One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to 36 for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve 37 a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked 38 so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it 39 , and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she 40 . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a __41 .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger 42 , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up before this point.
Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled（难住）. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called 43 to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now 44 , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light 45 his eyes. Immediately, he 46 and went down through the hospital hall into her room.
47 in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He 48 her at once. He went back to the consultation room and 49 to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave 50__attention to her case.
After a long 51 the battle was won. Dr. Kelly 52 the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was 53 that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her 54 . She read thesewords…
“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she 55 silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”
A．call B．make C．beg D．prepare
A．while B．when C．though D．unless
A．thirsty B．lazy C．tired D．hungry
A．slowly B．unexpectedly C．steadily D．hurriedly
A．announced B．shook C．replied D．doubted
A．reward B．kindness C．hand D．value
A．physically B．mentally C．normally D．properly
A．up B．for C．on D．in
A．rich B．famous C．observant D．vivid
A．fixed B．consulted C．filled D．concentrated
A．rose B．raised C．got D．left
A．Worn B．Having C．putting D．Dressed
A．recognized B．knew C．spared D．regained
A．desired B．declared C．determined D．declined
A．special B．ordinary C．normal D．no
A．decision B．preparation C．struggle D．debate
A．ordered B．requested C．confused D．compressed
A．negative B．uncertain C．positive D．obvious
A．presentation B．preference C．attention D．arrangement
A．praised B．pretended C．pressed D．prayed
Longhands was the son of a pirate (海盗), the grandson of a pirate, and the great grandson of a pirate. Actually, he hadn’t yet stolen anything, nor attacked any ______; but his whole family were sure that he’d ______ to be a very good pirate.
But the idea of spending his life robbing people ______ didn’t excite young Longhands. When he was a toddler, one of his cousins ______ one of his favorite toys, and it made him really sad. He knew robbing would make people ______.
While he was growing up, Longhands ______ terribly that some day his real pirate personality would suddenly ______, and send him down the path of robbing. Every morning, when he ______, he looked in the mirror to see if the ______ change had yet occurred. But every morning he had the same pleasant sort of ______ he had had the day before.
As time went on, it became clear to everyone that Longhands wasn’t a pirate; but the family ______ was so long that no one was bold (胆大的) enough to come out and ______ it. “It’s just that he’s a ______ pirate,” they would say. And they would have kept saying it ______ Longhands had studied medicine and started to ______ the sick. However, Longhands was still worried about turning into a pirate, and he ______ looking into the mirror each morning.
One day, though, seeing that he was now a(n) ______ man, he realized that neither himself, nor ______, was ever forced to be a pirate. Everyone could do whatever they chose with their ______!
And, having chosen his own life and his own path, Longhands felt ______ happy that he never chose to be a pirate.
A．businessman B．bank C．family D．ship
A．turn around B．turn out C．stay away D．watch out
A．unluckily B．slowly C．certainly D．hardly
A．destroyed B．bought C．examined D．replaced
A．fail B．die C．change D．suffer
A．imagined B．remembered C．worried D．doubted
A．break B．appear C．move D．go
A．looked up B．showed up C．woke up D．sat down
A．normal B．necessary C．surprising D．horrible
A．fear B．face C．clothes D．dreams
A．tradition B．hope C．tree D．communication
A．repeat B．destroy C．notice D．say
A．good B．new C．funny D．stupid
A．if only B．in case C．even if D．so that
A．laugh at B．care for C．go through D．look after
A．avoid B．considered C．began D．continued
A．handsome B．honest C．old D．strange
A．anybody B．everybody C．somebody D．nobody
A．experiences B．desires C．wishes D．lives
A．slightly B．deeply C．partly D．commonly
IF and WHEN often had lunch together. Their conversation always____on the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them.
This particular Saturday when they met for lunch，WHEN____IF wasn’t in a great mood (心情)．After they sat at the usual table____for them，WHEN asked IF，“You don’t seem your usual____self？” IF replied，“Yesterday I saw a course I wanted to take. If only I___the time.”
