A Faithful Father
My husband ,kissed me goodbye ,stroked, the baby’s cheek and then rushed out of the door ,into his busy day. With the cold of the morning fading, I fed my baby and it fell fast asleep. Usually I would place it in bed and quickly have the house somewhat in 36______ ,
This morning ,however, I stayed seated ,just 37_____,with the baby in my arms ,The thoughts ran into 38______ of the mornings with my husband, a father rushing out of the door to meet the obligations of life. It was only a small jump to thoughts of my own 39______
My mother passed away when I was ten, and as I looked 40 ______I could see how much of a family man my dad was. He went to work every morning and 41______ to his family every evening. He 42______ food, clothing, warmth ,and protection. He was a faithful father.
Setting the baby down ,I dialed the 43 ______ number. I had just realized the 44 ______ of the ordinary—the daily life going on around us that we often took for granted, and that it needed to be 45______
“Hi ,Dad. ” I said, 46______ back tears.
“Hey, Bud- How are you? ” 47______ was in his voice.:
“ Fine, Fm just calling to say. ,, thank you. ” I got it out before my throat 48______ too much for me to speak.
"What for?”
— For getting up and going to work every morning of ray life. Now that I have my' own 49______ and I see my husband doing the same ,I just wanted to thank you for being 50______ ”
There was 51______ for a moment as my dad composed himself ,and with a small . .52______ in his voice he said, “You’re welcome, Bud. ”
I don’t remember much of the rest of the call, 53______ that moment of revelation (显露) about my father, I will never forget. There are those who are known for their heroic 54 ______,and also those who are known for their fortunes and fame ,but it is the 55 ______everyday fathers who are the true heroes. I’m thankful that my father was one of them.
A.use B.line C.order D.fashion
A.thinking B.dreaming C.imagining D.praying
A.conversations B.struggles C.incidents D.memories
A.baby B.husband C.mother D.father
A.out B.away C.back D.around
A.moved B.returned C.escaped D.walked
A.provided B.collected C.sought D.bought
A.popular B.relative C.regular D.familiar
A.difference B.significance C.balance D.absence
A.recognized B.arranged C.reduced D.achieved
A.sending B.pushing C.holding D.putting
A.Sympathy B.Stress C.Doubt D.Concern
A.cleared B.hurt C.ached D.tightened
A.child B.duty C.plan D.career
A.inspiring B.faithful C.considerate D.admirable
A.peace B.calm C.silence D.rest
A.tremble B.hesitation C.passion D.sigh
A.and B.but C.or D.nor
A.ideas B.deeds C.remarks D.words
A.outstanding B.patient C.ordinary D.honest
No one in the United States could forget the sorrowful story, April 14th, 1865 36 Abraham Lincoln was murdered.
The night after a very busy 37 , the President and his wife went to Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C where a new play was to be put on.
Near the theatre 38 a 25-year-old unsuccessful actor named John Wilkes Booth, who was strongly against the North though he hadn’t fought 39 the South himself. As the play 40 after a moment of rest, Booth came into the theatre. He walked slowly and quietly 41 the door through which he could see the President’s 42. He looked 43 carefully so as to find the guards 44 task was to protect the President from the enemy. To his joy, there was none of 45 and nobody noticed him. He reached the door quickly and began to get hold of the gun 46 in his pocket.
It was quiet in the theatre and everyone 47 his eyes on the stage. Suddenly a terrible sound of 48 broke in on the play. It surprised everyone and soon they looked 49 where the sound had just come .Smoke was seen coming out of the President’s box, where the 50 had enjoyed the play. Right away the theatre was full of shouting and excited people. Soldiers hurried in to _51 the building, but it was too 52 ! The murderer had already 53 from the box onto the stage, from which then he hurriedly ran out of the theatre and soon disappeared in the 54_.
The news came that Lincoln, whom the people had 55 to love as an inspiring leader and a wise, warm-hearted, honest man, was short in the chest and died early the next morning.
A.as B.where C.when D.how
A.time B.work C.day D.hour
A.lived B.stayed C.stood D.worked
A.against B.with C.for D.under
A.stopped B.started C.lasted D.ended
A.towards B.into C.up D.over
A.face B.wife C.box D.hat
A.around B.behind C.back D.forward
A.which B.whose C.that D.their
A.guards B.them C.people D.soldiers
A.hidden B.put C.kept D.lain
A.put B.fixed C.made D.fastened
A.gun B.cry C.shot D.noise
A.at B.up C.down D.to
A.wife B.guard C.Lincolns D.President
A.search B.enclose C.search for D.looked at
A.noisy B.dark C.late D.smoky
A.went B.rushed C.run D.jumped
A.building B.dark C.crowds D.country
A.wanted B.gone C.come D.meant
I will never forget the two impressive things that happened last winter. One of my classmates and I were 36 our project work late at night on my university's campus far from home. Since there was 37 in the forecast, I had worn a winter 38 to school that day with a raincoat in my bag.
