Carly Zalenski’s eyes were filled with tears as the dusty bus ran down a dirt road in southern Vietnam. She and her parents had travelled to Ho Chi Minh City by plane from Canton, Ohio of the USA. As they became to the village, hundreds of cheering stood in lines at the to the Hoa Lac School, a two-story building that Carly had money for.
Carly started helping when she was eight. She often walked about to send Thanksgiving baskets at church to families in need. When she saw one girl very little in a snowy day and others didn’t have warm , she went door-to-door asking for coats, hats, gloves, and scarves, then handed them to the poor families with the baskets.
However, Carly wanted to do more—she wanted to “change these children’s with her efforts”. She remembered that her grandmother’s Rotary club had collected money to build a in Vietnam a few years ago. She wanted to build a school, .
She put together a short show on the people and culture of Vietnam to his audience. her new braces(脚支架) made it to make the speech, she was full of enthusiasm, “I want to give them a place to their lives better.”
That summer, Carly with her family across Ohio, visiting three or four Rotary clubs a week. “We travelled like people to all these meetings,” said her mother. In two years, Carly had raised $50,000. At the donation in Hoa Lac, the school principal was deeply by the little girl. “How wonderful it is,” he said, “that a girl at her age wants to do something for kids so far away.”
A．farther B．closer C．higher D．faster
A．adults B．farmers C．workers D．children
A．entrance B．centre C．top D．exit
A．collected B．borrow C．saved D．earned
A．another B．the others C．others D．the other
A．wearing B．putting on C．dressing D．taking off
A．houses B．beds C．clothes D．food
A．new B．beautiful C．used D．broken
A．out B．up C．back D．over
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．moods B．works C．studies D．lives
A．church B．village C．library D．school
A．either B．also C．too D．neither
A．Because B．Unless C．Although D．When
A．hard B．funny C．easy D．happy
A．remain B．make C．turn D．allow
A．set off B．take off C．turn off D．pay off
A．sick B．disabled C．crazy D．friendly
A．ceremony B．tradition C．currency D．condition
A．surprised B．pleased C．excited D．touched
Mike had been delivering (送) newspaper for a week, but he was still not quite sure36 he was going to like his first job. Today he was to37 the month's money from his customers (顾客). At the first house, Mike walked past the Pierces' barking dog,38 was tied up in the front yard. When he 39 the door he got up enough40 to ring the bell. He told the man what he41 . Mr Pierce didn't smile or say anything , but he handed Mike a bill. Mike42 counted out the man's change.
43 the time he got to the44 house, Mike felt a little more at ease. Mr Simon was repairing his45 . He, too, gave Mike a46 . but he smiled and talked 47 Mike gave him his48 .
As Mike walked to the third house, he49a bit uneasy, Mr Swenson was just 50 home from the store, and he stopped51 he saw Mike. Mr Swenson paid Mike the exact amount in change. They stood52in front of the house53 . This wasn't54 to be such a difficult job55 , thought Mike as he continued on his way.
A．what B．why C．whether D．which
A．fetch B．seize C．collect D．select
A．it B．he C．which D．who
A．arrived B．reached C．went D．got
A．courage B．money C．newspaper D．demand
A．liked B．believed C．wanted D．had
A．hardly B．lately C．carefully D．nearly
A．For B．In C．By D．On
A．third B．first C．second D．fourth
A．garden B．dog C．car D．job
A．money B．pay C．bill D．change
A．so B．for C．as D．because
A．newspaper B．help C．change D．smile
A．hadn't B．continue C．wasn't D．went
A．at B．in C．coming D．going
A．when B．thus C．where D．so
A．to talk B．talking C．back D．by
A．in no time B．at once C．for a while D．by and by
A．true B．happening C．going D．that
A．by far B．any longer C．after all D．at once
A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the __36__ was that he found himself unable to ask for help---his mobile phone went out of __37__ as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to _38__ in cold wilderness. It was eight hours later that day broke, and then _39_ of the rescue.
It is almost __40__ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his __41__: “First of all, I checked up my __42__, checked up my conditions and found myself not in mortal danger. As there was no __43__ to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from __44__. In this way I dozed off.”
His story put an end to my regret for the __45__ of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men __46___ to explore a mountain cave and got lost. __47__to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of __48__. Finally they feel dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the __49__ people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the __50__ of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to __51__ themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering not far away.
Don’t you think you can compare it with __52__ itself? When you meet with difficulty in life and work, you are lost in darkness. __53__ you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle __54__. It seems to be a negative（消极） attitude, __55__ a person who can afford to do so must have foresight(远见) as well as a great courage in the first place.
A．hopeless B．worst C．more D．best
A．service B．way C．control D．work
A．cry B．lie C．wait D．sleep
A．delay B．success C．team D．arrival
A．untrue B．unimaginable C．true D．useless
A．plan B．decision C．explanation D．excuse
A．physical B．mental C．working D．medical
A．energy B．way C．tools D．strength
A．rotting B．spreading C．hurting D．bleeding
A．loss B．failure C．disappointment D．sadness
A．had B．managed C．tried D．meant
A．Willing B．Unable C．Determined D．Deciding
A．hearing B．sight C．feeling D．direction
A．rescue B．village C．local D．brave
A．end B．top C．opening D．side
A．save B．help C．stop D．calm
A．adventure B．work C．life D．mankind
A．Mind B．Watch C．Imagine D．Warn
A．really B．immediately C．carefully D．hopefully
A．and B．so C．but D．while
A 36 thing happened 37 me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day __38_ I drove to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my 39 stopped. It was out of gas on a 40 road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone 41 could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile 42 I finally found a house near the __43__. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair __44_. She said, “I’ve been __45__ for you here for a long time. Come in. 46 is almost ready.”
