I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a person.
I think my started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a (n) . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I to help. That was really a big for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my . Every time I came into her room, she was so because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never her, so I took her place. She let me that making others feel good make me feel good, too, when she died, I was , but I was very grateful to her.
I think I am a much person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not these experiences. They have me to care about other people more than about myself. I who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
A．since B．before C．or D．unless
A．famous B．simple C．different D．skilled
A．education B．career C．tour D．change
A．balance B．homework C．degree D．interest
A．talked B．wrote C．lied D．reported
A．careful B．lonely C．curious D．guilty
A．argument B．game C．experiment D．defense
A．dared B．offered C．hesitated D．happened
A．dream B．problem C．duty D．step
A．us B．which C．them D．whom
A．attitude B．hobby C．hope D．luck
A．friend B．partner C．guide D．guest
A．polite B．happy C．strange D．confident
A．bothered B．answered C．visited D．trusted
A．explain B．guess C．declare D．see
A．homeless B．heartbroken C．bad-tempered D．hopeless
A．quieter B．busier C．better D．richer
A．forget B．face C．improve D．analyze
A．forced B．preferred C．ordered D．taught
A．miss B．like C．wonder D．expect
He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many guys were 36 her, but nobody paid any attention to him. After the party, he invited her for coffee. She was surprised. In order not to appear 37 , she went along.
As they sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too 38 to say anything and she felt uncomfortable. Suddenly, he asked the waiter, "Could you please give me some 39 ? I'd like to put it in my coffee."
They stared at him. He turned 40 , but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank. 41 , she asked, "Why salt with coffee?" He explained, "When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea. I liked playing on the sea ... I could feel its taste salty, like salty coffee. Now42 I drink it, I think of my childhood and my hometown. I 43 it and my parents, who are still there."
She was deeply touched. A man who can admit that he's homesick must love his home and 44 his family. He must be responsible.
She talked too, about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her family. That was the start to their love story.
They continued to 45 . She found that he met all her 46 . He was tolerant, kind, warm and careful. She would have missed the catch if not for the salty coffee!
So they 47 and lived happily together. And every time she made 48 for him, she put in some salt, the way he liked it.
After 40 years, he passed away and left her a letter which said:
My dearest, please 49 my life-long lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous I asked for salt instead of 50 .
It was hard for me to ask for a 51 , so I just went ahead. Many times, I tried to tell you the truth, but I was afraid that it would 52 everything.
Sweetheart, I don't exactly like salty coffee. But as it 53 so much to you, I've learnt to enjoy it. Having you 54 me was my greatest happiness. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again, 55 it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.
A．after B．before C．beyond D．behind
A．polite B．rude C．nice D．clever
A．good B．terrible C．pleased D．nervous
A．sugar B．salt C．fruit D．coffee
A．yellow B．black C．blue D．red
A．Curious B．Happy C．Nervous D．Frightened
A．some time B．every time C．no time D．any time
A．get B．know C．miss D．ask
A．care about B．care to C．take care D．do care
A．think B．live C．drink D．date
A．needs B．ways C．requirements D．conditions
A．married B．dated C．worked D．laughed
A．meal B．coffee C．tea D．soup
A．tell B．take C．excuse D．forgive
A．tea B．sweet C．sugar D．juice
A．word B．change C．leave D．talk
A．ruin B．get C．hurt D．injure
A．cared B．surprised C．satisfied D．mattered
A．of B．with C．to D．besides
A．as if B．because C．even if D．no matter
No one in the United States could forget the sorrowful story, April 14th, 1865 36 Abraham Lincoln was murdered.
The night after a very busy 37 , the President and his wife went to Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C where a new play was to be put on.
Near the theatre 38 a 25-year-old unsuccessful actor named John Wilkes Booth, who was strongly against the North though he hadn’t fought 39 the South himself. As the play 40 after a moment of rest, Booth came into the theatre. He walked slowly and quietly 41 the door through which he could see the President’s 42. He looked 43 carefully so as to find the guards 44 task was to protect the President from the enemy. To his joy, there was none of 45 and nobody noticed him. He reached the door quickly and began to get hold of the gun 46 in his pocket.
