I was listening to the radio while 1 was driving home from coaching basketball yesterday. I could tell right away that there was something 41 by the mood of the speaker. There had been a plane crash. What made the 42 even more tragic was that Bob Collins，the morning show man, was among those who had been killed. Throughout my 40-minute 43 , I listened as sincere love and affection from the audience 44 .The more I listened about how this man had influenced those around him, the more 45 I became.
That was because I wanted to know 46 we as a culture, wait until somebody has passed away before we tell them how much they 47 to us? Why do we wait until it is too late before we 48 someone up after they have died? Yes，49 memory after memory about someone's good 50 does help us cope with the sadness of losing someone special to us. But as we 51 remember this person, our words fall short of the ears that most need to hear 52 .
Just once, 53 a gathering of death，1 would like to see a celebration of life, 54 stories are told, tears fall down，laughter rings out；and as the speaker 55 his or her loving tribute(颂词), the person they are 56 rises from the chair and gives them a 57 hug! Wouldn’t that be 58 !
Life is too short to leave kind words 59 . How I wish that when the unavoidable funeral finally comes，we could say 60 with the knowledge that they knew exactly how people felt about them while they were here on earth.
A．important B．wrong C．pleasant D．unnoticed
A．speaker B．radio C．station D．story
A．drive B．silence C．ride D．tour
A．poured in B．grew up C．broke out D．got through
A．determined B．delighted C．discouraged D．devoted
A．what B．that C．if D．why
A．impress B．love C．mean D．affect
A．bring B．build C．pick D．bury
A．recovering B．showing C．sharing D．losing
A．qualities B．manners C．records D．attitudes
A．barely B．lovingly C．suddenly D．finally
A．him B．them C．it D．us
A．as for B．apart from C．except for D．instead of
A．where B．because C．whether D．which
A．mentions B．writes C．pays D．ends
A．staring B．listening C．honoring D．talking
A．tight B．quick C．cold D．necessary
A．anything B．nothing C．everything D．something
A．untouched B．unsaid C．unfinished D．unpacked
A．hello B．sorry C．goodbye D．thanks
I was recently invited to lecture on anxiety to several hundred mental-health professionals. My talk was scheduled to __21__those of a number of famous psychiatrists. When my turn came, I was especially ___22__ because the speaker before me had been particularly impressive and charming. As I approached the podium(讲台)， my heart pounded and my mouth went completely ___23__.
What am I doing here? I asked myself. To make matters worse, my presentation partly __24___ with fear of public speaking. To ___25__ myself, I tried an unusual way. I asked the audience,” How many of you feel nervous__26___ you give a speech. Nearly every hand __27__. “Well, that’s exactly _28__ I feel right now!”
The audience___29__ with laughter. I relaxed and was able to get on with my __30__.
__31__, we all find ourselves in a __32___ that makes us nervous. Perhaps you’re afraid of saying __33___things at a drinking party, stumbling over a presentation at work or having your __34__go blank during a test. For some of us the anxiety is so __35__ that it is personally and professionally incapability.___36__ the years, my work with hundreds of patients has taught me that __37__ can increase his or her social ___38___, even in the most stressful situations. And I have a few simple but helpful___39__, such as tackling your fears one step at a time; focusing on others; ___40__anxiety into energy and stopping comparing yourself, which I think are of great value to us in our work.
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I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all1of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they2that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought3for performance. However, at the last minute, once of the friends couldn't go, so my brother4me the ticket. I was really5!
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our6. After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became7. I could barely make out the stage in the8. We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band9the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn't10what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as11a jet engine. I could12the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can't recall any of the songs that the band played. I just13that I really enjoyed the show and didn't want it to14. But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the15and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just16from a long sleep. My ears were still17with the beat of the last song.
After the18, I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while,19, I listen to one of their songs and20I'm back at that first show.
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The young wonman entered the pool where an injured dolphin(海豚) was swimming. Despite her fear,she felt strong wearing her new leg.
In her second grade. Maja1her cousin.Jasmina.After Jasmina's death.Maja swore she would honor the little girl by2with a dolphin,an animal that both girls3."Jasmina never got the chance to do it."says Maja.now32,"so I4that someday I'd do it for her."
In high school,Maja was5about sports. she even planned to become an athlete.6,in 1993. during the eivil war in her home country, a bomb7her left leg.
After two years'8in the U.S.,Maja received her first artifierd (人造的)leg. But9it didn't fit well, walking for Maja was painful.10，she managed to graduart from a loca high school. Then after receiving a11from Saint Francis University, she got a job at an insurance firm and12started her own campany.
To relax. Maja13ofter watch the dolphins play at an auarium (水族馆)near her home.A young dolphin. Winter, who had lost its tail, caught her14One day,Maja happened to see trainers15Winter with a high-teeh tail.When they were done.Winter swam freely in the water.Maja was16. She managed to find the inventors of Winter's tail.Within ten days,she had a new leg which freed her the17that had troubled her for almost 16years.
