As I held my father’s hands one night，I couldn’t help but notice their calluses(老茧)and roughness.His hands tell the story of his life as a ____，including all his struggles.
One summer，I remember，a drought (旱灾) hit Ontario，turning it into a ____ desert.On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last ____ from the grocery store.Fifty dozen was all we needed，which ___ took twenty minutes.That morning，however，the process didn’t ___ quickly.After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field，we ____needed twenty dozen.I was completely frustrated and ___.Dropping the basket heavily，I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen，they can pick it themselves！”Dad ____，“Just think，my little girl，only ten dozen left for each of us and then we’re ____.” Such is Dad－whatever problem he ____，he never gives up.
____，the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our country.It was a challenging time for everyone，____ Dad remained optimistic.He ____ to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates.Only then did I truly begin to ___ Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real ____.From dawn to dusk，he works countless hours to___ our family.He always puts our happiness ____ his own，and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games ___ his exhaustion after long days.His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and ____，putting others first.
Dad，the life ____ I have learned from you will stay with me forever.You are my father，teacher，friend and，most importantly，my hero.
A．teacher B．gardener C．farmer D．grocer
A．stormy B．lively C．disappearing D．burning
A．order B．form C．gap D．position
A．repeatedly B．normally C．finally D．really
A．go B．begin C．occur D．change
A．yet B．still C．even D．nearly
A．surprised B．nervous C．angry D．frightened
A．apologized B．cried C．complained D．laughed
A．lost B．done C．gone D．touched
A．meets with B．brings up C．works out D．thinks about
A．Thankfully B．Hopefully C．Unfortunately D．Strangely
A．or B．for C．so D．but
A．happened B．seemed C．continued D．aimed
A．face B．appreciate C．examine D．question
A．love B．pride C．friendship D．honesty
A．support B．settle C．start D．impress
A．after B．before C．beside D．under
A．in spite of B．in terms of C．in control of D．in place of
A．careful B．regretful C．considerate D．humorous
A．history B．motto C．patterns D．lessons
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Have you ever had a wonderful teacher who helped change your life? I was blessed with such a teacher．Here is my praise to a very teacher, Mr.O’Connor．
I was fortunate to have gone to one of the public high schools in our region．It won awards for its education．I had many good teachers，but one of them helped me realize the potential(潜力)that I had inside of myself．His is Mr.O’Connor．He taught English classes．Mr．O’Connor was not a guy．I remember he had a very wide face with little hair and but bright eyes．However, he expected the best from his in their studies and morality(道德)．He me with his personality．His teaching style was attractive．He made me want to be ．As a result．I studied hard for better grades．I believe it was his that helped me succeed in being on the roll(名单)．I enjoyed my high school experience．It was because of Mr．O’Connor that I that I had huge goals that I wanted to reach．I graduating from high school early and I wanted to be a high school English just like Mr. O’Connor．As you can see，I continued to study．I gave up on my love for reading and writing，the most amazing gift from Mr. O’Connor．
I would Mr．O’Connor for being the teacher that he was．I would thank him for me as a student，and for giving me the confidence to realize my ．He helped a lot not only in my education ，but also in shaping the person that I was to become．A good teacher can make a ．Thank you, Mr. O’Connor．
A．funny B．special C．famous D．common
A．biggest B．newest C．best D．oldest
A．really B．finally C．generally D．mainly
A．career B．sign C．position D．name
A．handsome B．friendly C．social D．positive
A．dirty B．weak C．cold D．small
A．friends B．partners C．students D．family
A．impressed B．pushed C．pressed D．urged
A．harder B．better C．wiser D．prettier
A．influence B．information C．explanation D．emotion
A．class B．honor C．lesson D．project
A．reminded B．accepted C．realized D．held
A．set out B．dealt with C．got on D．ended up
A．assistant B．representative C．teacher D．master
A．always B．never C．sometimes D．often
A．remember B．understand C．agree D．thank
A．1ooking after B．finding out C．believing in D．depending on
A．plan B．future C．business D．dream
A．choice B．quality C．problem D．ability
A．change B．difference C．result D．passion
It was a cold evening. My daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora . She wasn’t even four, but she at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy, can we take him home?”
I don’t remember my . But I do remember a sudden feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her , whether it was flying or children playing. But now she was noticing and beggary.
A fewdays later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I signed us up. Nora was about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On my way to the school, I fought an urge (强烈愿望) to turn . The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this? , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She us right over.
The building was in a bad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed. walking inside, I saw that the department belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged. I walked home .
Professionals call such a(n) “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities and I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I often serve meals to needy people and 54 clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has benefited more?
A．was B．did C．has D．had
A．aimed B．replaced C．waved D．pulled
A．settlement B．explanation C．reply D．expression
A．heavy B．funny C．general D．imaginative
A．web B．dream C．castle D．world
A．birds B．animals C．plants D．insects
A．coldness B．suffering C．illness D．appearance
A．represented B．returned C．sent D．posted
A．concerned B．sorry C．excited D．worried
A．creative B．valuable C．shocking D．simple
A．push B．stop C．allow D．warn
A．back B．away C．up D．out
A．Therefore B．However C．But D．Also
A．requested B．invited C．promised D．helped
A．By B．For C．At D．On
A．in surprise B．in tears C．in reality D．in amazement
A．stay B．reception C．visit D．challenge
A．attractive B．famous C．difficult D．enjoyable
A．design B．make C．order D．collect
A．let B．made C．watched D．suggest
When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My______ took me by train or by car to a hotel by the ____. All day, I seem to remember, I ____ on the sands with strange ____ children. We made houses and gardens, and ____ the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we ____ over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the ____ seemed to shine always brightly ____ the water was always warm. Sometimes we ____ beach and walked in the country, exploring ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were ____ in one’s pockets or good places where one could ____ ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good ____ is much the same as it was. I ____ like the sun and warm sand and the sound of ____ beating the rocks. I no longer wish to ___ any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. ____, I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I ____ what my ideal holiday will be like when I am ____. All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about ____ who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves ____ on too many ice creams.
