The family had just moved. The young woman was feeling a little__31__. It was Mother's Day — and 800 miles separated her from her parents.
She had called them that morning, and her mother had__32__ how colorful their backyard was__ 33__ spring had arrived. Later, she told her husband how she__34__ those lilacs（丁香）in her parents' yard. “I know where we can find some,” he said. “Get the__35__ 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__ 36__ and buried her face in the flowers. Carefully, she__37__ some. Finally, they returned to their car for the__38__ home. The woman sat smiling, surrounded by her__39__.
When they were near home, she shouted “stop,” got off quickly and__40__ to a nearby nursing home. She went to the end of the porch(门廊), where a(n)__41__ patient was sitting in her wheelchair, and put the flowers into her lap. The two__42__, bursting into laughter now and then. Later the young woman turned and ran back to her__43__. As the car pulled away, the woman in the wheelchair__44__ with a smile, and held the lilacs__45__.
“Mom,” the kids asked, “__46___ did you give her our flowers?” “It is Mother's Day, and she seems so__47__ while I have all of you. And anyone would be__48__ by flowers.”
This satisfied the kids, but not the husband. The next day he__49__ 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__50__ purple lilacs. And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman.
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．grew 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．set 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．sadly 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．planted D．hid
A．find B．gather C．receive D．sell
The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the 21 person.
When I first knew Bill , back in 22 , he was one of the most carefree（无忧无虑）people I had ever 23 . He was always ready to have a party. He thought 24 of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 15 miles to see an old 25 he really liked.
Bill and I were in the same class in college, and 26 was never dull when he was 27 . With him there was one wild 28 after another. Sometimes I wonder how we 29 to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. 30 , I wasn’t even sure it was 31 . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He 32 most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the 33 thing Bill cared about were possessions(财富). Now they seemed to be his main 34 .Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow I never 35 Bill changing so much. My image of him 36 the one I had formed 37 the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s 38 to expect people to remain the same, especially 39 I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he 40 the same way about me.
A．proper B．usual C．same D．right
A．childhood B．the army C．his thirties D．college
A．considered B．met C．supposed D．expected
A．most B．much C．nothing D．none
A．movie B．hospital C．man D．country
A．learning B．life C．work D．fun
A．in B．out C．around D．away
A．joke B．mistake C．chance D．adventure
A．managed B．continued C．decided D．hoped
A．First of all B．At first C．Now and then D．All the time
A．that B．him C．there D．us
A．thought B．spent C．argued D．talked
A．first B．next C．last D．only
A．interest B．event C．subject D．problem
A．forgot B．minded C．imagined D．liked
A．remained B．reminded C．suggested D．became
A．since B．from C．at D．till
A．unnecessary B．foolish C．common D．unusually
A．because B．that C．how D．when
A．discovered B．acted C．looked D．felt
Dahlia was running around the house screaming and crying. “I hate her! I hate her! I will __26__ play with her again!” Finally, her steps slowed, __27__ she told her father what had happened. He listened attentively. __28__ she stopped, he asked, “Is there __29__ else?” Dahlia added more details and began __30__ bitterly again. Father was listening. When Dahlia __31__ talking, he said, “It must __32__ you to be made fun of like this by your best friend Tina.” Dahlia __33__ her father’s embrace（拥抱）and support as she cried __34__ more in his arms. Then as __35__ as the storm of tears began, she was finished. She got up and _36__ announced, “Daddy, did you know that tomorrow Tina and I are going together to the beach? We are __37__ a log house there with Adam and Tom, I will tell Tina before we go that I __38__ ruin her work again, and I’m sure she will be __39__ to me. ”
Why was this encounter (sudden meeting) so successful? How did Dahlia __40__ her sadness so completely and realize her responsibility in the matter __41__ her own?
There were three main parts in her father’s reaction that __42__ : (A) Attention (B) Respect (C) Trust. He gave his daughter __43__ attention and took her seriously as she __44__ her feelings. He respected her by not coming with words of wisdom, advice or help. He validated（证实）the feelings she __45__ . And he trusted her to do and say what she needed in order to lead herself toward resolution of her emotions.
A．hardly B．seldom C．ever D．never
A．so B．but C．and D．then
A．Before B．When C．While D．Since
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．crying B．running C．talking D．saying
A．kept B．started C．stopped D．hated
A．hurt B．ache C．injure D．wound
A．got B．received C．accepted D．admitted
A．many B．some C．any D．no
A．soon B．quickly C．suddenly D．fast
A．surprisingly B．angrily C．sadly D．cheerfully
A．building B．buying C．making D．repairing
A．shouldn’t B．won’t C．daren’t D．can’t
A．polite B．cruel C．rude D．nice
A．get over B．get away C．get along D．get through
A．for B．on C．by D．in
A．did B．followed C．went D．worked
A．full B．incomplete C．half D．undivided
A．sent out B．threw out C．put out D．poured out
A．expressed B．showed C．said D．strengthened
To celebrate the end of our exams, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant. We 1 hamburgers and Coca Cola at the counter. When our 2 came, I started walking towards an empty table. By bad luck, my purse strap (带子) got 3 on a chair and the tray (托盘) that I was holding slipped 4 my hands and went flying in the air. The tray, and its contents, 5 on a man who was just about to 6 a bite of his sandwich. I stared, greatly 7 , as the drinks soaked (浸湿) his white shirt.
