I still remember father spent plenty of time teaching me how to pronounce a word, how to understand something that I saw for the first time and how to be polite to others. And I will never 31 one sentence my father used to say to me, “I love you, son. Say you love me, son.” 32 , I would scream, “I love you, Dad.”
When I was growing up, I found that I had little in 33 with my father gradually. Sometimes we often argued about something sharply and then the argument changed into a 34 . I knew there was a gap between us. I didn’t 35 hearing the words “I love you” from my father the last time. To tell you the truth, I couldn’t honestly remember 36 I had last said those words to him, either.
Now father was in hospital. The doctor said it was 37 and he needed an operation at once, 38 he wasn’t sure whether my father was able to 39 it. Everything in my childhood 40 in my mind. Then I called and said, “Dad, I love you!”
There was a 41 at the other end and he replied coldly, “Well, I love you, too!”
I 42 and said, “Dad, I know you love me, and when you are 43 , I know you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 44 asked, “Paul, is everything OK?”
A few weeks later I was working when I received my father’s call. “Paul, I love you.” I was so 45 that my tears rolled down my cheeks. Perhaps both of us 46 that this special moment had 47 our relationship to a new level.
A short while after this special moment, my father finally narrowly 48 death following the heart operation. I can’t 49 that if I didn’t take the first 50 and Dad did not survive the surgery, what kind of life I would lead now.
A．forget B．read C．understand D．practice
A．Actually B．Simply C．Naturally D．Strangely
A．heart B．manner C．mind D．common
A．fight B．quarrel C．question D．discussion
A．expect B．think C．enjoy D．remember
A．why B．whether C．where D．when
A．risky B．serious C．important D．difficult
A．but B．because C．so D．for
A．remain B．master C．survive D．defeat
A．put B．opened C．kept D．appeared
A．response B．pause C．silence D．surprise
A．cried B．smiled C．nodded D．moved
A．free B．ready C．happy D．convenient
A．eagerly B．carefully C．excitedly D．nervously
A．touched B．amused C．encouraged D．shocked
A．required B．realized C．reacted D．reported
A．formed B．built C．taken D．increased
A．escaped B．passed C．beat D．fought
A．conclude B．infer C．imagine D．decide
A．effect B．step C．word D．advice
While I studied at school, I felt great difficulty in learning my Latin translations. I was always very 36 in using a dictionary, and 37 it most difficult, while to other boys it seemed no 38 .
I formed an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and 39 read Latin as easily as English. My friend for his part was almost as 40 troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was 41 these Latin words. We agreed together that he should 42 me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement 43 wonderfully. The headmaster seemed quite 44 with my work, and I had more time to myself in the morning. On the other hand, once a week 45 I had to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty 46 , but once we were nearly caught out.
One afternoon, the headmaster 47 my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. “I was interested in this 48 you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me 49 you had in your mind.” The headmaster continued in this 50 for some time to fear of my friend. However, the headmaster, not wishing to 51 an occasion of praise into 52 of fault-finding, finally 53 him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow 54 and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my 55 .
A．quick B．slow C．hard D．good
A．made B．got C．found D．left
A．trouble B．difference C．labor D．worry
A．might B．would C．should D．could
A．very B．little C．much D．few
A．for B．by C．in D．to
A．change B．take C．forgive D．tell
A．worked B．tried C．happened D．developed
A．angry B．satisfied C．frightened D．sad
A．or so B．or else C．as usual D．as far
A．became B．seemed C．lay D．appeared
A．called B．taught C．arranged D．sent
A．aim B．goal C．point D．opinion
A．why B．how C．which D．what
A．excitement B．way C．meaning D．disappointment
A．turn B．leave C．grow D．become
A．none B．one C．either D．some
A．ordered B．asked C．took D．let
A．surprise B．escape C．hope D．chance
A．reading B．writing C．translations D．essays
It was 4 o'clock in the morning when I received the phone call．
“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just 41 in with severe burns on his face，neck and arms．We have called for a（n） 42 and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle．” Seattle was 350 miles from his college，so we knew immediately this was 43 ．
The doctor described the 44 ，which caused the burns．At 6 am，our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment．When they 45 the charcoal（木炭），it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline（petrol）．The flames 46 my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head．
47 ，one of the boys was quick-minded，grasped my son，and 48 him on the grass．While it saved his life，it was not in 49 to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars（伤疤）．
After he 50 from the treatments，the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery（整容）for 6 months 51 it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling．So，he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns．
When I was a child, my mother told my sister，who had a 10-inch, very 52__ scar on her arm，“Nancy，if you ignore the scar，other people will ignore it．It does not mean they will not 53 it，but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you．’’
I 54 this wisdom on to my son．He took my advice to 55 and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive．
By the end of the six-month waiting period，he decided that the scars did not 56 , so he made the 57 to give up any plastic surgery．
We all have “scars” that we believe 58 people to keep away from us．And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked different，or dressed differently，people would like us better．
But you see，people will only judge you by your looks，or your clothes，if you are judging yourself by these same 59 standards．Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value 60 yourself，and your beauty will shine through．
A．brought B．given C．turned D．showed
A．doctor B．hospital C．aircraft D．ambulance
A．serious B．terrible C．painful D．important
A．event B．process C．reason D．accident
A．got B．lit C．burned D．moved
A．took B．held C．caught D．attracted
A．Fortunately B．Surprisingly C．Happily D．Slowly
A．pushed B．threw C．dropped D．rolled
A．shape B．place C．fact D．time
A．benefited B．recovered C．suffered D．relaxed
A．if B．while C．because D．although
A．normal B．violent C．obvious D．popular
A．mention B．notice C．laugh D．hide
A．sent B．kept C．handed D．passed
A．heart B．life C．practice D．consideration
A．grow B．matter C．exist D．appear
A．mistake B．effort C．decision D．request
A．invite B．cause C．allow D．remind
A．false B．strict C．moral D．general
A．by B．over C．beyond D．within
I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye : Queen City Casket Company . “What is it?” I wondered . I 36 it over . There, on the back in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled（手写的） 37 . Immediately my mind traveled 38 many years .
