Last Christmas while staying with my parents, I across some old love letters that my parents wrote to each other. These letters were all pilled up in a basket, dirty and With dust. to read and sort them, I asked them if I could take the letters back to my Illinois home. They agreed.
As I carefully opened each letter, all of them with age, I discovered a new page unknown to me in this private chapter of my parents' lives.
My father used to in the army. So his letters were full of frontline of the things about the war. Each of my mother's letters was marked with her 1944 dark red lipstick kiss. I was to these letters like a magnet (磁铁).
Just six weeks after our Christmas visit, Daddy became very . and was hospitalized. This time, he was fighting a . kind of war. As I sat by his bedside, we discussed the . He told me how much receiving those lipstick-kissed letters had to him when he had been so far from home.
It so happened that the next day would he February 14. From the letters I chose the card my father had sent Mother in 1944 and brought it to my father's bedside.
At his bedside, I joked with him, saying , "Today is Valentine's Day, don't you want to send Mother a present?" He became more when I handed him the old . He carefully opened it and took out the card, and when he it, his eyes were filled with tears.
My father, in a voice tight with read the loving he'd sent to my mother fifty-six years earlier. And this time, he could read it to her .
A came B. hit C. drew D. fell
A．hidden B．covered C．buried D．filled
A．Pretending B．Suggesting C．Preferring D．Deciding
A．delicate B．tasty C．useful D．tender
A．recently B．usually C．previously D．occasionally
A．work B．study C．serve D．report
A．accounts B．documents C．introductions D．occupations
A．devoted B．abandoned C．thrown D．drawn
A．depressed B．dead. C．dangerous D．ill
A．typical B．traditional C．different D．familiar
A．wars B．illnesses C．letters D．prescriptions
A．divided B．sorted C．separated D．updated
A．sadly B．angrily C．softly D．loudly
A．curious B．enthusiastic C．fantastic D．positive
A．Christmas card B．envelope C．basket D．lipstick
A．found B．wrote C．recognized D．missed
A．astonishment B．sorrow C．sickness D．emotion
A．story B．message C．speech D．motto
A．in person B．in private C．in danger D．in peace
An old man had been working for many years for a town. His job was to clear away natural waste from the pool water in the hills, which made up the lovely river flowing through the town nearby. Quietly and 36 , the old man guarded the hills, 37 the leaves and branches, and cleaned up the dirt that would have 38 and polluted the fresh flow of water . The town soon became a popular attraction for tourists. Elegant swans (天鹅) floated along the clear river and the view was so beautiful 39 words.
Years passed. One evening the town 40 met. As they reviewed the budget, one man’s 41____caught sight of the salary 42 being paid to the seldom seen keeper of the river. He asked , “Who is the old man? Why do we 43 to employ him? No one in town ever 44 him. For all we know, the strange keeper of the hills isn’t doing his job. His position isn’t 45 any longer.” Then they voted to 46 the man.
For several weeks, nothing changed….
By early autumn, the trees began to 47 their leaves. Small branches broke off and fell into the pools of the hills, 48 the flow of the shining water. One afternoon, someone noticed a slight yellowish-brown 49 in the river. A few days later, the water was much 50 . Within another week, an oily something covered some sections of the water along the banks, and a terrible 51 was soon sensed. Swans left and so did the 52 . The only thing that was now visiting the village was disease and sickness.
Quickly, the 53 town committee called a special meeting. Realizing their huge error in 54 , they rehired the old keeper of the river again, and within a few weeks, the river began to clear up. Swans and tourists came back again and new life returned to the small town in the Alps.
Never ignore the seeming smallness of a task, job or life. They may all make a55 .
A．regularly B．suddenly C．naturally D．actually
A．cut B．burned C．removed D．selected
A．carried B．poured C．changed D．blocked
A．beyond B．with C．in D．after
A．office B．association C．department D．committee
A．eye B．care C．hand D．mind
A．list B．form C．figure D．account
A．promise B．continue C．stop D．tend
A．visits B．hires C．tells D．sees
A．powerful B．important C．necessary D．suitable
A．find B．fire C．support D．forgot
A．lose B．miss C．fall D．grow
A．pulling B．speeding C．slowing D．pushing
A．fish B．color C．flower D．leaf
A．deeper B．cooler C．warmer D．darker
A．sound B．smell C．wave D．taste
A．managers B．passengers C．villagers D．tourists
A．embarrassed B．annoyed C．discouraged D．diappointed
A．arrangement B．assignment C．judgement D．amusement
A．suggestion B．difference C．progress D．decision
We were driving along the village of Simdara. I 36 to my right and saw an old shelter 20 meters from the side of the road that appeared to be filled with 37 .
“Would you mind 38 ?” I asked the driver Waris. “I think there is a(n) 39 .”
Waris laughed. “No, Greg, that’s actually a public toilet,” explained Waris and he kept 40 .
“But why are there so many kids? What are they doing there? We need to 41 ,” I insisted. The word caught Waris 42 and he stopped the car.
When we reached the shelter, to my surprise, it was 43 a toilet—or at least it had been at one time. The roof was gone now, and the four toilet pits (坑) had been 44 with old boards. There were 25 children between 4 and 5 years old, one 45 , and a wooden board against the wall.
Though having a tough learning environment, the students are quite 46 to chat with us about their class and curriculum (课程). After about ten minutes, the teacher 47 if we might like to see “the rest of the school”. We 48 and followed her up the hill.
