13-year-old Frank had received many presents he wanted. But Frank was not __36__ because this was his first Christmas without his brother. Frank said to his parents that he would __37__ to see a friend. __38__ it was cold outside, Frank put on his new jacket and took presents on his new sled(雪橇).
As Frank walked, he saw a house with the __39__ hanging over a fireplace. A woman was seated near them __40__. The stockings reminded Frank of the ones beside him and his brother. A sudden thought __41__ Frank.
So he knocked on the door. “__42__?” the sad voice of the woman answered. “May I come in?” “Please” she said, seeing his __43__ full of gifts, and thinking he was making a collection, “but I have no food or gifts for you. I even have __44__ for my own children.”
“That’s not why I am here,” Frank replied. “Please __45__ any present you like for your children from this sled.”
“Why, God bless you!” the __46__ woman answered. She chose until the stockings were full. “Won’t you tell me your __47__?” she asked. “Just call me the Christmas Scout,” Frank replied.
The visit __48__ the boy touched, with an unexpected __49__ in his heart. He understood that his sorrow(悲伤) was not the only sorrow. He __50__ all the gifts, including the new jacket.
“Where are your presents, Frank?” asked his father as he __51__ the house. “ I handed them out to other children.”
“Frank, how could you do so?” his mother asked in anger. The next morning, he came downstairs and __52__ his parents listening to Christmas news on the radio. Then the announcer spoke: “Merry Christmas! Several families __53__ their children were made happy by the gifts from a boy. No one could __54__ him.” Frank felt his father’s arms go around his shoulders, and he saw his mother smiling __55__ her tears.
A．lovely B．astonished C．lonely D．happy
A．leave B．turn C．grow D．become
A．When B．Since C．Where D．Though
A．present B．light C．stockings D．tree
A．sleeping B．crying C．smiling D．laughing
A．appeared B．worried C．occurred D．struck
A．Why B．What C．Yes D．When
A．stocking B．pocket C．sled D．bag
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．buy B．borrow C．bring D．choose
A．amazed B．encouraged C．tired D．bored
A．address B．name C．number D．school
A．started B．left C．felt D．performed
A．joy B．surprise C．sorrow D．disappointment
A．took away B．gave up C．gave away D．picked up
A．visited B．came C．passed D．entered
A．made B．saw C．looked D．suggested
A．believed B．complained C．reported D．forecast
A．respect B．think C．realize D．recognize
A．by B．besides C．without D．through
I recently returned from a trip to Walt Disney World where my wife and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. While traveling ____ at 35,000 feet I could not help but be grateful to the people who __
__ to the incredible flying machine. Looking out of the __
__ , I could see a wide expanse of both earth and sky where limits were not seen in direction or space.
Rivers, valleys, mountains, and colors entered my mind ____ I sat and gazed at a scene that most passengers missed as they either slept or __
__ what was beside them. What if they __
__ being unaware of the world around them? What if they began to gather with focused intent to make a better world, to change the air, and to find __
__ among nations? I saw out of my window nothing that __
_ conflict or strife(斗争). __
__ I saw was a world, a beautiful blue and white world, which surpassed the beauty of my wildest __
__.
I ____ the plane and saw few people take the time to look and see that wonder. Some were reading worrisome news while __
__ tended to their children. The stewardess(空中小姐) went about her duties in a(n) __
__ kind of way. “What would you like to drink?” “What kind of snack would you like?” was her world.
What if we ___ just one minute to focus on the __
of this world and its people? What if we began to remove the walls that separate us __
each other and the outside world? What if peace was the focus of our __
for just that small amount of time? Would our world change? I feel the __
are found in the questions themselves. Why not begin to use focused intent to change, and __
the world of our dreams? It will __
only a few minutes each day. What a difference that would make!