I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of magazines on my shoulder . On my 39 that day, I came to that Company finally, whose owner, Mr Rader, had always taken me there to ask his workers 40 they wanted any magazines .
Shaking off the 41 like a wet dog, I entered Mr Rader’s office . After a quick glance he 42 me over to the fire-place . Noticing the 43in the top of my 44 , he said, “Come with me !” pulling me into his 45 and drove me downtown. We pulled to a stop before a shoe store . Inside, a salesman 46 me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 47 seen . I 48 several inches tall when I got up 49 them . “ We’d like a pair of new socks too,” Mr Rader said .
Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a 50 , wrote something on it, and handed it to me . With 51 eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” He said affectionately （深情地）, “Jimmy, I want you to 52 I love you”.
I said good-bye, and for the first time I 53 the hope that things would be 54 . With people like Mr Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a 55 .
A．read B．thought C．turned D．passed
A．address B．list C．message D．information
A．forward B．so C．ahead D．back
A．return B．rounds C．trip D．arrival
A．if only B．how C．whether D．why
A．dust B．sweat C．tail
A．led B．followed C．watched D．carried
A．hole B．mud C．water D．cover
A．magazine B．shoe C．sock D．bag
A．truck B．factory C．home D．store
A．wore B．fitted C．lent D．comforted
A．ever B．already C．never D．hardly
A．grew B．measured C．rose D．felt
A．for B．with C．on D．in
A．pen B．paper C．card D．notebook
A．tearful B．believable C．terrible D．puzzling
A．recognize B．know C．consider D．express
A．sensed B．received C．lost D．imagined
A．mistaken B．bad C．all right D．impossible
A．deal B．fortune C．choice D．difference
They say that first impressions are very important. My first impression of Mrs Li was 31___ she was nervous and 32____. I think perhaps she was, 33_____ it was her first lesson 34_____ us. But now, after 35______, the class really likes 36______ with her. She is kind and 37_______, and she 38________ English so 39_____ that 40______ I can understand it! --- She avoids 41______ you feel stupid. I’ve always hated making mistakes or 42______ a word incorrectly when I speak English, but Mrs Li just smiles, 43_____ you don’t feel completely stupid! I think maybe she goes _44___ too slowly for the faster students, but for me it’s wonderful！I feel I’m going to make progress 45_____ her.A. it B. that
A. shy B. relax
A. asB. is
A. after B. with
A. two week B. two weeks
A. working B. work
A. patience B. patient
A. explains B. explain
A. clear B. clearly
A. even B. every
A. to make B. making
A. to pronounce B. pronouncing
A. so that B. that
A. a bit B. bit
A. with B. to
We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we’ve become used to suddenly disappears. 36 , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 37 see —or look at — on my way to work each morning.
For three years, no matter 38 the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On 39 days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime 40 out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. 41 , she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I 42 all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how 43 I counted on to see her each morning. You might say I 44 her.
“Did she have an accident? Something 45 ?” I thought to myself about her 46 . Now that she was gone, I felt I had 47 her. I began to realize that part of our 48 life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 49 : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who
50 walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are 51 markers in the landscape of our lives. They add weight to our 52 of place and belonging.
Think about it. 53 , while walking to work, we mark where we are by 54a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though 55 , person?
A．Use B．Set C．Follow D．Take
A．would B．used to C．ought to D．had to
A．that B．how C．what D．whether
A．snowy B．cool C．sunny D．cloudy
A．wore B．brought C．gave D．helped
A．Clearly B．Luckily C．Unfortunately D．Besides
A．impressed B．watched C．remembered D．knew
A．long B．easy C．difficult D．much
A．loved B．missed C．disappointed D．hated
A．special B．unexpected C．especial D．worse
A．disappearance B．appearance C．misfortune D．fortune
A．forgotten B．lost C．known D．hurt
A．happy B．enjoyable C．frequent D．daily
A．friends B．strangers C．tourists D．guests
A．regularly B．actually C．hardly D．probably
A．common B．pleasant C．important D．faithful
A．choice B．knowledge C．decision D．sense
A．keeping B．changing C．passing D．mentioning
A．unnamed B．unforgettable C．unbelievable D．unreal