Throughout our work on the project, I could 39 that my friend was tired from a very long day working. As we stepped outside to begin the 40 walk home,I 41 she was shivering(颤抖). The temperature had dropped to the low thirties (Fahrenheit) and she 42 had a swea
ter on. I 43 offered her my warm jacket. She accepted it and asked me what I 44 wear then. I told her I had another one and pretended that my 45 was a jacket. She said later that she 46 the next morning and the first thing on her mind was feeling moved about my 47 of the jacket.
Coincidentally(碰巧), the next day I went to an open-air play and I was freezing 48 I didn’t expect it to be so 49 . A person who I hardly 50 insisted that I wear his jacket. I was 51 touched by this warm gesture. He was so matter-of-fact(讲究实际的) about me 52 his coat, too: he simply took it off and handed it to me telling me that I should 53 it. I used to think that this vast universe was a cold 54 . It turns out that even when the temperature drops low, the people never 55 to warm each other's hearts.
A.starting B.destroying C.showing D.doing
A.rain B.fog C.snow D.cloud
A.suit B.jacket C.cap D.coat
A.think B.guess C.see D.check
A.easy B.short C.safe D.long
A.heard B.believed C.noticed D.expected
A.bravely B.nearly C.only D.usually
A.suddenly B.immediately C.madly D.calmly
A.would C.should D.might
A.blouse B.sweater C.dress D.raincoat
A.ran away B.woke up C.fell ill D.got hurt
A.sale B.size C.color D.offer
A.though B.until C.since D.if
A.warm B.cold C.sunny D.dark
A.knew B.mattered C.loved D.blamed
A.deeply B.wrongly C.finally D.firmly
A.envying B.watching C.holding D.wearing
A.keep B.buy C.borrow D.throw
A.environment B.place C.wind D.situation
A.deny B.agree C.help D.stop
Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher? I do. Her name is Mrs. White.
I don’t remember much about what we learned in her 36 , but my mother once told me we used to 37 a lot. And I would 38 what I wrote and she would look at it and see there were so many 39 , but no red corrections. And always a star. Sometimes even a “Good”! That made my heart filled with 40 , but worried my mother. So one day when she met Mrs. White. She asked her why she never 41 my mistakes; why she never red-penciled in the wrong 42 of words or pointed out grammatical errors.
My mother said Mrs. White said “The children are just 43 to get excited about using words, about 44 sentences. I don’t want to dampen that 45 with red ink. Spelling and grammar can 46 . The wonder of words won’t …” And maybe she didn’t 47 it exactly like that because it was a long time ago and 48 my mother told me was just what she could remember.
Thanks to Mrs. White, I 49 up learning to use words with loving 50 . I had no qualms (顾虑)about writing what I mean
t 51 I couldn’t quite spell it out. A thought comes into my mind that if Mrs. White had used her red pen precisely, I 52 wouldn’t be telling you about this now. I look 53 now and think she must have been a rather 54 teacher ——to exercise such red-pen-restraint (不纠错)——to 55 the joy, wonder and excitement of expression.
A.expression B.school C.class D.home
A.sing B.write C.draw D.speak
A.bring back B.hand out C.hand in D.make up
A.signatures B.mistakes C.words D.stars
A.regret B.sadness C.happiness D.worry
A.saw B.found C.changed D.corrected
A.meanings B.spellings C.use D.place
A.beginning B.leading C.happening D.choosing
A.reading B.discovering C.forming D.hearing
A.thought B.patience C.courage D.excitement
A.wait B.advance C.disappear D.return
A.accept B.prove C.agree D.say
A.that B.what C.which D.how
A.grew B.stood C.added D.gave
A.doubt B.ability C.confidence D.opinion
A.as if B.now that C.if only D.even if
A.hardly B.usually C.probably D.actually
A.back B.round C.up D.out
A.beautiful B.interesting C.unusual D.strict
A.show B.let C.enjoy D.allow
One day an out of work mime(哑剧演员) was visiting the zoo and attempted to earn some money as a street performer. As soon as he started to draw a 31)______, a zoo keeper grabbed him and dragged him into his office. The zoo keeper explained to the mime that the zoo’s most popular attraction, a gorilla, had died suddenly and the keeper feared that 32)_____ at the zoo would fall off. He offered the mime a job to 33)______ the gorilla until they could get another one. The mime 34)______.