Just over the top of the hill, there was an old tent. It was very 49 inside because nearly 100 students were packed like sardines (沙丁鱼). These students were a little 50 , fourth-, and sixth-graders, and all of them were sitting on the ground. 51 the teacher, they were doing extremely well — 52 most of them had no books, paper or even pencils.
We were forced to 53 to catch our plane. We were all 54 and decided to collect money to build a school for these children who had a hunger for 55 .
A．looked B．stuck C．led D．referred
A．plants B．animals C．children D．birds
A．chatting B．stopping C．learning D．competing
A．toilet B．church C．office D．school
A．talking B．driving C．sleeping D．walking
A．find out B．watch out C．give up D．break up
A．memory B．attention C．breath D．fortune
A．easily B．never C．hardly D．really
A．changed B．covered C．marked D．separated
A．waiter B．cleaner C．teacher D．doctor
A．happy B．upset C．puzzled D．nervous
A．knew B．asked C．decided D．heard
A．laughed B．nodded C．refused D．clapped
A．bright B．fancy C．crowded D．comfortable
A．hungrier B．lazier C．older D．braver
A．According to B．Because of C．In praise of D．In honor of
A．if B．although C．when D．unless
A．work B．rest C．stay D．leave
A．satisfied B．moved C．accepted D．greeted
A．food B．energy C．knowledge D．truth
We arrived in Spain for the first time a few weeks ago. I decided to 31a car because we had sold the one we had in England before 32 home. Yesterday the sales office rang us to say the car was33 . I had tried out a model like it before, but as I was not yet34 driving in this city, my wife did not want me to collect it 35 so we went together to 36 it. We paid for the car and37 the papers. They told us that there was38 petrol（汽油）to take us to a garage, where we could fill up. The39 garage to the office was about 100 yards away and we got there 40 .But when I turned into the main road I suddenly saw a lot of cars racing 41 me. I got out of 42 as fast as I could by backing into the garage43 and the man behind 44 me.
"It’s such a problem to45 to drive on the right side, isn’t it?" my wife said. "Yes, if only I had had a few lessons for46 ," I replied. "You had better go47 on the way home," my wife said. "You' d be sorry if you had48 on the first day, wouldn' t you?" While we were talking, the man behind got out of his car and said in good English," Would you mind telling me 49 you are thinking of leaving? 50 are you going to sit in your car all day?"
A．borrow B．drive C．buy D．choose
A．leaving B．making C．returning D．getting
A．right B．ready C．fixed D．sold
A．sure of B．satisfied with C．interested in D．used to
A．on my own B．right away C．in a hurry D．on the way
A．receive B．bring C．order D．fetch
A．accepted B．wrote C．signed D．copied
A．little B．enough C．much D．no
A．best B．nearest C．quickest D．cleanest
A．lately B．directly C．safely D．slowly
A．after B．with C．around D．towards
A．their way B．the garage C．their sight D．the car
A．at last B．once more C．as usual D．as well
A．caught B．cheered C．shouted at D．chatted with
A．prepare B．continue C．choose D．remember
A．discussion B．adventure C．experiment D．practice
A．carefully B．smoothly C．quickly D．differently
A．an error B．a problem C．an accident D．a headache
A．when B．why C．how D．what
A．For B．Or C．But D．So
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few 36 . On their faces was confidence . This was their last exam — then on to 37 and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they 38 get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take 39 of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) 40 task. The professor had said they could bring 41 books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not 42 each other, during the test.
43 they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles 44 on the students’ faces as they noted(注意到) there were only five essay-type questions.
Three hours had passed 45 the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the 46 faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?” 47 a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hands.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly （不安地,慌张地）in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished 48 .”But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 49 ,” he said. “I just want to impress upon you that, 50 you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the 51 you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively(相对地,相当地) 52 in everyday practice. ” Then smiling, he added, “You will all 53 this course, but remember — even though you are now college graduates, your education has just 54 .”
The years have 55 the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.
A．seconds B．minutes C．hours D．days
A．interview B．discussion C．education D．graduation
A．would B．must C．have to D．used to
A．hold B．control C．order D．place
A．interesting B．necessary C．easy D．unusual
A．no B．neither C．any D．all
A．listen to B．look at C．refer to D．talk to
A．Nervously B．Joyfully C．Quickly D．Curiously
A．appeared B．changed C．froze D．stopped
A．then B．as C．before D．after
A．pleased B．worried C．surprised D．moved
A．Not B．Once C．Only D．Even
A．all B．none C．one D．it
A．wondered B．enjoyed C．hated D．expected
A．as B．because C．now that D．although
A．exam B．subject C．question D．college
A．valuable B．difficult C．common D．strange
A．pass B．fail C．take D．start
A．begun B．completed C．failed D．succeeded
A．forgotten B．remembered C．strengthened D．weakened
The best way of learning a language is always using it. The best way of learning spoken English is _26__in English as much as possible. Sometimes you‘ll get your words __27__up and people will not __28_ you. Sometimes people will _29__things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But __30__ you keep your sense of humor， you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you __31__. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing __32__ your mistakes. It’s __33__ for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you， _34_ they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is： “Don’t be __35_ of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
A．listening B．talking C．reading D．writing
A．mix B．mixing C．to mix D．mixed
A．like B．know C．help D．understand
A．say B．talk C．tell D．speak
A．if B．when C．since D．although
A．have B．make C．take D．product
A．at B．on C．in D．for
A．good B．better C．best D．well
A．unless B．because C．as soon as D．as long as
A．sad B．worry C．afraid D．Unhappy