Then I 8 my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of 9 . Instead, he said “It’s OK” to 10 me before he disappeared into the washroom.
Still shaky and unsure 11 to do next, my friends and I went to a table and sat there, trying our best to look 12 . A moment later, the man came out of the washroom and 13 our table. My heart almost stopped 14 . I thought he was going to ask for my father’s 15 and call him.
To my surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said, “ 16 yourself new hamburgers.” He then walked17 without even finishing his food.
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse, 18 he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still 19 in this world. I ‘ll never 20 his action.
A．ordered B．made C．arranged D．demanded
A．food B．turn C．bill D．menu
A．fixed B．caught C．cut D．tied
A．by B．in C．from D．out
A．knocked B．fell C．stood D．hung
A．take B．taste C．swallow D．chew
A．discouraged B．disappointed C．shocked D．annoyed
A．rolled B．rubbed C．narrowed D．closed
A．bitterness B．anxiety C．anger D．sorrow
A．satisfy B．comfort C．encourage D．praise
A．how B．who C．what D．which
A．mild B．honest C．calm D．modest
A．pushed B．approached C．drew D．laid
A．beating B．breaking C．sinking D．trembling
A．help B．position C．number D．job
A．Prepare B．Buy C．Find D．Cook
A．on B．around C．up D．away
A．so B．since C．although D．but
A．kindness B．happiness C．politeness D．brightness
A．forget B．refuse C．oppose D．ignore
The back door of the ambulance(救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into his seat, and started the engine. Inside were the __36 __ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter Ally. The little girl had __37 __ food stuck in her throat and could hardly breathe.
The driver, Mr. white, __38 __ his siren (报警器) and flashing light, and started speeding towards the nearest hospital, fighting against __39 __. The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way as he drove through the __40 __. From the back of the __41 __the parents were shouting at him to __ 42__, since Ally had almost stopped __43 __. In front of him he saw some traffic lights, with the red “STOP” light shining. Mr. White knew that he had no time to __ 44__, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking __45 __his left and right as he did so.
Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The driver had the windows __46__, since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not __47 __the ambulance. The lights were green, so he drove straight __48 __into the path of the ambulance.
Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everybody was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked to see __ 49__little Ally was. He was astonished to see relief instead of __50 __on the faces of the parents.
“Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is __51 __ again.”
“It must have been the ___52 __.” said her husband. “It __53 __ the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning to __54 __ , and she was crying in a loud but healthy __55 __.
They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.
A．worried B．angry C．happy D．surprised
A．little B．some C．no D．few
A．opened on B．turned on C．turned off D．sped up
A．police B．life C．lights D．time
A．empty street B．busy traffic C．large crowds D．deserted place
A．street B．cars C．traffic D．ambulance
A．hurry B．slow C．stop D．drive
A．breathing B．looking C．whispering D．talking
A．think B．ignore C．lose D．miss
A．at B．from C．forward D．to
A．open B．clean C．up D．down
A．hear B．see C．find D．notice
A．away B．on C．off D．out
A．how B．what C．where D．who
A．pleasure B．anger C．fear D．surprise
A．crying B．breathing C．smiling D．speaking
A．light B．policeman C．car D．crash
A．took B．picked C．knocked D．made
A．usual B．common C．ordinary D．normal
A．sound B．voice C．tone D．noise
There is an old story telling about a woman whose only son died in an accident. In her 26 , she went to the wise man that is always 27 for his wisdom in her town and said, “What advice or what 28 ways do you have to bring my son back to life? I will 29 you with all I have if you can.”
Instead of sending her away or 30 with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a mustard (芥末) seed from a home that has never 31 sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life.” The woman went off at once in 32 of that magical mustard seed.
She came first to a splendid apartment, 33 at the door, and said in a (n) 34 voice, “I am looking for a home that has never known sorrow. Is this such a (n) 35 that I want? It is very important to me.”
36 , she didn’t get what she wanted, even without a single word of 37 . They told her that she had come to the wrong place. And they began to 38 all the tragic things that recently had happened to them.
The woman said to herself, “Who is better able to help these poor, 39 people than I, though I also have had misfortune of my own?” She 40 to comfort them till they 41 . Then she went on searching for a home that had never known sorrow. But 42 she turned up, in small cottages or in other places, she found one 43 after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so 44 in helping other people out of their sorrow that finally she forgot about her quest for the special mustard seed, in fact, never 45 that it had driven the sorrow out of her life.
A．joy B．danger C．belief D．sorrow
A．envied B．considered C．respected D．treated
A．strange B．magical C．valuable D．important
A．reward B．supply C．provide D．award
A．quarreling B．discussing C．reasoning D．arguing
A．suffered B．known C．obtained D．forgotten
A．honor B．favor C．need D．search
A．knocked B．broke C．stood D．pointed
A．excited B．confident C．sad D．urgent
A．place B．answer C．apartment D．person
A．Luckily B．Immediately C．Gradually D．Unfortunately
A．praise B．respect C．comfort D．encouragement
A．exchange B．describe C．simplified D．decorated
A．unfortunate B．unfriendly C．unimportant D．unfamiliar
A．planned B．managed C．continued D．stayed
A．settle down B．break down C．calm down D．get dwon
A．wherever B．whatever C．however D．whenever
A．excuse B．tale C．lie D．reason
A．curious B．puzzled C．worried D．involved
A．recognizing B．realizing C．remembering D．wondering