I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.
We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s 36 rang, it was my mother calling from my 37 . She asked if I had 38 my mobile. I checked my purse. It was 39 !
I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys, 40 it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but 41 it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a 42 near his home.
Later that evening, I went to 43 him there. I didn’t dare to go 44 , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After 45 10km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys 46 .
My 47 were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you 48 my mum?” I asked. He 49 that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts. But all they 50 was my mobile phone number—which didn’t 51 . He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who 52 my house.
I was 53 to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost for ever. I was so 54 to Rhys and offered him some money, but he 55 .
As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.
A．electric car B．mobile phone C．radio D．doorbell
A．hospital B．company C．school D．home
A．found B．changed C．lost D．bought
A．gone B．new C．busy D．broken
A．accepted B．returned C．got D．answered
A．before B．because C．after D．if
A．coffee shop B．post office C．hotel D．supermarket
A．follow B．meet C．catch D．punish
A．slowly B．back C．alone D．finally
A．driving B．running C．walking D．riding
A．talked about B．looked for C．he ard of D．knew about
A．difficulties B．fears C．diseases D．hopes
A．remember B．know C．tell D．understand
A．realized B．repeated C．explained D．believed
A．had B．not iced C．expected D．finished
A．happen B．matter C．help D．fit
A．called B．visited C．shared D．sold
A．sorry B．glad C．sad D．proud
A．useful B．strange C．grateful D．polite
A．missed B．appeared C．agreed D．refused
I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Company. Among the 21 we discuss in our classes is the 22 of quality employees（雇员）
“What has caused you to stay 23 enough to become a manager?" I asked. After a while a new manager took the 24 and said slowly, "it was a baseball glove.”
Cynthia said she used to 25 a Circle K clerk job as an interim (时临的.) one while she looked for something 26 . On her second day behind the counter, she received a (an) 27 from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He 28 a baseball glove for the little League. She 29 that as a single mother, money was 30 , and her first check would have to go for paying 31.
When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Partircia, the store manager asked her to come to her small office and handed her a box. “I overheard you 32 to your son yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is 33 to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie. I know you have to pay bills 34 you can buy gloves. You know we can’t 35 good people like you as 36 as we would like to; but we do 37 and I want you to know how 38 you are to us.”
The thoughtfulness, empathy (同情) and love of the store manager show vividly that people 39 more how much a( n) 40 cares than how much he pays.
A．topics B．problems C．difficulties D．lessons
A．employing B．praising C．keeping D．improving
A．soon B．long C．strong D．calm
A．position B．decision C．question D．advice
A．take B．change C．lose D．consider
A．lighter B．easier C．better D．higher
A．letter B．call C．answer D．email
A．bought B．kept C．needed D．offered
A．complained B．explained C．understood D．admitted
A．short B．enough C．spare D．tight
A．food B．education C．clothes D．bills
A．talking B．crying C．arguing D．scolding
A．easy B．hard C．simple D．nice
A．after B．until C．when D．before
A．value B．remain C．pay D．fire
A．much B．many C．pleasant D．possible
A．regret B．agree C．worry D．care
A．excellent B．important C．thankful D．thoughtful
A．remember B．refuse C．thank D．realize
A．mother B．clerk C．official D．manager
Mobile phones are everywhere in big cities. It seems that 16 can survive without one. Mobile phones are a great 17 to stay connected with friends and family. 18 , it is important to remember that there are certain times 19 you should not be using your phone, especially as a student, during school.
20 you are in class, you should not be sending your friends text messages 21 taking phone calls. Your classmates and teacher should not have to deal with this rude 22 . Aren’t you at school to learn?
In the United States, students would never be allowed to 23 their mobile phones during class. If you were to send or 24 a text message you would probably be kicked 25 class. It is very disturbing to hear a lot of tones and ringing during 26. There are many more rules for mobile phone use in America and it is to 27 respect for those around you.
As a teacher in China, I have to 28 students using mobile phones every day. I have told my class to 29 their phones, but many students do not listen. The 30 to be connected all the time seems to be more 31 than the desire to learn.
It’s easy to understand 32 it is so tempting(诱惑人的) to have your phone on during class. It seems so easy just to send a short text message; it’s not hurting anyone, is it? But you may actually be hurting 33 when you do this. Your teacher knows when you use your phone and may give you a 34 grade. Sending a text message also takes your attention away from what’s going on in class, you may 35 something important.
A．one B．somebody C．someone D．no one
A．way B．road C．method D．path
A．But B．However C．So D．Therefore
A．which B．that C．when D．where
A．After B．Before C．Because D．If
A．or B．and C．as well as D．instead of
A．act B．action C．habit D．behavior
A．have B．take C．use D．send
A．receive B．accept C．make D．get
A．of B．off C．out D．out of
A．school B．class C．office D．home
A．ask B．suggest C．show D．answer
A．do B．deal C．do with D．deal with
A．turn on B．turn down C．turn off D．turn in
A．desire B．wish C．hope D．expect
A．possible B．important C．necessary D．interesting
A．why B．what C．that D．whether
A．himself B．herself C．ourselves D．yourself
A．lower B．higher C．better D．upper
A．forget B．remember C．miss D．leave
The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. _26_，recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 27 for many years in 1881 he returned to Scotland for a 28 . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 29 .