A.overB.back C.throughD.abroad
A.referredB.pointedC.used D.contributed
A.doorB.windowC.seatD.glass
A.before B.sinceC.asD.though
A.ignored B.appreciatedC.valuedD.realised
A.refused B.continued C.stoppedD.risked
A.conflictB.fault C.peaceD.wonder
A.readB.suggestedC.saidD.created
A. HowB. WhatC. WhichD. That
A.imagination B.expressionC.mindD.confusion
A.took up B.turned upC.went thoughD.looked around
A.anotherB.othersC.the otherD.the others
A.different B.automaticC.commonD.unusual
A.set asideB.set off C.set about D.take off
A.kindnessB.wildnessC.beauty D.politeness
A.off B.betweenC.withD.from
A.desire B.thoughtC.attentionD.dream
A.answers B.problems C.waysD.changes
A.increaseB.improveC.renewD.control
A.costB.spendC.killD.take
In Britain, people have different attitudes to the police. Most people generally them and the job they do-although there are certain people who do not believe that the police
have the power that they do.
What does a policeman actually do? It is not job to describe. After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in
. A policeman often has to control traffic, either
foot in the center of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed, in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend all, or a lot of, his time
up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving, stop
motorists and help when there is an accident.
A policeman has to help keep the , too. If there is a fight or some other disturbance, we
the police to come and restore order. And they often have to
situation at great risk to their own
.
We expect the police to solve crimes, of course, so an ordinary policeman, he is not a detective, will often have to help
and arrest criminals.
And do we call when there is an emergency-an air crash, a
, a road accident, or a robbery? We call the police.
a policeman has to be
to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen in the
world.
The police do an absolutely, necessary job, they do it well and I support them, but I do not envy policeman, I do not think that I could
do the job of a policeman.
A. dislike B. joinC. appreciated D. admire
A. shouldB. wouldC. couldD. must
A. a funnyB. a pleasant C. an interesting D. an easy
A. it B. oneC. his D. them
A. onB. byC. under D. with
A. walkingB. driving C. wandering D. searching
A. resting B. tired C. speeding D. drunken
A. peaceB. silenceC. situation D. condition
A. wait for B. call C. think of D. expect
A. turn toB. avoid C. deal with D. treat
A. safetyB. families C. future D. friends
A. althoughB. as if C. however D. even if
A. get rid of B. question C. kook forD. sentence
A. howB. where C. what D. who
A. power failure B. fire C. thunder storm D. thief
A. YetB. Then C. As D. So
A. providedB. promised C. prepared D. presented
A. futureB. modern C. real D. whole
A. extremelyB. specially C. surprisingly D. particularly
A. hardlyB. forever C. everD. never
That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holiday, mother ______ me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it .On this particular morning, ______, I felt like getting up early.
I stood by my window overlooking the ______, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something______in life.
As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and drive off, I______an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its______and a basket of rags and bottles on its back-carrige.He______from one ear to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already______washing and cleaning about a dozen or more ears. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.
Several thoughts ______my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a (n) ______T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern______would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed ______with life. There he was ,working hard at his small business, ______at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then______elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.
There was a noticeable touch of ______in the way he seemed to be doing things ----______the windscreen(挡风玻璃)，then standing back to admire it，scrubbing(擦净)the wheel and ______, standing back to see what they looked like after the scrub.
It was a ______to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a______if one has good health and is willing to work hard .For a while I felt ______of myself. Young as I am ----just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the Sun appeared above the horizon.
A．forces B．allows C．causes D．forbids
A．otherwise B．therefore C．however D．besides
A．parking lot B．bus stop C．school D．market
A．interesting B．surprising C．awful D．useful
A．noticed B．recognized C．called D．assisted
A．back B．handle C．wheel D．seat
A．searched B．left C．moved D．wandered
A．stopped B．started C．intended D．finished
A．attractive B．shiny C．simple D．expensive
A．repairmen B．businessmen C．drivers D．cyclists
A．busy B．content C．careful D．bored
A．waving B．looking C．laughing D．pointing
A．about B．for C．with D．like
A．worry B．respect C．sympathy D．pride
A．cleaning B．fixing C．replacing D．covering
A．still B．yet C．again D．soon
A．lesson B．subject C．skill D．fact
A．business B．living C．success D．right
A．tired B．doubtful C．fearful D．ashamed
My friend Michelle is blind, but you'd never know it. She makes such good use of her other _______that she rarely gives the impression she's ________ anything.
