One very cold and rainy night in the winter of 2012, my husband and I were in a fast food restaurant. We were about to begin our meal 36 a man walked in. He was completely 37 from the rain and went into the men's room.
I watched him go by, then I said to my husband, "That man must have had nothing to eat in a long time." When the man came out of the men's room, he just 38 himself in a chair, not going anywhere near the food counter. I 39 that he didn't have any money for food and 40 wanted to dry off for a while.
I just couldn't eat my food knowing that someone else was sitting 41 only a few tables away. So, I 42 a $20.00 bill from my shopping money to my husband. "Please get him dinner," I said. "We can do with less money this week."
My husband 43 the man and quietly asked if he needed some food. The man 44 at us. "A small cup of coffee would be great," he said. "Thank you so much!" He 45 wasn't going to take advantage of us, but we 46 that he should have a full meal, which he gratefully(感激地) 47 .
After he 48 the food, he thanked my husband and my husband said, "No. Thank my 49 . She noticed that you were 50 ."
The man asked me, " 51 did you know I haven't eaten in a long time?" I smiled at him and said nothing , just asking him to 52 the change(零钱) from the $20.00.
Giving others a 53 whenever they’re in trouble not only brings happiness to the ones who 54 it but also to the ones who give it. I am so grateful that I was able to 55 with someone truly in need. It is a little bit of extra warmth on a rainy day.
A．while B．when C．after D．as
A．angry B．cold C．wet D．energetic
A．devoted B．found C．helped D．seated
A．doubted B．guessed C．imagined D．hoped
A．only B．completely C．occasionally D．hardly
A．sad B．quiet C．hungry D．silent
A．handed B．took C．borrowed D．saved
A．respected B．approached C．begged D．invited
A．shouted B．laughed C．smiled D．cried
A．rarely B．easily C．clearly D．immediately
A．instructed B．insisted C．admitted D．observed
A．accepted B．expressed C．refused D．expected
A．ordered B．revised C．booked D．fetched
A．friend B．children C．wife D．boss
A．in surprise B．in shock C．in danger D．in need
A．Why B．When C．What D．How
A．return B．lend C．keep D．give
A．gift B．face C．heart D．hand
A．take B．bring C．refuse D．receive
A．connect B．share C．talk D．communicate
“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late 21 the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the bank 22 I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I 23 the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not 24 .
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your 25 this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “ 26 up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter（柜台）. We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. 27 her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very 28 , and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and asked about opening a（an） 29 . I gave her necessary 30 and she went out. Then, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something 31 with brown paper. Turning to my 32 customer, I was frightened to see a gun 33 out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise 34 my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time 35 I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! 36 shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. 37 , the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “ 38 of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my 39 , the first customer was a girl in a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The 40 ! Sometimes life is full of coincidences（巧合）!
A．as B．but C．and D．or
A．that B．/ C．where D．which
A．believe B．think C．guess D．hope
A．lucky B．happy C．sorry D．angry
A．answer B．idea C．cause D．excuse
A．Hurry B．Set C．Catch D．Get
A．Before B．Behind C．Beyond D．Against
A．nervous B．shy C．calm D．angry
A．bank B．counter C．account D．company
A．information B．offer C．introduction D．support
A．filled B．hidden C．decorated D．covered
A．first B．late C．last D．next
A．stuck B．sticking C．appearing D．appeared
A．took B．closed C．filled D．came
A．before B．after C．when D．that
A．Even B．Still C．Just D．Ever
A．As usual B．For one thing C．In fact D．In general
A．Less B．Plenty C．More D．None
A．pleasure B．surprise C．joy D．regret
A．accident B．story C．dream D．incident
One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been 1 me to play chess(棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly accepted. It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could hurry my moves, because she 2 to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I 3 she had strict sleeping habits, 4 I thought she ought to be able to 5 some of this strictness. I said to her, “ 6 , you can stay up late for once. We’re having 7 .” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked 8 . Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.” “No,” I replied. “If you’re going to play it 9 , you’re going to play it slowly.” And so we 10 for another ten minutes, until suddenly my daughter burst into tears, and admitted that she was beaten.
Clearly I had made 11 . I had started the evening wanting to have a 12 time with my daughter but had allowed my desire to win to become more 13 than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win 14 me well. As a parent, I 15 that it got in my way. So I had to change.
