The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break .She seemed so small as she pushed her way __36__ the crowd of boys on the playground . She___37__ from them all.
I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing __38__.She would practice dribbling（运球）and shooting over and over again, sometimes until __39__. One day I asked her __40__ she practiced so much. She looked __41__in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, "I want to go to college. The only way I can __42__ is that if I get a scholarship, I am going to play college basketball. I want to be __43__. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count."
Well, I had to give it in to her--- she was __44__.One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head __45_ in her arms. I walked toward her and quietly asked what was _46___. "Oh, nothing," came a soft reply. "I'm just too short." The coach told her that at her height she would probably __47__get to play for a top ranked team,__48__offered a scholarship. So she _49___stop dreaming about college.
She was __50___ and I sensed her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just didn't __51__ the power of a dream. He told her __52__she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, __53___could stop her except one thing-- her own attitude. He told her again," if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count."
The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college recruiter（招聘人员）. She was indeed offered a __54__ .She was going to get the college education that she had __55___and worked toward for all those years.
A．across B．through C．over D．into
A．brought out B．showed out C．stood out D．worked out
A．only B．lonely C．simply D．alone
A．dark B．dawn C．midnight D．daybreak
A．how B．when C．why D．what
A．worriedly B．shyly C．quietly D．directly
A．go B．get C．enter D．attend
A．worse B．better C．the best D．the worst
A．encouraged B．determined C．fixed D．fascinated
A．covered B．enclosed C．dropped D．buried
A．the affair B．the matter C．matter D．the wrong
A．ever B．even C．once D．never
A．far more B．much less C．much fewer D．many more
A．should B．must C．can D．may
A．overjoyed B．moved C．embarrassed D．heartbroken
A．understand B．experience C．learn D．believe
A．even if B．as if C．that if D．only if
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．prize B．medal C．scholarship D．position
A．dreamed of B．accepted C．thought of D．appreciated
My sister, Cathy, who lives in Vancouver, sent me a package full of Christmas gifts. She told me that she had 36 it in advance to make sure it would arrive at my house weeks before the 37 . Christmas was drawing near, but no package arrived. Cathy checked the tracking number every 38 with Canada Post, and every evening she would call me to 39 if there was any sign of it on our end.
The 40 always started with questions about the package, but twenty minutes later we would still be 41 . We talked about our family, such as parents, our kids, 42 and so on. Of course we also talked about our jobs. We had never made so much 43 for each other! The talk always took us back to the hours we spend together in our childhood.
By Christmas Eve we finally had to 44 the fact that the package was 45 lost. On Christmas morning, Cathy got on the phone with everyone in my 46 and told them what she had sent. Later on, after a big Christmas dinner, I had forgotten all about the 47 package when there was a knock on the door. Who could it be at such a time? As I 48 the door, a man was standing there. “I 49 this is yours.” he said, holding a package. Just then I 50 that it had been delivered to the wrong address. “I just got home from vacation,” he explained, “51 I wanted you to have this in time to open for Christmas.” I thanked this 52 stranger for taking so much trouble to 53 this gift to us on Christmas Day, and 54 thanked God that the package had been lost in the first place.
The real gift that holiday season was the new 55 to my sister who lives far away from us. Now there’s one gift I never want to give back!
A．booked B．decorated C． listed D．mailed
A．appointment B．deadline C．holiday D．party
A．year B．morning C．week D．month
A．pick out B．take out C．figure out D．find out
A．complaint B．conversation C． discussion D．quarrel
A．chatting B．arguing C． kidding D．scolding
A．gifts B．secrets C．husband D．clothing
A．food B．time C．achievement D．money
A．consider B．ignore C． accept D．study
A．entirely B．simply C．mostly D．suddenly
A．restaurant B．office C．house D．class
A．terrible B．outstanding C．big D．missing
A．opened B．locked C．left D．watched
A．understand B．forget C．know D．believe
A．expected B．dreamed C．realized D．remembered
A．because B．but C．or D．so
A．generous B．honest C．polite D．kind
A．show B．present C．return D．offer
A．silently B．carefully C．gently D．actually
A．connection B．guide C．recognition D．closeness
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s 36 as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived 37 .
