The family had just moved. The young woman was feeling a little __1__. It was Mother’s Day – and 800 miles separated her from her parents.
She had called them that morning, and her mother had __2__ how colorful their backyard was __3__ spring had arrived. Later, she told her husband how she __4__ those lilacs (丁香花) in her parents’ yard. “I know where we can find some,” he said. “Get the __5__ and come on.” So off they went.
Some time later, they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round. The young woman rushed up to the nearest __6__ and buried her face in the flowers. Carefully, she __7__ some. Finally, they returned to their car for the __8__ home. The woman sat smiling, surrounded by her __9__.
When they were near home, she shouted “Stop,” got out quickly and __10__ to a nearby nursing home. She went to the end of the porch (门廊), where a(n) __11__ patient was sitting in her wheelchair, and put the flowers into her lap. The two __12__, bursting into laughter now and then. Later the young woman turned and ran back to her __13__. As the car pulled away, the woman in the wheelchair __14__ with a smile, and held the lilacs __15__.
“Mom,” the kids asked, “__16__ did you give her our flowers?”“It is Mother’s Day, and she seems so __17__while I have all of you. And anyone would be __18__ by flowers.”
This satisfied the kids, but not the husband. The next day he __19__ some young lilacs around their yard.
I was the husband. Now, every May, our yard is full of lilacs. Every Mother’s Day our kids __20__ purple lilacs. And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman. And that has become a lasting touching memory of my life.
A．moved B．worried C．angry D．depressed
A．learned B．imagined C．mentioned D．realized
A．now that B．so that C．as if D．even if
A．missed B．planted C．watered D．showed
A．cars B．kids C．clothes D．lilacs
A．bush B．hill C．yard D．door
A．bought B．picked C．sent D．raised
A．break B．holiday C．trip D．dinner
A．friends B．memory C．flowers D．honor
A．responded B．pointed C．drove D．hurried
A．loving B．elderly C．serious D．sensitive
A．hesitated B．waited C．sat D．chatted
A．family B．mother C．path D．home
A．nodded B．waved C．left D．continued
A．weakly B．politely C．quickly D．tightly
A．why B．when C．how D．where
A．quiet B．confused C．alone D．patient
A．calmed B．persuaded C．disappointed D．cheered
A．arranged B．dried C．grew D．hid
A．find B．gather C．receive D．sell
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy's , she said she would go. This be the first time that his classmates and teacher his mother and he felt of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar（伤疤） that nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed（尴尬的）and himself from everyone. However, he did get within of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked , “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was afraid to go in because the fire was , so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked senseless, but , a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the side of her face. “This scar will be , but to this day, I have never what I did.”
At this , the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great sense for the sacrifice（牺牲）that his mother had made for him. He held her hand for the rest of the day.
A．enjoyment B．disappointment C．surprise D．excitement
A．would B．could C．should D．must
A．noticed B．greeted C．accepted D．met
A．sick B．Ashamed C．afraid D．tired
A．included B．passed C．covered D．shaded
A．never B．always C．frequently D．often
A．impressed B．surprised C．excited D．comforted
A．in sight of B．by means of C．by way of D．in spite of
A．hid B．protected C．separated D．escaped
A．understanding B．reminding C．hearing D．learning
A．carefully B．seriously C．nervously D．patiently
A．so B．much C．quite D．too
A．out of control B．under control C．in control D．over control
A．breaking down B．coming down C．settling down D．turning down
A．obviously B．surprisingly C．fortunately D．actually
A．burned B．wounded C．frustrated D．puzzled
A．slight B．lasting C．impressive D．amazing
A．forget B．recognized C．considered D．regretted
A．point B．place C．happiness D．pride
A．quietly B．seriously C．tightly D．suddenly
One Friday, we were packing to leave for a weekend away when my daughter heard cries for help. When I went outside to what was wrong, I discovered an elderly neighbor had fallen down. She was in pain so I helped her inside her house and her on the bed.
I noticed how her place was and it was obvious she hadn’t cleaned it for a while. She insisted she didn’t need an and that someone would be around soon, so I put a bottle of water at her side and .
On my return, I felt sad that, although we had been neighbors for 18 months, apart from a few smiles, we hadn’t . I hadn’t even noticed she hadn’t been for weeks due to painful back.
That weekend I met my grandma for her 80th birthday, and I noticed how her flat seemed in comparison with my . Then I remembered that my grandma was usually visited by her relatives. , my neighbor, as far as I knew, had no family regularly .
When I returned home I went to visit her, but she didn’t my knocks. I walked inside. She was more now than when she started to see me. She explained she was Ok. Yet, unable to due to her back, she could not unpack groceries that a delivery boy had left at floor level and her kitchen was filled with because she was unable to take it out by herself.
we’ve become good friends and chat every day. Now, every time I from putting out her garbage, her mails or just chatting, I feel a deep sense of and peace, so I am really content that I can help others.
A．identify B．comfort C．assure D．check
A．luckily B．easily C．clearly D．scarcely
A．insisted B．settled C．persuaded D．called
A．dirty B．comfortable C．wide D．tidy
A．operation B．ambulance C．encouragement D．application
A．provided B．served C．presented D．left
A．worked B．competed C．quarreled D．connected
A．away B．off C．outside D．around
A．clean B．narrow C．smelly D．sweet
A．wife’s B．neighbor’s C．relative’s D．daughter’s
A．In short B．As a result C．On the contrary D．After all
A．dropping by B．looking after C．bringing up D．sending to
A．answer B．reply C．appreciate D．recognize
A．curious B．thankful C．angry D．impatient
A．sit down B．put down C．lie down D．bend down
A．dust B．garbage C．food D．furniture
A．Suddenly B．Gradually C．Temporarily D．regularly
A．suffer B．escape C．return D．stop
A．collecting B．reading C．writing D．copying
A．determination B．presentation C．ambition D．satisfaction
A woman was at work when she received a phone call and learned that her daughter was very sick with a fever．She left her and stopped by a pharmacy（药房）to get some for her daughter．
When returning to her car, she found that she had her keys in the car．
She was in a hurry to get home to her daughter．She didn’t know what to do, she called her home and told the baby sitter（临时保姆）what had and that she did not know what to do．
The baby sitter told her that her daughter was getting ．She said, “You might a coat hanger and use that to open the ．” The woman looked around and she found an old coat hanger on the ground．She it up but she didn’t know how to use it.
