I was nineteen years old the first time I saw my own true character.
My trip to and from work each day included a ten-minute walk through the heart of downtown, where the 36 often gathered. Like most busy citizens, I learned to 37 those nameless faces. When it came to homeless beggars, my 38 life experience had led me to one 39 that they are on the street because they choose to be, probably due to alcohol or drugs.
It was an extremely cold day. When I passed the groups of beggars as usual, I heard a shaky voice target me.
“Spare some change?” he asked.
I didn’t even 40 looking up at his nameless face. I briefly 41 him walking into a liquor store and buying whiskey with the money we spared him. Like most teenagers, it took me only moments to 42 him.
“I have no money on me,” I said quickly.
Looking back now, I feel as if God had set out that day to teach me a lesson. And God 43 . Just a few feet past him, I managed to find the only ice patch on the sidewalk. I 44 and landed heavily on my right knee. The 45 was almost killing me as I tried to get up. Then I heard a shaky voice only inches above me.
“Are you all right?” he asked.
I knew immediately this was the man I had just rushed past. Even in pain, I 46 took a quick moment to sniff for the smell of alcohol on his breath. There was none. He wasn’t 47 . I saw the 48 in his eyes.
I 49 to get to my feet. He held my arm as I walked difficultly to the nearby bus stop.
“My name is Mike,” he said. “That’s quite a fall you took, and you really need to get it checked by a doctor,” he said with deep 50 .
“This bus goes past the hospital,” I said.
Mike paused, and a look of sudden 51 crossed his face. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small cup. He took out all the change and held it out toward me.
“I think there’s just enough here for you to take the bus,” he said.
I was highly embarrassed as I remembered my 52 . I reached for my purse and took out my change. At least ten dollars. I offered Mike all my change.
“Thank you and take care of yourself,” I said. Both of us knew that few minutes earlier I couldn’t have 53 what happened to him.
Mike held his cup tightly, 54 it as if it were the first gift he had ever received.
A half cup of change seemed too small a gift for the man who gave a 55 to every nameless face I’ve ever seen.
A．doctors B．beggars C．citizens D．sellers
A．pity B．observe C．forgive D．ignore
A．limited B．painful C．meaningful D．rich
A．fact B．rule C．assumption D．suggestion
A．mind B．bother C．avoid D．bear
A．imagined B．followed C．noticed D．heard
A．judge B．stop C．tease D．blame
A．signed B．succeeded C．responded D．approached
A．skipped B．dashed C．slipped D．hesitated
A．regret B．scare C．cold D．pain
A．still B．ever C．yet D．also
A．honest B．reliable C．drunk D．shabby
A．greed B．surprise C．sorrow D．sympathy
A．failed B．struggled C．hurried D．chose
A．relief B．satisfaction C．understanding D．concern
A．confusion B．realization C．excitement D．sadness
A．lie B．injury C．promise D．experience
A．known B．predicted C．cared D．accepted
A．treasuring B．protecting C．making D．showing
A．lesson B．name C．chance D．fortune
Sometimes, people are required to fill in personal information when they register online, which may lead to some unexpected trouble. Recently, the BBC is reporting that a 17-year-old girl in Australia posted a(n) of her grandmother at home counting a large sum of cash that she hidden in the house. Just eight hours later, two armed men the girl’s house. They demanded to speak to her to find out where the grandmother’s house was, they could get the money they had seen. , the girl was not home at the time, so the robbers a small amount of cash from the mother and left.
Because the is still under investigation(调查), local police aren’t saying else about it. It’s not known yet whether the girl had used privacy setting on the Facebook profile page, and even whether the robbers the girl in the past.
Two other were at home then, a 58-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy, the girl’s father and brother. Luckily, no one was . The robbers left peacefully after that the girl was not home and that no one else there knew anything about the that had appeared in the photo.
Police in both Britain and Australia are using the case to citizens of the dangers of posting personal information on social networks and to suggest users of websites doing so. The police say it is that the girl posted a comment in the past that gave clues to the address, that the robbers knew the girl in another way. , they suggest, a posting by a friend on their site could have such information. To find it, the robbers would only have had to search for those posting on other pages that the girl’s name.
A．picture B．story C．blog D．video
A．kept B．made C．let D．got
A．knocked at B．looked at C．broke into D．ran into
A．even if B．so that C．as soon as D．in case
A．Usually B．Suddenly C．Fortunately D．Finally
A．spent B．left C．asked D．took
A．robber B．family C．case D．girl
A．few B．many C．little D．much
A．ignored B．knew C．remembered D．followed
A．members B．adults C．characters D．neighbors
A．escaped B．harmed C．killed D．buried
A．showing B．realizing C．discovering D．recognizing
A．cash B．grandmother C．house D．website
A．inform B．accuse C．rob D．warn
A．enjoy B．stop C．keep D．consider
A．possible B．important C．necessary D．strange
A．so B．or C．and D．but
A．Besides B．However C．Therefore D．Instead
A．taken up B．set up C．put away D．given away
A．included B．drew C．contained D．attracted
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
Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A., B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
Girls are born to imagine, particularly those at the age of seventeen or eighteen. , I was one of them and sometimes I would go to extremes. I mean I tended to imagine too much. That was exactly what happened this time, me great embarrassment.
I was waiting for my train home at the station when a boy at my side. His beautifully-curved face, his fashionable clothing and everything else about him, was so that I just couldn’t help looking at him. What was more exciting was that , he was also stealing some at me, which made me blush(脸红) to the ends of my ears! Still, I tried to be calm and that nothing had happened. However, once again when our eyes met, I could hear my heart beating. I lowered my head to escape his eyes, but my thoroughly red face had made known .
