In the morning, Slim got up and prepared breakfast for his wife as usual. Nicole, his wife was listening to music in the bedroom. ___, he felt that his body was shaking. Slim had the ____ response that there was an earthquake! He ____ quickly: “Dear, earthquake! Go to the toilet！” Nicole heard the shouting, the first aid box quickly and ran into the toilet. The house was even more dramatically (剧烈地)．
Bathroom was the next door to the kitchen. Slim picked up a kitchen ____ and two pieces of bread outside the kitchen. Slim tried to ____ along the wall to help Nicole.____, it got dark suddenly with an explosion. The house _______down and many things fell from above. Nicole was quickly buried in .She felt breathing very difficult. She tried to stand up, but .
A few minutes later, the land was __.Nicole heard the sound of short ___ and thought it was Slim! She shouted to him but no ____！ He probably fainted. Nicole kept saying his name and she finally heard a response, two people encouraged and ____ each other. They knew that there must be a way to .
Slim found that they were close and were by the fallen stones and some powder. He started to dig with the kitchen knife. He felt ____ from his fingers. Finally, he removed the last piece of larger stones. Slim touched Nicole's one hand, then dug the ____ stones of her body. Finally, Nicole had a ____ breathing slowly. Two people sat on the ground and hugged together.
A．Suddenly B．Actually C．Unfortunately D．Really
A．recent B．rapid C．late D．slow
A．warned B．howled C．jumped D．shouted
A．used up B．found out C．took up D．put away
A．burning B．falling C．shaking D．moving
A．tool B．cook C．fork D．knife
A．walk B．wander C．run D．jump
A．However B．Therefore C．Instead D．Besides
A．lay B．crashed C．broke D．bent
A．ruins B．ashes C．dirt D．pieces
A．senseless B．impossible C．impractical D．invaluable
A．normal B．usual C．flat D．silent
A．steps B．breath C．movements D．pauses
A．response B．sign C．hope D．result
A．touched B．held C．calmed D．called
A．relax B．communicate C．succeed D．escape
A．wrapped B．separated C．fastened D．limited
A．pain B．cold C．water D．warmth
A．sticking B．beating C．surrounding D．spreading
A．complete B．constant C．steady D．weak
We were a group of people who took a bus to work every day. One of the ___ was a small old man who took the bus to the health center every morning. He always chose to___ behind the driver. No one ever paid much ___ to him.
But one July morning he said good morning to the driver and___ at others. The driver nodded. The rest of us were ___ as usual.
The next day, the old man got on the bus and said in a loud voice, “A very good ___ to you all!” Some of us looked up, ___ , and said, “Good morning!” From then on he said good morning to us every day and we began to ___ to each other.
One morning he had some flowers in his hand. The driver turned around ____ and asked, “Are these for me, Charlie?” We never got to know his name was really “Charlie”, ____ he waved(挥动) the flowers and said ____ . People laughed. Every morning after that Charlie always ____ a flower.
Until one morning Charlie wasn’t ___ at his usual stop. And he wasn’t there the next day and the day after that. What might have ____ _ to him? When we came nearer to the health centre, a woman ____ the driver to wait a moment. We all held our ___ when she went to the door.
She said she knew ____ we were talking about. The elderly gentleman was sick. They ___ _ him back on Monday.
The next Monday when Charlie got on the bus, all of us who he had brought ____ to in that summer sat with a ___ _in our hands.
A．friends B．drivers C．passengers D．workers
A．sit B．hide C．shout D．sleep
A．attention B．energy C．interest D．expectation
A．called B．laughed C．smiled D．pointed
A．upset B．crazy C．silent D．bored
A．trip B．morning C．holiday D．time
A．worried B．surprised C．moved D．scared
A．introduce B．admit C．write D．talk
A．politely B．proudly C．carefully D．smilingly
A．because B．so C．until D．but
A．sorry B．yes C．thanks D．hello
A．bought B．found C．wore D．brought
A．waiting B．arriving C．greeting D．walking
A．happened B．sent C．spoken D．regarding
A．ordered B．invited C．asked D．promised
A．tears B．breath C．hands D．flowers
A．where B．when C．who D．what
A．kept B．expected C．looked D．got
A．happiness B．luck C．concern D．power
A．letter B．ticket C．card D．flower
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I live in a big city. It is noisy and dirty and I always feel very______. At the weekends, I like to leave the city and get some ______air and have a good rest. A few weeks ago, I decided_____ to see my_______ .I was really looking forward to ________ them as soon as possible.