A．guiding B．asking C．training D．advising
A．agreed B．needed C．begged D．hated
A．knew B．learned C．guessed D．heard
A．so B．for C．but D．or
A．put up B．take up C．pick up D．give up
A．As usual B．Go ahead C．By the way D．Come on
A．patience B．luck C．fun D．success
A．excited B．proud C．anxious D．angry
A．well B．again C．fairly D．regularly
A．discussed B．continued C．counted D．argued
A．a mistake B．a decision C．an attempt D．an effort
A．free B．different C．full D．happy
A．important B．attractive C．practical D．interesting
A．offered B．served C．controlled D．taught
A．realized B．apologized C．imagined D．explained
I remember as a small child people would often ask me, "What are you going to be when you grow up?" Well, it 31 being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman, a policeman, a lawyer... As I grew older my dreams for the future 32 . When, at last, I was in college, I had my33 set on becoming a preacher (牧师) like my father. 34 I studied and prepared for that life. I reached the 35 in the end and I was preaching 36 full-time for much of my adult life. However, for many, there is a "thief" that goes around stealing our 37 . Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, but the38 thief is usually ourselves. We find 39 just about reaching the top, and a "small" 40 inside says, "You’ll never 41 it""You can’t possibly do this." On and on the "small" voice 42 our failure. Failure, though, is exactly how dreams are43 . It is one of the most important tools we have, because it teaches us invaluable (极宝贵的) 44 . When we learn these lessons well, we are ready for 45 The message I always gave my children was that you 46 do anything that your heart desires. Remember the saying, "Nothing is 47 to a willing heart." There are 48 "overnight" successes, but with determination, they will arrive. The life you dream of 49 in the end .Then in your heart, believe it will happen to you. Then work, work, work. You’ll get the picture. So, be true to your dream, and don’t let anyone 50 it from you —especially yourself.
A．insisted on B．felt like C．kept on D．started out
A．changed B．failed C．planned D．left
A．eyes B．heart C．brain D．experience
A．But B．So C．Or D．Yet
A．agreement B．decision C．aim D．position
A．hardly B．slightly C．nearly D．extremely
A．money B．plan C．friends D．dreams
A．greatest B．tallest C．poorest D．oldest
A．themselves B．yourselves C．ourselves D．itself
A．sound B．voice C．noise D．speech
A．succeed B．make C．put D．finish
A．expects B．predicts C．answers D．suffers
A．met B．defended C．understood D．realized
A．stages B．suggestions C．lessons D．choices
A．success B．succeed C．a success D．successful
A．are able to B．used to C．have to D．ought to
A．interesting B．important C．necessary D．impossible
A．many B．a few C．some D．no
A．coming B．to come C．came D．will come
A．buy B．fool C．steal D．borrow
Our tolerating ability is indeed way beyond our imagination. But not until the very critical moment will we 21 our potential tolerating ability.
There was a woman in the countryside who got married at the age of 18 and had to escape with her two daughters and a son wherever she could at the age of 26 due to the Japanese army’s invasion. Many people in the village at that time could not 22 the suffering of being a fugitive（亡命者） and wanted to commit suicide. After she knew about it, she would come to those23 ,saying, “Don’t do that 24 thing. There are no such setbacks(挫折) that we could not overcome!”
Finally she insisted until the day when all the Japanese armies were kicked out of China. 25 , her son died of disease without sufficient 26 and nutrition in those days of hardships. Her husband, after knowing the death of his son, lay in bed for two days without eating and drinking anything. She teared to her husband and said, “We have a tough destiny, but however tough our lives will be, we should also 27 . Though our son has passed away, we can have another. ”
After giving birth to the second 28 , her husband died of edema（水肿病）, which almost 29 her away. But eventually, she 30 and held the three young children in her arms, saying, “My sweet hearts, don’t feel scared. You still have me, your dear mum!”
It took her pain efforts to 31 her children up and the life of her family was getting better and better. Two daughters were married and so was his son finally. She said to everyone she met, “Look! What I said is 32 right. There are no such setbacks that we could not overcome! My life is so happy now!” She was 33 gradually and could not do the farm work anymore. So she stayed at home and did some sewing work.
