One day my 5-year-old daughter, Mini, ran to the window crying: “A Cabuliwallah! A Cabuliwallah（从喀布尔来的水果商贩）!” In the street below was a Cbuliwallah,1 slowly along. Mini called him loudly but when he looked at her，she ran away, 2 . Shortly after this, the two became friends. They started to 3 together, laughing and talking. Mini’s new friend would give her sweets and nuts, 4 the little money he had on her.The Cabuliwallah, called Rahmum, would joke: “Well, little one, when are you going to the father-in-law’s house?” Mini did not understand this and was 5 .
One morning, I heard noise in the street, and saw Rahmum being led 6 by the police. There were bloodstains on his clothes. I gathered that a neighbor had 7 Rahmum money for a shawl (披肩)but had falsely 8 having bought it, and that in the course of the quarrel Rahmum had struck him. On a charge of murderous attack, Rahmum was 9 to jail.
Time passed, and he was not remembered. Mini grew up and we were making 10 for her wedding. I was sitting in my study when someone entered. It was Rahmum, 11 from prison.12 recognizable now, he asked to see Mini and said that all those years ago she had 13 him of his own daughter in Kabul. It was his belief that Mini was still the same. He had 14 her running to him calling “Cabuliwallah!”. He had imagined that they would laugh and talk together. In fact, he had brought her,15 in paper, a few nuts and grapes. The two were 16 but Mini had grown up. She now understood the meaning of the word “father-in-law,” and when he made this joke once more she was 17 in the face at the question. He could not revive(还原) their old friendship.
When Rahmum left, I gave him a bank note, saying:“Go back to your own daughter, and 18 the happiness of your meeting bring good fortune to my child! ”
Having made this present, I had to 19 the electric lights and the military band I had 20 for the wedding and the ladies in the house were disappointed. But to me the wedding feast was all the brighter for the thought that in a distant land a long-lost father met again with his child.
A．running B．passing C．driving D．taking
A．scared B．excited C．interested D．disappointed
A．put out B．set out C．take out D．hang out
A．paying B．spending C．offering D．wasting
A．angry B．joyful C．puzzled D．upset
A．away B．down C．in D．out
A．lent B．stolen C．borrowed D．owed
A．admitted B．denied C．declined D．refused
A．abused B．taken C．sentenced D．accused
A．appointments B．jokes C．plans D．arrangements
A．released B．escaped C．come D．removed
A．Immediately B．Hardly C．Directly D．Instantly
A．thought B．approved C．reminded D．informed
A．observed B．seen C．spotted D．pictured
A．picked up B．wrapped up C．brought up D．held up
A．reunited B．connected C．joined D．combined
A．blue B．pink C．red D．pale
A．must B．should C．can D．may
A．give up B．give off C．give in D．give out
A．designed B．made C．intended D．expected
Being content with yourself and optimistic about your future is not difficult. Whatever is in the past is __36__. Learn from it and move on. When you are enough __37__to do this, you will see that moving ahead is the best definition of __38__.
What can you do now? Sure it is __39__ for me to tell you to forget the past, __40__ it is a whole different __41__ to actually do it. Life is a complex set of events much of which __42__ is real, but a large amount is just your __43__ of what really happened.
Let me __44__ with an example. I know not everyone is a football fan, but I am __45__ most have watched at least __46__of a game on TV. Most games and almost all the important games are __47__ over and over on the TV screen right after the game happened.
When you watched a game, you were __48__ of the outcome, saying the player __49__ the ball. Then while watching the instant replay, you realized you were __50__ wrong. The player dropped the pass. What you were certain of never happened.
In order to __51__ on your future, you should try to minimize the effects of your past. Try to find out how much of the past that you are certain are just __52__. For example, as a teenager, you tried to build a piece of furniture in your father’s workshop. The piece of furniture looked __53__ when you finished, but it fell apart before you could __54__ it to your father. The reality was that the wood you used was faulty. It was not your building ability. So don’t think yourself to be a __55__ carpenter (木匠) and avoid building anything. Forget the past and move on.
