Whenever we do something wrong, Jesus Christ sees it. He loves us and doesn’t say it. Perhaps he’s wondering how long we’ll keep our mind suffering. A little boy named Johnny was visiting his grandparents on their farm and he was given a slingshot(弹弓) to play with out in the woods. He 36 for some time but he could never hit the target he had set for himself. Getting a little 37 , he walked back to the farmhouse for dinner. As he was _ 38 back, he saw Grandpa’s pet duck. Just out of 39 , he let the slingshot fly , hitting it in the head ,and killed it. In a panic, he 40 the dead duck in the woodpile, only to see his sister Sally 41 be watching him. Sally had seen all this, but she said _42 . After lunch that day Grandma said, “Sally, it’s your turn to wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.” And then she spoke _43 to him, “Remember the duck？” So Johnny did the dishes. Later that day, Grandpa asked if 44 wanted to go fishing, but Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need Sally to help me make supper.” But Sally just smiled and said, “Well, that’s all right because Johnny told me he was too 45 to help you. And she whispered again, “Remember the duck?” So Sally went fishing and Johnny 46 to help make supper. After several days of doing both his 47 and Sally’s, Johnny finally couldn’t 48 it any longer. He came to his Grandma and told her that he had killed the duck .Grandma smiled and gave him a big 49 . “Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was watering the flowers at the window 50 I saw you shoot my duck with the slingshot, and I saw the whole thing. But because I love you, I 51 you. I was just wondering how long you would let Sally 52_ of you.”
In reality, no matter how 53__or how uncomfortable it is to admit our wrongdoing, we should always choose to 54 it and work it through instead of running away from it. Hard as it is, it 55 us and makes us who we are.
A．promoted B．exercised C．practiced D．consumed
A．delighted B．upset C．amazed D．scared
A．running B．rushing C．heading D．leaving
A．sympathy B．pride C．impulse D．politeness
A．hung B．presented C．protected D．hid
A．should B．shall C．must D．might
A．nothing B．everything C．something D．anything
A．loudly B．softly C．guiltily D．innocently
A．Sally B．Johnny C．the children D．Grandma
A．reluctant B．willing C．curious D．cautious
A．kept up B．held back C．left behind D．stayed behind
A．chores B．homework C．games D．sports
A．accept B．stand C．withdraw D．allow
A．hug B．blow C．reward D．award
A．whereas B．as C．while D．when
A．appreciate B．admire C．forgive D．force
A．put the blame B．make friends C．put pressure D．make a slave
A．doubtful B．grateful C．harmful D．painful
A．reject B．control C．face D．witness
A．develops B．shapes C．ruins D．prepares
Last spring, Michelle fell in love with kite-boarding, an adventure sport that combines surfing and sailing. So she got a kite-board, took some and a few months later drove out to the Banana River. There she met John, who offered to help her her skills.
One day, John Michelle while his wife, Nancy, stayed behind on a Jet Ski (摩托艇). In that way, there would be to bring back Michelle if she got into trouble. After John gave her a few , he took off. He’d sailed about three quarters of a mile down the river when he felt the wind . He knew that the stronger the wind grew, the more it would be for Michelle to control her board. , he turned and started sailing back toward the two women.
Michelle had decided to head for shore. The wind was too strong for her to handle the kite. She prepared to land her by releasing one of the four lines that kept the sail in the air. she didn’t have a chance. She was thrown over the water, still to the kite. Seconds later, a huge wind sent the kite upward. Even more dangerous, the sail’s lines started to twist together, round and round. Michelle to free from the kite. But she failed.
Nancy was several hundred feet away on the Jet Ski and couldn’t get to her enough to help. By then, John had closed in and Michelle felt John her out of the water. As she held his arm, he tried to pull the handle but couldn’t it. Then suddenly, John let go. At that point, Michelle was sure she would die without him holding her. But John had seen Nancy approaching and that he’d have a better chance of helping Michelle. He jumped onto the Jet Ski. As the kite dived down, with all his , he jumped from the Jet Ski onto the kite and dragged it to the water. Finally Michelle was saved.
