Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker.He is not famous in sports or the arts.But people in the streets___him，especially those who are____.
For those people，he is “Gloves” Greenberg.How did he get that____？He looks like any other businessman，wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱)．But he’s____.His briefcase always has some gloves.
In winter，Mr.Greenberg does not____like other New Yorkers，who look at the sidewalk and ____the street.He looks around at____.He stops when he____someone with no gloves.He gives them a pair and then he____，looking for more people with cold____.
On winter days，Mr.Greenberg____gloves.During the rest of the year，he____gloves.People who have heard about him____him gloves，and he has many in his apartment.
Mr.Greenberg ___ doing this 21 years ago.Now，many poor New Yorkers know him and___his behavior.But people who don’t know him are sometimes____ him.They don’t realize that he just wants to make them____.
It runs in the____.Michael’s father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier.Michael Greenberg feels the____.A pair of gloves may be a____thing，but it can make a big difference in winter.
A．know about B．learn from C．cheer for D．look after
A．old B．busy C．kind D．poor
A．job B．name C．chance D．message
A．calm B．different C．crazy D．curious
A．act B．sound C．feel D．dress
A．cross over B．drive along C．hurry down D．keep off
A．cars B．people C．street numbers D．traffic lights
A．helps B．chooses C．greets D．sees
A．holds up B．hangs out C．moves on D．turns around
A．hands B．ears C．faces D．eyes
A．searches for B．stores up C．gives away D．puts on
A．borrows B．sells C．returns D．buys
A．call B．send C．lend D．show
A．delayed B．remembered C．began D．enjoyed
A．understand B．dislike C．study D．excuse
A．sorry for B．satisfied with C．proud of D．surprised by
A．smart B．rich C．special D．happy
A．city B．family C．neighborhood D．company
A．honor B．pain C．same D．cold
A．small B．useful C．delightful D．comforting
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s 36 as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived 37 .
When she came home she sensed 38 unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the 39 were all locked and there was no sign of forced entry ( 进入). Had anything been 40 ? She went from room to room, checking, and found her camera and watch 41 .
The following Thursday she went out at her 42 time, but she didn’t go to the club. 43 , she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home, 44 herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would45 .
It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making tea at the time. The bell rang again, and 46 she heard her letter-box being pushed open. 47 the kettle（壶）of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a 48 . The wire turned and caught around the knob (圆型旋包钮) on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and 49 _ the water over the hand. 50 __ was heard outside as the 51 fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was 52 by the sound of running feet.
It wasn’t long 53 the police caught the thief. And Mrs. Clarke was greatly 54 at the club for her successful 55 .
A．organization B．party C．movement D．club
A．lonely B．alone C．away D．busily
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
A．windows B．rooms C．doors D．gates
A．found B．opened C．taken D．broken
A．losing B．missing C．leaving D．disappearing
A．same B．spare C．special D．usual
A．Therefore B．However C．Instead D．Again
A．pushing B．letting C．pulling D．leading
A．appear B．follow C．happen D．continue
A．the next moment B．for a while C．in time D．at once
A．Putting down B．Laying aside C．Picking up D．Taking away
A．knife B．hand C．letter D．key
A．spread B．dropped C．poured D．covered
A．A sad voice B．A sharp cry C．A warning shout D．A strange noise
A．key B．kettle C．door-lock D．wire
A．followed B．caused C．produced D．ended
A．before B．since C．until D．when
A．surprised B．admired C．inspired D．supported
A．self-satisfaction B．self-protection C．self-respect D．self-service
Years ago, I worked in an office in Halifax. We had large windows overlooking a busy street. I stood by one of them. When a woman in a passing car __36__and made eye contact, naturally, I __37__.
It was the beginning of a year of window antics（古怪行径）. When things were __38 _, I stood in the window and waved at the passengers who looked up. And this made me laugh- work __39__ was washed away.It didn't __40__ long to attract the following - a man with a construction truck, the carpool crowd and the business lady with her children….When waving became ___41___, I made signs: "Hi!", "Hello!", "Be Happy!" I ___42__ them in the window and waved.
Christmas approached. Job cuts were announced. Several co-workers would ___43___their jobs. Stress reached a high point. Everyone was ___44__. We needed something to break the tension.While working a night __45 _, a red lab jacket __46_ my attention.I used my __47__ andturned it into a Santa’s costume. The next day my co-workers gathered around me and __48 _for the first time in weeks.Just then my boss walked through the door. He looked up, saw me, paused, __49__ his head, turned and left.
I __50_ trouble. The phone on the desk rang. It was my boss. "Mike, come to my office!" Entering his office, I felt nervous. "Mike... "That was all he managed to say. Tears _51__ in his eyes, as I sat silent and confused. When he regained __52_ , he said, "Thanks, Mike! With the job cuts, it's been hard to enjoy the __53__season. Thanks for the laugh, I needed it.”
That evening, and every evening of the Christmas season, I stood __54__ in the window and waved to my __55_ . The bus crowd waved wildly, and the little children smiled at the strange Santa. My heart filled with joy. For a few minutes each day, we could forget the loss of jobs.
