I have spent years of my life traveling all over the world. When I arrive in a new country or city, usually I am _1__ and go to bed. For this reason my first day or night in any__2__place is always quiet and very little happens.
But my first night in Algeciras was very different. This night was very__3__and unusual.
At that time Alseciras in Southern Spain was a dirty and__4__looked-after city. I arrived late in the evening by boat. As soon as I got off the boat, I went to look for a __5__ . I find a small one not far from the boat.
This hotel looked dirty and untidy from the outside. But I was very tired and did not know my __6__ around the city of Algecras. And so I decided to stay in this __7__ hotel on the quay (码头). I also decided to stay in this hotel for another__8__. The moon was full and it was a clear, bright night. From the hotel I could_9__the sea. I could see the huge rock of Gibraltar in the bright moonlight.
The hotel had a narrow _10__and no name. When I went through this doorway, I had to climb up narrow and dark stairs to the first floor. I __11__ a small cupboard with a desk in front of it. This was the hotel office.
An untidy and tired woman was sitting beside the __12__. When I said I wanted a room for the night, she took me __13__some more stairs to a room on the second floor. Inside this room the landlord was sitting playing cards with some friends. He was__14__his game of cards and I was simply a nuisance (讨厌的人). He looked at me when the woman told him that I wanted a room, Then he said, Room Five, and __15__to his game of cards.
A．frightened B．excited C．tired D．satisfied
A．old B．new C．famous D．unknown
A．interesting B．common C．forgetful D．strange
A．badly B．well C．wrongly D．slowly
A．guide B．driver C．hotel D．dinner
A．friend B．address C．home D．way
A．small B．large C．expensive D．funny-looking
A．memory B．person C．reason D．sight-seeing
A．look down B．find out C．study D．forget
A．bedroom B．doorway C．stairs D．river
A．ran out of B．picked up C．painted D．came to
A．bed B．office C．desk D．doorway
A．over B．down C．up D．under
A．tired of B．enjoying C．buying D．throwing
A．turned back B．began C．took back D．finished
My friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to pour heavily. When it became lighter, I decided to brave the rain(冒雨) to get my , which was parked at my office three streets away. My friends argued that I shouldn’t go, mainly I was seven months pregnant (怀孕的) then. I told them that I’d be very . One of them wanted to come with me but I insisted that she should stay with another friend who needed with her baby.
I walked out of the and started making my way to the car. At the traffic crossing，a car stopped and the passenger with an umbrella. I knew what was happening, he walked right beside me and told me he’d send me to my destination(目的地). I was very embarrassed(尴尬的) and refused, he insisted on offering me his help. During our walk, he kept telling me to walk slower, as the ground was . When we got to the car parking lot, I him and we parted(分手). I did not get his and may not even recognize(认识) him now. Did he purposely stop for me? I’ll never know.
So how did I pay it forward? I was at home when I two Indian construction(建筑) workers walking in the heavy rain. They were probably on their way to the construction sitenear my home, which was a long walk. I went out and them an umbrella. The two men were wet through. They were surprised by my action , and I told them they should the umbrella and keep it. They were very . And like me, probably wondered why a stranger was giving such kindness.
A．money B．bag C．car D．raincoat
A．because B．so C．unless D．if
A．active B．strong C．busy D．careful
A．courage B．water C．help D．food
A．hospital B．hotel C．office D．supermarket
A．got off B．got in C．picked up D．took off
A．Before B．Since C．When D．For
A．so B．but C．and D．as
A．wet B．empty C．dry D．hard
A．paid B．asked C．thanked D．left
A．office B．name C．money D．umbrella
A．heard B．left C．noticed D．sent
A．bought B．sold C．threw D．passed
A．take B．bring C．buy D．lend
A．foolish B．sad C．grateful D．cheerful
I walked into the Huddle House Restaurant in Brunswick, Georgia and sat down at the table. I picked up the menu and was to order something for breakfast.
“Excuse me,”
I looked up and a nice-looking woman standing before me.
“Is your name Roger?” asked.
“Yes,” I answered, feeling rather confused(迷惑) as I had never seen her before.
“My name’s Barbara and my is Tony, “she he said, pointing to a middle-aged man sitting alone at the table by the window. He was and weak.
“Tony White, from Landon School in Jacksonville, Florida.” She added.
I looked at that man for a few seconds, I didn’t recognize(认识) him.
“I’m really sorry. The name doesn’t ring the bell,”I said.
She walked back, began with her husband and once in a while I saw her turn around and look directly at me.
I ordered breakfast and a cup of , sitting there, trying to remember who this Tony was. “I know him,” I thought to myself. “He recognizes me for some reason.” I picked up the coffee cup. All of a sudden it came to me like a flash of lightning.
“Tony, the bully, the bad boy!” I could believe my eyes. “Jesus! He’ s so thin now. Not the big boy that I from back in 1977.”
Everything came up to my mind. The time this boy had made fun of my big ears in front of the girls in my class, and the time this big bully had pushed me against the walls in the hallway just to make himself a big man to all other students.
“I am sorry, Roger,” Tony rolled by me in the wheelchair, being pushed by his wife, raising his thin trembling hand. “I am so sorry for that I did to you.”