To my pleasant surprise, my imagination came true this time, as the handsome guy was drawing near! “Oh, please! Don’t .” Look at me. I am so sweaty and sloppy(不整洁的). Please don’t ask for my telephone number. You know I will give it to you without , and that is so unladylike.
I was still struggling when he stood right in front of me. “Excuse me…” he said with a slight hesitation. His voice was so nice, but I wish I had not it. “I am sorry, but could you please give me my back? Yours is over there.” Oh my God! Nothing could have been more when I handed his bag back to him, as shame almost brought me to tears.
From that , I drew a big lesson: never imagine too much if someone just gives you a few glances.
A．Generally B．Finally C．Undoubtedly D．Recently
A．causing B．leading C．taking D．helping
A．made up B．grew up C．turned up D．rose up
A．attractive B．gentle C．ugly D．rude
A．opinions B．sounds C．smiles D．glances
A．knew B．pretende C．performed D．acted
A．nothing B．everything C．anything D．none
A．arrive B．shout C．approach D．stand
A．hesitation B．concern C．words D．enthusiasm
A．heard B．seen C．smelt D．found
A．luggage B．bag C．cup D．glasses
A．embarrassing B．wonderful C．sorrowful D．disappointing
It is three in the morning on a Tuesday, and I’m walking toward table eighteen, the one I call home. I pass the waiters, give a brief nod to the and take my seat. I the “usual,” water and peanut butter pie. Yes, I’m at an all-night diner.
I start to take out my books, full well that I will be on the same page of Socrates that I’ve been on for the better part of the semester. Of course, it’s —for my group that is. I wait for the empty chairs around me to be .
Just as the Muzak songs start to repeat themselves, Shana and Jenny walk in. I am with the usual big hugs and smiles. , the diner stops being a twenty-for-hour restaurant with bad service and becomes my place—my home the prisonlike dorm room. For the next couple of hours, we will joke about people we know, talk about books, reflect on the meaning of life, quote movies and new private jokes. Table number eighteen is our home.
During my senior year of college, I started going to the diner for a temporary escape from a dorm room that felt like it was closing in on me. Not to the phones, the stereo and the computer. How could anyone seriously to have good study habits? Some friends of mine told me about the place; they went there to study, and they really liked it.
So I tried it. It felt remarkably freeing. I start going there every night (except weekends, of course), and, believe me it was not because the pies were great either. Maybe it would force me to open my books and my would improve. Right? Well….
But that’s not the . I mean, anyone who has gone to college knows that it’s not only about forcing yourself to wake up at 7:45 A.M. (after you had gone to sleep two hours earlier) to listen to a professor spoon-feeding you information the significance of the Battle of Hastings. It is about finding a little haven where you can create what will be the most important thing in your life—yourself. At a school of thirty-five thousand people, I found a small place that was as to me as my Social Security number.
Through laughter, tears, learning, growing and the free ice cream, we found a sanctuary. A place where we could be ourselves.
A．friends B．strangers C．regulars D．waiters
A．make B．take C．bring D．order
A．remembering B．knowing C．deciding D．learning
A．stuck B．focused . C．fixed D．turned
A．certain B．early C．late D．clear
A．washed B．cleaned C．filled D．covered
A．armed B．satisfied C．occupied D．greeted
A．Finally B．Suddenly C．Actually D．Particularly
A．away from B．similar to C．apart from D．close to
A．create B．play C．write D．hear
A．inner B．outer C．warmer D．smaller
A．answer B．talk C．mention D．mend
A．choose B．determine C．pretend D．expect
A．pretty B．that C．too D．rather
A．health B．friendship C．conditions D．grades
A．place B．benefit C．point D．view
A．relate B．requiring C．reflecting D．regarding
A．also B．still C． more D．even
A．available B．beneficial C．familiar D．encouraging
A．special B．occasional C．unusual D．natural
When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list : I was very thin; I wasn’t a student; I talked too much; I was too , always feeling superior to(胜过) others, and so on. I tried to hear all as long as I could. , I became very angry. I ran to my father with in my eyes.
He listened to me , and then he asked,“Are the things she says true or not? Janet, don’t you ever wonder you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s . Go and a list of everything she said and mark the points that are . Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I didhe told me. To my great , I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t (like being very thin),but a good number I could--- and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I went to a fairly picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He to take it.“That’s just for you,” he said，“You know than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to , not just close your ears in anger, feeling when something said about you is true, you will find it of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your affairs. Don’t shut your . Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has always to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
A．collected B．added C．grew D．continued
A．good B．bad C．short D．greedy
A．silly B．friendly C．dull D．proud
A．In other words B．Above all C．As a result D．At last
A．tears B．happiness C．promises D．wishes
A．coldly B．quietly C．eagerly D．happily
A．who B．how C．what D．that
A．excuse B．opinion C．talk D．advice
A．take B．make C．create D．receive
A．wrong B．correct C．big D．true
A．as B．so C．before D．till
A．joy B．pleasure C．surprise D．anger
A．say B．like C．do D．change
A．wonderful B．clear C．interesting D．beautiful
A．promised B．refused C．expected D．agreed
A．wider B．higher C．better D．worse
A．listen B．stand C．speak D．share
A．hurt B．sad C．shy D．excited
A．words B．mouths C．eyes D．ears
A．returned B．gone C．appeared D．happened