A．speeded up B．broke down C．looked up D．pulled though
A．shouted B．hid C．left D．waved
A．slow B．bad C．right D．important
A．pleasure B．stress C．experience D．challenge
A．spend B．take C．cost D．pay
A．encouraging B．embarrassing C．moving D．boring
A．saw B．read C．posted D．painted
A．lose B．seek C．finish D．take
A．terrified B．satisfied C．depressed D．exhausted
A．class B．shift C．club D．party
A．pulled B．attracted C．deserved D．attacked
A．imagination B．relation C．experience D．strategy
A．spoke B．laughed C．acted D．returned
A．nodded B．shook C．raised D．lower
A．took B．put C．feared D．avoid
A．fell B．formed C．dried D．disappeared
A．confidence B．balance C．control D．strength
A．Labor B．Christmas C．Thanksgiving D．National
A．luckily B．eagerly C．proudly D．naturally
A．boss B．children C．co-workers D．fans
Dahlia was running around the house screaming and crying. “I hate her! I hate her! I will __36__ play with her again!” Finally, her steps slowed, __37__ she told her father what had happened. He listened attentively. __38__ she stopped, he asked, “Is there __39__ else?” Dahlia added more details and began __40__ bitterly again. Father was listening. When Dahlia __41__ talking, he said, “It must __42__ you to be made fun of like this by your best friend Tina.” Dahlia __43__ her father’s embrace（拥抱）and support as she cried __44__ more in his arms. Then as __45__ as the storm of tears began, she was finished. She got up and __46__ announced, “Daddy, did you know that tomorrow Tina and I are going together to the beach? We are __47__ a log house there with Adam and Tom, I will tell Tina before we go that I __48__ ruin her work again, and I’m sure she will be __49__ to me. ”
Why was this encounter (sudden meeting) so successful? How did Dahlia __50__ her sadness so completely and realize her responsibility in the matter __51__ her own?
There were three main parts in her father’s reaction that __52__ : (A) Attention (B) Respect (C) Trust. He gave his daughter __53__ attention and took her seriously as she __54__ her feelings. He respected her by not coming with words of wisdom, advice or help. He validated（证实）the feelings she __55__ . And he trusted her to do and say what she needed in order to lead herself toward resolution of her emotions.
A．hardly B．seldom C．ever D．never
A．so B．but C．and D．then
A．Before B．When C．While D．Since
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．crying B．running C．talking D．saying
A．kept B．started C．stopped D．hated
A．hurt B．ache C．injure D．wound
A．got B．received C．accepted D．admitted
A．many B．some C．any D．no
A．soon B．quickly C．suddenly D．fast
A．surprisingly B．angrily C．sadly D．cheerfully
A．building B．buying C．making D．repairing
A．shouldn’t B．won’t C．daren’t D．can’t
A．polite B．cruel C．rude D．nice
A．get over B．get away C．get along D．get through
A．for B．on C．by D．in
A．did B．followed C．went D．worked
A．full B．incomplete C．half D．undivided
A．sent out B．threw out C．put out D．poured out
A．expressed B．showed C．said D．strengthened
I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother
and his friends were all 36 of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they37 that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought38 for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother 39 me the ticket. I was really40 !
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our41 . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became42 . I could barely make out the stage in the43 . We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band44 the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t45 what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as46 asa jet engine. I could47 the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just48 that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to49 . But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the50 and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just51 from a long sleep. My ears were still52 with the beat of the last song.
After the53 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while,54 , I listen to one of their songs and55 I’m back at that first show.
A．members B．fans C．friends D．volunteers
A．guessed B．thought C．discovered D．predicted
A．flowers B．drinks C．clothes D．tickets
A．offered B．booked C．returned D．found
A．relaxed B．excited C．embarrassed D．encouraged
A．seats B．entrance C．spots D．space
A．comfortable B．serious C．nervous D．quiet
A．silence B．darkness C．noise D．smoke
A．fell upon B．got through C．stepped onto D．broke into
A．forget B．bear C．repeat D．hear
A．loud B．hard C．sweet D．fast
A．enjoy B．touch C．feel D．digest
A．realize B．understand C．believe D．remember
A．continue B．finish C．delay D．change
A．theatre B．party C．opera D．stage
A．escaped B．traveled C．woken D．benefited
A．aching B．burning C．rolling D．ringing
A．competition B．performance C．interview D．celebration
A．besides B．otherwise C．instead D．though
A．decide B．regret C．imagine D．conclude
When I was growing up, I seldom heard the words “I love you” from my father. If your father never 1 them to you when you are a 2 , it gets more and more 3 for him to say those words as you get older. To tell you the truth, I could hardly 4 when I heard those words from my father. Neither could I remind when I had last said those words to 5 . I decided to 6 my shyness aside and make the first move. 7 hesitating for some time, in our next 8 conversation, I spoke out the words suddenly, “Dad ... I love you!”
There was a 9 at the other end. It wasn’t after a while did he awkwardly(笨拙地) reply, “Well, 10 to you!” I laughed and said, “Dad, I 11 you love me, and when you are ready, I know you will say what you want to say.”Fifteen minutes later my mother called and 12 asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad 13 our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was at work during this conversation and the 14 was (were) rolling down my cheeks as I finally “ 15 ” the love. As we both sat there in tears, we 16 that this special moment had taken our father and son 17 to a new level.
A short while after this special moment, my father 18 escaped death from the following heart surgery. Many times since his return to the usual state of health, I have 19 , if I did not take the first step and Dad did not 20 the surgery, I would have never heard him say those words.
A．speaks B．says C．offers D．provides
A．man B．mother C．child D．father
A．easy B．possible C．delighted D．difficult
A．forget B．remember C．mind D．decide
A．him B．her C．me D．them
A．drop B．let C．set D．lose
A．Before B．After C．When D．Since
A．phone B．email C．letter D．record
A．smile B．voice C．cry D．silence
A．same B．difficult C．true D．similar
A．hope B．know C．wonder D．doubt
A．crazily B．delightedly C．nervously D．terribly
A．concluded B．disturbed C．broke D．carried
A．hairs B．water C．sweat D．tears
A．understood B．expressed C．heard D．saw
A．discussed B．considered C．believed D．realized
A．decision B．development C．relationship D．situation
A．narrowly B．easily C．unlikely D．generally
A．said B．thought C．dreamed D．apologized
A．think B．fight C．fail D．Survive