My parents live a long way away. I went to see them with James, a friend of________. And we drove there_______ Friday night. In the middle of the road it began to rain.
The roads became very wet and it was difficult to________. We _____ home just after midnight, feeling very tired. The next morning it was still______. James took his car to a garage(汽车修理厂) ________ was very good.
In the afternoon the_______ got better. We wanted to go for a drive. My parents______ us their car.But their car was not very good. It didn’t______on the way.How _______ we were! We had to call up the garage. “Oh”, they said, “your car won’t ______ until tomorrow.” So it wasn’t ______for us to go for drive. We had to stay at my parents’ home all day. On Sunday my mother ______ a heavy box on her foot and we had to hire(雇佣) a taxi _____ her to hospital. When James and I drove back home on Sunday afternoon, we got stuck in a car accident. Oh, my God! Next time if I want a rest, I will stay in the_____.
A．exhausted B．energetic C．amazed D．happy
A．cold B．dry C．fresh D．cool
A．to go B．going C．gone D．to be going
A．comrades B．friends C．neighbors D．parents
A．to meet B．met C．meeting D．being met
A．mine B．I C．my D．me
A．in B．at C．to D．on
A．ride B．drive C．walk D．run
A．arrived at B．arrived C．got to D．arrived in
A．blowing B．snowing C．raining D．shining
A．that B．where C．whose D．who
A．sky B．earth C．water D．weather
A．lent B．borrowed C．sold D．bought
A．move B．run C．work D．start
A．lucky B．amused C．unlucky D．pleased
A．be repaired B．repaired C．been repairing D．repair
A．easy B．possible C．necessary D．right
A．put B．threw C．dropped D．fell
A．to bring B．to take C．bring D．take
A．country B．city C．mountain D．village
Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to have a relaxation the summer before my busy senior year, ____ my mother asked me to do her a ____. One of her colleagues needed a full- time ____. “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital; why not volunteer to ____ Nick instead？” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a ____ child.
Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders（混乱；失调）. Normal day-care centers would not ____ him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections（感染） which left him with equilibrium(平衡) problems. He couldn't ____ or run properly. I was hesitating ____ I was to take the job when my mother ____, “Don't you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the ____.”
Then I told her I was ____ for the job.
The day started at 7：00 a．m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little ____ , he was quite a mix.
At the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings, the boy's face ____ up—How he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be____ to get a child to go down a slide（滑道；滑坡）. Believe me, it wasn't! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his ____ and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.
Halfway through the summer, he ____ it to the top of the slide. With my arms ___ him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his reaction. After ____ that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big hug and asked, “May I go down again, alone？”
I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and ____ what other children take for granted.
This ____ child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.
A．and B．however C．so D．but
A．service B．business C．favor（支持） D．trade
A．nurse B．waitress C．guard D．guide
A．protect B．attend C．defend D．comfort
A．naughty B．clever C．normal D．happy
A．admit B．receive C．accept D．adopt（采纳）
A．speak B．play C．stand D．walk
A．if B．what C．why D．where
A．suggested B．argued C．challenged D．commented
A．courage B．energy C．faith D．time
A．eager B．sorry C．grateful D．ready
A．awareness B．knowledge C．balance D．control
A．delighted B．cheered C．lit D．shut
A．difficult B．interesting C．simple D．terrible
A．fears B．worries C．chances D．situation
A．climbed B．got C．managed D．made
A．taking B．holding C．bringing D．greeting
A．realizing B．researching C．worrying D．wondering
A．play B．ignore C．enjoy D．share
A．ordinary B．smart C．brave D．special
The sun was shining when I got on No.151 Bus. We passengers sat jammed together in heavy clothes. No one spoke. That’s one of the rules. we see the same faces every day, we prefer to behind our newspapers. People who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their .
