A nurse took a tired soldier to an old man , “Your son is here ,” she told the old man. The old man could hardly 1 the young soldier clearly. He reached out his 2 .The soldier held the old man’s hand. The nurse brought a chair so that he could sit 3 the bed. All through the night,the young soldier sat there holding the old man’s hand. Now and then she heard him say 4 words. The dying man said 5 . He only held his son’s hand tightly all through the night.
The next morning, the old man died. The soldier freed his hand and went to 6 the nurse .While the nurse did 7 she had to do, he waited. Then he asked her, “Who was that man?”
The nurse was 8 ”Wasn’t he your father?” she said.
“No,he wasn’t” ,the soldier answered.”I 9 saw him before.”
“Then 10 didn’t you say anything when I took you to 11 ?”
“I knew right away there had been a 12 , and I also knew he needed his son ,_13 his son just wasn’t here. When I found that he was too 14 to tell whether or not I was his son, I knew 15 he need me,I stayed.
A．see B．look C．saw D．seeing
A．head B．foot C．hand D．hair
A．besides B．beside C．under D．on
A．a little B．little C．few D．a few
A．everything B．nothing C．anything D．something
A．tells B．telling C．tell D．told
A．how B．who C．what D．when
A．surprising B．surprised C．surprise D．surprises
A．sometimes B．usually C．always D．never
A．where B．why C．which D．who
A．him B．he C．his D．her
A．bed B．chair C．mistake D．hand
A．and B．or C．but D．then
A．sick B．healthy C．strong D．nice
A．how many B．how long C．how much D．how old
A small man ih his wheelchair gently makes his way into Line 2 subway. He pulls out his microphone, MP3 player and speaker. He clears his and smiles uncomfortably. “I’m always a bit nervous when I get started,” he says in a quiet . For now, Gao Xiaowei sings in subways in Beijing, this is the he makes a living.
Born in Jiangsu Province on a farm, Gao was a happy and baby. He explains a small illness caused an unfortunate event at the age of three. “At that time, rural medical conditions were very poor and the doctor wasn’t very ”.
Gao didn’t like depending on others. his parents didn’t allow him to leave his hometown, he ran away from home to find out what life offer him. “I sold all kinds of toys. But now singing in subways can let me live day by day better than things before.”
Gao his brightest days in Beijing performing music with two friends. “We to sing in a busy subway at Wangfujing. At that time, many people appreciated us, and we were by Beijing TV and some newspapers.” But Beijing is a city where people come and go, and Gao has struggled(斗争) with loneliness since his friends returned to their hometown.
Fortunately, music to play an important part in his life. “It can give me of mind. Although my life isn’t very good, I need than just food and music gives me a lot of spiritual (精神的) comfort.
A．face B．throae C．head D．back
A．station B．sound C．voice D．place
A．part B．project C．cost D．way
A．disabled B．healthy C．unusual D．well-known
A．how B．what C．where D．who
A．professional B．confident C．energetic D．creative
A．Because B．If C．But D．Though
A．must B．need C．could D．should
A．borrowing B．receiving C．providing D．selling
A．finished B．practiced C．spent D．found
A．wanted B．used C．stopped D．pretended
A．included B．influenced C．interested D．interviewed
A．countinues B．happens C．develops D．describes
A．problem B．prediction C．peace D．pressure
A．less B．more C．fewer D．worse
Smoking is bad for our health. Every year people get sick because of smoking. Some even die because of .
It’s quite dangerous for us to smoke .Smokers only want to try it at . But they smoke more and more, and when they want to give it up, they can’t .The habit is so that smokers find it very hard to give up. Some people have got cancer .Some of them lost their lives. likes to stay together with smokers because the smoke is for others.
Since smoking is so harmful, smokers should the bad habit. You can try changing it little by little. When you want to smoke, some fruit or snacks. You can also do some things to make yousomething else.
