Comedian Groucho Mark said, “Those are my principles. If you don’t like them, I have others.”
You and I have principles and we also have 31 . I have opinions about what I think is right or wrong or good or bad. But they’re only opinions —I could be 32 ! I won’t try to build my life around my opinions, 33 I’ll try to keep to my principles.
A 15-year-old boy learned a valuable 34 about life principles. One day, he found a wallet that 35 $127 as well as a woman’s 36 . He jumped onto his 37 and went to her house. He told her he found her wallet and she gave him a big 38 . She also gave him twenty dollars.
That evening the boy told his parents about the 39 and his father said, “I don’t think you should have 40 $20 for doing what you should have done. A person shouldn’t be rewarded for being 41 .”
He considered his father’s statement and 42 that he would return the money. He 43 biked to the lady’s home and gave her back the money. She didn’t want to 44 it, but he told her she had to — that his father 45 something to him that he had 46 realized before.
When ideals such as honesty and a personal standard of always doing the right thing guide our every action and decision, we 47 develop a good character. These great principles 48 our lives and make us into a person of 49 . They teach confidence. That boy is 50 to be raised by a wise father who had the wisdom to say, “Those are my principles.”
A．lives B．opinions C．conditions D．purposes
A．happy B．different C．wrong D．clever
A．so B．and C．or D．but
A．lesson B．skill C．secret D．course
A．cost B．contained C．got D．covered
A．name B．script C．identification D．house
A．bicycle B．car C．horse D．taxi
A．hand B．surprise C．chance D．hug
A．performance B．event C．principle D．trade
A．accepted B．paid C．earned D．saved
A．generous B．honest C．selfless D．confident
A．imagined B．expected C．predicted D．decided
A．once B．even C．again D．still
A．fetch B．take C．return D．spare
A．pointed out B．gave out C．picked up D．added up
A．always B．often C．never D．ever
A．suddenly B．actually C．immediately D．personally
A．shape B．protect C．encourage D．understand
A．attitude B．sense C．direction D．character
A．sure B．free C．fortunate D．tough
Why should you go to college? One important answer to this question is more __16___. As opposed to generations of the past, high school graduates today are _17___ to get the number of high-paid jobs that were __18__ available. The U.S. has been changed from a manufacturing-based economy into an economy based on ___19_, and the importance of a college education today can be _20___ to that of a high school education forty years ago. It __21__ as the gateway to better choices and more opportunity.
There are __22_ reasons as to why it is important to go to college. When students _23__ a post-secondary education, they have the opportunity to read books and listen to the __24__ of top experts in their fields. It __25__ students to think, ask questions, and __26_ new ideas, which allows for additional growth and ___27_ and provides college graduates with an edge in the job market __28__ those who have not experienced a higher education.
The importance of a college education is also because of the opportunity to __29__ valuable resources. The more connections which are __30___ during your college career, the more _31___ you will have when you begin your job search. Once you have ended your job search and have started your career, ___32__, the importance of a college education has not been exhausted. Having a college degree often __33_ greater promotion opportunity.
So, why should you go to college? The reasoning does not begin and end with the _34___ aspect. A good education is __35__ from many different viewpoints, and while the importance of a college education is quite evident for many high school students, what is often not as clear is how they will pay for that education.
A．time B．freedom C．respect D．opportunity
A．likely B．unable C．afraid D．unwilling
A．once B．just C．never D．also
A．nature B．culture C．knowledge D．agriculture
A．referred B．added C．devoted D．compared
A．follows B．serves C．unites D．disappears
A．additional B．secret C．interesting D．financial
A．discuss B．ignore C．experience D．imagine
A．stories B．requests C．suggestion D．lecture
A．helps B．encourages C．forbids D．advises
A．design B．explore C．change D．refuse
A．development B．payment C．agreement D．experiment
A．for B．over C．in D．with
A．admire B．satisfy C．gain D．notice
A．removed B．collected C．explained D．controlled
A．inventions B．choices C．worries D．salaries
A．besides B．therefore C．however D．otherwise
A．saves B．includes C．ensures D．means
A．life B．character C．communication D．job
A．free B．rare C．beneficial D．absent
It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for all appointment(约会)at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a 31in the waiting area, 32 him it would be at least 40 minutes 33 someone would be able to see him. I saw him 34 his watch and decided, since I was 35 busy—my patient didn’t 36 at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he 37 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 38 . He told me that she had been 39 for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be 40 if he was a bit late. He replied that she 41 knew who he was; that she had not been able to 42 him for five years now. I was 43 , and asked him, “And you 44 go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back 45 as he left.
