As King Parveez and Queen Shireen were sitting in their palace one day，a fisherman who was selling beautiful fish was brought in front of them. King Parveez decided to ____ a fish and gave the fisherman 4,000 dirham for it.
The fisherman was wild with ____. He thanked King Parveez and left.
Queen Shireen turned to her husband in anger and ____ him for paying so much for a fish. The king said that the fish was purchased and that there was ____ that could be done about it.
___，Queen Shireen insisted that the fisherman should be ____. She said, “We will ask the fisherman about the __ of the fish. If he answers it is female, we will say we want a male fish and if he replies it is male, we will say we want a female fish! Either way, we will be able to return the fish and have our ____ back.”
So the poor fisherman was called back and was asked the question.
Fortunately, he was ____ enough not to be caught out.The fisherman replied, “This fish is ____ in the sense that it is neither male nor female.”
King Parveez was so ____ by the wisdom of the man that he ____ a further 4,000 dirham to be paid to him. The fisherman thanked King Parveez ____， but as he was about to leave with the heavy bag of money, one of the ____ fell onto the floor. The fisherman ____ bent down to look for the coin.
“Look how greedy this man is！” Queen Shireen ____.“One coin has fallen out of his money bag and he searches for it instead of leaving it for some other poor ____ in the palace to find.”
The fisherman heard this ___ and said，“It is not out of greediness that I search for the coin but rather because it had the picture of __ King Parveez on it.I would not____ anyone to step on the coin.”
A．find B．catch C．buy D．see
A．joy B．worry C．hope D．puzzle
A．praised B．scolded C．respected D．supported
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．However B．Somehow C．Still D．Instead
A．held back B．hung back C．brought back D．turned back
A．color B．number C．result D．gender
A．bag B．money C．gold D．gift
A．moved B．afraid C．clever D．excited
A．unique B．common C．expensive D．fresh
A．embarrassed B．confused C．surprised D．impressed
A．drew B．ordered C．collected D．saved
A．ever B．first C．again D．well
A．bills B．shoes C．fish D．coins
A．immediately B．simply C．naturally D．slowly
A．laughed B．cried C．whispered D．threatened
A．fisherman B．beggar C．servant D．farmer
A．suggestion B．announcement C．voice D．remark
A．generous B．handsome C．honest D．wise
A．persuade B．tolerate C．advise D．encourage
I went to a group activity, “Sensitivity Sunday”， which was to make us more ___ the problems faced by disabled people. We were asked to “ ____ a disability” for several hours one Sunday. Some members，____ chose to use wheelchairs. Others wore soundblocking earplugs(耳塞)or blindfolds(眼罩)．
Just sitting in the wheelchair was a ___ experience. I had never considered before how ____ it would be to use one. As soon as I sat down, my ____ made the chair begin to roll. Its wheels were not ____. Then I wondered where to put my ____. It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into ____. I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of ____ for several hours. For disabled people, “adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary(临时的) ____.
I tried to find a ____ position and thought it might be restful, ____ kind of nice, to be ____ around for a while. Looking around, I ____ I would have to handle the thing myself! My hands started to ache as I ___ the heavy metal wheels. I came to know that controlling the ____ of the wheelchair as not going to be a(n)____ task.
My wheelchair experiment was soon ___. It made a deep impression on me. A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the ____， both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome.
A．curious about B．interested in C．aware of D．careful with
A．cure B．prevent C．adopt D．analyze
A．instead B．strangely C．as usual D．like me
A．learning B．working C．satisfying D．relaxing
A．convenient B．awkward C．boring D．exciting
A．height B．force C．skill D．weight
A．locked B．repaired C．powered D．grasped
A．hands B．feet C．keys D．handles
A．place B．action C．play D．effect
A．operation B．communication C．transportation D．production
A．exploration B．education C．experiment D．entertainment
A．flexible B．safe C．starting D．comfortable
A．yet B．just C．still D．even
A．shown B．pushed C．driven D．guided
A．realized B．suggested C．agreed D．admitted
A．lifted B．turned C．pressed D．seized
A．path B．position C．direction D．way
A．easy B．heavy C．major D．extra
A．forgotten B．repeated C．conducted D．finished
A．weaknesses B．challenges C．anxieties D．illnesses
It was January 25th, 2008: Nisha and Akshaye's ____ anniversary. But things had changed since their marriage. The couple ____ about small things. Yet they still loved each other.