Please give up smoking for your and your family’s health. A . much B. manyC. few
A. him B. themC. it
A. last B. onceC. first
A. strong B. weak C. long
A. Everyone B. Someone C. Nobody
A. necessary B. badC. useful
A. stop B. take off C. put off
A. eat B. drink C. send
A. another B. otherC. others
A. think of B. remind of C. recalling
This story happened when I was 11 years old. I’ll never forget it.
I was at my friend Jenny’s after school one day. We were doing homework when a friend of Jenny’s mum’s came over to . I don’t remember her name or even what she looked like. I remember her hands, her voice and the lesson she taught me.
I remember her hand reaching out for mine. Whathands she had, I thought; rich, dark skin going well with the orange nail polish (指甲油). Then I heard her saying, “Oh no, that is NOT you shake hands. Let me show you.”
After that, I just remember her voice explaining the importance of a good , having a sense of self, looking the other person in the eye… At that moment I felt respected.
I think of her every time I meet someone . I’m so thankful for her little lesson.
I thank her for the time to teach me something I didn’t know. I thank her for the that she didn’t talk down to me because I was 11 or because I didn’t something. I thank her for instilling (灌输) the idea that if someone doesn’t know something, don’t be afraid to share your knowledge.
A．kitchen B．office C．classroom D．house
A．watch B．help C．visit D．look
A．just B．still C．also D．hardly
A．dirty B．beautiful C．large D．useful
A．why B．when C．where D．how
A．handshake B．experience C．education D．impression
A．familiar B．new C．special D．big
A．saving B．checking C．taking D．changing
A．truth B．news C．result D．fact
A．like B．know C．tell D．want
I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. . he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was and ill .
My father was a strong man who loved being active. But a terrible illness all that away. Now he can no longer walk. And he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. I told them about one of my beliefs. I said that we must very often give things up we grow our youth, our beauty, our friends, but it always that after we give something up，we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father spoke up, “But, Peter, I gave up !What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. he answered his own question: “I the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (恼怒的) at someone, I would remember his words and become . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be to give up my small irritations. In this ，I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though I am grateful for this one gift.
A．Certainly B．Therefore C．However D．Meanwhile
A．tired B．weak C．poor D．slow
A．already B．still C．only D．once
A．took B．threw C．sent D．put
A．stressful B．difficult C．impossible D．hopeless
A．as B．since C．before D．till
A．suggests B．promises C．seems D．requires
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．surprisingly B．immediately C．naturally D．certainly
A．had B．accepted C．gained D．enjoyed
A．touched B．astonished C．attracted D．warned
A．quiet B．calm C．relaxed D．happy
A．ready B．likely C．free D．able
A．case B．form C．method D．way
A．doubt B．wonder C．know D．guess
When I was in primary school, I had a big argument a boy in my class. l can't remember what it was about, but I have never forgotten the lesson I learned that day. I was that I was right and he was wrong. However, he believed that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher decided to teach us a lesson. She came up with a good idea. She brought of us to the front of the class ,then she placed the boy on one side of her grey desk and me on .In the middle of the desk was a large, round object (物体). It was clear for me that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. "White," he answered in a loud voice. I couldn't believe that the object was white. One more argument started between the boy me, this time about the color of the object. The teacher told me to go where the boy was standing and told him to come where I had been. We changed and then she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer, "White. " It was then that I what was wrong. It was an object with two differently colored sides, and from his side it was white only, from my side it was black. My teacher taught me a very important 1esson that day: You must stand in other persons' position (位置) and look at the situation through their eyes truly understand their ideas.
A．with B．and C．to D．for
A．sorry B．sad C．sure D．free
A．strong B．stronger C．strongest D．strongly
A．all B．both C．none D．neither
A．others B．another C．other D．the other
A．see B．saw C．to see D．seeing
A．among B．during C．and D．from
A．rooms B．places C．cities D．classroom
A．know B．knew C．to realize D．realize
A．so B．so that C．in order to D．in order that