This experience hasn’t kept Michelle from loving kite-boarding. “Life is fragile (脆弱的), but it’s meant to be ,” she says.
A．lectures B．lessons C．skills D．measures
A．show B．teach C．require D．improve
A．expected B．controlled C．instructed D．saved
A．anyone B．everyone C．none D．someone
A．sails B．chances C．tips D．handles
A．get up B．slow down C．die down D．pick up
A．challenging B．exciting C．interesting D．frightening
A．Amazed B．Worried C．Frustrated D．Surprised
A．always B．still C．already D．even
A．board B．line C．boat D．kite
A．So B．And C．Or D．But
A．attached B．appealed C．applied D．added
A．managed B．attempted C．demanded D．advised
A．bravely B．nearly C．slowly D．quickly
A．fetch B．bring C．lift D．put
A．reach B．sense C．remember D．feel
A．down B．onto C．back D．out
A．doubted B．insisted C．figured D．pretended
A．heart B．strength C．care D．consideration
A．enjoyed B．pleased C．pushed D．spent
When you are five years old, your mother is your everything. She is your , friend, and nurse; the only person you rely on with your hopes, dreams, and wishes. But for me, this was not the case.
My mother suffered from problems that would keep her in bed for days, leaving me to care for her and look after myself. This situation me to grow up much faster. While I knew my mother was sick, I felt deep down that we could it and everything would be okay. , in 1997 everything went terribly wrong, and my life changed forever.
Adoption is a word to a five-year-old, but when I realized that my own mother had signed me over to , I felt it was the worst betrayal(背叛). I suffered from shock, anger, and confusion as I attempted to adjust to my new family. No longer could I anyone since the person I had loved more than all else had abandoned me. Hearing people tell me that she did it in my best interest, I felt even more . I could not forgive her and always how she could reject me like an old sofa.
However, the more I got older, the more I began to understand how our situation had been.We had been on boxes of noodles, and at one point we lived in our car. I was once passed from drug-addicted cousins to mentally unstable neighbors as my mother to try and save me from what our lives were becoming each day passed.
Only recently have I begun to understand my mother gave me to strangers. she really did save me. She loved me more than anything, so she wanted me to have a in life, one she could no longer offer me. I now know my life has been a special only because she was selfless enough to give me up.
A．hostess B．competitor C．provider D．candidate
A．mainly B．completely C．gradually D．occasionally
A．moral B．physical C．social D．legal
A．forced B．inspired C．allowed D．convinced
A．stick to B．escape from C．decide on D．get through
A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．However D．Therefore
A．familiar B．negative C．simple D．foreign
A．strangers B．cousins C．friends D．neighbors
A．understand B．support C．trust D．praise
A．worried B．innocent C．scared D．bitter
A．imagined B．wondered C．remembered D．questioned
A．ridiculous B．urgent C．desperate D．complex
A．focusing B．working C．acting D．surviving
A．also B．even C．still D．yet
A．fought B．learnt C．hesitated D．tended
A．till B．before C．as D．once
A．how B．why C．that D．what
A．In the long run B．Time and again C．For quite a while D．All at once
A．challenge B．goal C．reward D．chance
A．gift B．fact C．test D．deal
Dear dad,
Happy birthday to you! On this special day, I’d like to talk to you in a special way.
I don’t think I’m good at telling you my thought face to face with you, so I’m to show my deep love for you. You’re not a rich man or a famous person. But in my heart, you are one of the greatest in the world. I’m you. You’re interested in being famous and rich. You do things like paying for your phone on time, and working as a worker in your factory. The smile on your face shows you’re pleased with the family. You take good care of my grandparents. You help me with my schoolwork and do some shopping with mom on Sundays.
In the past, I didn’t care you were with me or not. Now I am sorry to say I didn’t you before. But I am thankful for what you have done for me.
