．affair
A．which B．what C．that D．whether
A．one B．this C．that D．they
The Price of a Dream
I grew up poor, living with my wonderful mother.We had little money but plenty of love and attention. I was 36 and energetic.I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 37a dream.
My dream was to be a sportsman. 38 I was sixteen, I had started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and hit anything that moved on the football field. I was also 39 . My high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but taught me 40 to believe in myself.He 41 me the difference between having a dream and realizing the dream.One particular 42 with Coach Jarvis changed my life forever.
It was the summer between my junior and senior years, and a friend recommended (推荐) me for a summer job.This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike and new clothes, and the 43 of savings for a house for my mother.Then I realized I would have to 44 summer baseball to deal with the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 45 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your playing days are limited.You can’t 46 to waste them.” I stood before him with my head hanging, trying to think of the 47 that would explain 48 him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 49in me.
“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he asked. “Three twenty-five an hour,” I replied.
“Well,” he asked, “is $3.25 an hour the 50 of a dream?”
That simple question made it 51 to me the difference between 52 something right now and following a dream.I 53 myself to sports that summer, and within the year I was 54 by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 55a $20,000 contract.In 2000, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
A．happy B．polite C．shy D．honest
A．lose B．have C．make D．need
A．By the time B．The time C．At one time D．At a time
A．right B．popular C．lucky D．confident
A．how B．why C．when D．whether
A．gave B．taught C．brought D．asked
A．accident B．matter C．problem D．experience
A．aim B．idea C．start D．purpose
A．keep up B．put up C．give up D．pick up
A．mad B．happy C．frightened D．shameful
A．adopt B．afford C．affect D．effect
A．answers B．excuses C．words D．ways
A．for B．to C．on D．in
A．sadness B．regret C．hopelessness D．disappointment
A．source B．prize C．price D．allowance
A．direct B．clear C．clean D．straight
A．wanting B．changing C．dreaming D．choosing
A．provided B．devoted C．headed D．imagined
A．worked B．mentioned C．fired D．hired
A．paid B．got C．offered D．signed