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A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had a large , from Picasso to Van Gogh. They would often sit together and the paintings of great artists. When the Vietnam conflict , the son went to war. he died in battle while rescuing another soldier. The father was in deep .
A month later, a young man came with a large in his hands. He said, “Sir, I am the soldier for whom your son his life. He often talked about your love for . So please accept it as a gift.” The father opened the package and saw a of his son. The father was so drawn to the picture that his eyes welled up with tears.
A few months later, the wealthy man died. There was to be a great auction (拍卖) of his
. Many people gathered, over having an opportunity to one painting. The auctioneer said, “We will start the bidding (竞拍) with this picture of the son. Who will bid for it?” There was . Then a voice shouted, “We want to see the famous paintings. Just
it.” “The son! Who’ll take the son?” the auctioneer continued.
Finally, a came from the very back. It was the gardener of the old man. “I’m poor and can only $10 for that.” The auctioneer asked the crowd to bid more. , they still kept silent. So he pounded the gavel (小锤). “SOLD for $10!” A man shouted, “Go on with the collection!” The auctioneer said, “I’m sorry, the auction is . According to will, only the picture of the son would be auctioned. Whoever bought that picture would be with all of the possessions, including the paintings.”
A．library B．collection C．house D．garden
A．admire B．process C．sell D．arrange
A．broke away B．broke up C．broke out D．broke off
A．Unwillingly B．Surprisingly C．Generally D．Unfortunately
A．mood B．sorrow C．pressure D．nerve
A．package B．book C．box D．case
A．cost B．gave C．assessed D．concluded
A．music B．smoking C．clothes D．art
A．watch B．picture C．gift D．letter
A．house B．garden C．paintings D．son
A．disappointed B．excited C．puzzled D．stressed
A．buy B．search C．steal D．adopt
A．noise B．shout C．delight D．silence
A．ignore B．defeat C．divide D．tolerate
A．seller B．painter C．voice D．scream
A．spend B．sponsor C．contribute D．afford
A．Thus B．However C．Therefore D．Besides
A．over B．on C．apart D．alongside
A．the gardener’s B．the son’s C．the young man’s D．the old man’s
A．supplied B．appointed C．presented D．equipped
Sorry, I’m late. I ____ have turned off the alarm clock and gone back to sleep again.
A．might B．should C．can D．Will
My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the , we had to pack our belongings into boxes and those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again standing at the pier (码头) good-bye to my father as hisshippulled him away from us. My mother would turn my brother and me around before the ship was out of , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of in the new environment again.
Throughout the years of changing , schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother. For both my and me, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while some type of part-time job. Leaving a career is just one of thesacrifices which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so. she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother, , managed to make each house the very home that is safe and .
This probably sounds like a depressing way to live, with two small children: “single”
parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to her career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this into adventure for us all! Each relocation (变换位置) was a chance to another part of the world. My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a to rearrange furniture, make curtains and pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people.
No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so all those years during my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero.
A．situation B．condition C．case D．matter
A．leave out B．leave behind C．leave off D．leave for
A．speaking B．staring C．waving D．talking
A．range B．shape C．sight D．control
A．adapting B．suiting C．matching D．fitting
A．names B．jobs C．addresses D．directions
A．father B．classmates C．brother D．relatives
A．performing B．seeking C．waiting D．applying
A．terrible B．promising C．hopeless D．negative
A．Once B．While C．When D．Unless
A．somewhere B．anyhow C．somewhat D．somehow
A．romantic B．comfortable C．mysterious D．wealthy
A．generally B．actually C．especially D．unfairly
A．desert B．develop C．affect D．limit
A．lifestyle B．value C．journey D．opportunity
A．acquire B．explore C．occupy D．realize
A．load B．sadness C．result D．challenge
A．hang B．draw C．took D．sold
A．changeable B．cautious C．positive D．negative
A．experienced B．brave C．ordinary D．annoyed
When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He ____ her Inky.
“I grew up on a hundredacre farm and had only cats ____ playmates,” Kruger, the seventyyearold man, says. “My hearing was damaged by the ____ of farm equipment, so I learned to connect with ____. They react to what they see and what you do.”
Inky was a gentle cat, ____ the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did ____ that would set her apart from ____ cats forever.
Kruger had gone down to the basement to ____ the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he ____to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so, he slipped and ____ his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
____ in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt ____ going into shock(休克)．He shouted for help, ____ his wife, Brenda, was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house. ____ Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
“Go get Brenda,” Kruger said to Inky.