Now I 46 that in marriages, true love is 47 of all that is. The happiest people don’t 48 have the best of everything; they just 49 the best of everything they have. 50 isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
A．breathe B．test C．seat D．break
A．persuading B．promising C．understanding D．telling
A．if B．before C．since D．after
A．taking off B．fixing C．looking at D．winding
A．very B．also C．seldom D．not
A．turn up B．show off C．come on D．go away
A．needed B．forgot C．agreed D．happened
A．daughter B．wife C．mother D．sister
A．late B．well C．around D．there
A．lonely B．worried C．doubtful D．hungry
A．so far B．neither C．no longer D．already
A．recognize B．answer C．believe D．expect
A．moved B．disappointed C．surprised D．satisfied
A．only B．then C．thus D．still
A．curiosity B．tears C．words D．judgment
A．realize B．suggest C．hope D．prove
A．agreement B．expression C．acceptance D．exhibition
A．necessarily B．completely C．naturally D．frequently
A．learn B．make C．favor D．try
A．Adventure B．Beauty C．Trust D．Life
I was on the shoulder of a busy highway in Chicago, looking at my tool-box and spare tire (备用轮胎). I had 31 tires before—that was not a big deal—but I was 32 about being approached by another person while stuck on the side of the road, or being 33 by a passing car.
As I bent into the trunk (后备箱), I heard a man’s 34 from behind and to my left. I had no idea what he said, 35 when I heard his voice I screamed and ran toward the 36 building. After a moment I realized he wasn’t 37 me, so I turned to see what he was doing.
38 , I saw a minibus full of boy scouts (童子军队员). They then 39in front of my car. And I heard the man tell the boys to remove the spare tire from my trunk to 40 my flat! As I timidly (胆怯地) walked back, I could hear him speaking to the 41 .
“See, boys,” he said to them, “this young lady is terrified, and for good 42 . Thousands of young women are 43 every year. She did the right thing 44 like that.” He then told the boys how they, as men, are 45 not only for 46 and protecting them. After he made that47 , he gave step-to-step instructions on changing a flat on the side of the road 48 .
The boys learned a lot that day, and so did I. I’m so grateful there are 49 men in the world. I saw one, 50 our youth to be honorable, making the world a safer place for women, for everyone.
A．lost B．changed C．bought D．cleaned
A．certain B．disappointed C．curious D．worried
A．stopped B．pulled C．hit D．ignored
A．voice B．cry C．shout D．laughter
A．if B．because C．although D．unless
A．nearest B．oldest C．same D．last
A．asking B．upsetting C．following D．hurting
A．Confidently B．Calmly C．Gladly D．Surprisingly
A．rested B．gathered C．played D．ate
A．fix B．choose C．make D．reach
A．policeman B．ladies C．boys D．passengers
A．measure B．behavior C．reason D．health
A．injured B．charged C．blamed D．attacked
A．singing B．running C．jumping D．trying
A．responsible B．grateful C．anxious D．famous
A．appealing to B．aiming at C．bringing up D．watching over
A．decision B．point C．mistake D．promise
A．naturally B．frequently C．safely D．easily
A．strong B．happy C．brave D．honorable
A．allowing B．warning C．ordering D．teaching
Mackenzie Hughes had just returned from school and was waiting for her older brothers to arrive home. She was home alone 1 a man started knocking on the front door, turning the handle and trying to 2 .
She’s 12 years old and she was 3 . So she dialed 9-1-1 and reached the operator Rachelle Berry. After a brief talk, Berry 4 what was happening. “OK, hang on, OK? Can you get in a 5 ?” Berry asked. Mackenzie told Berry that her phone --- it wasn’t cordless (无绳的) --- wouldn’t reach into the cupboard. “Will the phone reach under your bed?” Berry asked 6 . “No,” Mackenzie said.
“Can you hide under a 7 and pull your bedspread over you?” That’s 8 what Mackenzie did. She hid under her blanket, holding the phone and listening to Berry’s voice.
