I never thought about the dangers of growing up during the war because I was only six then. My parents were 36 and both were busy with their work at a hospital. I was often left in the care of my grandmother. Grandma gave Aunt Tracy and I the 37 of taking lunch to my grandfather, her estranged (分居的) husband, who lived 38 in an apartment at the other side of the village.
As usual, 39 we left, Grandma repeated, "There may be war at any time, so stay on the side of the road. Be 40 not to spill (溢出) the food." Aunt Tracy and I 41 the lunch box and hurried to Grandpa’s place.
"Keep down and take cover!" Tracy cried out as we heard some 42 . As we squatted (蹲) at the roadside, I started to feel 43 . Grandpa preferred his food served 44 . If we couldn’t get there on time, his lunch would turn cold! Not wanting the war to slow us down, I said, "Let’s just run for it!"
We tried all the ways we could think of to cross the road, but 45 seemed to work. Suddenly Tracy said, "Bullets travel in a straight line, so we can run in a zigzag (之字形)."Taking a deep breath, we set off again and ran wildly back and forth across the road., 46 we managed to reach Grandpa’s apartment.
As an adult, I now know what my young mind couldn’t understand then: it’s impossible to go through life without 47 . We may come across difficulties in our life, but we need to be brave, face the problem and carry on.
A．workers B．soldiers C．doctors D．patients
A．project B．trouble C．job D．career
A．sadly B．madly C．alone D．abroad
A．until B．before C．after D．since
A．careful B．still C．proud D．Valuable
A．rose B．lifted C．touched D．prepared
A．noises B．Shots C．Voices D．Cries
A．disappointed B．scared C．encouraged D．worried
A．safe B．nice C．hot D．quick
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．Suddenly B．Finally C．Actually D．Gradually
A．illnesses B．failures C．struggles D．changes
It was before Christmas. The spirit of the season had not yet caught up with me. Quickly, I filled my shopping cart with some things and went to the long checkout lines. I picked the ________ one, but it looked as if it would be ________ a 20-minute wait.
In front of me were ________ small children--- a boy of five and a younger girl . The girl ________ a beautiful pair of shiny, golden shoes and ________ them as though they were a treasure.
The clerk showed them the ________. “That will be $6.09,” she said. The boy ________ some bills on the stand while he ________ his pockets. He finally came up with $3.12. “I guess we will come back some ________ time, maybe tomorrow.” With that ________ the little girl began to cry. “But Jesus would have loved these _______ ,” she cried. “Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll come ________.”, he told her.
Quickly I handed $3 to the ________. These children had waited in line for a long time and, ________ all, it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small ________ said,” Thank you, lady.” The girl said. “My Sunday teacher said that the streets in the heaven were made of shiny ________， just like these shoes. Our mommy is sick and she is going to ________ . Daddy said that she might go before Christmas, to be with Jesus. I think my mom will be beautiful ______ in those streets to ________ these shoes.”
My eyes filled with tears. Silently I thanked God for using these children to _______ me of the true spirit of giving.
A．shortest B．longest C．biggest D．smallest
A．at most B．at least C．more than D．less than
A．few B． five C．two D．some
A．took B．carried C．brought D．caught
A．watched B．looked C．thought D．treated
A．price B．card C．money D．expense
A．picked B．left C．laid D．let
A．found B．searched C．searched for D．looked for
A．another B．more C．other D．others
A．statement B．saying C．words D．announcement
A．goods B．gifts C．presents D．shoes
A．back B．home C．here D．over
A．children B．girl C．clerk D．boy
A．at B．after C．in D．of
A．boy B．girl C．voice D．sound
A．silver B．gold C．stones D．bricks
A．hospital B．sky C．heaven D．clinic
A．walking B．standing C．running D．staying
A．serve B．match C．suit D． fit
A．inform B．warn C．cure D．remind
Inspiration
“Mama, when I grow up, I’m going to be one of those!” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three. It was the first time that my ___ took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training. As I grew older and was __
__ to more, my interests in the world of dance __
_ varied but that little girl's dream of someday becoming a __
__ in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a __
__; I became a member of the company __
__ back to 1925.
As I look back on that day now, it surely ____ any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief __
__ I was halfway through rehearsals (排练) on my first day. I never actually __
__ to get the job. After being offered the position, I was completely __
__. I remember shaking with excitement.
Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change, it did not come without its fair share of ____. Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to __
__ up the material fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme __
__ to detail (细节) and stress on practice that set us __
_. To then follow those high-energy rehearsals __
__ a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new __
__ of the words "hard work." What I thought were my physical __
__ were pushed much further than I thought __
__. I learned to make each performance better than the last.
Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great ___ of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a __
_ that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow-and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.
A. hobbyB. plan C. dreamD. word
A connected B. expandedC. exposedD. extended
A. rarelyB. certainlyC. probablyD. consistently
A. director B. trainerC. leaderD. dancer
A. symbolB. memoryC. truthD. reality
A. bouncing B. datingC. turningD. tracking
A. lacksB. adds C. makesD. brings
A. whileB. since C. untilD. when
A. caredB. expected C. askedD. decided
A. motivated B. relaxed C. convinced D. astonished
A. challenges B. profits C. advantages D. adventures
A. put B. mix C. buildD. pick
A. attention B. association C. attraction D. adaptation
A. apart B. aside C. offD. back
A. over B. byC. withD. beyond
A. function B. meaningC. expression D. usage
A. boundaries B. problems C. barriers D. efforts
A. necessary B. perfectC. proper D. possible
A. talent B. honorC. potential D. responsibility
A. victory B. trendC. tradition D. desire
When I settled in Chicago, my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a ________ problem and had to go to hospital for a _______ examination.
