We always want what we cannot have. When we’re young, we want to stay out late, have romantic relationships, and be __36__. However, when we’re __37__, we want to go back to being young and we __38__ the days when we didn’t have to worry about complex love affairs, __39__ pressure, and money problems.
Young people believe adulthood __40__ freedom from parents and schoolwork. When they get older, they feel that __41__is freedom from work pressure and family responsibilities. To __42__ this feeling, people say, “The grass is always __43__ on the other side.”
As teenagers, we like to be like adults but as young adults, we __44__to be young again. We think about staying out late, __45__ our own money to spend. Suddenly, they see that love can result in _46__hearts; staying out late makes it hard to get ready for__47__the next morning. They find out that adult life is not as __48__as they thought it would be and suddenly, __49__ becomes very scary.
Life is __50__. It gives us time to__51__ but also requires us to work. The time will come when we must grow up and we will always look __52__ wishing we __53__being young a bit longer. That time will not come back. It is normal to want what we cannot have but the __54__ is that to be happy is to appreciate what we have. That is the first step to growing up. __55__life becomes more complex we will not regret the time we wasted wishing we were adults.
A．comfortable B．dependent C．independent D．polite
A．older B．defeated C．married D．confident
A．like B．forget C．regret D．miss
A．study B．job C．age D．health
A．creates B．shows C．means D．limits
A．childhood B．adulthood C．parenthood D．romanticism
A．reduce B．describe C．experience D．understand
A．greener B．thinner C．yellow D．colorful
A．wish B．decide C．return D．stop
A．making B．having C．worrying about D．showing off
A．healthy B．ambitious C．broken D．excited
A．breakfast B．school C．exercise D．work
A．rich B．busy C．free D．easy
A．life B．love C．career D．future
A．long B．short C．fair D．beautiful
A．study B．think C．play D．live
A．up B．down C．back D．into
A．stopped B．enjoyed C．imagined D．tried
A．reason B．result C．dream D．truth
A．If B．When C．Unless D．Before
Bethany Hamilton, born on February 8, 1990, learned to surf at 7 and began her career as a surfer when she entered her first competition at age 11. ____ age 13, she was an excellent surfer and well-respected in the ____ world. Her lifelong ____ of becoming a professional surfer was ____ on October 31, 2003, as she was ____ by a 14-foot tiger shark while surfing off Kauai’s North Shore. She lost her left arm ____ that did not destroy her ____. And it just made her stronger
“I know I have ____ important to say. Something that people need to hear—but sometimes they get ____ caught up in the story part, that they miss the meaning,” says Bethany Hamilton.
Bethany has chosen to use her ____ to become an inspiration and help others to overcome adversity（厄运）, no matter how ____. She says, “People I don’t even know ____ me. I guess they ____ me as a symbol of courage and inspiration. One thing hasn’t changed—and that’s how I feel when I’m ____ a wave. It’s like, here I am. I’m ____ here. It’s still me and my board—in God's ocean!”
Bethany was presented with a special courage __ __at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards and Best Comeback Awards in 2004 ESPY（卓越体育表现奖）. Bethany ____ to compete in the most challenging waves in the world and amaze everyone by achieving the ____. She dominated（支配） the 2005 National Scholastic Surfing Association Nationals Championships, taking first ____ in the Explorer Women’s division.
Her story continues to be told, with Bethany continuingly ____ to be the best at what ever God calls her to do.
A．For B．Till C．By D．To
A．sports B．sailing C．swimming D．surfing
A．dream B．task C．hope D．interest
A．damaged B．ruined C．interrupted D．destroyed
A．killed B．attacked C．shocked D．bitten
A．for B．and C．but D．so
A．life B．courage C．ambition D．profession
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
A．very B．too C．so D．quite
A．experience B．accident C．suffering D．misfortune
A．large B．much C．great D．serious
A．come up with B．live up to C．put up with D．come up to
A．look B．think C．refer D．see
A．surfing B．riding C．speeding D．sliding
A．even B．still C．also D．already
A．present B．reward C．prize D．award
A．continues B．begins C．hopes D．tries
A．unusual B．unfortunate C．unimaginable D．unique
A．lead B．place C．step D．action
A．struggling B．determining C．supposing D．winning
Things have been kind of tough lately for Shannon Baker and her little family. They have each other’s parents and young daughter and for that they are . But she and her husband are both currently . And their car is in great need of . And then there is the matter of their second child, who is soon. So things are a little tense for the Baker family these days.