Within five minutes an old rusty（生锈的）car , with a dirty and bearded man．He got out of his car and asked her if he could ．She said, “Yes, my daughter is very sick．I stopped to get her some medicine and I locked my in my car．I must get home to her．Please, can you this hanger to unlock my car．”
He said, “ ．” He walked over to the car, and in less than one minute the car was opened．She the man and through her tears she said, “Thank you so much．You are a very man．”
The man replied, “Lady, I am not a nice man．I just got out of prison today．I was there for car theft and have only been for about an hour.But I would like to be a nice man．”
A．school B．work C．home D． phone
A．presents B．food C．sweets D． medicine
A．locked B．hidden C．covered D． thrown
A．happy B．clever C．sick D． naughty
A．but B．so C．and D． or
A．appeared B．remained C．changed D． happened
A．worse B．better C．taller D． smarter
A．make B．take C．find D． buy
A．cupboard B．door C．room D． package
A．surely B．naturally C．strangely D． fortunately
A．picked B．looked C．turned D． put
A．pulled down B．pulled out C．pulled off D． pulled up
A．open B．close C．help D． repair
A．wallet B．keys C．license D． mobile
A．borrow B．carry C．operate D． use
A．Sure B．Not at all C．It doesn’t matter D．It just depends
A．admired B．respected C．hugged D． encouraged
A．brave B．strong C．generous D． kind
A．trouble B．prison C．control D． hospital
A．out B．down C．on D． up
As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas for her father.
She that he were as easy to please as her mother，who was satisfied with perfume (香水). , shopping at this time of the year was a most job. People on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost you over in their hurry in order to something cheap ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest，Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on . “ They are silk，” the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to her to buy one. But Edith knew from past that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance， where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this would please him.
When she got home, with her small but present hidden in her handbag，it was time for supper and her parents were already table. Her mother was in great . “ Your father has at last decided to stop smoking，”，she told her daughter happily. Edith was so that she could not say a single word.
A．suit B．card C．thing D．gift
A．believed B．wished C．hoped D．supposed
A．never B．seldom C．always D．scarcely
A．Therefore B．Fortunately C．Besides D．Finally
A．unhappy B．careful C．exciting D．tiring
A．walked B．stepped C．lifted D．stood
A．turned B．hit C．brought D．knocked
A．watch B．find C．grasp D．sell
A．time B．show C．board D．duty
A．real B．cheap C．poor D．exact
A．hope B．ask C．force D．persuade
A．experience B．things C．books D．school
A．stopped B．saw C．asked D．found
A．money B．cigarette C．shapes D．shop
A．always B．nearly C．only D．never
A．hardly B．impossibly C．possibly D．certainly
A．cheap B．well-chosen C．expensive D．ready-made
A．on B．by C．beside D．at
A．excitement B．anger C．sadness D．disappointment
A．glad B．happy C．surprised D．excited
Marianne, a schoolgirl, was learning to play the piano and day after day her father stood behind her as she practiced. How and kind her father was，and how cleverly he showed Marianne how to play some particularly difficult pieces ！ She was making and that was excellent.
And there, almost in the big chair, sat Wolfgang, her 4-year-old brother, who never had to be told to keep when Marianne was practicing. One evening the father patted Marianne on the shoulder， she had done remarkably well. At the moment, Wolfgang climbed on his father's knee and to be allowed to play the pretty piece Marianne has now What a that was! his baby son, the father laughed，tapped the tiny nose and said, “ Look at your small . Why, you cannot reach the yet. You must , young man ！”
was no end of fun during dinner，and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang to play one of the classics. After dinner Marianne helped clear away the dishes when the father lit his pipe.
But the went out. He was on his feet. “ Listen！” he said in a( n) voice. ” Listen ！ Marianne is playing piece much better than ever,"he added. But Marianne was washing pots in the kitchen. His wife , he walked quietly upstairs. The lamp in one hand, his pipe in the other, he pushed the door open, and was little Wolfgang playing in the darkness. “ I love it so. ” the child. It was the beginning of Mozart's life of music.
A．patient B．well C．good D．careful
A．believe B．time C．progress D．sure
A．disappeared B．seen C．found D．played
A．warm B．clean C．quiet D．temper
A．speaking B．saying C．telling D．finding
A．begged B．asked C．requested D．demanded
A．finished B．played C．mastered D．practiced
A．fun B．good C．joke D．surprise
A．Looked at B．Picking up C．Looking at D．Picked up
A．baby B．nose C．fingers D．hands
A．piano B．chair C．keys D．knee
A．grow B．wait C．go D．leave
A．It B．This C．There D．That
A．wanting B．speaking C．dreaming D．thinking
A．tea B．pipe C．song D．piece
A．astonishing B．frightening C．embarrassing D．amusing
A．a B．one C．that D．such
A．entering B．coming C．going D．following
A．it B．there C．here D．this
A．shouting B．shouted C．whispered D．whispering