It was quiet in the theatre and everyone 47 his eyes on the stage. Suddenly a terrible sound of 48 broke in on the play. It surprised everyone and soon they looked 49 where the sound had just come .Smoke was seen coming out of the President’s box, where the 50 had enjoyed the play. Right away the theatre was full of shouting and excited people. Soldiers hurried in to _51 the building, but it was too 52 ! The murderer had already 53 from the box onto the stage, from which then he hurriedly ran out of the theatre and soon disappeared in the 54_.
The news came that Lincoln, whom the people had 55 to love as an inspiring leader and a wise, warm-hearted, honest man, was short in the chest and died early the next morning.
A．as B．where C．when D．how
A．time B．work C．day D．hour
A．lived B．stayed C．stood D．worked
A．against B．with C．for D．under
A．stopped B．started C．lasted D．ended
A．towards B．into C．up D．over
A．face B．wife C．box D．hat
A．around B．behind C．back D．forward
A．which B．whose C．that D．their
A．guards B．them C．people D．soldiers
A．hidden B．put C．kept D．lain
A．put B．fixed C．made D．fastened
A．gun B．cry C．shot D．noise
A．at B．up C．down D．to
A．wife B．guard C．Lincolns D．President
A．search B．enclose C．search for D．looked at
A．noisy B．dark C．late D．smoky
A．went B．rushed C．run D．jumped
A．building B．dark C．crowds D．country
A．wanted B．gone C．come D．meant
I will never forget the two impressive things that happened last winter. One of my classmates and I were 36 our project work late at night on my university's campus far from home. Since there was 37 in the forecast, I had worn a winter 38 to school that day with a raincoat in my bag.
Throughout
our work on the project, I could 39 that my friend was tired from a very long day working. As we stepped outside to begin the 40 walk home,I 41 she was shivering(颤抖). The temperature had dropped to the low thirties (Fahrenheit) and she 42 had a swea
ter on. I 43 offered her my warm jacket. She accepted it and asked me what I 44 wear then. I told her I had another one and pretended that my 45 was a jacket. She said later that she 46 the next morning and the first thing on her mind was feeling moved about my 47 of the jacket.
Coincidentally(碰巧), the next day I went to an open-air play and I was freezing 48 I didn’t expect it to be so 49 . A person who I hardly 50 insisted that I wear his jacket. I was 51 touched by this warm gesture. He was so matter-of-fact(讲究实际的) about me 52 his coat, too: he simply took it off and handed it to me telling me that I should 53 it. I used to think that this vast universe was a cold 54 . It turns out that even when the temperature drops low, the people never 55 to warm each other's hearts.
A．starting B．destroying C．showing D．doing
A．rain B．fog C．snow D．cloud
A．suit B．jacket C．cap D．coat
A．think B．guess C．see D．check
A．easy B．short C．safe D．long
A．heard B．believed C．noticed D．expected
A．bravely B．nearly C．only D．usually
A．suddenly B．immediately C．madly D．calmly
A．would C．should D．might
A．blouse B．sweater C．dress D．raincoat
A．ran away B．woke up C．fell ill D．got hurt
A．sale B．size C．color D．offer
A．though B．until C．since D．if
A．warm B．cold C．sunny D．dark
A．knew B．mattered C．loved D．blamed
A．deeply B．wrongly C．finally D．firmly
A．envying B．watching C．holding D．wearing
A．keep B．buy C．borrow D．throw
A．environment B．place C．wind D．situation
A．deny B．agree C．help D．stop
Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher? I do. Her name is Mrs. White.
I don’t remember much about what we learned in her 36 , but my mother once told me we used to 37 a lot. And I would 38 what I wrote and she would look at it and see there were so many 39 , but no red corrections. And always a star. Sometimes even a “Good”! That made my heart filled with 40 , but worried my mother. So one day when she met Mrs. White. She asked her why she never 41 my mistakes; why she never red-penciled in the wrong 42 of words or pointed out grammatical errors.
