A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool. A letter can be enjoyed, read and 36 . It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart (远离的);it can keep a 37 with very little effort.
I will give 38 .A few years ago my older brother and l were not getting 39 .We had been close as 40 but had grown apart. Our meetings were not 41 ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels: and every effort to clear the air seemed to only 42 our misunderstanding. Then he 43 a small island in the Caribbean and we 44 touch. One day he wrote me a letter. He described his island and its people, told me what he was doing, said how he felt, and encouraged me to 45 . Rereading the letter, I was 46 by its humor（幽默）and clever expressions. These were all qualities for which I had 47 respected my older brother but 48 he no longer had them. I had never known he could write so 49 . And with that one letter we became friends 50 .
It might never have occurred to 51 to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no 52 . For him, writing was a necessity. It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch. Because we live in an age of 53 communication（通讯）, people often 54 that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a 55 . And that is to write.
A．received B．rewritten C．returned D．reread
A．record B．promise C．friendship D．secret
A．an example B．a lesson C．an experience D．a talk
A．through B．together C．along D．away
A．brothers B．children C．fellows D．classmates
A．normal B．necessary C．pleasant D．possible
A．deepen B．start C．express D．settle
A．toured B．stopped C．reached D．moved to
A．lost B．kept in C．needed D．got in
A．think B．write C．enjoy D．read
A．driven B．beaten C．surprised D．honored
A．never B．seldom C．sometimes D．once
A．realized B．judged C．thought D．expected
A．well B．often C．much D．soon
A．later B．anyhow C．too D．again
A．us B．anyone C．someone D．my brother
A．mail services B．transport services C．phones D．relative
A．poor B．easy C．popular D．busy
A．believe B．decide C．argue D．forget
A． habit B．choice C．method D．plan
My grandson is seven now. He lives 100 miles away. He 36 my mobile phone number when he was only four. 37 , he has called me every night.
He also 38 calls me at other times during the day just to 39 a happy or sad moment. Many times he is holding a basketball with one hand, or 40 with a friend about something I don’t quite 41 , or crying about something. I just 42 and laugh or cry with him — just share his emotion. I always let him be in 43 of the conversation, the emotion, and the amount of time he’s on the 44 with me. Many times I just listen to him 45 or listen while he does his homework aloud.
The 46 time I take control of the conversation is when he’s 47 to say goodbye at night. Then I say, “I love you, baby”. One 48 I thought maybe he was 49 of hearing those words, so I didn’t say them. He immediately called me back and told me that I 50 to say the sentence! Since then I have never 51 saying it again!
All my friends know he takes precedence over (比……重要) all other things. If I’m at a place where I really can’t take his 52 , I always excuse myself and 53 tell him I’ll call him back in a few minutes. I want him to know that he takes first place in my 54 .
Every child needs at least one 55 in their life to listen and share with. I am glad to give my grandson the love he needs.
A．memorized B．kept C．noticed D．wrote
A．Once again B．Since then C．Later on D．Shortly after
A．briefly B．directly C．instantly D．frequently
A．express B．discuss C．share D．mark
A．comparing B．laughing C．studying D．quarrelling
A．understand B．enjoy C．believe D．remember
A．look B．talk C．sit D．listen
A．charge B．need C．support D．face
A．conversation B．phone C．way D．game
A．play B．sleep C．lie D．act
A．last B．only C．perfect D．right
A．willing B．determined C．ready D．eager
A．day B．night C．weekend D．morning
A．afraid B．tired C．aware D．ashamed
A．decided B．learnt C．agreed D．forgot
A．escaped B．failed C．missed D．denied
A．invitation B．call C．help D．attention
A．naturally B．politely C．simply D．happily
A．work B．brain C．appointment D．heart
A．friend B．grandparent C．adult D．teacher
A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the fire and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates arrived.
One 1 they arrived to find the schoolhouse was on fire. They dragged(拖) the senseless(无意识的) little boy out of the burning building more dead than alive. The doctor told his mother that her son would surely 2 .
But the brave boy didn’t want to die. He made up his 3 that he would survive somehow, and to the amazement of the doctor, he did survive. When the 4 was past, the mother was told that he would be a lifetime cripple(跛子) with no 5 of the lower part of his body at all.
Once more, the brave boy made up his mind. He would not be a 6 . He would walk. But unfortunately from the waist down, he had no motor(运动神经的) ability. His thin legs were all but lifeless.
Finally he returned from the 7 . Every day his mother would massages(按摩) his little 8 , but there was no feeling. Yet his 9 that he would walk was as strong as ever.
One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the 10 to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he threw himself from the chair. He pulled himself across the grass, dragging his legs behind him. He walked his way to the white 11 .With great 12 , he raised himself up on the fence(篱笆) . Then, he began dragging himself along the fence and 13 that he would walk. He started to do this every day until he wore a smooth path all around the yard beside the fence. 14 through his daily massages and his iron determination, he did 15 the ability to stand up, then to walk by himself and then to run. This determined young man, Dr Glenn Cunningham, ran the world’s fastest mile!
A．afternoon B．evening C．noon D．morning
A．die B．survive C．fail D．recover
A．mind B．heart C．idea D．view
A．disease B．disaster C．danger D．failure
A．effect B．use C．good D．work
A．cripple B．patient C．trouble D．winner
A．school B．home C．factory D．hospital
A．hands B．legs C．arms D．feet
A．decision B．dream C．promise D．determination
A．street B．school C．yard D．shop
A．fence B．wall C．houses D．door
A．job B．time C．effort D．success
A．promised B．decided C．insisted D．predicted
A．Frankly B．Finally C．Actually D．Secondly
A．build B．improve C．choose D．develop
A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. While creating roads in the soft sand, he 36a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.