It seemed a small _______ compared to the one I was about to face, but things started to go _______ right from the beginning. Not having a car or _______the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B, _______I’d left myself plenty of time, soon it was _______I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the _______direction.
I _______the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do, I looked into the eyes of a _______who was trying to get past me, _______ instead of moving on, she stopped to ask if I was _______. After I explained my _______ to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street, where a bus would take me back into the city to my_______. Sitting there waiting, I felt _______that someone had been willing to help. _______, hearing a horn（喇叭）nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend _______ at me to get in, she had returned to offer me a _______ to the hospital.
Such unexpected _______ from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose _______, for all things are possible.
A．physical B．traveling C．social D．housing
A．scientific B．final C．previous D．thorough
A．chance B．challenge C．success D．error
A．wrong B．easy C．fast D．ahead
A．leaving B．visiting C．knowing D．appreciating
A．Although B．Since C．Unless D．Once
A．strange B．necessary C．obvious D．important
A．same B．right C．general D．opposite
A．looked at B．waited for C．got off D．ran into
A．driver B．friend C．stranger D．gentleman
A．Especially B．Surprisingly C．Probably D．Normally
A．nervous B．excited C．OK D．dangerous
A．idea B．motivation C．excuse D．situation
A．appointment B．apartment C．direction D．station
A．afraid B．grateful C．certain D．disappointed
A．Thus B．Then C．Perhaps D．Surely
A．staring B．laughing C．waving D．shouting
A．lift B．suggestion C．bike D．guidebook
A．results B．news C．kindness D．appearance
A．power B．faith C．touch D．support
My parents ran a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and my first job, when I was six years old, was diner’s shoes. My father had done it when he was young, so he taught me to do it right, telling me to offer to re-shine the shoes if the customer wasn’t .
Working in the restaurant was a of great pride because I was also working for the of the whole family. But my father made it clear that I had to certain standards to be part of the team. I had to be punctual, hard-working and to the customers.
I was paid for my work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of Dad I thought he should give me $10 a week. He said, “OK, then how about you me for the three meals a day you eat here? And for the times you bring in your buddies for free sodas?” He I owed him about $40 a week.
I remember home to Seattle after being away in the Army for about two years. I had just been to captain and was full of pride as I walked into my parents’ restaurant. The thing Dad said was, “How about you cleaning up tonight?” I cannot it! I’m an officer in the US Army! But it didn’t matter. As far as Dad was , I was just another member of the team. I the mop. Working for Dad had taught me that being loyal a team comes first. It doesn’t matter whether that ________ is involved in a family restaurant or the UN Peacekeeping Force.
A．blank B．real C．natural D．small
A．cleaning B．shining C．clearing D．sweeping
A．how B．what C．when D．where
A．disappointed B．puzzled C．content D．willing
A．resource B．defense C．robbery D．source
A．advantage B．strength C．benefit D．help
A．look up to B．look forward to C．come up to D．hold on to
A．generous B．polite C．grateful D．hopeful
A．never B．ever C．always D．seldom
A．asking B．persuading C．discussing D．telling
A．paying B．spending C．costing D．taking
A．expanded B．wondered C．figured D．scanned
A．going B．coming C．leaving D．returning
A．raised B．improved C．aroused D．promoted
A．right B．first C．just D．only
A．believe B．make C．help D．catch
A．appointed B．considered C．concerned D．thought
A．held up B．reached for C．laid out D．showed off
A．to B．in C．with D．of
A．work B．job C．effort D．team
This is about keeping a secret - one I don’t even know myself.
Today two girls came into my life with a . Yes, there were probably at least fifty other people around me, but what they had to wasn’t what I today.
I was trying to decide what I was going to have for dinner in the produce section I could hear two girls laughing and whispering.
One of the girls asked me how to choose the right cantaloupe (哈密瓜). I what little knowledge I had about placing two thumbs near the and pressing on it to see how it was. I spoke about the color and smell around that core. I took the time to help them one.
I really felt like I knew what I was about and because they asked me, I felt good about helping.
They were and I went about my business. Suddenly one of the girls walked up to me and said, "Can you keep a ?" A bit confused and stunned, I replied, "I believe I ." Then she toward me with her two hands cupped together as if she was going to me something.
"Now it’s yours, " she said she placed her hands in mine and smiled and walked away.
There was nothing in her hands.
There was nothing in mine, although, I felt like I was holding something. Apparently it was a secret. The girls disappeared into the next aisle and I never either one again.
Okay, some of you are just shrugging this off as some game. Perhaps they even made a fool of me without me realizing it.
I guess it’s the easiest secret to because I don’t know what it is.
A．gift B．message C．purpose D．question
A．recommend B．introduce C．serve D．offer
A．learn B．enjoy C．need D．seek
A．bowl B．spoon C．plate D．vegetable
A．when B．if C．whether D．although
A．shared B．gathered C．recalled D．regretted
A．top B．core C．bottom D．side
A．solid B．soft C．ripe D．big
A．remove B．weigh C．cut D．find
A．talking B．worrying C．concerning D．hesitating
A．beautiful B．grateful C．sincere D．serious
A．family B．business C．diary D．secret
A．should B．must C．can D．may
A．waved B．moved C．signed D．gestured
A．hand B．sell C．send D．require
A．since B．before C．while D．as
A．frankly B．heavily C．skeptically D．strangely
A．trusted B．cheated C．saw D．helped
A．excellent B．popular C．easy D．foolish
A．keep B．sell C．discover D．steal