At Life’s Crossroads
Leaving high school, I had to choose a career path—medicine or business—before college started in three months, but I couldn’t decide. Both my uncles suggested I work for a month in a followed by a month in a hospital before I could know what to do. It seemed like a good idea.
Then near the end of two months, I began thinking about my two . The bank had offered better working conditions. The hospital was full of excitement, but the training was hard. It seemed that the choices of was going to run out.
The Last day of my work at the hospital, I was home when I saw a boy hit by a bus and lie in the road as the bus run away. stopped. I know if the boy stayed there, he would die very soon. So, without help, I lifted him into my car.
The next day, I went to see him. His family were sitting around his bed. The doctor introduced me as “the person who saved the boy’s life”.Everyone got up, with smiles on their faces. The mother held my hands to her face, repeating again and again, “See, you are an angel!”
What a feeling this was, to help save the life of another person! , I knew I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I went to college for my medical studies.
We may spend a lot of time wondering about what to take in our lives, but sometimes you don’t really have to worry about your decisions. They are made for you by some quality(品质) in you—by what you’re to do when necessary.
A．team B．company C．garden D．laboratory
A．uncles B．hobbies C．colleges D．experiences
A．business B．education C．career D．subject
A．running B．riding C．staying D．driving
A．All B．Few C．Nobody D．Someone
A．gentle B．weak C．pleasant D．grateful
A．Luckily B．Probably C．Immediately D．Quietly
A．path B．action C．interest D．advice
A．big B．personal C．quick D．fair
A．free B．afraid C．ready D．careful
Someone says, "Time is money"，but I think time is important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is it’ll never . That is we must not waste time. It goes without saying that the is usually limited(有限的). Ever a second(秒）is very important. We should make full use of our time to useful. But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of the time. They spent their limited time smoking; drinking and .They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own . In a word, we should save time. We shouldn't today’s work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to .
A．much B．less C．mush less D．much more
A．cost B．bought C．gone D．finished
A．return B．carry C．take D．bring
A．what B．that C．because D．why
A．money B．time C．day D．food
A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
A．reading B．writing C．playing D．working
A．time B．food C．money D．life
A．stop B．leave C．let D．give
A．lose B．save C．spend D．take
My name is Alice. I’m 11 years old. I ____ a little sister. She’s 9 years old. ____ name is Kate. We have different habits(习惯).
I like ______ TV very much. I like to watch ping-pong games ___ ___ TV. I think they’re fun. I like vegetables, such as carrots, ______ and so on. I also like apples and eggs. They’re good for us.
Kate ______ running. She thinks it’s interesting. But I think they’re _____. Kate doesn’t like vegetables, ______ she likes French fries and ice cream. And she also likes hamburgers . I ______ think they’re healthy. So I don’t eat __ ___.
A．am B．have C．has D．is
A．He B．She C．His D．Her
A．watching B．watched C．watch D．watches
A．under B．in C．to D．on
A．pears B．potatoes C．hamburgers D．apple
A．like B．doesn’t like C．is like D．likes
A．boring B．fun C．difficult D．relaxing
A．and B．or C．but D．because
A．not B．/ C．don’t D．am not
A．it B．them C．they D．their
Susan Boyle is a very singer all over the world. She is 49 years old. Before she famous, she was poor. She had job and she was living alone in a small town in England. She looked shy（害羞）and didn’t dress .
All these things changed after she came to a big show in Britain. In the show, people could showspecial talents（才能）. , when she said she wanted to be famous as a singer, everyone laughed at her. But when she opened her mouth and began singing, all the people laughing. Her voice was so wonderful that everyone lost themselves in it.
Now Susan has too many . She is loved by everyone and she even took a trip to America. At the airport, her fans from different places went to meet her and , “We love Susan.”A．popular B．nice C．interesting
A．turned B．became C．got
A．an B．some C．no
A．good B．well C．beautiful
A．they B．theirs C．their
A．At first B．At last C．In the end
A．began B．stopped C．liked
A．fans B．students C．teammates
A．2 thousands B．thousands of C．a lot
A．said B．talked C．shouted
In China, when a foreign guest is invited to have dinner at a restaurant, he will not be to know all the traditional table manners. But the guest knows some of them will get “face” and give “face” to his host.
,foreign guests will be forgiven(原谅)for not knowing dining etiquette(礼仪).If they aren’t used to chopsticks, hey will naturally be offered a fork. Chinese food, however, seems to taste better when it is eaten with .
Although western customs have influenced Chinese dining habits, most of the traditions still live on. The guest of honor will usually be seated facing the .If the host can’t decide how to give a seat to his guests, he will seat them according to age. The host sits the door, as in the West, so that he is nearest to the kitchen. they have dinner in the host’s home, what will the host do? He’ll go out of his way to bring each dish to the table .Each guest will feel .The host will make them feel at home.
A．allowed B．found C．expected D．wanted
A．whose B．which C．whom D．who
A．Hardly B．Nearly C．Normally D．Especially
A．hands B．chopsticks C．forks D．spoons
A．difficult B．bad C．old D．new
A．door B．hall C．window D．kitchen
A．proper B．good C．clean D．big
A．behind B．above C．near D．under
A．Although B．If C．Because D．Unless
A．surprised B．sad C．relaxed D．tired
Charlie came from a poor village. His parents had ____ money to send him to school when he was young. The boy was very sad. Mr. King lived next to him. He found the boy ____ and had pity on him and lent some money to him. So the boy could go to school. He studied hard and ____ all his lessons. When he finished middle school， the man introduced him to his friend in the town. And he began to work.
Once Mr. King was seriously hurt in an accident. Dying， he asked Charlie to take care of his daughter，Sharon. The young man ____ and several years later he married the girl. He loved her very much and tried his best to make her happy. He often bought beautiful clothes and delicious food for her. He was good at cooking and he cooked ____ for her. So she became very fat and she felt it difficult to walk. And one day she found there was something wrong with her heart. Her husband wasn’t at home and she had to go to ____ at once. The doctors looked her over and told her ____ eat meat， sugar， chocolate and things like these. She was afraid ____ the doctor’s words and wrote all the names of the food on the paper. When she got home， she put the list on the table and ____. When she returned home that afternoon， she found many kinds of food： meat， sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Charlie was busy ____ there. As soon as he saw her， he said happily， “I’ve bought all the food you like，dear！”
A．no B．some C．much D．enough
A．lazy B．clever C．careful D．hard
A．did well in B．was poor at C．was working D．was good for
A．was angry B．thought hard C．agreed D．said “No.”
A．a little B．a few C．many D．a lot
A．rest B．sleep C．hospital D．work
A．should B．would C．to D．not to
A．to remember B．to forget C．to catch D．to teach
A．slept B．went out C．cooked D．ate
A．reading B．seeing C．cooking D．Writing