When Shannon and her daughter were walking through a store lot recently, Shannon picked up an envelop from the ground that $4,000 in cash. There were a of different interpretations that could be considered. Was this a kind of good ? Could it be an attempt by the universe to balance everything? Could it be simply a gift from God? Shannon didn’t know. The only thing she knew was that the cash in that envelope to someone else. Oh, and one other thing she knew: Her young daughter was . “My kid was standing right there I found it, ” Shannon told WLS-TV in Chicago. “So basically I wanted to teach my daughter how to be 42 . And for me that was enough.”
Never mind the bills that were , or the car that needed to be fixed, or the baby that would come soon. And forget that when she the money over to the police she was told that there was actually nothing illegal if she it.
The police were able to return the money to the person who it: an old woman. And one can imagine the and relief she felt when the police handed the lost envelop back to her. “She came to my house and she was almost in tears, me,” Shannon said. “She gave me a hug and an envelope with a small in it. But the amount, large or small, wasn’t . What was important was the opportunity to teach my daughter honesty.”
A．restricted B．upset C．sensitive D．grateful
A．unemployed B．appreciated C．disappointed D．removed
A．repair B．protection C．cash D．sale
A．sick B．desperate C．due D．dull
A．gathering B．parking C．cleaning D．begging
A．involved B．contained C．charged D．paid
A．number B．deal C．handful D．flood
A．expense B．prize C．hope D．luck
A．pointed B．reacted C．belonged D．responded
A．urging B．watching C．laughing D．affecting
A．before B．though C．because D．when
A．honest B．loyal C．ripe D．humorous
A．piling up B．giving away C．showing off D．passing by
A．watched B．turned C．got D．collected
A．kept B．made C．checked D．promoted
A．sent B．disliked C．lost D．generated
A．respect B．repentance C．tension D．joy
A．comforting B．congratulating C．offending D．thanking
A．amount B．present C．envelope D．option
A．sufficient B．ethical C．important D．decent
It is universally acknowledged that fresh food is beneficial to our health. As a small child, I didn’t know about the benefits of fresh food. ____, I considered canned fish and fruit, bottled soft drinks and ____ snacks to be the most appetizing (令人垂涎的). As I learned to prefer fresh and ____ foods to the artificial taste of chemically-enhanced snacks, I began to ____ starting a vegetable garden in our backyard.
“What would it take?” I asked my mom. We had the space and were ____ to take care of the plants every day. ____ doing some research online, we ____ to dig out a space of 16 square feet in our yard. It would have to be at least a foot deep ____ with a raised vegetable bed, the vegetables would have two feet of depth to grow.
It was February of 2013. We knew that we had to work ____ if we wanted to plant vegetables that spring. That month, every day after school, I pushed ____ the tough clay (粘土) under our lawn with a large shovel (铲子). Luckily, the rain made the soil ____, and before we knew it, we had finished digging the bed. Next came my favorite part: shopping for ____ and plants. By June, our plants, especially the tomatoes, were growing ____. We had never ____ such fresh tomatoes; they were so sweet that you could almost taste the ____ in them. To give our friends gifts, we packed jars of our little tomatoes. We also ____ Italian pasta sauce with our tomatoes and basil (罗勒，一种香料). It reassured (使…放心) us to know that we were eating healthy and fresh produce.
The work we put into our vegetable garden was ____ worthwhile. As long as we had the ____ to start and maintain the garden, we ____ a bountiful (大量的) harvest for the entire summer and fall in return. Thanks to the success of my vegetable garden, I can say that if the ____ of life is to be happy, I’m one little step closer.
A．Otherwise B．Instead C．Therefore D．Likewise
A．prepared B．preserved C．prevented D．protected
A．particular B．delicious C．nutritious D．special
A．think about B．worry about C．adapt to D．appeal to
A．absent B．late C．satisfied D．willing
A．Before B．Since C．As D．After
A．led B．refused C．decided D．afforded
A．so that B．now that C．as long as D．even though
A．quickly B．hardly C．gradually D．suddenly
A．over B．through C．across D．beyond
A．harder B．softer C．heavier D．deeper
A．flowers B．fruits C．seeds D．vegetables
A．at r isk B．with care C．in excitement D．like crazy
A．tasted B．sensed C．watched D．smelt
A．tear B．cloud C．sunshine D．wind
A．cooked B．offered C．provided D．supplied
A．rather than B．other than C．no more than D．more than
A．fact B．force C．doubt D．willpower
A．received B．accepted C．spent D．fulfilled
A．way B．quality C．goal D．standard
One lunchtime when I was in the third grade will stay with me always. I had been to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother had painstakingly my lines with me. But no matter how easily I them at home, as soon as I stepped onstage, every word from my head.
