Tina was afraid of the dark. She always went to bed with the light on. She was afraid that the would come and eat her. Her daddy always her closet(壁橱) and under her bed for monsters.
One night, Tina was awakened in the middle of the night by some strange coming from her window. She opened her eyes and saw a huge 3-eyed monster to get into her room through the window. She was too scared to even for help.
The monster was able to the window and get in. Tina was why her parents didn't wake up from all the noise. Tina's heart was so fast with the monster going straight to her bed. , the monster said in a low voice:" Hello there little girl, I hope I didn't you. My name is Mongus. I was wondering if I can get some and cookies." Tina couldn't believe her .
"So, you are not here to me?" She asked. Obviously amused, the monster laughed : "Eat you? No, no. You shouldn't be scared of me because I am a monster. Can I have what I want now? Please." Tina got up and went to the where she got some milk and cookies. Later, Mongus left the room the same way he came in.
In the morning, Tina woke up to her father's voice, “Little sweet, time for school.” Tina told her father the and how the window got broken. Her father her that the whole thing was just a dream the window wasn't broken." So Mongus isn't coming back?" Tina asked.
"It is all up to you honey. You can Mongus anytime you like, all you have to do is dream about him again.
A.wolf B.monster C.enemy D.bear
A.hid B.entered C.slept D.checked
A.noises B.boys C.voices D.parents
A.trying B.agreeing C.explaining D.begging
A.hope B.shout C.wait D.look
A.break B.avoid C.fix D.move
A.blaming B.considering C.wondering D.guessing
A.beating B.hitting C.running D.jumping
A.So B.Later C.Then D.Meanwhile
A.catch B.see C.hurt D.frighten
A.prizes B.milk C.candies D.surprise
A.promises B.words C.eyes D.ears
A.eat B.joke C.cheat D.kill
A.unnaturally B.loudly C.weakly D.terribly
A.ugly B.lively C.friendly D.lonely
A.shop B.kitchen C.garden D.bedroom
A.story B.lie C.event D.dream
A.reminded B.questioned C.comforted D.informed
A.when B.if C.although D.as
A.hold up B.hold back C.bring up D.bring back
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Mary’s parents are different from the average. While she was growing up they required her to 21. First of all she had to work around their home. Later on Mary worked for other people.
When Mary was 14 years old, her mother and father told her that they were no 22 going to buy her clothes. Sure, they would continue to buy shoes for her and also the special clothes like suits, but 23 else was her responsibility. Some people thought that they were 24, but they wanted to teach Mary some 25 lessons. One thing she learned was that nothing is cheap or 26. She learned how to deal with her money carefully. Another thing she learned was 27 to keep from wearing out(穿破)her clothes too fast.
Also, even 28 Mary went to school she was 29 to work. All through her high school and 30 years she worked as well as studied. Mary’s parents had plenty of 31 but they felt she would 32 her education more if she had to 33 it. And strange as it may seem, they had heard that students who worked part- time generally got 34 grades than students who did no work.
Now Mary is a mother herself. She requires her children to do the same 35 she did, especially working part- time as they go to school.
21.A.study B.play C.learn D.work
22.A.longer B.money C.any D.hope
23.A.what B.that C.nothing D.everything
24.A.responsible B.lazy C.poor D.careless
25.A.difficult B.daily C.valuable D.useless
26.A.free B.expensive C.useful D.proper
27.A.how B.when C.why D.where
28.A.when B.as C.until D.since
29.A.permitted B.required C.going D.forced
30.A.hard B.work C.happy D.college
31.A.time B.children C.money D.work
32.A.value B.have C.use D.receive
33.A.enjoy B.pay C.pay for D.enjoy
34.A.worse B.better C.more D.less
35.A.as B.what C.which D.like
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My parents made me know the ideas of family, faith and patriotism (爱国主义) when I was young. 26 we lived a hard life, they 27great importance to making us realize how 28 we were to live in a great country with 29 chances.
