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One Saturday morning a careless car driver a lighted cigarette out of his car ten miles west of the small Canadian town of Stanton. The forest at the side of the road was because there had been no for many days. Within a few minutes the trees were fire.
A truck driver saw the fire when he was on his to Stan-ton. As soon as he reached the town he told about it. Soon fire fighters were westwards. When they reached the fire they saw that it was very . It could not spread to the north because of a lake to the south because of a wide . But a wind was carrying the fire towards Stanton and the fire fighters could not stop it. Then, one of the fire fighters a message back to the town radio.
The chief fire officer and of people hurried to a place about a mile of the town. There they dynamite to blow down the trees and to clear a wide path through the forest. the fire reached the path it began to down because there was left to burn. After several hours they to put out the fire and save the town.
A. lit B. threw C. put D. smoked
A. wet B. dry C. thick D. heavy
A. snow B. waterC. rain D. wind
A. set B. caught C. on D. in
A. way B. path C. road D. street
A the man B. the police C. the forest D. the fire
A. hurryingB. reachingC. arriving D. getting
A. big B. small C. large D. little
A. and B. or C. but D. even
A. road B. farm C. river D. forest
A. east B. west C. south D. north
A. got B. took C. sent D. carried
A. with B. from C. on D. by
A. many B. most C. hundreds D. a hundred
A. east B. north C. south D. west
A. will use B. use C. would use D. used
A. However B. Though C. When D. If
A. put B. go C. die D. get
A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
A. tried B. succeeded C. managed D. decided

A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a disease made his leg lame （破的）. He played with his classmates. When the teacher asked him to answer questions, he always his head without a word.
One the boy's father asked for some saplings （树苗）from the neighbor. He wanted the to plant a sapling each person in front of the house. The father said，"Whose sapling grows best, I will buy him or her a favorite . " Seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, however, the boy had an idea. He hoped that the tree he planted would soon. So, after watering it once or twice, he never （7） it.
A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was to find that it didn't fade but grew some fresh leaves. the trees of his brothers and sisters, his tree was even greener. His father kept his ，bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tree he planted, he would become an out-standing when he grew up.
Since then, the little boy slowly became . One night, he lay on the bed but could not sleep. Then he got up and came to the . To his surprise, his was splashing（喷洒）something onto his tree. ，he understood——his father had been fertilizing （施肥）his small tree ！
He returned to his room， running down. passed. The little boy didn't become a botanist（植物学家），but he was elected President of the United States.
His name was Franklin Roosevelt. Love is the nourishment（营养）of life. it is just a drop of clear water, it can still help the tree of life thrive（笛壮成长）.

A．bravely B．seldom C．freely D．always

A．raised B．nodded C．lowered D．knocked

A．spring B．moment C．winter D．week

A．neighbors B．friends C．children D．boys

A．sapling B．tree C．gift D．toy

A．die B．grow C．break D．survive

A．led to B．attended to C．belonged to D．objected to

A．pleased B．upset C．worried D．surprised

A．Compared with B．Similar to C．Connected to D．Popular with

A．request B．schedule C．promise D．secret

A．president B．botanist C．artist D．researcher

A．smart B．desperate C．optimistic D．practical

A．field B．courtyard C．park D．farm

A．brother B．sister C．father D．neighbor

A．All of a sudden B．For a moment C．In time D．From then on

A．busily B．quietly C．cautiously D．secretly

A．water B．tears C．sweat D．rain

A．Hours B．Months C．Decades D．Centuries

A．last B．only C．least D．best

A．Even if B．Now that C．If only D．What if

"I love you, Bob. " " I love you, too, Nancy. " My parents' loving reassurances were sweet, touching and surprising.
They married on September 14th，1940，after several she was 30 and knew it was time to start a（n） . The hand-some, well-educated man who came by her office was by her figure, her blue eyes.
The didn't last long.
Seeds of started to grow almost immediately. She liked to travel; he the thought. He loved golf; she did not. He was a Republican; she was a Democrat. They at the bridge table, at the dinner table, over money, and so on. ，they owned a business together and the frustrations （挫折）of life at the office came to cause trouble at home.
There was a hope that they would once they retired, and the angry winds did calm somewhat， what remained made it-self bright, hard bitterness. "I always thought we'd..." my mother begin, before launching a long list of my father's faults, which I can still recite today. he listened, my father would murmur angry threats and curses （辱骂）.
It wasn't the happiest marriage, but as their 60th anniversary ，my sister and I decided to throw a party. Sixty years was a long time，；why not try to make the best of things? We'd provide the cake, the balloons, the toasts, and they'd abide by one rule ： no .
The agreement was honored. We had a wonderful . It was an important celebration, because ，things began to change for my parents. As debilitating dementia（老年痴呆症）settled in, their marriage was about the only thing they wouldn't lose.
A. talks B. dates C. interviews D. visits
A. drawing B. getting C. nearingD. becoming
A. family B. firm C. business D. occupation
A. astonished B. moved C. affected D. struck
A. story B. relationship C. romance D. marriage
A. anger B. difference C. confusionD. betrayal
A. hated B. welcomed C. encouraged D. avoided
A. beat B. hit C. struggled D. fought
A. As a result B. To make matters worse
C. To everyone's surprise D. At the same time
A. everyday B. major C. regular D. normal
A. distinguish B. change C. continue D. turn
A. though B. and C. so D. but
A. might B. would C. could D. should
A. for B. by C. with D. into
A. As B. After C. Before D. Once
A. passed B. approved C. approached D. arrived
A. all in all B. at all
C. after all D. as a whole
A. fighting B. attackingC. blaming D. scolding
A. beginning B. life C. try D. day
A. day after day B. soon after
C. now and then D. never before