“But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t 47 what she was talking about.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You 48 tea,” said she.
I quickly 49 that my car was out of 50 , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept 51 me Alfred and talking about how long it had been 52 she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I 53 .
Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my 54 , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t 55 anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”
A．happy B．strange C．common D．bad
A．on B．in C．upon D．to
A．and B．so C．but D．that
A．car B．bus C．bike D．truck
A．narrow B．lonely C．crowded D．busy
A．what B．whom C．who D．how
A．before B．after C．while D．as
A．street B．path C．way D．road
A．came B．answered C．opened D．appeared
A．asking B．looking C．calling D．waiting
A．Gas B．Coffee C．Tea D．Lunch
A．consider B．understand C．accept D．think
A．like B．love C．used to like D．liking
A．answered B．explained C．refused D．promised
A．gas B．tea C．strength D．energy
A．calling B．call C．to call D．called
A．until B．before C．since D．when
A．could B．can C．would D．wanted
A．accident B．incident C．experience D．surprise
A．hit B．injury C．hurt D．frighten
When high school started, Becky and I became best friends. We __36__ many interests and quickly became inseparable. When high school ended, we both cried __37__ we would attend different colleges in the fall.
Our first term of university life was __38__. We had a huge telephone bill and our e-mails were incredibly long. In the second term I found some new friends with whom I felt very __39__. These were friends with whom I could be myself and __40__ out my feelings. I was eager to share my new friends with Becky.
When Becky finally visited me at my school, we were excited. She __41__ a toy bear to me as a present and told me about her college life. However, something unexpected happened when I __42__ her to my new friends. Her eyes grew dark and I could see the __43__ within them. My new friends tried to share their friendship, but Becky seemed __44__ to accept it. I didn’t understand __45__ the people I loved most couldn’t love each other.
Becky left. I knew she was not happy. I thought long about what had happened. After many unanswered questions, I understood that she was __46__. She saw me with my new friends and __47__ that we no longer shared the same experiences. She saw all the fun I was having __48__ her and wished she could be a part of it. She wished she could be in their __49__.
I wrote a letter to Becky __50__ she’s always my best friend. I told her everyone had friends from home and friends from school, and all the friends were indeed life’s greatest __51__. Becky wrote me back soon. She was in __52__ and felt sorry about what she had done.
I think Becky and I both learn an important lesson from it. __53__ can influence our friendship and change the experiences we’ve shared. We are now walking on two different paths of __54__. While new friends are special and exciting, old friends are always there, __55__ to share their heart and soul, no matter how far apart.
A．showed B．developed C．protected D．shared
A．because B．unless C．although D．while
A．modern B．peaceful C．hard D．normal
A．anxious B．comfortable C．familiar D．strange
A．figure B．make C．pour D．hold
A．brought B．returned C．donated D．recommended
A．admitted B．introduced C．mentioned D．referred
A．concern B．doubt C．curiosity D．hurt
A．ashamed B．cautious C．unwilling D．calm
A．how B．why C．that D．whether
A．aggressive B．discouraged C．proud D．jealous
A．regretted B．argued C．promised D．proved
A．for B．from C．without D．across
A．expectation B．position C．reception D．relation
A．recognizing B．predicting C．assuming D．explaining
A．gift B．spirit C．achievement D．sign
A．sympathy B．agreement C．surprise D．confusion
A．Nothing B．Anything C．Something D．Everything
A．success B．happiness C．research D．life
A．choosing B．planning C．waiting D．demanding
It was in my high school science class．I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on．
A 36 came．"Nice shirt," I smiled from ear to ear．Then another voice said, "That shirt belonged to my dad．Greg's mother works for my family．We were going to37 that shirt away, but gave it to her 38 ．" I was speechless．I wanted to hide．
I 39 me shirt in the back of the closet and told my mom what had happened．She then dialed her 40__, "I will no longer work for your family," she told him．That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life's 41 was something greater．
The next morning she 42 with the personnel manager at the Board of Education．Ke told her that without a proper education she could not teach．So Mom decided to__43__a university．
After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager．He said, "You are 44 aren't you? I think I have a___45_for you as a teacher's assistant．This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of 46 Mom accepted the opportunity very 47 ．
For almost five years, as a teacher's assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and qui
t, feeling 48 ．Then one day, the
personnel manager and the principal 49in her classroom．The principal said, "We have watched how you 50 the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working 51 over the last five years．We are all in 52 that you should be the teacher of this class．"
My mom spent more than 20 years there． 53 her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year．All of this came about because of the 54 comment made in my classroom that day．Mom showed me how to handle 55__situations and never give up．
A．noise B．voice C．sound D．tune
A．otherwise C．instead
A．settled B．pushed C．stored D．stuck
A．teacher B．employer C．director D．adviser
A．purpose B．encouragement C．achievement D．victory
A．went B．met C．worked D．stayed
A．visit B．continue C．attend D．prepare
A．serious B．fortunate C．careful D．responsible
A．career B．duty C．position D．part
A．learning B．judging C．obeying D．imagining
A．patiently B．eagerly C．successfully D．skillfully
A．upset B．frightened C．guilty D．ashamed
A．looked up B．went up C．took up D．showed up
A．believe B．protect C．treat D．receive
A．spirit B．intention C．action D．attempt
A．discussion B．argument C．disagreement D．agreement
A．At B．During C．On D．With
A．worthless B．thoughtless C．hopeless D．helpless
A．challenging B．different C．dangerous D．strange