I used to be ashamed of my grandma.I know that’s a ____ thing to say，but it was true until today，so I have to ___ it.
The ____ started when my friend Katy found Grandma’s false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink.I was so used to seeing them that I ____ took notice of them.But Katy shouted，laughing and ___to talk to them.I had to get down on my knees and ___ her to shut up so my grandma wouldn’t ___ and get hurt.
After that happened，I ____ there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing.
Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King.____ ordering our hamburgers welldone，she told the person behind the counter，“They’ll have two Whoppers(巨无霸) welltodo.” Jill burst out laughing，but I almost ____.
After a while，I started wishing I could ___ Grandma in a closet.I even complained to my parents.Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel ____ in our home.
Then last Wednesday，something happened that ____ everything completely.My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and ____ them about their ____ for a big Oral History project.I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.
“Volunteer your grandmother，” she whispered.“She’s ___ and rich in experience.”
That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.
This is how I ended up on ____ today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly(集合)．All my friends and teachers were listening to her ____ she was a great heroine.I was ____ of my grandma and hoped she would ____ know that I had been ashamed of her.
A．funny B．common C．terrible D．clear
A．admit B．receive C．refuse D．show
A．quarrel B．accident C．trouble D．adventure
A．already B．always C．simply D．hardly
A．enjoying B．pretending C．imagining D．continuing
A．warn B．demand C．advise D．beg
A．mind B．hear C．see D．fall
A．expected B．declared C．realized D．doubted
A．Because of B．Except for C．Such as D．Instead of
A．died B．cheered C．disappeared D．suffered
A．meet B．avoid C．arrange D．hide
A．independent B．inconvenient C．unwelcome D．unfamiliar
A．changed B．finished C．stopped D．prepared
A．interview B．report C．tell D．write
A．news B．lives C．advantages D．achievements
A．free B．popular C．interesting D．embarrassing
A．show B．stage C．duty D．time
A．and then B．even if C．so that D．as if
A．sure B．proud C．ashamed D．afraid
A．never B．even C．still D．once
I was watching a TV series one night when I took in one scene. A young man was seeking his community votes, and people wanted to know why they should give him their . He took them to his house and on every
in his house was the word “Faith” pasted. People raised lots of to find out why the word was pasted on his mirrors. He said, “My dad often me to believe that as long as you have , you should have faith. Every time you look into the mirror, you’re looking at yourself and see “ Faith”.
The I learned from this is simple-----faith is a living thing and in the same way we’re all given 24 hours a day and we’re all given the same measure of faith. Faith keeps us going when things get ! Why is some people’s faith stronger than that of others? Exercise! If we choose to exercise our faith, it will ; but if we choose not to, it remains weak. Some people might that they don’t have faith, but we all practice faith every day even if we don’t it as a faith. Daily , such as studying, investing or reaching for a dream, take faith．
Faith hearing and doing. I made a decision yesterday----to reading the newspapers full of too much sad and news. Why? Because I there was a drop of my mental state after reading the newspapers.
Faith, when it’s put to , becomes a beautiful thing. It lifts your mental state to a higher place that you to raise yourself up and declare, “Yes, I can.” So make the decision today to strengthen your faith by it.
A．bravely B．briefly C．mostly D．finally
A．support B．instruction C．pity D．information
A．wall B．mirror C．picture D．book
A．voices B．questions C．rules D．standards
A．teaches B．permits C．forces D．promises
A．friendship B．breath C．wealth D．success
A．lesson B．view C．choice D．example
A．extremely B．freely C．equally D．frequently
A．strange B．different C．funny D．tough
A．stay B．return C．slow D．grow
A．argue B．realize C．understand D．predict
A．agree B．appreciate C．admire D．acknowledge
A．services B．steps C．tasks D．experiments
A．dreams of B．comes from C．feels like D．keeps on
A．consider B．delay C．stop D．risk
A．various B．genuine C．latest D．negative
A．heard B．noticed C．declared D．explained
A．check B．list C．work D．sleep
A．warns B．causes C．orders D．forbids
A．exercising B．forming C．obtaining D．thinking
People often fall ill because of me. , they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own . A tired person may get , especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.
My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though , he still went to the cinema .Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.
I seized this golden chance to him .He reacted, trying to me , but I was already deep in his throat. He kept sneezing（打喷嚏） and his nose was running. he put on some warm clothes, it didn’t work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but .
The next day he couldn’t go to . He had lost his appetite and was not as as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his
For two days he was by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began to feel the . I knew I had to him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back. , it was my turn to feel now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became and finally my time was over.
Do you know what I am?
A．Therefore B．Besides C．However D．Then K
A．business B．responsibility C．excuse D．fault
A．punished B．blamed C．caught D．killed
A．temperature B．season C．place D．condition
A．excited B．hurt C．late D．tired
A．injure B．bother C．attack D．destroy u
A．get on with B．get rid of C．put up with D．take hold of
A．reproducing B．waiting C．hiding D．disappearing
A．Since B．Once C．Whether D．Although
A．reminding B．upsetting C．comforting D．influencing Ku
A．escaped B．succeeded C．regretted D．failed
A．bed B．work C．school D．hospital
A．peaceful B．afraid C．active D．happy
A．recovery B．development C．study D．affected
A．protected B．nursed C．scolded D．affected
A．loss B．operation C．pressure D．movement
A．leave B．catch C．forget D．beat
A．Uncertainly B．Unfairly C．Unusually D．Unfortunately
A．painful B．tired C．nervous D．ashamed
A．bigger B．weaker C．smaller D．stronger
It was a very cold evening. The old man’s beard was almost icy. He was waiting for a ____ across the river. The wait seemed ____. The old man sat on the ground waiting for quite a long time.
