The professor’s house, big and untidy, stood alone at one end of a huge garden. The place was totally uncared for, quite __36__ and overgrown with all sorts of useless things. I __37__ my way through bushes and tall weeds to the front door and rang the bell.
I was glad that I found him. In twenty minutes he put me right on all the __38__ that had puzzled me. I was on the __39__ of leaving when I looked out of his study window and said, “You’re very fond of gardening, I see”
“No, I’m not,” he said. “__40__, I love this garden, though. It’s __41__ I always wanted it to be. I never touch it __42__ all.”
“It could be made lovely. It seems a pity to let all this ground go to __43__. But perhaps you don’t _ 44__ that way?” said I.
“I don’t. I lived here when I was a child, and I had 45 of gardening then. It was my father’s hobby, you see. Unfortunately, he wasn’t 46 _ enough to do it himself. My brother and I did all of it between us year after year. There was one right way and many wrong ways. Each blade (叶片) of grass was an enemy to be _ _47__ out by hand, not just cut off. I’ve spent a good part of life at work here.”
“I see. You took a dislike to it, and now you’re getting even！”
“I dislike it. Then, of course, I didn’t understand the effect it had. It used to __48__ me. It appeared in my __49__ ——— a mistake here, something not quite straight here, the enemy showing its head in a place I was __50__ to have cleaned. The work was too much. It seemed endless. The size of the place was itself a fight to a boy.”
“And now it’s yours, you’re just letting it go to ...”
“__51__?” he said. “No, I don’t agree with that. This garden and I are now the best friends. I like _52__ it grow in its own way. I make no __53__ on it. I never disturb it, and it never disturbs me. It has _ 54__ at last, and so have I.”
“But the path is over grown. It’s __55__ for you, isn’t it?”
“That’s part of my pleasure，” he laughed. “You can go out the back way. The weeds are shorter there because they don’t get the sun.”
A．wild B．crazy C．large D．nice
A．lost B．felt C．made D．took
A．gardening B．problems C．plants D．solution
A．time B．request C．permission D．point
A．Even so B．So C．As though D．Even if
A．where B．as C．why D．whether
A．after B．of C．at D．in
A．desert B．trouble C．garden D．waste
A．recognize B．observe C．know D．see
A．much B．enough C．something D．nothing
A．interested B．excited C．fit D．demanding
A．fought B．ruled C．rooted D．cut
A．worry B．shock C．astonish D．disappoint
A．life B．dreams C．house D．hands
A．thought B．expected C．ordered D．supposed
A．Ruin B．Develop C．Grow D．Sell
A．watching B．attending C．watering D．noticing
A．comments B．difference C．sense D．demands
A．time B．freedom C．sunlight D．space
A．important B．useless C．inconvenient D．previous
Life became hard when I was 14. My mother and I moved to New York to 36 my father, who’d moved there to find 37 work when I was three years old. He had a job at a restaurant and only visited us 38 every couple of years.
Before I moved, I knew that people in the US spoke English. But honestly, I didn’t stop to analyze the 39 when I was 40 to leave. Just like I assumed I could easily become a doctor or a lawyer. I assumed that I had the skills to learn English in a few weeks.
When I 41 in the US and started 8th grade at Ditmas Middle School in Brooklyn, everyone was speaking a(n) 42 language I couldn’t understand. I 43 that life had subtitles, like in foreign movies. School was such a serious place here. Sometimes I felt like I was in a geek（呆子） class. The teachers were always 44 my moves so I couldn’t even throw a paper ball at a classmate’s head. And the worst thing was having to read 45
46 after almost seven months of complaining about everything, I realized that complaining didn’t change things. 47 just made my life worse. If I was going to 48 in this new concrete jungle, I had to 49 . I began to learn English by reading newspapers on my own 50 school. After about four months, I started enjoying reading the crime and sports stories. After six months of studying, my teachers 51 my improvement and moved me into a more 52 English class. I could go to the store and ask for things that I wanted to buy without 53 frustration. For the first time I felt like I was living on earth again 54 .I didn’t hear foreign talk. I 55 understand people.
