My grandson is seven now. He lives 100 miles away. He 36 my mobile phone number when he was only four. 37 , he has called me every night.
He also 38 calls me at other times during the day just to 39 a happy or sad moment. Many times he is holding a basketball with one hand, or 40 with a friend about something I don’t quite 41 , or crying about something. I just 42 and laugh or cry with him — just share his emotion. I always let him be in 43 of the conversation, the emotion, and the amount of time he’s on the 44 with me. Many times I just listen to him 45 or listen while he does his homework aloud.
The 46 time I take control of the conversation is when he’s 47 to say goodbye at night. Then I say, “I love you, baby”. One 48 I thought maybe he was 49 of hearing those words, so I didn’t say them. He immediately called me back and told me that I 50 to say the sentence! Since then I have never 51 saying it again!
All my friends know he takes precedence over (比……重要) all other things. If I’m at a place where I really can’t take his 52 , I always excuse myself and 53 tell him I’ll call him back in a few minutes. I want him to know that he takes first place in my 54 .
Every child needs at least one 55 in their life to listen and share with. I am glad to give my grandson the love he needs.
A．memorized B．kept C．noticed D．wrote
A．Once again B．Since then C．Later on D．Shortly after
A．briefly B．directly C．instantly D．frequently
A．express B．discuss C．share D．mark
A．comparing B．laughing C．studying D．quarrelling
A．understand B．enjoy C．believe D．remember
A．look B．talk C．sit D．listen
A．charge B．need C．support D．face
A．conversation B．phone C．way D．game
A．play B．sleep C．lie D．act
A．last B．only C．perfect D．right
A．willing B．determined C．ready D．eager
A．day B．night C．weekend D．morning
A．afraid B．tired C．aware D．ashamed
A．decided B．learnt C．agreed D．forgot
A．escaped B．failed C．missed D．denied
A．invitation B．call C．help D．attention
A．naturally B．politely C．simply D．happily
A．work B．brain C．appointment D．heart
A．friend B．grandparent C．adult D．teacher
Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate．He is always in a good 21 and always has something 22 to say．
If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the 23 how to look on the positive side of the situation．Seeing this style really made me 24 , so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don' t 25．You can' t be positive all the time．How do you do it?"
Michael replied, each morning I 26 and say to myself 'Mike, you have two 27 today．You can choose to be in a 28 mood or be in a bad mood．' I 29 to be in a good mood．Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a 30 or choose to learn from it．I choose to learn from it．"
"Yeah, right．It isn't that easy．" I protested．
"Yes it is, " Michael said．"Life is all about choices．You choose how you react 31 situations and how people will affect your mood．You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood．The bottom line is: It's your choice 32 you live life．"
Several years later, I heard Michael was involved in a serious 33 , falling off 60 feet from a communications tower．After l8 hours of surgery, and weeks of intensive 34 , Michael recovered．When I asked him what had 35 his mind as the accident took place．
"The first thing that went through my mind was the well being of my soon-to-born daughter," Michael replied．"Then, as I 36 on the ground, remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to 37．I chose to live．"
Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also 38 his amazing attitude．
I learned from him 39 every day we have a choice to live fully． 40 is everything．
21．A．mood B．senseC．feeling D．emotion
22．A．active B．positive C．reactive D．negative
23．A．trainee B．interviewee C．employee D．bee
24．A．moved B．interested C．precious D．curious
25．A．take it B．hold it C．make it D．get it
26．A．make up B．take up C．wake up D．bring up
27．A．roads B．choices C．ways D．methods
28．A．good B．pretty C．nice D．smart
29．A．decide B．choose C．feel D．require
30．A．cook B．receiver C．victim D．leader
31．A．by B．against C．with D．to
32．A．what B．that C．how D．which
33．A．thing B．incident C．accident D．state
34．A．help B．careC．rest D．holiday
35．A．gone through B．broken through C．looked through D．read through
36．A．satB．lay C．stood D．lied
37．A．move B．leave C．dieD．remove
38．A．so long as B．in case of C．instead of D．because of
39．A．what B．how C．that D．which
40．A．Attitude B．Choice C．Person D．World
A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply—all these were important 1 in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. 2 they were not enough. Something 3 was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special" was men—4 individuals who could invent machines, find new 5 of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.