As the bus came near the Mile, a suddenly rang out “ !This is your driver speaking.” We looked at the back of the driver’s head. “Put your papers down. All of you.” The came down. “Now, turn and face the person next to you. Go .”
Surprisingly we all did it. Still no one smiled. I faced an older woman, her head wrapped in a red scarf(围巾).I saw her every day. Our eyes met We waited for the next from the driver. “Now repeat after me. Good morning neighbor!”
Our voice were .For many of us, these were the words we had spoken that day. But we said them together, like ,to the strangers beside us. We couldn’t help .There was the feeling of relief(解脱), that we were not being held up（抢劫）. But more, there was the sense of ice being . “Good morning ,neighbor.” It was not so after all. Some of us repeated it, others shook hands ,many laughed. The bus driver said nothing more. He didn’t to. Not a single newspaper went back up. I heard laughter, a warm sound I had never heard before in .
When I reached my stop, I said to my seatmate, and then jumped off the bus. That day was off better than most.
A．unwritten B． strict C． bus D．city
A．As B． Because C． When D．Although
A．read B． sit C． talk D．hide
A．ways B． methods C． respect D．distance
A．message B． warning C． suggestion D．voice
A．Attention B． Minding C． Help D．Listen
A．papers B． passengers C． driver D．tears
A．on B． round C． ahead D．down
A．still B． nearly C． even D．hardly
A．turn B． talk C． order D．remark
A．loud B． neat C． slow D．weak
A．first B． last C． best D．only
A．passengers B． citizens C． patients D．schoolchildren
A．shouting B． crying C． smiling D．wondering
A．formed B． heated C． broken D．frozen
A．sad B． hard C． ordinary D．shy
A．need B． want C． like D．begin
A．my life B． Bus No.151 C． public D．other words
A．good morning B． good-bye C． hello D．thanks
A．starting B． seeing C． taking D．turning
Once there was a group of men — a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks, doing a timber (木料) job in a jungle.
This young man was very . He always continued to work through his break time and that those old folks were wasting time, having to several times a day to drink and chat. As time went by, this young man noticed that he worked through break time and hardly took a , those old folks were chopping the same of trees as he did and sometimes did more. It was as if they worked through the break time as he did. So he to work harder the next day. Unfortunately the were even worse.
One day, one of the old folks him for a drink during their break time. That young man and said that he had no time! Then the old man smiled and said, “It is just a waste of effort to chopping trees without re-sharpening your axe（斧子）.Sooner or later you will or be so tired as you have spent too much .”
Suddenly the young man that actually during break times while those old folks were having a chat, they were re-sharpening their axes at the same time! And , yet spending less time!
What we is efficiency by making use of our skill and ability . Only then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying ... I have no !
A．weak B．clever C．hard-working D．predicted
A．admired B．complained C．reminded D．predicted
A．plan B．appear C．work D．break
A．even though B．only if C．because D．unless
A．photo B．rest C．step D．bath
A．weight B．height C．amount D．price
A．failed B．pretended C．agreed D．decided
A．marks B．results C．effects D．conditions
A．invited B．blamed C．thanked D．forgave
A．begged B．argued C．nodded D．refused
A．wrong B．valuable C．extra D．exact
A．mind B．avoid C．practice D．keep
A．speed up B．give up C．watch out D．turn out
A．energy B．money C．life D．skill
A．warned B．expected C．realized D．announced
A．also B．hardly C．seldom D．never
A．talk B．chop C．walk D．climb
A．abandon B．introduce C．need D．teach
A．quickly B．curiously C．seriously D．intelligently
A．time B．tool C．job D．patience