Now, Maja was ready to keep her18.She went to the aquarium. Lowered herself into the pool and held out a hand to Winter, who approached19, then swum away. After a few minutes. The dollop hint let Maja20its back Finally .they began to swim around together.
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I truly feel that my mother led me here, to Morzaine, and to my future as a happy wife and business woman. When Mum 1in October 2007,I was a cook. In December that year, while I was working for a wedding, a pearl necklace Mum had left me 2.I was distraught（忧心如焚的）. Some days later, I was 3that a guy who was working with us that day. “could probably have made a fortune 4the necklace he found.” 5.he returned it. Hearing how I’d 6Mum for six months before her death, he said, “Christmas is going to be 7—why not go out to the Alps for a couple of weeks?”
I come to Morzaine ,a small ,friendly village in the Alps and___8_ fell in love with it .What was __9__to be a stopgap (权宜之计) trip turned into a new life .I kept travelling between London and here and felt _10__than I had in months .In December 2008 , I was __11_as a hotel manager and moved here full time .
A month later, I met Paul, who was traveling here. We fell in love. In the beginning , I didn’t want to discuss___12__, because the sadness of losing Mum__13__felt great. Paul understood that and never___14__me but, by summer, we got married. A year later, we used his saving, and the money from the sale of Mom’s house, to build our own ___15__.
We want to give our guests a __16__ feel, so each room is themed(以……为题) around memories from our lives. There are also styles to remind me of Mom ---- a tiny chair which ___17___ be in her bedroom is set in one room.
We are having a wonderful life Mum ___18___ naturally part of it, _19___ there’s no way we would be here if it wasn’t for the __20_ she gave me. I know she’s here in spirit, keeping an eye on us .
A．died B．came C．returned D．visited
A．burned B．disappeared C．broke D．dropped
A．shown B．comforted C．persuaded D．told
A．hiding B．stealing C．selling D．wearing
A．Luckily B．Naturally C．Surely D．Hopefully
A．nursed B．cured C．missed D．guarded
A．long B．hard C．merry D．free
A．suddenly B．finally C．nearly D．immediately
A．said B．proved C．supposed D．judged
A．smarter B．higher C．firmer D．lighter
A．honored B．hired C．regarded D．trained
A．travel B．business C．children D．marriage
A．recently B．once C．still D．first
A．left B．pushed C．surprised D．interrupted
A．hotel B．restaurant C．home D．shop
A．homely B．lively C．motherly D．friendly
A．ought to B．used to C．might D．could
A．takes B．keeps C．looks D．feels
A．unless B．while C．because D．though
A．money B．chair C．house D．necklace
This year I decided to do something to regain my good name as a kindly uncle. My 1 Tony,had never forgiven me for the dictionary I had bought him as a birthday present last year. His2 had no reason to be thankful to me either,because the year before, I had 3 their dear son with a pot of paste(浆糊) and some funny pictures. Instead of 4 them into a book, Tony had naturally covered every wall in the house with them. This year, 5 , I decided to let him 6 for himself.
We went into a big shop,but Tony was very particular about 7 . Although I tried to show him toy after toy,he was not to be 8 . Then I saw he suddenly became 9 ; he had discovered something he really liked: a large tin dram. I was quite happy too 10 I thought what Tony’s mother would say when she saw it. Nobody would get any 11 for weeks! I led Tony away 12 , saying that the dram was too expensive.
Tony asked for permission to go off 13 and I made the most of my chance to sit down end 14 my aching feet. Fifteen minutes passed but there was still no sign of Tony. I began to get 15 and got up to look for him. I asked a young lady if she had seen a little boy in a grey suit. She looked 16 her helplessly and pointed out that there were so many 17
in grey suits. I was just going to call the police for help,when I saw a strange 18 dressed in strange orange clothes. He was wearing a false beard and had a caveman’s axe(斧子)in one hand,and a space gun in the other. It was, of course,Tony, who informed me 19 that he was the first 20 to fly into space.
A．cousin B．daughter C．grandson D．nephew
A．friends B．parents C．classmates D．brothers
A．presented B．annoyed C．confused D．occupied
A．entering B．dividing C．sticking D．drawing
A．anyhow B．though C．again D．therefore
A．guess B．choose C．pay D．see
A．sweets B．toys C．clothes D．books
A．pleased B．disturbed C．accepted D．disappointed
A．surprised B．hopeful C．patient D．excited
A．after B．until C．unless D．since
A．shock B．trouble C．peace D．time
A．happily B．eagerly C．cautiously D．quickly
A．on his own B．in his way C．now and then D．more or less
A．drag B．rest. C．lay D．step
A．8shamed B．angry C．worried D．doubtful
A．about B．to C．at D．across
A．young ladies B．new customers C．loving parents D．small boys
A．figure B．actor C．man D．doll
A．on time B．at once C．just now D．once again
A．policeman B．spaceman C．caveman D．postman