A．on B．out C．down D．over
A．ambitious B．bitter C．sad D．desperate
A．work B．life C．death D．leisure
A．boring B．surprising C．easy D．hard
A．so B．as C．yet D．after
A．practice B．theory C．order D．pleasure
A．in all B．of course C．on time D．at last
A．mind B．plan C．fact D．view
A．explain B．deny C．admit D．prove
A．deciding B．remembering C．noticing D．guessing
A．none B．all C．part D．series
A．studied B．played C．wanted D．sold
A．doubtful B．unsure C．conscious D．certain
A．passing B．catching C．getting D．breaking
A．seldom B．slightly C．totally D．fortunately
A．keep B．concentrate C．put D．get
A．mistakes B．successes C．measures D．preparations
A．well B．good C．bad D．big
A．promise B．feed C．offer D．show
A．handsome B．hardworking C．terrible D．helpful
A high school history teacher once told me, "If you make one close friend in school, you will be the most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life."_36__ teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily_37__.
It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for a _38_ friendship to 39 .However, there can be 40 disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want.
To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to be clear in our __41_ the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or _42 at arm's length? Do we want to 43 ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people , many friendships on the surface are __44_ enough-- and that's all right. But on some points, we need to 45 that our expectations are the same as our friends' expectations. The sharing 46 experience 47 our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen friendships. But it 48 be undertaken slowly and carried on only if there are 49 of interest and action in return.
What are some of the _50__ of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much time or too soon. Deep relationships51 time. Another "major difficulty" is the selfishness to think one "possesses" the other, including his time and attention. Similarly, friendships 52 actions in return . In 53 words, you must give as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of . Unless you spend 54 time together , talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die 55 .
A．Experience B．Practice C．Knowledge D．Success
A．understood B．realized C．formed D．produced
A．common B．true C．short D．whole
A．design B．intend C．develop D．appear
A．none B．no C．any D．some
A．hearts B．thoughts C．minds D．actions
A．remained B．kept C．left D．stayed
A．own B．owe C．share D．spare
A．that B．very C．not D．quite
A．make sure B．remember C．expect D．check out
A．social B．personal C．good D．ordinary
A．including B．to include C．includes D．included
A．must B．need C．will D．can
A．marks B．sights C．scenes D．signs
A．differences B．difficulties C．advantages D．types
A．cost B．spend C．ask D．take
A．depend B．request C．require D．suggest
A．some B．many C．different D．other
A．less B．comfortable C．reasonable D．a lot
A．for B．away C．out D．from
One summer evening I was sitting by the open window, reading a good but rather frightening mystery story. After a time it was too dark for me to read easily, so I put my book down and turned on the light.
I was just about to draw the 36 as well when I heard a loud cry “Help! Help! ” It37 to come from the trees at the end of the garden. I looked out but it was too38 to see anything clearly. So I decided to go out and have a look in the garden, just39 someone was in 40 . I took the torch and picked up a strong walking stick, 41 that this might come to be useful, too. 42 with these, I went out into the garden. 43 I heard the cry. There was no 44 that it came from the trees at the end of the garden.
“Who’s there?” I 45 as I walked, rather46 , down the path that 47 to the trees. But there was no48 . With the help of my torch I 49 the whole of that part of the garden and the lower50 of the trees. There was no sign of anybody or anything. I came to the ___51___ that someone was playing a rather silly joke on me.
___52 feeling rather puzzled, I went back to the house and 53 away the torch and the stick. I had just sat down when I was startled by the cry of “ Help! Help! ”, this time from54 my shoulder. I dropped my book and climbed up. There, sitting 55 of the mantelpiece ( 壁炉 ), was a parrot!
A．gun B．picture C．curtains D．car
A．seemed B．looked C．sounded D．proved
A．far B．distant C．dark D．black
A．as if B．even though C．on time D．in case
A．difficult B．power C．trouble D．ease
A．thinking B．wishing C．demanding D．requesting
A．Supplied B．Loaded C．Armed D．Decorated
A．Again and again B．Now and then C．From time to time D．Once again
A．wonder B．doubt C．problem D．question
A．spoke out B．called out C．got out D．said out
A．seriously B．nervously C．curiously D．hurriedly
A．led B．went C．passed D．joined
A．person B．body C．answer D．voice
A．studied B．searched C．tested D．examined
A．roots B．branches C．leaves D．bushes
A．beginning B．end C．conclusion D．introduction
A．But B．Yet C．Already D．Still
A．put B．took C．threw D．cleared
A．far off B．down below C．left to D．right behind
A．on top B．at the foot C．inside D．Outside
I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to E1 Capitan, a ___16___ rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew ___17___ I wanted to climb it. That has been my life’s passion (钟爱) ever since--- ___18___ the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my ___19___.