One day,my six-year-old daughter Kayla went to play at her home. When Kayla came home, she was Very ________ about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was ________ excited about her finger-painting project."I learned how to _______ colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle _______ with us.She said she likes the way the paint feels through her fingers." said Kayla.
Something about my child’s excitement caught my_______, and I realized that I had never finger-painted with Kayla. As a result, my child had learned about _______from a blind friend.
I realized Kayla didn't know that Michelle was blind. It had just never ________ in conversation. When I told her, she didn’t ________ me at first. "But Mommy, Michelle understand exactly what was in my _______!" Kayla insisted. “Michelle told me that my picture shouwed joy, _______ and a sense of accomplishment. She really _______what I was doing!”Kayla said she had never felt how good finger-painting was _______Michelle taught her. I knew my child was ________ ---- Michelle had listened to Kayla when she _______ her artwork. Michelle had also _______ Kayla express her pride in her work, and she excitement at her _______ of the way colors blend.
We were _______ for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, "You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my ________."
Yes, she uses a special type of "vision" that all mothers coule use.
A．ways B．methods C．talents D．senses
A．enjoyed B．succeeded C．missed D．found
A．satisfied B．moved C．excited D．enjoyed
A．hardly B．especially C．really D．mostly
A．mix B．draw C．find D．talk
A．cooked B．played C．stayed D．painted
A．sight B．attention C．interest D．observation
A．color B．art C．finger D．fun
A．come around B．come across C．come through D．come up
A．agree B．accept C．believe D．approve
A．attitude B．picture C．world D．life
A．regret B．sorrow C．pride D．achievement
A．heard B．saw C．touched D．felt
A．until B．after C．when D．since
A．right B．wrong C．confused D．clear
A．created B．described C．designed D．produced
A．heard B．seen C．made D．imagined
A．study B．research C．knowledge D．discovery
A．silent B．worried C．confused D．sad
A．hands B．eyes C．works D．feelings
A few years ago when my youngest son Matt was eight years old,we were getting things together to take to the Salvation Army (救世军) at Christmas time. The boy would go through their old ___ and give away what they didn’t ___. I made cookies and got together blankets and clothes.After that Matt and I ___ the Christmas package to our local Salvation Army. We unloaded ___ and headed home.
___ we took the corner out of the parking lot,Matt ___ that a baseball glove he had put in the bag had ___. He said,”Mom.we forget my glove.”Just then he saw a little boy and his mom sitting on a bench on the side of a building___a small playground was.He said,”Mom, can we ___ so that I can give the glove to him?”I said,”___.” And we drove to the side of the ___ and went through the gate.
Matt handed the boy the glove and said,”Here, Santa ___ me to give it to you.”He was so ___ to get it! His mom ___ and gave Matt a huge hug.Her eyes were full of tears.”It is the best ___ he could get,”she looked at us and said,”because the ___ thing I could get him this year was a baseball.”
When we got back in the car, Matt said to me,”Mom.God must have made me ___ the baseball glove inside so the little boy could have it—it was ___ to be!”That moment proved my ___ that everything happens for a ___ and I have tried my best to get people to see that ever since!
A．friends B．ideas C．toys D．days
A．buy B．eat C．ensure D．need
A．threw B．delivered C．posted D．offered
A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing
A．When B．Though C．Until D．Since
A．added B．noticed C．announced D．remembered
A．found out B．pointed out C．missed out D．fallen out
A．that B．which C．where D．what
A．look over B．climb over C．pull over D．roll over
A．Thanks B．That’s right C．You’re welcome D．Sure
A．boy B．road C．bench D．park
A．wanted B．persuaded C．allowed D．forced
A．angry B．nervous C．happy D．disappointed
A．sat down B．stood up C．went out D．left behind
A．property B．gift C．material D．information
A．first B．worst C．only D．cheapest
A．leave B．get C．find D．take
A．intended B．planned C．decided D．meant
A．suggeation B．chance C．belief D．thought
A．cause B．reason C．time D．person