The boy 37 around the rock, managing to move it out from the dirt. With much 38 , he tried to push the rock out of the sandbox. When the boy got the rock to the edge(边缘) of the sandbox, 39 , he found that he couldn’t 40 it up and over the little wall. The rock was too 41 for his small body.
As he 42 to accept his failure, the little boy dug, pushed, and pried(撬动), but every time he thought he had made some 43 , the rock rolled and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy 44 again and again, but the only 45 was to have the rock roll back.
46 , he burst into tears. All this time the boy’s father 47 him from his living room. The moment the tears fell, a 48 voice rose above the boy’s head. It was his father. 49 , but firmly(坚定地) he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the 50 that you had? The boy replied with tears, “But I did, Daddy, I did! I 51 all that I had!” “No, son, you didn’t,” 52 the father kindly. “You didn’t 53 me to help you.” With that the father picked up the rock and 54 it out of the sandbox.
Are you discovering that you don’t have the strength to move your “rocks” away? There is ONE who is always willing to 55 you with the strength you need. We also need that strength, especially in our daily life.
A．hid B．left C．put D．discovered
A．walked B．jumped C．traveled D．dug
A．courage B．pride C．effort D．pleasure
A．however B．still C．thus D．even
A．put B．raise C．take D．break
A．large B．difficult C．hard D．much
A．decided B．refused C．agreed D．planned
A．inventions B．progress C．mistakes D．changes
A．tried B．failed C．thought D．started
A．success B．goal C．result D．wish
A．Gradually B．lately C．Properly D．Finally
A．watched B．helped C．followed D．taught
A．loud B．happy C．sweet D．strict
A．Angrily B．Movingly C．Suddenly D．Gently
A．knowledge B．strength C．tools D．ability
A．wasted B．brought C．used D．carried
A．replied B．corrected C．shouted D．praised
A．advise B．force C．ask D．want
A．collected B．threw C．chose D．broke
A．provide B．lend C．show D．pass
When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment. On a Friday night I 36 at dinner table, “My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines (情人节) on Monday”.
Mother said, “We’ll see,” and she continued eating.
What did “We’ll see” mean? I had to have that box 37 my second grade Valentine’s Day would be a disaster. Maybe they didn’t love me enough to help me with my 38 .
All Saturday I waited 39 and with Sunday arriving, my concern increased, but I 40 an enquiry（询问）about the box might 41 anger or loud voice, for in my house children only asked once. More than that 42 trouble.
Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with colorful 43 of different kinds. A (n) 44 shoebox rested on top of it. 45 flooded through me when Daddy said, “Let’s get started 46 your project.”
In the next hour my father 47 the shoebox into impressive valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts 48 to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so delighted that a 49 smile spread over his face. “What do you think of that?” he asked.I answered him with a hug.
But inside, 50 danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father devoted so much 51 to me, for his world consisted of work only.
The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards, and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal time 52 .
On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to 53 . The love that filled it meant more to me than all the valentines inside. The valentine box became a symbol of his love that 54 through decades of other Valentine’s Days. He gave me other gifts through the years, but none 55 compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old, empty shoebox.
A．appeared B．announced C．served D．sat
A．and B．however C．so D．or
A．design B．project C．plan D．idea
A．sadly B．disappointedly C．anxiously D．patiently
A．knew B．found C．realized D．imagined
A．start B．mark C．cause D．produce
A．took B．invited C．saved D．had
A．boxes B．paper C．gifts D．food
A．new B．big C．empty D．attractive
A．Relief B．Relaxation C．Cheer D．Calm
A．by B．at C．on D．in
A．folded B．changed C．packed D．pressed
A．attached B．joined C．linked D．connected
A．slight B．broad C．brief D．confident
A．fun B．joy C．interest D．amusement
A．money B．support C．time D．hope
A．reached B．set C．came D．spent
A．accept B．admire C．respect D．recognize
A．carried B．kept C．spread D．lasted
A．even B．yet C．still D．ever
The first day of university our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a 11 ,little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that 12 her entire being.
She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and enthusiastically 13 , “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant 14 . “Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked.
She 15 replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids…”
“No seriously,” I asked. I was 16 what may have motivated her to be taking on this 17 at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a 18 and now I’m getting one!” she told me.
Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she 19 made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention bestowed upon her from the other 20 . She was living it up.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us. “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow 21 because we stop playing.
There are only four 22 to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your 23 ,you die.
Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or 24 . The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in 25 . Have no regrets.”
A．strong B．beautiful C．wrinkled D．charming
A．surrounded with B．lit up C．covered D．showed off
A．responded B．announced C．agreed D．allowed
A．kiss B．squeeze（紧抱） C．smile D．arm
A．seriously B．happily C．jokingly D．hopefully
A．curious B．eager C．unsure D．doubtful
A．career B．degree C．hobby D．challenge
A．college education B．rich husband C．good job D．happy family
A．frequently B．seldom C．easily D．often
A．elderly B．people C．friends D．students
A．mature B．weak C．relaxed D．old
A．notes B．suggestions C．secrets D．requirements
A．courage B．dreams C．confidence D．friends
A．ability B．time C．money D．effort
A．university B．hope C．trial D．change