A．find B．join C．see D．help
A．good-looking B．well-dressed C．better-paying D．highly-thought
A．once B．other C．each D．only
A．case B．condition C．situation D．state
A．packing B．trying C．managing D．arranging
A．reached B．entered C．got D．arrived
A．strange B．unusual C．standard D．foreign
A．hoped B．wished C．expected D．demanded
A．staring B．looking C．checking D．watching
A．texts B．newspapers C．English D．poems
A．Although B．Even if C．But D．Since
A．It B．They C．I D．Things
A．live B．study C．survive D．continue
A．adapt B．adopt C．adore D．admire
A．for B．in C．after D．at
A．made B．noticed C．concerned D．remember
A．modern B．advanced C．difficult D．convenient
A．even B．ever C．some D．any
A．if B．though C．ever D．because
A．could B．should C．would D．might
On a warm Monday, Jenny Neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees. Rolling down the windows to 36 in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lunch. Suddenly she37a big bald（秃顶的）man running through the parking lot. Before she came to 38 what would happen, the man was there, shouting through her window. “Get out!”
Neilson 39 .
Pulling open her door, the man seized her 40 the neck and hair, and threw her out of the car onto the ground. She screamed, 41 her purse and the keys.
Two reporters of the local newspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jackson, just outside their office building on a 42 , heard the screams and began running.
When they 43 Neilson’s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver’s seat and was 44 searching for the keys. Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged the man out. The attacker 45 back. But even in his cornered panic, he was no 46 for the two athletic men.
Reggie Miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too. He rushed back to the office to 47 the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropes —— used to tie up newspapers.
With his arms 48 tightly behind him, the prisoner looked up and said 49 , “I hope you guys feel good about yourselves – you just caught one of the most wanted men.” They50 him and waited for the police.
Later, Bruce and Jackson were shocked to learn the man was the 51 carjacker（劫车者） and suspected murderer, whose 52 —but with a full head of hair – had been recently printed in their own newspaper.
Neilson considers herself lucky 53 she suffered injuries. She believes the story might have had a 54 ending if those good people had not come to her aid. “Unfortunately,” she says, “many people would 55 have done what they did, and that is the real truth.”
A．bring B．gather C．let D．send
A．recognized B．noticed C．watched D．met
A．imagine B．understand C．realize D．conclude
A．refused B．struggled C．escaped D．obeyed
A．by B．around C．with D．on
A．burying B．forgetting C．grabbing D．offering
A．trip B．visit C．holiday D．break
A．started B．reached C．entered D．stopped
A．carefully B．patiently C．disappointedly D．madly
A．fought B．turned C．jumped D．shouted
A．target B．match C．equal D．companion
A．phone B．remind C．invite D．beg
A．rolled B．folded C．tied D．bent
A．angrily B．kindly C．warmly D．coldly
A．ordinary B．outstanding C．honest D．professional
A．character B．background C．picture D．story
A．though B．but C．and D．when
A．ridiculous B．different C．strange D．similar
A．sometimes B．forever C．often D．never
Seventeen-year-old Rivertown teenager, John Janson, was honoured at the Lifesaver Awards last night for carrying out lifesaving first aid on his neighbour after a shocking knife 36 .
John was presented with his award at a ceremony which recognized the 37 of the ten people who have saved the life of others.
John had been studying in his room when he heard 38 . When he and his father rushed outside, they 39 that Anne Slade, mother of three, had been stabbed（刺） 40 with a knife by her ex-boyfriend（前男友）. The man ran from the 41 and left Ms Slade lying in her front garden 42 very heavily. Her hands had almost been cut off.
It was John’s quick 43 and knowledge of first aid that saved Ms Slade’s life. He immediately asked a number of the 44 people for bandages（绷带）, but when nobody could put their hands on anything, his father got some tea towels（毛巾）and 45 from their house. John used these to dress the most severe 46 to Ms Slade’s hands. He slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds until the 47 and ambulance arrived.
“I’m 48 of what I did but I was just doing what I had been 49 ,” John said.
John had taken part in the Young Lifesaver Scheme at his high school. When 50 John, Mr Alan Southerton, Director of the Young Lifesaver Scheme, said, “ 51 is no doubt that John’s quick thinking and the first aid52 that he had learned at school saved Ms Slade’s life. It shows that a simple knowledge of the first aid can make a real 53 .”
John and the nine other lifesavers also attended a 54 reception yesterday hosted by the Prime Minister before 55 their awards last night.
A．show B．attack C．work D．defend
A．bravery B．life C．thinking D．progress
A．quarrelling B．arguing C．laughing D．screaming
A．realized B．believed C．thought D．discovered
A．repeatedly B．quickly C．frequently D．gradually
A．home B．place C．scene D．house
A．shaking B．struggling C．bleeding D．crying
A．action B．answer C．experience D．request
A．several B．nearby C．familiar D．curious
A．water B．tape C．bandages D．scissors
A．damages B．pains C．injuries D．arms
A．neighbours B．children C．doctor D．police
A．proud B．fond C．sure D．tired
A．expected B．taught C．encouraged D．educated
A．thanking B．recognizing C．admiring D．congratulating
A．There B．It C．He D．She
A．skills B．instructions C．key D．history
A．discovery B．harm C．difference D．choice
A．recent B．secret C．private D．special
A．giving B．offering C．announcing D．receiving
This little story I’m about to tell you happened when I was 11 years old, and I’ll never forget it.