When I came to my new school three years ago, I was surprised at how lonely I felt. Then one of my classmates invited me to her house for a dinner . I was a little anxious, but finally I gladly .
Not really knowing how the bus ride should be, I when I saw the landmarks （路标） on my classmate's hand-drawn map. But when I got close enough to the ，I found none of the streets were shown on the map. I was on a busy road with cars driving past without a person in sight. I had no when the next bus would come， when a bus did come by, I got on. I told the bus driver where I wanted to go and he said that I had caught the bus, but he let me stay on. After he had finished his scheduled bus route, he to help me out. I gratefully showed him my little hand-drawn map but did not help much.
He finally me off at a main road to catch a different bus and was that he could not help me more. After I walked for a few minutes, a bus stopped beside me. It was the bus driver. He explained that he didn't want to leave me there . He sent out a call and someone radioed back, saying that the bus I needed to catch was about ten minutes away. At last I made it to the dinner party I was over an hour late.
I am forever thankful for the that this bus driver had for me. His act of kindness left a on my heart.
A. meal B. party C. meeting D. time
A. accepted B. refused C. got D. received
A. far B. difficult C. long D. bad
A. drove on B. walked away C. hurried up D. got off
A. pointed B. wrote C. shown D. appeared
A. street signs B. tall buildings C. traffic lights D. bus stops
A. queuing B. sitting C. standing D. waiting
A. meaning B. idea C. problem D. way
A. so B. yet C. but D. still
A. suddenly B. luckily C. finally D. quickly
A. right B. wrong C. best D. fastest
A. supplied B. refused C. offered D. wanted
A. it B. he C. she D. this
A. kept B. dropped C. drove D. turned
A. eager B. worried C. sorry D. disappointed
A. same B. next C. young D. silly
A. helpless B. lonely C. shamefully D. alone
A. after B. although C. until D. when
A. respect B. concern C. help D. love
A. mark B. sign C. symbol D. line

In 1972, I returned to Miami Beach High School to speak to the drama class. Afterward I asked the drama teacher any of my English teachers are still there. Irene Roberts, he tells me, is in the class down the hall.
I was no one special in Miss Roberts’ class — just another student who did okay work. I don’t recall any one special bit of wisdom she passed on. Yet I cannot forget her for language, for ideas and for her students. I now, many years later, that she is the perfect example of a teacher. I’d like to say something to her, I say, but I don’t want to her from a class. Nonsense, he says, she’ll be to see you.
The drama teacher Miss Roberts into the hallway where stands this 32-year-old man she last saw at 18. “I’m Mark Medoff,” I tell her. “You were my 12th-grade English teacher in 1958.” She her head to one side and looks at me, as if this angle might remember me in her And then, though armed with a message I want to in many words, I can’t think up anything more memorable than this: “I want you to know,” I say, “you were to me.”
And there in the hallway, this lovely woman, now nearing age, this teacher who doesn’t remember me, begins to weep; and she encircles me in her arms.
this moment, I begin to sense that everything I will ever know, everything I will ever pass to my students, is an inseparable part of a legacy(遗产) of our ancestors.
Irene Roberts holds me in her arms and through her tears whispers my cheek, “Thank you.” And then, with the briefest of looks into my forgotten face, she back into her classroom, to what she has done thousands of days through all the years of my .
Looking back, maybe those were, , just the right words to say to Irene Roberts. Maybe they are the very words I would like to speak to all those teachers through my life, the very words I would like spoken to me one day by some returning student: “I want you to know you were important to me.”

A．that B．if C．as D．when

A．just B．almost C．nearly D．about

A．kindness B．respect C．friendship D．devotion

A．know B．learn C．realize D．believe

A．selfish B．self-confident C．self-conscious D．selfless

A．call B．force C．push D．pull

A．upset B．delighted C．interested D．bored

A．brings B．takes C．fetches D．introduces

A．bows B．raises C．rises D．puts

A．thought B．brain C．attention D．memory

A．announce B．speak C．deliver D．tell

A．useful B．important C．hopeful D．astonishing

A．retirement B．enjoyment C．employment D．amusement

A．Reminding B．Explaining C．Remembering D．Forgetting

A．particularly B．fortunately C．calmly D．briefly

A．against B．with C．off D．beyond

A．escapes B．gathers C．disappears D．fails

A．longs B．continues C．goes D．returns

A．absence B．function C．explanation D．focus

A．or rat B．in addition C．as usual D．after all