I was assigned to take care of this patient a couple of weeks ago and began to grow closer to her. Communicating with her was 1 because everything she wanted to say to me had to be written on a notepad. As a nursing graduate, I was able to 2 her mind by observing even a slight 3 in a patient's facial expression.
One day, when I was checking the patient，she 4 me on the shoulder to show me a note，"Do you think I could be let go 5 the hospital in a month to see my niece get married?，，Taking her hand in mine, I told her that I could not 6 her，because I did not want to leave her a 7 sense of hope. 8，I made her believe that I would be there with her every step of the way on her journey toward 9 . Hearing that, the patient gave me a 10 and a hug.
Day by day, I built her 11 by walking around the floor with her. As I did this, I could see before my own eyes that her health was 12 improving and able to walk more steadily. On her last day in hospital, just before her niece’s 13 ，she wrote me one last note, “I couldn’t have done this 14 you; I love you.” After kissing goodbye, I had a strong sense of achievement. I realized that moments like this were 15 I woke up early for 16 in the hospital and spent long hours with her. I truly felt, and her 17 confirmed, that I was an 18 part of this woman’s recovery. My experience with this patient shows me that this career allows me to touch the 19 of people in ways that people in other 20 will never get to experience.
A．difficult B．funny C．simple D．interesting
A．see B．know C．read D．feel
A．worry B．change C．pain D．excitement
A．tapped B．hit C．knocked D．struck
A．of B．to C．in D．from
A．disappoint B．promise C．comfort D．trust
A．false B．strong C．right D．good
A．death B．success C．destination D．recovery
A．surprise B．stare C．smile D．whistle
A．future B．strength C．hope D．confidence
A．slowly B．completely C．rapidly D．finally
A．presence B．visit C．wedding D．presentation
A．without B．behind C．except D．beside
A．what B．why C．when D．how
A．work B．school C．office D．exercise
A．expression B．note C．feeling D．treatment
A．irrelevant B．insignificant C．instructive D．important
A．fortunes B．shoulders C．lives D．tears
A．hospitals B．areas C．lands D．fields
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John, a famous musician, took his priceless old guitar and played it in the crowded subway station. The music was wonderfully streaming throughout the whole . However, during the one-hour play, only six or seven people were truly the charming music. A three-year-old kid was fully in the music that he forget everything around. John got 52 U.S. dollars for his work that day.
However, in days, when John is about to hold a , one ticket can be sold at more than 100 dollars and it is very to buy a ticket even at such a high price. Therefore, later, many in the station that day felt deeply regretful for not the famous musician and missing such a valuable but music feast.
I have a rich friend whose wife had a illness. Nevertheless, his wife did not manage to conquer the illness and soon. He often sighed miserably that due to his past life, he had missed a lot of beautiful time with his wife. But now, it is impossible to it.
It is no crying over spilt milk. We have missed a lot of precious things in our life knowing to value them. Actually, I also missed something precious before. The why we would have missed those precious things is less than simple: we had that we could still own them tomorrow. Nevertheless, tomorrow is by no means reliable. The result is that they were always too late to cherish (珍惜) what they had before they it. However, when we reach the condition we have expected, we could no longer realize our wish any more, because we have lost it by then.
A．city B．river C．station D．hall
A．appreciating B．creating C．hearing D．writing
A．caught B．absorbed C．stuck D．trapped
A．hardly B．scarcely C．even D．only
A．normal B．special C．ordinary D．countable
A．play B．show C．concert D．countable
A．easy B．hard C．suitable D．popular
A．staff B．children C．musicians D．passers-by
A．recognizing B．realizing C．meeting D．remembering
A．expensive B．cheap C．dull D．common
A．horrible B．thorough C．heavy D．serious
A．passed over B．died out C．passed away D．died away
A．busy B．hard C．wonderful D．unhappy
A．make up of B．make up for C．make out to D．make out of
A．sense B．point C．use D．pleasure
A．on B．in C．with D．without
A．reason B．fact C．factor D．excuse
A．intended B．thought C．decided D．proved
A．already B．just C．actually D．nearly
A．got B．forgot C．lost D．expected
After the classmates reunion, some graduates decided to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into about stress in work and life. his guests with coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups—porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some , some expensive, some exquisite— them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee , the professor said, “ you have noticed, all the nice-looking expensive cups have been taken up, the plain and cheap ones. While it is for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the of your problems and stress. "
"Be assured that the cup itself adds no to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even what we drink. "
"What all of you really want is coffee, not the cup, but you went for the best cups... and then you began each other’s cups.”
“Now consider this: life is the ; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not , nor change the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee. the coffee, not the cups! Don’t let the cups you ... enjoy the coffee 50 .”
A．compliments B．conflicts C．challenges D．complaints
A．Showing B．Offering C．Providing D．Handing
A．turned B．returned C．replaced D．placed
A．ever-lasting B．plain-looking C．easy-going D．best-selling
A．demanding B．saying C．ordering D．asking
A．in order B．in place C．in hand D．in number
A．Since B．For C．But D．As
A．leaving out B．leaving behind C．leaving aside D．leaving off
A．normal B．convenient C．guilty D．unbearable
A．key B．source C．resource D．symptom
A．cost B．charm C．quality D．credit
A．hides B．pollutes C．changes D．rejects
A．constantly B．mildly C．positively D．consciously
A．looking B．eyeing C．pouring D．stabbing
A．coffee B．pot C．cup D．race
A．limit B．defend C．define D．deny
A．in B．at C．on D．by
A．Take B．Buy C．Tell D．Taste
A．treat B．defeat C．delight D．drive
A．yet B．instead C．meanwhile D．anyway
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
For most, getting your first car opens up a new world of freedom and allows you to go wherever you want, whenever you want. Getting a car did this for me, and it also brought my best friend and me . But then it tore us apart.