It was at my friend Jenny’s house after 36 one day, and we were doing our homework. While I was there, a friend of Jenny’s mom came over to 37. I didn’t know her name or 38 what her face looked like. I just 39 her hands, her voice and the lesson I 40 from her.
I can’t forget that she 41 her hands to introduce herself. It was so 42, I thought, rich fine skin; then I heard her saying, “Oh no, that is not 43 you shake hands. Let me teach you.” She didn’t do that at all in a condescending (屈尊的) manner. 44 that, I just remember her voice explaining the 45 of a good handshake of conveying (传达) a 46 sense of self-belief, of looking the other person in the eyes, and of making a warm 47. Hearing her friendly words, I first understand what being 48 meant.
I admired her for 49 time to teach me about one of the important things in life. I was grateful for her not talking down to me 50 I was 11 and didn’t know much. I also felt somewhat admired by the way she 51 me. It felt good to be talked to as a(n) 52, rather than as an 11-year-old child. I also 53 her telling me that if someone isn’t aware of something you should show him or her the right direction; don’t be afraid to 54 your knowledge.
I think of her every time I meet someone 55, and I’m so thankful for her little lesson.
A．breakfast B．work C．sleep D．school
A．read B．check C．visit D．live
A．even B．certainly C．ever D．simply
A．watch B．remember C．hold D．seize
A．learned B．selected C．wanted D．discovered
A．raised up B．hung up C．reached out D．put out
A．pale B．beautiful C．rough D．small
A．After B．Before C．During D．Through
A．necessity B．style C．importance D．rule
A．weak B．positive C．different D．special
A．friend B．voice C．heart D．atmosphere
A．respected B．noticed C．served D．praised
A．having B．taking C．arranging D．keeping
A．when B．but C．because D．so
A．treated B．protected C．encouraged D．required
A．boy B．student C．teacher D．adult
A．hated B．minded C．appreciated D．understood
A．test B．share C．increase D．control
A．healthy B．smart C．familiar D．new
My earliest bee experience took place at a summer camp. One day our teacher told us to head up the hill nearby. We all began to 31 our destination. The girls took the concrete stairs, but the boys ran 32 up the grassy hill, at the top of which sat a long wooden fence(围栏). Without 33 the boys ahead of me vaulted（跃过） over the fence bravely.
What should I do? Take the stairs and 34 a girl, or jump over the fence and look 35 ? Then I took my chance with the fence. I placed both 36 on the top and jumped, feeling uneasy. I didn’t 37 it. As I tried, my foot 38 on the top of the fence. Down I went! I landed on my backside. I tried to39 off the accident, but then I felt something moving 40 me. Just then I saw 41 seemed like hundreds of bees flying toward me. I had landed on a beehive（蜂窝）! I 42 up and rushed as fast as I could. But the bees flew faster. What a/an 43 situation I was in!
My clothes were covered with 44 . I parked myself in the camp and I was at a loss. 45 this, my teacher quickly took off all my clothes but underwear. Bees flew out of my clothes and 46 out of my mouth!
I had gained the 47 of all the campers, but I didn’t feel cool. I had been 48almost 40 bees stings(蛰) all over my body. I learned a most 49 lesson that day. When we are led by the 50 to show off（炫耀）, we might find ourselves sitting on a beehive.
A．race B．walk C．set D．get
A．already B．happily C．fast D．straight
A．fun B．fear C．help D．luck
A．feel like B．care about C．look like D．wait for
A．cool B．worried C．strong D．excited
A．feet B．hands C．arms D．legs
A．do B．climb C．succeed D．make
A．arrived B．got C．stepped D．caught
A．fall B．put C．laugh D．look
A．that B．which C．what D．if
A．jumped B．stood C．picked D．sat
A．embarrassing(尴尬) B．hopeless C．difficult D．pleasing
A．tears B．grass C．dust D．bees
A．For B．At C．In D．With
A．almost B．again C．still D．even
A．experience B．attention C．knowledge D．respect
A．got B．found C．given D．put
A．valuable B．deepest C．difficult D．successful
A．courage B．leader C．desire(欲望) D．teacher