I am quite lucky that I have a great father. And I feel happy that now I can let you know how much I love you. You are successful as a son, a husband, a father and a friend.
Love from,
Lydia
A．writing B．thinking C．reading D．speaking
A．kids B．adults C．men D．women
A．worried about B．proud of C．afraid of D．sorry for
A．always B．ever C．already D．never
A．common B．interesting C．wonderful D．popular
A．whether B．that C．what D．where
A．realize B．regret C．respect D．remind
A．too B．so C．very D．Such
Once a man and his wife worked for a businessman. There was a big box in the businessman’s living room. The businessman pointed at the box and said, “There’s only one thing you mustn’t do. Don’t open the box.” After saying this, he the living room.
The woman said to her husband, “There must be something expensive in the box. Let’s it, shall we?” Her husband said no to her.
The woman didn’t give up her . One day, she decided to find out what was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box and looked .She found nothing in the box and tried hard to close it, she failed.
That evening the businessman came home and found the box was .He was very angry and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home．
“But there was nothing in the box,” the woman said. “We haven’t taken anything .” The businessman shouted at them, “The box is not important. I cannot believe you. That’s important!”A．leftB．enteredC．went to
A．openB．closeC．clean
A．workB．adviceC．idea
A．insideB．outsideC．down
A．soB．andC．but
A．lostB．openC．empty
A．at onceB．at lastC．at all
It took place at the Biltmore Hotel, which, to my eight-year-old mind, was just about the fancies place to eat．My , my mother, and I were having lunch after a morning spent shopping．I ordered a Salisbury steak．When brought to the table, it was by a plate of peas．I do not like peas now．I did not like peas then．I have always hated peas．And I was not about to eat them now．"Eat your peas," my grandmother said．
"Mother," said my mother in her voice．"He doesn't like peas．Leave him alone."
My grandmother did not reply．She in my direction, looked at me in the eye, and said the words that changed my life: "I'll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas."
I had absolutely no idea of the coming ． I only knew that five dollars was an enormous, nearly amount of money, and as awful as peas were, only one plate of them stood between me and the of that five dollars．I began to force the terrible things down my ．
My mother was very angry．My grandmother had that look of someone who has thrown down an unbeatable trump card（王牌）．"I can do what I want, Ellen, and you can't stop me." My mother glared at her mother．She glared at me.
I, of course, kept shoving peas down my throat．The made me nervous, and every single pea made me want to throw up, but the magical image of that five dollars before me, and I finally swallowed down every last one of them．My grandmother handed me the five dollars in a（n） way．My mother continued to glare in silence．And the ended．Or so I thought．
My grandmother left for Aunt Lillian's a few weeks later．That night, at dinner, my mother served my favorite foods．Along with them came a big, steaming bowl of peas．She offered me some peas, and I certainly ．My mother fixed me with a cold as she put a huge pile of peas onto my plate．Then came the words that were to me for years．
"You ate them for ," she said．"You can eat them for love."
What possible argument could I gather against that? There was none．I ate them that day and every other time they were thereafter．
A．grandmother B．sister C．brother D．father
A．covered B．accompanied C．replaced D．ruined
A．passively B．particularly C．sincerely D．certainly
A．warning B．pleasant C．terrific D．bored
A．came B．walked C．leaned D．waved
A．harmful B．fateful C．truthful D．grateful
A．appetite B．doom C．fortune D．criticism
A．unacceptable B．uncertain C．unimaginable D．undeniable
A．possession B．thought C．reference D．offer
A．mouth B．face C．stomach D．throat
A．interested B．surprised C．offensive D．self-satisfied
A．peas B．glares C．words D．gestures
A．floated B．faded C．escaped D．rolled
A．peaceful B．showy C．hurried D．encouraging
A．incident B．silence C．lunch D．shopping
A．hesitated B．accepted C．declined D．complained
A．hand B．voice C．look D．eye
A．push B．benefit C．trouble D．cheer
A．money B．pressure C．fun D．love
A．awarded B．refused C．served D．mentioned