____, he saw several horsemen coming. He watched them silently and let the first one pass by without even asking. Another passed by，and then another, till the last rider came near the old man. The old man caught the rider’s ____ and said, “Sir, would you ____ giving me a ride to the other side?”
____ his horse, the rider replied, “Of course not.” But it was so cold that the old man’s body was almost ____. He could not get ____ the ground. The horseman helped the old man onto his horse. He took the old man not just across the river, ____ to the old man’s home.
As they ____ the old man’s house, the horseman asked, “Sir, you let several other riders pass by without even asking. Then I ____ and you asked me for a ride at once. Why? ____I had said ‘no’ and left you there?”
The old man looked the rider straight in the eye, and said, “I looked ____ the eyes of the other riders. I quickly saw that they didn’t ____. It would be ____ even asking them for a ride. But in your eye I saw ____. I knew that you would help me.”
The words ____ the rider deeply. “Thank you for what you’ve said,” he told the old man. “I hope I will never leave others ____ simply because I’m busy, and every American citizen does ____ in my heart.”
With that, Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the US, turned his horse around and made his ____ back to the White House
A．help B．ride C．trip D．drive
A．useful B．boring C．fortunate D．endless
A．Gradually B．Finally C．Sadly D．Surprisingly
A．eyes B．hand C．back D．face
A．like B．think C．offer D．mind
A．Speeding B．Riding C．Stopping D．Leaving
A．shocked B．stuck C．frozen D．injured
A．down B．on C．in D．off
A．only B．but C．so D．then
A．neared B．visited C．passed D．missed
A．came on B．came in C．came up D．came out
A．Even if B．What if C．As if D．Only if
A．out B．for C．into D．up
A．try B．wait C．ask D．care
A．useless. B．risky C．dangerous D．foolish
A．bravery B．loyalty C．ambition D．kindness
A．attracted B．comforted C．touched D．occupied
A．alone B．out C．away D．over
A．desire B．live C．count D．advance
A．choice B．living C．mind D．way
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The story is told about what happened on a flight between a passenger and an air hostess. The passenger rang and told the air hostess (乘务员) that he needed a cup of ____to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would___him the water in ten minutes.
Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for___sounded, the air hostess was in a hurry. She was kept so___that she forgot to deliver (送) him the water. As a result, the passenger was___to take his medicine.She___over to him with a cup of water, but he___it.
In the following hours on the___, each time the air hostess passed by the ___ she would ask him with a smile___he needed help or not. But the passenger___paid attention to her.
When the passenger was going to get____the plane, he asked the air hostess to___him the passengers’ booklet (意见薄). She was very____. She knew he would write down__words, which might result in the loss of her job. ___with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she__the booklet, and cracked a smile, __the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times__. How can I refuse your twelve sincere（真诚的） smiles?”
That’s____! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?
A．coffee B．tea C．water D．cola
A．take B．bring C．carry D．hold
A．food B．drink C．service D．medicine
A．tired B．silent C．calm D．busy
A．delaying B．delayed C．delays D．delay
A．hurried B．went C．came D．got
A．refused B．accepted C．liked D．hated
A．seat B．air C．floor D．flight
A．customer B．passenger C．guest D．visitor
A．whether B．when C．what D．that
A．never B．often C．always D．seldom
A．on B．to C．off D．from
A．hand B．take C．throw D．lend
A．glad B．angry C．curious D．sad
A．good B．sharp C．polite D．nice
A．So B．Because C．And D．But
A．hid B．tore C．opened D．closed
A．if B．for C．after D．when
A．in all B．above all C．or else D．or so
A．wrong B．wonderful C．impossible D．right
A long time ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered. enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was or tired, he did not stop he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was . Then he asked himself, “Why did I myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only a very small area to myself.”
The above story is to the journey of our . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more , to gain power or recognition. We neglect(疏忽，忘记) our , time with our family and to appreciate(欣赏) the surrounding and the things we love to do. One day we look back, we will that we don’t really need that much, then we cannot turn back time for what we have .
Life is not about making money. Life is of course not about work! Work is only to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.
A．use B．cover C．work D．get
A．Sure B．Bad C．Strange D．Good
A．ran B．struggled C．rushed D．rode
A．asked for B．kept on C．gave up D．succeeded in
A．full B．excited C．hungry D．sad
A．but B．because C．if D．So
A．dying B．tiring C．smiling D．sleeping
A．make B．prove C．pull D．push
A．need B．have C．find D．show
A．live B．bury C．support D．sleep
A．useful B．similar C．special D．certain
A．history B．past C．life D．future
A．friends B．progress C．discoveries D．money
A．career B．honor C．health D．freedom
A．beauty B．things C．people D．condition
A．before B．when C．unless D．since
A．realize B．regret C．apologize D．explain
A．or B．until C．if D．but
A．won B．saved C．reduced D．missed
A．possible B．probable C．necessary D．suitable