When she came home she sensed 38 unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the 39 were all locked and there was no sign of forced entry ( 进入). Had anything been 40 ? She went from room to room, checking, and found her camera and watch 41 .
The following Thursday she went out at her 42 time, but she didn’t go to the club. 43 , she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home, 44 herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would45 .
It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making tea at the time. The bell rang again, and 46 she heard her letter-box being pushed open. 47 the kettle（壶）of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a 48 . The wire turned and caught around the knob (圆型旋包钮) on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and 49 _ the water over the hand. 50 __ was heard outside as the 51 fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was 52 by the sound of running feet.
It wasn’t long 53 the police caught the thief. And Mrs. Clarke was greatly 54 at the club for her successful 55 .
A．organization B．party C．movement D．club
A．lonely B．alone C．away D．busily
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
A．windows B．rooms C．doors D．gates
A．found B．opened C．taken D．broken
A．losing B．missing C．leaving D．disappearing
A．same B．spare C．special D．usual
A．Therefore B．However C．Instead D．Again
A．pushing B．letting C．pulling D．leading
A．appear B．follow C．happen D．continue
A．the next moment B．for a while C．in time D．at once
A．Putting down B．Laying aside C．Picking up D．Taking away
A．knife B．hand C．letter D．key
A．spread B．dropped C．poured D．covered
A．A sad voice B．A sharp cry C．A warning shout D．A strange noise
A．key B．kettle C．door-lock D．wire
A．followed B．caused C．produced D．ended
A．before B．since C．until D．when
A．surprised B．admired C．inspired D．supported
A．self-satisfaction B．self-protection C．self-respect D．self-service
Years ago, I worked in an office in Halifax. We had large windows overlooking a busy street. I stood by one of them. When a woman in a passing car __36__and made eye contact, naturally, I __37__.
It was the beginning of a year of window antics（古怪行径）. When things were __38 _, I stood in the window and waved at the passengers who looked up. And this made me laugh- work __39__ was washed away.It didn't __40__ long to attract the following - a man with a construction truck, the carpool crowd and the business lady with her children….When waving became ___41___, I made signs: "Hi!", "Hello!", "Be Happy!" I ___42__ them in the window and waved.
Christmas approached. Job cuts were announced. Several co-workers would ___43___their jobs. Stress reached a high point. Everyone was ___44__. We needed something to break the tension.While working a night __45 _, a red lab jacket __46_ my attention.I used my __47__ andturned it into a Santa’s costume. The next day my co-workers gathered around me and __48 _for the first time in weeks.Just then my boss walked through the door. He looked up, saw me, paused, __49__ his head, turned and left.
I __50_ trouble. The phone on the desk rang. It was my boss. "Mike, come to my office!" Entering his office, I felt nervous. "Mike... "That was all he managed to say. Tears _51__ in his eyes, as I sat silent and confused. When he regained __52_ , he said, "Thanks, Mike! With the job cuts, it's been hard to enjoy the __53__season. Thanks for the laugh, I needed it.”
That evening, and every evening of the Christmas season, I stood __54__ in the window and waved to my __55_ . The bus crowd waved wildly, and the little children smiled at the strange Santa. My heart filled with joy. For a few minutes each day, we could forget the loss of jobs.