The men who 6 the machines of the Industrial Revolution 7 from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were 8 inventors than scientists. A man who is a 9 scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 10 .He is not necessarily working 11 that his findings can be used.
An inventor or one interested in applied science is 12 trying to make something that has a concrete use. He may try to solve a problem by 13 the theories 14 science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a 15 result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of 16 other objectives.
Most of the people who 17 the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had 18 or no training in science might not have made their inventions 19 a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years 20 .
1.A.casesB .reasons C .factorsD .situations
2.A.ButB .AndC .BesidesD .Even
3.A.elseB .near C .extraD .similar
4.A.generatingB .effectiveC .motivatingD .creative
5.A.originsB .sourcesC .bases D .discoveries
6.A.employedB .created C .operated D .controlled
7.A.cameB .arrived C .stemmedD .appeared
8.A.lessB .betterC. moreD .worse
9.A.genuineB .practical C .pureD .clever
10.A.happilyB .occasionally C. reluctantlyD .accurately
11.A.nowB .and C .allD .so
12.A.seldomB .sometimes C .all D .never
13.A.planningB .using C .idea D .means
14.A.ofB .withC .to D .as
15.A.singleB .sole C. specializedD .specific
16.A.fewB .those C .many D .all
17.A.proposedB .developed C .suppliedD .offered
18.A.littleB .much C .someD .any
19.A.asB .ifC .becauseD .while
20.A.agoB .past C .ahead D .before
Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a school teacher before she retired（退休），but she needed to keep 1.She was even willing to work without pay. She then offered her 2with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she 3other old folks like her. By talking with them，she 4two things. Old people had abilities that were not 5. But old people also had some 6 .She found a new purpose for herself then.
Through the years，she 7to write stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new 8 ： Old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called“Sixty Plus”， which was about 9old . She writes about the problems of old people，especially their problems with being 10.
Anna Douglas uses her11 ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands 12problems begin. For example，one of her 13said that his grandchildren 14the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs Douglas 15some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.
“It's important to know 16about your grandchildren's world，”says Mrs Douglas. “That means questioning and listening，and 17is not what old people do best. Say good things to them and about them，”she continues. “Never try to 18your grandchildren or other young people. Never19your opinion. Don't tell them what they should do.20，they have been taught they should have respect for old people. The old should respect them as well. ”
1. A. free B. rich C. powerful D. busy
2. A. service B. money C. students D. books
3. A. observed B. met C. comforted D. answered
4. A. recognized B. followed C. enjoyed D. demanded
5. A. studied B. agreedC. gave D. used
6. A. mistakes B. problems C. questions D. characters
7. A. had B. ought C. was D. used
8. A. subject B. life C. way D. plan
9. A. getting B. respecting C. employing D. supporting
10. A. unknown B. refused C. misunderstood D. discouraged
11. A. thinking B. working C. writing D. leading
12. A. that B. when C. why D. whether
13. A. visitors B. readers C. listeners D. friends
14. A. got B. entered C. left D. passed
15. A. invented B. chose C. suggested D. imagined
16. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
17. A. listening B. speaking C. pleasing D. advising
18. A. praise B. scold C. trouble D. encourage
19. A. speak out B. give up C. get back D. stick to
20. A. Commonly B. Surprisingly C. Happily D. Naturally
It is already home to whales, seals and polar bears, but soon the Arctic (北极) must find __1__ for some Chinese visitors.
A team of nine scientists will __2__ to the Arctic this month to mark the opening of China's __3__ Arctic scientific research station, SOA (the State Oceanic Administration (国家海洋局) has __4__.