Nisha thought her husband might have ___ about their anniversary. When door bell rang, Nisha was ____ happy that Akshaye had finally remembered. She ran to open the door. Indeed, Akshaye was standing outside and ____ a bunch of flowers. They started to have a(n) ____ night. But then the phone started ringing. Nisha went to ____ it up. There was a man on the other ____ of the phone. “Hello, madam. I am calling from the ____ station. Is this Mr. Akshaye Malhotra's number？”
“Yes, it is.”
“There was an ___ , and a man died. We got your number from the man's ____. We need you to come here and ____ the body.”
Nisha's heart ____. “Whhhaat? B．..but my husband is here with me.”
“Sorry, madam, the accident took place at 3：00 pm.”
She had heard that the soul of the dead person would come to meet you before it ____. She ran to the sitting room. Akshaye was not there. Had something bad really happened? If she had been given ____ chance, she would have mended all her ____. She was about to lose her senses. ____ Akshaye came out of the bathroom, saying, “Dear, my wallet was ____ while I was ____ my way home this afternoon.”
Life might not give you a ____ chance. So never waste a moment when you have the chance to make up for your deeds.
A．marriage B．engagement C．divorce D．birth
A．talked B．argued C．quarreled D．agreed
A．remembered B．memorized C．reminded D．forgotten
A．friendly B．luckily C．surprisingly D．fortunately
A．giving B．holding C．carrying D．delivering
A．gentle B．romantic C．extraordinary D．normal
A．pick B．put C．get D．give
A．beginning B．end C．line D．call
A．post B．bus C．police D．railway
A．incident B．affair C．event D．accident
A．ID card B．passport C．license D．wallet
A．realize B．know C．achieve D．identify
A．sank B．drowned C．shocked D．beat
A．departed B．arrived C．appeared D．recovered
A．the other B．other C．another D．one
A．mistakes B．failure C．faults D．disadvantages
A．Suddenly B．Luckily C．Unfortunately D．Sadly
A．thrown B．stolen C．dropped D．attached
A．in B．on C．above D．over
A．nice B．third C．satisfied D．second
Run Away, Don't Delay
One night, my son was watching his big screen TV alone, and I decided to join him. He was watching a show____there were college students going to a gettogether in Washington DC, and____the thousands who gathered there to celebrate something. When they got there, they started becoming____in drinking, and doing drugs. I didn't want to watch it any more, so got up and went to bed.
About 330 a．m. I awoke, and lay there thinking about____， and a poem began forming in my mind, which began as, “____sin(something wrong)comes calling, or knocking at your door, run away, don't delay，____sin is like a magnet, and it will pull you down, run away, do not____.” As I lay there, there was music which____it, and I knew that there was no way I would remember it by____， so I got up and sat at the table, trying to____both the words and the music which came to me at the time.____the pattern was set, and I had the notes written down in my notebook, the____of the poem came to me as well.
When it got____I decided to sit down at the piano and began trying to play it. My family came into the sitting room and I told them about the song, and wanted to____it with them. They all liked it, and____several times that day, I sang it again, and played it again, trying to fix it in my____.
Later, I wanted to put the song on paper____just the little dots in my notebook indicating how high and how____to go. Not knowing how to do that, I____the song, and then sent it to my sister, Jennie, who had written many songs using her own poetry and music, and soon, here came the music and words all done up____. I was so glad.
A．that B．which C．in which D．for which
A．joining B．watching C．reporting D．encouraging
A．satisfied B．involved C．excited D．embarrassed
A．the tragedy B．the accident C．the mistake D．the program
A．Whenever B．However C．Wherever D．Whoever
A．for B．with C．thus D．otherwise
A．see B．stay C．care D．take
A．caught up with B．got on well with C．took part in D．came along with
A．now B．heart C．night D．morning
A．turn off B．write to C．put down D．look back
A．Since B．Once C．Before D．Because
A．style B．other C．rest D．part
A．light B．sunny C．well D．perfect
A．learn B．check C．share D．write
A．so B．such C．very D．too
A．dream B．heart C．life D．family
A．but for B．instead of C．other than D．as if
A．big B．far C．low D．sweet
A．recorded B．sang C．played D．printed
A．kindly B．carefully C．friendly D．nicely
Over the years, thanks to my life’s obstacles(障碍), I understood the meaning of faith and the strong will to survive. It was Hurricane Ike that made me fully____ the beauty of our strength and a human’s motivation to ____.
Mom had a two-week ____ in summer. While we enjoyed our holiday in Southeast Texas, we didn’t realize the fact that Ike ____ cause months and likely years of “labor”. By September 7th, the “eyes of Texas” were watching Hurricane Ike more ____, making the typical mad rush for last-minute hurricane ____. Two days later, both oil and ice were in ____ demand.