I got my first real 30 when I was ten. My dad injured his back working in a factory and had to be 31 so that he could take up a new job as a hairstylist. When he hadn’t got enough money to rent a shop, the owner of the shopping center gave Dad a(n) 32 . But he should clean the parking lot (停车场) three nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 a.m. To pick up waste, Dad used a little 33 that looked like a lawn mower (割草机). Mom and I emptied garbage cans and 34 waste by hand. It took two to three hours to clean the lot. I’d 35 in the car on the way home because of tiredness.
I did this for two years, but the 36 I learned have lasted a lifetime. I37discipline (纪律) and a strong work ethic (道德准则), and learned at a(n) 38 age the importance of 39interests in life -– school, homework and a job. This really__40 during my senior year of high school, when I worked 40 hours a week at a fast-food restaurant while taking school 41and preparing for my college examination.
The hard workwas 42 . As a result, I attended the U.S. Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees in 43 and business from Harvard.__44, I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California State Assembly (会议). In these jobs and in everything else I’ve done, I have never forgotten those 45 in the parking lot.
26. A. Now that B. As if C. Even D. Even though
27. A. attached B. announced C. suggested D. admitted
28. A. important B. surprising C. fortunate D. satisfying
29. A. several B. limitless C. few D. energetic
30. A. incident B. dream C. success D. job
31. A. retrained B. regarded C. considered D. respected
32. A. increase B. order C. discount D. explanation
33. A. bag B. machine C. knife D. stick
34. A. brought up B. turned up C. made up D. picked up
35. A. sleepB. talk C. study D. sing
36. A. knowledge B. information C. lessons D. skills
37. A. required B. acquired C. remind D. forgot
38. A. common B. legal C. old D. early
39. A. balancing B. expressing C. supporting D. increasing
40. A. turned B. changed C. helped D. improved
41. A. measures B. courses C. messages D. tours
42. A. encouraging B. disappointing C. discouraging D. rewarding
43. A. law B. medicine C. science D. arts
44. A. However B. Indeed C. Later D. Before
45. A. people B. nights C. cars D. opportunities
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One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked 36 better than driving our truck, 37 this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit at the store.
Sixteen is a 38 age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly 39 of racial discrimination was 40 a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner 41 whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were 42 like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.
My family was 43 . We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner 44 us?
At Davis’s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded 45 I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my 46 to the cash desk, I said 47 , “I need to put this on credit.”
The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful 48 . But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure, ” he said 49 . “Your daddy is 50 good for it.” He 51 to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams’s sons.”
The farmer nodded in a neighborly 52 . I was filled with pride. James Williams’s son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.
That day I discovered that the good name my parents had 53 brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to 54 from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself 55 much to do wrong.
36.A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything
37. A.and B. so C. but D. for
38. A.prideful B. wonderful C. respectful D. colorful
39. A.intention B. shadow C. habit D. faith
40. A.thus B. just C. still D. ever
41. A.guessed B. suspected C. questioned D. figured
42. A.watched B. caught C. dismissed D. accused
43. A.generous B. honest C. friendly D. modest
44. A.blame B. excuse C. charge D. trust
45. A.until B. as C. once D. since
46. A.purchases B. sales C. orders D. favorites
47. A.casually B. confidently C. cheerfully D. carefully
48. A.look B. stare C. response D. comment
49. A.patiently B. eagerly C. easily D. proudly
50. A.generally B. never C. sometimes D. always
51. A.pointed B. replied C. turned D. introduced
52. A.sense B. way C. degree D. mood
53. A.earned B. deserved C. given D. used
54. A.receive B. expect C. collect D. require
55. A.very B. so C. how D. too
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Many years ago, a salesman opened a bag of things from Scotland and found a card at the top. It 36 , “Expect a Miracle(奇迹).” “What does that mean?” he thought, and then 37 it into his pocket.
