This is the story of two lovers, who finally got married. Both of them were romantic at first, 1 on the walk of life, problems, quarrels, profession came into their life.
One day, she finally decided “I want to break up”. “Why?” he asked.
“I am 2 .” she answered.
He kept silent the whole night, seemingly in deep 3 . finally he asked, “What can I do to 4 your mind?”
Looking into his eyes she said, “Answer my question. If you can 5 my heart, I will change my mind. Let’s say, I want a flower 6 on the face of a mountain cliff (悬崖), we both are sure that picking the flower will cause your 7 . will you do it for me?”
He said, “I will give you my 8 tomorrow.”
She woke up the next morning, found him gone, and saw a piece of paper on her bed, which 9 “My dear, I would not pick that flower for you, the 10 are …”
“When you use the computer you always 11 the software, and you cry in front of the screen. I have to save my fingers so that I can help to restore the 12 . You always leave the house keys behind, thus I have to save my 13 to rush home to open the door for you. You love traveling but always lose your way in a (n) 14 city. I have to save my eyes to show you the way. You always 15 at the computer, and that will do nothing good for your eyes. I have to save my eyes 16 when we grow old, I can help to clip your nails and help to remove those 17 white hairs.”
“Thus, my dear, unless I am sure that there is someone who loves you 18 I do … I could not pick that flower yet, and die …”
That’s life, and 19 . flowers, and romantic moments are only used and appear on the 20 of the relationship. Under all this, the pillar of true love stands.
A．but B．and C．or D．so
A．lonely B．shamed C．tired D．worried
A．space B．thought C．shade D．impression
A．speak B．change C．blow D．keep
A．represent B．expand C．admit D．convince
A．growing B．falling C．living D．waiting
A．attention B．satisfaction C．interest D．death
A．agreement B．answer C．announcement D．judgment
A．writes B．informs C．prints D．goes
A．meanings B．messages C．reasons D．purposes
A．turn up B．put up C．use up D．mess up
A．structures B．programs C．balance D．position
A．legs B．patience C．energy D．dollars
A．ancient B．new C．modern D．underground
A．shout B．jump C．knock D．stare
A．as if B．now that C．so that D．in case
A．annoying B．enjoyable C．dusty D．amusing
A．less than B．rather than C．more than D．other than
A．determination B．love C．progress D．power
A．surface B．way C．principle D．nature
When I come across a good article while reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the ________ side is more interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to ________ in good health, or ________ about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to _______ damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text ________ the title. Therefore, the scissors (剪刀) would ______ before they start, ________ halfway done when I find out the _______ result.
Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your ________. You can only take up one of them; the other has to wait to be ________ up. But you know the future is unpredictable (不可预测的)-the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left ________. Thus you are ________ in a difficult position and feel sad. How come that nice chances and brilliant ________ should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life ________ greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.
In fact that is what ________ is like: we are often ________ with the two opposite sides of the thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only ________ we get into another. The ________ may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I ________ remember a philosopher’s remarks that “When one door shuts, another opens in life”. So a casual (随意的) ________ may not be a bad one.
A．front B．same C．either D．opposite
A．get B．keep C．form D．bring
A．advice B．news C．a theory D．a report
A．suffer B．reduce C．prevent D．cause
A．on B．for C．without D．off
A．use B．handle C．prepare D．stay
A．or B．but C．so D．for
A．satisfying B．regretful C．surprising D．impossible
A．courage B．strength C．attention D．patience
A．given B．held C．made D．picked
A．near B．alone C．about D．behind
A．filled B．attracted C．caught D．struck
A．knowledge B．ideas C．feelings D．beliefs
A．improves B．changes C．progresses D．goes
A．study B．society C．nature D．life
A．faced B．supplied C．connected D．fixed
A．before B．after C．until D．as
A．following B．next C．above D．former
A．still B．also C．once D．almost
A．treatment B．action C．choice D．remark
More than I had dreamed of
From the age of seven, I had dreamed of becoming a member of the Students Union. I had always my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. I dreamed of being a leader, too.
Years flew by, and soon I was able to participate in the elections, I would win. But the first time I stood, anyone voted for me. I decided that I had been stupid to think I had a chance. I wasn’t pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it to win a school election. I was .
As I cried in my room that evening, I took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t stop dreaming. I decided that I would for election again in my final year at school - and I would win.
I recognized that my had a lot of things in their favor. What were the that would work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest was the faith I had in myself. I would not allow my appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I making my election plans a whole year in advance.
I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to my advantage. In order to learn how to give a great election , I also attended a course on effective public speaking.
The day after the election, the principal announced I had won the second highest number of votes. The students . The joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was also theirs.
Suddenly, I realized that I had much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people the way. I had won the and love of my schoolmates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and their day.
A．admired B．remembered C．praised D．believed
A．planning B．praying C．deciding D．judging
A．almost B．still C．barely D．also
A．cost B．provided C．meant D．took
A．angry B．sad C．surprised D．confused
A．gradually B．immediately C．suddenly D．impatiently
A．pay B．stand C．speak D．wait
A．competitors B．companions C．enemies D．schoolmates
A．cases B．methods C．examples D．points
A．problem B．strength C．worry D．dream
A．young B．personal C．special D．plain
A．began B．suggested C．announced D．cancelled
A．recommend B．accompany C．represent D．support
A．but B．and C．so D．or
A．campaign B．speech C．ceremony D．promise
A．nodded B．gathered C．cheered D．cried
A．accomplished B．accumulated C．devoted D．developed
A．by B．to C．in D．along
A．appointment B．acceptance C．election D．reputation
A．made up B．picked up C．brighten up D．work up
In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be .