My best friend lives three minutes from my . Since her is in late summer,seven months behind mine, I basically became her when I turned 16 in December.
And so I her up for school and took her home. We made ice-cream , went shopping and to the movies―all in my car. I would drive to her house just to sit on her bed, read magazines and have a good laugh. I went to her house so that she gave me a to her house.
A week after I got my license，she was with me I had my first accident. She was there and me and we kept it a , since I didn’t want people to . From then on, through thick and thin, it was just me, my car and my best friend.
High school is a time of , but I couldn’t for a long time we became so distant（疏远）after being so close. My friend waited three months after her birthday to get her dream car：a green 2004 Beetle. With its , the passenger seat of my car became . Our car trips became less frequent I didn’t even drive down her street.
It’s funny how a car can change a relationship so much. I had wanted her to get a car, but once she did, I it. I wanted her friendship back, even if it couldn’t be the same.
A．some B．any C．none D．all
A．closer B．farther C．luckier D．happier
A．neighbor B．school C．home D．family
A．holiday B．birthday C．course D．job
A．driver B．follower C．partner D．guide
A．picked B．woke C．called D．hurried
A．parties B．trips C．plans D．classes
A．happily B．often C．hardly D．seldom
A．key B．door C．address D．phone
A．while B．but C．after D．when
A．saved B．suggested C．advised D．comforted
A．favorite B．secret C．pride D．joke
A．help B．see C．know D．laugh
A．change B．disappointment C．friendship D．excitement
A．understand B．answer C．imagine D．believe
A．when B．where C．how D．what
A．arrival B．dream C．return D．beauty
A．broken B．crowded C．empty D．different
A．however B．until C．as D．before
A．regretted B．received C．enjoyed D．lost
完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the was that he found himself unable to ask for help---his mobile phone went out of as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to in cold wilderness. It was eight hours later that day broke, and then of the rescue.
It is almost that he could stand(忍受) the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his : “First of all, I up my physical, checked up my conditions and found myself not in mortal danger. As there was no to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to stop the wound(伤) from . In this way I dozed off(打瞌睡).”
His story put an end to my regret for the of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men to explore a mountain cave and got lost. to find a way out in the dark cave， they were frightened and ran anxiously(焦虑地) without a sense of . Finally they died in fear and exhaustion. According to the people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering(发出微弱的光) not far away.
Don’t you think you can compare(对比) it with itself? When you meet with in life and work, you are lost in darkness. Sometimes it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle(抗争) . It seems to be a negative（消极） attitude, a person who can afford to do so must have foresight(远见) as well as a great courage in the first place.
A．hopeful B．worst C．more D．best
A．call B．way C．control D．work
A．cry B．lie C．wait D．sleep
A．delay B．success C．team D．arrival
A．untrue B．unimaginable C．true D．useless
A．plan B．decision C．explanation D．excuse
A．checked B．looked C．worked D．lived
A．energy B．way C．tools D．strength
A．killing B．spreading C．hurting D．bleeding
A．success B．failure C．disappointment D．sadness
A．had B．managed C．tried D．meant
A．Willing B．Unable C．Determined D．Deciding
A．hearing B．sight C．feeling D．direction
A．rescue B．village C．local D．brave
A．end B．top C．opening D．side
A．save B．help C．stop D．calm
A．adventure B．work C．life D．mankind
A．difficulty B．happiness C．sadness D．excitement
A．at last B．at once C．at times D．at an end
A．and B．so C．but D．while
完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A few years ago, my younger brother and I went to Norfolk, Virginian by plane. , before we took off, we heard the pilot's voice throughout the plane, “Sorry, ladies and gentlemen. We have no on the plane. We have a generator(发电机), and we are going to the engines with it. We will in the air and head to Norfolk, and see what happens. ”
See what happens? We are going to get up in the air, and see what happens? At this point, one woman started crying. “Oh, no! We are going to !” There were sighs of and anxiety quickly spreading throughout the plane, and we hadn't even yet. Thirty minutes passed and we were still there. Then the voice of the pilot came over again,“ Ladies and gentlemen, I know you are , so are we. We only have one engine going right now, and it is working double time.”
There was crying we had walked in to grave(坟墓). But the pilot told us our one engine was working double time, and his was to get up in the air and see what happens! Then we did. We got up in the air and happened. We arrived in Norfolk and everyone for still being alive.
Although I do sincerely like to have a plan “see what happens”, it really isn’t such a bad life strategy. All too often, I would see people pursuing their goals with inaction just because they don’t have success. Actually, success will never be guaranteed. The thing that you can do is just get up in the air, and see what happens.
If you are planning to learn a new skill, “get up in the air, and see what happens!” It might not be as as you thought. You might be smarter than you thought, and the result could be very ! So don’t stay there trying nothing just because there is no of guaranteed success.
A．Hopefully B．Excitedly C．Unfortunately D．Thankfully
A．service B．power C．water D．fuel
A．shut B．fix C．change D．start
A．get up B．pack up C．light up D．speed up
A．wait B．delay C．crash D．suffer
A．rumor B．desperation C．disease D．pain
A．looked over B．gone out C．got across D．taken off
A．sitting B．checking C．watching D．boarding
A．puzzled B．patient C．anxious D．embarrassed
A．even if B．as if C．what if D．only if
A．comment B．complaint C．promise D．plan
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．escaped B．cheered C．sighed D．praised
A．less than B．other than C．better than D．more than
A．frozen B．annoyed C．concerned D．satisfied
A．realistic B．organized C．potential D．guaranteed
A．same B．common C．best D．last
A．interesting B．challenging C．surprising D．encouraging
A．rewarding B．disappointing C．sorrow D．trouble
A．meaning B．sign C．action D．reward