That night he showed it to his wife. “Look at this, dear. What do you think it means?”
“Maybe this is what we need,” she said. “Our 38 are so great that they are too much for us. If we start 39 great things instead of the worst, miracle may 40 .” They decided to try changing their thinking for a few days, starting with their 41 problems. Then something changed. Not only did they find their problems 42 be worked out, but they also started 43 a lot of money.
To make miracles happen, you have to start by expecting them. That way your 44 can become focused in positive (积极的) ways. There are 45 coincidences(巧合), and all kinds of happy experiences 46 one after another.
One becomes hopeful and optimistic(乐观的). Little problems began 47 , while the big ones become much easier to work out. Success is not 48 you thought it was.
A positive thinker first sets clear and proper goals(目标). Then he goes to work, and 49 working. He never gives up. His dreams are sure to come true, and 50 they do, a miracle happens.
Miracles come in all 51 : big, medium-sized, and small. Start expecting the small ones, and work your way 52 to the big. Think positively, 53 yourself and work hard. You’ll find yourself 54 by how meaningful and 55 your life has become.
36. A. wrote B. read C. told D. expressed
37. A. set B. sent C. spent D. put
38. A. problems B. questions C. suggestions D. advice
39. A. imagining B. realizing C. suggesting D. expecting
40. A. take in B. take up C. take place D. take over
41. A. smallest B. biggest C. difficult D. easy
42. A. would B. could C. should D. might
43. A. making B. taking C. finding D. doing
44. A. suggestion B. money C. ability D. trust
45. A. harmful B. strange C. useful D. embarrassing
46. A. live B. stop C. work D. follow
47. A. losing B. disappearing C. growing D. displaying
48. A. as soon as B. as long as C. as far as D. as well as
49. A. keeps on B. keeps up C. keeps out D. keeps from
50. A. whileB. before C. until D. when
51. A. shapes B. types C. sizes D. kinds
52. A. up B. out C. off D. for
53. A. think of B. take care of C. speak out D. believe in
54. A. bored B. surprised C. upset D. puzzled
55. A. dull B. careful C. lively D. unloving
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When I was in primary school, I got into a major argument with a boy in my class.I can’t 1 36
what the it was about, but I have never forgotten the 37I learned that day.
I was 38that I was right and he was wrong--and he was sure that I was wrong and he was right.The 39decided to teach us a very important lesson.She 40both of us up to the 41of the class and 42him on one side of her desk and me on 43.In the middle of her desk was a large, round object.I could 44see that it was black.She asked the boy what 45the object was.“White,” he answered.
I couldn’t believe he said the object was white, 46it was obviously black! Another 47started between my classmate and me, this 48about the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been.We changed 49 , and now she asked me what the color of the object was.I 50 answer, “White.” It was an object with two 51colored sides, and from his side it was white. 52from my side was it black.
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must 53in the other person’s shoes and look at the 54through their eyes in order to 55understand their view.
36.A.think B.suppose C.remind D.remember
37.A.lesson B.lecture C.class D.text
38.A.told B.wished C.convinced D.allowed
39.A.officer B.teacher C.doctor D.parent
40.A.told B.came C.brought D.woke
41.A.back B.front C.middle D.side
42.A.planted B.placed C.had D.fixed
43.A.the other B.another C.other D.others
44.A.happily B.fortunately C.clearly D.nearly
45.A.width B.shape C.color D.size
46.A.when B.unless C.until D.if
47.A.fight B.argument C.conversation D.game
48.A.time B.year C.month D.day
49.A.places B.seats C.attitudes D.glasses
50.A.needed to B.was able to C.hoped to D.had to
51.A.similarly B.differently C.beautifully D.surprisingly
52.A.Still B.Since C.Only D.Also
53.A.seat B.stand C.lie D.put
54.A.situation B.movement C.condition D.behaviour
55.A.unexpectedly B.suddenly C.quietly D.truly