WHEN knew exactly how IF felt and said，“I too saw a____and I’m going to register when I get____money.” WHEN then questioned IF，“What about the new job you were going to apply for？” IF answered，“I would have applied，but my____broke down. I couldn’t type my resume (简历)．”
“Don’t worry，I’ve been thinking about looking for another job also，____I’ll wait and when the weather gets____I will look then. I hate this awful weather.”
The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that. When he couldn’t____it anymore，he went to them and said，“I think I know____you could solve your problems.”
IF smiled and thought that even if he knew the____they faced，there was no way he could help！____，IF asked the man for advice. The man said，“Your conversation reminds me of an old____：IF and WHEN were planted，and nothing____．”
IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel____of living their life for the “ifs” and “whens”．Finally they came to a(n)____：next time they met，there would be no “ifs” or “whens”；they would____talk about what they had____！
A．agreed B．centered C．relied D．took
A．sensed B．insisted C．declared D．guessed
A．cleaned B．made C．ordered D．reserved
A．sensitive B．honest C．cheerful D．clumsy
A．had B．spent C．seized D．valued
A．notice B．job C．course D．chance
A．lucky B．pocket C．enough D．paper
A．computer B．fridge C．camera D．recorder
A．or B．but C．for D．so
A．drier B．colder C．wilder D．nicer
A．take B．decline C．support D．watch
A．when B．where C．why D．how
A．changes B．expenses C．challenges D．possibilities
A．Anxiously B．Curiously C．Surprisingly D．Stubbornly
A．saying B．story C．habit D．fiction
A．rose B．grew C．removed D．remained
A．tired B．proud C．ashamed D．aware
A．ambition B．conclusion C．description D．agreement
A．even B．only C．still D．thus
A．discussed B．promised C．arranged D．accomplished
Our house was directly across the street from the entrance of a hospital. We rented the upstairs rooms to patients. One evening, there was a(n) ______ at the door. I opened it and saw a short man who was hardly ______ than my eight-year-old. But the worst thing was his face — it was ______ ugly. He told me he’d been ______ a room since noon but no one seemed to have one. For a moment I hesitated, not ______ to rent him a room, but his next words convinced me. He said, “I could ______in this chair. My bus leaves early in the morning.” I told him we would find him a ______.
It didn’t take a long time to see that this old man had a ______ heart in that tiny body. He fished for a living to ______ his daughter, her children and her disabled husband. He didn’t tell it by way of complaint. Instead, he was ______ that no pain was caused by his disease and that he still had strength to keep going. At ______, we put a camp cot in my children’s room for him. ______ he left the next morning, he asked, “Could I please come back and ______ the next time I see my doctor? Grownups are bothered by my ______, but children don’t seem to ______.” I told him he was welcome to come again.
On his next trip, he brought a big fish and a bag of the largest oysters (牡蛎) I had ever seen. Other times we received ______ in the mail. There were oysters, fish or some fresh vegetables. ______ how little money he had and that he must walk three miles to ______ these and made the gifts much more precious. And from him we ______ what it was to accept the bad _____ complaint and the good with appreciation.
A．bell B．answer C．knock D．call
A．taller B．stronger C．healthier D．better
A．hardly B．usually C．really D．finally
A．looking at B．looking for C．turning to D．checking in
A．wanting B．knowing C．fearing D．refusing
A．sit B．sleep C．hide D．wait
A．seat B．bus C．bed D．way
A．small B．normal C．funny D．beautiful
A．surprise B．please C．feed D．support
A．thankful B．interested C．scared D．worried
A．midnight B．bedtime C．suppertime D．noon
A．If B．Once C．Before D．After
A．visit B．pay C．chat D．stay
A．face B．way C．manner D．voice
A．notice B．require C．escape D．mind
A．cards B．letters C．books D．packages
A．Knowing B．Believing C．Telling D．Doubting
A．mail B．get C．find D．make
A．remembered B．learnt C．explained D．showed
A．for B．in C．without D．under
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had ______ a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well _____ it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day ______, the young man awaited ______ that his father had purchased the car. ______, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a ______ wrapped gift box.