So the next morning the mime put on the gorilla suit and entered the cage before the crowd came. He discovered that it was a35)_______ job. He could sleep if he wanted, play and 36)______ people and he drew bigger crowds than he ever had as a mime. 37)_____, eventually the crowds got tired of him and he got tired of just swinging on tails. He 38)_______ to notice that he people were paying more attention to the lion in the cage next to his. Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience, he climbed to the top of his cage, crawled across a partition(隔墙), and dangled(悬荡) from the top to the lion’s cage. Of course, this made the lion very angry, but the crowd 39)______ it.
At the end of the day, the zoo keeper came and gave the mime a 40)______ for being such an attraction. Well, this went on for some time, the mime kept 41)______ the lion, the crowds grew larger, and his salary kept going up. Then one terrible day when he was dangling over the angry lion, he slipped and fell. The mime was 42)______.
The lion gathered itself and prepared to pounce(猛扑). The mime was so scared that he began to run round and round the cage with the lion close 43)______. Finally, the mime started screaming and yelling, “Help me,help me!”, but the lion was quick and pounced. The mime soon found himself flat on his back, looking up at the angry lion and the lion said, “44)______you fool! Do you want to get us 45)_______.”
A.ticket B.profit C.crowd D.lesson
A.reputation B.cost D.attendance
A.take care of B.dress up as C.make up for D.keep up with
A.declined B.hesitated C.accepted D.doubted
A.great B.demanding C.meaningless D.busy
A.make fun of B.communicate with C.cooperate with D.take advantage of
A.Surprisingly B.However C.Therefore D.Additionally
A.failed B.refused C.managed D.began
A.loved B.feared C.forgot D.excused
A.warning B.direction C.rise D.punishment41.
A.fighting B.insulting C.boring D.frightening
A.caught B.attacked C.terrified D.offended
A.behind B.ahead C.beyond D.aside
A.Hurry up B.Get up C.Wake up D.Shut up
A.helped B.killed C.favored D.fired
In 1971, a young man who grew up very poor was travelling across the country, trying to make a new __36__ for himself. Along the way, he had __37__ run out of money and was forced to spend the night in his car. This 38 until one morning, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked 39 into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast.
After eating his first good meal in 40 , he found himself 41 to the waiter, telling him he had lost his 42 . The waiter, who was also the owner, walked 43 the chair where the young man had been sitting. He bent down, 44a $20 bill that looked 45 it had fallen on the floor and said, “Son, you must have 46 this,” the owner said. The young man couldn’t believe his 47 ! He quickly paid for the breakfast, left a 48 , bought gas with the change, and headed West.
On the way out of town, he began to understand 49 the fellow did. Maybe nobody dropped the money 50 . “Maybe that fellow just knew I was 51 and he helped me in a way that didn’t __52__ me.” Right then he made a promise to help others if he could.
Later, he worked very hard and became a rich man. Now, he lives near Kansas City. Each year he 53 thousands of dollars. He is known as the “Secret Santa” because at 54 time each year, he personally hands money out to those on the streets and at hospitals. “I’ve lived the story, so I know it certainly more blessed(带来快乐的) to give than to ___55__, because it comes back to you many many times over,” he says. “It restores some faith in humanity.”
A.conclusion B.impression C.start D.surprise
A.unexpectedly B.completely C.strangely D.necessarily
A.continued B.began C.spread D.struggled
A.hopefully B.nervously C.carelessly D.excitedly
A.hours B.weeks C.years D.months
A.turning B.lying C.smiling D.joking
A.way B.job C.wallet D.car
A.behind B.near C.before D.under
A.took out B.picked out C.took up D.picked up
A.even if B.as if C.as well D.even so
A.placed B.put C.dropped D.removed
A.luck B.word C.promise D.action
A.message B.note C.mark D.tip
A.after all B.above all C.in all D.at all
A.in danger B.in pain C.in trouble D.in charge
A.astonish B.embarrass C.interest D.discourage
A.gives up B.sends out C.puts away D.gives away
A.breakfast B.Christmas C.church D.New Year
A.steal B.provide C.receive D.rob