My mother said Mrs. White said “The children are just 43 to get 
excited about using words, about 44 sentences. I don’t want to dampen that 45 with red ink. Spelling and grammar can 46 . The wonder of words won’t …” And maybe she didn’t 47 it exactly like that because it was a long time ago and 48 my mother told me was just what she could remember.
Thanks to Mrs. White, I 49 up learning to use words with loving 50 . I had no qualms （顾虑）about writi
ng what I mean
t 51 I couldn’t quite spell it out. A thought comes into my mind that if Mrs. White had used her red pen precisely, I 52 wouldn’t be telling you about this now. I look 53 now and think she must have been a rather 54 teacher ——to exercise such red-pen-restraint （不纠错）——to 55 the joy, wonder and excitement of expression.
A．expression B．school C．class D．home
A．sing B．write C．draw D．speak
A．bring back B．hand out C．hand in D．make up
A．signatures B．mistakes C．words D．stars
A．regret B．sadness C．happiness D．worry
A．saw B．found C．changed D．corrected
A．meanings B．spellings C．use D．place
A．beginning B．leading C．happening D．choosing
A．reading B．discovering C．forming D．hearing
A．thought B．patience C．courage D．excitement
A．wait B．advance C．disappear D．return
A．accept B．prove C．agree D．say
A．that B．what C．which D．how
A．grew B．stood C．added D．gave
A．doubt B．ability C．confidence D．opinion
A．as if B．now that C．if only D．even if
A．hardly B．usually C．probably D．actually
A．back B．round C．up D．out
A．beautiful B．interesting C．unusual D．strict
A．show B．let C．enjoy D．allow
One day an out of work mime(哑剧演员) was visiting the zoo and attempted to earn some money as a street performer. As soon as he started to draw a 31)______, a zoo keeper grabbed him and dragged him into his office. The zoo keeper explained to the mime that the zoo’s most popular attraction, a gorilla, had died suddenly and the keeper feared that 32)_____ at the zoo would fall off. He offered the mime a job to 33)______ the gorilla until they could get another one. The mime 34)______.
So the next morning the mime put on the gorilla suit and entered the cage before the crowd came. He discovered that it was a35)_______ job. He could sleep if he wanted, play and 36)______ people and he drew bigger crowds than he ever had as a mime. 37)_____, eventually the crowds got tired of him and he got tired of just swinging on tails. He 38)_______ to notice that he people were paying more attention to the lion in the cage next to his. Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience, he climbed to the top of his cage, crawled across a partition(隔墙), and dangled(悬荡) from the top to the lion’s cage. Of course, this made the lion very angry, but the crowd 39)______ it.
At the end of the day, the zoo keeper came and gave the mime a 40)______ for being such an attraction. Well, this went on for some time, the mime kept 41)______ the lion, the crowds grew larger, and his salary kept going up. Then one terrible day when he was dangling over the angry lion, he slipped and fell. The mime was 42)______.
The lion gathered itself and prepared to pounce(猛扑). The mime was so scared that he began to run round and round the cage with the lion close 43)______. Finally, the mime started screaming and yelling, “Help me,help me!”, but the lion was quick and pounced. The mime soon found himself flat on his back, looking up at the angry lion and the lion said, “44)______you fool! Do you want to get us 45)_______.”
A．ticket B．profit C．crowd D．lesson
A．reputation B．cost D．attendance
A．take care of B．dress up as C．make up for D．keep up with
A．declined B．hesitated C．accepted D．doubted
A．great B．demanding C．meaningless D．busy
A．make fun of B．communicate with C．cooperate with D．take advantage of
A．Surprisingly B．However C．Therefore D．Additionally
A．failed B．refused C．managed D．began
A．loved B．feared C．forgot D．excused
A．warning B．direction C．rise D．punishment41.
A．fighting B．insulting C．boring D．frightening
A．caught B．attacked C．terrified D．offended
A．behind B．ahead C．beyond D．aside
A．Hurry up B．Get up C．Wake up D．Shut up
A．helped B．killed C．favored D．fired