Curious, but somewhat ______, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold.
Angrily, he raised his ______ to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" He shouted and then ______ out of the house.
Many years passed and the young man was very ______ in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but ______ his father was very old, he thought perhaps he ______ go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day.
Before he could make ______, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and ______ all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to ______ through his father's important papers and saw a gift – a ______ wrapped book, just as he had ______ it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the ______. His father underlined a verse,”…know how to give good gifts to your children…”
As he was reading, a car key ______ from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his ______, and the words "PAID IN FULL".
A．designed B．possessed C．admired D．booked
A．afford B．support C．offer D．manage
A．arrived B．approached C．ended D．closed
A．signals B．signs C．promises D．agreements
A．Gradually B．Hopefully C．Luckily D．Finally
A．beautifully B．strangely C．commonly D．fairly
A．amazed B．annoyed C．surprised D．disappointed
A．head B．hands C．voice D．eyes
A．slipped B．stormed C．broke D．stepped
A．interested B．generous C．successful D．professional
A．remembered B．reminded C．refused D．realized
A．would B．could C．should D．might
A．get B．pass C．follow D．search
A．restricted B．abandoned C．willed D．donated
A．get B．pass C．follow D．search
A．still B．already C．even D．ever
A．delivered B．left C．imagined D．found
A．pages B．passages C．words D．pictures
A．occurred B．turned C．dropped D．extended
A．wedding B．graduation C．return D．birthday
Tips for Planning Your Indoor Garden
Plants bring life and color into the home and require little in the way of maintenance. Follow these simple tips and your plants should thrive(茂盛).
Look for the best ______ in the house for each plant, and don’t be afraid to try different locations until you find the best spot.
If a room seems too dark to maintain a healthy plant, don’t be ______. Most indoor plants originate in tropical and subtropical areas, and they can grow ______ in dim environments. The ideal place is in front of a large window ______ east or west., filtered if necessary through a net scrim curtain.
If you have a plant that thrives ______ lots of sun, place it on a windowsill facing north or northeast. ______ the wetness level of the soil regularly and inspect the leaves to make sure they are not being______. At the slightest ______ of withering(枯萎), move the plant towards the middle of the room.
Water poured ______ onto the soil may flood, or not ______ the pot plant’s roots. ______, water plants bottom up by standing them in a dish and filling the ______ with water. For this method to ______, all pots should have holes in the ______ through which the water is absorbed.
Water your plants only when the potting mix ______ dry to touch-over watering is often the ______ of indoor plant death. Check by pushing your finger into the ______; if it comes out without any trace of soil on it, start watering. Remember that plants may need more frequent watering in summer.
Most indoor plants ___ from an occasional spraying(喷雾) of water. Make sure the water is at room temperature and use a spray bottle. Spraying is particularly beneficial if you live in a centrally heated or air-conditioned house ______ the air can become very dry.
Feed your plants with small amounts of fertilizer. The fastest and simplest solution is complete liquid fertilizer in the recommended ______ , usually every two to four weeks-check the label.
A．place B．time C．situation D．stage
A．fooled B．accepted C．explained D．understood
A．bad B．well C．easily D．quickly
A．meeting B．facing C．throwing D．reaching
A．on B．in C．for D．with
A．Research B．Check C．Prove D．Choose
A．protected B．prevented C．faded D．burned
A．signal B．point C．sign D．case
A．slowly B．carefully C．directly D．instantly
A．get B．reach C．extend D．spread
A．Still B．Instead C．Therefore D．Otherwise
A．soil B．plant C．bottom D．dish
A．work B．use C．show D．develop
A．middle B．bottom C．dish D．house
A．holds B．feels C．finds D．looks
A．effect B．occasion C．phenomenon D．cause
A．water B．pot C．soil D．hole
A．suffer B．benefit C．survive D．result
A．as B．if C．when D．for
A．kind B．quality C．amount D．form