Today things are , the world has become too . We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are our environment with dangerous chemicals . If we continue to do this, human life on the earth survive.
Everyone today that if too many fishes are taken from the sea, there will soon be left. Yet, with modern fishing methods, more and more fishes are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, will disappear and nothing will grow on the earth. Yet we to use bigger and more machines to cut down more and more trees.
We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, fish will die. , in most countries wastes are put into rivers or into the sea, and there are laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough . What can we do to solve these problems?
If we eat more vegetables and less , there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops five times more people than land where animals are kept.
Our natural resources will longer if we learn to recycle them.
The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth .
Finally, if we educate people to think about all the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner in the future.
A．beautiful B．endless C．unusual D．valuable
A．common B．the same C．changeable D．different
A．crowded B．small C．dirty D．busy
A．protecting B．saving C．polluting D．fighting
A．must not B．will not C．shall not D．could not
A．wonders B．realizes C．considers D．discovers
A．nothing B．anything C．none D．something
A．mountains B．the sea C．animals D．forests
A．continue B．have C．ought D．go onto
A．friendly B．absolute C．comfortable D．powerful
A．Thus B．However C．Generally D．Therefore
A．still B．even C．also D．certainly
A．many B．much C．little D．few
A．production B．pollution C．population D．development
A．rooms B．vegetables C．food D．places
A．fruit B．meat C．fish D．grain
A．feeds B．increases C．supplies D．helps
A．use B．stay C．keep D．last
A．control B．born C．plan D．pay
A．nature B．sea C．planet D．forest
One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town claiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered，and they all admired his heart for it was . There was not a scar in it. Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as .”
The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s . It was full of scars, it had places pieces had been removed and other pieces in, but they didn’t fit quite right, and there were several edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gaps where whole pieces were missing.
The young man laughed. “ your heart with mine, I think mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”
“Yes,” said the old man, “Yours perfect but I would never trade with you. You see, every represents a person I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they me a piece of their heart that fits into the place in my heart. But because the pieces aren’t exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we .
“Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart , and the other person hasn’t returned a of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gaps—giving love i a chance. Although these gaps are painful, they open, reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have been waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?’’
The young man walked up to the old man, his perfect heart, and tipped a piece out. He it to the old man.
The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man’s heart. It , but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges.
The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man’s heart flowed into his.
They embraced and walked away side by side.
A．ugly B．perfect C．good D．Hurt
A．mine B．his C．theirs D．ours
A．coat B．appearance C．face D．heart
A．that B．which C．where D．whose
A．cut B．set C．put D．brought
A．smooth B．rough C．broken D．pretty
A．Comparing B．Communicating C．Contributing D．Cooperating
A．looks B．seems C．is D．fits
A．one B．heart C．piece D．scar
A．on whom B．in whom C．with whom D．to whom
A．take B．give C．lend D．pass
A．empty B．full C．original D．first
A．had B．gave C．shared D．owned
A．in B．away C．off D．up
A．lot B．sheet C．piece D．pile
A．making B．taking C．keeping D．bringing
A．last B．cut C．come D．stay
A．carried away B．reached into C．took out D．brought up
A．offered B．took C．passed D．served
A．fit B．hit C．beat D．set
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One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents’ old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter’s wedding. We had to a great climbing plant that had grown a roof beam（房梁），so that we could repair the roof and the walls.
When my husband was taking the plant away, he found a of a blackbird that had made its home in the leaves. He then something among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth around it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his ,saw glittering gold. It was a child’s bracelet（手镯）. He ran into the house to me.
“You won’t believe that the blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we to feed on,” he said,“but they also want their children to in a cradle（摇摆）of gold!”
When my daughter came over on the eve of the ,we told her about this occurrence.
“Don’t you remember, Mother?” she said with a loud .“When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!”
As the bracelet no longer its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping.
In December of the following year, the young couple’s baby son was baptized（受洗礼）.Among the the newborn baby received, I placed his mother’s bracelet, now shining like . I hope that if my grandson loses it, one of the that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby.
A．remove B．cover C．grow D．water
A．beyond B．over C．across D．through
A．build B．paint C．rescue D．print
A．nest B．baby C．body D．egg
A．moved B．got C．picked D．noticed
A．nice B．colorful C．shiny D．special
A．horror B．surprise C．delight D．disappointment
A．ask B．tell C．show D．give
A．working B．cheating C．dreaming D．thieving
A．buy B．plant C．store D．collect
A．lie B．sing C．listen D．wait
A．party B．Christmas C．birthday D．wedding
A．important B．strange C．terrible D．funny
A．cry B．sigh C．laugh D．sound
A．hid B．threw C．lost D．broke
A．fitted B．satisfied C．matched D．interested
A．jewels B．toys C．clothes D．presents
A．attractive B．new C．modern D．golden
A．almost B．just C．even D．ever
A．blackbirds B．grandchildren C．neighbors D．mice