Inky ____ to the bedroom door and scratched ____ until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the ____. Brenda found her husband ____ the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months ____ there,” says Kruger. “Although I became lame, I was blessed.” Since the accident, Inky has ____ left Kruger's side.
A．gave B．chose C．named D．remembered
A．like B．as C．except D．among
A．sound B．alarm C．noise D．voice
A．animals B．friends C．farmers D．neighbors
A．sharing B．visiting C．dividing D．discovering
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．familiar B．lovely C．ordinary D．outstanding
A．shut out B．shut off C．shut down D．shut up
A．marched B．flew C．struggled D．climbed
A．bent B．hit C．shook D．pulled
A．Falling B．Lying C．Appearing D．Thinking
A．it B．itself C．him D．himself
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．Thus B．Otherwise C．Then D．Rather
A．walked B．ran C．returned D．withdrew
A．rapidly B．suddenly C．madly D．urgently
A．bedroom B．basement C．yard D．house
A．at the bottom of B．in the middle of C．at the top of D．in the front of
A．regretting B．resting C．relaxing D．recovering
A．never B．ever C．still D．already
Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small in the backyard. I started thinking about doing a solo somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I my plans with my dad, he as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous from him, he was all for it.
I had only been away from my three days now, but there was an inner going on inside of me. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I could make it. The other part of me was ready to to myself and my family that I could do it by myself.
On the road, I met another who was quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey by bike at the southern part of Norway and had just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of . It encouraged me not to .
As I listened to my artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was around me for miles. , that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes--- millions of them. My arms were so dotted with that they looked like a topographical map (地形图). But, however it would be, nothing could stop my advance towards the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.
A．meeting B．party C．conversation D．lecture
A．flight B．interview C．trip D．performance
A．instructions B．maps C．magazines D．newspapers
A．walking B．biking C．flying D．running
A．shared B．compared C．prepared D．changed
A．left B．sighed C．agreed D．cried
A．stories B．hobbies C．skills D．spirits
A．home B．school C．hotel D．office
A．request B．activity C．battle D．discussion
A．certainly B．reasonably C．usually D．really
A．turn B．reply C．prove D．adapt
A．driver B．jogger C．bicyclist D．pilot
A．slowly B．alone C．patiently D．worriedly
A．humour B．direction C．satisfaction D．balance
A．calm down B．break down C．speed up D．give up
A．personal B．favourite C．professional D．successful
A．nobody B．everybody C．anything D．everything
A．Firstly B．Eventually C．Actually D．Fortunately
A．wounds B．cuts C．dots D．bites
A．boring B．difficult C．complex D．confusing
There was a little boy his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot（弹弓）to play with, out in the woods. He in the woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting a little , he headed back to dinner. Then, he saw Grandma’s pet duck, so he let it fly, hit the duck in the head, and it. He was shocked and upset. In , he hid the dead duck in the woodpile, only to see his sister __ ___.Sally had seen it all, she said nothing.
lunch that day grandma said, “Sally, let’s wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to in the kitchen today, didn’t you Johnny?” And then she said to him in a(n) _ ___ voice, “Remember, the duck?” So Johnny did the dishes.
Later Grandpa asked if wanted to go fishing, and Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need ___ ___ to help make supper.”
Hearing this, Sally said with a smile, “Well, that’s but Johnny told me he wanted to help.” the duck, Johnny had to stay and Sally went fishing.
After several days of Johnny doing both his and Sally’s, he finally couldn’t it any longer. He came to Grandma and told her that he __ ___ the duck. She knelt down, gave him a hug（拥抱）,and said,“Sweet heart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I the whole thing. But because I love you, I you. But I was just how long you would let Sally make a slave of you.”
A．helping B．visiting C．attending D．respecting
A．practised B．played C．worked D．hunted
A．exhausted B．tired C．pleased D．discouraged
A．caught B．injured C．killed D．bothered
A．surprise B．disappointment C．anger D．fear
A．watching B．crying C．laughing D．avoiding
A．so B．and C．instead D．but
A．At B．After C．Before D．Cooking
A．work B．stay C．help D．get
A．high B．low C．angry D．friendly
A．the children B．Sally C．Johnny D．Grandma
A．all of you B．one of you C．Johnny D．Sally
A．easy B．all right C．amusing D．impossible
A．Searching B．Hiding C．Remembering D．Loving
A．homework B．housework C．farm work D．cooking
A．stand B．change C．like D．cover
A．boiled B．hated C．loved D．killed
A．knew B．heard C．saw D．understood
A．missed B．excused C．congratulated D．punished
A．wondering B．saying C．imaging D．expecting