“I’m…I’m er…” I didn’t know what to to him.
After a few months later, I received a letter from Barbara. Tony was . Tony had been a fireman and had been seriously wounded in a task.
How I regretted for not saying something to him but I no longer had the chance!
A．heard B．saw C．felt D．told
A．you B．we C．he D．she
A．husband B．father C．brother D．son
A．fat B．thin C．strong D．young
A．but B．and C．or D．so
A．listening B．writing C．talking D．playing
A．tea B．juice C．coffee D．milk
A．needn’t B．need C．mustn’t D．must
A．hardly B．really C．simply D．mostly
A．protect B．remember C．love D．miss
A．clever B．shy C．bad D．friendly
A．look after B．look for C．look at D．look like
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
A．talk B．tell C．say D．speak
A．healthy B．dead C．famous D．blind
Do you know who invented tea? In fact, tea, the most popular drink in the world （after water）, was invented by accident （偶然）. According to an ancient Chinese legend （传说）, the emperor Shen Nong （神农皇帝） tea when he was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a nearby bush （灌木丛） fell into the water and remained there for .The emperor noticed（注意到） that the leaves in the water produced a smell. Later he decided the hot mixture （混合物）. It was quite delicious. And one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.China is the home of tea, has more than 4,000 years of history. People all over China drink tea daily. the three major drink—tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by people in the world. Tea from China, along silk and porcelain（瓷器）, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export （出口商品） .Tea leaves mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River, in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, becauuse of the mild （温和的） and rich soil there，Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all kinds of tea..Over the past centuries, Chinese people their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making and so on. Tea is a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels.
A．invented B．found out C．discovered D．tried out
A．Sometimes B．some time C．some times D．some days
A．pleasant B．pleased C．bad D．Terrible
A．not to taste B．to taste C．tasting D．Taste
A．by the way B．on the way C．on its way D．in this way
A．who B．which C．where D．When
A．In B．For C．Of D．By
A．the number of B．a number of C．a large number of D．the largest number of
A．between B．with C．except D．Besides
A．at that time B．from now on C．since then D．since now
A．produce B．are produced C．make D．is made
A．climate B．weather C．condition D．environment
A．interesting B．important C．famous D．Normal
A．had developed B．have developed C．developed D．are developing
A．too B．as well C．either D．Also
One day, my father and I went to the supermarket to buy some fruit. After I looked and chose for a long time, my father bought me pomegranates(石榴) instead of others. I was surprised and , "Why are you buying such ugly fruit? Why not buy apples or pears? Pomegranates don't look as nice as apples or pears." my father heard my words, he said nothing at all. He smiled and I felt my father was so mysterious(神秘的). Only when I got home did I find out why he did so.
As soon as we got home, he took me into the and quickly cut one of the pomegranates with a knife. "Now I will you its real face!" he said. "Wow!" I shouted. What was inside the fruit was completely from its outside. The pomegranate had small "rooms" inside it Each "room" held lots of seeds. And each seed looked like a beautiful shiny diamond(宝石). "Do you it is beautiful?' My father asked. "That shows you can never judge something simply its outside. You must always its inside, too." I suddenly realized that my father's words were not only about fruit, but also about some people like pomegranates. They perhaps are not beautiful, but they can still have beautiful . We can't judge a person only by his appearance.
A．asked B．thought C．called D．told
A．If B．Because C．When D．Since
A．even B．still C．just D．again
A．room B．kitchen C．family D．workshop
A．show B．tell C．give D．find
A．far B．free C．special D．different
A．want B．think C．like D．know
A．for B．by C．in D．with
A．look at B．look like C．look after D．look for
A．faces B．seeds C．words D．hearts
A sad middle student was tired of study ,he decided to go out to search for happiness and wanted to meet God. On his way, he saw an old man on the side of the road watching some cars. The boy sat down him.
When he opened his bag to take some food. He noticed that man looked , so he offered him a piece of cake.
The old man accepted it and gave a smile to the boy. His was so wonderful that the boy wanted to see it again. Then he offered the old man a bottle of water. Once again he smiled at him. The boy was pleased!
They there all the afternoon, eating and drinking without saying a word. it began to grow dark, the boy got up to leave, but before he had gone no more than a few steps, he turned around , ran to the old man and gave him a big hug. The old man gave him his biggest smile.
When the boy arrived home, his mother was by the look of joy on his face. She asked, "What has made you so happy today?" He , " I had lunch with God. He's got the most beautiful smile in the world!" And when the old man returned to his home, he told his family that he had lunch with God.
Too often we overlook(忽视) the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear or
the smallest act of caring . , all of these have the possible power to turn a life around.
A．playing B．sitting C．walk D．smile
A．next B．in front of C．behind D．next to
A．thirsty B．angry C．hungry D．happy
A．smile B．look C．anger D．appearance
A．talked B．stayed C．stood D．walked
A．As B．Although C．Unless D．While
A．down B．back C．away D．up
A．moved B．interested C．excited D．surprised
A．shouted B．cried C．replied D．thought
A．However B．Because C．So D．Though