About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of ___20___, like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It’s ___21___ me why visitors started respecting the place ___22___ and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.
I tried ___23___ trash(垃圾)myself, but the job was too big. I would ___24___an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so ___25__ it that I decided something had to change.
As a rock-climbing guide, I knew ___26___about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a ___27___. On that day, more than 300 people ___28___. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to ___29___. I couldn’t believe the ___30___ we made ---the park looked clean!
Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and ___31___ 132 miles of roadway.
I often hear people ___32___ about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by ___33___ rather than complaining. We need to teach by ___34___. You can’t blame others ___35___ you start with yourself.
A．distant B．huge C．narrow D．loose
A．immediately B．finally C．gradually D．recently
A．imagining B．painting C．describing D．climbing
A．garden B．home C．lab D．palace
A．material B．resources C．waste D．goods
A．beyond B．against C．over D．within
A．more B．most C．less D．least
A．throwing away B．picking up C．breaking down D．digging out
A．kill B．save C．wait D．spend
A．satisfied with B．delighted in C．tired of D．used to
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．cleanup B．party C．picnic D．concert
A．dropped out B．showed up C．looked around D．called back
A．demand B．receive C．accomplish D．overcome
A．plan B．visit C．contact D．difference
A．crossed B．measured C．covered D．designed
A．talk B．complain C．argue D．quarrel
A．doing B．thinking C．questioning D．watching
A．method B．explanation C．example D．research
A．although B．if C．when D．useless
I was reading a notice at the entrance to my college dormitory, when a girl came up to me and said, “Do you _26_ a quarter? I’m one short of putting my laundry(刚洗好的衣物) in the dryer(烘干机). ”
I _27_ to think about it for a few seconds and considered whether I’d be _28_ to give a quarter away. I found myself _29_ her, thinking about why she didn’t _30_ four quarters down from her room with her, as if she had _31_ to be one short so she could ask someone else for it. (Later I knew _32_ that was not the case.)
But I didn’t have any reason to _33_her. Then I responded, “Yeah, I think I have the only one,” though fully _34_ that I had three. “Here you go,” I said with a smile. “Thanks,” she responded, _35_ that she could have clean clothes to wear the next morning.
A few moments later the girl _36_ and gave a dollar bill to me. “Why are you giving this to me?” I asked, _37_. “Oh, because you were kind to me, so I’m just giving back the _38_.”
It’s just a dollar, but I felt it was _39_. More so because I hadn’t given that quarter with such nice _40_, the way she gave that dollar to me. I felt like it was the first time I ever _41_ something greater in return for something so_42_ that I had given. I saw the power of kindness and generosity in a _43_way.
I thought it was so worth giving that quarter away. Giving and _44_ don’t usually happen hand-in-hand, _45_ when it does, like it did this time, it makes one think about why generosity is so powerful in the first place.
A．lose B．have C．find D．pay
A．stopped B．agreed C．tried D．continued
A．anxious B．satisfied C．willing D．quick
A．disliking B．loving C．trusting D．judging
A．borrow B．collect C．fetch D．bring
A．needed B．prepared C．managed D．planned
A．actually B．obviously C．strangely D．possibly
A．help B．refuse C．believe D．doubt
A．ashamed B．aware C．uncertain D．concerned
A．hoping B．worrying C．choosing D．mentioning
A．left B．finished C．called D．returned
A．excited B．surprised C．angry D．embarrassed
A．benefit B．change C．favour D．interest
A．valuable B．enough C．attractive D．reasonable
A．results B．thoughts C．memories D．manners
A．met B．provided C．saw D．received
A．expensive B．important C．small D．difficult
A．short B．new C．normal D．strange
A．getting B．rejecting C．supporting D．appreciating
A．then B．or C．but D．thus