Construction of the station finished a while __5__, but operations were held __6__ during the polar night, __7__ normally runs from late October to the end of February. __8__this period, the sun never __9__ over the Arctic. And from mid-July to the end of August, the sun never sets, a time__10__ as polar day (极昼).
With territories (版图) __11__ far up into the northern half of the globe, China __12__Arctic studies to learn __13__ about its climatic and environmental changes. Many of these, __14__ sand storms and heavy droughts, are believed to have __15__ to do with the Arctic.
Research teams __16__ the area in 1999 and 2003, but the new station will allow scientists to study the Arctic in __17__ depth.
The station is a two-storey building and __18__ a laboratory, office, reading room, bedroom and storeroom. It can hold 20 to 25 researchers.
"It will be __19__ great support to the scientists' research there," said Xia Limin, an officer in SOA.
This year the SOA also plans to upgrade (提升) two existing scientific bases in the Antarctic (南极洲). They are "Great Wall", which was set up in 1985, and "Zhongshan", __20__ five years later.
1. A. house B. hotel C. palace D. room
2. A. journey B. travel C. trip D. tour
3. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
4. A. told B. spoke C. announced D. published
5. A. before B. later C. after D. ago
6. A. forward B. toward C. back D. ahead
7. A. which B. through which C. that D. where
8. A. During B. While C. When D. As
9. A. raises B. rises C. lifts D. carries
10. A. knows B. to know C. known D. knowing
11. A. spreading B. spreads C. to spread D. spread
12. A. works out B. picks out C. keeps out D. carries out
13. A. less B. more C. few D. much
14. A. for example B. such as C. for instance D. such that
15. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
16. A. showed B. went C. visited D. got
17. A. great B. greeting C. greater D. greatest
18. A. includes B. contains C. including D. containing
19. A. to B. for C. at D. of
20. A. establishing B. to establish C. established D. establish
Hard-working Making People Live Longer 努力工作使人长寿
Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are ___1___ than housewives, Evidence (证据) shows that ___2___ are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows ___3___ the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate increases correspondingly (相应地) by 2%. All this ___4___ one point: Work is helpful to health.
Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, __5___ loneliness and solitude (孤独). Researches show that people feel __6___ and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are ___7___. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as ___8___ between man and reality. By work, people ___9___ each other. By collective (集体的) activity, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work __10___ the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him liable to (易于)___11___.
__12___, work gives one a sense of fulfillment (充实感) and a sense of ___13___. Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When ___14___ finishes his writing or a doctor successfully __15___ a patient or a teacher sees his students ___16___, they are happy __17___.
From the above we can come to the conclusion ___18___ the more you work, __19___ you will be. Let us work hard, __20___ and live a happy and healthy life.
1. A. more healthierB. healthier C. weaker D. worse
2. A. career womenB. the busy C. the jobless D. the hard-working
3. A. that wheneverB. whether C. that thoughD. since
4. A. comes down to B. equals to C. adds up to D. amounts to
5. A. 不填 B. off C. in touch with D. away from
6. A. happy, interested B. glad, joyful
C. cheerful, concernedD. unhappy, worried
7. A. busy B. free C. lazy D. empty
8. A. a river B. a gap C. a channel D. a bridge
9. A. come across B. come into contact with
C. look down upon D. watch over
10. A. means B. stands C. equals D. matches
11. A. successB. death C. victory D. disease
12. A. BesidesB. NeverthelessC. However D. Yet
13. A. disappointment B. achievement C. regret D. apology
14. A. a worker B. a farmer C. a writer D. a manager
15. A. manages B. controls C. operates on D. deals with
16. A. raise B. grow C. rise D. increase
17. A. in a word B. without a word C. at a word D. beyond words
18. A. that B. which C. what D. 不填.
19. A. the lonelier and weaker B. lonelier and weaker
C. happier and healthier D. the happier and healthier
20.A. study well B. studying well C. study good D. studying good