A．speeded up B．broke down C．looked up D．pulled though
A．shouted B．hid C．left D．waved
A．slow B．bad C．right D．important
A．pleasure B．stress C．experience D．challenge
A．spend B．take C．cost D．pay
A．encouraging B．embarrassing C．moving D．boring
A．saw B．read C．posted D．painted
A．lose B．seek C．finish D．take
A．terrified B．satisfied C．depressed D．exhausted
A．class B．shift C．club D．party
A．pulled B．attracted C．deserved D．attacked
A．imagination B．relation C．experience D．strategy
A．spoke B．laughed C．acted D．returned
A．nodded B．shook C．raised D．lower
A．took B．put C．feared D．avoid
A．fell B．formed C．dried D．disappeared
A．confidence B．balance C．control D．strength
A．Labor B．Christmas C．Thanksgiving D．National
A．luckily B．eagerly C．proudly D．naturally
A．boss B．children C．co-workers D．fans
Dahlia was running around the house screaming and crying. “I hate her! I hate her! I will __36__ play with her again!” Finally, her steps slowed, __37__ she told her father what had happened. He listened attentively. __38__ she stopped, he asked, “Is there __39__ else?” Dahlia added more details and began __40__ bitterly again. Father was listening. When Dahlia __41__ talking, he said, “It must __42__ you to be made fun of like this by your best friend Tina.” Dahlia __43__ her father’s embrace（拥抱）and support as she cried __44__ more in his arms. Then as __45__ as the storm of tears began, she was finished. She got up and __46__ announced, “Daddy, did you know that tomorrow Tina and I are going together to the beach? We are __47__ a log house there with Adam and Tom, I will tell Tina before we go that I __48__ ruin her work again, and I’m sure she will be __49__ to me. ”
Why was this encounter (sudden meeting) so successful? How did Dahlia __50__ her sadness so completely and realize her responsibility in the matter __51__ her own?
There were three main parts in her father’s reaction that __52__ : (A) Attention (B) Respect (C) Trust. He gave his daughter __53__ attention and took her seriously as she __54__ her feelings. He respected her by not coming with words of wisdom, advice or help. He validated（证实）the feelings she __55__ . And he trusted her to do and say what she needed in order to lead herself toward resolution of her emotions.
A．hardly B．seldom C．ever D．never
A．so B．but C．and D．then
A．Before B．When C．While D．Since
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．crying B．running C．talking D．saying
A．kept B．started C．stopped D．hated
A．hurt B．ache C．injure D．wound
A．got B．received C．accepted D．admitted
A．many B．some C．any D．no
A．soon B．quickly C．suddenly D．fast
A．surprisingly B．angrily C．sadly D．cheerfully
A．building B．buying C．making D．repairing
A．shouldn’t B．won’t C．daren’t D．can’t
A．polite B．cruel C．rude D．nice
A．get over B．get away C．get along D．get through
A．for B．on C．by D．in
A．did B．followed C．went D．worked
A．full B．incomplete C．half D．undivided
A．sent out B．threw out C．put out D．poured out
A．expressed B．showed C．said D．strengthened
I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother
and his friends were all 36 of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they37 that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought38 for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother 39 me the ticket. I was really40 !
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our41 . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became42 . I could barely make out the stage in the43 . We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band44 the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t45 what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as46 asa jet engine. I could47 the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just48 that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to49 . But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the50 and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just51 from a long sleep. My ears were still52 with the beat of the last song.
After the53 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while,54 , I listen to one of their songs and55 I’m back at that first show.
A．members B．fans C．friends D．volunteers
A．guessed B．thought C．discovered D．predicted
A．flowers B．drinks C．clothes D．tickets
A．offered B．booked C．returned D．found
A．relaxed B．excited C．embarrassed D．encouraged
A．seats B．entrance C．spots D．space
A．comfortable B．serious C．nervous D．quiet
A．silence B．darkness C．noise D．smoke
A．fell upon B．got through C．stepped onto D．broke into
A．forget B．bear C．repeat D．hear
A．loud B．hard C．sweet D．fast
A．enjoy B．touch C．feel D．digest
A．realize B．understand C．believe D．remember
A．continue B．finish C．delay D．change
A．theatre B．party C．opera D．stage
A．escaped B．traveled C．woken D．benefited
A．aching B．burning C．rolling D．ringing
A．competition B．performance C．interview D．celebration
A．besides B．otherwise C．instead D．though
A．decide B．regret C．imagine D．conclude