Berry talked quietly, which 9 Mackenzie. It helped, too, when Berry told her to think of something 10 . “Try not to cry,” Berry told Mackenzie during the call. “ I know it’s 11 . Do you have something you can hold onto?” Mackenzie struggled to 12 tears. She couldn’t 13 anything without showing her hiding spot. “ It’s OK,” Berry said. “You’ve got me here with you.”
“He’s in my room,” Mackenzie 14 . “Now be quiet, OK? Just don’t talk,” Berry said. For much of the call, Berry dropped her voice to a whisper, 15 the intruder (闯入者) might hear her voice over the phone. 16 , the man came into her room, then left.
Berry told Mackenzie that the 17 were on their way. Minutes later, they arrived and 18 one man in the backyard and another man in a getaway car.
On Thursday morning, the Emergency Communications Bureau gave Mackenzie its Hero Award for her 19 . Berry also received high praise. And then it was off to school for Mackenzie. But first Berry had something to 20 to the middle-schooler: a cordless phone.
A．until B．before C．because D．when
A．get in B．get away C．get around D．get through
A．annoyed B．scared C．curious D．surprised
A．remembered B．realized C．reviewed D．recalled
A．bedroom B．kitchen C．cupboard D．bathroom
A．anxiously B．calmly C．carefully D．happily
A．sofa B．bed C．table D．blanket
A．ever B．never C．just D．still
A．worried B．helped C．moved D．upset
A．interesting B．strange C．wrong D．valuable
A．hard B．important C．useful D．possible
A．hold onto B．hold down C．hold back D．hold up
A．discover B．imagine C．reach D．invent
A．cried B．shouted C．whispered D．replied
A．assuming B．believing C．fearing D．confirming
A．Obviously B．Fortunately C．Probably D．Certainly
A．parents B．brothers C．police D．neighbors
A．met B．killed C．arrested D．found
A．contribution B．success C．kindness D．bravery
A．lend B．present C．show D．mail
Neatly putting an emphasis on his storytelling skill is how writer Mo Yan began his Nobel Lecture in Literature speech, “Storyteller”, on Friday （Saturday, Beijing time） in Stockholm.
For 40 minutes he talked about his mother’s 36 on him as a person and a writer, his literary inspirations, and how he 37 with the controversy（争论）that followed the announcement of his Nobel victory.
He told his audience that as a boy he told stories to cheer up his mother, and 38 that poverty and loneliness fueled his imagination as a writer after he grew up. 39 , authors such as William Faulkner and Gabriel Garcia Marquez 40 him, he said, especially their bold and unlimited writing style.
“A person should be 41 in daily life, but follow one’s instinct（本能）and take control when it 42 to literary creation.”
He said the soul of 43 all of his works is the boy in Transparent Carrot who has an almost superhuman ability to bear 44 . He added that he also tried to make his hometown of Gaomi in Shandong Province a microcosm（缩影）of China and even the 45 .
His greatest challenge, he said, was writing novels that deal with 46 realities.
“In writing about the dark aspects of society there is a（n） 47 that emotions and anger allow politics to limit literature.”
He said literature must be 48 on real life but go beyond it.
He also mentioned the 49 surrounding his selection as Nobel winner, saying he was showered with many flowers. 50 he was a target for “stone throwers”.
“At first I thought I was the 51 of the controversies, but over time I’ve come to realize that the real target was a person who had 52 to do with me.”
Mo 53 his lecture by saying he was made to feel like an actor in a play with all the attention he was 54 , but he had decided that the best way to communicate his thoughts was to __55 writing.
A．affection B．influence C．occasion D．position
A．agreed B．fought C．dealt D．did
A．added B．warned C．reminded D．imagined
A．However B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．Besides
A．preserved B．inspired C．entertained D．taught
A．confident B．certain C．comfortable D．modest
A．goes B．comes C．turns D．gets
A．nearly B．hardly C．scarcely D．always
A．danger B．suffering C．relieving D．happiness
A．city B．village C．world D．province
A．social B．economical C．agricultural D．cultural
A．encouragement B．danger C．advantage D．event
A．insisted B．spent C．based D．passed
A．contradiction B．contest C．contrary D．controversy
A．Meanwhile B．Otherwise C．However D．Instead
A．goal B．intention C．target D．purpose
A．somebody B．anything C．nothing D．anybody
A．adopted B．concluded C．admitted D．concerned
A．throwing B．accepting C．offering D．receiving
A．carry on B．take on C．bring out D．put out