Finally my teacher took me aside. She explained that she had written a narrator’s part to the play, and asked me to switch . Her words, delivered, still stung(刺耳), especially when I saw my go to another girl.
I didn’t tell my mother what had happened when I went home for lunch that day. But she my unease, and instead of suggesting we practice my , she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard.
It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine(枝条)was turning . We could see yellow dandelions(蒲公英)popping through the grass in bunches.
I watched my mother bend down by one of the clumps(丛), “I think I’m going to all these weeds.’’ she said. “From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden. ” “But I like dandelions.’’ I . “All flowers are beautiful—even dandelions. ”
My mother looked at me seriously. "Yes, every flower gives in its own way, doesn’t it?”She asked thoughtfully. “And that is of people too, ”she added. “Not everyone can be a , but there is no shame in that. ”
Relieved that she had guessed my , I started to cry as I told her what had happened.
“But you will be a narrator, ”she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her, “The narrator’s part is as as the part of the princess.’’
Over the next few weeks, with her constant , I learned to take pride in the role. Lunchtimes were spent reading over my lines and talking about what I would wear.
A．trained B．picked C．tested D．expected
A．rewritten B．changed C．questioned D．practiced
A．replaced B．selected C．delivered D．designed
A．disappeared B．came C．failed D．shone
A．seats B．roles C．tasks D．ideas
A．secretly B．exactly C．fully D．kindly
A．goal B．duty C．part D．work
A．sensed B．ignored C．admitted D．controlled
A．speeds B．skills C．1ines D．questions
A．empty B．dry C．green D．soft
A．proudly B．angrily C．joyfully D．casually
A．give out B．dig up C．turn over D．set down
A．cried B．nodded C．added D．sighed
A．pleasure B．heat C．favor D．fortune
A．equal B．wise C．possible D．true
A．princess B．host C．director D．king
A．trick B．joy C．pain D．anger
A．thankful B．beautiful C．cheerful D．merciful
A．important B．useful C．exciting D．strange
A．challenge B．encouragement C．competition D．agreement
An inspirational young man who wasn’t expected to survive a climbing accident is fighting his way back to fitness and raising cash for those who saved his life.
Callum Rock’s family the worst after their 16-year-old son suffered injuries. The in the hospital lasted 12 hours to his damaged body, including a severe brain injury. But despite fears that he might never walk again, Callum, now 20, has everybody wrong with his amazing recovery. Not only is he walking, but he has just a 5-mile run in 50 minutes to raise money for the Great North Air Ambulance.
Callum, who had to re-learn , has come a very long way from the day he
nearly the accident. Back then, his parents were living every moment with the fear they might him.
Mum Jan said: “He wasn’t expected to survive his injuries were so severe. There were five surgeons to repair his artery(动脉). They had great in stopping the bleeding.” Jan said the surgeons were “ ” and Callum pulled through, but then followed a long of re-building his body.
Jan said: “When he first his eyes, he couldn’t do anything. He was just like a newborn baby again. He had to be how to sit up and walk.” Callum admits that having to learn things again has been . He jokes that he is like “the Iron Man”, the scars on his right arm.
His story has a local businessman, who donated ￡500 to Callum. With this generous donation, Callum has now more than ￡1,800 for the air ambulance.
“It’s to be able to raise money for them for what I owe them,” he said. “I owe so many people so much.
A．gestured B．dressed C．feared D．conducted
A．program B．instruction C．interview D．operation
A．shake B．repair C．control D．support
A．thought B．made C．proved D．kept
A．watched B．described C．completed D．abandoned
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
A．died from B．met with C．escaped from D．dreamt of
A．affect B．lose C．harm D．shock
A．or B．so C．while D．because
A．expressing B．weeping C．working D．learning
A．difficulty B．experience C．confidence D．pleasure
A．easy-going B．calm C．brilliant D．helpless
A．progress B．list C．type D．queue
A．dried B．rubbed C．lifted D．opened
A．warned B．allowed C．questioned D．taught
A．interesting B．frustrating C．exciting D．satisfying
A．showing B．ignoring C．cutting D．leaving
A．attacked B．inspired C．educated D．puzzled
A．discovered B．borrowed C．collected D．wasted
A．romantic B．strange C．safe D．good