In the early hours of September 11th, some neighbors were planning to ____the storm in their homes, ____ others were making final preparations to get away. At first, we decided to stay. But that afternoon, the Houston-Galveston area would be on the more ____ side of the storm. Mom and I packed some of our most ____ belongings in the car and ____ the East Texas town of Lufkin.
As Ike pushed farther inland, we ____power in Lufkin. On Sunday, our next-door neighbor told us via cell phone that our ____ had remained well. Our hopes could not have been ____. But a few hours later, the neighbors reported that our brick chimney had ____, and it was sitting on our living room, ____ a hole in the roof between two skylights (天窗).
We wouldn’t be allowed to return home ____ September 17th. I climbed upstairs, and looked toward the hole in the roof which showed a beautiful blue sky.
Without hesitation, I shouted, “Wow! A third skylight!”
My neighbors could not believe I was making jokes ____ crying, but ____ is always good medicine. It was with that joke that I knew, given time, everything would be okay.
A．observe B．appreciate C．explore D．improve
A．work B．apologize C．recover D．change
A．vacation B．journey C．meeting D．schedule
A．must B．might C．should D．would
A．closely B．constantly C．warningly D．differently
A．adventure B．equipment C．supplies D．reports
A．basic B．high C．pure D．neat
A．get through B．put away C．test out D．suffer from
A．since B．when C．until D．while
A．dangerous B．abundant C．peaceful D．awesome
A．available B．concrete C．prized D．potential
A．set out B．headed for C．settled down D．watched out
A．provided B．reduced C．produced D．lost
A．garden B．house C．pool D．yard
A．clearer B．wilder C．lower D．higher
A．passed B．stood C．gone D．followed
A．leaving B．digging C．filling D．kicking
A．by B．before C．until D．after
A．in spite of B．instead of C．apart from D．in terms of
A．faith B．will C．strength D．laughter
When I was eight, I wrote my first poem．My mother read and cried, "Buddy, you didn't really write this beautiful poem!"
Shyly, but ,I said yes．She poured out her ．"It was nothing short of talent!"
”What time will Father be home?" I asked．I could hardly wait to my work to him．I spent quite some time for his arrival．I wrote the poem out in my finest flourish（花体字）’drew a fancy border around it and I placed it right on my father's plate on the dining table． My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer．1 was sure he would be able to my poem．
At almost 7 o'clock my father burst in．He seemed ．He circled the dining-room table, complaining about his employees．
Suddenly he paused and glared at his plate．"What is this?" He was reaching for my poem．
¨Ben, Buddy has written his first poem!” my mother began． "And it's beautiful, absolutely amaz…”
“If you don't mind, I'd like to decide for myself．" Father said．
I my head as he read that poem． It was only ten lines．But it seemed to take hours．Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table． Now came the moment of ．
“I think it's terrible," he said．
I couldn't look up． My eyes were getting ．
“Ben, these are the first lines of poetry he's ever written," my mother was saying． "He needs ，”
“I don't know why．" My father held his ground． "Isn't there enough poetry in the world already? "
I couldn't it another second． I ran from the dining room crying． Up in my room I myself on the bed and cried the worst of the out of me．
That may have been the end of the story, but not of its for me． I realized how fortunate I had been． I had a mother who said, "I think it's wonderful!" and a father who drove me to hear with "I think it's awful．"
Every one of us needs that mother force, from which all flows; and yet the mother force alone is incomplete． It needs the balance of the force that ,"Watch． Listen． Review． Improve．"
Those voices of my childhood ring in my ears through the years, like two opposing winds blowing me． Between the two poles of and doubt, both in the name of love, I try to follow my true course．
A．proudly B．slowly C．anxiously D．honestly
A．praise B．surprise C．criticism D．belief
A．recite B．show C．describe D．introduce
A．waiting B．planning C．praying D．preparing
A．quickly B．confidently C．nervously D．casually
A．read B．revise C．appreciate D．polish
A．upset B．calm C．tired D．relaxed
A．shook B．raised C．lowered D．turned
A．truth B．struggle C．decision D．discussion
A．wet B．wide C．dark D．bright
A．practice B．judgment C．instruction D．encouragement
A．awful B．elegant C．fluent D．controversial
A．hold B．see C．stand D．control
A．seated B．threw C．left D．kept
A．confusion B．pressure C．tiredness D．disappointment
A．significance B．development C．difficulty D．challenge
A．failure B．honor C．creation D．improvement
A．orders B．persuades C．cautions D．declares
A．conflicting B．warning C．disturbing D．inspiring
A．confidence B．confirmation C．distrust D．disapproval