A．teacher B．friends C．parents D．younger sister
A．sea B．lake C．mountain D．river
A．stood B．slept C．sat D．played
A．moved B．nervous C．anxious D．excited
A．watched B．brought C．made D．heard
A．collected B．jumped C．turned D．climbed
A．light B．moon C．sun D．lamp
A．yet B．and C．but D．or
A．came to B．left C．stood by D．played by
A．sweets B．sand C．ice-creams D．money
A．make B．sell C．offer D．buy
A．house B．tide C．garden D．holiday
A．hardly B．almost C．still D．perhaps
A．hands B．tides C．waves D．feet
A．destroy B．fix C．build D．use
A．But B．However C．Otherwise D．Besides
A．feel B．wonder C．understand D．believe
A．strong B．old C．young D．weak
A．children B．boys C．girls D．grown-ups
A．happy B．tired C．sick D．sad
One day when I was about nine years old, I ran into my mother’s bedroom and opened the dresser(梳妆台). Then in the top drawer, was a small jewelry box. I was fascinated by its treasures. Then I saw there was something under the piece of red cloth. the cloth, I found a little white chip of china(瓷器). Why did my mother keep this thing? Shining slightly in the light, no answers. Some months later，I was setting the dinner table when my neighbour Marge knocked at the door. Coming in and the table, Marge said, "Oh, you are expecting company. I’ll another time."
"No, come on in."Mom replied ."We are not anyone."
"But isn't that your good china?" Marge asked. "I'd trust kids to handle my good dishes！"
Mom laughed."Tonight's my family's favorite meal. If you set your best table for a(n) ____meal with guests, why not for your own ?A few broken plates are a small to pay for the joy we get using them" Then she added ." _____ every chip and crack has a story to tell."
Mom went to the cupboard and took down a plate. She said, "Seeing this on the edge here ? It happened when I was 17".
Her voice , "One day my brother invited a young man to dinner and sat him next to me. I was so that when I look the plate, it and knocked against the fork. As the young man was leaving, he a piece of broken china in my hand without saying a word."
I couldn't forget about that plate with the chip. I went up to take out the little wooden jewelry box again. I examined the chip .The chip mother had saved with care belonged to the plate she broke on the day she met my father.
A．silver B．gold C．wooden D．china
A．hidden B．drawn C．removed D．fixed
A．Covering B．Lowering C．Spreading D．Lifting
A．useful B．broken C．beautiful D．valuable
A．found B．invented C．selected D．offered
A．watching over B．glaring at C．glancing at D．sweeping up
A．go by B．pass by C．stand by D．stop by
A．expecting B．inviting C．scolding D．celebrating
A．always B．usually C．sometimes D．never
A．family B．relative C．neighbour D．ancestor
A．value B．attention C．price D．visit
A．common B．special C．ordinary D．especial
A．However B．Besides C．Though D．Otherwise
A．break B．flower C．color D．design
A．hardened B．raised C．softened D．sharpened
A．excited B．nervous C．surprised D．pleased
A．jumped B．escaped C．left D．slipped
A．laid B．threw C．examined D．picked
A．required B．remaining C．missing D．replaced
A．secretly B．carefully C．gratefully D．proudly
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One Saturday, I went shopping with my daughter, Helen, and son, Brandon. The car was filled with the children's laughing and singing. As we up, we saw a truck with a big sign on it that "Petting Zoo. " The kids jumped up and asked, "Daddy, can we go?" "Sure." I said, giving them a quarter (25 cents) before walking into the shopping center. They ran away and I felt free to take my time looking for I needed. There are a hundred little baby animals of all kinds in the zoo. Kids pay their money and stay there with the animals they like their moms and dads shop.
Several minutes later, I and saw Helen walking along behind me. I was surprised to see she to shop rather than play with the animals. And I thought the children had to wait till the parents came to them up. I came up and asked what was wrong.
She at me with those big brown eyes and said sadly. "Well, Daddy. it cost 50 cents. So, I gave Brandon my . " Then she said the most thing I ever heard. She repeated the family motto “ is action!” She had given Brandon her quarter, and loves little animals more than Helen. She had watched what both my and I did for years around the house after we had said "love is action!" And now it had become a of her lifestyle.
Then we went back to the petting zoo. We stood Brandon go crazy petting and feeding the animals. I had 50 cents a hole in my pocket. I never it to Helen, and she never asked for it. Because she know the whole family : Love always pays.
A．drove B．drew C．dressed D．dragged
A．wrote B．said C．expressed D．warned
A．either B．neither C．each D．every
A．who B．when C．that D．what
A．feeding B．caring C．petting D．nursing
A．which B．while C．where D．whether,
A．turned over B．turned out C．turned away D．turned around
A．chose B．checked C．hesitated D．refused
A．bring B．put C．pick D．wake
A．looked up B．looked down C．looked through D．looked over
A．pet B．coat C．quarter D．candy
A．successful B．beautiful C．harmful D．awful
A．Trust B．Understanding C．Honesty D．Love
A．anyone B．no one C．every one D．someone
A．wife B．mother C．father D．children
A．pile B．pair C．puzzle D．part
A．seeing B．watching C．noticing D．feeling
A．digging B．making C．burning D．hiding
A．paid B．delivered C．offered D．afforded
A．motto B．message C．model D．matter