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long 30 over the hills. They had been 31 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse, Kept indoors by the heavy rain. Lloyd felt the days 32 . To keep the boy happy Robert asked the boy to do some 33 .
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert 34 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 35 . “What’s that?” he asked “That’s the36 treasure “said the boy Robert suddenly 37 something of an adventure story in the boy’s 38 While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the 39 a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd. But who would he the pirate（海盗）?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the 40 of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to 41 such a man in a story 42 Long John Silver the pirate with a wooden leg, was 43 .
So thanks to a 44 .September in Scotland a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy we have one of the greatest 45 stories in the English language.
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally
A．alone B．next door C．at home D．abroad
A．meeting B．story C．holiday D．jib
A．Lloyd B．Robert C．Henley D．John
A．talk B．rest C．walk D．game
A．attempting B．missing C．planning D．enjoying
A．quiet B．dull C．busy D．cold
A．cleaning B．writing C．drawing D．exercising
A．doubted B．noticed C．decided D．recognized
A．the sea B．the house C．Scotland D．the island
A．forgotten B．buried C．discovered D．unexpected
A．saw B．drew C．made D．learned
A．book B．reply C．picture D．mind
A．star B．hero C．writer D．child
A．help B．problem C．use D．bottom
A．praise B．produce C．include D．accept
A．Yet B．Also C．But D．Thus
A．read B．born C．hired D．written
A．rainy B．sunny C．cool D．windy
A．news B．love C．real-life D．adventure
Water costs money．In some places water is hard 16 ．What 17 when a town
has these problems？A small town in California found a happy 18 ．
Very 19 rain ever fell there．The town had no water 20 ．The water it used was21 from a river 300 miles away．As more people22 live in the town 23 water was needed．Now water 24 to be brought in from 600 miles away．All these cost 25 money．
The town 26 a plan．It found 27 to clean its “dirty” water．Once the cleaned water was reused28 many ways．Five29 lakes were built．Here people could swim and fish and go 30 ．They31 have picnics in their new parks．Farmers had more water 32 their crops．New factories can be built，now that they have the promise of33 ．
In most places，water is used and thrown 34 ．The town that saved 35 water has saved the town！
A．supplying B．getting C．to get D．to supply
A．happens B．happening C．is happened D．happened
A．key B．answer C．answering D．way
A．little B．a little C．few D．a few
A．of itself B．of its own C．for its own D．for itself
A．fetch B．take C．brought in D．guided
A．come to B．came to C．coming to D．came for
A．many B．plenty of C．more D．many more
A．has B．had C．must D．needed
A．many B．a few C．a great many D．a lot of
A．put B．made C．supply D．noticed
A．a way B．ways C．an answer D．a key
A．for B．by C．at D．in
A．man-making B．man-make C．man-made D．man made
A．boating B．to boat C．to boating D．on boating
A．must B．could C．needed D．had to
A．as B．with C．for D．to
A．water enough B．enough water C．crops enough D．enough crops
A．off B．of C．away D．out of
A．it’s B．its C．one’s D．his
I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked up at me and said, “I _26_ you.” I did not 27_____ what to say, and I just stood there, looking __28__ at him. My first __29__ was that he 30_____need help with his homework. Then I asked, “What was that all 31_____?”
“Nothing,” he said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents we love them and 32____ what they say.”
The next day I called his teacher to _33_ more about what my son said and how the other parents had reacted（ 反应 ）. “Most of the fathers had the __34__ response as you did,” the teacher said, ”When I first __35___ that we try this, I asked the children __36__ they thought their parents 37_____ say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.”
Then the teacher ___38__ , “ I want my students to know that feeling love is an important part of __39____. I’m trying to tell them it’s too bad that we don’t express (表达) our feelings. A boy __40___ tell his father or mother he loves him.” The teacher understands that sometimes it is__41___ for some of us to say something that is good for us to say.
That evening when my son_42___ to me, I took him in my arms and held on for an __43_ moment, saying, “Hey, I love you, 44_____.” I don’t know if saying that made __45___ of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good.
A．hate B．love C．like D．enjoy
A．realize B．recognize C．know D．find
A．away B．for C．down D．on
A．thought B．meaning C．news D．reason
A．must B．should C．could D．would
A．for B．with C．around D．about
A．test B．know C．understand D．see
A．talk to B．chat with C．find out D．do with
A．same B．different C．usual D．unusual
A．allowed B．agreed C．planned D．suggested
A．how B．whether C．when D．what
A．would B．will C．could D．can
A．explained B．prepared C．informed D．developed
A．study B．work C．health D．body
A．might B．can C．should D．need
A．easy B．difficult C．crazy D．silly
A．turned B．shouted C．went D．came
A．extra B．ordinary C．interesting D．important
A．either B．too C．also D．again
A．all B．either C．none D．neither