Nevertheless, the Heaven seemed to show no affection to her who had undergone a34 life. She got her leg broken 35 when she was nursing her grandson. Due to her old age that posed a great risk to her operation, she did not receive operation and had to lie in bed all day long. Her children all cried heavily, while she merely said, “Why do you cry? I am still living.”
36 she could not rise from bed, she did not complain about anything and anybody. Instead, she sat on the bed and did some sewing work. She had learnt scarves-weaving, crafts-making, etc. All her neighbors spoke 37 of her skills and came to learn from her.
She lived until 86. Before she went to Heaven, she said to her children, “You all should live to your best. There are no such setbacks that we could not overcome!”
We will only get to realize our own iron will and strong tolerating ability after getting 38 heavily. Therefore, no matter what you are suffering from now, do not merely complain about the 39 of our destiny and maintain low-spirited all the time. There are no such setbacks that we could not overcome. Only those who have no confidence and courage to overcome setbacks will be 40 at last!
A．recognize B．realize C．reduce D．reach
A．bear B．see C．find D．feel
A．houses B．villages C．women D．people
A．hard B．silly C．easy D．smelly
A．Therefore B．However C．Furthermore D．Besides
A．food B．water C．medicine D．clothes
A．persist B．help C．work D．accept
A．child B．son C．daughter D．baby
A．get B．give C．blew D．put
A．stopped B．cried C．sighed D．recovered
A．raise B．teach C．build D．love
A．nearly B．absolutely C．almost D．naturally
A．dying B．growing C．aging D．complaining
A．happy B．long C．normal D．rough
A．purposely B．accidently C．suddenly D．quietly
A．As though B．Even though C．As long as D．Ever since
A．hurt B．ill C．excited D．stricken
A．unfairness B．unhappiness C．unfitness D．uncomfortableness
A．hit B．improved C．defeated D．hurt
My sister and I have been a headache for my mother, because my father was in the army, he was not around too often. __21__, my mother brought us up almost single-handedly and it must have __22__ real strength of mind to bring up such naughty and stubborn children who got out from one trouble only to get into another.
Bonus and I weren’t scholars either. __23__, we hated studying from the very beginning. We were __24__ to spend time with our schoolbooks---out of the fear of Mum’s scolding. I almost did not make it to 10th grade. That entire summer Mum __25__ that I read my schoolbooks from the very first chapter till the last.
I left __26__ college at 18. In my second year of college, while I was studying for my final exams, I got a phone call from Mum __27__ my sister had failed her 9th grade exams. Mum was heartbroken. My mother was an English teacher in a famous school in the city and it was a(n) __28__ for her.
Then started another __29__ for my Mum. There always seemed to be people who would come and talk about how well their children were doing __30__ my mother would be having a tough time making sure we stayed on the right path. Mum was __31__ that we would do well for ourselves. She never let my sister and me __32__ that we had lost out on something and always told us: “Let this be a lesson. We are going to work really really hard...__33__ will change.”
Things did change, but very slowly and __34__, one little step at a time. Last year I finished with law school and started working. My mother’s belief in me __35__. And just a few days ago I got a phone from Bonus. She had __36__ the exam with honors and was __37__ to the best university in the country. I was in tears. Later that night I __38__ Mum: “Mum, your two little failures didn’t do as badly as everybody thought.” Mum __39__ and said: “You are my daughters and I knew you the best. I always knew that you would succeed. It was just a __40__ of time.”
A．However B．Thus C．Otherwise D．Besides
A．devoted B．spent C．taken D．wasted
A．In that case B．In this way C．On the other hand D．On the contrary
A．pleased B．annoyed C．forced D．advised
A．demanded B．concluded C．promised D．mentioned
A．at B．for C．from D．after
A．announcing B．reading C．knowing D．saying
A．shame B．challenge C．pride D．honor
A．experiment B．research C．conflict D．trial
A．though B．while C．as D．unless
A．determined B．astonished C．satisfied D．concerned
A．predict B．imagine C．guess D．feel
A．Environment B．Society C．Circumstances D．Impressions
A．quickly B．extremely C．smoothly D．gradually
A．made up B．paid off C．took on D．burst out
A．attended B．received C．passed D．failed
A．accepted B．allowed C．admitted D．permitted
A．questioned B．convinced C．persuaded D．called
A．nodded B．laughed C．shouted D．joked
A．matter B．period C．waste D．length